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Section 3. RS5 Configuration Options and Setup
The RS5 is available in two models: the
RS5 Basic
and the
RS5 Max
. Whereas the
models are physically identical, the RS5 Max has an integrated GNSS option and
compass while the RS5 does not.
3.1. RS5 ADP
The RS5 ADP (Figure 1) is a sequential-pinging 5-beam pulse-coherent and Broadband
ADP with optional internal compass and GNSS/GPS integration. The vertical beam is
used for depth measurements, and the remaining skew beams are used to calculate
flow or bottom velocity in addition to depth.
Figure 1. SonTek RS5
The RS5 comes standard with a temperature sensor near the head of the instrument. It
transmits data wirelessly via a Bluetooth radio connection to the RSQ software (see
Section 6) for data collection and processing. The following sections describe different
configurations of the RS5 available and their associated accessories.
3.2. RS5 BASIC – No Compass/No GNSS
The RS5 Basic model comes with the system and accessories pictured in Figure 2 and
various accessories are explained below.
Vertical Beam
Battery Cap/Power
Radio Connector
GNSS/GPS Connector
LED
Temperature
Sensor
