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Parameter values: Sort by alphabetical glider order
ID  171 HEADING  -1 ROLL_DEG  40 ALTIM_TOP_TURN_MARGIN  0
MISSION  4 ESCAPE_HEADING  0 C_ROLL_DIVE  2500 ALTIM_TOP_MIN_OBSTACLE  0
DIVE  45 ESCAPE_HEADING_DELTA  10 C_ROLL_CLIMB  2000 ALTIM_PING_DEPTH  0
N_DIVES  0 FIX_MISSING_TIMEOUT  0 HEAD_ERRBAND  10 ALTIM_PING_DELTA  0
D_SURF  3 TGT_DEFAULT_LAT  4736 ROLL_CNV  0.028270001 ALTIM_FREQUENCY  13
D_FLARE  3 TGT_DEFAULT_LON  -12218 ROLL_TIMEOUT  15 ALTIM_PULSE  3
D_TGT  920 TGT_AUTO_DEFAULT  0 R_PORT_OVSHOOT  48 ALTIM_SENSITIVITY  2
D_ABORT  1010 SM_CC  400 R_STBD_OVSHOOT  40 XPDR_VALID  2
D_NO_BLEED  200 N_FILEKB  8 ROLL_AD_RATE  400 XPDR_INHIBIT  90
D_BOOST  20 FILEMGR  0 ROLL_MAXERRORS  1 INT_PRESSURE_SLOPE  0.0097660003
T_BOOST  3 CALL_NDIVES  1 ROLL_ADJ_GAIN  0 INT_PRESSURE_YINT  1.4
D_FINISH  0 COMM_SEQ  0 ROLL_ADJ_DBAND  0 DEEPGLIDER  0
D_PITCH  0 PROTOCOL  9 VBD_MIN  415 DEEPGLIDERMB  0
D_SAFE  0 N_NOCOMM  1 VBD_MAX  3400 MOTHERBOARD  4
D_CALL  0 NOCOMM_ACTION  163 C_VBD  2730 DEVICE1  -1
SURFACE_URGENCY  0 N_NOSURFACE  0 VBD_DBAND  2 DEVICE2  -1
SURFACE_URGENCY_TRY  0 UPLOAD_DIVES_MAX  -1 VBD_CNV  -0.24529999 DEVICE3  -1
SURFACE_URGENCY_FORCE  0 CALL_TRIES  5 VBD_TIMEOUT  720 DEVICE4  -1
T_DIVE  330 CALL_WAIT  60 PITCH_VBD_SHIFT  0.0020000001 DEVICE5  -1
T_MISSION  360 CAPUPLOAD  0 VBD_PUMP_AD_RATE_SURFACE  5 DEVICE6  -1
T_ABORT  1440 CAPMAXSIZE  100000 VBD_PUMP_AD_RATE_APOGEE  1 LOGGERS  1
T_TURN  225 HEAPDBG  0 VBD_BLEED_AD_RATE  8 LOGGERDEVICE1  53
T_TURN_SAMPINT  5 T_GPS  15 UNCOM_BLEED  20 LOGGERDEVICE2  -1
T_NO_W  120 N_GPS  20 VBD_MAXERRORS  1 LOGGERDEVICE3  -1
T_LOITER  0 T_GPS_ALMANAC  0 W_ADJ_DBAND  0 LOGGERDEVICE4  -1
T_EPIRB  0 T_GPS_CHARGE  -20555.152 DBDW  0 COMPASS_DEVICE  33
USE_BATHY  -8 T_RSLEEP  3 PITCH_W_GAIN  0 COMPASS2_DEVICE  -1
USE_ICE  0 STROBE  0 PITCH_W_DBAND  0 PHONE_DEVICE  49
ICE_FREEZE_MARGIN  0.30000001 RAFOS_PEAK_OFFSET  1.5 CF8_MAXERRORS  20 GPS_DEVICE  32
D_OFFGRID  1000 RAFOS_CORR_THRESH  60 AH0_24V  150 RAFOS_DEVICE  -1
T_WATCHDOG  10 RAFOS_HIT_WINDOW  3600 AH0_10V  100 XPDR_DEVICE  24
RELAUNCH  1 PITCH_MIN  154 MINV_24V  22 SIM_W  0
APOGEE_PITCH  -5 PITCH_MAX  3952 MINV_10V  9.5 SIM_PITCH  0
MAX_BUOY  175 C_PITCH  2810 FG_AHR_10V  0 SEABIRD_T_G  0.0043708701
COURSE_BIAS  0 PITCH_DBAND  0.1 FG_AHR_24V  0 SEABIRD_T_H  0.00064764963
GLIDE_SLOPE  30 PITCH_CNV  0.003125763 PHONE_SUPPLY  -2 SEABIRD_T_I  2.5888983e-05
SPEED_FACTOR  1 P_OVSHOOT  0.039999999 PRESSURE_YINT  -74.53199 SEABIRD_T_J  2.7074855e-06
RHO  1.0275 PITCH_GAIN  20 PRESSURE_SLOPE  0.0001165165 SEABIRD_C_G  -10.475479
MASS  52107 PITCH_TIMEOUT  16 AD7714Ch0Gain  128 SEABIRD_C_H  1.2050543
NAV_MODE  2 PITCH_AD_RATE  175 TCM_PITCH_OFFSET  0 SEABIRD_C_I  -0.0015894541
FERRY_MAX  45 PITCH_MAXERRORS  1 TCM_ROLL_OFFSET  0 SEABIRD_C_J  0.00021379974
KALMAN_USE  2 PITCH_ADJ_GAIN  0 COMPASS_USE  4 SC_RECORDABOVE  2000.0
HD_A  0.003 PITCH_ADJ_DBAND  0 ALTIM_BOTTOM_PING_RANGE  0 SC_PROFILE  3.0
HD_B  0.0099999998 ROLL_MIN  181 ALTIM_TOP_PING_RANGE  0 SC_XMITPROFILE  3.0
HD_C  9.9999997e-06 ROLL_MAX  3676 ALTIM_BOTTOM_TURN_MARGIN  0

Pre-dive calculations and measurements:
GPS1  030313,044129,2315.340,12211.526,56,1.0,56,-3.1 TGT_NAME  N2
_CALLS  1 TGT_LATLONG  2350.000,12355.000
_XMS_NAKs  0 TGT_RADIUS  2000.000
_XMS_TOUTs  0 KALMAN_CONTROL  0.000,0.000
_SM_DEPTHo  1.28 KALMAN_X  0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0
_SM_ANGLEo  -68.4 KALMAN_Y  0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0
GPS2  030313,044724,2315.260,12211.529,12,1.6,12,-3.1 MHEAD_RNG_PITCHd_Wd  85.1,186721,-15.0,-9.293,-18.92,2788
SPEED_LIMITS  0.161,0.271 D_GRID  4342

Post-dive calculations and measurements:
FINISH  0.6,1.013170 _10V_AH  10.4,5.673
SM_CCo  13522,48.10,0.060,0,0,1096,400.08 FG_AHR_24Vo  0.000
SM_GC  1.61,8.02,0.75,48.10,0.041,0.049,0.060,127,2487,1096,-8.26,-1.39,400.08,0,0,0,0,0,0,26.67,26.65,26.56 FG_AHR_10Vo  0.000
IRIDIUM_FIX  2305.10,12211.01,030313,000040 MEM  323948
TT8_MAMPS  0.048685,0.048685 DATA_FILE_SIZE  23443,635
HUMID  40.78 CAP_FILE_SIZE  351096,0
INTERNAL_PRESSURE  9.6425 CFSIZE  260034560,248930304
TCM_TEMP  24.00 ERRORS  0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
XPDR_PINGS  0 CURRENT  0.141,333.2,1
SC_FREEKB  4006176 GPS  030313,083529,2316.216,12212.842,49,1.2,49,-3.1
_24V_AH  24.3,9.070

Energy measurements:
devicesecsmAJsensorsecsmAJ
Pitch_motor19225107.48 nil000.00
Roll_motor10758151.31 nil000.00
VBD_pump_during_apogee68673512257.29 nil000.00
VBD_pump_during_surface485969.74 nil000.00
VBD_valve000.00 nil000.00
Iridium_during_init000.00 nil000.00
Iridium_during_connect000.00 SciCon1349531275.31
Iridium_during_xfer221129696.97 nil000.00
Transponder_ping04200.00 nil000.00
GUMSTIX_24V000.00
GPS12273.71
TT82826351056.34
LPSleep80562183.49
TT8_Active81135303.11
TT8_Sampling2026581230.54
TT8_CF819565134.08
TT8_Kalman000.00
Analog_circuits201715314.69
GPS_charging000.00
Compass16945105.58
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
15 end surface: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 15 begin dive
17 -1.09 -170.3 123 2501 1205 1007 0.0 0.0 0 66 0.00 0.00 -46.45 0.000 16386 0.000 0.000 123 2501 2445 2518 2373 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
68 -1.09 -170.3 123 2501 2523 2373 3.2 -5.7 6 101 9.05 2.20 -16.42 0.000 18948 0.226 0.051 2451 1096 3406 3428 3385 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.01 26.24 26.52
167 -1.09 -170.3 2451 1096 3424 3389 39.5 -32.6 18 173 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.044 2441 2487 3407 3425 3389 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.28 28.83
481 -1.09 -170.3 2440 2488 3424 3392 145.4 -32.0 35 487 0.00 2.10 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.034 2441 1092 3408 3424 3392 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.48 28.83
514 -1.09 -170.3 2441 1092 3423 3393 152.4 -31.0 36 521 0.10 2.17 0.00 0.000 3078 0.181 0.043 2454 2508 3408 3424 3393 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.35 26.46 28.83
829 -1.09 -170.3 2454 2508 3425 3398 243.2 -27.6 52 834 0.00 1.80 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.055 2446 3674 3411 3425 3397 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.55 28.83
901 -1.09 -170.3 2445 3674 3425 3398 258.6 -24.8 55 908 0.00 1.70 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.025 2446 2490 3411 3425 3398 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.63 28.83
1216 -1.09 -170.3 2445 2488 3425 3400 339.7 -24.7 71 1222 0.00 1.85 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.055 2436 3679 3412 3425 3400 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.63 28.83
1290 -1.09 -170.3 2436 3679 3425 3400 355.2 -23.8 74 1296 0.00 1.73 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.024 2436 2503 3412 3425 3399 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.70 28.83
1604 -1.09 -170.3 2436 2501 3425 3400 428.5 -21.2 90 1611 0.00 1.83 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.056 2427 3676 3412 3425 3399 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.68 28.83
1683 -1.09 -170.3 2427 3676 3425 3400 442.7 -21.5 93 1692 0.08 1.73 0.00 0.000 3078 0.132 0.025 2465 2492 3412 3425 3400 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.59 26.75 28.83
1990 -1.09 -170.3 2462 2491 3424 3400 504.2 -19.2 109 1996 0.00 1.85 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.057 2457 3680 3412 3425 3400 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.70 28.83
2014 -1.09 -170.3 2456 3680 3424 3400 508.7 -19.2 110 2020 0.00 1.67 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.025 2456 2502 3412 3424 3400 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.78 28.83
2338 -1.09 -170.3 2456 2501 3424 3400 572.1 -19.7 126 2344 0.00 2.05 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.033 2457 1109 3412 3424 3400 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.77 28.83
2370 -1.09 -170.3 2456 1109 3423 3399 576.8 -19.6 127 2377 0.00 2.12 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.041 2445 2510 3411 3423 3400 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.73 28.83
2695 -1.09 -170.3 2445 2509 3421 3400 645.9 -20.7 140 2701 0.00 2.08 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.031 2445 1108 3410 3421 3400 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.78 28.83
2729 -1.09 -170.3 2445 1108 3420 3400 652.5 -20.3 141 2735 0.00 2.12 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.041 2434 2501 3410 3420 3400 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.74 28.83
3063 -1.09 -170.3 2434 2500 3418 3398 720.3 -20.5 152 3070 0.00 1.85 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.057 2425 3693 3408 3419 3398 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.75 28.83
3091 -1.09 -170.3 2424 3693 3418 3397 720.3 -20.5 152 3100 0.08 1.75 0.00 0.000 3078 0.131 0.027 2465 2501 3408 3418 3398 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.67 26.83 28.83
3398 -1.09 -170.3 2465 2499 3416 3395 781.6 -17.7 163 3405 0.00 1.85 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.058 2456 3679 3405 3416 3395 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.75 28.83
3436 -1.09 -170.3 1536 3681 3401 3392 787.7 -17.6 164 3442 0.00 1.70 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.028 2456 2489 3405 3415 3395 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.84 28.83
3764 -1.09 -170.3 2456 2489 3413 3392 845.1 -16.7 175 3765 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2456 2489 3403 3412 3395 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
4065 -1.09 -170.3 2456 2488 3411 3388 893.6 -15.6 185 4071 0.00 1.85 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.057 2447 3674 3400 3411 3389 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.77 28.83
4093 -1.09 -170.3 2447 3674 3411 3388 893.6 -15.6 185 4101 0.00 1.67 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.027 2447 2495 3399 3410 3388 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.86 28.83
4248 end dive: TARGET_DEPTH_EXCEEDED
state 4248 begin apogee
4252 -0.25 0.0 2447 2007 3408 3387 922.2 -15.5 191 4507 0.80 0.00 245.50 0.735 10246 0.110 0.000 2723 2005 2724 2850 2599 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.71 28.83 24.42
4509 end apogee: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 4509 begin climb
4510 1.09 170.3 2723 2006 2846 2594 938.3 0.0 199 4771 1.17 2.25 250.05 0.735 10756 0.045 0.036 3175 617 2028 2171 1886 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.17 24.92 24.28
5000 1.09 170.3 3176 618 2130 1875 920.4 12.4 214 5006 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.034 3177 2013 2004 2131 1878 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.91 28.83
5314 1.09 170.3 3176 2013 2126 1873 882.8 11.0 225 5320 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.039 3188 622 1999 2126 1873 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.25 28.83
5452 1.09 170.3 2240 622 2069 1865 868.4 11.5 229 5458 0.00 2.10 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.034 3188 2011 1998 2123 1873 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.34 28.83
5771 1.09 170.3 3188 2008 2123 1871 830.1 11.5 240 5777 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.051 3188 3401 1997 2123 1871 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.45 28.83
5828 1.09 170.3 3188 3399 2123 1871 825.9 11.7 241 5837 0.15 2.08 0.00 0.000 5126 0.172 0.030 3161 2000 1996 2122 1871 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.34 26.51 28.83
6136 1.09 170.3 3160 2000 2122 1872 789.9 10.7 252 6137 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 3161 2000 1995 2122 1868 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
6435 1.09 170.3 3161 2000 2120 1867 757.5 10.8 262 6441 0.00 2.20 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.051 3161 3409 1993 2120 1867 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.59 28.83
6671 1.09 170.3 3160 3410 2119 1865 730.8 12.2 269 6677 0.00 2.08 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.031 3171 2003 1992 2120 1865 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.67 28.83
6986 1.09 170.3 3171 2002 2118 1864 693.3 10.9 280 6992 0.00 2.20 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.051 3171 3409 1991 2118 1864 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.65 28.83
7043 1.09 170.3 3170 3408 2118 1865 689.4 10.9 281 7052 0.00 2.08 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.031 3182 1997 1990 2117 1864 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.72 28.83
7350 1.11 180.8 3182 1998 2116 1864 656.9 8.9 292 7356 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.051 3182 3401 1990 2117 1864 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.67 28.83
7585 1.11 180.8 2224 3399 2066 1855 635.2 9.8 299 7591 0.00 2.08 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.031 3193 1993 1991 2116 1867 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.74 28.83
7899 1.11 180.8 3193 1992 2116 1862 601.8 10.4 310 7905 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.050 3193 3401 1988 2115 1861 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.70 28.83
7969 1.11 180.8 3193 3401 2113 1861 594.7 10.7 313 7976 0.15 2.08 0.00 0.000 5126 0.173 0.031 3166 1992 1989 2116 1862 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.58 26.76 28.83
8289 1.11 180.8 3166 1992 2115 1860 562.0 10.1 329 8296 0.00 2.08 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.041 3175 610 1987 2115 1860 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.73 28.83
8384 1.11 180.8 3176 610 2114 1861 552.9 10.6 333 8389 0.00 2.08 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.034 3175 2003 1988 2115 1861 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.74 28.83
8697 1.13 191.2 3175 2003 2115 1861 521.5 8.9 349 8729 0.00 0.00 29.80 0.547 8198 0.000 0.000 3176 2003 1951 2084 1818 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 25.87
9017 1.20 225.7 3175 2003 2064 1803 492.7 8.0 365 9098 0.00 0.00 72.72 0.535 8198 0.000 0.000 3175 2003 1800 1932 1669 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 25.22
9397 1.20 225.7 3175 2003 1902 1660 452.0 10.9 384 9403 0.00 2.20 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.050 3176 3401 1781 1903 1660 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.22 28.83
9461 1.20 225.7 3175 3401 1902 1660 444.0 12.0 387 9468 0.00 2.12 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.031 3187 2002 1781 1903 1660 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.32 28.83
9786 1.20 225.7 3187 2001 1900 1660 402.7 13.1 403 9787 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 3187 2001 1780 1900 1660 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
10085 1.20 225.7 3186 2002 1899 1660 369.7 10.2 418 10092 0.00 2.20 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.050 3187 3402 1779 1899 1660 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.51 28.83
10151 1.20 225.7 3186 3402 1899 1660 362.7 10.5 421 10158 0.00 2.10 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.031 3198 1996 1779 1899 1660 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.56 28.83
10476 1.20 225.7 3197 1995 1898 1660 330.2 9.8 437 10482 0.00 2.20 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.049 3198 3402 1779 1898 1660 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.58 28.83
10564 1.20 225.7 3197 3402 1897 1660 320.9 10.9 441 10571 0.00 2.08 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.031 3209 2000 1779 1899 1660 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.63 28.83
10884 1.20 225.7 3209 2000 1897 1660 286.5 10.8 457 10885 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 3209 2000 1780 1900 1660 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
11184 1.20 225.7 3209 1999 1898 1660 252.0 12.3 472 11190 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.050 3209 3406 1779 1899 1660 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.65 28.83
11426 1.20 225.7 3209 3407 1898 1660 225.6 11.5 483 11432 0.00 2.08 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.031 3221 1996 1780 1898 1663 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.72 28.83
11740 1.33 289.5 3220 1996 1899 1660 197.1 6.9 499 11830 0.00 0.00 88.05 0.448 8454 0.000 0.000 3221 1996 1548 1657 1440 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 25.46
12120 1.33 289.5 3220 1996 1627 1417 145.8 15.2 518 12127 0.00 2.12 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.041 3231 610 1524 1631 1417 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.28 28.83
12357 1.33 289.5 3231 610 1625 1417 118.9 9.8 529 12363 0.00 2.08 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.031 3232 2001 1521 1625 1417 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.43 28.83
12671 1.33 289.5 3231 2001 1628 1417 79.5 12.5 545 12676 0.00 2.12 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.041 3243 609 1521 1625 1417 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.51 28.83
12907 1.34 294.1 3243 607 1624 1417 56.2 9.1 556 12913 0.00 2.08 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.032 3243 2008 1520 1624 1417 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.58 28.83
13221 1.34 294.1 3242 2009 1625 1417 27.6 9.7 584 13227 0.00 2.12 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.041 3254 610 1519 1624 1415 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.61 28.83
13459 1.34 294.1 2240 610 1588 1412 3.1 9.5 627 13468 0.00 2.08 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.034 3254 2000 1521 1625 1417 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.66 28.83
13474 end climb: SURFACE_DEPTH_REACHED
state 13474 begin surface coast
13506 end surface coast: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 13506 begin surface