Reference Sheet Version #005, 08-08-14; Firmware 2.4.2 and later
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Command List
(commands most commonly used in field; see manual for complete list and detailed descriptions)
CATEGORY
COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
MicroCAT
ID
ID?
Get MicroCAT ID.
*ID=ii
Set MicroCAT ID to
ii
, where ii= 0-99. Command must be sent twice.
Global
DateTime=x
x=mmddyyyyhhmmss
(set clock month, day, year, hour, minute, second.)
GData
Command
all
MicroCATs to run pump, take 1 sample, hold data in buffer until receiving
Dataii
. Data not
stored in FLASH memory.
PwrOff
Enter quiescent (sleep) state. Main power turned off, but data logging and memory retention unaffected.
Get Data
Dataii
Get data obtained with
GData
.
Status
#iiGetCD
Get and display configuration data.
#iiGetSD
Get and display status data.
#iiGetCC
Get and display calibration coefficients.
#iiGetEC
Get and display event counter data.
#iiResetEC
Reset event counter.
#iiGetHD
Get and display hardware data.
#iiDS
Get and display status.
#iiDC
Get and display calibration coefficients.
General
Setup
#iiBaudRate=x
x=
baud rate (4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200).
#iiRxDelay=x
x=
delay after MicroCAT receives command until transmitter enabled (1 - 500 msec). Default 25 msec.
#iiTxDelay=x
x=
delay after MicroCAT transmits reply until transmitter disabled (1 - 500 msec). Default 25 msec.
#iiDateTime=x
x=mmddyyyyhhmmss
(set clock month, day, year, hour, minute, second).
#iiOutputExecutedTag=x x=Y
: output XML Executed and Executing tags.
x=N
: do not.
#iiOutputBusyTag=x x=Y
: output Busy tag if a command is sent while MicroCAT is sampling in response to
GData
.
x=N
: do not.
#iiReferencePressure=x x
= reference pressure (gauge) in db (used when MicroCAT has no pressure sensor).
Pump
Setup
#iiMinCondFreq=x
X
= minimum conductivity frequency (Hz) to enable pump turn-on for sampling.
#iiAdaptivePumpControl=x
x=Y
: Use
Adaptive Pump Control
.
x=N
: Run pump for [
#iiOxNTau * #iiOxTau20
] before each sample.
#iiOxNTau=x
x
= pump time multiplier. Range 0 – 100.0;
default 7.0
.
#iiPumpOn #iiPumpOff
Turn pump on/off for testing or to remove sediment.
SBE 63
Setup
#iiSend63=command
Command MicroCAT to send
command
to SBE 63, receive response (any command recognized by SBE 63).
Other commands
SBE 63
setup required:
SetEcho=1
,
SetFormat=1
,
SetAvg=1 to 16
(recommend
2
),
SetAutoRun=0
.
Memory
Setup
#iiInitLogging
Initialize logging to make entire memory available for recording.
Output
Format
Setup
#iiOutputFormat=x
x=0
: raw decimal data.
x=1
: converted decimal data.
x=2
: converted decimal data in XML.
#iiOutputTemp=x
x=Y
: Output temperature.
x=N
: Do not.
#iiSetTempUnits=x
x=0
: Temperature °C, ITS-90.
x=1
: Temperature °F, ITS-90.
#iiOutputCond=x
x=Y
: Output conductivity.
x=N
: Do not.
#iiSetCondUnits=x
Conductivity, specific conductivity units.
x=0
: S/m.
x=1
: mS/cm.
x=2
: µS/cm.
#iiOutputPress=x
x=Y
: Output pressure.
x=N
: Do not.
#iiSetPressUnits=x
x=0
: Pressure decibars.
x=1
: Pressure psi (gauge).
#iiOutputOx=x
x=Y
: Output oxygen.
x=N
: Do not.
#iiSetOxUnits=x
x=0
: Oxygen ml/L.
x=1
: Oxygen mg/L.
#iiTimeFormat=x
x=0 (
default
):
dd mmm yyyy, hh:mm:ss.
x=1:
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.
x=2:
hh:mm:ss, dd-mm-yyyy.
x=3:
hh:mm:ss, mm-dd-yyyy.
#iiOutputSal=x
x=Y
: calculate and output salinity (psu).
x=N
: do not.
#iiOutputSV=x
x=Y
: calculate and output sound velocity (m/s).
x=N
: do not.
#iiOutputSC=x
x=Y
: calculate and output specific conductivity.
x=N
: do not.
#iiTxSampleNum=x
x=Y
: calculate and output sample number with data.
x=N
: do not.
Autonomous
Sampling
(Logging)
#iiSampleInterval=x
x
= interval between samples (10-21600 sec). When commanded to start sampling with
#iiStartNow
or
#iiStartLater
, MicroCAT runs pump, samples, stores data in memory, and goes to sleep at
x
sec intervals.
#iiStartNow
Start logging now.
#iiStartDateTime=x
x=mmddyyyyhhmmss
(delayed logging start: month, day, year, hour, minute, second.)
#iiStartLater
Start logging at delayed logging start time.
#iiStop
Stop logging or waiting to start logging. Send
#iiStop
before uploading data.
Polled
Sampling
(data not stored
in FLASH
memory unless
noted; format
specified by
#iiOutput
Format=
unless noted)
#iiTS
Do not pump. Take sample, store in buffer, output data.
#iiTSR
Do not pump. Take sample, store in buffer, output data in raw decimal form.
#iiTPS
Run pump, take sample, store in buffer, output data.
#iiTPSH
Run pump, take sample, store in buffer, do not output data.
#iiTPSS
Run pump, take sample, store in buffer and in FLASH memory, output data.
#iiTSN:x
Do not pump. Take
x
samples, output data.
#iiTPSN:x
Run pump continuously while taking
x
samples and outputting data.
#iiT63
Do not pump. Take sample from SBE 63, output oxygen data in format set by
SetFormat=
in SBE 63.
#iiSL
Output last sample in buffer.
#iiSLTP
Output last sample in buffer, then run pump, take new sample, and store in buffer.
#iiSLTPR
Output last sample in buffer in raw decimal format, then run pump, take new sample, and store in buffer.
#iiDNx
Upload last
x
scans from FLASH memory.
Data Upload
#iiGetSamples:b,e
Upload data from scan
b
to
e
, in format defined by
#iiOutputFormat
.
#iiDDb,e
Upload data from scan
b
to
e
, in converted decimal form (
#iiOutputFormat=1
) .
