Magnetometer Option
Document #: A958614
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The EdgeTech telemetry allow for a full bi-directional communication link between the topside
and the magnetometer, where data flow upstream and commands flow downstream.
To properly relay the ‘Mag’ data from the towfish onto the PC/laptop running the magnetometer
acquisition software, the SONAR program running in the tow fish as well as the DISCOVER
software running on the topside need to be configured properly. The following show the
required fields in the initiation files.
a)
SonarSerial.ini
[Serial5]
Create=1
Port=1
NetworkRaw=1
Baud=9600
Notes:
Change [SerialN] above for N= 4,5,6, etc to match TOPSIDE physical Com
port number. Com port 5 is the default configuration.
Sonar program version 10.12 or later required
b)
DiscoverLast4X00.jni
[SERIAL5]
active=1
baud=9600
parity=2
dataBits=8
stop=1
interval=100 ;poling interval in ms .
Notes:
[SerialN] where N is a number from 1 to 9 designating the physical
serial port.
Discover software version 5.03 or later required