Xylem SonTek River Surveyor S5 User Manual

SonTek, a Xylem brand
RiverSurveyor S5/M9 System Manual (February 2013) vii
Table of Contents
About This Manual ....................................................................................................................v
Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................vii
Section 1. Getting Started ...................................................................................................1
1.1. What does the System do? ............................................................................................1
1.2. What’s new? ..................................................................................................................1
Section 2. RiverSurveyor Instrument Configuration and Options....................................3
2.1. RiverSurveyor Core System S5 and M9 .........................................................................3
2.2. Power and Communications Module (PCM) - Optional ..................................................5
2.2.1. Bluetooth Option ......................................................................................................5
2.2.2. Spread Spectrum (SS) Option .................................................................................6
2.3. GPS Components – Optional .........................................................................................6
2.3.1. SonTek RTK GPS - Optional ...................................................................................7
2.3.2. SonTek DGPS - Optional ........................................................................................8
2.4. SonTek Hydroboard - Optional .......................................................................................8
2.5. OceanScience Riverboat – Optional ..............................................................................8
Section 3. System Configurations and Setup ....................................................................9
3.1. Overview ........................................................................................................................9
3.2. Configuration A – Direct Connection with S5 or M9 Core System ..................................9
3.2.1. Description ...............................................................................................................9
3.2.2. Hardware Setup .......................................................................................................9
3.3. Configuration B – Bluetooth Communications ..............................................................10
3.3.1. Description .............................................................................................................10
3.3.2. Hardware Setup .....................................................................................................11
3.4. Configuration C – Spread Spectrum Communications .................................................12
3.4.1. Description .............................................................................................................12
3.4.2. Hardware Setup .....................................................................................................13
3.5. Configuration D – RTK GPS.........................................................................................14
3.5.1. Description .............................................................................................................14
3.5.2. Hardware Setup .....................................................................................................16
3.6. Configuration E – SonTek Differential GPS ..................................................................18
3.6.1. Description .............................................................................................................18
3.6.2. Hardware ...............................................................................................................18
3.7. Configuration F - SonTek Hydroboard ..........................................................................19
3.7.1. Description .............................................................................................................19
3.7.2. Hardware Setup .....................................................................................................19
Section 4. System Maintenance........................................................................................21
4.1. Overview ......................................................................................................................21
4.2. Cleaning the transducers .............................................................................................21
4.3. Cables and connectors ................................................................................................21
4.4. O-rings .........................................................................................................................21
4.5. Batteries.......................................................................................................................21
4.6. Mobile Device ..............................................................................................................22
4.7. Factory Calibration .......................................................................................................22
Section 5. Introduction to Measurement Procedure .......................................................23

Xylem SonTek River Surveyor S5 Specifications

General

Brand	Xylem
Model	SonTek River Surveyor S5
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English