The seabird CTD terminal (SeatermV2)

SeaTerm is one of the SeaSoft components that is used to communicate with the CTD devices. The main activities we perform using SeaTerm are:
Inquiring the status and configuration of the CTD
Programing the CTD
Uploading data stored on the CTD to the PC
Once you establish communication with the device (screencast), you can send commands and receive output using the terminal. Seanding a command is performed either by typing it at the terminal window and then pressing enter or by double clicking the command name at the left panel and then pressing enter.
When the magnetic switch is "On", SeaTerm only echos the device output. To use SeaTerm, Switch the device to "Off"

Main commands inquiring the status of the CTD

DS - this command will return the configuration status of the device (Which voltages are open), communication settings (baud rate), time and date, logging (internal memory) status, and battery voltage. this command is more comfortable than other status inquiries because the output is in simple text format and not in XML format. 

Main device programming commands

When using programming commands the interface will prompt for command parameters.

DateTime - Set device date and time (For oceanographic applications, UTC time is preferable).

SetBaud - changes the CTD-PC data transfer rate and therefore useful when uploading data (see below)

InitLogging - Erases the device internal memory

OutputFormat= This command will change the default sampling output format (when magnetic switch is "On") from hex to one of several formats. This is sometimes useful when troubleshooting your device or for some specific applications. BUT if the device is set to none hex output, you will have no communication with SeaSave.

Profiling Mode commands - here you will be able to program the parameters of sampling in profiling mode, this is pretty straightforward.

Minimum conductivity frequency (in the profiling mode menu) - many times we switch the device to "On" and we only want the pump to start working when the device reaches the water (to save battery power). We define a minimum conductivity frequency so that the pump will only start pumping when reaching salt water. This parameter should be set when sampling in fresh water.

Testing commands - Using this menu you can view the the output of one sensor for testing purposes.

PumpOn (testing menu) - Switches the pump to "On". This is useful for troubleshooting pump problems. To switch off use PumpOff

Data upload