User Guide
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8.2 STORAGE INFORMATION
• In the “Storage” menu option, select the “Storage info” option to view
information about the saved site and the measurements.
• Up to 1,000 sites and 3,000 readings can be stored.
8.3 SITES ADMINISTRATION
In the “Sites administration” menu option, you can:
• View all the data for the saved sites
• Create new sites
• Delete sites
Changes made to the data for a site will not be transferred to the PC.
New sites created in the BluFlame will not be transferred back
to the PC.
Viewing sites
When you select the “Site administration” option, a page with the following
will be shown for each saved appliance:
• The unique site number in the first line, shown in color
• The eight additional free-form text lines
Use the arrow buttons to scroll through all the sites.
Creating new sites
In the “Sites administration” menu option, you can create new sites and edit
the data for existing sites.
Select “New” to create a new site. The following will appear:
The first line, which must contain a unique site number used to identify the
site. The BluFlame will automatically assign a free site number.
All additional free-form text lines, which can contain, for example, a name
and address.
Deleting sites
In the “Sites administration” menu option, you can individually delete the
sites being displayed by selecting “Delete” or delete all sites at the same time.
You will need to confirm the prompt that appears.
8.4 TRANSFERRING DATA WITH AN SD CARD
CSV is the format used to transfer data. The file used is a text file in which
each line represents a data record and the individual entries (fields) in the
data records are separated with a semicolon (;) (see below for an example).
This format ensures that the information can be read and generated in
spreadsheet programs and databases (e.g., Microsoft Excel™ or Access™).
There are also other programs that can work with this format, as it is
widespread and easy to implement.
The following functions are available in Version 1.11 and higher:
• Importing sites
• Exporting sites
• Exporting flue gas measurements
Importing sites
With this function, the BluFlame can import a site master from a PC or from a
dierent measuring device. The filename for the master must be “anlagen.csv”.
Moreover, the file must not have any column headers, i.e., the first line must
already contain payload data. Every line that is not empty and that does not
start with a semicolon (both result in the first field (Site No.) being empty,
which is impermissible) will be imported.
For each line / data record, the max. number of fields that will be imported
are the first 9, and the max. number of characters that will be imported per
field will be 24 (characters beyond this limit will be truncated).
Site examples
SITE USED TO WARN OF A HAZARD SOURCE OF ANY KIND
9 Fields A1-F1;A1-F2;A1-F3;A1-F4;A1-F5;A1-F6;A1-F7;A1-F8;A1-F9
2 fields (1 and 4) A4-F1;;;A4-F4
1 Field A5-F1
Sample lines with 3 invalid sites and reason for error in parentheses
;A1-F2;A1-F3;A1-F4;A1-F5;A1-F6;A1-F7;A1-F8;A1-F9
(semicolon at the beginning) (empty line)
During the import, the device will not check for duplicate site
numbers (line 1) within the file or between the file and sites
already found in the BluFlame. And while the BluFlame can handle these
duplicates without any problem, they may make it impossible later on to
determine which site certain measurements correspond to in PC programs.
After a successful import, the BluFlame will mark the site file. If you attempt
to import the same file from the same device later on, a prompt with a red
font color will appear.
Exporting sites
You can use this function to back up a site master to an external PC or, if
you have manually changed site data in the BluFlame (e.g., updated phone
number), to transfer it to an external PC program.
You can also use the export function to transfer a site master to a different
measuring device (BluFlame).
The filename for the exported file will be “ANLxxxxx.csv”, where xxxxx is a
consecutive five-digit number with leading zeros. If you want to import the
site master into another measuring device, you will first need to rename the
file “anlagen.csv”.
Exporting flue gas measurements
You can use this function to export saved flue gas measurements to an
external PC.
This function is not suitable as a backup function or as a way to
transfer measurements to other measuring devices, as these
measurements cannot be imported afterwards.
The filename for the exported file will be “EMIxxxxx.csv”, where xxxxx is a
consecutive five-digit number with leading zeros.