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Parameter values: Sort by alphabetical glider order
ID  108 ESCAPE_HEADING  0 HEAD_ERRBAND  10 ALTIM_PULSE  4
MISSION  25 ESCAPE_HEADING_DELTA  10 ROLL_CNV  0.028270001 ALTIM_SENSITIVITY  4
DIVE  444 FIX_MISSING_TIMEOUT  0 ROLL_TIMEOUT  15 XPDR_VALID  5
N_DIVES  0 TGT_DEFAULT_LAT  6000 R_PORT_OVSHOOT  91 XPDR_INHIBIT  90
D_SURF  4 TGT_DEFAULT_LON  -5500 R_STBD_OVSHOOT  53 INT_PRESSURE_SLOPE  0.0097660003
D_FLARE  3 TGT_AUTO_DEFAULT  0 ROLL_AD_RATE  300 INT_PRESSURE_YINT  0
D_TGT  990 SM_CC  375 ROLL_MAXERRORS  2 DEEPGLIDER  0
D_ABORT  1030 N_FILEKB  4 ROLL_ADJ_GAIN  0 DEEPGLIDERMB  0
D_NO_BLEED  200 FILEMGR  0 ROLL_ADJ_DBAND  0 MOTHERBOARD  4
D_BOOST  20 CALL_NDIVES  1 VBD_MIN  448 DEVICE1  -1
T_BOOST  5 COMM_SEQ  0 VBD_MAX  4001 DEVICE2  -1
D_FINISH  0 PROTOCOL  9 C_VBD  3009 DEVICE3  -1
D_PITCH  0 N_NOCOMM  1 VBD_DBAND  2 DEVICE4  -1
D_SAFE  0 NOCOMM_ACTION  163 VBD_CNV  -0.24529999 DEVICE5  -1
D_CALL  0 N_NOSURFACE  0 VBD_TIMEOUT  720 DEVICE6  -1
SURFACE_URGENCY  0 UPLOAD_DIVES_MAX  -1 PITCH_VBD_SHIFT  0.003 LOGGERS  3
SURFACE_URGENCY_TRY  0 CALL_TRIES  5 VBD_PUMP_AD_RATE_SURFACE  3 LOGGERDEVICE1  53
SURFACE_URGENCY_FORCE  0 CALL_WAIT  60 VBD_PUMP_AD_RATE_APOGEE  2 LOGGERDEVICE2  86
T_DIVE  410 CAPUPLOAD  0 VBD_BLEED_AD_RATE  8 LOGGERDEVICE3  -1
T_MISSION  430 CAPMAXSIZE  100000 UNCOM_BLEED  20 LOGGERDEVICE4  -1
T_ABORT  1440 HEAPDBG  0 VBD_MAXERRORS  1 COMPASS_DEVICE  97
T_TURN  225 T_GPS  5 W_ADJ_DBAND  0 COMPASS2_DEVICE  -1
T_TURN_SAMPINT  5 N_GPS  20 DBDW  0 PHONE_DEVICE  48
T_NO_W  120 T_GPS_ALMANAC  0 PITCH_W_GAIN  0 GPS_DEVICE  32
T_LOITER  0 T_GPS_CHARGE  -194763.72 PITCH_W_DBAND  0 RAFOS_DEVICE  -1
T_EPIRB  0 T_RSLEEP  3 CF8_MAXERRORS  0 XPDR_DEVICE  24
USE_BATHY  -1 STROBE  0 AH0_24V  150 SIM_W  0
USE_ICE  0 RAFOS_PEAK_OFFSET  1.5 AH0_10V  108 SIM_PITCH  0
ICE_FREEZE_MARGIN  0.1 RAFOS_CORR_THRESH  60 MINV_24V  22 SEABIRD_T_G  0.0042902208
D_OFFGRID  1000 RAFOS_HIT_WINDOW  3600 MINV_10V  9 SEABIRD_T_H  0.00062879291
T_WATCHDOG  10 PITCH_MIN  350 FG_AHR_10V  0 SEABIRD_T_I  2.3436274e-05
RELAUNCH  1 PITCH_MAX  3700 FG_AHR_24V  0 SEABIRD_T_J  2.4509632e-06
APOGEE_PITCH  -5 C_PITCH  3200 PHONE_SUPPLY  -2 SEABIRD_C_G  -9.8955164
MAX_BUOY  110 PITCH_DBAND  0.1 PRESSURE_YINT  -21.975828 SEABIRD_C_H  1.1345812
COURSE_BIAS  0 PITCH_CNV  0.003125763 PRESSURE_SLOPE  0.0001161151 SEABIRD_C_I  -0.0014690319
GLIDE_SLOPE  30 P_OVSHOOT  0.039999999 AD7714Ch0Gain  128 SEABIRD_C_J  0.0002024868
SPEED_FACTOR  1 PITCH_GAIN  20 TCM_PITCH_OFFSET  0 SC_RECORDABOVE  2000.0
RHO  1.0275 PITCH_TIMEOUT  20 TCM_ROLL_OFFSET  0 SC_PROFILE  3.0
MASS  51925 PITCH_AD_RATE  150 COMPASS_USE  4 SC_XMITPROFILE  3.0
MASS_COMP  0 PITCH_MAXERRORS  1 ALTIM_BOTTOM_PING_RANGE  0 PM_RECORDABOVE  2000.0
NAV_MODE  2 PITCH_ADJ_GAIN  0 ALTIM_TOP_PING_RANGE  0 PM_PROFILE  1.0
FERRY_MAX  45 PITCH_ADJ_DBAND  0 ALTIM_BOTTOM_TURN_MARGIN  0 PM_XMITPROFILE  1.0
KALMAN_USE  2 ROLL_MIN  294 ALTIM_TOP_TURN_MARGIN  0 PM_XMITRAW  0.0
HD_A  0.0020999999 ROLL_MAX  3598 ALTIM_TOP_MIN_OBSTACLE  0 PM_NDIVE  14.0
HD_B  0.0116 ROLL_DEG  40 ALTIM_PING_DEPTH  0
HD_C  9.4299997e-07 C_ROLL_DIVE  2300 ALTIM_PING_DELTA  10
HEADING  -1 C_ROLL_CLIMB  2025 ALTIM_FREQUENCY  13

Pre-dive calculations and measurements:
GPS1  141213,161405,4746.726,-12521.964,41,1.0,41,17.2 TGT_NAME  SHELF
_CALLS  1 TGT_LATLONG  4751.930,-12510.270
_XMS_NAKs  0 TGT_RADIUS  2500.000
_XMS_TOUTs  0 KALMAN_CONTROL  0.000,0.000
_SM_DEPTHo  2.71 KALMAN_X  0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0
_SM_ANGLEo  -71.5 KALMAN_Y  0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0
GPS2  141213,162129,4746.795,-12521.985,16,1.7,16,17.2 MHEAD_RNG_PITCHd_Wd  54.4,17388,-15.8,-8.049,-22.04,2046
SPEED_LIMITS  0.139,0.199 D_GRID  775

Post-dive calculations and measurements:
FINISH  1.9,1.013989 _24V_AH  23.6,47.162
SM_CCo  13832,76.47,0.058,0,0,1479,375.06 _10V_AH  10.0,47.649
SM_GC  2.87,8.95,0.38,76.47,0.044,0.050,0.058,338,2306,1479,-8.87,-1.44,375.06,0,0,0,0,0,0,25.72,25.90,25.66 FG_AHR_24Vo  0.000
IRIDIUM_FIX  4732.49,-12526.30,141213,121252 FG_AHR_10Vo  0.000
TT8_MAMPS  0.027713,0.027713 MEM  258708
HUMID  55.67 DATA_FILE_SIZE  23395,704
INTERNAL_PRESSURE  8.99449 CAP_FILE_SIZE  168601,0
TCM_TEMP  18.00 CFSIZE  260034560,205271040
XPDR_PINGS  0 ERRORS  0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0
SC_FREEKB  3796096 CURRENT  0.072,326.4,1
PM_FREEKB  2849676 GPS  141213,201504,4747.577,-12520.370,28,0.9,28,17.2

Energy measurements:
devicesecsmAJsensorsecsmAJ
Pitch_motor21232119.78 nil000.00
Roll_motor8658120.60 nil000.00
VBD_pump_during_apogee4248848859.49 nil000.00
VBD_pump_during_surface7658104.93 nil000.00
VBD_valve000.00 nil000.00
Iridium_during_init000.00 nil000.00
Iridium_during_connect000.00 SciCon1381931234.72
Iridium_during_xfer226127681.62 PMAR3281078.14
Transponder_ping04200.00 nil000.00
GUMSTIX_24V000.00
GPS17295.18
TT8211011247.93
LPSleep89822196.71
TT8_Active5601165.84
TT8_Sampling219938851.51
TT8_CF849549244.01
TT8_Kalman000.00
Analog_circuits204515326.68
GPS_charging000.00
Compass15537116.35
RAFOS000.00
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
19 end surface: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 19 begin dive
23 -1.11 -107.1 331 2265 1544 1386 0.0 0.0 0 67 0.00 0.00 -36.95 0.000 16386 0.000 0.000 331 2265 2434 2488 2380 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
72 -1.11 -107.1 330 2264 2491 2384 3.0 -1.3 6 129 10.05 2.10 -35.28 0.000 18692 0.233 0.059 2831 3588 3450 3492 3408 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.23 25.85 26.36
361 -1.11 -107.1 1856 3587 3487 3412 51.0 -17.6 45 373 0.00 1.83 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.027 2838 2305 3456 3498 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.15 28.83
668 -1.11 -107.1 2838 2305 3500 3415 96.6 -14.0 61 679 0.00 1.95 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.043 2830 3592 3457 3500 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.98 28.83
849 -1.11 -107.1 2830 3592 3499 3415 121.3 -14.1 69 860 0.00 1.83 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.025 2838 2297 3457 3500 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.29 28.83
1170 -1.11 -107.1 2837 2297 3500 3415 163.4 -12.7 85 1181 0.00 2.10 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.031 2839 915 3458 3501 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.16 28.83
1221 -1.11 -107.1 2839 916 3501 3415 169.8 -12.4 87 1232 0.00 2.12 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.031 2832 2308 3458 3501 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.19 28.83
1552 -1.11 -107.1 2832 2307 3501 3415 211.5 -12.6 103 1563 0.00 1.90 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.043 2822 3588 3458 3501 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.06 28.83
1616 -1.11 -107.1 2822 3588 3500 3415 218.3 -13.0 105 1628 0.00 1.85 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.026 2824 2304 3457 3500 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.36 28.83
1923 -1.11 -107.1 2824 2304 3501 3415 259.6 -12.5 121 1934 0.00 2.10 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.031 2825 912 3457 3501 3414 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.21 28.83
1977 -1.11 -107.1 2825 912 3501 3415 265.9 -12.5 123 1988 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.031 2818 2308 3458 3501 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.23 28.83
2302 -1.11 -107.1 2818 2308 3501 3415 308.6 -12.8 139 2312 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2818 2308 3458 3501 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
2603 -1.11 -107.1 2818 2308 3500 3415 347.8 -13.1 154 2613 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2818 2308 3458 3501 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
2902 -1.11 -107.1 2818 2308 3500 3415 385.7 -12.3 169 2913 0.00 1.90 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.044 2809 3586 3457 3500 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.07 28.83
2966 -1.11 -107.1 2809 3586 3499 3415 392.3 -12.8 171 2979 0.12 1.85 0.00 0.000 3078 0.173 0.026 2841 2304 3457 3500 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.94 26.41 28.83
3272 -1.11 -107.1 2841 2304 3500 3415 429.3 -11.3 187 3282 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2841 2304 3457 3500 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
3572 -1.11 -107.1 2841 2304 3499 3415 462.8 -10.9 202 3583 0.00 1.95 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.044 2833 3595 3456 3498 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.06 28.83
3631 -1.11 -107.1 2833 3595 3499 3415 468.3 -10.9 204 3642 0.00 1.88 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.026 2833 2294 3457 3499 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.42 28.83
3952 -1.11 -107.1 2833 2294 3498 3415 504.6 -10.7 220 3962 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2833 2294 3457 3499 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
4252 -1.11 -107.1 2833 2294 3498 3415 536.6 -10.7 235 4263 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2833 2294 3456 3498 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
4552 -1.11 -107.1 2833 2294 3496 3415 568.3 -9.9 250 4563 0.00 1.98 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.044 2824 3587 3456 3497 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.04 28.83
4603 -1.11 -107.1 2824 3588 3496 3415 573.1 -9.5 252 4614 0.00 1.83 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.026 2825 2302 3456 3497 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.41 28.83
4923 -1.11 -107.1 2824 2302 3496 3415 604.0 -9.9 267 4934 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2825 2301 3456 3496 3416 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
5224 -1.11 -107.1 2824 2301 3495 3415 632.5 -9.5 277 5235 0.00 2.10 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.031 2828 916 3454 3495 3414 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.21 28.83
5278 -1.11 -107.1 2828 915 3495 3415 636.3 -9.5 278 5289 0.00 2.12 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.032 2822 2301 3454 3494 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.22 28.83
5607 -1.11 -107.1 2821 2301 3494 3415 671.0 -10.4 289 5617 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2822 2301 3454 3494 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
5903 -1.11 -107.1 2821 2301 3494 3415 701.7 -10.1 299 5914 0.00 1.92 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.044 2812 3590 3454 3493 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.01 28.83
5968 -1.11 -107.1 2812 3590 3493 3415 706.0 -10.2 300 5981 0.12 1.83 0.00 0.000 3078 0.166 0.027 2843 2299 3453 3493 3414 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.92 26.39 28.83
6274 -1.11 -107.1 2842 2299 3492 3415 737.1 -9.1 311 6284 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2842 2299 3454 3493 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
6577 -1.11 -107.1 2842 2299 3493 3414 758.8 -5.2 321 6588 0.00 1.95 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.044 2835 3589 3454 3493 3415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.00 28.83
6765 end dive: NO_VERTICAL_VELOCITY
state 6765 begin apogee
6776 -0.25 0.0 2835 2015 3492 3414 758.7 0.0 327 6941 0.82 0.00 152.32 0.884 10246 0.096 0.000 3120 2015 3006 3095 2917 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.57 28.83 24.02
6943 end apogee: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 6943 begin climb
6947 1.11 107.1 3120 2015 3091 2914 758.6 0.0 332 7109 1.25 2.35 142.05 0.818 10500 0.078 0.039 3554 3414 2561 2658 2465 0 0 1 0 0 0 24.99 24.37 23.56
7190 1.11 107.1 3554 3414 2648 2459 736.3 13.2 340 7201 0.00 2.12 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.024 3563 2026 2553 2648 2459 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.18 28.83
7510 1.11 107.1 3563 2026 2643 2455 685.9 14.4 351 7521 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.034 3573 637 2549 2643 2455 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.84 28.83
7555 1.11 107.1 3573 637 2641 2455 680.4 14.0 352 7566 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.029 3573 2033 2547 2640 2455 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.94 28.83
7890 1.11 107.1 3573 2032 2640 2453 635.3 12.8 363 7901 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 3573 2032 2546 2640 2453 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
8192 1.11 107.1 3572 2032 2640 2453 595.8 13.7 373 8202 0.00 2.20 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.034 3582 636 2546 2639 2453 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.08 28.83
8255 1.11 107.1 3581 636 2639 2453 588.5 14.0 375 8268 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.031 3581 2026 2546 2639 2453 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.16 28.83
8561 1.11 107.1 3581 2026 2638 2453 545.2 14.0 391 8572 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.034 3591 634 2545 2638 2453 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.12 28.83
8620 1.11 107.1 3590 634 2638 2453 538.4 13.7 393 8632 0.12 2.17 0.00 0.000 5126 0.166 0.031 3561 2041 2545 2638 2453 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.82 26.20 28.83
8941 1.11 107.1 3560 2040 2637 2453 497.5 12.6 409 8952 0.00 2.10 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.042 3550 3418 2545 2637 2453 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.06 28.83
8975 1.11 107.1 3550 3418 2636 2452 493.6 12.7 410 8986 0.00 2.05 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.026 3559 2007 2544 2636 2452 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.33 28.83
9300 1.11 107.1 3558 2001 2636 2451 454.7 11.0 426 9310 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 3559 2001 2543 2636 2451 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
9600 1.11 107.1 3559 2001 2635 2451 422.8 10.6 441 9611 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 3559 2001 2543 2635 2451 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
9900 1.11 107.1 3559 2002 2634 2450 390.4 11.1 456 9911 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 3559 2001 2542 2635 2450 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
10200 1.11 107.1 3559 2002 2634 2450 357.2 11.2 471 10211 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 3559 2001 2542 2634 2450 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
10501 1.11 107.1 3559 2001 2634 2450 323.6 11.0 486 10511 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 3559 2001 2542 2634 2450 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
10801 1.11 107.1 3559 2001 2634 2450 289.7 11.7 501 10811 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 3559 2001 2542 2634 2450 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
11100 1.11 107.1 3559 2001 2634 2450 255.1 11.4 516 11111 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.041 3550 3426 2542 2634 2450 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.06 28.83
11135 1.11 107.1 3550 3426 2634 2450 251.6 11.5 517 11146 0.00 2.03 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.026 3559 2022 2541 2633 2450 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.38 28.83
11460 1.11 107.1 3558 2023 2634 2450 213.1 11.4 533 11471 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 3559 2023 2542 2634 2450 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
11761 1.11 107.1 3558 2024 2633 2450 179.4 11.2 548 11772 0.00 2.12 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.035 3568 631 2542 2634 2450 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.13 28.83
11886 1.11 107.1 3568 631 2634 2450 167.1 11.0 553 11898 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.030 3568 2029 2541 2633 2450 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.25 28.83
12192 1.11 107.1 3568 2029 2634 2449 131.6 11.0 569 12203 0.00 2.10 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.041 3568 3428 2542 2634 2450 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.05 28.83
12236 1.11 107.1 3568 3428 2633 2450 128.1 11.3 570 12249 0.00 2.03 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.026 3578 2027 2541 2634 2449 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.38 28.83
12542 1.11 107.1 3578 2027 2634 2450 95.2 9.8 586 12552 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 3578 2027 2541 2634 2449 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
12842 1.11 107.1 3578 2027 2634 2450 66.8 8.9 601 12853 0.00 2.12 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.034 3588 639 2542 2634 2450 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.14 28.83
12862 1.11 107.1 3587 639 2634 2450 66.8 8.9 601 12874 0.12 2.12 0.00 0.000 5126 0.156 0.028 3557 2035 2542 2634 2450 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.89 26.28 28.83
13183 1.13 113.2 3557 2035 2633 2450 42.4 7.7 622 13194 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.034 3564 636 2542 2634 2450 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.14 28.83
13430 1.40 204.0 3564 636 2634 2450 30.5 3.5 645 13574 0.25 2.12 130.12 0.568 11270 0.072 0.030 3662 2030 2174 2278 2071 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.08 26.27 24.65
13765 end climb: SURFACE_DEPTH_REACHED
state 13765 begin surface coast
13808 end surface coast: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 13808 begin surface