Units; Commands - Valeport miniIPS2 Operating Manual

5.6 Units

• The default output units for the miniIPS2 and 2e are deciBar (dBar), equivalent to 0.1Bar, or
approximately 1m of seawater
• The miniIPS2 and 2e can also output pressure in a number of different units
• It is also possible to present the data in units of metres or feet of seawater
- calculated using the TEOS 10 Simple Pressure / Depth relationship, which assumes "standard" water
density. A Latitude is required - see

5.6.1 Commands

# Code Description
#018;n Set calibrated units as follows, where n = 1 to 6
1 = mBar (m)
3 = Bar (B)
5 = Feet (f)
Example: #018;3
sets the units to Bar
#019 Read unit set
#020;n Enable / Disable unit character in the Valeport output string, where n=
0=hide units in valeport string
1=display units in valeport string
Available in the following data string formats:
Valeport NMEA ($PIPS) | Valeport Standard | Valeport NMEA ($PVIPS2) | Impact
SubSea
#021 Read units activation status - 0 = OFF | 1 = ON
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Set Latitude
2 = dBar (d)
4 = Metres (M)
6 = PSI (P)
All output formats are affected by changing the output units.
miniIPS2 and 2e Operating Manual: MANUAL-383434403-1
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