parameters: 8                     // the number of parameters to follow
first cycle: 08/31/2005 16:00:00  // mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss
test cycle: 1                     // minutes to wait before test cycle
cycle inteval: 60                 // minutes
rise timeout: 800                 // seconds
rise trigger depth: 15.0          // meters
decend timeout: 60                // seconds
decend trigger depth: 30          // meters
surface time: 0                   // seconds
                                  // must have blank line