RiverPro and RioPro ADCP Guide
October 2017
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
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Vertical Beam Profile Velocity Data Format
BIT POSITIONS
BYTE
7/S
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1
VERTICAL BEAM PROFILEV ELOCITY ID
LSB 00
2
MSB 0A
3
DEPTH CELL #1, VELOCITY 1
LSB
4
MSB
11
DEPTH CELL #2, VELOCITY 1
LSB
12
MSB
↓
(SEQUENCE CONTINUES FOR UP TO 200 CELLS)
↓
401
DEPTH CELL #200, VELOCITY 1
LSB
402
MSB
Figure 42.
Vertical Beam Profile Velocity Data Format
Table 37:
Vertical Beam Profile Velocity Data Format
Hex Digit
Binary Byte
Field
Description
1-4
1,2
Velocity ID
Stores the vertical beam profile velocity identification word (LSB=00, MSB=0A).
5-8
3,4
Depth Cell 1, Velocity
1
Stores velocity data for depth cell #1, velocity 1. See above.
8-804
5-402
Cells 2 – 200 (if used) These fields store the velocity data for depth cells 2 through 200 (depending on the
setting of the
ZN – Vertical Beam Number of Bins
command). These fields follow
the same format as listed above for depth cell 1.
Vertical Beam Profile Correlation Magni-
tude, Echo Intensity, Percent-Good, and
Status Data Format
BIT POSITIONS
BYTE
7/S
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1
ID CODE
LSB
2
MSB
3
DEPTH CELL #1, FIELD #1
4
DEPTH CELL #2, FIELD #1
↓
(SEQUENCE CONTINUES FOR UP TO 200 CELLS)
↓
202
DEPTH CELL #200, FIELD #1
See Table 38 through Table 41 for a description of the fields.
Figure 43.
Vertical Beam Profile Correlation Magnitude, Echo Intensity, Percent-Good, and Status
Data Format