Below is a list of the various files that can be retrieved from the Signature recorder after deployment.
The [filename] in the examples below refers to the name you set during configuration, prefixed by A, the instrument's serial number and a unique number indicating the number of the deployment. For example, the filename might look like A101234001_Data where 101234 is the instrument's serial number and 001 indicates the first deployment. This numbering system helps prevent duplicate filenames.
[filename].ad2cp - contains the raw single ping data, both for the average currents and burst
data such as raw wave data, high resolution measurements or echosounder data. The data is
saved as data format 3.
[filename]_avgd.ad2cp - contains averaged current data for the Signature. The data is averaged over the configured average interval and saved as Data Format 3. Note that some internal quality control has been applied to this data. For more information about the internal quality control, please refer to the article Internal data quality control. If the onboard wave processing has been enabled, the processed wave data can also be found in this file.
[filename].deploy - contains the configuration used for the deployment. This file can be saved and uploaded to an instrument to replicate the configuration for future deployments.
[filename].hdr - contains the instrument's header information, corresponding to the response to the GETALL command to your instrument. This information is always included at the beginning of an .ad2cp file.
[filename].cfg - contains deployment configuration details, corresponding to the response to the READCFG command to your instrument.
telemetryfile.bin - if the telemetry file output option is enabled, the data will be saved in this file.
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