User`s manual

Section 2: Installation and Use
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File Formats
File extensions are used by SEASOFT to indicate the file type.
Input files for real-time data acquisition:
Extension Description
.con
Instrument configuration - number and type of sensors, channel
assigned to each sensor, and calibration coefficients. SEASAVE
uses this information to interpret the raw data from the
instrument. Latest version of .con file for your instrument is
supplied by Sea-Bird when the instrument is purchased,
upgraded, or calibrated. If you make changes to the instrument
(add or remove sensors, recalibrate, etc.), you must update the
.con file. The .con file can be viewed and/or modified in
SEASAVE’s Configure menu (or in SBE Data Processing).
.cfg
SEASAVE configuration - size, placement of, and update rate
for each display window, setup file (.dsf, .dso, and .dss files)
name for each display window, and all configuration information
(instrument .con file name as well as setup for alarms, ASCII
output, header, mark scans, NMEA interface, remote display,
and water sampler). The .cfg file can be selected and saved in
SEASAVE’s File menu. Note that SEASAVE always opens to
the configuration specified in seasavew.cfg
(default location C:\Program Files\Sea-Bird\Seasave-Win32).
.dsf
Fixed display window setup - desired parameters and number of
digits for data display. The .dsf file setup can be viewed and/or
modified in SEASAVE’s ScreenDisplay menu.
.dso
Overlay (plot) display window setup - desired parameters and
number of digits for data display, and plot characteristics (labels,
grids, etc.). The .dso file setup can be viewed and/or modified in
SEASAVE’s ScreenDisplay menu.
.dss
Scrolled display window setup - desired parameters and number
of digits for data display. The .dss file setup can be viewed
and/or modified in SEASAVE’s ScreenDisplay menu.