Campbell SkyVUE 8, Product Manual

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Table 5-1: Summary of the terminal mode commands available
Command
Parameter/
parameter block
Description
Scientific. The key unlocks features such as Mixing
Layer Height assessment.
The key is specific to the individual SkyVUE 8 and only
has to be entered once.
VIS
Cap
Cap is the vertical visibility maximum range 100 to
10000 in
metres
or 328 to 32808 in feet (default 2000
m or 6561 ft).
NOTE:
If AUTO is set, then the heater / blower will heat to 80 °C if (sky condition > 1 okta coverage)
or (cloud height < 3 km (9842 ft) AND sky condition > 1 okta coverage) OR window Tx < 80%
OR precipitation detected. When the event has passed, the blower/heater will remain active
at 80 °C for a further 15 minutes before going into a fan-off state and the heater temperature
drops to an average of approximately 40 °C, ready to be activated again.
5.1.4 Application command message types
The Application_n parameter for the APPLICATION command defines settings to optimize
the ceilometer for a range of applications, Aviation, Research and Meteorology. The default
application setting for the SkyVUE 8 is Aviation, but this can be changed, or returned to, using
the
Application_n
command.
Users can adjust any element of these settings once an application has been applied through the
following individual commands:
ALARMS
,
BS
,
CLOUDMODE
,
MCFG
and
UNITS
.
Table 5-2: Summary of applications and applied settings for SkyVUE 8
Application modes for SkyVUE 8
using OS2 and newer
Defaults using
OS1
Settings
Aviation
(default)
Research Meteorology
General
application
ALARMS (tilt degs) 30 45 45 45
APPLICATION: Application n (sets
user application settings) Application
10
Application
20
Application
40
N/A
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