Teledyne RIVERPRO - Header Data Format

October 2017 RiverPro and RioPro ADCP Guide
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WF – Blank after Transmit
Purpose Moves the location of first depth cell away from the transducer head to allow the transmit
circuits time to recover before the receive cycle begins.
Format WFnnnn
Range nnnn = 0 to 500 cm
Default WF0016
Recommended Setting. The default setting for this command is recommended for most applications. If
you are using WinRiver II, let the software set the WF command setting.
Description WF positions the start of the first depth cell at some vertical distance from the transducer
head. This allows the RiverPro/RioPro transmit circuits time to recover before beginning
the receive cycle. In effect, WF blanks out bad data close to the transducer head, thus cre-
ating a depth window that reduces unwanted data in the ensemble.
WM – Water Profiling Mode
Purpose Selects the application-dependent profiling mode used by the RiverPro/RioPro.
Format WMnnnn
Range nnnn = 2, 3, and 12 (see description)
Default WM0003
Recommended Setting. The default setting for this command is recommended for most
applications. If you are using WinRiver II, let the software set the WM command setting.
Description The WM command lets you select an application-dependent profiling mode. The chosen
mode selects the types of pings transmitted. The ping type depends on how much the wa-
ter-current is changing from ping-to-ping and from cell-to-cell.
Table 16: Water Modes
Mode Description
WM2
Manual mode
WM3
Automatic mode (Default)
WM12 Manual mode High Ping Rate
The default mode is the Automatic Mode (WM3). WM2 and WM12 are considered “manual
modes”, and are feature upgrades (see Feature Upgrades).
WN – Number of Bins
Purpose Sets the number of bins (depth cells) over which the RiverPro/RioPro collects data.
Format WNnnn
Range nnn = 1 to 200 depth cells
Default WN200
Recommended Setting. Set using WinRiver.
Description The range of the RiverPro/RioPro is set by the number of depth cells (WN) times the size
of each depth cell (WS).