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Section 4: Deploying and Operating SBE 39
plus
-IM
SBE 39
plus
-IM
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Uploading Data
Data can be uploaded using one of these telemetry methods:
•
USB
– Much faster upload is available via USB; however, you must open
the 39
plus
-IM housing to access the internal USB connector. The USB
telemetry allows ASCII or binary upload; binary upload is inherently
twice as fast as ASCII upload. When using USB, select
SBE 39plus IM
USB
in SeatermV2’s Instrument menu; this launches
SeatermUSB –
SBE39plus-IM
.
•
Inductive modem
– Data can be uploaded while the 39
plus
-IM is
deployed, or is wired in the lab as shown in
Test Setup with SIM
or
Test
Setup with IMM
in
Section 3: Preparing SBE 39plus-IM for Deployment
.
Upload speed is limited by the baud rate between the 39
plus
-IM and the
IMM/SIM, which is 1200 baud. We recommend uploading with IM
telemetry only if you are interested in looking at a small amount of data or
need to upload the data without recovering the instrument.
Both methods are detailed below.
Once you have uploaded the data, you can also convert it to a file that is
compatible with SBE Data Processing’s ASCII Out and Sea Plot modules.
Note: For best performance and compatibility, Sea-Bird recommends that
customers set their computer to English language format and the use of a
period (.) for the decimal symbol. Some customers have found corrupted data
when using the software's binary upload capability while set to other
languages. To update your computer's language and decimal symbol
(instructions are for a Windows 7 operating system):
1.
In the computer Control Panel window, select Region and Language.
2.
In the Region and Language window, on the Formats tab, select English
in the Format pull down box.
3.
In the Region and Language window, click the Additional settings . . .
button. In the Customize Format window, select the period (.) in the
Decimal symbol pull down box, and click OK.
4.
In the Region and Language window, click OK.
Note:
The uploaded data format is the
same, regardless of the choice of
upload telemetry (inductive modem or
USB) and type (ASCII or binary).
