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11 cyclic sampling, Cyclic sampling – Campbell Scientific OBS-5+ Sediment Concentration Monitor and Pressure Sensor User Manual

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OBS-5+ System

6.2.11 Cyclic Sampling

This mode is for logging data at regular intervals such as 1, 10, 15, 30, etc.
minutes, for example.

1) Request Barometric Correction from the OBS-5+ menu. Be sure to do

this while the OBS-5+ is at the surface (see Section 6.2.10, Surveying ).

2) Open the Data Window with the View pull-down menu.

3)

Activate the lookup table for your survey area with

and

activate buttons (Step 3, Section 6.2.10, Surveying).

4) Click Cyclic Sampling and select sensors, statistics, depth units (meters or

feet), water temperature, and salinity.

5) Select Interval, Duration, Rate, and Power level; see recommendations

in Section 6.2.9, Sampling Modes and Terms.

6) Click Start Sampling to begin logging data and watch a few lines as they

are displayed in the data window to be sure the schedule is what you want.
Unplug test cable; install dummy plug and locking sleeve. The instrument
is ready for deployment.

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