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ODOM
Single Frequency Dual Frequency
et HHHHH et B HHHHH LLLLL
where: “
et “ is the identifier
HHHHH is the high frequency depth in mm
where: “
et B “ is the identifier
HHHHH is the high frequency depth in mm
LLLLL is the low frequency depth in mm
Example: Example:
et 05438 et B 05438 05502
DBS
$SDDBS,aaaaa,f,bbbbb,m,ccccc,F*cc
where:
$SDDBS identifier (DBS = Depth Below Surface)
aaaaa depth in feet (may be blank)
f foot label
bbbbb depth in metres (may be blank)
m metres label
ccccc depth in fathoms (may be blank)
F fathom label
cc Checksum
Example
$SDDBS,,f,088.98,M,,F*3D
DBT
$SDDBT,aaaaa,f,bbbbb,m,ccccc,F*cc
where:
$SDDBT identifier (DBT = Depth Below Transducer – NB: Surveyor draft value is NOT added to depth data in this format)
aaaaa depth in feet (may be blank)
f foot label
bbbbb depth in metres (may be blank)
m metres label
ccccc depth in fathoms (may be blank)
F fathom label
cc Checksum
Example
$SDDBT,,f,088.48,M,,F*3D
ATLAS 25
DA00088.51 m
DB00089.04 m
where:
DA signifies high frequency transducer data
DB signifies low frequency transducer data
Other Outputs
Sound Velocity, Tide, Heave and Aux/Gyro data outputs may also be individually turned on or off. When on, the
instrument will simply echo the incoming data strings in the output data, as they are received.