Simrad PI CONFIGURATOR Operators Manual

Operator manual

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Simrad PI Congurator

“User” mode

SimradPICongurator

Operatormanual

Release4.3.X

Thismanualprovidesyouwiththebasicinformation requiredtoinstallandusetheSimradPIConguratorutility.

Programmingmode:User

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Documentnumber:164924/ISBN-13:978-82-8066-040-4

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RevisedforSWversion4.3.X.

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Operatormanual

Introduction

ThepurposeofthePIConguratorutilityistobeabletosetupSimrad’scatch monitoringsensorssothattheycanoperateondifferentcommunicationchannels. SeveralvesselsequippedwithSimrad’sPIcatchmonitoringsystemsmaythenoperate simultaneouslyinthesameareawithoutinterference.

ThePIConguratorutilityalsoallowsyoutochangetheupdaterateoneachPIsensor. ThisisthetimeelapsedbetweeneachdatatransmissionfromthesensortoyourhostPI system.TheupdateratecannotbechangedonPSsensors.

Thisdocumentdescribessoftwareversion4.3.X.

Topics

•Basicinformationonpage5

•Aboutsensorcongurationonpage7

•SpreadandRemotesensorscongurationonpage8

•GeometryandMini-Rsensorscongurationonpage9

•Programmingmodesonpage10

Basicinformation

ThissectionprovidesbasicinformationaboutthePIConguratorutility.

Defaultsensorsettings

PIandPSsensorsaredeliveredfromSimradreadilysetupwithcommondefaultsettings. Whenrequired,theindividualsensorsmaybeprogrammedwithregardto:

•Communicationchannel

•LEDcontrol

•Pingcontrol

•Dataupdaterate

•RemoteandMini-R

•ShowchannelwithLEDashatstartup

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ThedefaultsettingsprovidedwiththeindividualsensorsarespeciedinsectionDefault communicationchannelsandupdateratesonpage7.

WhocanprogramPIsensors?

SensorcongurationisnormallyperformedbyauthorizedSimradtechnicians.However, individualswithbasiccomputerskillsandaccesstothenecessaryequipmentshould notnditdifcult.

Necessaryequipment

Thefollowinghard-andsoftwareisrequiredtousethePIConguratorutility:

•PIConguratorsoftware

•Apersonalcomputerwithaseriallineand/orUSBcommunicationport

Thefollowingoperatingsystemsaresupported:

–Microsoft

WindowsXP

Windows7

•Asensorprogrammingcableforeitherastationary(desktop)orportable(laptop)

computer(ifcomputer’sRS-232seriallineinterfaceisused).

•PICICInterfaceunit(ifcomputer’sUSBinterfaceistobeused)

Notethatthesensorprogrammingcablesforstationaryandportablecomputersare designeddifferentlyandaren

o t interchangeable.

EquipmentavailablefromSimrad

ThefollowingequipmentareavailablefromSimrad.Theordernumbersareprovidedin brackets.

•Instructionmanual[857-164924]

•Software[889-204037]

•Programmingserialcableforstationary[desktop]computers[380-204624]

•Programmingserialcableforportable[laptop]computers[380-208429]

•PICICInterfaceunitforUSBcommunication[326157]

•Servicehydrophone[314-204480]

Thecongurationequipmentisalsoisavailableinkits:

•KIT1:Instructionmanualandsoftware[KIT-208780]

•KIT2:Instructionmanual,softwareandprogrammingcableforstationary[desktop]

computer[KIT -208781]

•KIT3:Instructionmanual,softwareandprogrammingcableforportable[laptop]

computers[KIT -208782]

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Aboutsensorconguration

AllsensorsareprovidedfromSimradwithpredenedcommunicationchannelsand updaterates.BymeansofthePIConguratorutility,thesedefaultparametersettings maybemodiedtosuityourpreferences.

Defaultcommunicationchannelsandupdaterates

Seethetablebelowfortheinitialvaluesforthecommunicationchannelsandupdate ratesforthevarioussensors.

Table1Defaultcommunicationchannelsandupdaterates

Introduction

SensorCom.channel(s)

PIBottomContact6

PICatch

PIDepthDepth300M:16

PIHeight

PIHeight/DepthMk.1Depth300M:5

PIHeight/DepthMk.2 PISeineSounder

PIRemote/DepthDepth300M:11

PISpread

PISpread/DepthDepth300M:16

PIT winSpread2and7Normal

PIT emperature

PIGeometry

Depth600M:12 Depth1000M:10

Depth600M:9 Depth1000M:1 Height:14

Depth300M:3 Depth600M:9 Depth1000M:1 Height:14

Depth600M:15 Depth1000M:13

Depth600M:12 Depth1000M:10 Spread:2

Standard:1and3 Extendedrange(XT):1and3 Differential(DF):1

Updaterate

Normal

Fast Fast Fast

Normal

Fast Fast Fast Fast

Fast Fast Normal Sameasdepth

Normal Normal Normal

Normal

Normal Normal Normal Normal

Normal

Normal Normal Normal

Changingacommunicationchannel

Itmayberequiredtochangeoneormorecommunicationchannels,andtheremaybe manyreasonsforthis.

•Youhavemorethanoneofeachsensor.Forexample,ifyouhavethreetemperature

sensors,theyMUSTcommunicateonthreedifferentchannels.

•OthervesselsnearyourusethesamePIcatchmonitoringsystem(orasimilar),and

theyhaveoneormoreoftheirsensorssetuptothesamecommunicationchannelsas youhave.Thiswillcreateinterference,asyouwill"read"eachotherssensors.

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•Ifyoursensorsaresetuptousecommunicationchannelstooclosetoeachother(for

example,youhavechosenchannels4,5and6),thiswilllimitthevesselspeed.The reasonforthisistheDopplereffect.Ifthespeedistoohigh,theDopplerwillcause thetransmissionfrequenciestochangesomuchthattheyoverlap,andthiswillcreate interference.ThePIsystemwillprovideawarningifthisisabouttohappen!Y ou musttheneitherchangetoothercommunicationchannelsfurtherapart,orreduce themaximumshootingspeed.

•Ifyouoperateatthemaximumrangeofthesensors,youmaybeabletoincreasethis

rangeslightlyifyouuselowercommunicationchannels.Thisisbecausethelower communicationchannelsuselowertransmissionfrequencies.

AllsensorsareprovidedfromSimradwithadefaultcommunicationchannel.Insome casesyoumayndthatthechosenchanneldoesnotsuityouroperationalneeds,for exampleifyouhavemorethanonesensorofanygiventype.Thisisadecisionyou havetomakedependingonhowmanysensorsyouuse,andhowmanyofthesethat areidentical.

→Defaultcommunicationchannelsandupdateratesonpage7

Changingtheupdaterate

Itmayberequiredtochangetheupdaterateonasensor,thatishowoftenitsends informationbacktothePIcatchmonitoringsystem.Ahighupdateratewillgive frequentinformationupdates,butthesensorwillusemorebatterypower.Ifyouneed yourbatteriestolastaslongaspossible,youmustconsiderloweringtheupdaterate.

•Alowupdateratewillprovideyouwithfewerinformationupdates,butthebattery

willlastverylong.

•Ahighupdateratewillgiveyoufrequentinformationupdates,butthebatterywill

runoutfaster.

AllsensorsareprovidedfromSimradwithadefaultupdateratesetting.Insomecases youmayndthatthisupdateratedoesnotsuityouroperationalneeds.Thisisadecision youhavetomakedependingonthelocalshingconditions.

→Defaultcommunicationchannelsandupdateratesonpage7

SpreadandRemotesensorsconguration

WheneveryouusethePISpreadandPIRemotesensors,youmustmakesurethatthese communicatecorrectly.Shouldincorrecttransmissionparametersbechosen,thesensors willnotbeabletocommunicatewitheachother,andthePIsystemwilldisplay“±±±".

Singletrawl

•Spread1mustcommunicatewithRemote1.

•Spread2mustcommunicatewithRemote2.

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Twintrawl

•TwinSpread1mustcommunicatewithRemote1and3.

•TwinSpread2mustcommunicatewithRemote2and4.

ATwinSpreadsensorusestwochannelstocommunicatewiththeRemotesensors;one channelforeachRemote.

Dualtwintrawl

•TwinSpread1mustcommunicatewithRemote1and3.

•TwinSpread2mustcommunicatewithRemote2and4.

Tosetupadualtwintrawlconguration,thetwosetsofTwinSpreadsensorsmustwork withdifferentcommunicationchannels.

GeometryandMini-Rsensorsconguration

WheneveryouusethePIGeometrysensors,youmustmakesurethatthesecommunicate correctly.Shouldincorrecttransmissionparametersbechosen,thesensorsand responderswillnotbeabletocommunicatewitheachother,andthePIsystemwill display“±±±".

ThefollowingPIGeometryversionsexist:

•GeometryFine–Highresolutionicontodetectsmallerchanges

•GeometryCoarse–Lowresolutionicontodetectlargerchanges

•GeometryXT(Extended)Fine–Extendedrange,highresolutionicontodetectsmaller

changes

•GeometryXT(Extended)Coarse–Extendedrange,lowresolutionicontodetect

largerchanges

•GeometryDF(Differential)Fine–differentialmeasurement(singlechannel),high

resolutionicontodetectsmallerchanges

•GeometryDF(Differential)Coarse–differentialmeasurement(singlechannel),low

resolutionicontodetectlargerchanges

TheDF(Differential)GeometrysensorsettingwillonlyuseonechannelonthePIsystem, butwillnotprovidedextendedrange.

TheCoarseorFinesettingsarenotdenedbythesensorconguration,butinthePI menusystem.

OnthePI44/54systemsthephrasesSensitiveandCoarseareused.

AllGeometryversionsaresetupaccordingtothefollowingprinciples:

Singletrawl

•Geometry1mustcommunicatewithMini–R1andMini-R3.

•Geometry2mustcommunicatewithMini–R2andMini-R4.

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Twintrawl

•Geometry1mustcommunicatewithMini–R1andMini-R3.

•Geometry2mustcommunicatewithMini–R2andMini-R4.

Programmingmodes

ThePIConguratorcongurationsoftwarehasthreeprogrammingmodes:

•User

•Distributor

•Factory

Thedifferentmodeswilldisableorenablevariousfunctionsprovidedbytheutility.

Caution

TheuseofPIConguratorsoftwareintheDistributorandFactorymodes isforqualiedSimradpersonnelonly.ImproperuseofPICongurator softwareinthesemodescancausepermanent,irreparabledamageto sensors.Itmustthereforeneverbeactivatedbyunqualiedpersonnel.

ThisoperatormanualdescribestheUserfunctionality.

Table2Availablefunctionsfortheprogrammingmodes

Function

Sensor

Update

Measure1/2

Channel1/2

PingControl

RemoteandMini-R

LEDControl

Number

ShowChannel

SerialNumber

ProgrammingMode

User

—

OKOKOK

—

OKOKOK

—

OKOKOK

—

OKOKOK

—

——

—

Distributor

OKOK

Factory

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Maindialog

Observetheillustrationanddescriptionsbelow.Notethattheappearanceoffunction buttonswilldifferdependingonthesensortypeconnectedtotheutility.Whenfunctions areunavailable,theeldsareidentiedaccordinglywithashadedappearance.

Themenusystemprovidedonthemaindialogueisdividedintothreegroups:

1Communication

Maindialog

2Conguration

3Parameters

Inaddition,themainmenuonthetopofthedialogueofferstwochoices;FileandHelp.

Topics

•Screencaptureonpage12

•Communicationonpage13

•Congurationonpage14

•Parameterdisplaysonpage15

•Filemenuonpage16

•Helpmenuonpage16

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Screencapture

Figure1PICongurator

ThisscreencapturesshowstheappearanceofthePICongurator’sMaindialogwhenit isconnectedtoaPISpread/Depthsensor.Thefunctionsrelatedtospecicsensorsare onlyactivatedwhentherelevantsensorisconnected.Forothersensors,dependingon sensortype,thebuttonsarefadeddowntoreectunavailability.

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Communication

Thefollowingcommunicationoptionsareavailable.Theseareeasilyrecognizeddueto theredbackgroundcolourinthebuttons.

1EstablishCommunication:Oncethesensorisphysicallyconnectedtothecomputer,

clicktoinitiatesensorinterface.

2ReadSensor:Clicktodownloadthecurrentparametersettingsfromthesensor.The

informationisshownintheCongurationandParametereldsbelow.

3ProgramSensor:Clicktouploadthenewcongurationparametersyouhave

denedforthesensor.

4TerminateCommunication:Clicktodisablethecommunicationbetweenthesensor

andthecomputer.

5DefaultSensorSetting:Clicktoprogramthesensorwiththecorrespondingfactory

defaultsettings.

Formoreinformation,see:

•EstablishCommunicationonpage31

•ReadSensoronpage31

•ProgramSensoronpage32

•TerminateCommunicationonpage32

•DefaultSensorSettingonpage32

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Conguration

Thefollowingcongurationoptionsareavailable.

1Sensor:Thiselddisplaysthesensortype;SingleorDual.

2Update:Selectthetimeintervalbetweenthedatatransmissionsfromthesensor.

3Measure:Theseeldsdisplaythemeasurementsthecurrentsensorismaking.

4Channel:Selectthetransmissionchannelnumber(s)tobeuploadedtothesensor.If

adualoraT winSpreadsensorisconnected,twocommunicationchannelsmustbe dened.

5Pingcontrol:Clicktocontrolhowoftenthesensorwilltransmititsinformation

backtothevessel.

6Remote:ThiscongurationeldisusedduringTwinSpreadconguration,when

itisusedtodenetheRemotesensorscombinationtobeusedinthetwinspread system.WhenaRemotesensorisconnected,thebuttonisrenamedRemoteNumber, anditisusedtodenethesensor’snumber.

7LEDcontrol:Clicktocontrolthebehaviourofthesensor’sinternalLED.

8Number:SelectthenumberfortheRemotesensor.

9Showchannel:Clicktoactivateordeactivatethesensor’sinternalLEDidentication

ash.

10ListeningMode:Clicktochangelisteningmode(forsingleordualtrawl)forthe

RemoteMk.1sensors.

Formoreinformation,see:

•Sensoronpage34

•Updateonpage34

•Measureonpage35

•Channelonpage35

•PingControlonpage36

•Remoteonpage36

•Mini-Ronpage37

•LEDControlonpage37

•Numberonpage38

•ShowChannelonpage39

•ListeningModeonpage40

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Parameterdisplays

Thefollowingparameterdisplayoptionsareavailable.

1Serialnumber:Thiselddisplaysthesensor’sserialnumber.Notethatthis

parameterisnotavailableforPSsensors.

2Batteryvoltage:Thiselddisplaythecurrentbatteryvoltage.

3Sensortemperature:Thiselddisplaysthecurrenttemperatureinsidethesensor.

4Batterytemperature:Thiselddisplaysthecurrenttemperatureofthesensor

battery.

5Softwareversion:Thiselddisplaysthecurrentversionofthesensor’scontrol

software.

6Batterytype:Thiselddisplaysthetypeofbatterycurrentlyinstalledinthesensor.

7FPGAfunction:Thiselddisplaysthefunction(s)supportedbythesensorsoftware.

8FPGAversion:Thiselddisplaysthecurrentversionofthesensor’sprocessing

software.

9Batterycapacity:Thiselddisplaysthecapacityofthebattery.

Formoreinformation,see:

•SerialNumberonpage41

•BatteryV oltageonpage41

•SensorT emperatureonpage42

•BatteryT emperatureonpage43

•SoftwareVersiononpage43

•BatteryTypeonpage43

•FPGAFunctiononpage44

•FPGAV ersiononpage44

•BatteryCapacityonpage44

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Filemenu

ThefollowingoptionsareavailableontheFilemenu.

1Com.portsetup:Thiscommandallowsyoutosetupthecommunicationportused

tointerfacethesensor.

2Language:Thiscommandallowsyoutoselectthelanguageusedonthemain

dialogue.

3Quit:ThiscommandclosesthePIConguratorutility.

Formoreinformation,see:

•CommunicationPortSetuponpage45

•Languageonpage45

•Debugwindowonpage45

•Quitonpage45

Helpmenu

ThefollowingoptionsareavailableontheHelpmenu.

1Help:Thiscommandopenstheon-linehelp.

Youcanalsor

2About:Thiscommandprovidesinformationaboutthecurrentsoftwareversion.

Formoreinformation,see:

•Helponpage47

•Aboutonpage47

i g h t - c l i c k onanybuttontoopenthehelpsystem.

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Tableofcontents

Introduction

Basicinformation

Defaultsensorsettings

WhocanprogramPIsensors?

Necessaryequipment

EquipmentavailablefromSimrad

Defaultcommunicationchannelsandupdaterates

Changingacommunicationchannel

Changingtheupdaterate

Programmingmodes

Maindialog

Screencapture

Communication

Parameterdisplays

Filemenu

Helpmenu