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Manual – Starflow QSD Model 6527B and 6537A
Unidata Manual - 6527B and 6537A Starflow QSD User Manual 17 01 2020.docx Page 11
4.1.4 Starflow QSD - SET/RESET Option Settings (aX5)
To alter the operation of QSD, there are 32 option settings numbered 0 to 31. These affect QSD’s
performance so must be changed “wisely”. The aX5 eXtended command is used and several options
adjustments (set and/or reset) can be made using a single aX5 command. A SET option is a
<+value> and RESET a <-value>. The <value> is the option number 0..31. Undefined options MUST
NOT be changed.
Option No. SET Meaning RESET Meaning
<value> < + value> < - value>
04 Enable Pressure Depth Disable Pressure Depth
05 Zero P.Depth on Fail Retain last P.Depth
06 Enable Barometric Ref Disable Barometric Ref.
07 Show –ve P.Depth P.Depth +ve only
08 Enable Electrical Conductivity (EC) Disable Electrical Conductivity (EC=0)
16 Enable Depth Measurement Disable Depth Measurement (Depth = 0)
17 Depth = 0 if < Min Operating Level Retain last measurement
18 Enable Depth Drive 1 Disable Depth Drive 1
19 Enable Depth Drive 2 Disable Depth Drive 2
20 Enable Depth Drive 3 Disable Depth Drive 3
21 Enable Depth Drive 4 Disable Depth Drive 4
22 Use MEDIAN value for Depth Use MAXIMUM value for Depth
24 Enable CW Velocity Measurement Disable CW Velocity (Velocity = 0)
25 CW Velocity = 0 if < MIN RSSI Retain last measurement
26 Enable -ve CW Velocity +ve Velocity regardless of direction
27 Enable SOS Temp Corr. Don’t correct for SOS
31 Velocity = 0 if > MAX SPREAD Retain last measurement
Examples:
Command Response Meaning
aX03! a3<
CR><LF>
Sensor address was “a” and now “3” **
aX1! a+9+0+1+2+3+4+5+72+12
aD0/R0! will return 9 measurements
+13+0+0+0+0+0+0+0
<CR><LF>
from Channel Nos. listed
aX1+6! a+6+0+1+2+3+4+5+72+12
<CR><LF>
>
Now will return 6 measurements (max 16)
+13+0+0+0+0+0+0+0
<CR><LF>
from 1
st
to 6
th
Channel Nos. listed
aX2! a +1150+40+4+5000
<CR><LF>
Low battery limit is 11.50 Volts
Depth>40mm, RSSI>4,Spread>5000
aX2+1200! a+1200+25+1+300
<CR><LF>
Low battery limit changed to 12.00 Volts
aX4! a+3+0+3+0+3+0+3+0+3+0
<CR><LF>
Examine Outlier filter & Average setting
aX4+3+2! a+3+2+3+0+3+0+3+0+3+0
<CR><LF>
Change Moving Average from 0 to 2
aX5!
a+1+16+17+18+19+20+22+24+27+30
Default SET Options***
aX5-18+21 a+1+16+17+19+20+21+22+24+27+30
Disable drive level 1, enable 4
aX7-33! a-33<CR><LF>
Pressure Depth Offset = –33 mm of water
aX#! a+nnnnn<CR><LF>
Restore Factory Defaults nnnnn=QSD Serial#
Notes: ** The Sensor address is an ASCII value so DOES NOT use a ± sign.
*** Only SET Options are displayed. Change order is not important.
**** Except for aX5, the order of changed parameters IS important. You MUST
re-enter all parameters occurring prior to the parameter you wish to change.