Adjusting SD Card Flash Wear (Advanced Configuration)

FR value fr%20wear
depicts the percentage of the flash wear that has been already used by the camera to save your recording.If you want the FR value reporting the exact flash wear value of the SD Card that you have installed you should change the default value with the value provided by the SD Card manufacturer.

The value in the configuration file that should be edited could be found in:

  • Admin Menu–>Configuration–>Edit configuration file (for Experts)

Be carefull what changes you make in this menu. It is a good idea to take a back up of your configuration before you continue.
edit

There find the section fileserver

SECTION fileserver

MAXIMUM_BLOCK_SWEEPS=2000

ENDSECTION fileserver

and change the block sweeps value according to your SD Card capabilities.

When you are done press Accept. Now you will be asked if you want to store this settings permanently.
Press Store
storeee
and as an security you get asked again if you want to Store Permanently


Settings are saved you should press reboot the camera in order to take effect.
storereboot

Now the flash wear inforamtion will be more accurate. This info can be found in the camera info menu. either by clicking at the iiiiii button or

http://cam-ip/control/camerainfo
in the section File Server /Flash device.

Here you can find how to correctly change SD Cards.