Instruction manual

CFM100 CompactFlash Module
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4.2.2 Reinserting the Card
If the same card is inserted again into the CFM100, the datalogger will store all
data to the card that has been generated since the card was removed that is still in
the CPU memory. If the data tables have been left on the card, new data will be
appended to the end of the old files. If the data tables have been deleted, new
ones will be generated.
Check the status of the card before leaving the datalogger. If a CF
card was not properly accepted, the CFM100 will flash orange. In
that case, the user needs to reformat and erase all data contained on
the CF card. Formatting or erasing a CF card might be done on a
PC or datalogger. The procedure for formatting a CF card is
explained in Section OV5 of the CR1000 and CR3000 manuals.
4.2.3 Card Swapping
When transporting a CF card to a computer to retrieve data, most users will want
to use a second card to ensure that no data is lost. For this method of collection,
use the following steps.
1. Insert formatted card (“CF-A”) in CFM100 attached to datalogger.
2. Send Program containing CardOut instruction(s).
3. When ready to retrieve data, press CFM100 button to remove card. LED will
show red while the most current data is stored to the card and then go green.
Eject card, while LED is green.
4. Put in clean card (“CF-B”).
5. Use CardConvert to copy data from CF-A to PC and convert. The default
CardConvert filename will be TOA5_stationname_tablename.dat Once the
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