MBARI OASIS3 Mooring Guide

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Copyright 2001-2003 MBARI
Kent Headley, Bob Herlien

MBARI provides this documentation and code "as is", with no warranty, express or implied, of its quality or consistency. It is provided without support and without obligation on the part of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute to assist in its use, correction, modification, or enhancement. This information should not be published or distributed to third parties without specific written permission from MBARI.

Introduction

This document contains notes related to mooring deployments (M1-4, EQPAC, Drifters). It is intended to provide general information and practical guidelines required to configure and operate OASIS3 moorings.

Acknowledgments

This document was modified from Kent Headley's original OASIS Mooring Guide, which in turn was compiled from a number of sources, including the original system design and implementation team, the MBARI Observatory Support Group, scientific data users, and personal notes.

Table of Contents

Overviews

OASIS3 Architecture Overview

Hardware Architecture
Software Architecture

OASIS3 Getting Started Guide

OASIS3 Changes from Original OASIS Controller

Configuration Overview

Deployment Procedure Overview

OASIS3 Data Collection Overview


How To...

Connecting To OASIS3

Download Data

Understand Failmail

Turn Around Existing OASIS3 Can

Configure an OASIS3 Can for Deployment

Prepare a New OASIS3 Can for OASIS3 Software

Reformat the CFM Card

Build OASIS3

oasisnt HOWTO

Maintenance

Post-Deployment Checklist
Regular File Maintenance

Cygwin HOWTO


Appendices

Shore-side Configuration Files
OASIS3 Command Reference
OASIS3 Memory Map
OASIS3 Limits

OASIS3 Reset Commands
OASIS3 Design Requirements

OASIS3 File Reference

OASIS3 System Sources
Instrument Driver Sources
Compilation
OASIS3 Processing Scripts/Utilities
Configuration Files

OASIS3 Data Logging

OASIS3 Record Format
OASIS3 Storage Capacity
ARGOS Messages

OASIS3 Constants

Roadmap

Utility Scripts

Instrument Information

Power Consumption
OASIS Driver Parameters