
WorkHorse H-ADCP Operation Manual
May
2015
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
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PD8 – PD8 outputs ensemble data as formatted text. A new-line character terminates each line.
Two new-line characters terminate an ensemble. PD8 data is only for serial output; the H-ADCP
will output PD8 ASCII data out the serial port and record PD0 data to the recorder card (if ena-
bled).
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PD14 – is the standard output used with WorkHorse H-ADCPs.
Special Application Output Formats
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PD16 and PD18 – are for use with Sea-Bird acoustic modems.
The following table is a summary of the type of data outputted by PD0 through PD14 data output formats.
Note that this is not an exhaustive list and it is advised to check out the full description of a format before
choosing it above another.
Table 34:
Summary of Output Data Formats
PD0
PD3
PD4
PD5
PD6
PD8
PD14
PD16
PD18
System Info
Temperature
Depth
Tilts (H,P,R)
Time of Ping
Speed of Sound
Water Profile Configuration
Water Profile Velocities
Correlation Magnitude
Echo Intensity
Percent Good
Bottom Range
Bottom Velocity (SOG*)
Water-Mass Layer Velocity (STW*)
Bottom Track Configuration
Distance Over Ground
Sea-Bird
Binary
ASCII
NMEA
Serial Output
Recorded on PC Card
PD0
None
PD4
PD5
None
PD0
PD14
PD0
PD0
*SOG = Speed Over Ground
*STW = Speed Through Water