Nortek Signature Series User Manual

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7.3 Altimeter
The telemetry for the Altimeter is controlled by the SET/GETTMALTI command. The DF parameter
of this command sets the data format.
Data format (DF)
Description
200
NMEA (PNORA) format without Tags.
201
NMEA (PNORA) format with Tags.
Table 15 Available Data formats for Altimeter.
Column
Field
Description
TAG
Data format
Example
1
Date
Date
DAT
E
YYMMDD
DATE=130830
2
Time
Time
TIM
E
hhmmss
TIME=132455
3
Pressure
[dBar]
P
ddd.ddd
P=123.456
4
Altimeter
Distance
[m]
A
ddd.ddd
A=112.233
5
Quality
Parameter
Q
N
Q=78
6
Status
Status
ST
XX
ST=00
Table 16 PNORA NMEA sentence parameter description.
Example (DF=200): $PNORA,130920,134824,37.604,125.583,42,=00*46
Example (DF=201): $PNORA,DATE=130920,TIME=134824,P=37.604,A=125.583,
Q=42,ST=00*3D

Nortek Signature Series Specifications

General

Type	Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP)
Operating Temperature	-5°C to +45°C
Storage Temperature	-20°C to +60°C
Temperature Sensor	Integrated
Pressure Sensor	Integrated
Compass and Tilt Sensor	Integrated
Data Storage	Internal memory
Communication Interfaces	Ethernet, RS-232
Depth Rating	Up to 6000 meters (depending on model)
Data Output	ASCII, binary
Beam Angle	Varies by model
Velocity Accuracy	±0.5% of measured velocity ±1 mm/s