FLIR Voyager II Installation and operating instructions

Voyager II
Operator’s Manual Addendum
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VOYAGER II Operator’s Manual Addendum
Table of contents
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NMEA Interface Functions .............................................................................................. 4
NMEA Interface Setup Menu ....................................................................................... 5
Radar Cursor Tracking (RSD) ..................................................................................... 7
Slew to Waypoint (BWC) ............................................................................................ 7
Radar Tracking (TTM) ................................................................................................. 8
Dwell Time ................................................................................................................. 10
Mount Heig t ............................................................................................................. 10
User Interface Additions ................................................................................................ 10
Joystick Mode ............................................................................................................ 10
Focus Buttons ............................................................................................................ 11
Park Position (standby) .............................................................................................. 11
Display Minimal Icons ................................................................................................ 11
Webcam .................................................................................................................... 12
Connecting Voyager II to t e Web ............................................................................. 12
Installing t e VLC Video Player .............................................................................. 13
Accessing t e Voyager II from a Remote Location ................................................ 17
Camera Control ...................................................................................................... 19
Image Mode Control ............................................................................................... 19
Image Contrast....................................................................................................... 20
Black/W ite Hot ...................................................................................................... 20
Field of View (FOV) Control ................................................................................... 20
Focus Control ......................................................................................................... 21
Software Upgrade .................................................................................................. 21
Enabling t e Webcam function ...................................................................................... 21
List of Icons ................................................................................................................... 25
Table of Figures
Figure 1: NMEA Menu Access ………………………………………………………….. 5
Figure 2: NMEA Menu……………………………………………………………………. 6
Figure 3: Voyager II tracking two targets ………………………………………………. 9
Figure 4: Voyager working as a Webcam…………………………………………........ 12
Figure 5: Voyager's GUI displayed on Internet Explorer 7……………………………. 18
Figure 6: Voyager's Web Interface ……………………………………………………... 18
Figure 7: Same image wit different color modes …………………………………….. 19
Figure 8: FOV and Focus controls ……………………………………………………… 20

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Voyager II Operator’s Manual Addendum
T is manual addendum describes t e new features recently added t at
distinguis t e Voyager II from t e original Voyager t ermal camera. T ese
features include t e set of NMEA Interface Functions as well as an
improved IP interface t at allows monitoring and control of t e Voyager II
from remote locations. T e configuration and use of t ese features is
described in t is manual. For information regarding installation of t e
Voyager II, please refer to t e Voyager Installation Guide and t e Voyager
II Installation Guide Addendum.
NMEA Interface unctions
T e NMEA interface allows t e Voyager II to communicate wit radar, GPS
or ot er devices using t e National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA)
0183 Protocol. NMEA 0183 (or NMEA for s ort) is a combined electrical
and data specification for communication between marine electronic
devices. Additional information regarding t e protocol can be found on t e
NMEA web site: ttp://www.nmea.org/pub/0183/
T e NMEA protocol allows t e camera to automatically point toward
vessels and ot er objects t at s ow up on t e display and to track t eir
movement. T e Voyager connects to t e ot er equipment via a serial
cable. T e Voyager as t ree NMEA modes of operation:
• Radar Cursor Tracking – T is function is implemented using t e
NMEA Radar System Data (RSD) sentence format
• Slew to Waypoint – Uses t e NMEA Bearing and Distance to
Waypoint, Great Circle (BWC) sentence format
• Radar Tracking – Uses t e NMEA Tracked Target Message (TTM)
sentence format
T ese functions are configured wit t e NMEA Interface Setup Menu. T e
menus and configuration c oices are described below.

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NMEA Interface Setup Menu
T e NMEA menu is accessed from t e Voyager II setup menu. To access
t e main setup menu, pus t e Setup button on t e Joystick Control Unit
(JCU).
Figure 1: NMEA Menu access
T e NMEA menu as t e following options:

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Figure 2: NMEA Menu
By default, t e t ree possible NMEA modes of operation are disabled. T e
NMEA menu allows t e Voyager II user to enable one NMEA mode at a
time. T e NMEA menu includes t e following c oices:
► Enable Radar Cursor Tracking – Enable turns to Disable in t e
menu w en selected
► Enable Slew to Waypoint – Enable turns to Disable in t e menu
w en selected
► Enable Radar Tracking – Enable turns to Disable in t e menu w en
selected
► Dwell Time: Time spent on eac tracked target. T e default time is
10 seconds, wit a possible range of 10 to 60 seconds
► Mount Height: Heig t of t e camera above t e water, necessary for
proper triangulation

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Radar Cursor Tracking
Wit t is function selected you can control t e camera by using t e
cursor on your radar display screen to select a target. T e camera
will track w atever target is selected by t e cursor. Moving t e cursor
to a different target will move t e camera to t e new target. Voyager
II will continue to follow t e cursor until t is function is disabled from
t e main menu. T is function is implemented wit NMEA RSD
messages.
W en t e camera is in t e Radar Cursor Tracking mode, t is icon is
continuously displayed:
Slew to Waypoint
W en t is option is selected, t e camera will slew to a pre-selected
waypoint, using NMEA BWC messages, w en t at waypoint gets
wit in approximately a 3 mile (5km) range. For example, w ile in
route t e operator could designate a buoy, an island or any ot er
desired landmark as a navigation waypoint and Voyager will
automatically turn to it w en in range. Voyager will remain on t e
target for t e specified dwell time. If an additional BWC message is
received during t is time, Voyager will point to t e newer BWC
eading for an additional dwell time period.
W en t e camera is in t e Slew to Waypoint mode, t is icon is
permanently displayed:
Note: Please keep in mind t at Voyager will not “c ase” t e cursor
at will; instead, Voyager will point to a position indicated by t e
cursor at a point in time and then ignore all other RSD messages
(produced as you move the cursor around to another position) until
the dwell time expires.

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W en t e camera is wit in range of t e waypoint, t e icon will flas to
signify t at t is mode is active and is responsible for pointing t e
camera at t e waypoint's coordinates.
Radar Tracking
W en Radar Tracking is selected, t e camera will slew and track t e
selected target(s) using NMEA Target Tracking Message (TTM) data
provided by t e radar unit.
T e user can select up to 100 targets to be tracked by Voyager II
(refer to t e radar or GPS documentation on ow to designate a
target). Once a target or targets are selected, t e Voyager II will point
toward eac target sequentially, and track t e target using position
data t at is sent from t e radar unit. T e camera points at eac target
for a pre-set amount of time (10 seconds by default) before moving
on to t e next target. T e time spent on eac target (known as Dwell
Time) can be c anged by selecting Dwell Time and using t e joystick
to toggle t roug t e available presets. T e default value is 10
seconds. T e Dwell Time includes t e transition time from one target
to t e next.
Please note t at t e TTM targets are t e result of t e radar signal
reflecting off a target, and as suc it is possible to momentarily loose
t at target. To ensure “coasting t roug ” t e momentary loss of
target, t e TTM function maintains t e last known position of t e
target in its queue for 60 seconds after receiving t e last valid
message. After t e 60 seconds as lapsed, t at target is removed
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Figure 3: Voyager II tracking two targets
Once Voyager begins to sequentially track t e selected target(s), t e
user can, if desired, override t e automatic scan by using t e joystick
to point t e camera at a different location. Once t e user releases t e
joystick, t e camera will return to tracking its targets 10 seconds after
t e last JCU input (buttons or joystick).
W en t e camera is in t e Radar Tracking mode, t is icon is
permanently displayed:
W ile Voyager can track a large number of targets, it is important to
understand t at in practical terms t e number of targets is linked to
t e Dwell Time. Since Voyager looks at eac target for 10 seconds
Note: Voyager's ability to accurately track a target depends on t e
quality of t e data sent from t e radar unit. T e radar's ability to
effectively track a target is influenced by several factors, suc as
t e radar update rate, relative angular rate of t e target, angular
rate of t e boat eading and velocity of target being tracked.
Note: T e accurate mounting eig t of t e camera will ensure t e
unit’s pointing accuracy for close-in targets.
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before moving on to t e next target, it could be possible to set up a
long string of targets so t at it could take too long to cycle t roug all
of t em for t e information to be of any use to t e operator.
Dwell Time
Dwell Time is t e time spent on eac tracked target. T e default value
is 10 seconds but you can c ange it by toggling t roug t e different
time options.
Mount Height
Mount Heig t refers to t e p ysical eig t to t e camera above t e
waterline. T is is important because t is distance is used for target
triangulation and incorrect values will affect t e camera’s tracking
performance. The height is entered in meters.
User Interface Additions
Joystick Mode
T e joystick can be used in “aircraft” or “gaming” modes.
Note: In t e rare case you mig t enable all t ree features,
please keep in mind t at t ere is a set priority in t e order in
w ic Voyager responds to t e different NMEA messages.
T ey are, in order of priority:
1. Radar Cursor Tracking (RSD)
2. Slew to Waypoint (BWC)
3. Radar Tracking (TTM)
If t e unit is “listening” to BWC or TTM messages and looking
at a particular target, and it receives a RSD message, Voyager
will wait until t e end of t e dwell time and t en move on to t e
RSD message, ignoring all ot er input.