| field |
comment |
| whole table |
This table contains programming metadata for later generation (MK10, miniPAT) satellite tagged fishgroup animals. Typically joins will be made to the fgsdkey field. There are 14 bin fields for depth and temperature each. The histogram bin values, in order from lowest to highest, can be found in these fields in incremental order starting with bin1. These same values are concatenated into the depth_bins and temp_bins fields, as well as stored in tblprogbin_depth and tblprogbin_temp. The idea of using the progbin tables is to make this programming table simpler. Some fields are MK10 or miniPAT specific. Many are not required for a successful deployment. Some have carried over from tblpatprogramming and should be eliminated. Fields datainterval and samphistogram are easily confused. In tblpatprogramming the field datainterval represents the same data as samphistogram in tblmk10programming. In tblmk10programming the field samphistogram replaces datainterval for storing summarization in hours, and datainterval stores the histogram sampling interval in seconds. The field samphistogram is the much more commonly used value. |
| actualsequence |
A MK10 setting. Ratio of light level location transmissions to other transmissions (i.e. histograms and PDTs) after popup. |
| argosid |
The Argos PTT number for the tag. |
| auto_depth_release |
Will the tag auto release at a certain depth? |
| bin_id_d |
Integer ID that links to tblprogbins_depth in order to retrieve bin values. |
| bin_id_t |
Integer ID that links to tblprogbins_temp in order to retrieve bin values. |
| bobbin |
What type of bobbin is on the tag? Generally either black or orange. |
| dart |
What type of dart was used, e.g., deck, nylon, OTS titanium. |
| datainterval |
Histogram data sampling interval in seconds. This parameter goes away in miniPATs. |
| daysdblprior |
Number of days of data just prior to a premature release that will be transmitted with double priority. Rarely used. Could be deprecated. |
| daystorelease |
The number of days after which the tag will release. Measured from tag activation/deployment date. |
| deployed |
Was the tag put in deployment mode? This is duplicated by the exitmode field. Good candidate for deprecation. |
| depth_bins |
A string concatenation of the depth bin fields. |
| depthcorrmethod |
Method to calibrate depth sensor (usually shallow depth). |
| depthvar |
Acceptable variation in depth within which the tag is considered to be at a constant value. |
| exitmode |
What state is the tag in? Deployed, standby or shutdown? This field essentially duplicated the deployed field. |
| fgsdkey |
This field should be called eventid. It joins to fgsdkey in tblfgsatdeployments, fgdkey in tblfgprocessingstatus and fgsdkey in tblfgsatrecovery as well as any other place eventid works for satellite tags. |
| _float |
Style of the float. Probably not necessary. Candidate for deprecation. |
| hardversion |
Manufacturer hardware revision number. |
| homing_pinger |
MiniPAT specific. Was the homing pinger activated? |
| ibattvolts |
Live reading of battery voltage. |
| idepth |
Live reading of depth sensor. |
| idepthtemp |
Live reading of the depth associated temperature sensor. |
| iexttemp |
Live reading of the external temperature sensor. |
| iinttemp |
Live reading of the internal temperature sensor. |
| ilight |
Live reading of the light sensor. |
| isensthresh |
Threshold value for wet/dry determinations. Defaults to dynamic. |
| iwetdry |
Live reading of wet/dry sensor. If tag is dry should read 255. |
| leader_cuff |
Type of construction used to build the leader cuff. |
| leaderer |
Who built the leader? |
| leaderlength |
The length of the tag leader in inches. |
| leader_type |
Type and size of material used to construct leader. |
| lllocations |
Will the tag record light level locations? |
| localdate |
Local date of programming. |
| _localtime |
Local time of programming. |
| locationpriority |
Transmission priority for location data, e.g., none, low or high. |
| _offset |
Time offset from UTC for histogram sampling period. Affects PDT data period also. |
| patdtprofile |
Will the tag transmit PDT data? |
| popdate |
The programmed popup date. |
| poptime |
The programmed time of popup. Defaults to 12:00. |
| popuphour |
The programmed hour of popup. |
| predetectdepth |
Not used. Duplicate of prematdepth. The minimum depth to start premature release detection. |
| prematdayspr |
Not used. Carry over from tblpatprogramming. Candidate for deprecation. |
| prematdepth |
The minimum depth to start premature release detection. |
| premathours |
Consecutive hours at constant depth before premature release is initiated. |
| prematoutliers |
Allow a few outliers in the constant depth data? |
| prematsurface |
Does the tag have to be at surface to initiate premature release? |
| progby |
Who programmed the tag. |
| progcomments |
Any comments not covered by other fields. |
| progcycle |
Not used anymore. Good candidate for deprecation. Counting from 1, the current number of times the tag has been programmed for current project. |
| progsw |
Programming software revision number. |
| pswdchanged |
Was the password changed? Not generally used. Candidate for deprecation. |
| reprate |
Repetition interval for signal transmission. |
| sameaswake |
Not used. Carry over from tblpatprogramming. Candidate for deprecation. |
| sampbattvolts |
Archive sampling rate for battery voltage. |
| sampdepth |
Archive sampling rate for depth sensor data. |
| sampdepthtemp |
Archive sampling rate from the depth associated temperature sensor. |
| sampexttemp |
Archive sampling rate from external temperature sensor data. |
| samphistogram |
The histogram data summarization interval in hours. A commonly used variable. |
| sampinttemp |
Archive sampling rate from internal temperature sensor data. |
| sample_int |
Time in seconds for time series sample interval. |
| samplemode |
Wet or dry sampling mode. WetDry is the only value stored in this field. |
| samplight |
Archive sampling rate for light level data. |
| sampwetdry |
Archive sampling rate for wet/dry data. |
| savedrepname |
Name of the exported programming report file. |
| shrinkid |
ID on leader heat shrink. |
| shrinklength |
Length of the leader heat shrink in inches. |
| tagdate |
Date of programming from the tag. |
| tagnumber |
Manufacturer serial number of tag. |
| tagprobs |
Duplicate of progcomments. They should be merged and this field can be deprecated. |
| tagsoft |
The tag firmware/software version number. |
| tagtime |
Time at programming from the tag. |
| temp_bins |
A string concatenation of the temp bin fields. |
| timeacc |
Not consistently used. Y indicates a time difference of less than 4 seconds between tag clock and internet synchronized computer. |
| trans_count |
How many transmissions has the tag made? |
| transmit_histo |
MiniPAT specific. Will the tag transmit depth and temperature histrogram data? |
| transmit_mlt |
MiniPAT specific. Will the tag transmit data on mixed layer stats? |
| ts_depth_transmit |
MiniPAT specific. Will the tag transmit depth time series data? |
| ts_temp_transmit |
MiniPAT specific. Will the tag transmit temperature time series data? |
| uplinklutid |
An ID used in an LUT system to locate a detached tag. |
| verifymode |
Not generally used anymore. Was exit mode verified with a magnet? |