
April
2018
Pathfinder DVL Guide
Page 184
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
Table 40:
Bottom-Track Data Format
Hex Digit Binary
Byte
Field
Description
117- 124
59-62
RLCM/Bm #1-4
Ref Corr
Contains correlation magnitude data for the water mass for each
beam. Water mass correlation magnitudes have the same format
and scale factor as water-profiling magnitudes.
125- 132
63-66
RLEI/Bm #1-4 Ref
Int
Contains echo intensity data for the Water mass for each beam.
Water mass intensities have the same format and scale factor as
water-profiling intensities.
133- 140
67-70
RLPG/Bm #1-4 Ref
%Good
Contains percent-good data for the water mass for each beam.
They indicate the reliability of water mass data. It is the percentage
of bottom-track pings that have passed a water mass validity algo-
rithm during an ensemble.
Scaling: LSD = 1 percent; Range = 0 to 100 percent
141- 144
71,72
BX/BT Max. Depth Stores the maximum tracking depth value (
Scaling: LSD = 1 decimeter; Range = 10 to 65535 decimeters
145-152
73-76
RSSI/Bm #1-4 RSSI
Amp
Contains the Receiver Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) value in the
center of the bottom echo as determined by each beam.
Scaling: LSD
≈
0.61 dB per count; Range = 0 to 255 counts
153, 154
77
GAIN
Contains the Gain level for shallow water. See
155-162
78-81
BT Range
MSB/Bm #1-4
Contains the most significant byte of the vertical range from the
Pathfinder to the sea bottom (or surface) as determined by each
beam. This vertical range does not consider the effects of pitch and
roll. When bottom detections are bad, BT Range=0. See bytes 17
through 24 for LSB description and scaling.
Scaling: LSD = 65,536 cm, Range = 65,536 to 16,777,215 cm