User Manual for AML Oceanographic BaseX2
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Communications
PC Settings / WiFi
Base•X
2
communicates via the wireless connection established using the SeaCast software. All
instrument operations can be set / controlled via this method.
PC Settings / Serial
Base•X2 will communicate with both RS-232 and RS-485 serial connections. The computer to
which the instrument is connected must be set up as follows:
• 8 bits
• 1 stop bit
• No parity
• No hardware flow control
• Baud rate of 115200
After power up, Base•X2 will wait for an ASCII carriage return. The instrument will automatically
detect whether communications are RS-232 or RS-485. Baud rate must be 38400 or 115200.
Output Formats
Output formats can be modified. If the required modifications are not supported by the commonly
used command list in the next section, please contact the factory for support with custom output
formats.
Formatting can be changed in the following ways:
• The number of decimal places for each channel
• Turn on or off
o date and time
o calculated parameters (Salinity and Density)
o battery voltage
o power up information (header)
o automatic monitoring on power up
Default Output Format
The output from Base•X2 is space delimited values. The following table shows the output units
for each Xchange™ sensor:
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