Reading/Writing Data - Brother RH-9820 Service Manual

3. READING/WRITING DATA

3-1. Precautions when handling CF cards (commercially available)
・ Use CF cards with a capacity of 32, 64, 128 or 256 MB.
・ Do not attempt to disassemble or modify the CF cards.
・ Do not forcibly bend, drop or scratch CF cards or place heavy objects on top of them.
・ Do not allow CF cards to come into contact with liquids such as water, oil, solvents or drinks.
・ Use and store the CF cards in places that are free from strong magnetic fields and electronic interference.
・ Do not use or store the CF cards in places which are subject to vibration, shocks, direct sunlight, dust from items such as
thread scraps, high humidity, sudden changes in temperature, or strong magnetic fields from equipment such as speakers.
・ Do not subject the CF cards to vibration or shocks or remove them from the sewing machine while data reading or writing is
in progress.
・ The data on the CF cards may become lost or corrupted due to some malfunction or accident. It is recommended that you
make backups of important data.
・ Be sure to turn off the power for the sewing machine before inserting and removing CF cards.
・ CF cards are already formatted at the time of purchase, so do not reformat them.
・ The recommended CF cards are commercially-available ones from SanDisk or HAGIWARA SYS-COM. CF cards from
other manufacturers can be used, but different formatting methods may mean that reading from or writing to such cards
may not be possible.
For more information, refer to the documentation provided with the CF card.
* This product is compatible with CF cards that have been formatted using the FAT16 method. Cards that have been
formatted using the FAT32 method cannot be used.
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* CF is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation.
* Company names and product names appearing in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of the
respective owners. However, no TM or other similar symbols appear in the main text of this manual.
3-2. Structure of a CF card folder
Data type Folder name
Error logs \BROTHER\ISM\ISMDC00\ISMLDT00\
Memory switches \BROTHER\ISM\ISMDC00\
Parameter data As above
Main control
\BROTHER\ISM\ISMSYS\
program
Panel control
As above
program
Filenames
E*******.LDT ← Error log
M*******.LDT ← Memory switches
* ****** is a name unique to the sewing
ISMMSW.SEW
ISMUPG.SEW
ISM03MN.MOT
ISM03PL.MOT
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