Valeport SWiFT - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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Contents
1 SWiFT Profilers - Introduction ..................................................................................... 1
2 SWiFTplus – Profiler with Optical Sensor ................................................................... 2
3 Sensors ...................................................................................................................... 3
3.1 Sound Velocity Measurement ........................................................................................... 3
3.2 Conductivity ....................................................................................................................... 3
3.3 Temperature ...................................................................................................................... 3
3.4 Pressure Sensor ................................................................................................................ 3
3.5 Optical Sensors ................................................................................................................. 4
3.5.1 Fluorometers ................................................................................................................ 4
3.5.2 Turbidity ........................................................................................................................ 7
3.6 Calculated Parameters ...................................................................................................... 7
3.6.1 SWiFT SVP .................................................................................................................. 7
3.6.2 SWiFT CTD .................................................................................................................. 8
3.7 Operational Battery Life ..................................................................................................... 9
4 Physical Characteristics............................................................................................ 10
4.1 SWiFT and SWiFTplus .................................................................................................... 10
4.2 Dimensions - SWiFT SVP ............................................................................................... 10
4.3 Dimensions - SWiFT SVPplus ........................................................................................ 10
4.4 Dimensions - SWiFT CTD ............................................................................................... 11
5 Rechargeable Battery ............................................................................................... 12
5.1 Charging .......................................................................................................................... 13
5.1.1 Charging Status .......................................................................................................... 13
5.1.2 Charging from a Laptop USB Port .............................................................................. 14
5.1.3 Battery Life Expectancy .............................................................................................. 14
5.2 Shipping Your SWiFT with Lithium Ion Batteries ............................................................ 14
5.2.1 Lithium Ion Battery Certification .................................................................................. 15
6 Operation.................................................................................................................. 16
6.1 Software ........................................................................................................................... 16
6.1.1 Valeport Ocean Software ........................................................................................... 16
6.2 Interfacing a SWiFT ......................................................................................................... 17
6.3 Interfacing to a PC – Valeport Ocean Software .............................................................. 17
6.3.1 USB Communications ................................................................................................ 17
6.3.2 Bluetooth Communications ......................................................................................... 17
6.4 Configuration ................................................................................................................... 19
6.5 Operational Status: .......................................................................................................... 19
6.5.1 GPS Status ................................................................................................................. 19
6.5.2 Battery Status ............................................................................................................. 20
6.5.3 Bluetooth Status ......................................................................................................... 20
6.6 Operational Modes .......................................................................................................... 20
6.6.1 Smart Profile Mode ..................................................................................................... 20
6.6.2 Continuous Mode ....................................................................................................... 24
6.7 Optical Sensor Test- SWiFT plus .................................................................................... 25
6.8 Tare .................................................................................................................................. 26
6.9 Do Not Deploy Flag ......................................................................................................... 26
6.10 Status Message ............................................................................................................... 27
6.11 Data File .......................................................................................................................... 27
6.11.1 Basic Structure: .......................................................................................................... 27
6.12 Data File Translation ....................................................................................................... 28
6.13 Real Time Data Format ................................................................................................... 28