TideMaster - Operating Manual: MANUAL-1094978189-1 | issue: 1.1
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9.4 Data Formats
Each time the TideMaster is interrupted and set into run mode or turned on it will create a new file. The
header and output fields will depend on the sensors fitted.
Each logged file contains header information terminated with a ETX (end of transmission character). This
allows the header to be easily expanded in the future.
Data is stored is stored as Tab delimited. The logged files should be readable by MS Excel without
modification.
Date/Time is stored in the format DD/MM/YYYY hh:mm:ss
9.4.1 Logged Data (Pressure Tide & Met)
Firmware version:
0741705A5
File Creation Date:
23/01/2013 14:27:23
Battery Level:
5.7
TideMaster S/N:
3
Station ID:
01
Site info:
Valeport test site!
Calibrated:
18/07/2012
Mode:
B1
Pressure units:
m
output format:
TIDEMASTER
User Pressure cal:
Gain:
1.234000
Offset:
1.000000
Vale Pressure cal:
P0:
-4.353197e-10
P1:
0.003194
P2:
-1.795884
Wind speed units:
Knots
Air Pressure units:
mBar
Air Temperature units:
DegC
Time Stamp [TAB] Depth [TAB] Depth SD [TAB] Wspeed [TAB] Wspeed SD [TAB] Max Gust [TAB]
Wdir [TAB] Wdir SD [TAB] Air Pressure [TAB] Air Pressure SD [TAB] Air Temperature [TAB] Air
Temperature SD [TAB] Dewpoint [TAB] Dewpoint SD [TAB] Humidity [TAB] Humidity SD [TAB] Batt
Status.
When interfaced to a Gill MaxiMet instrument the wind direction reported is corrected.
The Max Gust is the maximum wind speed observed during the burst period (see section
