
April
2018
Pathfinder DVL Guide
Page 146
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
WD – Data Out
Purpose
Selects the data types collected by the Pathfinder.
Format
WD abc def ghi
Range
Firmware switches (see description)
Default
WD 111 110 000
The default setting for this command is recommended for most applications.
Description
WD uses firmware switches to tell the Pathfinder the types of data to collect. The Path-
finder always collects header data, fixed and variable leader data, and checksum data.
Setting a bit to one tells the Pathfinder to collect that data type. The bits are described as
follows:
a
= Velocity
d
= Percent good
g
= Reserved
b
= Correlation
e = Status
h
= Reserved
c
= Echo Intensity
f
= Reserved
I
= Reserved
Example
WD 111 100 000 (default) tells the Pathfinder to collect velocity, correlation magnitude,
echo intensity, percent-good and status.
1. Each bit can have a value of one or zero. Setting a bit to one means output data, zero
means suppress data.
2. If WP = zero, the Pathfinder does not collect water-profile data.
3. Spaces in the command line are allowed.
4. Status data is not used, as it does not mean anything.
WF – Blank after Transmit
Purpose
Moves the location of first depth cell away from the transducer head to allow the transmit
circuits time to recover before the receive cycle begins.
Format
WFnnnn
Range
nnnn = 0 to 9999 cm
Default
WF0088 (600 kHz)
The default setting for this command is recommended for most applications.
Description
WF positions the start of the first depth cell at some vertical distance from the transducer
head. This allows the Pathfinder transmit circuits time to recover before beginning the
receive cycle. In effect, WF blanks out bad data close to the transducer head, thus creating
a depth window that reduces unwanted data in the ensemble.
1. The distance to the middle of depth cell #1 is a function of WF,
, and
speed of sound. The fixed leader data contains this distance.
2. Small WF values may show ringing/recovery problems in the first depth cells that cannot be
screened by the Pathfinder.