
Pathfinder DVL Guide
April
2018
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
Page 121
Range
±xxxxx and ±yyyyy
= -17999 to +18000 hundredths of a degree
z
= 0 for instrument coordinates,
z
= 1 for ship coordinates
Default
EP0,0,1
Set as needed.
Description
EP sets the Pathfinder pitch (tilt 1) and roll (tilt 2) and the pitch/roll coordinate frame if
all three arguments are entered. EP sets the Pathfinder pitch (tilt 1) if only one argument
is entered. This pitch value is assumed to be in instrument coordinates.
If only two fields are entered, a command entry error is issued. Figure 18
shows trans-
ducer beam axis and tilt signs.
Example
Convert pitch and roll values of +14 degrees and -3.5 degrees to EP-command values ref-
erenced to ship coordinates.
Pitch in hundredths = 14.00 × 100 = 1400
Roll in hundredths = -3.50 × 100 = -350
EP 1400, -350, 1 (+ in front of 1400 is optional)
ER - Roll Angle
Purpose
Sets the Pathfinder roll angle that will be used by the system if the corresponding EZ bit is
set to 0.
Format
ER±
nnnnn
The ER command works with or without the # sign. For example, using ER or #ER are both
valid commands.
Range
±
nnnnn
= -17999 to +18000 hundredths of a degree
Default
ER0
Set as needed.
Description
This command allows the user to input a roll (tilt 2) value that will be used if the roll EZ
bit is set to zero. The coordinate frame of this data corresponds to the third parameter of
the EP command. Roll can also be entered with pitch and the pitch/roll coordinate frame
). See the description of the EZ com-
mand (
) to see how this commands value is used.
Example
Convert roll values of +14 and -3.5 to ER command values.
#ER = 14.00 × 100 = 1400 = #ER01400 (+ is understood)
#ER = -3.50 × 100 = -350 = #ER-00350