West Control Solutions Pro-EC44 - Manual (Page 103)

Pro-EC44 2-Loop Graphical Profile Controller & Recorder
Pro-EC44 Product Manual - 59540-1 October 2013 Page 96
17 USB Interface
The features in this section are available on models fitted with the optional USB Interface.
Using the USB Port
The USB Interface can be used to upload or download instrument settings to or from a USB
memory stick. Easy configuration of multiple instruments is achieved by copying from one
instrument to another, or by transferring data from the PC configuration software. If the Data
Recorder or Profiler options are fitted, recordings and profile information can also be
transferred via USB memory stick. Refer also to the USB menu on page 60.
USB Memory Stick Folders & Files
When a USB stick is inserted, the instrument looks for, and if necessary creates the DEVICE,
CONFIG, PROFILE and RECORDER folders. Files must be located in these folders in order
to be used by the instrument. When preparing to upload files from your PC, ensure that you
save them to the correct folder on the memory stick.
CAUTION: If the file name already exists, data will be overwritten.
DEVICE
– This folder must be located in the
Root of the USB memory stick
CONFIG
– Configuration files (*.bct)
PROFILE
– Profile program files (*.pfl)
RECORDER – Recorder log folders/files The
user is asked for a new recorder sub-folder
name before transferring recorder data to USB.
The instrument stores the log files (*.csv) in this
folder.
Note: To speed up the disk operation, keep the number of files in these folders to
a minimum.
The first recorder log file is named 001-0001.csv. A new file is created with the first 3 digits
incremented (e.g. 002-0001.csv; 003-0001.csv etc) each time the data being recorded is
changed. The last 4 digits increment (e.g. 001-0002.csv; 001-0003.csv etc) if the file size
reaches 65535 lines, or if recording is re-started after being stopped for >2x the recording
sample rate.
CAUTION: Do not remove the memory stick during data transfer. Data
corruption may result.
CAUTION: During data transfer, normal operations carry on in the
background, but operator access is denied. Transfer of full memory can
take up to 20 minutes. Only begin a transfer when access to the instrument
(e.g. setpoint changes) will not be required.