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!
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
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 &
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
Subsurface has the ability to modify the preferences you want. By
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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