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0660880d - miniCTD, miniSVP and miniTIDE
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4.8. Instrument Information
#032
Instrument responds with its software version number
#034
Instrument responds with its serial number
#138
Instrument responds with date of last calibration
4.9. Logger Control
$DIR
Outputs file table (list of data files)
$CLR
Clears memory (use with caution!)
$OCLK
Reads Current Date & Time
$ICLK;DD;MM;CC;YY;HH;MM;SS
Sets Date & Time
e.g.: $ICLK;03;02;20;08;14;30;00
sets clock to 14:30:00 on 3rd February 2008
$DEL;filename
Deletes specific file e.g.: $DEL;File1
$EXTT;filename
Performs simple text output data contained in specific file
$EXTZ;filename
Performs Zmodem extraction of data contained in specific file
$RN;filename;newfilename
Renames a file e.g.: $RN;File1;MyData
$FREE
Outputs amount of free memory
$VOLT
Reads internal and external voltage levels
4.10. Data Formats
Each time the instrument is turned on (or a new file started in Burst mode on the miniTIDE), it will output a file
header in the following format. Each logged file therefore contains this header information.
Now: 19/02/2008 14:55:00
The current date and time
Battery Level: 1.4V
Internal battery level (guide only)
MiniTide: S/N 27838
Instrument Type and Serial Number
Site info: VALEPORT TEST SITE
Site information
Calibrated: 14/01/2008
Date of last calibration
Latitude: 52.999286
Latitude for Pressure / Depth conversion
Mode: B1
Current operating mode
Tare: 0
Current Pressure Tare value
Pressure units: dBar
Current Pressure Units (dBar, metres or feet)
Logged and real time data follow the same formats, described below.
miniSVP example
10.351
21.488
1506.739
miniCTD example
10.128
19.786
46.554
miniTIDE example
0012.345
