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Follow these steps to end the deployment:
1. Recover the miniPAR Logger
2.
Clean and dry all accessible surfaces. Be careful of the white “dot” on the PAR sensor.
3. Open the miniPAR Logger by unscrewing the white pressure housing from the black end
cap. Remove the white pressure housing completely, taking care that water does not drip
onto interior surfaces of circuits or other items inside the miniPAR Logger.
4. Connect to a Windows HOST computer via the USB connection. The miniPAR Logger will
appear as a ‘thumb drive’.
5. Copy the folder having the same serial number as the miniPAR Logger (example 7530-1234)
to the HOST computer.
6. (Suggested, but optional) Delete the measurement folder, but NOT the miniPARControl
program or the other .jar programs.
7. (Optional) Run the miniPARControl program to see the state of the miniPAR Logger such as
battery voltage or to select a different recording interval. miniPARControl will also update the
time if the logger has drifted in time.
8. (Optional) Run the miniPARPlot program to see a plot of measurements.
9. (Optional) Run the miniPARConcatenate program to gather all the daily files of
measurements into one CAT.txt file.
10.
If no more recording is desired, move the Logger Control Switch to “Halt”, otherwise leave it
set to “Record” to continue recording measurements.
11. Disconnect the miniPAR Logger from the USB connection.
12. Inspect the o-ring seal for debris.
13. Close the miniPAR Logger by screwing the white pressure housing back onto the black end
cap.
Remove the batteries if storing the miniPAR Logger for extended periods.
1.2 A Few Details
The previous section gave instructions for sampling at 10-minute intervals. However, there are a few
additional details that will enhance use of the miniPAR Logger.
R E C O R D I N G I N T E R V A L
The miniPAR Logger measures and records time, battery voltage, temperature, PAR, and 3-axis
acceleration at equal time intervals. The default time interval is 10 minutes. However, it is also
possible to instruct the miniPAR Logger to record at different intervals. This is accomplished by