
Pathfinder DVL Guide
April
2018
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
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#BC - Correlation Magnitude Minimum
Purpose
Sets minimum correlation magnitude for valid velocity data.
Format
#BCnnn
The BC commands work with or without the # sign. For example, using BC or #BC are both
valid commands.
Range
nnn = 0 to 255 counts
Default
#BC220
The default setting for this command is recommended for most applications.
Description
Sets a minimum threshold for good bottom-track data. Any bottom-track data with a cor-
relation magnitude less than this value will be flagged as bad.
A count value of 255 is a perfect correlation (i.e. solid target)
#BE - Error Velocity Maximum
Purpose
Sets maximum error velocity for good bottom-track data.
Format
#BEnnnn
The BE commands work with or without the # sign. For example, using BE or #BE are both
valid commands.
Range
nnnn = 0 to 9999 mm/s
Default
#BE1000
The default setting for this command is recommended for most applications.
The default setting is set purposely high and as a result effectively disabled. We recommend
extreme caution and testing before changing this setting.
Data rejected by this command is
lost and cannot be regained.
Description
The Pathfinder uses this parameter to determine good bottom-track velocity data. If the
error velocity is greater than this value, the Pathfinder marks as bad all four beam veloci-
ties (or all four coordinate velocities, if transformed). If three beam solutions are allowed
(see
EX – Coordinate Transformation
) and only three beams are good, then the data is
accepted since four good beams are needed for error velocity calculation.
#BF - Depth Guess
Purpose
Sets a “best-guess” of expected bottom range for internal calculations.
Format
#BFnnnnn
The BF commands work with or without the # sign. For example, using BF or #BF are both
valid commands.