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Sea Scan ARC Scout MKII Operations Manual
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<file>
<filename>2017AUG08_0003.sds</filename>
<status>complete</status>
</file>
<file>
<filename>2017AUG08_0004.sds</filename>
<status>current</status>
</file>
</run>
</project>
When reading back data the important section is the data in the <run> element. Each SDS file that must be
loaded must have a <file> element. Each <file> entry consists of a <filename> element and must have a
<status> element. The files should be in order with the oldest file appearing first and the newest file
appearing last in the survey file. The <status> element should be filled out with "complete" and the project
ID set to either 0 or a customer defined unique number. Sea Scan Survey uses the results from the time()
function call in C/C++ to fill out the ID with the current time in milliseconds since January 1st 1970.
Additional files such as
marker.xml
do not need to be provided as Sea Scan Survey will create any missing
.
xml
files needed. However an example blank marker.xml file is shown below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<MarkerList NextID="0" id="0"/>
8
Automatic Management
The Scout MkII has several items that it manages automatically. This can be broken down into 2 categories:
Power Management and Temperature Management. This section details the management behavior.
8.1
Power Management
The Scout MkII's power management can be divided into 2 areas. The first is active power management,
which is accomplished primarily through adjustments to the transmit pulse characteristics or the sleep
power management. This allows the Scout MkII to be configured such that power consumption is reduced
when not actively collecting data.
8.1.1
Active Power Management
During data collection the Scout MkII controls the transmit power of the transmit pulse to use a minimum
amount of power required to reach the desired maximum range settings.
8.1.2
Sleep Power Management
When the Scout MkII is not being used to collect data it may be advantageous to reduce its power
consumption. To support this the Scout MkII has several levels of power conservation: Idle, Sleep w/ WOL,