WorkHorse Mariner ADCP User's Guide
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your computer’s RS-232 port to RS-422. There is no need to change the
ADCP’s communication setting.
5.2 What if the WorkHorse Does Not Respond
If your WorkHorse does not respond, check the serial port, cables, power,
and Deck Box. If necessary, refer to the Troubleshooting Guide in the
WorkHorse technical manual.
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 4: WorkHorse Software Main Modules
Program Name Description
BBTalk
Windows ADCP communication program. Use this program to "talk"
to the ADCP and to run test script files. BBTalk is included 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) electronic
version of the WorkHorse Technical Manual. Use the Documenta-
tion CD to search for information. For detailed information on how
to use Adobe Acrobat® and the Documentation CD, see the Read
This First guide.
6.1 System Requirements
The WorkHorse software requires the following:
• Windows 95®, Windows 98®, Windows NT 4.0® with Ser-
vice Pack 4 installed, Windows 2000®, or Windows XP®
• Pentium class PC 233 MHz (350 MHz or higher recom-
mended)
• 32 megabytes of RAM (64 MB RAM recommended)
• 6 MB Free Disk Space (20 MB recommended)
• One Serial Port (two High Speed UART Serial Ports recom-
mended)
• Minimum display resolution of 800 x 600, 256 color (1024 x
768 recommended)
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