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1. 78 Manual revision 012 Appendix Ill Data Formats SBE 53 Appendix III Data Formats This appendix provides detailed information on data format for each file type except as noted Extension Description Capture file of queried data response to SL or SLO or capture file of real time data from SBE 53 output if TxTide Y hex Hex data uploaded from SBE 53 memory using SeatermW Tide data created from hex file by Convert Hex Also file output by tid Merge Barometric Pressure which removes barometric pressure from an input tid file Reference frequency data created from hex file by Convert Hex Can be used in post processing to adjust tid data for pressure sensor drift Barometric pressure data used by Merge Barometric Pressure to bp remove barometric pressure from tide data tid file See Section 7 Tide Data Processing Merge Barometric Pressure for bp format cap ref Queried Data Format cap extension Queried data is obtained by sending SL or SLO command the SBE 53 to send the last sample from memory while logging Queried data is saved to a cap file if you click Capture in SeatermW Each time SL or SLO is sent the display looks like this pr 14 5266 pc 14 5266 t 22 7003 s 29 05335 06 Jul 2005 08 30 00 where Note e pr stored raw pressure converted to psia See Making Corrections Using e pc corrected pressure not store
2. 7 Pressure bn Bointdanibe PCalDate S S calibration date S string with no spaces PUOE EUO PY1 F F Y1 PY2 F F Y 2 PY3 F F Y3 PC1 F F Cl PC2 F F C2 PC3 F F C3 PD1 F F D1 PD2 F F D2 PT1 F F T1 PT2 F F T2 PT3 F F T3 PT4 F F T4 POffset F F pressure offset psia FRAO0 F F reference frequency AO FRA1 F F reference frequency Al FRA2 F F reference frequency A2 FRA3 F F reference frequency A3 Temperature TCalDate S S calibration date TAO F F A0 TA1 F F A1 TA2 F F A2 TA3 F F A3 Conductivity CCalDate S S calibration date CG F F G CH F F H CI F F I CJ F F J CTCor F F TCOR CPCor F F PCOR CSlope F F Slope correction 41 Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 Setting Time in SBE 53 to Synchronize Sampling of Multiple Instruments If you are running software on your computer that provides the computer Note with an accurate real time stamp the DateTime menu in SeatermW allows Software to provide accurate time you to set the date and time in the SBE 53 to an accuracy of 25 msec of the on your computer is not supplied time provided by the timekeeping software This may be useful if you plan to by Sea Bird deploy several instruments and want to coordinate sampling so that each SBE 53 measures tides and waves on exactly the same schedule Coordinating sampling can be accomplished by e Setting the time in each instrument accurately usin
3. Part PEOP Eis Quantity Number Part Application Description in 53 3 pin RMG 3FS to 17695 3 pinRMG 3FS cable FT0 SBE 53 to optional 1 0 28 m 11 in long conductivity sensor 3 pin to MCIL 3FS wet pluggable From SBE 53 to optional 171752 connector to S gt 1 3 pin RMG 3FS cable conductivity sensor 0 28 m 11 in long 4 pin RMG 4FS to 801225 DB 9S data I O cable From SBE 53 to computer 1 2 4 m 8 ft long 4 pin MCIL 4FS wet pluggable 801374 connector to From SBE 53 to computer 1 DB 9S data I O cable 2 4 m 8 ft long 25 pin DB 25S to For use with computer with 171888 ae cable DB 25 connector 17043 Locking sleeve Locks T O cable or dummy plug 2 in place 171192 Locking sleeve wet Locks I O cable or dummy plug 2 pluggable connector in place 17045 1 3 pin RMG 3FS dummy For when optional conductivity 1 plug with locking sleeve sensor not used 3 pin MCDC 3 F 171500 1 wet pluggable For when optional conductivity 1 dummy plug with sensor not used locking sleeve 17046 1 i pore eee as pad For I O connector during deployment 1 4 pin MCDC 4 F 171398 1 eee ae th For I O connector during deployment 1 locking sleeve For use with optional conductivity 801542 AF24173 sensor Bis tributyltin oxide device 1 Anti Foulant Device inserted into anti foulant set of 2 device cup in mount kit Mounts on ends of conductivity cell s0315 Antifonlantdevice to hold AF24173 Anti Foulant 1 oy Devices Octyl P
4. 5 Display SBE 53 setup information by clicking Status SeatermW sends the DS command The display looks like this SBE 53 BPR V 2 1 SN 12345 05 Apr 2013 13 35 13 user info test setup quartz pressure sensor serial number 90319 range 10000 psia internal temperature sensor conductivity YES iop 6 0 ma vmain 15 3 V vlith 9 3 V last sample p 21 9520 t 21 0250 s 34 3799 tide measurement interval 30 minutes duration 3 minutes power pressure sensor continuously measure reference frequency every 336 tide samples logging start time do not use start time logging stop time do not use stop time tide samples day 48 000 memory endurance 34952 5 days nominal battery endurance 523 days alkaline 1521 days lithium total recorded tide measurements 0 total recorded reference frequency measurements 0 tide measurements since last start 0 transmit real time tide data YES status stopped by user logging NO send start command to begin logging 6 Send the desired commands to set up the SBE 53 see Command Descriptions below Verify the setup by clicking Status again 26 Notes e See Appendix II Sample Timing for a detailed description of when tide measurements are made and stored in memory When transmitting real time tide data each tide measurement record displays after the tide duration is complete For example if the tide duration is 10 minutes the first tide data display
5. ppm per year typical 0 1 ppm 0 20 C Ovenized Crystal Oscillator for reference frequency drift correction Warm up re stabilization less than 1 x 10 7 Stability vs temperature 0 1 ppm 20 C to 70 C Clocks Aging less than 1 x 10 7 per year less than 1 x 10 10 years Real Time Clock for time stamp and sample timing Quartz TCXO watch crystal type 32 768 Hz accuracy 2 ppm 5 seconds month Battery backed for minimum of 2 year operation without main batteries installed Conductivity Time Base Quartz TCXO 1 ppm per year aging 15 ppm 20 to 70 C Digiquartz residual temperature sensitivity is measured at Sea Bird and the Digiquartz calibration coefficients are adjusted so that the residual temperature sensitivity is less than 1 ppm over the range of 0 20 C 0 05 ppm C 0 0005 psia for a 10 000 psia range sensor 10 Manual revision 012 Section 2 Description of SBE 53 SBE 53 Other Specifications Memory 32 MB Flash RAM If conductivity not enabled Bytes day 17 T R Data Storage If conductivity enabled Bytes day 20 T R T tide samples day R reference frequency samples day Quiescent sleep when not logging 0 0005 watt Note Communications 0 10 watt See Section 4 Pre Deployment Planning Data Upload 0 17 watt Plan Deployment and Logging Battery and Memory eerie Endurance Digiquartz amp Reference Frequency Oscillator
6. Status without interrupting logging Notes e Memory endurance is based on total memory capacity taking into account the setup measurement interval and duration but not considering the measurements already in memory Battery endurance is based on original nominal battery capacity taking into account the setup measurement interval duration etc It is not based ona measurement of remaining battery voltage or the number of measurements already taken If calculated alkaline battery endurance is greater than 730 days status response shows deployments longer than 2 years are not recommended with alkaline batteries Memory and battery endurance output with DS matches that calculated in Battery and Memory Endurance See Section 4 Pre Deployment Planning Battery and Memory Endurance Note After sending Start logging status should be one of the following if the SBE 53 is operating correctly e logging started if use start time in SetSampling prompt is No SBE 53 started logging 10 seconds after receipt of Start waiting to start at if use start time in SetSampling prompt is Yes SBE 53 waits to start logging at time set with SetStartTime 29 Display operating status and setup parameters Equivalent to Status menu List below includes where applicable command used to modify parameter e Firmware version serial number date and time SetTime or DateTime e User input description
7. and conductivity frequency Hz TT Sample temperature and output converted data C SBE 53 runs continuously during test drawing current Press Esc key or click Stop to stop test TTR Sample temperature and output raw data A D counts SBE 53 runs continuously during test drawing current Press Esc key or click Stop to stop test FR Sample conductivity and output raw data frequency Hz Displays only if conductivity enabled with Conductivity Y SBE 53 runs continuously during test drawing current Press Esc key or click Stop to stop test 38 Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 Diagnostic Commands continued VR FlashInit FlashGood 39 Measure and display power Column Output 1 Main battery voltage 11 18 2 Backup lithium voltage 4 8187 3 Operating current mA 20 04 4 Ground voltage SBE 53 runs continuously during test drawing current Press Esc key or click Stop to stop test Map bad blocks and erase FLASH memory 2048 blocks destroying all data SBE 53 requires you to enter FlashInit twice to provide verification before it proceeds All data bits are set to 1 Tide sample number is set to 0 Test takes approximately 1 hour and cannot be interrupted once it has started Send FlashInit after uploading all data if there are FLASH Read errors in Status DS response If not encountering errors
8. calibrations POffset F F pressure offset psia were FRA0 F F reference frequency AO performed FRAI1 F F reference frequency Al Coefficients FRA2 F F reference frequency A2 are initially FRA3 F F reference frequency A3 factory set and TCalDate S__ S temperature calibration date should agree TA0 F F temperature AO with TA1 F F temperature Al Cal ibration TA2 F F temperature A2 Certificates TA3 F F temperature A3 Eoo as CCalDate S__ S conductivity calibration date i CG F F conductivity G CH F F conductivity H CI F F conductivity I CJ F F conductivity J CTCor F F conductivity TCOR CPCor F F conductivity PCOR CSlope F 71 F conductivity slope correction Manual revision 012 Appendix Il Sample Timin SBE 53 Appendix Il Sample Timing Notes When Start is sent If Use start time in the SetSampling prompt is No the SBE 53 starts logging 10 seconds after receipt of Start If Use start time in the SetSampling prompt is Yes the SBE 53 starts logging at SetStartTime If Use start time in the SetSampling prompt is Yes and SetStartTime is less than 10 seconds in the future when Start is sent the SBE 53 ignores the programmed start time and starts logging in 10 seconds If Use stop time in the SetSampling prompt is Yes and SetStopTime is less than 1 hour after logging begins the SBE 53 ignores the programmed stop time and continues logging until Stop is sent The SBE 53 integrates the pr
9. pressure port to the sensor via an oil filled tube The pressure reading is position sensitive as a result of the oil pressure head Pressure Range 0 to 1300 2000 4000 or 6800 m 2000 3000 6000 or 10 000 psia Accuracy 0 01 of full scale Repeatability 0 005 of full scale Hysteresis 0 005 of full scale Calibration 0 psia to full scale pressure Resolution 0 045 ppm 0 3 mm for 10 000 psia range 1 minute integration continuously powered Standard Temperature internal thermistor Range 5 to 35 C Accuracy 0 01 C Resolution 0 001 C Calibration 1 to 32 C measurements outside this range may be at slightly reduced accuracy due to extrapolation errors Optional High Accuracy Temperature external thermistor Range 5 to 35 C Accuracy 0 002 C Resolution 0 0001 C Calibration 1 to 32 C measurements outside this range may be at slightly reduced accuracy due to extrapolation errors Conductivity optional SBE 4M conductivity sensor Range 0 0 to 7 S m 0 0003 S m month typical 0 001 S m month guaranteed not Accuracy applicable in areas of high bio fouling or contamination or if Application Note 2D procedures are not followed Resolution 0 00002 S m Calibration 2 6 to 6 S m plus zero conductivity air Clocks Counter Time Base for pressure and pressure temperature Quartz TCXO 3 ppm per year aging
10. to allow any bubbles in the internal plumbing to rise to the surface Add oil from the small syringe as necessary to maintain the meniscus Install the supplied capillary fitting 50029 in the pressure port A As the fitting is installed oil should rise the length of the tube and overflow Wipe up the excess oil with a paper towel B Gently tighten the lower portion of the fitting with a 9 16 inch wrench DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN C Remove the upper portion of the capillary fitting and tube using a 7 16 inch wrench Store it for possible use another time Using the small syringe add oil to the lower portion of the fitting forming a meniscus Fill the large syringe 30521 1 4 full with oil A Thread the tube from the pressure bag 30551 through the Swagelock fitting 30002 and install the pressure bag tube over the needle _ B Pull the plunger back on the syringe drawing a vacuum on the pressure bag until it is completely flat Maintain the vacuum on the bag C Hold the syringe vertically with the bag down and slowly release the plunger allowing the vacuum to be released The bag should slowly fill with oil There is enough oil in the bag when the bag looks like a small pillow It is very important that there are no air bubbles in the pressure bag you may have to perform this step several times to ensure that there are no bubbles 61 Manual revision 012 Section 9 Routine Maintenance and Calibration SBE 5
11. 04 15 2003 UO 5 822311e 00 SA 4s a more pressure sensor calibration coefficients Temperature coefficients 24 dec 04 TAO 2 542717e 04 isi TAL 2 511151le 04 TA2 1 767157e 06 K TA3 1 562220e 07 S gt DD 63B4753A18ED1D4E07AE0641E40 9D6BAB1 tide data 63B4753518ED1D4D07AE09429C0 9D6BE35 tide data 63B4753B18ED1D4E07AE0942A609D6C1B9 tide data Note FFFFFFFF004B004D04775041B809D6C548 reference frequency scan If you uploaded data in 63B4757A18ED1D5E07AE0741E909D6C53D tide data binary SeatermW sent 63B4754818ED1D5207AE0642CF09D6C8C1 tide data DBbaud b e instead of DD 63B4754818ED1D5207AE0642D909D6CC45 tide data However the uploaded hex FFFFFFFF004B004D06F75B431309D6CFD4 reference frequency scan file always shows the DD command so the file looks exactly the same regardless The beginning of a sample hex file with conductivity follows of whether ASCII or binary beginning of file with DS and DC response same as above except DS response shows upload was used conductivity YES calculated memory endurance and battery endurance in DS response is reduced and DC response shows conductivity coefficients in addition to other coefficients S gt DD 63B4753A18ED1D4E07AE0641E40A415CO9D6BAB1 tide data 63B4753518ED1D4D07AE09429C0A415409D6BE35 tide data 63B4753B18ED1D4E07AE0942A60A415809D6C1B9 tide data FFFFFFFF004B004D04775041B80A415A09D6C548 reference frequency scan 63B4757A18ED1D5E07AE074
12. 1 sample of pressure pressure temperature TS temperature and conductivity and output converted data TSR Take 1 sample of pressure pressure temperature temperature and conductivity and output raw data Sample temperature and output converted data SBE TT 53 runs continuously drawing current Press Esc key or click Stop to stop test Sample temperature and output raw data i TTR SBE 53 runs continuously drawing current Press Esc Diagnostic key or click Stop to stop test data from Measure and output conductivity frequency SBE 53 ee oe nor FR runs continuously drawing current Press Esc key or stored in click Stop to stop test ae Measure and output e main battery voltage 11 18 e back up lithium battery voltage 4 8187 VR e operating current mA 20 04 e ground voltage SBE 53 runs continuously drawing current Press Esc key or click Stop to stop test FlashInit Map bad blocks and erase FLASH memory destroying all data Display number of good blocks in FashGood FLASH memory j DC Display sensor calibration coefficients PCalDate S_ S pressure calibration date PU0 F F pressure U0 PY1 F F pressure Y1 PY2 F F pressure Y2 PY3 F F pressure Y3 i 3 PC1 F F pressure C1 ARAS er PC2 F F pressure C2 F floating PC3 F F pressure C3 point number PD1 F F pressure D1 S string with PD2 F F pressure D2 no spaces PT1 F F pressure T1 PT2 F F pressure T2 Dates shown PT3 F F pressure T3 are when PT4 F F pressure T4
13. 1536 8 951 3 07101 28 376 5 04 06 05 10 31 16 15 2267 7 225 3 06788 29 772 e Column 1 Tide measurement number e Columns 2 and 3 Date and time of beginning of tide measurement e Column 4 Raw uncorrected pressure psia e Column 5 Water temperature C e Column 6 Conductivity S m e Column 7 Calculated salinity PSU If Merge Barometric Pressure has been run on the tid file to remove the effect of barometric pressure the output tid file contains descriptive column headings The presence of headings in the tid file indicates that it has been processed by Merge Barometric Pressure Additionally Merge Barometric Pressure has the ability to replace the pressure in the fourth column with calculated water depth See Section 7 Tide Data Processing Merge Barometric Pressure for details and for the required data format for the barometric pressure bp file to input in Merge Barometric Pressure Format with t Command Line Option When Convert Hex is run with the t command line option Convert Hex adds diagnostic information to the tid file The tid file output is Column 1 Tide measurement number Columns 2 and 3 Date and time of beginning of tide measurement Column 4 Pressure frequency Hz Column 5 Pressure temperature frequency Hz Column 6 Raw uncorrected pressure psia Column 7 Water temperature C Column 8 Conductivity S m Column 9 Calculated salinity PSU Column 10 Measured t
14. Axis tab appears allowing you to make changes and reprocess data with new plotting parameters 8 Sat Mar 2003 Note To change the default printer in Windows XP Click Start Printers and Faxes A list of printers installed on your system appears with a check mark next to the default printer Right click on the desired printer and select Set as Default Printer 15 Sat Date Time The Plot Data View window s menus are described below Output Output the plot to printer clipboard or a file Print Print the single plot that is displayed on screen In the dialog box select printer orientation color etc these selections override selections you made in Plot Data and in the Plot Data View Options menu File Output to file the single plot that is displayed on screen in the selected format wmf jpg or bmp In the dialog box select the desired directory and output file name these selections override selections you made in Plot Data and in the Plot Data View Options menu Clipboard Output to the clipboard the single plot that is displayed on screen in the selected format wmf jpg or bmp The selected format overrides the selection you made in the Plot Data View Options menu Print Range Not applicable to SBE 53 data File Range Not applicable to SBE 53 data 56 Manual revision 012 Section 8 Data Plotting Plot Data SBE 53 Options Sets up defaults
15. Case 1 Continuously powered tide duration tide interval Powered and Integrating 0 016 watt General per measurement 0 31 watt seconds 0 31 joules Case 2 Continuously powered tide duration lt tide interval Powered and Integrating 0 016 watt Power Powered but not Integrating 0 012 watt Requirement General per measurement 0 47 watt seconds 0 47 joules Case 3 Not continuously powered tide duration lt tide interval Powered and Integrating 0 016 watt Powered but not Integrating 0 012 watt Powered down 0 0005 watt General per measurement 0 66 watt seconds 0 66 joules Optional Conductivity 0 23 watt seconds 0 23 joules Reference Frequency Total per measurement 250 watt seconds 250 joules Peak 1 5 watts General per measurement includes taking temperature measurement as well as storing data etc Standard 12 alkaline D cell batteries Duracell MN1300 LR20 Typical capacity 756 000 joules Sea Bird recommends derating 15 for safety and 5 per year for battery self discharge Consider derating further for cold water applications Optional 6 lithium DD cell batteries Electrochem BCX85 3B76 TC with buttons lithiums not supplied by Sea Bird Note that 1 lithium Supply DD is shorter than 2 alkaline Ds so different battery cover plate required cover plate available from Sea Bird Typical capacity 2 332 800 joules Sea Bird recommends derating 15 for safety and 3 per year for battery self discharge P
16. Convert File to process the data The Status bar at the bottom of the dialog box shows the progress of the calculations when completed the Status bar shows Finished conversion 48 Manual revision 012 Section 7 Tide Data Processing Merge Barometric Pressure SBE 53 Section 7 Tide Data Processing Merge Barometric Pressure Note The barometric pressure bp file is not supplied by Sea Bird It is created by the user based on local barometric pressure data such as that from a local weather station See nput Barometric Pressure File Format below for the required data format Note SeasoftWaves ini contains the location and file name of the last saved psa file for each module SeasoftWaves ini is stored in USERPROFILE Local Settings Apps Sea Bird Example C Documents and Settings dbresko Local Settings Apps Sea Bird File to store all information input in File Setup and Data Setup tabs Open to select a different psa file Save or Save As to save current settings or Restore to reset all settings to match last saved version Directory and file names for tide tid data and barometric pressure bp data Note that both tid and bp files must be in same directory but they can have different names Select to pick different files Click Start Process to begin processing data Status field shows Processing complete when done Merge Barometric Pressure reads in a tide tid file
17. Note 31 for slope true conductivity span instrument conductivity span computation of slope correction coefficient from pre and post Conductivity Slope and Offset Correction Example At true conductivity 3 5 S m instrument reading 3 49965 S m cruise calibrations supplied by Sea Bird or from salinity bottle samples taken at sea during profiling Calculating the slope Slope 3 5 3 49965 1 0001000100010001000100010001 The primary mechanism for calibration drift in conductivity sensors is the fouling of the cell by chemical or biological deposits Fouling changes the cell geometry resulting in a shift in cell constant slope of the calibration curve typically resulting in lower conductivity readings over time Offset error error at 0 S m is usually due to electronics drift and is typically less than 0 0001 S m per year Because offsets greater than 0 0002 S m are a symptom of sensor malfunction Sea Bird recommends that drift corrections be made by assuming no offset error unless there is strong evidence to the contrary or a special need The most important determinant of long term sensor accuracy is the cleanliness of the cell We recommend that the conductivity sensors be calibrated before and after deployment but particularly when the cell has been exposed to contamination by oil slicks or biological material 66 Manual revision 012 Section 10 Troubleshootin SBE 53 Section 10 Troubleshooting
18. as well The SBE 53 integrates pressure measurements to obtain water levels tides unaffected by wave action The interval between each water level measurement and the duration of the integration period are user programmable The interval is programmable over a range of minute to hour The integration duration is programmable from 1 minute to the entire user defined tide interval The SBE 53 can continuously power the pressure transducer and reference frequency oscillator eliminating turn on transients and providing the highest quality data Alternatively the SBE 53 can be programmed to enter a power down state between measurements to conserve battery power for very long deployments with a user specified warm up period before each pressure measurement Temperature data is recorded with each pressure integration As an option an SBE 4M conductivity sensor can be integrated for recording conductivity data with each tide measurement Logging recording can be programmed to start and stop at specified times after the instrument is deployed Data is always recorded in memory in addition real time data can be output Large memory and low power requirements permit frequent water level recording For example with standard alkaline batteries a 420 day deployment could include water level measurements every 30 minutes integrating pressure for the entire 30 minutes a 2 year deployment could be achieved if pressure integration 1s limited to 4 min
19. command rather than at pre set start and stop times Then send DS to verify setup S gt SETSAMPLING continuously power pressure sensor y n n new value n pressure sensor warmup integer minutes 10 new value 15 tide interval integer minutes 1 new value 60 tide measurement duration integer minutes 1 new value 2 measure reference frequency every N tide samples N 20 new value 24 use start time y n y new value n use stop time y n n new value n S gt DS SBE 53 BPR V 2 1 SN 12345 26 Apr 2013 13 21 13 user info test setup quartz pressure sensor serial number 90319 range 10000 psia internal temperature sensor conductivity YES iop 6 0 ma vmain 15 3 V vlith 9 3 V last sample p 21 9520 t 21 0250 s 34 3799 tide measurement interval 60 minutes duration 2 minutes warmup 15 minutes measure reference frequency every 24 tide samples logging start time do not use start time logging stop time do not use stop time tide samples day 24 00 memory endurance 67108 9 days nominal battery endurance 931 days alkaline 2591 days lithium total recorded tide measurements 0 total recorded reference frequency measurements 0 tide measurements since last start 0 transmit real time tide data YES status stopped by user logging NO send start command to begin logging 33 Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload Se
20. contains the location and file name of the last saved psa file for each module SeasoftWaves ini is stored in USERPROFILE Local Settings Apps Sea Bird Example C Documents and Settings dbresko Local Settings Apps Sea Bird 47 M anual revision 012 Section 6 Conversion into Tide and Reference Frequency Files Convert Hex 2 The Coefficients dialog box looks like this Coefficient Configuration E x Slope and offset psia used to make small corrections for pressure sensor drift between calibrations Other P coefficients are programmed into SBE 53 at Sea Bird they can be viewed with DC and modified with calibration coefficient commands in SeatermW Note that offset entered here is in addition to offset shown in DC response Save amp Exit to save updated psa file and return to Convert Hex to Wave and Tide dialog box Open to select a different psa file Save As to save updated psa file settings to a different psa file m Coefficients file E Test psa m Instrument C SBE 26 SBE 26plus SBE 53 Pressure Sensoo Slope Correction 1 000000 Offset Correction 0 000000 For SBE 26plus and SBE 53 use default values if not correcting for drift during deployment Set to Default Values Save tExt Open Save As Help Cancel SBE 5 Make desired changes Click OK to return to Convert Hex to Wave and Tide dialog box 3 3 Click
21. created with Convert Hex and a barometric pressure bp file and subtracts barometric pressure from the tide data The time in the files does not need to be aligned Merge Barometric Pressure uses linear interpolation to align the data in time before subtracting barometric pressure Merge Barometric Pressure can also convert tide pressure to water depth in meters using average density and gravity Both the input tide data and output adjusted file have a tid extension However Merge Barometric Pressure will not process a tid file that it has already processed preventing a user from erroneously removing barometric pressure multiple times from the tide data Remove barometric pressure as follows 1 In Seasoft for Waves Run menu select Merge Barometric Pressure The File Setup tab looks like this ZE Merge Barometric Pressure i Ioj x File Options Help File Setup Data Setup Program setup file I dataSBE26 DATA 10074 Merge26W psa Open Save Save As Restore Input directory I data SBE26 DATA 10074 Select one TID and one BP input file Select Output directory I data SBE 26 DATAM 0074 Select Name append fMinusBarF Directory and file name for output Output file x tid tid data Name append is added to output file name before tid extension For example if t processing X tid and March03 bp ch Processing with a Name append of Minu
22. current zoomed ranges of the plot for the Minimum and Maximum plot ranges on the Axis tabs This allows you to save the ranges of the zoomed view so you can go to exactly the same view the next time you run Plot Data Set Zoomed Ranges is grayed out unless you have zoomed in by clicking and dragging to select a rectangular area to enlarge details 57 Manual revision 012 Section 9 Routine Maintenance and Calibration SBE 53 Section 9 Routine Maintenance and Calibration This section reviews corrosion precautions connector mating and maintenance battery replacement pressure sensor maintenance optional conductivity cell storage and cleaning and sensor calibration The accuracy of the SBE 53 is sustained by the care and calibration of the sensors and by establishing proper handling practices Corrosion Precautions Rinse the SBE 53 with fresh water after use and prior to storage All exposed metal is titanium No corrosion precautions are required but avoid direct electrical connection of the titanium to dissimilar metal hardware The optional SBE 4M conductivity cell has a titanium housing No corrosion precautions are required but avoid direct electrical connection of the titanium to dissimilar metal hardware Connector Mating and Maintenance Note See Application Note 57 Connector Care and Cable Installation CAUTION Do not use WD 40 or other petroleum based lubricants as they will damage the connec
23. data stored in memory in format our Upload with DD or data processing module Convert Hex can use DBbaud b e Uploaded data has hex extension use Upload if you will Upload Before using verify SBE 53 has stopped be processing data logging send Stop unless you had input and with Seasoft for enabled a pre programmed stop time before Waves Convert Hex beginning logging module Capture SBE 53 responses on screen to file to save real time data or may be useful for Capture diagnostics File has cap extension Click 7 Capture again to turn off capture Capture status displays in Status bar Interrupt and end current activity such as uploading data or running diagnostic test such Stop as FR VR TT TTR Note This does not stop logging use Stop command to stop logging press Esc key several times DS status DC calibration Perform diagnostic tests on SBE 53 Tests are Eu Diagnostic non destructive they do not write over any ae existing settings upload and display i tide samples 0 10 FR display frequencies See Command Descriptions in this section Note 3 Inthe Communications menu select Configure The dialog box looks SeatermW s general like this communication baud rate must be the same as the SBE 53 baud rate set with Baud Baud is factory set to 9600 but can be No effect on general communication When ready Seaterm W Configuration to upload see Upload
24. psia pressure temperature C and temperature C If Conductivity Y it also transmits conductivity S m and salinity psu x N Do not transmit real time tide data Quit session and place SBE 53 in quiescent sleep state Main power is turned off Memory retention is not affected Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 Note Drawing is schematic only intended to define the sampling scheme terminology See Appendix Il Sample Timing for Tide Setup Command timing details tide interval tide interval tide interval tide interval C C ma a a gt I warm tide up duration reference frequency measurement SetSampling measure reference frequency every N tide samples N 2 as shown actual minimum is 1 day recommended 1 week Notes An alternate form for this command is SetSample both have the same function See Appendix ll Sample Timing for a detailed description of when tide measurements and reference frequency measurements are made If warmup tide duration gt 59 minutes SBE 53 sets tide interval to 60 minutes tide duration to 44 minutes and warmup to 15 minutes The SBE 53 will not take any reference frequency measurements if both of the following conditions apply tide interval tide duration lt 10 minutes and tide duration lt 10 minutes See Making Corrections Using Reference Frequency Data in Ap
25. rate 1200 used for binary upload SeatermW 2400 4800 9600 19200 28800 38400 automatically tests that the selected 57600 or 115200 from byte b to e First upload baud rate is compatible with byte number is 0 SBE 53 can upload data your computer sends ByteCount in blocks of up to 500 000 bytes at one and sends DBbaud b e as many time Sending this command manually times as needed to upload all does not provide useful information the data in memory in blocks of 500 000 bytes ByteCount Display total number of bytes in memory 37 Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 Diagnostic Commands Data from these tests is not stored in FLASH memory Notes e Pressure output using TS or TSR TS Take 1 sample of pressure pressure is not very accurate because temperature temperature and optional SBE 53 turns on power to the conductivity and output converted data pressure sensor immediately raw pressure psia pressure temperature before taking the measurement C temperature C conductivity S m pressure sensor requires salinity psu date and time warm up for accurate results e Conductivity and salinity are TSR output only if conductivity is enabled Conductivity Y Take 1 sample of pressure pressure temperature temperature and optional conductivity and output raw data raw pressure frequency Hz pressure temperature frequency Hz temperature A D counts
26. sent the SBE 53 must initialize logging setting tide sample number to 0 so the entire memory is available for recording data with the new scan length This should only be done after all previous data has been uploaded Therefore the SBE 53 requires verification when Conductivity is sent the SBE 53 responds this command will change the scan length and initialize FLASH memory Proceed Y N Press Y and the Enter key to proceed Note Seasoft for Waves data processing modules cannot process real time tide data from the SBE 53 Baud x Conductivity x UserInfo x TxTide x Qs 31 x baud rate for general communication 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 or 38400 Default 9600 x Y Enable conductivity logging use if SBE 53 includes optional SBE 4M conductivity sensor x N Disable conductivity logging x user defined string that displays in status DS reply Can be up to 59 characters including spaces SBE 53 drops any characters after 59 No carriage returns are allowed Allows user to include information describing deployment conditions etc as permanent part of data set because DS reply is included in uploaded hex file when Upload in SeatermW is used to upload data see Uploading Data from Memory x Y Transmit real time tide data while logging Does not affect storing data to memory SBE 53 transmits tide measurement start time raw pressure psia corrected pressure
27. time of reference frequency scan measurement seconds since January 1 2000 81 Manual revision 012 Appendix III Data Formats SBE 53 Convert Hex converts the hex data and creates two files e Output tide tid file pressure psia temperature C optional conductivity S m and salinity psu and date and time e Output reference frequency ref file reference frequency Hz reference frequency thermistor output Hz and date and time Data conversions are described below pressure frequency Hz PF pressure number 50000 pressure temperature compensation frequency Hz PTCF pressure temperature number 12500 Pressure is computed as follows U 1 0 PTCF 1000000 UO C C1 C2 U C3 U D D1 D2 butD2 0 s0 D D1 TO T1 T2 U T3 U T4 U 1 000 000 W 1 0 TO TO PF PF pressure psia slope correction C W 1 0 D W POFFSET offset correction where e U0 Cl C2 C3 D1 T1 T2 T3 T4 and POFFSET are entered in the SBE 53 EEPROM at the factory using the calibration coefficient commands and are read by Convert Hex from the uploaded hex file header in the DC command response e Slope and offset corrections are read from the Convert Hex calibration coefficients psa file temperature C 1 0 TAO r TAI r TA2 r TA3 273 15 where e r ln temperature A D counts e temperature A D counts is co
28. to calculate the endurance for a user specified sampling scheme In Seasoft for Waves Run menu select Battery and Memory Endurance Click on the SBE 53 tab in the dialog box The dialog box looks like this 5 Battery and Memory Endurance z 5 x File Help Enter tide measurement interval tide measurement duration number of tide measurements between SBE 26plus Quartz SBE 26plus Strain SBE 26 SBE 53 BPR each reference frequency measurement whether to continuously power Tide measurement interval minutes aooo pressure sensor pressure sensor warmup and Tide measurement duration minutes 30 whether conductivity is also d e refer fre ry N t mples N measured Sampling setup Measure reference frequency every N tide samples 36 is programmed into SBE 53 V Pressure sensor is continuously powered with SetSampling and Conductivity Pressure sensor warm up minutes J Conductivity Alkaline battery capacity daily power consumption with 5 year battery discharge and capacity derated 15 Nominal alkaline battery endurance days 422 5 Lithium battery capacity daily power consumption with 3 year battery discharge and capacity derated 15 Nominal lithium battery endurance days 1242 4 Based on input sampling scheme and memory 32 MB Memory endurance days 40998 6 storage requirements and 32 MB memory Click Calculate to calculate battery and memory enduranc
29. 12 00 00 Measure reference frequency every 48 tide measurements 1 day Checking setup tide interval tide duration warmup 30 minutes 5 minutes 15 minutes 10 minutes gt 10 minutes so reference frequency measurement is done after the applicable tide measurement Day amp Time Begin Warmup for Tide Time Stamp for Tide Begin P for Tide End P for Tide Begin T amp C for Tide End T amp C for Tide Begin Reference Frequency Measurement End Reference Frequency Measurement Day 1 12 00 00 1 Day 1 12 15 00 1 1 Day 1 12 20 00 1 1 Day 1 12 20 02 1 Day 1 12 30 00 Day 1 12 45 00 Day 1 12 50 00 2 2 2 2 2 Day 1 12 50 02 2 Day 2 12 00 00 Day 2 12 15 00 Day 2 12 20 00 Day 2 12 20 02 Day 2 12 25 02 Day 2 12 30 00 Day 2 12 45 00 Day 2 12 50 00 Day 2 12 50 02 76 Manual revision 012 Appendix Il Sample Timin SBE 53 e If tide interval tide duration warmup lt 10 minutes and tide duration gt 10 minutes reference frequency measurement is done during the applicable tide measurement Tide interval Tide duration 2 sec T amp C measurement Tide interval Tide duration 5 minute reference frequency measurement Example 2 Tide interval 30 minutes tide duration 10 minute
30. 1E90A415309D6C53D tide data 63B4754818ED1D5207AE0642CF0A415209D6C8C1 tide data 63B4754818ED1D5207AE0642D90A415B09D6CC45 tide data FFFFFFFF004B004D06F75B43130A415109D6CFD4 reference frequency scan 80 Manual revision 012 Appendix Ill Data Formats SBE 53 Looking at lines in the file s e Beginning lines flags header Header lines contain in order gt gt gt gt Input file name Software version used to upload the data SBE 53 response to status DS command SBE 53 response to calibration coefficients DC command e Following lines Data follows with each line followed by a carriage return and line feed Data lines after the S gt DD is described below Line SBE 53 without Conductivity all data is 17 bytes 34 Hex characters SBE 53 with Conductivity all data is 20 bytes 40 Hex characters 63B4753A18ED1D4E07AE0641E409D6BABL e First 4 bytes 63B4753a pressure number e Next 4 bytes 18ED1D4E pressure temperature frequency number 63B4753A18ED1D4E07AE0641E40A415C09D6BABL e First 4 bytes 6384753a pressure number Next 4 bytes 18ED1D4E pressure temperature frequency number Next 3 bytes 07AE06 temperature A D counts 1 e Next 3 bytes 07Az06 temperature A D counts ies P Next 2 bytes 41 4 reference frequency thermistor e Next 2 bytes 4184 reference frequency thermistor raw A D counts raw A D counts ts e Next
31. 3 10 After the bag is filled gently remove the tube from the needle keeping the bag at or below the level of the end of the tube to prevent air from entering the bag Maintaining gentle pressure on the bag to keep the oil at the end of the tube and prevent air from entering the bag insert the end of the tube into the lower portion of the fitting on the end cap and screw the Swagelok fitting down using a 7 16 inch wrench Oil should overflow from the fitting preventing air from entering the bag the overflow should stop when the fitting is tightened When completed the bag should be approximately full of oil and contain no air Maintain gentle pressure on 11 Install the pressure bag in the pressure bag cavity Place the tubing in Pressure the indent going counter clockwise from the bag to the fitting bag N e 12 Reinstall the pressure cover pressure tube guard and 3 Phillips head screws being careful not to pinch the tubing or the bag Pressure 4 cover a Pressure tube gu Na 13 Log data on the SBE 53 and download the data Compare the pressure readings to a local barometer A pinched or overfilled bag will give pressure readings that are higher that the correct values 62 Manual revision 012 Section 9 Routine Maintenance and Calibration SBE 53 Conductivity Cell Maintenance The SBE 53 s optional conductivity cell SBE 4M is shipped dry to prevent freezing in shipping Re
32. 3 bytes 0A415c conductivity number e Last 4 bytes 09D6BaB1 start time of measurement i s e Last 4 bytes 09D6BAB1 start time of measurement seconds since January 1 2000 i seconds since January 1 2000 2 Same format as line 1 Same format as line 3 Same format as line 1 Same format as line 1 FFFFFFFF004B004D04775041B80A415A09D6C548 FFFFFFFF004B004D04775041B809D6C548 i i e First 4 bytes FFFFFFFF flags this scan as reference e First 4 bytes FFFFFFFF flags this scan as reference frequency scan Setup for this example was to frequency scan Setup for this example was to measure reference frequency every 3 tide samples measure reference frequency every 3 tide samples so there are 3 tide records before reference so there are 3 tide records before reference Gaai gean frequency scan f Next 4 bytes 0048004D integer part of reference e Next 4 bytes 004B004D integer part of reference yest ger p frequency 4 frequency e Next 3 bytes 047750 fractional part of reference frequency e Next 2 bytes 4188 reference frequency thermistor i raw A D counts e Last 4 bytes 09D6c548 start time of reference frequency scan measurement seconds since January 1 2000 Next 3 bytes 047750 fractional part of reference frequency Next 2 bytes 4188 reference frequency thermistor raw A D counts Next 3 bytes 04415A conductivity number Last 4 bytes 09D6c548 start
33. 3 to computer and run SeatermW Stop logging Stop and upload data from SBE 53 memory Section 5 2 Run Convert Hex to convert uploaded data into tide and reference frequency files Section 6 3 Run Merge Barometric Pressure to remove barometric pressure from tide file Section 7 4 Run Plot Data to display the data Section 8 Manual revision 012 Section 1 Introduction SBE 53 Unpacking SBE 53 Shown below is a typical SBE 53 shipment SBE 53 I O cable Pressure sensor oil refill kit Spare battery end cap Spare hardware kit Jackscrew kit hardware and o ring kit Software and electronic copy of user manual Manual revision 012 Section 2 Description of SBE 53 SBE 53 Section 2 Description of SBE 53 This section describes the functions and features of the SBE 53 including specifications dimensions end cap connectors power supply information cable length limitations data I O protocols and real time setup System Description The SBE 53 BPR measures full ocean depth water level with extremely high resolution accuracy and stability The SBE 53 combines a uniquely precise and stable time base with low power frequency acquisition circuitry Paroscientific Digiquartz pressure transducer non volatile 32 MB FLASH memory and a precision thermometer to provide unprecedented bottom pressure recording capability An optional conductivity sensor SBE 4M can be added to provide salinity data
34. 3431 NE 20 Street Bellevue WA 98005 USA DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Manufacturer s Name Sea Bird Electronics Manufacturer s Address 13431 NE 20 Street Bellevue WA 98005 USA The Authorized Representative located within the Community is OTT MESSTECHNIK GmbH amp Co KG P O Box 2140 87411 Kempten Germany Ludwigstrasse 16 87437 Kempten Internet http www ott com Phone 49 831 5617 100 Fax 49 831 5617 209 Device Description Various Data Acquisition Devices and Sensors Model Numbers 3S 3F 3plus 4C 4M 5T 5P 5M 7 8 9plus 11plus 14 16plus V2 16plus IM V2 17plus V2 18 19plus V2 21 25plus 26plus 29 32 32C 32SC 33 35 35RT 36 37 IM 37 SMP 37 SM 37 SIP 38 39 39 IM 41CP 43 43F 44 49 50 52 MP 53BPR 54 55 56 63 ICC IMM PDIM AFM 90488 90204 90402 90504 Glider Payload CTD NiMH Battery Charger and Battery Pack Applicable EU Directives Machinery Directive 98 37 EC EMC Directive 2004 108 EC Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC as amended by 93 68 EEC Applicable Harmonized Standards EN 61326 1 2006 Class A Electrical Equipment for Measurement Control and Laboratory Use EMC Requirement Part 1 General Requirements EN 55011 2007 Group 1 Class A EN 61010 1 2001 Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipments for Measurement Control and Laboratory Use Part 1 General Requirements Declaration based upon compliance to the Essential Requirements and Letter of Opinion from CKC Certification Servic
35. 4 Installation 18 43 Manual revision 012 Index SBE 53 L S Limited liability statement 2 Sample timing 72 Logging 35 continuously powered 73 not continuously powered 76 SBE 4M M maintenance 63 Maintenance 58 Seasoft for Waves 19 Manual revision history 94 Battery and Memory Endurance 21 Measurement sequence 72 Convert Hex 47 Memory 10 file extensions 20 79 Memory endurance 21 file formats 20 79 Memory upload 37 45 installation 18 Merge barometric pressure 49 Merge Barometric Pressure 49 Plot Data 52 P SeatermW 24 updates 18 Parity 17 SeatermW 24 Parker Super O Lube 69 Send last sample 37 Parts Sensors 10 replacement 92 Sequence 72 Photos 7 Setting time 30 42 Plot Data 52 Setting up SBE 53 24 Polled sampling 37 Software 18 Power 15 Software use 19 external 16 Specifications 10 Power consumption 10 Start and stop logging 32 35 Power endurance 21 Status 29 Pressure sensor Storage 58 63 maintenance 60 Summary 8 Pressure sensor calibration 64 Super O Lube 69 Pressure sensor drift corrections 84 Synchronizing time 42 Pressure to depth conversion 91 Programming for deployment 24 T Q Temperature 30 Temperature sensor calibration 65 Quick start 6 Testing 38 Testing SBE 53 24 R Tide data 47 83 Tide data processing 49 Real time data 30 Tide setup 32 Real time setup Time 30 42 baud rate 1
36. 600 joules 1218 joules day 528 days 1 4 years Example 3 Case 3 in Specifications 3 minute 180 sec duration power down pressure sensor and reference frequency oscillator after each measurement provide a 15 minute 900 sec warm up for each measurement Digiquartz amp reference frequency oscillator power 0 016 watt 180 sec 0 012 watt 900 sec 0 0005 watt 720 sec 0 66 watt sec 48 day 706 joules day Adding reference frequency and battery derating Total power day 706 36 88 830 joules day Battery endurance 642 600 joules 830 joules day 774 days 2 1 years However Sea Bird recommends that alkaline batteries should not be expected to last longer than 2 years in the field Battery and Memory Endurance provides a warning that deployments longer than 2 years are not recommended with alkaline batteries As a check compare each of these examples with the output of Battery and Memory Endurance the program shows the same results 22 Manual revision 012 Section 4 Pre Deployment Planning Battery and Memory Endurance SBE 53 Memory Endurance Note The SBE 53 comes standard with a 32 MB memory Memory used for storing The current version of the SBE 53 logged data is ignores the storing of the reference If conductivity not enabled Bytes day 17 T R frequency measurements when If conductivity enabled Bytes day 20 T R calculating memory endurance for the status DS command output T
37. 7 Timing 72 cable length 17 Triton 69 Recovery 44 Troubleshooting 38 Reference frequency data 84 Troubleshooting 67 Replacement parts 92 Reset memory 34 U Revision history 94 Unpacking 7 Updates 18 Upload 37 45 yV Versions 94 W Wiring 13 97
38. 9600 6 1 N e Menus Contains tasks and frequently executed instrument commands e Command Data Echo Area Echoes a command executed using a Menu as well as the SBE 53 response Additionally a command can be manually typed in this area from the available commands for the SBE 53 The SBE 53 must be awake for it to respond to a command use Connect to wake up the SBE 53 e Status bar Provides status information 24 Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 Following is a description of the menus Note M Descripti Equivalent You must be connected to the enu escription Command instrument Connect when using File Exit SeatermW Status Coefficients Upload Stop Connect Disconnect Re establish or Diagnostic communications with SBE 53 Computer responds with S gt prompt SBE 53 goes to Communicatio s eep after 2 minutes without communication press Enter key ns from computer have elapsed p y Configure Establish communication parameters instrument Comm port and baud rate Status Display SBE 53 setup and status logging DS samples in memory etc Display pressure temperature Coefficients and optional conductivity sensor DC calibration coefficients Set SBE 53 date and time based on time in computer See Setting Time in SBE 53 to Datelime Synchronize Sampling of Multiple Instruments DateTime x for details Upload
39. Begin T amp C End T amp c Begin Reference End Reference Time for Tide Tide Tide for Tide for Tide Frequency Frequency Measurement Measurement Day 1 12 00 00 1 1 z Day 1 12 15 00 2 2 1 1 z Day 1 12 15 02 1 Day 1 12 30 00 B B 2 2 z Day 1 12 30 02 2 Etc Day 2 12 00 00 97 97 96 96 z z Day2 12 00 02 z z 96 1 Day2 12 05 02 1 Day 2 12 15 00 98 98 97 97 z Day 2 12 15 02 97 Day 2 12 30 00 99 99 98 98 z z Day2 12 30 02 98 Etc 73 Manual revision 012 Appendix Il Sample Timin SBE 53 Tide interval If tide duration lt tide interval 10 sec SBE 53 does not sample tides continuously There are two cases for timing of the reference frequency Case A If tide interval tide duration gt 10 minutes reference frequency measurement is done after the applicable tide measurement Tide interval Tide duration 2 sec T amp C measurement Example 2 Tide interval 15 minutes tide duration 5 minutes Set SetStartTime to 12 00 00 Measure reference frequency every 96 tide measurements 1 day Checking setup tide duration 5 minutes 300 sec lt tide interval 10 sec 15 minutes 10 sec 890 sec tide interval tide duration 15 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes gt 10 minutes so reference frequency measurement is done after the applicable tide measur
40. CE SBE 53 BPR Bottom Pressure Recorder Pressure Temperature and Optional Conductivity Recorder User s Manual Sea Bird Electronics Inc 13431 NE 20 Street Bellevue Washington 98005 USA Telephone 425 643 9866 Fax 425 643 9954 Manual Version 012 04 22 13 E mail seabird seabird com Firmware Version 2 1 and later Website www seabird com Seasoft for Waves Version 2 0 and later Limited Liability Statement Extreme care should be exercised when using or servicing this equipment It should be used or serviced only by personnel with knowledge of and training in the use and maintenance of oceanographic electronic equipment SEA BIRD ELECTRONICS INC disclaims all product liability risks arising from the use or servicing of this system SEA BIRD ELECTRONICS INC has no way of controlling the use of this equipment or of choosing the personnel to operate it and therefore cannot take steps to comply with laws pertaining to product liability including laws which impose a duty to warn the user of any dangers involved in operating this equipment Therefore acceptance of this system by the customer shall be conclusively deemed to include a covenant by the customer to defend indemnify and hold SEA BIRD ELECTRONICS INC harmless from all product liability claims arising from the use or servicing of this system Manual revision 012 Declaration of Conformit SBE 53 Declaration of Conformity Sea Bird Electronics Inc 1
41. For further information call National Pesticide Telecommunications Network NPTN at 1 800 858 7378 Net Contents Two anti foulant devices Sea Bird Electronics Inc EPA Registration No 74489 1 1808 136 Place Northeast EPA Establishment No 74489 WA 1 Bellevue WA 98005 88 3 Manual revision 012 Appendix V AF24173 Anti Foulant Device SBE 53 PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS HAZARD TO HUMANS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS DANGER Corrosive Causes irreversible eye damage and skin burns Harmful if swallowed Harmful if absorbed through the skin or inhaled Prolonged or frequently repeated contact may cause allergic reactions in some individuals Wash thoroughly with soap and water after handling PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT USER SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS Users should Remove clothing immediately if pesticide gets inside Then wash thoroughly and put on clean clothing Wear protective gloves rubber or latex goggles or other eye protection and clothing to minimize contact Follow manufacturer s instructions for cleaning and maintaining PPE If no such instructions for washables use detergent and hot water Keep and wash PPE separately from other laundry e Wash hands with soap and water before eating drinking chewing gum using tobacco or using the toilet ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS Do not discharge effluent containing this product into lakes streams ponds estuaries oceans or other waters unless in accordance with the re
42. N Column 1 Reference frequency measurement number e Columns 2 and 3 Date and time of beginning of reference frequency measurement e Column 4 Measured reference frequency from crystal oscillator Hz e Column 5 Measured thermistor output from crystal oscillator A D counts The reference frequency data can be used to correct the tid data for long term drift of the pressure sensor expected to be on the order of 1 ppm per year Sea Bird does not currently supply software to do this correction Making Corrections Using Reference Frequency Data You can use the reference frequency data in the pressure scans and in the reference frequency scans to correct uploaded data for pressure sensor frequency drift Reference frequency Hz Fm IRF FRF 10 where e IRF integer part of reference frequency in reference frequency scan e FRF fractional part of reference frequency in reference frequency scan fe FRAO RFT FRA1 RFT FRA2 RFT FRA3 where e RFT reference frequency thermistor raw A D counts in reference frequency scan e FRAO FRAI FRA2 and FRA3 are entered in the SBE 53EEPROM at the factory using the calibration coefficient commands offset fm fc fy FRAO RFTP FRA1 RFTP FRA2 RFTP FRA3 where e RFTP reference frequency thermistor raw A D counts in pressure scan e FRAO FRAI FRA2 and FRA3 are entered in the SBE 53 EEPROM at the factory using the calibration coeffic
43. NG SLEEVE 1 BLACK 4 GREEN RZA PIN4 GREEN 2 WHITE 3 RED PL RMG SBE 4 Cable to 26plus Wiring DN 30566 Pais W LOCKING SLEEVE RMG 3FS W LOCKING ma Conductivity sensor cable for optional SBE 4 conductivity sensor MCIL SBE 4 Cable to 26plus Wiring DN 32671 13 SBE 53 Manual revision 012 Section 2 Description of SBE 53 Internal Wiring DN 40609 IMPULSE XSG 4BCL HP 1 2 20 17654 15 INCHES MOLEX 17065 SCALE ENLARGED FOR CLARITY Internal O RING 2 017 Wiring with standard XSG connectors 3 INCHES IMPULSE 7 XSG 3BCL HP 1 2 20 17653 MOLEX 17056 SCALE ENLARGED FOR CLARITY 0 RING 2 017 Internal Wiring DN 41186 SubConn MCBH 4 MTI 1 2 20 P N 171347 See 2 CI Internal Wiring with M L optional MCBH connectors SCALE ENLARGED FOR CLARITY O Ring PN 30325 2 015N674 70 3 INCHES SubConn MCBH 3 MTI 1 2 20 P N 171499 MOLEX 17056 r c E SCALE ENLARGED FOR CLARITY O Ring PN 30325 2 015N674 70 14 DATA 1 0 PIN_2 en 2 Pw 3 PIN 1 SBE4 I F Manual revision 012 Section 2 Description of SBE 53 SBE 53 Power Supply Notes The main batteries for a standard SBE 53 are 12 D cell alkaline batteries e For battery endurance calculations Duracell MN 1300 LR20 The SBE 53 can also be powered by 6 DD cell see Section 4 Pre Deployment batteries with butto
44. Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 Logging Commands continued Example 1 Start and stop logging on command user input in bold S gt SETSAMPLING Respond to prompts changing tide sampling setup as desired use start time y n y new value n use stop time y n y new value n S gt START Logging will start in 10 seconds If TxTide Y tide data displays on screen See Programming for Deployment SeatermW for a description of screen display while logging To stop logging press Enter key several times to get S gt prompt S gt STOP Example 2 Program SBE 53 to start logging on 20 August 2013 12 35 00 and stop logging on 21 August 2013 12 35 00 user input in bold S gt SETSAMPLING Respond to prompts changing tide sampling setup as desired use start time y n n new value y use stop time y n n new value y S gt SETSTARTTIME Set time to start logging Month 1 12 8 Day 1 31 20 Year 4 digits 2013 Hour 0 23 12 Minute 0 59 35 Second 0 59 0 S gt SETSTOPTIME Set time to stop logging Month 1 12 8 Day 1 31 21 Year 4 digits 2013 Hour 0 23 12 Minute 0 59 35 Second 0 59 0 S gt START Logging will start at 20 August 2013 12 35 00 Logging will stop at 21 August 2013 12 35 00 When logging starts If TxTide Y tide data displays on screen See Programming for Deployment SeatermW for a descriptio
45. Start has been sent but SBE 53 is programmed to start logging at a future date time Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 Status Command continued Example user input in bold parameter used to change value in parentheses S gt DS SBE 53 BPR V 2 1 SN 12345 05 Apr 2013 13 39 13 SetTime or DateTime user info test setup UserInfo quartz pressure sensor serial number 90319 range 10000 psia internal temperature sensor factory set conductivity YES Conductivity iop 6 0 ma vmain 15 3 V vlith 9 3 V last sample p 21 9520 t 21 0250 s 34 3799 tide measurement interval 30 minutes duration 3 minutes warmup 15 minutes SetSampling measure reference frequency every 336 tide samples SetSampling logging start time 29 Apr 2013 00 00 00 SetSampling and SetStartTime logging stop time 30 Apr 2013 00 00 00 SetSampling and SetStartTime tide samples day 48 000 based on SetSampling memory endurance 34952 5 days based on SetSampling nominal battery endurance 765 days alkaline 2166 days lithium based on SetSampling total recorded tide measurements 0 total recorded reference frequency measurements 0 tide measurements since last start 0 transmit real time tide data YES TxTide status stopped by user see Notes logging NO send start command to begin logging Notes 1 You must send Start to start logging a
46. This section reviews common problems in operating the SBE 53 and provides the most common causes and solutions Problem 1 Unable to Communicate with SBE 53 The S gt prompt indicates that communications between the SBE 53 and computer have been established Before proceeding with troubleshooting attempt to establish communications again by clicking Connect in SeatermW or hitting the Enter key several times Cause Solution 1 The I O cable connection may be loose Check the cabling between the SBE 53 and computer for a loose connection Cause Solution 2 The instrument Comm port and or baud rate may not have been entered correctly in SeatermW Select Configure in the Communications menu and verify the settings Note that you need to select the SBE 26plus in SeatermW to communicate with the SBE 53 the SBE 26plus and SBE 53 have the same communication settings Cause Solution 3 The I O cable may not be the correct one The I O cable supplied with the SBE 53 permits connection to the DB 9P input connector on a standard RS 232 interface e SBE 53 Pin 1 large pin on standard connector goes to DB 9 pin 5 ground e SBE 53 pin 2 counter clockwise from pin 1 goes to DB 9 pin 3 e SBE 53 pin 3 opposite pin 1 goes to DB 9 pin 2 Cause Solution 4 In rare cases the program that controls the SBE 53 microprocessor can be corrupted by a severe static shock or other problem This program can be initialized by using the reset switch Procee
47. UserInfo e Pressure sensor type quartz serial number and full scale range e Enable high accuracy external thermistor factory set e Enable conductivity sensor Conductivity e Main operating current main and back up lithium battery voltages e Last measured raw uncorrected pressure psia and temperature C calculated salinity only if conductivity enabled psu e Sampling setup SetSampling Interval between tide samples tide sample duration and pressure sensor power parameter powered continuously or warm up time if not powered continuously Interval between reference frequency measurements Start time for logging if enabled Stop time for logging if enabled e Calculated number of tide samples day based on SetSampling e Calculated memory endurance based on SetSampling e Calculated battery endurance based on SetSampling e Number of tide measurements in memory e Number of reference frequency measurements in memory e Number of tide measurements since last start of logging e Transmit real time tide data TxTide e Logging status is one of following never started waiting to start at logging started stop out of memory stop low battery stop time reached stopped by user unknown e Logging is one of following NO send start command to begin logging if Start has not been sent YES if Start has been sent and SBE 53 is currently logging YES waiting to start if
48. alibration Certificates If necessary modify calibration coefficient s by sending the appropriate coefficient command s see Command Descriptions in Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW 68 Manual revision 012 Glossa SBE 53 Glossary Battery and Memory Endurance Seasoft for Waves module for calculating power endurance and memory endurance for a user specified sampling scheme Convert Hex Seasoft for Waves module for converting uploaded hex file into tide tid and reference frequency ref files Fouling Biological growth in the conductivity cell during deployment Merge Barometric Pressure Seasoft for Waves module for removing barometric pressure from tide data PCB Printed Circuit Board Plot Data Seasoft for Waves module for plotting tide data Seasoft for Waves DOS Modular DOS program for use with the SBE 26 Seasoft for Waves DOS is not compatible with the SBE 53 Seasoft for Waves Modular Win 95 98 NT 2000 XP program for pre deployment planning communication with the SBE 53 for setup uploading of data from the SBE 53 separation of uploaded data into separate wave and tide files removal of barometric pressure from tide data statistical analysis and data plotting Modules applicable to SBE 53 include Battery and Memory Endurance SeatermW Convert Hex Merge Barometric Pressure and Plot Data SeatermW Seasoft for Waves module for communi
49. alog box appears Verify modify the instrument Comm port and baud rate and whether to upload in binary if binary upload is selected or in ASCII Select to enable binary upload If enabled allows selection of upload rate up to 115 200 baud SeatermW Configuration Select SBE 26plus its communication settings are C SBE 26 compatible with SBE 53 Tl Binary upload SBE 26plus Baud rate for general icati Comm Port Baud Rate Upload Baud Rate SOY between computer Computer 3600 3600 z and SBE 53 Comm port for Upload baud communication matches with SBE 53 Help communication baud Click OK Cancel unless binary upload is selected 3 Select Connect in the Communications menu The S gt displays This shows that correct communications between the computer and SBE 53 has been established Note If the system does not respond with the S gt prompt The SBE 53 communicates at e Select Connect again 9600 baud factory set default e Verify the correct instrument Comm port and baud rate 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no were selected parity as documented on the e Check cabling between the computer and SBE 53 instrument Configuration Sheet Baud rate can be changed with Baud other parameters cannot 4 be modified If the SBE 53 is still logging command it to stop logging by typing Stop and pressing the Enter key You may need to press the Esc key b
50. and descriptions Installing and deploying the SBE 53 Uploading data from the SBE 53 memory using SeatermW Programming for Deployment SeatermW SeatermW Connect the SBE 53 to the computer using the 4 pin data I O cable A By hand unscrew the locking sleeve from the SBE 53 I O 4 pin connector If you must use a wrench or pliers be careful not to loosen the I O connector instead of the locking sleeve B Remove the dummy plug from the SBE 53 I O connector by pulling the plug firmly away from the connector C Standard Connector Install the Sea Bird I O cable connector aligning the raised bump on the side of the connector with the large pin pin 1 ground on the SBE 53 OR MCBH Connector Install the cable aligning the pins D Connect the I O cable connector to your computer s serial port In Seasoft for Waves Run menu select SeatermW The main screen looks like this Command Data Echo Area Status Ready Uploading Finished Upload etc Once the system is configured and connected Steps 3 and 4 below to update the Status bar click Status SeatermW sends the status command DS which displays in the Command Data Echo Area and updates the Status bar Status bar Computer Comm port general communication baud rate data bits stop bits and parity Instrument shows 26plus because same configuration settings used for 53 Progress bar for uploading data SBE26plus COM1
51. as they will damage the connectors Note Acquisition of conductivity data must be enabled by sending Conductivity Y in SeatermW when programming the SBE 53 for deployment Te Install a cable if transmitting real time tide data or dummy plug for the data I O connector on the SBE 53 end cap A B Lightly lubricate the inside of the cable connector plug with silicone grease DC 4 or equivalent Standard Connector Install the connector plug aligning the raised bump on the side of the plug with the large pin pin 1 ground on the SBE 53 Remove any trapped air by burping or gently squeezing the plug near the top and moving your fingers toward the end cap MCBH Connector Install the connector plug aligning the pins Place the locking sleeve over the connector plug Tighten the locking sleeve finger tight only Do not overtighten the locking sleeve and do not use a wrench or pliers If not using the SBE 4M conductivity sensor install a dummy plug and locking sleeve on the SBE 53 3 pin bulkhead connector Use the technique described in Step 1 for lubricating and burping a standard connector Optional Install the SBE 4M conductivity sensor A Mount the SBE 4M to the SBE 53 with the supplied mounting bracket positioning the SBE 4M connector towards the conductivity connector on the SBE 53 Connect the SBE 4M to the SBE 53 with the supplied cable using the technique described in Step 1 for lubricati
52. atermW SBE 53 Initialize Logging Reset Memory Commands Note InitLogging Initialize logging after all previous data Do not initialize logging until all data has been uploaded initialize logging has been uploaded InitLogging before starting to sample again to make does not delete data it resets the data entire memory available for recording pointer If you accidentally initialize InitLogging sets tide sample number and logging before uploading recover reference frequency sample number to 0 data as follows q y p internally If not set to 0 data will be For Standard ASCII Upload stored after last recorded sample Do not 1 Set TideCount a where a is your send InitLogging until all existing data estimate of number of tide samples has been uploaded in memory 2 Upload data If a is more than actual number of tide samples data for non existent samples will be bad random data Review uploaded data carefully and delete any bad data 3 If desired increase a and upload data again to see if there is The following two commands are typically used only if you accidentally initialize logging before uploading the data in memory additional valid data in memory TideCount x x sample number for first tide measurement when sampling begins For Binary Upload Use TideCount to recover data if 1 Set ByteCount a where a is your you accidentally initialize logging estimate of number of bytes before uploading and will
53. ation and Use SBE 53 Section 3 Software Installation and Use Notes e Help files provide detailed information on Seasoft for Waves e Seasoft for Waves data processing modules cannot process real time data from the SBE 53 e Sea Bird supplies the current version of our software when you purchase an instrument As software revisions occur we post the revised software on our FTP site See our website www seabird com for the latest software version number a description of the software changes and instructions for downloading the software from the FTP site Software Installation This section describes the installation and use of Seasoft for Waves The SBE 53 is supplied with a modular Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP software package Seasoft for Waves The software provides pre deployment planning communication with the SBE 53 for setup and uploading of data from the SBE 53 conversion of the uploaded data removal of barometric pressure from tide data and data plotting Although Seasoft for Waves was designed to work with a PC running Win 2000 XP extensive testing has not shown any compatibility problems when using the software with a PC running Vista or Windows 7 32 bit If not already installed install Seasoft for Waves on your computer using the supplied software CD ROM 1 Insert the CD in your CD drive 2 Install the software Double click on SeasoftWaves_V _ exe _ is the software version Follow the dial
54. attery cover plate Battery cover plate spacer Screw 10 24 x 1 hex head titanium SBE 16 19 Jackscrew Kit 801575 30346 50092 Spare battery end cap 6902 hardware and o rings Retains alkaline D cell batteries Retains lithium DD cell batteries with buttons Secures connector end cap to housing For removing connector end cap O rings and hardware including e 30145 Screw 6 32 x 1 2 Phillips head stainless steel secures battery cover plate to battery posts e 30242 Washer 6 flat stainless steel for screw 30145 e 30816 Parker 2 234E603 70 battery end cap to housing piston seal e 30090 Parker 2 153N674 70 battery end cap to housing face seal 50056 Spare parts kit Assorted hardware and o rings including e 30145 Screw 6 32 x 1 2 Phillips head stainless steel secures battery cover plate to battery posts e 30242 Washer 6 flat stainless steel for screw 30145 e 30447 Bolt 20 x 1 Hex titanium secures lift eye to connector end cap and plastic bar to battery end cap e 30816 Parker 2 234E603 70 battery end cap to housing piston seal e 30090 Parker 2 153N674 70 battery end cap to housing face seal e 30815 Parker 2 233E603 70 connector end cap to housing radial piston seal Continued on next page 92 Manual revision 012 Appendix VII Replacement Parts SBE 53 Continued from previous page
55. be doing an in memory ASCII upload 2 Upload data If a is more than actual number of bytes data for non existent samples will be bad random data Review uploaded data ByteCount x x byte number for first byte when sampling begins Use ByteCount carefully and delete any bad data to recover data if you accidentally 3 If desired increase a and upload initialize logging before uploading and data again to see if there is will be doing a binary upload additional valid data in memory 34 Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 Logging Commands Notes e You can wake up the SBE 53 during a tide measurement and display status press Enter key to get S gt then click Status without interrupting logging e You may need to send Stop several times to get the SBE 53 to respond e You must stop logging before uploading data e f Use start time in the SetSampling prompt is Yes and SetStartTime is less than 10 seconds in the future when Start is sent the SBE 53 ignores the programmed start time and starts logging in 10 seconds e f Use stop time in the SetSampling prompt is Yes and SetStopTime is less than 1 hour after logging begins the SBE 53 ignores the programmed stop time and continues logging until Stop is sent e See Setting Time in SBE 53 to Synchronize Sampling of Multiple Instruments below to set multiple instruments to start l
56. ber of minor divisions between major divisions User selects axis Minimum and Maximum values Any values that fall outside ee Minimum to Start Process lair a Cancel Maximum range plot at minimum or maximum as applicable Return to Seasoft for Waves window e If Confirm Program Setup Change was selected in Options menu If you made changes and did not Save or Save As program asks if you want to save changes Click Start Process to begin processing data Status field shows Processing complete when done If Confirm Program Setup Change was not selected in Options menu This button says Save amp Exit If you do not want to save changes use Cancel button to exit 55 Manual revision 012 Section 8 Data Plotting Plot Data SBE 53 Viewing and Outputting Plots ZE Plot Data iew Output Options View Pressure psi Tide Time Series Plot waveia tid Tide Integration Period 900 seconds Double click on plot title and Plot Setup tab appears allowing you to make changes and reprocess data Zoom in to enlarge details by clicking and dragging to select a rectangular area Plot Data zooms in on that area You can zoom in several times before reaching program limits Undo by selecting Undo Zoom in View menu la xi D Bap ainesadwa L WINN LAA AR AAA l nr A AA AL 10 Double click on axis or axis label pressure date time etc and appropriate
57. ble MCBH bulkhead connectors in place of standard the SBE 53 connectors e Sea Bird supplies the current e Lithium batteries six DD drop in batteries with buttons for longer version of our software when you deployments lithium batteries not supplied by Sea Bird Note that one purchase an instrument As lithium DD battery is shorter than two alkaline D batteries so a different software revisions occur we post battery cover plate is required if using the lithiums cover plate available the revised software on our FTP P from Sea Bird site See our website www seabird com for the latest software version number a description of the software Future upgrades and enhancements to the SBE 53 firmware can be easily changes and instructions for installed in the field through a computer serial port and the data I O bulkhead downloading the software from the connector on the SBE 53 without the need to return the SBE 53 to Sea Bird FTP site The SBE 53 is supplied with a modular Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP software package Seasoft for Waves The software provides pre deployment planning communication with the SBE 53 for setup and uploading of data conversion of the uploaded data removal of barometric pressure from tide data and data plotting Manual revision 012 Section 2 Description of SBE 53 SBE 53 Specifications Note The pressure sensor is mounted on the titanium connector end cap with the pressure conveyed from the
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59. cation with the SBE 53 for setup and uploading of data from the SBE 53 Super O Lube Silicone lubricant used to lubricate O rings and O ring mating surfaces Super O Lube can be ordered from Sea Bird but should also be available locally from distributors Super O Lube is manufactured by Parker Hannifin www parker com ead cm2 asp cmid 3956 TCXO Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillator Triton X 100 Reagent grade non ionic surfactant detergent used for cleaning the conductivity cell Triton can be ordered from Sea Bird but should also be available locally from chemical supply or laboratory products companies Triton is manufactured by Mallinckrodt Baker see www mallbaker com changecountry asp back Default asp for local distributors 69 Manual revision 012 Appendix Command Summa SBE 53 Appendix I Command Summary Note See Command Descriptions in Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW for detailed information and examples Note Use the Upload menu to upload data that will be processed by Seasoft for Waves Manually entering a data upload command does not produce data in the required format for processing by Seasoft for Waves CATEGORY COMMAND DESCRIPTION Status DS Display status and setup parameters Setup Tide Setup SetTime Set real time clock date and time DateTime x x real time clock date and time See Settin
60. computer If it is not the upload is aborted Note SeatermW sends ByteCount to determine how many bytes of data Although SeatermW sends are in memory because only 500 000 bytes can be uploaded in DBbaud b e to upload data in one block binary the uploaded hex file SeatermW sends the data upload command DBbaud b e as many shows the DD command so the times as needed to upload all the data in memory in blocks of file looks exactly the same regardless of whether ASCII or 500 000 bytes SeatermW converts the binary data back to ASCII and writes the data to the upload file The Status bar at the bottom of the SeatermW window displays the progress of the upload indicating the number of uploaded lines of data binary upload was used 7 Type QS and press the Enter key to put the SBE 53 in quiescent sleep state until ready to redeploy 8 Ensure all data has been uploaded by processing the data See Section 6 Conversion into Tide and Reference Frequency Files Convert Hex 46 Manual revision 012 Section 6 Conversion into Tide and Reference Frequency Files Convert Hex SBE 53 Section 6 Conversion into Tide and Reference Frequency Files Convert Hex Notes e The first time you run Convert Hex the Coefficients dialog box Step 2 below appears first e If you run Convert Hex from the command line with the t command line option Convert Hex adds diagnostic information to the output tid file See Tide Da
61. ction 8 Plot Data printed 19 Manual revision 012 Section 3 Software Installation and Use SBE 53 File Types File extensions are used by Seasoft for Waves to indicate the file type Extension Description bm bp Bitmap graphics file created by Plot Data Barometric pressure data used by Merge Barometric Pressure to remove barometric pressure from the tide data tid file This file not supplied by Sea Bird is created by user based on local barometric pressure data such as that from a local weather station See Section 7 Tide Data Processing Merge Barometric Pressure cap Real time data queried data and or diagnostics captured using SeatermW hex Data uploaded from SBE 53 memory using SeatermW ini There are two ini files used in Seasoft for Waves e SeasoftWaves ini contains the location and file name of the last saved Program Setup psa file and options settings for each module with a psa file Convert Hex Merge Barometric Pressure and Plot Data e SeatermW ini contains the last instrument type SBE 26 or 26plus COM port and baud rate used in SeatermW for communicating with the instrument Note SBE 26p us communications settings are compatible with the SBE 53 The ini files are saved to Y USERPROFILE Local Settings Apps Sea Bird Example C Documents and Settings dbresko Local Settings Apps Sea Bird Jpg JPEG graphics file created b
62. cuts Clean or replace as necessary Apply a light coat of O ring lubricant Parker Super O Lube to O ring and mating surfaces Reconnect the Molex connector to the PCB assembly Verify the connector holds and pins are properly aligned Carefully fit the PCB assembly into the housing aligning the holes in the end cap and housing Reinstall the 4 hex head screws to secure the end cap to the housing Reinstall the 3 plastic hex head screws in the end cap Establish communications with the SBE 53 see Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW for details Reset the date and time SetTime and initialize logging InitLogging before redeploying No other parameters should have been affected by electronics disassembly send DS to verify 86 Manual revision 012 Appendix V AF24173 Anti Foulant Device SBE 53 Appendix V AF24173 Anti Foulant Device AF 24173 Anti Foulant Devices supplied for user replacement are supplied in polyethylene bags displaying the following label AF24173 ANTI FOULANT DEVICE FOR USE ONLY IN SEA BIRD ELECTRONICS CONDUCTIVITY SENSORS TO CONTROL THE GROWTH OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS WITHIN ELECTRONIC CONDUCTIVITY SENSORS ACTIVE INGREDIENT Bis tributyltin oxide OTHER INGREDIENTS 20 00 00 ee eee eee eee DANGER See the complete label within the Conductivity Instrument Manual for Additional Precautionary Statements and Information on the Handling Storage and Disposal of this Produc
63. d converted to psia with correction Reference Frequency Data below based on most recent measured reference frequency for pressure correction algorithm e t stored temperature converted to C e s calculated salinity computed from stored temperature and conductivity in psu Displays only if DS response shows conductivity YES conductivity acquisition was enabled with Conductivity Y e Date time is the date time stored in memory with the data Real Time Data Format cap extension Real time data is output if the DS response shows transmit real time tide data YES real time tide data was enabled with TxTide Y Real time output is saved to a cap file if you click Capture in SeatermW Each time a tide measurement is completed the display looks like this Notes Tide start time 06 Jul 2005 13 40 01 pr 14 2135 e Each tide measurement record pe 14 2135 pt 21 352 t 21 0250 c 4 81952 s 34 3799 displays after the tide duration is where Soi A ae gi e start time start of tide measurement iae rae E a Sarna e pr stored raw pressure converted to psia Tn l logging starts e pc corrected pressure not stored converted to psia with correction See Making Corrections Using based on most recent measured reference frequency Reference Frequency Data below e pt stored pressure temperature converted to C for pressure correction algorithm e t stored temperature converted to C e c stored conducti
64. d as follows to initialize 1 Asa precaution upload all data before proceeding 2 Open the battery end cap and remove the batteries see Replacing Note Batteries in Section 9 Routine Maintenance and Calibration for details Using the reset switch does not affect 3 There is a toggle reset switch on the battery compartment bulkhead which he SBE Ss memory Sdatatin is visible after the batteries are removed The switch is used to disconnect the internal back up lithium batteries from the electronics Set the switch to the reset position for at least 5 minutes 4 Reinstall or replace the batteries and close the battery end cap 5 Establish communications with the SBE 53 see Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW for details Send the status command DS to verify that the setup is unaffected memory and user programmable parameter values are unaffected 67 Manual revision 012 Section 10 Troubleshooting SBE 53 Problem 2 Nonsense or Unreasonable Uploaded Data The symptom of this problem is an uploaded file that contains unreasonable values for example values that are outside the expected range of the data Cause Solution 1 An uploaded data file with unreasonable values for pressure temperature or optional conductivity may be caused by incorrect calibration coefficients in either of the following places e Inthe instrument EEPROM pressure temperature and conductivity sensor coefficients Vi
65. d pressure p Ppp where t time of tide sample in tid file p pressure in tid file at time t t0 latest time in bp file that is less than or equal to t p0 barometric pressure at time t0 tl earliest time in bp file that is greater than or equal to t pl barometric pressure at time t1 Pop interpolated barometric pressure Depth is calculated as depth corrected pressure average density gravity See Appendix VI Pressure to Depth Conversion 51 Manual revision 012 Section 8 Data Plotting Plot Data SBE 53 Section 8 Data Plotting Plot Data Plot Data displays and plots data from files with a tid file extension e Plots up to five variables on one plot with one X axis and up to four Y axes e Zooms in on plot features e Sends plots to a printer saves plots to the clipboard for insertion in Note another program such as Microsoft Word or saves plots as graphic files SeasoftWaves ini contains the location and file name of the last saved psa file for each module SeasoftWaves ini is in bitmap metafile or JPEG format stored in USERPROFILE In Seasoft for Waves Run menu select Plot Data Each tab of the Plot Data Local Settings Apps Sea Bird dialog box is described below as well as options for viewing printing and Example C Documents and Settings saving a plot dbresko Local Settings Apps Sea Bird File Setup Tab The File Setup tab defines the Program Setup file input
66. data file s and output plot file name The File Setup tab looks like this lox File to store all information input in File Options Help File Plot and Axis tabs Open to select a different psa file Save or gt 3 z Pa E File Setup Piot Setup X Axis Y Axis 1 Y Axis 2 Y Axis 3 Y Axis 4 Save As to save current settings or Restore to reset all settings to match last saved version Program setup file c Program Files Sea Bird Seasoftwaves PlotD ata psa Open Save SaveAs Restore Input directory Directory and file names for input data file tid Select to pick different file Select Output directory c Documents and Settings dbresko My Documents Name append Default directory and file name can be changed while viewing plot for outputting graphic file in wmf jpg or omp format Default file name is set to match input file Not processing name with additional characters added before extension in order listed below e Name append to allow user to add descriptive information to file name e Plot type tts for Tide Time Series For example if processing p tid with a Name Append of Color and outputting jpg file output file name is pColorTts jpg Tide Time Series Click Start Process to begin processing data Status field shows Processing complete when done Start Process Exit Cancel Return to Seasoft for Waves window
67. dy for another command command mode SLO Send data from last tide measurement and exit command mode Equivalent to sending SL and then QS Example user input in bold S gt SL pr 14 5266 pc 14 5266 t 22 7003 s 29 05335 06 Jul 2006 08 30 00 Data Upload Commands Stop logging before uploading data from memory Notes e Use SeatermW s Upload menu to ASCH Upload Eb Cae Sees a ora nary te DD Upload all data in ASCII at baud rate set a hex file that will be processed by Seasoft for Waves Convert Hex module see Uploading Data from Memory below Manually entering DD or DBbaud b e does not produce data with the required header information for processing by Seasoft for Waves These commands are included here for reference for users who are writing their own software To save manually uploaded data to a file click Capture before entering the upload command for general communication with Baud Binary Upload Binary upload useful for large data sets is inherently faster than ASCII upload because each byte is transmitted as one character instead of two Additionally the SBE 53 supports binary upload at rates up to 115 200 baud compared to ASCII upload at rates up to 38 400 SeatermW uploads the data in binary and then converts to ASCII resulting in a hex file with the same format as from an ASCII upload When SeatermW s Upload menu is DBbaud b e Upload data in binary at baud
68. e Calculate Notes tide interval tide interval tide interval tide interval ae ie eee e Drawing is schematic only intended to define C C the sampling scheme terminology See D rS lt T Appendix II Sample Timing for timing details warm tide up e See Command Descriptions in Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW for programming desired sampling scheme in SBE 53 measure reference Ttrequency every y N tide samples N 2 as shown e Powering pressure continuously provides actual minimum is 1 day recommended 1 week highest quality data If not powering continuously minimum warm up is 5 minutes Sea Bird recommends 15 minutes or more reference frequency duration measurement 21 Manual revision 012 Section 4 Pre Deployment Planning Battery and Memory Endurance SBE 53 Notes Discussions follow of the data and equations used in Battery and Memory e See Specifications in Section 2 Endurance use this information to perform your own calculations if desired Description of SBE 53 for power requirements and alkaline and lithium battery ratings e 1 watt second 1 joule Battery Endurance Examples SBE 53 with standard alkaline batteries no conductivity sensor Measure tides at 30 minute intervals 48 measurements day Take reference frequency measurement per week 1 after every 336 tide measurements 48 7 Reference freque
69. e If Confirm Program Setup Change was selected in Options menu If you made changes and did not Save or Save As program asks if you want to save changes e f Confirm Program Setup Change was not selected in Options menu This button says Save amp Exit If you do not want to save changes use Cancel button to exit 52 Manual revision 012 Section 8 Data Plotting Plot Data SBE 53 Plot Setup Tab The Plot Setup tab defines the plot type data to be included and plot layout title color font grid lines etc The Plot Setup tab looks like this fs Plot Data File Options Help User input Plot title User selected Title color Select Add file name to title to add input data file name to user input title For example for a plot title Tide Time Series with input file p tid if you select Add file name to title title is Time Time Series p tid Plot Font type and Font size small medium or large Plot Data displays example of font type to right of selection List of fonts depends on what fonts are installed on your computer Font size Small Grid lines Gridstle Thin SoidLine 7 Inside Background Color Inside Background Color defines color within axes Outside Background Color defines color outside axes Size small medium large of symbol for each variable if Monochrome plot or Plot symbols only selected Monochrome plot Substitute black Monochrome plot lines w
70. eahawrekanh tir E E 44 Uploading Data from MeMory ccccesccssecsseesseeseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenseeneenseenaeentes 45 Section 6 Conversion into Tide and Reference Frequency Files CONVENE HEX yo sivevessssxsvevessnccnstesnvesenssussseavovenesSoscns dovtecadassnsvosdoessussossucesstesvenes 47 Section 7 Tide Data Processing Merge Barometric Pressure 49 Input Barometric Pressure File Format cccccsceesseeseeesceeseeeeceeeeeneeneenseenees 51 Merge Barometric Pressure Algorithm ccceecceescessceseceseceeceseeneeeseenseenaes 51 Section 8 Data Plotting Plot Data ccsssssssesscesesssscessesssesscssseseees 52 File Setup Fab s e57 cates AEA E E E EE 52 PIOE Seti Wap 3 cesses ated AE E EAE 53 KAAS Pais eee isk EEE EET TE Pesdicee taces 54 NY Axis Babys ob del sc fits A ceecdues oh casas cals tide tagassasuedees tantesnavogat ota bacs 55 Viewing and Outputting Plots cc ceccesecsecsceeseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeesseenaes 56 Manual revision 012 Table of Contents SBE 53 Section 9 Routine Maintenance and Calibration scssscsssesseeeeseees 58 Corrosion Precautions ienr i a at aA EE eee ates shane ees 58 Connector Mating and Maintenance ccccceeseesceesceseceseeeeceseceseceeeseenseenaes 58 Battery Replacem nt isinen R RE RE RRR i 59 Pressure Sensor MamMtenanc eiieou oeiia a EER E R 60 Conductivity Cell Maintenance 00 cceccesecsecseeeseeesee
71. eeeeeeceeeceeenseeneenseenaeentes 63 Sensor Calibratie i Ae EE R E E AR E N 64 Pressure Sensor Calibrations nesenai e R RRE E 64 Temperature Sensor Calibration seseseesseeeesseseesseserssseeressesressesersesseese 65 Conductivity Sensor Calibration e seseesseeeesseseesseseesrsseeresseseessesersesseeee 66 Section 10 Troubleshooting csscsscssccssccsssecssscesccesssscsscersssssesserssesees 67 Problem 1 Unable to Communicate with SBE 53 0 0 ee eeeceseereeteeeeeeeeteees 67 Problem 2 Nonsense or Unreasonable Uploaded Data cccccsecsseesteesteenes 68 Problem 3 Nonsense or Unreasonable Real Time or Queried Data 68 GOSSAY sass ssdeccssccscssssscesccsaceasdssssaessesasensdoessecnestadecesccvacosessesisnaesdoreecsseseeodesboeees 69 Appendix I Command Summary ccssccsscesseeccsscesseesseeesseescesescereeess 70 Appendix IT Sample Timing csscsssssssscssscscsssessesssseseseseseseneeseessoees 72 INOUES E ENE EEEE E Wassesta theh 72 Sample Timing Schematics ccccecccsceesseessesseeesceseceeeceeceeeeecssecseecseeeeeeneeaes 73 Pressure Sensor and Reference Frequency Oscillator Continuously POWETE seis Sostise Meee a tees sated Petes elie eave eu EE T 73 Pressure Sensor and Reference Frequency Oscillator Not Continuously PO WEE seca fs R E AET E 76 Appendix IIT Data Formats csscsscssscssecrsessesssssssssssssesecssesssessecssoees 79 Queried Data Format cap exten
72. efore entering Stop to get the SBE 53 to stop if it is in the middle of sampling 5 Display SBE 53 status information by clicking Status The status response should indicate logging no 45 Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 6 Click Upload to upload stored data in a form that Seasoft for Waves data processing modules can use SeatermW responds as follows A SeatermW sends the status DS command displays the response and writes the command and response to the upload file with each line preceded by DS provides information regarding the number of samples in memory tide interval etc B SeatermW sends the calibration coefficients DC command displays the response and writes the command and response to the upload file with each line preceded by DC provides information regarding the sensor calibration coefficients C In the Save As dialog box enter the desired upload file name and click OK The upload file has a hex extension D ASCII Upload if binary upload was not selected in Step 2 SeatermW sends the data upload command DD SeatermW writes the data to the upload file The Status bar at the bottom of the SeatermW window displays the progress of the upload indicating the number of uploaded lines of data E Binary Upload if binary upload was selected in Step 2 SeatermW tests that the selected binary upload baud rate is supported by your
73. efore ASCII uploading ByteCount x x byte number for first byte when sampling begins Use to recover data if you accidentally initialize logging before binary uploading Logging Start Start logging now if use start time in SetSampling prompt is No or Start waiting to start logging if use start time in SetSampling is Yes Stop Stop logging now SetStartTime Set date and time to start logging At receipt of Start SBE 53 starts logging at this date and time if Use start time in SetSampling is Yes SetStopTime Set date and time to stop logging SBE 53 stops logging at this date and time if Use stop time in SetSampling is Yes Send Last Sample SL Send data from last tide measurement and do not go to sleep do not enter quiescent state SLO Send data from last tide measurement and go to sleep enter quiescent state Data Upload DD Upload data in ASCII at baud set for general communication with Baud DBbaud b e Upload data in binary at baud 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 28800 38400 57600 or 115200 from byte b to e First byte is 0 Can upload up to 500 000 bytes at one time ByteCount Display total number of bytes in memory 70 Manual revision 012 Appendix Command Summary SBE 53 CATEGORY COMMAND DESCRIPTION Take
74. ement 5 minute reference frequency measurement gc aL 2 sec T amp C measurement Day amp Time Time Stamp for Tide Begin P for Tide End P for Tide Begin T amp C for Tide End T amp C for Tide Begin Reference Frequency Measurement End Reference Frequency Measurement Day 1 12 00 00 1 1 Day 1 12 05 00 1 1 Day 1 12 05 02 1 Day 1 12 15 00 2 2 Day 1 12 20 00 2 2 Day 1 12 20 02 2 Etc Day 2 Day 2 Day 2 12 00 00 12 05 00 12 05 02 Day2 12 10 02 Day 2 12 15 00 Day2 12 20 00 Day 2 12 20 02 Etc 74 Manual revision 012 Appendix Il Sample Timin SBE 53 Tide interval Tide duration Case B If tide interval tide duration lt 10 minutes and tide duration gt 10 minutes reference frequency measurement is done during the applicable tide measurement if tide duration lt 10 minutes reference frequency measurement is disabled Tide interval Tide duration 2 sec T amp C measurement Example 3 Tide interval 15 minutes tide duration 12 minutes Set SetStartTime to 12 00 00 Measure reference frequency every 96 tide measurements 1 day Checking setup 5 minute reference frequency measurement tide duration 12 minutes 720 sec lt tide interval 10 sec 15 minutes 10 sec 890 sec tide int
75. endix I Command Summary for a summarized command list General Command Notes e Input commands in upper or lower case letters and register commands by pressing the Enter key e The SBE 53 sends CMD ifan invalid command is entered e Ifthe SBE 53 does not return an S gt prompt after executing a command press the Enter key to get the S gt prompt e Ifanew command is not received within 2 minutes after completion of a command the SBE 53 returns to quiescent sleep state and the display indicates time out e Ifin quiescent state re establish communications by clicking Connect or pressing the Enter key to get an S gt prompt e The SBE 53 cannot have samples with different tide sample scan lengths more or fewer data fields per sample in memory If the scan length is changed the SBE 53 must initialize logging Initializing logging sets the tide sample number and reference frequency sample number to 0 so the entire memory is available for recording data with the new scan length Initializing logging should only be performed after all previous data has been uploaded Conductivity which enables disables acquisition and storing of optional conductivity data changes the scan length Therefore Conductivity prompts the user for verification before executing to prevent accidental overwriting of existing data e The SBE 53 responds only to DS DC QS SL SLO and Stop while making a tide measurement If you query the SBE 53 while it
76. erature environment for at least 5 hours before starting Pressure sensors exhibit a transient change in their output in response to changes in their environmental temperature Sea Bird instruments are constructed to minimize this by thermally decoupling the sensor from the body of the instrument However there is still some residual effect allowing the SBE 53 to equilibrate before starting will provide the most accurate calibration correction Calculating Offset using a Barometer 1 Place the SBE 53 in the orientation it will have when deployed In SeatermW connect to the SBE 53 3 Send FR to display the pressure and pressure sensor temperature compensation frequencies Click Stop to end the test Compute pressure in psia from the frequencies with the formula shown on the calibration sheet 4 Compare the SBE 53 output to the reading from a good barometer Calculate Offset barometer reading SBE 53 reading 5 Enter the calculated offset positive or negative in Convert Hex s Coefficients Configuration dialog box Pressure measured by barometer is 1010 50 mbar Pressure calculated from SBE 53 pressure frequency is 14 06 psia Convert barometer reading to psia using relationship mbar 0 01 dbar mbar 1 psia 0 689476 dbar psia Barometer reading 1010 50 mbar 0 01 0 689476 14 66 psia Offset 14 66 14 06 0 60 psia Enter offset in Convert Hex s Coefficient Configuration dialog box 64 Manual revisi
77. erval tide duration 15 minutes 12 minutes 3 minutes lt 10 minutes so reference frequency measurement is done during the applicable tide measurement tide duration 12 minutes gt 10 minutes so reference frequency measurement is not disabled 2 sec T amp C measurement Day amp Time Time Stamp for Tide Begin P for Tide End P for Tide Begin T amp C for Tide End T amp C for Tide Begin Reference Frequency Measurement End Reference Frequency Measurement Day 1 12 00 00 1 1 Day 1 12 12 00 1 1 Day 1 12 12 02 1 Day 1 12 15 00 2 2 Day 1_ 12 27 00 2 2 Day 1 12 27 02 2 Etc Day 2 12 00 00 Day 2 12 05 00 Day 2 12 12 00 12 12 02 12 15 00 12 27 00 12 27 02 Day 2 Day 2 Day 2 Day 2 Etc 75 Manual revision 012 Appendix Il Sample Timin SBE 53 Pressure Sensor and Reference Frequency Oscillator Not Continuously Powered e If tide interval tide duration warmup gt 10 minutes reference frequency measurement is done after the applicable tide measurement Tide interval Tide duration Tide interval Tide duration 2 sec T amp C measurement 2 sec 5 minute T amp C reference measurement frequency measurement Example 1 Tide interval 30 minutes tide duration 5 minutes warmup 15 minutes Set SetStartTime to
78. es LLC Notified Body 0976 the undersigned hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above European Union Directives and St Authorized Signature Name Title of Signatory President Date 27 June 2012 Place Bellevue WA Manual revision 012 Table of Contents SBE 53 Table of Contents Limited Liability Statement sccscssscsssssssssesssscsssssscsesssssesesesscesseseees 2 Declaration of Conformity scsscssccssecssessesssssesessssssesecesscsssesesesseseeseees 3 Pable 0f Contents i ycicccssnutsessessonseosessonssosteaconssovenasonsssvenneonasesensesnandeveseunssventesws 4 Section T INtro duction soos sins sssscesvessocnncssvscvenessaseosasessnesvessevesicssavanovvaceestssooreeeed 6 A boutthis Manta aise ctestie toecteltettasieninantestteastbn aeaa eae 6 QUICK Start AEE cease carts wx canes os Sod Ge oe ek RE nc AES 6 Unpacking SBE 3 kerne ws lente E ROH a EE od es 7 Section 2 Description Of SBE 53 ccsscesssccscesseeccsscesseessssceseesseseesceeeees 8 System Description csc senenn i a E a a E e RERE ai 8 SPECHUCATIONS en n E E E E E E REE ne 10 Dimensions and End Cap Conmectors ccscccscecsseeseesseeesceesceseceeceseenseenseenaes 12 Cables and Wirt 2s sc5252eoewsevtceneeceeceaicea it otro se tei en Gees 13 Power Suppi oae aki eee ec ie eo eee 15 External Power and Cable Length 0 0 cccccecececeesseesceeeceeeeeeeceeeeeeenseenseenneenaes 16 Limiting Communi
79. essure sensor output over the entire tide duration calculating and storing an average pressure for that time period The SBE 53 measures the temperature and optional conductivity T and C associated with the tide after the tide duration The time stamp the time reported with the tide pressure temperature and conductivity data is the time at the beginning of the tide duration The SBE 53 requires 5 minutes for each reference frequency measurement The measurement timing is dependent on whether the pressure sensor and reference frequency oscillator are continuously powered gt Continuously powered If tide interval tide duration gt 10 minutes reference frequency measurement is done after the applicable tide measurement If tide interval tide duration lt 10 minutes and tide duration gt 10 minutes reference frequency measurement is done during the applicable tide measurement If tide interval tide duration lt 10 minutes and tide duration lt 10 minutes reference frequency measurement is disabled gt Not continuously powered user programmable warmup time If tide interval tide duration warmup gt 10 minutes reference frequency measurement is done after the applicable tide measurement If tide interval tide duration warmup lt 10 minutes and tide duration gt 10 minutes reference frequency measurement is done during the applicable tide measurement If tide interval tide durat
80. ew the coefficients by sending DC in SeatermW If necessary modify calibration coefficient s by sending the appropriate coefficient command s see Command Descriptions in Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW e Inthe instrument psa file used by Convert Hex pressure sensor slope and offset this offset is in addition to the offset programmed in the instrument EEPROM View modify the coefficients by clicking the Coefficients button in Convert Hex s dialog box Verify that the calibration coefficients match the instrument Calibration Certificates Problem 3 Nonsense or Unreasonable Real Time or Queried Data Note If real time or queried pressure values are unreasonable note that a pressure slope and offset can be entered in Convert Hex s Coefficient Configuration dialog box to make small post deployment corrections for pressure sensor drift on the uploaded data The symptom of this problem is real time or queried data that contains unreasonable values for example values that are outside the expected range of the data Cause Solution 1 Real time or queried data with unreasonable values for pressure temperature or optional conductivity and salinity may be caused by incorrect pressure temperature and conductivity calibration coefficients in the instrument EEPROM View the coefficients by sending DC in SeatermW verify that the calibration coefficients match the instrument C
81. externally The maximum power draw is for the reference frequency measurement 1 5 watts Use 12 V minimum input voltage to calculate I V watts I 1 5 watts 12V 0 125 amps Example I For 20 gauge wire what is maximum distance to transmit power to SBE 53 from a 12 VDC power supply SBE 53 external power specification is 12 24 VDC Battery cut off point at which SBE 53 stops taking measurements is 9 25 V Therefore a 2 75 V IR drop 12 V 9 25 V would still provide enough power to SBE 53 V IR_ 2 75V 0 125 amps 0 0107 ohms foot cable length Maximum cable length 2056 ft 626 m Note that 626 meters lt 2142 m maximum distance if SBE 53 is transmitting real time data so IR drop in power is controlling factor for this example Using a higher voltage power supply or a different wire gauge would increase allowable cable length Example 2 Same as above but there are 4 instruments powered from same power supply 2 75V 0 125 amps 4 instruments 0 0107 ohms foot cable length Maximum cable length 514 ft 156 m to SBE 53 furthest from power source 16 Manual revision 012 Section 2 Description of SBE 53 SBE 53 Data I O The SBE 53 receives setup instructions and outputs diagnostic information or previously recorded data via a three wire RS 232 link The SBE 53 is factory configured for 9600 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity The communications baud rate can be changed using Ba
82. f the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act CONTAINER DISPOSAL Dispose of in a sanitary landfill or by other approved State and Local procedures Sea Bird Electronics label revised 01 31 05 90 Manual revision 012 Appendix VI Pressure to Depth Conversion SBE 53 Appendix VI Pressure to Depth Conversion Force is mass acceleration units are Newtons N N Kg m sec Density p is mass volume units are Kg m This is the in situ value and is approximately 1025 Kg m at the surface Specific weight W is weight volume units are N m W p g where g local gravity m sec Hydrostatic equation P PamtW z Patm atmospheric pressure in Pascals N m p total pressure in Pascals N m W is average density times gravity N m z depth m Conversions 1 Pascal 10 decibars 1 psi 0 6894757 decibars Example average density 1025 kg m average gravity 9 8 m sec pressure reading 6000 decibars 6 x 10 Pascals atmospheric pressure 14 7 psia 1 013529 x 10 Pascals W 1025 9 8 10045 N m 6x 10 1 013529 x 10 10045 z z 5 989865 x 10 7 10045 5963 031 meters 91 anual revision 012 Appendix VII Replacement Parts Part Number Part Alkaline D cell batteries Duracell MN1300 LR20 22018 Appendix VII Replacement Parts Application Description Power 53 SBE 53 Quantity in 53 12 41124B B
83. fer to Application Note 2D Instructions for Care and Cleaning of Conductivity Cells for conductivity cell cleaning procedures and cleaning materials CAUTIONS e Do not put a brush or any object inside the conductivity cell to dry it or clean it Touching and bending the electrodes can change the calibration Large e The Active Use after each cast section of the application note bends and movement of the is not applicable to the SBE 4M which is intended for use as a electrodes can damage the cell moored instrument e Do not store the SBE 4M with water in the conductivity cell Freezing temperatures for example in Arctic environments or during air shipment can break the cell if it is full of water 63 Manual revision 012 Sensor Calibration Note After recalibration of the pressure temperature and or optional conductivity sensor Sea Bird enters the new calibration coefficients in the SBE 53 EEPROM and ships the instrument back to the user with Calibration Certificates showing the new coefficients Note Although the pressure sensor manufacturer can re calibrate the pressure sensor by duplicating the original procedures the sensor must be removed from the SBE 53 the cost is relatively high and lead times can be considerable Offset Correction Example Section 9 Routine Maintenance and Calibration SBE 53 Sea Bird sensors are calibrated by subjecting them to known phys
84. for how the plot is output to the printer file or clipboard e Print gt Orientation landscape portrait or printer driver default If driver default is selected orientation is determined by the default for the printer you select in Output Print if printing a single plot or the system default printer if printing multiple plots using Output Print Range gt Print full page If selected scale plot to fit 8 2 x 11 inch page If not selected Size determined by Plot Data View Dimensions plot dimensions as shown on screen Values Entered Below Units Width and Height entered here e File gt Data format Metafile wmf Jpeg jpg or Bitmap bmp gt Size determined by Plot Data View Dimensions plot dimensions as shown on screen Values Entered Below Units Width and Height entered here e Clipboard gt Data format Metafile wmf Jpeg jpg or Bitmap bmp gt Size determined by Plot Data View Dimensions plot dimensions as shown on screen Values Entered Below Units Width and Height entered here View Sets up viewing options e First Burst Last Burst Next Burst Prior Burst Go to Burst Not applicable to SBE 53 data e Undo Zoom Return the plot to the original ranges specified on the Axis tabs Undo Zoom is grayed out unless you have zoomed in by clicking and dragging to select a rectangular area to enlarge details e Set Zoomed Ranges Substitute the
85. g Time in SBE 53 to Synchronize Sampling of Multiple Instruments in Section 5 Baud x x baud rate for general communication 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 or 38400 Default 9600 External Temperature x Y Optional external thermistor x N Standard internal thermistor Default Conductivity x UserInfo x x Y Enable conductivity logging if optional conductivity sensor included x N Do not x user defined string displays in DS reply TxTide x x Y Transmit real time tide data x N Do not Qs SetSampling or SetSample Enter quiescent sleep state Main power turned off memory retention unaffected Set sampling parameters e Continuously power pressure sensor Ifno pressure sensor warm up minimum 5 minutes recommended 15 minutes e Tide interval 1 60 minutes Tide duration 1 60 minutes Reference frequency interval corresponding to no more than 1 day and no less than 1 month e Atreceipt of Start start logging at SetStartTime or immediately e Stop logging at SetStopTime or wait for user to send Stop Initialize Logging Reset Memory InitLogging After all data uploaded send this before starting to sample to make entire memory available for recording If not sent data stored after last sample TideCount x x tide sample number for first tide measurement when sampling begins Use to recover data if you accidentally initialize logging b
86. g the DateTime menu e Setting up each instrument to sample at the same intervals and durations and e Setting up each instrument to start sampling at a delayed date and time using the same start date and time for each instrument Set accurate time and coordinate sampling as follows 1 In SeatermW click DateTime The following dialog box appears Click to set date and time to UTC time Greenwich Mean Time K SeatermW sends DateTime t T pe UTE Time command to SBE 53 Set Local Time Click to set date and time to local time SeatermW sends DateTime Waiting for user selection command to SBE 53 Exit Help Click Exit to return to SeatermW main window Click the desired time setting UTC or local time SeatermW sends the DateTime command to the SBE 53 using the computer date and time Click Exit 2 Ifdesired set up the SBE 53 to start logging at some time in the future allowing you to coordinate sampling to begin in multiple instruments at the same time e Send the SetStartTime command to the SBE 53 The SBE 53 prompts you to enter the desired start date and time e Send the SetSampling command Set up the desired sampling scheme and enter Y in response to the Use start time prompt 42 Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 Installing and Deploying SBE 53 CAUTION Do not use WD 40 or other petroleum based lubricants
87. he different cover plates because 1 lithium DD cell housing are not placed symmetrically so the cover plate fits into the is shorter than 2 alkaline D cells housing only one way Looking at the cover plate note that one screw hole is closer to the edge than the others corresponding to the post that is closest to the housing B Reinstall the three Phillips head screws and washers while pushing hard on the battery cover plate to depress the spring contacts at the bottom of the battery compartment The screws must be fully tightened or battery power to the circuitry will be intermittent ch i y sien For lithium DD cells For alkaline D cells 6 Check the battery voltage at BAT and BAT on the battery cover plate For standard alkaline batteries it should be approximately 18 volts For lithium DD cell batteries it should be approximately 21 volts 7 Reinstall the battery end cap A Remove any water from the O rings and mating surfaces with a lint free cloth or tissue Inspect the O rings and mating surfaces for dirt nicks and cuts Clean or replace as necessary Apply a light coat of o ring lubricant Parker Super O Lube to O rings and mating surfaces B Carefully fit the end cap into the housing and screw the end cap into place Use a wrench on the white plastic bar to ensure the end cap is tightly secured 59 Manual revision 012 Section 9 Routine Maintenance and Calibration SBE 53 Pressure Sensor Maintenance Pressu
88. henol Ethoxylate Reagent grade non ionic cleaning solution for AOLE Wen TON conductivity cell supplied in 100 l strength dilute as directed 93 Manual revision 012 Index SBE 53 Appendix X Manual Revision History Menual Date Description Version 001 04 05 e First release of SBE 53 002 07 05 e Firmware version 1 1a DS output now includes battery endurance e Seasoft for Waves 1 11 Battery and Memory Endurance module now can do calculations for SBE 53 e Add lithium DD battery capacity information Eliminate discussion of battery spacers for lithium DD batteries different cover plate works with shorter batteries Show both alkaline and lithium cover plate Correct external power to 12 24 VDC instead of 12 20 VDC Update power specs small changes Update connector information for wet pluggables now using water block version Remove 80290 alkaline drop in battery pack not offered for SBE 53 Remove mounting fixture not offered for SBE 53 Add pressure sensor maintenance section 003 02 06 e Firmware version 6 1a add Datetime sent using DateTime menu in SeatermW Seasoft for Waves 1 13 Update SeatermW to describe new DateTime menu Also SBE 53 added to Configuration dialog box previously just showed 26plus e Add information on upload time 3 5 hours for 32 MB in binary at 115 200 baud e Add Recovery section with information about relieving internal pressure if you suspect
89. hermistor output from reference crystal oscillator A D counts Column 11 Reference crystal oscillator raw temperature Hz e Column 12 Last reference frequency from reference crystal oscillator Hz e Column 13 Pressure frequency computed using last measured reference frequency Hz e Column 14 Pressure temperature frequency computed using last measured reference frequency Hz e Column 15 Pressure computed using measured reference frequencies psia e Column 16 Raw uncorrected pressure Pressure computed using measured reference frequencies psia 83 Notes e When you output real time data TxTide Y or query the SBE 53 with SL or SLO it outputs both data that has not been corrected for drift pr and data that has been corrected for drift pc The SBE 53 uses data from the most recent reference scan in the correction calculation Data uploaded from memory hex file and uploaded data converted to engineering units tid file have not been corrected for drift Manual revision 012 Appendix Ill Data Formats SBE 53 Reference Frequency Data Format ref extension A ref file is created from the hex file in Convert Hex A sample reference frequency data ref file is shown below 04 02 2005 18 15 11 4915277 259918 17120 04 03 2005 18 15 11 4915277 292688 17330 04 04 2005 18 15 11 4915277 051838 16742 04 05 2005 18 15 11 4915276 899446 16532 04 06 2005 18 15 11 4915276 833906 16449 giob ur
90. his Wiere has a very small effect on memory T number of tide samples day endurance and will be corrected in the R number of reference frequency measurements day next firmware revision Examples SBE 53 with conductivity sensor Example 1 Measure tides every 30 minutes 2 hour 24 hours 48 measurements day Measure reference frequency every 336 tide intervals 1 measurement week T 48 R 1 7 0 14286 Bytes day 20 T R 20 48 0 14286 962 9 bytes day Memory capacity 32 MB 1024 1024 33 554 432 bytes Memory endurance 33 554 432 962 9 34847 days 95 years Example 2 Measure tides every 1 minute maximum sampling rate 60 hour 24 hours 1440 measurements day Reference frequency measurement is disabled because tide duration lt 10 minutes T 1440 R 0 Bytes day 20 T R 20 1440 0 28800 bytes day Memory capacity 32 MB 1024 1024 33 554 432 bytes Memory endurance 33 554 432 28800 1165 days 3 2 years As acheck compare with the output of Battery and Memory Endurance the program shows the same results As you can see from these examples memory capacity is not a limiting factor in deployment length 23 Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload Seatermw This section covers Programming the SBE 53 for deployment using SeatermW Comm
91. hows the following coefficients g h i j Cpcor and Ctcor View and or modify these coefficients in Convert Hex s Coefficient Configuration dialog box and in the SBE 53 EEPROM e Cpcor makes a correction for the highly consistent change in dimensions of the conductivity cell under pressure The default is the compressibility coefficient for borosilicate glass 9 57 x 10 Some sensors fabricated between 1992 and 1995 serial numbers between 1100 and 1500 exhibit a compression that is slightly less than pure borosilicate glass For these sensors the hermetic epoxy jacket on the glass cell is unintentionally strong creating a composite pressure effect of borosilicate and epoxy For sensors tested to date this composite pressure coefficient ranges from 9 57 x 10 to 6 90 x 10 with the latter value producing a correction to deep ocean salinity of 0 0057 PSU in 5000 dbars pressure approximately 0 001 PSU per 1000 dbars Before modifying Cpcor confirm that the sensor behaves differently from pure borosilicate glass Sea Bird can test your cell and calculate Cpcor Alternatively test the cell by comparing computed salinity to the salinity of water samples from a range of depths calculated using an AutoSal Enter the value for slope default 1 0 in the SBE 53 EEPROM to make small corrections for conductivity sensor drift between calibrations Corrected conductivity slope computed conductivity Note where See Application
92. ical conditions and measuring the sensor responses Coefficients are then computed which may be used with appropriate algorithms to obtain engineering units The pressure temperature and optional conductivity sensors on the SBE 53 are supplied fully calibrated with coefficients printed on their respective Calibration Certificates in manual We recommend that the SBE 53 be returned to Sea Bird for calibration Pressure Sensor Calibration The pressure sensor is capable of meeting the SBE 53 error specification with some allowance for aging and ambient temperature induced drift The pressure sensor coefficients are entered into the SBE 53 EEPROM with the calibration coefficient commands The coefficients can be viewed using DC in SeatermW Values for slope default 1 0 and offset default 0 0 can be entered in Convert Hex s Coefficient Configuration dialog box to make small post deployment corrections for sensor drift Note that the offset entered in Convert Hex is in addition to the offset entered in the SBE 53 EEPROM Techniques are provided below for making small corrections using the slope and offset terms by comparing SBE 53 pressure output to e Readings from a barometer e Readings from a dead weight pressure generator provides more accurate results but requires equipment that may not be readily available Before using either of these procedures allow the SBE 53 to equilibrate with power on in a reasonably constant temp
93. ient commands fCor fy offset where offset is a function of time defined above corrected pressure frequency recorded pressure frequency fCor fy corrected pressure temperature frequency recorded pressure temperature frequency fCor fy 84 Manual revision 012 Appendix IV Electronics Disassembly Reassembl SBE 53 Appendix IV Electronics Disassembly Reassembly Jackscrew kit Sea Bird provides a jackscrew kit with the SBE 53 to assist in removal of the connector end cap The kit contains 2 Allen wrenches 3 jackscrews 2 spare plastic socket hex head screws Disassembly CAUTION Disconnect and dismount the optional SBE 4M conductivity cell from the SBE 53 before disassembly to avoid breaking the conductivity cell Plastic hex head screw typical 3 places Titanium hex head screw typical 4 places Establish communications with the SBE 53 see Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW for details As a precaution click Upload to upload any data in memory before beginning Wipe the outside of the end cap and housing dry being careful to remove any water at the seam between them Remove the four titantum hex head screws securing the connector end cap to the housing Remove the three plastic hex head screws from the end cap using the larger Allen wrench Insert the three jackscrews in these three holes in the end cap When you begin to feel resistance use
94. ing Data from Memory Select SBE 54 C SBE 26 7 Binary upload SBE 26plus SBE 53BPR Baud rate for general Computer z Comm Port Baud Rat Upload Baud Rate communication Comm port for between computer and communication 3600 7 38400 7 SBE 53 Upload with SBE 53 baud matches communication baud Help Cancel unless binary upload is selected changed by the user see Command Descriptions Other communication parameters 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity cannot be changed Verify modify the parameters in the Configuration dialog box Click OK 25 Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 4 Inthe Communications menu select Connect The display looks like this SBE 53 BPR S gt Note This shows that correct communications between the computer and The SBE 53 automatically enters SBE 53 has been established quiescent sleep state after 2 minutes If the system does not respond with the S gt prompt without receiving a command This o Select Connect asain timeout algorithm conserves battery ga energy if the user does not send QS to Verify the correct instrument Comm port and baud rate were entered put the SBE 53 to sleep If the system in the Configuration dialog box does not appear to respond select e Check cabling between the computer and SBE 53 Connect in the Communications menu to reestablish communications
95. instrument is flooded e Correct description of FR which measures conductivity frequency previously said it also mentions pressure and pressure temperature 004 05 06 e Remove low range pressure sensor and plastic housing options and add high accuracy T sensor option corresponding to changes in price list 005 03 08 Add information that can upgrade firmware through the serial port for future changes DC response includes coefficients that weren t listed FRA4 FRA5S FRA6 TS response includes date and time Corrected StartTime to SetStartTime Change battery cover plate 41124A to 41124B Update Triton website information Update I O cable photo on Unpacking page Maintenance Revise cable mating information to be consistent with application note 57 006 08 08 Firmware 1 le Add ExternalTemperature Y enables external thermistor in place of internal thermistor update status responses to add line describing thermistor configuration 007 05 09 e Seasoft for Waves 1 18 ini file for calibration coefficients changed to psa file small changes in dialog boxes for Convert Hex as a result Location of SeasoftWaves ini changed for better compatibility with Vista e Clarify that Sea Bird does not provide barometric pressure bp file must be created by customer 008 06 09 e Update Convert Hex dialog boxes for version 1 18a of Seasoft for Waves 009 08 09 e Correct dimensional drawing bat
96. ion warmup lt 10 minutes and tide duration lt 10 minutes and warmup gt 10 minutes reference frequency measurement is done during the applicable reference frequency measurement If tide interval tide duration warmup lt 10 minutes and tide duration lt 10 minutes and warmup lt 10 minutes reference frequency measurement is disabled 72 Manual revision 012 Appendix Il Sample Timing SBE 53 Sample Timing Schematics Pressure Sensor and Reference Frequency Oscillator Continuously Powered e If tide duration gt tide interval 10 sec tide duration is set to tide interval and the SBE 53 samples tides continuously When tide interval tide duration if tide duration gt 10 minutes reference frequency measurement is done during the applicable tide measurement if tide duration lt 10 minutes reference frequency measurement is disabled Tide interval Tide interval A Tide duration Tide duration 5 minute 2 sec T amp C measurement reference 2 sec T amp C measurement for previous tide frequency for previous tide measurement Example 1 Tide interval tide duration 15 minutes Measure reference frequency every 96 tide measurements 1 day Set SetStartTime to 12 00 00 Checking setup Tide duration 15 minutes gt 10 minutes so reference frequency measurement is not disabled Day amp Time Stamp Begin P for End P for
97. is logging for example to send DS to check on logging progress it does not interrupt logging e The SBE 53 responds only to DS DC QS and Stop while waiting to start logging use start time prompt in SetSampling command is Yes and Start was sent but sampling has not started yet To send any other commands 1 Send Stop 2 Send the desired commands to modify the setup 3 Send Start again e Click Upload to upload data that will be processed by Seasoft for Waves Manually entering a data upload command does not produce data with the required header information for Seasoft for Waves e Ifthe SBE 53 is uploading data and you want to stop it press the Esc key or click Stop Press the Enter key to get the S gt prompt Entries made with the commands are permanently stored in the SBE 53 and remain in effect until you change them e The only exception occurs if the electronics are removed from the housing and the two PCBs are separated or the lithium jumper JP7 is removed see Appendix IV Electronics Disassembly Reassembly Before beginning disassembly upload all data in memory Upon reassembly reset the date and time SetTime and initialize logging InitLogging 28 Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 Commands Status Command Note DS You can wake up the SBE 53 during a tide measurement and display status press Enter key to get S gt then click
98. ith symbols for colors colors and symbols defined on Axis tabs Allows you to set up axes with colors for viewing on screen and then switch to black lines with symbols for black and white printing Plot symbols only Mark each individual data point with a symbol and do not connect symbols with a line symbols defined on Axis tabs Show line legends Show legends below plot title Legend indicates line color or symbol as applicable Mark data points Auto range padding b Space between axes amp maximum amp minimum plotted values if Auto range selected on Axis tabs For 0 maximum amp minimum values plot on axes StartProcess Click Start Process to begin processing data Status field shows Processing complete when done 53 Horizontal and Vertical ymbol size Small 7 Symbol frequency 5 J Plot symbols only I Show plot shadow l0 x Tide Time Series only available Fie Setup Plot Setup X Anis Anis 1 YAris 2 YA selection if a tid file was selected on File Setup tab Plot type Tide Time Series 7 Plot title Tide Time Series Plat Title Color ia V Add file name to title ont type arial AaBbCcDdEeFf 012345 Grid lines none horizontal and vertical horizontal vertical Grid style solid dotted or dashed line m and whether to place Grid in front of plotted data Symbol plotting I Grid in front Outside Background Color frequent if Monochr
99. l Quick Start This manual is for use with the SBE 53 BPR Bottom Pressure Recorder It is organized to guide the user from installation through operation data collection and processing We have included detailed specifications command descriptions maintenance and calibration information and helpful notes throughout the manual Sea Bird welcomes suggestions for new features and enhancements of our products and or documentation Please contact us with any comments or suggestions seabird seabird com or 425 643 9866 Our business hours are Monday through Friday 0800 to 1700 Pacific Standard Time 1600 to 0100 Universal Time in winter and 0800 to 1700 Pacific Daylight Time 1500 to 0000 Universal Time the rest of the year Follow these steps to get a Quick Start using the SBE 53 The manual provides step by step details for performing each task Deployment 1 Run Battery and Memory Endurance to determine sampling parameters Section 4 2 Install new batteries 3 Connect SBE 53 to computer and run SeatermW Section 5 A Ensure all data has been uploaded and then send InitLogging to make entire memory available for recording if desired B Set date and time SetTime and tide sampling parameters SetSampling enable conductivity if SBE 4M conductivity sensor is installed Conductivity Y C Check status DS and calibration coefficients DC D Start logging Start Recovery and Data Processing 1 Connect SBE 5
100. l post deployment corrections for pressure sensor drift Note that the pressure offset entered in Convert Hex is in addition to the offset shown in the DC response See Section 6 Conversion into Tide and Reference Frequency Files Convert Hex also see Sensor Calibration in Section 9 Routine Maintenance and Calibration DC Display calibration coefficients Example user input in bold S gt DC Pressure coefficients 15 apr 2013 UO 5 818158e 00 Y1 3 912547e 03 Y2 1 192010e 04 Y3 0 000000e 00 Cl 6 273148e 03 C2 1 688132e 02 C3 1 655105e 04 D1 7 040300e 02 D2 0 000000e 00 T1 2 992117e 01 T2 6 588880e 01 T3 4 158092e 01 T4 1 073818e 02 Offset 0 000000e 00 FRAO 4 915200000e 06 FRA1 2 313499176e 01 FRA2 2 313499176e 01 FRA3 1 590508907e 09 FRA4 4 979895771le 14 FRA5 7 918649300e 19 FRA6 5 031461328e 24 Temperature coefficients 15 apr 2013 TAO 1 653843e 05 TAL 2 800270e 04 TA2 2 759926e 06 TA3 1 646110e 07 Conductivity coefficients 05 nov 2012 CG 8 000000e 00 CH 1 483257e 00 CI 1 931111le 04 CJ 9 170722e 05 CTCOR 3 250000e 06 CPCOR 9 570000e 08 CSLOPE 1 000000e 00 psia only if Conductivity Y 40 Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 The individual Coefficients Commands listed below are used to modify a particular coefficient or date
101. l pressure of more then 85 psia this force could still cause injury If you suspect the SBE 53 is flooded point it in a safe direction away from people and loosen the 3 screws on the connector end cap about turn If there is internal pressure the end cap will follow the screws out and the screws will not become easier to turn In this event loosen 1 bulkhead connector very slowly at least 1 turn This opens an o ring seal under the connector Look for signs of internal pressure hissing or water leak If internal pressure is detected let it bleed off slowly past the connector o ring Then you can safely remove the end cap 44 Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 Uploading Data from Memory The SBE 53 can upload data in ASCII at baud rates up to 38 400 or in binary at baud rates up to 115 200 Binary upload at 115 200 is approximately six times faster than ASCII upload at 38 400 because each byte is one character in binary but two characters in ASCII Binary upload of the full memory 32 MB at 115 200 baud requires approximately 3 5 hours If binary upload is selected SeatermW uploads the data in binary and then converts the data to ASCII resulting in a hex data file that is identical to one uploaded in ASCII 1 In Seasoft for Waves Run menu select SeatermW SeatermW appears 2 Select Configure in the Communications menu The Configuration di
102. load 37 45 date and time 30 descriptions 28 diagnostic 38 general setup 30 Initialize logging 34 logging 35 memory upload 37 45 polled sampling 37 real time data 30 Reset memory 34 send last sample 37 start and stop 32 35 status 29 temperature 30 testing 38 tide setup 32 troubleshooting 38 upload 37 45 Communication defaults 25 Conductivity 30 Conductivity sensor maintenance 63 Conductivity sensor calibration 66 Connector 58 Connectors 12 Convert Hex 47 Corrections Pressure sensor drift 84 Corrosion precautions 58 Index 96 SBE 53 D Data format 20 79 cap 79 hex 80 ref 84 tid 83 converted data 83 Quartz 80 reference frequency data 84 tide data 83 uploaded data 80 Data I O 17 Data plotting 52 Data upload 37 45 Date and time 30 Declaration of Conformity 3 Deployment 43 Depth to pressure conversion 91 Description 8 Diagnostic 38 Dimensions 12 E Electronics disassembly reassembly 85 End cap 58 End cap connectors 12 Extensions 20 79 External power See Power external F Features 8 File extensions 20 79 File formats 20 79 Format 20 79 cap 79 hex 80 ref 84 tid 83 converted data 83 Quartz 80 queried data 79 real time 79 reference frequency data 84 tide data 83 uploaded data 80 G General setup 30 Glossary 69 I Initialize logging 3
103. lock Even exhausted main batteries power the clock less than 25 microamperes almost indefinitely If the SBE 53 is to be stored for long periods replace the batteries yearly to Unthread cap by prevent battery leakage which could damage the SBE 53 rotating counter SUGKWISS 1 Remove the battery end cap end cap without connectors A Wipe the outside of the end cap and housing dry being careful to remove any water at the seam between them B Remove the end cap by rotating counter clockwise use a wrench on the white plastic bar if necessary C Remove any water from the O ring mating surfaces inside the housing with a lint free cloth or tissue D Put the end cap aside being careful to protect the O ring from Note photo shows instrument with damage or contamination plastic housing detail for SBE 53 which has titanium housing is similar 2 Remove the battery cover plate from the housing A Remove the three Phillips head screws and washers from the battery cover plate inside the housing B The battery cover plate will pop out Put it aside 3 Turn the SBE 53 over and remove the batteries 4 Install the new batteries with the terminals against the flat battery contacts and the terminals against the spring contacts screws and washers 5 Reinstall the battery cover plate in the housing Note Alkaline and lithium batteries require A Align the battery cover plate with the housing The posts inside t
104. logging has stopped by clicking Status and checking that the last line of the DS response shows logging no if ready for deployment A Type InitLogging and press the Enter key to make the entire memory available for recording If InitLogging is not sent data will be stored after the last recorded sample B To begin logging now Type Start and press the Enter key The SBE 53 should display logging will start in 10 seconds C To begin logging at a delayed start date and time Type SetStartTime press the Enter key and respond to the prompts to establish a delayed start date and time Type SetSampling and press the Enter key and answer yes to the use start time prompt to enable logging at the delayed start date and time Type Start and press the Enter ee The SBE 53 should display logging will start at if not ready for deployment Type QS and press the Enter key to command the SBE 53 to go to sleep quiescent state 27 Command Descriptions Note Interrupting a tide measurement by pressing the Esc key or clicking Stop will affect the quality of your data For high quality data Sea Bird recommends setting sampling parameters with enough time between measurements to allow querying the SBE 53 during logging without interrupting measurements Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 This section describes commands and provides sample outputs See App
105. mmed to make a reference frequency measurement periodically Temperature is measured with an aged super stable thermistor embedded in the SBE 53 end cap An AC excitation is applied to a hermetically sealed VISHAY reference resistor and the thermistor A 24 bit A D converter digitizes the reference resistor and thermistor outputs The standard SBE 53 includes e Titanium housing for depths to 7000 meters 22 900 ft e 1300 2000 4000 or 6800 meter 2000 3000 6000 or 10000 psia Paroscientific Digiquartz temperature compensated pressure sensor e Accurate temperature sensor aged thermistor embedded in end cap e Frequency input channel and bulkhead connector for optional SBE 4M conductivity sensor e 32 MB FLASH memory e 12 alkaline D cell batteries Duracell MN1300 LR20 battery compartment is separated from electronics by a moisture proof seal e Impulse glass reinforced epoxy bulkhead connectors SBE 53 options include e SBE 4M conductivity sensor interfaced via bulkhead connector and Notes clamped to SBE 53 housing SBE 4M comes equipped with expendable e Help files provide detailed AF24173 Anti Foulant Devices information on Seasoft e High accuracy external temperature sensor 0 002 C accuracy 0 0001 C for Waves i gt e Seasoft for Waves data resolution in place of standard internal thermistor 0 01 C accuracy 0 001 C resolution processing modules cannot process real time data from e Wet plugga
106. n of screen display while logging Logging stops at time set with SetStopTime 36 Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 Send Last Sample Commands These commands cause the SBE 53 to transmit data from the last Notes tide measurement in memory e See General Command Notes e pr stored raw pressure converted to psia above for issues relating to sending e pc corrected pressure not stored converted to psia with correction commands while the SBE 53 is making a tide measurement e See Making Corrections Using based on most recent measured reference frequency e t stored temperature converted to C Reference Frequency Data in e s calculated salinity computed from stored temperature and Appendix Ili Data Formats for conductivity in psu Displays only if DS response shows conductivity pressure correction algorithm YES conductivity acquisition was enabled with Conductivity Y e date time stored in memory with the data These commands are functional only while the SBE 53 is logging after Start has been sent to start logging now or at a future date time e IfStart has not been sent the SBE 53 responds with CMD e If Start has been sent but there is not yet a completed tide measurement in memory the SBE 53 responds with pr 99 0000 pe 99 0000 t 99 0000 s 99 0000 SL Send data from last tide measurement and remain rea
107. ncy measurement calculating pro rated power per day for measurement once per week 250 watt sec week 1 week 7 days 36 joules day Alkaline battery capacity and derating Alkaline battery capacity 756 000 joules 0 85 derate for safety 642 600 joules Derating 5 per year for battery self discharge 0 05 642 600 joules 365 days per year 88 joules day Note If conductivity sensor included add 0 23 joules measurement 48 day 11 joules day to power requirement Example 1 Case 1 in Specifications 30 minute 1800 sec duration power pressure sensor and reference frequency oscillator continuously while sampling Note this is same sampling scheme as shown in Battery and Memory Endurance dialog box above Digiquartz amp reference frequency oscillator power 0 016 watt 1800 sec 0 31 watt sec 48 day 1397 joules day Adding reference frequency and battery derating Total power day 1397 36 88 1521 joules day Battery endurance 642 600 joules 1521 joules day 422 days 1 2 years Example 2 Case 2 in Specifications 3 minute 180 sec duration power pressure sensor and reference frequency oscillator continuously while sampling Digiquartz amp reference frequency oscillator power 0 016 watt 180 sec 0 012 watt 1620 sec 0 47 watt sec 48 day 1094 joules day Adding reference frequency and battery derating Total power day 1094 36 88 1218 joules day Battery endurance 642
108. ng Communication IR Loss to 1 Volt if Transmitting Note Common wire resistances Real Time Data Resistance ohms foot 0 0016 The limit to cable length is typically reached when the maximum current ee during communication times the power common wire resistance is more than 0 0064 1 volt 0 0081 V limit 1 volt IR limit 0 0107 Maximum cable length R jimi wire resistance per foot ee where I maximum current required by SBE 53 during communication 0 0410 0 0653 From Specifications upload power required is 0 17 watt Use 12 V minimum input voltage to calculate I V watts I 0 17 watts 12V 0 0142 amps Example I For 20 gauge wire what is maximum distance to transmit power if transmitting real time data For upload current R jimit V timit 1 1 volt 0 0142 amps 70 4 ohms For 20 gauge wire resistance is 0 0107 ohms foot Maximum cable length 70 4 ohms 0 0107 ohms foot 6582 feet 2006 m Example 2 Same as above but there are 4 instruments powered from the same power supply For upload current R jimit V tim I 1 volt 0 0142 amps 4 instruments 17 6 ohms Maximum cable length 17 6 ohms 0 0107 ohms foot 1645 feet 502 m to SBE 53 furthest from power source Supplying Enough Power to SBE 53 Another consideration in determining maximum cable length is supplying enough power at the power source so that sufficient voltage is available after IR loss in the cable to power the SBE 53
109. ng and burping a standard connector and then installing the locking sleeve Remove the Tygon tubing that was looped end to end around the SBE 4M conductivity cell to keep the cell clean while stored See Application Note 70 Installing Anti Foulant Device Mount Kit on SBE 4 16 19 and 21 Conductivity Cells and Appendix V AF24173 Anti Foulant Device 43 Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 Recovering SBE 53 WARNING Rinse the SBE 53 with fresh water See Section 9 Routine Maintenance and If the SBE 53 stops working while Calibration for optional conductivity cell cleaning and storage underwater or shows other signs of flooding or damage carefully secure it away from people until you have determined that abnormal internal pressure does not exist or has been relieved Pressure housings may flood under pressure due to dirty or damaged o rings or other failed seals When a sealed pressure housing floods at great depths and is subsequently raised to the surface water may be trapped at the pressure at which it entered the housing presenting a danger if the housing is opened before relieving the internal pressure Instances of such flooding are rare However a housing that floods at 5000 meters depth holds an internal pressure of more than 7000 psia and has the potential to eject the end cap with lethal force A housing that floods at 50 meters holds an interna
110. nges and did not Save or Save As program asks if you want to save changes e If Confirm Program Setup Change was not selected in Options menu This button says Save amp Exit If you do not want to save changes use Cancel button to exit Make the desired selections and click Start Process to process the data Note Merge Barometric Pressure adds descriptive headings to the pressure or depth temperature and optional conductivity and salinity columns The presence of headings in the tid file indicates that it has been processed by Merge Barometric Pressure See Appendix lll Data Formats 50 Manual revision 012 Section 7 Tide Data Processing Merge Barometric Pressure SBE 53 Input Barometric Pressure File Format ick The required format for the input barometric pressure bp file is ote The barometric pressure bp file is MM DD YY HH MM SS P not supplied by Sea Bird It is created MM DD YY HH MM SS P by the user based on local barometric pressure data such as that from a where local weather station MM month DD day YY year HH hour MM minute SS second P barometric pressure in psia or millibars 1 standard atmosphere 14 7 psia or 1013 5 millibars Example bp File 07 01 12 00 00 00 1015 5 07 01 12 01 00 00 1016 4 07 01 12 02 00 00 1017 3 Merge Barometric Pressure Algorithm The linear interpolation algorithm is Pop pO t t0 p1 pO t1 t0 correcte
111. ns batteries not supplied by Sea Bird Planning Battery and ee uae aoe 9 25 volts The SBE 53 can be powered from an external 12 24 VDC source The internal f batteries are diode OR d with the external source so power is drawn from If the voltage falls below that la the SBE 53 provides a warning whichever voltage source is higher message and will not take ee 3 measurements On board lithium batteries non hazardous units which are unrestricted for shipping purposes are provided to back up the buffer and the real time clock in the event of main battery failure exhaustion or removal The main batteries can be replaced without affecting either the real time clock or the memory If the main power supply falls below 9 VDC the SBE 53 will draw power from the back up lithium batteries 15 Manual revision 012 Section 2 Description of SBE 53 SBE 53 External Power and Cable Length Note f There are two issues to consider if powering the SBE 53 externally See Real Time Setup below for baud rate limitations on e Limiting the communication IR loss to 1 volt if transmitting real time data higher IR loss will cause the instrument to transmit data that does not meet the RS 232 communication standard e Supplying enough power at the power source so that sufficient power is available at the instrument after considering IR loss Each issue is discussed below cable length if transmitting real time data Limiti
112. nverted from Hex to decimal e TAO TAI TA2 and TA3 are entered in the SBE 53 EEPROM at the factory using the calibration coefficient commands and are read by Convert Hex from the uploaded hex file header in the DC response conductivity frequency Hz conductivity number 256 where e Conductivity number is converted from Hex to decimal Conductivity frequency is converted to conductivity using the coefficients and equation found on the calibration certificate for the sensor These coefficients are entered in the SBE 53 EEPROM at the factory using the calibration coefficient commands and are read by Convert Hex from the uploaded hex file header in the DC response time time number number of seconds since January 1 2000 e Time number is converted from Hex to decimal 82 Manual revision 012 Appendix lll Data Formats SBE 53 Tide Data Format tid extension Notes e If conductivity logging is not enabled Conductivity N status display shows conductivity NO the conductivity and salinity columns are not included in the tid file See Making Corrections Using Reference Frequency Data below for pressure correction algorithm A tid file is created from the hex file in Convert Hex A sample tide data tid file is shown below 1 04 06 05 10 27 16 14 8125 22 102 3 55682 23 909 2 04 06 05 10 28 16 15 0086 14 818 3 48032 27 844 3 04 06 05 10 29 16 15 0836 11 242 3 07901 26 714 4 04 06 05 10 30 16 15
113. offset 2 405 Enter these correction coefficients originally set to 1 0 and 0 0 respectively in Convert Hex s Coefficient Configuration dialog box Note Temperature sensor calibration coefficients in Convert Hex s Coefficient Configuration dialog box are ignored software will be updated in future to eliminate these entries from dialog box Temperature Sensor Calibration The primary source of temperature sensor calibration drift is the aging of the thermistor element Sensor drift is usually a few thousandths of a degree during the first year and less in subsequent intervals Sensor drift is not substantially dependent upon the environmental conditions of use and unlike platinum or copper elements the thermistor is insensitive to shock The temperature sensor coefficients are entered into the SBE 53 EEPROM with the calibration coefficient commands The coefficients can be viewed using DC in SeatermW 65 Manual revision 012 Section 9 Routine Maintenance and Calibration SBE 53 Conductivity Sensor Calibration The optional SBE 4M conductivity sensor incorporates a fixed precision resistor in parallel with the cell When the cell is dry and in air the sensor s electrical circuitry outputs a frequency representative of the fixed resistor This frequency is recorded on the Calibration Certificate and should remain stable within 1 Hz over time The conductivity sensor calibration certificate s
114. og box directions to install the software The default location for the software is c Program Files Sea Bird SeasoftWaves 18 Manual revision 012 Section 3 Software Installation and Use SBE 53 Seasoft for Waves Use Start Seasoft for Waves by double clicking on SeasoftWavesLaunch exe The main screen looks like this ain x Run Help 1 Plan Deployment Battery and Memory Endurance SeatermW Convert HEX Merge Barometric Pressure Process Wave Burst Data Create Reports Plot Data on omtk wh Exit The Run menu lists each program module Type Module Name Module Description Plan Deployment Not applicable to SBE 53 Pre deployment i Battery and Calculate nominal battery and planning Memory memory endurance for user specified See Section 4 f Endurance sampling scheme Terminal program SeatermW Send commands for status data acquisition See Section 5 setup diagnostics and data upload Dat conversi n Convert uploaded hex data file into tid tide Convert Hex file with output data in engineering units SRSEOpA D and ref reference frequency file Tide data processing e a Remove barometric pressure from tide data See Section 7 in tid file output a tid file Pressure Process Wave Wave data processing Burst Data Natapi OB Ese Create Reports Not applicable to SBE 53 Data plotting Plot data from a tid file plots can be See Se
115. ogging at the same time To start logging send Start e If Use start time in SetSampling prompt is No logging starts approximately 10 seconds after receipt of Start e If Use start time in SetSampling prompt is Yes logging starts at the delayed time set with SetStartTime The first time logging starts after receipt of initialize logging InitLogging data recording starts at the beginning of memory and any previously recorded data is written over To stop logging e Send Stop or e Before starting logging set a delayed stop time with SetStopTime and set Use stop time in SetSampling prompt to Yes Each time the SBE 53 is commanded to start logging again recording continues with new data stored after previously recorded data Start If Use start time in SetSampling prompt is No Start logging now in approximately 10 seconds OR If Use start time in SetSampling prompt is Yes Wait to start logging at time set with SetStartTime Stop Stop logging SetStartTime Set date and time to start logging SBE 53 prompts you to enter desired date and time Upon receipt of Start SBE 53 waits to starts logging at this date and time if Use start time in SetSampling prompt is Yes SetStopTime Set date and time to stop logging SBE 53 prompts you to enter desired date and time SBE 53 stops logging at this date and time if Use stop time in SetSampling prompt is Yes 35 Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53
116. ome plot selected If too frequent symbols create illusion of very thick line making details difficult to see T Show line legends e Mark data points Mark each individual data point with a dot and connect dots If not selected Plot Data just draws a continuous line between data points Show plot shadow Create shadow effect to bottom and right of axes Process Options Select number of tide scans to process and number to skip at start of data file Default is to process all data Aa Cancel Return to Seasoft for Waves window e If Confirm Program Setup Change was selected in Options menu If you made changes and did not Save or Save As program asks if you want to save changes If Confirm Program Setup Change was not selected in Options menu This button says Save amp Exit If you do not want to save changes use Cancel button to exit Manual revision 012 Section 8 Data Plotting Plot Data SBE 53 X Axis Tab Select to label axis with variable name as listed in drop down Variable list or enter a Custom label for axis e Auto range Plot Data selects axis Minimum and Maximum values number of Major divisions on axis and number of Minor divisions between Major divisions e Auto divisions Plot Data selects number of major divisions on axis and number of minor divisions between major divisions User selects axis Minimum and Maximum values Any values that fall out
117. on 012 Section 9 Routine Maintenance and Calibration SBE 53 Calculating Slope and Offset using a Dead Weight Pressure Generator Tests show that room temperature derived slope and offset corrections to the initial quartz calibration can account for long term drift to within less than 0 01 of the sensor s full scale range To perform this correction 1 Use a suitable dead weight pressure generator to subject the sensor to increments of known pressures The end cap s 5 16 24 straight thread permits mechanical connection to a pressure source Use a fitting that has an o ring face seal such as Swagelok 200 1 OR See Application Note 12 1 Pressure Port Oil Refill Procedure amp Nylon Capillary Fitting Replacement 2 In SeatermW connect to the SBE 53 3 Send FR to display the pressure and pressure sensor temperature compensation frequencies Click Stop to end the test Compute pressure in psia from the frequencies with the formula shown on the calibration sheet 4 Enter the calculated slope and offset positive or negative in Convert Hex s Coefficient Configuration dialog box Pressure Slope and Offset Correction Example A 2000 psia sensor has drifted and its responses are low as shown below Actual Pressure psia Indicated Pressure psia 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2 533 397 3 797 2 1197 1597 1996 Linear regression best straight line fit pcorrected pindicated slope offset yields slope 1 000603 and
118. ower Optional external power source 12 24 VDC spans 7000 meter titanium housing and end cap Weight with alkaline 14 5 kg 32 Ibs in air 8 6 kg 19 Ibs in water batteries 11 M anual revision 012 Section 2 Description of SBE 53 SBE 53 Dimensions and End Cap Connectors 9 9 cm 3 9 in Sn 94 5 cm 37 2 in XSG 4 BCL TI 3 8 length i HP SS base 1 2 20 thread 1 Common pe izi 12 RS 232 Receive e4 10 3 RS 232 Transmit 14 Aux Power Input optional 12 20 VDC MCBH 4MP WB es Battery end cap _ Titanium housing SBE 4 mount bracket Optional SBE 4 conductivity sensor cable not shown Nylon pressure port fitting Pressure bladder cover Data I O connector Conductivity connector o e Common 13 1 NO20 Shown Below with optional SBE 4 Conductivity Sensor 0 0 Titanium connector end cap jy Erma A XSG 3 BCL HP SS TI 3 8 length base 1 2 20 thread O standard connector optional MCBH connector 12 Manual revision 012 Section 2 Description of SBE 53 SBE 53 Cables and Wiring RMG Connector Cable Wiring DN 32421 PN17096 DB 9S FEMALE CONNECTOR PN17097 DB9 CONNECTOR HOOD 1 WHITE Data I O cable To 2 BLACK 3 GREEN 5 PN4 RED MCIL Wet Pluggable Connector Cable Wiring DN 32715 LOCATING PIN MCIL 4FS W LOCKI
119. pendix IlI Data Formats for the use of the reference frequency data in a pressure correction algorithm Set sampling parameters SBE 53 displays present value and asks for new value for each parameter Type in desired value and press Enter key To accept present value without change press Enter key SBE 53 prompts as follows Continuously power pressure sensor y n n new value If Y SBE 53 continuously powers pressure sensor and reference frequency oscillator recommended for highest quality data If N SBE 53 powers down between measurements reducing power consumption The following prompt appears only if you enter N above pressure sensor warmup integer minutes 15 new value Warm up time before pressure measurement if pressure sensor and reference frequency oscillator not continuously powered Minimum value 5 minutes user input outside range is set to minimum or maximum see note allowable value as appropriate Sea Bird recommends 15 minutes or more for warm up tide interval integer minutes 30 new value Time from start of tide measurement to start of next tide measurement Range 1 60 minutes user input outside range is set to minimum or maximum allowable value as appropriate tide measurement duration integer minutes 1 new value Length of tide measurement SBE 53 integrates over this time counting signal continuously and computing average pressure Range 60 minute
120. quirements of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPDES permit and the permitting authority has been notified in writing prior to discharge Do not discharge effluent containing this product to sewer systems without previously notifying the local sewage treatment plant authority For guidance contact your State Water Board or Regional Office of EPA This material is toxic to fish Do not contaminate water when cleaning equipment or disposing of equipment washwaters PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL HAZARDS Do not use or store near heat or open flame Avoid contact with acids and oxidizers DIRECTIONS FOR USE It is a violation of Federal Law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling For use only in Sea Bird Electronics conductivity sensors Read installation instructions in the applicable Conductivity Instrument Manual 89 Manual revision 012 Appendix V AF24173 Anti Foulant Device SBE 53 STORAGE AND DISPOSAL PESTICIDE STORAGE Store in original container in a cool dry place Prevent exposure to heat or flame Do not store near acids or oxidizers Keep container tightly closed PESTICIDE SPILL PROCEDURE In case of a spill absorb spills with absorbent material Put saturated absorbent material to a labeled container for treatment or disposal PESTICIDE DISPOSAL Pesticide that cannot be used according to label instructions must be disposed of according to Federal or approved State procedures under Subtitle C o
121. re sensor port The pressure fitting which includes a pressure port fitting external tube and polyurethane bladder bag is filled with silicone oil at the factory The oil transmits hydrostatic pressure via internal capillary tubing to the pressure sensor inside the instrument and prevents corrosion that might occur if the sensor diaphragm was exposed to water The bladder bag is vacuum back filled The bladder bag can develop tears and leaks over time If the fitting has been damaged or investigation due to poor data shows that the bag has torn replace the fitting and bag and refill the oil Sea Bird highly recommends that you send the SBE 53 back to the factory for this repair as it is difficult to completely remove all air from the system in the field resulting in potential pressure errors However if you must do the repair to meet a deployment schedule contact Sea Bird to purchase the needed parts Connector End Cap ed ined arts required Ree Description Quantity 30551 Pressure port bladder bag 2 50025 Pressure sensor oil refill kit I provided with SBE 53 shipment 50029 Nylon capillary assembly 2 30002 Swagelock nylon NY 200 1 OR 2 Syringe 60 cc DURR 899069 MFG 309663 30521 1 18 gage needle ground Only 1 is required but we recommend that you purchase a spare in case you have difficulty with the procedure Tf you have a bell jar use it to de gas the oil in the oil
122. refill kit Re Pressure cover 1 Securely mount the SBE 53 vertically connector end cap up Lifting eye 2 Remove the 3 Phillips head screws attaching the pressure tube guard Es to the lifting eye Remove the pressure tube guard and the pressure cover that is under it Pressure oO tube guardN i al Pressure bag 3 Remove the fitting from the end cap with a 9 16 inch wrench Discard the fitting tubing and pressure bag 60 Manual revision 012 CAUTION Do not put a brush or any object in the pressure port Doing so may damage or break the pressure sensor 7 01 Q should overflow from top of tube errs 7B Tighten with 9 16 inch wrench 9A ad tube through fitting and over needle 9B Draw La vacuum on be rt bag until flat Section 9 Routine Maintenance and Calibration SBE 53 4 Clean the pressure bag cavity in the lift eye and the removed pressure tube guard and pressure cover removing all residue grit Ensure that the holes in each corner of the pressure bag cavity in the lift eye are free of obstructions Clean the sensor end cap being careful to remove any residue grit near the pressure port From the 50025 pressure sensor oil refill kit fill the small syringe with the supplied oil Fill the pressure port forming a meniscus on the surface of the end cap Keep the SBE 53 in the vertical position for at least 30 minutes before proceeding
123. s If tide duration gt tide interval 10 sec tide duration is set to tide interval and SBE 53 samples tides continuously Measure reference frequency every N tide samples N 20 32 new value SBE 53 takes reference frequency measurement after every N tide samples and uses this to establish pressure sensor drift Sea Bird recommends reference frequency measurement approximately 1 week allowable values for N vary depending on tide interval and correspond to measuring reference frequency no more than 1 day to no less than 1 month Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 Tide Setup Command continued use start time y n n new value If Y SBE 53 responds to Start by starting logging at date and time set with SetStartTime If N SBE 53 starts logging 10 seconds after Start is sent use stop time y n n new value If Y SBE 53 stops logging at date and time set with SetStopTime If N SBE 53 continues logging until Stop is sent Use DS to verify that SBE 53 is set up to sample as desired Example user input in bold Set up SBE 53 to take 2 minute tide measurement tide measurement duration 2 every 60 minutes tide interval 60 to take 1 reference frequency measurement per day once every 24 tide measurements and to power the pressure sensor for a 15 minute warm up before each measurement Set up SBE 53 to start and stop sampling on
124. s warmup 15 minutes Set SetStartTime to 12 00 00 Measure reference frequency every 48 tide measurements 1 day Checking setup tide interval tide duration warmup 30 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 5 minutes lt 10 minutes and tide duration 10 minutes gt 10 minutes so reference frequency measurement is done during the applicable tide measurement 2 sec T amp C measurement Day amp Time Begin Warmup for Tide Time Stamp for Tide Begin P for Tide End P for Tide Begin T amp C for Tide End T amp C for Tide Begin Reference Frequency Measurement End Reference Frequency Measurement Day 1 12 00 00 1 Day 1 12 15 00 1 1 Day 1 12 25 00 1 1 Day 1 12 25 02 1 Day 1 12 30 00 2 Day 1 12 45 00 2 2 Day 1 12 55 00 2 2 Day 1 12 55 02 2 12 00 00 12 15 00 Day 2 Day 2 Day 2 12 20 00 Day 2 12 25 00 Day 2 12 25 02 Day 2 12 30 00 Day 2 12 45 00 Day 2 12 55 00 Day 2 12 55 02 77 Manual revision 012 Appendix Il Sample Timin SBE 53 e If tide interval tide duration warmup lt 10 minutes and tide duration lt 10 minutes and warmup gt 10 minutes reference frequency measurement is done during the applicable warmup if warmup lt 10 minutes reference frequency measurement i
125. s 10 minutes after logging starts R 10 Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 Test the setup by typing Start and pressing the Enter key to begin logging If the DS response shows logging start time do not use start time use start time in SetSampling prompt is No the SBE 53 responds logging will start in 10 seconds If the DS response shows transmit real time tide data YES real time tide data was enabled with TxTide Y each time the SBE 53 completes a tide measurement the display looks like this Tide start time 05 Apr 2013 13 40 01 pr 14 2135 pe 14 2135 pt 21 352 t 21 0250 c 4 81952 s 34 3799 where e start time start of tide measurement e pr stored raw pressure converted to psia e pc corrected pressure not stored converted to psia with correction based on most recent measured reference frequency e pt stored pressure temperature converted to C t stored temperature converted to C c stored conductivity converted to S m and s calculated salinity not stored in psu Conductivity and salinity display only if DS response shows conductivity YES conductivity acquisition was enabled with Conductivity Y End the test by typing Stop and pressing the Enter key to stop logging You may need to press the Esc key before entering Stop to get the SBE 53 to stop if it is in the middle of sampling Verify that
126. s disabled Tide interval 4s interval __y interval Tide duration Example 3 Tide interval 30 minutes tide duration 8 minutes warmup 15 minutes Set SetStartTime to 12 00 00 Measure reference frequency every 48 tide measurements 1 day Checking setup fe sec z warmup Tide duration 2 sec T amp C SELCE minute measurement reference frequency measurement 2 sec T amp C measurement tide interval tide duration warmup 30 minutes 8 minutes 15 minutes 7 minutes lt 10 minutes and tide duration 8 minutes lt 10 minutes and warmup 15 minutes gt 10 minutes so reference frequency measurement is done during the applicable warmup warmup 15 minutes gt 10 minutes so reference frequency measurement is not disabled Day amp Time Day 1 12 00 00 Begin Time End T amp Warmup Stamp for eect ees F SRE C for for Tide Tide ane me 19 Tide 1 z z z 7 Begin Reference Frequency Measurement End Reference Frequency Measurement Day 1 12 15 00 1 1 Day 1 12 23 00 z z z 1 1 i Day 1 12 23 02 z 5 1 Day 1 12 30 00 2 3 z z Day 1 12 45 00 2 2 Day 1 12 53 00 2 2 Day 1 12 53 02 2 Etc Day 2 12 00 00 Day 2 12 05 00 Day 2 12 15 00 Day 2 Day 2 12 23 00 12 23 02 Day 2 12 30 00 Day 2 12 45 00 Day 2 12 53 00 Day 2 12 53 02
127. sBarP output file is XMinusBarP tid Start Process e Cancel Return to Seasoft for Waves window e If Confirm Program Setup Change was selected in Options menu If you made changes and did not Save or Save As program asks if you want to save changes e If Confirm Program says Save amp Exit If you do not want to save changes use Cancel button to exit Setup Change was not selected in Options menu This button Make the desired selections 49 Manual revision 012 Section 7 Tide Data Processing Merge Barometric Pressure SBE 53 2 Click on the Data Setup tab The Data Setup tab looks like this fs Merge Barometric Pressure i Oj x File Options Help If selected output tid File Setup Data Setup file contains water depth Units in input barometric in place of pressure M Convert Pressure to Water Depth pressure bp file psia or millibars Input Barometric Pressure Units v Average Density nominal value 1028 kg m 3 ft 029 Gravity nominal value 9 8 m s 2 98 Average density and gravity value to use to calculate water depth Entries ignored if you do not select Convert Pressure to Water Depth Click Start Process to begin processing data Status field on File Setup tab shows Processing complete when done tart Process pooo e Cancel Return to Seasoft for Waves window e f Confirm Program Setup Change was selected in Options menu If you made cha
128. side user selected Minimum to Maximum range will plot at minimum or maximum as applicable Click on the X Axis tab The X Axis tab defines the plot style as well as the X axis variable scale and line type The X Axis tab looks like this for Tide Time Series ioii Be pees Nep Date and time only File Setup Plot Setup XAxis Y Axis 1 Y Axis 2 Y Axis 3 Y Axis 4 TA lt IS I ta THE Wi selected on File Setup tab Variable ste Time Plot Style Overlay C Stacked e Overlay overlay plot for all Y axis variables on one plot or e Stacked create a separate plot for each Y axis variable with plots stacked vertically above each other v Label axis with variable name ustom label Line type Thin Solid Select desired line type color and symbol Selection of color or Line Cor Hne smbol fesis ErcE a ae Setup tab and applies to all axes Auto range Minimum jor Jan 2005 00 00 01 Maximum 31 Jan 2005 00 00 01 V Auto divisions Major E Minor i Start Process Be Cancel Return to Seasoft for Waves window e If Confirm Program Setup Change was selected in Options menu If you made changes and did not Save or Save As program asks if you want to save changes Click Start Process to begin processing data Status field shows Processing complete when done If Confirm Program Setup Change was not selected in Options menu This button says Save amp Exit If you do no
129. sion ccceecceesceesceesceeeceeeeseceseeeeeseenseesees 79 Real Time Data Format cap extension c cccsceesseesceeseeeeceeeeeseeeteeeeenseenees 79 Hex Data Format hex extension ccccceeseeceesceesceesceeeeseensecaeceeeeesaeenaes 80 Tide Data Format tid extension cccececesecsseeseeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeecesseenseenseenseenaes 83 Format with t Command Line Option ccccceeseeseceseeeeeeseeseeeneeeseenes 83 Reference Frequency Data Format ref extension eceecceseeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeees 84 Making Corrections Using Reference Frequency Data eeeeceseeseereeeeeees 84 Appendix IV Electronics Disassembly Reassemblly ssssessscsssssssseseees 85 Disassembly 22 ccsse yessee ete eek eR eae tei OE ewe 85 Reassem bly osccisocusaus shesdeicteeietecs cuatece evi E Baca geneous pee meron eetedl 86 Appendix V AF24173 Anti Foulant Device cscsscssssssssesssssesseseeseees 87 Appendix VI Pressure to Depth Conversion ssssscssscssssecesseesserseees 91 Appendix VII Replacement Parts csscsssessssssscssessssesessssseseseessceseees 92 Appendix X Manual Revision History csssccsscsssscesscesseesesscessereeese 94 TMOG EAEE ovnscunsnesaecensnnsscevenss podeuesunnes T SETTE 96 Manual revision 012 Section 1 Introduction SBE 53 Section 1 Introduction This section includes a Quick Start procedure and photos of a standard SBE 53 About this Manua
130. t Net Contents Two anti foulant devices Sea Bird Electronics Inc EPA Registration No 74489 1 1808 136 Place Northeast EPA Establishment No 74489 WA 1 Bellevue WA 98005 87 Manual revision 012 Appendix V AF24173 Anti Foulant Device SBE 5 AF24173 Anti Foulant Device FOR USE ONLY IN SEA BIRD ELECTRONICS CONDUCTIVITY SENSORS TO CONTROL THE GROWTH OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS WITHIN ELECTRONIC CONDUCTIVITY SENSORS ACTIVE INGREDIENT Bis tributyltin OXide 0 cece cece cece eee ee eee eee een eneees 53 0 OTHER INGREDIENTS 20 0 0 eNEAN ge a 47 0 KE AENT E A TAA SAAE S RE cece dias 100 0 DANGER See Precautionary Statements for additional information FIRST AID If on skin or Take off contaminated clothing clothing Rinse skin immediately with plenty of water for15 20 minutes Call a poison control center or doctor for treatment advice If swallowed Call poison control center or doctor immediately for treatment advice Have person drink several glasses of water Do not induce vomiting Do not give anything by mouth to an unconscious person If in eyes Hold eye open and rinse slowly and gently with water for 15 20 minutes Remove contact lenses if present after the first 5 minutes then continue rinsing eye Call a poison control center or doctor for treatment advice HOT LINE NUMBER Have the product container or label with you when calling a poison control center or doctor or going for treatment
131. t programmed logging start time After you send Start status line should show status waiting to start at 29 Apr 2013 00 00 00 2 If set up to continuously power pressure sensor and reference frequency oscillator during logging tide measurement line looks like this tide measurement interval 30 minutes duration 3 minutes power pressure sensor continuously General Setup Commands SetTime Set real time clock date and time SBE 53 prompts for desired date and time Example Set current date and time to 31 August 2013 12 35 00 user input in bold S gt SETTIME set current time month 1 12 8 day 1 31 31 year 4 digits 2013 hour 0 23 minute 0 59 35 second 0 59 DateTime x x real time clock date and time mmddyyyyhhmmss Command is sent automatically when using SeatermW s DateTime menu DateTime menu provides greater accuracy in setting time than can be achieved with SetTime this may be important if you want to synchronize sampling among multiple instruments See Setting Time in SBE 53 to Synchronize Sampling of Multiple Instruments below 30 Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 General Setup Commands continued Note The SBE 53 baud rate for general communication set with Baud must be the same as SeatermW s baud rate set in the Configure menu Note When Conductivity is
132. t want to save changes use Cancel button to exit 54 Manual revision 012 Section 8 Data Plotting Plot Data SBE 53 Y Axis Tab The Y Axis tabs define the Y axis variables scales and line types a1 x File Options Help Include this axis in plot Plot Data File Setup Plot Setup X Axis Y Axis 1 Y Axis 2 Y Axis 3 Y Axis 4 can plot 1 X and up to 4 Y axes y At least 1X and 1 Y variable IV Include axis is required so this selection is available only on Variable Temperature deg C 7 Y Axis 2 3 and 4 Note If you deselect an axis all axes numbered above that axis Selection dependent on variables are automatically deselected in input tid file Select to label axis with variable name as listed in drop down Variable list or enter a Custom Custom label l label for axis Select desired line type color and symbol Selection A of color or monochrome Ena tpa Thin Solid z plot and inclusion of symbols in plot is made on Line Color o Line symbol solid Upward Triangle Plot Setup tab and applies to all axes IV Label axis with variable name Auto range Plot Data selects axis Minimum and Maximum I Auto range Minimum Fh gon values number of Major divisions on axis and number Maximum fi 0 0000 of Minor divisions between Major divisions V Auto divisions Major a Auto divisions Plot Data selects number of major Minor fi divisions on axis and num
133. ta Format in Appendix lll Data Formats Convert Hex converts uploaded hex hex data into a tide tid file with data in ASCII engineering units and a reference frequency ref file Convert Hex must be run before further processing by Seasoft for Waves 1 In Seasoft for Waves Run menu select Convert Hex The dialog box looks like this hex file uploaded from SBE 53 memory Convert Hex to Wave and Tide DER Click Browse to search for file or type in path and file name 5 Input file C WTestD ata hex Browse Output wave Output tide file C TestData tid wb file not Desired path and file names for output tide Output wave file C TestData wb applicable to tid file Convert Hex uses same path and SBE 53 Coefficients file name with different extension for output reference frequency ref file Default path and file name is same as input hex file If psa file contains calibration coefficients to desired type in path and file name to change make small corrections for pressure sensor drift it from default between calibrations Click Coefficients to view or modify coefficients or search for different file Coefficients required C Test psa Convert File Help Cancel Conversion status bar Enter information in the dialog box Click Coefficients to enter verify Note calibration coefficients for converting hex data to engineering units SeasoftWaves ini
134. tery end cap end has padeye instead of flat bar 010 12 09 e Seasoft for Waves 1 18b Add t command line option information for Convert Hex outputs additional diagnostic information in tid file e Update SBE address e Add CE mark 011 09 11 e Seasoft for Waves version 2 0 Convert Hex dialog box change SeatermW menu change Connect and Configure are now submenus of Communications menu e Update recommended minimum system requirements for installing software add information about compatibility with Windows 7 Continued on next page 94 Manual revision 012 Index SBE 53 continued from previous page 012 04 13 e Add Declaration of Conformity e Update housing drawing to show corrected length e Add cable and internal wiring drawings e Remove ExternalTemperature command factory set based on customer s order of standard internal or optional external temperature sensor and should not be modified by customer 95 Manual revision 012 Index A Anti Foulant Devices 87 B Barometric pressure 49 Batteries 15 replacing 59 Battery and Memory Endurance 21 Battery endurance 21 Baud 30 Baud rate 17 C Cable length 17 Cables 13 Calibration 64 Calibration coefficients 40 Calibration coefficients 64 CE certification 3 Cleaning 58 63 Command summary 70 Commands baud 30 calibration coefficients 40 conductivity 30 data up
135. the smaller Allen wrench to continue turning the screws Turn each screw 1 2 turn at a time As you turn the jackscrews the end cap will push away from the housing When the end cap is loosened pull it and the PCB assembly out of the housing Remove any water from the O ring mating surfaces inside the housing with a lint free cloth or tissue Be careful to protect the O rings from damage or contamination Disconnect the Molex connector connecting the PCB assembly to the battery compartment bulkhead Remove the jackscrews from the end cap 85 Manual revision 012 Appendix IV Electronics Disassembly Reassembly SBE 53 Reassembly Note Before delivery a desiccant package is inserted in the housing and the electronics chamber is filled with dry Argon gas These measures help prevent condensation To ensure proper functioning 1 Install a new desiccant bag each time you open the electronics chamber If a new bag is not available see Application Note 71 Desiccant Use and Regeneration drying If possible dry gas backfill each time you open the housing If you cannot wait at least 24 hours before redeploying to allow the desiccant to remove any moisture from the housing Note that opening the battery compartment does not affect desiccation of the electronics Remove any water from the O ring and mating surfaces with a lint free cloth or tissue Inspect the O ring and mating surfaces for dirt nicks and
136. tors Clean and inspect connectors cables and dummy plugs before every deployment and as part of your yearly equipment maintenance Inspect connectors that are unmated for signs of corrosion product around the pins and for cuts nicks or other flaws that may compromise the seal When remating 1 Lightly lubricate the inside of the dummy plug cable connector with silicone grease DC 4 or equivalent 2 Standard Connector Install the plug cable connector aligning the raised bump on the side of the plug cable connector with the large pin pin 1 ground on the SBE 53 Remove any trapped air by burping or gently squeezing the plug connector near the top and moving your fingers toward the endcap OR MCBH Connector Install the plug cable connector aligning the pins 3 Place the locking sleeve over the plug cable connector Tighten the locking sleeve finger tight only Do not overtighten the locking sleeve and do not use a wrench or pliers Verify that a cable or dummy plug is installed for each connector on the system before deployment 58 Manual revision 012 Section 9 Routine Maintenance and Calibration SBE 53 gt The SBE 53 uses 12 alkaline D cells Duracell MN1300 LR20 or Alkaline D cell 6 lithium DD cells Electrochem BCX85 3B76 TC dropped into the MN1300 LR20 battery compartment Leave the batteries in place when storing the SBE 53 to prevent depletion of the back up lithium batteries by the real time c
137. ud see Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW Standard ASCII data upload from memory is done at the communications baud rate Binary data upload from memory can be accomplished at rates of up to 115 200 baud regardless of the setting for the communications baud rate Real Time Setup Notes e Set Baud rate with Baud TxTide Y for real time tide data See Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW for command details If using external power see External Power and Cable Length above for power limitations on cable length Baud Rate and Cable Length The length of cable that the SBE 53 can drive is dependent on the baud rate The allowable combinations are Maximum Cable Length meters Maximum Baud Rate 1600 600 800 1200 400 2400 200 4800 100 9600 50 19200 25 38400 16 7 57600 13 3 115200 57600 and 115200 baud are available only for binary upload and are not applicable to real time data output Real Time Data Acquisition Real time tide data can be saved by clicking Capture in SeatermW before you begin logging The data displayed in SeatermW will be saved to the designated file Process the data as desired Note that this file cannot be processed by Seasoft for Waves as it does not have the required headers and format for Sea Bird s processing software 17 Manual revision 012 Section 3 Software Install
138. use of command is optional as SBE 53 writes over previously recorded information when InitLogging is used before beginning sampling However knowledge of initial memory contents i e all 1 s can be a useful cross check when data is retrieved Display number of good blocks in FLASH memory should be 2008 to 2048 blocks with each block 16K bytes If number of good blocks not in this range consult factory Manual revision 012 Section 5 SBE 53 Setup Installation and Data Upload SeatermW SBE 53 Calibration Coefficients Commands Notes e Dates shown are when calibrations were performed Calibration coefficients are initially factory set and should agree with Calibration Certificates shipped with SBE 53 e See individual commands below to modify calibration coefficients e Calibration coefficients are applied to the raw data to output real time and queried SL SLO and some testing commands data in engineering units e Pressure temperature and conductivity are stored in memory as raw data before application of the calibration coefficients and the data is uploaded from memory to a hex file as raw data The hex file also contains the DC command and response Convert Hex uses the calibration coefficients in the DC response to convert the raw data to engineering units Pressure slope and an additional pressure offset are entered in Convert Hex s Coefficient Configuration dialog box to make smal
139. utes for each water level measurement with a 15 minute warm up of the pressure sensor and reference frequency oscillator before each measurement Alternatively deployments approximately 3 times longer are possible with Electrochem DD lithium batteries Binary upload of data in memory can be accomplished at up to 115 200 baud The SBE 53 is self contained in a rugged non corroding titanium housing for depths to 7000 meters After recovery and without opening the housing the recorded data is transferred to a computer via an RS 232C data link for analysis plotting and permanent archiving The battery compartment contains twelve standard alkaline D cells Duracell MN1300 LR20 and is sealed separately to minimize risk to the electronics The pressure sensor a Paroscientific Digiquartz pressure sensor with a temperature compensated quartz element is available in 1300 2000 4000 and 6800 meter ranges 2000 3000 6000 and 10000 psia Manual revision 012 Section 2 Description of SBE 53 SBE 53 The pressure and internal temperature compensation pressure temperature signals frequencies from the transducer are integrated in parallel for the tide integration duration The measurement times are set by a continuously powered real time clock with an accuracy of 5 seconds month Long term drift of the counter s reference frequency is on the order of 1 ppm per year To allow for correction of drift an ovenized crystal oscillator is progra
140. vity converted to S m and s calculated salinity not stored in psu Conductivity and salinity display only if DS response shows conductivity YES conductivity acquisition was enabled with Conductivity Y 79 Manual revision 012 Appendix lll Data Formats SBE 53 Hex Data Format hex extension A hex file contains hexadecimal data uploaded from SBE 53 memory using SeatermW s Upload The beginning of a sample hex file without conductivity follows Sea Bird SBE 53 BPR Data File FileName H sbe53 test 4 hex Software Version 1 11 DS SBE 53 BPR V1 2 SN 12345 26 Oct 2012 15 17 26 xuser info test setup quartz pressure sensor serial number 90319 range 10000 psia conductivity NO iop 10 1 ma vmain 14 8 V vlith 0 0 V last sample p 21 9520 t 21 0250 tide measurement interval 15 000 minutes duration 15 minutes power pressure sensor continuously measure reference frequency every 3 tide samples logging start time do not use start time logging stop time do not use stop time tide samples day 96 000 memory endurance 15420 2 days nominal battery endurance 67 days alkaline 207 days lithium total recorded tide measurements 12 total recorded reference frequency measurements 4 tide measurements since last start 12 transmit real time tide data YES status stopped by user logging NO send start command to begin logging S gt DC Pressure coefficients
141. y Plot Data psa Program Setup file used by Convert Hex Merge Barometric Pressure and Plot Data to store setup information such as input and output file names and locations and processing instructions The user can save the psa files to the desired locations As a default the psa files are saved to USERPROFILE Application Data SeasoftWaves Example C Documents and Settings dbresko Application Data Sea Bird SeasoftWaves ref tid Reference frequency file created from uploaded hex file by Convert Hex Tide measurements in engineering units created from uploaded hex file by Convert Hex Also file format for tide data that has had barometric pressure removed by Merge Barometric Pressure wmf Windows metafile graphics file created by Plot Data See Appendix III Data Formats for details on the format of each file 20 Manual revision 012 Section 4 Pre Deployment Planning Battery and Memory Endurance SBE 53 Section 4 Pre Deployment Planning Battery and Memory Endurance Note This section covers calculating battery and memory endurance for the desired See Specifications in Section 2 sampling scheme using the Battery and Memory Endurance module in Seasoft Description of SBE 53 for power and for Waves Power and memory endurance calculations for the SBE 53 are memory specifications complex and are dependent on the sampling scheme Use Battery and Memory Endurance

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