Instruction manual

SECTION 5. STG MODULE: SMS - STORAGE MODULE SOFTWARE
PC208W, Version 3.0, Instruction Manual 5-11
5.6.2 ERASE DATA AND PROGRAMS
This option will completely “erase” (see above)
all data and programs from the card or module.
You will have the opportunity to cancel the
option before the card/module is erased.
5.6.3 ERASE AND TEST CARD/MODULE
This option is similar to the Erase Data and
Programs option except that a full integrity test
is carried out on the card or module. This option
takes considerably longer than the simple Erase
Data option, and all memory location values are
reset.
5.7 THE MENU BAR
The Menu Bar appears along the top of all SMS
screens with four options which can be
accessed either by clicking with the mouse, or
from the keyboard by pressing <Alt> +
Underlined Character (F, O, D or H). Each
option provides a further pull-down menu. The
underscored character in the name is the “hot-
key” for keyboard access.
5.7.1 FILE
The File pull-down menu gives three additional
options:
T
erminal Emulator
Clicking on Terminal on the pull-down menu
produces a TERMINAL EMULATOR screen. It
allows you to communicate directly with the
Storage Module and is provided so that you can
issue storage module telecommunication
commands manually. When the TERMINAL
EMULATOR screen is opened, it automatically
establishes a connection to the storage module.
The storage module prompt (%) should be
displayed while the connection is active. This
option is seldom used because all normal
operations can be accomplished easily by using
other sections of the software.
Keyboard entries are transmitted from the COM
port to the storage module, and storage module
responses are displayed on the computer
screen. Pressing <Esc> exits this mode and
returns you to the main SMS screen. You are
unlikely to need Terminal Mode unless you are
trying to diagnose problems with a corrupted
module.
Full details of direct module communication
commands are given in Campbell Scientific’s
Storage Module Instruction Manual.
Show D
irectory
Clicking Show Directory produces exactly the
same result as clicking the Show Card/Module
Directory button (see Section 5.5.3).
Exit
Clicking Exit on the Menu Bar will close all
communications completely, exit the program,
and return you to Windows. Alternatively, you
can exit the system by double-clicking the small
box at the top left-hand corner of the SMS
screen or by clicking this box and choosing
Close from the pull-down menu. Windows 95
users can also exit using the small “Exit” icon at
the top right-hand corner of the screen. Do not
use this option merely to close the pull-down
menu and return to the SMS screen. To return
to SMS, click the mouse anywhere on the SMS
screen outside the pull-down menu box.
5.7.2 OPTIONS
The options menu provides a pull-down menu
with two options:
Enable P
op-Up Hints
Clicking this option acts as a toggle. If Pop-Up
Hints are already enabled, a check appears at
the left hand side of the name. By clicking on
the name, the Pop-Up Hints in the MAIN
PROGRAM screen can be disabled. An
additional click will re-enable them.
S
ave Settings on Exit
If you want to save all your set-up information when
you leave SMS, ensure that Save Settings on Exit is
checked. Again, this option may be enabled/disabled
by clicking the mouse on the name.
5.7.3 DATA
Selecting Data from the Menu Bar provides a
pull-down menu with five items. The first
threeGet All, Get New and Get One are
identical to the similarly worded buttons on the
SMS DATA Screen (see Section 5.5).
The two remaining items on the pull-down menu
are: