Communication Options - AEMC PEL 102 User Manual

Lock out the Control button on the instrument front panel:
■ When checked, locks the ON/OFF and Control buttons. This can be useful to prevent unauthorized control of
the instrument. Note that the Enter and Navigation buttons (PEL103) are not locked.
Aggregated MAX Mode. Aggregation is the process in which certain measured values are averaged over a specific
period. The highest aggregated average for a period is listed as the MAX value in the PEL LCD display screen. This section
includes two radio button options:
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Aggregated MAX values updated while recording only (maintained when not recording) instructs the PEL to
update the aggregated MAX value only when the instrument is actively recording data. When not recording, the
instrument will retain the current MAX value in its memory, but will not update it even if a higher aggregated value
is encountered.
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Aggregated MAX values updated all the time results in the PEL continuously updating the aggregated MAX
value, whether or not the instrument is actively recording.
The button Reset Aggregated MAX resets the current MAX value to zero. The PEL will then update the aggregated MAX
value whenever the value for an aggregated period exceeds the previous high value.
In addition to these options, there are two buttons allowing additional control of the instrument:
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Set Clock: Displays the Date/Time dialog box for setting the date and time on the instrument.
■
Format SD-Card: Allows the formatting of the SD memory card currently installed in the instrument.
NOTE: The PEL can only operate with SD and SDHC cards that have been formatted to use the FAT32 file system
and a maximum cluster size. If the card is formatted with a file system other than FAT32 and/or with a cluster size
too small for the instrument to handle, an error message will be displayed. Formatting the card in the instrument will
make sure that it is formatted with FAT32 and a maximum cluster size of the card.

4.4.2 Communication Options

The Communication tab of the Configure Instrument dialog box provides information about the various communication
mediums supported by the instrument.
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Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103