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Campbell Scientific CR3000 Micrologger User Manual

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Section 8. Operation

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Q: Does my CR3000 support Gzip?

A: Version 25 of the standard CR3000 operating system supports receipt of Gzip
compressed program files and OSs.

 

Q: How do I Gzip a program or operating system?

A: Many utilities are available for the creation of a Gzip file. This document
specifically addresses the use of 7-Zip File Manager. 7-Zip is a free, open source,
software utility compatible with Windows

®

. Download and installation

instructions are available at http://www.7-zip.org/. Once 7-Zip is installed,
creating a Gzip file is as four-step process:

a) Open 7-Zip.

b) Drag and drop the program or operating system you wish to compress onto the

open window.

c) When prompted, set the archive format to “Gzip”.