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ADVField Software Manual (September 1, 2001) 3
•
SRC
- Source code (in C) for the autonomous data conversion software. Allows you to write
software to directly access the binary data files. The programs are internally documented and
should be easily interpreted by anyone familiar with the C programming language.
1.3. ADVField/Hydra Windows Software
The following Windows-based programs are included on the ADVField/Hydra software distribu-
tion disk (CD-ROM). These programs are mostly self-explanatory. To learn more about a pro-
gram, use the program’s
Help
menu (of press
F1
).
• SonUtils – This utility program contains a terminal emulator module (Terminal), a compass
calibration module (Compass), and a internal recorder data extraction module (Recorder).
See Section 11 for details. Note: Previously, the modules within SonUtils were named Son-
TermW (now Terminal), CompCalW (now Compass), and SonRecW (now Recorder).
• ViewHydra – ViewHydra is a data display and analysis program. This post-processing pack-
age is designed specifically for use with the data collected by a SonTek Hydra system. Vie-
wHydra lets you quickly and easily look at Hydra data in a variety of ways: as time-series
graphs, as tabular displays, or as an ASCII text file. See Section 12 for details. Note: Hydra
systems that have the directional waves option installed use an advanced version of this pro-
gram: ViewHydraPro.
• WinADV – This data post-processing package was written by Tony Wahl of the U.S. Bureau
of Reclamation. WinADV provides an integrated environment for viewing, reviewing, and
processing data collected using an ADV. WinADV provides the capability to quickly view
time-series graphs, histograms, or FFTs of the various velocity data. WinADV is not described
in this manual; for details about WinADV go to: www.usbr.gov/wrrl/twahl/winadv.
1.4. Common System-Specific Files
If applicable, the following system-specific files are included on a separate 3.5” floppy disk.
•
ADVPROBE.DEF
– ADV probe definition file used with data acquisition software (Section 2).
•
XXXX.PRO
– Probe configuration file (XXXX is the probe serial number) containing calibration
information (Section 2).
•
*.DRK
– Calibration files for an optional frequency pressure sensor (e.g., Druck RPT, Paros-
freq).
•
*.SET
– Special “settings” files for certain systems.
1.5. Documents (PDF Format)
An “electronic” version of the ADVField/Hydra manuals is available on the CD-ROM
distribution disk. These manuals are in a .pdf format and require that Adobe’s Acrobat Reader be
installed on your computer. The manuals are in the \Documents folder.
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