User`s manual

Section 2: Installation and Use

Getting Started

Displaying Archived Data - Sea-Bird Demo Files

SEASAVE can be used to display archived raw data in a .hex or .dat file.

Sea-Bird provides example files with the software to assist you in learning

how to use SEASAVE. These files are automatically installed on your hard

drive when you install SEASAVE; the default location is:

C:\Program Files\Sea-Bird\SS-WIN32-DEMO

The demo files include:

• one data file - demo.dat

• one instrument configuration file - demo.con (defines instrument sensors,

calibration coefficients, etc.)

• one or more display setup files for each type of display - fixed

(.dsf extension), scrolled (.dss extension), and overlay (.dso extension)

• three SEASAVE configuration files - these have a .cfg extension. The .cfg

file defines the size, placement, update rate, and setup file name for each

display window; and all configuration information (instrument .con file

name as well as setup for alarms, ASCII output, header, mark scans,

NMEA interface, remote display, and water sampler).

Follow these steps to get started using SEASAVE to display archived data:

1. In the File menu, select Open SEASAVE Configuration. The Select

SEASAVE Configure File to Use dialog box appears. Browse to the

desired file (default location C:\Program Files\Sea-Bird\SS-WIN32-

DEMO), select one of the .cfg files, and click OK. The display windows

will now correspond to the selected .cfg file.

2. In the ArchivedData menu, select Start.

3. The Start Archived Data Display dialog box appears (see Section 8:

Displaying Archived Data):

A. Click Select Data File. The Select Data File dialog box appears.

Browse to the desired file (default location C:\Program Files\

Sea-Bird\SS-WIN32-DEMO\demo.dat) and click OK.

B. Click Select .con File: The Select Instrument Configuration File

dialog box appears. Browse to the desired file (default location

C:\Program Files\Sea-Bird\SS-WIN32-DEMO\demo.con) and

click OK.

C. Click Start Display. The example data will display.

4. As desired, modify and save the setup of the display windows

(see Section 6: ScreenDisplay Menu - Setting Up SEASAVE Displays).

Save the modified .cfg file, and repeat Steps 2 and 3.

Note:

When modifying and saving the

display window setup files and

SEASAVE configuration (.cfg)

file, use new file names to avoid

overwriting the demo files.