Installation manual
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Simrad SX90
Fish nding sonar
SimradSX90
Installationmanual
Thisdocumentprovidesthenecessaryinformationof
howtoinstalltheSimradSX90Fishndingsonar.The
informationmustberegardedasgeneralguidelinesand
recommendationsonly.Theinstallationshipyardmust
designandmanufactureinstallationhardwaretottheSX90
Fishndingsonaroneachindividualvessel.
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Rev.B
Rev.C 22January2009
01July2007 Firstversion.
04July2008
Addedchapter“Technicalspecications”.Addedinformation
aboutmandatoryUPSsystems.Severalotherminorchanges.
Addedinformationrelatedtonewaudiooutput.Cabling
informationreorganized.
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Table of contents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL.....................................................11
SIMRADSX90FISHFINDINGSONAR..............................13
Basicinformation...................................................................................................13
Mainunits...............................................................................................................14
Wheelhouseunits........................................................................................14
Sonarroomunits.........................................................................................15
Installationprocedure.............................................................................................16
Systemdiagram......................................................................................................18
Scopeofsupply......................................................................................................19
Additionalrequireditems.......................................................................................19
Colourdisplay............................................................................................19
UninterruptedPowerSupply(UPS)..............................................................19
Installationtrunk.........................................................................................21
Speedlog...................................................................................................21
Coursegyro................................................................................................21
Additionaloptionalitems.......................................................................................21
Optionalhullunitsandinstallationtrunks.....................................................22
Optionalfunctionality.................................................................................23
Otherperipheralequipment.........................................................................23
Optionalaudiooutput..................................................................................25
Generalsupplyconditions......................................................................................27
Equipmentresponsibility.............................................................................27
Receipt,unpackingandstorage....................................................................27
Generalinstallationrequirements...........................................................................28
Approvalbyclassicationsociety................................................................28
Supplypower.............................................................................................28
Compassdeviation......................................................................................28
Noisesources.............................................................................................28
Drydocking...............................................................................................29
Wiring........................................................................................................29
INSTALLATIONPLANNING..............................................30
Aboutinstallationdrawings....................................................................................30
Locationofthehullunit.........................................................................................31
Sonarroomrequirements.......................................................................................32
Sonarroomarrangementexample..........................................................................34
SONARTRUNKINSTALLATION........................................36
Mountingthesonartrunk.......................................................................................37
Sonartrunkprotection............................................................................................38
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Sonartrunkinstallationprinciples..........................................................................38
Sonartrunkinstallationmeasurements...................................................................41
HULLUNITINSTALLATION.............................................42
Hullunitmodelsoverview.....................................................................................43
Howtounpackthehullunitfromitstransportbox...............................................44
Hullunitmounting.................................................................................................45
Bleedingaircock....................................................................................................47
Mechanicalsupport................................................................................................47
Transduceralignment.............................................................................................47
Hullunitinstallationchecklist...............................................................................48
TRANSCEIVERUNITINSTALLATION...............................49
TransceiverUnitpreparations................................................................................49
TransceiverUnitinstallationprocedure.................................................................49
WHEELHOUSEUNITSINSTALLATION..............................53
Physicallocationofwheelhouseunits....................................................................53
Maximumdistancesbetweentheunits...................................................................56
Installationofthedisplayunit................................................................................57
InstallationoftheOperatingPanel.........................................................................57
InstallationoftheProcessorUnit...........................................................................58
InstallationoftheBeamformerUnit......................................................................59
InstallationoftheInterfaceUnit............................................................................60
Installationoftheaudiosystem..............................................................................61
UPSINSTALLATION........................................................62
CABLELAYOUTANDINTERCONNECTIONS......................63
Cableplan...............................................................................................................64
Listofcables..........................................................................................................66
Cableprocedures....................................................................................................72
ConnectACmainstotheUninterruptedPowerSupply..................................73
ConnectthevideocablefromtheProcessorUnittothecolourdisplay...........74
ConnecttheUSBcablefromtheOperatingPaneltotheProcessorUnit...........75
ConnecttheOperatingPanel“Dualcable”....................................................76
ConnectthetwocablesfromtheInterfaceUnittotheProcessorUnit.............77
ConnecttheProcessorUnittotheBeamformerUnit......................................78
ConnectACmainsandgroundtotheProcessorUnit.....................................79
ConnectACmainsandgroundtotheBeamformerUnit................................80
ConnectACmainstothecolourdisplay.......................................................81
ConnectACmainstotheTransceiverUnit...................................................82
ConnectgroundtotheInterfaceUnit............................................................83
ConnectgroundtotheOperatingPanel........................................................84
ConnecttheBeamformerUnittotheTransceiverUnit...................................85
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ConnectACmainstotheMotorControlUnit...............................................86
ConnecttheTransceiverUnittotheMotorControlUnit................................87
ConnectACmainstotheHeatExchanger....................................................88
ConnecttheEthernetcableforscienticoutput.............................................89
Connectcabletoexternalaudiosystem........................................................89
Transducercable.........................................................................................90
Installationofinterfacecablestoperipheralequipment..................................90
Referencestocabledetailsanddrawings...............................................................90
START-UPPROCEDURES.................................................92
StartinguptheHullUnit........................................................................................92
Hullunitfamiliarization..............................................................................93
MotorControlUnitfamiliarization...............................................................94
Functionalcheck.........................................................................................95
Apply3-phaseACpower............................................................................96
Checkthehoistmotor’s3–phaseACconnections.........................................97
Checkthe3–phaseconnectionforcorrectrotationdirection...........................98
Checkthecontactoroperation......................................................................99
Functionalchecktoverifycorrecthoistandlowerfunctionality...................100
Startingupthewheelhouseunits..........................................................................102
CheckingtheOperatingPanel..............................................................................104
Functionaltest..........................................................................................104
StartinguptheTransceiverUnit...........................................................................112
Checkingthehoist/lowersystem..........................................................................113
Preparations..............................................................................................114
Selectthehullunittobeused.....................................................................114
Checkingthebridgefunctions....................................................................115
Checkingthesonarroomfunctions.............................................................118
Performself-noisetest..........................................................................................118
Startingupthesonarsystem.................................................................................119
Preparations.............................................................................................120
Actionsonthebridge................................................................................121
Actionsinthesonarroom..........................................................................122
Alignmentofthesonarpicture.............................................................................122
Adjustingthestabilisationsensoroffset...............................................................124
Deningownshipparameters..............................................................................125
Specifyshipdimensions............................................................................125
Specifyinstrumentpositionoffsets.............................................................126
INTERFACINGPERIPHERALEQUIPMENT......................128
Interfacesettings...................................................................................................128
Defaultinterfacesettings...........................................................................128
Howtochangetheinterfacesettings..........................................................129
Howtomonitorthetrafconaserialline...................................................130
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Installationprocedures.........................................................................................131
Connectingthespeedlog...........................................................................131
Connectingthecoursegyro.......................................................................133
Testprocedures.....................................................................................................134
Speedloginterfacetest.............................................................................134
Coursegyrointerfacesetupandtest...........................................................136
Positioningsysteminterfacesetupandtest.................................................137
Echosoundersysteminterfacesetupandtest..............................................137
Trawlsysteminterfacesetupandtest.........................................................138
Catchmonitoringinterfacesetupandtest...................................................139
Radiobuoysysteminterfacesetupandtest.................................................139
Currentmeterinterfacesetupandtest.........................................................140
FINALTESTSANDMEASUREMENTS..............................141
Sourcelevel(SL)measurements..........................................................................141
Preparations.............................................................................................142
Operationalmode.....................................................................................142
Testprocedure..........................................................................................143
Finalizingtheprocedure............................................................................143
Sourceleveltestresults.............................................................................144
Receivingvoltageresponse(VR)measurements.................................................145
Preparations.............................................................................................145
Testprocedure..........................................................................................145
Finalizingtheprocedure............................................................................146
Testresults...............................................................................................146
Noise/speedcurvemeasurements.........................................................................147
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS.......................................151
Powerspecications.............................................................................................151
Weightsandoutlinedimensions...........................................................................152
Environmentalspecications...............................................................................153
DRAWINGFILE.............................................................155
TransceiverUnitdimensions................................................................................156
InterfaceUnitdimensions....................................................................................157
MC80ProcessorUnitdimensions........................................................................158
MC81BeamformerUnitdimensions...................................................................159
OperatingPaneldimensions.................................................................................160
SX90Hullunitdimensions..................................................................................161
SX91Hullunitdimensions..................................................................................162
SX92Hullunitdimensions..................................................................................163
SX93Hullunitdimensions..................................................................................164
SX90/SX91Mountingtrunkdimensions.............................................................165
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Page2......................................................................................................166
SX92Mountingtrunkdimensions.......................................................................167
Page1......................................................................................................167
Page2......................................................................................................168
SX93Mountingtrunkdimensions.......................................................................169
Page1......................................................................................................169
Page2......................................................................................................170
SX90/SX91Optionaltrunkdimensions...............................................................171
SX92Optionaltrunkdimensions.........................................................................172
SX93Optionaltrunkdimensions.........................................................................173
SX90/SX91Blindcoverdimensions....................................................................174
SX92Blindcoverdimensions..............................................................................175
SX93Blindcoverdimensions..............................................................................176
A GENERALSAFETYRULES...............................................177
B EQUIPMENTHANDLING................................................178
Transportation.......................................................................................................178
Lifting...................................................................................................................178
Storagepriortoinstallationoruse.......................................................................179
Inspection.............................................................................................................180
Unpacking............................................................................................................181
Generalunpackingprocedure....................................................................181
Unpackingelectronicandelectromechanicalunits......................................182
Unpackingmechanicalunits......................................................................182
Unpackingtransducers..............................................................................182
Storageafterunpacking........................................................................................183
Storageafteruse...................................................................................................183
Cleaningcabinets......................................................................................183
Mechanicalunits.......................................................................................184
Cables......................................................................................................184
Internalbatteries.......................................................................................184
Dehumidier............................................................................................185
Coatings...................................................................................................185
Re-packaging........................................................................................................185
Temperatureprotection.........................................................................................185
Circuitboardhandlingandpackaging..................................................................186
Returningacircuitboard...........................................................................187
WhatisESD?.......................................................................................................187
C SX90CABLEDETAILS....................................................189
Cablingprinciples.................................................................................................189
Cablestoperipheraldevices.................................................................................190
Positioningsysteminterface......................................................................190
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Echosoundersysteminterface...................................................................191
Trawlsysteminterface..............................................................................191
Catchmonitoringsysteminterface.............................................................192
Currentmeterinterface..............................................................................193
Radiobuoysconnectioninterface...............................................................193
Cabledrawings.....................................................................................................194
InterfaceUnittoProcessorUnit................................................................195
Commercialcablewithmini-jack..............................................................196
InterfaceUnitseriallines..........................................................................197
Pulsespeedloginterface..........................................................................198
Externalsynchronisationinterface.............................................................199
RS-232totheInterfaceUnit.....................................................................200
SonarandITIcommunication....................................................................201
SonarandFS20/25communication............................................................202
SonarandPI44/PI54communication..........................................................203
SonarandPI30/PI32communication..........................................................204
Vesselground..........................................................................................205
ACmainswithIEC320/C21......................................................................206
ACmainstoMotorControlUnit...............................................................207
RJ45Ethernet,straight.............................................................................208
VGA/SVGADisplay.................................................................................209
USB.........................................................................................................210
DVI–IDisplay...........................................................................................211
Sonarserialline.......................................................................................212
OperatingPanel“Dual”............................................................................213
D BASICCABLEREQUIREMENTS......................................214
Cabletrays............................................................................................................214
RadioFrequencyinterference..............................................................................215
Physicalprotection...............................................................................................215
Grounding.............................................................................................................216
Cableconnections.................................................................................................216
Cableterminations................................................................................................216
Cableidentication...............................................................................................217
E TELEGRAMFORMATS....................................................218
TelegramsreceivedandsentbytheSX90............................................................219
Requiredsensors.......................................................................................219
Auxiliarysensors......................................................................................219
SpecicationofNMEAtelegrams.......................................................................221
DBSDepthbelowsurface.........................................................................221
DBTDepthbelowtransducer.....................................................................221
DPTDepth...............................................................................................222
GGAGlobalpositioningsystemxdata.....................................................222
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GLLGeographicalpositionlatitude/longitude............................................223
HDMHeading,magnetic...........................................................................223
HDTHeading,true...................................................................................223
MWDWinddirectionandspeed................................................................223
MWVWindspeedandangle.....................................................................224
TTMTrackedtargetmessage.....................................................................224
VBWDualgroundandwaterspeed...........................................................225
VTGCourseoverground&groundspeed..................................................226
VWRRelative(apparent)windspeedandangle..........................................226
YWPW aterpropagationspeed..................................................................226
ZDATimeanddate..................................................................................227
Specicationofproprietarytelegrams.................................................................227
DBSDepthoftrawlbelowsurface.............................................................227
GLLTrawlposition..................................................................................227
HFBTrawlheadropetofootropeandbottom..............................................228
MTWW atertemperatureatthetrawl.........................................................228
TDSTrawldoorspread.............................................................................228
TFITrawllling.......................................................................................229
TPCTrawlpositionincartesiancoordinates...............................................229
TPPTrackedtargetpositionormarker.......................................................230
TPTTrawlpositiontruevessel..................................................................230
TS2Trawlspread2...................................................................................230
TTSTrawltoshoaldistance......................................................................231
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ABOUTTHISMANUAL
Aboutthismanual
Purpose
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidetheinformationand
basicdrawingsrequiredforinstallationoftheSimradSX90Fish
ndingsonarsystem.
Abouttheseinstructions
Themanualisintendedfortechnicalpersonnel,engineersand
navalarchitects.Itisassumedthatthepersonnelisconversant
withthegeneralprinciplesofsonarinstallationandoperation.
Theseinstructionsmustbefollowedcarefullytoensureoptimal
sonarperformance.Asaguide,installationproceduresare
presentedintheordertheyaretobeperformed.Successful
completionofeachprocedureistobeconrmedbychecking
offthecorrespondingbox.Afterinstallation,thisdocument
shouldbestoredonboardthevesselforlaterreferencewhen
updatingorservicingtheequipment.Themanualalsodenesthe
equipmentresponsibility,andprovidesinstructionsforunpacking
andstorage.
Installationdrawings
Detailedvesselspecicmechanicaldrawingsfortheinstallation
mustbeprovidedbythecustomer,oranyshipyardcontractedto
performtheinstallation.Simradmay,onspecialorder,provide
assistancetothesedrawings.Drawingsmustbeapprovedby
theappropriatevesselcerticationauthoritypriortoinstallation
ofthesystem.
Note
Theinstallationinstructionsgiveninthisdocumentmustbe
adheredto.Failuretodosomayrendertheguaranteevoid.
KongsbergMaritimeASwillacceptnoresponsibilityforany
damageorinjurytothesystem,vesselorpersonnelcausedby
equipmentthathasbeenincorrectlyinstalledormaintained,
orbydrawings,instructionsorproceduresthathavenotbeen
preparedbyus.
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References
Refertothefollowingmanualsforadditionalinformation
abouttheSimradSX90sonarsystem.Ordernumbersin
brackets.Alldocumentscanbedownloadedfromourwebsite
t t p : / / w w w . s i m r a d . c o m .
h
•SimradSX90InstallationManual,English[307531]
•SimradSX90OperatorManual,English[307672]
•SimradSX90OperatorManual,Norwegian[315143]
•SimradSX90ReferenceManual,English[307670]
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SIMRADSX90FISHFINDINGSONAR
StudythischaptertofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeSimradSX90
Fishndingsonarsystem.
Topics
•Basicinformationonpage13
•Mainunitsonpage14
•Installationprocedureonpage16
•Systemdiagramonpage18
•Scopeofsupplyonpage19
•Additionalrequireditemsonpage19
•Additionaloptionalitemsonpage21
•Generalsupplyconditionsonpage27
•Generalinstallationrequirementsonpage28
SimradSX90Fishndingsonar
Relatedtopics
•Generalsafetyrulesonpage177
•Equipmenthandlingonpage178
•Basiccablerequirementsonpage214
Basicinformation
TheSimradSX90Fishndingsonarisalongrange
omnidirectionallowfrequencysonar.Itisdesignedformedium
andlargesizedshingvessels,preferablyforpurseseiners,butit
isalsowellsuitablefortrawlers.Thesonarallowsyoutochoose
anoperationalfrequencybetween20to30kHz(in1kHzsteps),
andthebeamcanbeelectronicallytiltedfrom+10to–60degrees.
Greatemphasishasbeenplacedongivingthebestpossible
presentationsonahighresolutioncolourdisplay.TheProcessor
UnitiscontrolledbyMicrosoft’sWindowsXP®operating
system,whichresultinaexiblechoiceofdisplaymodesfora
largerangeofuserapplications.
Thesignalprocessingandbeamformingisperformedinafast
digitalsignalprocessingsystemusingthefulldynamicrange
ofthesignals.Inadditiontothetraditionalsinglefrequency
transceiversystem,theSimradSX90Fishndingsonarcontains
anadvancedfrequencymodulatedltersystem(FM).
Thecylindricalmulti-elementtransducerallowsthe
omnidirectionalsonarbeamtobetiltedelectronicallydownto
-60degrees.Thisallowsyoutoautomaticallytrackschoolsof
sh,andtoobservethewholewatervolumearoundthevessel.
Astabilisingsystemisincludedforelectronicpitchandroll
compensation.
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Mainunits
TheSimradSX90Fishndingsonarconsistsofthefollowing
units:
•Normallyinstalledinthewheelhouse:
–Displaymonitor
–OperatingPanel
–ProcessorUnit
–BeamformerUnit
–InterfaceUnit
–Amplierandloudspeakers(option)
•Normallyinstalledinthesonarroom:
–TransceiverUnit
–HullUnit
Wheelhouseunits
DisplayMonitor
TheDisplayMonitorisahigh-resolutioncolourLCD(Liquid
CrystalDisplay).Inadditiontothesonarpicture,themonitorcan
alsodisplaytheusermenufortheinteractiveoperation.Inorder
toeasethesituationcomprehension,certaincolourshavebeen
chosentobetterthedistinctionbetweenthevariouselementsin
thescene.
OperatingPanel
TheOperatingPanelcontainsallnecessarycontrolfunctions
foroperatingthesonar.Thecontrolsarearrangedinfunction
groups,whichgivesaclearandeasyoperation.Notethatall
sonaroperationalsomaybemadefromthetrackball,orfroman
optionalstandardmouse.
ProcessorUnit
TheProcessorUnitisamarinecomputer,whichrunsthe
MicrosoftWindowsXP®operatingsystem.Thesoftwareand
hardwarehasbeenmodiedbySimradtosuittheSX90sonar
requirements.Thepurposeofthiscomputeristoallowyou
tocontrolthesonar.Itprovidesthegraphicpresentationof
thesonarmodesandtheimagescreated,itholdsthemenu
system,itcommunicateswiththeOperatingPanel,andreads
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informationfromperipheralunitsbymeansoftheInterfaceUnit.
Thecomputerholdsaread/writeCDunittobeusedforfuture
softwareupgrades.
BeamformerUnit
TheBeamformerUnitisamarinecomputer,whichrunsthe
MicrosoftWindowsXP®operatingsystem.Thesoftwareand
hardwarehasbeenmodiedbySimradtosuittheSX90sonar
requirements.Thepurposeofthiscomputeristoperformthe
advancedsignalprocessingrequiredtopresenttheinformation
ontheProcessorUnit.Thecomputerholdsaread/writeCDunit
tobeusedforfuturesoftwareupgrades.TheBeamformerUnit
communicateswiththeTransceiverUnitinthesonarroomusing
asingleethernetcable.
InterfaceUnit
TheInterfaceUnitprovidesinterfaceforallauxiliaryequipment;
log,gyro,GPS,echosounder,trawlsystems,purseseinesystems
etc.
Amplierandloudspeakers
Anamplierwithoneortwoloudspeakersmaybeconnectedto
theBeamformerUnittoprovidetheaudiooutput.Theseoptional
itemsaren
o t providedwiththesonardelivery.
Sonarroomunits
TransceiverUnit
TheTransceiverUnitislocatedinthesonarroom,closeto
theHullUnit.OneEthernetcableisusedforcommunication
withtheBeamformerUnitinthewheelhouse.Thetransceiver
performsthetransmissionandreceptioncontrolofthe256
transmittersand256receiverchannels,whicharelocatedonthe
eightidenticaltransceiverboards.
HullUnit
ThestandardSX92HullUnitisdesignedtobelowered1.2meters
belowtheship’shull,whileanoptionalhullunitwilllowerthe
transducerto1,6metersbelowthehull.Thetransducercanalso
beloweredtoanyselectedmiddleposition.Notethatincaseof
voltagefailure,theHullUnitcanbemanuallyraisedorlowered
bymeansofahandcrank.
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Transducerarray
ThecylindricalTransducerarrayallowsthesonarbeamtogive
full360degreescoverageofthewatervolumedownto-60
degrees.Thesensorfortheelectronicstabilizationofthesonar
beamsishousedintheMotorControlUnit,whichismounted
ontheHullUnit.
WARNING
Ifthetransducerhitslargerobjectsorbottom,
thetransducershaftmaybebent,orinworstcase
itcanbebrokenoff.Abrokentransducershaft
willcausewaterleakageinthetopoftheshaft.
Topreventlargerleakagesinsuchacase,donot
raisethetransducershafttotheupperposition.
Topreventseriousdamagesitisthereforeofgreat
importancetohaveagoodpumpandwarning
systeminthesonarroom.
Installationprocedure
TheSimradSX90Fishndingsonarsystemisacomplexand
advancedproductforprofessionaluse.
Note
Inordertoobtainmaximumsafetyandperformance,itisvery
importantthattheinstallationproceduresinthismanualare
compliedto,andthatthetasksarecarriedoutinthesuccession
theyaredescribed.Thevesselownermustmakesurethatthe
installationshipyardholdstheapplicablecompetencetoperform
theinstallation,andthattheapplicablemaritimeauthoritiesare
availabletoverifyandcertifytheinstallation.
ObservethebasicrequirementsinGeneralsafetyruleson
page177!
Anoverallinstallationprocedureisprovidedbelow.The
proceduredoesnotdescribeanydetailedtasks,butreferstothe
relevantproceduresinthismanual.
1 Basedonthevesseldrawingsandbestpractice,
determinewherethehullunitshallbelocated.Necessary
considerationsmustbetakentoavoidacousticandelectric
disturbances.Makesurethatthesonarroommeetsthe
specicationsprovided.RefertoInstallationplanningon
page30.
2 Performthephysicalinstallationofthesonartrunk.The
installationshipyardmustprovideallnecessaryinstallation
drawingsinordertocarryoutthisoperation,andifrequired,
thesedrawingsmustbeapprovedbytheapplicablemaritime
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authorities.Thetrunkpenetratesthehull,anditistherefore
acrucialpartofthehullunitassembly.RefertoSonartrunk
installation onpage36.
3 Installthehullunit.Duetoitsphysicalsizeandweight,and
thefactthatthetrunkpenetratesthevesselhull,itisvery
importantthatthehullunitisinstalledandsecuredproperly.
RefertoHullunitinstallationonpage42.
4 InstalltheTransceiverUnit.RefertoTransceiverunit
installationonpage49.
5 Installthewheelhouseunits.RefertoWheelhouseunits
installationonpage53.
6 Performthesystemcabling.Observetheprocedureand
cableplaninsectionCablelayoutandinterconnectionson
page63.Foradditionalinformation,refertoSX90cable
details onpage189.Generalrequirementsforthecabling
areprovidedinBasiccablerequirementsonpage214.
7 Performthestart-upproceduresasdetailedinsection
Start-upprocedures onpage92.
Note
Inordertosetupthesonarsysteminasafeandcorrect
manner,thesestart-upproceduresmustbecompliedto!
8 Connecttheperipheralunits.Observethesetupandtest
proceduresinsectionInterfacingperipheralequipmenton
page128.Foradditionalinformation,refertoSX90cable
details onpage189.Generalrequirementsforthecabling
areprovidedinBasiccablerequirementsonpage214.
9 Finally,checkthesourcelevelandreceivingvoltage
response,andmakethenoise/speedmeasurements.Observe
theproceduresinsectionFinaltestsandmeasurementson
page141.
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Systemdiagram
Figure1 SX90Systemdiagram
SX90Items
AProcessorUnit
BBeamformerUnit
CColourdisplay
DOperatingPanel
EInterfaceUnit
FTransceiverUnit
GMotorControlUnit
HHullUnit
ITransducer
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Scopeofsupply
ThestandardSimradSX90Fishndingsonarsystemis
comprisedofthefollowingmainunits.Allareincludedwiththe
standarddelivery.
•OperatingPanel[SH8-203593 ]
•ProcessorUnit[307664 ]
•BeamformerUnit[307666 ]
•InterfaceUnit[SP7-207891 ]
•TransceiverUnit(230V ac)[307668 ]
•SX92HullUnit[307476 ]
Additionalrequireditems
SimradSX90Fishndingsonar
Thefollowingadditionalitemsarerequiredforafullyoperational
sonar,buttheyaren
•Colourdisplay
•UninterruptedPowerSupply(UPS)
•Installationtrunk
•Speedlog
•Coursegyro
o t i n c l u d e d inthestandarddelivery:
Colourdisplay
TheSimradSX90FishndingsonarrequiresaVGAorDVI
colourdisplaywitharesolutionofatleast1280x1024pixels.
UninterruptedPowerSupply(UPS)
InordertoensurecontinuousoperationoftheSimradSX90
independentofvaryingqualityofthevessel’smainssupply,the
useofuninterruptedpowersupplies(UPS)isrequired.TwoUPS
unitsareused.Oneisusedtopowerthewheelhouseunits,while
theotherisusedtopowertheTransceiverUnit.
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Figure2 NetProUPSunits
TheUPSunitsaren o t includedintheSX90standarddelivery.
WerecommendthatthefollowingUPSunitsareused:
WheelhouseUPSunit
•Manufacturer:GEDigitalEnergy
•Model:NetProNP1000
•Outputpower:1000V A/600W
•Physicaldimensions:
–Height:225mm
–Width:185mm
–Depth:430mm
–Weight:15kg
SonarroomUPSunit
•Manufacturer:GEDigitalEnergy
•Model:NetProNP2000
•Outputpower:2000V A/1200W
•Physicaldimensions:
–Height:293mm
–Width:220mm
–Depth:557mm
–Weight:27kg
Manufacturer
•GEDigitalEnergy
GeneralElectricCompany
CH–6595Riazzino(Locarno)Switzerland
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Installationtrunk
SimradSX90Fishndingsonar
Theinstallationtrunkrequiredforthehullunitinstallationisn
includedintheSX90standarddelivery.Theinstallationtrunk
maybefabricatedbytheshipyard,orsuppliedbySimradasan
option.Themechanicaldrawingsofthetrunkandblindcover
areincludedinthismanual.TheSimradSX90sonarisdelivered
withoutadomesystem.
TheoptionaltrunkofferedbySimradisapprovedbyDetNorske
Veritas(DNV),andincludesablindcoverandagasket.
Speedlog
Inordertooperatecorrectly,theSimradSX90Fishndingsonar
systemrequiresinputfromaspeedlog.Inmostcasesasuitable
sensorisalreadyinstalledonthevessel.Thespeedloginterface
parametersare:
•Pulselog:200pulsespernauticalmile
•Serialline:RS-232,StandardNMEA0183telegramformat
Adifferentialglobalpositioningsystem((D)GPS)canalsobe
used.
Relatedtopics
•Otherperipheralequipmentonpage23
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Additionaloptionalitems
Coursegyro
Inordertooperatecorrectly,theSimradSX90Fishnding
sonarsystemrequiresinputfromacoursegyro.Inmostcases
asuitablesensorisalreadyinstalledonthevessel.Thecourse
gyrointerfaceparametersare:
•Serialline:RS-232,StandardNMEA0183
IfthecoursegyroinstalleddoesnotoutputRS-232,anoptional
gyrointerfaceboxisavailable.Itwillconvertthefollowing
synchroandsteppinggyrosignals:
•3-phasesynchrosignal,20to150VL-L,50/60/400Hz,gear
ration1:360or1:180
•3-phasesteppersignal,20to150VL-L,gearration1:360or
1:180
Gyrointerface Orderno.
LR40 298-078535
Thefollowingoptionalequipmentandfunctionalitymaybe
orderedatanadditionalchargetoaugmentthestandardSimrad
SX90Fishndingsonarsystemdelivery.
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•Hullunitsandinstallationtrunks
•Additionalfunctionality:
–Scienticinterface
–Extendedrange
•Amplierwithoneortwospeakersforaudiooutput
•Otherperipheralequipmentandsensors
Optionalhullunitsandinstallationtrunks
Hullunits
ThestandardSX92HullUnitcanbelowered1.2metersataspeed
of24knots.Themountingangehas24boltswithpitchcentre
diameter(PCD)680mm.Otherhullunitsareavailableaslisted
below.
Table1 HullunitsavailablefromSimrad
HullUnit
SX90 1.2m,24knots,20bolts,PCD620mm
SX91 1.6m,20knots,20bolts,PCD620mm
SX92* 1.2m,24knots,24bolts,PCD680mm
SX93 1.6m,20knots,24bolts,PCD680mm
SX95 1,0m,12knots,16bolts,PCD540mm
(*=SX92isthestandardhullunit)
Note
Specications Orderno.
307472
307474
307476
307478
310279
TheSimradSX90andSimradSX91hullunitsandtrunksare
discontinued.Theyareonlydeliveredonspecialorder .
Installationtrunks
Theinstallationtrunkmaybefabricatedbytheinstallation
shipyard,orsuppliedbySimrad.Severaltypesareavailablewith
variouspitchcentrediameters(PCD).
Table2 OptionalinstallationtrunksavailablefromSimrad
Trunktype
SX90/SX91 20bolts,PCD620mm SP9-205825
SX92/SX93 24bolts,PCD680mm SP9-207516
SX95 16bolts,PCD540mm SQ4–042508
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Note
TheSimradSX90andSimradSX91hullunitsandtrunksare
discontinued.Theyareonlydeliveredonspecialorder .
Optionalfunctionality
Extendedrange
Duetointernationalregulations,sonarswithoperationalrange
exceeding5000meterscanonlybeexportedonlicense.Forthis
reasonthestandardrangeontheSX90hasbeenlimitedto4500
meters.However,ifanexportlicenceisobtained,themaximum
rangecanbeextendedto8000meters.
Option Orderno.
Extended8000mrange 314506
Scienticinterface
Aspecialsoftwarekeycanbepurchasedtoenableanethernet
interfaceprovidingsonarbeamdata,sonarsettingsandprocessed
targetdata.Thisfeatureisveryusefulifthesonarisintended
forscienticpurposes.
Option Orderno.
Scienticinterface
KIT-203477
Otherperipheralequipment
Inadditiontothepulseloginputdescribedabove,theSimrad
SX90FishndingsonarprovidesatotalofsevenRS-232
seriallines.Sinceoneisusedtointerfacethecoursegyro,the
remainingsixseriallinesmaybeusedfor:
•DifferentialGlobalPositioningSystem((D)GPS)
•Echosounder
•Catchmonitoringsystem
•Trawlsonar
•Currentmetersystem
•Radiobuoysystem
AlltheseperipheralsmaybeconnectedusingRS-232seriallines.
MostofthemwillcommunicatebymeansofthestandardNMEA
0183format.
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DifferentialGlobalPositioningSystem((D)GPS)
A(D)GPSmaybeinterfacedwiththeSimradSX90sonarto
establishthevessel’spositionandprovidecursorandmarker
latitudeandlongitude.Inadditiontonavigationaldata,the
(D)GPSmayalsobeusedfortheinputofspeedloginformation.
Most(D)GPSareequippedtopresentcourseinformation,but
thisdataisgenerallytooinconsistenttoprovideastablesonar
presentation.
Echosounder
Anexternalechosoundermaybeconnectedtothesonarto
providedepthinformationonthecatchcontrolpageofthe
sonar’sdisplay.
Catchmonitoringsystem
Toprovidetrawlandpurseseinedepthinformationonthesonar’s
display,thefollowingSimradcatchmonitoringsystemsmay
beconnected:
•SimradPI30Catchmonitoringsystem
•SimradPI32Catchmonitoringsystem
•SimradPI44Catchmonitoringsystem
•SimradPI54Catchmonitoringsystem
•SimradITIIntegratedTrawlInstrumentationsystem
Trawlsonar
Toprovidetrawlinformationonthesonar’sdisplay,oneofthe
followingSimradtrawlsystemsmaybeconnected:
•SimradFS903Trawlsonar
•SimradFS3300Trawlsonar
•SimradFS20/25Trawlsonar
•SimradFS70Trawlsonar
Currentmetersystem
Acurrentmetersystemmaybeconnectedtothesonartodisplay
thedirectionandspeedoftheseacurrentsonvariousdepths.The
followingcurrentsystemcanbeconnected:
•KaijoDCG-200
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Radiobuoysystem
AGPSbasedradiobuoysystemmaybeconnectedtothesonar
toshowthepositionandbuoydataonthedisplay.Thefollowing
buoysystemscanbeconnected:
•SERPE
•Ariane
•Ryokusei
Optionalaudiooutput
TheSimradSX90Fishndingsonarsystemprovidesanaudio
output.Inordertousethisfunction,youmustconnectan
amplierwithspeakerstotheaudiooutputontheBeamformer
Unit.
Abouttheaudiooutput
TheaudiooutputontheSimradSX90Fishndingsonarisaline
output,andnopoweramplierisprovidedtocreatesound.The
audiooutputmustthereforebeconnectedtoapoweredaudio
system.Thesystemmustincludeavolumecontrol,astheaudio
outputlevelfromthesonarisxed.Theaudiooutputlevelcan
notbecontrolledbytheAudiooffbuttonontheOperatingPanel,
asthisbuttonwillsilencetheaudiooutputcompletely.
Note
Donotconnectaloudspeakerdirectlytotheaudiooutput.This
maydamagetheaudiooutputcircuitry.
Werecommendthatoneofthefollowingaudiosystemsisused:
•PoweredspeakersystemforPCuse
•Stereosystemwithamplierandtwoormoreloudspeakers
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PoweredspeakersystemforPCuse
AcommercialpoweredspeakersystemforPCusecanbe
obtainedfromalmostanykindofshopforelectricappliances,
homestereoorcomputers.
Figure3 SonaraudiousingpoweredspeakersystemforPC
Thenumberofspeakers,sizeandpoweroutputcanbeselected
tosuitthecrewpreferences.Thelocationofthespeakersmustbe
decidedtoallowforeasyadjustmentoftheaudiolevel.
Stereosystemwithamplierandtwoormore
loudspeakers
Ifastereosystemisalreadyinstalledonthebridge,theaudio
outputfromthesonarcanbeconnectedtoanauxiliaryinput.
Figure4 Sonaraudiousingexistingstereosystem
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Generalsupplyconditions
SimradSX90Fishndingsonar
Theadvantageofthissetupisthatmoststereosystemsare
providedwitharemotecontrol,andthisallowsforeasy
adjustmentoftheaudiolevel.
ThefollowingsupplyconditionsareapplicabletothisSimrad
SX90Fishndingsonardelivery.
Equipmentresponsibility
Theshipyardperformingtheinstallationand/orequipmentdealer
becomesfullyresponsiblefortheequipmentuponreceiptunless
otherwisestatedinthecontract.Thedurationofresponsibility
includes:
•Theperiodoftimetheequipmentisstoredlocallybefore
installation.
•Duringtheentireinstallationprocess.
•Whilecommissioningtheequipment.
•Theperiodoftimebetweencommissioningandthenal
acceptanceoftheequipmentbytheenduser(normallythe
ownerofthevesselwhichtheequipmenthasbeeninstalled).
Unlessotherarrangementshavebeenmadeinthecontract,the
SX90Fishndingsonarsystemguaranteeperiod(asspeciedin
thecontract)beginswhentheacceptancedocumentshavebeen
signed
Receipt,unpackingandstorage
Uponacceptingshipmentoftheequipment,theshipyardand/or
thedealershouldensurethatthedeliveryiscompleteandinspect
eachshippingcontainerforevidenceofphysicaldamage.If
thisinspectionrevealsanyindicationofcrushing,dropping,
immersioninwateroranyotherformofdamage,therecipient
shouldrequestthatarepresentativefromthecompanyusedto
transporttheequipmentbepresentduringunpacking.
Allequipmentshouldbeinspectedforphysicaldamage,i.e.
brokencontrolsandindicators,dents,scratchesetc.during
unpacking.Ifanydamagetotheequipmentisdiscovered,the
recipientshouldnotifyboththetransportationcompanyand
SimradsothatSimradcanarrangeforreplacementorrepairof
thedamagedequipment.
Onceunpacked,theequipmentmustbestoredinacontrolled
environmentwithanatmospherefreeofcorrosiveagents,
excessivehumidityortemperatureextremes.Theequipment
mustbecoveredtoprotectitfromdustandotherformsof
contaminationwhenstored.
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Generalinstallationrequirements
Relatedtopics
•Equipmenthandlingonpage178
Thefollowinginstallationrequirementsareapplicabletothis
SimradSX90Fishndingsonardelivery.
Approvalbyclassicationsociety
TheSX90Fishndingsonartransducerinstallationmustbe
approvedbyDetNorskeV eritas(DNV)oranotherclassication
society.Theshipownerandshipyardperformingtheinstallation
areresponsibleforobtaininginstallationapproval.
Supplypower
Thesupplyvoltagetotheequipmentistobekeptwithin±10%of
theinstallation’snominalvoltage.Maximumtransientvoltage
variationsonthemainswitchboard’sbus-barsarenottoexceed
-15%to+20%ofthenominalvoltage(exceptunderfault
conditions).
SimradrecommendsthattheSX90Fishndingsonarispowered
usinganUninterruptablePowerSupply(UPS)withsinewave
output.TheUPSmusthavethecapacitytoindependently
maintainpowertothesystemforaminimumof10minutes.
Thisensuresthatthesystemcanbeswitchedoffinacontrolled
mannerintheeventofapowerfailure.
Compassdeviation
Oncetheinstallationiscomplete,thevesselmustbeswungwith
thesysteminboththeoperativeandinoperativemodes.The
shipownerandcaptainareresponsibleforupdatingthedeviation
tableaccordinglywithregardtothevessel’snationalregistryand
correspondingmaritimeauthority.
Noisesources
Thevessel’shull,rudder(s)andpropeller(s)shouldbethoroughly
inspectedindrydockpriortoinstallation.Roughnessbelow
thewater-linedeformitiesintheshellplatingandprotruding
obstaclescancreateunderwaternoise.Thesesourcesof
turbulencemustbesmoothedorremovedasbestaspossible.Itis
especiallyimportantthatthepropeller(s)isnotpittedordamaged.
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