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Section 8: Displaying Archived Data
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Section 8: Displaying Archived Data
SEASAVE can be used to display and plot archived data:
1. In the ArchivedData menu, select Start. The Start Archived Data Display
dialog box appears:
The dialog box selections include:
• Select Data File: Click to select an archived data file. The Select
Data File dialog box appears. Browse to the desired file and
click OK.
• Select .con File: Click to select the instrument configuration (.con)
file. The Select Instrument Configuration File appears. Browse to the
desired file and click OK.
• Exam / Change .con File: Click to view or modify the instrument
configuration and calibration coefficients. See Section 4: Configure
Menu, Part II - Instrument .con File.
• Number of Scans to Skip Over: Allows you to skip any number of
scans at the beginning of the data, allowing you to skip data from
before the cast actually began (i.e., when the instrument was on deck
and initially soaking in the water).
• Number of Seconds to Skip between Computations: Allows you to
skip data, speeding up the display. To calculate parameters for all
data, set to 0. Note that this interacts with the Update Rate set for
each display window, as illustrated by the examples below:
Example 1:
Number of Seconds to Skip between Computations = 5 seconds
Display Update Rate = 10 seconds
SEASAVE calculates parameters every 5 seconds, but updates the
display only every 10 seconds.
Example 2:
Number of Seconds to Skip between Computations = 10 seconds
Display Update Rate = 5 seconds
SEASAVE calculates parameters every 10 seconds, and updates the
display only every 10 seconds.
• Start Display: Begin processing and displaying data.
• Save and Exit: Save the archived data display setup (data and .con
file names, number of scans to skip over, and number of seconds to
skip between computations). If saved, the next time you select Start
in the ArchivedData menu, the dialog box will appear with your
saved selections.
Note:
Note that just above the Start Acquire
button, the dialog box indicates if
Output ASCII data (to a COM port, not
to a shared file) and/or sending data to
a Remote Display (through a COM
port) was enabled in the Configure
menu. These features are available for
archived data as well as for real-time
data. See ASCII Output and Remote
Display in Section 3: Configure Menu,
Part I - General System Setup.
Note:
To display archived data without
a mouse:
• Windows 2000 / XP – Press the Alt
key to show the keyboard shortcuts
(underlines) on menus. Press the
appropriate letter (for example, A for
ArchivedData menu) and use the
arrow and Enter keys to navigate.
• Windows 95, 98, and NT – Keyboard
shortcuts (underlines) appear on
menus at all times. Press the Alt key
and appropriate letter and use the
arrow and Enter keys to navigate.