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Constants and is described in Section 2.9.8. All other values in the .glp file are equivalent to those shown
in the Advanced|Cal Constants menu.
CAUTION: Calibration records for all sensors will automatically be stored in the .glp file until the Delete
All Files command is used from the File menu. However, if the Delete command is issued, all files,
including the .glp (calibration record) file will be lost. Therefore, it is extremely important to remember to
upload the .glp file to a PC or a 650 Display/Logger prior to deleting files from the sonde. See Section
2.9.3 for instructions on the upload and viewing of the .glp file.
2.9.3 FILE
Selections from the File menu allow the user to access data that has been stored in the sonde flash disk
memory. Select 3-File from the Main menu.
------------------File-----------------
1-Directory
2-Upload
3-Quick Upload
Select option (0 for previous menu): 1
Select 1-Directory to view all files currently stored in sonde flash disk memory. The screen below shows
5 files of varying sizes. To examine the details of each file, press the associated number (e.g., 4 for
CLRLAKE2.dat) and an additional screen will be displayed as shown below that quantifies the time of the
deployment, the sample interval, and the site where the sonde was used. In addition, the data in the file can
be viewed by using the 1-View file command
Filename Samples
1-BRIDGE1.dat
2-BRIDGE2.dat
3-UPLAKE.dat
4-CLRLAKE2.dat
5-DWNLAKE2.dat
6-00003001.glp
Select option (0 for previous menu): 4
Select 2-Upload to view file lists in memory (same as shown above) and then upload the data to a PC or to
the YSI 650 MDS Display/Logger. The uploaded data can then be processed with YSI EcoWatch for
Windows to allow data manipulation and to easily generate reports, plots, and statistics.
Three formats for file transfer are available: PC6000, Comma & Quote Delimited, and ASCII text.
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4-View file
5-Quick view file
6-Delete all files
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27
33
167
31
3
-------------File details--------
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1-View file
2-File:CLRLAKE2.dat
3-Samples: 167
4-Bytes: 4421
5-First:08/23/2001
6-First:08:33:40
7-Last :08/23/2001
8-Last :09:04:20
9-Interval:00:00:10
A-Site:Clear Lake
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