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Note: NEW ADDRESS
as of January 18, 2010
SBE 11plus V2
Deck Unit
For use with SBE 9plus CTD
User's Manual
Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.
th
13431 NE 20
Street
Bellevue, Washington 98005 USA
Telephone: 425-643-9866
Fax: 425-643-9954
E-mail: seabird@seabird.com
Website: www.seabird.com
Manual Version #012, 09/05/08
PCB Firmware Versions:
Digital - 5.2 and later
Modem - 2.0c and later
Receiver - 2.1 and later
Remote Output - 1.0 and later
Software Versions:
SEASAVE V7 version 7.18 and later
SBE Data Processing version 7.18 and later

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  • Page 1 SBE 11plus V2 Deck Unit For use with SBE 9plus CTD Note: NEW ADDRESS as of January 18, 2010 User’s Manual Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc. Manual Version #012, 09/05/08 13431 NE 20 Street PCB Firmware Versions: Bellevue, Washington 98005 USA Digital - 5.2 and later Telephone: 425-643-9866 Modem - 2.0c and later...
  • Page 2 SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS, INC. disclaims all product liability risks arising from the use or servicing of this system. SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS, INC. has no way of controlling the use of this equipment or of choosing the personnel to operate it, and therefore cannot take steps to comply with laws pertaining to product liability, including laws which impose a duty to warn the user of any dangers involved in operating this equipment.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction ................ 5 About this Manual .....................5 How to Contact Sea-Bird ...................5 Unpacking SBE 11plus V2 ................6 Section 2: Description of SBE 11plus V2 ........... 7 System Description ....................7 Deck Unit Specifications ...................8 System Communications ...................9 Deck Unit Front Panel ..................10 Deck Unit Back Panel..................12...
  • Page 4 Table of Contents Section 10: Setting Up RS-232 Serial Data Uplink ......49 Serial Data Output Instrument Requirements ..........49 SBE 9plus CTD Requirements ................50 SBE 11plus V2 Deck Unit Requirements ............50 System Limitations ..................50 Theory of Operation..................51 Section 11: Operating System ............52 Acquiring Real-Time Data and Firing Bottles from SEASAVE......52 Firing Bottles from Deck Unit Front Panel............54 Processing Data....................55...

  • Page 5: Section 1: Introduction

    Sea-Bird welcomes suggestions for new features and enhancements of our products and/or documentation. Please e-mail any comments or suggestions to seabird@seabird.com. How to Contact Sea-Bird Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc. 1808 136 Place Northeast Bellevue, Washington 98005 USA Telephone:...

  • Page 6: Unpacking Sbe 11Plus V2

    Section 1: Introduction Unpacking SBE 11plus V2 Shown below is a typical SBE 11plus V2 shipment. Inclusion of test cables, cables for optional interfaces, etc. is dependent on the order. Rack mount kit SBE 11plus V2 Deck Unit (screws not shown) Deck Unit power cable Deck Unit to 9plus test cable Computer to Deck Unit cable for...

  • Page 7: Section 2: Description Of Sbe 11Plus V2

    Section 2: Description of SBE 11plus V2 Section 2: Description of SBE 11plus V2 This section describes the functions and features of the SBE 11plus V2 Deck Unit, as well as system communications. System Description Notes: The SBE 9plus CTD is used with the SBE 11plus V2 Deck Unit for real-time •...

  • Page 8: Deck Unit Specifications

    Section 2: Description of SBE 11plus V2 The Deck Unit is supplied with a powerful Windows 2000/XP software Notes: package, SEASOFT-Win32, which includes: • Help files provide detailed information on SEATERM, • SEASAVE V7, and SBE Data SEATERM – terminal program for easy setup. •...

  • Page 9: System Communications

    Section 2: Description of SBE 11plus V2 System Communications System communications are summarized below: Note: A NMEA navigation device can be connected directly to the computer instead of to the Deck Unit. This feature is supported in SEASAVE V7 version 7.17 and later. The output from SEASAVE is the same, regardless of whether the NMEA data was appended in the Deck Unit or in the computer.

  • Page 10: Deck Unit Front Panel

    Section 2: Description of SBE 11plus V2 Deck Unit Front Panel Power button - turns power to the Deck Unit on/off. When turned on, voltage is applied to back panel Sea Cable connector immediately. Word Select thumbwheel switch - used to select any sensor channel, data buffer status, or other diagnostic indicators for LED display.
  • Page 11 Section 2: Description of SBE 11plus V2 • G.O. 1015 Rosette - Home/Arm button powers Rosette. Home/Arm LED comes on 15 seconds later, when confirmation is received from Rosette, indicating pylon is powered and ready to fire. Home/Arm LED stays on until you push Fire button.

  • Page 12: Deck Unit Back Panel

    Section 2: Description of SBE 11plus V2 Deck Unit Back Panel Fuse - 2 amp (for 120 V) or 1 amp (for 240 V). AC Voltage Switch Selector and AC Input - select 120 VAC or 240 VAC 50/60 Hz. SBE 11 Interface - Channel (IEEE-488 or RS-232) between Deck Unit and computer sends commands to and receives replies from CTD.

  • Page 13: Section 3: Mounting And Wiring System

    Section 3: Mounting and Wiring System Section 3: Mounting and Wiring System This section covers: • Mounting the Deck Unit • Wiring the system Mounting Deck Unit Detachable rack mount ears are provided for mounting the Deck Unit to standard 19-inch electronics bays. Wiring System Sea Cable from Deck Unit to CTD WARNING!
  • Page 14 Section 3: Mounting and Wiring System Surface PAR Sensor to Deck Unit Connect the Surface PAR sensor to the Surface PAR connector on the Deck Unit back panel. A 4-pin MS-style connector (MS3106A14S-2P) was supplied if a cable was not provided. The connector pin designations are: Biospherical Surface Deck Function...
  • Page 15 Section 3: Mounting and Wiring System CTD to Auxiliary Sensors and Water Sampler See the SBE 9plus CTD manual for details on wiring of the CTD to auxiliary sensors. For wiring of the CTD to the water sampler: • SBE 32 Carousel - Connect the CTD’s 6-pin top center JT7 connector to the 6-pin bulkhead connector at the bottom of the Carousel electronics housing with the 6-pin to 6-pin jumper cable (17198).

  • Page 16: Section 4: Installing And Using Sea-Bird Software

    Section 4: Installing and Using Sea-Bird Software Section 4: Installing and Using Sea-Bird Software This section briefly covers: • Installing Sea-Bird software • Using SEATERM terminal program software for instrument setup • Using SEASAVE real-time data acquisition software • Using SBE Data Processing post-processing software See the software manuals and Help files for detailed information.

  • Page 17: Using Seaterm

    Section 4: Installing and Using Sea-Bird Software Using SEATERM 1. Connect the desired Deck Unit connector (SBE 11 Interface RS-232, Notes: Remote Out, 9600 Baud Uplink, or Modem) to the computer using the • See SEATERM’s Help files for supplied cable. detailed information.
  • Page 18 Section 4: Installing and Using Sea-Bird Software Following are the Toolbar buttons applicable to the Deck Unit (varies, depending on which interface is connected): Toolbar Equivalent Description Buttons Command Re-establish communications with instrument. Connect (press Enter key) Computer responds with S> prompt. Capture instrument responses on screen to file;...

  • Page 19: Using Seasave

    Section 4: Installing and Using Sea-Bird Software Using SEASAVE Notes: • SEASAVE provides real-time data acquisition and display of data, as well as See SEASAVE V7’s help files for control of bottle firing for a system with a water sampler. When used with the detailed information.
  • Page 20 Section 4: Installing and Using Sea-Bird Software 3. In Configure Inputs, set up the following: • Instrument Configuration – instrument configuration (.con) file, which defines what sensors are integrated with the CTD and what channels are used by the sensors, sensor calibration coefficients, and what other data is integrated with the data stream from the 9plus •...

  • Page 21: Using Sbe Data Processing

    Section 4: Installing and Using Sea-Bird Software Using SBE Data Processing SBE Data Processing provides post-processing modules for the real-time data acquired in SEASAVE. The modules include: Module Description Note: Older SEASAVE versions (<6.0) saved CTD data coming from the Deck Unit Data Conversion Modules as a .dat file instead of a .hex file.
  • Page 22 Section 4: Installing and Using Sea-Bird Software To get started using SBE Data Processing: 1. Double click on SBEDataProc.exe. SBE Data Processing’s main window Note: looks like this: See SBE Data Processing’s Help files for detailed information. The window’s menus are described below: •...

  • Page 23: Section 5: Setting Up System

    Section 5: Setting Up System Section 5: Setting Up System This section covers: • Setting up general operating parameters for the Deck Unit in SEATERM • Setting up the CTD configuration (.con) file in SEASAVE See the following for details on setting up: •...

  • Page 24: Commands Entered With Seaterm

    Section 5: Setting Up System Commands Entered with SEATERM The following status and setup commands are transmitted by the user to the Notes: • S> prompt indicates Deck Unit is Deck Unit’s SBE 11 Interface using SEATERM. connected to computer and ready for a command.
  • Page 25 Section 5: Setting Up System Conductivity and Voltage Channel Advance Commands These commands align parameter data in time, relative to pressure. This ensures that calculations of salinity, dissolved oxygen concentration, and other parameters are made using measurements from the same parcel of water. Channel Advance commands allow alignment to be performed in the Deck Unit, so the real-time data output to SEASAVE is already aligned.

  • Page 26: Setting Up Ctd Configuration (.Con) File In Seasave

    Section 5: Setting Up System Surface PAR Commands Notes: • AddSPAR= must be consistent AddSPAR=x x= Y: Add Surface PAR voltage to CTD with setting in configuration data stream. (.con) file. • See Section 7: Setting Up x= N: Do not. Surface PAR.
  • Page 27 Section 5: Setting Up System The configuration information appears on the Instrument Configuration tab. Verify the .con file matches your system. Click Modify to bring up a dialog box (shown below) to change the configuration and/or to view/modify calibration coefficients. Channel/Sensor table reflects this choice.

  • Page 28: Section 6: Setting Up Nmea Interface

    Section 6: Setting Up NMEA Interface Section 6: Setting Up NMEA Interface The Deck Unit includes a NMEA 0183 Interface that permits position data to be merged with the CTD data. The NMEA Interface is designed to decode Notes: messages that are output from navigation devices supporting NMEA 0183 •...

  • Page 29: Nmea Interface Commands

    Section 6: Setting Up NMEA Interface NMEA Interface Commands Commands Sent by User with SEATERM Notes: The following commands are transmitted by the user to the Deck Unit’s • S> prompt indicates Deck Unit SBE 11 Interface using SEATERM. is connected to computer and ready for a command.

  • Page 30: Setting Up Nmea In Seaterm

    Section 6: Setting Up NMEA Interface Setting Up NMEA in SEATERM 1. Connect the Deck Unit’s SBE 11 Interface RS-232 connector to the computer. 2. Double click on SeaTerm.exe. 3. In the Configure menu, select the SBE 11 Interface. The Configuration Options dialog box appears.

  • Page 31: Setting Up And Testing Nmea In Seasave

    Section 6: Setting Up NMEA Interface Setting Up and Testing NMEA in SEASAVE Notes: 1. Connect the Deck Unit’s SBE 11 Interface RS-232 connector to the • The Deck Unit must be connected to computer, the NMEA connector to the NMEA navigation device, and the the CTD to test the NMEA interface.

  • Page 32: Troubleshooting Nmea Interface

    Section 6: Setting Up NMEA Interface Troubleshooting NMEA Interface Problem 1: NMEA LED Not Flashing, or NMEA LED Flashing but Lat/Lon Data Not Displaying Cause/Solution 1: Wiring may be incorrect. Check cables and connections between the Deck Unit, NMEA navigation device, and computer. Cause/Solution 2: NMEA navigation device may be set to the wrong baud rate (Deck Unit requires 4800 or 9600 baud).
  • Page 33 Section 6: Setting Up NMEA Interface Proceed as follows (instructions are written assuming you are using a second computer to emulate the NMEA navigation device): 1. On computer 1, in SEATERM, note the NMEA baud rate in the status command response – 4800 or 9600 (see Setting Up NMEA in SEATERM above).

  • Page 34: Nmea Navigation Device Message And Data Formats

    Section 6: Setting Up NMEA Interface NMEA Navigation Device Message and Data Formats Message Formats GGA - Global Positioning System Fix Data Notes: Time, position, and fix related data for a GPS receiver. • -- represents two device- $--GGA,hhmmss.ss,llll.ll,a,yyyyy.yy,b,x,xx,x.x,x.x,M,x.x,M,x.x,xxxx*hh<CR><LF> specific characters. •...

  • Page 35: Data Formats

    Section 6: Setting Up NMEA Interface Data Formats For IEEE-488 interface, 7 bytes of position data are appended to the end of each CTD scan sent from the Deck Unit to the computer. For RS-232C interface, 14 ASCII characters of position data followed by a carriage return and line feed are transmitted once per second.

  • Page 36: Section 7: Setting Up Surface Par

    Section 7: Setting Up Surface PAR Section 7: Setting Up Surface PAR An A/D converter for a Surface PAR light sensor is included in the Deck Unit. The Deck Unit can acquire the 0 to 5 volt output of a Biospherical (QSR-240, QCR-240, QSR-2200, or QCR-2200) Surface PAR sensor, append it to the CTD data stream in the Deck Unit, and pass it to the computer for storage and/or display with the CTD data.

  • Page 37: Setting Up Ctd Configuration (.Con) File In Seasave

    Section 7: Setting Up Surface PAR 4. Turn on power to the Deck Unit, or if already on send the status (DS) command. The display in SEATERM looks like this: SBE 11plus V 5.2 number of scans to average = 8 pressure baud rate = 9600 NMEA baud rate = 4800 surface PAR voltage added to scan...

  • Page 38: Section 8: Setting Up Remote Output

    Section 8: Setting Up Remote Output Section 8: Setting Up Remote Output The Deck Unit provides two remote outputs from the Remote Out connector on the Deck Unit back panel: • Pressure frequency and pressure temperature • Converted Data Output (CDO) Pressure Frequency and Pressure Temperature Pressure frequency and pressure temperature, output at the full CTD data rate of 24 Hz (24 scans/second), can be used to control a towed vehicle.

  • Page 39: Converted Data Output (Cdo)

    Section 8: Setting Up Remote Output Converted Data Output (CDO) Converted data output can be any combination of temperature, conductivity, Notes: pressure, depth, salinity, sound velocity, and altimeter height, in engineering When an SBE 14 is used with the units. A limited set of these parameters can be displayed on an SBE 14 Deck Unit, there are two possible Remote Depth Readout or SBE 46 LCD Display Box.

  • Page 40: Configuring Cdo

    Section 8: Setting Up Remote Output Configuring CDO 1. Connect the Deck Unit’s Remote Out connector to the computer. 2. Double click on SeaTerm.exe. 3. In the Configure menu, select SBE 11 Remote Out. Make the selections in the Configuration Options dialog box: •...

  • Page 41: Cdo Commands Entered With Seaterm

    Section 8: Setting Up Remote Output CDO Commands Entered with SEATERM Notes: • S> prompt indicates Deck Unit The following status and setup commands are transmitted by the user to the is connected to computer and Deck Unit’s Remote Output Interface using SEATERM. ready for a command.
  • Page 42 Section 8: Setting Up Remote Output Coefficients Commands Display calibration coefficients. Example: Calibration Coefficients (DC) command S>DC SBE 11plus Remote Output V 1.0 TEMPERATURE: 24-jun-98s TF0 = 1.000000e+03 TG = 4.345714e-03 TH = 6.402139e-04 TI = 2.284978e-05 TJ = 2.196164e-06 TOFFSET = 4.500000e+01 CONDUCTIVITY: 25-jun-98s CG = -1.045817e+01...
  • Page 43 Section 8: Setting Up Remote Output General Setup Commands Format=x x= output format. For x < 128, any combination of following can be Note: output by adding parameter value to x (applicable For the SBE 46, up to four to SBE 46 or other device): parameters can be output.
  • Page 44 Section 8: Setting Up Remote Output Alarm Commands Notes: CDO supports three types of alarms: An alarm can be set up for the • Bottom Contact Alarm: Alarm is set when bottom contact bit in modulo Deck Unit as well as for a CDO word is set and pressure is greater than PEnable.

  • Page 45: Converted Data Output Data Format

    Section 8: Setting Up Remote Output Converted Data Output Data Format For Non-SBE 14 formats (Format < 128) Parameters (if selected) are output in the following order: Parameter Format Units Pressure pppp.p decibars Depth dddd.d meters Altimeter height aaaa.a meters Temperature tt.ttt deg C ITS-90...

  • Page 46: Section 9: Setting Up Water Sampler

    Section 9: Setting Up Water Sampler Section 9: Setting Up Water Sampler The 300-baud modem interface for a water sampler allows the SBE 911plus to be used with an SBE 32 Carousel Water Sampler, G.O. 1015 Rosette, or Notes: G.O. 1016 Rosette. The modem permits water sampler control through the •...

  • Page 47: Setting Up Water Sampler In Seasave

    Section 9: Setting Up Water Sampler Setting Up Water Sampler in SEASAVE 1. Double click on Seasave.exe. 2. Click Configure Inputs. In the Configure Inputs dialog box, Note: click the Serial Ports tab. In the Water Sampling and 911 Pump Control The same COM port is used for the Serial Port section, select the COM port connected to the Deck Unit water sampler and to send pump...
  • Page 48 Section 9: Setting Up Water Sampler 4. If desired, set up a plot window in SEASAVE to show the bottle closure order and or place a horizontal line in the plot to indicate the data associated with a bottle closure: A.

  • Page 49: Section 10: Setting Up Rs-232 Serial Data Uplink

    Section 10: Setting Up RS-232 Serial Data Uplink Section 10: Setting Up RS-232 Serial Data Uplink As an option, the SBE 911plus system can be equipped to provide an interface for a serial data output instrument connected to the SBE 9plus CTD’s JT4. The serial data is multiplexed into the 9plus telemetry stream, and is de-multiplexed by the 11plus V2 Deck Unit.

  • Page 50: Sbe 9Plus Ctd Requirements

    Section 10: Setting Up RS-232 Serial Data Uplink SBE 9plus CTD Requirements The RS-232 serial data uplink can be included when the 9plus is ordered, or the 9plus can be retrofitted (at the factory). The retrofit requires: • Logic PCB that generates the 9plus control at the normal rate, but moves data onto the seacable at twice the normal rate.

  • Page 51: Theory Of Operation

    Section 10: Setting Up RS-232 Serial Data Uplink Theory of Operation The 9plus and 11plus V2 must be equipped with the standard data telemetry Note: channel as well as the 300 baud FSK modem channel. Additionally, the 9plus The 300 baud modem interface, now must be equipped with the optional serial data uplink.

  • Page 52: Section 11: Operating System

    Section 11: Operating System Section 11: Operating System Note: This section covers: It is possible to use the SBE 17plus V2 • Acquiring real-time data and firing bottles from SEASAVE SEARAM to record 9plus data in • Firing bottles from the Deck Unit front panel memory at the same time as 9plus data is transmitted real-time through the Deck Unit.
  • Page 53 Section 11: Operating System 5. In the Start Real-Time Data Acquisition dialog box, click Start. A. If you selected Begin archiving data immediately or Begin archiving data when ‘Start Archiving’ command is sent above, and selected Prompt for Header Information in the Header Form setup (Configure Outputs), the Header Information dialog box appears.

  • Page 54: Firing Bottles From Deck Unit Front Panel

    Section 11: Operating System Firing Bottles from Deck Unit Front Panel Notes: • Sea-Bird strongly recommends Instead of firing bottles from within SEASAVE, you can fire bottles directly from the Deck Unit if desired. Bottles fired directly from the Deck Unit are that you do not mix firing bottles from both SEASAVE always fired in sequential order, regardless of the firing sequence setting you...

  • Page 55: Processing Data

    Section 11: Operating System Processing Data Sea-Bird provides software, SBE Data Processing, for converting the raw .hex data file into engineering units, editing (aligning, filtering, removing bad data, etc.) the data, calculating derived variables, and plotting the processed data. See the SBE Data Processing manual and/or Help files for details. However, sometimes users want to edit the raw .hex data file before beginning processing, to remove data at the beginning of the file corresponding to instrument soak time, to remove blocks of bad data, to edit the header, or to...

  • Page 56: Section 12: Data Formats

    Section 12: Data Formats Section 12: Data Formats This section discusses the data output format: Note: • The CTD’s output format differs from On the Deck Unit’s LED display, and the Deck Unit’s in several respects: • The Deck Unit changes the order •...

  • Page 57: Deck Unit Led Display Format

    Section 12: Data Formats Deck Unit LED Display Format Data words can be selected for display with the thumbwheel switch on the Deck Unit front panel. The display is updated several times per second. When the thumbwheel switch is set to a suppressed channel, the LED display is blank.

  • Page 58: Raw Output Data Format

    Section 12: Data Formats Raw Output Data Format Data output from the SBE 11 Interface (RS-232 or IEEE-488) is raw data - frequencies and A/D voltages. This raw data can be saved in a .hex file. IEEE-488 Output Note: MSB = most significant bit LSB = least significant bit Data is output in the following order: Word Byte...

  • Page 59: Rs-232 Output

    Section 12: Data Formats To reduce data storage space requirements, the Deck Unit can suppress unused words, based on the system configuration, from the data stream. For example: • If secondary temperature and conductivity sensors are not used, words 3 and 4 can be stripped from the data stream.

  • Page 60: Calculation Of Engineering Units In Seasave

    Section 12: Data Formats Calculation of Engineering Units in SEASAVE SEASAVE allows you to select raw (frequencies and voltages) and/or converted data (decibars, ºC, etc.) for display during data acquisition. SEASAVE calculates converted data in engineering units by applying the calibration coefficients in the configuration (.con) file to the raw data from each sensor.

  • Page 61: Section 13: Troubleshooting

    Section 13: Troubleshooting Section 13: Troubleshooting This section reviews common problems in operating the Deck Unit, and WARNING! provides the most likely causes and solutions. Life-threatening high voltages are present in the Deck Unit and the underwater units when power is Servicing should be performed by experienced technicians who have been on.

  • Page 62: Problem 3: Deck Unit Overflow Light On

    Section 13: Troubleshooting Problem 3: Deck Unit Overflow Light on Data from the CTD is made available to the computer by placing it in the Deck Unit’s RAM buffer. The computer then requests the data, emptying the buffer. If the computer is too slow in making these requests, the buffer overflows and the Overflow LED lights.

  • Page 63: Problem 4: Ctd Does Not Respond

    Section 13: Troubleshooting Problem 4: CTD Does Not Respond WARNING! Cause/Solution 1: Use extreme caution when There may be no voltage on the sea cable. Turn off the Deck Unit, remove the performing these tests. power cable, and wait 1 minute. Connect a voltmeter (range set to at least 300 volts DC) to the back-panel Sea Cable connector.

  • Page 64: Problem 6: Rs-232 Interface Not Working

    Section 13: Troubleshooting Problem 6: RS-232 Interface Not Working Cause/Solution 1: You may be attempting to communicate at an incorrect baud rate, etc. A standard Deck Unit is configured to 19200 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity.

  • Page 65: Problem 8: Tape Recorder Interface Not Working

    Section 13: Troubleshooting Problem 8: Tape Recorder Interface Not Working Cause/Solution 1: The Deck Unit front panel Signal Source switch may be in the incorrect position. When recording, place the switch in the Fish position. When playing previously recorded data back, place the switch in the Tape position. Cause/Solution 2: Verify that the recording level is set properly (approximately 0 db).
  • Page 66 Section 13: Troubleshooting Cause/Solution 4: (G.O. 1015 Rosette Water Sampler only) If both modems are operational (Cause/Solution 1 and 2 ruled out), verify that the Rosette Interface PCB is operational. Place a voltmeter across the Rosette cable’s positive and negative wires and enable the Rosette; 60 volts should appear on the cable.

  • Page 67: Glossary

    Glossary Glossary DATA HANDLING TERMS To facilitate data handling, the SBE 9plus CTD and SBE 11plus V2 Deck Unit cluster individual data bits into groups of various sizes. The following definitions apply in this manual: • Byte – Always 8 bits. May be serial (as generated in the CTD) or parallel (Deck Unit’s IEEE-488 output).

  • Page 68: Appendix I: Command Summary

    Appendix I: Command Summary Appendix I: Command Summary CATEGORY COMMAND DESCRIPTION Display status and setup parameters. Note: x= IEEE-488 address. Factory default 1. Must Except where noted, GPIB=x commands are sent to the be set to 1 to work with SEASAVE. Deck Unit through the SBE n= conductivity channel number (0 or 1);...
  • Page 69 Appendix I: Command Summary CATEGORY COMMAND DESCRIPTION Display CDO setup parameters. Display calibration coefficients. TCalDate=S S=primary temperature calibration date CCalDate=S S=primary conductivity calibration date Note: PCalDate=S S=pressure calibration date F = floating point number TF0=F F=primary temperature F0 S = string with no spaces TG=F F=primary temperature G N = integer...

  • Page 70: Appendix Ii: Commands Sent Automatically By Seasave

    Appendix II: Commands Sent Automatically by SEASAVE Appendix II: Commands Sent Automatically by SEASAVE The following commands are sent automatically by SEASAVE to configure the Deck Unit at the start of real-time data acquisition. If you will be developing your own software instead of using SEASAVE, you must send these commands with your software, in the order listed below.
  • Page 71 Appendix II: Commands Sent Automatically by SEASAVE Suppress Data Word Command n= suppressed word number (hexadecimal). Channels can be deleted from data stream transferred to computer with Xn. For frequency channels, a word contains 1 channel; for A/D channels, a word contains 2 channels.

  • Page 72: Appendix Iii: Functional Description And Circuitry

    Appendix III: Functional Description and Circuitry Appendix III: Functional Description and Circuitry Deck Unit Data Interfaces The Deck Unit has both IEEE-488 (parallel) and RS-232C (serial) interfaces. Data output and control commands can be sent via either interface. To successfully transmit full rate (24 Hz) data with all channels active, set the RS- 232C interface to 19200 baud or use the parallel interface.
  • Page 73 Appendix III: Functional Description and Circuitry The Deck Unit automatically sends the following commands (as applicable) when the user pushes the Home/Arm and Fire buttons (or fires bottles through SEASAVE). SBE 32 Carousel Commands and Replies Commands to Carousel Go to home position (position #1). Fire next position (sequential firing).

  • Page 74: Deck Unit Power

    Appendix III: Functional Description and Circuitry Deck Unit Power The Deck Unit operates on 105 - 125 VAC or 210 - 250 VAC (50 to 60 Hz), depending on the setting of the back panel power switch. A power supply (Power One model HTAA-16W-A) creates +5, +12, and -12 volts DC for use by the Deck Unit electronics and telemetry receiver.
  • Page 75 Appendix III: Functional Description and Circuitry Chassis Wiring The chassis wiring diagram shows the Deck Unit modules and wiring. Drawing 32233 shows the wiring of the standard Deck Unit. The required AC power input fuse is 2 Amp Slow-Blow when set to 120 VAC units and 1 Amp Slow-Blow when set to 240 VAC.
  • Page 76 Appendix III: Functional Description and Circuitry Modem PCB The Modem PCB (drawing 31485) utilizes a Motorola MC145443 300 Baud FSK single chip modem. Transmit frequencies are 2025 and 2225 Hz; receive frequencies are 1070 and 1270 Hz. Transformer T2 on the Receiver PCB couples the modem to the sea cable.

  • Page 77: Appendix Iv: Replacement Parts

    Appendix IV: Replacement Parts Appendix IV: Replacement Parts Part Application Part Quantity Number Description MS3106A-12S-3P Connects Sea Cable on 17556 2-pin to pigtail, Deck Unit to slip ring 10 m (33 ft) Connects SBE 11 DB-25P 25-pin to Interface (RS-232) and 171886 DB-9S 9-pin serial Modem Channel on...

  • Page 78: Index

    Index Index .con file · 26, 37 Data acquisition · 52 Data format · 56 CDO · 45 Deck Unit LED · 57 engineering units · 60 9600 baud uplink · 14 IEEE-488 raw output · 58 pressure frequency and temperature · 38 raw output ·...
  • Page 79 Index NMEA · 13, 28 Testing data formats · 34 NMEA · 31 message formats · 34 Troubleshooting · 61 setup · 30 NMEA · 32 simulation program · 32 testing · 31 troubleshooting · 32 NMEATest · 8, 16, 32 Unpacking SBE 11plus V2 ·...

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