Aanderaa DCPS 5400 User manual
TD 304 OPERATING MANUAL
Doppler Current Profiler Sensor
December 2015
DopplerCurrentProfilerSensor
DCPS5400/5402/5403
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1stEdition 10July2015
2ndEdition 18thDecember2015
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TABLEOFCONTENT
Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................................5
Purposeandscope........................................................................................................................................................5
DocumentOverview.....................................................................................................................................................5
ApplicableDocuments..................................................................................................................................................5
Abbreviations................................................................................................................................................................6
CHAPTER1ShortdescriptionandspecificationoftheDCPS.............................................................................................7
1.1Description.............................................................................................................................................................7
1.2Useraccessiblesensorproperties..........................................................................................................................8
1.3DopplerCurrentProfilerSensor5400/5402/5403Specifications.......................................................................15
CHAPTER2Stand‐alone sensorconfigurationusingAADIReal‐TimeCollectorwithserialcommunication..................16
2.1Establishinganewconnection.............................................................................................................................16
2.2ConfigurationintheControlPanel.......................................................................................................................17
2.3DeploymentSettings............................................................................................................................................19
2.4SystemConfiguration...........................................................................................................................................20
2.4.1Commonsettings..........................................................................................................................................20
2.4.2TerminalProtocolsettings............................................................................................................................21
2.4.3Orientationsettings......................................................................................................................................21
2.4.4Measurementsettings.................................................................................................................................21
2.4.5Profilesettings–Configuration....................................................................................................................22
2.4.6Outputenabling–ProfileParameters..........................................................................................................24
2.4.7Outputenabling–SensorParameters.........................................................................................................24
2.4.8Outputenabling–QualityParameters(Profileandsensors).......................................................................25
2.4.9Outputenabling–SystemParameters.........................................................................................................25
2.4.10Outputenabling–VirtualSensors.............................................................................................................26
2.5UserMaintenancesettings..................................................................................................................................26
2.6LoggingdataonPC...............................................................................................................................................27
2.6.1Enablingfileoutput......................................................................................................................................27
2.6.2Startingthesensorandloggingtofile..........................................................................................................29
2.7Viewingincomingdatainreal‐time.....................................................................................................................30
CHAPTER3SensorconfigurationusingSmartSensorTerminalprotocol.......................................................................32
3.1Sensorversionsandinterface..............................................................................................................................32
3.2RS‐422transmissionlineexplained......................................................................................................................32
3.3Communicationsetup..........................................................................................................................................33
3.4Sensorstartup......................................................................................................................................................33
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3.5Descriptionofprotocol........................................................................................................................................34
3.5.1Passkeyforwriteprotection........................................................................................................................35
3.5.2SaveandReset..............................................................................................................................................35
3.5.3Availablecommands.....................................................................................................................................36
3.5.4TheGetcommand........................................................................................................................................37
3.5.5TheSetcommand.........................................................................................................................................37
3.5.6XMLcommands............................................................................................................................................38
3.5.7Examples–HowtoconfiguresensorinSmartSensorTerminalmode.......................................................38
3.5.8Outputparameters.......................................................................................................................................45
3.6SoftwareversionsandStand‐aloneusage...........................................................................................................61
CHAPTER4ElectroMagneticCompatibilityandCables...................................................................................................63
4.1EMCFilterandProtection....................................................................................................................................63
4.2EMCTesting..........................................................................................................................................................64
4.3Cables...................................................................................................................................................................64
4.4Power–Voltagerange.........................................................................................................................................64
CHAPTER5SensorconfigurationwithSeaGuardIIorSmartGuarddatalogger..............................................................65
5.1Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................65
5.2InstallationoftheDCPSonSeaGuardII...............................................................................................................65
5.3ConfigurationwithReal‐Timecollector...............................................................................................................66
5.4Deploymentsettings............................................................................................................................................70
5.5SystemConfiguration...........................................................................................................................................72
5.6UserMaintenance................................................................................................................................................74
5.7SensorsoftwareversionsforusetogetherwithSeaGuardII /SmartGuard.......................................................74
CHAPTER6Otherdetails..................................................................................................................................................75
6.1Compassheading0°referencedirection.............................................................................................................75
6.2Checkingthecompass..........................................................................................................................................77
6.3Checkingthetiltsensor........................................................................................................................................78
6.4Checkingtheacoustics.........................................................................................................................................79
CHAPTER7Maintenance.................................................................................................................................................80
8.1Retrievalofthesensor.........................................................................................................................................80
8.2Anti‐foulingontransducersurface......................................................................................................................80
8.3Factoryservice.....................................................................................................................................................80
8.4ExampleofTest&SpecificationsheetandCertificates.......................................................................................81
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Introduction
Purposeandscope
ThisdocumentisintendedtogivethereaderknowledgeofhowtooperateandmaintaintheAanderaaDoppler
CurrentProfilerSensor5400/5402/5403‐series.Thesesensorsaredescribedinasinglemanualsincethe
measurementprincipleandelectronicsarethesameforallsensors.TheDCPS5400istheshallowwaterversionwith
amaximumdepthratingof300meters.TheDCPS5402istheintermediatewaterversionwithamaximumdepth
ratingof4500meters,andtheDCPS5403isthedeepwaterversionwithamaximumdepthratingof6000meters.
Thesensorisdesignedtofitdirectlyonthetop‐endplateoftheAanderaaSeaGuardIIPlatformandcanalsobeused
togetherwiththeAanderaaSmartGuarddatalogger.Thesensorcanalsobeusedasastand‐alonesensorusingRS‐
232.TheR‐version(5400R,5402R,5403R)hasonlyRS‐422interfaceandisintendedforstand‐aloneusewithlonger
cablesthanwiththeRS‐232version.
AADISmartSensorsutilizecommoncommunicationprotocolsattheRS‐232andRS‐422interfacewheretheSmart
SensorTerminalprotocolisasimpleASCIIcommandstringbasedprotocolandtheAADIRealTimeisanXMLbased
protocol.WhenusedtogetherwithoneoftheAanderaadataloggerstheCANbusbasedAiCaPcommunication
protocolisused.
DocumentOverview
CHAPTER1shortdescriptionofthesensoranditsconfigurationproperties
CHAPTER2overviewofAADIReal‐TimeCollectorforconfigurationandloggingdatatofilewhensensorusedas
standalone
CHAPTER3detailsonSmartSensorTerminalprotocol
CHAPTER4informationonCablesandEMCguidelines
CHAPTER5ConfigurationofthesensorwhenusedwithSeaGuardIIorSmartGuardusingReal‐TimeCollector
CHAPTER6otherdetails
CHAPTER7givesinformationaboutmaintenance.
ApplicableDocuments
Form849Test&SpecificationSheet
Form726CalibrationCertificate,TemperatureSensor
Form667PressureCertificate
D‐409DatasheetSeaGuardIIDCP
D‐411DatasheetDCPS5400/5400R,5402/5402R,5403/5403R
TD181TheoreticalPrimerforDopplerCurrentProfiler
TD303ManualforSeaGuardIIPlatform
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