SonTek/YSI Argonaut-XR Technical Manual - HydroScientific West

Argonaut Operation Manual Firmware Version 7.9 (May 1, 2001)
SonTek/YSI
Argonaut SHORT Sample Format
• When SHORT data format is used, the data output contains 14 columns. The following table
shows the contents and units used with each column.
• For the SHORT data format, reported signal strength is the mean of all working beams
(three beams for Argonaut XR and MD; two beams for Argonaut SL).
• Reported standard deviation is the defined based on the coordinate system:
Beam Coordinates σV = √(σV1 2 + σV2 2 + σV3 2 )
XYZ Coordinates σV = √(σVx 2 + σVy 2 )
ENU Coordinate σV = √(σVE 2 + σVN 2 )
Argonaut ASCII/METRIC/ENGLISH Data Output - SHORT Data Format
Col Contents ASCII Metric English
1 Sample time (start of averaging interval) - Year
2 Sample time (start of averaging interval) - Month
3 Sample time (start of averaging interval) - Day
4 Sample time (start of averaging interval) - Hour
5 Sample time (start of averaging interval) - Minute
6 Sample time (start of averaging interval) - Second
7 Velocity component 1 (Beam 1/X/East) 0.1 cm/s cm/s ft/s
8 Velocity component 2 (Beam 2/Y/North) 0.1 cm/s cm/s ft/s
9 Velocity component 3 (Beam 3/Z/Up) 0.1 cm/s cm/s ft/s
10 Mean standard deviation (see above) 0.1 cm/s cm/s ft/s
11 Mean signal strength (see above) count count count
12 Mean temperature 0.01°C °C °F
13
Mean pressure – OR –
Water level (SL systems with vertical beam; Appendix 2)
count
mm
dbar
cm
PSI
ft
14 Input power level 0.2 V V V
15+ Note: Additional fields may appear depending on installed
options. See Section 8 for the data format of wave spectra,
CTD, and other optional sensors.
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