DCP200 Profile Controller & Recorder - Product Manual

Recorder Configuration Sub-Menu

Table 14. Data Recorder Configuration Sub-Menu Screens

Recorder Configuration:

 

No Recorder Warning

 

If the Recorder Configuration menu is entered on an instrument

 

 

 

without this option fitted.

 

Recording In Progress

 

If recording in progress when Recorder Configuration entered. –

 

Warning

 

Allows access to the Recording Start/Stop screen only, until the

 

 

 

recording is stopped.

 

Recorder Mode

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Choose Record Until Memory Used (Stop recording when full) or

 

 

 

Continuous FIFO (First In - First Out) - Caution: A FIFO recording

 

 

 

will overwrite all previous recordings in memory, starting with the

 

 

 

oldest data first. Download the previous data to USB memory stick

 

 

 

before selecting this option.

 

Recording Sample

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A recording of the selected data will be taken once every Sample

 

Interval

 

Interval. From: Every 1; 2; 5; 10; 15; 30 Seconds, or Every 1; 2; 5;

 

 

 

10; 15; 30 Minutes. Note: Short intervals will reduce the maximum

 

 

 

possible duration of the recording.

 

Recorder Trigger

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The recording Start/Stop trigger method to be used. From: Operation

 

 

 

Mode selection; Recorder Menu selection; On Alarm(s); Digital Input

 

 

 

A or B state; or During Profiles.

 

Trigger On Alarms

 

Any from: Alarm n – Where n is alarms 1 to 5. Any combination of

 

 

 

these can be set to trigger (TRG) or not (OFF). Any active alarm set

 

 

 

to TRG will start the instrument recording. Note: Recording will only

 

 

 

stop if all alarms selected as triggers become inactive.

 

Values To Record

 

Any from: Process Variable value; Maximum or Minimum PV (since

 

 

 

the previous sample was taken); Setpoint; Primary Power or

 

 

 

Secondary Power. Any combination of these can be set to Record

 

 

 

(REC) or not (OFF). Note: Recording more parameters will reduce

 

 

 

the maximum possible duration of the recording.

 

Alarms & System

 

Any from: Alarm n Status or Unit turned On/Off. Caution: An alarm

 

Events To Record

 

state change between samples is also recorded. This uses additional

 

 

 

recorder memory, which may cause the recording to end sooner than

 

 

 

expected.

 

Profiler Events To

 

Any from: Profiler Event n Status. Caution: A profile event state

 

Record

 

change between samples is also recorded. This uses additional

 

 

 

recorder memory, which may cause the recording to end sooner than

 

 

 

expected.

 

Recorder Status

 

Shows if a recording is in progress; the recording mode; memory

 

Information

 

usage per sample; memory remaining and the recording time

 

 

 

remaining. The time remaining is adjusted for any alarm/events that

 

 

 

have already occurred, but cannot allow for any future alarms/events

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