RiverPro and RioPro ADCP Guide
October 2017
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
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WO – Number of SubPings
Purpose
Controls the number of SubPings in Mode 12 water profiling.
Format
WOx
Range
x = 1 to 100 sub-pings
Default
WO001
Recommended Setting.
Special applications only.
Description:
In Mode 12, a number of sub-pings are transmitted very rapidly and their results are aver-
aged internally to form a single Mode 12 ping.
This command has no effect unless the WM command is set to WM12.
WP – Number of Pings
Purpose
Sets the number of pings to average in each data ensemble.
Format
WPnnn
Range
nnn = 0 to 999 pings
Default
WP001
Recommended Setting.
Set using
WinRiver
.
Description
WP sets the number of pings to average in each ensemble before sending/recording the
data.
1. If WP = zero the RiverPro/RioPro does not collect water-profile data.
2. The RiverPro/RioPro automatically extends the ensemble interval (TE) if WP x TP > TE.
WS – Bin Size
Purpose
Selects the volume of water for one measurement cell (bin).
Format
WSnnn
Range
nnn = 2 to 500 cm
Default
WS005
Recommended Setting.
Set using
WinRiver
.
Description
The RiverPro/RioPro collects data over a variable number of bins. WS sets the size of
each bin in vertical centimeters.