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1. Iw Make ROC file when converting DAD gt DAT Time Unit Selection C hour e minute sec no unit constant 1 Iw Units are expressed with a prefix milli E 3 Cancel Figure 8 10 ROC Definition The ROC is only computed when a DAD gt DAT conversion is performed and when the user wishes The time units are selectable as hour minute or seconds For small changes it can be convenient to express the ROC as a milli 107 unit The ROC can be viewed as a trend under View Data Trend and Table Rate of Change ROC or as tabulated data via View M easurement Data Rate Of Change 8 10 Chart l Title C lick on the title name to change the title of the chart A dialog box appears Chart Title Enter New Chart Title Wee OK Cancel Figure 8 11 Chart Title Dialog Box The chart is automatically assigned the data file number as a chart title To change the chart title enter a new text string and press the OK button 2014 Star Oddi All Rights Reserved Page 48 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 2 Time Axis To change the time scale of the chart click on the X axis scale A dialog box appears 9 Axis Settings Measurement time 13 4 2003 3 12 2004 Scales w Automatic w 3 12 2004 10 40 01 w Ei 13 4 2003 00 00 01 x Le Figure 8 12 X Axis Settings Dialog Box By disabling the Automatic option the minimum and maximum time valu
2. e Subtract the value C Add the val e i i e value Negative slope correction e Positive slope correction Use at next data retrieval for this recorder Linear estimation outside calibration range Single spike correction l e em Time Use linear estimation outside calibratior Use single spike correction 0 eae SS Use at next data retrieval for this recorder Slope correction Limit 0 Note This overrides ODA correction definition Use temp limit correction outside temp cal range Figure 10 3 Light Reconvertion Definitions Disable Temperature Correction in Light Calculation In case the temperature sensor is malfunctioning in a way that it will indicate very high temperature values it will offset the light calculation An automatic temperature correction is set by default in SeaStar To turn off this feature check the box next to Disable temperature correction in light calculation 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 71 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Light Offset Adjustment The user can increase accuracy of light recordings by finding an offset value which is the difference between a recorder s light value and a reference meter s value O nce the offset point has been set in the data can be reconverted and all light recordings shifted according to the value defined in mLUX In cases where a drift has occurred with the light recordings the light data can be
3. Cancel Figure 8 9 Time S ynchrone Data Settings If the user wants to time synchronize two or more data files it is possible to select three options 1 hour 10 minutes or 5 minutes The restriction is that the sample interval selected must be greater than the initial interval and it must also be dividable by the initial interval For example if the initial interval was 15 minutes only the 1 hour option can be selected for time synchronizing If the Include empty cells is enabled the data tables wil be empty for those measurements in the original file that are not to be shown If the user wants to activate this feature the Make TSD file when converting DAD DAT must be enabled For changing the current measurement file with one of the three intervals the data must be reconverted by File Reconvert Data 8 9 Rate Of Change ROC This new feature gives the user a chance to see how fast the signal is changing i e the estimated velocity of the signal This applies to all measured parameters The ROC is calculated via a two point numerical differentiation ROC P2 P2 t2 t1 P Parameter expressed in a user defined unit t Time hour minute or second 2014 Star Oddi All Rights Reserved Page 47 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware The way the ROC is set up and viewed is very similar to the TSD Under Settings ROC the ROC options can be set Rate Of Change Data Settings
4. Connection Options Check Data Echo in SNM5 and updating settings in Disconnect and Retrieve Data If data is in the recorder then C Don t retrieve the data automatically Automatic data retrieval upon connection fe Ask user whether to retrieve the data iw Perform Comparison test on RID in SNMS Using a StarCom cable OK Cancel Figure 8 4 Connect and Retrieve Data O ptions Perform CRC Test when Retrieving RID The CRC test is a safety check performed by the software when retrieving Recorder Information Data RID If the CRC test is not successfully carried out it means that some errors have occurred in the transfer of files or constants between the recorder and the computer If a CRC test failure occurs the user is notified Normally this option should always be selected Check Data Echo in SNMS Normally the C heck Data Echo in SNMS and updating settings in Disconnect and Retrieve Data should be enabled figure 8 5 In case of communication problems using a USB serial converter the user can try to disable this option as it will bypass data echo checks resulting in less restriction on communication protocol 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 42 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware If data is in the recorder then Don t retrieve the data automatically If this option is enabled data retrieval is done manually via the recorder wizard or by choosing the File menu and Retrieve Data
5. User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Browse for the correct RBD file on the computer and click OK 5 Insert the sequence number and remaining battery life see figure A 7 Note that if the sequence number is set too low data will be overwritten Set Sequence Number and Ed Seq number trom RED file 0 Input new sequence number met battery lite remamimg v Cancel Figure A 7 Set Sequence Number 6 The SeaStar software downloads the RBD file into the recorder and the window in figure A 8 appears Click OK The backup data are in the recorder The recorder iz Off line Please connnect again Figure A 8 Backup O peration 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 95
6. 8 3 Data File Format By choosing the Settings menu the Preferences command and Data File Format a dialog box appears 3 Data File Format Date format Date separation e Dot e dd mm yy Cs dd Slash Dash Time separation Field separation e Colon e Tab C Dot Space Date and time column definition Select decimal point e Joined date and time e Comma Seperate date and time C Dof Cancel Figure 8 3 Data File Format Dialog Box Date Format The user defines whether the date should be shown as dd mm yy day month year or mm dd yy month day year Date Separation The user defines whether a dot slash or dash should be used to separate the date Time Separation The user defines whether a colon or a dot should be used for the time separation Field Separation For the text files created the user defines whether a tab or a space should be used to separate the fields 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 41 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Date and Time Column Definition If data is to be exported to other programs it is recommended that the date and time be joined in one column Select Decimal Point The user defines whether a comma or period is used for the values displayed in S eaStar and for text files that are created 8 4 Connection C hoose the Settings menu and the Connection command A dialog box appears
7. User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware By selecting S ettings O ptions Update you can now choose whether you want to update SeaStar manually every X number of days or every time SeaStar is run see figure A 4 Settings Check for updates Manually Every E 2 days e Every time SeaStar is run Last check was 0 days ago OK Cancel Figure A 4 Update Submit ticket Tickets can now be sent directly from the application to our Support department by selecting Help S ubmit Ticket A shortcut key F1 can also be used at any time while in the application and is especially useful when the menu bar is disabled In the ticket form see figure A 5 you can add your name and email Select a category that best describes your problem and write a subject and description If you like you can select Images screenshots and browse for images in the screenshots folder and send them with the ticket B y selecting Other files you can also add files to the ticket To automatically add recorder data use the Include Recorder Data option B y default the following files are included screenshot system information logs and settings These can be excluded with options in Other files To receive a response we require that you include a valid email address Tickets can also be created by e mailing support star oddi com with the problem description and files attached If you want to add more information to a previously creat
8. User Manual for DST Bird and 5 eaStar Q G raphic Supporting S oftware STAR ODDI Skeidaras 12 210 Gardabaer Iceland Tel 354 533 6060 star oddi star oddi com www star oddi com UserManual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 2014 Star Oddi All Rights Reserved Page 2 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Table of C ontents 1 Int ele TO Le oot ats esc TT TREND 5 2 Program InstallallQli i uacuuea cuan uc tunc ec sawecincesewenenesenenislecenecenscenetenedenenensvenssecens 6 2 1 Je CC UE XA 6 apy cam WO E UN 6 3 xia Me 7 MEE edorore dh o EE 7 3 2 Configuration of the Communication Hot 8 4 CommitunicalloH BOX EE 11 4 1 Communication Bon 11 4 2 CONNECTION bont 12 4 3 COM CGonnechon I emere emere meet ne metri re te pipere ei pareri rois 12 4 4 Connection Wand 13 9 Using DST Bird DUN OMAN etc 14 5 1 DOTE OUD E 14 6 PASADO 23 20 MEE CS e EETA NAE EEE 23 6 2 ThevViewMen titii rire e iiis 29 SC ODM porci WA EC MEE 33 T AE cii S DAE 35 7 1 NS pees TU EAA TT 35 7 2 Histogram RE 36 F STEE 37 8 SENING eocsecucn iano kd E MOcENU S FOU NOE r EC x ncn EEE 39 8 1 Directories essssssssssssesen eene Ime emememetemetemememememeteteti iti i iti iri eie iis 39 MEE ad 6S S Sg EE 40
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10. retrieved from recorder The DAD together with the MID are converted to the DAT file A word of warning The DAD file should never be tempered with as that might give Cause to erroneous data conversion e CCT Every time SeaStar connects to a recorder the PC time and the recorder s clock data are stored ina lt recorder name gt C CT file e CCD Every time SeaStar connects to a recorder the PC time and the recorder s time are compared to the last CCT if found and stored in recorder name gt CCD file measurement sequence name C CD e NMS Upon completion of a NMS editing session estimation of memory and battery usage is calculated and the results placed in a NMS file which is then displayed to the user SNMS LOGFile To improve the Start New Measurement Sequence SNMS indication registration of success or failure a log file for each recorder type is placed in the SeaStar directory The log file name for DST Bird is DST Bird LOG i e the same naming convention as for the type INI files Each time a SNMS is performed then the appropriate LOG file is updated The LOG file can be viewed via View SNMS Log file LOG In addition to the LOG file if an error occurs during the SNMS the MDD file is created as a text file with a description of what went wrong This MDD file is displayed as a clear message for the user figure 5 6 Usually the MDD file is a binary file and the MDT is created from the MDD If the SNMS is r
11. selected press the OK button The multi mode can be deactivated by clicking C ancel when connecting to the recorder see figure 5 7 x The recorder s new measurement sequence settings are 8 Start time 17 5 2011 16 50 00 Measurement interval hms 00 00 10 i Cancel Figure 5 7 Multi Start Mode For programming more than one sampling interval please refer to chapter 9 Multiple Intervals W ith TL normal temperature and light will be recorded as pairs at each sampling The user has the option to select either temperature or light as a primary sensor taking more frequent measurements for one of the sensor The purpose with this feature is to save memory size increase recording period and get more data on the sensor that is of more interest primary sensor In this case a secondary counter can be defined which can only be odd numbers If for example light is selected as a primary sensor and the number 3 is defined as a secondary counter the temperature will only be recorded every third time when light is recorded and the majority of the memory is used for light recordings The three buttons Use Template Use Sequence and Previous are not commonly used but can be handy when wanting to use a previously programmed sequence To read more about templates see chapter 8 12 Templates After the settings have been selected press the OK button 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 18 User Manual S
12. 1 0 Original conversion 1 Reconverted No temperature correction 1 O nly in re conversion temperature correction in light calculations is used as extra header information 0 1 0 Normal correction 1 C orrection was disabled Light offset correction 2 In light calculation a zero offset can be adjusted The two directives are Applied 0 1 0 No adjustment was made 1 A zero offset was adjusted Adjustment value An integer value in mbar Channel3 4 Set as extra right axis The four directives are Axis header unit Text C olumn header unit Text Number of decimals 0 3 Axis direction 1 2 Ascending 2 Descending 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 90 User Manual 5 eaStar Graphic Supporting Software A 2 Help Menu Choose Help and the following window appears SeaStar 5 61 DST bird C SeaStar DST bird User Manual Troubleshooting Release Notes Check for Updates Submit Ticket F1 About Figure A 1 Help Menu User Manual S elect User Manual to open the DST Bird user manual Troubleshooting S elect Troubleshooting to open the Trouble S hooter Release Notes Select Release Notes to view a description of the latest features added to SeaStar the date when they were added and a reference to the chapter number of each manual where the additions can be found 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 91 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Ch
13. 3 Output Options 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 36 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware To change the selected printer click Setup and select another printer To see a preview of the print out select Preview under Report Destination and click OK see figure 7 3 and 7 4 9 Report Preview File Page Zoom gt SeaStar HistograrrandsStatistics File mame CASEASTARIOST BIRD ONLOd 0WO202 DAT Time range 2652011 11 10 00 2652011 11 58 00 Measurements 1 0 977 Temperature C 0 006 0 000 0 000 0 0060 0 000 0 000 Data Sraristics Mir 0 000 Mean 0 000 Sed Dev 0 000 t Figure 7 4 Report Preview 7 3 Files Activate the file you want to print out and select File Print on the menu bar The following window appears Output Options Selected Printer HP LaserJet 2420 PCL 5e Report Destination Printer e Preview Parcel Setup Options Copies p Figure 7 5 Output O ptions 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 37 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware The dialog window in figure 7 5 has the same functions as the one in figure 7 3 Note that as some of the files are very large it is recommended to highlight the data you want to print out before printing d ELE i Pme di RAMO Iu LJ SeaStar 10 10 12 12 03 C SEASTARIDST CENTNC0503 1C0503 DAT Sn l Figure 7 6 Report Preview 2014 Star Oddi All Rig
14. 8 3 Data File 0 E ee ee 41 8 4 Connection Re 42 89 ROVE DI ee E E 43 8 6 VICW Data RRRRRR 44 or 0 te En Le 45 8 8 Time Synchronize Data 47 8 9 Rate Of Change OC 47 8 10 E er EE 48 8 11 Chart ela 50 8 12 TITIO IO sssssevsosbsbs SUE pEDEERUNDEREDNFEUNDEFUUDHDEUEUUDHEETEUIDDEEENUNDEDNDIUUNIRIPIFUDSDIUUDI RETIUM DUE 59 SNE MR Ee EN 61 9 JAVusratidacriTe c e eg 64 9 1 Start Tme 64 9 2 Measurement Internal 64 9 3 Number of Measurements N1 N7 eese IHR Immer 65 94 SEQUENCE EA A E 65 9 5 Inr eodd een 65 10 JReconvert Data EE 67 10 1 HB Heime 67 10 2 Temperature Definition cseeeseeesseeseeeneeneennnnn nnn 70 10 9 elei i CUA mE T 71 1i Mecolder d a e TEEN 75 UE ME 635 TE 75 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 3 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Ae Wee ener ne ene eee ee ene er eee ee ee er 75 NS Nea enen NNO oe ener sstccsexsacceasrossnecececsscxeseceeeseeaieessereateozecant 75 12 Memory and BAY ELE 76 KR WR Menon ZUON EE 76 12 2 Battery CGalculatons 77 E te TE 78 UO MERC elei eie Ee mE OTT TOTO TTTTSUNMTNMTP 78 13 2 COM Box CGonpnechon ener ene nnne nnne nnns 78 19 9 SVAN le 79 TOA Reeve and view RE dac rae DRM aia e EAR 79 13 5 Quick Retrieve and Restart Recorder cccccccsseseeeeeeeeaeeeseeeeeeseaeeeeseeees 80 1320 GOhandge B
15. C hoose the W izards menu and the Connection W izard command to enter the connection wizard see figure 13 1 13 2 Com Box Connection Com Box x Connection Check Yellow Light Figure 13 2 Com Port W izard C hoose the W izards menu and the Com Box Connection command to enter the Com Port wizard see figure 13 2 The wizard goes through available ports and activates them one at a time and asks the user to confirm that the communication box displays a yellow light see figure 13 3 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 78 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Com Port Wizard COM Did the yellow PC com light tum op 2 sp Figure 13 3 Com Port W izard 13 3 Start Recorder C hoose the W izards menu and the Start Recorder command to enter the wizard see figure 13 4 Start Recorder By Recorder Type Connection Define Measurement Sequence Start Recorder Figure 13 4 Start Recorder W izard This wizard starts the recorder with a new user defined measurement sequence 13 4 Retrieve and View Data C hoose the W izards menu and the Retrieve Data command to enter the wizard see figure 13 5 Retrieve Data By Recorder Type Connection Retrieve Data Start Recorder Figure 13 5 Retrieve Data W izard This wizard retrieves data from the recorder and offers the user to start it again with a new measurement sequence 2014 Star Oddi All Rights Reserved Page 79 User Manual SeaS tar
16. Chart Edit By clicking this button the following window appears A Edit chart Temperature C Light Lux bax lw Temperature C TimeLine i f ieor PAX Iv Light Lux E Axis bx N Titles Legend t Panel Paging E Walls H Data Tools Export Figure 6 7 Editing Chart 2014 Star Oddi All Rights Reserved Page 27 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware This button gives several options regarding the look of the graph The axis can be defined max and min titles and legend can be set visible Under Panel the colour of background borders and gradient can be selected Under Walls Back the colours and gradient of the graph itself can be selected The Visible option must be enabled to activate the features The graph can be exported in formats as jpg gif bitmap metafile pdf htm and svg Templates Templates If the changes have been made to the graph under Chart Edit it is possible to save that template It is also possible to load a previously saved template i e background 9 Display table completely Partial table display 9 Hide table Using the Mouse Max and Min Values Click once on any line in the chart and the maximum and minimum values for that line sensor are now shown A straight vertical line should be visible in the graph to the left By clicking on this line and holding the left button on your mouse down the line
17. Graphic Supporting S oftware 13 5 Quick Retrieve and Restart Recorder C hoose the W izards menu and the Quick Retrieve command to enter the wizard see figure 13 6 Quick Retrieve and Restart Recorder Connection Retrieve Data Define Measurement Sequence Start Recorder Figure 13 6 Quick Retrieve W izard This wizard retrieves data from the recorder without graphically displaying it and offers the user to start it again with a new measurement sequence 13 6 Change Battery Life A new wizard has been added to the W izards menu the C hange battery life wizard C hoose the W izards menu and the C hange battery life command to enter the C hange battery life wizard see figure 13 7 Change battery IN Recorder Type Insert Recorder Connection Set New Battery Life Write Battery Life To Recorder Repeat Wizard Figure 13 7 Change battery life 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 80 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Select the recorder type and insert the recorder in the Communication Box Once a connection has been established a window appears see figure 13 8 If the recorder is already on line then the wizard will start in step 4 Set New Battery Life L3 Set Battery Life e Calculate from NMS measurement weeks and sleep time Calculate NMS Weeks measuring Estimated measurement battery usage pr week Calculated total battery used Calculated battery life l
18. are in the same directory as the original or the last DAD file 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 43 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware A backup number system is in use that marks the first retrieved file as number one the second number two etc The number sign is used to identify the backup up files Thus if a data file has for example the name 25M1106 DAD then the backup file that was the first retrieval gets the name 1225M1106 DAD and the 25M1106 MIT file that is associated with the DAD file is backed up as 1 25M1106 MIT 8 6 View Data C hoose the Settings menu and the View Data command A dialog box appears tW View Data Definition View Data Trend DAT after Conversion iw View Data Trend DAT after ReConversion View Time Synchrone Data TSD after ReConversion View Rate Of Change data ROC after ReConversion View Online data as BIN Cancel Figure 8 6 View Data Select View Data Trend after data retrieval conversion to view the data right after data retrieval Select View Data Trend after Measurement S equence Selection to work with measurement data while offline With all the options in SeaStar the user may want to do a lot of reconverting File Reconvert Data on data files after defining the preferences changing units data formats OOR settings TSD settings ROC settings offset settings and converting different sections of the data file all of whic
19. command Automatic data retrieval upon connection By enabling this option the software will automatically check for data in the recorder upon connection and retrieve it Ask user whether to retrieve the data By enabling this option you will be asked whether you want to retrieve the data or not each time you connect to the logger 8 5 Retrieve Data C hoose the Settings menu and the Retrieve Data command A dialog box appears H Retrieve Data Orton NNNM Retrieve number of data according to e Last saved number of byte 0 Equivalent number of measurements 0 User defined number of byte C The whole recorder memory 261575 Recorder capacity Byte 261575 Measurements 23052 Figure 8 5 Retrieve Data O ptions Retrieve Number of Data W ith default settings the software retrieves the last measurement sequence recorded The user has the option of retrieving older data that is still in the recorder s memory By choosing the User defined number of data the number of measurements retrieved from the recorder can be set As the complexity of measurement intervals give incoherence in the calculation from measurement number to the number of data byte to retrieve the user has the option to define number of bytes to retrieve If for some reason or another it becomes necessary to retrieve data more than once or even several times the previous DAD and MIT files are not overwritten before a backup has been made The backup files
20. corrected if the user has a known reference point for correcting the data O nce the offset value has been found the offset light value is put in the window shown above The offset value can either be subtracted or added to the light values If the Use at next data retrieval for this recorder is enabled the offset value is fixed for that particular recorder and future data uploads of the recorder will use the offset value defined for shifting the light data The offset value will apply only to that particular recorder and other offset values can be defined for other recorders Light Linear Adjustment Aging of the light sensor can result in an offset of the measured light values To correct these offset values you can select a linear light adjustment Check linear adjustment value and fill in the light offset value difference between expected value and real value at the end of the recording period and the length of the measuring period Linear Estimation outside Calibration Range The light sensor tolerates a significantly more light than its calibration range If the recorder is exposed to more light than its calibration limit it will result in erroneous data By choosing this option you will receive more adjusted values Please note that since these values are outside of the calibration range an exact adjustment is not possible this feature is mainly for estimation purposes Single spike correction C heck Use Single Spike Corr
21. header Item Description Number of directives 0 Date time 1 The date and time of that particular DAT file creation 1 Recorder 1 The recorder and sequence number f example 12W 1023 Used for confirmation and as a graph header 2 File type 1 Describes file column structure mainly if Date and Time are joined 0 3 0 Result file Number Date Time C hannels 1 3 1 Result file Number Date amp Time Channels 1 3 2 Binary file Number B inary Channels 1 3 3 Columns 1 Total number of columns 3 6 4 Channels 1 Number of measurement parameters 1 3 5 Field separation 1 Separation between columns 0 1 0 Tab 1 space 6 Decimal point 1 0 1 0 Comma 1 Dot 7 Datedef 1 Date format 0 1 0 dd mm yy 1 mm dd yy 8 Timedef 1 Time separation 0 1 0 Colon 1 Dot 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 89 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 9 10 11 12 13 14 Channell 4 Set as left axis normally temperature The four directives are Axis header unit Text Column header unit Text Number of decimals 0 3 Axis direction 1 2 1 Ascending 2 Descending Channel2 4 Set as right axis normally light The four directives are Axis header unit Text C olumn header unit Text Number of decimals 0 3 Axis direction 1 2 Ascending 2 Descending Re conversion 1 Definition on conversion Extra header in graph 0
22. in the cup as shown on the diagram below Temperature Sensor Figure 1 1 DST Bird Sensors 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 5 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 2 Program Installation This chapter describes how to install and uninstall the SeaStar software on your PC computer 2 1 Install To download SeaStar visit www star oddi com downloads To install the program follow the automatic InstallS hield W izard Follow the instructions on the screen You will be prompted for a directory name for your SeaStar program Type in your product key Please keep the product key in a safe location as you may need it for future use The product key works for multiple computers on the same network 2 2 Uninstall To uninstall the program do the following Click on the Start button in Windows Go to Settings and Control Panel C hoose Add Remove Programs C hoose SeaStar and click on Change Remove and Yes to all I U N e 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 6 User Manual 5 eaStar Graphic Supporting Software 3 Preparation This chapter describes preparations that should be carried out before connecting to the recorder S tart S eaStar and the following window appears Fle Group dt Reconder Settings View Wins Window Hey Figure 3 1 SeaStar Main Window If you are starting the software for the first time you will be asked if you want the Connection W izard to ope
23. its serial number will be displayed in the blue top bar of the software 2 Select the data file by choosing the File menu and the Select Measurement command The name of the data file consists of the measurement sequence number number of times the recorder has been set up to measure plus the serial number of the recorder The Measurement sequence no can also be seen at the bottom in the S eaStar window W hen the data file mid has been selected the chart and data tables are opened The following figure shows a chart and data table which have been opened bl oo el il eres gr H i Kan 117 04 n Ut TH e d 153 YN gd A4 N D 1 LI ExX 53 91 EI LJ I 532 4 0 l f 4 4 GE ER LELT LX 9 L gt 0e e e e gt e a CC r1 H z M I m uet LIT Me ma 4 b Lr ree mph Pauw Cw Figure 6 1 Chart and Data Tables of an open File 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 23 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Import Data files from other recorders than DST Bird can be imported into SeaStar and viewed as charts and tables The imported file must be a text file with the extension DAT and with SeaStar s conventional DAT file structure See more about data files and headers in the Appendix Buttons W hen the chart is opened buttons related to the chart are displayed SS Active Series List This butto
24. temperature and light If unit values in the data are outside the measurement calibration range of the recorder the user has the option to set a max and min range for these unit values After selecting the unit value ranges and pressing the OK button the following window appears OOR Correction DV Correction UV Correction e No Correction e No Correction Last Value Last Value Max Min DV imits Max Min UV imits Cancel Figure 8 8 Out Of Range OOR Correction If no values have been selected for the Decimal Value DV no correction should be selected If Unit Values UV ranges were specified the user has the option to change the out of range measurements to the last value that was recorded before the out of range measurement was recorded or have it according to the max min unit value as specified earlier In this case the software will know if the value is under the minimum or maximum limit After the correction has been made the data needs to be reconverted under File Reconvert Data and data will be changed accordingly 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 46 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 8 8 Time Synchronize Data TSD Choose the Settings menu TSD definition command A dialog box appears Time Synchronous Data Settings Make TSD file when converting DAD gt DAT Sample Interval e 1Hour 10 Minutes 5Minutes 1Minute Indude empty cells
25. the DAD and the DAT file are not affected by changes made to the chart or the database l Series The Series window offers the same features as the Active Series List button Edit chart Temperature C Light Lux bax Iw Temperature C TimeLine f X V Liaht L Chart A ight Lux D Axis bax Iv Bj Titles Legend Panel gt Paging FH Walls Data Tools be Export Figure 8 14 Chart Editor W hen a particular series is selected like the Temperature series for example a two tab menu is revealed as seen in fig 8 15 where the user can format each series and set points in the graph The tab Point offers visibility to points as the Data Point Marker button on the graph plus formatting of the points 2014 Star Oddi All Rights Reserved Page 50 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 3 Edit chart EF Series Temperature C bax Line Temperature C ae 1emperature C Light Lux Format Point i TimeLine CO Chart Border Dark 3D SE Stairs Bl Axis E Tiles Color W Color Each Inverted Legend e Panel Pattern nn Iw Clickable Outline A i Paging B Walls Height 30 fo H V Color Each line Stack None Shadow Treat nulls Skip Gradient Figure 8 15 Format Series 2 Chart The chart branch has six sub branches Axis Titles Legend Panel P aging W alls N
26. the interval as interval one e Starttime in the past is not allowed as will be apparent when exiting the Edit NMS window e Some recorder types are less compatible than others an example of that is a DST Bird template converted to a DST GPS NMS e After selecting a template the user is returned to the edit window If the selection is not as what the user expected the Previous button will return the previous setting The user has one more option to quickly set up the NMS The button in fig 1 marked Use Default will return default NMS settings The button can have four descriptions and return four different settings depending on the status of recorder and measurement selection 1 Use Default No recorder selected 2 Use Recorder Recorder selected but not a measurement sequence 3 Use Sequence Measurement sequence selected 4 UseOnline Recorder is on line 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 63 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 9 Multiple Intervals SeaStar offers the option of setting up more than one sampling interval within a measurement sequence Reasons for wanting multiple intervals can be to save memory but still be able to have frequent measurements in between This may be the case with fish tagging when frequent recording is wanted in a specific period in the fish life cycle If you want to run on a single interval the whole recording period this option is not selected S elect Multip
27. time and recorder time is registered to a binary file with a CLK extension This information is also saved to a text file with the extension CCT Another text file is created with the extension C CD containing various information for example on previous connection and time comparisons depending on the status of recorder If a previous CCT file exists and the recorder was in sleep or slumber mode a PC vs recorder clock comparison is calculated indicating difference in seconds and ppm If the recorder was in measurement mode then a drift calculation is performed based upon PC time comparison to the recorder s clock and measurement sequence The RIT file contains partly the same information as the C CD file Upon retrieving date from a recorder and converting the data the last measurement retrieved time and the next scheduled measurement time is compared to the PC time The results are added to the C CD file and the MIT file Note If the retrieved number of data does not match the last measured number of data erroneous results are to be expected 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 16 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Step 4 Set New Measurement Parameters If the recorder has already been set up to record data and you want to retrieve data go directly to step 6 Select Program and start recorder in the wizard and select which interval single or multiple you want to use see figure 5 5 Multipl
28. value will not show a directly weeks energy pr week as the sleep delay values must be accounted for 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 81 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 14 Group Creating a group is a way to gather multiple measurement sequences which are part of the same research project into one group In a group the user can track when the logger was started the data retrieved and the data converted reconverted Groups can be transferred to PatternFinder for further data analysis EUJS ging Y BER xx rca len Ae EN Te eod ma OR Edit Recorder Settings View Wizards Window Help New Group Open Group Send Group To gt Close Group Figure 14 1 Group menu New Group Select New Group to create a new group Please note that it is also possible to create a new group by clicking the New Group button _ _ in the group view pane The following window appears Figure 14 2 New Group Name the group and enter a description The group file will be saved under the directory C AS eaS tar G roups Each group has its own subfolder where data files from each sequence in the group are stored this way the data can be accessed from PatternFinder and G n 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 82 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Open Group Select O pen Group to open the Group directory It is also possible to open the directory by clicking the Open Group button
29. 0 5 appears Select a numbered file from the drop down list 1 3C3621 DAT Figure 10 5 Select Previous Conversions 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 73 User Manual 5 eaStar Graphic Supporting Software Reconvert Previously Retrieved Data If data from the same sequence is retrieved more than once a bookmarked data sequence file DAD is created These files can be accessed and reconverted by choosing File Reconvert data P revious as can be seen in figure 10 6 Ve vemm Seng is ow Ze d a A te ee ae i eet ee e a Jt omes eee ee ne en EE EENS o i sa au d iu uai i ari d e er D i d FE be Recer det E A 4 ind Wizards y inde v j ie Recorwvert datafiles to reaclebite text files 3 PowOn Coml Figure 10 6 Reconvert Previously Retrieved Data 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 74 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 11 Recorder Modes In this chapter the three operational modes of DST Bird are described that is the PC Mode Sleep Mode and Measurement Mode 11 1 PC Mode If the recorder is in the correct position in the Communication Box and by choosing the Recorder menu and the Connect command the recorder is put into PC Mode At the bottom of the SeaStar window the text On line is displayed indicating that the recorder is on line and in PC Mode While in PC Mode the recorder will remain in an active listening stage The communication protocol is a simple master
30. 0 es si ES Transparency 10 e D ke 5 RE End 100 es n Figure 8 21 Walls Menu The walls menu as seen in figure 8 21 gives access to configuration of four walls but as SeaStar charts are default defined as 2D only the Back wall is visible The W alls menu has similar options as the Panel menu when defining a pattern via the Pattern button as seen in figure 8 21 an image can be imported and placed on the Page 54 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware wall In fact as the Back Wall lies on top off the panel a pattern or an image can enhance an image on the panel or the image on the panel can be seen through the wall with the Transparency option 3 Data The data menu seen in Figure 8 22 gives the user access to the database upon which the chart rests Here text labels can be set to each measurement point Changes can be made to the time and measurement values Changes made to the data are included when the data is exported but if the data are viewed again or Reconverted all changes are lost as the DAD and the DAT file are not affected by changes made to the database 4 Tools Edit chart Series Temperature C Light Lux TimeLine E Chart H Axis Titles Legend Panel i Paging GI Walls Oats Tools Ls Export Temperat Text X o 11 11 00 11 11 13 00 11 11 13 01 11 11 13 02 11 11 13 03 11 1
31. 1 13 04 11 11 13 05 11 11 13 06 11 11 13 07 111 11 13 08 11 11 13 09 11 11 13 10 Ht j ine OW WON Dum A wN F Light Lux Y X 0 11 11 11 00 0311 11 13 00 0311 11 13 01 0 11 11 13 02 0211 11 13 03 0311 11 13 04 0311 11 13 05 0 11 11 13 06 0211 11 13 07 DILL 11 13 08 0 11 11 13 09 0 11 11 13 10 ki Figure 8 22 Data Menu TimeLine Y H 0311 11 11 00 0311 11 13 00 0211 11 13 01 0 11 11 13 02 0 11 11 13 03 0311 11 13 04 0311 11 13 05 0211 11 13 06 0 11 11 13 07 0 11 11 13 08 0211 11 13 09 0 1111 13 10 A 3 t Close x amp Under Tools you will find several options to customize the setting of the cursor and the such as page numbering font font size etc To active deactivate the chosen setting check uncheck the Active box on top of the first page of this menu appearance of the graph 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 55 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 3 Edit chart I Temperature C Light Lux i TimeLine E Chart D Axis EJ Titles Legend Panel ba Paging Walls i Cursor Page Number Rectangle i Mark Tips iC Add Delete Bs v Active Page Number Dp Rectangle Ea Mark Tips Series TimeLine Style Snap Mouse Style Vertical P i 3 Horiz Size Scope Size Pen bd Vert Size EZ b Scope style Rectangle Figure 8 23 First Page of Tools M
32. AT This is the text file for the converted data The DAT file as well as the other text files can be opened in other programs Excel Notepad W ord etc 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 32 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Time Synchrone Data TSD and Rate of Change ROC If the TSD and or ROC file creation has been enabled under the Settings menu then it s possible to view these files You can find more in chapter 8 8 TSD and chapter 8 9 ROC You can find more about files in the Appendix SeaStar Log SeaStar stores events in the file S eaStar log The events are e Recorder Connected e Retrieving data from a recorder e Uploading a measurement sequence to a recorder e Recorder disconnected This file can be opened in SeaStar under View S eaS tar Log or with a text editor Screenshots By pressing the Print Screen keyboard button while in the application a screenshot of the desktop is taken and stored in a subfolder Screenshots The user can name the screenshot file as can be seen in the following figure Screenshot Set Filename MyScreenshot ced Figure 6 11 Name the Screenshot The screenshots can be viewed in View S creenshots or by browsing the screenshot folder lt SeaS tar S creenS hots The button also performs its normal operation which is to store the screenshot in the clipboard 6 3 Opening data in Excel W hen retrieving data the S eaStar software auto
33. Excel SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Include Point Index Iw Point Labels Header Point Colors Delimiter Tab Y Text Quotes Figure 8 26 Export Menu Data There are four Include options 1 Point Index The point index is the same as the measurement number but offset by 1 as it Starts in 0 instead of 1 2 Point Labels If the user has added text labels to points in the DATA menu these can be included 3 Header The same headers as are in the DATA menu 4 Point Colors This option is not relevant in S eaStar Another method for exporting is to use the Alt PrintS creen keyboard buttons to copy an image of the SeaStar window to the clipboard thereafter to paste it to another W indows application W hen a dialog box is open then only that frame is copied to the clipboard To copy a part of a data file for example from a DAT file then highlight the part you want to copy and use the Ctrl C keyboard buttons to copy the data snippet to the clipboard Then use the paste option in another W indows application to transfer the data from the clipboard 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 58 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Pileneset Ci Seathec rT centi 64347104947 Y TT Seadtar 4 2 bie teston Pate Timi 18 96 7200 Las dere Co eeScac i007 comers eck GM SIT Stat 4 7 rete a Times 14 08 2009 11 50 51 t SST cents Peemuttecn quent nat if Measure
34. Kl in the group view pane O nce a group has been selected the group view pane appears Group View amp oe 9 Name test B Description test 1 Created 2012 04 11 15 51 Members Figure 14 3 Group view Adding sequences to group To add a sequence to the group connect to a logger and define and start a new measurement sequence W hen starting the new sequence the following window appears i Add Sequence To Gro Ane Alias Itest 1 Description test group cma Figure 14 4 Add Sequence to Group 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 83 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Set an alias for the sequence and enter a description C lick OK and the sequence will be added to the group see figure 14 5 Group View Soo Be Name test R B Description test 1 Created 2012 04 04 09 07 Members GC test 1 p Recorder U5317 Sequence 2 B Description 10 min Started 2012 04 11 Retrieved 2012 04 DAB OK DAT OK ie MDD OK lg test 2 Recorder U5317 Sequence 3 e B Description 5min Started 2012 04 11 Retrieved 2012 04 DAB OK Figure 14 5 Group view pane If a group is open when starting up a logger the new measurement sequence will be automatically registered in the group If no group is open the sequence will not be registered in any group Retrieving data W hen retrieving data from a logger and the sequence is already i
35. MS Start New Measurement Sequence The recorder ID RIT can at a later time be opened and the related measurement data can be viewed printed and reconverted The RDD RDT and DIR are downloading information files created when a new measurement sequence is started Measurement Related Files Every file that is specifically measurement related has the following name format mmmW xxxx The name is the measurement number serial no 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 87 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware MID Measurement information data Binary MDD Measurement download information data Binary MDT The MID MIT and DAD files are created upon measurement data retrieval from the recorder The DAB DAT and CIT files are created when converting the data The MDD and MDT are download information files and created when a new measurement sequence Is started MDT Measurement download information text Data Files Upon data retrieval three main data files are created The DAD File This file is the raw data source file The data is in mixed binary form The user cannot access this file in the SeaStar program When converting these raw data into measurements the MID file is needed The result from the conversion are two data files the DAB and the DAT The DAB File This file contains sequential binary representation of the data in columns The first column is the measurement nu
36. OKI Figure 5 2 Connecting and Retrieving Once the connection has been established a window appears with information on the recorder s mode see figure 5 3 Connection OK gt E r1 The recorder is on line The recorder was in sleep mode Figure 5 3 Connecting to the Recorder Press OK The Recorder is now on line as indicated at the bottom of the SeaStar window 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 15 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware If you have selected to use the Connection W izard the following window appears Logger type Noma Wins _ Serial numberf Battery life Place Type DST centi Program and start the mouse here to Serial C6439 WY recorder Program and ZS start recorder seethe remaining Battery Remaining 87 life in TTT TTL battery life in 9 Retrieve recorder data Memory Used 0 Retrieve Amount of Recorder Datal mem Ory u sed Mode Status D Disconnect recorder 7 Disconnect Recorder 2 Recond was m Seep mode Recorder Mode p dee Status of Recorder Close Figure 5 4 Connection W izard S eaStar checks which version of firmware is in the recorder If the software does not recognize the firmware the user will be asked to update SeaS tar as there might be a new functionality in the firmware which S eaStar does not support Connection Time Registration Each time SeaStar connects to a Recorder the PC
37. ON NN N Pal O U1 PS WN EA 2 1 Axis There are 8 axes in a normal S eaStar chart the number in use depends on the recorder type The Left Axis and C ustom 1 axis are always in use the latter is reserved for the timeline 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 51 User Manual 3 Edit chart Series 1 Temperature C Light Lux TimeLine Chart EI Axis Right Axis Top Axis Bottom Axis Depth Right Depth Top Custom 0 Custom 1 Gl Titles i Legend 4 Tm SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Scales Title Labels Ticks Grid Position Options Minimum Maximum Increment v Automatic Iw Visible Inverted Logarithmic Log Base 10 WE Figure 8 16 Axis Formatting Figure 8 16 shows a six tab Axis menu There are numerous options some of which can drastically change the behavior of the graph The Minimum and Maximum tabs give options similar to the menu offered when clicking an axis on the graph the ticks tab gives access to enable and disable gridlines just as in the Horizontal gridline and Vertical gridline buttons in the graph 2 2 Titles The Titles menu shown in figure 8 17 gives access to 4 titles each title a multi line text window which can be positioned anywhere on the chart There are multiple formatting options six tabs for each title Edit chart E series Temperature Light Lux i TimeLine GC C
38. W hen starting the recorder in a NMS the RDT file now shows the sequence settings plus information on the sequence time duration and battery usage same as in the NMS file Step 6 Retrieve Data W hen connecting to a logger after a measurement period the following window appears Retrieve recorder data Remember this setting Figure 5 11 Retrieve recorder data C lick Yes if you wish to retrieve the data click No if you would like to retrieve it later If you want the software to automatically retrieve data upon connection check the Remember this setting option 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 20 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Select Retrieve Recorder Data in the wizard or choose the Recorder menu and the Retrieve Data command The following window appears Retrieve Data from Recorder Retrieving recorder ID Testing ID Retrieving data Making the 1 MIT file Converting the data Bytes received Time min sec Packs received Resent packs Receive errors Figure 5 12 Retrieve Data from Recorder The window in figure 5 12 shows the data retrieval progress in bytes time elapsed and number of packs received Data will be uploaded from the recorder and presented in graphical and tabular form W ith default settings SeaStar automatically creates a sub directory in the SeaStar directory named after the DST type In the DST type directory a directory named a
39. al number production date estimated battery life etc Recorder Calibration Information RCI This text file contains information about the calibration constants of the recorder calibration range of the parameters The range is both showed as decimal values DV and unit values UV Recorder Download Information RDT This text file contains information about the measurement sequence that was last downloaded into the recorder including the start time sampling interval and the measurement sequence number Viewing Text Files Under lt View Text files the user can select a text file via a file browser for viewing This option is meant to give the advanced user a chance to view files that are not directly supported for viewing in SeaStar but are a part of the SeaStar documentation System The files that the file browser accepts must have the following extensions e TXT Frequently users copy SeaStar data to text processors and spreadsheets like W ord and Excel and later save the data as TXT files for viewing in other applications e INI There are a number of INI files that S eaStar uses for store settings These files are described in the Appendix under Information files The latest members in the INI files family are the Template files 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 29 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware e DAD This is the original data file It contains the raw data in Ascii format
40. can be dragged through the chart and the data table will scroll along with the position of the line Zoom The chart can be zoomed in on by holding down the left button of the mouse and using the cursor to create a box to the right around the desired area to zoom in on Scroll the Chart The chart can be scrolled upward downwards and to the sides by holding down the right button of the mouse and moving the cursor in the desired direction Go Back to Initial View To go back to the initial view of the chart simply hold down the left button of the mouse and make a box to the left with the cursor The position of the box on the chart is irrelevant Change the Axis By double clicking on the X and Y axis the measurement time and temperature depth range can be changed 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 28 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Change the Title To change the title of the chart double click on the title of the chart 6 2 The View Menu W hen a recorder has been selected the files in the View menu can be opened Data Trend and Table This view is automatically selected when data is retrieved or a data file is opened If the chart is closed but a recorder has been selected this command can be selected to view the chart The software will open the latest chart that was viewed for that recorder Recorder Information RIT This is a text file containing basic information about the recorder seri
41. deo and game controllers e E A System devices E Universal Serial Bus controllers Figure 3 5 USB Communication Port in Device Manager 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 9 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Using the Serial Port To check which communication ports are available on your computer open your Device Manager On Windows XP you can do it following way Control panel gt system gt hardware gt device manager Under Ports you can view all available ports Make sure that the port you are intending to use is enabled right click on the appropriate port and select properties Under Device usage it should state Use this device enable Communications Port COM1 Properties W e General Port Settings Driver Details Resources E Communications Hot EE IM lr Device type Ports COM amp LPT Manufacturer Standard port types Location an Intel H ICHSDO LPC Interface Controller Device status This device is working properly IF you are having problems with this device click Troubleshoot to shart the troubleshooter Troubleshoot Device usage Figure 3 6 Enable C ommunication P ort 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 10 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 4 Communication Box This chapter provides details concerning the Communication Box and how to place recorder in the box prior to connection 4 1 Co
42. directory can be defined by the user For defining a path on the network the particular drive must be mapped under Windows Explorer in order to browse for the drive under Add data path 2014 Star Oddi All Rights Reserved Page 39 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Browse First in User Directory W ith default off the user is first directed to the path where SeaStar was installed to look for the INI file If this option is enabled SeaStar will start looking for the INI file in the user defined directory More information on files and directories can be found in the Appendix Create Recorder Directories This option is default on and means that a recorder type and serial number directory is created for every recorder connected to 8 2 Preferences Units By choosing the Settings menu the Preferences command and Units a dialog box appears Units Temperature units Number of decimals 0 4 Fahrenheit F 3 b ai Light units Number of decimals 0 4 E Lus Ix C Footcandle Um esoft E Figure 8 2 Temperature and Light Unit Dialog Box Select Units The user defines whether degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit are used as a unit for temperature measurements The light measurements can be displayed as Lux Ix or Footcandle Im sgft Number of decimals for the values can be selected 2014 Star Oddi All Rights Reserved Page 40 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware
43. e 11 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 4 2 Connection Point In order to get the green light the red and the yellow light must be on The recorder is inserted into the hole of the box as shown in the figure below DST Communication Box Figure 4 1 Inserting Recorder into the C ommunication B ox If the recorder has been recording in sea water then please wipe it dry before inserting it into the box The spherical end of the recorder faces down and flat end faces up W hen the green light is on communication can be established with the software If the recorder fails to connect please refer to the Troubleshooter 4 3 COM Connection 9 Communication Definition Select communication port e COM C COM3 Port enable Power Figure 4 2 Communication Definition Choose Settings C ommunication S erial Ports to display available ports see figure 4 2 Com ports up to COM255 can be selected 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 12 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 4 4 Connection Wizard If using a communication box Connect the box to the computer and insert the DST If using a StarCom cable Connect cable between the recorder and computer Figure 4 3 Com Port W izard C hoose W izards Connection W izard Connect the USB cable and the selected port will appear in the wizard pop up window see figure 4 3 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 13 Us
44. e recording intervals OK Cancel Figure 5 5 Intervals If you are not using the wizard choose the Edit menu the New Measurement Sequence Definition command and Single Interval The following window appears W Set New Measurement Sequence a ll ew rm Measurement Interval Time 0 Hours Minutes 0 ae 16 E E d Start time Hour we Min C sconds 1 Set Mode Use Template Primary secondary definition Single mode TL normal Use Default Temperature as primary Start Time Start date 15 9 2014 D Save this NMS definition as a Template file x Je Figure 5 6 Measurement S equence Definition Select the start time of recordings date month year hours minutes Please note that the start time of the new measurement sequence can be set at a minimum of three minutes and a maximum of 45 days in advance Set the sampling interval hours minutes seconds 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 17 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware If the user wants to program several recorders with the same sampling interval and start time it is recommended to select Multi mode By choosing Multi mode the settings are fixed giving each recorder connected to thereafter the same settings The recorders connected to following the first recorder automatically get the same settings as the first recorder This saves time in the programming process After the settings have been
45. e type directory for DST Bird C AS eastanMDS T Bird W 2018 The directory for the W 2018 recorder When a new recorder type is selected in SeaStar File New Recorder Type the directory for that recorder type is created W hen connecting to a recorder for the first time SeaStar creates the recorder directory named after the serial number of the recorder Information Files SeaStar uses information files to store and retrieve settings There are two types of information files 1 The type INI files for example DST Bird ini for DST Bird The information type files are all in the installation directory they contain information on specific settings for each type The type INI files are DST mill DST milli recycle DST centi centi ex DST CTD DSTg ini DSTGPS 2 The recorder INI files for example W 2018 ini contains settings information and data file positioning for the W 2018 recorder The recorder INI files are located in the appropriate type directory i e all the W xxxx INI files are in the DST Bird directory 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 86 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Files Locations As stated previously the type INI files are placed in the Seastar directory and the recorder INI files are placed in the recorder type directory All other recorder and measurement related files created by SeaStar are placed in the appropriate recorder s directory For example C SeaStar DST B
46. eaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Step 5 Starta New Measurement Sequence If you are using the wizard the software will automatically start the new measurement sequence start recording and disconnect the logger If you are not using the wizard choose the Recorder menu and Start New Measurement Sequence command The window in figure 5 8 appears Start New Measurement Sequence Figure 5 8 Start New Measurement S equence Once the new measurement sequence has been downloaded into the recorder a window appears on the screen in order to verify the settings see figure 5 9 Start New Measurement Sequence Activation E The recorders new measurement sequence settings are start time 0270672003 14 31 50 Measurement interval hme 00 00 10 Cancel Figure 5 9 Start New Measurement S equence Press OK and the recorder will be in Measurement Mode NMS Calculation Upon setting up a NMS the estimated measurement sequence is calculated and memory and battery energy usage predicted The results are written to a text file bearing the recorder name with a NMS extension If a recorder has not been selected then the file bears the recorder type name still the NMS extension The file is placed in the SeaStar NMS directory 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 19 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware An example of the NMS file is shown in fig 5 10 Figure 5 10 Results from NMS Calculation
47. eck for Updates Select Check for Updates to manually update the latest version of SeaStar User Manual Trouble S hooter and Release Notes The following window appears 3 Select files to download Application SeaStar 5 24 zip 0 00 B Files Selected 0 Total Size 0 00 B Figure A 2 Select files to download Select the files you want to download and click OK The program downloads and installs the latest updates to the software Please note that this can only be done when the program is offline i e when no recorder is connected to the program Change Log is displayed if a new application version is available while updating see figure A 3 9 Select files to download p Application 5 32 SeaStar 5 32 zip 2 57 MB Major Changes Minor Changes ChangeLog is displayed if a new application version is available while updating Application file size is now correctly displayed when updating Spelling errors Active series now allows the user to right dick and select all none invert Low battery warning when starting a new measurement sequence if the battery level is below 20 Files Selected 0 Wizards if multi mode is active then the OA start new measurement settings is skipped Total Size 0 00 B and if completed successfully offers to repeat the wizard Cancel Wizards Added a notification to remind Figure A 3 Change Log 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 92
48. ection There are two variables Time and Limit The Limit defines how much difference can be between two points over a defined Time If a point is outside the range the limit of adjacent points That point is then calculated as the average of the adjacent points 2014 Star Oddi All Rights Reserved Page 2 User Manual 5 eaStar Graphic Supporting Software Units and Data File Format Using the Settings menu and Preferences you can change the format of the measurement units and the data file Reconvert Data For reconverting the data the data file must be open To reconvert select the File menu and choose the Reconvert Data command The data file is reconverted and conversion data files are created CIT DAB DAT A new chart file is opened View Previous Conversions Each time a reconversion is performed a numbered file is created in the sequence folder To view previous conversions select a file under View and choose Previous as can be seen in figure 10 4 Sonitar 5 00 OST cont CED CASEASTAMIDGT CENTAC 3521 Data Trend amid Table Date fle MAT Recoder Jr ormation RIT Tune Synchronous Data TSO d Recorder Cabbeaton hiomaton FC Recorder cwtinaz irfcimation ROT Test ges rf INGOAD CCT UMT FI NM SMS Log Fie LOG Measurement Data v Onine memunemenmi Zenit Log Desglny date n Chart and Tabte Mense PowOa Comi d Figure 10 4 Previous Conversions The window in figure 1
49. ed ticket you can reply to the support response 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 93 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 9 Submit Ticket Name Indude Recorder Data None Email ik E Category sl Message Images screenshots Other Files Subject wg e Figure A 5 Submit ticket About Select About for general information about S eaS tar A 3 Recorder Backup As mentioned in chapter 10 if the constants from the MID and RID file are corrupt the user should contact Star O ddi for a RBD file and transmit it to the recorder The name of the backup file is Txxxx RBD serial no of the recorder plus the RBD ending Downloading the backup file Copy the backup files RBD into the S eaStar RBD directory O pen the S eaStar software Plug a recorder to the PC computer S elect the File menu and Recorder backup command and the following window appears J U N e Select a recorder RBD file Leita i E REC a C4665 RBD K2348 RBD a4 QOO0 RBD C47805 RBD K2350 RBD ad S1523 RBD 10119 RBD K2351 RBD a YO677 RBD K23356 RBD MBg411 RBD K2339 RBD a MBS418 RBD K2343 RBD 4l MBAS2 RBD K2344 RBD O0001 RBD K2345 RBD 4 QO002 RBD Heiti hlutar ze Hlutir af gerd Recorder Backup D ata file C rbd ze H tta vid Figure A 6 Select a Recorder RBD File 2 EI EI EI EI i 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 94
50. eft OK Cancel Figure 13 8 Set Battery Life The top line shows who long the recorder has been in use since last calibration and how much energy sleep and decay combined have used up over that time The second line shows Battery left based on the register in the recorder There are two ways to set the battery life Direct definition and C alculate from NMS Direct definition C heck the Direct definition option and set the battery life in 96 manually based on for example the last known good value and an estimated guessed value on energy used since then The user can also refer to other same type recorders working under similar conditions C alculate from NMS C heck the C alculate from NMS option and click on C alculate NMS The user is now transferred to the Set New Measurement Definition window where a sequence can be defined O nce the measurement sequence has been defined an Estimated measurement battery usage pr week 96 is calculated and shown in the Set New battery Life window note that sleep and decay energy use is included in this number Also the C alculated total battery used 96 which is based on the NMS definition times number of weeks plus the energy used by sleep and decay Now insert for how many weeks the recorder since produced has been measuring Each time the number of weeks is changed the Calculated total battery used 96 is recalculated note that the C alculated total battery used 96
51. enu 5 Export Under the Export menu three tabs offer as many menus for saving data as Pictures Native data 5 1 5 2 5 3 Data file 5 1 Pictures 3 Edit chart Cl Series Temperature C Light Lux i TimeLine Gi Chart Tools Picture Native Data r Format Iw Enhanced Figure 8 24 Export Menu Picture 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 56 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Figure 8 24 shows options when saving the chart as a picture to a file or copy the picture to the clipboard There are seven format possibilities e Metafile e Bitmap e JPEG e GIF e PDF e VML e SVG 5 2 Native In the Native menu see figure 8 25 data is saved as Native tee chart files Import of these files is not supported in S eaStar at the moment 3 Edit chart E Series Picture Native Data L Temperature C Light Lux iw Include Series data TimeLine D Chart Format e Binary C Text C XML File size Figure 8 25 Export Menu Native 5 3 Data Data can be exported to files in four formats see figure 8 26 e Text file txt e XML xml e HTML hml e Excel xls 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 57 User Manual Edit chart Cl Series Temperature C Light Lux TimeLine EN Chart Data Tools Picture Native Data Series all Format e Text XML HTML Table
52. ep MG eu qiiid ide iso dete iden iue iet naue ode 80 H GOUD ee 82 PIS GK c 86 AJ Directories and Files E 86 Ae ACD NO EE 91 n Pocono Tele EE 94 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 4 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 1 Introduction SeaStar is supporting software for the DST Bird temperature and light recording Data Storage Tag SeaStar can run under versions newer than W in 2000 This manual takes you step by step through the program installation hardware connections and use of the S eaStar Program This manual guides the users of DST Bird through the operation of the recorder S etting the operating parameters as well as data retrieval requires access to a PC computer with a standard RS 232C serial interface or USB The users of SeaStar will receive free updates of the software Updates of SeaStar will be available for free download at http www star oddi com O nline S upport S oftware updates Please note that the downloaded file has to be installed into the existing S eaStar folder The update alone is not a complete program and therefore will not work like that Follow the instructions on the update website for correct installation DST Bird is a compact microprocessor controlled temperature and light recorder with electronics housed in a waterproof housing The sensors are located
53. epeated successfully the MDD file is overwritten and the MDT file created Recorder number nn z7 Measurement sequence number 6 Attempted 2MMS5 Date and Time 3 12 2 06 15 44 17 A communication error occured when transfering new settings to the recorder Please note that the recorder was M T started Please try again x Figure 6 8 The MDD SMNS Error Message 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 30 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Measurement Data Measurement Download Definition MDT This text file contains information on data downloaded into the recorder for the measurement file being viewed including the start time and sampling interval Measurement Information MIT This text file contains information concerning the measurement upload time start date Start time and number of measurements in the measurement data file Conversion Information CIT This text file contains conversion information on the units and the data file format Statistics in CIT The CIT has been enhanced with more detailed information on the converted data As can been seen in figure 6 9 the statistical data that have been tabulated are split into two sections the Unit values statistics and the Decimal value statistics Values are given for each parameter The file can be viewed under View M easurement Data C onversion Information CITY A one line description comment is available for the user to fill out in
54. er Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 5 Using DST Bird Tutorial This chapter guides users in 8 quick steps through the process of utilizing SeaStar to set up DST Bird prior to recording and data retrieval 5 1 DSTBird Set Up Step 1 Start Program Start SeaStar as described in chapter 2 Remember to carry out the software preparation outlined in chapter 3 Step 2 Connect Connect the Communication Box as described in chapter 4 Step 3 Connect to the Recorder Insert the DST into the box the selected com port will turn green in the Connection W izard window Connection Wizard Select the green com port COM14 COM1 Figure 5 1 Connection W izard You can either click once on the selected port and select Next or double click on the port If you are not using the wizard Choose the Recorder menu and the C onnect command 2014 Star Oddi All Rights Reserved Page 14 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware The window in figure 5 2 appears Connecting and Retrieving ID Connecting to recorder 1 OK Retrieving recorderEP ID OK Testing recorder EP ID for type Confirming type amp version OK Retrieving recorder RID OK Making CRC test OK Created recorder data directory E ATest71a801 LP 15178 Making the MED file OK Retrieving RAM data OK Making the MAD file OK Testing power down OK Reading Clk data OK Making the FID file OK Making the FIT file OK Making the RACI file
55. es become active By clicking on the C hange buttons for the maximum and minimum values the time range can be specified By enabling the Automatic option the measurement time will go back to the initial range 3 Value Axis To change the scale settings for the value axis click on either of the Y axis scale for temperature or light A dialog box appears 9 Axis Settings Title Liaht Lux Scales Iw Automatic E Aut Meel 0 E Auto CH E x Les Figure 8 13 Y Axis Settings Dialog Box By disabling the Automatic option the minimum and maximum measurement values become active By clicking on the C hange buttons for the maximum and minimum values 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 49 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware the temperature or light range to be shown on the chart can be specified By enabling the Automatic option the measurements will go back to the initial range 8 11 Chart Editor The Chart Edit button on every graph gives access to the Chart Editor a multi option menu now with a Tree View interface as can be seen in figure 8 14 There are five main branches on the tree Series C hart Data Tools Export il 4 WN IP The tree menu gives access to the same features as the tab menu described in the user s manual Most of the changes invoked are viewable immediately All format and style changes made to the chart are lost if the data are viewed again or Reconverted as
56. fter the recorder s serial number Cnnnn is created All files related to the recorder are automatically saved in the serial number directory The default data directory can be viewed in the Settings menu and Directories The user has the option to define a new data directory path if desired The data is retrieved in a non destructive manner This means that you can repeatedly read the data without erasing it from the memory Each time data is retrieved a new file will automatically be created The name of the data file consists of the measurement sequence number and the serial number of the recorder The recorder cannot be loaded with new settings if it contains data that has not been retrieved This is a safety feature which prevents data from being accidentally lost New recordings overwrite previous recordings that have been retrieved 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 21 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Once the data has been retrieved the following window appears Recorder Wizard Type DST centi fe Serial C6439 e Program and start recorder Battery Remaining 87 EENENENHEENSENENS 2 Restart recorder with the Memory Used 096 same sampling interval Mode Etage 9 Retrieve recorder data O S Recorder was in measurement Disconnect recorder Figure 5 13 Recorder wizard If you wish to start a new measurement sequence you can either program the logger with a new measurement seque
57. h result in numerous files To ease the task of remembering settings and results and or renaming and copying files a backup system of reconverted files has been implemented A reconvert number is now associated with each sequence This number is saved in the recorder s INI file and updated each time a reconvert is implemented A copy is made of the DAT CIT DAB OOR TSD and the ROC files with the reconvert number attached to the filename 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 44 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Thus if a data file is for example named 5M1024 DAT then after the first reconvert a copy of the DAT is named 1 5M1024 DAT and the same naming convention is applied to the other files Each time data retrieval is performed a subdirectory which name Is the sequence number is created in the data directory where a copy of the original DAT DAB CIT and OOR files is placed These files have a O in their names All the reconverted files are placed in the sequence directory The reconvert number system Is optional and the user can disable it in the reconvert menu W hen the reconvert number system is in use and when viewing trended reconverted data the reconverted backup file is displayed thus eliminating the need to close the last converted trend data window 8 7 OutOf Range If measurements are outside the calibrated range they may seem inaccurate The out of range measurements are shown i
58. hart D Axis EL Titles SubTitle SubFoot Footer Legend Panel Paging B Walls style Position Format Border Text Gradient Shadow Picture Iw Visible Iw Adjust Frame Alignment Text 0W0224DAT Reconverted Figure 8 17 Titles Menu 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Center m Page 52 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 2 3 Legend The legend menu see figure 8 18 gives the user an option of showing a series legend The 8 tab menu gives options in styling positioning and formatting the legend 3 Edit chart E Series style Position Symbols Title Format Border Text Gradient 5 gt Temperature C Pie Visible Legend Style Automatic TimeLine s Chart D Axe Hj Titles Iw Font Series Color Inverted TextStyle Left Value k Vert Spacing 0 es Panel No check boxes Dividing Lines Paging D Walls Data E Tools bs Export Figure 8 18 Legend Menu 2 4 Panel The Panel menu see figure 8 19 offers panel format options Images pictures and icons can be imported onto the panel as a back image A Edit chart rj Series Color Borders Margins Gradient Shadow Image Temperature C Light Lux Color fee TimeLine E Chart Default 18 Axis D Titles Legend V Back Image Inside d Panel Paging Walls Tools Figure 8 19 Panel Me
59. hts Reserved Page 38 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 8 Settings This chapter describes the options in the Settings menu These settings are automatically saved when exiting the program 8 1 Directories The path definition can be set as Default SeaStar path structure or User defined paths C hoose the Settings menu and the Directories command A dialog box appears Path Definition Det path definitian as f User defined paths Default SeaStar path structure Data directory NSVARTH L PraductssS eastarD S 7 bird nnnn Type directory SSVAHRHTH L PreductssSeastar D ST bird User path definition Datadiectory wevARTH OLsProductskSeastar DST bird Description H Lass Lozeage e Deere detnath DK Cancel Figure 8 1 Directory Path Definition Default SeaStar Path Structure By choosing a DST Bird recorder type SeaStar automatically creates a DST Bird type directory in the SeaStar directory that was created when the software was installed on the computer Upon connection with DST Bird another directory is automatically created under the type directory which is named after the serial number of the recorder All data files and other files related to that recorder are stored in this serial number directory Each DST Bird recorder has its own data directory User Defined Paths If this option is selected the User definition data directory becomes active The data path
60. insert the DST If using a StarCom cable Connect cable between the recorder and computer Figure 3 3 Connection W izard 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 8 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Connect the USB cable and the selected port will appear in the wizard pop up window See figure 3 3 The serial port can also be defined manually in the following way 1 Choose the Communication command in the Settings menu The Communication definition dialog box appears 2 Selecta serial port for communications 3 Choose the OK button 9 Communication Definition Select communication port e COMI COM3 Port enable Power e ON C OFF Figure 3 4 Communication Port C onfiguration After you plug in the USB cable you will see a new communication port in your device manager called Prolific USB to S erial C omm Port Make sure that the port is enabled and select the appropriate port in S eaStar Device Manager File Action View Help m iy Computer Tow Disk drives E Display adapters 4 DVD CD ROM drives A bi Human Interface Devices IDE ATA ATAPI controllers Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices a Monitors Network adapters Ports COM amp LPT E Communications Port COIT d ECP Printer Port LPT1 3 Intel R Active Management Technology SOL COMS fae Prolific LISB En Serial Comm Pork COM d Processors Sound vi
61. inute Hour Day Month Year Figure 6 5 vertical gridlines Select the minimum grid size 2014 Star Oddi All Rights Reserved Page 25 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Data Point Marker This button gives the option of displaying hiding data points in the chart H Histogram The chart can be shown as histogram displaying the distribution of values by percentage C lick the Histogram button and the following window appears Figure 6 6 Histogram and data statistics Under Bin Settings there are two options Default and User C hoose User to select the number of bins and the minimum and maximum values you wish to display The Histogram can be printed out by clicking the Print button k S ave Window Data Retrieved data is automatically saved but if changes are made with the graph for example With the time scale the save button enables the user to save the graph as a DAT file Print Chart The chart can be printed Please see chapter 7 for more details 2014 Star Oddi All Rights Reserved Page 26 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware G Zoom Out Click this button to zoom out the chart Si Zoom In C lick this button to zoom in on a previous view Ne Adjust Axis This button adjusts the axis in order to display all data within the zoomed timeline e i Open file in PatternFinder Click this button to transfer data to PatternFinder
62. ird W 2018V is a directory for the W 2018 recorder and all files belonging to W 2018 are placed there If the user wishes to use his own defined data path for example C Data then all the files for all the recorders except for the INI files are placed there If the user has enabled the Create recorder directories in the user path definition individual recorder directories irrelative to type are created under the user defined path for example C ADATAW 2018 for the W 2018 recorder The W2018 ini file located in the C SeaStar DST Bird contains the path to the C Data W 2018 directory and all files related to the W 2018 will be placed in that particular directory Browsing for a Recorder When browsing for a new recorder from the Select recorder under the files menu the default method is to find a recorder INI file in the type directory The INI file will then point to the data directory the recorder s directory If the user has enabled the Browse first in the user directory in the user path definitions the search starts in the user defined directory where a RID file must be selected Recorder Related Files Every file that is recorder related has the following name format W xxx The name is the serial no of the recorder Ex Description File type RID Recorder information data Binary RDD Recorder SNMS download information data Binary Ext Recorder SNMS download information text SN
63. le recording intervals in the wizard or choose the Edit menu and the New Measurement Sequence Definition command Select Multiple Intervals and the following dialog box appears E meme U Set New Measurement Sequence reet Stat tre Mode i n kee Template as 5 E 4 2010 EL r tet dole J amp l s Singe mode 1 o Use Deng Lal i ie i i e 1 Sheet ipe Hoas e Ne i Multi moce 2 Heo gh Heasrenen imema typer 4 t econda v Iepem Hou Mantes Second Number of mea Pumey Secondary Courte 5 P 2 1 n 360 Ligh as pimay e T ER i k z z E A ER j Ad e 6 5 2 10 i 1200 n TL nom wm D 3 Ka fr fi R 3 i 23 10 S 1800 TL nomas sl ip 2 B 8 ow 4 e Ls VEMM ERR TR Ge gj 2 A i 1 10 se 1 ix 12400 x TL noma n e Lu c P t j e i a 4 5 lo Si 11 3000 TL nome 10 zi N 1 A um Gren J 7j 10 E c li e d j a I 3600 TL nom 1 c LJ c i E wih zs 7 24 21 10 1 10 i700 eg TL pa x Ka b e he La Seconda Courte walues alowed ae 0 37 11 15 255 12 N 13 L Save fut NMS debnison at T erebete ita oF Cancel Figure 9 1 SetNew Measurement S equence with multiple intervals 9 1 Start Time The user defines the date and time when recordings should start 9 2 Measurement Interval The sampling interval time between measurements is defi
64. matically creates a text file with the data called DAT This text file can be opened in Excel and in other programs Under the Settings menu Preferences Data File Format the default factory settings is set to joined date and time If this option is not disabled the following is performed for opening data in Excel 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 33 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 1 Excel is started The dat file is found from File Open 3 Excel comes up with the Text import wizard This is a three step process a No changes should be made in first step so press the next button b Text qualifier should be set as None Press the next button C Column 2 that is date and time is set as Text Press the finish button 4 You can now create the graph with columns B C and D NO 2014 Star Oddi All Rights Reserved Page 34 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 7 Printing All charts and text files can be printed from the SeaStar software 7 1 Charts O pen the chart you want to print out and select File Print on the menu bar The following window appears 9 TeeChart Print Preview Printer HP LaserJet 2420 PCL 5e Orientation C Portrait Landscape Margins 9 a 23 Ss Iw View Margins Detail More Normal Q Iw Proportional Smooth Figure 7 1 Print P review Orientation The chart can be prin
65. mber The other columns contain the measured parameters in a binary form The DAT File This is the actual result file where the measurements are converted to their natural units and timed This is a text file with columns The first column is the measurement number the second column the date and the time depending on the set up The third column is the time or the first measured parameter depending on set up The following column s contain the converted measured parameters with units and number of decimals according to set up Number of parameters can range from 1 3 and number of columns 3 6 accordingly Data Header The DAT file contains a data header which is a detailed description of how the DAT file is configured This feature is used by SeaStar when graphically representing the data and is practical if the user wants to import the data into other applications or databases Most of these descriptive items are derived from the Settings menu and the recorder type definition in the File menu 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 88 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Each header item is contained in one line and all header lines start with a bookmark and a number Then follows a description of the header item and then 1 4 directives all separated by tabs Eventually a comment trails the directives preceded by a semicolon The following is a description of the directives contained in the data
66. ments taken if Bepca osea nit iu Berceder wee stecte ftra PE JD Saute i iv im 7a 12 2 atiated Sertatw Late S5b74JAT A49 Figure 8 27 Highlighted Text to be copied 8 12 Timeline The timeline is a graphical viewing aide Every time a file is loaded for trending an extra time value is calculated for every measurement point These time values form the Timeline The Timeline is an extra series that follows the rules of the other measurement series W hen the graph first appears the Timeline is inactive By selecting the Timeline in the Series List see fig 8 28 the Timeline becomes visible as shown in figure 8 29 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 59 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 9 Series List pax Temperature C bx Iv Light Lux OK active table icolumns Figure 8 28 Timeline Selection Water Tos dr md os woe MI 227 23085 2008 30 nsa 1 NK 227 3052 08300 2722 I 380 Wwe ozIX 20 op M mja nu 327x620 Ga 1 ee na 5n3x 258 22 ga 237 3005 0 ERT ES xa 8 a 3x00 nm 1 ET EN ne inrxemno m rey 12 a s 3 237 X5 D 030 LES 22 no 27 MS oes TI rum 7e AU 237 305 DOO mI 2 sen l xp e X600 IR is e 237 X85 080830 na 14 2108 f l x n 237 X5 0080 a 2 mm i n neu ms 2 PAN Da i fat 237 X05 11 0830 1075 13 d au RI 23323500 m 14 wa j i t f un t4 232 X85 ORO n sc i ite n xr een
67. mmunication Box The DST Communication Box is a PC RS 232C compatible communication interface Specially designed to communicate with DST recorders wirelessly via RF radio frequency A USB converter plug is provided with the Communication B ox The Communication Box has three diodes 1 Red shows that power is fed from the power supply to the Communication B ox 2 Yellow shows that SeaStar has made connection with the box and that correct COM port has been selected 3 Green shows that recorder is in correct position for seeking connection C onnect the serial cable between the serial port of the computer and the C ommunication Box Plug the power supply connection to a power socket The voltage from the power supply should be set to 9V although there is no damage to use up to 20V Before inserting the power plug into the box it is important to note that the polarity should be O minus on the outside and the plus on the inside The polarity is usually shown where the arrows meet on the power plug and the power supply After the power supply has been connected to the Communication Box the red light should be on After SeaStar has been started the yellow light should be on if correct COM portis selected The box will power the recorder while communicating with the PC In case the battery is dead the PC and interface are still able to connect to the recorder and retrieve data 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Pag
68. n a group the data retrieval time is registered in the group Also when the data is converted reconverted a copy of the DAT file is stored in the group folder 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 84 User Manual 5 eaStar Graphic Supporting Software Send Group To Select Send Group To to transfer a group to another software New Group Open Group Send Group To Send To PatternFinder Close Group Send To Gn Figure 14 6 Send Group It is also possible to transfer a group by clicking the Send Group to button 9 in the group view pane Close Group Select Close Group to close an open group 2014 Star Oddi All Rights Reserved Page 85 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Appendix A 1 Directories and Files Directory Structure The user can choose between SeaStar s default data directory structure path or define his own data path As the SeaStar program is a multi recorder type program the directory Structure branches from the directory where SeaStar is positioned down to type directories i e Starmon mini DST Bird etc From there it branches again into recorder directories named after the serial numbers of the recorders designed to hold data for each individual recorder data directory All in all it is a three level directory structure An example of this directory structure with DST Bird is C AS eastan The installation directory S eaStar exe location C Seastar DST Bird Th
69. n automatically each time you start S eaStar If you change your mind you can always change the settings under Settings O ptions Startup 3 1 S elect Recorder Type SeaStar is compatible with other Star Oddi instruments A recorder type must be selected before connecting to the recorder The default setting in the software is set to Starmon mini as a recorder type Change the recorder type to DST Bird by doing the following 2014 Star Oddi All Rights Reserved Page 7 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 1 Choose the File menu and the New Recorder Type command 2 Select DST Bird as a recorder type SeaStar Select Recorder Type Available Recorders OK Cancel Figure 3 2 DST Bird Selected as Recorder Type Before connecting to the recorder it is important that the clock on the PC computer is correct This is important since the recorder automatically downloads the PC clock settings 3 2 Configuration of the Communication Port It is necessary to define which USB or serial port on your PC computer you will use for connecting the Communication B ox Using the USB Serial Converter If you are using the USB serial converter you will need to download and install the driver from www star oddi com downloads The easiest way is to use the Connection Wizard When opening the software the following window appears Connection Wizard If using a communication box Connect the box to the computer and
70. n can be useful when working with a multi sensor recorder in order to select which parameters to display in the chart For example when working with a chart displaying temperature and light recordings the user can hide the light or the temperature line in the graph Click the button and the following window appears 3 Series List ko iw Temperature C ea R Light Lux ke Only show jactive table columns Figure 6 2 Series list B y selecting Only show active table columns only the selected series will be displayed in the chart table 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 24 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware The table columns can also been changed manually by right clicking on the table see figure 6 3 26 5 2011 _ Number Time Temp C Light x gt Lnn E 2 26 5 2011 3 26 5 2011 4 26 5 2011 5 26 5 2011 6 26 5 2011 L Number EIS Time Temp C Light lx LFS Figure 6 3 Table SEN Horizontal Vertical Gridlines These two buttons give the option of hiding displaying the horizontal vertical gridlines in the chart A drop down menu appears when clicking the horizontal gridlines button E Off lv Temperature C Light Lux Figure 6 4 Select the series gridline A drop down menu also appears when c horizontal gridlines licking the Vertical gridlines button Off Auto M
71. n one computer and retrieve data in another while still having the battery energy information they carry the percentage of remaining energy with them in a register file in the RID At the time the recorder is in production when the battery is new the energy number is set to 100 Each time the recorder is started up in a new measurement sequence the energy consumption since last sequence start is calculated and subtracted from the energy number retrieved from the recorder and this new energy left number is downloaded into the recorder The energy left register in the recorder can be corrupted for reasons such as e he CRC check is turned off when connecting to the recorder and a communication error occurs e Whena write error occurs when starting up a new sequence or updating a status to the recorder and a reconnection is performed instead of performing the operation again e Energy estimation calculations are not in accordance with actual energy consumption To change correct the battery energy numbers in the recorder refer to chapter 13 5 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 77 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 13 Wizards There are six wizards in SeaStar 13 1 Connection Wizard Connection Wizard If using a communication box Connect the box to the computer and insert the DST If using a StarCom cable Connect cable between the recorder and computer Figure 13 1 Connection W izard
72. n the OOR file View Measurement Data Out Of Range Data The min and max calibration points are given in the RID file and in this case it should be sufficient to go directly to Edit Reconvert Definition Data Definition and choose RID values under Out of range decimal values settings Data is then reconverted by choosing File Reconvert Data You can find more about reconverting in chapter 10 The user can also define the ranges Choose the Settings menu Out Of Range UV and DV definition command A dialog box appears 9 Set Out Of Range OOR Parameters Decimal values 0 4095 Unit values Min Max Temperature 10 d 5 55 i 10 120 C Light 0 2 4095 d 2 0 3000 m Default DK Bestoe Figure 8 7 Set TD Out Of Range OOR Parameters Decimal Values Decimal Values DV are raw measurements sometimes referred to as binary data The decimal value is between 0 and 4095 which is the range for the 12 bit AD converter The decimal values are the recorder s calibration range The user should not define the decimal value range unless he has obtained these values for that particular recorder from 5 tar O ddi 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 45 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Unit Values The decimal values are converted to Unit Values UV for example a decimal value of 2000 could give 20 C The user can select a specified range for
73. nce by selecting Program and start recorder or Restart recorder with the same sampling interval Step 7 Disconnect After the recorder has been set up for measuring it should be removed from the Communication Box If the recorder is not put in measurement mode it will automatically go into sleep mode when removed from the box If you simply remove the tag SeaStar will still have the recorder in on line mode in the program and won t allow the selection of another recorder or the use of certain options S elect Disconnect Recorder in the wizard or Recorder Disconnect to go into off line mode Step 8 View Data If data is retrieved from the recorder a new file will automatically be created and opened in graphical and tabular form To open existing data files on the computer choose the File menu Select Recorder command and then the Select Measurement command W hen a data file has been opened a new window appears with the data shown as a chart and a table The next chapter will describe in detail how to view and process data 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 22 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 6 View Data This chapter describes how to open a data file and the options available in S eaStar for viewing the data 6 1 Open Data To open an existing data file that has already been retrieved do the following 1 Choose the File menu and the Select Recorder command W hen a recorder has been selected
74. ndary counter 31 k Values allowed are 0 3 7 11 255 Set Mode Single mode Lise Default C Multi mode Previous I Save thio NMS definition s a Template file UE Cancel Figure 8 31 Template Options in Edit New Measurement Sequence Save NMS as Template Template Name MST16112011W1659193l Template Description OK Cancel Figure 8 32 Saving NMS as a Template Using a Template Templates can be retrieved at a later time to be used directly or modified The list of templates is kept in the S eaS tar templets ini file There are three buttons in the Edit NMS window as can be seen in fig 8 31 The top button is used for retrieving a template As can be seen in fig 8 33 templates are selected via template name or description Parallel to selecting a template descriptions can be edited and eventually templates deleted 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 62 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware The recorder type and interval type which the template was based on are visible for each template ot p wta ti ETE Figure 8 33 Template S election Templates can be used across recorder type boundaries and interval types Things to keep in mind when selecting a template are e Single interval templates converted to a multiple interval NMS All seven intervals are the same e Multiple interval templates converted to a single interval NMS set
75. ne if selected will be included Thus the Timeline can also be used for statistical purposes 8 13 Templates There are two scenarios where templates come in handy 1 When many recorders are programmed with the same settings multi mode and circumstances are in a way that the user cannot complete the setup of all the recorders in one session and he has to exit S eaStar to continue later 2 When the user wants to reuse partly or completely presumably a complex and or lengthy measurement setting S aving a Template The user can now when editing New Measurement Settings NMS save his work by enabling Save this NMS as a Template file option see fig 8 32 before acknowledging OK from the Edit NMS menu Having selected this option and the NMS are OK the user has an option to write a description for the template see fig 8 32 Cancelling this option cancels the save template operation The template is an INI file and saved in the SeaStar NMS directory The name of the file is MST date type letter time Interval mode IN I 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 61 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Set New Measurement Sequence Set start time Statdate 16 11 2011 Start time Hour 13 Min 37 Set measurement interval time x Hours 0 L Minutes 10 A Seconds 0 Primary d secondary definition C TL normal Temperature as primary e Light as primary Seco
76. ned Any value from 1 to 99 seconds or 1 minute to 24 hours with increments of 1 minute Up to 7 different sampling intervals can be selected If for example two intervals will be used then only two intervals 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 64 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware need to be filled out If seconds are used as sampling interval the multiple of the sampling interval and the number of measurements must be dividable by 60 9 3 Number of Measurements N1 N7 The user defines the number of measurements to be recorded within each sampling interval A value from 1 to 60000 must be set Please note that an initial measurement is taken at the defined start time This initial recording is not counted as a measurement for the Interval 1 number of measurements For example if the recorder should measure every hour from midnight to ten o clock 00 00 10 00 then the number of measurements defined should be 10 Please note that only this one measurement at the start time does not count as a measurement for the intervals In this case the first measurement counted for the Interval 1 is at 01 00 and the last measurement is at 10 00 and then it shifts to another interval After taking one measurement at the start time the recorder will start on the first interval in the sequence and take the number of measurements as defined After taking the measurements on the first interval it will a
77. nu 25 Paging W ith the Paging menu shown in figure 8 20 the data series can be chopped into pages With a user defined number of points per page Only one page is shown at a time and the 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 53 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware user can scroll through the pages via the page buttons that appear are enabled on the chart to the right of the Edit C hart button when paging is selected Paging can be useful for viewing distinct time periods one at a time days or hours for example No offset is offered and sampling periods and start time can limit the usefulness of this option 3 Edit chart Series Temperature C Light Lux i TimeLine Chart el Axis E Titles Legend Panel D Walls B Tools Export 2 06 Walls 3 Edit chart Series H Temperature C Light Lux TimeLine GC Chart Axis Points per Page b S K Iw Current page Legend Iw Scale Last Page Show Page Number Edit Auto scale axis Page lofi Figure 8 20 Paging Menu iw Visible Walls Size 10 SC Left Right Bottom Back Colo Visible Border v Dar E Titles Legend 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Panel Paging aj Walls Gradient Transparent Left Right Bottom 7 Back Data Ml Tools 4 Pattern Auto Hide Position j a ES Size 1
78. ondary counter the temperature will only be recorded every third time when light is recorded If the value is 0 zero the recorder is in principle a light 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 65 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware recorder only except the first measurement is always a temperature and light TL measurement There are restrictions on the secondary counter settings when multiple intervals are defined If a primary parameter is selected and secondary counter is O then the Number of meas for the primary counter must be an even number If a primary parameter is selected then the Number of meas must be dividable by the secondary counter and only odd numbers 0 3 5 7 255 can be used as a Secondary counter The Use Template can be used if older definitions have been saved by enabling the Save this NMS as a template file That way it s possible to get templates that have been set up in the past W ith the Use Sequence button it is possible to get same settings as from other recorders by browsing for their serial no B y hitting the Previous button the settings go back to previous before changes were made 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 66 User Manual 10 SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Reconvert Data In SeaStar you have the option of reconverting data that has already been retrieved After re defining parameters the data is reconverted by File Reconve
79. pparent that the error in the measurements is mainly due to an offset Some users feel they can benefit from an offset correction option in S eaStar for example when a recorder has been in the water for a long time and is later tested to show an offset The offset is defined in m C 1000 m C 1 C Single spike correction Check Use Single Spike Correction There are two variables Time and Limit The Limit defines how much difference can be between two points over a defined Time If a point is outside the range the limit of adjacent points That point is then calculated as the average of the adjacent points 2014 Star Oddi All Rights Reserved Page 0 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Temperature response shift It is possible to set the desired start end point to be shifted by X seconds This shift can only be performed on data with an interval of 1 second Linear estimation outside calibration range Check this option to linearly estimate temperature measurements outside of calibration range 10 3 Light Definition Under the Edit menu and Reconvert Definition choose the Light Definition commana and the following dialog box appears 9 Light Reconvertion Definition Disable temperature correction in light calculation Light offset adjustment Light linear adjustment C No offset adjustment e No linear adjustment e Offset adjustment value mLUx 0 Linear adjustment value mLux Time span days
80. rt Data The main reasons for reconverting data are Need for data file format alteration 10 1 Data Definition Adjust measurements that are outside calibration range Incorrect PC time at measurement start time Need for temperature or light unit alteration Under the Edit menu and Reconvert Definition choose the Data Definition command and the following dialog box appears AU Oats Recorwert Definition Set recoriersion measurement sequence xat hme ine e ais Gi Stat date 26 2012 Sai I o al ln c Stat me Heu Mn d MID de In seconmierson ute measusement tenias Som intera demon m MID He Lupi new meavsuremen sequence dilnin Conve number of dala according to Althe daan the DAD fie Lisa defined number of data From meeazusemeni number To measurement nambet Temp comechon outside temo calbrahon ange C Noma corecton e Lm comechor He reechen Comment 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Se Time inox adustmert s Mo Linea Time Acdustmert Lie aduiment time ine 11 Tene soon days n seconversion use constants trom fe MID fie C RID te RBD fte Out DI Range Deomal V aues Setting Ful ecale No boundsnes Use defrioon Mw Dwatle timestamp beyond connechon time Cancel Figure 10 1 Reconvert Data Definition Page 67 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Set Reconversion Measurement Sequence Start Time If the user notes from re
81. s and is set as default Temp correction outside temp calibration range The user can choose to apply temperature correction for measurements that are outside the temperature calibration range Normal correction Measurements are always temperature corrected Limit correction Temperature correction is limited to calibration range No correction Temperature correction is not applied 2014 Star Oddi All Rights Reserved Page 69 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 10 2 Temperature Definition Under the Edit menu and Reconvert Definition choose the Temperature Definition command and the following dialog box appears tJ Temperature Reconvertion Definition Jc mca Temperature offset adjustment fe Mo offset adjustment C Offset adjustment value m C 0 Single spike correction e i Time Use single spike correction 0 sec kai e a Lirnit jn Slope correction Dive Temperature response shift s P Shift in Start Point E zi cis Bee EndPoint SE 20 lt Linear estimation outside calibration range Use linear estimation outside calibration Use at next data retrieval for this recorder Note This overrides OOF correction definition on Figure 10 2 Temperature Offset C orrection Menu Offset Adjustment W hen recorders are used over a long period of time the temperature measurements can start to deviate from correct values W hen checking older recorders it has come a
82. slave arrangement in which the recorder is the slave The slave will perform every command the PC issues and after execution of a command it will return to listening When the recorder is connected to the PC it is powered by the PC and not taking energy from the battery inside the recorder 11 2 Sleep Mode The user receives the recorder in Sleep Mode but it can easily be awakened by the Connect command in the Recorder menu If the recorder is not set in Measurement Mode it goes into Sleep Mode when the recorder is removed from the C ommunication Box W hen the recorder is in this mode less energy is depleted from the battery 11 3 Measurement Mode The recorder is put into Measurement Mode by choosing the Recorder menu and Start New Measurements Sequence The recorder starts recording measurements according to the start time date month year and sampling interval hours min defined by the user W hen the memory is full the recorder shifts automatically into Sleep Mode If the recorder is still in Measurement Mode upon connection through a PC computer it stops recording and is put into PC Mode 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 75 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 12 Memory and Battery 12 1 Memory Organization Data is kept in an EEPROM memory and will not be lost if the battery fails or expires The memory of the recorder is organized as shown in the figure below Data memory Unused memor
83. ted in either portrait or landscape format Margins By changing the margins the chart s length and width can be re scaled The margins can be varied by either changing the numbers given for the left right top and bottom margins or by moving the margin lines with the mouse by pressing and holding the left button as the lines are dragged Move W hen the cursor is located on the chart a hand becomes visible B y clicking on the chart and holding down the left button of the mouse the chart can be moved around the page to a desired position 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 35 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Details The size of horizontal and vertical gridlines as well as the texts on the X and Y axis can be re scaled by using the scroll bar The number of gridlines is increased when the bar is moved to the left Another way of printing out a chart is opening the chart you want to print out and clicking the Print C hart button on the chart bar 7 2 Histogram To print out a histogram open the chart which histogram you want to print out and click on the Histogram button on the chart bar The following window appears r Figure 7 2 Histogram C lick Print and the window in figure 7 3 appears Output Options Selected Printer HP LaserJet 2420 PCL 5e Report Destination Printer e Preview Cancel Rave Snapshot File NI Setup Options Copies Gem Figure 7
84. the Reconvert data menu This description is placed in line two of the CIT file U CASEASTARNDST BIRDAWLVONO02 CH el l Filename Figure 6 9 Statistics in CIT File 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 31 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Out of Range OOR This text file lists all the measurements that were outside decimal value calibration range as well as the unit value range If correction has been performed according to the user definition then the corrected values are shown See more in chapter 8 Out of Range Binary Data DAB This file contains raw data of the measurements in the data file Calibration files are not calculated into the data View DAB Files as Trend W hen converting the DAD gt DAT the DAB file is created simultaneously The DAB shows the recorder s native data i e decimal values in the range 0 4095 These values originate from the recorders 12 bit ADC Analog to Digital C onverter It can be of interest to view the data in its native form for example to spot saturation out of range intervals The DAB can be viewed graphically as a trend via View Data Trend and Table Decimal Binary data DAB ette v H et gi a op m Figure 6 10 DAB Trended SeaStar cannot view older DAB files and will inform the user to that effect if an attempt to view an older DAB file is performed By reconverting the data a viewable file is produced Converted Data D
85. trieved data that the PC date and clock were incorrect when measurements were started it is possible here to specify a new start date and start time In Reconversion use Measurement Intervals from The measurement interval is either the interval settings shown in the measurement MID file or if that interval is incorrect a new and correct sampling interval specified in the New Measurement Sequence Definition command in the Edit menu In Reconversion use Constants from The user can choose to use calibration constants from e MID file This option should normally be selected as it contains information on the constants from the measurement sequence e RID file The recorder information file contains the same calibration constants as the MID file except if it has been re calibrated If it has been re calibrated and the user wants to use the new constants on older measurements the RID option should be selected e RBD file This option rarely needs to be selected If the constants from the MID and RID file are corrupt the user should contact Star O ddi for an RBD file See chapter A 2 for instructions on how to transmit the RBD files to the recorder Convert Number of Data The user can reconvert all the data in the last measurement sequence or define the number of measurements to be reconverted The user has the option to define what measurement range should be reconverted for example to exclude data points when the recorder
86. utomatically shift to the next interval etc The sampling intervals and number of measurements will recycle until memory is full or until connection is made with the recorder through a PC computer 9 4 Sequence 1 14 The interval sequence must be filled out As shown in figure 9 1 the user selects to use intervals 1 6 for the recordings Another example If two of the first sampling intervals are used the sequence should be 1 2 1 2 etc meaning that the recordings shift between the first and the second intervals recording the defined number of measurement for the first interval and then shifting to the second interval taking the number of measurements defined The shifting between the intervals repeats until memory is full or until connection is made through a PC computer 9 5 Primary Secondary W ith default setting both temperature and light is recorded at each sampling interval TL normal The user has the option to select either temperature or light as a primary sensor for each sampling interval The objective with this feature is to save memory size increase recording period and get more data on the sensor that is of more interest primary sensor The secondary counter is only meaningful if a primary parameter has been selected The secondary counter defines how frequently the secondary parameter is saved along with the primary parameter If for example light is selected as a primary sensor and the number 3 is defined as a sec
87. was above water Time Linear Adjustment The real time clock inside the DST Bird has an accuracy of approximately 1 minute per month This slight variation might accumulate over time and influence the measurement results To correct the gradual time shift first check linear adjustment time then type in the time offset value and the length of the measuring period 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 68 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware Out of Range Decimal Value Settings Measurements that are outside the calibration range are inaccurate and may give erroneous results The out of range OOR measurements can be seen in the OOR file The user has the following decimal value out of range detection options when reconverting e Full scale no boundaries This means that literally no out of range detection will be made e User definition With this selection the range definition under Settings O ut Of Range DV definition will be used This option is selected when the decimal values DV are not available in the RID file This would normally require the user to contact S tar O ddi for the decimal values e RID values The calibration decimal range Is given in the RID file This is the default option and should normally be selected If an RBD file exists in the SeaStar RBD folder then SeaStar recognizes this file as a primary source for DV calibration range In this case the fourth option appear
88. y Old recordings Settings gt New recordings Figure 12 1 Data Memory Organization W hen data is retrieved from the recorder the following occurs 1 The computer retrieves the data from the recorder and writes the data to the computer s hard drive 2 The recorder has stopped recording but still holds the recorded data W hen new settings are sent to the recorder the following will occur 1 New settings are sent to the recorder 2 The data memory pointer is reset to the beginning of the data memory and starts to write over older recordings The organization of the memory is now as follows Data memory Unused memory Settings gt Old recordings Figure 12 2 Data Memory with New Settings 2014 Star O ddi All Rights Reserved Page 76 User Manual SeaS tar Graphic Supporting S oftware 12 2 Battery Calculations The voltage characteristics of the batteries used in our recorders make it almost impossible to measure the energy available in the batteries therefore we estimate the energy consumption by calculation All the energy consuming functions of the recorder like sleep decay running microprocessor awake measurements and saving data are measured beforehand and used in our calculations The calculations are performed by the application software s SeaStar Mercury and FoodStar The recorders themselves do not perform any energy calculations but in order to start the recorder i

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