Specifications

Section 6. Data Table Declarations and Output Processing Instructions
6.3 Export Data Instructions
CardOut (StopRing, Size)
Used to send output data to a Compact Flash card. This instruction creates a
data table on the CF card. CardOut must be entered within each data table
declaration that is to store data on a CF card. The data is saved to the card with
a name consisting of the datalogger's StationName (if one is assigned), the
DataTable name, and a .DAT extension (stationname.tablename.dat). The file
will be dated based on the time the program was compiled in the datalogger.
If a file is found on the card with the same name, the data will be appended to
that file if the file header is identical. To be identical the file must have been
created on the same datalogger using the same program. If it is not identical,
the datalogger will generate a compile error and the user must decide whether
to delete the old files or rename the new ones.
Parameter
& Data Type
Enter
StopRing
Constant
A code to specify if the Data Table on the CF card is fill and stop or ring (newest data
overwrites oldest).
Value Result
0 Ring
1 Fill and Stop
Size
Constant
The size to make the data table. The number of data sets (records) to allocate memory for
in the CF card. Each time a variable or interval trigger occurs, a line (or row) of data is
output with the number of values determined by the output Instructions within the table.
This data is called a record.
Note
Enter a negative number and all remaining memory (after creating fixed size
data tables) will be allocated to the table or partitioned between all tables with a
negative value for size. The partitioning algorithm attempts to have the tables
fill at the same time. Enter -1000 to set the size of the table on the card to the
size of the table in the datalogger's memory.
DSP4 (FlagVar, Rate)
Send data to the DSP4. If this instruction appears inside a DataTable, the
DSP4 can display the fields of this Table, otherwise, the Public Variables are
used by the DSP4. The Instruction can only be used once in a program; hence,
only the public variables or a single data table can be viewed.
Parameter
& Data Type
Enter
FlagVar
Array
The variable array to use for the 8 flags that can be displayed and toggled by the DSP4.
A value of 0 = low; ≠0 = high. If the array is dimensioned to less than 8, the DSP4 will
only work with the flags up to the dimension. The array used for flags in the Real Time
displays is Flag ().
Rate
Constant
How frequently to send new values to the DSP4 in milliseconds.
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