
April
2018
Pathfinder DVL Guide
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EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
The
PD13
output does not pad spaces with zeroes. The spaces are left intact. The example below shows a
realistic output from a Pathfinder locked onto the bottom.
:SA, -2.31, +1.92, 75.20
:TS,04081111563644,35.0,+21.0, 0.0,1524.0, 0
:RA, 0.00, 71.31, 71.32, 71.32, 71.31
:WI,-32768,-32768,-32768,-32768,V
:WS,-32768,-32768,-32768,V
:WE,-32768,-32768,-32768,V
:WD, +0.00, +0.00, +0.00, 20.00, 0.00
:BI, +24, -6, -20, -4,A
:BS, -13, +21, -20,A
:BE, +17, +18, -20,A
:BD, -0.02, -0.03, +0.02, 7.13, 0.21
Decoding a Pathfinder Ensemble
Use the following information to help write software.
Rules for the BroadBand Data Format PD0
1. All data types (i.e. fixed leader, variable leader, velocity, echo intensity, correlation, percent good,
etc.) will be given a specific and unique ID number. The table below shows some of the most com-
mon IDs.
Table 52:
Common Data Format IDs
ID
Description
0x7F7F
Header
0x0000
Fixed Leader
0x0080
Variable Leader
0x0100
Velocity Profile Data
0x0200
Correlation Profile Data
0x0300
Echo Intensity Profile Data
0x0400
Percent Good Profile Data
0x0500
Status Profile Data
0x0600
Bottom Track Data
2. Once a data type has been given an ID number and the format of that data has been published we
consider the format for each field has being fixed. Fixed refers to units used for a given field, the
number of bytes in a given field, and the order in which the fields appear within the data type.
Fixed does not refer to the total number of bytes in the data type - see Rule 3.
3. Data may be added to an existing data type only by adding the bytes to the end of the data format.
As an example, the variable leader data contains information on ensemble number, time, heading,
pitch, roll, temperature, pressure, etc. The format for the bytes 1-53 are now specified by changes
added in support to the Pathfinder. If additional sensor data is to be added to the variable leader
data then it must be added to the end of the data string (bytes 54-x as an example).
4. The order of data types in an ensemble is not fixed. That is there is no guarantee that velocity data
will always be output before correlation data.