Valeport uvSVX - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Sensors ....................................................................................................................................... 2
2.1 Sound Velocity Measurement .............................................................................................. 2
2.2 Temperature ......................................................................................................................... 2
2.3 Pressure ............................................................................................................................... 2
2.3.1 Interchangeable Pressure Sensor Modules ................................................................ 3
2.4 Calculated Parameters ......................................................................................................... 4
2.4.1 Calculated Conductivity ............................................................................................... 4
2.4.2 Calculated Salinity ....................................................................................................... 4
2.4.3 Calculated Density ....................................................................................................... 4
3 Physical Characteristics .............................................................................................................. 5
3.1 Materials ............................................................................................................................... 5
3.2 Dimensions - uvSVX ............................................................................................................ 5
3.3 Dimensions - uvSVXe .......................................................................................................... 6
4 Communications ......................................................................................................................... 7
4.1 Serial Comms - RS 232 and RS485 .................................................................................... 7
4.2 Ethernet Connectivity ........................................................................................................... 8
4.2.1 Setting up Ethernet Connectivity ................................................................................. 8
4.2.2 Operation with Valeport Configure ............................................................................ 12
4.2.3 Operation with DataLog x2 ........................................................................................ 13
4.3 uvSVX Communications Setup .......................................................................................... 14
5 Setting Up the uvSVX ............................................................................................................... 15
5.1 Start / Stop.......................................................................................................................... 15
5.1.1 Output Last Measured Reading ................................................................................ 15
5.2 Information #Codes ............................................................................................................ 16
5.3 Sampling Modes................................................................................................................. 17
5.4 Pressure Tare ..................................................................................................................... 17
5.5 Error Flag ............................................................................................................................ 18
5.6 Warning Message .............................................................................................................. 18
5.7 Pressure / Depth Units ....................................................................................................... 19
5.8 Set Latitude ........................................................................................................................ 19
5.9 DASH Formula ................................................................................................................... 20
5.10 User Calibration .................................................................................................................. 20
6 Data Output Formats ................................................................................................................ 21
6.1 Data String Formatting ....................................................................................................... 21
6.2 CSV Format ........................................................................................................................ 22
6.3 Valeport NMEA ($PVSVX) ................................................................................................. 23
6.4 SVX2 with Salinity .............................................................................................................. 24
6.5 SVX2 without Salinity ......................................................................................................... 24
6.6 Data String #1 .................................................................................................................... 25
6.7 Modbus RTU ...................................................................................................................... 25
7 Electrical .................................................................................................................................... 26
7.1 Power uvSVX ..................................................................................................................... 26
7.2 Power uvSVXe ................................................................................................................... 26
7.3 Wiring Information .............................................................................................................. 26