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Parameter values: Sort by alphabetical glider order
ID  178 HEADING  -1 ROLL_DEG  40 ALTIM_FREQUENCY  13
MISSION  14 ESCAPE_HEADING  0 C_ROLL_DIVE  2500 ALTIM_PULSE  1
DIVE  117 ESCAPE_HEADING_DELTA  10 C_ROLL_CLIMB  2200 ALTIM_SENSITIVITY  5
N_DIVES  0 FIX_MISSING_TIMEOUT  0 HEAD_ERRBAND  10 XPDR_VALID  6
D_SURF  3 TGT_DEFAULT_LAT  47.700001 ROLL_CNV  0.028270001 XPDR_INHIBIT  99
D_FLARE  3 TGT_DEFAULT_LON  -122.4 ROLL_TIMEOUT  15 INT_PRESSURE_SLOPE  0.0097660003
D_TGT  990 TGT_AUTO_DEFAULT  0 R_PORT_OVSHOOT  50 INT_PRESSURE_YINT  0
D_ABORT  1090 SM_CC  350 R_STBD_OVSHOOT  33 DEEPGLIDER  0
D_NO_BLEED  200 N_FILEKB  8 ROLL_AD_RATE  350 DEEPGLIDERMB  0
D_BOOST  3 FILEMGR  0 ROLL_MAXERRORS  1 MOTHERBOARD  4
T_BOOST  0 CALL_NDIVES  1 ROLL_ADJ_GAIN  0 DEVICE1  2
D_FINISH  0 COMM_SEQ  0 ROLL_ADJ_DBAND  0 DEVICE2  -1
D_PITCH  0 PROTOCOL  9 VBD_MIN  425 DEVICE3  -1
D_SAFE  0 N_NOCOMM  1 VBD_MAX  3960 DEVICE4  -1
D_CALL  0 NOCOMM_ACTION  163 C_VBD  2737 DEVICE5  -1
SURFACE_URGENCY  0 N_NOSURFACE  0 VBD_DBAND  2 DEVICE6  -1
SURFACE_URGENCY_TRY  0 UPLOAD_DIVES_MAX  -1 VBD_CNV  -0.24529999 LOGGERS  0
SURFACE_URGENCY_FORCE  0 CALL_TRIES  5 VBD_TIMEOUT  720 LOGGERDEVICE1  69
T_DIVE  420 CALL_WAIT  60 PITCH_VBD_SHIFT  0.0012300001 LOGGERDEVICE2  -1
T_MISSION  480 CAPUPLOAD  0 VBD_PUMP_AD_RATE_SURFACE  5 LOGGERDEVICE3  -1
T_ABORT  1440 CAPMAXSIZE  100000 VBD_PUMP_AD_RATE_APOGEE  4 LOGGERDEVICE4  -1
T_TURN  225 HEAPDBG  0 VBD_BLEED_AD_RATE  8 COMPASS_DEVICE  33
T_TURN_SAMPINT  5 T_GPS  15 UNCOM_BLEED  50 COMPASS2_DEVICE  -1
T_NO_W  120 N_GPS  20 VBD_MAXERRORS  1 PHONE_DEVICE  49
T_LOITER  0 T_GPS_ALMANAC  0 CF8_MAXERRORS  20 GPS_DEVICE  32
T_EPIRB  0 T_GPS_CHARGE  -15379.891 AH0_24V  91.800003 RAFOS_DEVICE  -1
USE_BATHY  1 T_RSLEEP  3 AH0_10V  61.200001 XPDR_DEVICE  24
USE_ICE  0 STROBE  0 MINV_24V  22 SIM_W  0
ICE_FREEZE_MARGIN  0.30000001 RAFOS_PEAK_OFFSET  1.5 MINV_10V  9.5 SIM_PITCH  0
D_OFFGRID  1000 RAFOS_CORR_THRESH  60 FG_AHR_10V  0 SEABIRD_T_G  0.0043278597
T_WATCHDOG  10 RAFOS_HIT_WINDOW  3600 FG_AHR_24V  0 SEABIRD_T_H  0.00062587409
RELAUNCH  1 PITCH_MIN  165 PHONE_SUPPLY  2 SEABIRD_T_I  2.4307059e-05
APOGEE_PITCH  -5 PITCH_MAX  3954 PRESSURE_YINT  -47.288708 SEABIRD_T_J  2.6760367e-06
MAX_BUOY  130 C_PITCH  2640 PRESSURE_SLOPE  0.0001161899 SEABIRD_C_G  -9.9460888
COURSE_BIAS  0 PITCH_DBAND  0.1 AD7714Ch0Gain  128 SEABIRD_C_H  1.1279132
GLIDE_SLOPE  30 PITCH_CNV  0.003125763 TCM_PITCH_OFFSET  0 SEABIRD_C_I  -0.0015660153
SPEED_FACTOR  1 P_OVSHOOT  0.039999999 TCM_ROLL_OFFSET  0 SEABIRD_C_J  0.00020359491
RHO  1.0275 PITCH_GAIN  30 COMPASS_USE  4 PA_OFFLOAD  1.0
MASS  51867 PITCH_TIMEOUT  20 ALTIM_BOTTOM_PING_RANGE  0 PA_MAXUPLOADSIZE  20480.0
NAV_MODE  2 PITCH_AD_RATE  145 ALTIM_TOP_PING_RANGE  0 PA_MAXOPTIONALUPLOADSIZE  20480.0
FERRY_MAX  45 PITCH_MAXERRORS  1 ALTIM_BOTTOM_TURN_MARGIN  0 PA_POWERSOURCE  0.0
KALMAN_USE  2 PITCH_ADJ_GAIN  0.015 ALTIM_TOP_TURN_MARGIN  0 PA_RESTARTMONITOR  0.0
HD_A  0.0025937001 PITCH_ADJ_DBAND  1 ALTIM_TOP_MIN_OBSTACLE  0 PA_SCALEFACTOR24V  1.3
HD_B  0.01134 ROLL_MIN  226 ALTIM_PING_DEPTH  0
HD_C  1.234e-05 ROLL_MAX  3782 ALTIM_PING_DELTA  10

Pre-dive calculations and measurements:
GPS1  100712,121835,4650.600,-12505.980,163,1.2,163,18.4 TGT_NAME  OMEGA
_CALLS  1 TGT_LATLONG  4653.000,-12455.000
_XMS_NAKs  0 TGT_RADIUS  200.000
_XMS_TOUTs  0 KALMAN_CONTROL  -0.125,-0.168
_SM_DEPTHo  0.39 KALMAN_X  15525.4,-319.5,282.4,-75395.2,-979.9
_SM_ANGLEo  -75.0 KALMAN_Y  6878.8,-1189.9,-880.1,58416.4,4359.2
GPS2  100712,122337,4650.553,-12505.888,17,1.3,17,18.4 MHEAD_RNG_PITCHd_Wd  65.2,14508,-15.1,-7.857
SPEED_LIMITS  0.136,0.209 D_GRID  601

Post-dive calculations and measurements:
FINISH  -0.7,1.007379 _10V_AH  9.8,34.189
SM_CCo  14449,13.75,0.233,1,0,1310,350.04 FG_AHR_24Vo  0.000
SM_GC  2.66,7.75,0.47,13.75,0.048,0.057,0.233,162,2504,1310,-7.69,-1.02,350.04,0,0,0,0,1,0,25.37,25.44,23.91 FG_AHR_10Vo  0.000
IRIDIUM_FIX  4635.50,-12516.53,100712,080807 MEM  297364
TT8_MAMPS  0.053928,0.053928 DATA_FILE_SIZE  76612,1883
HUMID  41.84 CAP_FILE_SIZE  177752,0
INTERNAL_PRESSURE  9.10191 CFSIZE  260165632,245080064
TCM_TEMP  18.80 ERRORS  0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0
XPDR_PINGS  65 CURRENT  0.057, 5.4,1
_24V_AH  22.6,40.939 GPS  100712,162638,4651.018,-12503.328,86,1.4,86,18.4

Energy measurements:
devicesecsmAJsensorsecsmAJ
Pitch_motor21275131.48 SBE_CT129724703.58
Roll_motor13160179.91 nil000.00
VBD_pump_during_apogee42210309838.72 nil000.00
VBD_pump_during_surface1323372.51 nil000.00
VBD_valve000.00 nil000.00
Iridium_during_init2510359.82 nil000.00
Iridium_during_connect42160155.02 PAAM000.00
Iridium_during_xfer133223675.18 nil000.00
Transponder_ping16420154.25 nil000.00
GUMSTIX_24V000.00
GPS18508.99
TT8000.00
LPSleep100962216.68
TT8_Active62619121.55
TT8_Sampling3879391513.06
TT8_CF81424564.13
TT8_Kalman000.00
Analog_circuits206612242.98
GPS_charging000.00
Compass287115422.12
RAFOS000.00
Transponder050.03

Guidance and control:
st_secs pitch_ctl vbd_ctl depth ob_vertv data_pts end_secs pitch_secs roll_secs vbd_secs vbd_i gcphase pitch_i roll_i pitch_ad roll_ad vbd_ad pitch_retries pitch_errors roll_retries roll_errors vbd_retries vbd_errors pitch_volts roll_volts vbd_volts
10 end surface: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 10 begin dive
12 -0.66 -126.5 0.0 0.0 0 59 0.00 0.00 -45.72 0.000 2 0.000 0.000 163 2508 2290 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
61 -0.66 -126.5 3.4 -11.8 8 98 10.65 2.28 -18.10 0.000 4 0.260 0.057 2420 1101 3256 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.56 25.40 25.68
247 -0.61 -126.5 37.0 -12.3 44 254 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.041 2412 2491 3259 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.49 28.83
553 -0.56 -126.5 74.6 -10.8 105 561 0.17 2.15 0.00 0.000 4 0.156 0.057 2449 3774 3262 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.32 25.48 28.83
605 -0.56 -126.5 79.4 -8.5 115 612 0.00 2.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.037 2445 2506 3262 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 24.05 28.83
911 -0.59 -126.5 105.8 -8.2 176 911 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2449 2506 3263 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
1211 -0.63 -126.5 128.6 -7.4 236 1218 0.00 2.12 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.057 2440 3769 3263 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.53 28.83
1251 -0.67 -126.5 132.0 -8.5 244 1259 0.00 2.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.033 2440 2492 3263 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.79 28.83
1558 -0.71 -126.5 154.6 -7.4 305 1566 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.057 2432 3768 3263 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.52 28.83
1620 -0.74 -126.5 159.2 -7.2 317 1628 0.00 2.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.041 2432 2501 3263 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.62 28.83
1927 -0.77 -126.5 183.7 -7.9 378 1934 0.12 2.15 0.00 0.000 4 0.085 0.058 2363 3776 3263 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.77 24.24 28.83
1958 -0.72 -126.5 187.0 -11.9 384 1966 0.12 2.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.275 0.032 2400 2497 3262 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.53 25.79 28.83
2269 -0.72 -126.5 214.2 -8.0 429 2273 0.00 2.12 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.057 2393 3770 3262 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.50 28.83
2334 -0.72 -126.5 219.7 -9.2 435 2342 0.00 2.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.033 2393 2494 3262 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.76 28.83
2639 -0.71 -126.5 247.6 -8.9 466 2643 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.057 2382 3771 3262 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.49 28.83
2669 -0.69 -126.5 250.7 -9.9 469 2674 0.10 1.98 0.00 0.000 6 0.139 0.033 2413 2505 3262 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.39 25.79 28.83
2979 -0.69 -126.5 276.5 -8.4 500 2980 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2413 2505 3261 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
3280 -0.71 -126.5 303.8 -9.2 530 3283 0.00 2.12 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.058 2406 3769 3260 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.47 28.83
3349 -0.71 -126.5 310.8 -9.8 537 3353 0.00 2.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.034 2406 2493 3260 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.79 28.83
3659 -0.71 -126.5 340.5 -9.7 568 3663 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.058 2397 3771 3259 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.44 28.83
3720 -0.71 -126.5 346.3 -9.7 574 3724 0.00 2.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.033 2396 2498 3259 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.76 28.83
4029 -0.71 -126.5 377.0 -10.2 605 4033 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.058 2387 3776 3259 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.44 28.83
4079 -0.71 -126.5 382.5 -11.0 610 4083 0.00 2.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.033 2387 2503 3258 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.75 28.83
4389 -0.71 -126.5 414.0 -9.9 641 4393 0.00 2.12 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.058 2378 3764 3258 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.43 28.83
4429 -0.68 -126.5 418.3 -10.5 645 4434 0.12 2.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.139 0.034 2416 2491 3258 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.28 25.74 28.83
4739 -0.71 -126.5 443.4 -7.9 676 4740 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2422 2491 3257 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
5040 -0.74 -126.5 465.3 -7.0 706 5044 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.059 2409 3782 3257 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.41 28.83
5095 -0.77 -126.5 469.4 -7.4 711 5099 0.00 2.03 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.034 2408 2498 3255 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.72 28.83
5405 -0.79 -126.5 491.8 -7.4 742 5408 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.059 2399 3770 3256 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.39 28.83
5459 -0.79 -126.5 495.8 -8.4 747 5467 0.00 2.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.034 2399 2504 3256 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.71 28.83
5765 -0.79 -126.5 520.0 -7.9 778 5765 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2399 2504 3255 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
6065 -0.79 -126.5 543.0 -7.6 808 6068 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.060 2392 3768 3254 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.38 28.83
6119 -0.79 -126.5 546.9 -8.1 813 6127 0.00 2.03 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.035 2392 2496 3254 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 24.71 28.83
6424 -0.79 -126.5 569.9 -7.3 844 6428 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.060 2382 3767 3254 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.37 28.83
6464 -0.79 -126.5 573.1 -7.9 848 6468 0.00 2.03 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.034 2382 2494 3254 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.68 28.83
6774 -0.79 -126.5 596.9 -7.6 879 6778 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.059 2373 3773 3253 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.36 28.83
6829 -0.79 -126.5 600.7 -8.1 884 6837 0.00 2.03 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.034 2373 2490 3253 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.68 28.83
6853 end dive: TARGET_DEPTH_EXCEEDED
state 6853 begin apogee
6857 -0.17 0.0 603.3 -8.3 886 6976 0.70 0.00 111.57 1.030 6 0.132 0.000 2582 2201 2736 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.91 28.83 23.05
6977 end apogee: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 6977 begin climb
6978 0.66 126.5 606.9 0.0 892 7102 0.77 2.53 116.55 1.009 4 0.066 0.053 2856 3597 2219 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.46 23.89 22.61
7151 0.65 182.0 603.9 5.5 900 7208 0.00 2.33 50.38 0.985 6 0.000 0.033 2867 2191 1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 24.58 22.78
7506 0.61 182.0 564.0 11.3 934 7510 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.041 2875 808 1988 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.39 28.83
7531 0.58 182.0 561.7 11.3 936 7538 0.15 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.145 0.036 2833 2201 1988 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.10 25.44 28.83
7836 0.58 182.0 531.5 9.5 967 7836 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2833 2201 1986 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
8136 0.58 182.0 503.9 9.0 997 8137 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2833 2201 1985 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
8436 0.58 182.0 478.6 8.2 1027 8440 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.042 2841 808 1984 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.63 28.83
8461 0.58 182.6 477.1 7.8 1029 8469 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.041 2841 2198 1984 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.63 28.83
8766 0.58 182.6 452.1 8.5 1060 8766 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2841 2198 1984 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
9066 0.58 182.6 427.7 8.3 1090 9067 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2841 2198 1983 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
9366 0.58 182.6 403.4 8.3 1120 9367 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2841 2198 1983 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
9666 0.58 182.6 379.6 8.5 1150 9670 0.00 2.35 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.055 2841 3606 1983 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.49 28.83
9696 0.56 182.6 376.8 9.1 1153 9700 0.10 2.22 0.00 0.000 6 0.150 0.032 2822 2198 1982 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.34 25.73 28.83
10006 0.59 194.8 353.7 7.3 1184 10018 0.00 0.00 11.25 0.802 6 0.000 0.000 2821 2195 1942 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 23.99
10316 0.63 201.4 330.3 7.6 1215 10329 0.00 2.40 7.53 0.732 4 0.000 0.055 2822 3610 1915 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.56 23.96
10342 0.66 209.7 328.7 7.5 1217 10360 0.00 2.22 9.35 0.754 6 0.000 0.031 2830 2192 1883 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.63 23.97
10658 0.68 209.7 302.4 8.3 1249 10662 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.054 2830 3610 1878 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.46 28.83
10677 0.68 209.7 300.7 8.6 1251 10682 0.00 2.22 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.031 2841 2196 1877 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.66 28.83
10988 0.68 209.7 273.8 8.5 1282 10992 0.00 2.35 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.054 2841 3600 1877 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.49 28.83
11002 0.68 209.7 272.9 8.7 1283 11010 0.00 2.20 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.032 2852 2198 1877 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.70 28.83
11307 0.68 209.7 245.9 8.7 1314 11312 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.042 2862 808 1876 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.58 28.83
11372 0.68 209.7 240.6 8.9 1320 11380 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.037 2863 2202 1876 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.60 28.83
11677 0.68 209.7 211.7 9.4 1351 11678 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2862 2202 1877 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
11978 0.68 209.7 185.4 7.9 1398 11985 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.042 2873 809 1876 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.58 28.83
12013 0.68 209.7 182.4 8.4 1405 12021 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.037 2873 2197 1876 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.61 28.83
12321 0.66 209.7 157.2 8.0 1466 12327 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2873 2197 1879 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
12625 0.66 211.1 132.4 7.8 1527 12632 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.042 2883 816 1876 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.56 28.83
12677 0.66 211.1 127.9 8.3 1537 12684 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.041 2883 2199 1875 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.60 28.83
12984 0.65 212.3 100.9 7.8 1598 12990 0.15 2.33 0.00 0.000 4 0.171 0.054 2848 3610 1875 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.35 25.46 28.83
13034 0.65 212.3 96.7 8.3 1608 13041 0.00 2.22 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.031 2856 2191 1876 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.70 28.83
13341 0.69 221.8 74.1 7.5 1669 13360 0.00 2.38 11.55 0.650 4 0.000 0.060 2856 3604 1832 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.59 24.19
13379 0.69 221.8 71.3 8.2 1676 13386 0.00 2.22 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.033 2866 2194 1832 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.50 28.83
13685 0.75 247.5 49.5 6.8 1737 13717 0.00 2.22 24.27 0.666 4 0.000 0.047 2877 803 1727 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.44 24.22
13797 0.80 265.0 41.7 7.1 1758 13821 0.00 2.28 16.58 0.643 6 0.000 0.038 2876 2212 1656 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.41 24.07
14120 0.94 338.6 21.7 4.7 1822 14192 0.20 2.33 63.45 0.653 4 0.074 0.047 2968 815 1354 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.56 25.00 23.91
14236 0.94 338.6 11.9 8.9 1843 14243 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.042 2967 2204 1351 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.15 28.83
14372 end climb: SURFACE_DEPTH_REACHED
state 14372 begin surface coast
14436 end surface coast: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 14436 begin surface