
April
2018
Pathfinder DVL Guide
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EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
PT9 - Transmit Memory Test
The PT9 test performs a write/read test of each memory location in the transmit RAM, which is used to
hold the signal pattern that is transmitted during a ping.
>pt9
XMIT RAM Test....PASSED
PT10 - Receive Memory Test
>pt10
Receive Buffer Test...PASSED
PT11 - FRAM Test
The PT11 command performs the following tests of the FRAM (used to store recorder directory infor-
mation):
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Pattern Test: Writes 4 patterns to each address in the FRAM space, and reads back from these
addresses to make sure the data was correctly written.
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Address Test: This tests the address bus by writing consecutive number to addresses that
have only 1 bit set (i.e. write 1 to 0x00000001, then write 2 to 0x00000002, then write 3 to
0x00000004, and so on). After writing to these locations, we read the data back and verify
that it is what we'd expect.
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Data Test: This tests the data bus in FRAM memory by writing data values that have only one
bit set (i.e. 0x01, 0x02, 0x04) to consecutive locations in memory. Then we read back to make
sure that all data was written properly.
Failure on any of these tests will produce a FAIL result for PT11.
>pt11
FRAM test...PASS
PT12 - RAM Test
The PT12 command performs the tests described for PT11 above on the RAM.
>pt12
RAM test...PASS
PT13 - ROM Test
The PT13 command performs a test of the flash ROM by comparing the CRC of the data in ROM with the
CRC value stored in FLASH. If the values differ, PT13 will result in a FAIL.
>pt13
ROM Test...PASS [ 60e0 ]