User`s manual

Section 3: Configure Inputs, Part I - Instrument Configuration (.con file)
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SBE 16 SEACAT C-T Recorder Configuration
Shown below is an example status (DS) response in SEATERM that
corresponds to the setup shown in the Configuration dialog box above. Shown
below the appropriate lines are the commands used in SEATERM to modify
the setup of parameters critical to use of the instrument with SEASAVE, as
well as any explanatory information.
SEACAT V4.0h SERIAL NO. 1814 07/14/95 09:52:52.082
(If pressure sensor installed, pressure sensor information appears here in status
response; must match Pressure sensor type in .con file.)
clk = 32767.789, iop = 103, vmain = 8.9, vlith = 5.9
sample interval = 15 sec
(Sample interval [SI] must match Sample interval seconds in .con file.)
delay before measuring volts = 4 seconds
samples = 0, free = 173880, lwait = 0 msec
SW1 = C2H, battery cutoff = 5.6 volts
no. of volts sampled = 2
(Number of auxiliary voltage sensors enabled [SVn] must match External voltage
channels in .con file.)
mode = normal
logdata = NO
Time between scans. Used to calculate
elapsed time, if you select time as a
parameter for a display window. Must
agree with number programmed into
SBE 16 with SI command; see reply
from status command (DS).
Select if using with deck unit connected
to NMEA navigation device. SEASAVE
adds current latitude, longitude, and
universal time code to data header;
appends NMEA data to every scan;
and writes NMEA data to .nav file every
time Ctrl F7 is pressed or Add to .nav
File is clicked (see Adding NMEA Data
to .nav File in Section 8: Real-Time
Data and Real-Time Control - Real-
Time Data Acquisition).
Select strain gauge, Digiquartz with or
without temperature compensation, or no
pressure sensor. If no pressure sensor or
Digiquartz without Temp Comp is selected,
Data button accesses a dialog box to input
additional parameter(s) needed to
process data.
Click a sensor
and click Modify
to change
calibration
coefficients for
that sensor.
New to create new
.con file for this CTD.
Open to select
different .con file.
Save or Save As to
save current .con file
settings.
Opens a .txt file (for viewing and
printing only; cannot be modified) that
shows all parameters in .con file.
Shaded sensors cannot be removed or changed to
another t
yp
e of senso
r
. All others are o
p
tional.
Click to exit dialog box. If you made changes and did
not Save or Save As, SEASAVE asks if you want to
save changes.
See reply from status command (DS).
Used to determine strain gauge
pressure sensor data format.
Channel/Sensor table reflects this
choice. Must agree with number
programmed into SBE 16 with SVn
(n=0, 1, 2, 3, or 4) command; see reply
from status command (DS). Voltage
channel 0 in .con file corresponds to
sensor wired to channel 0 on end cap
connector, voltage channel 1 in .con
file corresponds to sensor wired to
channel 1 on end cap connector, etc.
Click a (non-shaded) sensor and click Select to pick a
different sensor for that channel. A dialog box with a
list of sensors appears. Select sensors after number
of voltage channels have been specified above.