Sentinel V SC and RT Operation Manual
September
2017
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
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Your computer and the Sentinel V Real-Time ADCP must both be set to the same
communication setting. Use the RS-232-to-RS-422 converter if the ADCP is configured for RS-
422 communications and your computer only has a RS-232 COM port.
Troubleshooting Ethernet Issues
During boot/startup for an Ethernet system, you will see the message “Enter === to set communication
port to serial:” when you try to connect using a serial port with Sentinel V RT Utilities. After this message
is displayed, you have three seconds to send a soft break to the system to set the system output type to se-
rial. This is provided for troubleshooting only, and the system will revert to the original state on next re-
boot or power cycle. For more information, see the #CR command.
If you have trouble connecting using SVnnnnn.adcp (where nnnnn is the five or six character serial num-
ber shown on the product label) try using SVnnnnn. Drop the .adcp portion if the network you are con-
necting to assigns the IP address.
Troubleshooting UDP Issues
The Windows® Firewall may block UDP output. Please note that changes to the Firewall requires Admin-
istrator privilege to change the settings. Make sure the Sentinel V RT Utilities program allows the software
to communicate through the Windows firewall for UDP output.
