Sentinel V SC and RT Operation Manual
September
2017
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
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PC – User Interactive Built-In Tests
Purpose
Sends/displays results of user-interactive Sentinel V Real-Time system diagnostic tests.
Format
PCnnn
Range
nnn = 0, 2, 20, 4, 40 (PC0 = Help menu; see below for others)
Recommended Setting. Use as needed.
Description These diagnostic tests check beam continuity and sensor data. Both tests require user inter-
action (see examples).
Examples
See below.
PC0 – Help Menu
Sending PC0 displays the help menu.
>pc0
PC0 = Help
PC2 = Display Sensor Data
PC4 = Display Voltage Monitor ADC Data
PC20 = Display Scrolling Sensor Data
PC40 = Display Scrolling Voltage Monitor Data
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PC2 – Display Sensor Data
Sending PC2 displays temperature, heading, pitch angle, roll angle, depth, and battery voltage in a repeat-
ing loop at approximately 0.5-sec update rate. Press any key to exit this command and return to the com-
mand prompt.
>pc2
Sensor data is sampled and displayed in a loop.
An asterisk ‘*’ to the right of a number indicates invalid data.
Press any key to exit the loop.
Count Temp(C) Heading Pitch Roll Up/Down Depth(m) Batt(V) Batt(A)
\ 9 22.812 340.08 -2.18 1.20 Down 0.000* 11.751 0.156
The PC2 heading shows the raw (magnetic north) heading only. The EB command (Heading
Bias) is not applied.
PC20 – Display Scrolling Sensor Data
Sending PC20 displays temperature, heading, pitch angle, roll angle, depth, and battery voltage in a re-
peating loop at approximately 0.5-sec update rate. Press any key to exit this command and return to the
command prompt.
>pc20
Sensor data is sampled and displayed in a loop.
An asterisk ‘*’ to the right of a number indicates invalid data.
Press any key to exit the loop.
Count Temp(C) Heading Pitch Roll Up/Down Depth(m) Batt(V) Batt(A)
1 22.937 339.86 -2.09 1.26 Down 0.000* 11.757 0.156
2 22.937 340.11 -2.19 1.21 Down 0.000* 11.757 0.161
3 23.000 340.26 -2.02 1.26 Down 0.000* 11.737 0.164
4 23.000 340.40 -2.12 1.20 Down 0.000* 11.757 0.158
5 22.875 340.19 -1.99 1.26 Down 0.000* 11.757 0.153
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