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3.3 Software
RDI has utility programs to help you set up, use, test, and trouble-shoot
your Workhorse ADCP. Each program has a help file and printed User’s
Guide. The User’s Guide is included in *.pdf format on the software CD.
Table 1: WorkHorse Software Main Modules
Program Name Description
WinSC
WinSC is the software package for Self-Contained ADCP
setup, data collection, and data review. For detailed informa-
tion on how to use WinSC, see the WinSC and PlanADCP
User's Guide.
PlanADCP
PlanADCP lets you enter known or “best-guess” values for the
various ADCP profiling parameters and shows predictions of
expected results. For detailed information on how to use
PlanADCP, see the WinSC and PlanADCP User's Guide.
BBTalk
Windows ADCP communication program. Use this program to
"talk" to the ADCP and to run test script files. BBTalk is in-
cluded on the RDI Tools CD. For detailed information on how
to use BBTalk, 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 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) elec-
tronic version of the WorkHorse Technical Manual. Use the
Documentation CD to search for information. For detailed in-
formation on how to use Adobe Acrobat® and the Documenta-
tion CD, see “Using the Documentation CD,” page 12.
NOTE. See the appropriate ADCP User's Guide to see what software
package to use for collecting data.
NOTE. The RDI Tools CD also has other utility programs to supplement
data processing.
For detailed information, see the RDI Tools User's Guide.
NOTE. As of December 2001, BBTalk has replaced the DumbTerm
software program.
NOTE. As of August 2002, PlanADCP has replaced the Plan software
program.
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