September
2017
Sentinel V SC and RT Operation Manual
Page 276
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
Vertical Beam Data
The Sentinel V Vertical Beam data refers to the dynamic ADCP data associated with the output of raw and
processed data from the vertical beam.
Vertical Beam Leader
The Sentinel V Vertical Beam Leader refers to the dynamic ADCP data associated with the output of
leader data from the vertical beam. The ADCP always sends this data as output data (LSBs first).
BIT POSITIONS
BYTE
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1
VERTICAL BEAM LEADER DATA ID (0x0f01)
01h
2
0fh
3
DEPTH CELLS
4
5
VERTICAL PINGS
6
7
DEPTH CELL SIZE
LSB
8
MSB
9
FIRST CELL RANGE
10
11
VERTICAL MODE
12
13
VERTICAL TRANSMIT
14
15
VERTICAL LAG LENGTH
16
17
TRANSMIT CODE ELEMENTS
18
19
VERTICAL RSSI THRESHOLD
20
21
VERTICAL SHALLOW BIN
22
23
VERTICAL START BIN
24
25
VERTICAL SHALLOW RSSI BIN
26
27
MAX CORE THRESHOLD