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1. COASTAL S MACROSERIES OWNER S MANUAL COASTAL LEASING INC 179 Sidney Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02139 4238 Telephone 617 497 1122 Fax 617 497 1188 E mail coastal coastal usa com http www coastal usa com 2001 Coastal Leasing Inc Trademarks are property of their respective owners Specifications and pricing subject to change without notice Coastal Leasing Inc 1 Introduction 1 1 Features 1 2 Systems Description 2 Getting Started 2 1 Quick Start 2 2 Predeployment 2 3 Deployment 2 4 Recovering and Stopping Instrument 3 Software Wizard 3 1 Installing Wizard 3 2 Running Wizard 3 3 Wizard Commands 3 3 1 Quit 3 3 2 Read 3 3 3 Examine 3 3 4 Initialize 3 3 5 Monitor 3 3 6 Process 3 3 7 Utilities 4 Hardware Building Blocks 4 1 Capacity 4 2 Sensors 4 3 Sampling 4 4 Communication 4 5 Power 4 6 Housing 5 Maintenance 5 1 Housing 5 2 Hardware O rings amp Anodes 5 3 Batteries 5 4 Sensors Owner s Manual 6 Appendix Data 6 1 Processed Data File Format 6 2 Calculating Depth 6 3 Calculating Salinity 6 4 Calculating Speed of Sound 6 5 Calculating Speed amp Direction 7 Appendix Operation 7 1 Troubleshooting 7 1 1 Technical Assistance 7 2 Recalibrating the Macro Logger 7 2 1 Recalibrating the Macro Logger from Compact Flash 7 3 Changing the Compact Flash Card 8 Appendix Software 8 1 Wizard 8 1 1 Upgrading Wizard TBA 8 1 2 Startup Parameters
2. 8 1 3 Connect Mode Commands 8 1 3 1 Using the D Detach Command 8 2 PCSpec 8 2 1 Theory 8 2 2 Running PCSpec 8 2 3 Input File 8 2 4 Output File 8 3 Wizard TBA 8 4 Router TBA 9 Appendix Hardware 9 1 Replacement of Pressure Sensors 9 2 Replacement of XSJ 7 BCR 9 3 Replacement of Macro Logger Board 10 Appendix Reference 10 1 Standard Configurations 10 2 Instrument Options 10 2 1 Master Slave 10 2 2 Real Time 11 Warranty Coastal Leasing Inc Document Conventions Owner s Manual For help in identifying commands information and warnings this manual will use the following text formats and visual aids Type Style or Symbol Italics word shown in brackets Bold Capital Bold Used for Example Actual typing seen or message shown by C PROG COASTAL Wizard program on your computer screen WIZARD Keyboard key to press Esc commands are described in Section 3 3 Used in conjunction with the following symbols Warnings If this information is disregarded Do NOT remove serious errors may occur Notes Hints or reminders for the user gt lt NOTE The number used here should Helpful information to aid the user The help command list is available by Section Summaries Introduction 2 Getting Started 3 Software Wizard 4 Hardware Building Blocks 5 Maintenance 6 Appendix Data 7 Appendix Operation 8 Appendix Software 9 Appendix Hard
3. the entire set of products Power for the instrument was to be provided with readily available alkaline batteries With those criteria in mind the Macro was designed The Macro Instruments all consist of a data logger main battery pack and sensors These are housed in a pressure case with an external bulkhead connector which provides communication and optionally supplies external power The units are microprocessor controlled and the user communicates with the Macro Instruments using Wizard software and an IBM PC compatible computer The instrument measures the outputs from the various sensors converts them to a digital format and stores them in its flash memory Different modes of measurement can be recorded such as averages or bursting data If applicable vector averaging can also be recorded The sampling scheme is set by the user prior to deployment Starting times can be minutes or months into the future with the program calculating deployment duration based on available memory and the available capacity left in the batteries The Wizard program handles all the programming initializing and data reading of the instruments It uses windows graphics and menus to perform all necessary functions It is an extremely user friendly program with built in Help available for any function at any time Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual 2 Getting Started Note the following checklist of important items If you ignore these data may b
4. Compact Flash Card Remove the instrument from its housing and remove the cover from the white electronic box Connect the instrument to the computer with its standard communication cable and start the Wizard program From the Main menu select Utilities and then select Connect After the program gets the instrument s attention the logger s prompt should be displayed Ex 10678 CL8 gt 10678 serial no of the instrument Press the and then the keys and then press Enter You do not have to remove power just remove the compact flash Install the new compact flash Press Alt w to get the instrument s attention Press the and then the z keys and then press Enter Follow the instructions to format the new compact flash After the formatting is done press Esc and follow instructions to exit from the Connect screen 28 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual Quit the Wizard program Restart the Wizard program with the Program Calibrate option WIZARD PRO enter Select Calibrate and then press Enter At select from files matching prm prm press Enter This will produce a list of all the parameter files in the directory Use the up down arrow to highlight the correct file and press Enter This puts a check mark to the left of the correct file Hold the Ctrl amp Enter keys down together to send the file to the instrument Follow the instructions After the instrument has been calibrated Qu
5. Disconnect the cables leading to the Macro logger Remember where they should be reconnected on the new logger Remove the old Macro electronics set by removing the 2 buttonhead mounting screws located diagonally from each other Install the new Macro logger securing it with the mounting screws and reconnecting all the cables into their proper locations Only one 1 3N back up battery is attached at this time You will install the second one later on Make sure the communications cable from the PC is connected to the logger Run the Wizard program and select the Utilities Connect option from the Main Menu Be sure the serial port parameters are correctly set 19200 baud and the correct Com port You can check and reset these parameters by pressing F2 34 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual Momentarily disconnect the power cable from the logger lower right hand corner and then reconnect it Observe the output on the Connect screen A 10000 CL8 gt should be displayed Install the parameter file following Section 7 2 or 7 2 1 Recalibrating the Macro Logger from compact flash card Install the second 1 3N back up battery making sure that the positive negative ends are correctly aligned Also make sure that the red jumper is in place between the two back up batteries 10 Appendix Reference 10 1 Standard Configurations Coastal optimizes for commonly required field measurements The table below illustrates our standard con
6. elapsed The start of the first such interval will be the same time as the start of your earliest defined burst or average sample The number of minutes it will be enabled for is defined by the Sampling Enable Period Enter a Sampling Enable Period When Sampling Enable Interval is set to a non zero value entering 0 here means that sampling will ALWAYS be DISABLED regardless of settings in the burst and average sections below Entering a non zero value here means that sampling will be enabled for that many minutes During this period sampling will take place as defined in the burst and average sections The number of minutes between each of these enabled periods is defined by the Sampling Enable Interval EX Interval Period Action 0 any Sampling is always enabled non zero 0 Sampling is always disabled 60 15 Enabled for 15 min every hour 1440 120 Enabled for 2 hours every day Command Prompt 2 wiz E hacroWwave 1160574 E icard Vers 6 82Rb Deployment Settings Coastal Leasing Inc 63 22 66 13 56 42 Deployment title User Specific Deployment Text gt Sampling enable interval minutes Deployment limit is Sampling enable period lt minutes gt Bursts start date mm dd yy 63 22 66 Bursts start time Chh mm ss gt 14 00 00 Burst interval minutes 10 Burst sampling period 1 sec gt 25 Burst samples to record 1024 Bst Chan 1 CLI Int Temperature Y Bst Chan 4 ICS Pressure Averages start date mm dd yy 63 22 66
7. function Pressing Esc generally aborts a step and returns to the previous menu or question The standard screen has several windows Instrument Top left Summarizes instrument configuration and deployment Main Center left Shows key menu function accessed by highlighting Function Bottom left Reports function status defines required inputs Version Top right Reports Wizard version and computer date and time Gauges Center right Shows battery and memory status Alert Bottom right Prompts for input 10 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual Command Prompt 2 wiz E Oj x MacroWave U6 62 16574 M8 Deployed 63 22 66 13 42 Wizard Vers 6 82Rhb lt User Specific Deployment Text gt Bat Stop 64 12 66 66 66 Coastal Leasing Inc 63 22 66 13 45 52 29M L325 95 COO ET Quit Quit to operating system Read Read raw data from instrument Examine Examine data files Initialize Initialize the instrument Monitor itor instrument data Process ss raw data files Utilities Utility routines U EAEE A 4 o 3 amp pT ot Use Tl highlight keys or HotKeys to navigate lt Fi gt topic help lt Enter gt select lt Esc gt exit 3 3 Wizard Commands QUIT Exit program and return to system prompt READ Download raw data from the instrument into files on the PC EXAMINE Display raw data files as plots or as a listing INITIALIZE Start or restart your deployment Erases old data making all memory available MONITOR Displa
8. pressing the F1 key at any time The Wizard software runs all of Coastal Leasing s MacroSeries of instruments Only one copy of Wizard is required lt I NOTE At this time the new Wizard V 6 01 and later designed for the MacroSeries is not compatible with the older Wizard V 5 07 and earlier designed for the Micro MiniSeries of instruments In the near future they will be compatible and new versions of the software will be distributed 3 1 Installing Wizard Before you can run the Wizard program it must be installed onto the hard drive of a PC Itis recommended that the Wizard software be installed into its own sub directory To install the Wizard software insert the supplied floppy disk into the drive and enter the following command INSTALL S D PATH where S is the source floppy drive usually A or B D is the destination drive PATH is the optional full directory path on the destination drive Directory must already exist on drive Example INSTALL A C PROG COASTAL NOTE If no path is specified the install routine will create a directory C PROG COASTAL WIZARD and install all of the files into it This is the standard default and is the usual pathway used NOTE If you already have Wizard 5 07 installed and wish to continue to use it for Micro Mini instruments be sure to designate a new pathway for Wizard 6 01 ex COASTAL WIZARD 6 01 9 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual
9. the instrument while shipping 7 2 Recalibrating the Macro Series Logger From the directory in which you will start the WIZARD program example C WIZARD enter the following to start WIZARD in the Programming amp Calibration mode ex C WIZARD Wizard PROgram Enter The title page will appear showing information such as WIZARD version and the start time of this session but most importantly it indicates that the Wizard Programming and Calibration Utility is in use Hit any key to continue A four item Main menu will appear Arrow down until the Calibrate option is highlighted Press Enter to select this option Select from files matching prm prm Press Enter A list of parameter files will be displayed Use the up down arrow keys to highlight the correct serial number Press enter to checkmark the file and hold the ctrl and enter down together to send the parameter file to the instrument WARNING This discards stored data Calibrate instrument N Press Y to continue Note M8 deployment will start in 1 month To alter reinit after cal This message means the instrument will start to take data one month after calibration is complete You should after quitting the Programming amp Calibration mode of WIZARD run WIZARD and Initialize the instrument with real deployment settings Hit any key to continue The instrument s attention will be requested and the parameter file will be sent to the instrumen
10. will alert you if a file with the same name already exists in the directory It will overwrite the old files so if the old files are important select NJo press the Esc key and Quit the program Then either rename the old files or move them into another directory Once all the raw data has been offloaded from the instrument the Wizard program will automatically select the Examine option 11 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual To Read through Compact Flash reader If you have a lot of data you may wish to Read the data externally in order to speed up the process of downloading First go to Utilities and select the Connect option When in the blue screen at the prompt type W to write the remainder of the data from the logger to the flash card Next type to close the file and prep the flash card for removal You will be prompted to remove the power from the logger then remove compact flash To do so open up the white electronics box unclip the phone plug marked Power on the logger board bottom right corner and then remove the compact flash card Then place the flash card in the reader to read the data 3 3 3 Examine The Examine option uses two ways to display the raw data The Plot option shows graphs of the data and the List option lists data as a time series Plot Displays auto scaled graphs of average and or burst data Each page can display up to 256 data points The deployment title type of data instrument name s
11. 3 1 00060 23 1 00244 6 1 00088 4 1 00000 14 1 00073 24 1 00268 5 1 00070 5 1 00001 15 1 00087 25 1 00294 4 1 00055 6 1 00003 16 1 00103 26 1 00320 3 1 00042 7 1 00007 17 1 00120 27 1 00347 2 1 00031 8 1 00012 18 1 00138 28 1 00375 1 1 00021 9 1 00019 19 1 00157 29 1 00405 Relative Volume of Water as a Function of Estimated Salinity PPT S Volume S Volume S Volume S Volume 0 1 00000 15 0 98912 30 0 97828 45 0 96740 5 0 99631 20 0 98542 35 0 97466 50 0 96386 10 0 99275 25 0 98184 40 0 97097 55 0 96034 NOTE Derived from Specific Gravity at 20 C 6 3 Calculating Salinity The conductivity measured in situ is first converted to a conductivity ratio defined by R S T P C S T P C 35 15 C 0 23 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual where C S T P conductivity at salinity S temperature T C and pressure P dbar C 35 15 C 0 42 914 mmho cm Second correct for the effect of pressure on conductivity by the formula R S T R S T P 1 F where F 1 60836x10 P 5 4845x101 P 6 166x10 1 P 1 3 0786x10 T 3 169x10 T Third correct for the effect of temperature by the formula R S R S T rT where ry 0 6765836 2 005294 T 100 1 11099 T 100 0 726684 T 100 0 13587 T 100 Finally the salinity is obtained by putting R S into the formula S 0 08996 28 8567R 12 18882R 10 61869R 5 9862Rf 1 32311R R R 1 0 04
12. 4 910 Utilities 11 7 4 910 n 4 910 time series eg Mem Bat ee eal List monitor data as a time series Hit ESCape to exit 3 3 4 Initialize This option is used to set and start your next deployment It will erase any previous data stored in the instrument so never Initialize an instrument until all previously collected data has been Read It is very important that the Date and Time of the PC is correct as the Wizard program uses these to set the start of the deployment Check them before running Wizard and if they are wrong change them Once selected Initialize will request the instrument s attention and then load the settings from the instrument into the program The Deployment Settings window will then be displayed Enter a Deployment Title of a maximum of 31 characters Then enter a start date and time for averages and or bursts if supported This is the date and time of the very first sample to be taken 13 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual gt gt A new option in the Macro Series software is Sampling Enable Interval and Period To default out of using this option simply enter 0 in both sections Enter a Sampling Enable Interval Entering 0 here means that sampling as defined by the burst and average sections below will ALWAYS be enabled regardless of the Sampling Enable Period setting Entering a non zero number here means that sampling will only be enabled every time this number of minutes has
13. 42T 0 46x10 T 4x10 RT 1 25x10 2 9x10 T P 6 4 Calculating Speed of Sound Once the calculation for conversion to depth in meters salinity in parts per thousand and temperature in degrees Celcius have been done for a sample point the sound velocity in water is as follows C 1449 2 4 6 T 5 5x10 T 2 9x107 T 1 34 1x10 T S 35 1 6x107 D where C Velocity of sound in water m s D Depth in meters S Salinity in parts per thousand T Temperature in degrees Celcius 6 5 Calculating Speed amp Direction Conversion to polar coordinates of speed and direction from the cartesian x and y component velocities is documented below Speed can be calculated as SPEED X X Y Y Direction in degrees relative to the sensor can be calculated as DIR ARCTAN X Y If Y lt 0 then DIR DIR 180 i is the compass heading magnetic or magnetic declination of the instrument relative to the Y axis en DIR MODULO DIR 8 360 This all can readily be incorporated into a spreadsheet 24 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual 7 Appendix Operation 7 1 Troubleshooting When an instrument is initially connected to the computer and the Wizard program is started if no response is received an error message will be displayed The instrument is not responding check connection Although not all of these problems can be solved in the field there are some short procedures which can be used t
14. ANOX solution is recommended for cleaning the external housing of any of Coastal s equipment This solution when diluted with water is an effortless and environmentally friendly way to remove barnacles or other sea growth from the housing CITRANOX is available from leading laboratory and industrial supply dealers For your nearest dealer contact Alconox Inc Phone 212 532 4040 9 East 40th Street Fax 212 532 4301 Suite 200 New York NY 10016 Do not use anything abrasive to clean the pressure case 5 2 Hardware O rings amp Anodes It is recommended to use fully cleaned or new O rings for every deployment Be sure to carefully clean not only the O rings but also the O ring mating surfaces on the pressure case and end cap with isopropyl alcohol Lubricate the O rings lightly with silicone grease silicone grease such as Dow Corning DC 4 or Parker O ring lubricant is recommended being sure in the process to check that the rings are clean and free of surface defects cuts hair dirt etc which would prevent proper sealing Suggested O ring sizes are as follows Size Location 250 Outside rim of endcap 058 Face seal bulkhead connector communications port 013 Dummy plug Once the O rings have been seated the pressure case should be closed Carefully slide the electronics into the housing and secure the screws Make sure that the zinc anode is attached to the top plate and has continuous electrical contact to the housing with e
15. BURST MODE BSTisp 0 sP 1 SP 2 SP 3 SP 4 SP 5 SP 6 SP 7 SPACE burst start mm dd yy sP burst start hh mm ss sP ID_value last_time next_time ram_size interval period number warmup ID_adjust AVERAGE MODE AVGispP 0 sP 1 SP 2 SP 3 SP 4 SP 5 SP 6 SP 7 SPACE average start mm dd yy sP average start hh mm ss sP ID_value last_time next_time ram_size interval period number warmup ID_adjust MONITOR MODE MON sP 0 sP 1 SP 2 SP 3 SP 4 SP 5 SP 6 SP 7 SPACE monitor start 00 00 00 sPymonitor start 00 00 00 sP ID_value last_time next_time ram_size interval period number warmup ID_adjust DEPLOYMENT BLOCK ENDS HERE WITH 1 BLANK LINE IN AVERAGE FILES AVERAGE BLOCK FOLLOWS AS BELOW AVERAGES average mm dd yy average hh mm 0 00 1 11 2 22 3 33 4 44 5 55 6 66 AVERAGE 1 average mm dd yy average hh mm 0 00 1 11 2 22 3 33 4 44 5 55 6 66 AVERAGE 2 OTHER AVERAGES TO END OF FILE IN BURST FILES BURST BLOCK FOLLOWS AS BELOW BURSTS burst mm dd yy burst hh mm BURST 1 3 33 5 55 6 66 FIRST ELEMENT OF BURST 1 A OTHER ELEMENTS OF BURST 1 3 33 5 55 6 66 LAST ELEMENT OF BURST 1 burst mm dd yy burst hh mm BURST 2 3 33 5 55 6 66 FIRST ELEMENT OF BURST 2 OTHER ELEMENTS OF BURST 2 3 33 5 55 6 66 LAST ELEMENT OF BURST 2 OTHER BURSTS TO END OF FILE 22 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual 6 2 Calculating Depth gt lt NOTE To calculate depth you must have conc
16. Four files are needed to run PCSpec PCSpec BAT PCSpec1 EXE PCSpec2 EXE and PCSpec DAT To execute PCSpec simply type from the DOS prompt ex C PCSpec dddssss nnn where dddssss is the burst output filename day of the year and serial number nnn is the file number 001 002 The PCSpec batch file invokes the two executable files PCSpec1 reads the dddssss Bnnn file s and 1 does a unit conversion from pressure units to height of water 2 calculates the 1 D spectra and associated moments and parameters and 3 stores the results in an intermediate file called dddssss Pnnn The latter is a temporary work file and is erased upon successful completion of PCSpec BAT PCSpec2 reads dddssss Pnnn and outputs to the screen and the file dddssss Snnn If the number of direction bins specified in PCSpec DAT is greater than zero then PCSpec2 also does a directional analysis and includes this in its output 8 2 3 Input File PCSpec reads initialization data from a file named PCSpec DAT containing one line with six constants separated by commas These constants are 1 Maximum factor to use for compensation of water column attenuation 2 Nominal distance from the sea floor to the pressure and current meter sensors in meters For a MacroSpec 620 this is 1 m 3 Frequency cut off above which all spectral bins are set to zero 4 Output type as explained below 5 Number of direction bins This should be greater than zero if using a
17. Load settings from instrument lt Fi gt topic help lt Enter gt to accept form lt Esc gt exit Enter an average and or burst if supported Interval in Minutes This is the interval of how often you want to acquire a new set of average or burst data A new set of data will be initiated every time this many minutes has elapsed Enter the average and or burst if supported Sample Period 01sec This is how often you want to sample the sensors during an average or burst acquisition This number is in hundredths of seconds so a entry of 50 represents 1 2 second Enter the Average Samples to Average and or Number of Samples to Burst if bursts are supported This is the number of sample sets of the sensor you want to average together or the number of burst sensor sets you want to record If 60 is entered for an average mode and its Sample Period is 50 1 2 second the instrument will stay on averaging the sensors every 1 2 second and stay on for 30 seconds 60 x 1 2 second If 512 is entered for a burst mode and the Sensor Period is set to 50 1 2 seconds then the instrument will stay on for 256 seconds 512 x 1 2 seconds recording each of the 512 sensor samples in memory NOTE Wave spectral analysis programs require the Number of Samples to Burst to be a power of 2 64 256 1024 14 Coastal Leasing Inc Command Prompt 2 wiz Ps Macrollave 10574 Bursts start date mm dd yy Bursts start time Chh mm ss B
18. MacroSpec and zero for all other Macroinstruments 6 Constant to convert from units of psi to units of water depth This constant should include the specific gravity of water e g to get mks units in standard sea water the constant is 0 72416 assuming a specific gravity of 1 03 Note that the PCSpec energy units will be m s The three output options are as follows 0 Only summary statistics are printed such as significant wave height peak period etc 1 Summary statistics and the unidirectional discrete spectra are printed for 32 frequency bins If the specified number of direction bins is greater than five then the output also includes the directional spreading coefficients for each frequency bin The coefficients can be used to generate the discrete direction spectra D f using equation 1 2 Summary statistics and the entire discrete directional spectra are printed for specified number of direction bins and 32 frequency bins 32 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual Equ 1 D f 6 2 2 S f C5 1 2A cos n 2 9 y1 2B cos n 20 y2 where y tan 1 C2 C4 We tan 1 C4 C3 A Cy C B V C3 Ca and the C i 1 5 are given in the out put file for each frequency bin S f is the discrete 1 D spectra for frequency bin f and is the compass heading 8 2 4 Output File The various abbreviations which appear in the PCSpec output file are as follows M is the nth spectral momen
19. The file format of the Wizard program is Wizard Executable files Wizard Prm Parameter files Wizard Doc Help files Wizard Dat RawRaw data files Wizard Dat Prc Processed data files 3 2 Running Wizard It is very important that the Date and Time of the PC is correct as the Wizard program uses these to set the start of the deployment Check them before running Wizard and if they are wrong change them To begin using the Wizard software after it has been installed first switch to the directory containing the Wizard program For example if the program resides in a directory called C PROG COASTAL WIZARD type CD PROG COASTAL WIZARD and press Enter Then type Wizard and press Enter Once loaded Wizard will display a title page Press Enter to start using the program When running the Wizard software remember the following Wizard is user friendly with on line help to answer questions If unclear about a Wizard prompt press the F1 key to retrieve any available help Wizard makes extensive use of menus Making a menu selection can be done in two ways press the key of the first letter of the desired selection or move the highlight using arrow keys Once your selection is highlighted press Enter Wizard will follow a standard sequence of Read Examine and Initialize so in most cases you can proceed through the menus by simply pressing Enter However the first time an instrument is used start with the Initialize
20. am The program will ask if you want to continue with Initialization by saving the parameters Enter Y and press Enter It will then ask you to write these parameters to a file with a name of the instrument serial number and extension of PRM This file name will most likely already exist on your PC s hard drive and the program will warn you of this There is very little reason to not overwrite this file if the data from the instrument has already been read Even if this is the first deployment of the instrument the file on the disk has no real deployment settings so it is safe to overwrite Once the file has been written to disk the program will ask you to Initialize the instrument There is a warning about losing any existing data at this point so if the data in the instrument are important and have not been Read yet enter N and Read it otherwise enter Y The instrument is now set and will start recording data based on the parameter settings Use the Monitor function now to verify sensor operation and deployment settings 3 3 5 Monitor This option shows the real time readings of the instrument s sensors It is helpful in checking to see if the instrument is operating correctly All data are displayed in the engineering units selected for the deployment 15 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual fiverages start time Chh mm s gt ing Ir Average interval mi ss 1 03 22 80 13 53 02 Average Monitor interval Monitor pli perio
21. an be used to observe the storage of data in the Macro logger prior to a deployment This is the same command issued to the Macro instrument when exiting any menu item in the Wizard program which communicates with the logger By issuing it directly to the logger you can spy on the operation of the instrument 30 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual Prior to issuing the Detach command the instrument must first be Initialized with a start date and time that causes the instrument to be currently or soon to be logging data From the Main Menu select the Utilities option Select Connect and press the Enter key until the program responds with Requesting Instrument s Attention A 10678 CL8 gt will then be displayed Each time the Enter key is pressed 10678 CL8 gt will be displayed Enter the Detach command D Enter will not be shown on the screen This will force the logger to ignore the connection between itself and the computer Every minute after Initialization the instrument will wake up and follow a set of instructions The first is to determine if the instrument is connected to the computer Since the D command makes the computer invisible it determines from its sampling schedule if it needs to turn on and take a data sampling If it is required to take a sampling the logger turns on samples the required sensors and stores the averaged values At the same time it stores the averaged data it also sends the data strin
22. anual is accurate 1 2 3 4 5 can easily understand the instructions 1 2 3 4 5 The manual contains enough examples 1 2 3 4 5 The examples are appropriate and helpful 1 2 3 4 5 The layout and format are attractive and useful 1 2 3 4 5 The illustrations are clear and helpful 1 2 3 4 5 The manual is too long just right too short Which sections do you use the most What do you like best about the manual What do you like least about the manual Do you have any other suggestions to improve this manual Please mail completed form to Coastal Leasing Inc 179 Sidney Street Cambridge MA 02139 All comments and suggestions become the property of Coastal Leasing Inc
23. ater Do not use any abrasive cleansers Thermister Turbidity The sensor can be cleaned with mild detergent applied with a soft cloth or D amp A OBS sponge For further maintenance see OBS manual Turbidity The sensor surface may be cleaned with soap and water or alcohol Clean the Wet Labs optical window before and after use Velocity Use extreme care in handling sensor Electrodes are fragile and cannot be Marsh McBirney repaired if damaged Keep electrodes clean with mild soap 21 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual 6 Appendix Data 6 1 Processed Data File Format Wizard 6 01rg amp higher Text inside PARENTHESIS below is explanatory here and does not appear in the actual output file Text inside Quotes below is replaced with application specific wording All other text below is replaced with application specific numeric data Indentations white spaces newlines and comma separations are used in the actual output file exactly as shown below except for continuation lines in this document The notation CONT below means that there is not a newline here in the output file and that data would actually continue on the same line The notation SPACE or SP means there is a space character here in the output file Blank lines appear in the output file only where indicated by BLANK LINE below CALIBRATION BLOCK BEGINS HERE INSTRUMENT sp Instrument Name sP Vcccc ssssssss mmmmmmmm t bb pp SsP program version compiled
24. cellular phone links fully bidirectional Radio UHF VHF or 900 mHz radio or packet radio possibly bidirectional Argos Satellite Very limited data transmission optional instrument locating GOES Satellite Limited data transmission with conditional alert messaging ORBCOMM Satellite Universal coverage with limited data transmission New communications technologies are being developed and are easily integrated In addition Coastal s auxiliary Wizard software and hardware allow real time voice reporting display and alerting of sensed field measurements 4 5 Power Coastal s instruments are usually battery powered and take at least one stack of 9 alkaline D cells many of the MacroSeries instruments accept additional stacks The standard configurations include alkaline D cell battery holders Thus the user can easily replace batteries without soldering and without the expense or difficulty of custom battery packs Many instruments have sufficient power for multiple deployments at standard sampling rates Thus the instruments can safely remain sealed in the field between deployments Battery voltage monitoring at Initialization and during deployment ensures sufficient capacity and voltage levels for proper measurements The projected deployment end depends on actual available battery or data capacity whichever is more limiting Batteries only need be replaced if a deployment is battery limited the deployment duration is too short and th
25. ctral width parameter and 1 D spectra for 32 frequency bins If the instrument is a MacroSpec then PCSpec also provides the peak wave direction and 2 D spectral information 8 2 1 Theory To derive the 1 D spectra PCSpec uses a standard FFT Before applying the FFT the pressure time series is demeaned and a cosine taper is applied to the end points After the FFT the 1 D spectra is smoothed with a box car filter over 32 adjacent points with no overlap The 1 D spectral energy is also compensated for water column attenuation using linear wave theory More specifically the 1 D spectra is calculated then each of the discrete 1 D spectral values is multiplied by a transfer function T f where T is the lesser of the attenuation factors specified in the PCSpec DAT file or the expression T cosh kd cosh k d z 31 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual where k is the wave number of the discrete spectral value and z is the sensor depth The user may also specify a cutoff frequency in the PCSpec DAT file so that the transfer function is set to zero for frequencies greater than the cutoff frequency For the direction analysis PCSpec uses a discrete spectral approach except that the steady current is neglected A directional spreading function is derived from the demeaned velocity time series This function is multiplied by the 1 D spectra derived from the pressure time series to form the directional spectra 8 2 2 Running PCSpec
26. d Mon Chan Mon Chan 1 Mon Chan 4 End of form Load settings from instrument lt Fi gt topic help lt Enter gt to accept form lt Esc gt exit 3 3 6 Process This option converts raw data files into processed ASCII files in engineering units Data file names look very similar to the raw data file names The first 3 characters of the file name will be the calendar day the instrument was initialized followed by the 4 least significant numbers of the instrument s serial number followed by an A for an average file or a B for a burst file The file extension will be the file number of the processed file Example 2653122A 001 2653122B 001 With multiple files the extension will change to show the file number Example 2653122A 002 2653122B 002 All processed data files are comma delimited ASCII type files so they are easily imported into many spreadsheet programs 3 3 7 Utilities A few Utilities are available with this option 06 22 00 1 31 9 ct eaea uratior light keys or HotKeys to navigate lt F1 gt topic help lt Enter gt select lt Esc gt exit 16 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual About Useful for finding out about the instrument s deployment settings Wizard program and Coastal Leasing Inc Connect This Utility will allow you to to check on many functions of your instrument It is most commonly used to change the serial port settings of the PC Go to Connect and press Enter If the
27. d by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions and all other applicable national laws You may not copy the user documentation accompanying Wizard software without Coastal s permission 2 Grant of License This Coastal license agreement permits you to use one copy of the enclosed version of Wizard software on a single computer and make one copy for archival purposes 3 Other Restrictions You may not reverse engineer decompile or dissemble the Wizard software 4 Support for Wizard software is provided by the company which sold you the Wizard software No liability for consequential damages To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law in no event shall Coastal or its suppliers be liable for any direct or indirect damages whatsoever arising out of the use or inablility to use this product In any case Coastal s and its supplier s entire liability is limited to the amount actually paid by you for the Wizard Software 37 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual Reader Comment Form Coastal Leasing s Macro Series Owner s Manual June 2001 Revision D We appreciate your comments and suggestions for improving this publication use the following Coastal product Please circle a reponse for each of the statements below 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Neutral 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree The manual is well organized 1 2 3 4 5 can find the information want 1 2 3 4 5 The information in the m
28. d Speed RM Young Propellor Average Monitor Small MacroWind 0 2 Wind Direction RM Young Helicoil Average Monitor 20 Stainless Shallow the ata Due ae Small Pressure Paroscientific Digiquartz Burst Average Monitor MARTO TIAE Temperature External Average Monitor a R Temperature Internal Average Monitor 10 2 Special Configurations 10 2 1 Master Slave This option is available for chained instruments Contact Coastal for specific application information 10 2 2 Real Time The MacroModem allows any Macro series instrument to be used as a remote real time logging instrument for distances of up to 20 miles site specific All of the functions of the Wizard program will operate as if the instrument is connected directly to the computer 36 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual 11 Warranty Solely for the benefit of the original buyer Coastal Leasing Inc Coastal warrants the products of its manufacture to be free from defects in material and workmanship Coastal will replace or repair free of charge FOB its offices in Cambridge Massachusetts or other location designated by Coastal any part or parts returned to it with the exception of the instrument housing or any damage as a result of any failure of the housing within one year of the initial shipment by Coastal and which Coastal s examination shall show to have failed under normal use and service The instrument housing including but not limited to the pressure ca
29. e installed batteries are not at or close to 100 percent capacity All instruments can be wired to accept external power from power mains or solar panels External supply must be less than 14 5 VDC and normally around 12 VDC 4 6 Housing Coastal s instruments can be housed in a variety of ways but are generally fully self contained and submersible A bulkhead communications and power connector located on the outside of the housing eliminates the need to open the instrument for data retrieval A variety of plastic fiberglass aluminum stainless titanium or other metal housings are available These are durable waterproof and suitable for a wide range of environments Coastal sizes its standard housings to be compact yet with ample battery capacity for most sampling schemes The typical instrument package is a cylindrical pressure housing type 316L stainless with a 5 5 inch diameter Most MacroSeries instruments have a length of less than 13 inches a convenient handle and weigh under 20 pounds 5 Maintenance Your Macro Instrument must be serviced periodically to provide maximum efficiency in performance This consists of cleaning the housing checking the hardware checking the batteries and cleaning the sensors 19 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual 5 1 Housing After each deployment of the pressure case the housing should be cleaned to better allow you to observe any potential corrosion Soaking the instrument in a CITR
30. e lost and equipment damaged or destroyed A Typical Macro Shipment Macro Instrument M3 Interface Cable amp Bulkhead Adapter Envelope containing Wizard Program Diskette Operations Instructions Set of foam inserts Your oceanographic gauge Used to communicate between your gauge and your computer Download our Wizard operations program onto your computer from this diskette Save for use in returns or repairs Unpack the instrument Notify Coastal immediately if the box contents and packing list do not agree Check out the instrument immediately after receiving it as shipping damages some instruments Deploying a broken instrument only leads to frustration and additional expense Report any malfunction to Coastal immediately Handle the sensors with great care especially the Marsh McBirney current sensor the Falmouth Scientific CTD sensor and Paroscientific pressure gauges The current sensor probe has soft graphite electrodes which are easily gouged or damaged The CTD sensor is encased in ceramic which can be easily chipped or broken The Paros pressure sensor will be permanently damaged if overranged by 20 Sensor operation should always be verified prior to any deployment Simple bench or field tests should be sufficient for most applications This involves Monitoring the instrument under known conditions and making sure that sensed parameters are consistent with ambient input or controlled excitation Th
31. figurations Please note Additional memory or battery capacity is available Optional sensors and sampling strategies are possible Sample rates are fully programmable Macro Series These units are RAM recording use standard precision sensors have small length housings and run on replaceable alkaline D cell batteries Macro Series These high capacity RAM or compact flash recording units use primarily high precision sensors Housing length is a function of required battery capacity Gapaciy Standard Sensors Sampling Housing MacroCTDs MacroCTDs g N N N N N N e gt Accelerometer Summit Tri Axial Burst Average Monitor Extra Small 20 Stainless Temperature Internal Average Monitor Shallow Conductivity FSI Inductive Average Monitor Small Pressure ICS Strain Gauge Average Monitor 20 Stainless Temperature External Bulkhead Average Monitor Shallow Temperature Internal Average Monitor Conductivity SeaBird SBE 4 Average Monitor Small Pressure Paroscientific Digiquartz Average Monitor 20 Stainless Temperature SeaBird SBE 3 Burst Average Monitor f Shallow Temperature Internal Average Monitor Water Velocity Marsh 585 Average Monitor Small Med Compass FSI Ostar Average Monitor 20 Stainless Temperature Internal Average Monitor Shallow Turbidity D amp A OBS 3 Average Monitor Extra Small Temperature Internal Average Monitor Stainless Shallow Mac
32. g out the serial port giving us the ability to see it on the screen The format of the data string is as follows 10678A000210 1214 0 1 2 3 4 1937 5 6 2134 7 The first 5 numbers are the serial number of the instrument The next character is an A or B A an average data set follows B a bursted data set follows only last burst values are displayed The six digits after the letter represent the number of minutes since the instrument was Initialized The numbers that follow are the raw data that represent the stored data The reading for each stored channel is followed by a colon then its channel number If a channel is not used then just the colon and channel number are displayed Channel 0 is the battery voltage and the only channel that can be read directly as anything meaningful Its readings are in millivolts All other channel readings can only be used to confirm that the data is being acquired Verifying proper operation of all channels should be done using Monitor from the main Wizard menu This operation confirms proper storage of the data To continue with deployment disconnect the instrument from the serial port To get the instrument s attention type Alt W 8 2 PC Spec PC Spec is a stand alone program that performs a spectral analysis of the time series data created by Wizard Output includes significant wave height zero crossing and peak period zeroth second and fourth spectral moments peakedness parameter spe
33. instrument is communicating properly with the PC a 10678 CL8 gt prompt will be displayed In most cases the settings should be COM1 19200 Baud No Parity 8 bits 1 stop bit To change any of these communication parameters press the F2 key and the Communication menu will be displayed Select and change any settings that may be incorrect Use the up down arrow keys to select changes and the Enter key to make them Press the ESC key to get back to the prompt Pressing ESC at the prompt and answering Y will escape the Connect option and bring you back to the Main Menu For information on the other functions which you are able to use in this Connect screen see 8 1 3 Connect Mode Commands 4 Hardware Building Blocks Coastal s new building block approach to state of the art field data collection uses completely modular hardware architecture This versatile approach simplifies production of both standard and custom configurations Coastal s hardware blocks can be characterized by Capacity Storage of tens of thousands to millions of samples Sensors Wide range of field proven sensors determine function Sampling Microprocessor runs sampling averaging and storage Communications Internal recording telemetry or networked options Power Units run for months or longer using alkaline batteries Housing Self contained equipment suitable for a range of environments 4 1 Capacity Data capacities range from 0 2 MB RAM to 200 MB C
34. is should always be done prior to deployment Carefully examine the data as soon as possible after data collection If something goes wrong during the retrieval of data or the data appear unreasonable resolve the problem before relnitializing the Macro Instrument Start by consulting the other chapters e g 7 1 Troubleshooting in this manual If the problem is still unresolved call Coastal There may be some chance to retrieve the data Never modify the equipment Do not open or tamper with electronics or sensors these are not user serviceable With all this in mind you are now ready to deploy the instrument 6 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual serial anode pressure port comm port bulkhead fig 4 Standard Top Plate Diagram 2 1 Quick Start This section is intended to get the instrument working very quickly without going into a lot of detail in order to enable quick deployment in the field This assumes that Wizard is already downloaded onto your PC computer The following are basic steps to follow for instrument operation Connect the instrument to the serial port of the computer using supplied cables Make sure that the date and time set on your PC is correct Move to the directory where the Wizard program resides Run the program by typing Wizard Enter Hit any key to get past the title page Initialize instrument Use the Monitor function now to verify sensor
35. it the program Restart the Wizard program normally and select Initialize to set your deployment settings 8 Appendix Software 8 1 Wizard 8 1 1 Upgrading Wizard TBA 8 1 2 Startup Parameters The following is a partial list of parameters which may be used when starting up your Wizard program in order to modify its functions When starting the Wizard program simply add on these commands after the Wizard command This list of startup parameters can be viewed on your PC by entering Wizard HELP Example BAUD rate CFG file COLor ADR adr ARQrirg DEMO file DETail Help or Wizard BAUD 2400 COM 2 Q MON This starts Wizard with modifications that sets the com port to 2400 baud selects COM port 2 runs in quiet mode no sound and in monochrome display mode Use BAUD rate to set com port at startup 1200 2400 9600 19200 default is 19200 Specifies configuration file Run in COLor mode default is color Run in MONochrome mode Run in LCD mode Specifies COM port being used 0 4 default is 1 Specifies address for COM port 2e8 3f8 default is 3f8 Specifies interrupt 3 15 default is 4 DEMOnstration mode Output tracking DETails Display this Help screen then exit Log processed data Enable modem functions 29 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual NOlsy The program will include sounds at prompts default is noisy Quiet The program will have no sounds at p
36. ither a metal bar or wire This can be done with an ohmmeter making sure that there is negligible resistance between the anode and the case Replace zinc anode CAMP 34762 when it has lost as much as a half of its mass or earlier if the rate of deterioration of the anode so indicates 5 3 Batteries Prior to replacing batteries make sure that any existing data has been Read from the instrument Next open the Macro instrument pressure case by taking out the screws and sliding the electronics carefully out of the case Each battery board consists of 9 alkaline D cells Paper tubes are used to hold individual D cells in stacks Alternately Bright Star Battery Company Model 7542 triple D cells are also suitable Remove all batteries from the board and check the battery contacts for any signs of corrosion If all looks good replace one stack at a time securing with thick elastic bands b lt NOTE When changing the batteries remove all 3 stacks from the battery board before replacing any 1 stack The 1 3N cells located in the plastic electronics box will not need to be replaced as often as the D cells as they are only used as a backup power device DO NOT remove both the D cells and the 1 3N cells at the same time or the instrument will have to be entirely reprogrammed After replacing batteries note the battery voltage displayed in the lower corner of the Wizard screen The voltage should read about 12 5 V 20 Coasta
37. l Leasing Inc Owner s Manual 5 4 Sensors fig 6 Marsh McBirney Velocity FSI Conductivity Standard Temp amp Pressure D amp A OBS 3 Turbidity A few of the sensors require care as follows Conductivity Be sure that the borehole is cleaned before reuse or storage Use care not to FSI chip or crack external ceramic housing Dissolved Oxygen Always store in tube filled with distilled water UMS GmbH Pressure To clean and refill fluid remove the upper swaglok fitting with the extension tube on Standard top of the top plate with a 9 16 wrench Check this fitting and extension tube and if dirty clean it Make sure that the hole in the top plate is filled to the top with silicon fluid if not top off the hole with Dow Fluid 200 viscosity 350 cSt for wave gauges and 10K cSt for tide gauges Wait until all air bubbles have vented up this could take some time as the silicon fluid is quite viscous Take the clean fitting and extension tube assembly and screw it into the hole As it screws in air and then silicon fluid will be pushed out through the top of the extension tube Tighten fitting with 9 16 wrench Be sure that all air bubbles have vented out before deployment Pressure Maintain the same as a standard sensor but with Dow Fluid 200 viscosity 60K cSt Paroscientific Never exceed rated pressure range or expose sensor to shock as irreparable damage can result Temperature The sensor may be cleaned with soap and w
38. mm dd yy SPACE calibrated mm dd yy SP calibrated hh mm ss sP master version master serial software version software mm dd yy CONT interface version interface serial logger version logger serial disk version disk serial casing version casing serial SPACE ClockDrift datafile_bytes datafile_free total_bytes max_file amp_hours min_battery min_radio reference mode_flags CONT Chained ChainDelay BinaryReport AutoReport disk_delay converter bipolar crystal memobanks config_info CONT baud_code warmup transmit_code nibbles consumption battery_stack leaveon echo_full_burst continue_when_full recording SENSOR BLOCK BEGINS HERE PLUS MINUS INDICATES ENABLED DISABLED CHANNEL channel0 label version serial burst logger burst pc average logger average pc monitor logger monitor pc CONT threshold mode cycles timeout prescale enabled power warmup port cal_units exp_units nibbles consumption format SPACE CalibO calib1 calib2 calib3 calib4 calib5 calib6 offset multiplier divisor CHANNELS 1 THROUGH 7 APPEAR HERE AS ABOVE SENSOR AND CALIBRATION BLOCKS ENDS HERE WITH 1 BLANK LINE DEPLOYMENT BLOCK BEGINS HERE DEPLOYMENT sp User s Deployment Specific Text SPACE deployment mm dd yy sP deployment hh mm ss sP sys_clock start_delay sampling_interval sampling_period CONT start_sampling stop_sampling data_pointer disk_bytes ram_bytes next_file events PLUS MINUS INDICATES MODE ENABLED DISABLED FOR THAT CHANNEL
39. ngs Meanwhile check the top fitting and tube extension and if dirty clean it Make sure that the hole is filled to the top with silicon fluid and that all air bubbles have vented up With the clean fitting and tube extension assembly connected together screw it into the hole As it screws in air and then silicon fluid will be pushed out through the top of the extension tube _ Be sure that all air bubbles have vented out before deployment The calibration coefficients for the new sensor are provided in a new parameter file for that particular instrument To install them in the instrument first copy from the provided disk the new parameter files to the Wizard prm subdirectory See Section 7 2 Recalibrating the Macro Series Logger 9 2 Replacement of XSJ 7 BCR 1 Remove the old plug 2 Clean the threads in the top plate and apply a small amount of waterproof epoxy to those threads Wrap the modular phone plug with tape to prevent epoxy from getting on it when inserted through the hole lt NOTE The epoxy will prevent the connector from accidental loosening up during usage thereby preventing leakage into the instrument 3 Thread new connector into the top plate and tighten Do not over tighten as the connector will crack Remove tape from the modular phone plug If epoxy gets on the modular plug clean it off with isopropyl alcohol 4 Connect modular phone plug to in line coupler 9 3 Replacement of Macro Logger Board
40. nterface Cable amp Bulkhead Adapter Connect the XSJ 7 CCP bulkhead connector end of the communication M3 cable supplied by Coastal to the Macro Instrument Connect the DB 9 connector end to the serial port COM1 on the PC If your PC does not have an available COM1 then COM2 can be used if necessary as described in Section 3 3 7 Utilities Do not connect to the parallel port of the PC Use extreme care in aligning the keyway of the end cap s connector Do not force insertion as you may irreparably damage the connector Be sure that when reinstalling the XSJ 7 DSP dummy sealing plug or communications cable that the mating surfaces are clean and if deploying that a facial O ring on the BCR is in place See Section 5 2 Hardware Maintenance Check the PC clock Wizard uses the PC clock to set the Macro Instrument s clock If necessary change the PC clock by using the DOS TIME and DATE commands If you are unfamiliar with these commands consult your PC s user s manual On your PC move to the directory where the Wizard program resides i e C PROG COASTAL WIZARD Run the program by typing Wizard Enter Hit any key to get past the title page You will now want to Initialize the instrument with your specific sampling parameters Once the instrument has been Initialized you will want to Monitor to verify sensor operation and deployment settings See 3 3 4 Initialize and 3 3 5 Monitor for instructions on doing this Exit Wizard by pre
41. o quickly resolve the occasional problems of a MacroSeries instrument 1 a The first thing to do is to check the physical cable connections Disconnect and reconnect all cables to see if there was a bad connection b Try using a different computer and or a different instrument to see if the problem is a bad serial port c Make sure that the batteries are supplying sufficient power to the instrument at least 3 volts per stack of D cells and that the battery stacks are all making electrical contact d There could be a problem with the wiring in the external bulkhead connector To check this first disconnect the Bulkhead Adapter from the Interface Cable Next remove the instrument from its case unscrew and remove the white plastic cover on the logger amp plug the Interface Cable directly into the COM1 phone jack bottom row second from the right Retry Connecting to the instrument If these initial steps produce no results you should use the built in communication program in the Wizard software to continue troubleshooting 2 From the main menu of Wizard select Utility and then Connect Along the bottom of the Connect screen the communication parameters are displayed In most cases the settings should be Com1 19200 Baud No Parity 8 bits 1 stop bit To change any of these communication parameters press the F2 key and the Communication menu will be displayed Select and change any settings that may be incorrect Use the u
42. oftware version and serial number are displayed at the top of each page The channel number sensor type and engineering units are displayed for each channel Bursts are referenced by minute second and averages are referenced by hour minute These special keys control the plot window Esc Exits display mode Enter Displays next page of data Space Displays next page of data Other keys Pause or resume automatic paging A WIZARD EXE FROZEN MacroTide V6 02 10603 12 57 File 1250603R 001 Plot time 12 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual List Lists average or burst data as a time series The date time and data type sequence and year if the window is big enough are displayed at the window top If there is room on the screen the time is displayed to the left of each sample Bursts are stamped with seconds and hundredths Averages are stamped with hours and minutes These special keys control the listing window Esc Exits data listing mode Enter Scrolls a line and then pauses Space Scrolls a window and the pauses Other keys Pause or resume scrolling Macrolide V 6 02 10108 M8 Deployed 06 22 00 08 04 Wizard Vers 6 02Rb User Specific Deployment Text Bat Stop 06 29 01 11 04 Coastal Leasing Ic 06 22 00 10 04 10 209K 13 9 ima O Quit L gt EEEEE gt L_ hh _ SSE SSS aa Read Sample 000032 graph 8 5 Fi Examine Initialize 11 7 4 910 Monitor 11 7 4 910 Process 11 7
43. ompact Flash Data storage requirements are a function of the parameters to be measured the sampling frequency the stored resolution and the instrument s service interval At normal sampling rates Coastal s instruments can be deployed for months or up to year or longer The most limiting factor either actual data or battery capacity determines deployment duration Coastal s two classes of Macro data recorders are RAM Recording Systems 0 2 MB RAM Store up to 1 million samples Low capacities are for averaging such as tides or temperatures Compact Flash Systems 8 MB to 200 MB Store many millions of samples Lower capacities are for bursting such as non directional wave gauges Higher capacities are for intensive multi parameter data collection such as directional wave gauges lt NOTE Compact Flash storage capabilities increase regularly 17 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual 4 2 Sensors The sensors characterize what an instrument measures Selecting sensors requires choice of parameters to sample over what ranges and how accurately Coastal s Macro instruments currently have seven 7 external sensor channels An internal channel monitors battery voltage Currently supported sensors include a complete range of oceanographic environmental and meteorological parameters including air and water temperature pressure wind velocity water velocity and water quality The integration of other sensors can be quoted on re
44. operation and deployment settings Press Esc to exit Wizard program The instrument will begin taking data according to your Initialization specifications Reconnect the XSJ 7 DSP dummy plug into the bulkhead connector and deploy 2 2 Pre Deployment This section assumes the instrument is being deployed for the first time there is no data in the instrument to be read and there is no maintenance required on the instrument If this is not the case refer to sections 2 4 Recovering and Stopping Instrument 3 3 2 Read or 5 Maintenance When an instrument arrives from Coastal the Startup Parameters have been set to start into the future The battery capacity has been checked to verify that they will be sufficient for the planned deployment or fresh batteries have been installed Under most circumstances the instrument does not need to be opened Setup your PC You need an IBM PC or compatible with at least 512 kb of memory and a serial port Note that if you are using a Coastal Macro Series instrument with a large compact flash memory card your computer must also have a mass storage device with enough available disk space to hold data to be retrieved Itis recommended to use an external compact flash reader for very large files to expedite the downloading of data Copy the files on the Wizard disk to a subdirectory of your choice on your hard drive See 3 1 Installing Wizard Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual fig 5 M3 I
45. ovides only real time output for testing and normally does not need to be changed from the default values Conditional sampling and specialized processing are also available The Initialize 3 3 4 function of Wizard allows the user to set Start Date and time at which sampling begins Interval Time between start of sampled measurements Period Rate at which samples are taken input in hundredths of seconds Duration Number of samples to average or store in a burst Sensors Allow enabling or disabling of recording of connected sensors 4 4 Communication Coastal s instruments communicate serially RS 232 The computer typically attaches by a short cable less than 50 feet to enable the user to control the instrument through Wizard software In the normal bi directional mode the instrument listens for and responds to commands With unidirectional communication the instrument echoes status or data to the user Coastal supplies a communications M3 cable with a DB 9 connector for the computer end and an XSJ 7 CCP for the instrument housing end which mates with the XSJ 7 BCR bulkhead connector 18 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual Transmission options replace or augment the serial cable link to extend the range and circumstances for communications Some alternatives include Acoustic Subsea acoustic telemetry possibly bidirectional RS 422 or RS 485 Serial cable with 1000 m range fully bidirectional Modem Conventional or
46. p down arrow keys to select changes and the Enter key to make them Press the Esc ape key when finished to get back to the Connect screen 3 After parameter verification you should have one of three outcomes a 10678 CL8 gt prompt is the normal response s correspond with the serial number b 10000 CL8 gt prompt means that the parameter files have been lost but if a compact flash card is installed data may still be recoverable c ablinking cursor means that the instrument has become deprogrammed and any data that may have been taken may or may not be recoverable 4 lf there is a 10678 CL8 gt prompt and the instrument is still not responding which is unlikely the problem is probably with the serial port of the PC Try another computer 5 If there is a 10000 CL8 gt prompt and you have a compact flash card with data which needs to be recovered first type C mm dd yyyy hh mm ss the current month day year space hour minute second and press Enter Then type G First you will see First make sure the logger clock is set which you just did Then when the screen asks if you want to restore parameters press Y You should see the 10678 CL8 gt prompt If not press Alt W to wake up the instrument and the prompt should appear Esc ape from the Connect screen and Read the data as you normally would 25 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual 6 If there is a 10000 CL8 gt prompt and there is no compact flash card any da
47. quest Mechanical packaging considerations and power limitations generally limit the numbers and types of sensors that can be combined Sensor types supported include Unipolar or bipolar analog 2 bit resolution or higher with averaging Frequency Up to 20 bit resolution Event measurement To detect events such as contact closures Coastal s hardware and software embed all of the required hookup and measurement requirements to operate a particular sensor Coastal supplies serialized parameter files for each instrument that include sensor specific calibration information gt b lt NOTE Always use the supplied parameters and software as these are matched to each specific instrument 4 3 Sampling Hardware and software considerations dictate the possible sampling schemes Frequency of sampling is fully programmable by the user Measurement processing and accuracy of stored results are functions of instrument type Coastal s standard sampling schemes include Average Stores averaged or vector averaged processed results Burst Stores sampled individual sensor measurements Monitor Displays present averaged or vector averaged results The average mode filters out short term variations for example eliminating waves when measuring tides The burst mode captures short term variations This is useful for measuring waves directional waves or other highly dynamic events Not all instruments include the bursting capability Monitor mode pr
48. roQual Barometric Pressure ICS Strain Gauge External Temperature YSI Wind Direction RM Young Helicoil oe Hates Wind Speed RM Young Propellor ge Dissolved Oxygen Average Monitor 20 Stainless Temperature External Average Monitor Shallow 35 Average Monitor Average Monitor omal Stainless Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual Pressure ICS Strain Gauge Average Monitor Compass FSI Ostar Average Monitor Water Velocity Marsh 585 Burst Average Monitor Temperature Internal Average Monitor Pressure Paroscientific Digiquartz Burst Average Monitor Compass FSI Ostar Average Monitor Water Velocity Marsh 585 Burst Average Monitor Temperature Internal Average Monitor Extra Small MacroTemp 32 alla as THEMISIET Average Monitor 20 Stainless Shallow MacroTide 0 2 Pressure ICS Strain Gauge Average Monitor 20 F Temperature Internal Average Monitor Shallow Medium Stainless Shallow MacroSpec Medium Stainless Shallow MacroSpec 3 Extra Small Tilt Schaevitz Accustar II Average Monitor Macro ve Temperature Internal Average Monitor a Srainles gt Shallow Extra Small Pressure ICS Strain Gauge Burst Average Monitor MACON AYE 18 Temperature Internal Average Monitor 20 Stainless Shallow Pressure Paroscientific Digiquartz Burst Average Monitor Small MacroWave 16 Temperature Internal Average Monitor 20 Stainless Temperature External Average Monitor Shallow Win
49. rompts NOConn The initial request for instrument s attention will be eliminated NOLimits There will be no sampling interval limits requires password NOTemp The temperature gauge will not be displayed PASS password Supply programming password PLOT mode Graphics PLOT display mode PRM file Specify instrument parameter file PROgram Runs the Wizard program in the Program and Calibrate mode Tabular Allow tabular data displays IWAIT minutes Wait 2 240 minutes for connection Yes Yes No questions will default to Yes default is N 8 1 3 Connect Mode Commands The following is a list of the most commonly used Connect commands Use the H command to display full list of commands B Reports the battery voltage D Starts detach mode Allows user to spy on what the logger is doing Will display a data string after each recorded data set is stored Will display the clock count each minute if no data is being recorded For more info see 7 4 1 Using the Detach command H Displays all help commands M Starts the raw Monitor mode Same data that is displayed when Monitor is selected under main menu but not every channel is displayed in engineering units N Shows display of deployment settings Alt W Wake up instrument Use after a D is issued to get out of detach mode Ctrl C Escape Monitor mode Alt Z Toggles zoom screen out and in 8 1 3 1 Using the Detach D Command The Detach command c
50. se end cap connectors fittings and exterior sensor elements or any damage which is a result of any failure of said housing is explicitly excluded from this warranty coverage The integrity of the housing depends on proper assembly handling and deployment by the buyer Specifically the instrument housing must be protected including but not limited to preventing abrasion or other loss of its protective coatings and must be held at an electrical potential relative to the water that will minimize corrosion e g with an anode and or O ring grease Furthermore if the instrument were connected to any external equipment the connection must have been made in such a fashion that the protective electric potential was not diminished This is the ONLY WARRANTY GIVEN FOR THE SALE OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES NO WARRANTIES IMPLIED IN LAW INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SHALL APPLY IN NO EVENT SHALL COASTAL BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FROM THE PURCHASE OR USE OF COASTAL PRODUCTS OR RESULTING FROM ANY DELAYS OR FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE OF COASTAL UNDER ANY AGREEMENT OR RESULTING FROM ANY SERVICES FURNISHED BY COASTAL This warranty may not be modified amended or otherwise changed except in writing properly executed by an officer of Coastal Software License Agreement 1 Copyright The Coastal software product Wizard is owned by Coastal Leasing Inc and is protecte
51. sert the red jumper onto the logger board d Go to the Connect screen If there is no compact flash in the instrument the 70000 CL8 gt prompt should appear Recalibrate the instrument with Section 7 2 Recalibrating the Macro Series Logger If the instrument has a compact flash it might take a minute before the 10000 CL8 gt prompt appears Follow above step 5 to retreive data from the compact flash 9 If none of the above steps restores communications the remaining options would be a Coastal could possibly send an exchange set of electronics b To be absolutely sure the problem is solved consider sending the entire system back for checkout and service 7 1 1 Technical Assistance If the above procedures do not result in a properly operating instrument please contact Coastal s Technical Department a ph 617 497 1122 x125 fax 617 497 1188 g miam email coastal coastal usa com 26 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual Our technical operating hours are from 8 am 3 pm Eastern Standard Time When calling please have ready your Coastal account number instrument name and serial number your pc information and specifics relating to the problem Preferrably have your instrument hooked up and running with your pc If it is recommended that you return the instrument to Coastal please include a packing list stating your company s name the instrument number and the reason for the return Don t forget to insure
52. ssing Esc and disconnect the instrument from your PC Reconnect the XSJ 7 DSP dummy plug onto the bulkhead connector Your Macro Instrument is now ready to be deployed 2 3 Deploying Instrument Before deploying your Macro Instrument into water make sure that the communications port is sealed with supplied dummy plug Lubricate the O ring on the plug with silicone grease and insert into port making sure that the key and keyway are aligned Do not force the plug into the port as this may irreparably damage port pins The Macro Instrument is calibrated to be deployed in an upright position with the handle on top It is possible to deploy it in other orientations however an offset will need to be used in later calculations In deployment and recovery it is essential to avoid all direct impact to any external sensor For example the carbon electrodes on the Marsh McBirney sensor which protrude from the sensor assembly are extremely delicate and can be fractured or damaged by impact e All dissimilar metal to metal contact must be avoided in order to minimize the risk of corrosion of the instrument s housing Make sure that the zinc anode is attached to the top plate and has continuous electrical contact to the housing with either a metal bar or wire In instruments which have an internal compass such as the MacroFlow nonferrous materials should be used near the instrument so that the compass measures accurately Coastal Leasing Inc O
53. t Hs is the significant wave height T is the zero crossing period T is the period of the peak in the spectra Peak dir is the direction degrees counter clockwise from north of the peak in the spectra Peakedness qp is the spectral peakedness parameter and Spec width w is the spectral width All parameters are derived from the spectral results not the time series The length units are determined by the sixth constant in the PCSpec DAT file The time units are seconds The terms are defined below Mn S f f df Hs 4 VMo T V Mo Mp Gp 2 M S f f df w V 1 M2 Mo Ma The directional matrix shows the spectral energy S f 0 for discrete values of f and S f 6 has units of L seconds where the length units are dictated by the sixth constant in the PCSpec DAT S f 0 has been divided by the factor listed at the bottom of the matrix 1x10 8 3 Wizard TBA Wizard is a modified Wizard program which acquires data from a Macro Instrument displays the data and optionally voices the information to an incoming caller The program can communicate with the Macro Instrument either serially by wire connection or to a remote instrument by radio modem connection Wizard provides a monitoring function to display and report sensed information in real time and show recent trends 8 4 Router TBA 9 Appendix Hardware 9 1 Replacement of Pressure Sensors Remove the swaglok fitting with the extension t
54. t It will then digest the parameters The program will then request the instrument s attention and load the settings from the instrument The four item Main Menu will appear Select Quit and quit the Programming amp Calibration utility of Wizard Start WIZARD as you normally would type Wizard Enter and Initialize the instrument 2T Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual 7 2 1 Recalibrating the Macro Series Logger from Compact Flash If you have an instrument such as a MacroWave which has an additional compact flash card installed the parameter file of the instrument is still stored on that flash card You may recalibrate the instrument using the following directions instead of the above Go to Utilities Connect Power up logger and wait for the 10000 CL8 gt prompt At power up the flash is tested At the 10000 CL8 gt set the clock with the following command Type C MM DD YYYY HH MM SS Enter Ex IC 07 01 1999 12 00 00 Enter July 7 1999 at 12 00 00 will echo back after Enter After clock has been set Get the parameter file with the following command IG ENTER then press y The logger will then get its parameter file from the compact flash disk Alt W will wake the logger up and the correct serial number with the CL8 gt will be displayed ex 10600 CL8 gt You can now Esc ape from the Connect screen and from the Main menu select Initialize to set your deployment settings 7 3 Changing the
55. ta along with the instrument s parameter files have been lost and the instrument needs to be recalibrated See Section 7 2 Recalibrating the Macro Series Logger 7 If there is merely a blinking cursor a First press F2 arrow down to the Baud settings press Enter arrow down to 9600 and press Enter again to change the baud rate Press Esc to return to the Connect screen b Ifa TOM8 gt prompt appears press G then Enter The screen will say that it s jumping to address H and then a line of gibberish will appear Change the baud rate back to 19200 A 10000 CL8 gt prompt should then appear Follow directions in Section 7 2 Recalibrating the Macro Series Logger c Ifthe TOM8 gt prompt does not appear change the baud rate back to 19200 and go to the following step 8 8 If there is still no response from the logger it can easily be reprogrammed according to the following directions Note that if the instrument has a compact flash card data may still be recoverable If there is no additional flash memory in the instrument the data is lost a Disconnect the main battery supply by disconnecting either the modular phone plug on the battery board or the Power phone plug on the bottom right hand corner of the logger b Remove the red jumper located between the small 1 3N batteries on the logger board c Wait approximately ten seconds then reconnect the main batteries by reconnecting the modular plug Next rein
56. ube on the top of the top plate with a 9 16 wrench and inspect inside the hole for any silt or sand that may be suspended in the silicon fluid If the fluid is dirty it will have to be replaced This is covered in a later step Disconnect the wire leading to the pressure sensor from the white electronic enclosure Using a 5 8 wrench on the larger fitting that is glued into the bottom of the top plate and a 1 2 wrench on the nut of the pressure sensor loosen the 1 2 nut in a clockwise direction but don t allow the 5 8 wrench to turn Once loosened turn the nut by hand until the sensor can be removed If the silicon fluid in the top plate large fitting needs to be replaced allow it to drain out catching it with a paper towel Once all the dirty fluid has drained out it could take several minutes replace the fluid using the syringe provided Because the fluid is so thick it is usually easier to fill from the bottom The cover of the electronic enclosure may be removed to do so 33 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual To install the sensor allow a drop of silicon fluid to start to form at the bottom of the large fitting and slowly mate the sensor to the fitting Secure the nut using the two wrenches Reconnect the wire from the white electronic enclosure Allow any air bubbles to vent up through the silicon fluid in the hole This could take upwards of an hour or more if a lot of air got in during the mating of the pressure fitti
57. urring barometric pressure readings to use Otherwise you will need to use the nominal 14 7 PSIA Data recorded by the MacroTide in addition to date and time tagging are battery voltage volts DC pressure PSIA and temperature C Conversion to depth of water is relatively straightforward The pressure data recorded is total pressure measured in pounds per square inch absolute i e PSIA and includes both atmospheric and hydrostatic pressure components Then the depth of water above the pressure port can be calculated as D P A K Where D depth in meters P total pressure from MacroTide in PSIA A atmospheric pressure either the nominal 14 7 PSIA or actual measured barometric pressure from an independent source K pressure to depth conversion factor which is a function of temperature and conductivity The conversion from pressure to depth can be derived from the density of water as follows K 0 703242 m psi 1 Rho T 1 Rho S Where 0 703242 m psi Corresponding depth of pure water at 4 C 1 Rho T Relative Volume function of Temperature 1 Rho S Relative Volume function of Salinity The latter two quantities are tabulated and shown in Table A Table A Relative Volume of Water as a Function of Temperature C 2G Volume C Volume G Volume C Volume 10 1 00186 0 1 00013 10 1 00027 20 1 00177 9 1 00157 1 1 00007 11 1 00037 21 1 00198 8 1 00131 2 1 00003 12 1 00048 22 1 00221 7 1 00108 3 1 00001 1
58. urst interval minutes gt Burst sampling period 1 sec Burst samples to record Bst Chan 1 CLI Int Temperature Bst Chan 4 ICS Pressure Averages start date mm dd yy gt Averages start time Chh mm ss gt Average interval Cminutes gt Average sampling period 1 sec Average samples to average 03722700 14 00 00 16 25 1024 Y Y 03722700 13 54 66 1 166 36 Owner s Manual 5 x Wizard Vers 6 82Rb Coastal Leasing Inc 63 22 68 13 51 36 Deployment limit is Avg Chan A CLI Battery Voltage Y Avg Chan 1 CLI Int Temperature Y Avg Chan 4 ICS Pressure Load settings from instrument lt Fi gt topic help lt Enter gt to accept form lt Esc gt exit If both bursts and averages are enabled and both a burst and an average are to occur at the same time the burst takes priority You also have the option of turning on or off each individual sensor that is available in either average mode or burst mode Be careful not to disable any parameter that you want to record The Monitor mode parameters can also be changed however the default settings are usually adequate as these settings only affect the real time monitoring of the instrument As any of the parameters are changed the Deployment Limit is recalculated based on memory or battery whichever is the limiting one When all of the settings are correct hold the Ctrl key down and press Enter to accept the settings and send them to the progr
59. ware 10 Appendix Reference Explains general information about MacroSeries instrumentation Step by step instructions on instrument deployment Installing and using the Wizard software Describes the various components of the Macro Instrument Describes care and upkeep of your instrument Shows common equations for use with your data Troubleshooting and technical modification directions Additional Wizard parameters and optional software instructions Hardware replacement instructions Standard Coastal instrument configurations and special options Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual 1 Introduction This manual describes the operation maintenance and general use of Coastal Leasing s MacroSeries of instrumentation The information is correct at the date of completion but is subject to change Coastal s instruments are built with simplicity of operation in mind Highly integrated hardware and software create a generation of oceanographic environmental and meteorologic instrument systems Macro Instruments have been used to measure directional waves wave height tides current flow temperature water level turbidity dissolved oxygen acceleration tilt wind speed and direction air pressure and many other parameters With so many possibilities of sensor configuration this manual will describe the general uses and try to cover individual sensors separately ig 1 Standard MacroTide Exterior 1 1 Features Long deplo
60. wner s Manual A Macro Instrument can be moored inline tripod mounted suspended from a cable or mounted to a platform All deployments are generally site instrument and project specific For ideas on which type of deployment is right for your use it is best to contact Coastal directly 2 4 Recovering and Stopping Instrument After taking the instrument out of the water it should first be rinsed in fresh water Note any possible damage to the case or top plate assembly Once the instrument is recovered the Wizard Read and Examine Sections 3 3 2 amp 3 3 3 functions are used to recover and review data The best way to stop the instrument depends on the length of time the unit is to be out of service as follows Short For short term Initialize instrument to start at a distant future time Long For long term remove all main D cell batteries Remove red jumper from in between backup 1 3 N batteries inside the white plastic logger box When using the instrument again replace jumper and batteries and reinstall its parameters following Section 7 2 or 7 2 1 Recalibrating the Macro Logger from compact flash Otherwise the data remains in the instrument and the instrument keeps sampling until the memory is full the batteries are drained or the unit is relnitialized 3 Software Wizard The Wizard software that accompanies the instrumentation is a menu driven PC compatible program complete with on line Help accessible by
61. y instrument s readings in a real time mode PROCESS Convert raw data files into ASCII files with engineering units UTILITIES Support functions and information 3 3 1 Quit This option will Quit the Wizard program and return to the system A yes no question is asked prior to Quitting of the Wizard program 3 3 2 Read This option is used to download any raw data that resides in the instrument s memory If your instrument has a compact flash you may read your data either serially through the instrument or externally through a compact flash reader Do not remove the compact flash without following the procedure described below or you may lose a portion of your data To Read serially Once the Read option is selected the program will ask the instrument for its settings Then it will verify the downloading of the data with a yes no question If Y es the data will be loaded into memory and then offloaded into a file on the PC The first 3 Characters of that file name will be the calendar day the instrument was Initialized followed by the 4 least significant numbers of the instrument s serial number followed by an R The file extension will be the file number of the raw data file Example 2653122R 001 means that it is the first 001 R aw data file for instrument number 1 3122 which was Initialized on the 265 th day of the year With multiple files the extension will change to show the file number Example 2653122R 002 The program
62. yments are possible thanks to power switching efficient electronics and high density storage media New compact flash technology ensures plenty of memory for all data requirements Flexible sampling schemes can be set up to measure bursts of instantaneous measurements as well as average values Reliability is improved by using solid state electronics with a minimal component count Flash memory dependability ensures that your data is safely protected A standard IBM compatible personal computer PC downloads processes and reviews data from the Macro Instrument A compact flash reader may also be used for quicker larger data downloads Custom battery packs are eliminated by using standard alkaline cells in readily accessible battery clips Human errors are greatly reduced by using Wizard proprietary software running on a PC Wizard is easy to use provides a consistent interface for all instruments and makes internal range and consistency checks to catch common user errors Future expansion paths are possible by adding other sensors or more capacity 4 Coastal Leasing Inc Owner s Manual fig 2 Standard MacroTide Interior 1 2 System Description The MacroSeries of instruments was designed to be very flexible in meeting many different types of measurement applications From the start it was determined that the flexibility should require minimum hardware differences as well as one software package which would work for

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