System Operation Manual
SAT-DN-00434, Rev. B
LOBO
2017-05-16
Page 69 of 86
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because you have indicated in the
Conversion Parameters
dialog to perform frame counter and
checksum error checking, but none are available for this instruments.
12.
As the data file is converted, you will see a conversion progress dialog, as shown below. Click OK when
the conversion completes. Notice that the
Conversion Log Output
window has been updated
–
read
through it if you are curious.
13.
The converted file can now be found in the output directory with a .dat extension, as shown.
14.
The .dat file contains tab-delimited ASCII data that can be opened directly in Microsoft Excel or other
spreadsheet programs, as shown below. Notice the first few frames have missing data; when the WQM
starts up, not all fields are filled in.
For an e
xample, let’s plot the dissolved oxygen and oxygen saturation measurements. Notice the
response of the DO measurement
–
this approach can be used to evaluate how much WQM warm up
time is required.