User`s manual

Section 3: Configure Inputs, Part I - Instrument Configuration (.con file)
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SBE 16plus SEACAT C-T Recorder Configuration
The SBE 16plus can interface with one SBE 38 secondary temperature sensor,
one SBE 50 pressure sensor, or up to two Pro-Oceanus Gas Tension Devices
(GTDs) through the SBE 16plus optional RS-232 connector. Data from an
SBE 50 pressure sensor is appended to the data stream, and does not replace
the (optional) internally mounted pressure sensor data.
Internally mounted pressure sensor: select strain gauge,
Digiquartz with temperature compensation, or no pressure
sensor. If no pressure sensor is selected, Data button accesses
a dialog box to input additional parameter needed to process
data. Must agree with setup programmed into 16plus with
PTYPE= command; see reply from status command (DS).
Selection applies only to 16plus internally mounted pressure
sensor; if instrument has no internally mounted pressure sensor
but is interfacing with SBE 50 pressure sensor, select No
pressure sensor here and then select SBE 50 in Serial RS-232C
sensor field below. Note: Digiquartz without temperature
compensation is not applicable.
Click a sensor
and click Modify
to change
calibration
coefficients for
that sensor.
New to create new
.con file for this CTD.
Open to select
different .con file.
Save or Save As to
save current .con file
settings.
Opens a .txt file (for viewing
and printing only; cannot be
modified) that shows all
parameters in .con file.
Channel/Sensor table reflects
this choice (0, 1, 2, 3, or 4).
Must agree with number
programmed into 16plus with
VOLTn= commands (n=0, 1, 2,
and 3); see reply from status
command (DS). Voltage
channel 0 in .con file
corresponds to first external
voltage in data stream, voltage
channel 1 to second external
voltage in data stream, etc.
Shaded sensors cannot be removed or changed to
another t
yp
e of senso
r
. All others are o
p
tional.
Click to exit dialog box. If you made changes and did
not Save or Save As, SEASAVE asks if you want to
save changes.
Select if using with deck unit
connected to NMEA navigation
device. SEASAVE adds current
latitude, longitude, and universal
time code to data header;
appends NMEA data to every
scan; and writes NMEA data to
.nav file every time Ctrl F7 is
pressed or Add to .nav File is
clicked (see Adding NMEA Data
to .nav File in Section 8: Real-
Time Data and Real-Time
Control - Real-Time Data
Acquisition).
Select 1 SBE 38 (secondary temperature),
1 SBE 50 pressure sensor, or up to 2 GTDs
(dissolved oxygen or nitrogen). Must agree with
setup programmed into 16plus; see reply from
status command (DS). Channel/Sensor table lists
RS-232 sensors below voltage channels.
Time between scans.
Must agree with number
programmed into 16plus with
SAMPLEINTERVAL= command;
see reply from status command
(DS).
Click a (non-shaded) sensor and click Select to pick a different sensor for
that channel. A dialog box with a list of sensors appears. Select sensors
after number of volta
g
e channels have been s
p
ecified above.