
Pathfinder DVL Guide
April
2018
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
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Table 33:
Fixed Leader Data Format
Hex Digit
Binary
Byte
Field
Description
19,20
10
WN / Number
of Cells
Contains the number of depth cells over which the Pathfinder col-
lects data (
).
Scaling: LSD = 1 depth cell; Range = 1 to 255 depth cells
21-24
11,12
WP / Pings Per
Ensemble
Contains the number of pings averaged together during a data en-
semble (
). If WP = 0, the Pathfinder does
not collect the WD water-profile data. Note: The Pathfinder auto-
matically extends the ensemble interval (TE) if the product of WP
and time per ping (TP) is greater than TE (i.e., if WP x TP > TE).
Scaling: LSD = 1 ping; Range = 1 to 16,384 pings
25-28
13,14
WS / Depth Cell
Length
Contains the length of one depth cell (
).
Scaling: LSD = 1 centimeter; Range = 1 to 1600 cm (52.5 feet)
29-32
15,16
WF / Blank after
Transmit
Contains the blanking distance used by the Pathfinder to allow the
transmit circuits time to recover before the receive cycle begins
).
Scaling: LSD = 1 centimeter; Range = 0 to 9999 cm (328 feet)
33,34
17
Signal Pro-
cessing Mode
Contains the Signal Processing Mode. This field will always be set to
1.
35,36
18
WC / Low Corr
Thresh
Contains the minimum threshold of correlation that water-profile
data can have to be considered good data (
Scaling: LSD = 1 count; Range = 0 to 255 counts
37,38
19
cr# / No. code
reps
Contains the number of code repetitions in the transmit pulse.
Scaling: LSD = 1 count; Range = 0 to 255 counts
39,40
20
% Good
Minimum
Contains the minimum percentage of water-profiling pings in an en-
semble that must be considered good to output velocity data.
Scaling: LSD = 1 percent; Range = 1 to 100 percent
41-44
21,22
WE / Error Ve-
locity Threshold
This field, initially set by the WE-command, contains the actual
threshold value used to flag water-current data as good or bad. If
the error velocity value exceeds this threshold, the Pathfinder flags
all four beams of the affected bin as bad (see
Scaling: LSD = 1 mm/s; Range = 0 to 5000 mm/s
45,46
47,48
49,50
23
24
25
Minutes
Seconds
Hundredths
These fields, set by the TP-command, contain the amount of time
between ping groups in the ensemble. NOTE: The Pathfinder auto-
matically extends the ensemble interval (set by TE) if