Sea-Bird Scientific SUNA V2, User Manual

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4. Turn on the power supply.
5. Send one or more "$" commands to the sensor to see a prompt at the command line.
The sensor shows "SUNA>" when it is ready to accept commands.
6. Type "get opermode" to see the current mode of operation for the sensor.
The default value is Fixed Time. It shows as "fixedtime." Refer to
Data collection
setup values on page 34 for other values for modes of operation.
Table 3 Status commands
Description Command Result
Selftest selftest Makes sure the sensor operates correctly, does measurements, and sends those
measurements as the last line of output.
$Ok—the sensor operates correctly.
!—A sensor component did not operate correctly.
$Error—A sensor component did not pass the test.
Used lamp time get lamptime The total time the lamp has operated, in seconds.
Current
configuration get config The sensor shows the current setup configuration.
Get mode of
operation get opermode The sensor shows the current mode of operation.
Set mode of
operation set opermode Changes the mode of operation
7. To change the mode of operation to SDI-12:
a. Make sure that the sensor is so equipped. Type "getopermodesdi12brd"
The response is "available." If the response is "missing", the sensor is not
equipped with SDI-12.
b. Type "set opermode sdi12" to change the mode of operation to SDI-12.
c. Type "get opermode" to make sure that the sensor is in SDI-12 mode.
8. Use the SDI-12 controller to communicate with the sensor when it is in SDI-12 mode.
7.2.1 Input-output configuration values
Parameter Possible values Default value Short name
Baud rate 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200 57600 baudrate
Message level Error, Warn, Info, Debug Info msglevel
Message file size (MB) 0–65 2 msgfsize
Data file size (MB) 1–65 5 datfsize
Data file type acquisition, continuous, daily acquisition logftype
Reference
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