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2018
Pathfinder DVL Guide
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EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
Expert Performance and Testing Commands
This section lists the expert Performance and Testing commands. Commands that start with the # sign are
considered “expert” commands.
>#p?
Available Commands:
#PD 0 ---------------------- Data Stream Select, 0,4,5,6,13
#PE 00000 ------------------ Ethernet Data Streams Bitmask (PD0,4,5,6,13)
#P? ------------------------ Display P-Command Menu
#PD - Data Stream Select
Purpose
Selects the type of ensemble output data structure.
Format
#PDn
The PD command works with or without the # sign. For example, using PD or #PD are both
valid commands.
Range
n = 0, 4, 5, 6, and 13 (see description)
Default
#
PD0
The default setting for this command is recommended for most applications.
Description
#PD selects the normal output data structure, a special application data structure, or a
fixed data set for transmission/display as the data ensemble (see Table 29).
Table 29:
Data Stream Selections
Format
Description
PD0
PD0 output is a binary output that is somewhat configurable via other commands (such as WD, BJ,
#EE), and can send all bottom track, water track, profile, and sensor data being collected by the
DVL. For a full description of the PD0 format, see
PD4
PD4 Sends CSS-DVL output data structure (without sensor and made-good data). For a full descrip-
tion of the PD4 format, see
Pathfinder Binary Data Format (PD4/PD5)
PD5
PD5 Sends CSS-DVL output data structure (with sensor and made-good data). For a full description
of the PD5 format, see
Pathfinder Binary Data Format (PD5)
PD6
PD6 Sends an ASCII data stream containing bottom track and water layer velocity information for
all coordinate transformations. For a full description of the PD6 format, see
PD13
PD13 outputs similar to PD6, except it adds Pressure and Range-to-bottom for all four beams, and
omits System Health Monitor Data line. For a full description of the PD13 format, see
Most of TRDI’s software supports PD0 formatted data.