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Installation Manual
Simrad EK80
Scientic wide band echo sounder
Widebandscienticechosounder
Thismanualprovidesyouwiththebasicinformationrequiredtoinstall theSimradEK80Widebandscienticechosounder.Theinformation isintendedforqualiedpersonnelsuchasnavalarchitects,shipyard engineersandskilledworkers.
Forinformationaboutthepracticaluseoftheproduct,refertotheSimrad EK80Quickstartguide,theSimradEK80Referencemanual,orthe contextsensitiveon-linehelp.
SimradEK80
InstallationManual
Caution
YoumustneverpoweruptheEK80whentheshipisindrydockThe transducer(s)willbedamagediftheEK80transmitsinopenair.
March2016©KongsbergMaritimeAS
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Documentinformation
•Product:SimradEK80
•Document:InstallationManual
•Documentnumber:394149
•Revision:C
•ISBN:978-82-8066-182-1
•Dateofissue:15March2016
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TheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentremainsthesolepropertyofKongsbergMaritimeAS.Nopartof thisdocumentmaybecopiedorreproducedinanyformorbyanymeans,andtheinformationcontainedwithin itisnottobecommunicatedtoathirdparty,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofKongsbergMaritimeAS.
Warning
Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichitwasdesigned. Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.Theuser mustbefamiliarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperateorworkonthe equipment.
KongsbergMaritimedisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproperinstallation, useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
Disclaimer
KongsbergMaritimeASendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentiscorrectandfairlystated, butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.
Supportinformation
Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Youcanalsocontactususingthefollowing address:simrad.support@simrad.com.Ifyouneedinformationaboutourotherproducts,visithttp:
//www.simrad.com.Onthiswebsiteyouwillalsondalistofourdealersanddistributors.
KongsbergMaritimeAS
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InstallationManual

Tableofcontents

ABOUTTHISMANUAL..................................................................9
SIMRADEK80............................................................................11
Important...............................................................................................................................12
Systemdescription................................................................................................................13
Keyfeatures..........................................................................................................................15
Systemdiagram.....................................................................................................................16
Mainsystemunits.................................................................................................................18
Displaydescription......................................................................................................18
ProcessorUnitdescription...........................................................................................19
Ethernetswitch............................................................................................................20
WideBandTransceiver(WBT)description................................................................20
Transducers..................................................................................................................21
Splitbeam,widebandanddepthratedtransducers...............................................................23
Splitbeamtransducers.................................................................................................23
Widebandtransducers..................................................................................................24
Depthratedtransducers...............................................................................................25
Physicaldimensionsversusbeamopening.................................................................26
Scopeofsupply.....................................................................................................................27
Basicitemsprovidedwithastandarddelivery............................................................27
Additionalrequireditems............................................................................................28
Additionaloptionalitems............................................................................................30
Generalsafetyrules...............................................................................................................33
Installationrequirements.......................................................................................................34
Supplypowerrequirements.........................................................................................34
UninterruptiblePowerSupply(UPS)requirements....................................................34
Cablesandwiringrequirements..................................................................................35
Compassdeviationrequirements.................................................................................35
Noisesources...............................................................................................................35
Drydockingrequirements...........................................................................................36
Requirementforclassicationapproval......................................................................36
Networksecurity...................................................................................................................37
Supportinformation..............................................................................................................38
PREPARATIONS.........................................................................40
Installationsummary.............................................................................................................41
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Aboutinstallationdrawings..................................................................................................42
Tools,equipmentandconsumablesrequiredforEK80installation.....................................43
Personnelqualications........................................................................................................44
Wheretoinstallthetransducer.............................................................................................45
Introduction.................................................................................................................45
Mountthetransducerdeep..........................................................................................45
Avoidprotrudingobjects.............................................................................................46
Stayfarawayfromthepropellers...............................................................................46
Chooseapositionfarawayfromthebowthruster(s).................................................47
Summaryandgeneralrecommendations....................................................................47
Acousticnoise.......................................................................................................................48
Contributingfactors.....................................................................................................48
Selfnoise.....................................................................................................................50
Ambientnoise..............................................................................................................52
Fishinggearnoise........................................................................................................53
Electricalnoise............................................................................................................53
Somemeanstoreduceacousticnoise.........................................................................53
INSTALLINGTHEEK80HARDWAREUNITS................................56
InstallingtheWideBandTransceiver(WBT)usingtheintegratedbrackets.......................57
InstallingtheWideBandTransceiver(WBT)ina19"rack.................................................59
InstallingtheWideBandTransceiver(WBT)powersupply................................................61
Installingthedisplay.............................................................................................................63
Installingacommercialcomputer.........................................................................................64
InstallingtheEnixProcessorUnit........................................................................................66
MountingtheWBTCabinet.................................................................................................69
MountingthedrawersintheWBTCabinet..........................................................................72
Installingthetransducer(s)....................................................................................................74
CABLELAYOUTANDINTERCONNECTIONS.................................76
Readthisrst........................................................................................................................77
Cableplans............................................................................................................................78
Aboutthecableplans..................................................................................................78
Topsidecableplan.......................................................................................................79
WideBandTransceiver(WBT)cableplan.................................................................81
ListofEK80cables...............................................................................................................82
Cableprocedures...................................................................................................................84
Prerequisitesforcableinstallation..............................................................................84
Generalrequirementsforcableinstallations...............................................................85
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ConnectingACmainsandgroundtotheProcessorUnit............................................86
ConnectingpowerandgroundtotheWideBandTransceiver(WBT).......................87
ConnectingbatterypowertotheWideBandTransceiver...........................................88
ConnectingACmainsandgroundtothedisplay........................................................89
ConnectingthevideocablefromtheProcessorUnittothedisplay...........................90
ConnectingtheEthernetcablefromtheWideBandTransceiver(WBT)tothe
ProcessorUnit.........................................................................................................92
ConnectingexternaldevicestotheProcessorUnitusingserialinterfaces.................94
ConnectingasynchronizationcabletotheProcessorUnitusinganRS-232serial
interfaces.................................................................................................................95
ConnectingexternaldevicestotheProcessorUnitusingEthernetinterfaces............96
ConnectingthetransducertotheWideBandTransceiver(WBT)..............................97
Splicingthetransducercable.......................................................................................99
ProcessorUnitgraphicadapter...........................................................................................100
MoxaCP114EL-ISeriallineadapter..................................................................................103
MoxaCP114EL-Ioverview.......................................................................................103
MoxaCP114EL-Iconnectors....................................................................................104
Usingasteelconduittoprotectthetransducercable..........................................................105
Cabledrawingsandspecications......................................................................................106
ACmainspowercableusingIECC13inlinesocket................................................107
RS-232seriallineconnectionusingthreewires.......................................................109
RS-232seriallineconnectionusingvewires..........................................................110
RS-422seriallineconnectionusingvewires..........................................................111
RS-232usedassynchronizationtrigger(inputoroutput).........................................112
RS-485seriallineconnectionusingtwoorfourwires..............................................114
MoxaCP114EL-ISeriallineadapter.........................................................................115
RJ45HighspeedEthernetcable(1000Base-t)...........................................................117
Batterypowercable....................................................................................................118
Singlebeamlowpowertransducerconnectiontoacirculartransducer
socket.....................................................................................................................118
Splitbeamtransducerconnectiontoacircularsocket..............................................120
SplitbeamtransducertosinglebeamoutputonGPTTransducersocket.................121
Simrad12-16/60connectiontoacirculartransducersocket....................................123
SimradES18connectiontoacirculartransducersocket..........................................124
SimradES38-7connectiontoacirculartransducersocket.......................................125
SimradES30-10connectiontoacirculartransducersocket.....................................126
SimradES38-18/200-18Cconnectiontoacirculartransducersocket......................128
Simrad50/200CombiCconnectiontoacirculartransducersocket........................129
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SimradES70-18CDconnectiontoacirculartransducersocket...............................131
Burtonunderwaterconnectorsonsplitbeamtransducersfordeepwater.................133
Aboutseriallines.......................................................................................................135
Basiccablerequirements....................................................................................................138
Cabletrays.................................................................................................................138
Radiofrequencyinterference....................................................................................139
Physicalprotectionofcables.....................................................................................139
Groundingofsystemcables......................................................................................140
Cableconnectionsandterminations..........................................................................140
Cableidentication....................................................................................................141
Cableglandsandterminationprocedures.................................................................141
SETTINGTOWORK..................................................................146
Settingtoworksummary....................................................................................................147
VerifyingthattheEK80isreadyforoperationaluse..........................................................148
Verifyingthatoperationalpoweriscorrect...............................................................148
Verifyingthatallcablesareproperlyconnected.......................................................149
Visualinspectionofthedisplay.................................................................................150
VisualinspectionoftheProcessorUnit....................................................................152
VisualinspectionoftheWideBandTransceiver(WBT)..........................................153
PoweringuptheEK80forthersttime.............................................................................155
Settingupsummary...................................................................................................155
InstallingtheEK80operationalsoftware..................................................................157
PoweringuptheEK80toPassivemode...................................................................158
Obtainingandinstallingthesoftwarelicense............................................................159
DeningtheIPaddressontheProcessorUnitnetworkadapterforcommunication
withtheWideBandTransceiver(WBT)..............................................................161
Installingoneormoretransducers............................................................................162
Installingtransceiverchannels..................................................................................164
Adjustingthescreenresolution.................................................................................166
ConguringtheEK80foroperationaluse..........................................................................167
Selectingmeasurementunits.....................................................................................167
Deningtheleandfoldersettingsforrawdatarecording......................................168
Interfacingperipheralequipment........................................................................................169
Settinguptheinputfromanavigationsystem..........................................................169
SettinguptheinputfromaMotionReferenceUnit(MRU).....................................173
Settinguptheinputfromasoundspeedsensor........................................................176
Settingupaseriallineforannotationinput..............................................................178
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Settingupdepthoutputtoanexternalsystem...........................................................180
Exportingsensordatatoaperipheralsystem............................................................183
SettinguptheEK80inasynchronizedsystem.........................................................186
Testprocedures...................................................................................................................189
StartingtheEK80Widebandscienticechosounder..............................................190
MeasuringnoiseinPassivemode.............................................................................191
Testingthesynchronizationinterface........................................................................193
Testingtheinterfacestoexternaldevices..................................................................194
Readingthetransceiverhardwareandsoftwareversions.........................................195
CalibratingtheEK80Widebandscienticechosounder.........................................197
Makinganoise/speedcurvetodeterminevesselnoise.............................................198
PoweringofftheEK80.......................................................................................................200
Installationremarks.............................................................................................................201
DRAWINGFILE........................................................................202
Aboutthedrawingsinthedrawingle...............................................................................203
388697WideBandTransceiver(WBT)outlinedimensions..............................................204
385609ProcessorUnitoutlinedimensions........................................................................206
400930WBTCabinetoutlinedimensions..........................................................................210
201575Transducerconnectorassemblyandwiring...........................................................214
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS..................................................215
Introductiontotechnicalspecications..............................................................................216
Interfacespecications........................................................................................................216
Weightandoutlinedimensions...........................................................................................219
Powerrequirements............................................................................................................221
Environmentalspecications..............................................................................................222
Compasssafedistance........................................................................................................223
Minimumcomputerrequirements.......................................................................................224
Minimumtechnicalrequirementsfordisplay.....................................................................225
EQUIPMENTHANDLING...........................................................227
TransportingKongsbergMaritimeequipment....................................................................228
Liftingunitsandtransportationboxes................................................................................229
Inspectionofunitsandtransportationboxesafterarrival...................................................230
Specicationsforstoragepriortoinstallationoruse..........................................................231
Unpackinginstructions.......................................................................................................233
Unpackingstandardpartsandunits...........................................................................233
Unpackingmechanicalunits.....................................................................................235
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Unpackingelectronicandelectromechanicalunits...................................................236
Unpackingtransducers..............................................................................................237
Specicationsforstorageafterunpacking..........................................................................238
Packinginstructionsforstorageorshipping.......................................................................239
Storageafteruse..................................................................................................................240
Cleaninganelectroniccabinetorunit.......................................................................241
Cleaningamechanicalorelectromechanicalunit.....................................................242
Handlinginstructionsforprintedcircuitboardsandelectronicmodules...........................243
Circuitboardunpackingandhandling......................................................................243
ReturningaprintedcircuitboardoranelectronicmoduletoKongsberg
Maritime...............................................................................................................245
AboutElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)........................................................................246
Disposalofoldproducts.....................................................................................................248
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Purposeofmanual
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidetheinformation,proceduresandbasicdrawings requiredforthephysicalinstallationoftheSimradEK80.
Targetaudience

Aboutthismanual

Themanualisintendedfortechnicalpersonnel;suchasskilledshipyardworkers, electricians,qualiedengineersandnavalarchitects.Itisassumedthatyouunderstand thegeneralprinciplesofmaritimeelectronicequipment.Youmustalsobefamiliarwith computerhardware,interfacetechnologyandinstallationofelectronicandmechanical products.
Weassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater,and thatyouhavesomeexperiencewithscienticuseofsonarsand/orechosounders.
Installationinstructions
Youmustfollowtheinstructionsinthismanualtoensureoptimalperformance.Asaguide, installationproceduresarepresentedintheordertheymustbedone.
Theequipmentdescribedinthismanualincludesthecompletesystemwithrelevant cabinets.Unitsprovidedlocallybythecustomer,installationshipyardorlocalrepresentative arenotdescribed.
Themanualalsodenestheequipmentresponsibility ,andprovidesapplicableinstructions forunpackingandstorageofunits.
Note
Youmustfollowtheinstructionsgiveninthismanual.Ifnotitmayaffectthewarranty.
KongsbergMaritimeASwillacceptnoresponsibilityforanydamageorinjurytothesystem, vesselorpersonnelcausedbyequipmentthathasbeenincorrectlyinstalledormaintained, orbydrawings,instructionsorproceduresthathavenotbeenpreparedbyus.
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Installationdrawings
Thecustomer,ortheshipyardcontractedtodotheinstallation,mustproviderelevant detailedvesselspecicmechanicaldrawings.
Note
Ifrequired,alldocumentsprovidedbytheshipyardforthephysicalinstallationoftheEK80 mustbeapprovedbythevessel’ snationalregistryandcorrespondingmaritimeauthority and/orclassicationsociety.Suchapprovalmustbeobtainedbeforetheinstallationcan begin.Theshipownerandshipyarddoingtheinstallationareresponsibleforobtainingand payingforsuchapproval.
KongsbergMaritimeASmay,onspecialorder,provideassistancetothesedrawings.
Applicablegenericoutlinedimensionand/orproductionsdrawingsareprovidedinthe Drawinglechapter.DrawingsmayalsobedownloadedinPDFand/orDWGformats fromourwebsite.
•http://www.simrad.com/ek80
On-lineinformation
AllendusermanualsprovidedforoperationandinstallationofyourSimradEK80can bedownloadedfromourwebsite.
•http://www.simrad.com/ek80
OurwebsitewillalsogiveyouinformationaboutotherSimradproducts.
Licenseinformation
TheEK80isalicensedproduct.Inordertoobtainalicense,contactyourlocaldealer.
Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.
Simrad
®
,SIMRAD
®
andtheSimrad
®
logoareeitherregisteredtrademarks,ortrademarks
ofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandothercountries.
Windows
®
,WindowsXP
®
,andWindows
®
7areeitherregisteredtrademarks,ortrademarks
ofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.
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Topics
Important,page12
Systemdescription,page13

SimradEK80

SimradEK80
Keyfeatures,page15
Systemdiagram,page16
Mainsystemunits,page18
Splitbeam,widebandanddepthratedtransducers,page23
Scopeofsupply,page27
Generalsafetyrules,page33
Installationrequirements,page34
Networksecurity,page37
Supportinformation,page38
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Important

TheEK80isanadvancedproduct.Aswithmostotheradvancedinstruments,therearea fewimportantthingsthatyoumustknow.
BeforeyoupoweruptheEK80
BeforeyoupoweruptheEK80,makesurethatthetransducerissubmergedinwater!Ifyou areusingadropkeel,makesurethatyouhavesufcientwaterdepthtolowerit!
Caution
YoumustneversettheEK80to"ping"unlessthetransducerissubmergedinwater.The transducerwillbedamagedifittransmitsinopenair.
WhentheEK80isnotused
WhenyoudonotusetheEK80,switchoffthedisplayandtheProcessorUnit.Ifyouknow thatyouwillnotusetheEK80foralongtime,werecommendthatyoualsoswitchoffthe transceiver(s).
Whenyouaredockingyourvessel
YoumustneverpoweruptheEK80whentheshipisindrydockThetransducerwill bedamagedifittransmitsinopenair.TopreventinadvertentuseoftheEK80,pullout themainsplugontheProcessorUnitwheneveryourvesselisindrydock.Additional precautionarymeasurersshouldbeconsidered.
Ifsomethingbreaksdown
Ifyoubelievethatsomethinghasbrokendown,contactyourlocaldealer.Theywillbeable toassist.Alistofallourdealersisprovidedonourwebsite.
•http://www.simrad.com
Ifyouareunabletocontactadealer,observethesupportinformationinthispublication.
WhenyouwishtoswitchofftheEK80
YoumustNEVERswitchofftheEK80bymeansoftheon/offswitchontheProcessorUnit. YoumustALW AYSclicktheExitbuttononthetopbar.
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Note
IfyoupowerdowntheEK80bymeansoftheon/offswitchontheProcessorUnityoumay damagethesoftwareprogramandtheinterfacesettingsusedtocommunicatewithexternal devices.
Rulesfortransducerhandling
Atransducermustalwaysbehandledasadelicateitem.Wrongfulactionsmaydamagethe transducerbeyondrepair.Observethesetransducerhandlingrules:
•Donotactivatethetransducerwhenitisoutofthewater.
•Donothandlethetransducerroughly,avoidimpacts.
•Donotexposethetransducertodirectsunlightorexcessiveheat.
•Donotusehighpressurewater,sandblasting,metaltoolsorstrongsolventstoclean thetransducerface.
•Donotdamagetheouterprotectiveskinonthetransducerface.
•Donotliftthetransducerbythecable.
•Donotsteponthetransducercable.
•Donotdamagethetransducercable,avoidsharpobjects.
Relatedtopics
Supportinformation,page38 Networksecurity,page37

Systemdescription

TheSimradEK80isthemostmodern“highend”splitbeamscienticechosounder inthescienticmarket.Basedonmorethan60yearsofresearchanddevelopmentin closecollaborationwithleadingmarinescientiststhiswidebandechosoundersystem hassucceededthefamousEK60,whichbecameaninternationalstandardforshstock assessment.
TheSimradEK80isthenaturalchoiceformodernresearchvesselsandenvironmental monitoringinstallationsrequiringhighqualityscienticdataforresourcemanagement andcuttingedgeresearch.
TheEK80supportshullmountingtransducers,butitisalsowellsuitedforportableuse. Pulsessweepingoverawidefrequencyband(FM)andthetraditionaldiscretefrequencies (CW)areavailable.Widebandsweepsprovidelongrangewithoutcompromisingtarget
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resolution.Continuousfrequencyresponsesoverawidebandimprovetargetidentication anddiscrimination.SplitbeamcalibrationisimplementedforbothFMandCWmodes.
Realtimeechointegrationandtargetstrengthanalysisinanunlimitednumberof layersisprovidedaswellasstorageofrawdataforreplayoranalysisinoneofseveral post-processingsoftwarepackages.Severalpost-processingalternativesareavailablefor surveyanalysisandreporting.
BymeansofacommonandwelldocumentedRAWdataformat,EK80datacanbecollected andintegratedacrossavarietyofacousticplatforms.
TheSimradEK80canoperatealargenumberoffrequenciessimultaneouslyrangingfrom 10to500kHz.Awideselectionofhighqualityaccuratetransducersisavailable.
TheEK80usesMicrosoft
®
Windows
®
operatingsystem.Itcanoperatewithsingleand/or splitbeamtransducers,andprovidesyouwithadedicatedbuilt-inapplicationforcalibration. TheEK80isspecicallysuitedforpermanentinstallationonboardaresearchvessel.Itis stillcompactandanaturalchoiceforportableuse.
TheSimradEK80iswellsuitedforanumberofapplications:
•Assessmentofshbiomassanddistribution
•Speciesidenticationanddiscrimination
•Planktonresearch
•Habitatmapping
•Behavioralstudies
•Environmentalresearch
•Oilandgasdetection
Theechosoundersystemismodular,andyoucanassembleanycombinationsoftransceivers andtransducerstotyourresearchpurposes.Inatypicalconguration,theEK80will comprise:
ADisplay
BOneProcessorUnit
CAnEthernetswitch
DOneormoretransceiverunits
EOneormoresingle-orsplitbeamtransducers
TheEK80canworkwiththeSimradGeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT),theWideBand Transceiver(WBT)andtheEK15Transceiver.
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Relatedtopics
Keyfeatures,page15 Systemdiagram,page16

Keyfeatures

TheSimradEK80isahighprecisionscienticechosounder.Itoffersuniquefeatures formodernresearchvesselsandenvironmentalmonitoringinstallationsthatrequirehigh qualityscienticdata.
•Splitbeam
•FM(linear)andCWpulseforms
•Real-timedisplayoffrequencyresponses,bothvolumebackscatter(Sv)andtarget
strength(TS)
•Highdynamicrange
•Rawdatarecordingwithnetworkinterface
•Lowselfnoise
•Highpingrate(>40Hz)
•Multifrequency(10to500kHz)andwidebandapplicationforspeciesidentication
•Simultaneoustransmissionofallfrequencies
•Morethantentransceiverscanrunsimultaneouslyorsequentially
•Severalfrequenciescoveringsamesamplingvolume
•Widebandfrequencysweep("chirp")incombinationwithadvancedsignalprocessing
givesanexceptionallygoodsignaltonoiseratioandrangeresolution
•Remotecontrol
•Storeandreloadpersonalsettings
•Built-inFMandCWcalibration
Relatedtopics
Systemdescription,page13
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Systemdiagram

ThesystemdiagramidentiesthemaincomponentsofabasicEK80system,aswellasthe connectionsbetweentheunits.Interfacecapabilitiesandpowercablesarenotshown.
ThebasicSimradEK80Widebandscienticechosounderconsistsofonetransducer,one WideBandTransceiver(WBT)andoneProcessorUnit(computer).
Additionaltransceiversandtransducerscanbeaddedtomeetyouroperationaland functionalrequirements.
ADisplay
BProcessorUnit
CEthernetswitch
DWideBandTransceiver(WBT)
ETransducer
Post-processingsoftwareapplicationsmaybeprovidedfromthirdpartysuppliers.See ourwebsiteformoreinformation.
•http://www.simrad.com
Note
Unlessotherwisespeciedinacontract,thedisplayandtheEthernetswitcharenot includedinthestandarddeliveryfromKongsbergMaritime.Thesearecommercialitems thatcanbepurchasedlocally.
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Systemdescription,page13
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Mainsystemunits

Topics
Displaydescription,page18
ProcessorUnitdescription,page19
Ethernetswitch,page20
WideBandT ransceiver(WBT)description,page20
Transducers,page21

Displaydescription

AdisplayisarequiredpartoftheEK80Widebandscienticechosounder.Forbest readability,thedisplaymustbelocatedsothatitisbestprotectedfromglare,andwiththe correctheightandangle.
AnycommercialdisplaycanbeusedwiththeEK80Widebandscienticechosounder, providedthatthedisplaymeetstheminimumrequirements.
Note
ThedisplayisnotastandardpartoftheEK80delivery.Thisisacommercialitemthat canbepurchasedlocally.
Thechosendisplaymustbedesignedformaritimeuse,anditmustmeettheminimum performancespecications.Youmustalsomakesurethatthechosendisplaysupportsthe videoformatsprovidedbytheProcessorUnit.
Tip
TheProcessorUnitofferstwovideooutputs.Twodisplaysmaythereforebeusedtoseethe EK80presentations.Youmayplacethetwodisplaysnexttoeachother .Youmayalsochoose toplacetheseconddisplayatanotherlocationonthevessel.
Thepresentationontheseconddisplayiscontrolledusingtheoperatingsystemfeatureson theProcessorUnit.
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Relatedtopics
Minimumtechnicalrequirementsfordisplay,page225

ProcessorUnitdescription

TheProcessorUnitisthecomputerthatcontrolstheEK80system.Itisavitalpartofthe EK80Widebandscienticechosounder.Itcontainstheoperationalsoftware,andoffers theuserinterfacethatallowsyoutocontroltheEK80.Italsocontrolstheinterfaceto peripheraldevices.
Thecomputermustcomplytotherequirement specicationsprovidedbyMicrosoftfortheiroperating systems.Itmustalsoprovidethenecessaryinterface facilities(seriallinesandEthernetconnections)that yourEK80willneedtocommunicatewithperipheral systems.Thecomputermustbedesignedforruggeduse,andtheconstructionmustbeable towithstandthevibrationsandmovementsofavessel.Theoperatingsystemmustbe MicrosoftWindows
®
7.
AhighqualityEthernetadapterisrequired.IfyouwishtoconnecttheProcessorUnittothe ship’snetwork,youwillneedtwoEthernetadapters.
Inthispublication,thecomputerisreferredtoastheProcessorUnit.
TheProcessorUnitisnormallymountedonthebridgeorinascienticlaboratory.
Note
TheEthernetadaptercommunicatingwiththeWideBandTransceiver(WBT)mustoffer aReceiveBuffersfunction.Thisparametermustbesettoitsmaximumvalueifmorethan oneWideBandTransceiver(WBT)isused.
TheProcessorUnitisnotastandardpartoftheEK80delivery.Asuitablecomputermay beprovidedwiththeEK80system.TheProcessorUnitisdesignedforruggeduse,and customizedbyKongsbergMaritime.Exceptfromthefans,itcontainsnomovingparts.It isbasedonacommercialdesign,butthesoftwareandhardwarehasbeenspeciedand assembledbyKongsbergMaritimetosuittheEK80requirements.Itissetupwithall necessarysoftware.Consultyourlocaldealeroragentformoreinformation.
Relatedtopics
Additionalrequireditems,page28 385609ProcessorUnitoutlinedimensions,page206 Minimumcomputerrequirements,page224
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Ethernetswitch

AhighcapacityEthernetswitchisakeycomponentoftheEK80system.
IfyouusemorethanoneWideBandTransceiver(WBT)inyourEK80system,youmustuse anEthernetswitchtoconnecteachWideBandTransceiver(WBT)totheProcessorUnit.
TheEthernetswitchisbydefaultnotincludedintheEK80delivery,butthisisacommercial itemthatcanbepurchasedlocally.
Note
Makesurethatyourselectedswitchhasalargebandwidthcapacity.Minimum1Gb (1000BASE-T)isrequired.YoumustalsomakesurethatallEthernetcablesaretype Cat5eorbetter .Aslowerswitch-orlowqualitycables–willdecreasetheoperational performanceoftheEK80.
1000BASE-T(alsoknownasIEEE802.3ab)isastandardforgigabitEthernetover copperwiring.Each1000BASE-Tnetworksegmentcanbeamaximumlengthof100 meters(330feet),andmustuseCategory5cableorbetter(includingCat5eandCat6).
Wikipedia,April2014
Relatedtopics
Additionalrequireditems,page28

WideBandTransceiver(WBT)description

TheEK80WideBandTransceiver(WBT)isprovidedtotransmittheacousticenergyinto thewater.Todothis,thetransceivercomputesandgeneratestheelectricsignalssentto thetransducertoformatransmission-a'ping'.Aftereachtransmission,itwillreceive theechoesfromthetargetsinthewatercolumnand/ortheseabed.Thesearelteredand amplied,andthenconvertedtodigitalformat.
TheEK80WideBandTransceiver(WBT)comprises aruggedboxprovidingallnecessarytransmitterand receiverelectronics.
Thereceiverisdesignedforlownoise,anditcanhandle inputsignalsspanningaverylargeinstantaneousdynamic amplituderange.Alltargetsarecorrectlymeasuredand displayed.
TheWideBandTransceiver(WBT)isdesignedforapplicationswhereperformanceisthe toppriority.Ithasfour500Wchannelsthatcaneitherworkindependentlywithsinglebeam transducers,ortogetherwithasplitbeamtransducer.
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Thetransceiveroperateswithinalargefrequencyband,andsupportssinglefrequencies, frequencysweep(chirp)anduserdenedwaveforms.
Thedesignisoptimizedforapplicationswherepowerconsumptionandphysicalsizeisnot critical,typicallyonboardavesseloraplatformwithpowerandcommunicationavailable throughhighspeedEthernetcable.
AhighqualityEthernetcableconnectstheWideBandTransceiver(WBT)totheProcessor Unit.ThedistancebetweentheProcessorUnitandthetransceivercanbeextendedupto maximum70meters.Ifalongercableisrequired,cutitinhalf,andinsertanEthernet switchtoprovidebufferamplication.
IfmorethanoneWideBandTransceiver(WBT)isused,asmallhighcapacityEthernet switchisrequiredtoconnectthetransceiverstotheProcessorUnit.
TheEK80WBTrequiresanexternalpowersupplyoffering12to15Vdc,minimum5A.A suitablepowersupplyisprovidedwiththedelivery.
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Basicitemsprovidedwithastandarddelivery,page27 388697WideBandT ransceiver(WBT)outlinedimensions,page204

Transducers

TheEK80Widebandscienticechosoundercanbeusedwithalloursinglebeamand splitbeamtransducers.
KongsbergMaritimecanprovidealargerangeofefcient andaccurateSimradtransducersforsheryandshery researchapplications.
Awiderangeofoperationalfrequenciesisavailable.
Simradtransducersaredesignedtoworkoptimallyacross alargebandwidthandindemandingenvironments.For scienticechosounders,wedividethefeaturesofthe transducersintothreemaincategories;splitbeam,widebandanddepthrated.Several transducerswilltmorethanonecategory.
FormoreinformationaboutthetransducersprovidedbyKongsbergMaritime,consult theSimradwebsite.
•http://www.simrad.com
Theinstallationofthetransducer(ortransducers)isnotdescribedindetailinthismanual. Pleaserefertothedocumentationprovidedwitheachtransducer.
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Splitbeamtransducers,page23 Widebandtransducers,page24 Depthratedtransducers,page25 Physicaldimensionsversusbeamopening,page26
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Splitbeam,widebandanddepthrated transducers

Simradtransducersaredesignedtoworkoptimallyacrossalargebandwidthandin demandingenvironments.Forscienticechosounders,wedividethefeaturesofthe transducersintothreemaincategories;splitbeam,widebandanddepthrated.Several transducerswilltmorethanonecategory.
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Splitbeamtransducers,page23
Widebandtransducers,page24
Depthratedtransducers,page25
Physicaldimensionsversusbeamopening,page26

Splitbeamtransducers

Asplitbeamtransducerisdesigntotransmittheacousticpulseusingonebeam,while receivingtheechoesinthreeorfourindividualchannels.
Variationsinphaseofthereturnedechoesenableustolocatethetargetwithintheacoustic beam.Onceyouknowthelocationofatargetyoucanmakeupforvariationsinthebeam patterns,andintheendyoucanrecordcalibratedtargettrackswithintheacousticbeam.
Simradcommercializedthistechnologyinthe1980’s.Oursplitbeamechosoundersare nowusedtorecorddataformarineresourcemanagementworldwide.
FormoreinformationaboutthesplitbeamtransducersprovidedbySimrad,consultour website.
•http://www.simrad.com
ThefollowingsplitbeamtransducersarerecommendedfortheSimradEK80Wideband scienticechosounder.
Model
ES18KSV-0886941811°
ES38-10KSV-2027143810°
ES38-7321842387°
ES70-7CKSV-203678707°
OrdernumberNominalfrequency
(kHz)
OpeningangleMaterial
Ceramic
Ceramic
Ceramic
Composite
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ES120-7CKSV-2045801207°
ES200-7CKSV-2030032007°
ES333-7C3225983337°
OrdernumberNominalfrequency
(kHz)
OpeningangleMaterial
Composite
Composite
Composite
Theinstallationofthetransducer(ortransducers)isnotdescribedindetailinthismanual. Pleaserefertothedocumentationprovidedwitheachtransducer.
Relatedtopics
Transducers,page21 Additionalrequireditems,page28

Widebandtransducers

Awidebandtransducercantransmitandreceiveonalargefrequencyrange,forexample45 to90kHz,85to170kHzor150to300kHz.Thismeansyouonlyneedthreetransducersto covertheentirefrequencyrangefrom45to300kHz.
Inordertodesignatransducerthatiscapableofprovidingthisfrequencyrange,composite technologyisourpreferredproductiontechnique.Allourwidebandtransducersare producedusingcompositematerial.
Whenawidebandtransduceriscombinedwithawidebandtransceiveritispossibletomake sweeptransmissions.Inthese,thetransmitfrequencycontinuouslyincreasesthroughoutthe transmittedpulse.Thisfunctionalityisoftenreferredtoasa"chirp".
Itisalsopossibletotransmitonseveraldiscretefrequencies,oneatatime.
Ifyouareanadvanceduser,youcandeneanarbitrarysignal,suchasadolphin’sclick. Thisopensupawholenewworldininterpretationoftheecho,takingagreatstepforward towardsthegoalofprovidingaspeciesidenticationechosounder,or"ecosounder".
Formoreinformationaboutthewidebandtransducersprovided,consulttheSimradwebsite.
•http://www.simrad.com
ThefollowingwidebandtransducersarerecommendedfortheSimradEK80Wideband scienticechosounder.Notethattheseareallsplitbeamtransducers.
Model
ES70-7CKSV-20367850-907°
ES120-7CKSV-20458085-1707°
ES200-7CKSV-203003160-3007°
ES333-7C322598250-5007°
OrdernumberFrequency(kHz)OpeningangleMaterial
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
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Theinstallationofthetransducer(ortransducers)isnotdescribedindetailinthismanual. Pleaserefertothedocumentationprovidedwitheachtransducer.
Relatedtopics
Transducers,page21 Additionalrequireditems,page28

Depthratedtransducers

Sometimescollectingdatafromavesselsimplydoesnotdothejobforyou.Perhapsyou needtoplacethetransducerindeeperwatersclosertothetargetforbetterresolution.Y ou mustthenuseatransducerthatcanhandletheincreasedwaterpressure.
Ifitisnecessarytoplacethetransducerindeeperwaters,youcanuseatowedbody .You canalsoplacethetransducerontheseabedforlongtermcollectionofdata.W ehavefor manyyearsdesignedandbuilttransducersfordeepwaterapplicationslikethis.Ourseries of7°depthratedtransducershavestandarddepthratingto1500meters.Wecanalsobuild transducersforgreaterdepths.
Formoreinformationaboutthedepthratedtransducersprovided,consulttheSimrad website.
•http://www.simrad.com
ThefollowingdepthratedtransducersarerecommendedfortheSimradEK80Wideband scienticechosounder.Notethatallthesearealsosplitbeamtransducers.Standarddepth ratingis1500meters.Ifyouneedtoworkonlargerdepths,feelfreetocontactusforadvice.
Model
ES38DDKSV-113392387°
ES70–7CD335039707°
ES70–18CD3216377018°
ES120-7CD3244101207°
ES200-7CDKSV–2071342007°
ES333-7CD3129023337°
OrdernumberNominalfrequency
(kHz)
OpeningangleMaterial
Ceramic
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Theinstallationofthetransducer(ortransducers)isnotdescribedindetailinthismanual. Pleaserefertothedocumentationprovidedwitheachtransducer.
Relatedtopics
Transducers,page21 Additionalrequireditems,page28
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Physicaldimensionsversusbeamopening

Thephysicaldimensionsofatransducercanbeexplainedasafunctionofthebeamopening atagivenoperatingfrequency.
Traditionally,a7°openinganglehasbeenthestandardformarinesurveys.However,for applicationswherethephysicalsizeandweightofthetransducerisimportant,youcan reducethesizebyallowingalargeropeningangleoftheacousticbeam.
Theeffectivecircularareaofthetransducerfaceiscalculatedfromtheequation:
Where:
•A=effectivetransducercirculararea
•λ=wavelength
•ß=beamwidthinradians(-3dBpoints)
Thetransducerneareldistheregionrightinfrontofthetransducerface,wherethesound wavesarecomplicatedanddoesnotfalloffsphericallywithrange.Targetswithinthenear eldwillnotbedetectedcorrectly .Theneareldiscalculatedbytheequation:
Parametersfromtypicalscientictransducersaregiveninthetable.Themaximumand minimumsourcelevel(SL)iscalculatedfromtheavailablepowersettingsontheSimrad EK80scienticechosounder.
FrequencyWavelength
18kHz
38kHz
70kHz
120kHz
200kHz
333kHz
83mm11°
39mm7°
21mm7°
13mm7°
8mm7°
5mm
BeamwidthMax/MinSLEffective
225/215dB
229/219dB
227/217dB
222/212dB
220/212dB
7°
212/209dB
Neareld
circulararea
1479cm²178cm
820cm²208cm
242cm²113cm
82cm²66cm
30cm²39cm
11cm²24cm
Relatedtopics
Transducers,page21
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Scopeofsupply

Topics
Basicitemsprovidedwithastandarddelivery,page27
Additionalrequireditems,page28
Additionaloptionalitems,page30

Basicitemsprovidedwithastandarddelivery

ToassembleacompleteEK80system,youwillneedasetofsystemunits.Themainunits requiredareprovidedwiththestandarddelivery .Otherrequiredunitsmaybepurchased fromKongsbergMaritimeorobtainedlocally.Someunitsareoptional.
WhenyouunpackthepartsprovidedwiththeEK80delivery,verifythatthefollowing itemsareincluded.
WideBandT ransceiver(WBT)
OneormoreWideBandTransceiver(WBT)unitsareprovided.
Product
WBT(10to30kHz)
WBT(25to50kHz)
WBT(45to90kHz)
WBT(85to170kHz)
WBT(150to300kHz)
WBT(250to500kHz)
Ordernumber
402578
402579
402580
402581
402582
402583
Inthebox
TransceiverUnit Powersupplywithcables USBwithsoftwareanddocumentation Softwarelicense
Operationalsoftware
Operationalsoftwareisprovidedonasuitablemedia.
IftheProcessorUnitispurchasedfromKongsbergMaritime,theoperationalsoftwareis installedontheProcessorUnit,andreadyforuse.
Enduserdocumentation
Enduserdocumentationisprovidedonpaperand/ordigitalformats.Alldocumentation relatedtooperationandinstallationcanalsobedownloadedfromourwebsite.
•http://www.simrad.com/ek80
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WideBandT ransceiver(WBT)description,page20 388697WideBandT ransceiver(WBT)outlinedimensions,page204

Additionalrequireditems

AdditionalitemsareavailablefortheEK80.SomearerequiredforEK80operation.These itemsmustbeaddedtotheEK80forfulloperationalfunctionality. beprovidedbyKongsbergMaritime.YoucanorderthemalongwiththeotherbasicEK80 items.Youmayalsopurchasethemfromyourdealeroranotherlocalsupplier.
Computer
TheSimradEK80systemisdesignedtobecontrolledbyamaritimecomputer.This computermustbebasedontheMicrosoftWindows
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7operatingsystem.Thecomputer mustbedesignedforruggeduse,andtheconstructionmustbeabletowithstandthe vibrationsandmovementsofavessel.
Theadditionalitemscan
ThecomputermustcomplytotherequirementspecicationsprovidedbyMicrosoftfortheir operatingsystems.Itmustalsoprovidethenecessaryinterfacefacilities(seriallinesand Ethernetconnections)thatyourEK80willneedtocommunicatewithperipheralsystems.
AlaptopcomputercanbeusedifitmeetsthetechnicalrequirementsforEK80operation.
TheProcessorUnitisnotastandardpartoftheEK80delivery.Asuitablecomputermaybe providedwiththeEK80system.Consultyourlocaldealeroragentformoreinformation.
Item
ProcessorUnit389845
Ordernumber
Inthebox
•Computer(Enix)
•Software
•Powercable
•Seriallineconnectorsandadapters
Transducer(s)
Alargerangeoftransducersisavailableforthedifferentoperationalfrequencies.For ordernumbers,seeourwebsite.
•http://www.simrad.com
Display
ThedisplayisnotastandardpartoftheEK80delivery.Thisisacommercialitemthat canbepurchasedlocally.
AnycommercialdisplaycanbeusedwiththeEK80Widebandscienticechosounder, providedthatthedisplaymeetstheminimumrequirements.Thechosendisplaymustbe
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