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GSR2600
Chapter 7
Collecting Data
When scheduling a single data collection event, you can
provide a name for the data file in advance. If you are
scheduling a series of events, you must allow the GSR2600 to
generate names automatically.
All files have a *.pdc extension, and must consist of one to eight
characters. Auto-generated filenames always consist of
eight-characters which are derived as shown in Table 5.
Table 5: Auto-Generated File Name Convention
For example, if the GSR2600 has a serial number such as
NPV01450087, then the first four digits of the auto-generated
name will be 0087.
If the day is January 25, then the next three digits of the
auto-generated name (the UTC day-of-year) will be represented
as 025.
Finally if, this is the fifteenth schedule of the day, the last digit
would be E.
The resulting name of your file will be:
0087025E.PDC
In the event that a conflict should occur between an
auto-generated file name or a file name specified in a scheduled
entry, the GSR2600 will resolve the conflict by creating a file
name whose first character is a tilde (“~”), followed by a 7-digit
random number, and a *.pdc extension. For example:
~9368412.PDC
####$$$%.pdc
Comments
####
last 4 digits of the GSR2600 serial number
$$$
UTC day of the year (001 – 366)
%
session ID assigned in sequence (0.. 9, A.. Z) based on the
presence of files previously logged on a particular day.
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