Rutter VDR-100G3 Installation Manual page 315

Appendix 3: VDRPARAMS.INI File
The <vdrparams.ini> file is a text file containing basic operating parameters for the VDR-100G3.
The <vdrparams.ini> file is customized for each ship and the VDR-100G3 unit fitted. The
<vdrparams.ini> file is loaded at start-up and various sections are checked periodically during the
recording process to ensure that the VDR functions correctly.
Note! This file shall only be modified by an authorized service technician from Rutter
Technologies Inc. or other authorized service personnel.
A3.1 General Parameters
Parameter Typical Value
autoStart 1
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(example)
A3.2 Common Parameters
Parameter
totalDuration
directoryCountGAP
dirInterval
upperLimit
lowerLimit
listenToModem
startLyngso
LyngsoPath
A3.3 UPS Parameters
Parameter
powerFailRecordTime
COMPort
The VDR-100 monitors the status of the UPS by reading the UPS log file created during
installation of the UPS monitoring software.
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0= disable; 1=enable; default is 1
Date that vdrparams.ini file was last modified
Table A3- 1- General Parameters
Typical Value
720 nominal length of archive, in minutes
10 declare extra directories to simplify logic (1 to 20; default
is 10)
60 time duration of a directory, in minutes (30 to 1440;
default is 30)
2 threshold to stop deleting extra data, in disk space
percentage (default is 2)
1 threshold to start deleting extra data, in disk space
percentage; default is 1
0 0=disabled; 1=enabled; default is 0
0 0=disabled; 1=enabled; default is 0
\\ows1\c\vdr
Table A3- 2- Common Parameters
Typical Value
120
"COM2"
Table A3- 3 - UPS Parameters
1
Remarks
Remarks
Remarks
time, in minutes, to continue recording
after a power failure; 1-180 minutes
** MUST BE AT LEAST 120 FOR IMO
COMPLIANT VDR**
UPS communications port;
default=COM2
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