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Parameter values: Sort by alphabetical glider order
ID  197 ESCAPE_HEADING  180 C_ROLL_CLIMB  2400 ALTIM_FREQUENCY  13
MISSION  6 ESCAPE_HEADING_DELTA  10 HEAD_ERRBAND  10 ALTIM_PULSE  3
DIVE  173 FIX_MISSING_TIMEOUT  2 ROLL_CNV  0.028270001 ALTIM_SENSITIVITY  2
N_DIVES  0 TGT_DEFAULT_LAT  7100 ROLL_TIMEOUT  15 XPDR_VALID  2
D_SURF  2 TGT_DEFAULT_LON  -14430 R_PORT_OVSHOOT  30 XPDR_INHIBIT  90
D_FLARE  3 TGT_AUTO_DEFAULT  0 R_STBD_OVSHOOT  21 INT_PRESSURE_SLOPE  0.0097660003
D_TGT  750 SM_CC  657.89459 ROLL_AD_RATE  350 INT_PRESSURE_YINT  0.69999999
D_ABORT  800 N_FILEKB  8 ROLL_MAXERRORS  2 DEEPGLIDER  0
D_NO_BLEED  50 FILEMGR  2 ROLL_ADJ_GAIN  0 MOTHERBOARD  4
D_BOOST  100 CALL_NDIVES  1 ROLL_ADJ_DBAND  0 DEVICE1  -1
T_BOOST  4 COMM_SEQ  0 VBD_MIN  500 DEVICE2  -1
D_FINISH  9 PROTOCOL  9 VBD_MAX  3960 DEVICE3  -1
D_PITCH  2 N_NOCOMM  6 C_VBD  3182 DEVICE4  -1
D_SAFE  500 NOCOMM_ACTION  161 VBD_DBAND  2 DEVICE5  -1
D_CALL  4.5 N_NOSURFACE  0 VBD_CNV  -0.24529999 DEVICE6  -1
SURFACE_URGENCY  5 UPLOAD_DIVES_MAX  3 VBD_TIMEOUT  540 LOGGERS  3
SURFACE_URGENCY_TRY  10 CALL_TRIES  3 PITCH_VBD_SHIFT  0.00069999998 LOGGERDEVICE1  54
SURFACE_URGENCY_FORCE  20 CALL_WAIT  60 VBD_PUMP_AD_RATE_SURFACE  5 LOGGERDEVICE2  71
T_DIVE  215 CAPUPLOAD  0 VBD_PUMP_AD_RATE_APOGEE  3 LOGGERDEVICE3  -1
T_MISSION  250 CAPMAXSIZE  100000 VBD_BLEED_AD_RATE  8 LOGGERDEVICE4  -1
T_ABORT  1440 HEAPDBG  0 UNCOM_BLEED  60 COMPASS_DEVICE  97
T_TURN  225 T_GPS  3 VBD_MAXERRORS  1 COMPASS2_DEVICE  -1
T_TURN_SAMPINT  -5 N_GPS  -20 W_ADJ_DBAND  0 PHONE_DEVICE  49
T_NO_W  360 T_GPS_ALMANAC  0 DBDW  0 GPS_DEVICE  32
T_LOITER  0 T_GPS_CHARGE  -7651.6826 PITCH_W_GAIN  0 RAFOS_DEVICE  101
T_EPIRB  0 T_RSLEEP  3 PITCH_W_DBAND  0 XPDR_DEVICE  24
USE_BATHY  -6 STROBE  0 CF8_MAXERRORS  20 SIM_W  0
USE_ICE  1 RAFOS_PEAK_OFFSET  0 AH0_24V  350 SIM_PITCH  0
ICE_FREEZE_MARGIN  0.07 RAFOS_CORR_THRESH  60 AH0_10V  0 SEABIRD_T_G  0.0044180104
D_OFFGRID  1000 RAFOS_HIT_WINDOW  3600 MINV_24V  11 SEABIRD_T_H  0.00064742006
T_WATCHDOG  10 PITCH_MIN  183 MINV_10V  11 SEABIRD_T_I  2.6339721e-05
RELAUNCH  1 PITCH_MAX  3878 FG_AHR_10V  0 SEABIRD_T_J  3.2479679e-06
APOGEE_PITCH  -5 C_PITCH  2492 FG_AHR_24V  0 SEABIRD_C_G  -9.7930565
MAX_BUOY  150 PITCH_DBAND  0.1 PHONE_SUPPLY  -2 SEABIRD_C_H  1.1220138
COURSE_BIAS  0 PITCH_CNV  0.003125763 PRESSURE_YINT  -65.523643 SEABIRD_C_I  -0.0013403301
GLIDE_SLOPE  30 P_OVSHOOT  0.039999999 PRESSURE_SLOPE  0.000117962 SEABIRD_C_J  0.000180146
SPEED_FACTOR  1 P_OVSHOOT_WITHG  0 AD7714Ch0Gain  128 SC_RECORDABOVE  2000.0
RHO  1.028 PITCH_GAIN  32 TCM_PITCH_OFFSET  0 SC_PROFILE  3.0
MASS  54283 PITCH_TIMEOUT  17 TCM_ROLL_OFFSET  0 SC_XMITPROFILE  3.0
MASS_COMP  0 PITCH_AD_RATE  145 COMPASS_USE  4 TM_RECORDABOVE  2000.0
NAV_MODE  0 PITCH_MAXERRORS  1 ALTIM_BOTTOM_PING_RANGE  0 TM_PROFILE  3.0
FERRY_MAX  45 PITCH_ADJ_GAIN  0.0099999998 ALTIM_TOP_PING_RANGE  0 TM_XMITPROFILE  3.0
KALMAN_USE  2 PITCH_ADJ_DBAND  1 ALTIM_BOTTOM_TURN_MARGIN  20 TM_LOGSAMPLE  0.0
HD_A  0.0037 ROLL_MIN  200 ALTIM_TOP_TURN_MARGIN  0 TM_XMITRAW  0.0
HD_B  0.013 ROLL_MAX  3713 ALTIM_TOP_MIN_OBSTACLE  1
HD_C  3.1e-06 ROLL_DEG  40 ALTIM_PING_DEPTH  0
HEADING  -1 C_ROLL_DIVE  2000 ALTIM_PING_DELTA  20

Pre-dive calculations and measurements:
GPS1  210814,045225,7312.637,-14557.306,26,0.8,46,29.1 SPEED_LIMITS  0.201,0.242
_CALLS  1 TGT_NAME  7
_XMS_NAKs  0 TGT_LATLONG  7330.000,-14550.000
_XMS_TOUTs  0 TGT_RADIUS  3000.000
_SM_DEPTHo  2.56 MHEAD_RNG_PITCHd_Wd  337.9,32365,-22.6,-11.628,-25.63,1932
_SM_ANGLEo  -72.2 D_GRID  1000
GPS2  210814,050408,7312.653,-14557.472,14,1.0,34,29.1

Post-dive calculations and measurements:
MODEM_MSG  CACST,6,1,20140821082139.703403,3,272,-5,0136,0150,255,03,03,05,05,1,000,000,2,5,1,0,150,18.0,3.0,-100,0.0,-01,0.2,26,900,0025*1F TM_FREEKB  4863508
FREEZE  1.64,0.232,-0.380,2,1,0 _24V_AH  12.84,72.324
FINISH  1.6,1.005500 _10V_AH  12.92,0.000
SM_CCo  13431,26.05,0.194,0,0,499,657.89 FG_AHR_24Vo  0.000
SM_GC  2.80,8.32,0.70,26.05,0.093,0.070,0.194,185,1984,499,-7.17,0.68,657.89,0,0,0,0,0,0,14.45,14.49,14.38 FG_AHR_10Vo  0.000
RAFOS_CLK  190827 MEM  223568
RAFOS_FIX  0.000000,0.000000,010170,000000,0,0,0.00 DATA_FILE_SIZE  40012,1125
IRIDIUM_FIX  7235.57,-14606.23,210814,013150 CAP_FILE_SIZE  177452,0
TT8_MAMPS  0.042693,0.042693 CFSIZE  1047117824,1009713152
HUMID  43.50 ERRORS  0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
INTERNAL_PRESSURE  8.60069 INTR  1,10159.20,0x234482,1,24
TCM_TEMP  9.90 SOUNDSPEED  1451.1
XPDR_PINGS  0 GPS  210814,083326,7314.263,-14557.510,28,0.9,49,29.1
SC_FREEKB  3860672

Energy measurements:
devicesecsmAJsensorsecsmAJ
Pitch_motor22442128.03 nil000.00
Roll_motor129126210.61 nil000.00
VBD_pump_during_apogee492182111512.55 nil000.00
VBD_pump_during_surface2619464.99 nil000.00
VBD_valve000.00 nil000.00
Iridium_during_init000.00 nil000.00
Iridium_during_connect000.00 SciCon13432112030.28
Iridium_during_xfer411179945.94 TMICL13468295133.06
Transponder_ping04200.00 nil000.00
GUMSTIX_24V000.00
GPS36209.81
TT8000.00
LPSleep94262281.34
TT8_Active6341196.08
TT8_Sampling2838301116.55
TT8_CF825043142.17
TT8_Kalman000.00
Analog_circuits208110268.99
GPS_charging000.00
Compass16545106.90
RAFOS149948929.62
Transponder050.03

Guidance and control:
st_secs pitch_ctl vbd_ctl pitch_ad_start roll_ad_start vbd_pot1_ad_start vbd_pot2_ad_start 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 vbd_pot1_ad vbd_pot2_ad pitch_retries pitch_errors roll_retries roll_errors vbd_retries vbd_errors pitch_volts roll_volts vbd_volts
16 end surface: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 16 begin dive
18 -0.81 -145.9 180 2000 426 564 0.0 0.0 0 73 0.00 0.00 -51.53 0.000 16386 0.000 0.000 179 1999 1731 1737 1726 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
75 -0.81 -145.9 179 2000 1738 1727 3.2 -1.5 5 159 10.52 2.55 -64.97 0.000 18692 0.442 0.126 2213 3411 3780 3758 3802 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 14.35 14.58
385 -0.74 -145.9 2213 3413 3760 3806 79.0 -23.7 67 391 0.17 2.38 0.00 0.000 3078 0.300 0.064 2250 2004 3780 3756 3805 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.26 14.45 28.83
697 -0.74 -145.9 2249 2004 3759 3807 134.2 -16.5 99 703 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.089 2248 589 3782 3759 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.49 28.83
758 -0.74 -145.9 2249 589 3758 3807 144.1 -15.5 111 764 0.00 2.47 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.091 2245 1999 3782 3758 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.49 28.83
1068 -0.74 -145.9 2245 2000 3759 3807 191.6 -14.4 143 1076 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.088 2245 588 3782 3759 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.49 28.83
1115 -0.75 -145.9 2245 586 3760 3807 198.5 -14.8 152 1123 0.00 2.47 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.092 2242 2000 3783 3760 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.51 28.83
1421 -0.77 -145.9 2242 2001 3759 3813 238.8 -12.5 183 1423 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2242 2000 3783 3759 3807 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
1731 -0.79 -145.9 2243 2001 3761 3807 274.9 -11.2 200 1733 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2242 2001 3782 3758 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
2031 -0.82 -145.9 2242 2001 3759 3807 307.8 -10.8 210 2037 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.088 2242 588 3782 3758 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.59 28.83
2123 -0.84 -145.9 2243 587 3759 3806 317.9 -10.8 228 2129 0.00 2.47 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.093 2241 2004 3782 3759 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.58 28.83
2455 -0.88 -145.9 2242 2004 3758 3806 352.8 -10.4 244 2458 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2241 2004 3782 3758 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
2755 -0.91 -145.9 2242 2004 3758 3807 383.6 -10.3 254 2762 0.12 2.45 0.00 0.000 4612 0.151 0.087 2184 591 3782 3758 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.64 14.61 28.83
2872 -0.90 -145.9 2185 592 3758 3806 398.6 -13.0 277 2880 0.00 2.47 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.092 2175 2008 3781 3757 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.59 28.83
3178 -0.88 -145.9 2176 2008 3757 3806 439.2 -13.2 288 3185 0.12 2.45 0.00 0.000 2564 0.308 0.086 2203 591 3781 3757 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.47 14.62 28.83
3249 -0.88 -145.9 2203 592 3758 3807 448.0 -12.1 302 3256 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.090 2195 1999 3781 3757 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.59 28.83
3571 -0.88 -145.9 2195 2000 3757 3807 486.1 -11.9 316 3577 0.00 2.42 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.089 2195 591 3781 3757 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.61 28.83
3657 -0.88 -145.9 2195 590 3757 3806 496.7 -12.4 333 3664 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.090 2186 2000 3781 3757 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.59 28.83
3962 -0.88 -145.9 2187 2001 3757 3807 533.7 -12.2 344 3969 0.00 2.42 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.087 2186 589 3782 3757 3808 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.62 28.83
4058 -0.88 -145.9 2186 590 3758 3807 545.8 -12.9 363 4066 0.12 2.45 0.00 0.000 3078 0.290 0.090 2200 1998 3781 3757 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.48 14.59 28.83
4386 -0.88 -145.9 2201 2000 3758 3806 583.0 -11.3 378 4393 0.00 2.42 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.087 2200 588 3781 3757 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.62 28.83
4468 -0.88 -145.9 2201 589 3758 3807 592.6 -11.5 394 4475 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.089 2192 2002 3779 3752 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.60 28.83
4780 -0.88 -145.9 2192 2002 3757 3807 629.5 -11.9 406 4787 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.087 2192 583 3781 3757 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.64 28.83
4897 -0.88 -145.9 2192 583 3757 3807 643.6 -11.9 429 4905 0.00 2.47 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.089 2181 2006 3781 3757 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.62 28.83
5201 -0.88 -145.9 2182 2007 3758 3807 681.1 -12.3 440 5208 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.086 2181 581 3781 3757 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.62 28.83
5277 -0.88 -145.9 2180 580 3758 3807 690.6 -12.3 455 5284 0.15 2.47 0.00 0.000 3078 0.285 0.089 2201 2006 3781 3757 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.47 14.59 28.83
5595 -0.90 -145.9 2202 2007 3758 3807 725.6 -11.0 468 5601 0.00 2.42 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.086 2201 591 3782 3757 3807 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.64 28.83
5666 -0.91 -145.9 2202 591 3758 3807 733.7 -11.3 482 5672 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.088 2192 2001 3781 3757 3806 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.60 28.83
5835 end dive: TARGET_DEPTH_EXCEEDED
state 5835 begin apogee
5839 -0.16 0.0 2190 2406 3758 3807 753.4 -11.5 491 5968 0.95 0.00 123.45 1.821 10246 0.265 0.000 2438 2406 3184 3138 3230 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.47 28.83 13.28
5970 end apogee: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 5970 begin climb
5972 0.81 145.9 2439 2406 3128 3228 756.1 0.0 495 6110 1.02 0.00 123.25 1.807 10502 0.138 0.000 2747 2406 2580 2500 2660 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.98 28.83 12.84
6408 0.78 145.9 2747 2406 2494 2656 700.8 14.9 530 6414 0.00 2.55 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.082 2757 981 2574 2493 2655 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.12 28.83
6454 0.75 145.9 2758 980 2494 2656 693.8 14.8 539 6460 0.00 2.55 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.086 2757 2399 2574 2493 2655 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.16 28.83
6771 0.70 145.9 2758 2400 2494 2655 645.2 15.3 552 6777 0.15 2.47 0.00 0.000 4612 0.306 0.079 2732 983 2574 2493 2655 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.25 14.39 28.83
6887 0.69 145.9 2733 983 2493 2655 629.1 12.9 575 6894 0.00 2.50 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.087 2732 2402 2574 2493 2656 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.43 28.83
7193 0.67 145.9 2733 2402 2493 2655 586.8 13.8 586 7200 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.081 2743 981 2574 2493 2655 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.53 28.83
7311 0.65 145.9 2741 982 2494 2655 570.7 13.7 609 7320 0.17 2.50 0.00 0.000 5126 0.273 0.087 2704 2404 2573 2493 2654 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 14.54 28.83
7616 0.65 145.9 2705 2407 2494 2655 533.8 11.9 620 7622 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.083 2713 982 2573 2493 2654 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.59 28.83
7702 0.65 145.9 2713 982 2493 2655 523.4 11.6 637 7709 0.00 2.47 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.089 2715 2406 2575 2496 2654 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.60 28.83
8007 0.65 145.9 2713 2406 2493 2655 485.7 12.3 648 8013 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.083 2718 983 2573 2493 2654 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.62 28.83
8108 0.65 145.9 2717 983 2494 2655 473.6 12.0 668 8115 0.00 2.47 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.088 2717 2407 2573 2493 2653 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.62 28.83
8431 0.65 145.9 2717 2408 2489 2655 433.7 12.3 682 8437 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.083 2717 981 2573 2493 2654 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.62 28.83
8533 0.65 145.9 2717 982 2494 2654 421.6 12.5 702 8540 0.00 2.47 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.088 2716 2408 2573 2493 2653 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.62 28.83
8855 0.65 145.9 2717 2408 2493 2654 382.2 12.3 716 8862 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.083 2716 983 2573 2493 2654 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.64 28.83
8941 0.66 151.3 2717 980 2493 2655 371.8 11.3 733 8948 0.00 2.47 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.088 2717 2407 2573 2493 2654 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.63 28.83
9246 0.66 151.3 2717 2407 2493 2654 335.2 11.8 744 9252 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.082 2717 978 2573 2493 2654 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.64 28.83
9338 0.67 153.3 2717 977 2493 2654 324.7 11.5 762 9349 0.00 2.47 2.65 0.862 9222 0.000 0.088 2716 2405 2558 2478 2639 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.63 13.63
9668 0.67 155.3 2717 2405 2489 2649 286.6 11.5 778 9680 0.00 2.47 3.58 1.259 8708 0.000 0.082 2717 994 2550 2470 2631 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.62 13.68
9765 0.70 174.2 2717 993 2480 2643 276.1 10.6 797 9792 0.00 2.45 20.73 1.294 9222 0.000 0.088 2716 2402 2469 2393 2546 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.54 13.95
10089 0.73 194.3 2717 2402 2386 2536 239.0 10.6 818 10112 0.00 2.55 16.65 1.278 8708 0.000 0.082 2717 978 2386 2312 2460 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.47 13.93
10148 0.77 208.7 2717 979 2312 2457 232.9 10.9 829 10168 0.00 2.50 13.23 1.286 9222 0.000 0.088 2717 2402 2326 2251 2402 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.47 13.87
10464 0.83 251.3 2721 2402 2242 2401 201.6 9.4 862 11511 0.12 2.53 36.15 1.179 10756 0.141 0.078 2788 990 2154 2068 2241 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.51 14.28 13.80
11586 0.83 251.3 2788 990 2067 2225 186.3 13.5 890 11593 0.00 2.50 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.088 2788 2400 2146 2066 2226 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.33 28.83
11898 0.83 251.3 2788 2400 2063 2227 144.5 12.9 922 11904 0.00 2.47 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.083 2798 984 2144 2062 2226 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.36 28.83
12019 0.83 251.3 2798 982 2061 2227 129.2 13.0 946 12027 0.17 2.50 0.00 0.000 5126 0.276 0.088 2761 2403 2144 2062 2226 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.32 14.43 28.83
12332 0.87 278.6 2761 2404 2060 2227 97.4 10.2 978 12346 0.00 0.00 10.93 0.467 8198 0.000 0.000 2761 2403 2045 1958 2133 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 14.19
12642 0.97 356.7 2762 2404 1968 2136 69.2 7.5 1009 12684 0.12 2.55 35.80 0.384 10756 0.137 0.084 2823 988 1727 1636 1818 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.57 14.43 14.23
12854 1.03 397.4 2823 989 1637 1819 48.9 9.5 1051 12881 0.00 2.47 18.73 0.327 9222 0.000 0.089 2822 2400 1560 1463 1658 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.48 14.26
13186 1.12 461.6 2822 2401 1465 1658 18.9 8.2 1087 13223 0.00 2.53 28.52 0.237 8708 0.000 0.084 2826 988 1299 1194 1404 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 14.43 14.35
13288 1.31 596.3 2831 989 1195 1404 12.1 4.5 1107 13354 0.28 2.50 58.60 0.210 11270 0.088 0.089 2932 2401 748 654 842 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.47 14.41 14.24
13398 end climb: SURFACE_DEPTH_REACHED
state 13398 begin surface coast
13409 end surface coast: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 13409 begin surface