e-survey VE115 User manual

Shanghai eSurvey GNSS Co., Ltd.
1st Edition
V1.0
Unmanned Vessel Control System
USER GUIDE
VE115

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Contents
1 Before You Start..............................................................................................................1
1.1 Precautions for Safe Operations................................................................................1
1.1.1 Caution................................................................................................................2
1.1.2 Warning...............................................................................................................3
1.1.3 Danger.................................................................................................................4
1.2 Disclaimer .....................................................................................................................4
2 VE115 at a Glance...........................................................................................................6
2.1 Hardware .......................................................................................................................6
2.1.1 Vessel..................................................................................................................6
2.1.2 Remote Control....................................................................................................7
2.2 Software.........................................................................................................................9
2.2.1 USR-VCOM software...........................................................................................9
2.2.2 VEC Software....................................................................................................14
2.2.3 Navigator Software............................................................................................25
3 Quick Start.....................................................................................................................34
3.1 Assemble the VE115..................................................................................................35
3.2 Modify the Local IP Address.....................................................................................36
3.3 Set the Virtual Serial Port..........................................................................................38
3.4 Establish Communication between the Remote Control and Your PC ..............39
3.5 Connect to the VE115 via the VEC Software..........................................................40
3.6 Create or Load a Project ...........................................................................................41
3.6.1 Create a New Project.........................................................................................43
3.6.2 Load a Project....................................................................................................51
3.7 Do Route Planning.....................................................................................................52
3.7.1 Manually Do Route Planning.............................................................................52
3.7.2 Automatically Do Route Planning ......................................................................53
3.8 Test the VE115............................................................................................................54
3.9 Do Your Surveying Works ........................................................................................58
3.10 Process Data.............................................................................................................58
3.11 Export Files...............................................................................................................64

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1 Before You Start
Dear customers,
Thank you for purchasing our product. Before starting your work, please carefully read the
following:
This user guide is for your product only. If the actual situation does not match with
the situation in the user guide, the actual situation shall prevail.
Improper use of the product can lead to death or injury to persons, damage to
property and/or malfunction of the product. For safety and instructions on how to use
this system, please carefullyread the precautionsfor safe operation, exemptionsfrom
responsibility and instructions in the user guide and at all times comply with the same.
Remember that YOU are the key to safety.
The information in this user guide is subject to change without notice. We reserve the
right to change or improve the device as well the content in the user guide without
any obligation to notify you. For any questions, please contact us.
1.1 Precautions for Safe Operations
Precautions in this part are intended to minimize the risk of personal injury and/or damage
to property, and all indicate ATTENTION! BECOME ALERT! YOUR SAFETY IS
INVOLVED!
Precautions can be divided into the following types according to the degree of loss or injury
in case of negligence or omission:
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, may
result in INJURY OR PROPORTY DAMAGE OR IRRETRIEVABLE
DATA LOSS.
WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could
result in SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH.
DANGER
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation that, if not avoided, will
result in VERY SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH.

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1.1.1 Caution
The following outlines the cautions that you must avoid when operating VE115 and any of
its components.
Environment
Please choose the waters thatare relatively clean and free of large floating objects
to avoid the propeller entangling the garbage which may cause the vessel to stop
sailing.
Installation / Maintenance
To avoid accidental damage, please only use original supplied parts.
Please find a suitable site with enough working space for installation.
Please make sure all screws, bolts, nuts and cables are tightly connected before
using the system to prevent the equipment from shaking and falling.
Data
Please be careful when deleting data because this operation is permanent, and
you cannot undo the deletion or restore the data.
Please do not remove the USB drive from the socket while the application is
copying data. Otherwise, it will corrupt the data.
GNSS Interference
The GNSS antenna may experience interference if you operate the vessel within
100 m (300 ft) of any power line, radar dish or cell phone tower. Please be careful.
Remote Control Screen
Please do not apply glass cleaner directly to the screen of the remote control.
Please do not press on the screen with a sharp object such as a pencil. This could
damage the surface of the screen.

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1.1.2 Warning
The following outlines the warnings that you must avoid when operating VE115 and any of
its components.
Operating Safety
Please keep alert and aware of the surroundings at all times.
Please do not drink alcohol or drugs which can affect your alertness or
coordination. If you are on prescription or over-the-counter drugs, please seek
medical advice on whether or not you can properly operate the equipment.
Battery
To protect the battery life, please make sure the battery voltage is not lower than
24 V after each operation. Otherwise, the battery may be scrapped.
When charging, please turn on the power and unplug the propeller connector.
After finishing your surveying works, please fully charge the battery before storing
it.
It is forbidden to charge at night and unattended. And please disconnect the
charger after the battery is full.
If the battery is not used for more than six months, please recharge the battery.
If the battery has not been charged for more than one year, please replace it with
a new one or consult the supplier.
Please use the original charger. The use of third-party chargers is strictly
prohibited.
Please use the battery within the ambient temperature -10℃-45℃.
If the battery encounters water, deformation and other abnormal conditions,please
contact our technician in time.
It is forbidden to disassemble the battery shell and disassemble the battery in any
way.

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1.1.3 Danger
The following outlines the danger that you must avoid when operating VE115 and any of its
components.
Environment
It is forbidden to operate the vessel in the routes and waters where sailing is
forbidden by relevant departments.
Operating Safety
Please make sure you are adequately trained and qualified to operate the vessel,
and remain in complete control of the vessel at all times.
1.2 Disclaimer
It is your responsibility to exercise common sense and navigational judgment while using
VE115.
We assume no responsibility or liability for any damages to property (including direct or
indirect damage), personal injuries or death caused by the following conditions:
Damage caused by both physical and mental conditions of the operator, including
alcohol, drugs, drug anesthesia, dizziness, weakness, nausea and other physical or
mental conditions.
Personal injuries or property loss caused by the operator's subjective intention, and
any compensation related to moral damage followed by such condition.
Damage caused by failure to assemble or operate this product in accordance with
the proper guidance in this guide.
Damage caused by refitting or replacing the original accessories or parts with that not
produced by eSurvey so as to make the unmanned vessel operate badly.
Damage caused by use of products not produced by our company or imitation of our
products.
Damages caused by the operator's operation error or subjective judgment error.
Poor operation of the vessel due to the natural wear and tear, decay and corrosion
of the vessel and the aging of cables.
Damage to the vessel due to the operator's ignorance of abnormal warning that the
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Damage caused by forcibly operating the vessel when one of the following occurs:
oWhen the vessel is in an abnormal status, such as water or unknown
substances in the vessel, poorly assembly, obvious malfunction of main parts,
obviously defective accessories, etc.
oWhen the vessel is in unsuitable conditions, such as it is in the magnetic
interference zone, radio interference zone, the prohibited zone stipulated by
the government, the operator's vision is in the backlight or blocked by
obstacles, or the operator has blurred vision or poor eyesight.
Damage caused by operating the vessel in bad weather, such as rain, wind, snow,
hail, etc.
Damage caused by collision, capsizing, fire, explosion, lightning, storm, tornado,
heavy rain, flood, tsunami, land subsidence, ice subsidence, avalanche, hailstorm,
mudslide, landslide, earthquake, etc.
Damage caused by using unauthorized battery and charger.
Damage caused by conditions, like the vessel not away from electromagnetic
interference, friction and collision with other items, no timely replacement and
maintenance of aging or damaged parts.
Losses caused by illegal operations (not compliant with the local regulation and
legislation requirements).
Any damage or losses resulting from installation or operation not in accordance with
the precautions and instructions in this user guide.
A change of data, loss of data, etc.
Wrong transport.
Use of non-original parts.
Usage not explained in the user guide.
Any purpose other than the intended purpose.
Accuracy, integrity, continuity, or availability of the GNSS signal.

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2 VE115 at a Glance
VE115 Unmanned Vessel Control System (hereinafter referred to as VE115) is the
remotely-operated hydrographic survey vessel. With unmatched usability, good stability,
rugged hulls, exceptional design, and high performance, VE115 incorporates depth
sounders, GNSS positioning, live video, and wireless transmission technology. With the
advanced route planning algorithm, VE115 can help automatically realize autonomous
navigation surveys according to the planned route.
VE115 consists of the following:
Hardware: vessel and remote control
Software: USR-VCOM software, VEC software and Navigator software.
2.1 Hardware
2.1.1 Vessel
Each part of the vessel is as follows:
1. Obstacle avoidance system
2. Camera
3. 4G antenna
4. Vessel control unit
5. GNSS receiver
6. 2.4G antenna
7. Navigation light
8. Echosounder unit

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9. Battery unit
The charger indicator is red during charging, and turns green when fully charged
(about 6 hours).
WARNING: To protect the battery life, please make sure the battery voltage
is not lower than 24 V after each operation. Otherwise, the battery may be
scrapped.
10.Propeller
2.1.2 Remote Control
The remote control is a radio communication device with 2.4GHz band. Its maximum
communication distance is 5000 - 7000 m.
CAUTION: There must be no obstacle between the remote control antenna and
receiver antenna. Otherwise the control distance of the remote control will be
greatly shortened.

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The function of each switch/rocker is as follows:
Power switch: to turn on or turn off the power of the remote control by long pressing
the switch.
Propeller control rocker: to control the vessel forward, backward, left or right by
pushing the rocker.
Switch for locking/unlocking: to lock or unlock the remote control and vessel:
oWhen the lever is at the top, the vessel is in the locked state (the motor will
stop immediately). That is, the remote control cannot control the vessel.
oWhen the lever is in the middle or at the bottom, the vessel is in the unlocked
state. That is, the remote control can control the vessel.
Switch for navigation light: to turn on/off the navigation light for working at night:
oWhen the lever is at the top, it indicates that is navigation is off.
oWhen the lever is at the bottom, it indicates that the navigation is on.
Switch for mode selection: to set the vessel mode:
oWhen the lever is at the top, it indicates automatic return. That is, the vessel
will automatically returns to HOME point.
oWhen the lever is in the middle, it indicates sailing at fixed speed. That is, the
vessel will move forward at the set speed. And at this time, you can control the
forward direction of the vessel by the direction control lever.
oWhen the lever is at the bottom, it indicates manual control. That is, the vessel
will be manually controlled by the operator.
Direction control rocker: to control the vessel left or right.

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2.2 Software
2.2.1 USR-VCOM software
The USR-VCOM software is mainly used to set the virtual serial ports for the vessel control,
GNSS receiver and echosounder.
2.2.1.1 Installation
To install USR-VCOM software, do the following:
1. Double click program :

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2. Select English, and click Next:
3. Click Next:

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4. Select I agree to the terms of this license agreement, and click Next:
5. Input user information, and click Next:

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6. Select the target installation path to install the software, and click Next:
7. Select the shortcut folder, select Install shortcuts for current user only or Make
shortcuts available to all users, and click Next:

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8. Click Next. The software automatically starts to install:
After installing, the following dialog box shows:
9. Click Finish.

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2.2.1.2 Main Interface
The main interface of USR-VCOM software is as follows:
In USR-VCOM software, the main operation you need to do is to set the virtual serial ports.
See Set the Virtual Serial Port for details.
2.2.2 VEC Software
The VEC software is used to control the vessel, monitor the vessel status, monitor the
remote video and do planning.
2.2.2.1 Installation
Before installing the VEC software, insert the vessel control dongle into your computer.
Otherwise, the VEC software will not work normally. When the dongle is working normally,
its indicator will be on.
To install the VEC software, do the following:
1. Double click program :
2. Click Run GCS.