TRDI ADCP Work Horse (wh) Reader

Overview

Reads data from TRDI ADCP work horse data loggers.

Contains methods to convert from PD15 to PD0. Once in PD0, the data can be parsed into a Python dictionary.

Sample Output

Installation

pip install trdi-adcp-readers

Command-line Tools

This package provides the following command-line tools after installation:

• convert_trdi: Converts a binary PD15 or PD0 TRDI ADCP file to CSV files
• convert_trdi_uhi: Converts a binary PD15 or PD0 TRDI ADCP file to University of Hawaii (UHI) format CSV files

Test

From the root directory run tests.py to test against a known PD0 and PD15 file

python tests/tests.py

Example

Parse PD0 Data File

from trdi_adcp_readers.pd0.pd0_parser import parse_pd0_bytearray
pd0 = ''
with open(<path to PD0 file>, 'rb') as f:
    pd0 = f.read()
pd0_bytes = bytearray(pd0)
data = parse_pd0_bytearray(pd0_bytes)

Parse PD15 Data File

from trdi_adcp_readers.pd15.pd0_converters import PD15_file_to_PD0
from trdi_adcp_readers.pd0.pd0_parser import parse_pd0_bytearray
pd0 = PD15_file_to_PD0('./140B97C6', header_lines=2)
data = parse_pd0_bytearray(pd0)

Note that this example uses the included file 140B97C6. This file is a test GOES file transmitted by an in-shore COMPS station. This station is located in a shallow area. Only data from the first few cells is valid. Transmissions from this station include a GOES header and an empty line before the PD15 data. The PD15 converter skips these first two lines using the argument header_lines=2.

Convert ADCP Data to UHI Format

The package includes a command-line utility for converting TRDI ADCP data (PD0 or PD15) to University of Hawaii's (UHI) format, which consists of three CSV files:

convert_trdi_uhi --format pd0 --headers 0 <input_file> <info_output> <velocity_output> <data_output>

Example:

convert_trdi_uhi --format pd0 --headers 0 tests/data/1407E0CA.PD0 1407E0CA_info.txt 1407E0CA_velocity.txt 1407E0CA_data.txt

You can also run it as a module:

python -m trdi_adcp_readers.scripts.convert_trdi_uhi --format pd0 --headers 0 <input_file> <info_output> <velocity_output> <data_output>

Command options:

• --format pd0|pd15: Specifies the input file format (pd0 or pd15). If not provided, the script will attempt to determine format from file extension.
• --headers N: Number of header lines to skip before parsing data (default: 0).
• --mag-declination VALUE: Magnetic declination in degrees (default: 0.0).

Output files:

• info_output: Contains header information about the ADCP deployment.
• velocity_output: Contains water depth and velocity data for each bin.
• data_output: Contains correlation and echo amplitude data for each bin.