SonTek/YSI Argonaut-XR Technical Manual - HydroScientific West

SonTek/YSI
3.6. PostProcessing
ViewArgonaut postprocessing is used to display Argonaut data and to export data in ASCII
format. To load a file, use the following steps. Note: The Realtime (§3.5.4) module of View-
Argonaut can also be used to play back previously collected data, but the PostProcessing module
is the preferred method.
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• Start ViewArgonaut (Start|Programs|SonTek Software|ViewArgonaut).
• Click the PostProcessing button.
• Click the File icon in the upper left corner of the screen (or use File|Open or Ctrl+O).
Select the directory and Argonaut data file to open.
• The software will show a summary of the specified data file. Click OK to load the entire
file, or specify a range of samples to load and then click OK.
• The software will then plot the data as shown in Figure 8.
Figure 8 shows the Argonaut postprocessing screen with key features labeled.
• The top tool bar contains buttons for major postprocessing functions.
• The top plot shows the velocity data versus time.
• The bottom plot shows signal strength data versus time.
• The data file name is shown at the bottom of the screen.
• The right side of the screen shows a tabular display of one sample of data. The sample
number is selected by a marker on the screen.
Argonaut Software Manual (March 1, 2001)