YSI SonTek ADVField, Technical Documentation Manual

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To begin:
1. Enter any modifications to the Processing Settings.
2. Select the burst number to display.
3. Press Compute Spectra.
4. Select the plot/display you would like to view.
5. Press Display Burst Graph.
6. Some of the displays let you zoom-in/out using the right and left mouse buttons, or by
clicking and dragging a selection box around the area to be magnified.
7. Choosing the Compare 2D Spectra option lets you compare separate bursts by using the
burst data time-series marker (green pointer) and the Add Current Burst button. You can
also export Hydra wave spectra data to an ASCII file. The file name format is DataFile-
Name_wsd.dat.
8. You can choose Close Graphs to close all open graphs and Save Settings to save your cur-
rent graph settings.
Note: For more information about SonWave and its computations, see the file Son-
WavePro.pdf, which has been included on the software distribution CD-ROM.
12.3.5. Hydra Config Menu
This menu contains the following items, which display configuration information that was re-
corded during data collection.
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Standard Information - Gives an overview about the data collected in the file:
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File Name
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File Size
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Number of Bursts collected in file
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Time of First Burst in file
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Time of Last Burst in file
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Compass data present in file: Yes/No
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Pressure Sensor data present in file: Yes/No
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External Sensor data present in file: Yes/No
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CTD Data present in file: Yes/No
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External Pressure Sensor data present in file: Yes/No
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Comments (enter during data collection)
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Hardware Configuration - Lists configuration of Hydra hardware during data collection:
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CPU Software Version - Central Processing Unit firmware version
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DSP Software Version - Digital Signal Processor firmware version
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Serial Number of the probe
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Probe type
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Pressure frequency offset
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Transformation matrix
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Probe orientation (up/down)
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Temperature sensor installed (yes/no)
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Recorder installed (yes/no)
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Pressure sensor installed (yes/no)
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Pressure sensor offset
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Pressure sensor scale
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External pressure sensor installed (type)