Manual revision 005
Table of Contents
SBE 63
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Table of Contents
Limited Liability Statement ............................................................................2
Declaration of Conformity ..............................................................................3
Table of Contents .............................................................................................4
Section 1: Introduction ....................................................................................5
About this Manual ............................................................................................ 5
Quick Start ........................................................................................................ 5
Unpacking SBE 63 ............................................................................................ 6
Section 2: Description of SBE 63 ....................................................................7
System Description ........................................................................................... 7
Specifications .................................................................................................... 8
Dimensions and Connector ............................................................................... 9
Section 3: Preparing SBE 63 for Deployment ............................................. 10
Software Installation ....................................................................................... 10
Power and Communications Test ................................................................... 10
Test Setup ................................................................................................. 10
Test ........................................................................................................... 11
Section 4: Deploying and Operating SBE 63 ............................................... 16
Sampling Modes ............................................................................................. 16
Polled Sampling ........................................................................................ 16
Autonomous Sampling ............................................................................. 18
Command Descriptions ................................................................................... 20
Data Formats ................................................................................................... 27
Deployment ..................................................................................................... 29
Integration with SeaCAT CTD
(SBE 16
plus
V2, 16
plus
-IM V2, or 19
plus
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: Troubleshooting ............................................................................ 35
Problem 1: Unable to Communicate with SBE 63 .......................................... 35
Problem 2: Unreasonable Data ....................................................................... 35
Glossary .......................................................................................................... 37
Appendix I: Functional Description ............................................................. 38
Appendix II: Installation/Removal from Optional Sensor Mount ............ 42
Appendix III: Command Summary ............................................................. 43
Appendix IV: Replacement Parts ................................................................. 44
Appendix V: Manual Revision History ........................................................ 45
Index................................................................................................................ 46
