Sentinel V SC and RT Operation Manual
September
2017
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
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11. Enter the Baud Rate to match what is set in the ReadyV Timing panel, Parity to None, Stop
Bits to 1, and Flow Control to None. Click Next.
12. Uncheck all boxes. Click Finish.
13. Press
F3
and create a log file. Name the file and use
*.pd0
(pd zero, not the letter 0) for the file
extension.
14. Use ReadyV and deploy the ADCP.
15. Process the data file with the Velocity software.
Serial Port Application Notes
Serial Port Command and Control – There is no command and control on the serial port on Firm-
ware Version: 47.xx. The only command and control is through the deployment Web software application
ReadyV. For command and control through the serial port, see
Connecting to the Sentinel V Real-Time
Serial Port Data Output Format – The data being output is
PD0
. The data in this file will be single
ping ensembles of beam coordinate profiles with no screening (i.e. no screening for fish rejection, correla-
tion, error velocity). To create screened earth coordinate average ensembles, TRDI recommends that you
play back the data through the TRDI Velocity software program.
Computer Power Options – Set the computer’s power options to High Performance to reduce lost
pings and lost communication issues when the computer sleeps. Use the Control Panel, Hardware
and sound, Power Options screen. Click the drop-down list to view the hidden additional plans and
select the High Performance setting (see Figure 12).
