GUIDANCE MARINE CyScan Operator's Manual

CyScan Operator’s Guide

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CyScan Operator’s Guide

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Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................... 5

Welcome ��6

System Overview ��7

CyScan Sensor Part Names �� 8

Getting Started............................................................................................ 9

Start Up and Shut Down ��10

Start Up �� 10

Shut Down �� 10

Screen Layout ��11

Main Screen and Bird's Eye View (BEV) ��12

Side Bar �� 14

Hotkey Buttons �� 15

Menu Pane ��16

Coordinates View ��17

Tracking Information Quality ��18

Display Settings ��19

Vessel Orientation ��20

Tracking Basics ........................................................................................ 21

Blanking Zones �� 22

Setting the Blanking Zone ��22

Working with Reections ��23

Basic Refections Data ��23

Extended Reection Data �� 24

Scanner Tilt Controls �� 25

Scanner Tilt Modes ��25

Manually Tilting the Scanner ��26

Spirit Level �� 26

Single and Multi-Target Tracking ...................................................... 27

Introduction to Single and Multi-Target Tracking ��28

To Start Tracking �� 28

To Stop Tracking �� 28

Positional Display Modes �� 29

Bow and Starboard Axes �� 30

A and B Axes (A Pos and B Pos) �� 30

Selecting Targets for Multi-Target Tracking �� 31

Selecting Reections �� 31

Target Selection Order ��32

Target Selection Order and Coordinate Axes Direction ��33

Axis Orientation and Vessel Heading ��34

Target Orientation in Respect to Axis A �� 34

Vessel Heading ��35

Rotational Offsets �� 36

Axis Orientation and Vessel Heading Examples ��37

Aligning Multi-Target Heading with the Ship’s Compass �� 40

Multi-Dashboard (Ethernet) CyScan Systems ............................. 41

CyScan Ethernet Dashboard - Monitoring Mode �� 42

CyScan Ethernet Dashboard - In Command Mode ��43

Support Information ............................................................................... 44

Serial Numbers and Software Versions �� 45

DP Feed �� 46

To View DP Feed Details: �� 46

Manual Power Control �� 47

To Enable Manual Power Control: ��47

To Use Manual Power Control: �� 47

To Disable Manual Power Control: ��47

Data Logging �� 48

Table of Contents (Continued)

Troubleshooting ........................................................................................ 49

Problems and Possible Remedies��50

Cleaning the Sensor and Targets ��51

CyScan Fuse Information �� 52

Additional Information ........................................................................... 53

Targets-Installation and Position ��54

Low Temperature Operation ��56

Using the On Screen Keyboard ��57

Working with Alarms ��58

Filtering Alarms �� 58

Using the Historic Alarm List �� 59

Network Communications Settings ��60

CyScan System Specications ��61

Index �� 62

Document History ��64

Introduction

This section contains the following pages:

Welcome (page 6)

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System Overview (page 7)

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CyScan Sensor Part Names (page 8)

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Welcome

Welcome to the CyScan (Dashboard) Operator's Guide. It has been written for operators of the CyScan system that use the CyScan Dashboard operator interface rather than the legacy CyScan Console.

Getting Started (see page 9) explains the basics that you’ll need to know before using

the CyScan system for the ﬁrst time.

The CyScan system can be installed either as a single-Dashboard serial system or as a multi-Dashboard Ethernet system.

The majority of the sections in this guide apply equally for serial or Ethernet conﬁgured systems and explain how to perform the various tasks necessary to operate the system and use it for tracking. These include

and Multi-Target Tracking (see page 27), Support Information (see page 44) and Troubleshooting (see page 49). The section Multi-Dashboard (Ethernet) CyScan Systems (see page 41) gives information speciﬁc to an Ethernet conﬁgured system.

Note that whilst we endeavour to describe the functionality of the Dashboard correctly in this document, we do not guarantee that it exactly represents the version of Dashboard that you are running, particularly after any future upgrades to the software.

Tracking Basics (see page 21) and Single

System Overview

The CyScan System is based on a high accuracy laser sensor and provides positional information to allow automated approach and/or station keeping relative to a structure or vessel. It requires one or more reﬂective targets to be attached to the sides of the structure or vessel.

The CyScan system is designed to be semi-portable and straightforward to operate. Its key elements are:

The CyScan Sensor, with integrated Power Supply Unit, which is mounted on the

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vessel (typically on the wheel-house) as required.

The CyScan Client Software: The CyScan Dashboard is a monitoring and control

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application running within Microsoft Windows other computer. This provides the DP operator with status information and control of the system and the data stream being fed to the DP system. The CyScan Service Interface is used for system installation and maintenance. This replaces the Service Access function in earlier versions of the CyScan Dashboard and Console.

The CyScan Targets. Retro-reﬂectors consisting of high performance reﬂective

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tape mounted on a ﬂat or cylindrical support, or – for longer-range capability – prism clusters.

on a Type 2 Marine Processor or

CyScan

Power

Sensor

System

CyScan emits eye-safe infra-red light and detects the reﬂections received back from one or more targets mounted on designated structures or vessels. The range and bearing of the target(s) are accurately measured, displayed on the Dashboard screen and automatically transmitted to the vessel's DP system.

CyScan

Vessel

CyScan Targets

Structure or Vessel

Client

Software

Computer(s)

The key elements of the CyScan system

CyScan Sensor Part Names

The diagram below illustrates various parts of the sensor unit and gives the terms used for them.

Rotor

Power

Optical Window

DP Feed

Client Data

Base Plate

Access Plate

Sensor Information Display

Cable Gland Plate

Getting Started

This section contains the following pages:

Start Up and Shut Down (page 10)

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Screen Layout (page 11)

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Tracking Information Quality (page 18)

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Display Settings (page 19)

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Vessel Orientation (page 20)

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You may also ﬁnd the following sections of the Appendices useful at this stage:

Using the On Screen Keyboard (page 57)

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Working with Alarms (page 58)

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Start Up and Shut Down

Start Up

To Start CyScan Dashboard

1. Ensure that the CyScan sensor is powered on.

2. Double-click on the CyScan Dashboard icon. (Or run the CyScan Dashboard application from

Start > All Programs > Guidance Marine Ltd > CyScan > CyScan Dashboard).

3. The Dashboard display screen will appear. If the sensor is currently suspended, the main part of the screen will be greyed out. Click on the Resume button in the side bar in order for the sensor to begin scanning and for the results to be displayed on the screen. If the sensor was already scanning, any targets in view will be displayed straight away.

Shut Down

To Suspend, Exit or Disconnect

1. Click on the Guidance button in the lower left corner of the screen

This will reveal buttons in the side bar as follows: (see right).

Dashboard screen with sensor suspended Dashboard screen with sensor scanning

Suspend - Places the sensor into a ‘sleep mode’. The rotor ceases spinning and the

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scanner tilt returns to a ﬁxed state. However, upon command from the Dashboard application, the unit will return to full operation. This mode is suitable for use when travelling between locations.

Disconnect - Ceases communications between the Dashboard and sensor and

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causes the main part of the screen to be greyed out. Does not cause the sensor to stop spinning or tracking targets.

Suspend And Disconnect – A combination of the above two functions (Serial

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Dashboard only).

Suspend And Exit - Places the sensor into the same ‘sleep mode’ as the suspend

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command (discussed above) and also closes the CyScan Dashboard program.

Exit - Closes down the Dashboard without affecting the sensor.

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Dashboard In Command

Dashboard Monitoring

Serial Dashboard

See Multi-Dashboard

(Ethernet) CyScan Systems (page 41)

for information on In Command/Monitoring functionality.

Screen Layout

The CyScan Dashboard screen is split into three distinct sections, these are:

1. Main Screen and Bird's

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Eye View (BEV) (see page

12)

2. Side Bar (see page 14)

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3. Menu Pane (see page

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16)

Screen Layout (Continued)

Main Screen and Bird's Eye View (BEV)

The centre of the circular BEV represents the CyScan sensor and it shows the relative positions of the CyScan vessel and any detected reﬂections.

Vessel Outline

The length and breadth of the vessel and the offsets and orientation of the CyScan sensor within it can be conﬁgured using the CyScan Service Interface (see Installer's Guide) so that the vessel image is correctly scaled and positioned on the BEV.

Blanking Zone

The Blanking Zone is the sector within each revolution of the sensor rotor where the laser is switched off. It is typically set to correspond to the area in which the beam would strike portions of the vessel structure. The blanking zone can be adjusted using the Drag Handles, to suit different situations (See

Range Circles

The Range Circles act as a visual guide to show the distance between the CyScan vessel and the detected reﬂections. Distances are shown in metres from the CyScan sensor. Use the Zoom Control to change the scale of the display. (See page 13).

Blanking Zones on page 22).

Data Logging Indicator

Reﬂection Images

Vessel Outline

Bearing Tag

Radial Markers

Blanking Zone Drag Handles

Range Circles

Blanking Zone

Heading Tag

Status Display

Hotkeys Tab

Zoom Control

Hotkeys Menu

Radial Markers

These form an angular scale in degrees, clockwise around the circumference of the BEV. Zero is deﬁned by the bow of the vessel, or by a line between the primary and secondary targets, or by a manual alignment of vessel heading, depending upon the selected tracking mode, DP format and display coordinates.

Screen Layout (Continued)

Reflection Images

Reﬂections received by the sensor are displayed as yellow circles. For tracking you must select the reﬂection(s) that correspond to the physical target(s) to be used. During multi-target tracking, grey boxes are drawn around the selected reﬂections to indicate a strong association with the target (i.e. the system is receiving good data and is conﬁdent of the target position). A red box appears around a selected reﬂection during tracking if the system has lost sight of the target, or there is insufﬁcient data being received to use it for tracking.

Bearing and Heading Tags

These are displayed on the Radial Marker when the system is in tracking mode, to indicate the bearing of the primary (or only) target and the vessel's heading. The visibility of these two elements depends on the DP format selected and which coordinate system is being used to display the positional information (see

Data Logging Indicator

This symbol is displayed when data is being logged to disk. During a tracking operation the symbol is steady and when manual logging is in progress it ﬂashes.

Positional Display Modes on page 29).

Zoom Control

Click on the left-hand side of the control (marked '-') to zoom out of the display and on the right-hand side ('+') to zoom in.

System Status

This consists of two ﬁelds:

Primary

The primary part of the of the Main Screen. It indicates the current status of the system (e.g. running, suspended or error).

Secondary

The secondary status display is located in the lower right corner of the Main Screen (beneath the zoom function) and is normally hidden. It displays a ﬂashing message for a number of seconds in order to conﬁrm an action taken by the user, e.g. starting manual data logging. It can also display a persistent, static message if there is a communications problem.

Screen Layout (Continued)

Side Bar

The Side Bar, the black pane to the left of the BEV, contains control and display components in addition to the coordinates pane.

Toggle Coordinate Type

Signal Quality

Coordinate Data

DP Message Format

After pressing the Guidance button:

Current Tilt Mode and Command Mode

Stop Tracking Button

(visible only whilst tracking)

Guidance Button

Screen Layout (Continued)

Hotkey Buttons

Selecting the Hotkeys tab on the right-hand side of the main screen activates the Dashboard Hotkeys menu.

The following keys - and the corresponding buttons on the Dashboard Hotkeys menu - act as shortcuts to application functions.

F1 Help Menu

F2 Rotates the vessel clockwise

F3 Rotates the vessel counter-clockwise

F4 Toggles between BEV and Coordinates Layout Mode

F5 Toggles between enlarged and standard-sized reﬂections

F6 Toggles between the day view and night view

F7 Toggles between the About System pane and the full main screen display

F10 Takes a snapshot of the screen and stores the image with the log data

F11 Toggles the on screen keyboard

Hotkeys Tab

Alt+L Start Manual Data Log (available when no tracking operation is in progress): Starts data logging and changes the button to Stop Manual Data Log

Ctrl + Zoom-In

Ctrl - Zoom-Out

Esc When in operation conﬁrmation mode, cancels the current operation request; in all

other modes, brings back the full BEV screen

Return When in operation conﬁrmation mode, conﬁrm the current operation request

Screen Layout (Continued)

Menu Pane

The Menu Pane, located across the bottom of the CyScan Dashboard Screen, is not always visible. It appears when one of the Tracking, Tilt or Advanced buttons near the foot of the Side Bar are pressed, which causes the Bird's Eye View (BEV) to contract towards the top of the screen. Clicking the same button for a second time causes the Menu Pane to disappear and the BEV to be restored to full size.

The Menu Pane is used to display a wide variety of information and controls, often accessed by further tabs and buttons that become available once the Menu Pane is in place.

Screen Layout (Continued)

Coordinates View

Whilst tracking is in progress, the positional coordinates and the Bird’s Eye View can be transposed, so that the coordinates are displayed in extra-large numerals on the main screen, whilst a miniature BEV is shown at the top of the side bar.

If tracking ends, the layout automatically reverts to Bird’s Eye View, but as long as Coordinates View remains selected, the main screen will again display coordinates once the next tracking operation commences.

To Select Coordinates View

This can be done in a number of ways:

1. Navigate to Advanced > Display Options > Screen Layout.

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2. Click on the Coordinates radio button.

Click on the numerical data near the top-left corner of the screen.

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Press F4.

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Click on Switch To Coordinates Layout Mode in the Dashboard Hotkeys menu.

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Tracking Information Quality

The CyScan Sensor rotates anti-clockwise. On each rotation, the sensor emits a beam of infrared laser light and analyses the position of any reﬂections that it receives.

After several rotations, the sensor is able to compare the reﬂections received on the last rotation with those received during previous rotations. This enables CyScan to recognise the reﬂections from the intended targets and to ignore any unwanted reﬂections.

Before tracking has been selected, the Data Quality and Coordinates area in the upper left corner of the screen is empty. After tracking is started, the coordinates are initially displayed in red or amber and the quality bar is partially ﬁlled with the same colour.

After a few seconds, as the scanner gathers more information, the colour changes from amber to green and more - or all - of the Quality bar is ﬁlled. This indicates that the system is reliably tracking the targets.

Display Settings

To provide ample visibility during daytime operation and to limit glare during night shifts, CyScan Dashboard offers two display settings: Day Mode and Night Mode. In either mode the brightness can be further adjusted by the Screen Brightness control.

To change day/night mode and adjust brightness:

1. Navigate to Advanced > Display Options > Display Settings.

2. Click on one of the Day / Night Mode symbols.

3. Click on the left side of the Screen Brightness control to dim the screen and on the right to make it brighter.

Alternatively, to toggle between day and night mode, use the keyboard shortcut F6 or the

Toggle Day/Night Mode button in the Dashboard Hotkeys panel.

Day Mode

Night Mode

Vessel Orientation

CyScan Dashboard supports four different layouts of the Bird’s Eye View so that the operator can choose the one which best represents his surroundings.

For instance, if the operator is facing forward when using the Dashboard, he may want the bow of the vessel in the BEV to point upwards, so that targets located on the starboard side of the vessel are shown on the right-hand side of the BEV.

To set Vessel Orientation:

1. Navigate to Advanced > Display Opons > Screen Layout.

2. Click on the vessel outline that points in the required direcon.

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GUIDANCE MARINE CyScan Operator's Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Introduction

Welcome

System Overview

CyScan Sensor Part Names

Getting Started

Start Up and Shut Down

Start Up

Shut Down

Screen Layout

Main Screen and Bird's Eye View (BEV)

Side Bar

Hotkey Buttons

Menu Pane

Coordinates View

Tracking Information Quality

Display Settings

Vessel Orientation