
April
2018
Pathfinder DVL Guide
Page 214
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
Pathfinder Output Data Format (PD5) Details
The Pathfinder sends this data format (Figure 44
and Figure 45) only when the
PD5
command is used. Ta-
explains the first part of this data structure.
Table 49:
Pathfinder Output Data Format (PD5) Details
Hex Digit
Binary
Byte
Field
Description
91,92
46
Salinity
Contains the salinity value of the water at the transducer head (
). This value may be a manual setting or a reading from a conduc-
tivity sensor.
Scaling: LSD = 1 part per thousand; Range = 0 to 40 ppt
93-96
47,48
Depth
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
97-100
49,50
Pitch
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.
Scaling: LSD = 0.01 degree; Range = -20.00 to +20.00 degrees
101-104
51,52
Roll
Contains the Pathfinder roll angle (
). This value may be a
manual setting or a reading from a tilt sensor. For an up-facing Path-
finder system, positive values mean that Beam #2 is spatially higher
than Beam #1. For a down-facing Pathfinder system, positive values
mean that Beam #1 is spatially higher than Beam #2.
Scaling: LSD = 0.01 degree; Range = -20.00 to +20.00 degrees
105-108
53,54
Heading
Contains the Pathfinder heading angle (
). This value may
be a manual setting or a reading from a heading sensor.
Scaling: LSD = 0.01 degree; Range = 000.00 to 359.99 degrees
109-116
117-124
125-132
133-140
55-58
59-62
63-66
67-70
DMG/Btm East
DMG/Btm
North
DMG/Btm Up
DMG/Btm Error
These fields contain the Distance Made Good (DMG) over the bottom
since the time of the first ping after initialization or <BREAK>.
Where:
(DMG X) = (Sum of all X's)
(DMG Y) = (Sum of all Y's)
(DMG Z) = (Sum of all Z's)
Scaling: LSD = 1 dm; Range = -10,000,000 to 10,000,000 mm
141-148
149-156
157-164
165-172
71-74
75-78
79-82
83-86
DMG/Ref East
DMG/Ref North
DMG/Ref Up
DMG/Ref Error
These fields contain the distance made good over the water-mass layer
since the time of the first ping after initialization or <BREAK>.
Where:
(DMG X) = (Sum of all X's)
(DMG Y) = (Sum of all Y's)
(DMG Z) = (Sum of all Z's)
Scaling: LSD = 1 dm; Range = -10,000,000 to 10,000,000 mm
173-176
87,88
Checksum
This field contains a modulo 65536 checksum. The Pathfinder computes
the checksum by summing all the bytes in the output buffer excluding
the checksum.