Final Storage Areas, Output Arrays, And Memory Pointers; Ring Memory Representation Of Final Data Storage - Campbell CR510 Operator's Manual

2.1 FINAL STORAGE AREAS, OUTPUT
ARRAYS, AND MEMORY POINTERS
Final Storage is the memory where final
processed data are stored. Final Storage data
are transferred to your computer or external
storage peripheral.
The size of Final Storage is expressed in terms of
memory locations; one memory location is two
bytes. A low resolution data point (4 decimal
characters) occupies one memory location (2
bytes), whereas a high resolution data point (5
decimal characters) requires two memory
locations (4 bytes). Table 1.5-1 shows the default
allocation of memory locations to Program, Input,
Intermediate, and the two Final Storage areas.
The A Mode is used to reallocate memory or
erase Final Storage (Section 1.5).
The default size of Final Storage with standard
memory is 62280 low resolution memory
locations.
Final Storage can be divided into two parts:
Final Storage Area 1 and Final Storage Area 2.
FIGURE 2.1-1. Ring Memory Representation of Final Data Storage
SECTION 2. INTERNAL DATA STORAGE
Final Storage Area 1 is the default storage area
and the only one used if the operator does not
specifically allocate memory to Area 2.
Two Final Storage Areas may be used to:
1. Output different data to different devices.
2. Separate archive data from real time display
data. In other words, you can record a short
time history of real time data and separately
record long term, archive data.
3. Record both high speed data (fast recording
interval) and slow data without having the
high speed data write over the slow data.
Each Final Storage Area can be represented as
ring memory (Figure 2.1-1) on which the newest
data are written over the oldest data.
The Data Storage Pointer (DSP) is used to
determine where to store each new data point in
the Final Storage area. The DSP advances to
the next available memory location after each
new data point is stored.
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