User Manual
-Version 0.0.3
+Version 0.0.5
Autor documentation: Jacco van Koll <jko@haringstad.com>
In this manual the Suunto Viper will be used for all examples.
+
2. Requirements
Before you are able to import information from your divecomputer into
Now it is time to hook up your divecomputer to your Linux system:
- Connect your interface cable to your divecomputer
+ Make sure that your OS has the required drivers installed
+
+ On Linux this means you need to have the correct kernel
+ module loaded. Most distributions will do this automatically
+ for you.
+
+ On Windows, the OS should offer to download the correct
+ driver when you connect to the USB port.
+
+ On a Mac you at times have to manually hunt for the correct
+ driver. For example the correct driver for the Mares Puck
+ devices can be found as Mac_OSX_VCP_Driver.zip at
+ http://www.silabs.com/support/pages/support.aspx?ProductFamily=USB+Bridges
+
Connect your interface cable to a free USB port
+
Put your divecomputer into PC Communication mode. (For Suunto Viper, press Mode - 1 Memory - 3 TR-PC)
(You should consult the manual of your specific divecomputer for your brand and type)
+
Go in Subsurface to 'File - Import'
Within the popup, under Dive computer, choose your brand and type. Here we choose Suunto Vyper.
- Change the devicename under which your interface is connected. Default is /dev/ttyUSB0
+ Change the devicename under which your interface is connected.
+ On Linux, default is /dev/ttyUSB0
+ On Windows, default is COM3
+ On Mac, default is ... specific to the dive computer
+
Click the 'OK' button.
Now watch how your data is retrieved from your divecomputer!
An example:
-On Sunday Oct 23, 2011 you made a dive.
+On Sunday Oct 23, 2011 you made a dive.
In the log line of this dive, you see the following information:
#: 12 Dive number
6. Edit the dive info
-When you double click on the dive log line, the editor window opens. Now you
-can add information that is missing. Let start with completing the example:
+When you double click on the dive log line, the editor window
+opens. Now you can add information that is missing. Let start with
+completing the example:
-You double clicked on dive #12, as described in 5. Viewing and completing your logs.
-The Dive Info window pops up and you will see the following:
+You double clicked on dive #12, as described in 5. Viewing and
+completing your logs. The Dive Info window pops up and you will see
+the following:
Location: An input where you can enter your new location, or you can choose with the pull-down previous locations
Dive Master: An input where you can enter the name of your Dive Master, or you can choose with the pull-down a previous name
Buddy: An input where you can enter het name of you Buddy, or you can choose with the pull-down a previous name
- Rating: A pull-down where you can rate your dive.
+ Rating: A pull-down where you can rate your dive.
Notes: A free input where you can enter information about your dive. What you've seen, etc.
In this example we use the following information:
- Location: Oostvoornse Meer
+ Location: Oostvoornse Meer
Dive Master: S. de Vries
Buddy: S. de Vries
Rating: 3 stars
7. Edit equipment info
-You also want to edit your Cylinder information. And in the previous chapter, this was not edited. There is
-still another item to edit in the Dive Info screen:
+You also want to edit your Cylinder information. And in the previous
+chapter, this was not edited. There is still another item to edit in
+the Dive Info screen:
Cylinder: A double-click fieldset. Here you can edit your Cylinder information
-So, when you double click on the cylinder info, you get another popup. This popup gives you the following:
+So, when you double click on the cylinder info, you get another
+popup. This popup gives you the following:
Cylinder: Pull-down where you can choose your Cylinder, or add your own
Size: The volume if not 'filled'
Pressure: The maximum pressure of this Cylinder
Optional:
- Start Pressure: What was the pressure starting the dive
- End Pressure: What was the pressure ending the dive
- Nitrox: What was the percentage of blend
+ Start Pressure: What was the pressure starting the dive
+ End Pressure: What was the pressure ending the dive
+ Nitrox: What was the percentage of blend
Now we are going to enter the data:
Cylinder: 15.0 l
Size: 15.0
Pressure: 220
-
+
Now tick the option for Start & End pressure
-
+
Start Pressure: 180
End Pressure: 60
Press Ok
-Now your dive information for this dive is complete. You can now press ok in the Dive Info screen and view the results.
+Now your dive information for this dive is complete. You can now press
+ok in the Dive Info screen and view the results.
+
8. Adding equipment info
-In Area with the 3 tabs there is the tab Equipment. With this tab, you can add Cylinders.
-We are going to add an additional Cylinder:
+In Area with the 3 tabs there is the tab Equipment. With this tab, you
+can add Cylinders. We are going to add an additional Cylinder:
In the main screen, click on the Equipment tab. This shows your Cylinder you added in 7.
Now press the Add button and the Cylinder popup comes back.
Just like you added your Cylinder information in 7. Edit equipment info, you add your cylinder
information for the second Cylinder. Fill in all the information about this Cylinder and press OK.
+
9. View info & Stats
-After adding all the information, you can use the tab Info & Stats. This tab will provide
-you with all the (statistical and calculated) information regarding your dive.
+After adding all the information, you can use the tab Info &
+Stats. This tab will provide you with all the (statistical and
+calculated) information regarding your dive.
The information contains:
Dive Info:
-
+
Date: Date and time of your dive
Dive Time: Duration of your dive
Surf Intv: Interval between previous dive and this dive
OTU: The Oxygen Toxicity Units of this dive
O2/He: Amount of Oxygen/Helium
Gas Used: The total volume of gas used during this dive
-
+
Statistics:
-
- Total time: Total time of all your dives together, calculated
- Avg Time: The average divetime of your dives, calculated
- Max Depth: The maximum depth of all your dives
- Avg Depth: The average depth of all your dives, calculated
- Max SAC: Highest of Surface Air Consumption of all your dives
- Min SAC: Lowest of Surface Air Consumption of all your dives
- Avg SAC: Average Surface Air Consuption of all your dives, calculated
+
+ Total time: Total time of all your dives together, calculated
+ Avg Time: The average divetime of your dives, calculated
+ Max Depth: The maximum depth of all your dives
+ Avg Depth: The average depth of all your dives, calculated
+ Max SAC: Highest of Surface Air Consumption of all your dives
+ Min SAC: Lowest of Surface Air Consumption of all your dives
+ Avg SAC: Average Surface Air Consuption of all your dives, calculated
+
10. Setting up preferences
Volume: The volume of your tank(s) in Liter or CuFt (Cubic Feet) (At sea-level pressure)
Temperature: The temperature of the water in Celcius or Fahrenheit
-In the main screen, you did see in Area 3, some information. In the Columns options, you can enable/disable options you would like to show there:
+In the main screen, you did see in Area 3, some information. In the
+Columns options, you can enable/disable options you would like to show
+there:
Show Temp: Shows the temperature of your dive
Show Cyl: Shows the cylinder(s) of your dive
Show O2%: Shows the O2% of your dive
one not enabled.
Clicking OK on the dialog stores these settings.
+
+
+11. How to find the Device Name
+
+When you connect your divecomputer by using an USB connector, most of the
+time, the default of ยด/dev/ttyUSB0' should work. But if you have other
+Serial to USB devices, this can be different because '/dev/ttyUSB0' is
+already in use.
+
+One of the ways to find out what your dive name is:
+
+ Disconnect your usb cable of your dive computer
+ Open a terminal
+ Type the command: 'dmesg' and press enter
+ Plug in your usb cable of your divecomputer
+ Type the command: 'dmesg' and press enter
+
+Within your terminal you should see a message similair to this one:
+
+ usb 2-1.1: new full speed USB device number 14 using ehci_hcd
+ usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
+ USB Serial support registered for generic
+ usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
+ usbserial: USB Serial Driver core
+ USB Serial support registered for FTDI USB Serial Device
+ ftdi_sio 2-1.1:1.0: FTDI USB Serial Device converter detected
+ usb 2-1.1: Detected FT232BM
+ usb 2-1.1: Number of endpoints 2
+ usb 2-1.1: Endpoint 1 MaxPacketSize 64
+ usb 2-1.1: Endpoint 2 MaxPacketSize 64
+ usb 2-1.1: Setting MaxPacketSize 64
+ usb 2-1.1: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB3
+ usbcore: registered new interface driver ftdi_sio
+ ftdi_sio: v1.6.0:USB FTDI Serial Converters Driver
+
+You see that in the third line from the bottom, the usb adapter is
+detected and is connected to 'ttyUSB3'. Now you use this information in
+the import settings as '/dev/ttyUSB3'. Your divecomputer interface is
+connected and you should be able to import your dives.
+
+
+12. Importing dives from JDivelog or other dive log programs
+
+Maybe you have been using JDivelog and you have a lot of dives logged in
+this program. You don't have to type all information by hand into
+Subsurface, because you can import your divelogs from JDivelog.
+
+JDivelog stores it's information into files with the extention of .jlb.
+These .jlb contain all the information that has been stored, except your
+images in xml format.
+
+By using the menu 'File - Import' you get the popup, like described in
+chapter 4, Importing new dives. Within this popup there is the option
+to import existing files which are already on your computer. To import
+your JDivelog file(s) do the following:
+
+ Open 'File - Import' on the menu
+ Use the file locator under XML file name
+ Browse your directories to the location where your *.jlb file is
+ Select your existing *.jlb file and click 'open'
+ Click the OK button in the popup
+
+After a few moments, you see your existing logs in Subsurface. Now you can
+edit your dives like explained in chapter 6.
+
+Information that is not (yet) imported from JDivelog:
+
+ Used amount of weight
+ Used type of suit
+ Used type of gloves
+ Extended dive location information
+ Type of dive
+ Dive activity
+
+Alternatively, you can start sunsurface with the --import comand line
+which will have the same effect:
+
+ subsurface MyDives.xml --import JDivelogDives.jlb
+
+will open your divelog (assuming that's called MyDives.xml) and then
+import the dives from JdivelogDives.jlb. You can now save the combined
+divelog back as MyDives.xml.
+
+Subsurface will similarly import xml exports from DivingLog as well as
+Suunto DiveManager.
+
+When importing dives subsurface tries to detect multiple records for
+the same dive and merges the information as best as it can. So as long
+as there are no time zone issues (or other reasons that would cause the
+beginning time of the dives to be substantially different) subsurface
+will not create duplicate entries.
+
+
+Appendix A
+
+The use of libdivecomputer provides the support for divecomputers. Within
+the list of computers in the 'File - import' menu, you will see a listing
+of divecomputers. This list is covering a compatible set. Please check
+your users manual to check if your computer will be supported.
+
+ Supported divecomputers:
+
+ Atomics:
+ Cobalt
+ Cressi:
+ Edi
+ Mares:
+ Icon HD
+ Nemo
+ Puck
+ Air
+ Oceanic:
+ Veo250
+ VT Pro
+ OSTC: *
+ DR5
+ 2N
+ Reefnet:
+ Sensus
+ Sensus Pro
+ Sensus Ultra
+ Suunto:
+ Cobra
+ 2
+ 3
+ D3
+ D9
+ D4
+ D4i
+ D6
+ D6i
+ D9tx
+ Eon
+ Gekko
+ HelO2
+ Mosquito
+ Solution
+ Alpha
+ Nitrox/Vario
+ Stinger
+ Vyper
+ 2
+ Air
+ Vytec
+ DS
+ Zoop
+ Uwatec:
+ Aladin
+ Memo Mouse
+ Smart
+ Zeagle:
+ N2iTiON 3
+
+* OSTC computers are listed in the pull-down menu as OSTC. All 3 types are supported.
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