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Section 11. Glossary
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Format formats the selected CR800 memory device. All files, including
data, on the device will be erased.
LNCMDsoftware
AfeatureofLoggerNetSetupScreen.IntheSetupScreennetworkmap
(EntireNetwork),clickonaCR800dataloggernode.TheFileRetieval
tabshouldbeoneofseveraltabspresentedattherightofthescreen.
FillandStopMemory
Amemoryconfigurationfordatatablesforcingadatatabletostop
acceptingdatawhenfull.
finalstorage
TheportionofCR800SRAMMemoryallocatedforstoringdatatables
withoutputarrays.FinalStorageisaringmemory,withnewdata
overwritingtheoldestdata.
FLOAT
Four‐bytefloating‐pointdatatype.DefaultCR800datatypeforPublic
orDimvariables.SameformatasIEEE4.IEEE4isthenameusedwhen
declaringdatatypeforstoreddatatabledata.
FP2
Two‐bytefloating‐pointdatatype.DefaultCR800datatypeforstored
data.WhileIEEEfour‐bytefloatingpointisusedforvariablesand
internalcalculations,FP2isadequateformoststoreddata.FP2provides
threeorfoursignificantdigitsofresolution,andrequireshalfthe
memoryasIEEE4.
FTP
FileTransferProtocol.ATCP/IPapplicationprotocol.
fullduplex
Systemsallowcommunicationssimultaneouslyinbothdirections.
garbage
Therefuseofthedatacommunicationworld.Whendataaresentor
receivedincorrectly(therearenumerousreasonswhythishappens),a
stringofinvalid,meaninglesscharacters(garbage)oftenresults.Two
commoncausesare:1)abaud‐ratemismatchand2)synchronousdata
beingsenttoanasynchronousdeviceandvi
ceversa.