Configuration XML datagram

The Configuration XML datagram is the first datagram in the raw data file. The Configuration XML datagram contains parameters that are not subject to change in the file and describes the system used for this recording.

Format

The basic XML structure follows. The tags are shown without attributes.

<Configuration>
<Header/>
<Transceivers>
	<Transceiver>
		<Channels>
			<Channel>
				<Transducer node>
				<Transducer node/>
			</Channel>
		</Channels>
	</Transceiver>
</Transceivers>
<Transducers>
	<Transducer/>
</Tranducers>
<ConfiguredSensors>
	<Sensor/>
</ConfiguredSensors>
</Configuration>

Description

The Configuration XML datagram is identified by the <Configuration> tag. The type is XML0. Information are contained in the specified attributes. The <ChannelID> attribute links data from different datagrams in the raw file to a specific frequency channel.