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SeapiX
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Warranty
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Manual Overview
This manual is the Installation Manual for SeapiX manufactured by iXblue. It is intended for
qualified installing technicians. It must be read and understood prior to using SeapiX. The
manufacturer shall in no case be held liable for any application or use that does not comply
with the stipulations in this manual.
It is divided into several chapters:
•Part 1: Introduction
This part contains a general descrition of SeapiX and provides information about the theory
of operation.
•Part 2: Technical Characteristics
This part gives details on mechanical, acoustic and electrical characteristics of the SeapiX
components.
•Part 3: SeapiX Pack
This part details a typical SeapiX pack and its contents; it also gives some
recommendations.
•Part 4: Installation Process
This part details SeapiX installation process.
•Part 5: SeapiX Commissioning
This part details how to set up SeapiX for the first time.
•Part 6: SeapiX Configuration
This part details which parameters to set prior to using SeapiX.
•Part 7: Shutdown Procedure
This part explains how to shut down SeapiX system properly.
•Part 8: Software Upgrade
This part explains how to upgrade SeapiX programs.
•Part 9: Preventive Maintenance
This part describes the preventive maintenance tasks.
•Part 10: Troubleshooting
This part provides a table helping to solve minor problems encoutered while using SeapiX.
•Part 11: Support through TeamViewer
This part provides support contacting information through TeamViewer.
•Appendices
It contains the detailed drawings and diagrams.
Warning: SeapiX is NOT a navigation tool. SeapiX is a fishing tool and it must be used as
such.
The abbreviations and acronyms used in this manual are listed hereafter.

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Abbreviations and Acronyms
BFU Beam Former Processor Unit
CSV Plain text format file
ETA Estimated Time of Arrival
FEBL Tool showing the Range Bearing Line
GUI Graphical Interface Unit
ITU Interface Unit
GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System (including GPS, ...)
MRU Motion Reference Unit
RX Reception
SAT Sonar Axial Tiltable mode
SATA Data transfer format
SAU Sonar Antenna Unit
SAV Sonar Axial Volumetric mode
SED Single Echo Detection
SLI Sonar Lateral Imaging mode
STT Sonar Transverse Tiltable mode
STV Sonar Transverse Vertical mode
SV Scattered Volume; in acoustics, fish shoal measurement mode (in dB)
TS Target Strength; in acoustics, single fish measurement mode (in dB)
TX Transmission
VPU Viewer Processor Unit

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Text Usage
Bold
Bold text is used for items you must select or click in the software.
It is also used for the field names used into the dialog box.
Courier
Text in this font denotes text or characters that you should enter
from the keyboard, the proper names of disk Drives, paths,
directories, programs, functions, filenames and extensions.
Italic
Italic text is the result of an action in the procedures. It is also
used for referencing to other document titles.
Icons
The Note icon indicates that the following information is of particular interest and should be
read with care.
Important
The Important mention indicates that the following information should be read to forbid or
prevent a product dysfunction or a faulty operation of the equipment.
The Caution icon indicates that the following information should be read to forbid or
prevent product damage.
The Warning icon indicates that possible personal injury or death could result from failure
to follow the provided recommendation.
The Advanced/Expert icon indicates that the described procedure/action is reserved to
advanced level of operation.

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Table of Contents
1INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................ 14
1.1 SEAPIXSYSTEM OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................14
1.2 SEAPIXPRINCIPLE....................................................................................................................15
1.2.1 Downward-Looking Swath.................................................................................................16
1.2.2 Forward-Looking Swath.....................................................................................................16
1.2.3 Side-Looking Swath...........................................................................................................16
2TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS.................................................................................... 17
2.1 SEAPIX-F .................................................................................................................................17
2.2 SEAPIX-R.................................................................................................................................18
2.3 SEAPIX-L .................................................................................................................................19
3SEAPIXPACK ............................................................................................................. 20
3.1 PACK CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................20
3.2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PACK ITEMS .............................................................................................21
4INSTALLATION PROCESS ............................................................................................. 23
4.1 INSTALLATION CHECKLIST.........................................................................................................24
4.2 CABLING AND WIRING ...............................................................................................................27
4.2.1 Transducer Cable (SAU↔ITU) ..........................................................................................27
4.2.1.1 Bending Radius..................................................................................................................28
4.2.1.2 Connectors.........................................................................................................................28
4.2.2 Ethernet Cables (ITU↔BFU and BFU↔VPU)...................................................................30
4.2.3 Control Command Cable (ITU↔BFU) ...............................................................................31
4.3 CHECKING THE SYSTEM BEFORE INSTALLING .............................................................................32
4.4 INSTALLING SEAPIXANTENNA UNIT (SAU)................................................................................33
4.4.1 Considering the Slamming.................................................................................................33
4.4.2 Cooling Down the SAU......................................................................................................33
4.4.3 Corrosion Protection of the SAU........................................................................................33
4.4.4 Hull-Mounting an SAU Step by Step..................................................................................34
4.4.4.1 Views of Hull-Mounted Antennas......................................................................................37
4.4.5 Pole-Mounting an SAU Step by Step.................................................................................39
4.4.5.1 Views of Pole-Mounted Antennas......................................................................................40
4.5 INSTALLING THE INTERFACE UNIT (ITU) .....................................................................................41
4.6 INSTALLING THE BEAM FORMER UNIT (BFU)..............................................................................42
4.7 INSTALLING THE VIEWER PROCESSOR UNIT (VPU).....................................................................43
4.7.1 SeapiX Software installation..............................................................................................44
4.7.2 SeapiX Software reinstallation...........................................................................................44
5SEAPIXCOMMISSIONING ............................................................................................. 45
6SEAPIXCONFIGURATION............................................................................................. 47
6.1 SETTING THE OFFSETS..............................................................................................................47
6.1.1 Offset Conventions ............................................................................................................47
6.1.2 Offsets Menu......................................................................................................................47
6.2 SETTING THE INPUTS.................................................................................................................48

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6.3 SETTING THE OUTPUTS .............................................................................................................53
6.4 CHECKING STATUS THROUGH MAIN CONTROLS..........................................................................54
6.5 SOFTWARE VERSION &UNITS ...................................................................................................55
7SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE .............................................................................................56
8SOFTWARE UPGRADES................................................................................................57
9PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE.........................................................................................58
10 TROUBLESHOOTING ....................................................................................................62
11 SUPPORT THROUGH TEAMVIEWER ...............................................................................66
11.1 USING TEAMVIEWER .................................................................................................................66
11.2 REINSTALLING TEAMVIEWER.....................................................................................................68
AMECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS................................................................................72

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1Introduction
1.1 SeapiX System Overview
SeapiX is a volumetric 3D Sonar dedicated to the fishing industry. It provides a realistic fish
evaluation together with a full ecosystem description. Composed of a dual Mills Cross
multibeam sonar array, this compact system is able to generate one or more scan swaths
along or across a vessel axis. The result is a total three-dimensional coverage of the water
column; it also provides a bathymetric profile of the seabed and the identification of the
sediment type.
SeapiX is connected to the vessel navigation system for real-time geo-referenced data
generation. it is used with SeapiX Surface Software for configuration, control and
visualization of data.

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1.2 SeapiX Principle
SeapiX is a volumetric multibeam echosounder which can operate:
•downward-looking,
•forward-looking,
•side-looking.
Each multibeam swath is proposed along and across the vessel track (is either “axial” or
“transverse”). Swaths are tiltable to control the biomass all around the vessel. For each
swath, 3 echogram sectors are formed from 1° to 120° beam aperture.
On board a fishery vessel, the skipper watches the shoal behavior and steers the vessel to
perform catches.
Warning: SeapiX is NOT a navigation tool. SeapiX is a fishing tool and it must be
used as such.

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1.2.1 DOWNWARD-LOOKING SWATH
Downward-looking swath (axial & transverse)
1.2.2 FORWARD-LOOKING SWATH
Forward-looking swath (axial & transverse)
1.2.3 SIDE-LOOKING SWATH
Side-looking swath (axial & transverse)
Axial swaths correspond to SAT or SAV sonar modes.
Transverse swaths correspond to STT or STV sonar modes.

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2Technical Characteristics
Seapix is available in 3 versions:
•SeapiX-F for fishery
•SeapiX-R for fishery research
•SeapiX-L for marine science and fish farming
2.1 SeapiX-F
SeapiX-F is dedicated to the fish industry and is installed on fishery vessels.
SeapiX-F SAU
Applications
Fishery
Frequency
150 kHz
Modulation
CW and Chirp
Across-track multibeam swath
64 channels, stabilized
Along-track multibeam swath
64 channels, stabilized
Beam stabilization
TX + RX, built-in MRU
Beam resolution
1.6° angular / 7.5 cm radial
Triple echograms from all swaths
Adjustable from 1° to 120° each
Typical range
Biomass 400m, Bathymetry 600 m
Volume resolution
0,6 m3@100 m
Volume coverage
120° X 120°
Signal processing
SV, TS, NORMALIZED
SED fish extraction
Up to 200.000 single fish detection
Transmission power
2 kW (4 kW as an option)
Scientific pack
(option)
Sonar Antenna Unit (SAU) cable
20 m
SAU weight
61.5 kg

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2.2 SeapiX-R
SeapiX-R is dedicated to fishery research and is installed on large fishery research vessels.
SeapiX-R SAU
Applications
Fishery research
Frequency
150 kHz
Modulation
CW and Chirp
Across-track multibeam swath
64 channels, stabilized
Along-track multibeam swath
64 channels, stabilized
Beam stabilization
TX + RX, built-in MRU
Beam resolution
1.6° angular / 7.5 cm radial
Triple echograms from all swaths
Adjustable from 1° to 120° each
Typical range
Biomass 400 m, Bathymetry 600 m
Volume resolution
0,6 m3@100 m
Volume coverage
120° X 120°
Signal processing
SV, TS, NORMALIZED
SED fish extraction
Up to 200.000 single fish detection
Transmission power
4 kW
Scientific pack
yes
Sonar Antenna Unit (SAU) cable
20 m
SAU weight
61.5 kg

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2.3 SeapiX-L
SeapiX-L is a mobile research version dedicated to marine Science and fish Farming; it can
be mounted on a pole and used on an “opportunity vessel”.
SeapiX-L SAU
Applications
Marine science and fish farming
Frequency
150 kHz
Modulation
CW and Chirp
Across-track multibeam swath
64 channels, stabilized
Along-track multibeam swath
64 channels, stabilized
Beam stabilization
TX + RX, built-in MRU
Beam resolution
1.6° angular / 7.5 cm radial
Triple echograms from all swaths
Adjustable from 1° to 120° each
Typical range
Biomass 400m, Bathymetry 600 m
Volume resolution
0,6 m3@100 m
Volume coverage
120° X 120°
Signal processing
SV, TS, NORMALIZED
SED fish extraction
Up to 200.000 single fish detection
Transmission power
2 kW (4 kW as an option)
Scientific pack
yes
Sonar Antenna Unit (SAU) cable
20 m
SAU weight
24 kg, floating

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3SeapiX Pack
3.1 Pack Contents
The shipping pack contains a Packing List detailing all delivered items. This Packing List
has been completed and checked for by iXblue shortly before shipment and should match
the content of the pack that you have received.
CAUTION: PACK NON-CONFORMITY OR DAMAGE
It is recommended to check the content of the pack and all equipment items immediately
after reception. Specifically, you should check that all items referred to in the Packing List
are present and that none has sustained damage.
If you observe any non-conformity or damage, please inform the carrier and iXblue
without delay by certified mail describing in detail the problem encoutered.
Example of a SeapiX Packing List