To convert binary data files from the AUTOIMET to ASCII format, use the following commands to call the conversion programs as follows (these calls convert the binary file auto000217.dat to ASCII):
./autoswab3 auto000217.dat auto000217.swb
./autoasc3 auto000217.swb auto000217.asc
The intermediate binary file auto000217.swb is byte swapped for 80x86 (PC) processors (since Franklin C51 compiler byte-order is MS byte first in memory for short and long integers). The ASCII output file will be auto000217.asc; the original file auto000217.dat is left untouched.
The ASCII output file is formatted with one record per line, comma-separated values, as follows:
hour, minute, day, month, 4 digit year,
sequential record number (rolls over at 65535),
value (0 - 255) of Optional Muxed Parameter, (not used)
float value of Wind East in m/s,
float value of Wind North in m/s,
float value of Wind Speed Average in m/s,
float value of Wind Speed Max in m/s,
float value of Wind Speed Min in m/s,
float value of Last Vane Dir in degrees,
float value of Last Compass Dir in degrees,
float value of Barometric Pressure in mbar,
float value of Relative Humidity in percent,
float value of Air Temperature (RH probe) in Deg C,
float value of Short Wave Radiation in w/m^2,
float value of Long Wave Dome Temp in Deg K,
float value of Long Wave Body Temp in Deg K,
float value of Long Wave Thermopile Voltage in microvolts,
float value of Long Wave Radiation Flux in w/m^2,
float value of Precipitation Level in mm,
float value of SeaCat Temperature in Deg C,
float value of SeaCat Conductivity in Seimens/meter,
unsigned long int value of Optional Muxed Parameter, (not used)
unsigned long int value of GPS Time (UNIX seconds since 1 Jan 1970)
float value of decimal GPS Latitude
float value of decimal GPS Longitude
float value of Local GPS time
unsigned char value of Local GPS "frame valid": A = good, V = bad
float value of Local GPS latitude
unsigned char value of Local GPS N/S (lat)
float value of Local GPS longitude
unsigned char value of Local GPS E/W (lon)
float value of Local GPS speed in knots
float value of Local GPS heading in degrees true
unsigned long int value of Local GPS Date
unsigned char values of Spare[7] (7 bytes pad - not used)
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