CTD (Contectivity-Temperature-Depth) Post Data Processing

SeaBird Software Instructions

After installing Sea-Bird to your workstation, the following steps should be run to convert raw CTD data into .cnv files for future use:

1. Copy the DatCnv.psa preference file from \pifsc1-detector-output\CTD\_Data\\0_CTD data conversion\ setup files into C:/users/YOU/AppData/Local/Sea-Bird/SBEDataProcessing-Win32

   • To see AppData you might have to change View Settings to show hidden folders

   • You MUST have the preference file already here, otherwise Sea-Bird will create a new one and continually switch to that even if you change the preference file manually afterwards

2. Open Sea-Bird SBEDataProc.exe & select 1. Data Conversion

3. Under File Setup, insure the following:

   • Program setup file: \C:\Users\YOU\AppData\Local\Sea-Bird\SBEDataProcessing- Win32\DatCnv.psa\

   • Instrument Configuration file: navigate to pifsc-1-detector-output\CTD\_Data, then toggle into the specific cruise’s CTD data until you reach the file folder containing all the XMLCON files (usually in the inner CTD folder)

     • Select the first available XMLCON file

     • Make sure the optional selection for “Match instrument configuration to input file” is ON

   • Input Directory: same folder as above (the cruise’s inner CTD folder)

     • For Input files, select all available

   • Output Directory: create a folder with initials_YYMMDD_downcast as name within the cruise’s CTD folder & use this folder as the output directory

     • In name append use “_INITIALS_down” (ie _MAW_down)

4. Double-check preferences file loaded properly by selecting the Data Setup tab. The “convert data from” option should be set to downcast (NOT upcast & downcast)

5. Hit Start Process

   • If a .hex file doesn’t have a matching XMLCON file, a popup will appear asking you to skip. Select Okay until all files are processed

6. Once finished, checked output directory and compare # of _downcast files to number of hex/XMLCON files to see if any issues