September
2017
Sentinel V SC and RT Operation Manual
Page 278
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
Binary
Byte
Field
Description
21,22
Vertical Shallow
Bin
Reserved for future use.
23,24
Vertical Start Bin
Reserved for future use.
25,26
Vertical Shallow
RSSI Bin
Reserved for future use.
27,28
Max Core Thresh-
old
Reserved for future use.
29,30
Min Core Thresh-
old
Reserved for future use.
31,32
Ping Offset Time
The time offset between the when the slant beam ping occurred and when
the vertical beam ping occurred, in milliseconds. This is a signed two-byte
(short) value which is typically positive, but could be negative.
This will be
set to 0 unless Sentinel V is setup in the Combined ping mode.
33,34
Surf Spare1
Reserved for future use.
35,36
Depth Screen
Reserved for future use.
37,38
Percent Good
Threshold
Reserved for future use.
39,40
Vertical DO Proof-
ing
Reserved for future use.
Vertical Beam Velocity Data Format
BIT POSITIONS
BYTE
7/S
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1
VELOCITY ID
LSB 00h
2
MSB 0ah
3
DEPTH CELL #1, VELOCITY
LSB
4
MSB
5
DEPTH CELL #2, VELOCITY
LSB
6
MSB
↓
(SEQUENCE CONTINUES FOR UP TO MAX CELLS)
LSB
↓
MSB
257
DEPTH CELL #MAX, VELOCITY
LSB
258
MSB
Figure 113.
Vertical Beam Velocity Data Format
