User`s manual

Section 8: Real-Time Data and Real-Time Control - Real-Time Data Acquisition
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Starting and Stopping Real-Time Data Acquisition
1. In the Real-Time Data menu, select Start. The Start Real-Time Data
Acquisition dialog box appears:
• Store data on disk to store raw (frequencies, A/D
counts, and/or voltages) real-time data.
• Delay storing data to disk until Start Archiving
command is sent to control when data begins to be
written to file. This allows you to eliminate scans
associated with deploying CTD from ship deck and
soaking instrument near surface (alternatively, remove
these scans later in SBE Data Processing). If you make
this selection, when you click Start button, a dialog box
with Start Archiving button appears. Click this button
when ready to begin saving scans to file, or select Start
Archiving in Real-Time Data menu.
Click Select Output Data File Name. Save Archived Data
As dialog box appears; browse to desired file location,
enter desired file name, and click Save.
Configuration Options: Currently selected instrument
configuration (.con) file is shown. To select different .con
file or modify input configuration (.con file, serial ports,
water sampler, TCP/IP ports, miscellaneous, and/or pump
control), click Configure Inputs. To modify outputs (serial
data output, serial ports, shared file output, mark variables,
TCP/IP output, TCP/IP ports, SBE 11plus alarms, SBE 14
remote display, header form, and/or diagnostics), click
Configure Outputs. See Sections 3, 4, and 5: Configure
Inputs and Section 6: Configure Outputs.
• Timeout in seconds at startup: Time allowed before
first data scan is received from instrument. SEASAVE
will time out and stop attempting to acquire data if data is
not received from instrument within this time period.
• Timeout in seconds between scans: Maximum gap
allowed between scans after first data scan is received
from instrument. SEASAVE will time out and stop
attempting to acquire data if data is not received from
instrument within this time period (for example, if a shark
bites cable and interrupts data acquisition, SEASAVE
stops attempting to acquire data after this gap).
Save real-time data setup (all
parameters input on or accessible
through this dialog box, including
.con and data file names, input and
output configuration, timeouts, etc.)
to buffer. If you then save program
setup (.psa) file, the next time you
select Start in Real-Time Data
menu, Start Real-Time Data
Acquisition dialog box will appear
with your saved selections.
Start real-time data acquisition.