SonTek/YSI Argonaut-XR Technical Manual - HydroScientific West

SonTek/YSI
CellEnd or CE [d.d] (used in XR and SL systems only)
• Default parameter: 2.0 (meters)
• Parameter range: 0.7 to 15.0 (for 1.5-MHz XR and SL systems)
0.4 to 6.0 (for 3.0-MHz XR and SL systems)
• Without parameter: returns its current setting (in meters).
• When used with a valid parameter, sets the ending location of the measurement volume to
this value in meters. The measurement volume location is specified as the vertical (XR
systems) or horizontal (SL systems) distance from the transducer head.
• The measurement volume size (the difference between CellBegin and CellEnd) must be
at least 0.5 meters.
• See Argonaut Principles of Operation for the effect of sound speed on velocity data.
ProfilingMode or PM [YES|NO] (used in XR and SL systems only)
• This command is only available in XR and SL systems that have the optional Profiling
Mode feature installed. ProfilingMode allows you to collect a “profile” of data from a
series of range cells. This differs from the standard Argonaut method of collecting data
within just one range cell.
• Default parameter: NO
• Without parameter: returns its current setting.
• When used with a valid parameter, enables (YES) or disables (NO) the profiling mode
feature. Setting PM to YES requires you to enter values for the number of cells (Ncells;
NC), cell size (CellSize; CS), and blanking distance (BlankDistance; BD). Data for each
cell is collected and output in the format described in §3.17.
Ncells or NC [d] (used in XR and SL systems only)
• This command is only available in XR and SL systems that have the optional Profiling
Mode feature installed (see above).
• Default parameter: 1
• Parameter range: 1 to 5
• Without parameter: returns its current setting.
• When used with a valid parameter, sets the number of cells in each profile.
CellSize or CS [d.d] (used in XR and SL systems only)
• This command is only available in XR and SL systems that have the optional Profiling
Mode feature installed (see above).
• Default parameter: 0.5 meter (for 1.5-MHz XR and SL systems)
• Parameter range: 0.25 to 10 meters
• Without parameter: returns its current setting in meters.
• When used with a valid parameter, sets the range cell size in each profile to this value.
BlankDistance or BD [d.d] (used in XR and SL systems only)
• This command is only available in XR and SL systems that have the optional Profiling
Mode feature installed (see above).
• Default parameter: 0.5 meter (for 1.5-MHz XR and SL systems)
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Argonaut Operation Manual Firmware Version 7.9 (May 1, 2001)