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Simrad WBT Mini

Miniature wideband echo sounder transceiver

MiniatureWidebandEchoSounder

Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidethedescriptionsandprocedures requiredtoinstall,operateandmaintaintheSimradWBTMini.This manualisintendedforallusersoftheWBTMini.

Note

YoumustneversettheWBTMinito"ping"unlessthetransduceris submergedinwater .

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InstructionManual

Aboutthismanual

Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidethedescriptions,proceduresanddetailedparameter explanationsrequiredtoallowforsafeandefcientuseoftheSimradWBTMini.

Targetaudience

ThismanualisintendedforallusersoftheWBTMini.Duetothenatureofthedescriptions andthelevelofdetailprovidedbythismanual,itiswellsuitedforthosewhoare-orwish tobe-expertusers.

Weassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater.We alsoexpectthatyouhavesomeexperiencewithmultibeam,split-beamand/orsingle-beam echosoundersinscienticapplications.

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Topics

Systemdescription,page7

Systemdiagram,page8

SimradWBTMini

PowerSupplyUnit,page9

Supportinformation,page10

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Systemdescription

TheWBTMiniisacompactversionofthehighlyefcientWidebandTransceiver(WBT) usedbymarineresearchvesselsallaroundtheworld.Itscompactsizeandenergy-efcient designmakesitperfectforinstallationonawiderangeofplatforms.

ThetransceiverelectronicsintheWBTMini havethelinearFM(chirp)andCWpulse formssimilartotheWidebandTransceiver. Itcontainsfourindividualtransceiverchannels withmultiplexingfunctionality.Thisallows forgreatexibilitywhenyousetupasystem withvarioussplit-beamorsingle-beam transducercongurations.

TheWBTMiniiscontainedinasplash-proof cabinet.Therobustdesignallowslong-termdeploymentinchallengingenvironments.The WBTMinicanbeoperatedintwodifferentmodes;EK80modeorAutonomousmode.

EK80mode

InEK80mode,theWBTMiniisusedwithacomputerrunningtheEK80echosounder software.TheEK80softwareprovidesfullreal-timecontroloftheWBTMiniusingthe Ethernetinterface.WhenusedinEK80mode,theRA Wechosounderdataarerecorded directlytothecomputerdisk(s).

ThismoderequiresoneormoreEK80softwarelicenses.

Autonomousmode

InAutonomousmode,theWBTMiniisprogrammedtoperformapredenedmission.A missionwillnormallyrecorddataoveraperiodoftimeusingspecicacousticsettings. ThemissionplanisdesignedusingtheEKMissionPlannerprogram,anddownloadedto theWBTMinibeforethemissionstarts.

Thehigh-resolutionRAWdataarestoredinternallyonahigh-capacityUSBashdrive andretrievedafterthemissioniscompleted.

TheAutonomousmodeisanoptionthatcanbepurchasedseparately.

Theinternalstoragecapacitydependsonyouroperationalsettings.Witha70kHztransducer operatingatCWandcollectingdataat100mrange,thediskcanstoreapproximately 9,000,000pings.

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Relatedtopics

Systemdiagram,page8 PowerSupplyUnit,page9 UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80mode,page12 UsingtheWBTMiniinAutonomousmode,page23

Systemdiagram

ThesystemdiagramidentiesthemaincomponentsofabasicWBTMinisystem.Only themainconnectionsbetweentheunitsareshown.Inthispublication,thecomputeris referredtoasthePC.

AEK80mode

BAutonomousmode

CPC(EK80)

DPC(EKMissionPlanner)

ECalibrationandreplay

FWBTMini

GTransducer

HPower

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TheWBTMinicanbeoperatedintwodifferentmodes;EK80modeorAutonomousmode.

InEK80mode,theWBTMiniisconnectedtothePCwithadual-purposeconnectorfor EthernetandDCpower.

InAutonomousmode,theWBTMiniisconnectedtothePCwithaserialcable.Theserial cableisusedtodownloadthemissionplan.ForpowerconnectioninAutonomousmode, youusethedual-purposecable(EthernetandDCpower),oryoucanmakeadedicated powercable.

Relatedtopics

Systemdescription,page7 PowerSupplyUnit,page9

PowerSupplyUnit

TheWBTMinirequiresanexternalpowersupplyoffering12to15VDC,minimum2.5A.

Note

MakesurethatyourpowersupplymeetstheWBTMinirequirements.Thevoltagemustnot dropbelow+12VDC.Ifthesupplypoweristoolow ,theWBTMinimaymalfunction. Ifyouneedtousealongpowercable,calculatethevoltagedropinthecableassuming acurrentconsumptionof2.5A.

TheWBTMinicanalsobepoweredbyahigh-capacitybattery.Thebatterymustbeplaced closetotheWBTMinitominimizepowerlossinthecable.

Relatedtopics

Systemdescription,page7 Systemdiagram,page8

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Supportinformation

IfyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourSimradWBTMiniyoumustcontactyourlocaldealer, oroneofoursupportdepartments.Alistofallourofcesanddealersisprovidedonour website.Y oucanalsocontactourmainsupportofceinNorway.

Norway(mainofce)

•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeAS/Simrad

•Address:Strandpromenaden50,N-3190Horten,Norway

•Telephone:+4733034000

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USA

•Companyname:KongsbergUnderwaterTechnologyInc/SimradFisheries

•Address:1921033rdAveW ,Lynnwood,W A98036,USA

•Telephone:+14257121136

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Malaysia

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China

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UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80

Topics

mode

AboutEK80mode,page13

DeningtheIPaddressonthePCnetworkadapterforcommunicationwiththeWBT Mini,page13

Obtainingandinstallingthesoftwarelicense,page14

Installingoneormoretransducers,page16

Installingtransceiverchannels,page19

Disconnectingtransceiverchannels,page21

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UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80mode

AboutEK80mode

WhenusedinEK80mode,theWBTMiniiscontrolledbytheSimradEK80Scientic echosounderprogram.

TheEK80softwareprovidesfullreal-timecontroloftheWBTMiniusingtheEthernet interface.WhenusedinEK80mode,theRA Wechosounderdataarerecordeddirectly tothecomputerdisk(s).

ThismoderequiresoneormoreEK80softwarelicenses.

Tip

FormoreinformationabouttheEK80userinterfaceandfunctionality,refertotheEK80 ReferenceManualorcontext-sensitiveonlinehelp.

Relatedtopics

UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80mode,page12 DeningtheIPaddressonthePCnetworkadapterforcommunicationwiththeWBT Mini,page13 Installingoneormoretransducers,page16 Installingtransceiverchannels,page19 Disconnectingtransceiverchannels,page21

DeningtheIPaddressonthePCnetwork adapterforcommunicationwiththeWBTMini

ThecommunicationbetweenthePCandtheWBTMiniismadeusingahigh-speedEthernet cable.Ifmorethanonetransceiverisused,anEthernetswitchisadded.IntheEK80 software,thenecessaryIPaddressisgeneratedautomatically.

Prerequisites

ThisprocedureismadefortheMicrosoft

Windows

youarefamiliarwiththisoperatingsystem.

Context

AslongasyoudonotchangethePCtoanothercomputer,orreplacethenetworkadapterin yourPC,youwillonlyneedtodothisonce.

Procedure

1ClosealltheprogramsthatarerunningonthePC.

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2OpentheNetworkandSharingCenterdialogbox.

aInthebottom-leftcornerofyourdesktop,selecttheWindows

bOntheright-handsideoftheStartmenu,selectControlPanel.

cObservethattheControlPanelopens.

dSelectNetworkandSharingCenter.

(IftheControlPanelisshownwithcategories,selectViewnetworkstatusand

tasks.)

eOntheleft-handmenu,selectChangeadaptersettings.

fClickonceonyournetworkadaptertoselectit,thenright-clickandselect

Propertiesontheshortcutmenu.

gOnthelistofconnections,selectInternetProtocol4(TCP/IPv4),andthen

Properties.

3SelectUsethefollowingIPaddress,andtypetheIPaddressandnetworkmask.

Startbutton.

•IPaddress:157.237.15.12(Recommended)

•Subnetmask:255.255.255.0

YoucanleaveSubnetmaskblankandselectOK.Whenyouseeanerrormessagesaying thatthemessagesubnetmaskismissing,selectOKagain.Adefaultsubnetmask isthenautomaticallygenerated.

4SelectOKtosavethechosensettings,thencloseallthedialogboxes.

Furtherrequirements

IfyoulaterneedtochangetheIPaddress,alwayspowercycletheWBTMinibeforeyou starttheEK80program.

Relatedtopics

UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80mode,page12

Obtainingandinstallingthesoftwarelicense

TooperatetheWBTMiniinEK80modeyouneedavalidsoftwarelicense.Beforeyoucan usetheWBTMiniyoumustobtaina"licensestring"andinstallitonyourPC.Withouta licenseyouwillnotbeabletocommunicatewiththetransceiver.

Prerequisites

ThisprocedureassumesthattheEK80softwarehasbeensuccessfullyinstalledonthePC.

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Context

Thesoftwarelicenseisa32characterhexadecimalstringbasedonthetransceiver’sserial number.Itdenesseveralkeyparametersthatcontrolthefunctionalityandbehaviourofthe transceiver(s)youuse.Eachsoftwarelicensecode"unlocks"onetransceiverforoperational usewithasetofpredenedproperties.

ThesoftwarelicenseisnotlinkedtothephysicalPC.Youcanthereforeeasilymovethe softwarefromonecomputertoanother,justremembertomakeacopyofthelicensestring.

InordertoobtainasoftwarelicenseyoumustcontactaSimraddealerordistributor.You canalsousetherequestformonhttp://www.simrad.com/support,orcontactoursupport departmentdirectly.

Note

Onceyoureceiveyoursoftwarelicensestring(s),donotlosethem.W esuggestthatyoucopy theinformationintoatextle(forexampleNotepad),andaddrelevantinformation.Place thetextleonthePCdesktop,andmakesurethatbackupcopiesaremade.

Procedure

1Obtainthenecessaryinformationaboutyourtransceiver(s)andtransducer(s).Write

down:

aTheserialnumberforeachtransceiver.

bThebeamtype.

cWhichtransducersyouhaveconnectedtoeachtransceiver.

2SendthenecessaryinformationtooneofSimrad'sdealersordistributors.

Youcanalsousetherequestformonhttp://www.simrad.com/support,orcontactour supportdepartmentdirectly.

Youcanusethefollowinge-mailaddress:

•purchase.order@simrad.com

Oncethesoftwarelicensestring(s)havebeenreturnedtoyou(mostlikelybye-mail),you caninstallthelicensesintothesoftware.

3OpentheSetupmenu.

4OntheSetupmenu,selectInstallation.

ObservethattheInstallationdialogboxopens.Thisdialogboxcontainsanumberof pagesthatyouselectfromthemenuontheleftside.

5OntheleftsideoftheInstallationdialogbox,selectSoftwareLicense.

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6SelectTypeLicenseString,andtypethelicensestringintothedialogbox.

Ifyouhavereceivedthelicensestringonanelectronicformat(e-mailortextle), youcancopythestringfromthesourcedocumentandpasteitintotheTypeLicense

Stringdialogbox.

7SelectOKtosavethelicensestringandclosetheT ypeLicenseStringdialogbox.

8VerifythatthelicensestringisplacedintheCurrentlyactivelicenseslist.

Ifnecessary ,selectthelicensestringontheleftside,andclickthearrowbutton[>]to moveittotheCurrentlyactivelicenseslist.

9SelectApplyandthenClosetosavealltheparametersandclosetheInstallationdialog

box.

Installingoneormoretransducers

ThetransducersyouwishtousewiththeWBTMinimustbe"installed"intheEK80 programasapartofthesoftwareconguration.Whichtransducerstousedependsonthe numberoftransceiversinyoursystem,andthelicensesyouhaveforthese.Unlessyou replaceabrokentransducer,oraddanew,youonlyneedtodothisonce.

Prerequisites

ItisassumedthattheEK80softwarehasbeeninstalled,andthatallrelevantlicensestrings havebeenapplied.Y ouneedtoknowthetypeandserialnumberofeachtransducerthat youwishtoinstall.

Context

EachtransducerisaddedusingtheTransducerInstallationpage.TheTransducerInstallation pageislocatedintheInstallationdialogbox.

YoucanonlychooseatransducerfromtheModellist.Thelistisgeneratedfromasystem leonyourPC.ItcontainsallthetransducersthatarecompatiblewiththeWBTMini, butsincethesoftwareiscommonforseveralsystemstheremayalsobenon-compatible transducersinthelist.Thelistalsoincludestechnicalspecicationsforeachtransducer.Y ou cannotseethisinformation,butitisusedbytheEK80tosetuptheoperationalparameters. ThisallowstheWBTMinitooptimizeitsperformancefortheindividualtransducermodels.

Ifyoucannotndyourtransduceronthelist,contactyoudealertoupgradetherelevant softwarecomponentintheEK80.

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Note

JustmakingchangesandselectingOKatthebottomofthepagewillnotinstallanything. Selectwhattoinstall,denetherelevantparameters,andthenselectAdd.

Thetransducerinstallationdialogboxismadeforxedinstallationonlargevessels.Not alloftheparametersarerelevantforsmallervesselsandportableapplication.Refertothe onlinehelpformoreinformationonparametersnotmentionedhere.

Procedure

1OpentheSetupmenu.

2OntheSetupmenu,selectInstallation.

ObservethattheInstallationdialogboxopens.Thisdialogboxcontainsanumberof pagesthatyouselectfromthemenuontheleftside.

3OntheleftsideoftheInstallationdialogbox,selectTransducerInstallation.

4SelectthetransduceryouwishtoinstallfromtheModellist.

Note

Makesurethatyouselectatransducerthatissupportedbyyourcurrentlicense.

5Inserttheserialnumber.

Thisserialnumberisveryimportant,becauseyouwillneeditasareference identicationwhentheWBTMiniiscalibrated.SomenewSimradtransducerswith built-in"intelligence"willautomaticallyprovidethisserialnumber.

6TypethenameyouwishtouseintotheCustomNamebox.

Typeanynamethatyouwishtousetoidentifythetransducer.Thenameyouselect willonlybeusedtoidentifythetransducerinotherdialogboxes.Itisnotusedinthe echodatathatyouexport.Ifyoudonothaveacomputerkeyboardconnectedtoyour WBTMinisystem,selecttheKeyboardbuttontoopenanon-screenkeyboard.

7Selectmountingmethod.

8Specifytheorientationofthetransducerbeam.

9Ifrelevantforyourtransducerinstallation,providetheaccuratephysicallocationofthe

transducerwithreferencetothevessel’scoordinatesystem.

Usethecentreofthetransducerfaceasreference,anddenetheoffsetvaluesrelated totheShipOrigo.

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aSelecttheoffsetvalueintheX-axis(fore-and-aftdirection)fromtheShipOrigin.

AdjustwithapositivevalueforXifthetransducerislocatedaheadoftheship origin.

bSelecttheoffsetvalueintheY-axis(athwartship)fromtheShipOrigin.Adjust

withapositivevalueforYifthetransducerislocatedonthestarboard oftheshiporigin.

cSelecttheoffsetvalueintheZ-axis(vertical)fromtheShipOrigin.Adjustwitha

positivevalueforZifthetransducerislocatedunder

theshiporigin.

10SelectAddtosavetheinformationyouhaveprovided.

ThetransducerisaddedtothelistintheInstalledT ransducersbox.

11Repeatforeachtransducerthatyouwishtoinstall.

12ContinueyourworkintheInstallationdialogbox,orselectOKtocloseit.

Result

side

Onceatransducerhasbeeninstalled,itislistedintheInstalledT ransducersbox.Toseethe informationyouhavecollectedaboutthetransducer,selecttherelevanttransducerinthelist.

TheEditfunctionalityontheTransducerInstallationpagemakesitpossibletochange theinformationyouhaveprovidedforthetransducer.Youcannotchangethemodel identicationandtheserialnumber.Thecustomnameisusedseveralplacesintheuser interface,anditcanbechanged.

TheRemovefunctionalityontheTransducerInstallationpagemakesitpossibletodeletethe informationyouhaveprovidedforthetransducer.Thereisno"undo"functionality.

Relatedtopics

UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80mode,page12 Installingtransceiverchannels,page19

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UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80mode

Installingtransceiverchannels

InordertousetheWBTMini,theEK80PCmustbeconnectedtooneormoreWBTMini transceivers,andeachofthemmustinturnbeconnectedtooneormoretransducers.Each channelmustbeinstalledbeforeitcanbeputtouse.Inthiscontext,thephrasechannelis usedasacommontermtoidentifythecombinationoftransceiver,transducerandoperating frequency.

Prerequisites

ItisassumedthattheEK80softwarehasbeeninstalled,andthatallrelevantlicensestrings havebeenapplied.TheWBTMiniisinstalledasspeciedinthismanual.

•Allcablesareconnectedandtested.

•Eachtransceiverispoweredup.

•Thesoftwarelicenseforeachtransceiverisinstalledandactivated.

•TheEthernetadapterinthePCissetupwithauniqueIPaddress.

•AllrelevanttransducersareinstalledusingtheTransducerpage.

Context

TheTransceiverInstallationparameterscontroltheinstallationanddisconnectionof transceivers.Everytimethepageisopened,theEK80softwareautomaticallyperformsa searchontheEthernetnetworkfortransceivers.

ThelistintheupperpartontheTransceiverInstallationpageshowsyouanoverviewofthe transceiversandchannelsthatarecurrentlyavailable.Inthiscontext,thephrasechannelis usedasacommontermtoidentifythecombinationoftransceiver,transducerandoperating frequency.Eachchannelisidentiedbythetransceivertypeandserialnumberandthe transducer(s)inuse.Thecurrentstatusforeachchannelisalsoprovided.

•Busy:Thechannelisalreadyinuse,probablybyanotherechosounderonthesame

network.Youcannotconnecttothischannel.

•Installed:ThischannelisconnectedtoyourEK80system.

•Lost:Thischannelcannotbeused.

•Available:Thischannelisvacantandreadyforuse.

Note

WhenyouworkintheInstallationdialogbox,youmustalwaysselectApplytothechanges madeonapage.Youmustdothisbefore

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Procedure

1OpentheSetupmenu.

2OntheSetupmenu,selectInstallation.

ObservethattheInstallationdialogboxopens.Thisdialogboxcontainsanumberof pagesthatyouselectfromthemenuontheleftside.

3OntheleftsideoftheInstallationdialogbox,selectTransceiver.

4Installthechannels(s).

aObservethatthetransceiver(s)youhaveconnectedtothePCarelisted.

Eachtransceiverisidentiedwithtypeandserialnumber.Theavailablechannels oneachtransceiverarelistedseparately.

bForeachchannel,choosewhichtransducertoconnectto.

Thelistoftransducersavailableforinstallationisdenedbythoseyouinstalled ontheT ransducerpage.

Note

Thisisacriticaltask.Makesurethatthecorrecttransducerisselected.

cObservethatthestatusfortherelevantfrequencychannelschangetoInstalled.

Tip

Ifnotransceiversarelisted:

•SelectBrowseintheTransceiverBrowsingbox,andopentheLocalIPAddressbox. SelectthecorrectaddressfortheEthernetadapteryouareusing.Thiswillmakethe EK80programsearchthenetworkforavailabletransceivers.

•Checkthateachtransceiverhasbeenturnedon.

•VerifythattheEthernetcommunicationbetweentheunitsisoperational.

•IfyouareusinganEthernetswitch,makesurethatitworks.

5Atthebottomofthepage,selectApplytosaveyoursettings.

6Repeatuntilallthechannelshavebeeninstalled.

7ContinueyourworkintheInstallationdialogbox,orselectOKtocloseit.

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Result

Whenallchannelshavebeeninstalled,youcanstartnormaloperation.

Caution

YoumustneversettheWBTMinito"ping"unlessthetransducerissubmergedinwater.

Relatedtopics

UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80mode,page12

Disconnectingtransceiverchannels

AWBTMinitransceiverchannelcanbedisconnectedfromtheEK80PC.Thisistypically usefulifthetransceiverismeanttobeusedbyanotherPConanotherechosoundersystem. Itisalsousefulifyouhavealargenumberofchannelsandwanttoreducethenumber ofechogramviewsinyourpresentation.

Context

TheTransceiverInstallationparameterscontroltheinstallationanddisconnectionof transceivers.Everytimethepageisopened,theEK80softwareautomaticallyperformsa searchontheEthernetnetworkfortransceivers.

•Busy:Thechannelisalreadyinuse,probablybyanotherechosounderonthesame network.Youcannotconnecttothischannel.

•Installed:ThischannelisconnectedtoyourEK80system.

•Lost:Thischannelcannotbeused.

•Available:Thischannelisvacantandreadyforuse.

Note

WhenyouworkintheInstallationdialogbox,youmustalwaysselectApplytothechanges madeonapage.Youmustdothisbefore

youcontinueyourworkonadifferentpage.

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Procedure

1OpentheSetupmenu.

2OntheSetupmenu,selectInstallation.

ObservethattheInstallationdialogboxopens.Thisdialogboxcontainsanumberof pagesthatyouselectfromthemenuontheleftside.

3OntheleftsideoftheInstallationdialogbox,selectTransceiver.

4Disconnecttherequestedfrequencychannels(s).

aObservethatthetransceiver(s)youhaveconnectedtothePCarelisted.

Eachtransceiverisidentiedwithtypeandserialnumber.Theavailablechannels oneachtransceiverarelistedseparately.

bWritedownwhichtransducersyouareusingoneachchannel.

cForeachchannelyouwanttodisconnect,settransducertoNone.

dObservethatthestatusoftherelevantfrequencychannelschangestoAvailable.

5Atthebottomofthepage,selectApplytosaveyoursettings.

6ContinueyourworkintheInstallationdialogbox,orselectOKtocloseit.

Result

Youcannotusethedisconnectedchannels.Ifyouwanttousethemagain,eachmust bereinstalled.

Relatedtopics

UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80mode,page12

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UsingtheWBTMiniin

Autonomousmode

Topics

AboutAutonomousmode,page24

SwitchingbetweenAutonomousmodeandEK80mode,page25

Installingthesoftwaredriverfortheserialinterfacecable,page26

RemovingtheUSBashdrivefromtheWBTMini,page27

InsertingtheUSBashdriveintheWBTMini,page29

InstallingthesoftwaredriverfortheUSBashdrive,page31

WakinguptheWBTMinifromSleepstate,page32

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AboutAutonomousmode

WhenusedinAutonomousmode,theWBTMiniissetupbytheSimradEKMission Plannerprogram.TheEKMissionPlannerisalsousedtoswitchbetweenthetwomodes. NotethatAutonomousmodeisanoptionthatmustbespecieduponpurchase.Itisalso possibletoupgradeaWBTMinitoautonomousmodeatalaterstage.

WhenusedinAutonomousmode,thehigh-resolutionRA Wdataarestoredinternallyona high-capacityUSBashdriveandretrievedafterthemissioniscompleted.Theinternal storagecapacitydependsonyouroperationalsettings.Witha70kHztransduceroperating atCWandcollectingdataat100mrange,thediskcanstoreapproximately9,000,000pings.

Datarecordingmodes

AcousticdatacanberecordedinNormalorHighSpeedmode.

•InNormalmodetheprocessingisdoneinreal-timeintheWBTMini.

•HighSpeedmodewilltypicallygiveanimprovementof20to30percentinpingrate comparedtoNormalmode,butthedatamustbepost-processedbeforefurtheranalysis cantakeplace.Thispost-processingfunctionalityisprovidedbytheEKMissionPlanner program.

Todistinguishlesthatarealreadyprocessedfromlesthatneedtobepost-processed, thoserecordedinNormalmodehavetheextension.rawwhereasthoserecordedinHigh Speedmodehavetheextension.ra_.

Sleepstate

AWBTMiniinAutonomousmodewillautomaticallygoto"sleep"ifitisnotconnected totheEKMissionPlannersoftware.IftheWBTMiniisinSleep(powersave)state, connectingcantakeuptooneminute.InAutonomousmode,theWBTMiniissetupto enterSleepstatebetweeneachdatacollectionsequence.Thisisdonetosavebatterypower.

Moreinformation

Formoreinformationabouttheuserinterfaceandfunctionality ,refertotheSimradEK MissionPlannerReferenceManualorcontext-sensitiveonlinehelp.

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Relatedtopics

UsingtheWBTMiniinAutonomousmode,page23 Installingthesoftwaredriverfortheserialinterfacecable,page26 RemovingtheUSBashdrivefromtheWBTMini,page27 InsertingtheUSBashdriveintheWBTMini,page29 InstallingthesoftwaredriverfortheUSBashdrive,page31 WakinguptheWBTMinifromSleepstate,page32

SwitchingbetweenAutonomousmodeand EK80mode

ThetransceivercanbeoperatedinAutonomousorEK80mode.InAutonomousmode,the WBTMiniisprogrammedtoperformapredenedmission.InEK80mode,thetransceiver isusedwithacomputerrunningtheEK80scienticechosounderprogram.Ifnecessary, youcaneasilyswitchfromonemodetotheother.

Prerequisites

•Adriverfortheserialinterfacecableisinstalled.

•TheseriallineinterfacecableisconnectedbetweenthecomputerandtheWBTMini.

Context

WhenusedinEK80mode,thetransceiveriscontrolledbytheEK80scienticechosounder program.ThismoderequiresoneormoreEK80softwarelicenses.

Procedure

1ConnecttotheWBTMini.

aSelecttheTransceivertabtoopentheT ransceiverpage.

bSelecttheserialportyouwishtouseforcommunication.

cSelecttheNormalModebuttontoactivateNormalmodeifitisnotalready

activated.

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dSelectConnect.

OncetheWBTMiniisconnected,thelabelchangestoDisconnect.Theserial numberandthebatteryvoltageoftheWBTMiniareshown.Inthebottomright cornerofthepresentation,theConnectoriconswitchestogreencolour.

Tip

IftheWBTMiniisinSleep(powersave)state,connectingcantakeuptoone minute.

2SelecttheOperatingModebuttontoswitchbetweenAutonomousmodeandEK80mode.

Note

TheiconisbluewhenAutonomousmodeisactivated.

Installingthesoftwaredriverfortheserial interfacecable

Acustom-madeserialinterfacecablewithabuilt-incommercialUSB-to-serialline converterisusedwhentheautonomoustransceiveris"programmed"withamissionplan. ThecableismanufacturedbyKongsbergMaritime.Beforeyoucanusethiscable,the requiredsoftwaredrivermustbeinstalledonyourcomputer.

Prerequisites

Forthistaskyouneedthededicatedsoftwaredriver.

Context

YoucanndthesoftwaredriverontheUSBashdrivethatwasprovidedwithyourWBT Minisystem.Youcanalsodownloadthedriverfromthemanufacturer’swebsite.

•Manufacturer:FTDIChip

•Manufacturer’swebsite:http://www.ftdichip.com

Tondthecorrectdriver,searchfor"D2XX"drivers.

Forinstallationdetails,refertotherelevantdocumentationprovidedbythemanufacturer. Themanufacturer’sdocumentationisalsoincludedontheUSBashdrive.

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Procedure

1Downloadthesoftwaredriverandtheinstallationguide.

2Turnonthecomputer.

3Donot

4Installthesoftwaredriverasdescribedintheinstallationguide.

Result

Oncethesoftwaredriverhasbeeninstalled,plugintheserialinterfacecable.Youcannow communicatewiththetransceiver.

Relatedtopics

UsingtheWBTMiniinAutonomousmode,page23

inserttheserialinterfacecable.

RemovingtheUSBashdrivefromtheWBT Mini

TheUSBashdriveisinsertedandextractedthroughadedicatedaccesspanelontheWBT Mini.

Prerequisites

WheneveryouneedtoopenaWBTMiniforpartsreplacementorotherkindofmaintenance, youmustdothisinaprotectedenvironment.Makesurethatyouhaveenoughworking spaceandthecorrecttools.

Thefollowingspecialtoolisrequiredforthistask:

•Torxscrewdriver(T10)

Context

TheUSBashdrivecontainingtherecordeddataislocatedinadedicatedcompartment. Anaccesspanelisusedtoclosethecompartmentandpreventmoistureingression.The accesspanelisttedwithanO-ring.Toopenandclosetheaccesspanel,youneedatorx screwdriverwithaT10head.

Note

Donotopenandclosetheaccesspanelunlessyoualsotightenitproperly.

DonotremovetheUSBashdrive,ordisconnectthesupplypower,whiletheWBTMiniis recordingdataduringanactivemission.

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YoucanonlyusetheUSBashdriveprovidedbyKongsbergMaritimewiththeWBTMini. TheUSBashdriveprovidedisexclusivelyselected,testedandformattedforusewiththe WBTMini.TheuseofanotherUSBashdrive-evenifitisidenticaltothedeviceprovided

-mayreducetheoperationalqualityandtheperformanceofthesystem.

Procedure

1DisconnectthepowercablefromtheWBT

Mini.

Tip

Insteadofdisconnectingthepower ,youcanset theWBTMinitoSleepstate.

2Opentheaccesspanel

3RemovetheUSBashdrive.

4Closetheaccesspanelimmediatelytopreserve

theO-ring.

5ConnectthepowercabletotheWBTMini.

Furtherrequirements

TheUSBashdriveprovidedfordatastorageisformattedwithLinuxEXT2.T oreadthe USBashdriveonyourPC,adedicateddrivermustbeinstalled.The"ext2fsd"driver requiredtoreadtheUSBashdriveisprovidedwiththeWBTMini.Y oumustinstallthe driverfortheUSBashdrivebefore

Note

youinserttheUSBashdrive.

DonotattempttocommunicatewiththeUSBashdriveuntilthe"ext2fsd"driverhasbeen installedonthePC.ThismaycauseinadvertentformattingoftheUSBashdriveasa Windowsdevice.FormattedasaWindowsdevice,theUSBashdrivecannotbeusedin theWBTMini.

Relatedtopics

UsingtheWBTMiniinAutonomousmode,page23

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InsertingtheUSBashdriveintheWBTMini

TheUSBashdriveisinsertedandextractedthroughadedicatedaccesspanelontheWBT Mini.

Prerequisites

WheneveryouneedtoopenaWBTMiniforpartsreplacementorotherkindofmaintenance, youmustdothisinaprotectedenvironment.Makesurethatyouhaveenoughworking spaceandthecorrecttools.

Thefollowingspecialtoolisrequiredforthistask:

•Torxscrewdriver(T10)

Thefollowingsparepartsand/orconsumablesmayberequiredforthesetasks:

•USBashdrive

•O-ring82.27x1.78mm

•Siliconegrease:ParkerSuper-O-Lube

Context

Note

Donotopenandclosetheaccesspanelunlessyoualsotightenitproperly.

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Procedure

1DisconnectthepowercablefromtheWBT

Mini.

Tip

Insteadofdisconnectingthepower ,youcanset theWBTMinitoSleepstate.

2Opentheaccesspanel

3InserttheUSBashdrive.

Note

YoucanonlyusetheUSBashdriveprovided byKongsbergMaritimewiththeWBTMini. TheUSBashdriveprovidedisexclusively selected,testedandformattedforusewiththeWBTMini.TheuseofanotherUSB ashdrive-evenifitisidenticaltothedeviceprovided-mayreducetheoperational qualityandtheperformanceofthesystem.

4CarefullyinspecttheO-ringfordents,nicksorotherdamages.

IfyoususpectthattheO-ringisdamaged,replaceit.

5ApplyathinlmofsilicongreaseontheO-ring.(ParkerSuper-O-Lube)

6Closetheaccesspanel.

7ConnectthepowercabletotheWBTMini.

Furtherrequirements

Note

youinserttheUSBashdrive.

Relatedtopics

UsingtheWBTMiniinAutonomousmode,page23

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InstallingthesoftwaredriverfortheUSBash drive

InordertoreadthecontentoftheUSBashdriveonthePC,adedicatedsoftwaredriver mustbeinstalled.

Prerequisites

Forthistaskyouneedthededicatedsoftwaredriver.

Context

youinserttheUSBashdrive.

Note

YoucanndthesoftwaredriverontheUSBashdrivethatwasprovidedwithyourWBT Minisystem.

Formoreinformationaboutthe"ext2fsd"driver,refertotheprojectwebsiteat

http://www.ext2fsd.com/.

Procedure

1TurnonthePC.

2ClosealltheprogramsonthePC.

3Donot

4Downloadthesoftwaredriver.

5Installthesoftwaredriver.

inserttheUSBashdrivefromtheWBTMini.

Result

Oncethesoftwaredriverhasbeeninstalled,youcancommunicatewiththeUSBashdrive.

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Note

YoucanonlyusetheUSBashdriveprovidedbyKongsbergMaritimewiththeWBTMini. TheUSBashdriveprovidedisexclusivelyselected,testedandformattedforusewith theWBTMini.

TheuseofanotherUSBashdrive-evenifitisidenticaltothedeviceprovided-may reducetheoperationalqualityandtheperformanceofthesystem.

Relatedtopics

UsingtheWBTMiniinAutonomousmode,page23

WakinguptheWBTMinifromSleepstate

Ifyoudonotintendtouseyourbattery-poweredWBTMiniforawhile,youcansetit toSleepstatetosavepower.TheWBTMiniwillremaininSleepstateuntilyousenda wake-upcommand,oryoureconnecttoit.

Prerequisites

TheseriallineinterfacecableisconnectedbetweenthePCandtheWBTMini.

Context

WhileinSleepstate,theWBTMiniwillnotcollectanydata.Ifyouhavedownloadeda missionplan,itwillbekeptinthememory,butitwillnotbeexecuted.

Torunamissionplan,theWBTMinimustbeactivated.Whenamissionplanisactive, theWBTMiniwillsleepbetweentheactivepartsofthemission.InAutonomousmode, theWBTMiniissetuptoenterSleepstatebetweeneachdatacollectionsequence.Thisis donetosavebatterypower.

Thefollowingmethodscanbeusedto"wakeup"theWBTMini:

AConnecttotheWBTMini.

BSelecttheWakebutton.

Procedure

1IftheWBTMiniisnotconnected:

aStarttheEKMissionPlannerprogram.

bConnecttotheWBTMini.

1SelecttheT ransceivertabtoopentheTransceiverpage.

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2Selecttheserialportyouwishtouseforcommunication.

3SelectConnect.

OncetheWBTMiniisconnected,thelabelchangestoDisconnect.Theserial numberandthebatteryvoltageoftheWBTMiniareshown.Inthebottomright cornerofthepresentation,theConnectoriconswitchestogreencolour.

2IftheWBTMiniisconnected:

aSelecttheTransceivertabtoopentheT ransceiverpage.

bSelecttheWakebutton.

cVerifythattheKeepAliveiconinthelowerrightcornerofthepresentationturns

green.

Relatedtopics

UsingtheWBTMiniinAutonomousmode,page23

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InstallingtheWBTMini,page35

Aboutthedrawingsinthedrawingle,page36

Installation

413455WBTMinidimensions,page37

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TheWBTMinicanbepositionedinanylocationprovidedthattheenvironmental requirementsaremet.Thephysicallengthofthecableslimitthedistancebetweeneach transducerandtheWBTMini.

Prerequisites

AsuitablelocationfortheWBTMinimustbedenedpriortoinstallation.

Youmustbeequippedwithastandardsetoftools.Thistoolsetmustcomprisethenormal toolsforelectronicandelectromechanicaltasks.Thisincludesdifferentscrewdrivertypes, pliers,spanners,acablestripper,asolderingiron,etc.Eachtoolmustbeprovidedinvarious sizes.W erecommendthatalltoolsaredemagnetizedtoprotectyourequipment.

Context

Theunitcanbemountedinanydirectionandonanysurfaceprovidedthattheenvironmental requirementsaremet.

Installation

Procedure

1Preparethelocationandthenecessarytools.

2Makesurethatthechosenlocationmeetstheinstallationrequirements.

3PlacetheWBTMiniintheselectedposition.

4Securetheunitusingfour5mmbolts.

5Connectthecables.

Note

Whenyouconnectthecables,makesurethattheyareallproperlysecured,andable towithstandthevibrationandmovementsofthevessel.

Relatedtopics

Installation,page34 413455WBTMinidimensions,page37 Cablelayoutandinterconnections,page39

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Aboutthedrawingsinthedrawingle

Relevantdrawingsrelatedtotheinstallationand/ormaintenanceoftheWBTMiniare providedforinformationpurposesonly.

Note

Thesedrawingsareforinformationandplanningpurposesonly.Informationmaybe omitted.Observethesourcedrawingsforadditionaldetails.

Thedrawingsarenottoscale.Unlessotherwisespecied,allmeasurementsarein millimetres.TheoriginalinstallationdrawingsareavailableinPDFand/orAutoCad'sDWG format.Theoriginaldrawingscanbedownloadedfromourwebsite.

https://www.simrad.com

Somedrawingsanddocumentsarenotavailablefromourwebsite.Thesecanbedownloaded fromtheSimradDealerClub.

https://www.simrad.com/sdc

Theinstallationshipyardmustprovideallnecessarydesignandinstallationdrawings,as wellastherelevantworkstandardsandmountingprocedures.

Ifrequired,alldocumentsprovidedbytheshipyardforthephysicalinstallationofthe WBTMinimustbeapprovedbythevessel’snationalregistryandcorrespondingmaritime authorityand/orclassicationsociety.Suchapprovalmustbeobtainedbeforethe installationcanbegin.Theshipownerandshipyarddoingtheinstallationareresponsible forobtainingandpayingforsuchapproval.

Relatedtopics

Installation,page34

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DownloadthesourcedrawingfromtheWBTMinipagesonhttps://www.simrad.com.

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Installation,page34 InstallingtheWBTMini,page35

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Cablelayoutand

interconnections

Topics

Cableplan,page40

ListofWBTMinicables,page42

Connectors,page43

Cabledrawingsandspecications,page49

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Cableplan

Thecablesusedforastandardinstallationareshown.Thecommercialcablesusedbyeach PCarenotincluded.AtestcableforEthernetandpowerisincludedinthedelivery.This cableisintendedforlabtestingonly.Itisnotintendedforuseintheeld.

APC(EK80mode)

BPC(Autonomousmode)

CWBTMini

DTransducer

Note

EK80Mode

Usethefollowingcables:C1A,C1B,C4

InEK80mode,theWBTMiniisconnectedtothePCwithadual-purposeconnectorfor EthernetandDCpower.

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AutonomousMode

Usethefollowingcables:C2,C3(C1B),C4

InAutonomousmode,theWBTMiniisconnectedtothePCwithaserialcable.Theserial cableisusedtodownloadthemissionplan.Y oucanalsouseitinInteractivemodeto controloperationduringamission,andtoretrieveprocesseddatafromtheWBTMini.For powerconnectioninAutonomousmode,youusethedual-purposecable(EthernetandDC power),oryoucanmakeadedicatedpowercable.

Relatedtopics

Cablelayoutandinterconnections,page39 ListofWBTMinicables,page42

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Asetofcablesisrequiredtoconnectthesystemunitsandtotherelevantpowersupply.The commercialcablesusedbyeachPCarenotincluded.

Cable

C1A C1B

Type

EthernetandDC powercable

InEK80mode,theWBTMiniisconnectedtothePCwithadual-purposeconnector forEthernetandDCpower.MakesurethatyourpowersupplymeetstheWBTMini requirements.Thevoltagemustnotdropbelow+12VDC.

SerialcableFromPCtoWBTMini

InAutonomousmode,theWBTMiniisconnectedtothePCwithaserialcable.Theserial cableisusedtodownloadthemissionplan.

DCpowercableFromPowerSupplytoWBTMini

ForpowerconnectioninAutonomousmode,youusethedual-purposecable(EthernetandDC power),oryoucanmakeadedicatedpowercable.Makesurethatyourpowersupplymeets theWBTMinirequirements.Thevoltagemustnotdropbelow+12VDC.

TransducercableFromWBTMinitotransducer

Thetransducercableisprovidedwiththetransducer.Ifyouneedtosplicethetransducer cabletomakeitlonger,observetheinformationintheend-userdocumentationforthe relevanttransducer.

From/ToMinimumrequirements

FromWBTMinitoPCandDC poweroutlet

Relatedtopics

Cablelayoutandinterconnections,page39 Cableplan,page40 Connectors,page43 Cabledrawingsandspecications,page49

2x0.75mm²

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Connectors

Topics

EthernetandDCpowerconnector,page43

Transducerconnectors,page45

Seriallineconnector,page47

EthernetandDCpowerconnector

ToconnectEthernetandDCpowertotheWBTMini,youwillneedacablettedwitha suitableDIL13Ffemaleconnector.ThemalesocketismanufacturedbyMacArtneywith typeidenticationDBH13MAS.

ThefemaleplugusedonthepowerandEthernetcableismanufacturedbyMacArtneyasa partoftheir"SubConnEthernetseries".ItstypeidenticationisDIL13F.

•Manufacturer:MacArtney

•Manufacturer’swebsite:https://www.macartney.com

MacArtneyconnector

PinnumberCablecolourSignalnameRJ45

4*Brown*N/C

5*Brown/White*N/C

6*Blue*N/C

7*Blue/White*N/C

8*Orange*Ethernet

9*Orange/White*Ethernet

10*Green*Ethernet

11*Green/White*Ethernet

13Green

Black

(Screen)

WhiteGround

RedN/C

*Twistedpairs:4/5,6/7,8/9+10/11

+15VDC

Screen

N/C

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Thisisthepincongurationforamalesocket,asseentowardsthesocket(faceview).

RJ45Ethernetconnector

Relatedtopics

Cablelayoutandinterconnections,page39 EthernetandDCpowercable(description),page49 DCpowercable(description),page53 EthernetandDCpowercable(Sparepart),page58

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Transducerconnectors

The8-pintransducersocketsaremanufacturedbyMacArtneywithtypeidentication MCBH8F.Eachsocketsupportsfourtransducersectors.The4-pintransducersocketsare manufacturedbyMacArtneywithtypeidenticationMCBH4F.

Transducersocket1isthedefaultsocketwhenthe multiplexingfunctionalityisnot split-beamtransducerwithfoursectors.Thefour-pin socket(3)maybeusedtoconnectasingle-beamtransducer ifyoursplit-beamtransducerhasonlythreesectors.

used.Itsupportsa

Ifyouwishtousethemultiplexingfunctionality,connect thesecondtransducertosocket2.Itsupportsasplit-beam transducerwithfoursectors.Thefour-pinsocket(4) maybeusedtoconnectasingle-beamtransducerifyour split-beamtransducerhasonlythreesectors.

Tip

WhenworkinginEK80mode,thesoftwarelicenseinthe EK80programcontrolshowthetransducerisconnected.

OntheSetupmenu,selectInstallation.Ontheleftside oftheInstallationdialogbox,selectSoftwareLicense. TheLicenseDetailstextboxexplainswhichtransceiver channelsthatareused.Eachchannelavailableislistedwiththerelevantoperational frequencyandpowercapacity.

MacArtneyconnectorMCIL8F

Transducersocket1isthedefaultsocketwhenthemultiplexingfunctionalityisnot Itsupportsasplit-beamtransducerwithfoursectors.Ifyouwishtousethemultiplexing functionality,connectthesecondtransducertosocket2.

used.

The8-pinmaleconnectorusedonthetransducercableismanufacturedbyMacArtneyas apartoftheir"SubConnMicroCircular"series.ItstypeidenticationisMCIL8M.The connectorisprovidedwithanopen-endedcable.

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Pinnumber

11+

21–

32+

42–Green

63–

84–

Transducersector

3+Orange

Cablecolour

White/Black

Red/Black

Thisisthepincongurationforafemalesocket,asseentowardsthesocket(faceview).

Black

White

Red

Blue

MacArtneyconnectorMCIL4M

Thefour-pinsocketsmaybeusedtoconnectsingle-beamtransducersifthesplit-beam transducersconnectedtosockets1and2haveonlythreesectors.

The4-pinmaleconnectorusedonthetransducercableismanufacturedbyMacArtneyas apartoftheir"SubConnMicroCircular"series.ItstypeidenticationisMCIL4M.The connectorisprovidedwithanopen-endedcable.

Pinnumber

14+

24–

Transducersector

N/CRed

N/C

Cablecolour

Black

White

Green

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Thisisthepincongurationforafemalesocket,asseentowardsthesocket(faceview).

Relatedtopics

Cablelayoutandinterconnections,page39 TransducerconnectorMCIL4M(Sparepart),page59 TransducerconnectorMCIL8M(Sparepart),page59

Seriallineconnector

The8-pinserialcommunicationsocketismanufacturedbyMacArtneywithtype identicationMCBH8F.ThesocketsupportsstandardserialRS-422communication.

The8-pinmaleconnectorusedontheseriallinecableismanufacturedbyMacArtneyas apartoftheir"SubConnMicroCircular"series.ItstypeidenticationisMCIL8M.The connectorisprovidedwithanopen-endedcable.

Pinconguration

PinnumberCablecolourSignalname

4Green

Black

White

Red

Orange

BlueN/C

White/BlackN/C

Red/BlackN/C

RxD+

RxD-

TxD-

TxD+

Ground

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Thisisthepincongurationforafemalesocket,asseentowardsthesocket(faceview).

Seriallineinterfacecables

Aready-madecableisavailable.TheserialinterfacecableismanufacturedbyKongsberg MaritimeusingacommercialUSB-to-serialconverter.Itisterminatedwithan8-pin MCIL8Msubseaconnector.Thecableisapproximately2.5metreslong.

Anextensioncableisalsoavailable.

Relatedtopics

Cablelayoutandinterconnections,page39 Seriallineinterfacecableandconnector(description),page50 Extensioncable(description),page52 Seriallineinterfacecable(Sparepart),page60 Extensioncable(Sparepart),page61

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Cabledrawingsandspecications

Topics

EthernetandDCpowercable(description),page49

Seriallineinterfacecableandconnector(description),page50

Extensioncable(description),page52

DCpowercable(description),page53

EthernetandDCpowercable(description)

AdedicatedEthernetandpowercableisavailable.ThecableisttedwithasuitableDIL13F femaleconnector.Thelengthis2metres.

AEthernetconnector

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CThisisthepincongurationforafemaleplug,asseentowardstheplug(faceview).

Tip

AtestcableforEthernetandpowerisincludedinthedelivery.Thiscableisintendedforlab testingonly.Itisnotintendedforuseintheeld.

Relatedtopics

Cablelayoutandinterconnections,page39 EthernetandDCpowerconnector,page43 EthernetandDCpowercable(Sparepart),page58

Seriallineinterfacecableandconnector(description)

The8-pinserialcommunicationsocketismanufacturedbyMacArtneywithtype identicationMCBH8F.ThesocketsupportsstandardserialRS-422communication.

The8-pinmaleconnectorusedontheseriallinecableismanufacturedbyMacArtneyas apartoftheir"SubConnMicroCircular"series.ItstypeidenticationisMCIL8M.The connectorisprovidedwithanopen-endedcable.

MacArtneyconnector

PinnumberCablecolourSignalname

4Green

Black

White

Red

Orange

BlueN/C

White/BlackN/C

Red/BlackN/C

RxD+

RxD-

TxD-

TxD+

Ground

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Thisisthepincongurationforafemalesocket,asseentowardsthesocket(faceview).

Seriallineinterfacecables

Anextensioncableisalsoavailable.Thiscablecanbeusedtoincreasethereachofthe serialand/ortransducercables

AMacArtneyconnectorMCIL8M&MCDLSF

BMouldedsplices

CUSBtoRS-422Converter

DThisisthepincongurationforamaleplug,asseentowardstheplug(faceview).

Relatedtopics

Cablelayoutandinterconnections,page39 Seriallineconnector,page47 Seriallineinterfacecable(Sparepart),page60 Extensioncable(Sparepart),page61

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Extensioncable(description)

TheextensioncableismanufacturedbyMacArtney.Oneendisttedwithan8-pin MCIL8M(male)connector.TheotherendisttedwithanMCIL8F(female)connector. Thelengthis10meters.

AMacArtneyconnectorMCIL8M&MCDLSM

BMacArtneyconnectorMCIL8F&MCDLSF

CThisisthepincongurationforamaleplug,asseentowardstheplug(faceview).

DThisisthepincongurationforafemaleplug,asseentowardstheplug(faceview).

Relatedtopics

Cablelayoutandinterconnections,page39 Seriallineconnector,page47 Seriallineinterfacecable(Sparepart),page60 Extensioncable(Sparepart),page61

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DCpowercable(description)

ForpowerconnectioninAutonomousmode,youusethedual-purposecable(Ethernetand DCpower),oryoucanmakeadedicatedpowercable.

AMacArtneyconnectorDIL13F

BThisisthepincongurationforafemaleplug,asseentowardstheplug(faceview).

Minimumcablerequirements

•Conductors:2x0.75mm²

•Screen:None

•Voltage:15V

•Maximumouterdiameter:Notapplicable

Relatedtopics

Cablelayoutandinterconnections,page39 EthernetandDCpowerconnector,page43 EthernetandDCpowercable(Sparepart),page58

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Sparepartsandconsumables

Topics

Orderingsparepartsandconsumables,page55

Listofconsumables,page56

Listofspareparts,page57

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Orderingsparepartsandconsumables

Tomaketheorderprocessasshortandefcientaspossible,youmustprovideaccurate informationabouttheproduct,thepartyouneed,andyourself.

Thefollowinginformationmustbeprovidedwithyourorder:

•Partnameand/ordescription

•Ourpartnumber

•Numberofitemsrequired

•Yourshipmentaddress

•Nameofcontactperson

•Preferredshipmentmethod

•Requireddateofdeliveryfromus

Forcertainspareparts(typicallycompleteunits,printedcircuitboardsandsoftware)the vesselnameisalsouseful,asthisallowsustoupdateourvesseldatabase.Feelfreetoadd additionalinformationrelatedtotheorder.

Toorderasparepart,contactoneofourdealersordistributors.Alistofcompanynames canbefoundonourwebsite.

•https://www.simrad.com

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Listofconsumables

Topics

Siliconegrease(Sparepart),page56

Siliconegrease(Sparepart)

ParkerSuper-O-Lubeisasiliconeuidrecommendedforusewithallrubbermaterials.Only athinlmofSuper-O-Lubeshouldbeusedwithsiliconerubbertopreventsealdamage.

•Partname:ParkerSuper-O-Lube

•Partnumber:654-077261

•Numberinuse:N/A

•Recommendednumberinspare:1

•Truemanufacturer:Parker(http://www.parker.com)

Relatedtopics

Sparepartsandconsumables,page54

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Topics

USBashdrive(Sparepart),page57

O-ring82.27x1.78mm(Sparepart),page58

EthernetandDCpowercable(Sparepart),page58

TransducerconnectorMCIL4M(Sparepart),page59

TransducerconnectorMCIL8M(Sparepart),page59

Seriallineinterfacecable(Sparepart),page60

Extensioncable(Sparepart),page61

Sparepartsandconsumables

USBashdrive(Sparepart)

-mayreducetheoperationalqualityandtheperformanceofthesystem.

•Partname:USBashdrive

•Partnumber:429105

•Numberinuse:1

•Recommendednumberinspare:1

(TheUSBashdriveshowninthephotowasthetypeusedatthetimeof

writing.Asacommercialitem,themakeandmodelcanbereplacedwithout priornotice.)

TheUSBashdriveprovidedfordatastorageisformattedwithLinux EXT2.ToreadtheUSBashdriveonyourPC,adedicateddrivermust beinstalled.The"ext2fsd"driverrequiredtoreadtheUSBashdriveis providedwiththeWBTMini.YoumustinstallthedriverfortheUSBash drivebefore

Donot beeninstalledonthePC.ThismaycauseinadvertentformattingoftheUSBashdriveas aWindowsdevice.FormattedasaWindowsdevice,theUSBashdrivecannotbeused intheWBTMini.

youinserttheUSBashdrive.

attempttocommunicatewiththeUSBashdriveuntilthe"ext2fsd"driverhas

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O-ring82.27x1.78mm(Sparepart)

ThisO-ringismanufacturedfromNitrilebutadienerubber(NBR)withhardness"70Shore A".Itmustnotbesubjectedtosunshine,ortotemperaturesbelow–30°C.Theinside diameteris:82.27mm.

•Partname:O-ring82.27x1.78NBR70A

•Partnumber:414071

•Numberinuse:1

•Recommendednumberinspare:1

•Truemanufacturer:OttoOlsen AS(http://www.oo.no)

•Truemanufacturer’spartnumber:

82.27x1.78NBR70A

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EthernetandDCpowercable(Sparepart)

AdedicatedEthernetandpowercableisavailable.Thelengthis2metres.Thecableistted withasuitableDIL13Ffemaleconnector.

•Partname:EthernetandDCpowercable

•Partnumber:420784

•Numberinuse:1

•Recommendednumberinspare:1

•Truemanufacturer:Kongsberg Maritime(https://www.km.kongsberg.com)

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TransducerconnectorMCIL4M(Sparepart)

The4-pinmaleconnectorusedonthetransducercableismanufacturedbyMacArtneyas apartoftheir"SubConnMicroCircular"series.ItstypeidenticationisMCIL4M.The connectorisprovidedwithanopen-endedcable.

•Transducerconnector

•Partnumber:370-099207(0.6mcableisincluded.)

•Partnumber:421261(5mcableisincluded.)

•Truemanufacturer:MacArtney(https://www.macartney.com)

•Truemanufacturer’spartnumber:MCIL4M

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TransducerconnectorMCIL8M(Sparepart)

The8-pinmaleconnectorusedonthetransducercableismanufacturedbyMacArtneyas apartoftheir"SubConnMicroCircular"series.ItstypeidenticationisMCIL8M.The connectorisprovidedwithanopen-endedcable.

•Partname:Transducerconnector

•Partnumber:370-099033(0.6mcableisincluded.)

•Partnumber:394539(5mcableisincluded.)

•Numberinuse:1(foreachtransducer)

•Recommendednumberinspare:0

•Truemanufacturer:MacArtney(https://www.macartney.com)

•Truemanufacturer’spartnumber:MCIL8M

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Seriallineinterfacecable(Sparepart)

TheserialinterfacecableismanufacturedbyKongsbergMaritimeusingacommercial USB-to-serialconverter.Itisterminatedwithan8-pinMCIL8Msubseaconnector.The cableisapproximately2.5metreslong.

•Partname:Seriallineinterfacecable

•Partnumber:404024

•Numberinuse:1

•Recommendednumberinspare:1

•Truemanufacturer:KongsbergMar- itime(https://www .km.kongsberg.com)

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Extensioncable(Sparepart)

TheextensioncableismanufacturedbyMacArtney.Thelengthis10meters.Oneendis ttedwithan8-pinMCIL8M(male)connector.TheotherendisttedwithanMCIL8F (female)connector.

•Partname:Extensioncable10m(MacArtney MCIL8M/MCIL8F)

•Partnumber:423127

•Numberinuse:1

•Recommendednumberinspare:0

•Truemanufacturer:MacArtney(https://www.macartney.com)

•Truemanufacturer’spartnumber:KS199-1-10000

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Technicalspecications

Theseperformancespecicationssummarizethemainfunctionalandoperational characteristicsoftheWBTMini.

Allspecicationsaremaximumratings.Wearecontinuouslyworkingtoimprovethe qualityandperformanceofourproducts.Thetechnicalspecicationsmaybechanged withoutpriornotice.

Performancespecications

•Frequencyrange:30–500kHz

•Pulseduration:64–2048µs

•Pulseforms:CW+FM(Linearupsweep)

•Transmitpower:1000W@55Ω(Maximum)

•Numberofchannels:4(Withmultiplexer:8)

•Transduceroptions:Single-beam/Split-beam

•Memorycapacity(Autonomousmode):512GB

Ahigh-qualityUSBashdriveisused.

Weightandoutlinedimensions

•Outlinedimensions:

–Depth:145mm

–Width:289mm

–Height:127mm

•Weight:5.4kg

Powerrequirements

•Voltagerequirement:12–16VDC

•Powerconsumption:

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–Normaloperation:

∗38kHz:6W

∗120kHz:3W

∗333kHz:3W

Powerconsumptionismeasuredusingmaximumoutputpowertoonetransducer,1 mspulseduration,andtwopingspersecond.

–Passive:2W

–Standby:<0.02W(Autonomousmode)

•Maximumcurrent:2.5A(Peak)

Environmentalrequirements

•Operationaltemperature:-15to55°C

•Storagetemperature:-20to70°C

•Ingressprotection(IP)rating:IP67

•Enclosurematerial:Aluminium

Compasssafedistance

•Makeandmodel:SimradWBTMini

•Standardcompass:200cm

•Othercompass:140cm

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Instruction Manual

Simrad WBT Mini Instruction Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Tableofcontents

Aboutthismanual

SimradWBTMini

Systemdescription

Systemdiagram

PowerSupplyUnit

Supportinformation

AboutEK80mode

Obtainingandinstallingthesoftwarelicense

Installingoneormoretransducers

Installingtransceiverchannels

Disconnectingtransceiverchannels

UsingtheWBTMiniinAutonomousmode

AboutAutonomousmode

SwitchingbetweenAutonomousmodeand EK80mode

Installingthesoftwaredriverfortheserial interfacecable

WakinguptheWBTMinifromSleepstate

Installation

InstallingtheWBTMini

413455WBTMinidimensions

Cablelayoutandinterconnections

Cableplan

ListofWBTMinicables

Connectors

EthernetandDCpowerconnector

Transducerconnectors

Seriallineconnector

EthernetandDCpowercable(description)

Seriallineinterfacecableandconnector(description)

Extensioncable(description)

DCpowercable(description)

Sparepartsandconsumables

Orderingsparepartsandconsumables

Listofconsumables

Siliconegrease(Sparepart)

Listofspareparts

O-ring82.27x1.78mm(Sparepart)

EthernetandDCpowercable(Sparepart)

TransducerconnectorMCIL4M(Sparepart)

TransducerconnectorMCIL8M(Sparepart)

Seriallineinterfacecable(Sparepart)

Extensioncable(Sparepart)