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Citadel CTD-N Series Force Gauge manual available for free PDF download: Technical Manual
Citadel CTD-N Series Technical Manual (168 pages)
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Citadel
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Measuring Instruments
| Size: 6 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Introduction
9
Maximum Operating Depth
9
System Configuration Requirements
10
Pull-Down Menus
10
Customer Service
11
Main External Components
12
Figure 1. the Location of the CTD-NV Main External Components
12
Figure 2. the Location of the CTD-NH Main External Components
13
Figure 3. the Location of the CT-NH Main External Components
14
CTD-N Options
15
Specifications
16
Outline Installation Drawings
18
Figure 4. Outline Installation Drawing, CTD-NV & CT-NV, NXIC Vertical
18
Figure 5. Outline Installation Drawing, CTD-NH & CT-NH, NXIC Horizontal
19
Unpacking the CTD-N and Connecting It to Your Computer
20
Unpacking the CTD-N
20
Battery Pack
20
Standard Items
20
Optional Items
21
Installing Ctdpro and Selecting the CTD-N
21
Installing Ctdpro
21
Table 1: Optional Items Available from TRDI
21
Selecting the CTD-N
22
Communication Interfaces
22
RS-232 Interface
22
Figure 6. the Properties Dialog Box
22
RS-485 Interface Option
23
CMOS Interface Option
23
Connecting the CTD-N to Your Computer
23
Connecting to the RS-232 Interface
23
Using the CTD-N End Cap Switch
24
Connecting a PC to the CTD-N with an End Cap Switch
24
Figure 7. CTD-N Setup-With RS-232 Interface
24
Connecting to the RS-485 Interface
25
Figure 8. CTD-N Setup with B176-207 Battery Adapter Cable
25
Changing the Serial Port
26
Figure 9. CTD-N Setup-With RS-485 Interface
26
Changing the Baud Rate
27
Changing the Baud Rate of the Serial Port
27
Figure 10. the Communication Properties Dialog Box
27
Automatically Changing the Baud Rate of the Serial Port to the Baud Rate of the CTD-N
28
Changing the Baud Rate of the CTD-N and the Serial Port
28
Connecting and Setting up Communications with a GPS
29
Figure 11. the Communication Rate Dialog Box
29
Figure 12. the Navigation Setup Dialog Box
29
Checking, Configuring, & Deploying the CTD-N
31
CTD-N Configuration Settings
31
Running Modes
32
Figure 13. the CTD-N Configuration Dialog Box
32
Averaged Data
33
Sampling Rate
33
Time and Date
34
Serial Number
34
Figure 14. Run Time Diagram, Including Average Times, for One Interval Time Cycle
34
Communications Options
35
Figure 15. the Advanced Settings Dialog Box
35
Predeployment Checks
36
Verifying Battery Pack Capacity and Memory Requirements
36
Figure 16. the Battery Life Dialog Box-Entering the Battery Pack Capacity Sample Rate and Average
37
Figure 17. the Battery Life Dialog Box-Selecting the Running Mode
38
Figure 18. the Battery Life Dialog Box-Deployment Summary
39
Running the Diagnostic Tests
40
Figure 19. the Save as Dialog Box for Battery Pack Information Files
40
Figure 20. the Diagnostics Dialog Box
41
Figure 21. Save as Dialog Box for Diagnostics Data Files
42
Figure 22. Results of Diagnostic Testing in the Diagnostics Dialog Box
42
Configuring and Deploying the CTD-N
44
Configuring and Deploying the CTD-N in Continuous Mode
44
Configuring and Deploying the CTD-N in Interval Mode
46
Configuring and Deploying the CTD-N in Delayed Start Continuous Mode
49
Configuring and Deploying the CTD-N in Delayed Start Interval Mode
52
Using Battery End Cap Enabled Interval Mode
55
Battery End Cap Enabled - Delayed Start Interval
55
CTD-N Autolog Feature
56
Selecting and Activating the Autolog Feature
57
Figure 23. Flowchart for the CTD-N Autolog Feature
57
Autolog Typical Applications and Procedures
58
Figure 24. Activating the Autolog Feature in the Advanced Settings Dialog Box
58
Retrieving and Displaying Data from the CTD-N
61
Downloading and Saving Data from the CTD-N
61
Figure 25. the Download Dialog Box
62
Figure 26. the Save as Dialog Box for CTD Data Files
62
Exporting and Viewing Saved Data
63
Exporting Saved Data
64
Figure 27. the Export Dialog Box
64
Viewing Data that Have Been Exported to a Text File
65
Figure 28. the Open Dialog Box for CTD Data Files
65
Displaying, Printing, and Saving Graphs
66
Figure 29. Example CTD-N Data File Printout
66
Displaying Data Versus Pressure or Time
67
Viewing Data on a Graph
67
Figure 30. the Graphics Display Opened to the Conductivity Graph
68
Setting up a Graph
68
Zooming in and out of a Graph
68
Figure 31. the 2D Chart Control Properties Dialog Box
69
Figure 32. the Temperature Graph
69
Figure 33. the Pressure Graph
70
Figure 34. Save Graph Dialog Box
70
Saving a Graph
70
Figure 35. the Save as Dialog Box for Image Files
71
Previewing and Printing a Graph
71
Viewing File Information
71
Erasing All the Data Files
72
Figure 36. the File Information Window
72
Acquiring, Displaying, and Saving Data in Real Time
74
Starting Data Acquisition
74
Figure 37. the Channel Configuration Dialog Box
75
Figure 38. the CTD-N Acquisition Window
76
Figure 39. the Acquisition Setup Dialog Box
76
Stopping Data Acquisition
77
Viewing Saved Data
77
Figure 40. the Save as Dialog Box for ASCII Data Files
77
CTD-N Acquisition Window Displays
78
Figure 41. the CTD-N Acquisition Window with Real-Time Displays of Data
78
CTD-N Maintenance
79
Recommended Maintenance
79
Table 2. Recommended Maintenance
79
Cleaning and Inspecting the CTD-N
80
Figure 42. Cleaning the CTD-NH Sensor Head
81
Replacing the Battery Pack
82
Oil Fill Procedure and Capillary Tube Installation
86
Installing a CTD-N End Cap Switch Kit
89
Figure 43. Contents of NXIC CTD End-Cap Switch Kit
89
Table 2: NXIC End Cap Switch Kit Contents
89
Firmware Updates
90
Figure 44. CTD-N Firmware Updates
92
APPENDIX A: Measured and Calculated Parameters
93
Parameters Measured by the CTD-N
93
Parameters Calculated by the CTD-N
93
Parameters Calculated by Ctdpro
94
APPENDIX B: Bulkhead Connector Wiring
95
Figure 45. 4-Pin Bulkhead Connector Face View
95
Figure 46. 6-Pin Bulkhead Connector Face View
96
Figure 47. Test Cable Wiring
97
Figure 48. Battery Adapter Cable Wiring P/N B176-207
98
APPENDIX C: Optional Sensors
99
Figure 49. Option 1 & Option 2 Connectors with 6-Pin Connector on Lower End Cap
100
Figure 50. Option 1 and Option 2 Connectors Face View
101
Seapoint Turbidity Sensor
103
Selecting the Range for the Seapoint Turbidity Sensor
103
Figure 51. CTD-N with Seapoint Turbidity Sensor Connected to the Option 1 Connector
104
Calibrating the Seapoint Turbidity Sensor
105
Figure 52. the Sensor Setup Dialog Box-Selecting Seapoint Turbidity Sensor Range
105
Seapoint Fluorometer Sensor
106
Selecting the Range for the Seapoint Fluorometer Sensor
106
Calibrating the Seapoint Fluorometer Sensor
107
Figure 53. the Sensor Setup Dialog Box-Selecting Seapoint Fluorometer Sensor Range
107
Calibrating the External Sensors
108
Figure 54. the Calibrate Sensor Dialog Box-Selecting the Sensor
108
Figure 55. the Calibrate Sensor Dialog Box-Setting the Low
109
Figure 56. the Calibrate Sensor Dialog Box-Setting Additional Standard Points Including the High Point
110
Figure 57. the Calibration Results Window
110
APPENDIX D: CTD-N Commands
111
CTD-N Operating Modes
111
Command Properties
111
Entering Commands
112
Figure 58. the Terminal Window
112
Start
116
Cdate
123
Srate
124
Dtime
125
Ddate
126
Itime
127
Otime
128
Rcal
129
Ccko, Rcko, Scko
130
Csot, Rsot, Ssot
131
Ccop, Rcop, Scop
132
Mode
134
Caop, Raop, Saop, #N
135
Time
137
Date
138
Diag
139
Zmem
140
Fdmp
141
Avgi
142
Chkf
143
Ddmp
144
Bdmp
145
Dlen
146
Log
147
S/N
148
Rop
149
Ver
150
Who
151
Adr
152
Dir
153
Rdm
153
Sfrm
160
Gain0
162
Gain1
163
APPENDIX E: Warranty, Liability, and RMA Return Procedure
164
Teledyne RD Instruments Limited Warranty
164
Liability
164
Returning Ctds to TRDI for Service
165
Domestic Shipments
165
European Shipments
166
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