Microtel MicroWin 2000 - Manual (Page 37)

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What is Archiving?
Archiving is the ability to collect specific events as they occur. This data can later be used to
keep past records of alarm conditions, flow readings, tank levels, or anything that can be
monitored.
While the dialer is monitoring events in the field, archiving can be used to take out the guess
work of what is actually happening, even when there isn’t anyone at the sight monitoring how the
system is actually working. A past history of events will be recorded by the dialer and can later
be transferred to MicroWIN 2000. Once in MicroWIN 2000, the data can be reviewed, printed,
etc.
What is an Archive?
An archive is a recorded event that has previously occurred. Each archive is time stamped and
stored along with pertinent information to tell what caused the event. All channel events contain
the channel’s current status to show what the current monitored condition was when the archive
event took place.
The following picture shows the current settings of how a particular channel will archive its data.
Max Archives
This is the total number of archives that this channel has been setup to archive. This number will
be between 0 to 4500. The total number of stored archiving records on the dialer is 4500. These
records can be divided in any way among the 9 channels on the dialer. To change the number of
archives, just click on the button for the desired channel.
Then, either type in the number of archives that will be used for this channel or drag the scroll bar
to the desired amount. The High amount will be the number of archive records that are left to be
distributed to this channel. Once done, click OK to approve the change or click Cancel to cancel
the change.
At the bottom of the Max Archives column, there is a current count of the Total Archives
Assigned and Unassigned. The Max total number of archives is 4500.