User's Manual

MINTER Configuration
P/N 7010-0816
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Files Creation Mode parameter This parameter has the following
operation modes:
• Log file – If the log file radio key has been selected, pressing the
FN key closes the current log file. If data logging is off, pressing
the FN key opens a new log file.
• AFRM – If AFRM radio key has been selected, pressing the FN
key enables this mode. If AFRM has been enabled, pressing the
FN key disables this mode.
Automatic File Rotation Mode (AFRM) parameters TPS receivers
are capable of automatically rotating log files. During a “file rotation”
event, the receiver closes the current file and opens a new one
according to a user-defined schedule. The Period and Phase
parameters specify this schedule. File rotation launches the moment
the receiver time module Period is equal to Phase. More precisely, a
new log file opens immediately before the scheduled epoch causing
data tagged with this epoch to be recorded to the new log file.
When opening a new log file, the receiver enables the default set of
messages output with the default output period. Both the default set of
messages and the default output period are programmable.
• Period – specifies the time duration of each log file created in
AFRM mode. Values are 60 to 86400 seconds; default value is
3600 seconds.
• Phase – specifies the “phase” (constant time shift) of creating
multiple log files in AFRM mode. Values are 0 to 86400 seconds;
default value is zero seconds.
• Files (total) – a counter that specifies how many multiple log files
must be created in AFRM until this mode automatically turns off.
This counter decrements on every file rotation until its value
becomes zero, then file rotation automatically stops. The counter
initializes with AFRM.
Note that a log file opens immediately after turning AFRM on.
This startup file is not considered a file rotation event; the AFRM
counter will not decrement.