Appendix F – DL Logs
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APPENDIX F - DL LOGS
The DL firmware generates the following logs in addition to those of the MiLLennium GPSCard log set:
Log Description
BATA/B Battery system information
DIRA/B Summary of stored logs in memory
GROUPA/B An extension of the GRPA/B log for a log file
GRPA/B DL logging configuration for a file
HDRA/B DL system set-up information
LPSTATUSA/B DL system status information
META/B Meteorological information
MSGA/B Error messages
PDCVERA/B Display PDC serial, version and model numbers
PROJECTA/B Project related parameters
PSNA/B System serial numbers
SCHA/B Schedule entry information
SITELOGA/B Information about an observation site
STATUSA/B An extension of the LPSTATUS log
For a complete listing and description of the other logs that the DL is capable of generating, please consult the
MiLLennium GPSCard Command Descriptions Manual. It also contains procedures and explanations related to data
logging.
Before proceeding to describe these logs, mention should be made of the DL data file format (*.PDC).
PDC FILES
In a PDC file, the sequence of data exists in the following format:
SoftSurv Header
HDRB
GRPB (or GROUPB if
extended group features used
PROJECTB (if defined)
GPS Logs
SITELOGB #1
GPS Logs
:
.
GPS Logs
SITELOGB #n
GPS Logs
EOF
Site records meteorological logs (MET) may occur at arbitrary locations throughout the file. The records are linked to
allow easy extraction. The SoftSurv Header information block consists of 128 bytes: