Simrad ES70 - INSTALLATION REV A, ES70 Installation Manual

Installation manual

Simrad ES70

Fish nding echo sounder

TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES

www.simrad.com

SimradES70

Installationmanual

Thismanualprovidesyouwiththebasicinformation
requiredtoinstalltheSimradES70Fishndingecho
sounder.Formoredetailedinformationaboutthepractical
useoftheproduct,refertotheSimradES70Operator
manualortheSimradES70Referencemanual.

Thefollowinghardwarecomponentsaredescribed:

•Display

•Keyboard

•GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)

•Standardechosoundertransducer(s)

•Splitbeamechosoundertransducer(s)

•ES70Computer(orcommercialtype)

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wasdesigned.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjury
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Installationmanual

Tableofcontents

ABOUTTHISMANUAL.......................................................9

SIMRADES70.................................................................10

Important................................................................................................................10

Systemoverview....................................................................................................11

Keyfacts....................................................................................................11

Mainunits..................................................................................................12

Simpliedsystemdiagrams.........................................................................13

Generalsupplyconditions......................................................................................14

Equipmentresponsibility.............................................................................14

Receipt,unpackingandstorage....................................................................15

Generalinstallationrequirements...........................................................................15

Approvalbyclassicationsociety................................................................15

Supplypower.............................................................................................15

Compassdeviation......................................................................................15

Noisesources.............................................................................................16

Drydocking...............................................................................................16

Wiring........................................................................................................16

INSTALLATIONPROCEDURES.........................................17

Basicprocedure......................................................................................................17

Conguration..........................................................................................................18

Echosoundertransducer..............................................................................19

Split-beamechosoundertransducers............................................................19

GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT).............................................................19

ES70MarineComputer...............................................................................21

Colourdisplay............................................................................................22

Software.....................................................................................................22

Printer........................................................................................................22

GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)installation....................................................22

ES70MarineComputerinstallation.......................................................................24

Colourdisplay........................................................................................................24

ES70CABLELAYOUT.......................................................26

Cableplan...............................................................................................................27

Basiccableplansprovided..........................................................................27

ES70Cableplan.........................................................................................28

Listofcables..........................................................................................................31

Connectoridentications........................................................................................35

GPTconnections........................................................................................35

Transducerconnections...............................................................................37

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Cabledrawings.......................................................................................................40

GenericRS-232Serialline.........................................................................41

GenericRS-232Serialline.........................................................................42

RS-232asexternaltrigger..........................................................................43

Sonarsynchronisation.................................................................................44

Commercialpowersupply..........................................................................45

Vesselground............................................................................................46

GPTexternalpower...................................................................................47

ACmains(IEC60320)................................................................................48

RJ45Ethernet,straight...............................................................................49

RJ45Ethernet,crossover.............................................................................50

VGA/SVGADisplay...................................................................................51

USB...........................................................................................................52

Parallelprinter............................................................................................53

DVI–IDisplay............................................................................................54

Seriallineadapter.......................................................................................55

GPTremoteon/off.....................................................................................56

GPTtrigger/synchronisation.....................................................................58

GPTbattery...............................................................................................59

ITIserialline.............................................................................................60

PI44/54serialline......................................................................................61

PI30/32serialline.......................................................................................62

Sonarserialline.........................................................................................63

Singlebeam/normalpowertransducer.........................................................64

Singlebeam/highpowertransducer..............................................................65

Dualbeam(wideornarrow)transducer.......................................................66

Splitbeamtransducer.................................................................................67

Splitbeamtransducertosinglebeamtransceiver..........................................68

Dualfrequency,singlebeamtransducer.......................................................69

ES38–10transducer...................................................................................70

Singlebeamtransducertosplitbeamtransceiver..........................................71

12-16/60transducer...................................................................................72

Deepwater,splitbeamtransducer...............................................................73

50/200CombiCtransducer........................................................................74

38/200CombiCtransducer........................................................................75

SOFTWAREINSTALLATION.............................................76

HowtoinstalltheES70software...........................................................................76

HowtoobtaintheES70license.............................................................................77

HowtoupgradetheES70software........................................................................77

HowtoremovetheES70software.........................................................................78

CONNECTINGTHETRANSCEIVER....................................79

GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)interface........................................................79

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Wiringprocedure,onetransceiver................................................................79

Wiringprocedure,twoormoretransceivers..................................................79

Setupprocedure..........................................................................................80

Administrationoffrequencychannels...................................................................80

Howtoinstallafrequencychannel...............................................................81

Howtodisconnectafrequencychannel........................................................81

HowtomodifyanIPaddress.......................................................................82

INTERFACESANDINTEGRATION....................................84

AboutNMEAinterfacesandtelegrams.................................................................84

NMEA.......................................................................................................85

Telegrams...................................................................................................85

StandardNMEA0183communicationparameters........................................85

Externalinterfaces..................................................................................................85

HowtosetuptheEthernetoutputinterface...................................................86

HowtosetuptheSimradITITrawlsysteminterface....................................87

HowtosetuptheSimradPICatchmonitoringsysteminterface.....................88

Howtosetupthesonarsysteminterface......................................................90

Howtosetupthenavigationsysteminterface...............................................90

Howtosetupthemotionsensorinterface.....................................................92

Howtosetupthedepthoutput.....................................................................93

Howtosetuptheannotationinterface..........................................................94

ES70Externaltriggering........................................................................................95

Synchronisationusingaserialline...............................................................95

SynchronisationusingGPTAuxiliaryplug...................................................96

GPTAuxiliaryplugschematics...................................................................97

GPTAuxiliaryconnector.......................................................................................99

DRAWINGFILE.............................................................101

GPTOutlinedimensions......................................................................................102

Page1......................................................................................................102

Page2......................................................................................................103

GPTPowersupplyoutlinedimensions................................................................104

Page1......................................................................................................104

Page2......................................................................................................105

Marinecomputeroutlinedimensions...................................................................106

GPTTransducerplugconnection.........................................................................107

TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS.......................................108

Echosounderspecications.................................................................................108

Interfacespecications.........................................................................................109

GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)specications..............................................109

Colourdisplayspecications................................................................................111

ES70MarineComputerspecications.................................................................111

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TRANSDUCERINSTALLATION.......................................113

Wheretomountthetransducer............................................................................113

Howtoinstallthetransducer................................................................................117

Externalmountingofstreamlinedtransducer...............................................118

Transducerinstallationinblister................................................................121

Transducerinstallationinboxkeel.............................................................127

Transducerushmountedinasteeltank....................................................128

Transducerwithacousticwindow..............................................................130

Transducermountedinsidethehull............................................................131

Transducermountedonadropkeel............................................................133

Retractabletransducer...............................................................................134

Towedbodyinstallation............................................................................134

Transducercableglandsandsplicing...................................................................137

Aboutcableglands...................................................................................138

Cableglandforsteelhulls.........................................................................139

CableglandforwoodenandGRPhulls......................................................140

Cableglandsforsmallhulls.......................................................................141

Transducercablesplicing..........................................................................142

Ordernumbers..........................................................................................142

Steelconduit.........................................................................................................142

Transducerhandlingandmaintenance.................................................................143

Rulesfortransducerhandling....................................................................143

Rulesfortransducermaintenance...............................................................144

Approvedanti-foulingpaintsfortransducers..............................................144

Usingself-lockingtaps..............................................................................145

SIMRADTRANSDUCERS................................................149

Allsinglebeamtransducers.................................................................................149

Allsplit–beamtransducers...................................................................................154

TELEGRAMFORMATS....................................................160

NMEAtelegrams..................................................................................................160

AbouttheNMEAtelegramformat.............................................................161

DBSDepthbelowsurface.........................................................................161

DBTDepthbelowtransducer.....................................................................162

DPTDepth...............................................................................................162

GGAGlobalpositioningsystemxdata.....................................................163

GLLGeographicalpositionlatitude/longitude............................................163

HDGHeading,deviationandvariation.......................................................164

HDMHeading,magnetic...........................................................................164

HDTHeading,true...................................................................................165

RMCRecommendedminimumspecicGNSSdata....................................165

VHWWaterspeedandheading.................................................................165

VLWDualground/waterdistance..............................................................166

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VTGCourseoverground&groundspeed..................................................166

Proprietarytelegramsandformats.......................................................................167

SimradEK500Depth................................................................................167

SimradEMAttitude1000..........................................................................168

SimradEMAttitude3000..........................................................................169

DBSDepthoftrawlbelowsurface.............................................................170

HFBTrawlheadropetofootropeandbottom..............................................170

PSIMP.DPISensordata............................................................................171

PSIMDHBBottomhardnessandbiomass...................................................172

Sounder/TSS1Motionprotocol..................................................................173

SimradA TSAnnotation............................................................................174

Proprietarythirdpartytelegramsandformats......................................................174

Atlasdepthtelegram.................................................................................175

AGENERALSAFETYRULES...............................................176

BEQUIPMENTHANDLING................................................177

Transportation.......................................................................................................177

Lifting...................................................................................................................177

Storagepriortoinstallationoruse.......................................................................178

Inspection.............................................................................................................179

Unpacking............................................................................................................179

Generalunpackingprocedure....................................................................179

Unpackingelectronicandelectromechanicalunits......................................180

Unpackingmechanicalunits......................................................................180

Unpackingtransducers..............................................................................181

Storageafterunpacking........................................................................................181

Storageafteruse...................................................................................................181

Cleaningcabinets......................................................................................182

Mechanicalunits.......................................................................................182

Cables......................................................................................................182

Internalbatteries.......................................................................................183

Dehumidier............................................................................................183

Coatings...................................................................................................183

Re-packaging........................................................................................................183

Temperatureprotection.........................................................................................183

Circuitboardhandlingandpackaging..................................................................184

Returningacircuitboard...........................................................................185

Electro-StaticDischarge(ESD)............................................................................185

CBASICCABLEREQUIREMENTS......................................187

Cabletrays............................................................................................................187

RadioFrequencyinterference..............................................................................188

Physicalprotection...............................................................................................188

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Grounding.............................................................................................................188

Cableconnections.................................................................................................189

Cableterminations................................................................................................189

Cableidentication...............................................................................................189

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Aboutthismanual

Aboutthismanual

Thepurposeofthismanual

Thepurposeofthisinstallationmanualistoprovidethedescriptionsandprocedures
requiredtoinstalltheSimradES70Fishndingechosoundersystemunits,andto
performthenecessarycablingbetweentheindividualsystemunits,andbetweenthe
systemandperipheralsystems,sensorsanddevices.

Click“Help”!

InstalledonyourSimradES70Fishndingechosounderyouwillndacomprehensive
on-linehelpsystem.Y oumaynotnditinyourlanguage,buteverythingyoucanread
intheES70Referencemanualcanalsobefoundinthecontextsensitiveon-linehelp.To
accessthisinformationclick[?]ontheTitleBar,orthe[?]buttoninoneofthedialogs.
Notethatwhenyouopenthehelpsystemitwillplaceitselfonthetopoftheechogram!

Note

WindowsNT ,Windows2000,WindowsXP ,WindowsV ista,Windows7andWindowsare
eitherregisteredtrademarksortrademarksofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStates
and/orothercountries.

References

ThefollowingusermanualshavebeenprovidedfortheSimradES70Fishndingecho
sounder.EnglishmanualsareprovidedwiththeES70whenitisshipped.Manualsin
otherlanguagesmaybedownloadedfromw

w w . s i m r a d . c o m .

•SimradES70Referencemanual[338106]

•SimradES70Operatormanual[343522]

•SimradES70Installationmanual[343539]

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SimradES70

ThepurposeofthischapteristoprovideanoveralldescriptionoftheES70Fishnding
echosoundersystemanditsmainfeatures.

Topics

•Importantonpage10

•Systemoverviewonpage11

•Generalsupplyconditionsonpage14

•Generalinstallationrequirementsonpage15

Relatedtopics

•Generalsafetyrulesonpage176

•Equipmenthandlingonpage177

•Basiccablerequirementsonpage187

Important

Aswithallotheradvancedinstruments,thereareafewimportantthingsthatyoumustbe
awareof.

Whentheechosounderisnotused

WhenyoudonotusetheES70,switchoffthedisplayandthecomputer.Y oumayswitch
ofthetransceivertoo.

Whendockingyourvessel

ItisveryimportantthatnoonetriestousetheES70whenthevesselisindrydock.If
thetransducerisactivatedwhenoutofwateritmaybedamagedbeyondrepair.To
ensurethatthiscannothappen,removethepowersupplytotheeitherthecomputeror
thetransceiver-orboth!Y oumayalsoremovecircuitbreakers.Dothisb

e f o r e the

vesselisplacedinthedrydock!

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Ifsomethingbreaksdown

Ifyoubelievethatsomethinghasbrokendown,contactyourlocaldealer.Hewillbe
abletoassist.

Whenyouswitchofftheechosounder

YoumustNEVERswitchofftheechosounderbymeansoftheon/offswitchonthe
computer.Y oumustALW AYSexittheES70applicationbyclickingtheExitbuttonon
theTitleBar.Ifyoupowerdownthesounderbymeansofthecomputerswitchyoumay
damagetheES70applicationandtheelectronicinterfaceparametersfortheexternal
devices.

Systemoverview

ThissectionprovidesthekeyfactsabouttheES70Fishndingechosoundersystem,as
wellasabriefintroductiontothemainunits.

Keyfacts

TheSimradES70Fishndingechosounderisdesignedfortheprofessionalshery
communityimplementingthelatestinnovations.Echosoundersrangingfromrelatively
low-costsinglebeamtolargemulti-frequencysystemscontainingseveralsplit-beam
channelscanberealised.

•TheSimradES70Fishndingechosoundersystemisexibleandeasytosetup

duetoitsmodulardesign.

•Menusanddialogsareoperatedusingastandardcomputermouseoratrackball.

•Additionaluserinputcanbefacilitatedusingastandardcomputerkeyboard.

•TheES70supportslargecolourdisplaymonitors.

•TheES70usestheMicrosoftWindows®operatingsystem.ItcompliestoWindows

XP®andWindows7®.

•TheES70providesyouwithanawardwinninguserinterface.Menusystem,dialogs

andstructurehavebeencreatedusinginnovativedesign,andinclosecooperation
withcustomers.

•Astore/replayfunctionreducestheneedforechogramprintoutonpaper.The

unprocessedtransducersignalisrecordedontheinternalharddisk.Duringreplay,
thissignalisinjectedintotheES70processingsoftwareasifitarriveddirectlyfrom
thetransceiver.

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Mainunits

ThebasicES70Fishndingechosounderconsistsof:

•Display

•Computer(TheES70MarineComputermaybeprovided)

•OneormoreGeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)units

•Oneormorestandardsinglebeamtransducers

•Oneormoresplit-beamtransducers

Colourdisplay

Astandardcommercialcolourdisplayisused.Thedisplayunitisnormallynotprovided
bySimrad.Severalcommercialtypesandsizesareavailable.

ES70MarineComputer

SimradcansupplytheES70MarineComputerfortheES70Fishndingechosounder
system.

Figure1ES70MarineComputer

Acommercialcomputermayalsobeused.Itmustcomplytotherequirement
specicationslaidoutbyMicrosoftfortheiroperatingsystems.Itmustalsoprovidethe
necessaryinterfacefacilities(seriallinesandEthernetconnections)thatyoursystemwill
needtocommunicatewithexternalsensors(measuringdevices)andperipheralsystems.

→ES70MarineComputeronpage21

GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)

TheGeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)containstransmitterandreceiverelectronics.
Thereceiversaredesignedforlownoise,andtheycanhandleinputsignalsspanninga
verylargeinstantaneousdynamicamplituderangeof150dB.Alltargetsarecorrectly
measuredanddisplayed.

Figure2GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)

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AtwistedpairEthernetcableconnectstheGeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)tothe
computer.ThedistancebetweenthecomputerandtheGeneralPurposeTransceivercan
beextendeduptomaximum100meters.

Ifmorethanonetransceiverisused,asmallEthernetswitchisrequiredtoconnectthe
GeneralPurposeTransceiverstothecomputer.

Standardsinglebeamtransducer

TheES70mustbeconnectedtooneormoretransducers.

Awiderangeofoperationalfrequenciesareavailable.

FormoreinformationaboutthesinglebeamtransducersprovidedbySimrad,consult

w

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Split–beamtransducer

TheES70canbeusedwithSimrad’sadvancedsplit-beamtransducers.Thesetransducers
areavailableatfrequenciesrangingfrom18to200kHz.

Formoreinformationaboutthesplit–beamtransducersprovidedbySimrad,consult

w

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Simpliedsystemdiagrams

Thesystemdiagramsprovidedshowe x a m p l e s onhowaES70systemmaybesetup.

Figure3SystemdiagramwithasingleGeneralPurposeTransceiver

ADisplayUnit

BProcessorUnit(computer)

CGeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)

DTransducer(s)

A

B

C

D

PWR

MENU

Transducer

+5V
+12V

-12V
HV1
HV2

TX
RX

Fuse10A

115-230VAC

Fuse2A

S1
S2

12VDC

Auxiliary

Ethernet

GeneralPurpose Transceiver

DSP-6X IO

POWER

Ethernet

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Figure4SystemdiagramwithtwoGeneralPurposeTransceivers

ADisplayUnit

BProcessorUnit(computer)

CGeneralPurposeTransceiver

(GPT)

DTransducer(s)

EEthernetswitch

A

B

C

D

PWR

MENU

Transducer

+5V
+12V

-12V
HV1
HV2

TX
RX

Fuse10A

115-230VAC

Fuse2A

S1
S2

12VDC

Auxiliary

Ethernet

GeneralPurpose Transceiver

DSP-6X IO

POWER

Ethernet

Transducer

+5V
+12V

-12V
HV1
HV2

TX
RX

Fuse10A

115-230VAC

Fuse2A

S1
S2

12VDC

Auxiliary

Ethernet

GeneralPurpose Transceiver

DSP-6X IO

POWER

Ethernet

E

(CD024216-002)

Generalsupplyconditions

ThefollowingsupplyconditionsareapplicabletothisSimradES70delivery.

Equipmentresponsibility

Theshipyardperformingtheinstallationand/orequipmentdealerbecomesfully
responsiblefortheequipmentuponreceiptunlessotherwisestatedinthecontract.The
durationofresponsibilityincludes:

•Theperiodoftimetheequipmentisstoredlocallybeforeinstallation.

•Duringtheentireinstallationprocess.

•Whilecommissioningtheequipment.

•Theperiodoftimebetweencommissioningandthenalacceptanceoftheequipment

bytheenduser(normallytheownerofthevesselwhichtheequipmenthasbeen
installed).

Unlessotherarrangementshavebeenmadeinthecontract,theSimradES70guarantee
period(asspeciedinthecontract)beginswhentheacceptancedocumentshavebeen
signed

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Receipt,unpackingandstorage

Uponacceptingshipmentoftheequipment,theshipyardand/orthedealershouldensure
thatthedeliveryiscompleteandinspecteachshippingcontainerforevidenceofphysical
damage.Ifthisinspectionrevealsanyindicationofcrushing,dropping,immersionin
wateroranyotherformofdamage,therecipientshouldrequestthatarepresentative
fromthecompanyusedtotransporttheequipmentbepresentduringunpacking.

Allequipmentshouldbeinspectedforphysicaldamage,i.e.brokencontrolsand
indicators,dents,scratchesetc.duringunpacking.Ifanydamagetotheequipmentis
discovered,therecipientshouldnotifyboththetransportationcompanyandSimradso
thatSimradcanarrangeforreplacementorrepairofthedamagedequipment.

Onceunpacked,theequipmentmustbestoredinacontrolledenvironmentwithan
atmospherefreeofcorrosiveagents,excessivehumidityortemperatureextremes.The
equipmentmustbecoveredtoprotectitfromdustandotherformsofcontamination
whenstored.

Generalinstallationrequirements

ThefollowinginstallationrequirementsareapplicabletothisSimraddelivery.

Approvalbyclassicationsociety

TheSimradES70transducerinstallationmustbeapprovedbyDetNorskeV eritas(DNV)
oranotherclassicationsociety.Theshipownerandshipyardperformingtheinstallation
areresponsibleforobtaininginstallationapproval.

Supplypower

Thesupplyvoltagetotheequipmentistobekeptwithin±10%oftheinstallation’s
nominalvoltage.Maximumtransientvoltagevariationsonthemainswitchboard’s
bus-barsarenottoexceed-15%to+20%ofthenominalvoltage(exceptunderfault
conditions).

SimradrecommendsthattheSimradES70ispoweredusinganUninterruptablePower
Supply(UPS)withsinewaveoutput.TheUPSmusthavethecapacitytoindependently
maintainpowertothesystemforaminimumof10minutes.Thisensuresthatthesystem
canbeswitchedoffinacontrolledmannerintheeventofapowerfailure.

Compassdeviation

Oncetheinstallationiscomplete,thevesselmustbeswungwiththesysteminboth
theoperativeandinoperativemodes.Theshipownerandcaptainareresponsiblefor
updatingthedeviationtableaccordinglywithregardtothevessel’snationalregistryand
correspondingmaritimeauthority.

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Noisesources

Thevessel’shull,rudder(s)andpropeller(s)shouldbethoroughlyinspectedindrydock
priortoinstallation.Roughnessbelowthewater-linedeformitiesintheshellplatingand
protrudingobstaclescancreateunderwaternoise.Thesesourcesofturbulencemustbe
smoothedorremovedasbestaspossible.Itisespeciallyimportantthatthepropeller(s)
isnotpittedordamaged.

Drydocking

Makesurethatampleclearanceunderthesonartrunkand/orprotectionblisteris
providedwhendrydockingthevessel.A voidlocatingsupportingblocksorstructuresin
thevicinityofthisequipment.

Note

Thelocationofthetransducerand/orprotectionblistermustbenotedonthevessel’ s
dockingplanforfuturereference.

Powerdownallhydroacousticsystems,andlabeleachsystemaccordinglytoprevent
accidentalpoweron.Removecircuitbreakersifnecessary.

Wiring

Allcablesrunningbetweensystemcabinetslocatedindifferentroomsand/orondifferent
decksmustbesupportedandprotectedalongtheirentirelengthsusingconduitsand/or
cabletrays.Notethatthecablesmustnotbeinstalledinthevicinityofhigh-power
suppliesandcables,antennacablesorotherpossiblesourcesofinterference.

Formoredetailedinformationaboutcablesandwiring,refertoBasiccablerequirements
onpage187.

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Installationprocedures

Thischapterprovidesthebasicinformationrequiredtoinstallthephysicalunits.

Note

Physicalinstallationofcommercialunits(computers,printers,displays)isn o t described
inthismanual.Refertotheapplicableusermanual(s)providedwiththeproduct.

Topics

•Basicprocedureonpage17

•Congurationonpage18

•GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)installationonpage22

•ES70MarineComputerinstallationonpage24

•Colourdisplayonpage24

Relatedtopics

•Generalsafetyrulesonpage176

•Equipmenthandlingonpage177

•Basiccablerequirementsonpage187

Basicprocedure

Thisisthebasicinstallationprocedure.

1Checkthatyouhavereceivedallpartsrequiredfortheinstallation;cables,

connectors,bracketsetc.

2Installthetransducer(s)andthetransducercablesaccordingtotheguidelinesinthis

manualandthedrawingsprovidedwiththetransducer.

3MounttheES70ProcessorUnit(orcommercialcomputer)andthedisplayusing

theappropriatebrackets.

4Connectthecomputeranddisplaycables:

•Powercabletodisplaymonitor.

•Powercabletocomputer.

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•Videocablefromcomputertodisplaymonitor.

•Connectthepointingdevice(mouseortrackball)

•Connectthekeyboard.

5MounttheGeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)usingtheappropriatebrackets.

6Connectthecablestothetransceiver:

•Transducercable(s)

•Powercable(s)

•Ifapplicable,installatwo-wirecableforremoteon/offoftheGeneralPurpose
Transceiver(s).

7PrepareandinstalltheEthernetcable(s)betweenthetransceiver(s)andthecomputer:

•Ifonlyonetransceiverisused,youneedatwistedpaircablewithswapped
receiveandtransmitwires.Thecableisconnectedbetweenthetransceiverand
thecomputer.

•Ifyoursystemincludesmorethanonetransceiver,anEthernetswitchisrequired.

8Prepareandinstalltherequiredsensorinterfaces.

•Connectnavigationsystem(GPS),trawlsystemandheavesensor.Youcan
connecttheseusingseriallinestotherearsideoftheES70computer,oryoucan
connectthesensorsusinganEthernetcablefromtheshipnetwork.

9Ifrequired,prepareandinstallthesynchronizationcable(s).

•Synchronoustransmissionisdesirableifthereareseveralechosounders
on-boardthevessel.Foreveryechosounderandeverytransceiveron-boardthe
ship,connecttheappropriatepinsattheAuxiliaryconnectorstogetherusing
atwo-wirecable.

•Synchronisationcanalsobeachievedusingaseriallineonthecomputer,orby
meansoftheAuxiliaryconnectoroneachtransceiver.

Conguration

TheES70Fishndingechosoundersystemisdesignedasamodularsystem.Itsupports
avarietyofcongurationsandfrequencyoptions.

•Echosoundertransducer(s)

•Split-beamechosoundertransducer(s)

•GeneralPurposeTransceiver(s)(GPT)

•Processorunit(computer)

[1]

•Colourdisplay

[2]

1.TheES70ComputermaybeprovidedbySimrad.However,acomputermayalsobeprovidedlocally
usingastandardcommercialtype.Notethatthechosencomputermustprovidethecapacityand
interfacefacilitiesrequiredforusewiththeES70Fishndingechosoundersystem.

2.Thecolourdisplaymaybeprovidedlocallyusingastandardcommercialtype.

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•Keyboard

[3]

•Pointingdevice(mouseortrackball)

•Ethernetswitch(ifthesystemcomprisesmorethanonetransceiver)

•Software

•Printer(optional)

Echosoundertransducer

AlargenumberofechosoundertransducersareavailablefromSimrad.Thereare
severaltransduceralternativesforeachoperatingfrequencywithdifferentbeamwidths,
powerratingandmountingarrangements.Alltransducersarerated60or75ohms,and
eachhasanefciencyofapproximately50%.Refertothedatasheetanddrawings
providedwitheachtransducerfortechnicalspecications.Furtherinformationaboutthe
completerangeoftransducersareavailableonh

t t p : / / w w w . s i m r a d . c o m .

Relatedtopics

•TransducerInstallationonpage113

•Simradtransducersonpage149

Split-beamechosoundertransducers

AlargenumberofechosoundertransducersareavailablefromSimrad.Thereare
severaltransduceralternativesforeachoperatingfrequencywithdifferentbeamwidths,
powerratingandmountingarrangements.Alltransducersarerated60or75ohms,and
eachhasanefciencyofapproximately50%.Refertothedatasheetanddrawings
providedwitheachtransducerfortechnicalspecications.Furtherinformationaboutthe
completerangeoftransducersareavailableonh

t t p : / / w w w . s i m r a d . c o m .

Asplit-beamtransducerallowsyoutoenjoyallthefunctionalityprovidedbytheES70,
includingbiomasscalculations,shpositionandechopositioninformationpanes.

Relatedtopics

•TransducerInstallationonpage113

•Simradtransducersonpage149

GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)

TheES70FishndingechosoundersystemdeliverywillincludeoneormoreGeneral
PurposeTransceivers(GPT)units.

3.Thekeyboardmaybeprovidedlocallyusingastandardcommercialtype.

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Figure5GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)

TheGeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)isasmallself-containedunitcontainingits
ownpowersupply.Itoperateson+12Vdcor115-230V ac.Theunitcaninprinciplebe
mountedanywhereonboardtheship,providedthatthelocationisdryandventilated.
Makesurethatamplespaceisprovidedinfrontoftheunittoallowformaintenanceand
partsreplacements.Powercableandmountingbracketsareenclosed.Werecommend
thattheGPTismountedasclosetothetransducer(s)aspossible.

AnEthernetlinkconnectstheGeneralPurposeTransceivertotheProcessorUnit
(computer).ThislinkmaycompriseastandardEthernetcableand-ifnecessary-an
Ethernetswitch.ThetransceiverincludesitsownEthernetinterface.Anetworkinterface
boardmustbettedtothecomputer.

AsinglefrequencyGeneralPurposeTransceiveracceptsoneechosoundertransducer,
whileadualfrequencytransceiveracceptstwotransducers.

TheGeneralPurposeTransceiverisavailableinsinglebeamandsplitbeam
congurations.Adualfrequencysinglebeamcongurationisalsoprovided.The
possibleoperatingfrequenciesarelistedinthetechnicalspecications.Typical
congurationsinclude:

•GPT-S38(4)-F(singlebeam38kHz,4kW)

•GPT-S50(4)-F(singlebeam50kHz,4kW)

•GPT-S70(1)-F(singlebeam70kHz,1kW)

•GPT-S120(1)-F(singlebeam120kHz,1kW)

•GPT-S200(1)-F(singlebeam200kHz,1kW)

•GPT-Q38(4)-F(quad(split)beam38kHz,4kW)

•GPT-Q120(4)-F(quad(split)beam120kHz,4kW)

•GPT-S38(1)/S50(1)-F(singlebeam38and50kHz,1+1kW)

TwoormoreGeneralPurposeTransceiverscanexistonthesameEthernetcable.A
multi-frequencysounderemergessimplybyusingseveraltransceiversontheEthernet
cable.

Example:Adualfrequencysplit-beamsounderemergesbyconnectingtwosplit-beam
transceiverstotheEthernetcable.

Example:Atriplefrequencysingle-beamsounderemergesbyconnectingthree
single-beamtransceiverstotheEthernetcable.

Notethatforcertainoperationalfrequencies,theGeneralPurposeTransceiversissetup
usinganexternalpowersupply.

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Relatedtopics

•GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)specicationsonpage109

•GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)installationonpage22

ES70MarineComputer

TheES70MarineComputercanbeprovidedfortheES70Fishndingechosounder
system.W erecommendthiscomputerformaritimeuse,asitcontainsnomovingparts.
Microsoft©Windows©XPoperatingsystemisused.Powersupply,apointingdevice
(mouse)andthenecessarybracketsforphysicalmountingareenclosed.Thecomputer
operatesfrom115V acor230V ac.

Figure6ES70MarineComputer

Localpurchase

Ifyoupurchaseacomputerlocally,itisimportanttomakesurethatthechosenmodel
meetsthefunctionalsystemrequirements.Itisimportantthatthecomputercanfacilitate
thevariousinterfacerequirementsmadebythesystem,andyoumayneedtoaddextra
Ethernetandserialadapters.Also,makesurethatthecomputerdesignandconstruction
allowsformarineuseandsafeinstallation.Alaptopcomputermaybeusedaslong
asitmeetsthefunctionalrequirements.

Minimumcomputerrequirements

•Operatingsystem:Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP

®

orMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

7

[4]

Onnewinstallations,werecommendthatMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

7isused.

•Processorspeed:2GHzDualcore

•Memory:2.0Gb

•Freeharddiskspace:30Gb

•Chipset:Intel

•Graphicadapter:DirectX9.0ccompatiblewithDirect3dandOpenGL

[5]

4.TheES70softwaredoesnotsupportMicrosoft©Windows©NTorolderoperatingsystems.

5.Alargenumberofcommercialgraphicadaptersareavailable,andSimradhasnottestedallofthem.

EvenadaptersmeetingtheminimumspecicationsmayinsomecasesprovetofailwiththeES70
software.W ewelcomeanyfeedbackwithcommentsorexperienceswithgraphicadapters.

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•Interfaces:

–OneEthernetinterfacetocommunicatewiththetransceiver

–OneEthernetinterfacetocommunicatewithship’slocalareanetwork(ifrequired)

–Oneormoreseriallineinterfaces(dependsonhowmanyinterfacesthatare

requiredforthespecicintegration)

•Displayresolution:1280x1024

[6]

Colourdisplay

Acolourdisplaymonitorcanbeprovidedwiththeechosoundersystem.Any
commercialdisplaycanalsobeused.

Software

Allechosoundercongurationsrunidenticalsoftware.Thesoftwareautomatically
adaptstothenumberandtypeofinstalledtransceiversduringpower-on.Upondelivery,
thesoftwareisinstalledonthecomputer,aswellassuppliedonaCD-ROM.Software
updatesaredistributedonaCD-ROM.

Printer

Aprintercanbesupplied,orpurchasedlocally.Moststandardoff-the-shelfcolour
printerscanbeused.AstandardWindowsdriverisrequired,thisisnormallysupplied
withtheprinter.

GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)
installation

TheGeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)isasmallself-containedunitcontainingits
ownpowersupply.Itoperateson+12Vdcor115-230V ac.Theunitcaninprinciplebe
mountedanywhereonboardtheship,providedthatthelocationisdryandventilated.
Makesurethatamplespaceisprovidedinfrontoftheunittoallowformaintenanceand
partsreplacements.Powercableandmountingbracketsareenclosed.Werecommend
thattheGPTismountedasclosetothetransducer(s)aspossible.

6.Thisistheminimumresolution.AswithallotherWindowsapplications,theES70softwarewillwork

withhigherresolutions,providedthatitissupportedbythegraphicadapterinthecomputerandthe
displayconnected.

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Figure7GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)

Preparations

•Twobracketsandfourpanheadscrewsareenclosed.Thesidewallsoftheuniteach

holdsixscrews;threescrewsalongthebottomedgeandthreescrewsalongthetop
edge.Thebracketscanbeverticallymountedinthreedifferentpositions;

–Usethetworearholes,or

–Usethetwocentreholes,or

–Usethetwofrontholes.

•Thebracketscanbehorizontallymountedinfourdifferentwaysusingeitherthe

bottomedgeholesorthetopedgeholes.Thebracketscanbehorizontallymountedin
fourdifferentwaysusingeitherthebottomedgeholesorthetopedgeholes.

Procedure

Tomakesurethattheprocedureisfollowedcorrectly,andintherightorder,tickoff
eachtaskafterithasbeendone.

1

Unscrewtwoscrewsfromeachsidewall.

2

Mountthebracketsusingthepanheadscrews.

3

Positiontheunitonthesurfaceandmarkthefourmountingholes.

4

Removetheunit,anddrillmountingholes.

5

MounttheGeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)usingtheappropriatebrackets.

6

Mounttheunittothesurfaceusing5mmbolts.

7

Connectthegroundingcable.

Externalpowersupply

Inordertoavoidelectricalnoise,certainGPTcongurationsaresuppliedwithan
externalpowersupply.Thissupplyismountedbymeansoftwobrackets.Observe
theoutlinedimensiondrawing.

Relatedtopics

•GPTOutlinedimensionsonpage102

•GPTPowersupplyoutlinedimensionsonpage104

•GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)specicationsonpage109

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ES70MarineComputerinstallation

TheES70MarineComputerisanindustrialcomputer.Itissmall,rugged,andcontains
nomovingparts.Thismeansthatfans,harddisksandCDdrivesareomitted.The
computerprovidestwoEthernetsockets,fourRS-232seriallinesandseveralUSB
connectors.Theharddiskisreplacedwithacommercial4Gbashdisk.

TheES70MarineComputeriseasilymountedwiththebracketssuppliedwiththeunit.
Asmallexternalpowersupplyisprovided,andmustbeplacednearthecomputer.

Figure8ES70MarineComputer

Preparations

Twobracketsandeightboltsenclosed.Mountthetwobracketsatthebottomofthe
computer.

Installationprocedure

Tomakesurethattheprocedureisfollowedcorrectly,andintherightorder,tickoff
eachtaskafterithasbeendone.

1

Locatethemostconvenientlocationforthecomputer.Makesurethatyou
canaccessboththerearandfrontsideofthecomputerafterithasbeeninstalled.
Inordertoallowforfuturemaintenance,mountthecomputerwithitsrearpanel
availableforimmediateaccess.

2

Observetheoutlinedimensiondrawing.Markthelocationofthesixholes
providedonthetwobrackets.

3

Mounttheunitusingsixboltsorscrews.

4

Whenyouinstallthecabling,makesurethatthevariousadapterandcablesare
secured,andabletowithstandvibrationandthemovementsofthevessel.

Relatedtopics

•ES70MarineComputerspecicationsonpage111

Colourdisplay

Differentcommercialcolourdisplaysareavailable.Forinstallationandoperationofthe
chosendisplayunit,refertothemanualsuppliedwiththeunit.

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Installationprocedure

Toensurecorrectoperation,tickoffeveryitemwhentheactionhasbeencarriedout.

1

Installthecolourdisplayasdescribedtheapplicabledocumentationprovided
withtheunit.

•Thedisplayunitmustbelocatedsothatitisbestprotectedfromglarewhich

reducesreadability.

•Thedisplaymaybemountedinapanel,onthedesktoporbulkhead,oroverhead.

•Makesurethatadequateventilationisavailabletoavoidoverheating.

•Thecompasssafedistancemustbeallowedforwhenplanningtheunit’slocation.

•Ensurethattheinstallationallowsforthephysicalmovementsandforces

normallyexperiencedonavessel.

•Ensurethatenoughspaceisprovidedformaintenancework.

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ES70Cablelayout

ThischapterdescribestheinstallationrequirementsfortheES70Fishndingecho
soundersystemcables.

Note

Allelectronicinstallationsandcorrespondingwiringmustbeinaccordancewiththe
vessel’ snationalregistryandcorrespondingmaritimeauthorityand/orclassication
society.ObserveBasiccablerequirementsonpage187.

Ifnosuchguidelinesexist,werecommendthatDetNorskeV eritas(DNV)ReportNo.
80-P008«GuidelinesforInstallationandProposalforTestofEquipment»isusedas
aguide.

Topics

•Cableplanonpage27

•Listofcablesonpage31

•Connectoridenticationsonpage35

•Cabledrawingsonpage40

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Cableplan

Duetoitsmodulardesign,theSimradES70Fishndingechosoundersystemcanbe
setupinavarietyofcongurationstosuitindividualneedsforoperationalfrequencies,
transducersandoperationalfacilities.Itisnotpracticaltodenespeciccableplansfor
allthesecongurations.

Basiccableplansprovided

Toillustratethevarietyofcongurations,thefollowingbasiccableplansareprovided:

•StandardsetupwithonecomputerandoneGeneralPurposeTransceiver.

•StandardsetupwithonecomputerandmorethanoneGeneralPurposeTransceiver.

Note

TheGeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)usedbytheSimradES70Fishndingecho
soundercanbesetuptoworkwithmaximumfour-4-operationalfrequencies.This
meansthatyoucanusefoursinglefrequencytransceivers(singleorsplitbeam),two
dualfrequencytransceivers,oranycombinationsofthese.

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ES70Cableplan

Figure9Cableplan,topside

C06

C05
C04
C11/C12/C13/C14
C15/C16/C17/C18

C07

C08

C10 C09 C20

C03 C01

C02

B

A

D

E

C

(CD010227-001)

ADisplay

BComputer

CJunctionboxfortransducercable(optional)

DEthernetcabletovesselLAN(optional)

EEthernetcabletotransceiver

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