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Kongsberg Flexview Installation Manual

Installation Manual
Flexview
Multibeam Sonar
Flexview
Multibeamsonar
Release1.0
Thismanualprovidesyouwiththebasicinformationrequiredtoinstallthe KongsbergFlexviewMultibeamsonar.Theinformationisintendedfor personnelwithbasicmechanicalskills.
Forinformationaboutthepracticaluseoftheproduct,refertothe KongsbergFlexviewReferencemanual.
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Documentinformation
•Product:KongsbergFlexview
•Document:InstallationManual
•Documentnumber:922-20207011
•Revision:1.0
•Dateofissue:12July2019
Copyright
TheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentremainsthesolepropertyofKongsbergMesotechLimited. Nopartofthisdocumentmaybecopiedorreproducedinanyformorbyanymeans,andtheinformation containedwithinitisnottobecommunicatedtoathirdparty,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofKongsberg MesotechLimited.
Warning
Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichitwasdesigned. Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.Y oumustbe familiarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperateorworkontheequipment.
KongsbergMesotechdisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproperinstallation, useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
Disclaimer
KongsbergMesotechLimitedendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentiscorrectandfairly stated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.
Supportinformation
Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Youcancontactusbyphoneat +16044648144,orbyemailat:km.support.vancouver@km.kongsberg.com.Ifyouneedinformationabout ourotherproducts,visithttp://www .km.kongsberg.com/mesotech.Onourwebsiteyouwillalsondalist ofourdealersanddistributors.
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InstallationManual
Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..................................................................7
FLEXVIEW...................................................................................8
Systemdescription..................................................................................................................9
Systemdiagram.....................................................................................................................10
Systemunits...........................................................................................................................11
SonarProcessor...........................................................................................................12
Powersupply...............................................................................................................12
SonarHead..................................................................................................................13
Scopeofsupply.....................................................................................................................14
Basicitemsprovidedwithastandarddelivery............................................................14
Additionalrequireditems............................................................................................15
Additionaloptionalitems............................................................................................15
Generalsafetyrules...............................................................................................................17
Installationrequirements.......................................................................................................18
Supplypowerrequirements.........................................................................................18
Electromagneticcompatibilityinstallationguidelines................................................18
Supportinformation..............................................................................................................19
PREPARATIONS.........................................................................20
Installationsummary.............................................................................................................21
ToolsandequipmentrequiredforFlexviewinstallation......................................................22
INSTALLINGTHESONARPROCESSOR.......................................23
INSTALLINGTHESONARHEAD.................................................26
AttachingtheSonarHeadtoabracket.................................................................................27
Installingthesacricialanode..............................................................................................30
MountingtheSonarHead.....................................................................................................32
CABLELAYOUTANDINTERCONNECTIONS.................................35
Readthisrst........................................................................................................................36
Cableplan.............................................................................................................................37
VDSLcableplan...................................................................................................................39
ListofFlexviewcables.........................................................................................................40
Focalmultiplexercompatibilitytable...................................................................................41
InstallingtheFlexviewcables...............................................................................................42
MatingtheSubConn
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cableconnector.......................................................................42
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SplicingtheFlexviewcablewhip...............................................................................45
InstallingtheVDSLcables..........................................................................................64
Cabledrawingsandspecications........................................................................................66
Ethernetcable..............................................................................................................67
VDSLpatchcable.......................................................................................................68
SonarHead-SubConnMCIL8F:PowerandEthernet...............................................69
Cablebreakoutboxconnectors...................................................................................70
Basiccablerequirements......................................................................................................71
Ethernetcableinstallation...........................................................................................72
Radiofrequencyinterference......................................................................................73
Physicalprotectionofcables.......................................................................................73
Groundingofsystemcables........................................................................................74
Cableconnectionsandterminations............................................................................74
SETTINGTOWORK....................................................................75
Settingtoworksummary......................................................................................................76
VerifyingthattheFlexviewisreadyforoperationaluse......................................................77
Verifyingthatoperationalpoweriscorrect.................................................................77
Verifyingthatallhardwareisproperlyinstalled.........................................................78
VerifyingthatallFlexviewcablesareproperlyconnected.........................................79
TurningontheFlexview.......................................................................................................81
ConguringtheFlexviewfornormaloperation...................................................................82
SettingtheSonarProcessortoHighPerformance......................................................83
InstallingtheFlexviewsoftware.................................................................................84
DeningtheIPaddressontheSonarProcessornetworkadapter...............................85
TestingtheFlexviewoperationalfunctionality.....................................................................86
TestingoperationoftheSonarHead...........................................................................86
TestingtheSonarHeadtelemetry................................................................................88
TurningofftheFlexview......................................................................................................91
DRAWINGFILE..........................................................................92
Aboutthedrawingsinthedrawingle.................................................................................92
FlexviewSonarHead500kHzoutlinedimensions..............................................................93
FlexviewSonarHead950-1400kHzoutlinedimensions.....................................................96
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS....................................................99
Introductiontotechnicalspecications..............................................................................100
Interfacespecications........................................................................................................101
Performancespecications.................................................................................................104
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Mechanicalspecications...................................................................................................106
Powerrequirements............................................................................................................107
Environmentalrequirements...............................................................................................108
Minimumcomputerrequirements.......................................................................................108
EQUIPMENTHANDLING...........................................................110
TransportingKongsbergMesotechequipment....................................................................111
Liftingunitsandtransportationboxes.................................................................................112
Inspectionofunitsandtransportationboxesafterarrival....................................................113
Specicationsforstoragepriortoinstallationoruse...........................................................114
Unpackingstandardpartsandunits.....................................................................................115
RepackingtheSonarHead...................................................................................................117
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Aboutthismanual

Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidetheinformation,proceduresandbasicdrawings requiredforthephysicalinstallationoftheFlexview.
Targetaudience
Themanualisintendedfortechnicalpersonnel.Youareexpectedtohavebasicmechanical skillsandfamiliaritywithhandlingofsensitiveelectronicequipment.Youmustalsobe familiarwithcomputerhardware,interfacetechnologyandinstallationofelectronicand mechanicalproducts.
Weassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater. Familiaritywithmultibeamechosounderandsurveytechniquesarealsorecommended.
Licenseinformation
TheFlexviewSoftwareisincludedwiththeFlexviewsystemandupdatesareavailablefree ofchargeandcanbedownloadedfrom:http://www.km.kongsberg.com/mesotechsoftware.
Softwareversion
ThisFlexviewInstallationManualcomplieswithFlexviewsoftwareversion1.0.
Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.
Windows othercountries.
Wewantyourfeedback
WewanttoimproveFlexviewcontinuously.Wealsowantourend-userdocumentationto becomprehensiveandrelevant.Y oucanhelp.Pleaseprovidecomments,suggestionsor constructivecriticismtooursupportofce.Y oucancontactusbyphoneat+16044648144, orbyemailat:km.support.vancouver@km.kongsberg.com.
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isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand
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Topics
Systemdescription,page9
Systemdiagram,page10

Flexview

Systemunits,page11
Scopeofsupply,page14
Generalsafetyrules,page17
Installationrequirements,page18
Supportinformation,page19
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Systemdescription

TheKongsbergMesotechFlexviewisacompact,versatilemultibeamsonar.
TheFlexviewisdesignedforsmallobservation-class ROVswherecompactsizeandlightweightarekey selectioncriteria.Flexibleandefcient,itissuitable forapplicationssuchassiteinspection,clearance, marineengineering,underwaterscience,environmental monitoring,orsearch-and-rescueassignments.
TheremovabletransducerontheFlexviewistherstofits kind,offeringeldreplacementofadamagedtransducer intheunlikelyeventofacatastrophicimpact.This innovativedesignalsoallowsfortransducercongurations tobeexchanged,dependingonthejobbeingperformed. Forexample,alow-frequencytransducercandetectobjectsatalongrange,whereasa high-frequencytransducerprovideshigh-resolutionimagesatshortrange.
Multibeamsonarshaveanarrayoftransducersthatsimultaneouslytransmitspings(sound pulses)ataspeciedfrequencytocoveralargeareainlesstimethanasingle-beam transducer.Togeneratedata,computersoftwareassignsacolourrangecorrespondingto theamountofsoundreectedoffatarget.Thedistancetothetargetisdeterminedbythe lengthoftimeittooktoreceivethetransmittedacousticpulse.
TheFlexviewprovideswide-anglefull-rangesituational awarenessandconcurrentultra-shortrangeimagingwith dynamicfocusing.
Bycombiningthehighrefreshrateofaconventional multibeamsonarwithanimagequalitycomparabletoa single-beamsonar,theFlexviewprovideshigh-resolution imagesthatareeasytointerpret.TheFlexviewhasa 140°eldofview,allowingyoutoseethefullunderwater pictureinreal-time.
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Systemdiagram

ThesystemdiagramidentiesthemaincomponentsofabasicFlexviewsystem.Onlythe mainconnectionsbetweentheunitsareshown.Detailedinterfacecapabilitiesandpower cablesarenotshown.
AROVTopsideUnit
BSonarProcessor
CROVJunctionBox/MUX
DFlexviewSonarHead
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Systemunits

Topics
SonarProcessor,page12
Powersupply,page12
SonarHead,page13
Flexview
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SonarProcessor

Inthispublication,thecomputerisreferredtoastheSonarProcessor.TheSonarProcessor containstheoperationalsoftware,andofferstheuserinterfacethatallowsyoutocontrolthe Flexview.ItisavitalpartoftheFlexviewMultibeamsonar.
TheSonarProcessorrunstheFlexviewsoftwarethat managescommunicationwiththeSonarHead,performs allbeamformingandimageprocessingandpresentsthe sonarimagery .TheSonarProcessorcommunicateswith thesonarthroughastandardEthernetcable.
Ifyoupurchaseacomputerlocally,makesurethat thechosenmodelmeetsthefunctionalandtechnical requirements.Thecomputermustbedesignedforrugged use,andtheconstructionmustbeabletowithstandthe vibrationsandmovementsofavessel.
Relatedtopics
Minimumcomputerrequirements,page108

Powersupply

TheSonarHeadrequiresaDCpowersupplytorun.
Normally,theDCvoltageissuppliedinthelocationwheretheSonarHeadismounted,such asonaremotelyoperatedvehicle(ROV).Atestcableandpowersupplyisavailablefor orderasanaccessory.Thetestpowersupplyusesa24VDCswitchingpowersupply.
Relatedtopics
Powerrequirements,page107
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SonarHead

TheSonarHeadtransmitsandreceivesanacousticpulsewhendeployedunderwater.
TheremovabletransducerontheFlexviewistherstofitskind,offeringeldreplacement ofadamagedtransducerintheunlikelyeventofacatastrophicimpact.Thisinnovative designalsoallowsfortransducercongurationstobeexchanged,dependingonthejob beingperformed.TherearetransducerswithvaryingfrequenciesavailablefortheFlexview. The500kHzand950-1400kHztransducersareshownhere.
Flexview
TheSonarHeadincludestransmitandreceivetransducersandtheelectronicstogenerate thetransmitpulseanddigitizethereceivedsignal.ThesonardataissenttotheSonar ProcessorusingastandardEthernetlink.
Caution
TheSonarHead’sblackpolyurethanetransducerisdelicate.Avoidimpactstothe transducerwheninstallingorhandlingtheFlexview.
Prolongedexposuretoultra-violetraysandexcessiveheatmaydamagethesurfaceof thepolyurethanetransducerface.AlwaysstoretheFlexviewintheprovidedequipment casewhennotinuse.IftheFlexviewismountedonanROV,coverthetransducerwhen notinuse.
Relatedtopics
Performancespecications,page104 Mechanicalspecications,page106
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Scopeofsupply

Topics
Basicitemsprovidedwithastandarddelivery,page14
Additionalrequireditems,page15
Additionaloptionalitems,page15

Basicitemsprovidedwithastandarddelivery

ToassembleacompleteFlexviewsystem,youwillneedasetofsystemunits.Themain unitsrequiredareprovidedwiththestandarddelivery.Otherrequiredunitsmaybe purchasedfromKongsbergMesotechorobtainedlocally.Someunitsareoptional.
WhenyouunpackthepartsprovidedwiththeFlexviewdelivery,makesurethatthe followingitemsareincluded.
Inthebox
FlexviewSonarHead
AccessoryKit
15-footcablewhip
LaminatedQuickStartGuide
Operationalsoftware
TheFlexviewSoftwarecanbedownloadedfromourwebsite.
•https://www.km.kongsberg.com/mesotechsoftware
IftheSonarProcessorispurchasedfromKongsbergMesotech,theoperationalsoftwareis installedontheSonarProcessor,andreadyforuse.
End-userdocumentation
Alldocumentationrelatedtooperationandinstallationcanbedownloadedfromourwebsite.
•https://www.km.kongsberg.com/mesotechdocumentation
AnoptionalUSBashdrivecontainingsoftwareanddocumentationmaybepurchased fromKongsbergMesotech.
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Additionalrequireditems

AdditionalitemsareavailablefortheFlexview.SomearerequiredforFlexviewoperation. TheseitemsmustbeaddedtotheFlexviewforfulloperationalfunctionality.Theadditional itemscanbeprovidedbyKongsbergMesotech.Y oucanorderthemwiththeotherbasic Flexviewitems.Youcanalsopurchasetheseitemsfromyourdealer,agentorlocalsupplier.
SonarProcessor
TheSonarProcessorisnotastandardpartoftheFlexviewdelivery.Asuitablecomputer mustbepurchasedlocally.
Ifyoupurchaseacomputerlocally,makesurethatthechosenmodelmeetsthefunctional andtechnicalrequirements.Thecomputermustalsoprovidethenecessaryinterface facilitiesthatyourFlexviewneedstocommunicatewithperipheralsystems.Thecomputer mustbedesignedforruggeduse,andtheconstructionmustbeabletowithstandthe vibrationsandmovementsofavessel.
TheoperatingsystemmustbeMicrosoft
®
64-bitWindows10.
KongsbergMesotechmayprovideasuitablecomputer.Consultyourlocaldealeroragent formoreinformation.
Mountingbracket
TheSonarHeadisdesignedtoattachtoamountingbracket.
YouwillneedamountingbracketthatattachestotheFlexview.Thetypeofmounting bracketyouneeddependsonhowyouintendtodeploythesonar.Youcanorderamounting bracketfromKongsbergMesotech,oryoucanmakeyourown.

Additionaloptionalitems

AdditionalitemsareavailablefortheFlexview.SomeareoptionalforFlexviewoperation. Theseitemsmayforexamplesimplifytheinstallation,orincreasethefunctionality .You canorderthemwiththeotherbasicFlexviewitems.Y oucanalsopurchasetheseitems fromyourdealer,agentorlocalsupplier.
Cableassemblyandcableaccessorykit
Theoptionalpower/Ethernetcableassemblyincludesanin-lineSubConnconnectorand abreakoutboxwithanRJ45socketandtwo-pinBulginsocket.Thecableaccessorykit includesapowersupply(24VDCwithatwo-pinBulginconnector),ACpowercord, Ethernetpatchcable,spareo-rings,andspareconnectors.Youcanusethiscableassembly andpowersupplytosetupabenchtest,asshownintheCablePlan.
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Secondarydisplay
Thisisacommercialitemthatcanbepurchasedlocally.
AnycommercialdisplaycanbeusedwiththeFlexviewMultibeamsonar,providedthatthe displaymeetstheminimumrequirements.Thechosendisplaymustbedesignedformaritime use,anditmustmeettheminimumperformancespecications.Youmustalsomakesure thatthechosendisplaysupportsthevideoformatsprovidedbytheSonarProcessor.
Wesuggestthatyoupurchasealargehigh-resolutiondisplay.
KongsbergMesotechmayprovideasuitabledisplay.Consultyourlocaldealeroragentfor moreinformation.
UninterruptiblePowerSupply(UPS)
ItisimportanttoensurecontinuousoperationoftheFlexviewindependentofvarying qualityofthevessel'smainssupply.
Uninterruptiblepowersupplyunitsarenot
includedinthestandardFlexviewdelivery.
Theseitemsmustbepurchasedlocally .
Severalcommercialtypesareavailable.Tochoosethebestpowersolutionforyour Flexviewinstallation,considerenvironmentalconditions,spaceavailable,theavailability anddurationofthebatteries,andthepowerrequirementsoftheFlexview.
Relatedtopics
Cableplan,page37
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Generalsafetyrules

Thefollowingsafetyprecautionsmustbefollowedatalltimesduringinstallationand maintenancework:
WARNING
Thevoltagesusedtopowerthisequipmentarepotentiallylethal.Youmustnever workaloneonhigh-voltageequipment!
•Youmustalwaysswitchoffallpowerbeforeinstallationormaintenanceworkonthe
Flexviewsystem.
Usethemaincircuitbreaker,andlabelthebreakerwithawarningsignthatinforms othersthatmaintenanceorinstallationworkisinprogressonthesystem.
•Forsafetyreasons,twopersonsmustalwaysbepresentduringtroubleshootingwith
powerON.
Flexview
•Readandunderstandtheapplicablerstaidinstructionsrelatedtoelectricshock.
•Whenevermaintenanceisinprogress,itisessentialthatarstaidkitisavailable,and
thatallpersonnelarefamiliarwiththerstaidinstructionsforelectricalshock.
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Installationrequirements

Topics
Supplypowerrequirements,page18
Electromagneticcompatibilityinstallationguidelines,page18

Supplypowerrequirements

Observethegeneralrequirementsrelatedtothesupplypower.
Thesupplyvoltagetotheequipmentmustkeptwithin±10%oftheinstallation’snominal voltage.Maximumtransientvoltagevariationsonthemainswitchboard’sbus-barsarenot toexceed-15%to+20%ofthenominalvoltage(exceptunderfaultconditions).

Electromagneticcompatibilityinstallationguidelines

KongsbergMesotechLimitedequipmentandaccessoriesarecompliantwithapplicable electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)regulations.Thiscomplianceensureselectromagnetic interference(EMI)betweenthesystemcomponentsandotheron-boardequipmentis minimizedtoreducetheriskofperformancedegradationduetosuchinterference.Correct installationisrequiredtomaintainelectromagneticcompatibility.
EmploythefollowingrecommendationstoensurethebestEMCperformance:
•UseonlyKongsberg-speciedcablesandcheckthatanyferritesuppressionlterstted
onthecablesareinstalledaspertheinstallationdrawings.Suppressionferritesare importantforminimizingelectromagneticinterference.Ifonehastoberemovedduring theinstallation,re-installthesuppressionlterinitsoriginalpositiononthecablebefore usingthesystem.
•Useaferritesuppressionlterinstalledonanythird-party-suppliedcableendattachedto
Flexviewequipmentports.
•Operateusingstandardlengthsysteminterconnectcablesunlesscuttingorcable
extensionsaredescribedintheinstallationmanual.
•InstallFlexviewequipmentandinterconnectcablesasfollows:
–Atleast1meter(3.3feet)fromanyequipmenttransmittingradiosignals,antennasor
cablesconnectingtheradioequipmenttotheantennas.
–Atleast2meters(6.6feet)fromSSBradios,antennas,andcables.
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–Atleast2meters(6.6feet)fromthepathofradarbeams.Atypicalradarbeamspreads
20degreesaboveandbelowtheplanecontainingtheradiatingelement.
•ProtecttheFlexviewwithasuitablyratedfuseorcircuitbreaker.Thepowersupply
shouldbeadequatelylteredtominimizeequipmentexposuretohigh-voltagetransients thatmayoccurduringenginestartorwhenotherhigh-powerequipmentisusedonboard ofthevessel.
•Groundtheequipmentinaccordancetoapplicableelectricalmarine/vesselcodes.
Note
Wheretheimplementationoftheserecommendationsisnotpossible,maintainthemaximum practicalseparationbetweensystemcomponentsandanyotherelectrical/radioequipment operationonthevessel.
Flexview

Supportinformation

IfyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourFlexviewyoumustcontactyourlocaldealer,or oursupportdepartment.
Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Y oucancontactusbyphone at+16044648144,orbyemailat:km.support.vancouver@km.kongsberg.com.Ifyouneed informationaboutourotherproducts,visithttp://www.km.kongsberg.com/mesotech.On ourwebsiteyouwillalsondalistofourdealersanddistributors.
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Preparations

Topics
Installationsummary,page21
ToolsandequipmentrequiredforFlexviewinstallation,page22
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Installationsummary

InstallationoftheFlexviewrequiresanumberofspecicproceduresandsoftwaresettings. Werecommendtwopeopledotheinstallationtogether.
Context
Anoverallinstallationprocedureisprovided.
Note
InordertoobtainmaximumsafetyandFlexviewperformance,itisveryimportantthatthe installationproceduresinthismanualarecompliedto.Youmustdothetasksintheorder theyaredescribed.
Procedure
1SplicethesuppliedcablewhiptothecableleadingtoyourROVjunctionbox.
2InstalltheSonarProcessor.
3InstalltheSonarHead.
aUnpacktheSonarHead.
bAttachtheSonarHeadtoabracket.
cInstallasacricialanode.
dMounttheSonarHeadontoyourROV .
4Makeallcableconnectionstothesystemcomponents.
5Performinitialpoweronandsystemcheck.
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ToolsandequipmentrequiredforFlexview installation

Allnecessarytools,instrumentsandconsumablesmustbereadyathandpriorto commencingFlexviewinstallation.
Youmustbeequippedwithastandardsetoftools.Thistoolsetmustcomprisethenormal toolsforelectronicandelectromechanicaltasks.Thisincludesdifferentscrewdrivertypes, pliers,spanners,acablestripper,asolderingiron,etc.Eachtoolmustbeprovidedinvarious sizes.W erecommendthatalltoolsaredemagnetizedtoprotectyourequipment.
SpecictoolsandconsumablesyouwillneedfortheFlexviewinstallationareincludedin thesuppliedaccessorykit.
ThefollowingtoolsanditemsarerequiredfortheFlexviewinstallationandarenotincluded inthestandarddelivery.Y oumustpurchasetheseitemslocally.
•Youwillneedanohmmetertoverifyelectricalconnectionsandforcontinuitytesting.
•Tocheckthecablecores,youwillneedasuitableshortingstrap.
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InstallingtheSonarProcessor

InstallingtheSonarProcessor
TheSonarProcessoristhecomputerthatcontrolstheFlexviewsystem.Itisavitalpartof theFlexviewMultibeamsonar.
Prerequisites
Asuitablelocationforthecomputermustbedenedpriortoinstallation.Thiscomputeris intendedtobeinstalledinsideinanareasuitableforextendedhumanhabitation.Choose apositiontottheavailablecablelengthsbetweenthecomputerandtheotherunitsit connectsto.
Caution
Ensureelectroniccomponentsarefreefromcondensationbeforeturningon.Condensation canoccurwhentransitioningfromacoolair-conditionedenvironmenttoahotandhumid environment–suchasoutsideonanopenboat.Thesepartsshouldalsobeprotectedfrom comingintocontactwithwater,sea-spray ,etc.Failuretodosocouldresultincomponent failure.
Context
TheSonarProcessorusesahigh-qualitycommercial-off-the-shelflaptopcomputer workstation.
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APowercordforEurope
BPowercordfortheUK
CPowersupplyandNorthAmericanpowercord
DSonarProcessorlaptop
EMouse
FSoftwareanddocumentationonaUSBashdrive
Forinstallationofacommercialcomputer,refertothemanualsuppliedbythemanufacturer.
Note
MakesurethatthechosencomputermeetstheFlexviewrequirements.Thedesignand constructionmustallowformarineuse,andthecomputermustbeabletowithstandthe movementsandvibrationsnormallyexperiencedonavessel.V erifythatyouhaveeasy accesstocablesandconnectors,andthatthecomputercanbeinstalledinasafeandsecure way.
Standardofcecomputersmaynotbewellttedformaritimeuse.Themotionsand vibrationsexperiencedonavesselmayreducethecomputerlifetimeconsiderably.While installingacommercialcomputer ,useyourcommonsensetoimprovetheinstallation methodsuggestedbythemanufacturer .
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InstallingtheSonarProcessor
Procedure
1SetuptheSonarProcessorinthelocationavailablefortheoperatorworkstation.
Tip
Coveringthelaptopcomputerfromdirectsunlightwithasunshadewillmakethe displayeasiertosee.
aMakesurethatadequateventilationisavailabletoavoidoverheating.
bMakesurethatenoughspaceismadeavailableformaintenancepurposes.
cMakesurethattheinstallationmethodallowsforthephysicalvibration,
movementsandforcesnormallyexperiencedonavessel.
2SelectthepowercordwiththeappropriatelocalplugandconnectittotheACtoDC
SonarProcessorpowersupply.
3ConnecttheACtoDCpowersupplytotheSonarProcessor.
4ConnectthemousetoaUSBportontheSonarProcessor.
Note
Whenyouconnectthecables,makesurethattheyareallproperlysecured,andable towithstandthevibrationandmovementsofthevessel.
Result
TheFlexviewSonarProcessorissetupinasuitablelocationwiththepowersupplyand mouseconnected.
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InstallingtheSonarHead

Topics
AttachingtheSonarHeadtoabracket,page27
Installingthesacricialanode,page30
MountingtheSonarHead,page32
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AttachingtheSonarHeadtoabracket

TheSonarHeadisdesignedtoattachtoamountingbracket.
Prerequisites
•ToinstalltheFlexview,youmusthavebasicmechanicalskills.W erecommendtwo
peopledotheinstallationtogether.
•Weassumethatyouareequippedwithastandardsetoftools.Thistoolsetmustcomprise
thenormaltoolsformechanicaltasks.Thisincludesdifferentscrewdrivertypes,pliers, adjustablespanners,etc.Dependingonthechoseninstallationmethod,additionaltools mayberequired.
•YouwillneedamountingbracketthatattachestotheFlexview.Thetypeofmounting
bracketyouneeddependsonhowyouintendtodeploythesonar.
•Youwillneedtoinstallthefourplasticshoulderwashersandplasticisolationpadfound
inyourSonarHeadaccessorykit.ThesepartsareusedtoprotecttheSonarHeadfrom corrosion.
Context
Thefollowingillustrationisprovidedasanexample.WhenattachingtheFlexviewtoa bracket,themostimportanttaskistomakesurethereisnoelectricalconnectionbetween theSonarHeadandthebracket.
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APlasticshoulderwashers
BBracket
CPlasticisolationpad
DFlexviewSonarHead
Caution
TheSonarHead’sblackpolyurethanetransducerisdelicate.Avoidimpactstothe transducerwheninstallingorhandlingtheFlexview.
Prolongedexposuretoultra-violetraysandexcessiveheatmaydamagethesurfaceof thepolyurethanetransducerface.AlwaysstoretheFlexviewintheprovidedequipment casewhennotinuse.IftheFlexviewismountedonanROV,coverthetransducerwhen notinuse.
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