Instrument Information; Logger Control; Data Formats - Valeport miniSERIES Series Operating Manual

0660880d - miniCTD, miniSVP and miniTIDE

4.8. Instrument Information

#032 Instrument responds with its software version number
#034 Instrument responds with its serial number
#138 Instrument responds with date of last calibration

4.9. Logger Control

$DIR
$CLR
$OCLK
$ICLK;DD;MM;CC;YY;HH;MM;SS
$DEL;filename
$EXTT;filename
$EXTZ;filename
$RN;filename;newfilename
$FREE
$VOLT

4.10. Data Formats

Each time the instrument is turned on (or a new file started in Burst mode on the miniTIDE), it will output a file
header in the following format. Each logged file therefore contains this header information.
Now: 19/02/2008 14:55:00
Battery Level: 1.4V
MiniTide: S/N 27838
Site info: VALEPORT TEST SITE
Calibrated: 14/01/2008
Latitude: 52.999286
Mode: B1
Tare: 0
Pressure units: dBar
Logged and real time data follow the same formats, described below.
miniSVP example
miniCTD example
miniTIDE example
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Outputs file table (list of data files)
Clears memory (use with caution!)
Reads Current Date & Time
Sets Date & Time
e.g.: $ICLK;03;02;20;08;14;30;00
sets clock to 14:30:00 on 3rd February 2008
Deletes specific file e.g.: $DEL;File1
Performs simple text output data contained in specific file
Performs Zmodem extraction of data contained in specific file
Renames a file e.g.: $RN;File1;MyData
Outputs amount of free memory
Reads internal and external voltage levels
The current date and time
Internal battery level (guide only)
Instrument Type and Serial Number
Site information
Date of last calibration
Latitude for Pressure / Depth conversion
Current operating mode
Current Pressure Tare value
Current Pressure Units (dBar, metres or feet)
10.351
10.128
0012.345
21.488
19.786
1506.739
46.554
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