1. INTRODUCTION
Eclipse Touch 5.2.2 extended its Babelfish (PowerDrive) mnemonic support for PowerDrive firmware 4.8. These new mnemonics support the Auto Curve and ATM words.
2. New Mnemonics
| Name | Size | Description |
| acds_stat | 2 | Auto-Curve Drill State |
| actrgt_rop | 6 | Auto Curve Target ROP |
| actrgt_dls | 6 | Auto Curve Target LDS |
| fr_count | 6 | Frame counter 0-63 |
| propeff_hi | 5 | Effective Steering Proportion Hi Resolution |
| prds_hi | 5 | Demand Proportion Hi Resolution |
| atm_stat | 6 | ATM Status word |
| atm_incl | 12 | ATM Final Inclination |
| atm_azi | 12 | ATM Final Azimuth |
| atm_md | 8 | ATM Relative Estimated Distance During Landing |
| atm_mtftgt | 6 | ATM MTF Target |
3. USAGE
For general information on setting up and configuring babelfish usage, see: https://info.erdosmiller.com/blog/micropulse-application-note-babelfish-support
The new mnemonics can be manually entered as part of the sequence:
Figure 1 – Example Toolface Sequence
Or they are available on the virtual keyboard under MWD > RSS > Babelfish. ATM and auto-curve mnemonics have been given their own section under “Auto Curve & ATM”.
Figure 2: Auto Curve & ATM Section
While the fr_counter mnemonic can be found under “Diagnostic”.
4. Decoding
All of the new mnemonics have been added to the Babelfish Lates Values window and will be updated during decoding:
Figure 3 - Babelfish Latest Values Window With New Mnemonics
Author:
John Amstadt - Software Developer
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