Channel Master CM-5020 Specifications Page 1

Channel Master Horizontal ADCP Operation Manual Click http://www.rdinstruments.com/smartlink/cm/index.shtml to get the latest documentation chang

Channel Master Operation Manual page 2 Teledyne RD Instruments 1.2 Getting Started You are probably eager to get started, but take a moment to read a

Channel Master Operation Manual page 92 Teledyne RD Instruments WD – Data Out Purpose Selects the water profile data types included in a PD0 ensembl

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 93 WF – Blank after Transmit Purpose Moves the location of first cell away fr

Channel Master Operation Manual page 94 Teledyne RD Instruments WP – Pings per Ensemble Purpose Sets the number of pings to average in each data ens

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 95 WV – Ambiguity Velocity Purpose Sets the radial ambiguity velocity. Forma

Channel Master Operation Manual page 96 Teledyne RD Instruments 11 Channel Master PD0 Output Data Format This section shows the output data format o

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 97 HEADER (6 BYTES + [2 x No. OF DATA TYPES]) FIXED LEADER DATA (58 BYTES) ALW

Channel Master Operation Manual page 98 Teledyne RD Instruments 11.1 Header Data Format BIT POSITIONS BYTE 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 HEADER ID (7Fh) 2

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 99 Header information is the first item sent by the Channel Master to the out-

Channel Master Operation Manual page 100 Teledyne RD Instruments 11.2 Fixed Leader Data Format BIT POSITIONS BYTE 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 FIXED LEADER

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 101 Continued from Previous Page 29 30 RESERVED 31 SENSOR SOURCE {EZ} 32

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 3 2 System Overview The Channel Master is designed to measure real-time horizo

Channel Master Operation Manual page 102 Teledyne RD Instruments Fixed Leader data refers to the non-dynamic Channel Master data that only changes wh

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 103 Table 18: Fixed Leader Data Format (continued) Hex Digit Binary Byte Fi

Channel Master Operation Manual page 104 Teledyne RD Instruments Table 18: Fixed Leader Data Format (continued) Hex Digit Binary Byte Field Descri

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 105 11.3 Variable Leader Data Format BIT POSITIONS BYTE 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1

Channel Master Operation Manual page 106 Teledyne RD Instruments Continued from Previous Page 35 ↓ ↓ 48 RESERVED 49 LSB 50 51 52 PRESSURE MS

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 107 Variable Leader data refers to the dynamic Channel Master data (from clock

Channel Master Operation Manual page 108 Teledyne RD Instruments Table 19: Variable Leader Data Format (continued) Hex Digit Binary Byte Field Des

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 109 11.4 Velocity Data Format BIT POSITIONS BYTE 7/S 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 LSB

Channel Master Operation Manual page 110 Teledyne RD Instruments The Channel Master packs velocity data for each range cell of each beam into a two-b

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 111 11.5 Correlation Magnitude, Echo Intensity, Percent-Good Data, and Status

Channel Master Operation Manual page 4 Teledyne RD Instruments SHIPPING CRATECHANNEL MASTER H-ADCPMOUNTING PLATE KITDUMMY PLUG(INSTALLED ON H-ADCP)I/

Channel Master Operation Manual page 112 Teledyne RD Instruments Correlation magnitude data give the magnitude of the normalized echo autocorrelation

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 113 The percent-good data field is a data-quality indicator that reports the p

Channel Master Operation Manual page 114 Teledyne RD Instruments mand has a default of 5000 mm/s. This large WE setting effectively pre-vents the Ch

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 115 11.6 Firmware Version Data Format The firmware version field is a short s

Channel Master Operation Manual page 116 Teledyne RD Instruments 11.7 Surface Track Status Output BIT POSITIONS BYTE 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 LSB 00h 2

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 117 Continued from Previous Page BIT POSITIONS BYTE 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 35 36

Channel Master Operation Manual page 118 Teledyne RD Instruments For Evaluation Amplitude, Amplitude at the Surface, Standard Deviation, Max Surface

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 119 11.8 Surface Track Amplitude Output BIT POSITIONS BYTE 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Channel Master Operation Manual page 120 Teledyne RD Instruments The data in this structure is from the last burst in an ensemble. Table 27: Surfac

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 121 11.9 Surface Track Commands Output BIT POSITIONS BYTE 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 5 2.3 Channel Master Overview The Channel Master instrument contains two hori

Channel Master Operation Manual page 122 Teledyne RD Instruments Table 28: Surface Track Commands Output Hex Digit Binary Byte Field Description 1

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 123 11.10 Binary Reserved BIT Data Format BIT POSITIONS BYTE 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Channel Master Operation Manual page 124 Teledyne RD Instruments 12 Channel Master PD14 Output Data Format This section details the specification of

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 125 Table 31: Channel Master PD14 Output Data Format Position Size Name De

Channel Master Operation Manual page 126 Teledyne RD Instruments 13 Channel Master PD19 Output Data Format PD19 output data format outputs ASCII dat

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 127 14 How to Decode a Channel Master Ensemble Use the following information

Channel Master Operation Manual page 128 Teledyne RD Instruments f. The total number of the bytes in an ensemble minus the 2-byte check-sum will be

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 129 3. typedef struct { <lists of types and fields> } VelocityType 4.

Channel Master Operation Manual page 130 Teledyne RD Instruments /****************************************************************************/ /* st

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 131 ushort BITResult, SpeedOfSound,

Channel Master Operation Manual page 6 Teledyne RD Instruments URETHANEFACESHOUSINGI/O CABLEI/O CABLESTRAIN RELIEFVERTICAL BEAMTHERMISTORPRESSURE SEN

Channel Master Operation Manual page 132 Teledyne RD Instruments { VelPtr = (IntStructType *)&RcvBuff [ HdrPtr->Of

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 133 Table 36: Power Specifications Voltage 10 to 18 VDC Maximum Current 1.5A

Channel Master Operation Manual page 134 Teledyne RD Instruments 15.1 Outline Installation Drawings

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 135

Channel Master Operation Manual page 136 Teledyne RD Instruments

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 137 15.2 Mounting Plate Drawing 16 Technical Support If you have technical p

Channel Master Operation Manual page 138 Teledyne RD Instruments 17 Glossary If, after reviewing this section, you are unable to find the word/jargon

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 139 AUV: Autonomous Underwater Vehicle ------ B ------ Backscatter: 1) The por

Channel Master Operation Manual page 140 Teledyne RD Instruments Beam Coordinates: Profile data is reported as referenced along each beam (i.e. no co

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 141 Bottom Track Modes: There are currently four bottom tracking modes of oper

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 7 Figure 3. Channel Master Transducer (1200 kHz) with Mounting Plate Figure

Channel Master Operation Manual page 142 Teledyne RD Instruments Degaussing: Technique used to remove the magnetic field from RDI battery packs befor

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 143 Doppler Velocity Log (DVL): An instrument designed to measure the ve-loci

Channel Master Operation Manual page 144 Teledyne RD Instruments ------ G ------ Gimbals: Frame that will support the weight of an object but allow i

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 145 ------ M ------ Main Lobe: The main focus of energy emitted from a transdu

Channel Master Operation Manual page 146 Teledyne RD Instruments common for bottom tracking measurements to lock onto a sediment layer that is still

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 147 Ping: The entirety of the sound generated by an ADCP transducer for a sin-

Channel Master Operation Manual page 148 Teledyne RD Instruments 7. Salinity: generally, the fresher the water, the longer the range. Range Gating:

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 149 Sentinel: The model name for a self-contained Workhorse ADCP. Ship Coordin

Channel Master Operation Manual page 150 Teledyne RD Instruments UUV: Unmanned Underwater Vehicle ------ V ------ Vessel Mount: An ADCP mounted to th

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 151 NOTES

Channel Master Operation Manual page 8 Teledyne RD Instruments 3 Channel Master Care This section contains a list of items you should be aware of ev

Channel Master Operation Manual page 152 Teledyne RD Instruments NOTES

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 9 • The Channel Master uses Titanium hardware for the trans-ducer housing and

Channel Master Operation Manual page 10 Teledyne RD Instruments 4 Setup the Channel Master Figure 5 through Figure 7, page 11 illustrates how to con

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 11 NOTE. The RS-232 to RS-422 converter supplied with the Channel Master is

Channel Master Operation Manual page 12 Teledyne RD Instruments 5 Software RDI has utility programs to help you set up, use, test, and trouble-shoot

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 13 6 Testing Your Channel Master Use the following steps to test the Channel M

Channel Master Operation Manual page 14 Teledyne RD Instruments g. At the “>” prompt in the communication window, enter the direct com-mand PA th

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 15 7 Recovering Data from the Loop Recorder The loop recorder contains approx

Channel Master Operation Manual page 16 Teledyne RD Instruments b. On the File menu, click Recover Loop Recorder. c. Enter the directory where the

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 17 8 Channel Master Maintenance This section explains how to prepare the Chan

Channel Master Operation Manual page 18 Teledyne RD Instruments 8.2 I/O Cable and Dummy Plug The I/O cable connector (on the Channel Master housing)

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 19 8.2.1 Disconnecting the I/O Cable or Dummy Plug The I/O cable should be di

Channel Master Operation Manual page 20 Teledyne RD Instruments PIN 1PIN 9POWER +POWER -COMMUNICATION RETURNCOMMUNICATION LINE 4COMMUNICATION LINE 3C

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 21 COMMUNICATION LINE 2COMMUNICATION LINE 1COMMUNICATION LINE 3COMMUNICATION L

Table of Contents 1 Introduction...

Channel Master Operation Manual page 22 Teledyne RD Instruments 8.3 Housing Assembly Removal a. Remove all power to the Channel Master. b. Remove

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 23 Figure 15. Disconnecting the Internal I/O Cable h. Clean the O-ring mati

Channel Master Operation Manual page 24 Teledyne RD Instruments Transducer HeadHousingI/O CableStrain ReliefI/O Cable ConnectorPressure Sensor Cover

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 25 8.4 Channel Master Re-assembly To replace the housing, proceed as follows.

Channel Master Operation Manual page 26 Teledyne RD Instruments 8.4.2 Housing Assembly Replacement a. Set the Housing assembly on its end on a soft

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 27 8.4.3 Pressure Sensor Calibration and Close-up a. Interconnect and apply

Channel Master Operation Manual page 28 Teledyne RD Instruments j. The Channel Master should respond with the following message. “Now close the unit

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 29 NOTES. The most recent firmware versions can be seen at Teledyne RDI’s w

Channel Master Operation Manual page 30 Teledyne RD Instruments e. If you have not already read the Read me file, click the Read me button. Click S

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 31 i. Select the temporary BAUD rate to use for the firmware upgrade. The BA

9.2 Orientation and Tilt...

Channel Master Operation Manual page 32 Teledyne RD Instruments 8.6 Personality Module Replacement Personality modules can be replaced to change the

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 33 8.7 Desiccant Bags Desiccant bags are used to dehumidify the housing interi

Channel Master Operation Manual page 34 Teledyne RD Instruments 8.9 Prevention of Biofouling This section explains how to prevent the buildup of org

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 35 If using antifouling grease, remove the grease immediately after recovering

Channel Master Operation Manual page 36 Teledyne RD Instruments 8.9.3 Applying Antifouling Paints Follow the urethane faces application instructions

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 37 8.11 Pressure Sensor Maintenance In order to read the water pressure, wate

Channel Master Operation Manual page 38 Teledyne RD Instruments a. Place the Channel Master on its side with the vertical beam facing down and the p

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 39 8.11.2 Zero the Pressure Sensor Use the SZ-command to zero out the pressur

Channel Master Operation Manual page 40 Teledyne RD Instruments Master to RDI for repair (see Figure 19, page 34). If you do not think you can remov

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 41 a. Use a strong shipping container made out of wood or plastic. b. Instal

PS1 – Fixed Leader ...78 PS2

Channel Master Operation Manual page 42 Teledyne RD Instruments Mark the Package(s) To: RD Instruments, Inc. (RMA Number) 9855 Businesspark Avenue

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 43 Mark the package(s) as follows: To: RD Instruments, Inc. (RMA Number) 5

Channel Master Operation Manual page 44 Teledyne RD Instruments 9 Channel Master Installation This section is a guide for installing the Channel Mas

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 45 +X+Z-X+YBeam 1Vertical BeamBeam 2 Figure 22. Channel Master Instrument Coo

Channel Master Operation Manual page 46 Teledyne RD Instruments 9.3 Installing the Channel Master on Site The Channel Master must be mounted on a ri

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 47 NOTE. It should be emphasized that the acoustic backscattering intensity

Channel Master Operation Manual page 48 Teledyne RD Instruments 10 Channel Master Commands This section defines the commands used by the Channel Mas

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 49 >WP00001<CR> [Your original input] > [Channe

Channel Master Operation Manual page 50 Teledyne RD Instruments 10.2 Command Descriptions Each listing includes the command’s purpose, format, defaul

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 51 Break Purpose Interrupts the Channel Master without erasing present settin

15 Specifications ... 1

Channel Master Operation Manual page 52 Teledyne RD Instruments 10.3 Control System Commands The Channel Master uses the following commands to contro

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 53 Setting The Baud Rate In The Channel Master. The Channel Master can be set

Channel Master Operation Manual page 54 Teledyne RD Instruments CF – Flow Control Purpose Sets various Channel Master data flow-control parameters.

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 55 CJ – SDI-12 Configuration Purpose This command is used to enable SDI-12 co

Channel Master Operation Manual page 56 Teledyne RD Instruments CL - Battery Saver Mode Purpose Determines whether the Channel Master will attempt t

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 57 CS – Start Pinging (Go) Purpose Starts the data collection cycle (same as

Channel Master Operation Manual page 58 Teledyne RD Instruments CZ – Power Down Channel Master Purpose Tells the Channel Master to power down. Form

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 59 10.4 Environmental Commands The Channel Master uses the following commands

Channel Master Operation Manual page 60 Teledyne RD Instruments Description ED sets the Channel Master transducer depth. This measure-ment is taken

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 61 EX – Coordinate Transformation Purpose Sets the coordinate transformation

List of Tables Table 1: Channel Master Application Guide ... 1 Tabl

Channel Master Operation Manual page 62 Teledyne RD Instruments EZ – Sensor Source Purpose Selects the source of environmental sensor data. Format E

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 63 10.5 Index Velocity and Discharge Commands The Index Velocity and Discharg

Channel Master Operation Manual page 64 Teledyne RD Instruments 10.5.1 Channel Description Commands In order to compute cross-sectional area from st

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 65 ID - Diameter Purpose Sets the diameter of a circular channel. Format ID n

Channel Master Operation Manual page 66 Teledyne RD Instruments must be entered on a separate line. For example, a channel with four x, y pairs woul

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 67 10.5.2 Computation Commands The Index Velocity and Discharge Commands Compu

Channel Master Operation Manual page 68 Teledyne RD Instruments To select a list of cells, the list is input using IS n, B where ‘n’ is the positio

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 69 10.5.3 Output Commands The following Index Velocity and Discharge Commands

Channel Master Operation Manual page 70 Teledyne RD Instruments Description The IU command selects the units to be used for the output of velocity,

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 71 Description Volume and discharge can be inconveniently large numbers. For

NOTES

Channel Master Operation Manual page 72 Teledyne RD Instruments 10.6 Loop Recorder Commands The loop recorder contains approximately two megabytes o

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 73 MN – Set File Name Purpose Sets the file name for the recorder. Format MN

Channel Master Operation Manual page 74 Teledyne RD Instruments MY – Y-Modem Output Purpose Uploads recorder data to a host computer using standard

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 75 10.7 Performance and Testing Commands The Channel Master uses the followin

Channel Master Operation Manual page 76 Teledyne RD Instruments PC0 – Help Menu Sending PC0 displays the help menu. >PC0 PC0 = Help PC2

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 77 PD – Data Stream Select Purpose: Selects the type of ensemble output data

Channel Master Operation Manual page 78 Teledyne RD Instruments Product Version: CM02.04 CPU Firmware: 28.28f FPGA Version: 2.00.003

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 79 PS4 – Ping Sequence PS4 sends an ASCII representation of the ping sequence

Channel Master Operation Manual page 80 Teledyne RD Instruments are the horizontal water profiling beams. Beam 4 is the vertical beam. Beam 3 is un

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 81 10.8 Sensor Commands The following commands let you set the sensor function

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 1 TELEDYNERD INSTRUMENTSA Teledyne Technologies Company Channel Master Opera

Channel Master Operation Manual page 82 Teledyne RD Instruments 10.9 Timing Commands The following commands let you set the timing of various profili

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 83 TE – Time Per Ensemble Purpose Sets the time interval between data collect

Channel Master Operation Manual page 84 Teledyne RD Instruments TF – Time of First Ping Purpose Sets the time and date the Channel Master wakes up t

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 85 TP – Time Between Pings Purpose Sets the time interval between pings in an

Channel Master Operation Manual page 86 Teledyne RD Instruments TS – Set Real-Time Clock Purpose Sets the Channel Master’s internal real-time clock.

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 87 10.10 Vertical Beam Commands The following commands define the criteria use

Channel Master Operation Manual page 88 Teledyne RD Instruments VF – Vertical Beam Blank after Transmit Purpose Moves the start of the search away f

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 89 10.10.2 Expert Level Vertical Beam Command Descriptions The following exper

Channel Master Operation Manual page 90 Teledyne RD Instruments 10.11 Water Profiling Commands The following commands define the criteria used to co

Channel Master Operation Manual P/N 95B-6001-00 (February 2006) page 91 WB – Mode 1 Bandwidth Control Purpose Sets profiling mode 1 bandwidth (sam