| NetSensor Cast Temperature Data Format | ||
| Parameter | Bytes | Notes |
| Note | All data on a line are comma separated; all lines are terminated with <CR><LF> | |
| Line 1, cast header | ||
| Cast number, NetSensor ID | 2, ASCII | Cast number automatically sequenced; NetSensor ID fixed. |
| Line 2, cast data | ||
| Cast segments | 1 | Usually three (net down, fishing, net up) |
| Cast segment 1 temperature, pressure count | 2 | |
| Cast segment 1 sample rate, seconds | 1 | Net down, usually 2s. |
| Cast segment 2 temperature, pressure count | 2 | |
| Cast segment 2 sample rate, seconds | 1 | Fishing, usually 60s. |
| Cast segment 3 temperature, pressure count | 2 | |
| Cast segment 3 sample rate, seconds | 1 | Net up, usually 2s. |
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| Cast segment n, count | 2 | |
| Cast segment n, sample rate, seconds | 1 | |
| Age of first value, seconds | 3 | Time of first sample is data capture time less age. |
| Lines 3 to total count, temperature/pressure data | ||
| Temperature, pressure | ASCII | Temperature plus 5C, 0 - 50.00 (subtract 5 for in situ temperature).; Absolute pressure in decibars, 0 - 340 db (subtract 10 for atmospheric pressure; divide by 10 for meters). |
| Cast data terminator line | 0,0 | |
| Checksum Line | 2 | Sum of temperature times 100 and pressures, modulo 65536. |