Specifications

9.2
Orientation and Tilt............................................................................................................................44
9.3 Installing the Channel Master on Site ...............................................................................................46
10 Channel Master Commands .......................................................................................................... 48
10.1 Data Communication and Command Format....................................................................................48
10.1.1 Command Input Processing..............................................................................................................48
10.1.2 Data Output Processing....................................................................................................................49
10.2 Command Descriptions.....................................................................................................................50
10.2.1 Miscellaneous Commands ................................................................................................................50
? – Help Menus.................................................................................................................................50
Break ................................................................................................................................................51
Y – Display Banner ...........................................................................................................................51
10.3 Control System Commands ..............................................................................................................52
10.3.1 Control System Command Descriptions ...........................................................................................52
CB – Serial Port Control....................................................................................................................52
CF – Flow Control .............................................................................................................................54
CJ – SDI-12 Configuration ................................................................................................................55
CK – Keep Parameters .....................................................................................................................55
CL - Battery Saver Mode ..................................................................................................................56
CR – Retrieve Parameters ................................................................................................................56
CS – Start Pinging (Go) ....................................................................................................................57
CT - Turnkey Operation ....................................................................................................................57
CZ – Power Down Channel Master...................................................................................................58
10.4 Environmental Commands................................................................................................................59
10.4.1 Environmental Command Descriptions.............................................................................................59
EC – Speed of Sound .......................................................................................................................59
ED – Depth of Transducer ................................................................................................................ 59
ES – Salinity......................................................................................................................................60
ET – Temperature.............................................................................................................................60
EX – Coordinate Transformation.......................................................................................................61
EZ – Sensor Source..........................................................................................................................62
10.5 Index Velocity and Discharge Commands ........................................................................................63
10.5.1 Channel Description Commands ......................................................................................................64
IA - Area Rating Constants ...............................................................................................................64
IC – Channel Type ............................................................................................................................64
ID - Diameter.....................................................................................................................................65
IE - Transducer Elevation .................................................................................................................65
IP - XY pairs......................................................................................................................................65
10.5.2 Computation Commands ..................................................................................................................67
IB - Bank ...........................................................................................................................................67
IS - Select Velocity Bins....................................................................................................................67
IV – Velocity Equation Constant........................................................................................................68
10.5.3 Output Commands............................................................................................................................69
IF - Flag Counter...............................................................................................................................69
IO - Q Calculation .............................................................................................................................69
IU - Output Units ...............................................................................................................................69
IT - Output Exponent.........................................................................................................................70
IZ - Zero Volume Accumulator ..........................................................................................................71
10.6 Loop Recorder Commands ...............................................................................................................72
10.6.1 Loop Recorder Command Descriptions ............................................................................................72
ME – Erase Recorder .......................................................................................................................72
MM – Show Memory Usage..............................................................................................................72
MN – Set File Name..........................................................................................................................73
MR – Set Recorder On/Off................................................................................................................73
MY – Y-Modem Output .....................................................................................................................74
10.7 Performance and Testing Commands ..............................................................................................75
10.7.1 Performance and Testing Command Descriptions............................................................................75
PA – Pre-deployment Tests ..............................................................................................................75
PC – User-Interactive Built-In Tests..................................................................................................75
PC4 – Surface Track Ping.................................................................................................................76
PD – Data Stream Select..................................................................................................................77
PS – Display System Parameters.....................................................................................................77