Sutron Corporation 8310 & 7310 Users Manual 8800-1125Rev. 2.7 (BETA) 4/16/2014 pg. 60
SD Card Operations/Read BASIC from Card
Read BASIC from card is used to read a copy of one or more of the basic programs from the SD
card into 8310 memory. Pressing the key results in the following:
All basic programs are stopped
The system prompts to delete all basic programs currently in memory (careful here:
answer yes, only if you are trying to replace the current basic program set with new)
For each basic program found on the SD Card, the system prompts whether to read the
file into memory:
All basic programs in memory are run.
SD Card Operations/Write BASIC to Card
Write BASIC to card is used to write copies of the basic programs in memory to the SD card. The
SD Card can then be taken to another 8310 and cloned by using the Read BASIC from card
option (above). Pressing the key will write each basic program in memory to a directory
named “8310” on the SD Card. If the file already exists, you will be prompted whether you wish
to overwrite. Once all files have been written, the system prompts “Write basic has completed”,
and “Press SET to continue”.
SD Card Operations/Upgrade Firmware
This item is visible only when the Flash Disk or SD Card contains a firmware upgrade for the
8310. Press SET to start the upgrade process. The system will prompt whether to upgrade with
the files found. The system will reboot when the upgrade is complete. See Upgrading the
Firmware in Chapter 12, for more information.
Station Name/Date/Time
Station Name
The Station Name is used by the software to uniquely identify the 8310 to the user and to other
systems in a network. The name appears optionally in the header of downloaded data files, and
is used to identify the data source for data dumped to the SD Card, serial port, and in SSP
communications. In these contexts, Station Name is often used as part of a filename. Hence,
the characters offered when editing Station Name are limited to valid filename characters.
Date and Time
The Date and Time are displayed in the same item as the Station Name. The Date/Time
represents the current 8310 clock time. All 8310 functions are performed relative to this Time
and the Date (see above). Therefore, an effort should be made to keep them accurate. The
Time is used as a reference for initiating measurements and for sampling. Changing the time
affects only when the next sampling or measuring cycle will start. It will not stop the current
functions. However, altering the time setting may cause the 8310 to skip a sampling or
measuring cycle if the new time set skips the interval or does not permit the current functions to
complete before the next interval begins.
When setting the time, be sure to enter a time a few seconds ahead of the exact time you have
from some reference clock. Then wait for the exact time to press SET or ENTER.
Setting Time is an important operation. Many data collection activities depend on the accurate
synchronization of times between numerous data collection devices.
From that point on, the display should be in synchronization with reference time. This can be
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