Kongsberg cNODE Micro Instruction Manual

Instruction Manual

cNODE

®

Micro

cNODEMicro

Transponder

InstructionManual

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•Product:KongsbergcNODEMicro

•Document:InstructionManual

•Documentnumber:426351

•Revision:A

•Dateofissue:January2018

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party,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofKongsbergMaritimeAS.

Warning

Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposefor
whichitwasdesigned.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetothe
equipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.Y oumustbefamiliarwiththecontentsofthe
appropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperateorworkontheequipment.

KongsbergMaritimedisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedby
improperinstallation,useormaintenanceoftheequipment.

Disclaimer

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correctandfairlystated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.

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InstructionManual

Tableofcontents

ABOUTTHISMANUAL..............................................................5

KONGSBERGCNODEMICRO.....................................................6

Introduction........................................................................................................................7

Modeldenition.................................................................................................................7

Generalsupplyconditions..................................................................................................8

Receipt,unpackingandstorage................................................................................8

Equipmentresponsibility..........................................................................................8

Supportinformation...........................................................................................................9

MAINSYSTEMUNITS.............................................................10

cNODEMicro31-180......................................................................................................11

Batterycharger.................................................................................................................11

TTC30(TransponderT estandCongurationunit)........................................................11

Testandcongurationcable(TTCtoMicro)..................................................................11

Testandcongurationcable(PCtoMicro).....................................................................12

GENERALACOUSTICCONSIDERATIONS................................13

GETTINGSTARTED................................................................15

Chargingthebattery(on-deck)........................................................................................16

DisconnectingthecNODEbatterycharger......................................................................17

LEDindicatorstatusandtroubleshooting........................................................................18

Poweringupthetransponder...........................................................................................19

Connectingthetranspondertoexternalpowerandrespondersignals.............................20

ConnectingthecNODEMicrototheROV.....................................................................20

DisconnectingcNODEMicrofromtheROV..................................................................21

PoweringuptheTTC.......................................................................................................21

Acoustictest.....................................................................................................................21

Conguringthetransponder............................................................................................22

cNODEMicrooperationinAPOS..................................................................................23

UsingexistingversionsofAPOS....................................................................................23

Changingtransponderchannel...............................................................................23

Batterystatus..........................................................................................................24

Pre-deploymentchecks....................................................................................................25

Deployment......................................................................................................................25

Recoverychecks..............................................................................................................25

CABLELAYOUTANDINTERCONNECTIONS.............................27

Externalconnector...........................................................................................................28

OPERATIONALPROCEDURES.................................................29

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MAINTENANCE......................................................................30

Safetyfeatures..................................................................................................................31

Chargingthebattery(on-deck)........................................................................................31

DisconnectingthecNODEbatterycharger......................................................................32

LEDindicatorstatusandtroubleshooting........................................................................33

ILLUSTRATEDSPAREPARTSCATALOGUE..............................35

Micro31-180sparepart...................................................................................................36

cNODEMicrobatterychargersparepart........................................................................36

On/offplugsparepart......................................................................................................36

Pigtailcablesparepart—Seacon8F..............................................................................36

TransponderTestandCongurationunit(TTC30)sparepart.........................................37

Testandcongurationcable(TTCtoMicro)sparepart..................................................37

Testandcongurationcable(PCtoMicro)sparepart....................................................37

DRAWINGFILE......................................................................38

Micro31-180outlinedrawing.........................................................................................39

TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS................................................40

Environmentalrequirements............................................................................................41

Performancespecication................................................................................................41

Powerrequirements.........................................................................................................42

Weightandoutlinedimensions........................................................................................42

BATTERYSAFETY...................................................................43

Section1:Identication...................................................................................................43

Section2:Hazardsidentication.....................................................................................44

Section3:Composition...................................................................................................44

Section4:Firstaidmeasures...........................................................................................45

Section5:Fireghtingmeasures.....................................................................................45

Section6:Accidentalreleasemeasures...........................................................................46

Section7:Handlingandstorage......................................................................................46

Section8:Exposurecontrolandpersonalprotection......................................................46

Section9:Physicalandchemicalproperties...................................................................47

Section10:Stabilityandreactivity..................................................................................47

Section11:Toxicologicalinformation............................................................................47

Section12:Ecologicalinformation.................................................................................47

Section13:Disposalconsiderations................................................................................47

Section14:Transportinformation...................................................................................48

Section15:Regulatoryinformation................................................................................48

Section16:Otherinformation.........................................................................................49

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Aboutthismanual

Aboutthismanual

ObservethisgeneralinformationaboutthecNODEMicroInstructionManual;its
purposeandtargetaudience.

Purposeofmanual

Thepurposeofthisinstructionmanualistoprovidethedescriptionsandprocedures
requiredtoinstall,operateandmaintainthecNODEMicro.

Targetaudience

ThemanualisintendedforallusersofcNODEMicro.

Registeredtrademarks

Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.

Windows
othercountries.

HiPAP
countries.

cNODE
countries.

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isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand

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isaregisteredtrademarkofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandother

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isaregisteredtrademarkofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandother

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KongsbergcNODEMicro

Topics

Introduction,page7

Modeldenition,page7

Generalsupplyconditions,page8

Supportinformation,page9

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Introduction

ThecNODE®Microtransponderisalightandcompactunitdesignedforusebydivers
andshallowwaterROV’s.OperatingonKongsbergCymbaldigitalacousticprotocols,
thecNODE®MicroprovidestheoptimalpositioningperformancewiththeKongsberg
rangeofSSBLsystems,fromµPAP®throughtoHiP AP®.

ThecNODE®MicroisextremelyexiblefeaturingCymbaldigitaltelemetryand
bothSSBL&LongBaselinepositioningcapabilities.Byhighrangeaccuraciesitcan
measurebaselinesbetweentranspondersontheseabedprovidecapabilitiesforsimple
divermetrologyorarcheology.

Thetelemetrycapabilityallowsthebatterystatustobereadduringoperationandthe
integratedtiltsensorcanbeturnedonandoffwithpositioningupdates.Multiple
cNODE®MicrotransponderscanbeinterrogatedsimultaneouslyinSSBLpositioning
modeusingtheµPAP®andHiPAP®Fasttrackfeaturetoensurethefastestpossible
updatesduringoperation.

TheunithasabuiltinLi-Ionbatterypackofferinglongtimeoperation.

Modeldenition

Thetranspondernameconsistsofthemodelname,themodelnumber,thetransducer
beamwidthandanyoptionsincluded.

Modelname

Micro31–180,partnumber424770

Modelnumber

Firstnumber

Firstdigit=FrequencybandSeconddigit=Depthrating

3=30kHz

Secondnumber

Transducerbeam

180=180degrees

1=600metres

Transponderidentication

Thetranspondershavelabelsthatidenties:

•thetranspondername

•serialnumber

•defaultchannels

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Generalsupplyconditions

ThefollowinggeneralsupplyconditionsapplytothisKongsbergcNODEMicrodelivery.

Receipt,unpackingandstorage

Uponacceptingshipmentoftheequipment,theshipyardand/orthedealermustensure
thatthedeliveryiscompleteandinspecteachshippingcontainerforevidenceofphysical
damage.

Iftheinspectionrevealsanyindicationofcrushing,dropping,immersioninwateror
anyotherformofdamage,therecipientshouldrequestthatarepresentativefromthe
companyusedtotransporttheequipmentbepresentduringunpacking.

Allequipmentmustbeinspectedforphysicaldamage,i.e.brokencontrolsandindicators,
dents,scratchesetc.duringunpacking.Ifanydamagetotheequipmentisdiscovered,the
recipientmustnotifyboththetransportationcompanyandKongsbergMaritimesothat
KongsbergMaritimecanarrangeforreplacementorrepairofthedamagedequipment.

Onceunpacked,theequipmentmustbestoredinacontrolledenvironmentwithan
atmospherefreeofcorrosiveagents,excessivehumidityortemperatureextremes.

Theequipmentmustbecoveredtoprotectitfromdustandotherformsofcontamination
whenstored.

Equipmentresponsibility

Unlessotherwisestatedinthecontract,theshipyarddoingtheinstallationand/or
equipmentdealerbecomesfullyresponsiblefortheequipmentuponreceipt.

Thedurationofresponsibilitycover:

•Theperiodoftimetheequipmentisstoredlocallybeforeinstallation

•Theentireinstallationprocess

•Commissioning

•Theperiodoftimebetweencommissioningandthenalacceptanceoftheequipment

bytheenduserorowner

Unlessotherarrangementshavebeenmadeinthecontract,theKongsbergcNODEMicro
warrantyperiod(asspeciedinthecontract)beginswhentheacceptancedocuments
havebeensigned.

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Supportinformation

IfyouneedsupportforyourKongsbergcNODEMicroyoumustcontactKongsberg
MaritimeAS.

•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeAS

•Address:Strandpromenaden50,3190Horten,Norway

•Telephone,24hsupport:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•Website:http://www.km.kongsberg.com

•Supportwebsite:http://www.km.kongsberg.com/support_hpr

•E-mailaddress:[e-mail]

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Topics

cNODEMicro31-180,page11

Batterycharger,page11

Mainsystemunits

TTC30(TransponderTestandCongurationunit),page11

Testandcongurationcable(TTCtoMicro),page11

Testandcongurationcable(PCtoMicro),page12

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Mainsystemunits

cNODEMicro31-180

Thetransponderunitconsistofhousing,transducer,internalbatteryandelectronics.The
unitisequippedwithanexternalconnectorforchargingandconguration.

Batterycharger

ItchargestheinternalTransponderbatteryinapproximately1hour.TheLEDcharge
statusindicatorshowswhenchargingiscomplete.

TTC30(TransponderT estandConguration
unit)

TheTTC30unitisforondecktestingandcongurationofthemediumfrequency
Transponders.TheTTC30cantestallKONGSBERGTransponderchannels,Cymbal
andHPR400.ItcanalsotesttelemetryTransponderswithinternalandexternalsensors.

Testandcongurationcable(TTCtoMicro)

ThiscableconnectstheMicrototheTTC(Transpondertestandconguration)unit.

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Testandcongurationcable(PCtoMicro)

ThiscableconnectstheMicrotothePC.

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Generalacousticconsiderations

Generalacoustic

considerations

Acousticrange

Thedepthratingshouldnotbeconfusedwithacousticrange.Theacousticrangeis
dependentonmanyfactors,andsomeofthefactorsareoutsidecontroloftheuser.

Vesselsystem

Thedirectivityandcoverageareaforthevesselsystemisdifferent,dependingonwhich
systemyouareusing.Somesystemshavehighdirectivityandomnidirectionalcoverage,
whileothersystemshasreducedcoverageandlessdirectivity.Thetranspondershould
alwaysbewithinthecoverageconeofthevesselsystem.

Transducertype

Therearedifferenttypesoftransducersusedonthetransponders.Anomnidirectional
transducer(suchasaTD180)coversalargearea,buthaslessacousticpower
comparedtoafocusedtransducer(e.g.TD50V).However,afocusedsignalgivesless
footprint/coverage.Thevesselshouldalwaysbewithinthesignalfootprintofthe
transponder.

TXpower

Theabilitytodetectsignalsdependsonthesignalstrength.Thetransmissionpowercan
beadjusted,bothforthevesselsystemandforthetransponder.

Acousticnoise

Acousticnoiseispresentatallvessels.Atgivenconditions,thenoiselevelcanbe
excessive.Acousticnoiseiscausedbymainpropellersandthrusters,andinsome
instancesalsofrommachinery/pumpsonboard.Heavypropeller/thrusteruseoralso
wavescanalsogenerateairbubbles,whichcangetinfrontofthevesseltransducerand
blocktheacousticsignal.

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Soundvelocityandraybending

Changesinsoundvelocitythroughthewatercolumncausedbychangesinthewater
temperatureand/orsalinitycanbendtheacousticsignalandmakeitimpossibletoreach
thevessel.

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Gettingstarted

Topics

Chargingthebattery(on-deck),page16

DisconnectingthecNODEbatterycharger,page17

Gettingstarted

LEDindicatorstatusandtroubleshooting,page18

Poweringupthetransponder,page19

Connectingthetranspondertoexternalpowerandrespondersignals,page20

ConnectingthecNODEMicrototheROV,page20

DisconnectingcNODEMicrofromtheROV,page21

PoweringuptheTTC,page21

Acoustictest,page21

Conguringthetransponder,page22

cNODEMicrooperationinAPOS,page23

UsingexistingversionsofAPOS,page23

Pre-deploymentchecks,page25

Deployment,page25

Recoverychecks,page25

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