Campbell SkyVUE 8, Product Manual

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LINE 2
S WA
V
h1
V
h2
V
h3
V
flags CR LF
6.4.2 MESSAGE 005 (no profile, sky condition, mixing layer
heights)
Available only when a key is entered (see Locked features (p. 60))
LINE 1
SOH CS ID OS N STX CR LF
where
SOH = Start-of-Heading character
CS = Always C
ID (1 character) = A single character, 0 to 9, a to z or A to Z, case sensitive. Default ID = 0
OS (3 characters) = Operating system, 001 to 999
N (3 characters) = Message number
STX = Start-of-Text Character
CR LF = Carriage Line Feed
LINE 2
S WA
V
tr
V
h1
V
h2
V
h3
V
h4
V
flags"
where
S (1 character) = detection status:
0 = No significant backscatter
1 = One cloud base detected
2 = Two cloud bases detected
3 = Three cloud bases detected
4 = Full obscuration determined but no cloud base detected
5 = Some obscuration detected but determined to be transparent
/ = Raw data input to algorithm missing or suspect
WA (1 character) = Warning or alarm status:
0 = No alarm or warning
W = Warning
A = Alarm
h1 (5 characters) = 1st Height
If detection status is 1, 2, 3 or 4 h1 = Lowest cloud base reported
SkyVUE™8 (CS136) LIDAR Ceilometer 77