
SECTION
4.
EXTERNAL STORAGE
PERIPHERALS
3. Insert
the
plugs
on the free
end
of the
SC92A
or
SC93A
into
the DC-IN
and MIC
(and
Ear if
SC93A)
jacks
on the recorder.
4.
Simultaneously
press
the
RECORD
and
PLAY
buttons on the recorder
to set it
for
recording. With
the DC-IN
Jack
plugged
in,
the tape will not move
untilthe
dump
occurs.
5. To
test connections manually
initiate
transfer
by keying in
the
*8
commands as
listed in
Table
4.2-1.
The
tape
should
advance
as data is
transferred.
lf the Start
of dump location is
equalto
the End of
dump location,
the 21X willwrite
a
"dummy"
block
of data to tape.
lf
you
are leaving the recorder
on-line
(tape
enabled
with Instruction
96) it is a
good
idea to
write
a dummy
block of data to tape
(5
above) to
ensure
that
the recorder
is
correctly
connected.
Leave
the 21X in the
*0
Mode.
4.4
STORAGE MODULE
(SMl92n161
The
Storage Module stores data in
battery
backed
RAM. Backup is
provided
by
an
internal
lithium
battery.
Operating
power
is
supplied
by
the 2'lX over
pin
1 of
the 9
pin
connector.
When
power
is applied to the
Storage Module,
a
File
Mark
is
placed
in the
data
(if
a File Mark is
not
the last
data
point
already in storage).
The
File Mark
separates data. For
example,
if
you
retrieve
data
from
one 21X,
disconnect the
Storage Module
and connect it
to a second 21X,
a File Mark is
placed
in
the data. This
mark
follows
the data from the first
21X but
precedes
the data from
the
second.
The
SM192 has 192K
bytes of RAM
storage; the
SM716 has
716K bytes. Both
can be
configured
as either ring
or fill and stop memory.
4.4.1
USE
OF TWO STORAGE MODULES
It is
possible
to connect two Storage
Modules to
the 21X for
on-line storage.
One module
must
be
configured
as
fill
and stop
and the
other as
ring memory
(see
Storage Module
operator's
manual
for
configuring information).
Data
is
written
to both
modules simultaneously.
The
module
configured as fill
and stop
quits
accepting
data once
it is full
while
that with
the
ring
memory
continues to store new
data
over
old. The
Storage
Modules
must
be
retrieved
before the module configured
as ring memory
wraps
around memory
a second
time.
4.4.2
STORAGE MODULE
USE WITH
TNSTRUCTTON
96
.
When
output
to the
Storage Module is
enabled
with
Instruction 96, the
Storage Module(s) may
be either left with the 21X
for on-line
data
transfer
and
periodically
exchanged,
or
brought
to the site for data transfer.
USE
OF STORAGE
MODULE
TO PICK UP
DATA
The 21X
can
tellwhen
the Storage Module
is
connected.
Each time
Instruction
96
is executec
and there is
data
to output,
the
21X
checks
for
the
presence
of the Storage Module.
lf
a
Storage Module
is not
connected no data are
sent
and the Printer
Pointer
(PPTR,
Section
2.1)
is not
advanced.
When
a Storage
Module is
connected,
two
things happen:
1.
lmmediately upon connection, a File
Mark is
placed
in the Storage Module Memory
following
the last
data stored.
2.
During the
nelt
execution of Instruction 96,
the 21X detects the Storage Module and
outputs
all
data between
the
PPTR
and
the
DSP localion.
The File Mark allows the
operator to distinguish
blocks of data
from
different dataloggers or fron
different visits to the field"
lf
the SM is
just
brought
to the site to
pick-up
data, the SC90 Serial Line Monitor
can be
used
to
visually
confirm that data were
transferred.
The
SC90
contains
an LED which lights during
data
transmission.
When
the light
goes
OFF
data transfer is complete
and the SM can
be
disconnected
from
the 21X.
4.4.3
*9
DUMP TO STORAGE MODULE
In
addition
to the
on-line data
output
procedures
described above, output from 21X FinalStorage
to
the SM192 and SM716 can be manually
initiated
in the
*9
Mode. The
procedure
for
setting up and transferring
data
is
as follows:
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