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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 DAS begins taking samples and temporarily storing them in
volatile memory as part of a new REPORT PERIOD. At the end of this
REPORT 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 SAMPLE feature will report the number of sample
readings taken since the instrument was restarted.
7.1.5.6. EDITING THE NUMBER OF RECORDS
The number of data records in the DAS is cumulative across all channels and
parameters, filling about one megabyte of space on the disk-on-module; this
means that the actual number of records is limited by the total number of
parameters and channels and other settings in the DAS configuration. Every
additional data channel (up to 20), parameter (up to 50 per channel), number of
samples setting etc. will govern the maximum amount of data points.
The DAS will check the amount of available data space and prevent the user from
specifying too many records at any given point. If, for example, the DAS
memory space can accommodate 375 more data records, the ENTR button will
disappear when trying to specify more than that number of records. This check
for memory space may also make an upload of a DAS configuration with
APICOM or a terminal program fail, if the combined number of records would be
exceeded. In this case, it is suggested to either try to determine what the
maximum number of records available is using the front panel interface or use
trial-and-error in designing the DAS script or calculate the number of records
using the DAS or APICOM manuals.
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