Simrad PI50 - INSTALLATION REV A Installation Manual

Installation manual

Simrad PI50
Catch monitoring system

TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES

www.simrad.com

SimradPI50

Catchmonitoringsystem

Installationmanual

Thismanualprovidesyouwiththebasicinformation
requiredtoinstalltheSimradPI50.Formoredetailed
informationaboutthepracticaluseoftheproduct,refer
totheSimradPI50OperatormanualortheSimradPI50
Referencemanual.

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stated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.

Warning

Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichit
wasdesigned.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjury
topersonnel.Theusermustbefamiliarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbefore
attemptingtoinstall,operateorworkontheequipment.
KongsbergMaritimeASdisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproper
installation,useormaintenanceoftheequipment.

Supportinformation

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address:-.Ifyouneedinformationaboutourotherproducts,visitourwebsite.Onthewebsiteyou
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Installationmanual

Tableofcontents

ABOUTTHISMANUAL.......................................................7

ABOUTTHESIMRADPI50.................................................9

Important..................................................................................................................9

Systemdescription.................................................................................................10

Systemdiagram......................................................................................................11

Systemunits...........................................................................................................12

Colourdisplay............................................................................................12

ProcessorUnit............................................................................................12

SensorReceiver..........................................................................................13

Hydrophone...............................................................................................14

Catchmonitoringsensors............................................................................15

Generalsupplyconditions......................................................................................15

Equipmentresponsibility.............................................................................15

Receipt,unpackingandstorage....................................................................16

Generalinstallationrequirements...........................................................................16

Approvalbyclassicationsociety................................................................16

Supplypower.............................................................................................16

Compassdeviation......................................................................................16

Noisesources.............................................................................................17

Drydocking...............................................................................................17

Wiring........................................................................................................17

Supportinformation...............................................................................................18

INSTALLATIONPROCEDURES.........................................19

Basicprocedure......................................................................................................20

PI50MarineComputerinstallation........................................................................20

Colourdisplayinstallation......................................................................................22

ReceiverUnitinstallation.......................................................................................22

PI50CABLELAYOUT.......................................................24

Cableplan...............................................................................................................25

Listofcables..........................................................................................................27

Cabledrawings.......................................................................................................31

GenericRS-232Serialline..........................................................................32

GenericRS-232Serialline..........................................................................33

Commercialpowersupply...........................................................................34

Vesselground.............................................................................................35

ACmains(IEC60320)................................................................................36

ACmains(IEC320/C7)...............................................................................37

CommercialDCpowersupply.....................................................................38

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ReceiverUnitpowersupply.........................................................................39

RJ45Ethernet,straight................................................................................40

VGA/SVGADisplay...................................................................................41

UniversalSerialBus(USB).........................................................................42

Parallelprinter............................................................................................43

DVI–IDisplay............................................................................................44

ITIserialline..............................................................................................45

Hydrophonejunctionbox............................................................................46

Hydrophone...............................................................................................47

SOFTWAREINSTALLATION.............................................48

HowtoinstallthePI50software............................................................................48

HowtoobtainthePI50license...............................................................................49

HowtoupgradethePI50software.........................................................................50

HowtoremovethePI50software..........................................................................50

INTERFACESANDINTEGRATION....................................51

AboutNMEAinterfacesandtelegrams.................................................................51

AboutNMEA.............................................................................................51

Telegrams...................................................................................................52

StandardNMEA0183communicationparameters........................................52

Externalinterfaces..................................................................................................52

HowtosetupthePIsensordataoutput........................................................52

HowtosetuptheSimradITITrawlsysteminterface....................................54

HowtosetuptheSimradechosounderinput................................................55

Howtosetupthenavigationsysteminterface...............................................57

DRAWINGFILE...............................................................59

PI50Marinecomputer............................................................................................60

PI50ReceiverUnit.................................................................................................61

PowerSupplyforPI50ReceiverUnit....................................................................62

TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS.........................................63

Catchmonitoringsystemspecications.................................................................63

Interfacespecications...........................................................................................64

Colourdisplayspecications..................................................................................64

PI50MarineComputerspecications....................................................................65

HYDROPHONEINSTALLATION........................................67

PISENSORS....................................................................68

Sensorsoverview....................................................................................................68

PIBottomContactpurposeandapplication..................................................69

PICatchpurposeandapplication.................................................................70

PIDepthpurposeandapplication.................................................................71

PIHeightpurposeandapplication................................................................72

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PISpreadpurposeandapplication...............................................................73

PITwinSpreadpurposeandapplication.......................................................74

PISpread/Depthpurposeandapplication......................................................75

PITemperaturepurposeandapplication.......................................................76

PITemperature/Depthpurposeandapplication.............................................77

PIGeometrypurposeandapplication...........................................................77

PIHeight/Depthpurposeandapplication......................................................79

PISeineSounderpurposeandapplication.....................................................80

PIRemote/Depthpurposeandapplication....................................................81

PIRippurposeandapplication....................................................................82

Sensorconguration...............................................................................................83

Defaultcommunicationchannelsandupdaterates.........................................83

Changingacommunicationchannel.............................................................84

Changingtheupdaterate.............................................................................84

PICongurator...........................................................................................85

Chargingprocedures...............................................................................................86

Batteryhandling.........................................................................................86

HowtousetheSimradPICharger...............................................................87

HowtousetheSimradPIMaxiCharger........................................................89

HowtousetheSimradPIMiniCharger........................................................90

HowtousetheSimradPSCharger...............................................................91

TELEGRAMFORMATS......................................................93

AbouttheNMEAtelegramformat.........................................................................94

AboutNMEA.............................................................................................94

Telegrams...................................................................................................94

StandardNMEA0183communicationparameters........................................95

Sentencestructure.......................................................................................95

SpecicationofNMEAtelegrams.........................................................................96

DBSDepthbelowsurface...........................................................................96

GLLGeographicalpositionlatitude/longitude..............................................97

GGAGlobalpositioningsystemxdata.......................................................98

HDGHeading,deviationandvariation.........................................................98

HDMHeading,magnetic.............................................................................99

HDTHeading,true.....................................................................................99

RMCRecommendedminimumspecicGNSSdata......................................99

VHWW aterspeedandheading.................................................................100

VTGCourseoverground&groundspeed..................................................100

VLWDualground/waterdistance..............................................................101

Proprietarytelegramsandformats.......................................................................102

DBSDepthoftrawlbelowsurface.............................................................102

HFBTrawlheadropetofootropeandbottom..............................................102

PSIMP-D1PISensordata.........................................................................102

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AGENERALSAFETYRULES...............................................105

BEQUIPMENTHANDLING................................................106

Transportation.......................................................................................................106

Lifting...................................................................................................................106

Storagepriortoinstallationoruse.......................................................................107

Inspection.............................................................................................................108

Unpacking............................................................................................................108

Generalunpackingprocedure....................................................................108

Unpackingelectronicandelectromechanicalunits......................................109

Unpackingmechanicalunits......................................................................109

Unpackingtransducers...............................................................................110

Storageafterunpacking........................................................................................110

Storageafteruse...................................................................................................110

Cleaningcabinets.......................................................................................111

Mechanicalunits........................................................................................111

Cables.......................................................................................................111

Internalbatteries........................................................................................112

Dehumidier.............................................................................................112

Coatings....................................................................................................112

Re-packaging........................................................................................................112

Temperatureprotection.........................................................................................112

Circuitboardhandlingandpackaging..................................................................113

Returningacircuitboard............................................................................114

Electro-StaticDischarge(ESD)............................................................................114

CBASICCABLEREQUIREMENTS......................................116

Cabletrays............................................................................................................116

RadioFrequencyinterference..............................................................................117

Physicalprotection...............................................................................................117

Grounding.............................................................................................................117

Cableconnections.................................................................................................118

Cableterminations................................................................................................118

Cableidentication...............................................................................................118

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Aboutthismanual

Aboutthismanual

Purpose

Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidetheinformationandbasicdrawingsrequiredfor
installationoftheSimradPI50.

Formoredetailedinformationaboutthepracticaluseoftheproduct,refertotheSimrad
PI50OperatormanualortheSimradPI50Referencemanual.

Aboutthetechnicaldescriptionsandthetargetaudience

ThismanualdescribestheinstallationoftheSimradPI50.

Themanualisintendedfortechnicalpersonnel;qualiedmaintenanceengineersand
technicians.Itisassumedthatthepersonnelisconversantwiththegeneralprinciplesof
maritimeelectronicequipment,inparticularsonar,echosounderandcatchmonitoring
systems.Thepersonnelmustalsobefamiliarwithcomputerhardware,signalprocessing,
interfacetechnologyandtraditionaltroubleshootingonelectronicandmechanical
products.

Theinstructionsmustbefollowedcarefullytoensureoptimalperformance.Asaguide,
installationproceduresarepresentedintheordertheyaretobeperformed.Successful
completionofeachprocedureistobeconrmedbycheckingoffthecorrespondingbox.

Note

Theinstallationinstructionsgiveninthisdocumentmustbeadheredto.Failuretodoso
mayrendertheguaranteevoid.

KongsbergMaritimeASwillacceptnoresponsibilityforanydamageorinjurytothe
system,vesselorpersonnelcausedbyequipmentthathasbeenincorrectlyinstalledor
maintained,orbydrawings,instructionsorproceduresthathavenotbeenpreparedbyus.

Theequipmentdescribedinthismanualincludesthecompletesystemwithassociated
cabinets,butnotsystemunitsprovidedlocallybythecustomer,installationshipyard
orlocaldealer.Themanualalsodenestheequipmentresponsibility,andprovides
instructionsforunpackingandstorage.

Afterinstallation,thisdocumentmustbestoredonboardthevesselforlaterreference
whenupdatingorservicingtheequipment.

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Installationdrawings

Detailedvesselspecicmechanicaldrawingsfortheinstallationmustbeprovidedbythe
customer,oranyshipyardcontractedtoperformtheinstallation.

KongsbergMaritimeASmay,onspecialorder,provideassistancetothesedrawings.
Drawingsmustbeapprovedbytheappropriatevesselcerticationauthoritypriorto
installationofthesystem.

ApplicableoutlinedimensionandproductionsdrawingsareprovidedintheDrawing
lechapter.DrawingsmayalsobedownloadedinPDFand/orDWGformatsfrom

h

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

References

ThefollowingusermanualshavebeenprovidedfortheSimradPI50.Englishmanuals
areprovidedwiththePI50whenitisshipped.Whenavailable,manualsinother
languagesmaybedownloadedfromh

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

•SimradPI50OperatorManual,English[328457/ISBN978-82-8066-121-2]

•SimradPI50ReferenceManual,English[328458/ISBN978-82-8066-120-3]

•SimradPI50InstallationManual,English[328459/ISBN978-82-8066-122-7]

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AbouttheSimradPI50

AbouttheSimradPI50

StudythischaptertofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeSimradPI50.

Topics

•Importantonpage9

•Systemdescriptiononpage10

•Systemdiagramonpage11

•Systemunitsonpage12

•Generalsupplyconditionsonpage15

•Generalinstallationrequirementsonpage16

Important

Aswithallotheradvancedinstruments,thereareafewimportantthingsthatyoumustbe
awareof.

WhenthePI50isnotused

WhenyoudonotusethePI50,switchoffthedisplayandthecomputer.

YoumayswitchofthePI50SensorReceivertoo.Itisnotequippedwithanon/offswitch,
butyoucanunplugthepowersupplyifyouarenotgoingtousethePI50forawhile.

Ifsomethingbreaksdown

Ifyoubelievethatsomethinghasbrokendown,contactyourlocaldealer.Hewillbe
abletoassist.

Alistofallourdealersisprovidedonh

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

contactadealer,observethesupportinformationinthischapter.

→Supportinformationonpage18

WhenyouswitchoffthePI50

YoumustNEVERswitchoffthePI50bymeansoftheon/offswitchonthecomputer.

YoumustALW AYSexitthePI50applicationbyclickingtheExitbuttonontheTitleBar.

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IfyoupowerdownthePI50bymeansofthecomputerswitchyoumaydamagethe
softwareapplicationandtheinterfaceparameterstoexternaldevices.

Systemdescription

TheSimradPI50isdesignedfortheprofessionalsherycommunityimplementingthe
latestinnovations.Thecatchmonitoringsystemallowsyoutostayinfullcontrolofthe
gearanditsbehaviour.Thesystemisdesignedtobeequallyusefulforallshingtypes.
Bottomtrawlers,pelagictrawlers,purseordanishseiners-whateverkindofgearyou
use,allvesselscantakeadvantageofthefunctionalityprovidedbythePI50.

TheSimradPI50comprisesthefollowingunits:

•Colourdisplay

•ProcessorUnit(ThePI50MarineComputermaybeprovided)

•SensorReceiver

•Hydrophone

Thehydrophoneismountedunderthevessel’shull.

Thesystemfurthercomprisesanumberofsmallandrobustsensorsmeasuringthe
conditionsonyourshinggear.TheSimradPI50canreceiveinformationfromsix
sensorssimultaneously.

Oneormoresensorbatterychargersarealsorequired.

Thesensorsarepoweredbybuilt-inrechargeablebatteries.Theyarehousedintitanium
casings,anddesignedusingadvancedshockabsorbingmaterials.Theinformation
collectedbythesensorsaresentthroughthewatertothehydrophonebymeansofcoded
soundwaves.TheSensorReceiverampliesanddecodestheinformation,convertsitto
digitalformat,andsendsittotheProcessorUnit(computer).Thecomputerinterpretsthe
information,andnallypresentsittoyou.

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Systemdiagram

Figure1System
diagram

Abasicsystemdiagramisprovided.Interfacecapabilities
andpowercablesarenotshown.

ADisplayUnit

BProcessorUnit

CSensorReceiver

DPowerSupply

EHydrophone

FCatchMonitoringSensors

Additionalunitsinclude:

•SensorBatteryCharger

•Loudspeaker

Aloudspeakerisoptional,anditmustbeinstalledifyou
wishtoheartheaudiblealarms.Notethataloudspeaker
cannotbeconnecteddirectlytothecomputer.An
amplierisrequired.

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Systemunits

Eachsystemunitisdescribedinmoredetail.

Colourdisplay

AnycommercialcolourdisplaycanbeusedwiththeSimradPI50systemprovidedthat
thedisplaymeetsthebasicspecications.

Thesespecicationsare:

•Minimumscreenresolution:1280x1024

ProcessorUnit

AdedicatedmaritimecomputermaybeprovidedwiththeSimradPI50system.

Figure2PI50MarineComputer

Whenthiscomputerissupplied,itisreadilysetupwithallnecessarysoftware.The
computeriscustomizedbySimradtocontainnomovingparts.

Thecomputerisnormallymountedinthewheelhouse.Ifyouwishtotakeadvantage
oftheaudiblealarmsoffered,thecomputermustbeinstalledinsuchmannerthatthe
built-inloudspeakercanbeheard.Asanalternative,anexternalpoweredloudspeaker
canbeconnected.

Note

ThePI50MarineComputerdoesnotcontainanyfans.Itwillbeverywarm,evenduring
normaloperation.

AnycommercialcomputercanalsobeusedwiththeSimradsystemprovidedthatthe
computermeetsthebasicminimumspecications.

Minimumcomputerrequirements

Observethefollowingminimumcomputerrequirements.

•Operatingsystem:Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP

®

(32–bit)orMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

7(32–bit)

[1]

Onnewinstallations,werecommendthatMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

7isused.

•Processorspeed:2GHzDualcore

1.ThePI50softwaredoesnotsupportMicrosoft©Windows©NTorolderoperatingsystems.

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•Memory:2Gb

•Freeharddiskspace:30Gb

•Chipset:Intel

•Graphicadapter:DirectX9.0ccompatiblewithDirect3dandOpenGL

[2]

•Interfaces:

–Oneserial(RS-232)interfacetocommunicatewiththeReceiverUnit

Notethat“PCIExpress”serialinterfaceboardsarenotsupported.

–OneEthernetinterfacetocommunicatewithship’slocalareanetwork(ifrequired)

–Oneormoreseriallineinterfaces(dependsonhowmanyinterfacesthatare

requiredforthespecicintegration)

Note

USBtoSerialadapterarenotsupportedunderWindowsXP .

•Displayresolution:1280x1024

[3]

SensorReceiver

TheSimradPI50usesacustombuiltreceiver.

Figure3PI50Receiver

ThePI50SensorReceiverishousedinasmallcabinet.Allnecessaryinputandoutput
socketseasilyavailable.Theunitispoweredbyasmallexternalpowersupply.

TheSensorReceiverprovidesthefollowinginterfaces:

•SeriallinecabletotheProcessorUnit.

•Onehydrophone

•Externalpowersupply

ThemaximumlengthoftheseriallinecablebetweentheSensorReceiverandthe
ProcessorUnitis50meters.

2.Alargenumberofcommercialgraphicadaptersareavailable,andSimradhasnottestedallofthem.

EvenadaptersmeetingtheminimumspecicationsmayinsomecasesprovetofailwiththePI50
software.W ewelcomeanyfeedbackwithcommentsorexperienceswithgraphicadapters.

3.Thisistheminimumresolution.AswithallotherWindowsapplications,thePI50softwarewillwork

withhigherresolutions,providedthatitissupportedbythegraphicadapterinthecomputerandthe
displayconnected.

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Hydrophone

Twohullmountedhydrophonesareavailable,oneforpurseseiningoperations,andone
fortrawloperations.Y oucaninstallboth,andthenselectactivehydrophonebymeansof
aselectorboxonthebulkhead.

Purseseinehydrophone

Figure4Purseseinehydrophone

Thehullmountedhydrophoneforpurseseining
operationshasa90degreeshorizontalbeam
anda30degreesverticalbeamtoprovidethe
PI50withoptimalreceptionfromthesensors
onapurseseine.

Thisspecicbeampatternisespeciallysuitedfor
purseseiningandthewidecoverageareareduces
theneedforcarefulalignment.

Trawlhydrophone

Thehullmountedhydrophonefortrawlingoperationshasa50degreeshorizontalbeam
anda30degreesverticalbeamtoprovidethePI50withoptimalreceptionfromthe
sensorsonabottomorpelagictrawl.

Thisspecicbeampatternisespeciallysuitedfortrawlingandthewidecoveragearea
reducestheneedforcarefulalignment.

Portablehydrophone

Figure5Portablehydrophone

Aportablehydrophoneisalsoavailable.Itis
designedasatemporarymeasureuntilaxed
hydrophonecanbeinstalledatthevessel’snext
planneddrydocking.Ithasanomnidirectional
beamanda50meterintegratedcable.

Thecableissheathedinpolyurethaneproviding
robustexternalprotectiontocomplimentits150
kgtensilestrength.

Thecableissuppliedonareelforconvenient
retrievalandstowage,andisequippedwitha
plugforeasyattachmenttotheReceiverUnit.

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Catchmonitoringsensors

AlargeselectionofsensorscanbeusedwiththePI50system.

Thecurrentsoftwareversionsupportsthefollowingsensors:

•BottomContact

•Catch

•Depth

•Spread

•Temperature

•Height

•Spread/Depth

•TwinSpread

•Height/Depth

•SeineSounder

•Geometry

Relatedtopics

•Sensorsoverviewonpage68

•Sensorcongurationonpage83

•Chargingproceduresonpage86

Generalsupplyconditions

ThefollowingsupplyconditionsareapplicabletothisSimradPI50delivery.

Equipmentresponsibility

Theshipyardperformingtheinstallationand/orequipmentdealerbecomesfully
responsiblefortheequipmentuponreceiptunlessotherwisestatedinthecontract.The
durationofresponsibilityincludes:

•Theperiodoftimetheequipmentisstoredlocallybeforeinstallation.

•Duringtheentireinstallationprocess.

•Whilecommissioningtheequipment.

•Theperiodoftimebetweencommissioningandthenalacceptanceoftheequipment

bytheenduser(normallytheownerofthevesselwhichtheequipmenthasbeen
installed).

Unlessotherarrangementshavebeenmadeinthecontract,theSimradPI50guarantee
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,therecipientshouldnotifyboththetransportationcompanyandKongsberg
MaritimesothatKongsbergMaritimecanarrangeforreplacementorrepairofthe
damagedequipment.

Onceunpacked,theequipmentmustbestoredinacontrolledenvironmentwithan
atmospherefreeofcorrosiveagents,excessivehumidityortemperatureextremes.The
equipmentmustbecoveredtoprotectitfromdustandotherformsofcontamination
whenstored.

Formoreinformation,seetheappendixrelatedtoequipmenthandling.

Generalinstallationrequirements

ThefollowinginstallationrequirementsareapplicabletothisKongsbergMaritime
delivery.

Approvalbyclassicationsociety

TheSimradPI50hydrophoneinstallationmustbeapprovedbyDetNorskeV eritas
(DNV)oranotherclassicationsociety.Theshipownerandshipyardperformingthe
installationareresponsibleforobtaininginstallationapproval.

Supplypower

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

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.Avoidlocatingsupportingblocksorstructuresin
thevicinityofthisequipment.

Note

Thelocationofthehydrophoneand/orprotectionblistermustbenotedonthevessel’ s
dockingplanforfuturereference.

Powerdownallhydroacousticsystems,andlabeleachsystemaccordinglytoprevent
accidentalpoweron.Removecircuitbreakersifnecessary .

Wiring

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

Note

Wheneverpossible,hydrophonecablesmustberuninsteelconduits.

Formoredetailedinformationaboutcablesandwiring,refertothebasiccable
requirements.

→Basiccablerequirementsonpage116

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Supportinformation

IfyouneedadditionaltechnicalsupportforyourSimradPI50youmustcontactyour
localdealer,oroneofoursupportdepartments.

Norway(Mainofce)

•Address:Strandpromenaden50,3190Horten,Norway

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•E-mailaddress:s

i m r a d . s u p p o r t @ s i m r a d . c o m

•Website:h t t p : / / w w w . s i m r a d . n o

Spain

•Address:PoligonoPartidaTorres38,03570Villajoyosa,Spain

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•E-mailaddress:s

i m r a d . s p a i n @ s i m r a d . c o m

•Website:h t t p : / / w w w . s i m r a d . e s

USA

•Address:1921033rdAveW,Lynnwood,W A98036,USA

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•E-mailaddress:s

i m r a d . u s a @ s i m r a d . c o m

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

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Installationprocedures

Installationprocedures

ThischapterprovidesthebasicinformationrequiredtoinstallthephysicalSimradPI50
units.

Note

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

Topics

•Basicprocedureonpage20

•PI50MarineComputerinstallationonpage20

•Colourdisplayinstallationonpage22

•ReceiverUnitinstallationonpage22

Relatedtopics

•Generalsafetyrulesonpage105

•Equipmenthandlingonpage106

•Basiccablerequirementsonpage116

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Basicprocedure

Thisisthebasicinstallationprocedure.

1Checkthatyouhavereceivedallpartsrequiredfortheinstallation;cables,

connectors,brackets,drawingsetc.

→Drawingleonpage59

2Installthehydrophoneanditscableaccordingtotheguidelinesinthehydrophone

manualandthedrawingsprovidedwithit.

3MountthePI50ProcessorUnit(orcommercialcomputer).

→PI50MarineComputerinstallationonpage20

4Mountthedisplayunit.

5Connectthecomputeranddisplaycables.

•Powercabletodisplaymonitor.

•Powercabletocomputer.

•Videocablefromcomputertodisplaymonitor.

•Connectthepointingdevice(mouseortrackball).

•Connectthekeyboard(ifapplicable).

→PI50Cablelayoutonpage24

6MounttheReceiverUnitusingtheappropriatebrackets.

→ReceiverUnitinstallationonpage22

7MountthepowersupplyfortheReceiverUnit.

8ConnectthecablestotheReceiverUnit:

•Hydrophonecable

•Powercables

9PrepareandinstalltheseriallinecablebetweentheReceiverUnitandthecomputer:

10Prepareandconnecttherequiredsensorinterfaces.

•Navigationsystem(GPS)forspeed,position,distanceandheadinginformation

•Trawlsystemforgearmonitoring

•Echosounderfordepthmonitoring

YoucanconnectthesedevicesusingseriallinestotherearsideofthePI50
computer.Ifapplicable,youcanalsoretrievetheinformationfromtheseperipheral
devicesfromthevessel’slocalareanetwork(LAN).

PI50MarineComputerinstallation

ThePI50MarineComputerisanindustrialcomputer.Itissmall,rugged,andcontainsno
movingparts.Thismeansthatfans,harddisksandCDdrivesareomitted.Thecomputer
providesEthernetsockets,RS-232seriallines,andanumberofUSBconnectors.The
harddiskisreplacedwithasolidstatedrive(SSD).

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TheMarineComputeriseasilymountedwiththebracketssuppliedwiththeunit.

Asmallexternalpowersupplyisprovided,andmustbeplacednearthecomputer.

Figure6PI50MarineComputer

Preparations

Twobracketsandeightboltsenclosed.Mountthetwobracketsatthebottomofthe
computer.

Procedure

Tomakesurethattheprocedureisfollowedcorrectly,andintherightorder,tickoff
eachtaskafteryouhavedoneit.

1

Locatethemostconvenientlocationforthecomputer.

Inordertoallowforfuturemaintenance,westronglyadvicethatyoumountthe
computerwithitsrearpanelavailableforimmediateaccess.

Note

Makesurethatyoucanaccessboththerearandfrontsideofthecomputerafterit
hasbeeninstalled.

2 Observetheoutlinedimensiondrawing.

3

Markthelocationofthesixholesprovidedonthetwobrackets.

4

Mounttheunitusingsixboltsorscrews.

5

Findasuitablelocationforthepowersupply.

6

Securethepowersupplywithwirestraps,velcro,brackets,oranyother

meansappropriate.

7

Connectthecables.

Note

Whenyouconnectthecables,makesurethattheyareallsecured,andableto
withstandthevibrationandmovementsofthevessel.

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Colourdisplayinstallation

Differentcommercialcolourdisplaysareavailable.Forinstallationandoperationofthe
chosendisplayunit,refertothemanualsuppliedwiththeunit.

Tomakesurethattheprocedureisfollowedcorrectly,andintherightorder,tickoff
eachtaskafteryouhavedoneit.

1

Beforeyoustartinstallation,checkthatallthefollowingrequirementsaremet.

•Thedisplaymustbelocatedsothatitisbestprotectedfromglarewhichreduces
readability.

•Thedisplaymaybemountedinapanel,onthedesktoporbulkhead,oroverhead.

•Makesurethatadequateventilationisavailabletoavoidoverheating.

•Thecompasssafedistancemustbeallowedforwhenplanningtheunit’slocation.

•Makesurethattheinstallationallowsforthephysicalmovementsandforces
normallyexperiencedonavessel.

•Makesurethatenoughspaceisprovidedformaintenancework.

2

Installthecolourdisplayasdescribedtheapplicabledocumentationprovided

withtheunit.

3

Connectthecables.

Note

Whenyouconnectthecables,makesurethattheyareallsecured,andableto
withstandthevibrationandmovementsofthevessel.

ReceiverUnitinstallation

ThePI50SensorReceiverishousedinasmallcabinet.Allnecessaryinputandoutput
socketseasilyavailable.Theunitispoweredbyasmallexternalpowersupply.

TheSensorReceiverprovidesthefollowinginterfaces:

•SeriallinecabletotheProcessorUnit.

•Onehydrophone

•Externalpowersupply

Figure7PI50Receiver

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Preparations

TwobracketsaremountedontheReceiverUnittofacilitateinstallationonabulkheador
insideacabinetwall.Y ouneedtondfour4mmboltsorscrews.

Procedure

Tomakesurethattheprocedureisfollowedcorrectly,andintherightorder,tickoff
eachtaskafteryouhavedoneit.

1

LocatethemostconvenientlocationfortheReceiverUnit.

Inordertoallowforfuturemaintenance,westronglyadvicethatyoumounttheunit
withbothendpanelsavailableforimmediateaccess.

2

Observetheoutlinedimensiondrawing.

3

Markthelocationofthefourholesprovidedbythetwobrackets.

4

Mounttheunitusingfourboltsorscrews.

5

Findasuitablelocationforthepowersupply.

6

Securethepowersupplywithwirestraps,velcro,brackets,oranyother

meansappropriate.

7

Connectthecables.

Note

Whenyouconnectthecables,makesurethattheyareallsecured,andableto
withstandthevibrationandmovementsofthevessel.

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PI50Cablelayout

ThischapterdescribestheinstallationrequirementsfortheSimradPI50cables.

Note

Allelectronicinstallationsandcorrespondingwiringmustbeinaccordancewiththe
vessel’ snationalregistryandcorrespondingmaritimeauthorityand/orclassication
society.

ObserveBasiccablerequirementsonpage116.

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

Topics

•Cableplanonpage25

•Listofcablesonpage27

•Cabledrawingsonpage31

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Cableplan

Figure8Cableplan,topside

     
     

ADisplay

BComputer

CEthernetcabletovesselLAN(C09,optional)

DSerialcabletoReceiverUnit(C10)

Ifaloudspeakersystemisinstalled,usetheappropriateoutput(audioorUSBdepending
onthespeakersystem)ontherearsideofthecomputer.

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Figure9Cableplan,ReceiverUnit

ASerialcabletoProcessorUnit(C10)

BReceiverUnit

CPowersupply

DHydrophone

Notethattheindividualunitsarenotdrawntoscale.

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PI50Cablelayout

Listofcables

ThelistbelowspecieseachcableusedonthePI50system.Referencesaremadetothe
locationofconnector(s),detailedcabledrawingsandspecications.

PI50Cablelist

C1PI50/C01Keyboard

Thisisastandardkeyboardcable.Itisusuallyxedtothekeyboard.The
connectionnormallydependsonthemakeandmodelofthecomputer.Most
recentcomputersuseaUSBplug,oldertypesusePS/2.Wirelesskeyboards
arealsoavailable.

Notethatthekeyboardisanoptionalitem.ItisnotapartofthePI50delivery.

C2PI50/C02Mouse,trackballorotherpointingdevice

Thisisastandardcomputermouse,orotherpointingdevice,cable.Itisphysically
attachedtothemouse.ThecableisnormallyterminatedinaUSBplug.Wireless
pointingdevicesarealsoavailable.

Acommercial“trackball”pointingdeviceisprovidedwiththePI50computer.

C3PI50/C03Displaycable

Thisvideocableisnormallyprovidedwiththedisplay,anditisoftenphysically
attachedtotherearsideofthedisplay.Itisastandardcommercialcable.

ThemostcommonvideoformatsandconnectorsareSVGAandDVI.Some
computersalsosupporttheHMDIoutputformat.Makesurethatthecomputer’s
graphicadapteristtedwithaconnectorthatmatchesthevideocableprovided
withthedisplay.

→VGA/SVGADisplayonpage41

→DVI–IDisplayonpage44

C4PI50/C04Printer

AprintercanbeconnectedtothePI50computer.Acableforthisisnormally
providedwiththeprinter.

ThemostcommoninterfacecableforprintersisUSB.Someoldercomputersand
printersalsosupportparallelconnection(Centronics).

→UniversalSerialBus(USB)onpage42

→Parallelprinteronpage43

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C5PI50/C05ComputertoACmains

Thiscableisprovidedwiththecomputer.Itisastandardcommercialmainscable.

ThedisplayendisnormallyterminatedwithanIECC13inlinesocket.Theother
endisterminatedinanACconnectorsuitableforthelocalconditions.Ifthisis
notthecase,youmustreplacetheACconnector.

ThePI50MarineComputeristtedwithanexternalpowersupply,anditcanalso
bepoweredfromaDCsource.Observethetechnicalspecications.

→PI50MarineComputerspecicationsonpage65

→ACmains(IEC60320)onpage36

→CommercialDCpowersupplyonpage38

C6PI50/C06ColourdisplaytoACmains

Thiscableisprovidedwiththedisplay.Itisastandardcommercialmainscable.

ThedisplayendisnormallyterminatedwithanIECC13inlinesocket.Theother
endisterminatedinanACconnectorsuitableforthelocalconditions.Ifthisis
notthecase,youmustreplacetheACconnector.

→ACmains(IEC60320)onpage36

C7PI50/C07Colourdisplaytoground

Thisisastandardcommercialgroundingcable.Whenapplicable,connectthis
cablebetweentheunitandships’ground.

Thecablemustbeprovidedbytheinstallationshipyard.

→Vesselgroundonpage35

C8PI50/C08Computertoground

Thisisastandardcommercialgroundingcable.Whenapplicable,connectthis
cablebetweentheunitandships’ground.

Thecablemustbeprovidedbytheinstallationshipyard.

→Vesselgroundonpage35

C9PI50/C09Ethernettoshiplocalareanetwork(LAN)

IfthecomputerisequippedwithanEthernetconnector,itmayalsobeconnected
tothevessel’slocalareanetwork(LAN).

Astandard“straight”Ethernetcableisrequired,andthecablemustbeprovided
bytheinstallationshipyard.

NotethatscreenedEthernetcablesmustbeused(CA T5orbetter).

→RJ45Ethernet,straightonpage40

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