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Section 4: Deploying and Operating SBE 39
plus
-IM
SBE 39
plus
-IM
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Converting Uploaded .xml File to .cnv File for use in
SBE Data Processing
The upload process created a .xml data file and a .asc data file; the .asc file is
compatible with Plot39 plotting software. If desired, you can also convert the
uploaded .xml file to a .cnv file, which is compatible with SBE Data
Processing’s ASCII Out and Sea Plot modules. This conversion can be done in
SeatermUSB – SBE39plus-IM
or
in SeatermIM.
1.
In SeatermUSB – SBE39plus-IM click the
Convert XML Data
button,
or
in SeatermIM select
Convert XML Data
in the Tools menu. The Open
dialog box appears; navigate to the appropriate folder, click on the
uploaded .xml file, and click Open.
2.
The Convert Data for SBE 39plus dialog box appears, showing the
selected .xml file and location.
Click Convert.
Software converts date and time to Julian day with
5 significant digits in .cnv file. As default, software does
not reset Julian day when rolling over from December 31
to January 1; if desired, click
Reset Julian day to 1 on
January 1
to reset Julian day on January 1.
Use
.asc
file to quickly plot data in Plot39.
Use
.cnv
in SBE Data Processing (only modules
applicable to 39
plus
-IM are ASCII Out and Sea Plot).
If you select
Convert pressure to depth
, a field appears
for Latitude to be used in depth calculation; enter latitude
(degrees) at which 39
plus
-IM was deployed. Software
replaces pressure with depth in output .cnv file.
Notes
:
•
See SBE Data Processing Help for
details on ASCII Out and Sea Plot.
•
You can also re-create the .asc file
using the Convert process, if you
misplaced the .asc file that was
created during the upload.