WorkHorse Sentinel User's Guide
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marked on the board. If the serial protocol is set for RS422 and your com-
puter expects RS232, you will need an RS232-RS422 adapter between the
WorkHorse cable and your computer. This user’s guide assumes that you
use RS232. There is no reason to use RS422 for Self-Contained operation.
5.2 What if the WorkHorse Does Not Respond
If your WorkHorse does not respond, check the serial port, cables, AC
power, and battery connection. If necessary, refer to the Troubleshooting
Guide in the WorkHorse technical manual.
NOTE. WorkHorse Sentinels are shipped from the factory without the
battery installed in the housing. Be sure to install the battery before
deployment!
6 Software
RDI has utility programs to help you set up, use, test, and trouble-shoot
your WorkHorse ADCP. Each program has a help file that you can print, or
you can view help while running the program.
Table 5: WorkHorse Software
Program Name Description
DumbTerm
Windows ADCP communication program. Use this program
to "talk" to the ADCP and to run test script files. DumbTerm
is included on the RDI Tools CD. For detailed information
on how to use DumbTerm, see the RDI Tools User's Guide.
WinADCP
Gives users a visual display of the entire set of data. You
can zoom in on a portion of the data for closer analysis and
you can export data to text or MatLab files. For detailed
information on how to use
WinADCP
, see the
WinADCP
User's Guide.
Documentation CD The Documentation CD has an Adobe Acrobat® (*.pdf)
electronic version of the WorkHorse Technical Manual. Use
the Documentation CD to search for information. For de-
tailed information on how to use Adobe Acrobat® and the
Documentation CD, see the Read This First guide.
NOTE. See “WorkHorse Sentinel ADCP Applications,” page 2 to see what
software package to use for collecting data.
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