Teledyne 5499 Marine Instruments User Manual


 
APIcom Instruction Manual iDAS Configuration and Data Access
3000-12000 records. E-series instruments will have 1 MB of data storage capacity and the ability to
store up to about 1000000 records.
Figure 4-2: iDAS Channel Context Menu – Adding or Modifying a Channel
To edit the existing channel, select Edit Channel or click on
, which will bring up the
following tabbed dialog box.
Figure 4-3: iDAS Channel Properties Dialog – Basic and Advanced Tabs
The following table describes the tab parameter properties shown above.
Table 4-3: iDAS Channel Properties
Tab Property Description
Basic Channel Name The name of the channel, up to 20 characters long. For RS-
232 reports of this channel, the name will be truncated to 6
characters in order to maintain a neat printed format. The
name should not contain any spaces.
Number of Records The number of records to store for this channel. The
maximum number of records that can be stored (across all
channels) typically ranges from 3000–12000 and depends on
the number of parameters in each channel and the number of
channels.
Trigger Event The instrument event that triggers recording of this channel:
an automatic timer event, a calibration event, or a warning
event.
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