Nortek Signature Series User Manual

Commands 35
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5.22 DEPLOY
Deploy the instrument. Start the measurement at the time specified in the string argument. The
format must be exactly as shown. If no time value is passed, the deployment will start
immediately.
The number of seconds to the specified deployment time is returned.
Note the difference between DEPLOY and START, the latter will immediately start a measurement
any time the instrument state returns to Measurement mode such as by applying power or
timeout from Data Retrieval Mode. If DEPLOY is used, be aware that if the deployment time has
passed when the battery is connected, the instrument will resynchronize its data sampling
according to the deployment time and the instrument configuration. This means you may have to
wait for one average measurement interval or one burst measurement interval before the
instrument starts to ping.
Argument
Description
TIME
yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss
Example:
DEPLOY,TIME="2014-11-12 14:40:00"
592
OK
5.23 FWRITE
Write tag/String to file.
Argument
Description
FNUM
File identifier for telling which file the info is written to.
0 – File defined in the PLAN command.
1 – telemetry file
Default value : 0
ID
Identifier
Tell the parser how to interpret the string.
Default value: 0
0 - Comment
1 - Dive Location
2 - Surface Location
STR
String
(Maximum 200 bytes long)
B64STR
B64 coded string (maximum 200 bytes long)
Note: Fwrite STR and B64STR cannot be set together.

Nortek Signature Series Specifications

General

Type	Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP)
Operating Temperature	-5°C to +45°C
Storage Temperature	-20°C to +60°C
Temperature Sensor	Integrated
Pressure Sensor	Integrated
Compass and Tilt Sensor	Integrated
Data Storage	Internal memory
Communication Interfaces	Ethernet, RS-232
Depth Rating	Up to 6000 meters (depending on model)
Data Output	ASCII, binary
Beam Angle	Varies by model
Velocity Accuracy	±0.5% of measured velocity ±1 mm/s