RBR 1050 Series User Manual page 21

The TWR Tide and Wave modes configuration window provides access to the
date/time and parameters discussed above as well as the two values of
Expected mean depth of water and Expected height of logger above
seabed/river bed. Analysis of the wave data will rely on these two parameters.
The expected height defines how the user will deploy the logger on a mooring
and must reflect that reality. The value entered here will be stored in the logger
and used on data retrieval for wave calculations. The expected depth is used in
this screen to predict the range of meaningful data which can be gathered for the
proposed deployment. When retrieved, the RBR Windows Software will
calculate the actual depth from the measured pressure data, this value will not be
used post-deployment.
TWR Tide and Wave modes configuration window
On the left side of the screen are estimates of memory and battery usage for the
proposed deployment as well as the meaningful range of frequencies (periods) of
waves that can be detected.
This window is less rigid than the Date and time picker that it replaces. In the
Date and time picker the user is forced to limit deployments to use no more than
100% of memory capacity. However, in this window, the user can experiment
with the deployment, exceeding both memory and battery capacity while
determining a useful deployment. Only when the Accept button is pressed is the
user forced to limit the deployment to use 100% of memory or less, see the
example message below.
Note: A deployment plan can be programmed which exceeds the estimated battery capacity.
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