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microAeth
®
MA Series MA200, MA300, MA350
Operating Manual
microAeth
®
MA Series MA200, MA300, MA350
Operating Manual
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AethLabs
AethLabs
Exported Data File Structure Details
Header
Units / Format
Example Data
Description
IR BCc
Nanograms per
cubic meter (ng/m
3
)
(Integer)
23422
Calculated mass concentration with DualSpot®
loading compensation for infrared (IR) wavelength
using sample spots sense1 and sense2 in
nanograms per cubic meter. Calculated in
DualSpot® sampling mode.
Readable status Text
Start up
Human readable description of status codes. See
section 6.3. Status Codes for detailed information.
6.2. Serial Data Format Structures
The format structures of the measurement serial data in streaming and polled serial data modes that are
output through the 4-pin serial port of the microAeth are as follows.
SingleSpot® sampling mode:
5 Wavelengths:
Serial number, Datum ID, Session ID, Data format version,Firmware version, Date / Time GMT, Timezone
offset, GPS lat, GPS long, GPS Speed, Timebase, Status, Battery, Accel X, Accel Y, Accel Z, Tape position,
Flow setpoint, Flow total, Sample temp, Sample RH, Sample dewpoint, Int pressure, Int temp, Optical
config, UV Sen1, UV Ref, UV ATN1, Blue Sen1, Blue Ref, Blue ATN1, Green Sen1, Green Ref, Green ATN1,
Red Sen1, Red Ref, Red ATN1, IR Sen1, IR Ref, IR ATN1, UV BC1, Blue BC1, Green BC1, Red BC1, IR
BC1, CKSUM
UV + IR Wavelengths:
Serial number, Datum ID, Session ID, Data format version, Firmware version, Date / Time GMT, Timezone
offset, GPS lat, GPS long, GPS Speed, Timebase, Status, Battery, Accel X, Accel Y, Accel Z, Tape position,
Flow setpoint, Flow total, Sample temp, Sample RH, Sample dewpoint, Int pressure, Int temp, Optical
config, UV Sen1, UV Ref, UV ATN1, IR Sen1, IR Ref, IR ATN1, UV BC1, IR BC1, CKSUM
Only IR Wavelength:
Serial number, Datum ID, Session ID, Data format version, Firmware version, Date / Time GMT, Timezone
offset, GPS lat, GPS long, GPS Speed, Timebase, Status, Battery, Accel X, Accel Y, Accel Z, Tape position,
Flow setpoint, Flow total, Sample temp, Sample RH, Sample dewpoint, Int pressure, Int temp, Optical
config, IR Sen1, IR Ref, IR ATN1, IR BC1, CKSUM
DualSpot® sampling mode:
5 Wavelengths:
Serial number, Datum ID, Session ID, Data format version, Firmware version, Date / Time GMT, Timezone
offset, GPS lat, GPS long, GPS Speed, Timebase, Status, Battery, Accel X, Accel Y, Accel Z, Tape position,
Flow setpoint, Flow total, Flow1, Flow2, Sample temp, Sample RH, Sample dewpoint, Int pressure, Int
temp, Optical config, UV Sen1, UV Sen2, UV Ref, UV ATN1, UV ATN2, UV K, Blue Sen1, Blue Sen2, Blue
Ref, Blue ATN1, Blue ATN2, Blue K, Green Sen1, Green Sen2, Green Ref, Green ATN1, Green ATN2, Green
K, Red Sen1, Red Sen2, Red Ref, Red ATN1, Red ATN2, Red K, IR Sen1, IR Sen2, IR Ref, IR ATN1, IR
ATN2, IR K, UV BC1, UV BC2, UV BCc, Blue BC1, Blue BC2, Blue BCc, Green BC1 Green BC2, Green BCc,
Red BC1, Red BC2, Red BCc, IR BC1, IR BC2, IR BCc, CKSUM
UV + IR Wavelengths:
Serial number, Datum ID, Session ID, Data format version, Firmware version, Date / Time GMT, Timezone
offset, GPS lat, GPS long, GPS Speed, Timebase, Status, Battery, Accel X, Accel Y, Accel Z, Tape position,
Flow setpoint, Flow total, Flow1, Flow2, Sample temp, Sample RH, Sample dewpoint, Int pressure, Int
temp, Optical config, UV Sen1, UV Sen2, UV Ref, UV ATN1, UV ATN2, UV K, IR Sen1, IR Sen2, IR Ref, IR
ATN1, IR ATN2, IR K, UV BC1, UV BC2, UV BCc, IR BC1, IR BC2, IR BCc, CKSUM
Only IR Wavelength:
Serial number, Datum ID, Session ID, Data format version, Firmware version, Date / Time GMT, Timezone
offset, GPS lat, GPS long, GPS Speed, Timebase, Status, Battery, Accel X, Accel Y, Accel Z, Tape position,
Flow setpoint, Flow total, Flow1, Flow2, Sample temp, Sample RH, Sample dewpoint, Int pressure, Int
temp, Optical config, IR Sen1, IR Sen2, IR Ref, IR ATN1, IR ATN2, IR K, IR BC1, IR BC2, IR BCc, CKSUM
Verbose Structure Details
Header
Units / Format
Example Data
Description
Serial number
Model and number
(MAxxx-xxxx)
MA200-0011
Unique identification number for the Instrument.
Datum ID
Whole number
1
Identification number assigned to each line of
recorded data.
Session ID
Whole number
1
Identification number assigned to each sampling
and measurement session. This value is incremented
each time a new sampling and measurement
session is started (changes from STOPPED to
SAMPLING mode).
Data format
version
Natural number
1
Unique identification number for exported data file
structure used when exporting data from microAeth
Manager software.
Firmware
version
Decimal number
1.08
Unique identification number for firmware running on
instrument when measurement was recorded.
Date / Time
GMT
Year, month, day,
hours, minutes,
seconds (yyyy-MM-
ddTxx:xx:xx.xx)
2018-03-
21T14:17:00.00
Local date and time produced from instrument's
internal clock using Coordinated Universal Time
(UTC) and Timezone offset.
Timezone offset Minutes (Integer)
-420
Timezone offset from Coordinated Universal Time
(UTC) in minutes.
GPS lat
Degrees
(ddmm.mmmmm)
37.7461101412773
Measured latitude or relative angular distance north
or south on Earth's surface in degrees from the
equator.
GPS long
Degrees
(dddmm.mmmmm)
-122.420443087816
Measured longitude or relative angular distance east
or west on Earth's surface in degrees from the prime
meridian.
GPS speed
Kilometers per hour
(Decimal number)
0.144168466329574
Measured speed using GPS in kilometers per hour.
GPS is based on GPS lat and long, which are
required for GPS speed calculation.
Timebase
Seconds
(Natural number)
60
Value in seconds of the measurement interval
between measurements.
Status
Whole number
1
See section 6.3. Status Codes for detailed
information.
Battery
Percent
(Whole number)
88
Percent of instrument internal battery remaining.
Accel X
Integer
-5
Measured instantaneous acceleration in the x-axis.
