SonTek/YSI Argonaut-XR Technical Manual - HydroScientific West

SonTek/YSI
3.8. Setup Commands
Setup commands affect the primary data collection parameters of the Argonaut.
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• Temperature ● Cell begin
• Salinity ● Cell end
• Averaging interval ● Profiling mode
• Sample interval ● Number of cells
• Velocity Range ● Cell size
• Coordinate system ● Blanking distance
• Data format ● Dynamic boundary adjustment
Note that the timing commands AvgInterval and SampleInterval are also listed under
deployment commands (§3.9).
Each command is shown with its full name, short name (if one exists), optional parameters (in
brackets), parameter range (if appropriate), and detailed information.
Temp [d.d]
• Default parameter: 20.0 (°C)
• Parameter range: -5.0 to 60.0 (°C)
• Without parameter: returns its current setting.
• When used with a valid input parameter, the user-specified temperature is set to this value.
• This temperature value is used to calculate sound speed if TempMode is set to USER.
• See the Argonaut Principles of Operation for the effect of sound speed on velocity data.
Sal [d.d]
• Default parameter: 34.5 (ppt)
• Parameter range: 0.0 to 60.0 (ppt)
• Without parameter: returns its current setting.
• When used with a valid input parameter, the salinity is set to this value.
• This salinity value is used to calculate sound speed.
• See the Argonaut Principles of Operation for the effect of sound speed on velocity data.
AvgInterval or AI [d]
• Default parameter: 120 (s)
• Parameter range: 10 to 3600 (s; maximum is equivalent to 60 minutes)
• Without parameter: returns its current setting (in seconds).
• When used with a valid integer parameter, the averaging interval is set to this value.
SampleInterval or SI [d]
• Default parameter: 1200 (s; 20 minutes)
• Parameter range: 10 to 43200 (s; maximum is equivalent to 12 hours)
• Without parameter: returns its current setting (in seconds).
• When used with a valid integer parameter, the sample interval is set to this value.
• Sample interval is the time between the start of successive samples (§1.2 and §1.3).
• If AvgInterval > SampleInterval, then AvgInterval takes precedence.
Argonaut Operation Manual Firmware Version 7.9 (May 1, 2001)