User`s manual

Section 6: Configure Outputs
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Diagnostics
SEASAVE can output diagnostics, to assist in troubleshooting if you
encounter difficulty running the program.
To enable and set up diagnostic output, click Configure Outputs. In the
Configure Outputs dialog box, click the Diagnostics tab:
Make the desired selections. Click OK or click another tab in
Configure Outputs.
Notes:
• Unlike all other information in
Configure Inputs and Configure
Outputs, diagnostic selections are
not included in the program setup
(.psa) file. Seasave.ini (in Windows
directory) contains information on
whether diagnostics are enabled
(log=0 if not enabled, log=1 if
enabled) and the path for the
diagnostics file(s).
• Changes made on the Diagnostics
tab take effect immediately;
if you make a change and then
click Cancel at the bottom of the
dialog box, you have not cancelled
the change.
Enable diagnostics output for
Seasave.exe, which is user-
interface portion of program.
Select location and name for diagnostics
file. Default location is same directory as
where Seasave.exe is installed (default
C:/Program Files/Sea-Bird/SeasaveV7).
Default name is SSLog.txt.
Erase contents of
indicated file. If not
erased, SEASAVE
appends diagnostics
data to end of file.
Enable diagnostics output for
SeasaveAcq.exe, which is data
acquisition portion of program.
SeasaveAcq.exe is automatically
launched when you click
Start in Start Real-Time Data
Acquisition dialog box (Real-Time
Data menu / Start).
Default location is same directory as
where Seasave.exe is installed
(default C:/Program Files/Sea-
Bird/SeasaveV7). Default name is
SALog.txt.Other selections (Level,
Display Log File, Erase Log File)
are as described above for
Seasave.exe.
Select level of diagnostics to
include in log:
• Errors,
• Warnings (includes errors), or
• Information (includes errors
and warnings)
Display contents of indicated file, using Notepad.