
April
2018
Pathfinder DVL Guide
Page 170
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
Table 34:
Variable Leader Data Format
Hex Digit
Binary
Byte
Field
Description
29-32
15,16
EC / Speed of
Sound
Contains either manual or calculated speed of sound information
Scaling: LSD = 1 meter per second; Range = 1400 to 1600 m/s
33-36
17,18
ED / Depth of
Transducer
Contains the depth of the transducer below the water surface (
). This value may be a manual setting or a
reading from a depth sensor.
Scaling: LSD = 1 decimeter; Range = 1 to 9999 decimeters
37-40
19,20
EH / Heading
Contains the Pathfinder heading angle. This value may be a man-
ual setting (
) or a reading from a heading sensor. The
variation angle from the EV command is added to heading before
output. The coordinate frame this data is referenced to is speci-
fied by the EH command.
Scaling: LSD = 0.01 degree; Range = 000.00 to 359.99 degrees
41-44
21,22
EP / Pitch (Tilt 1)
Contains the Pathfinder pitch angle. This value may be a manual
setting (
) or a reading from a tilt sensor.
Positive values mean that Beam #3 is spatially higher than Beam
#4. The coordinate frame this data is referenced to is specified by
the EP command.
Scaling: LSD = 0.01 degree; Range = -20.00 to +20.00 degrees
45-48
23,24
ER / Roll (Tilt 2)
Contains the Pathfinder roll angle. This value may be a manual
setting (
) or a reading from a tilt sensor. For an up-
facing Pathfinder system, positive values mean that Beam #2 is
above the earth’s horizontal while than Beam #1is below the
earth’s horizontal. For a down-facing Pathfinder system, positive
values mean that Beam #1 is above the earth’s horizontal and
then Beam #2 is below the earth’s horizontal. The coordinate
frame this data is referenced to is specified by the EP command.
Scaling: LSD = 0.01 degree; Range = -20.00 to +20.00 degrees
49-52
25,26
ES / Salinity
Contains the salinity value of the water at the transducer head (
). This value may be a manual setting or a reading from a
conductivity sensor.
Scaling: LSD = 1 part per thousand; Range = 0 to 40
53-56
27,28
ET / Temperature
Contains the temperature of the water at the transducer head.
This value may be a manual setting (
) or a read-
ing from a temperature sensor.
Scaling: LSD = 0.01 degree; Range = -5.00 to +40.00 degrees
57,58
59,60
61,62
29
30
31
MPT minutes
MPT seconds
MPT hundredths
This field contains the Minimum Pre-Ping Wait Time between
ping groups in the ensemble.