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Simrad PI44

M A X I M I Z I N G Y O U R P E R F O R M A N C E A T S E A

www.SIMRAD.com

Cath monitoring system for trawlers and seiners

• For trawl, purse seine
and danish seine

• For all vessel sizes

• Six individual channels

• Eight different sensors

• Integrated echo sounder

• Rugged design

• Long range

• Fast sensor data update

• Easy to use

The Operator unit is the
“heart” of the Simrad PI44
Catch Monitoring System. In
spite its modest physical size
and simple installation, this
unit will give you the current
status of the trawl, purse
seine or danish seine, as well
as accurate echo sounder

images of sh and bottom.

SIMRAD PI44

Graphic mode

with echo sounder

By means of the Simrad PI44
Operator unit you can read the
data from six different sensors
simultaneously. Several sensor types
are available, such as depth, height,
temperature, catch, rip, bottom contact
and door spread.

The PI44 Operator unit provides
you with a 10.4” colour display, as
well as simple menu operation using
dedicated buttons. On the inside we
have supplied the advanced electronic
hardware and software.

One important design condition
was to create a system to be used on
both small and large vessels. For this
reason the Operator unit is small, and
by means of the mounting bracket
you can place it on a table, on the
bulkhead, or below the deckhead.
Using the mounting material included

you can also ush mount the unit into

a console.

Numerical data and echo

sounder data on a split screen

The PI sensors are not developed
for trawlers alone. They are just as
valuable for those working with
purse seine and danish seine.

Depth, temperature and bottom
contact are valuable information for

seining too, and with the Simrad

PI44 you have an efcient tool

providing numerous opportunities.

Only a few buttons give you access
and control over advanced features.
The majority of the functions are
controlled by direct access to the
relevant menu.

Numerical sensor data

SIMRAD PI44

In order to take fully advantage
of the PI44 functionality, you should
exploit the interfaces. In addition
to the sensor data interfaces, the
PI44 also includes a fully featured
dual frequency echo sounder. Using
dedicated buttons, the echo sounder
is very easy to use. You can even
superimpose the sensor data onto
the echogram, and thus achieve a
graphic presentation of the underwater
situation.

Apart from this, the operator
unit can be connected to external
navigation instruments in order to
receive the vessel’s position, speed
and heading on NMEA format.
Connected to a Simrad Combi
transducer you can also read the
water surface temperature.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Strandpromenaden 50
P.O.Box 111
N-3191 Horten,
Norway

Sim rad Hort en AS

Telephone: [phone]
Telefax: [phone]

[e-mail]

www .simr ad.com

Operator unit

Display: 10.4” colour LCD
Physical measurements:

• Height: 220 mm (w/o bracket)

• Width: 365 mm

• Depth: 75 mm (w/o bracket)

Power supply: +12 to +32 Vdc
Modes:

• Temperature

• Graphic

• Echo sounder

• Numerical

• Status

• Navigation

• Two or more modes can be used
simultaneously by means of the
split screen feature

Language: Several menu languages
available depending on SW version

Echo sounder

Frequencies:

• 38/200 kHz, or

• 50/200 kHz

Output power: 1 kW
Echo sounder modes:

• Normal

• Bottom lock

• Phase down

• Zoom

• A-Scope

PI44 System diagram
(A) = Operator unit
(B) = Battery charger
(C) = Hydrophone
(D) = Echo sounder transducer
(E) = Sensors
(F) = +24-32 Vdc
(G) = NMEA serial lines

Sensors

No. of channels: 6
Available sensors:

• Depth

• Temperature

• Bottom Contact

• Height

• Spread

• Twin spread

• Catch

• Rip

Interfaces

• NMEA Serial lines

• External alarm

• Water temperature

• Speed

• Echo sounder transducer(s)

• Sensor hydrophone

Applications:

• Trawl

• Purse seine

• Danish seine

We reserve the rights to alter the technical specications without prior notication.

Additional equipment

• Battery charger for the sensors

• Echo sounder transducer(s)

• PC application for sensor

conguration

• PC application and special cable
for software update

• Additional hydrophone (with a
junction box) - recommended for
large trawlers

(855-165233 / Rev.C / July 2006)