Aanderaa DCPS 5400 User manual

TD 304 OPERATING MANUAL
Doppler Current Profiler Sensor
December 2015
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DopplerCurrentProfilerSensor
DCPS5400/5402/5403

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PreliminaryEdition26October2014
1stEdition 10July2015
2ndEdition 18thDecember2015
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TABLEOFCONTENT
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Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................................5
Purposeandscope........................................................................................................................................................5
DocumentOverview.....................................................................................................................................................5
ApplicableDocuments..................................................................................................................................................5
Abbreviations................................................................................................................................................................6
CHAPTER1ShortdescriptionandspecificationoftheDCPS.............................................................................................7
1.1Description.............................................................................................................................................................7
1.2Useraccessiblesensorproperties..........................................................................................................................8
1.3DopplerCurrentProfilerSensor5400/5402/5403Specifications.......................................................................15
CHAPTER2Stand‐alone sensorconfigurationusingAADIReal‐TimeCollectorwithserialcommunication..................16
2.1Establishinganewconnection.............................................................................................................................16
2.2ConfigurationintheControlPanel.......................................................................................................................17
2.3DeploymentSettings............................................................................................................................................19
2.4SystemConfiguration...........................................................................................................................................20
2.4.1Commonsettings..........................................................................................................................................20
2.4.2TerminalProtocolsettings............................................................................................................................21
2.4.3Orientationsettings......................................................................................................................................21
2.4.4Measurementsettings.................................................................................................................................21
2.4.5Profilesettings–Configuration....................................................................................................................22
2.4.6Outputenabling–ProfileParameters..........................................................................................................24
2.4.7Outputenabling–SensorParameters.........................................................................................................24
2.4.8Outputenabling–QualityParameters(Profileandsensors).......................................................................25
2.4.9Outputenabling–SystemParameters.........................................................................................................25
2.4.10Outputenabling–VirtualSensors.............................................................................................................26
2.5UserMaintenancesettings..................................................................................................................................26
2.6LoggingdataonPC...............................................................................................................................................27
2.6.1Enablingfileoutput......................................................................................................................................27
2.6.2Startingthesensorandloggingtofile..........................................................................................................29
2.7Viewingincomingdatainreal‐time.....................................................................................................................30
CHAPTER3SensorconfigurationusingSmartSensorTerminalprotocol.......................................................................32
3.1Sensorversionsandinterface..............................................................................................................................32
3.2RS‐422transmissionlineexplained......................................................................................................................32
3.3Communicationsetup..........................................................................................................................................33
3.4Sensorstartup......................................................................................................................................................33

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3.5Descriptionofprotocol........................................................................................................................................34
3.5.1Passkeyforwriteprotection........................................................................................................................35
3.5.2SaveandReset..............................................................................................................................................35
3.5.3Availablecommands.....................................................................................................................................36
3.5.4TheGetcommand........................................................................................................................................37
3.5.5TheSetcommand.........................................................................................................................................37
3.5.6XMLcommands............................................................................................................................................38
3.5.7Examples–HowtoconfiguresensorinSmartSensorTerminalmode.......................................................38
3.5.8Outputparameters.......................................................................................................................................45
3.6SoftwareversionsandStand‐aloneusage...........................................................................................................61
CHAPTER4ElectroMagneticCompatibilityandCables...................................................................................................63
4.1EMCFilterandProtection....................................................................................................................................63
4.2EMCTesting..........................................................................................................................................................64
4.3Cables...................................................................................................................................................................64
4.4Power–Voltagerange.........................................................................................................................................64
CHAPTER5SensorconfigurationwithSeaGuardIIorSmartGuarddatalogger..............................................................65
5.1Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................65
5.2InstallationoftheDCPSonSeaGuardII...............................................................................................................65
5.3ConfigurationwithReal‐Timecollector...............................................................................................................66
5.4Deploymentsettings............................................................................................................................................70
5.5SystemConfiguration...........................................................................................................................................72
5.6UserMaintenance................................................................................................................................................74
5.7SensorsoftwareversionsforusetogetherwithSeaGuardII /SmartGuard.......................................................74
CHAPTER6Otherdetails..................................................................................................................................................75
6.1Compassheading0°referencedirection.............................................................................................................75
6.2Checkingthecompass..........................................................................................................................................77
6.3Checkingthetiltsensor........................................................................................................................................78
6.4Checkingtheacoustics.........................................................................................................................................79
CHAPTER7Maintenance.................................................................................................................................................80
8.1Retrievalofthesensor.........................................................................................................................................80
8.2Anti‐foulingontransducersurface......................................................................................................................80
8.3Factoryservice.....................................................................................................................................................80
8.4ExampleofTest&SpecificationsheetandCertificates.......................................................................................81

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Introduction
Purposeandscope
ThisdocumentisintendedtogivethereaderknowledgeofhowtooperateandmaintaintheAanderaaDoppler
CurrentProfilerSensor5400/5402/5403‐series.Thesesensorsaredescribedinasinglemanualsincethe
measurementprincipleandelectronicsarethesameforallsensors.TheDCPS5400istheshallowwaterversionwith
amaximumdepthratingof300meters.TheDCPS5402istheintermediatewaterversionwithamaximumdepth
ratingof4500meters,andtheDCPS5403isthedeepwaterversionwithamaximumdepthratingof6000meters.
Thesensorisdesignedtofitdirectlyonthetop‐endplateoftheAanderaaSeaGuardIIPlatformandcanalsobeused
togetherwiththeAanderaaSmartGuarddatalogger.Thesensorcanalsobeusedasastand‐alonesensorusingRS‐
232.TheR‐version(5400R,5402R,5403R)hasonlyRS‐422interfaceandisintendedforstand‐aloneusewithlonger
cablesthanwiththeRS‐232version.
AADISmartSensorsutilizecommoncommunicationprotocolsattheRS‐232andRS‐422interfacewheretheSmart
SensorTerminalprotocolisasimpleASCIIcommandstringbasedprotocolandtheAADIRealTimeisanXMLbased
protocol.WhenusedtogetherwithoneoftheAanderaadataloggerstheCANbusbasedAiCaPcommunication
protocolisused.
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DocumentOverview
CHAPTER1shortdescriptionofthesensoranditsconfigurationproperties
CHAPTER2overviewofAADIReal‐TimeCollectorforconfigurationandloggingdatatofilewhensensorusedas
standalone
CHAPTER3detailsonSmartSensorTerminalprotocol
CHAPTER4informationonCablesandEMCguidelines
CHAPTER5ConfigurationofthesensorwhenusedwithSeaGuardIIorSmartGuardusingReal‐TimeCollector
CHAPTER6otherdetails
CHAPTER7givesinformationaboutmaintenance.
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ApplicableDocuments
Form849Test&SpecificationSheet
Form726CalibrationCertificate,TemperatureSensor
Form667PressureCertificate
D‐409DatasheetSeaGuardIIDCP
D‐411DatasheetDCPS5400/5400R,5402/5402R,5403/5403R
TD181TheoreticalPrimerforDopplerCurrentProfiler
TD303ManualforSeaGuardIIPlatform

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TD183ConfigurationguideforDCPSandSeaGuardIIDCP
TD268AADIReal‐Timecollectoroperatingmanual
TD293OperatingmanualSmartGuard
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Abbreviations
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DCPSDopplerCurrentProfilerSensor
ADCAnalogtoDigitalConverter
AiCaPAanderaaProtocol:AutomatedidleLineCANbusProtocol
ASCIIAmericanStandardCodeforInformationInterchange
CANControllerAreaNetwork‐sometimesreferredtoasCANbus
DACDigitaltoAnalogConverter
DSPDigitalSignalProcessor
EMCElectromagneticcompatibility
EIAElectronicIndustryAlliance
EPROMErasableProgrammableReadOnlyMemory
MSBMostSignificantBit
NOAANationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration
RTCRealTimeClock
UARTUniversalAsynchronousReceiverandTransmitter
UNESCOTheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization
USBUniversalSerialBus
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CHAPTER 1 Short description and specification of the DCPS
1.1 Description
TheAanderaaDopplerCurrentProfilerSensorisanacousticcurrentprofilingsensorbasedontheDopplershift
principle.Itcanoperateeitherinnarrowbandorinbroadbandmode;thetwomeasurementtechniquesare
describedinTD181,PrimerforDopplerCurrentProfiler.
Thesensortransmitsacousticpulsesintothewaterandsamplesthebackscattered(echo)signalfromdifferent
distancesawayfromthesensor.ThesampleddatafromthereceivedsignalisprocessedtofindtheDopplershiftin
thedifferentlayers/cellsawayfromthesensor.Itusesfouracoustictransducers(beams)tobeabletocalculatethe
3D‐currentineachlayer/cell.Only3beamsarenecessarytoobtaina3D‐currentmeasurementandthe4thbeamis
usedforadditionalqualitycontrols(moreinformationavailableintheTD181).
Theacousticprofilingrangedependsontheacousticbackscatterconditions,i.e.howmuchparticles,plankton,air
bubblesetc.presentinthewatercolumnalongthesensorbeams.TheDCPSoperatesata600kHzfrequencywhich
givestypicalprofilingrangefrom40to80metersfromthesensorwithgoodbackscatterconditions.Extremelygood
backscatterconditionsmaygiveevenlongerprofilingrangewhilelowbackscattercanreducethemeasurement
range.
Thesensorintegratesasolid‐state3‐axismagnetometerandinclinometerprovidingthetiltingandcompassheading
ofthesensor.Thetiltisnecessaryforcorrectplacementofthecellsawayfromthesensorandthecorrect
calculationofthe3D‐currentcomponents.Thecompassalsousesthetiltinternallytofindthecorrecthorizontal
componentsoftheearthmagneticfieldtobeabletocalculatethecorrectcompassheadingfromtheearthmagnetic
field.
Thecompassheadingandtilt(pitch,roll)ismeasuredforeachacousticpingandisusedforcalculationofthecurrent
vectors(north,eastandvertical)foreachping.Attheendoftherecordingintervalavectoraverageiscalculatedfor
eachcelltoobtainthecorrectaveragedhorizontalspeedanddirection.Thesensorcanalsooutputthehorizontal
northandeastspeedcomponentsinadditiontothehorizontalspeedanddirection.
Inadditiontothe4‐beamcalculationforcurrentspeedanddirection,thesensorcanalsocalculateandoutputallthe
fourdifferent3‐beamsolutions.Thiscanbeusefulasqualitycontrolofthedataandtocheckifoneofthebeamshas
notsomekindofdisturbanceinoneorseveralcells.Anauto‐beamsolutioncanalsobeenabled;inthiscasethe
sensorusesaspecificalgorithmanddefine,foreachcellandeachping,thebestbeamsolutionautomatically(based
ontheuseof3or4beamsdependingonthedisturbance).
Thesensoralsocalculatesandoutputsseveralqualitydatawhichcanbeusedtoidentifyanysuspiciousdata(user
enabled).Thedifferentqualitydatafromthesensoraredescribedindetailsinthismanual,Chapter2.4.8.Iftheuser
choosestonotenableallthequalitydata,thesensoralwaysoutputsacellstatusparameterforeachcellanda
recordstatusforeachmeasurementoutput.Thesestatusparametersindicateiftheconditionshavebeengoodor
not.
TheDCPS5400sensor(300meterversion)hasaPOMHousingandtitaniumbaseplatewhileDCPS5402andDCPS
5403alsohavetitaniumhousing.TheDCPS5403hasahighertitaniumgrade(grade5)thanDCPS5402(grade2)and
withstandhigherpressure.
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1.2 Useraccessiblesensorproperties
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Allconfigurationsettingsthatdeterminethebehaviorofthesensorarecalledpropertiesandarestoredina
persistentmemoryblock(flash).Onepropertycancontainseveraldataelementsofequaltype(Boolean,character,
integeretc.).Thedifferentpropertiesalsohavedifferentaccesslevels.
Table1‐1listsalluseraccessiblepropertiesfortheDopplerCurrentProfilerSensor.
Somepropertiesofthe‘AiCaP’sensorwillnotbeapplicable/visiblewhenthesensorisconnectedtoaSeaGuardII
orSmartGuarddatalogger,asthesepropertieswillbecontrolledbytheinstrument.
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Table1‐1:SensorpropertiesforDopplerCurrentProfilerSensor5400/5400R,5402/5402R,5403/5403R
FC=FactoryConfiguration,UM=UserMaintenance,SC=SystemConfiguration,DS=DeploymentSetting.
ENUM=Enumeration,INT=Integer,BOOL=Boolean(‘yes’/’no’)
Table1‐1
PropertyType
Noofelements
Use
Configuration Category AccessProtection
RS232/422applications
ProductNameString31AADIProductname
FCRead
Only
ProductNumberString6AADIProductnumber
SerialNumberINT1SerialNumber
SWIDString11Uniqueidentifierforinternalfirmware
SWVersionINT3Softwareversion(Major,Minor,Built)
HWIDXString19HardwareIdentifier,X=1..3
HWVersionXString9HardwareIdentifier,X=1..3
SystemControlINT3ForAADIservicepersonnelonly
ProductionDateString31AADIproductiondate,formatYYYY‐MM‐DD
LastServiceString31Lastservicedate,formatYYYY‐MM‐DD,emptybydefault
LastCalibrationString31Lastcalibrationdate,formatYYYY‐MM‐DD
CalibrationIntervalINT1Recommendedcalibrationintervalindays
EnableModeChangeBOOL1Forfactorytestpurpose.
ModeNumberINT1Forfactorytestpurpose.
RecordspermodeINT1Forfactorytestpurpose.
IntervalENUM1Settheoutputintervalinseconds,minutesorhours.Minimum
availableintervalisdependentonconfiguration(timetodoall
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LocationString31Usersettingforlocation
GeographicPositionString31Usersettingforgeographicposition
VerticalPositionString31Usersettingfordescribingsensorposition
EnableMagnetic
DeclinationBOOL1Enablesuseofmagneticdeclinationangleinput(seenext property)5)
DeclinationAngleFloat1
Avaluetocorrectforthemagneticvariationonthesitewherethe
sensorisused.Thisistheangleindegreesbetweenmagnetic
northandtruenorth.5)
SoundSpeedFloat1
Fixedsoundspeedsettinginm/s.Thisvalueisusedforcell
positioningintheprofileandforcalculationofcurrentspeed
values.Variablesoundspeedvaluescanbeusedwhilesensoris
running.1)2)
AirPressureFloat1
TheairpressureinkPa.Theairpressurevalueisusedwhen
calculatingdepth.Canbealteredwhilesensorisrunningto
compensateforvariableairpressure.
LocalGravityConstantFloat1Gravityconstantinm/s²usedforcalculationofdepth.
SalinityFloat1
SalinityinPSUusedforcalculationofdensity,soundspeedand
depth.Canbealteredwhilesensorisrunningtocompensatefor
variablesalinity.1)
FixedInstallation
PressureFloat1
ThepressureinkPaatthedeploymentsite.Canbealteredwhile
sensorisrunningtocompensateforvariablepressure.1)NOTE!
Thisvalueisusedforcalculationofdepthifthesurfacecellis
enabledorsurfacereferenceisenabledwithoutparameterinput
fromapressuresensor.10)3)
TemperatureFloat1
Thetemperatureindegreecentigrade.
ThevalueisusedforcalculationofSalinity,Soundspeedand
Density.Canbealteredwhilesensorisrunningtocompensatefor
variabletemperature.1)
EnableDerivedSound
SpeedBOOL1
Thiscanbeusedtocalculatethesoundspeedfromtheother
settings,i.etemperature,pressure,salinity.Thisoverridesthe
SoundSpeedsetting.1)
ReferenceString31Usersettingfordescribingsensorreference.
ModeENUM1
Setsthesensoroperationmode(AiCaP,SmartSensorTerminal,
AADIReal‐Time).AiCaPisnotavailableontheR‐version(5400R)of
thesensor.
SCLow
EnableSleepBOOL1
EnablessleepmodeinSmartSensorTerminalandAADIReal‐Time
operation(InAiCaPthesensoralwaystriestosleepwhennot
busy).
EnablePolledModeBOOL1
EnablespolledmodeinSmartSensorTerminalMode.Whensetto
‘no’(non‐polledoperation)thesensorwillsampleattheinterval
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starttodopingmeasurementsattheselectedPolledPingrate.A
DoSamplecommandtriggerstheendcalculationsandoutputof
data.ADoOutputcommandcanbesenttorepeattheoutputof
thelastcalculateddata.6)
PolledPingrateENUM1
SelectablepingrateinPolledmodebetween0.1and10.0Hz.The
maximumpingrateislimitedbytheconfiguration,i.e.largeprofile
withmanycellsgiveslowermaximumavailablepingrate.6)
EnableTextBOOL1
ControlstheinsertionofdescriptivetextinSmartSensorTerminal
mode,i.e.parameternamesandunits.Canbeusedtoreduce
messagesize.
EnableDecimalformatBOOL1
ControlstheuseofdecimalformatintheoutputstringinSmart
SensorTerminalmode.Defaultisscientificformat(exponential
format).
EnableUpsideDownBOOL1
Hastobesetto‘no’ifusedupwardlookingand‘yes’ifused
downwardlooking.NOTE!SurfaceCellandSurfacereferred
Columnsarenotpossiblewhensensorisdownwardlooking.3)
Enabletilt
Compensation
BOOL1Tiltcompensationisusedforcorrectpositioningofthebeamcells
ineachdepthcell.ItalsocompensatestheDopplerspeed
measurementsforvariabletilttocalculatecorrectspeed
components(North,EastandVertical).Defaultenabled.
EnableFixedHeadingBOOL1
Allowstheusertodeactivatetheinternalcompassandsetafixed
headingvalue.Thiscanbeusedifforexamplethesensoris
standingonafixedplatformwheretheearthmagneticfieldis
disturbed.4)
FixedHeadingFloat1Thefixedheadingvalueisusediffixedheadingisenabled.4)
BandwidthENUM1SelectsbetweenBroadbandandNarrowbandoperation.See
Chapter2.4.4forexplanation.
EnableAmbiguityLockBOOL1
LockstheBroadbandalgorithmtothespeedintervalbetween0
and1.0m/s.Shouldbeusediftheuserknowsthatthecurrent
speedsarealwaysbelow1.0m/s.
PingNumberENUM1Thenumberofpingmeasurementstobeexecutedinoneinterval
(setbyintervalproperty),i.e.thenumberofpingmeasurements
tobeaveragedinonerecording.
EnableBurstMode
BOOL1
Ifsetto‘No’,thepingsareuniformlyspreadovertheinterval.If
‘Yes’,thesensordoesallthemeasurementsattheendofthe
interval.7)
EnableSurfaceCellBOOL1Enablesameasurementinthesurfacelayer.
SurfaceCellSizeENUM1Thesurfacecellsizearoundthesurfacelayer.Thetimewindow
wherethesensormeasurestheDoppleriscenteredatthesurface.
C1EnableSurface
Reference
BOOL1EnablessurfacereferenceforColumn1.Note!Thesensorneedsa
pressureinputtocompensatefortidalvariations.Donotuseitin
combinationwithdownwardorientation(DonotenableUpside
Downororientatethesensorupsidedown).

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C1CellSizeENUM1CellsizesettinginColumn1(m)
C1DistancefirstCellENUM1StartofColumn1(m)
C1NumberOfCellsENUM1NumberofCellsinColumn1,maximum75cells.
C1CellOverlapENUM1%overlapofcellsinColumn1
C2EnableColumnBOOL1EnablesColumn2(Column1isalwaysenabled)
C2EnableSurface
Reference
BOOL1EnablessurfacereferenceforColumn2.Note!Thesensorneedsa
pressureinputtocompensatefortidalvariations.Donotuseitin
combinationwithdownwardorientation(DonotenableUpside
Downororientatethesensorupsidedown).
C2CellSizeENUM1CellsizesettinginColumn2(m)
C2DistancefirstCellENUM1StartofColumn2(m)
C2NumberOfCellsENUM1NumberofCellsinColumn2,maximum50cells.
C2CellOverlapENUM1%overlapofcellsinColumn2
C3EnableColumnBOOL EnablesColumn3
C3EnableSurface
Reference
BOOL1EnablessurfacereferenceforColumn3.Note!Thesensorneedsa
pressureinputtocompensatefortidalvariations.Donotuseitin
combinationwithdownwardorientation(DonotenableUpside
Downororientatethesensorupsidedown).
C3CellSizeENUM1CellsizesettinginColumn3(m)
C3DistancefirstCellENUM1StartofColumn3(m)
C3NumberOfCellsENUM1NumberofCellsinColumn3,maximum25cells.
C3CellOverlapENUM1%overlapofcellsinColumn3
NESpeedOutput
ENUM1Setto‘Off’or‘Output’(inAiCaPoff,storage,output+storage).
Enables/DisablesoutputofcalculatedNorthandEastspeed
components.8)
3‐BeamCombination
OutputENUM1
Enablesoutputofthefour3‐Beamcombinations.Theusercan
pickthebestdatafromthe3beamsinallcellsincaseof
disturbanceinoneofthebeams.8)
AutoBeamOutput
ENUM1
Enablesoutputoftheautobeamsolution;thesensorusesa
specificalgorithmanddefine,foreachcellandeachping,thebest
beamsolutionautomatically(basedontheuseof3or4beams
dependingonthedisturbance).8)
SetAutoBeamSpeed
TypeENUM1
TheAutoBeamspeeddataoutputisdependentonthissetting;can
besettoPolar,Rectangular,Polar+RectangularorReplace4‐Beam
Data.Seechapter3.5.8formoredetails.
VerticalSpeedOutputENUM1Setto‘Off’or‘Output’.Enables/Disablesoutputofcalculated
verticalspeed8)
StrengthOutputENUM1Enablestheoutputofsignalstrength(Averagefromallbeams).8)

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BeamSpeedOutputENUM1Enablesoutputofspeedsforeachbeam(m/s).8)
BeamStrengthOutputENUM1Enablesoutputofsignalstrengthforeachbeam(dB).8)
HeadingOutputENUM1Enablesoutputofthecompassheading.8)
PitchRollOutputENUM1Enablesoutputofpitchandrollrotationangles(degrees).8)
AbsTiltOutputENUM1Enablesoutputoftheabsolutetilt.Thisistheanglebetweenthe
sensorplaneandthehorizontalplane(Deg).8)
MaxTiltOutputENUM1Enablestheoutputofthemaximumabsolutetiltmeasured(Deg)
duringtherecordinginterval.8)
TiltDirectionOutputENUM1Enablestheoutputofthetiltdirectionofthesensor(Deg.M).8)
NoiseLevelOutput
ENUM1
Enablesoutputofnoisemeasurementsfromthefourbeams.This
isawaytocheckfordisturbancefromotheracousticdevices
underwaterorinputnoiseonthecable.8)
StdDevSpeedOutputENUM1Enablesstandarddeviationoutputforspeedsineachcell.8)
StdDevBeamSpeed
OutputENUM1Enablesstandarddeviationoutputforeachbeamcellspeeds.8)
CrossDifferenceOutputENUM1Enablescrossdifferenceoutputforallcells.8)
CorrelationFactor
OutputENUM1Enablescorrelationfactoroutput(onlyinBroadband).8)
StdDevHeadingOutput
ENUM1
Enablesstandarddeviationonheadingoutput.Thesensordoes
oneheadingmeasurementforeachping.Thisisthestandard
deviationofalltheheadingmeasurementsduringarecording
interval.8)
StdDevTiltoutput
ENUM1
Enablesstandarddeviationontiltoutput.Thesensordoesatilt
measurementforeachping.Thisisthestandarddeviationofall
theabsolutetiltmeasurementsduringtherecordinginterval.8)
ChargeVoltageOutput
ENUM1
EnablesoutputofthechargevoltagetotheacousticTxcircuits.
Thisisawaytoseeifthereissomethingwrongwiththecharge
electronicsorthetransducers.8)
MemoryUsedOutputENUM1Enablesoutputoftheusedheapmemory.8)
VoltageOutput
ENUM1
Enablesoutputofthemeasuredinputvoltageinternallyinthe
sensor.Thisisawaytoseeiftheinputsupplyvoltagestarts
dropping.8)
CurrentOutput
ENUM1
Enablesoutputofthemeasuredinputcurrenttothesensor.This
canindicateifsomethingiswrongintheinternalelectronicsifit
suddenlystartstorise.8)
SpeedOfSoundOutput
ENUM1
Enablesoutputofthespeedofsound.IfDerivedSoundSpeedis
enabled,thisisthevaluecalculatedfromtheotherinputsettings.
(orsensorsinAiCaP).Ifnot,itoutputsthesoundspeedsetting.
1)2)8)
DepthOutputENUM1Enablesdepthoutput.Thisisthecalculateddepth,i.e.calculated

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ENUM1
Enablessalinityoutput.InAiCaPthesensorcangetinputfroma
Conductivity,TemperatureandPressureSensor.Thisenablesthe
sensortocalculatethesalinity.Ifnosensorsarepresent,itoutputs
thesalinitysetting.1)8)
DensityOutputENUM1Enablesoutputofcalculateddensity.Thisiseitherbasedonsensor
input(inAiCaP)orfixedsettings.1)8)
AirDetectOutputENUM1Outputsthevaluemeasuredbytheairdetectcircuit.Thisisa
circuitwhichdetectsifthesensorisinairorwater.8)
NodeDescriptionString31Usertextfordescribingnode,placementetc.UMHigh
OwnerString31Usersettingforowner
InterfaceString31Factoryuseonly,RS232forstandardversion,RS422forR‐version
BaudrateENUM1
RS232baudrate:4800,9600,57600,or115200.Defaultbaudrate
is115200.ThebaudrateaffectstheminimumavailableInterval
setting.
FlowControlENUM1
RS232flowcontrol:‘None’or‘Xon/Xoff’.TheseXon/Xoff’
charactersarealsosentforeachDopplerpingmeasurement.To
removethe“disturbance”onthereceiver,selectNone.Beaware
thatthismayalsoleadtomissingcharacterswhensending
commandstothesensor.
EnableCommIndicatorENUM1
Enablecommunicationsleep(’%’)andcommunicationready(‘!’)
indicators.Afterthelastcommunicationwiththesensor,it
normallyoutputsa‘%’whentheCommTimeouttimeisover.
Whenacharacterissenttothesensor,itoutputsa‘!’toindicate
thatitisreadytocommunicate.
CommTimeOutBOOL1
Timecommunicationisactive(AlwaysOn,10s,20s,30s,1min,2
min,5min,10min).Ashorttimemeansthatthesensorisgoingto
sleepfasterafteracommunicationinput.
EnableOldTimeSettingBOOL1EnablesoldinputinSmartSensorTerminalmodeforIntervaland
Polledpingrate.
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1)ThesensorcancompensateforvariableTemperature,ConductivityandPressurewheninstalledonaSeaGuardII
orSmartguarddatalogger.Ifthedataloggerhasthesesensorsconnected,theDCPS5400canbeconfiguredtotake
theinputfromthesesensorstocalculateDepth,Salinity,DensityandSoundSpeed.Thecalculateddepthisalsoused
whensurfacecellandsurfacereferredcolumnsareenabled.Ifonlysomeofthesensorsarepresent,theDCPScan
alsocombinesensorinputsandsettingstocalculatethederivedsoundspeed.SeeChapter5.4forexplanationof
ParameterInputwhenconnectedtoaSeaGuardII orSmartGuarddatalogger.
2)Theaccuracyoftheestimatedcurrentspeedsdependsonacorrectsoundspeedsetting.Thecellpositioningalso
dependsonthesoundspeed.Thebestwaytocompensateforvariablesoundspeedisdescribedabovein1).
3)Eventhoughtheusershouldconfigurethesensorasupwardordownwardlooking,thesensordetects
automaticallytheorientationwhenitisinoperation.ItusesthisorientationtocalculatethecorrectNorth,Eastand
Verticalspeedsandalsoforthecalculationofcorrectcompassheading,pitchandroll.Ifthesensordetectsthatitis

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upsidedown(whileconfiguredupwardlookingandsurfacereferred),thesurfacecellparametersaresettozeroand
theparameterstatuscodesreturnsa“notvaliderror”.Ifoneofthecolumnsissettosurfacereference,thecolumn
isforcedtobeinstrumentreferred.Ifthesensorisconfiguredtobeupsidedownbutmeasuresthatitisorientated
upwardlooking,bothsurfacecellandsurfacereferencewillworkifenabled.The‘recordstatus’(intheoutputdata)
willindicateinthefirstbit(32‐bitwhere32flagsindicatesdifferentstatuses)witha‘1’ifthereisamismatch
betweentheupsidedownsettingandtheorientationmeasuredbythesensor(binarybits
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1,wherexaretheotherbitsindicatingotherstatuses).
4)Thefixedheadingvaluehereistheangleindegreesbetweennorthdirectionandtransducer1(clockwise)–Refer
Figure6‐2.Whenviewingthesensorfromthefront(labelside)transducer1istotheleftontherearside.Iffor
exampletransducer1is118°clockwisefromnorth,thefixedheadingshouldbesetto118°.Thefixedheadingisa
valuebetween0and360(0and360isthesamepoint).
5)Magneticdeclination(variation)istheanglebetweenthemagneticnorthandthetruenorth.Thisanglevaries
dependingonthepositionontheEarth’ssurfaceandalsovariesovertime.Declinationispositivewhenmagnetic
northiseastoftruenorthandnegativewhenitistothewest(inputanglevalue±180°).Magneticdeclinationatthe
deploymentlocationcanbefoundfori.e.onNOAAwebsite:http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag‐web/
6)InPolledModethesensorusesthePolledPingratesetting.Innon‐polledoperationthesensorusestheInterval
propertyandthePingNumberpropertytocalculatethepingrate.Thisisanenumeratedvalue.Theselectableping
rateisshownwhensendingaHelpcommandtothesensororinthedrop‐downlistshowninReal‐TimeCollector.
TheinputhastobewrittenasshownwithHzasunit.Thisvaluewasnotenumeratedonsoftwareversionspriorto
version8.1.27.Onearliersoftwareversionsthevalueswhererestrictedtothesamepingrates(writtenwithoutunit)
butnotshownasanenumeratedlistwhensendingaHelpcommandorchangingthesettinginReal‐TimeCollector.
7)Theburstmodeshouldbeenabledwhenusingalongerintervalwheretheuserdoesnotwanttoaveragethe
currentovertheentireinterval.Theburstdurationforexecutingallthepingsisdependentontheconfigurationof
thesensor(profilesize,numberofcolumns,numberofcellsandnumberofping).
8)TheenumerationisOff,OutputinSmartSensorTerminalandAADIReal‐Timemode.InAiCaPtheenumerationis
Off,Storage,Output+Storage,whereOutput+Storagemeansthatthesensorinstructsthedataloggertosendouta
parameterinreal‐timeinadditiontosavingtheparametertotheSDcardandStorageforonlysavingthedatatothe
SDcard.
9)Theintervalisanenumeratedtype.OnSWversionspriortoversion8.1.27thiswasnotenumeratedbutrestricted
tothesameintervals.TheenumeratedvaluesfortheIntervalisshownwhensendingaHelpcommandtothesensor
(10sec,20sec,30sec,1min,2minetc.)Onswversionbeforeversion8.1.27theintervalinputwasonlythe
numberofsecondswithouttimeunit,i.e10was10seconds,60if1minute,3600if1houretc.
10)APressure/Tide/Wave&TidesensorwhichisconnectedtothesameSmartGuard/SeaGuardIIcanbeusedas
parameterinputtotheDCPS‐sensortogivethecalculateddepth.Ifnopressuresensorisavailable,theFixed
InstallationPressureisusedbythesensorifthesurfacecellorthesurfacereferenceisenabled.TheFixed
InstallationPressurecanbechangedwhilethesensorisrunningbyanexternaldevice.
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CHAPTER 2 Stand-alone sensor configuration usingAADI Real-Time Collector with
serial communication
ThischapterdescribesthesensorconfigurationusingAADIReal‐TimeCollectorwhenthesensorsisusedasstand‐
alonewithserialcommunicationviathePCCOM‐port.Themenusshownhereareslightlydifferentfromthemenus
shownwhenthesensorisworkinginAiCaPmodeandconfiguredthroughadataloggerviaaUSBconnectiontothe
PC(describedinChapter4).InstallandstarttheAADIReal‐TimeCollectorsoftwareonyourPC(providedontheCD
deliveredwiththeinstrument).FormoreinformationabouttheAADIReal‐TimeCollector,referTD268AADIReal‐
TimeCollectorOperatingManual.
2.1 Establishinganewconnection
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IftheAADIReal‐TimeCollectorprogramis
beingusedforthefirsttime,theconnection
listwillbeempty.ClickontheNewbuttonin
thelowerleftcornertocreateanew
connection(referFigure2‐1).
NOTE:Thisonlyneedstobedoneonce.AADI
realtimeCollectorwillautomatically
reconnecttothesensoratnextconnection.
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Figure2‐1:AADIReal‐TimeCollectorstartupmenu
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ReferFigure2‐2:GiveanewConnectionName,
chooseSerialPort,andchoosethecorrectCOM‐port
onyourcomputer.Select115200asbaudrate.This
isthebaudratesetatfactoryonallDCPSsensors.
ClickontheAdvancedSettingsdowntotheright
andselectConnectioninthelistontheleftsidein
theAdvancedConnectionSettingswindowasshown
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Figure2‐2:AADIRealTimeCollectorconnectionsettings

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Underadvancedsettingsasshownin
theFigure2‐3:Real‐Timecollector
usesdefaultsettingsifthesearenot
changed.TheDCPSsensoroutputsa
largeamountofdataandcanhave
muchlongerresponsetime
(dependingontheconfiguration)
thanothersmartsensors.Someof
theconnectionsettingsmightneed
tobechanged.
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Figure2‐3:Advancedconnectionsettings
WhenneededchangesintheAdvancedConnectionSettingshavebeenperformed,clickonApplyandOKinthe
AdvancedConnectionSettingswindowandOKinConnectionSettingsWindow.
2.2 ConfigurationintheControlPanel
ThenewconnectionisnowshownintheAADIReal‐TimeCollectorconnectionlist.Choosethenewconnectionand
clickontheOpenPortbutton(referFigure2‐1).Thestatuschangestogreenwhentheportisopened.Clickonthe
ControlPanelbuttoninthelowerrightcorner.
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IntheControlPanel,underthe
RecorderPanel,youcanstartand
stoprecordings(referFigure2‐4)
ClickontheStopRecorderbuttonif
thesensorisrunningasyouarenot
allowedtoconfigurethesensorwhen
recording.
ClickontheDeviceConfigurationtab
inthetoprowoftheControlPanelto
accesssensorproperties
configuration.
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Figure2‐4:ControlPanelfortheDCPS

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Figure2‐5:ClickonGetCurrent
Configuration...inorderto
receivethecurrent
configurationfromthesensor.
Thedeviceconfigurationis
separatedintoDeployment
settings,SystemConfiguration,
UserMaintenanceandSystem
overview.Youcansavecurrent
settingstoabackupfileby
pressingSave…underthe
headingSaveconfigurationto
file.
Editthenameforyourfileand
pressSave…tosavethenew
configurationtofilein.xml
format.
Figure2‐5:ControlPanel>Deviceconfiguration
CheckIncludeUserMaintenancetoviewmaintenancesettings.Thepasswordis1000.
UseraccessiblesensorpropertiesarefoundinDeploymentsettings,SystemConfigurationandUserMaintenance.
ReferTable1‐1foranoverviewoftheproperties.Toedittheconfiguration,clickinthevalue‐fieldandenternew
value.PressNexttoupdatesensorflashandstorechanges.
Note!Thescreenshotsmightshowminordiscrepanciescomparedtoscreenshotstakenfromyoursensordueto
sensorupdates.
Note!Werecommendthatyouverifythesystemsettingspriortostartingarecordingsession.
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2.3 DeploymentSettings
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Asshowninthefigure2‐5:underthe
ControlPanel>DeviceConfiguration
press“Edit…”underDeployment
Settings.
Thedeploymentsettingscanbe
configuredusingawizardwhichsteps
youthroughthesettings.
ReferFigure2‐6:Theintervalcanbe
changedintheDeploymentSettings
butcanalsobedefinedintheControl
PanelintheRecorderPanelbefore
startingthesensor.Itcanbechanged
herealsoifforexamplethesensoris
goingtobeusedwithoutReal‐Time
Collectortocollectdatawhilerunning.
Explanationofsettingsisfoundintable
1‐1,Chapter1.
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Figure2‐6:ControlPanel>Deviceconfiguration>deploymentsettings
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RefertoFigure2‐7:forexplanationofthe
settings,refertothetable1‐1inChapter1.
Whenusedasastand‐alonesensor
(withoutAiCaPdatalogger)thefixed
settingsareusedforcalculationofdepth.If
thesurfacecellisenabledorthesurface
referenceisenabled,thismeansthatituses
thedepthcalculatedfromthesefixed
settingsgivenintheDeploymentSettings.
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Figure2‐7:ControlPanel>Deviceconfiguration>DeploymentSettings

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TheFigure2‐8showsthepropertiesthatcanbechangedundersystemconfiguration.Forexplanationofsettings
refertotable1‐1,chapter1.Forconfigurationdetails,refertoChapter2.4.1to2.4.10.
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Figure2‐8:ControlPanel>DeviceConfiguration>SystemConfiguration
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2.4.1 Commonsettings
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Figure2‐9:CommonsettingsconfigurationinControlPanel>DeviceConfiguration>SystemConfiguration
RefertoFigure2‐9:thecommunicationprotocolhastobedefinedunder“Mode”.Therearethreedifferentchoices:
AADIReal‐Timeisthecorrectmode(protocol)whenusedtogetherwithReal‐TimeCollector.Thisisanxml
basedprotocolwhichincludesmoremetadatainthedatamessages.
TheSmartSensorTerminalprotocolisasimplifiedprotocolwhichiseasiertousetogetherwithaPC
terminalprogram.ThisprotocolisdescribedmoredetailedinChapter3.Itispossibletoconfigurethe
sensorevenifitissettoAiCaPorSmartSensorTerminalmodewhenitisconnectedviaRS‐232tothePC,
butitisnotpossibletorunandlogdatawithReal‐TimeCollectorunlessthesensorissettoAADIReal‐Time.
Noticethatthesensoralwayshastoberesetwhentheprotocol/modehasbeenchanged.
IfthesensorisgoingtobeusedonaSeaGuardIIorSmartGuarddatalogger,themodehastobechangedto
AiCaPmodefirstandsavedbeforeconnectingittothedatalogger.