Recycle function – Rockwell Automation 5370-CVIM2 Module User Manual

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Chapter 11

File Functions

11–12

The recycle function applies only to the

V1:

and

V2:

devices, and then only

when you need to update the appropriate device after deleting one or more
files in the device’s file list (see the File Panel: Description and Use section,
page 11–1, for information about the

File

panel).

The

V1:

and

V2:

devices are flash memory elements. When you copy a file

from another device (such as an external memory card) to the

V2:

device, for

example, that file will appear in the

V2:

device file list, and it will be stored

in an unused portion of

2: device (assuming that sufficient space exists).

If, however, you then delete that same file from

, the file will disappear

from the

V2:

device file list, but it will continue to occupy space in the

V2:

device –– and that space will not be available to files subsequently copied to
the

2: device.

The recycle function regains the memory space occupied by deleted files.
Thus, after deleting a file from the

V2:

device file list, you must pick

Recycle

in order to make the memory space that the deleted files occupied

available to other files.

When you pick

Recycle

in the

File

menu, the recycle operation begins, and

two messages appear on the screen in succession:

Recycle Operation in

Progress

, and

Recycle Operation Complete

NOTE 1: When recycling is under way for the

V1:

V2:

device, the

Pass/Fail

LED on the CVIM2 front panel alternates between orange and

green until recycling is completed.

NOTE 2: When you edit a file (such as a “

Tools

” file), the old version of

the file will be deleted and replaced by the new version of the file after you
complete your modifications. Repeatedly editing a file that is stored on the

V2:

device (such as a “

V2:FrontLabel

” tools file) can quickly fill the

V2:

device with old versions of that file, and it may increase the frequency with
which you must recycle the

device. Thus, during the time that you are

actively editing a file, you should store it on the

EE:

MC:

device.

Recycle Function