AML Base X2 - General Commands

User Manual for AML Oceanographic BaseX2
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General Commands (must be in instrument mode)
Command
Description
Requires
SCAN
Measures and outputs one scan of data.
MONITOR
Scans at the set sampling rate.
VERSION
Displays the instrument identification header.
DISPLAY OPTIONS
Displays the instrument status and user settings.
ZERO
Corrects the barometric offset to set zero pressure at
surface for current barometric pressure.
P•X
ZERO OFF
Disables barometric offset.
P•X
DISPLAYTIME
Displays current time. Time format is hh:mm:ss.ss
SET TIME hh:mm:ss.ss
Sets instrument time using 24 hour clock in format
hh:mm:ss.ss
DISPLAY DATE
Displays the current date.
SET DATE mm/dd/yy
Sets date using mm/dd/yy format.
DETECT
Checks each slot in logger board to identify what is plugged
in and displays sensor / board type and serial number or
“empty” for each slot.
DISPLAY BATTERY
Displays battery channel coefficients and shutdown voltage.
TALK n
Enables communications directly with a sensor board via the
logger board, where n = value from 1-3 that identifies the
slot number of the board to be communicated with. See
DETECT command.
CTRL+C
Press CTRL key and C key at same time to exit sensor
board talk mode & return to logger communications.
LOG
Puts unit into logging mode from real-time mode. It will
remain in logging mode until power is turned off.
SET LOG tttttttt.ttt
Sets new log file name. tttttttt.ttt = log file name. Name can
have up to 8 characters in length and 3 characters for file
extension.
INIT
Clears the instruments logging memory.
DIRECTORY
Displays list of files in instrument memory and memory
status including amount of memory space free and used.
DUMP tttttttt.ttt
Dumps the data of the specified logged file defined by
tttttttt.ttt in REAL or RAW format depending on the current
instrument mode.
DELETE tttttttt.ttt
Erases specified logged file defined by tttttttt.ttt Maximum 8
character name with 3 character extension.
DISPLAY LOG
Displays current log file name.