What If The Workhorse Does Not Respond; Software; System Requirements; Table 4: Workhorse Software Main Modules - RD Instruments WorkHorse User Manual

WorkHorse Mariner ADCP User's Guide
your computer's RS-232 port to RS-422. There is no need to change the
ADCP's communication setting.
5.2

What if the WorkHorse Does Not Respond

If your WorkHorse does not respond, check the serial port, cables, power,
and Deck Box. If necessary, refer to the
WorkHorse technical manual.
6

Software

RDI has utility programs to help you set up, use, test, and trouble-shoot
your WorkHorse ADCP. Each program has a help file that you can print, or
you can view help while running the program.
Table 4:
Program Name
BBTalk
WinADCP
Documentation CD
6.1

System Requirements

The WorkHorse software requires the following:
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Description
Windows ADCP communication program. Use this program to "talk"
to the ADCP and to run test script files. BBTalk is included on the
RDI Tools CD. For detailed information on how to use BBTalk, see
the RDI Tools User's Guide.
Gives users a visual display of the entire set of data. You can zoom
in on a portion of the data for closer analysis and export data to text
or MatLab files. For detailed information on how to use WinADCP,
see the WinADCP User's Guide.
The Documentation CD has an Adobe Acrobat® (*.pdf) electronic
version of the WorkHorse Technical Manual. Use the Documenta-
tion CD to search for information. For detailed information on how
to use Adobe Acrobat® and the Documentation CD, see the Read
This First guide.
• Windows 95®, Windows 98®, Windows NT 4.0® with Ser-
vice Pack 4 installed, Windows 2000®, or Windows XP®
• Pentium class PC 233 MHz (350 MHz or higher recom-
mended)
• 32 megabytes of RAM (64 MB RAM recommended)
• 6 MB Free Disk Space (20 MB recommended)
• One Serial Port (two High Speed UART Serial Ports recom-
mended)
• Minimum display resolution of 800 x 600, 256 color (1024 x
768 recommended)
Troubleshooting Guide in the
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