Instruction manual

SECTION 5. STG MODULE: SMS - STORAGE MODULE SOFTWARE
5-12 PC208W, Version 3.0, Instruction Manual
Insert File Mark
File Marks are used to separate data in the
storage device. A File Mark is automatically
placed in the device’s memory when it is
connected to a power source (a datalogger or
retrieval interface) or when a datalogger
compiles a program containing Instruction 96.
For example, if you have retrieved data from
one datalogger and disconnected the storage
module and then connected it to another
datalogger, a File Mark is placed in the data
when the second datalogger is connected. This
mark follows the data from the first datalogger
and precedes the data from the second.
The pointer can be moved to the next file mark
in the data by clicking on the green arrow.
Repeated clicks move the pointer to
subsequent file marks until the last one is read.
Next File Mark
The Next File Mark option moves the Display
Pointer to the next file mark in the data in a
similar way to clicking on the green arrow in the
ADVANCED STATUS screen (see Section
5.3.2).
5.7.4 HELP
The final option on the Menu Bar is Help. This
provides a pull-down menu with five items
connected with the SMS on-line help system
and Windows help in general. The options are
self-explanatory.
Note that the option “About...” will display the
current version number of the software. This
may be required if you need to contact
Campbell Scientific for further information or
support for SMS.
“About...” also indicates if any Card Services
drivers have been found on your system.
5.8 ABORT
Most SMS operations can be aborted by
clicking the Abort button. For example, if you
click Abort while the software is attempting to
establish communications between a storage
module and computer, that operation will be
aborted. Note that for some rapid operations,
such as reading or storing small program or
data files from a module, the operation may be
completed before the abort option can take
effect.