Range Settings - Valeport VA500 Operating Manual

5.7. Range Settings

The VA500 has a standard operational range of 0.1m to 100m. If required this can be restricted with the setting of
a minimum range and maximum range.
The default setting for sound speed used to calculate range is 1500 m/s
# code Followed By:
#021 ;Range_units
#022 <CR>
#118 ;0 or 1 or 2<CR>
#119 <CR>
#823 ;maximum range<CR>
#824 <CR>
#840 ;minimum range<CR>
#841 <CR>
#830 ; Value, <CR>
#831 <CR>
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Operation
Set to either
0 – Seconds
1 – Metres
2 – Feet
3 – Fathoms
Read range units set above
Set Altimeter Error output message
Where 0=zero (0.000), 1=-999, 2=NR
Reads Altimeter Error output message
set the maximum range that is considered when
processing data (acoustic returns beyond maximum
range are ignored)
Reads maximum range
set the minimum range that is considered when
processing data (acoustic returns before minimum
range are ignored)
Reads minimum range
Variable to change the Speed of Sound ms-1
Reads the sound speed
Configuration and Operation
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