Simrad SX90 - INSTALLATION REV C, SX90 Installation Manual

Installation manual

Simrad SX90

Fish nding sonar

TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES

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SimradSX90

Installationmanual

Thisdocumentprovidesthenecessaryinformationof howtoinstalltheSimradSX90Fishndingsonar.The informationmustberegardedasgeneralguidelinesand recommendationsonly.Theinstallationshipyardmust designandmanufactureinstallationhardwaretottheSX90 Fishndingsonaroneachindividualvessel.

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History

Documentnumber:307531/ISBN-13:978-82-8066-092-3

Rev.A

01July2007Firstversion.

Rev.B

04July2008

Addedchapter“Technicalspecications”.Addedinformation aboutmandatoryUPSsystems.Severalotherminorchanges.

Rev.C22January2009

Addedinformationrelatedtonewaudiooutput.Cabling informationreorganized.

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Installationmanual

Tableofcontents

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

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

ConnecttheEthernetcableforscienticoutput.............................................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

Deningownshipparameters..............................................................................125

Specifyshipdimensions............................................................................125

Specifyinstrumentpositionoffsets.............................................................126

INTERFACINGPERIPHERALEQUIPMENT......................128

Interfacesettings...................................................................................................128

Defaultinterfacesettings...........................................................................128

Howtochangetheinterfacesettings..........................................................129

Howtomonitorthetrafconaserialline...................................................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

Powerspecications.............................................................................................151

Weightsandoutlinedimensions...........................................................................152

Environmentalspecications...............................................................................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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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

AGENERALSAFETYRULES...............................................177

BEQUIPMENTHANDLING................................................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

Dehumidier............................................................................................185

Coatings...................................................................................................185

Re-packaging........................................................................................................185

Temperatureprotection.........................................................................................185

Circuitboardhandlingandpackaging..................................................................186

Returningacircuitboard...........................................................................187

WhatisESD?.......................................................................................................187

CSX90CABLEDETAILS....................................................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

DBASICCABLEREQUIREMENTS......................................214

Cabletrays............................................................................................................214

RadioFrequencyinterference..............................................................................215

Physicalprotection...............................................................................................215

Grounding.............................................................................................................216

Cableconnections.................................................................................................216

Cableterminations................................................................................................216

Cableidentication...............................................................................................217

ETELEGRAMFORMATS....................................................218

TelegramsreceivedandsentbytheSX90............................................................219

Requiredsensors.......................................................................................219

Auxiliarysensors......................................................................................219

SpecicationofNMEAtelegrams.......................................................................221

DBSDepthbelowsurface.........................................................................221

DBTDepthbelowtransducer.....................................................................221

DPTDepth...............................................................................................222

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

YWPWaterpropagationspeed..................................................................226

ZDATimeanddate..................................................................................227

Specicationofproprietarytelegrams.................................................................227

DBSDepthoftrawlbelowsurface.............................................................227

GLLTrawlposition..................................................................................227

HFBTrawlheadropetofootropeandbottom..............................................228

MTWWatertemperatureatthetrawl.........................................................228

TDSTrawldoorspread.............................................................................228

TFITrawllling.......................................................................................229

TPCTrawlpositionincartesiancoordinates...............................................229

TPPTrackedtargetpositionormarker.......................................................230

TPTTrawlpositiontruevessel..................................................................230

TS2Trawlspread2...................................................................................230

TTSTrawltoshoaldistance......................................................................231

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ABOUTTHISMANUAL

Purpose

Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidetheinformationand basicdrawingsrequiredforinstallationoftheSimradSX90Fish ndingsonarsystem.

Abouttheseinstructions

Themanualisintendedfortechnicalpersonnel,engineersand navalarchitects.Itisassumedthatthepersonnelisconversant withthegeneralprinciplesofsonarinstallationandoperation. Theseinstructionsmustbefollowedcarefullytoensureoptimal sonarperformance.Asaguide,installationproceduresare presentedintheordertheyaretobeperformed.Successful completionofeachprocedureistobeconrmedbychecking offthecorrespondingbox.Afterinstallation,thisdocument shouldbestoredonboardthevesselforlaterreferencewhen updatingorservicingtheequipment.Themanualalsodenesthe equipmentresponsibility,andprovidesinstructionsforunpacking andstorage.

Installationdrawings

Detailedvesselspecicmechanicaldrawingsfortheinstallation mustbeprovidedbythecustomer,oranyshipyardcontractedto performtheinstallation.Simradmay ,onspecialorder,provide assistancetothesedrawings.Drawingsmustbeapprovedby theappropriatevesselcerticationauthoritypriortoinstallation ofthesystem.

Note

Theinstallationinstructionsgiveninthisdocumentmustbe adheredto.Failuretodosomayrendertheguaranteevoid.

KongsbergMaritimeASwillacceptnoresponsibilityforany damageorinjurytothesystem,vesselorpersonnelcausedby equipmentthathasbeenincorrectlyinstalledormaintained, orbydrawings,instructionsorproceduresthathavenotbeen preparedbyus.

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References

Refertothefollowingmanualsforadditionalinformation abouttheSimradSX90sonarsystem.Ordernumbersin brackets.Alldocumentscanbedownloadedfromourwebsite

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•SimradSX90InstallationManual,English[307531]

•SimradSX90OperatorManual,English[307672]

•SimradSX90OperatorManual,Norwegian[315143]

•SimradSX90ReferenceManual,English[307670]

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SIMRADSX90FISHFINDINGSONAR

StudythischaptertofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeSimradSX90 Fishndingsonarsystem.

Topics

•Basicinformationonpage13

•Mainunitsonpage14

•Installationprocedureonpage16

•Systemdiagramonpage18

•Scopeofsupplyonpage19

•Additionalrequireditemsonpage19

•Additionaloptionalitemsonpage21

•Generalsupplyconditionsonpage27

•Generalinstallationrequirementsonpage28

Relatedtopics

•Generalsafetyrulesonpage177

•Equipmenthandlingonpage178

•Basiccablerequirementsonpage214

Basicinformation

TheSimradSX90Fishndingsonarisalongrange omnidirectionallowfrequencysonar.Itisdesignedformedium andlargesizedshingvessels,preferablyforpurseseiners,butit isalsowellsuitablefortrawlers.Thesonarallowsyoutochoose anoperationalfrequencybetween20to30kHz(in1kHzsteps), andthebeamcanbeelectronicallytiltedfrom+10to–60degrees.

Greatemphasishasbeenplacedongivingthebestpossible presentationsonahighresolutioncolourdisplay.TheProcessor UnitiscontrolledbyMicrosoft’sWindowsXP®operating system,whichresultinaexiblechoiceofdisplaymodesfora largerangeofuserapplications.

Thesignalprocessingandbeamformingisperformedinafast digitalsignalprocessingsystemusingthefulldynamicrange ofthesignals.Inadditiontothetraditionalsinglefrequency transceiversystem,theSimradSX90Fishndingsonarcontains anadvancedfrequencymodulatedltersystem(FM).

Thecylindricalmulti-elementtransducerallowsthe omnidirectionalsonarbeamtobetiltedelectronicallydownto

-60degrees.Thisallowsyoutoautomaticallytrackschoolsof sh,andtoobservethewholewatervolumearoundthevessel. Astabilisingsystemisincludedforelectronicpitchandroll compensation.

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Mainunits

TheSimradSX90Fishndingsonarconsistsofthefollowing

units:

•Normallyinstalledinthewheelhouse:

–Displaymonitor

–OperatingPanel

–ProcessorUnit

–BeamformerUnit

–InterfaceUnit

–Amplierandloudspeakers(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 hardwarehasbeenmodiedbySimradtosuittheSX90sonar requirements.Thepurposeofthiscomputeristoallowyou tocontrolthesonar.Itprovidesthegraphicpresentationof thesonarmodesandtheimagescreated,itholdsthemenu system,itcommunicateswiththeOperatingPanel,andreads

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informationfromperipheralunitsbymeansoftheInterfaceUnit. Thecomputerholdsaread/writeCDunittobeusedforfuture softwareupgrades.

BeamformerUnit

TheBeamformerUnitisamarinecomputer,whichrunsthe MicrosoftWindowsXP®operatingsystem.Thesoftwareand hardwarehasbeenmodiedbySimradtosuittheSX90sonar requirements.Thepurposeofthiscomputeristoperformthe advancedsignalprocessingrequiredtopresenttheinformation ontheProcessorUnit.Thecomputerholdsaread/writeCDunit tobeusedforfuturesoftwareupgrades.TheBeamformerUnit communicateswiththeTransceiverUnitinthesonarroomusing asingleethernetcable.

InterfaceUnit

TheInterfaceUnitprovidesinterfaceforallauxiliaryequipment; log,gyro,GPS,echosounder,trawlsystems,purseseinesystems etc.

Amplierandloudspeakers

Anamplierwithoneortwoloudspeakersmaybeconnectedto 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

ThecylindricalT ransducerarrayallowsthesonarbeamtogive full360degreescoverageofthewatervolumedownto-60 degrees.Thesensorfortheelectronicstabilizationofthesonar beamsishousedintheMotorControlUnit,whichismounted ontheHullUnit.

WARNING

Ifthetransducerhitslargerobjectsorbottom, thetransducershaftmaybebent,orinworstcase itcanbebrokenoff.Abrokentransducershaft willcausewaterleakageinthetopoftheshaft. Topreventlargerleakagesinsuchacase,donot raisethetransducershafttotheupperposition. Topreventseriousdamagesitisthereforeofgreat importancetohaveagoodpumpandwarning systeminthesonarroom.

Installationprocedure

TheSimradSX90Fishndingsonarsystemisacomplexand advancedproductforprofessionaluse.

Note

Inordertoobtainmaximumsafetyandperformance,itisvery importantthattheinstallationproceduresinthismanualare compliedto,andthatthetasksarecarriedoutinthesuccession theyaredescribed.Thevesselownermustmakesurethatthe installationshipyardholdstheapplicablecompetencetoperform theinstallation,andthattheapplicablemaritimeauthoritiesare availabletoverifyandcertifytheinstallation.

ObservethebasicrequirementsinGeneralsafetyruleson page177!

Anoverallinstallationprocedureisprovidedbelow.The proceduredoesnotdescribeanydetailedtasks,butreferstothe relevantproceduresinthismanual.

1Basedonthevesseldrawingsandbestpractice,

determinewherethehullunitshallbelocated.Necessary considerationsmustbetakentoavoidacousticandelectric disturbances.Makesurethatthesonarroommeetsthe specicationsprovided.RefertoInstallationplanningon page30.

2Performthephysicalinstallationofthesonartrunk.The

installationshipyardmustprovideallnecessaryinstallation drawingsinordertocarryoutthisoperation,andifrequired, thesedrawingsmustbeapprovedbytheapplicablemaritime

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authorities.Thetrunkpenetratesthehull,anditistherefore acrucialpartofthehullunitassembly .RefertoSonartrunk installationonpage36.

3Installthehullunit.Duetoitsphysicalsizeandweight,and

thefactthatthetrunkpenetratesthevesselhull,itisvery importantthatthehullunitisinstalledandsecuredproperly. RefertoHullunitinstallationonpage42.

4InstalltheTransceiverUnit.RefertoTransceiverunit

installationonpage49.

5Installthewheelhouseunits.RefertoWheelhouseunits

installationonpage53.

6Performthesystemcabling.Observetheprocedureand

cableplaninsectionCablelayoutandinterconnectionson page63.Foradditionalinformation,refertoSX90cable detailsonpage189.Generalrequirementsforthecabling areprovidedinBasiccablerequirementsonpage214.

7Performthestart-upproceduresasdetailedinsection

Start-upproceduresonpage92.

Note

Inordertosetupthesonarsysteminasafeandcorrect manner,thesestart-upproceduresmustbecompliedto!

8Connecttheperipheralunits.Observethesetupandtest

proceduresinsectionInterfacingperipheralequipmenton page128.Foradditionalinformation,refertoSX90cable detailsonpage189.Generalrequirementsforthecabling areprovidedinBasiccablerequirementsonpage214.

9Finally,checkthesourcelevelandreceivingvoltage

response,andmakethenoise/speedmeasurements.Observe theproceduresinsectionFinaltestsandmeasurementson page141.

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Systemdiagram

Figure1SX90Systemdiagram

SX90Items

AProcessorUnit

BBeamformerUnit

CColourdisplay

DOperatingPanel

EInterfaceUnit

FTransceiverUnit

GMotorControlUnit

HHullUnit

ITransducer

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Scopeofsupply

ThestandardSimradSX90Fishndingsonarsystemis comprisedofthefollowingmainunits.Allareincludedwiththe standarddelivery.

•OperatingPanel[SH8-203593]

•ProcessorUnit[307664]

•BeamformerUnit[307666]

•InterfaceUnit[SP7-207891]

•TransceiverUnit(230V ac)[307668]

•SX92HullUnit[307476]

Additionalrequireditems

Thefollowingadditionalitemsarerequiredforafullyoperational sonar,buttheyaren

o t i n c l u d e d inthestandarddelivery:

•Colourdisplay

•UninterruptedPowerSupply(UPS)

•Installationtrunk

•Speedlog

•Coursegyro

Colourdisplay

TheSimradSX90FishndingsonarrequiresaVGAorDVI colourdisplaywitharesolutionofatleast1280x1024pixels.

UninterruptedPowerSupply(UPS)

InordertoensurecontinuousoperationoftheSimradSX90 independentofvaryingqualityofthevessel’smainssupply,the useofuninterruptedpowersupplies(UPS)isrequired.TwoUPS unitsareused.Oneisusedtopowerthewheelhouseunits,while theotherisusedtopowertheTransceiverUnit.

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Figure2NetProUPSunits

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

Theinstallationtrunkrequiredforthehullunitinstallationisn

o t includedintheSX90standarddelivery.Theinstallationtrunk maybefabricatedbytheshipyard,orsuppliedbySimradasan option.Themechanicaldrawingsofthetrunkandblindcover areincludedinthismanual.TheSimradSX90sonarisdelivered withoutadomesystem.

TheoptionaltrunkofferedbySimradisapprovedbyDetNorske

Veritas(DNV),andincludesablindcoverandagasket.

Speedlog

Inordertooperatecorrectly,theSimradSX90Fishndingsonar systemrequiresinputfromaspeedlog.Inmostcasesasuitable sensorisalreadyinstalledonthevessel.Thespeedloginterface parametersare:

•Pulselog:200pulsespernauticalmile

•Serialline:RS-232,StandardNMEA0183telegramformat

Adifferentialglobalpositioningsystem((D)GPS)canalsobe used.

Relatedtopics

•Otherperipheralequipmentonpage23

Coursegyro

Inordertooperatecorrectly,theSimradSX90Fishnding 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

GyrointerfaceOrderno.

LR40298-078535

Additionaloptionalitems

Thefollowingoptionalequipmentandfunctionalitymaybe orderedatanadditionalchargetoaugmentthestandardSimrad SX90Fishndingsonarsystemdelivery.

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•Hullunitsandinstallationtrunks

•Additionalfunctionality:

–Scienticinterface

–Extendedrange

•Amplierwithoneortwospeakersforaudiooutput

•Otherperipheralequipmentandsensors

Optionalhullunitsandinstallationtrunks

Hullunits

ThestandardSX92HullUnitcanbelowered1.2metersataspeed of24knots.Themountingangehas24boltswithpitchcentre diameter(PCD)680mm.Otherhullunitsareavailableaslisted below.

Table1HullunitsavailablefromSimrad

HullUnit

SpecicationsOrderno.

SX901.2m,24knots,20bolts,PCD620mm

307472

SX911.6m,20knots,20bolts,PCD620mm

307474

SX92*1.2m,24knots,24bolts,PCD680mm

307476

SX931.6m,20knots,24bolts,PCD680mm

307478

SX951,0m,12knots,16bolts,PCD540mm

310279

(*=SX92isthestandardhullunit)

Note

TheSimradSX90andSimradSX91hullunitsandtrunksare discontinued.Theyareonlydeliveredonspecialorder .

Installationtrunks

Theinstallationtrunkmaybefabricatedbytheinstallation shipyard,orsuppliedbySimrad.Severaltypesareavailablewith variouspitchcentrediameters(PCD).

Table2OptionalinstallationtrunksavailablefromSimrad

Trunktype

SpecicationsOrderno.

SX90/SX9120bolts,PCD620mmSP9-205825 SX92/SX9324bolts,PCD680mmSP9-207516 SX9516bolts,PCD540mmSQ4–042508

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Note

TheSimradSX90andSimradSX91hullunitsandtrunksare discontinued.Theyareonlydeliveredonspecialorder .

Optionalfunctionality

Extendedrange

Duetointernationalregulations,sonarswithoperationalrange exceeding5000meterscanonlybeexportedonlicense.Forthis reasonthestandardrangeontheSX90hasbeenlimitedto4500 meters.However,ifanexportlicenceisobtained,themaximum rangecanbeextendedto8000meters.

OptionOrderno.

Extended8000mrange314506

Scienticinterface

Aspecialsoftwarekeycanbepurchasedtoenableanethernet interfaceprovidingsonarbeamdata,sonarsettingsandprocessed targetdata.Thisfeatureisveryusefulifthesonarisintended forscienticpurposes.

OptionOrderno.

Scienticinterface

KIT-203477

Otherperipheralequipment

Inadditiontothepulseloginputdescribedabove,theSimrad SX90FishndingsonarprovidesatotalofsevenRS-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

TheSimradSX90Fishndingsonarsystemprovidesanaudio output.Inordertousethisfunction,youmustconnectan amplierwithspeakerstotheaudiooutputontheBeamformer Unit.

Abouttheaudiooutput

TheaudiooutputontheSimradSX90Fishndingsonarisaline output,andnopoweramplierisprovidedtocreatesound.The audiooutputmustthereforebeconnectedtoapoweredaudio system.Thesystemmustincludeavolumecontrol,astheaudio outputlevelfromthesonarisxed.Theaudiooutputlevelcan notbecontrolledbytheAudiooffbuttonontheOperatingPanel, asthisbuttonwillsilencetheaudiooutputcompletely.

Note

Donotconnectaloudspeakerdirectlytotheaudiooutput.This maydamagetheaudiooutputcircuitry.

Werecommendthatoneofthefollowingaudiosystemsisused:

•PoweredspeakersystemforPCuse

•Stereosystemwithamplierandtwoormoreloudspeakers

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PoweredspeakersystemforPCuse

AcommercialpoweredspeakersystemforPCusecanbe obtainedfromalmostanykindofshopforelectricappliances, homestereoorcomputers.

Figure3SonaraudiousingpoweredspeakersystemforPC

Thenumberofspeakers,sizeandpoweroutputcanbeselected tosuitthecrewpreferences.Thelocationofthespeakersmustbe decidedtoallowforeasyadjustmentoftheaudiolevel.

Stereosystemwithamplierandtwoormore loudspeakers

Ifastereosystemisalreadyinstalledonthebridge,theaudio outputfromthesonarcanbeconnectedtoanauxiliaryinput.

Figure4Sonaraudiousingexistingstereosystem

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Theadvantageofthissetupisthatmoststereosystemsare providedwitharemotecontrol,andthisallowsforeasy adjustmentoftheaudiolevel.

Generalsupplyconditions

ThefollowingsupplyconditionsareapplicabletothisSimrad SX90Fishndingsonardelivery.

Equipmentresponsibility

Theshipyardperformingtheinstallationand/orequipmentdealer becomesfullyresponsiblefortheequipmentuponreceiptunless otherwisestatedinthecontract.Thedurationofresponsibility includes:

•Theperiodoftimetheequipmentisstoredlocallybefore

installation.

•Duringtheentireinstallationprocess.

•Whilecommissioningtheequipment.

•Theperiodoftimebetweencommissioningandthenal

acceptanceoftheequipmentbytheenduser(normallythe ownerofthevesselwhichtheequipmenthasbeeninstalled).

Unlessotherarrangementshavebeenmadeinthecontract,the SX90Fishndingsonarsystemguaranteeperiod(asspeciedin 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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•Equipmenthandlingonpage178

Generalinstallationrequirements

Thefollowinginstallationrequirementsareapplicabletothis SimradSX90Fishndingsonardelivery.

Approvalbyclassicationsociety

TheSX90Fishndingsonartransducerinstallationmustbe approvedbyDetNorskeV eritas(DNV)oranotherclassication society.Theshipownerandshipyardperformingtheinstallation areresponsibleforobtaininginstallationapproval.

Supplypower

Thesupplyvoltagetotheequipmentistobekeptwithin±10%of theinstallation’snominalvoltage.Maximumtransientvoltage variationsonthemainswitchboard’sbus-barsarenottoexceed

-15%to+20%ofthenominalvoltage(exceptunderfault conditions).

SimradrecommendsthattheSX90Fishndingsonarispowered 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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