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Table 5-1: Summary of the terminal mode commands available
Command
Parameter/
parameter block
Description
UNLOCK
Key
Key = a 12 digit key purchased from Campbell
Scientific. The key unlocks features such as Mixing
Layer Height assessment.
The key is specific to the individual SkyVUE 8M and
only has to be entered once.
VIS
Cap
Cap is the vertical visibility maximum range 100 to
10000 in meters 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 cloud/visibility event detected 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 8M 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 8M
Application modes for SkyVUE 8M
using OS2 and newer
Settings
Aviation
(default)
Research
Meteorology
ALARMS (tilt degs)
30
45
45
APPLICATION: Application n (sets user application
settings)
Application
10
Application
20
Application
40
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