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Technical Description SWebBox-TEN101232 55
The Sunny WebBox creates a directory on the SD card. The name of the file folder is
"WebBox_[SerialNumber]". "[SerialNumber]" designates the serial number of the respective Sunny
WebBox. The Sunny WebBox creates a sub-directory for each day in your directory. The Sunny
WebBox saves the data values recorded in the sub-directories. The Sunny WebBox will save further
data onto the SD card once the SD card reaches its storage capacity ("MEMORY" LED glows red).
Replace the SD card or format the SD card in your computer.
9.6.1 Setting Data Compression
The Sunny WebBox can compress data from connected devices. To do so, the Sunny WebBox
derives an average of the data for a specific period. The values compressed in this way take up less
storage space in the Sunny WebBox.
1. Select "WebBox > Recording" in the user interface.
2. In the "Averaging over" field, select the time period over which the Sunny WebBox is to
calculate the average.
3. Select [Save].
☑ Data compression has been set.
9.6.2 Displaying the Free Memory Space for Data Storage on your
Sunny WebBox
You can display the circular buffer capacity of the Sunny WebBox already in use as follows:
1. Log into the Sunny WebBox.
2. Select "WebBox > Info" in the user interface.
☑In the "Sunny Portal buffer load" field, the user interface shows the amount of memory already
used in the circular buffer.