
Pathfinder DVL Guide
April
2018
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
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Sending Commands to the Pathfinder
To send the commands to the Pathfinder
:
1. Place the Pathfinder system in water.
2. Start TRDI Toolz.
3. Send a BREAK to the Pathfinder by pressing the
icon. When the Pathfinder receives a BREAK
signal, it responds with a wake-up message similar to the one shown below. The Pathfinder is now
ready to accept commands at the “>” prompt.
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4. Use TRDI Toolz to set the clock; click Tools, PC Time to ADCP.
5. To test the system, use the
6. To send the command file, on the Tools menu, select Script Editor.
7. Click the Open icon and select the file to run from the scroll-down list. If no extension is given for
the script file, an extension of *.txt is assumed.
8. Click the Send icon.
Teledyne RD Instruments does not recommend the use of entering commands one at a time
as the primary way of deploying a Pathfinder system as
any incorrect command setting can
have severe consequences to data collection
. Always use a script file to send the commands.
See the
and
Introduction to Output Data Format
sections for
information on each command setting.
Script files can have any extension as long as they are ASCII text files.