[PATCH] Identify event 0x07 on Suunto d9-style computers as Below Floor.

[Michael Andreen]

Hi,

On Monday 05 August 2013 23:23:06 Robert C. Helling wrote:
> On Aug 5, 2013, at 1:35 PM, Jef Driesen wrote:
> > "This event is on when accumulating deco time. Once you reach the floor
> > deco time will start decreasing and the event will stop. Going below the
> > floor again will re-activate the event."
> 
> of course, the real thing is more complex: I think this means that the
> compartment that currently determines the ceiling is off-gasing. But that
> does not tell anything about the others, in particular the slower
> compartments will typically still be on-gasing. As the latter ones are
> typically determining the end of deco, it could well be (and that
> generically and not just as a corner case) that slightly above this event
> indeed the ceiling goes up but the total deco time is still increasing. So,
> strictly speaking, this explanation (which is of course not yours but
> Suunto's) can be misleading.

Yes, the real thing is more complex, but in my experience the event is pretty 
useful. As long as the event is off, you won't increase your deco time (or 
ascent time as suunto calls, which includes travel time between stops etc). As 
long as you stay above the floor the time won't increase, even though slower 
compartments might still be on-gasing. However, if a slower compartment 
becomes the determining factor, then the floor is raised and the event is 
triggered again, and the time is increased unless you move up to the new 
floor.

/Michael