Table Of Contents - idronaut Ocean Seven 304Plus Operator's Manual

1. PROBE DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................... 1
1.1. SAMPLING MODES ................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2. REAL TIME COMMUNICATION ............................................................................................................. 1
1.3. LABORATORY STANDARD RS232C INTERFACE ............................................................................... 2
1.4. OPTIONAL USB COMMUNICATION CABLE ...................................................................................... 3
1.5. WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS "BlueTooth" ..................................................................................... 3
1.6. PORTABLE READER .................................................................................................................................. 3
1.7. INTERNAL BATTERY PACK .................................................................................................................... 4
1.7.1. Optional rechargeable battery pack ........................................................................................................... 4
1.8. CTD POWER ON/OFF SWITCH ............................................................................................................... 5
1.9. INTERFACING WINDOWS PROGRAMMES ......................................................................................... 5
1.10. FIRMWARE OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................ 5
1.10.1. User interface ................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.10.2. Probe Access Rights ..................................................................................................................................... 6
1.10.3. Menu header structure ................................................................................................................................ 7
1.10.4. Data transmission protocols ....................................................................................................................... 7
1.10.5. Point-to-point protocol ................................................................................................................................ 7
1.10.6. Verbose and non-verbose special characters ............................................................................................ 7
1.10.7. Field upgradeable firmware ....................................................................................................................... 7
1.10.8. Low power consumption ............................................................................................................................ 7
1.10.9. Configuration and Calibration ................................................................................................................... 7
1.10.10. Menu & submenu structure ........................................................................................................................ 8
1.11. CALCULATIONS ........................................................................................................................................ 8
1.12. SENSOR SPECIFICATION ......................................................................................................................... 9
1.13. OPTIONAL SENSOR SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................. 9
1.14. THE SENSORS ............................................................................................................................................. 9
1.14.1. The pressure sensor ..................................................................................................................................... 9
1.14.2. The temperature sensor ............................................................................................................................. 10
1.14.3. The conductivity sensor equipped with the "IDRONAUT seven-ring cell" ..................................... 10
1.15. ELECTRONIC SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................... 11
1.16. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................................................ 11
2. INSTALLATION AND START-UP ......................................................................................................... 15
2.1. SHIPPING LIST .......................................................................................................................................... 15
2.2. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE .............................................................................................................. 15
2.2.1. Optional USB-cable software driver installation ................................................................................... 15
2.3. HOW TO OPERATE THE CTD ............................................................................................................... 15
2.4. START-UP PROCEDURE ......................................................................................................................... 15
2.4.1. CTD Start-up - Verbose operating mode ............................................................................................... 15
2.4.2. CTD Start-up Non-verbose operating mode .......................................................................................... 16
2.5. The Main Menu .......................................................................................................................................... 16
3. COMMANDS ............................................................................................................................................. 17
3.1. SHUTDOWN .............................................................................................................................................. 17
3.2. DATA ACQUISITION ............................................................................................................................... 17
3.2.1. Real Time ..................................................................................................................................................... 17
3.2.2. Linear Profile .............................................................................................................................................. 17
3.2.3. Timed Profile .............................................................................................................................................. 18
3.2.4. Continuous Sampling ................................................................................................................................ 19
3.2.5. Conditional Sampling ................................................................................................................................ 20
3.2.6. Burst Sampling ........................................................................................................................................... 21
3.3. CALIBRATION .......................................................................................................................................... 22
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OCEAN SEVEN 304Plus CTD 12-2015