User`s manual

Manual revision 016 Section 3: Power and Communications Test SBE 49
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Following are the Toolbar buttons applicable to the FastCAT:
Toolbar
Button
Description
Equivalent
Command*
Connect
Re-establish communications with
FastCAT. Computer responds with
S> prompt.
(press Enter key)
Status
Display instrument setup and status
(configuration and setup parameters,
whether FastCAT is sampling, etc.).
DS
Coefficients
Display calibration coefficients.
DCal
Capture
Capture instrument responses on screen to
file; useful for diagnostics. File has .cap
extension. Capture status displays in
Status bar. Press Capture again to turn
off capture.
As FastCAT has no internal memory, if
you are using Seaterm to acquire data
you must capture before sampling
begins to save data for future review
and processing.
(Note: The .cap file does not have the
required header information for processing
by SBE Data Processing. Use Seasave to
acquire data that will be processed by SBE
Data Processing.)
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Diagnostics
Perform one or more diagnostic tests on
FastCAT. Diagnostic test(s) accessed in
this manner are non-destructive –
they do not write over any existing
instrument settings.
DS,
DCal,
and TS
Stop
Interrupt and end current activity, such as
sampling or diagnostic test.
(press Esc key or
Ctrl C)
Disconnect
Free computer COM port used to
communicate with FastCAT. COM port
can then be used by another program.
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*See Command Descriptions in Section 4: Deploying and Operating FastCAT.