September
2017
Sentinel V SC and RT Operation Manual
Page 240
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
Vertical Beam Profile Commands
The following commands define the criteria used to collect the vertical beam profile data.
Vertical beam profiling extends the ping time approximately 25%. Ping time depends on
water depth and number of bins.
Available Vertical Beam Profile Commands
This section lists the vertical beam profile commands.
>Z?
Available Commands:
ZP -01 ------------------ Number of Pings [0-999, -1=WP]
Z? ---------------------- Display Z-Command Menu
>#Z?
*** CAUTION: These commands are reserved for RDI use
and may not be currently supported!
Available Commands:
#ZB -1 ------------------ Bandwidth [0=Wide, 1=Narrow, -1=WB]
#ZC -01 ----------------- Correlation Threshold (counts) [0..255,-1=WC]
#ZD 0000000001 ---------- Data Out [{v;c;a;p;s;*;*;*;*;wd},-1=WD]
#ZF -01 ----------------- Blanking Distance (cm) [0-9999,-1=WF]
#ZJ -1 ------------------ Gain [0=low, 1=high,-1=WJ]
#ZM -1 ------------------ V-Beam Profile Mode [2,-1=WM]
#ZN -01 ----------------- Number of Bins [1-200,-1=WN]
#ZP -01 ----------------- Number of Pings [0-999, -1=WP]
#ZS -01 ----------------- Bin Size (cm) [60-480, -1=WS]
#ZV -01 ----------------- Ambiguity Velocity (cm/s) [2-700,-1=WC/cos(angle)]
#Z? --------------------- Display Z-Command Menu
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Standard Vertical Beam Profile Commands
ZP – Vertical Beam Number of Pings
Purpose:
Sets the number of vertical beam pings to average in each data ensemble.
Format:
#ZPnnn
Range:
nnn = 0 to 999 pings, -1 = same as WP command
Default:
#ZP-1
Recommended Setting.
The default setting for this command is recommended for most applications.
Description: ZP sets the number of vertical beam pings to average in each ensemble before sending/re-
cording the data. The setting ZP0 disables vertical beam profiling.
