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Manual revision 005 

Section 6: Troubleshooting 

SBE 63 

36 

Cause/Solution 3 (SeaCATs only)

: A data file with nonsense values may be 

caused by incorrect instrument configuration of the SeaCAT (SBE 16

plus

 V2,  

16

plus

-IM V2, or 19

plus

 V2): 

•

 

Bad data may be caused by incorrect setup in the CTD. Send 

GetCD

 or 

DS

 

to the CTD

 to verify the CTD setup (SBE 63 is enabled for the  

RS-232 auxiliary sensor channel). 

•

 

Bad data may be caused by incorrect configuration in the instrument 

.xmlcon configuration file, and/or incorrect calibration coefficients in the 

instrument configuration file. Verify the settings in the configuration file. 

 

 

Note: 

Each SeaCAT CTD is shipped with a 

configuration file that matches the 

configuration of the instrument 

(number and type of auxiliary 

sensors, etc.) and includes the 

instrument calibration coefficients. 

Summary of Contents for SBE 63

Page 1: ...ington 98005 USA Telephone 425 643 9866 Fax 425 643 9954 Manual Version 005 04 15 13 E mail seabird seabird com Firmware Version 3 0 1 and later Website www seabird com SeatermV2 version 2 2 6 and later Optional Sensor Mount for installation on SeaCAT CTD SBE 63 DO Sensor plastic housing SBE 63 DO Sensor titanium housing ...

Page 2: ...RD ELECTRONICS INC has no way of controlling the use of this equipment or of choosing the personnel to operate it and therefore cannot take steps to comply with laws pertaining to product liability including laws which impose a duty to warn the user of any dangers involved in operating this equipment Therefore acceptance of this system by the customer shall be conclusively deemed to include a cove...

Page 3: ...Manual revision 005 Declaration of Conformity SBE 63 3 Declaration of Conformity ...

Page 4: ...ing 16 Autonomous Sampling 18 Command Descriptions 20 Data Formats 27 Deployment 29 Integration with SeaCAT CTD SBE 16plus V2 16plus IM V2 or 19plus V2 29 Integration with MicroCAT CTD SBE 37 SMP ODO 37 IMP ODO 37 SIP ODO 30 Recovery 31 Section 5 Routine Maintenance and Calibration 32 Corrosion Precautions 32 Connector Mating and Maintenance 32 Sensor Maintenance 33 Sensor Calibration 34 Section 6...

Page 5: ...ease contact us with any comments or suggestions seabird seabird com or 425 643 9866 Our business hours are Monday through Friday 0800 to 1700 Pacific Standard Time 1600 to 0100 Universal Time in winter and 0800 to 1700 Pacific Daylight Time 1630 to 0000 Universal Time the rest of the year Quick Start Follow these steps to get a Quick Start using the SBE 63 The manual provides step by step details...

Page 6: ...npacking SBE 63 Shown below is a typical SBE 63 shipment Software and Electronic Copies of Software Manuals and User Manual OR Optional sensor mount for installation on SBE 16plus V2 16plus IM V2 or 19plus V2 SBE 63 plastic housing SBE 63 titanium housing ...

Page 7: ...ath Bath temperatures are varied at each of 4 oxygen values providing a comprehensive 24 point calibration Two reference sensors in each bath are standardized against Winkler titrations Response time tests are conducted on each sensor using gas Salinity and pressure impacts on sensor response are each checked at two separate points The SBE 63 is designed for use in a CTD s pumped flow path Water d...

Page 8: ...onse Time τ 63 response 6 sec 20 C Sampling Speed 1 Hz 1 sample sec Calibration Each sensor fully and individually calibrated 0 450 µmol kg oxygen 0 30 C 0 35 psu 0 2000 dbars 8 coefficients plus 4 temperature compensation coefficients Input Power 6 24 VDC 35 mA 0 08 J sample Output Signal RS 232 600 115 200 baud user selectable 8 data bits no parity 1 stop Depth rating housing and weight in air S...

Page 9: ...ons and Connector SBE 63 sensor installed in sensor mount for use with RS 232 auxiliary sensor channel on CTD SBE 16plus V2 16plus IM V2 or 19plus V2 SeaCAT SBE 63 sensor for integration with SBE 37 ODO MicroCAT 600 m or 7000 m housing or SBE 41 Argo CTD 7000 m housing ...

Page 10: ... or pliers be careful not to loosen the bulkhead connector instead of the locking sleeve B Remove the dummy plug from the SBE 63 s I O bulkhead connector by pulling the plug firmly away from the connector 2 Standard Connector Install the I O cable connector aligning the raised bump on the side of the connector with the large pin pin 1 common on the SBE 63 sensor mount OR MCBH Connector Install the...

Page 11: ... list appears after you connect to the SBE 63 Command Data Echo Area Title bar of this window shows Seaterm232 s current comm port and baud rate Commands and the SBE 63 responses are echoed here Additionally a command can be manually typed or pasted ctrl V here Note that the SBE 63 must be connected and awake for it to respond to a command Status bar Provides connection script and capture status i...

Page 12: ...sconnect and reconnect may be useful if SBE 63 has stopped responding Command Abort interrupt and stop SBE 63 response Send stop command Remaining menu items are not applicable to SBE 63 press Esc key Stop Capture Capture SBE 63 responses on screen to file to save real time data or use for diagnostics File has cap extension Click Capture again to turn off capture Capture status displays in Status ...

Page 13: ...ed out select Disconnect and reconnect Seaterm232 will attempt to connect at the baud specified in Step A but if unsuccessful will then cycle through all other available baud rates C If there is still no communication check cabling between the computer and SBE 63 and try to connect again D If there is still no communication repeat Step A with a different comm port and try to connect again After Se...

Page 14: ...ds window to send commands or simply type the commands in the Command Data Echo area if desired Click on desired command description in list Help box describes selected command in more detail Enter any command arguments such as desired output format in this box Click Execute when ready to send selected command This box shows selected command ...

Page 15: ...8 63 Supply Voltage LoaderVersion SBE 63 FirmwareLoader V 1 0 LoaderVersion CalibrationDate 04826 CalibrationDate HardwareConfig BaudRate 009600 BaudRate BlueOnTime 0000000 BlueOnTime SampleAvg 002 SampleAvg SampleInterval 00004 SampleInterval BootDelay 001 BootDelay OutFormat 01 OutFormat AnalogGain 2 AnalogGain AnalogOffset 00 AnalogOffset AutoRun 0 AutoRun BlueTupdate 0 BlueTupdate SerPause 1 S...

Page 16: ...ormat 0 and average 2 measurements sample SetAvg 2 Verify setup with status GetHD command Remove power Apply power then select Connect in Seaterm232 s Communications menu to connect and wake up S SETAUTORUN 0 S SETECHO 1 S SETFORMAT 0 S SETAVG 2 S GETHD to verify setup Remove power When ready to take a sample repeat as desired apply power establish communications with SBE 63 command it to take a s...

Page 17: ...cho 1 output raw and converted oxygen and temperature data SetFormat 1 to average 2 measurements sample SetAvg 2 Verify setup with status GetHD command Remove power Apply power then select Connect in Seaterm232 s Communications menu to connect and wake up S SETAUTORUN 0 S SETECHO 1 S SETFORMAT 1 S SETAVG 2 S GETHD to verify setup Remove power When ready to begin sampling Connect SBE 63 to SBE 41 E...

Page 18: ... user input in bold Set up to wait for a command upon power up SetAutoRun 0 Set up to echo commands SetEcho 1 take and output a sample every 10 sec SetInterval 10 averaging 2 measurements per output sample SetAvg 2 and output converted oxygen and temperature data SetFormat 0 Verify setup with status GetHD command Remove power Apply power then select Connect in Seaterm232 s Communications menu to c...

Page 19: ...oxygen and temperature data SetFormat 0 and set the delay before sampling to the minimum value SetBootDelay Verify setup with status GetHD command Remove power Apply power then select Connect in Seaterm232 s Communications menu to connect and wake up S SETAUTORUN 1 S SETECHO 1 S SETINTERVAL 10 S SETAVG 2 S SETFORMAT 0 S SETBOOTDELAY 1 S GETHD to verify setup Remove power from SBE 63 When ready to ...

Page 20: ...t as Y or 1 for yes and N or 0 for no for example SetAutoRun y and SetAutoRun 1 are equivalent both enable automatic starting of sampling when power is applied The SBE 63 sends Command failed Unknown command if an invalid command is entered If the SBE 63 does not return an S prompt after executing a command press the Enter or Esc key to get the S prompt If the SBE 63 is transmitting data and you w...

Page 21: ...AutoRun Update Blue LED counter with every sample Serial pause factory set must be 1 for use with SBE 19plus V2 in Profiling mode 16plus IM V2 or 37 IMP ODO can be 0 or 1 for other integrations Enable echoing SetEcho Internally calculated based on settings Example user input in bold S getsd StatusData DeviceType SBE063 SerialNumber 0013 FirmwareVersion 3 0 1 FirmwareVersion FirmwareDate Apr 9 2013...

Page 22: ...BE 19plus V2 in Profiling mode 16plus IM V2 or 37 IMP ODO can be 0 or 1 for other integrations Enable echoing SetEcho Internally calculated based on settings Example user input in bold S gethd HardwareData DeviceType SBE063 SerialNumber 0013 Manufacturer Sea Bird Electronics Inc Manufacturer FirmwareVersion 3 0 1 FirmwareVersion FirmwareDate Apr 9 2013 10 30 28 FirmwareDate CommandSetVersion 1 2 C...

Page 23: ...P1 id Temperature SerialNum 06300013 SerialNum CalDate 04826 CalDate TA0 5 593530e 04 TA0 SetTA0 TA1 2 756939e 04 TA1 SetTA1 TA2 1 453041e 06 TA2 SetTA2 TA3 1 535286e 07 TA3 SetTA3 Calibration Calibration format OX1 id OptOxygen SerialNum 06300013 SerialNum CalDate 04826 CalDate A0 8 900000e 01 A0 SetA0 A1 1 520000e 03 A1 SetA1 A2 0 000000e 00 A2 SetA2 B0 1 820000e 01 B0 SetB0 B1 1 086300e 00 B1 S...

Page 24: ... as Seaterm232 s baud rate set in the Communications menu Example user input in bold S setbaud 19200 Baud change requested Re enter setbaud command at OLD baudrate to confirm SB setbaud 19200 may then show garbage characters because of baud rate change In Seaterm232 s Communications menu select Configure Change baud to 19200 and click OK In Seaterm232 s Communications menu select Disconnect and re...

Page 25: ...ts SetFormat SetBootDelay SetInterval SetAvg SetAutoRun Note that baud SetBaud is not reset Sampling Commands Start or Go Start autonomous sampling immediately at rate set by SetInterval and output data in format defined by SetFormat Applicable if SetAutoRun 0 or SetAutoRun 1 and you previously clicked Esc to stop sampling To stop sampling Click Esc or send Stop command Once sampling is stopped an...

Page 26: ...ient SetC1 F F C1 coefficient SetC2 F F C2 coefficient SetE F F E coefficient SetSolB0 F F SolB0 coefficient SetSolB1 F F SolB1 coefficient SetSolB2 F F SolB2 coefficient SetSolB3 F F SolB3 coefficient SetSolC0 F F SolC0 coefficient SetRefSal F F Reference salinity psu to use for oxygen calculation in converted units Default 0 For moored application enter approximate value expected for deployment ...

Page 27: ...SetFormat 0 Converted oxygen and temperature with units o oooo ml l tt tttt C where o oooo dissolved oxygen in ml l tt tttt temperature in deg C SetFormat 1 default SBE 41 Argo CTD SeaCAT 16plus V2 16plus IM V2 19plus V2 and MicroCAT 37 SMP ODO 37 IMP ODO 37 SIP ODO compatible aa aaa b bbbbbb o oooo tt tttt where aa aaaa raw phase delay µsec b bbbb raw thermistor voltage o ooo dissolved oxygen in ...

Page 28: ...nt name serial number and converted oxygen SBE63 ssss oo ooo where ssss SBE 63 serial number oo ooo dissolved oxygen in ml l leading zero is not suppressed SBE63 and serial number are separated by a tab character serial number and dissolved oxygen are separated by two tab characters Example SetFormat 2 01 01 11 00 00 00 660 16649 695 12736 570 4303 25255 information in italics are constants not us...

Page 29: ...tall Tygon tubing to connect the SBE 63 inline between the CTD conductivity cell outlet and the pump inlet Verify that the large arrow on the sensor mount is pointing in the direction of the flow flow enters through the conductivity cell and exits from the pump SBE 63 4 pin connector Sensor mount 4 pin connector Sensor mount flow arrow Install cap screws 2 Note In the CTD set Pump mode to 2 PumpMo...

Page 30: ... that the hardware and external fittings are secure The SBE 63 is ready to go into the water Integration with MicroCAT CTD SBE 37 SMP ODO 37 IMP ODO 37 SIP ODO The SBE 63 is factory integrated with the ODO MicroCAT You can communicate with the SBE 63 through the MicroCAT with Send63 command command can be any command recognized by the SBE 63 Verify that the SBE 63 is set up as follows by sending S...

Page 31: ...er may be trapped at the pressure at which it entered the housing presenting a danger if the housing is opened before relieving the internal pressure Instances of such flooding are rare However a housing that floods at 6300 meters depth holds an internal pressure of more than 7000 psia and has the potential to eject the end cap with lethal force A housing that floods at 63 meters holds an internal...

Page 32: ... are unmated for signs of corrosion product around the pins and for cuts nicks or other flaws that may compromise the seal When remating 1 Lightly lubricate the inside of the cable connector with silicone grease DC 4 or equivalent 2 Standard Connector Install the cable connector aligning the raised bump on the side of the cable connector with the large pin pin 1 ground on the SBE 63 Remove any tra...

Page 33: ...l excess water out of the sensor If in the optional sensor mount loop tubing from inlet to outlet leaving the optical window dry Materials Triton X 100 100 Triton X 100 is included with every CTD shipment and may be ordered from Sea Bird dilute as directed above Triton X 100 is Octyl Phenol Ethoxylate a mild non ionic surfactant detergent and is manufactured by Avantor Performance Materials see ht...

Page 34: ...19plus V2 37 SMP ODO 37 IMP ODO 37 SIP ODO dissolved oxygen can be calculated in other units in post processing The primary mechanism for calibration drift in optical oxygen sensors is the fouling of the optical window by chemical or biological deposits Accordingly the most important determinant of long term sensor accuracy is the cleanliness of the window We recommend that oxygen sensors be calib...

Page 35: ...lem 2 Unreasonable Data The symptom of this problem is data that contains unreasonable values for example values that are outside the expected range of the data Cause Solution 1 Data with unreasonable values may be caused by incorrect calibration coefficients in the SBE 63 if looking at data output in converted format Verify the calibration coefficients in the SBE 63 using GetCC Cause Solution 2 M...

Page 36: ...TD to verify the CTD setup SBE 63 is enabled for the RS 232 auxiliary sensor channel Bad data may be caused by incorrect configuration in the instrument xmlcon configuration file and or incorrect calibration coefficients in the instrument configuration file Verify the settings in the configuration file Note Each SeaCAT CTD is shipped with a configuration file that matches the configuration of the ...

Page 37: ...software for communication real time data acquisition and data analysis and display Seasoft V2 includes SeatermV2 Seasave V7 and SBE Data Processing SeatermV2 Windows terminal program launcher Depending on the instrument selected it launches Seaterm232 RS 232 instruments Seaterm485 RS 485 instruments SeatermIM inductive modem instruments or SeatermUSB USB instruments Seaterm232 Windows terminal pr...

Page 38: ... SolC0 4 88682e 7 Ts ln 298 15 T 273 15 T where T is temperature output from SBE 63 s thermistor in C S salinity o For oxygen in ml l output directly from SBE 63 SetRefSal is used as the salinity value in the salinity correction equation o When the SBE 63 is integrated with a CTD SeaCAT MicroCAT or Argo CTD salinity calculated from the CTD data should be used to calculate converted oxygen ml L mg ...

Page 39: ...from the CTD data if calculating converted oxygen output in Seasave real time data acquisition software or SBE Data Processing post processing software MicroCAT CTDs can output raw phase delay and temperature or converted oxygen in ml L from an integrated SBE 63 depending on the user selected output format in the MicroCAT For converted oxygen in ml L the MicroCAT firmware automatically uses the pr...

Page 40: ...Manual revision 005 Appendix I Functional Description SBE 63 40 Example Calibration Sheet SBE 63 Oxygen Output Phase Delay µsec ...

Page 41: ...Manual revision 005 Appendix I Functional Description SBE 63 41 Example Calibration Sheet SBE 63 Temperature Output ...

Page 42: ...4 1 2 titanium cap screws from the back of the sensor mount that secure the SBE 63 in the mount 2 Pull the SBE 63 straight out of the sensor mount If it is difficult to remove Use a rubber glove to provide a better grip as you pull OR Insert one of the cap screws in the sensor mount and thread it just one or two turns Push the head of the screw with a driver this will push against the housing and ...

Page 43: ...factory defaults Note that baud SetBaud is not reset Sampling Start or Go Start autonomous sampling at rate set by SetInterval To stop autonomous sampling click Esc or send Stop which then allows you to enter status or setup commands or remove power Stop Stop autonomous sampling TS Take 1 sample transmit data in format defined by SetFormat TSR Take 1 sample transmit data in raw format for factory ...

Page 44: ...nsor mount 802274 clamp and tape for mounting on and integration with SBE 16plus V2 16plus IM V2 or 19plus V2 17088 Interface cable with standard XSG connectors For integration with SBE 16plus V2 16plus IM V2 or 19plus V2 171792 Interface cable with optional wet pluggable MCBH connectors For integration with SBE 16plus V2 16plus IM V2 or 19plus V2 31450 Tygon tubing 1 2 ID X 3 4 OD 2 m Black Main ...

Page 45: ...n sheets and information on converting data output to engineering units if not using Sea Bird software For Argo float CTD add information that RS 232 interface required in float controller For integration with RS 485 MicroCAT CTD add information on required SerPause setting Add troubleshooting for incorrect calibration coefficients in MicroCAT integrated with SBE 63 Add information on limitations ...

Page 46: ... 32 F Format 24 27 Functional description 38 G Glossary 37 I Interval 24 L Limited liability statement 2 M Maintenance 32 33 Manual revision history 45 Modes See Sampling modes Mount 42 O Operating commands 25 Output format 24 27 P Parts replacement 44 Power 8 Q Quick start 5 R Recovery 31 Replacement parts 44 Revision history 45 S Sample interval 24 Sampling 7 Sampling commands 25 Sampling modes ...

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