Recycle function – Rockwell Automation 5370-CVIM2 Module User Manual
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Chapter 11
File Functions
11–12
The recycle function applies only to the
V1:
and
V2:
devices, and then only
when you need to update the appropriate device after deleting one or more
files in the device’s file list (see the File Panel: Description and Use section,
page 11–1, for information about the
File
panel).
The
V1:
and
V2:
devices are flash memory elements. When you copy a file
from another device (such as an external memory card) to the
V2:
device, for
example, that file will appear in the
V2:
device file list, and it will be stored
in an unused portion of
V
2: device (assuming that sufficient space exists).
If, however, you then delete that same file from
V2
, the file will disappear
from the
V2:
device file list, but it will continue to occupy space in the
V2:
device –– and that space will not be available to files subsequently copied to
the
V
2: device.
The recycle function regains the memory space occupied by deleted files.
Thus, after deleting a file from the
V2:
device file list, you must pick
Recycle
in order to make the memory space that the deleted files occupied
available to other files.
When you pick
Recycle
in the
File
menu, the recycle operation begins, and
two messages appear on the screen in succession:
Recycle Operation in
Progress
, and
Recycle Operation Complete
.
NOTE 1: When recycling is under way for the
V1:
or
V2:
device, the
Pass/Fail
LED on the CVIM2 front panel alternates between orange and
green until recycling is completed.
NOTE 2: When you edit a file (such as a “
Tools
” file), the old version of
the file will be deleted and replaced by the new version of the file after you
complete your modifications. Repeatedly editing a file that is stored on the
V2:
device (such as a “
V2:FrontLabel
” tools file) can quickly fill the
V2:
device with old versions of that file, and it may increase the frequency with
which you must recycle the
V2
device. Thus, during the time that you are
actively editing a file, you should store it on the
EE:
or
MC:
device.
Recycle Function