October 2017 RiverPro and RioPro ADCP Guide
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EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
ZN – Vertical Beam Number of Bins
Purpose: Sets the number of vertical beam profile bins (depth cells) over which the RiverPro col-
lects data.
Format: ZNnnn
Range: nnn = 1 to 200 bins
Default: ZN010
Recommended Setting. The default setting for this command is recommended for most applications.
Description: The range of the RiverPro vertical beam is set by the number of bins (ZN) times the size
of each bin (ZS). The backscatter level is also a factor in determining the range that can be
effectively measured by the vertical beam.
ZO – Vertical Beam Number of Mode-12 Subpings
Purpose: Controls the number of sub-pings of Mode 12 vertical beam profiling.
Format: ZOnnn
Range: n = 0 to 20 sub-pings
Default: ZO004
Recommended Setting. The default setting for this command is recommended for most applications.
Description: In Mode 12, a number of sub-pings are transmitted very rapidly and their results are aver-
aged internally to form a single Mode 12 ping.
This command has no effect unless the ZM command is set to ZM12.
ZP – Vertical Beam Number of Pings
Purpose: Sets the number of vertical beam pings to average in each data ensemble.
Format: ZPnnn
Range: nnn = 0 to 999 pings
Default: ZP000
Recommended Setting. The default setting is ZP0, which disables vertical beam profiling; if you want a
vertical beam profile, set ZP to >0.
Description: ZP sets the number of vertical beam pings to average in each ensemble before sending/re-
cording the data.
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