Simrad PI SEINESOUNDER Instruction Manual

Instruction manual

T E C H N O L O G Y F O R S U S T A I N A B L E F I S H E R I E S

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Simrad PI SeineSounder
Combisensor for depth and height measurements

SimradPISeineSounder

Instructionmanual

Thisdocumentgivesyouthenecessaryinformationfor
mounting,chargingandmaintainingthePISeineSounder
sensor.ItalsoexplainshowtosetupthePI32,PI44and
PI54catchmonitoringsystemstoreceiveanddisplaythe
informationprovidedbythesensor.

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Documentnumber:313700/ISBN-10:82-8066-091-7/ISBN-13:978-82-8066-091-6

Rev.A26June2007

Originalrelease.

Onlyminorcorrectionstothetext.Tablewithdefault

Rev.B

9October2007

communicationchannelsandupdateratesmodiedwithnew
sensors.

Rev.C

28February2008

DocumentupdatedtocomplywithnewPI44/54MMISoftware
version0.47.

Onlyminorchanges.Tablewithdefaultcommunicationchannels

Rev.D

26June2008

andupdateratesmodiedwithnewsensors.Documentalsovalid
forPI44/54MMISoftwareversion0.50.

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Instructionmanual

Tableofcontents

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

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

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

Informationonthesensorlabel................................................................................8

INSTALLATION.................................................................9

Mountingonatrawl.................................................................................................9

Mountingonpurseseine........................................................................................11

CONFIGURATION............................................................14

Basicconguration.................................................................................................14

CongurationofthePI32.......................................................................................15

CongurationofthePI44andPI54(SW0.40)......................................................16

CongurationofthePI44andPI54(SW0.47)......................................................18

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

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

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

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

PICongurator...........................................................................................21

DISPLAYPRESENTATIONS..............................................22

Numericalpresentation...........................................................................................22

GraphicalpresentationonPI32..............................................................................23

GraphicalpresentationonPI44andPI54...............................................................24

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

PISeineSoundermaintenance................................................................................27

PISeineSoundercharging......................................................................................28

HowtousetheSimradPICharger.........................................................................28

Dailyoperation...........................................................................................29

Indicators...................................................................................................31

Automaticconguration..............................................................................31

HowtousetheSimradPIMaxiCharger.................................................................32

DailyoperationofthePIMaxiCharger.........................................................32

PIMaxiChargerindicators...........................................................................33

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Introduction

INTRODUCTION

Efcientsherywithtrawlandpurseseineassumesprofessional
andadequateinstrumentationonthegear.Simradhasprovided
professionalinstrumentsforshndingformorethansixtyyears.
Thisusermanualdescribesinstallation,useandmaintenanceof
theSimradPISeineSounderwhenputtousewiththePIcatch
monitoringsystems.

Note

TheSimradPI32andtheSimradPI44andPI54systemswith
softwareversion0.40willonlyacceptPISeineSoundersensors
withdepthrangelimitedto300meters.Touse600or1000m
depthrange,youwillneedPI44/54withsoftwareversion0.47
(orlater).

Purposeandapplications

ThepurposeofthePISeineSounderistoachieveaccurate
measurementsofboththewaterdepthandtheheightabovethe
seabedwithasinglesensor.ThePISeineSounderthuscontains
bothapressuresensortomeasurethewaterdepth,andanecho
sounderwithtwotransducerstomeasuretheheightabovethe
seabed.Theresultsfromthesemeasurementsaretransmitted
byacousticsignalstothePIcatchmonitoringsystemmounted
onthevessel.

ThePISeineSounderhasbeendevelopedtobeusedonboth
bottomandpelagictrawlsandonpurseandDanishseiners.The
sensormustbeinstalledintwodifferentwaysdependingonthe
application:

•Trawl:Horizontallybehindtheheadrope

•Seine:Verticallybelowthefootrope

Inordertomakepossiblethesetwoapplicationsandmounting
methods,theechosounderinsidethesensorhasbeenequipped
withtwotransducers.Bymeansofa“sensorkey”youcaneasily
denewhichtransducertouse.

Providedwiththesensorisa“giftbox”withtwosensorkeys.
Thesearetwospecialbolts,andbymeansofmagnetisminside
thebolts,thesewillselectwhichechosoundertransducertouse.
Theboltswillalsoactaswaterdetectors,andthatmeansthat
theywillslowlydisintegrate.Whenyoumountthesensorona
trawlorapurseseine,itisthereforeimportantthatyouusethe
correctkey:

•Trawl:Usethes

•Purseseine:Usethel

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Figure1ThePISeineSounderinuseonapelagictrawl

AFromitspositiononthetopofthetrawl,thesensormeasures

thedepthfromtheseasurface

BThesensoralsomeasurestheheightabovetheseabed.

Figure2ThePISeineSounderinuseonapurseseine

AFromitspositionatthebottomofthepurseseine,thesensor

measuresthedepthfromtheseasurface

BThesensoralsomeasurestheheightabovetheseabed.

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Mainpartsidentication

Observetheillustrationbelowforidenticationofthemainparts
ofthePISeineSounder.

Figure3PISeineSounder

ANegativechargingandfasteninglug

BPositivechargingandfasteninglug

CCommunicationlink

DLocationofsensorlamp

ESensor“key”andwaterswitchsensor

FEchosoundertransducerfortrawl

GEchosoundertransducerforpurseseine

HDepthsensor

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Informationonthesensorlabel

Thesensorlabelprovidesthefollowinginformation.

Figure4ThePISeineSoundersensorlabel

AChannelidentication.

Youmustwritedownthetwochannelscurrentlyusedbythe
sensortocommunicatewiththePIsystem.

BThisinformationidentiesthesensortype.Threetypesare

available:

•PI-ND300:PISeineSounderformaximumdepth300m

•PI-ND600:PISeineSounderformaximumdepth600m

•PI-ND1000:PISeineSounderformaximumdepth1000m

CSparepartordernumber .

DOpeningforthewatertoaccessthepressuresensor .

ESensor“key”andwaterswitchsensor

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INSTALLATION

ThePISeineSounderhasbeendevelopedtobeusedonboth
bottomandpelagictrawlsandonpurseandDanishseiners.
Itisimportantthatyouunderstandthetwodifferentwaysof
installation.

•Trawl:Horizontallybehindtheheadrope

•Seine:Verticallybelowthefootrope

Note

Removethesensorfromthegearbeforeitpassesthroughthe
powerblock.

Ensurethatmountingmaterialattachedtothecharginglugsdo
notformanelectricalconnection,asthiswillshortthecharging
current.

Mountingonatrawl

Location

Placethesensorwhereyouwishtomonitortheheight.Thisis
normallyaftoftheheadropeatthecentreofthenet.

Mounting

Securethetwoforwardfasteninglugs(A)usingtwosnaphooks
andrope.Then,securethetwoaftfasteninglugs(B)usingsnap
hooksandstrongrubberbands.Thismountingplacesthesensor
inacradlesupportedonallfoursides.Inordertosecurethe
sensorinplace,werecommendthatyouassembleabagofne
meshednet,andtiesthistothetrawlclosetothemiddleofthe
headrope.Then,mountthesensorinsidethisbag.Thesensor
mustbeproperlysecuredtopreventitfrommovingsidewaysor
rotateduringuse.Makesurethatyouhavebestpossiblefree
viewbetweenthesensorandthebottom,andbetweenthesensor
andthevessel.

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Figure5Mountingontrawl

ARopeandsnaphooks

BRubberbandsandsnaphooks

CSIMRADimprintonthesensormustpointup!

DReversesideofsensor

EEchosoundertransducermustpointtowardsthebottom!

Note

Ensurethatyoumountthesensorwiththereverseside(D)and
theechosoundertransducer(E)pointingtowardsthebottom!
TheSIMRADprintonthesensor(C)mustpointuptowardsthe
watersurface!

REMEMBER:Ontrawl,usethes

h o r t keybolt!

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Mountingonpurseseine

Installation

Location

Whenyoumountthesensoronthegear,choosethelocation
whereyouwishtomonitordepthandheight.Thisisnormally
belowthefootrope.Inordertosecureastablecommunication
withthevessel,andtomeasuretheheight,itisveryimportant
thatthesensorisallowedtohangfreelywiththetopendpointing
towardsthesurfaceduringshootingandpursing.

Installationonapurseseine

Attachthesensortoastandardpurseringwithtwoseparate
chains(A).Mountoneendofeachchaintoacommonsnaphook
(B),andsecurethehookonthefootrope.Mounttheotherend
ofeachchaintooneofthesensor’slowerlugsusingtwosturdy
quicklinks.Mountasafetywire(C)betweenoneofthesensor’s
lowerlugsandanywhereonthenetexceptonthefootrope.Make
surethatsecuritylinedoesnotpreventthesensorfromhanging
freely!

Note

Youmustmakesurethatthesensorismountedverticallywith
itsrearendpointingtowardstheseabed.Unlessthetopend
ofthesensorpointstowardsthesurface,youmayloosethe
communicationlink.

REMEMBER:Onpurseseine,usethel

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Figure6Installationonapurseseine

ATwochains.Oneendofeachchainismountedonacommon

snaphook,whiletheotherendofeachchainissecuredto
oneofthesensor’slowerlugsusingasturdyquicklink.
Makesurethatthechainsarenottoolong!

BLargesnaphook

CSafetylinewith“C”linksattheupperend(D)andasturdy

quicklinkonthesensor’ slowerlug.

DThe“C”linkcanbemountedseveralplaces,butNOTon

thefootrope.

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Installationonatunapurse

Thesensormustnotbeattachedtothefootropewire,buttothe
footropechain.Useasafetywireinadditionincasethesensoris
rippedoffthenet.

Figure7Installationonatunapurse

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CONFIGURATION

InordertoallowtheinformationfromthePISeineSounder
sensortobeacceptedandunderstoodbythePIcatchmonitoring
system,thePIreceivermustbesetupcorrectly .Thismeansthat
youmusttellthereceiverthatthesensorexistsbyenteringthe
sensortype,communicationchannelsandupdaterate.Formore
detailedinformationaboutthesettingsandparameters,referto
therelevantoperatorand/orreferencemanuals.

Note

ThePISeineSoundersensorisa“dual”sensor.Thismeansthat
itwilloccupytwochannelsonyourPIsystem!

Upondelivery,allPISeineSoundersensorsaresetupwith
factorydefaultchannelsandupdaterates.Refertothetablein
sectionAboutsensorcongurationonpage20.

Note

ThesensorandthePIsystemsetupmustcorrespond,otherwise
thecommunicationwillnotwork.T ochangethesensorsetup
(channelselectionandupdaterate),usethePICongurator
utility.SeePIConguratoronpage21.

Basicconguration

Observethefollowingbasicsettings:

•WhenyouputthePISeineSoundertouse,youmustsetit
upwithoneuniquesensornumberwithtwomeasurements.
Onlyoneupdateratecanbechosen,thisiscommonforboth
measurements.Thechannelnumbersaredenedindividually
forthetwomeasurements.Boththeupdaterateandthe
channelnumbersmustbechosenaccordingtothesensor’s
conguration.Writedownthiscongurationforfuture
reference.Fordefaultsettings,refertothetableinsection
Aboutsensorcongurationonpage20.

•Onthereceiver,theInterferenceltermustbeswitched
on.SetittoLevel9ifyouhavenoiseproblemsfromother
hydroacousticsources.Notethatthislterswillinuencethe
signalspectrumshownintheStatusdisplay.

•WerecommendthatyousettheSensorltertoLight.

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ThisprocedureexplainshowtosetupthePI32catchmonitoring
systemtoaccesstheinformationprovidedbythePISeineSounder
sensor.FormoredetailedinformationaboutthePI32settingsand
parameters,refertothePI32Operatormanual.

ThePI32willonlyacceptPISeineSoundersensorssetupfor
maximum300metersdepth.

Note

InordertosetupthePIsystemyoumustknowwhatkindof
sensorsyouhave,whichcommunicationchannelstheyuse,and
howoftentheycommunicate(theupdaterate).Y ouneedthis
informationb

Donotcarryoutsensorsetupunlessabsolutelynecessary.

Werecommendthatyouusetheformatthebeginningofthe
PI32Operatormanualtowritedownthesensorsyouhaveand
theirrespectivecommunicationchannelsandupdaterates.

Conguration

e f o r e youstartthesetupprocess.

Figure8PISeineSoundersetupexample,PI32

ThisexampleshowshowthePI32issetuptoreceiveinformation
fromthePISeineSoundersensor .Standardcommunication
channelsandupdateratesareused.

HowtoaccesstheSensorSetupmenu

1PresstheMENUbuttontoopenthemainmenu.

2OntheSetupmenu,selectSensorsetup.

3PresstheENTbuttontoallowforchanges,andthenthe

samebuttononemoretimetoacceptthewarning.

•Youmustnowusethecircularnavigationbuttonto
movethecursorbetweentheparameters,andthe+and

-buttonstoselectvalues.

HowtosetupdepthreadingsonPI32

1Chooseanavailablesensor;1,2or3.

2Denethesensortype(bydefaultNone)toSingle.

3SetUpdatetothecorrectupdaterate.

4SetMeasuretothechosensensortypeSpread.

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Note

IfyouhaveanoldersoftwareversiononyourPI32,you
mustselectsensortype“Spread”eventhoughyouaregoing
toreaddepthinformationfromthePISeineSoundersensor .

5SetthecommunicationChanneltoitscorrectvalue.

HowtosetupheightreadingsonPI32

1Chooseanavailablesensor;1,2or3.

2Denethesensortype(bydefaultNone)toSingle.

3SetUpdatetothecorrectupdaterate.

4SetMeasuretothechosensensortypeHeight.

5SetthecommunicationChanneltoitscorrectvalue.

CongurationofthePI44andPI54(SW0.40)

ThisprocedureexplainshowtosetupthePI44andPI54catch
monitoringsystemstoaccesstheinformationprovidedbythe
PISeineSoundersensor.Formoredetailedinformationabout
thesettingsandparameters,refertotherelevantoperatorand/or
referencemanual(s).

NotethatthisPI44andPI54softwareversionwillonlyacceptPI
SeineSoundersensorssetupformaximum300metersdepth.

Note

ThisprocedureisonlyapplicableifyouhaveinstalledMMI
software0.40onyourPI44/54OperatingUnit.Tondout,open
theStatusDisplay.

Werecommendthatyouusetheformatthebeginningofthe
PI44orPI54operatorand/orreferencemanualtowritedownthe
sensorsyouhaveandtheirrespectivecommunicationchannels
andupdaterates.

Note

InordertosetupthePIsystemyoumustknowwhatkindof
sensorsyouhave,whichcommunicationchannelstheyuse,and
howoftentheycommunicate(theupdaterate).Y ouneedthis
informationb

e f o r e youstartthesetupprocess.

Donotcarryoutsensorsetupunlessabsolutelynecessary.

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Figure9PISeineSoundersetupexample,PI44/PI54SW0.40

ThisexampleshowshowthePI44(orPI54)runningMMI
softwareversion0.40issetuptoreceiveinformationfromaPI
SeineSoundersensor .Standardcommunicationchannelsand
updateratesareused.

HowtoaccesstheSetupmenu

1PresstheMENUbuttontoopenthemainmenu.

2OntheSetupmenu,selectSensorsetup.

3PresstheENTbuttontoallowforchanges,andthenthe

samebuttononemoretimetoacceptthewarning.

Howtosetupthedepthreadings

1Chooseanavailablesensor;1to6.

2Denethesensortype(bydefaultNone)toSingle.

3SetUpdatetothecorrectupdaterate.

4SetMeasuretothechosensensortypeSpread.

Note

IfyouhavetheMMISW0.40softwareversiononyour
PI44orPI54OperatorUnit,youmustselectsensor
type“Spread”eventhoughyouaregoingtoreaddepth
informationfromthePISeineSoundersensor

5SetthecommunicationChanneltoitscorrectvalue.

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Howtosetupheightreadings

1Chooseanavailablesensor;1to6.

2Denethesensortype(bydefaultNone)toSingle.

3SetUpdatetothecorrectupdaterate.

4SetMeasuretothechosensensortypeHeight.

5SetthecommunicationChanneltoitscorrectvalue.

CongurationofthePI44andPI54(SW0.47)

ThisprocedureexplainshowtosetupthePI44andPI54catch
monitoringsystemstoaccesstheinformationprovidedbythe
PISeineSoundersensor.Formoredetailedinformationabout
thesettingsandparameters,refertotherelevantoperatorand/or
referencemanual(s).

Note

ThisprocedureisonlyapplicableifyouhaveinstalledMMI
software0.47o

r l a t e r onyourPI44/54OperatingUnit.Tond

out,opentheStatusDisplay.

Werecommendthatyouusetheformatthebeginningofthe
PI44orPI54operatorand/orreferencemanualtowritedownthe
sensorsyouhaveandtheirrespectivecommunicationchannels
andupdaterates.

Note

InordertosetupthePIsystemyoumustknowwhatkindof
sensorsyouhave,whichcommunicationchannelstheyuse,and
howoftentheycommunicate(theupdaterate).Y ouneedthis
informationb

e f o r e youstartthesetupprocess.

Donotcarryoutsensorsetupunlessabsolutelynecessary.

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Figure10PISeineSoundersetupexample,PI44/PI54SW0.47
(orlater)

ThisexampleshowshowthePI44(orPI54)runningMMI
softwareversion0.47orlaterissetuptoreceiveinformation
fromaPISeineSoundersensor.Standardcommunication
channelsandupdateratesareused.

HowtoaccesstheSetupmenu

1PresstheMENUbuttontoopenthemainmenu.

2OntheSetupmenu,selectSensorsetup.

3PresstheENTbuttontoallowforchanges,andthenthe

samebuttononemoretimetoacceptthewarning.

Howtosetupthedepthandheightreadings

1Toresettheunit,setallsixsensorstodefaultsensortype

None.

2ChoosethesensorinputyouwishtouseforthePI

SeineSounder;1to6.

3Denethesensortype(bydefaultNone)toDual.

4SetUpdatetothecorrectupdaterate.

5SetMeasure1tothechosensensortypeDepth300M,Depth

600MorDepth1000Mdependingonthedepthratingon
yourPISeineSounder.

6SetthecommunicationChanneltoitscorrectvalue.

7SetMeasure2tothechosensensortypeHeight.

8SetthecommunicationChanneltoitscorrectvalue.

9PresstheENTbuttontosavethechangesandexit.

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Aboutsensorconguration

AllsensorsareprovidedfromSimradwithpredened
communicationchannelsandupdaterates.

Defaultcommunicationchannelsand updaterates

Seethetablebelowfortheinitialvaluesforthecommunication
channelsandupdateratesforthevarioussensors.

Table1Defaultcommunicationchannelsandupdaterates

SensorCom.channel(s)

PIBottomContact

PICatch

PIDepthDepth300M:16

PIHeight14Fast

PIRemote/Depth

PISpread

PISpread/Depth

PITwinSpread

PITemperature8Fast

PIGeometry

PISeineSounder

6Normal

4Normal

Depth600M:12
Depth1000M:10

Depth300M:11
Depth600M:15
Depth1000M:13

2Fast

Depth300M:16
Depth600M:12
Depth1000M:10
Spread:2

2and7Fast

1and5Fast

Depth300M:5
Depth600M:9
Depth1000M:1
Height:14

Updaterate

Fast

Fast

Fast

Fast

Changingacommunicationchannel

Itmayberequiredtochangeoneormorecommunication
channels,andtheremaybemanyreasonsforthis.

•Youhavemorethanoneofeachsensor.Forexample,ifyou
havethreetemperaturesensors,theyMUSTcommunicate
onthreedifferentchannels.

•OthervesselsnearyourusethesamePIcatchmonitoring
system(orasimilar),andtheyhaveoneormoreoftheir
sensorssetuptothesamecommunicationchannelsasyou
have.Thiswillcreateinterference,asyouwill"read"each
otherssensors.

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•Ifyoursensorsaresetuptousecommunicationchannelstoo
closetoeachother(forexample,youhavechosenchannels4,
5and6),thiswilllimitthevessel’sspeed.Thereasonforthis
istheDopplereffect.Ifthespeedistoohigh,theDopplerwill
causethetransmissionfrequenciestochangesomuchthat
theyoverlap,andthiswillcreateinterference.ThePIcatch
monitoringsystemwillprovideawarningifthisisaboutto
happen!Y oumusttheneitherchangetoothercommunication
channelsfurtherapart,orreducethemaximumshootingspeed.

•Ifyouoperateatthemaximumrangeofthesensors,you
maybeabletoincreasethisrangeslightlyifyouuse
lowercommunicationchannels.Thisisbecausethelower
communicationchannelsuselowertransmissionfrequencies.

AllsensorsareprovidedfromSimradwithadefault
communicationchannel.Insomecasesyoumayndthatthe
chosenchanneldoesnotsuityouroperationalneeds,forexample
ifyouhavemorethanonesensorofanygiventype.Thisisa
decisionyouhavetomakedependingonhowmanysensorsyou
use,andhowmanyofthesethatareidentical.

Changingtheupdaterate

Itmayberequiredtochangetheupdaterateonasensor,thatis
howoftenitsendsinformationbacktothePIcatchmonitoring
system.Ahighupdateratewillgivefrequentinformation
updates,butthesensorwillusemorebatterypower.Ifyouneed
yourbatteriestolastaslongaspossible,youmustconsider
loweringtheupdaterate.

•Alowupdateratewillprovideyouwithfewerinformation
updates,butthebatterywilllastverylong.

•Ahighupdateratewillgiveyoufrequentinformationupdates,
butthebatterywillrunoutfaster.

AllsensorsareprovidedfromSimradwithadefaultupdaterate
setting.Insomecasesyoumayndthatthisupdateratedoesnot
suityouroperationalneeds.Thisisadecisionyouhavetomake
dependingonthelocalshingconditions.

PICongurator

Simradhasdevelopedadedicatedcomputerutilitytochange
thesensorcongurations.Bymeansofanordinarydesktop
computerandafewspecialcablesyoucandothisjobyourself.If
youdonotrequirefrequentcongurations,youcanalsocontact
youlocaldealerforassistance.Contactthedealerformore
information.

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DISPLAYPRESENTATIONS

TheinformationprovidedbythePISeineSoundersensoris
shownonthePIcatchmonitoringsystem’scolourdisplay.Two
presentationsareavailable:

•Numericalpresentation

•Graphicalpresentationwithorwithoutechogram

Numericalpresentation

ThenumericalpresentationofthePISeineSounderdatais
automaticallyshownintherelevantdisplaymodes.Sincethisis
a“dual”sensortworectanglesareused.

Figure11Numericalpresentation,example

ASensoridentication

BUnitofmeasurement

CDepth

DDepthchange/minute

EArrowindicatesthatthedepthisincreasing

FVisualalarm

GSensortransmissionindicator

HInterferencewarning

IHeight

JHeightchange/minute

KArrowspointing“out”meansthattheheightisincreasing,

arrowspointing“in”meansthatheightisdecreasing

OnthePIdisplay,youmustusetwochannelstoreceivethe
informationfromthePISeineSounder.Thedepthandheight
valuesarethenshowninthenumericdisplay.Iftheheightor
depthisincreasingordecreasing,thisisshownwithtwoarrows

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andthevariationinmetersperminute.Y oucanalsoseethe
depthandheightchangesasafunctionoftimeinagraphical
presentation.

Whenthereadingsarestable,thedigitsareshowninblack
colour.Ifthecontactislost,thecharacters***areshowningrey.
Iftheheightisoutofrange,thedisplayshows:???.

GraphicalpresentationonPI32

Thissectioncontainsaproceduretoexplainhowyoucanset
upthePI32toshowyouagraphicalpresentationofthePI
SeineSounderdataprovidingdepth-andheightmarkers.

Figure12GraphicalpresentationonPI32

Displaypresentations

Thepurposeofthedepth-andheightmarkersonthegraphical
presentationistokeepaneyeonhowdeepandhowhighabove
theseabedthegearissituated.TheheightsensorinthePI
SeineSoundermeasuresthedistancefromtheseabedandupto
thesensor,whilethedepthsensormeasuresthedistancefromthe
seasurfaceanddown.

1Identifythesensoryouwishtouse,andmakesurethatthe

sensorisconnectedtothePI32withcorrectcommunication
channelsandupdaterates.

2Ensurethatyouhaveagraphicalpresentationactiveonyour

PIunit.

3PresstheENTbuttontoopentheGraphicsetupmenu.

•TheMarkerlineparameterallowsyoutoswitchthe
markerlinesonoroffforsensorsS1,S2andS3.

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4UsetheMarkerlineparametertoswitchtherequested

markerline(s)On.

5EntertherequestedvaluesforthemarkerlineMarkerline

thicknessandMarkerlinedelay.

•Markerlinethickness:Usethisparametertocontrolthe
thickness(inpixels)ofthemarkerline(s).

•Markerlinedelay:Theechosounderinformationis
providedbythetransducerlocatedbelowthevessel’s
hull.Thesensorishoweverlocatedonthegear,andmay
bepositionseveralhundredmetersbehindthevessel.In
ordertocompensateforthisphysicaldistanceyoucan
addtheMarkerlinedelay.Youmustcalculatethisdelay
basedonthevessel’sspeed,thedistancefromtheaft
sterntothegear,andthecurrentdepthofthegear.

6PresstheENTbuttontosavethechosenparametersand

returntothegraphicalpresentation.

Thedepth-andheightmarkerlinesareshowninthegraphical
presentationusingsolidlinesandthesamecoloursasthe
backgroundinthenumericalpresentation.Inordertoreadthe
accuratedepthyoucanobservethedepthscaleontherighthand
side,orreadthevalueinthenumericalpresentation.

GraphicalpresentationonPI44andPI54

Thissectioncontainsaproceduretoexplainhowyoucansetup
thePI44andPI54toshowyouagraphicalpresentationofthePI
SeineSounderdataprovidingdepth-andheightmarkers.

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Figure13GraphicalpresentationonPI44/PI54

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Displaypresentations

Thepurposeofthedepth-andheightmarkersonthegraphical
presentationistokeepaneyeonhowdeepandhowhighabove
theseabedthegearissituated.TheheightsensorinthePI
SeineSoundermeasuresthedistancefromtheseabedandupto
thesensor,whilethedepthsensormeasuresthedistancefromthe
seasurfaceanddown.

1Identifythesensoryouwishtouse,andmakesurethat

thesensorisconnectedtothePIsystemwithcorrect
communicationchannelsandupdaterates.

2Ensurethatyouhaveagraphicalpresentationactiveonyour

PIsystem.

3PresstheADJbuttontoopentheGraphicsetupmenu.

4PresstheGAIN+buttonrepeatedlytoreachtheMarkerline

dialogue.

5Observethelistofsensorsthatappear.Onlythosesensors

thatcanprovideamarkerlinearelisted.

6Foreverysensor(depthandheight)thatareused,setAuto

toOn.

•ThisallowsthePIunittousetheTrawlCalculatorto
estimatethecorrecttimedelay.(Thisisnotapplicable
forpurseseiners.)

•Ifyouwishtocalculatethedelayyourself,setAutoto
Off.Y oumustthenenterthecalculatedvalueintothe

Delaycolumn.

7EnterrequestedvalueforWidth.

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•Usethisparametertocontrolthethickness(inpixels)
ofthemarkerline(s).

8Foreverymarkerline,setShowtoOn.

9Ifyouwishtoseethemarkerlinesintheexpandedviews

(bottomexpansion,zoomandphasedrange),setSensor

markerinexpansiontoOn.

10IfyouwishthePIsystemtodrawathinwhitelineoverand

underthemarkerlines,settMarkerwhitezonetoOn.

11Ifyouwishtoseetheheightmarkeronlyinexpandedviews,

setHeightmarkerinmainechogramtoOff..

12SelectrequestedHeightreference.Y ouhavethree

alternatives:

1Onapurseseine,youcansetupthesystemtoshow

youtheactualdifferencebetweenthedepthandheight
values.Theseshouldneverbe0,becausethatwould
meanthatthefootropeistouchingthebottom.To
monitorthis,setHeightreferencetoDepth.

2Theheightsensormeasuresthedistancefromthe

headropetothebottom.Ifyouusetheechosounder
inthePIsystem,setHeightreferencetoBottom,and
theheightmarkerwillfollowthebottomcontour.With
correcttimedelayyouwillthenseethetrawlin“true
motion”.

3IfyoucannotusethePIechosounder,setHeight

referencetoSurface.Theheightisnowshownusing0

mdepthasreference.Thedistancefromthe0meter
lineanddowntothemarkerlineisthenthecurrent
heightofthegear.

13PresstheENTbuttontosavethechosenparametersand

returntothegraphicalpresentation.

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PISeineSoundermaintenance

Chargingandmaintenance

ThischapterexplainshowyoushallrechargethebatteryinthePI
SeineSoundersensor,andhowyoushallbestmaintainthesensor.

Onceinstalledandputtouse,thesensorwillautomaticallybe
switchedononcethewaterswitchisactivated.Afteraninitial
start-up,thesensorstartstransmissionofthemeasureddatait
collects.

Whenthesensorisnotinuse,checkthatthesensorlampisnot
ashing,asthisindicatesthatthesensorisactiveanddischarging
itsbatteries.Inthiscase,washthesensorinfreshwater.

Allsensorsareequippedwithawaterswitch,andtwodifferent
typesareused.Ifyoursensorisequippedwithasacricialbrass
screw,observethefollowingprocedureforreplacement.

1Turnthesensorupsidedown,andlocatethebrassscrew.

2Inspectthescrewforwearandtear.

3Ifreplacementisrequired,locateanewscrew.

Beforeanewscrewisinserted,AquaShield(orasimilar
underwaterlubricant)mustbeapplied.Duetothesizeof
thetube,werecommendthatthegreaseisappliedfrom
asyringe.

4ApplyAquaShieldtothescrewthreads.

5Insertthescrew,mountrmly,butnottoohard.Use

maximumtorque1.5NM

ApackwithtenscrewsandatubeofAquaShieldcanbe
orderedfromSimradasasparepartskit.

AquaShieldismanufacturedbyD.A.Stuart,Warrenville,

Illinois,USA.

Visitw

Noothermaintenanceofthesensorisrequired.

Note

Youmustn e v e r attempttoopenthesensor .Therearenouser
serviceablepartsinside,andyoumayeasilycausealeak.

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PISeineSoundercharging

ThePISeineSoundersensormustbechargedbetweenoperation.
Thebatterylifetimedependsontheupdaterateyouhavechosen.

Note

TochargethePISeineSoundersensor ,usetheSimradPICharger
ortheSimradPIMaxiCharger .

Table2BatterylifetimeforthePISeineSoundersensor

Updaterate

Fast24hours

Normal60hours

Slow

Optimalsensorchargingtemperatureisfrom+10to+25°C.

Note

Chargingsensorsatsubzerotemperaturescancreateexplosive
gasses.KongsbergMaritimeASassumesnoliabilityfor
improperchargingofsensors,ortheuseofchargersnotspecied
inoursensororchargerdocumentation.

HowtousetheSimradPICharger

TheSimradPIChargerisanintelligentbatterychargerforfast
andsecurechargingofa
automaticallysetupthecorrectchargingcurrentdependingon
thesensortypeandthebatterytemperature.A“fuelmeter”
showsthestatusofthebatteryduringthecharge.

Approximatelifetimebetweencharging

80hours

l l PSandPIsensors.Thechargerwill

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Figure14ThePIChargersetuptochargeaPIsensor

EventhoughthePIChargerisdesignedforfastchargingofthe
PIsensors,itcanalsochargethePSsensors,butonlyatnormal
chargerate.

Dailyoperation

Observethefollowingprocedurefordailyoperation.

1Attachthechargingclampstothesensorasfollows:

•Redclamp:Positive(+)fasteninglug

•Blackclamp:Negative(–)fasteninglug

•Oneverysensorthepolarityofthefasteninglugsare
engravedonthesensorbodyusing+and–characters.

2Ensurethatmountingmaterialsdonotshortcircuitthe

charginglugs.

•Thismayberopes,wires,chainsorotheritemsthat
obstructorshortcircuittheelectricalconnections.

3Whenthechargerisconnectedtothesensor,checkthe

chargerlamps.

•Onceconnected,thechargerwillidentifywhetherthe
sensorconnectedcanbefastchargedornot.Thisis
shownbytheyellowlamps.Ifthetoplampashes
rapidly,thesensorisfastcharged.

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•Ifyoursensorcanbefastcharged,thechargerwill
alsochecktheinternaltemperatureofthesensor.The
temperatureisshownonthe“thermometer”onthe
charger’sfrontpanel.Ifyouchargeasensorthatcannot
befastcharged,this“thermometer”doesnotwork.

4Observethechargetimesandtemperaturelimitations!

•Fastcharge:ThePIChargerwillrstrechargethe
sensorbatteryforapproximatelyonehourtoreach70%
batterycapacity ,thenapproximatelythreehourstoreach
100%capacity.Oncefullycharged,aconstanttrickle
chargewillcompensateforselfdischarging.

Note

FastchargingonlyappliestoPIsensors!

•Normalcharge:ThePIChargerwillrstrechargethe
sensorbatteryfor16hoursforfullbatterycapacity.This
modeappliesforchargingPIsensorsoutsidespecied
temperaturerange,andforallPSsensors.

•Chargingmustonlytakeplacewithinthespecied
temperaturerange.Forbestresults,keeptheambient
temperaturebetween+10and+25°C.

Note

Donotchargesensorsintemperaturesabove+50°Cor
below0°C!

WARNING

Chargingasensoratsubzerotemperaturemight
developexplosivegasesrepresentingapotential
danger.Simradassumesnoliabilityforimproper
charging,ortheuseofotherchargersthanthose
approvedbyus.

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Indicators

A+12to32Vdcconnected

B“Fuelmeter”,thenumberofLEDsilluminatedshowsthe

currentchargingstatus.

Acompletechargingcycleisindicatedwithall“full”
battery.Chargingisindicatedasfollows:

•Fastashing:Fastcharginginprogress

•Slowashing:Normalcharginginprogress

•On/offeveryfourseconds:Tricklecharginginprogress

CBatterytemperatureindicatorsduringfastchargingofPI

sensors:

•Green:Batterytemperaturebetween+5and+40°C.Fast
chargeisenabled.

•GreenandBlue:Batterytemperaturebetween0and
+5°C.Fastchargeisdisabled,normalchargeisused.

•GreenandRed:Batterytemperaturebetween+40and
+50°C.Fastchargedisabled,normalchargeisused.

•Blue:Batterytemperatureisbelow0°C.Nocharging
takesplace.

•Red:Batterytemperatureisabove+50°C.Nocharging
takesplace.

Automaticconguration

Thechargercommunicateswiththesensoratregularintervals.
Thefastchargecycleiscontrolledbydataexchangedbetween
thePIsensorandthecharger,andaseriesofsafetymechanisms
controlstheterminationofthefastchargingcurrent.

ThePSsensorsdonotcommunicatewiththecharger.Aconstant
chargecurrentof58mAisthensetupbythechargerregardless
ofthebatterytemperature.

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HowtousetheSimradPIMaxiCharger

TheSimradPIMaxiChargerisaplainbatterychargertobeused
withlargePIsensors.Theseare:

•PISpread

•PIHeight

•PISeineSounder

•PISpread/Depth

•PIRemote/Depth

•PIGeometry

WARNING

D o n o t usethePIMaxiChargeronanyotherPI
orPSsensorsthanthoselistedhere!Thelarge
chargingcurrentmaydamagethebattery!

Figure15SimradPIMaxiCharger

TheSimradPIMaxiChargerisprovidedwithasmallbooklet
fromthemanufacturer(Mascot).Readthisbookletbeforeyou
putthechargertowork!

WARNING

Chargingasensoratsubzerotemperaturemight
developexplosivegasesrepresentingapotential
danger.Simradassumesnoliabilityforimproper
charging,ortheuseofotherchargersthanthose
approvedbyus.

DailyoperationofthePIMaxiCharger

Observethefollowingprocedurefordailyoperation.

1Connectthechargerto230V ac,andcheckthatthecharger

lampislitinyellow.

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2Ensurethatmountingmaterialsdonotshortcircuitthe

charginglugs.

•Thismayberopes,wires,chainsorotheritemsthat
obstructorshortcircuittheelectricalconnections.

3Attachthechargingclampstothesensorasfollows:

•Redclamp:Positive(+)fasteninglug

•Blackclamp:Negative(–)fasteninglug

•Oneverysensorthepolarityofthefasteninglugsare
engravedonthesensorbodyusing+and–characters.

4Whenthechargerisconnectedtothesensor,checkthe

chargerlamps.

•Afterafewseconds,thelamponthechargerwillchange
fromyellowtoorange/red.Thismeansthatfastcharging
isinprogress.

•Whenthebatteryinthesensorhasreached90%capacity
thelampwillchangefromorange/redtogreenwith
shortyellowashes.Thismeansthattopchargingisin
progress.

•Whenthebatteryisfullycharged,thelampturnsgreen.
Tricklechargingisnowactive.Y oucansafelyallow
tricklechargingforlongperiodsoftime.

PIMaxiChargerindicators

Thechargerisonlyequippedwithasingleindicatorlamp,this
lampwillhoweverchangecolourtoshowthestatusofthe
chargingprocess.

•Yellow:Thechargerisconnectedto230Vac,ithasnotbeen
connectedtothesensor,anditisreadyforuse.

•Orange/Red:Thechargerisconnectedtoasensor,andfast
chargingisinprogress.

•Greenwithshortyellowashes:Topchargingisinprogress.

•Green:Tricklechargingisinprogress.

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A

Applications,5

B

Bolt

LONGforpurseseine,5
SHORTfortrawl,5

C

Charging,27–28
Communication

channel

defaultvalues,20
whychange?,20

Conguration,14

PI32,15
PI44

SW0.40,16

PI54

SW0.40,16

sensor,20

D

Default

communication

channels,20

updaterate,20

Displaypresentation

graphical

PI32,23
PI44/PI54,24

numerical,22

Displaypresentations,22

G

Graphical

displaypresentation

PI32,23
PI44/PI54,24

trawl,9

N

Numerical

presentation,22

P

PICharger

use,28

PIMaxiCharger

use,32

PI32

conguration,15

PI44

conguration

SW0.40,16

PI54

conguration

SW0.40,16
Presentations,22
Procedure

conguration

PI32,15

PI44SW0.40,16

PI54SW0.40,16
Purpose,5
Purseseine

sensormounting,11

S

Sensor

conguration,20

Sensorkey

LONGforpurseseine,5
SHORTfortrawl,5

T

Trawl

sensormounting,9

I

Installation,9

purseseine,11
trawl,9

Introduction,5

M

Maintenance,27
Mounting

purseseine,11

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U

Updaterate

defaultvalues,20
whychange?,21

W

Waterdetector,5

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ISBN-10:82-8066-091-7

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