Teledyne GFC 7001EM operation manual Report Periods in Progress When Instrument Is Powered Off

Advanced Features Model GFC7001E Carbon Dioxide Analyzer

The SAMPLE PERIOD and REPORT PERIOD intervals are synchronized to the beginning and end of the appropriate interval of the instruments internal clock.

If SAMPLE PERIOD were set for one minute the first reading would occur at the beginning of the next full minute according to the instrument’s internal clock.

If the REPORT PERIOD were set for of one hour, the first report activity would occur at the beginning of the next full hour according to the instrument’s internal clock.

EXAMPLE:

Given the above settings, if the iDAS were activated at 7:57:35 the first sample would occur at 7:58 and the first report would be calculated at 8:00 consisting of data points for 7:58, 7:59 and 8:00.

During the next hour (from 8:01 to 9:00), the instrument will take a sample reading every minute and include 60 sample readings.

NOTE

In AVG, SDEV, MIN or MAX sample modes (see Section 7.1.5.3), the settings for the Sample Period and the Report Period determine the number of data points used each time the parameter is calculated, stored and reported to the COMM ports.

The actual sample readings are not stored past the end of the chosen report period.

When the STORE NUM SAMPLES feature is turned on, the instrument will store how many measurements were used to compute the AVG, SDEV, MIN or MAX Value, but not the actual measurements themselves.

7.1.5.5.Report Periods in Progress When Instrument Is Powered Off

If the instrument is powered off in the middle of a REPORT PERIOD, the samples accumulated so far during that period are lost. Once the instrument is turned back on, the iDAS restarts taking samples and temporarily stores them in volatile memory as part of the REPORT PERIOD currently active at the time of restart. At the end of this REPORT PERIOD PERIOD, only the sample readings taken since the instrument was turned back on will be included in any AVG, SDEV, MIN or MAX calculation.

Also, the STORE NUM SAMPLES feature will report the number of sample readings taken since the instrument was restarted.

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