LADCP deployment checklist#

Adapted from document last edited September 2022 based on TrollTransect2022 cruise plan with inputs from J Lauber, L de Steur, Y Kern, and T Hattermann.

Before#

  • Connect LADCP to PC.

    • Know your COM-port.

    • Care about the pins.

  • Rename the .log- and .raw filename in the script according to the current station.

    • E.g. change RN L001_ to RN L002_ in [cruise_dir]/LADCP/Script File/single_beam.txt.

  • Start BBtalk software

    • Use version >3.09; version 3.01 behaves differently.

  • Select Workhorse and the correct COM-post and click Next.

  • Set:

    • Baud Rate to 9600

    • Parity to None

    • Stop Bits to 1

    • Flow Control to 1

    • Click “Next”

  • Tick Error Checking For Script Files, Send CK On Baud Rate Change (CB Command), and Wait For Prompt in Script File. Click Finish

  • Connect to instrument by clicking the blue B in the menu.

  • Click Transfer and PC time to ADCP

  • Click File and Send script file and select single_beam.txt. Press OK.

  • Wait for script to run through (last command is CS, followed by binary output).

  • Check that ADCP is pinging.

    • Weak sound, but audible as a regular beeping with your ear close to the instrument.

  • Disconnect cable from LADCP

    • ⚠️ Put the dummy plug on!

    • ⚠️⚠️ Take the cap off..

  • Put device into water

After#

  • Remove dummy plug and connect cable to LADCP.

  • Connect to instrument by clicking the blue B in the menu.

  • Type cb811 in command window and press Enter to increase the baud rate for the download.

  • Click File and Recover recorder.

  • Select the directory to which you want to download the files. Clock OK.

  • Select the latest data file (end of list) and click Ok.

  • In the popping up window, click Disable window output.

  • Wait until the download is finished (typically ~15 min).

  • Type cb411 in command window and press Enter to decrease the baud rate to talk to the instrument.

  • Put LADCP to sleep by typing cz in the command window and pressing Enter.

  • Secure new .000-file on hard drive.

  • Put cap on.