Honeywell VRX180 Manuale Utente

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How data is stored 
To provide continuity of storage when the disk is removed, the data storage feature buffers data 
internally for a period of time based on the storage rate and amount of storage data.  Since storage files 
and Setpoint program files may not be stored on the same disk, you can swap the storage disk with a 
configuration disk for up to the buffered data time period while loading Setpoint programs without losing 
storage data.  When the storage disk is re-installed, or when another disk is initialized using the current 
schedules, the buffered data will be transferred to the disk. 
 
Initializing a disk  
Initialization creates separate areas on the disk for each type of data to be stored.  Data types that can 
be stored are up to 3 Trends, Alarms, Events, Diagnostics, and Unit Data.  You can initialize a disk 
using the current storage schedule or using a new storage schedule. 
When data storage is active, the instrument determines the status of the disk.  Status can be one of the 
following possibilities. 
Table 7-3  Disk Status 
Disk status 
Result 
The “current” disk was inserted 
back into the drive. 
The instrument will resume storage to this disk automatically. 
Some other disk was inserted.  
That is, disk is blank, contains 
old data files or contains 
configuration files. 
In this case, a DISK NOT CURRENT message is displayed and data is 
stored in a buffer, not on the disk. 
 
Initializing a disk using the same storage setup 
To continue storing the same data storage schedule on this disk, select the online DATA STORAGE 
SETUP menu, select INITIALIZE DISK, then select USE CURRENT SCHEDULES.  The instrument will 
display a prompt asking for a yes or no response to initialize the disk. Initializing will destroy all 
existing information on the disk
. To shorten the initialization time, the disk should be pre-initialized on 
a PC. With this prompt you can remove a disk inserted by mistake, or deliberately re-use an old disk 
containing useless information.  If you answer YES, the current schedule will be established on the new 
disk, buffered data will be stored to the disk, and if any storage files are in batch mode, the batch 
counter will be reset to zero(0).  
 
Initializing a disk using a new storage setup 
If you change any part of data storage schedule and you want the changed (new) schedule’s data to be 
stored, select the online DATA STORAGE SETUP menu, select INITIALIZE DISK, then select USE 
NEW SCHEDULES. To shorten the initialization time, the disk should be pre-initialized on a PC. All data 
that was buffered since the previous disk was removed is lost. If you change the schedule but initialize 
using the current schedule, the changed (new) schedule is not stored.