Checking The Memory - GE DigitalFlow GF868 Programming Manual

Chapter 3. Logging Data

3.3 Checking the Memory

Use the submenu to verify that the available log memory is sufficient for the desired log. If the expected amount
MEM
of logged data will exceed the remaining memory capacity, the Model GF868 suggests that some old logs be cleared to
make room for the new log.
Press the appropriate side of the
following steps:
1. To access the Log Menu, press the
a. If you have activated the security feature (see Chapter 1, Programming Site Data, page 35 for details), enter the
assigned password and press
2. Press = .
[F2] MEM
3. After noting the information, press
The MEM screen lists the number of remaining unused memory pages out of the total number of 120 available pages.
Also, the number of pages expected to be used by all currently programmed logs is given. If the number of pending
pages exceeds the number of free pages, additional memory may be made available by clearing some old logs (see
Chapter 5, Clearing Data).
If it is undesirable to delete old logs to free up additional memory, the number of pages pending may be reduced by
altering the parameters of one or more of the currently active logs. For example, either increasing the time increment or
decreasing the total logging time will reduce the memory requirements for a log file. Use the following equations to
calculate the number of pages used by a log:
Consider a log that is set to run for 24 hours with a time increment of 3 minutes. From Equation 1, the number of
records = (24 x 60)/3 = 480 records. Then, from Equation 2, the number of pages = 480/120 = 4 pages. Thus, at least
four pages of memory must be available for this log to run to completion. Notice that increasing the time increment to
6 minutes or decreasing the length of the log to 12 hours would reduce the memory requirement to only 2 pages.
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key to activate the desired pane of the display screen, and complete the
[SCREEN]
key.
[LOG]
.
[ENT]
to return to the main Log Menu screen.
[ENT]
number of records
number of pages =
length of log
= ----------------------------------- -
time increment
number of records
------------------------------------------- -
120
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