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Digibar S
USER MANUAL
Version: 0.1
Teledyne Odom Hydrographic
1450 Seaboard Avenue
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
USA
70810-6261
Telephone: (225) 769-3051
Fax: (225) 766-5122
Odom@teledyne.com
http://www.odomhydrographic.com
Number of pages: 145
Date: July 11, 2010

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  • Page 1 Digibar S USER MANUAL Version: 0.1 Teledyne Odom Hydrographic 1450 Seaboard Avenue Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810-6261 Telephone: (225) 769-3051 Fax: (225) 766-5122 Odom@teledyne.com http://www.odomhydrographic.com Number of pages: 145 Date: July 11, 2010...
  • Page 2 07-11-2010 S. Apsey Initial version – draft © Teledyne Odom Hydrographic 2010 All rights are reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the prior written consent of the copy- right owner. The information presented in this document does not form part of any quotation or contract, is believed to be accurate and reliable and may be subject to change without notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Silicone Capsules ..........................7     Installation ................................ 8     USB Driver Installation ..........................8     Digibar S Download and Control program ....................9     3.2.1 Installation ............................9     3.2.2 Starting Digibar Download/Control Program ..................9  ...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    1 INTRODUCTION The Digibar S was designed to measure the speed of sound in water as well as pressure and temperature. The Digibar S uses a 2 MHz transducer and time-of-flight circuitry sounding across a know distance to measure the sound velocity directly.

  • Page 5: Product Description

    Digibar S User User Manual 2 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2.1 Digibar S General Specifications 2.2 PROBE Body Dimensions:  59.84 cm in length  6.87 cm round Sounding Chamber:  Path Length – 63.5 mm  Head Material – 316 Stainless ...

  • Page 6: Scope Of Material Included

    If the shorting plug is connected for more than 6 minutes without the Digibar S sensing it is in water the Digibar S will shut down and the LED will turn off. This is done to conserve the battery power.

  • Page 7: Download/Charging Cable

    2.4.6 USB Charger A USB wall charger is supplied with the Digibar S to charge the batteries at a faster rate than is possible with a computer’s USB port. The Digibar S should not be left plugged into the USB wall charger for over 24 hours. The wall charger will work from 90 VAC to 240 VAC.

  • Page 8: Installation

    3.1 USB Driver Installation The USB port of the Digibar S uses a virtual serial port driver to send and receive data to the computer. Once the USB drivers are installed, the Digibar Pro program will treat the port as a normal serial port.

  • Page 9: Digibar S Download And Control Program

    3.2.1 Installation To install the Digibar S program run the DigibarSetupV3.0.1.exe file. The program will extract and install. This version of the Digibar Pro program will uninstall any previous versions of the Digibar Pro program. The current version of this program does not support the Digibar Pro.

  • Page 10: File Menu

    Connection Settings Sets the port the Digibar S will use to communicate with the program. The Digibar S uses a virtual serial port that enables the computer to use serial drivers to communicate with the Digibar S. The drivers should be installed prior to using this program.

  • Page 11: Download Casts

    3.2.6.2 Digibar Settings This screen is used to set the logging parameters for the Digibar S. The operator can choose whether to log data going down and up or just down with the Log on Ascent/Descent selection. The Digibar S can either log data on time intervals or depth intervals. Valid time intervals are from 1 second to 999 seconds.

  • Page 12: Using The Digibar S

    4. When the Digibar S comes up to the surface the LED should start blinking once again. Disconnect the shorting plug to switch the Digibar S off. If the Digibar S is out of the water for more than 6 minutes, it will shut down to conserve the batteries.

  • Page 13: Trouble Shooting

     A quick test of whether the Digibar S is working properly is to put the probe in a bucket of fresh water and let it sit there for five minutes. Measure the temperature of the water and compare the sound velocity in the chart below at the temperature measured with the sound velocity the Digibar S has logged.

  • Page 14: Digibar S Dimensions

    Digibar S User User Manual 5 DIGIBAR S DIMENSIONS July 11, 2010 Page 14 of 14...

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