SonTek/YSI Argonaut-XR Technical Manual - HydroScientific West

SonTek/YSI
3.9. Deployment Commands
Deployment commands affect the parameters used for autonomous deployments.
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• Deployment name
• Averaging interval
• Sample interval
• Start date and time
• Burst sampling parameters.
Note that two of the timing commands (averaging interval and sample interval) are also listed
under Setup Commands (§3.8).
Each command is shown with its full name, short name (if one exists), optional parameters (in
brackets), parameter range (if applicable), and appropriate detailed information.
Deployment [name] (do not confuse with Deploy command, §3.7)
• Default parameter: DEF
• Without parameter: returns its current setting.
• When used with an ASCII string of no more than five characters (letters or digits), the
deployment name is set to this value. This determines the file name under which data are
stored to the internal recorder.
• All data from a single Deploy or Start command are stored in one file.
• The file name on the recorder is the deployment name with a 3-digit number indicating the
sequence of files under this name. For example, if the deployment name is LAKE, the data
from the first Deploy or Start command will be stored in a file named LAKE001. If data
collection is stopped and re-started without changing the deployment name, the numbers
will increment; e.g. LAKE002, LAKE003, etc.
Comments
• This command lets you enter comments that will be stored in the data file.
• There are three comment lines, each with a maximum of 60 characters.
StartDate or SD [yy/mm/dd]
• Default parameter: 1995/01/01 (January 1, 1995)
• Without parameter: returns the deployment start date.
• When used with a date in the correct format (see Date command, §3.7), sets the starting
date for data collection. This date is used only in deployment mode (using the Deploy
command, §3.7).
• If the start date/time are before the current date/time, data collection begins immediately.
StartTime or ST [hh:mm:ss]
• Default parameter: 00:00:00
• Without parameter: returns the deployment start time.
• When used with a time in the correct format (see Time command, §3.7), sets the starting
time for data collection. This time is used only in the deployment mode (using the Deploy
command, §3.7).
• If the start date/time are before the current date/time, data collection begins immediately.
Argonaut Operation Manual Firmware Version 7.9 (May 1, 2001)