Simrad PI GEOMETRY - REV B, PI GEOMETRY Instruction Manual

Instruction manual

Simrad PI Geometry
Sensor system for trawl and danish seine

TE CH NO LO GY FO R SUS TA IN AB LE FI SH ER IE S

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SimradPIGeometry

Instructionmanual

Thisdocumentgivesyouthenecessaryinformationfor
mounting,chargingandmaintainingthePIGeometry
sensor.ItalsoexplainshowtosetupthePI44andPI54catch
monitoringsystemstoreceiveanddisplaytheinformation
providedbythesensor.

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Documentnumber:322482/ISBN-13:978-82-8066-102-9/Currentversion:Rev.B

Rev.A15.09.2008

Firstrelease.

Rev.B

13.02.2009

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Instructionmanual

Tableofcontents

INTRODUCTION................................................................5

Purposeandapplications..........................................................................................5

Mainpartsidentication...........................................................................................7

Informationonthesensoridenticationlabel..........................................................8

TheSimradMini-Rresponder..................................................................................8

Responder,mainpartsidentication...............................................................9

Informationontheresponderidenticationlabel...........................................10

WhyusethePIGeometrysensorsystem...............................................................10

INSTALLATION...............................................................13

PIGeometrysensorinstallation.............................................................................13

Mini-Rresponderinstallationsonthetrawldoors.................................................15

Adapterinstallation................................................................................................15

Installationprinciples.............................................................................................15

CONFIGURATION............................................................17

Basicconguration.................................................................................................17

CongurationofthePI32.......................................................................................18

CongurationofthePI44andPI54........................................................................18

Aboutsensorconguration....................................................................................20

Defaultcommunicationchannelsandupdaterates.........................................20

Changingacommunicationchannel.............................................................20

Changingtheupdaterate.............................................................................21

PICongurator...........................................................................................22

DISPLAYPRESENTATIONS..............................................23

Numericalpresentation...........................................................................................23

GraphicpresentationonPI32.................................................................................24

GraphicpresentationonPI44andPI54..................................................................24

CHARGINGANDMAINTENANCE......................................27

PIGeometrymaintenance......................................................................................27

PIMini-Rmaintenance..........................................................................................28

PIGeometrycharging.............................................................................................29

PIMini-Rcharging.................................................................................................29

HowtousetheSimradPICharger.........................................................................30

Dailyoperation...........................................................................................30

Indicators...................................................................................................32

Automaticconguration..............................................................................32

HowtousetheSimradPIMiniCharger.................................................................33

DailyoperationofthePIMiniCharger..........................................................33

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PIMiniChargerindicators...........................................................................34

HowtousetheSimradPIMaxiCharger.................................................................34

DailyoperationofthePIMaxiCharger.........................................................35

PIMaxiChargerindicators...........................................................................36

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INTRODUCTION

Efcientsherywithtrawlandpurseseineassumesprofessional
andadequateinstrumentationonthegear.Thismanualdescribes
installation,useandmaintenanceoftheSimradPIGeometry
sensorwhenputtousewithoneoftheSimradPIcatch
monitoringsystems.

Purposeandapplications

ThepurposeoftheSimradPIGeometrysensorsystemisto
monitorthegeometryofyourtrawlordanishseine.Thisis
achievedbymakingaccuratemeasurementsofthedistances
betweenthecentreoftheheadropeabovethetrawlopening(or
thefootropeatthebottom)andeachofthetrawldoorsorwing
ends.Ifthesedistancesarenotidenticalthetrawl(ordanish
seine)willbeskewedandunbalanced,andthisreducesthecatch
efciency.TheSimradPIGeometrysensorsystemhasbeen
developedtobeusedonbothbottomandpelagictrawls,aswell
aspairtrawlsanddanishseiners.InadditiontothePIGeometry
sensor,thesystemusestwoPIMini-Rtransponders.Theseare
mountedonthetrawldoors(ortrawlwings).

Note

TwoPIGeometrysensorcongurationsareavailable,
thestandardtypeandtheXT .ThestandardPIGeometry
congurationisusedwhenthedistancebetweenthePIGeometry
sensorandthetrawldoorsisbelow300meters,andwillprovide
thebestaccuracyforshorterdistances.ThePIGeometryXT
congurationcanbeusedformaximumdistancesupto600
meters.TheXTcongurationdoesnotprovidethesameaccuracy
asthestandardconguration.Usethisonlyifthestandard
congurationcannotbeused.Tochangeconguration,usethe
PIConguratorapplication.

Theresultsfromthemeasurementsaretransmittedbyacoustic
signalstothePIcatchmonitoringsystemmountedonthevessel,
andifnecessaryyoucantakecorrectiveactions.

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Figure1ThePIGeometrysensorapplication

AThePIGeometrysensorismountedattheexactcentreof

theheadropeorfootrope.

BThetwoMini-Rrespondersaremountedoneachtrawldoor

ortrawlwing.

CEachofthetwoMini-Rresponderscommunicatewiththe

PIGeometrysensortomeasurethedistances.

DThePIGeometrysensorusesanacousticlinktotransmit

theresultsfromthedistancemeasurementstothePIsystem
onthevessel.

TwosetsofPIGeometrysensorswithcorrespondingMini-R
responderscanbeusedsimultaneously.

Note

EachPIGeometrysensorcanbesetuptocommunicatewithone
oftwosetsofMini–Rresponders;number1and3o

r number
2and4.MakesurethatthePIGeometrysensorislabelled
accordingly,andensurethatyouonlyusethesensorwiththe
correctpairofresponders.

Relatedtopics

•Installationprinciplesonpage15

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Mainpartsidentication

Figure2ThePIGeometrysensor ,mainpartsidentication

ANegativechargingandfasteninglug.

BPositivechargingandfasteninglug.

CCommunicationlinktothevesselandtotheresponders.

DGeometrysetidentication.

ELocationofwaterswitchandsensoridenticationlabel.

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Informationonthesensoridenticationlabel

ThesensorPIGeometrylabelprovidesthefollowinginformation.

Figure3ThePIGeometrysensorlabel

AChannelidentication.Youmustwritedownthechannel

currentlyusedbythesensortocommunicatewiththePI
system.

BThisinformationidentiesthesensortype.

COrdernumber.

DWaterswitch.Thisisasacricialbolt.Theboltwill

graduallybewornout.Checkitfromtimetotimetoremove
corrosion,orreplaceitifnecessary.

TheSimradMini-Rresponder

EachPIGeometrysensorneedstwoMini-Rresponders,oneon
eachtrawldoororwing.Thetworespondersmustbeinstalled
withtheexactsamedistancesfromthePIGeometrysensor.The
communicationtransducernexttotheidenticationlabeloneach
respondermustpointtowardsthePIGeometrysensoronthe
middleoftheheadropeorfootrope.

Thetworespondersarettedwithlabelsidentifyingtheir
physicallocations:

•Redcolourisusedfortheporttrawldoor(orwing)

•Greencolourisusedforthestarboardtrawldoor(orwing)

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Responder,mainpartsidentication

Figure4PIMini-Rresponder ,mainpartsidentication

ANegativechargingandfasteninglug.

BPositivechargingandfasteninglug.

CCommunicationlinktothePIGeometrysensor

DResponderidentication(portorstarboard)

ELocationofwaterswitchandsensoridenticationlabel.

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Informationontheresponderidentication
label

TheSimradPIMini-Rresponderlabelprovidesthefollowing
information.

Figure5PIMini-Rresponder,informationonthesensor
identicationlabel

APositionidentication.Redcolouridentiestheport

responder,whilegreencolouridentiesthestarboard
responder.

BThisinformationidentiesthesensortype.

COrdernumber.

DWaterswitch.Thisisasacricialbolt.Theboltwill

graduallybewornout.Checkitfromtimetotimetoremove
corrosion,orreplaceitifnecessary.

ETransducerforcommunicationwiththePIGeometrysensor.

WhyusethePIGeometrysensorsystem

Inordertomaximizetheperformanceandthecatchefciency,
thetrawlandthewarpsmustbeadjustedproperly.Thisis
essentialtoensureasquaretrawlandminimumskew.Thisis
alsoimportantfordanishseines,astheropesmusthaveidentical
length.

Anydisturbancetothetrawlmovementsmayhaveanegative
effectonthecatch.Thisisparticularlyimportantonabottom
trawl.Askewedbottomtrawlwillresultinunstablebottom
contact,andcreateescaperoutesforshbelowthegearand
throughthesidepanels.Onpelagictrawlsanddanishseinesa

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