Valeport TideMaster - 9 Data Requests and Output Formats; 9.1 Stop Command; 9.2 Run Commands; 9.3 Logger Control

Section 9 | Data Requests and Output Formats
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9 Data Requests and Output Formats
Notes:
• All commands must be confirmed using “Carriage Return” or “Enter” on the keyboard, with the
exception of the “Stop” command (#).
• All commands are echoed back by the instrument as they are typed
9.1 Stop Command
The instrument can be stopped when it is awake by sending the ‘#’ character.
Once interrupted the instrument returns a ‘>’, and waits for a further command. If no command is received
for 5 minutes then the unit will resume operation and return to its sampling pattern.
9.2 Run Commands
M1
Performs continuous measurement at 0.5 Hz(pressure) / 10s interval (Radar)
B1
Burst sampling pattern of 30 seconds / 1 minute
B2
Burst sampling pattern of 40 seconds / 6 minutes
B3
Burst sampling pattern of 40 seconds / 10 minutes
B4
Burst sampling pattern of 40 seconds / 15 minutes
B5
Burst sampling pattern of 60 seconds / 30 minutes
#028
Resume previously set sampling rate
9.3 Logger Control
$DIR
Outputs file table (list of data files)
$CLR
Clears memory (use with caution!)
$OCLK
Reads Current Date & Time
$ICLK;DD;MM;CC;YY;HH;MM;SS
Sets Date & Time
e.g.: $ICLK;03;02;20;08;14;30;00 sets clock to 14:30:00 on 3rd February
2008
$DEL;filename
Deletes specific file e.g.: $DEL;File1
$EXTT;filename
Performs simple text output data contained in specific file
$EXTZ;filename
Performs Zmodem extraction of data contained in specific file
$FREE
Outputs amount of free memory
$VOLT
Reads internal battery voltage levels