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How to import dives from a Aeris Elite
The Aeris Elite transfers over serial cable only. iOS does not expose that kind of connection to apps, so the dives come across once through a Mac or PC, then live on your phone forever.
Transfer the dives off the Aeris Elite
- Install the driver for the cable
The serial cable is a USB-to-serial adapter, and its chipset needs a driver before any software can see the Aeris Elite. Install the FTDI (FT232-class USB-to-serial inside the Aeris/Oceanic ACI download cable and cradle) driver, then reboot. Skip this and the desktop app will report no device on a cable that is working perfectly.
DiverLog USB driver page (FTDI)
These cables are USB-to-serial. Without the FTDI driver the port never appears, and the software reports no device. - Connect the Aeris Elite to a Mac or PC
Use the serial cable made for the Aeris Elite, not a generic charging cable: the data pins differ. Check the o-ring is seated, line the connector up with the notch on the case, and turn it to lock. An iPhone or iPad cannot open this kind of connection at all, so this step has to happen on a computer.
The o-ring must be in place, the nub lines up with the notch, then the head turns a quarter turn to lock. This cable is FTDI (FT232-class USB-to-serial inside the Aeris/Oceanic ACI download cable and cradle). - Put the computer into PC mode
Switch the Aeris Elite into its PC or upload mode before you launch the software, not after. Most desktop apps only look for the unit at startup, so a computer that wakes up late is a computer the software never finds.
Most units only hold this mode for a minute or two, so do it last, right before you connect. - Download the dives with desktop software
Read the computer with DiverLog+ or Subsurface. Subsurface is free, open source, runs on macOS, Windows and Linux, and supports this model.
- Export the dives as UDDF
Export the whole logbook to a UDDF file. UDDF is the open dive-log exchange format and keeps the full depth profile, not just the summary numbers.
Export the whole logbook, not the visible page. UDDF keeps the sample-by-sample depth profile, which a summary CSV does not. - Import the file into SeaLog
Get the file to your phone. AirDrop, iCloud Drive or email all work, anything that lands it in the iOS Files app. Then in SeaLog tap the plus button, Import dives, UDDF file, and pick it. Every dive arrives with its profile, and duplicates are skipped.
A dive log app for the Elite
Once the dives are in, SeaLog treats them like its own: a scrubbable depth profile, the site pinned on a map, water temperature, gas and tank, buddies, and the photos from your camera roll matched to the minutes you were underwater. Tag the animals you saw and they go into your species life list. It works offline on the boat and syncs when you are back, and your whole logbook exports to UDDF, CSV or PDF whenever you ask, so nothing is locked in here either.
Aeris’s own software and drivers
Dead brand: American Underwater Products folded Aeris into Oceanic on 1 September 2014, aeris-diving.com no longer resolves at all, current owner Huish Outdoors does not list Aeris anywhere, and every desktop/mobile app that could actually read an Aeris has been delisted from the App Store and Google Play, so there is no complete official path left to get dives off one of these computers today.
- Desktop softwareDiverLog for Mac OS X (Pelagic Pressure Systems)The only application the manufacturer ever shipped that reads Aeris cable computers. The product page is still up, but both Mac App Store listings (Full id555322971, Lite id540107482) now 404, so there is no legitimate way left to obtain a fresh copy.macOS
- Official guideDiverLog for Mac OS X: how-to (add computer, download dives, sync)The only official step-by-step that covers an Aeris download, since Aeris support exists on Mac only.macOS
- ManualAeris Elite T3 operating manualDoc. 12-7201-r01.
- ManualAeris Elite T3 manual addendumCorrects the mode-switching procedure and display timings described in the main manual. Easy to miss and genuinely changes how the buttons behave.
- ManualAeris Atmos Elite owner's guideDoc. 12-7156. This is the model our catalogue carries simply as Elite.
- SupportDiverLog compatibility list (per-platform, per-brand)The authoritative mapping straight from the vendor. Worth reading closely: the eleven Aeris models appear only under the Mac section, and the Windows section lists no Aeris model at all.
- Desktop softwareDiverLog Lite for Windows (installer)Downloads fine, but read the compatibility list first: the Windows build has never supported a single Aeris model, only Aqualung, Oceanic and Sherwood. Listed here so nobody wastes an afternoon on it.Windows
- Desktop softwareOceanLog for Windows (2015 installer)The Oceanic-branded sibling of the old Aeris Computer Interface, and the last Windows tool still downloadable from the manufacturer. Oceanic documents it for Oceanic hardware only and names no Aeris model, so treat any Aeris success with it as luck rather than support.Windows
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Aeris Elite: common questions
Can I connect the Aeris Elite to my iPhone directly?
No, and no app can change that. The Aeris Elite transfers over serial cable only, a connection iOS does not expose to apps. Anyone promising a direct wireless download from this model is describing a different computer. The one-time cable route above gets every dive across.
Which cable and drivers do I need on a Mac?
Use the Aeris interface cable made for this model, not a generic charging cable: the data pins differ. Most of these cables are USB-to-serial and need the driver for their chipset on macOS, usually Silicon Labs CP210x or FTDI. Install the driver, reboot, and the port appears to the desktop software.
Do I have to do this every time I dive?
Only if you want the new dives in digitally. Many divers do the cable run once to rescue their history, then log new dives directly in SeaLog on the boat, which takes about as long as filling in a paper page.