RiverPro and RioPro ADCP Guide
October 2017
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
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Vertical Beam Range Commands
The following commands define the criteria used to collect the vertical beam data.
The vertical beam is not available for RioPro systems.
Standard Vertical Beam Range Commands
This section lists the Vertical Beam commands.
>V?
Available Commands:
VG 00000 ---------------- Depth Guess cm
VP 001 ------------------ Number of Pings [0-999]
V? ---------------------- Display V-Command Menu
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VG – Depth Guess
Purpose:
Sets the listen window to a fixed range. This command can be used if the range to bottom
is known to be close to the fixed range to prevent searching.
Format:
VGnnnnn
Range:
nnnnn = 0 to 10000 cm
Default:
VG0
Recommended Setting.
The default setting for this command is recommended for most applications.
Description:
VG sets a fixed range to bottom for configuring the vertical beam ping listen window,
transmit length, etc., and prevents the ping from entering search mode. The bottom will
only be found if it is sufficiently close to this fixed range.
For specific uses only. Not recommended for general use.
VP – Number of Vertical Beam Pings
Purpose:
Sets the number of vertical beam pings to average in each data ensemble.
Format:
VPnnn
Range:
nnn = 0 to 1
Default:
VP001
Recommended Setting.
The default setting for this command is recommended for most applications.
Description:
VP sets the number of pings to average in each ensemble before sending/recording the
data.