Kongsberg cNODE Explorer User manual

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June2020©KongsbergMaritimeAS
cNODEExplorer
InstructionManual

KongsbergMaritimeAS
www.kongsberg.com
Documentinformation
•Product:KongsbergcNODEExplorer
•Document:InstructionManual
•Documentpartnumber:461378
•Revision:A
•Dateofissue:4June2020
Copyright
TheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentremainsthesolepropertyofKongsberg
MaritimeAS.Nopartofthisdocumentmaybecopiedorreproducedinanyformorby
anymeans,andtheinformationcontainedwithinitisnottobecommunicatedtoathird
party,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofKongsbergMaritimeAS.
Warning
Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposefor
whichitwasdesigned.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetothe
equipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.Youmustbefamiliarwiththecontentsofthe
appropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperateorworkontheequipment.
KongsbergMaritimedisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedby
improperinstallation,useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
Disclaimer
KongsbergMaritimeASendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentis
correctandfairlystated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.
Supportinformation
Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactKongsbergMaritime’s
supportorganisation.Y oucanalsocontactususingthefollowingaddress:
[email protected].Ifyouneedinformationaboutourotherproducts,
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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..............................................................5
KONGSBERGCNODEEXPLORER...............................................6
Systemdescription.............................................................................................................7
Systemunits.......................................................................................................................7
Transponders............................................................................................................7
Remotetransducers..................................................................................................8
Generalsupplyconditions..................................................................................................8
Receipt,unpackingandstorage................................................................................8
Equipmentresponsibility..........................................................................................8
Supportinformation...........................................................................................................9
CABLELAYOUTANDINTERCONNECTIONS.............................10
Transponderinterfaceconnectorpinout,P1....................................................................11
Transducerconnectorpinout,TD1..................................................................................12
GENERALACOUSTICCONSIDERATIONS................................13
OPERATINGPROCEDURES.....................................................15
MAINTENANCE......................................................................16
LubricatingSubConn®connectors...................................................................................16
SPAREPARTS........................................................................17
cNODEExplorer17sparepart........................................................................................18
cNODEExplorer10sparepart........................................................................................18
TDR50Vsparepart..........................................................................................................18
TDR180LFsparepart.....................................................................................................18
Transducercablesparepart..............................................................................................18
Interfacecablesparepart.................................................................................................19
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS................................................20
Performancespecications..............................................................................................21
Weightandoutlinedimensions........................................................................................22
Powerrequirements.........................................................................................................22
Environmentalrequirements............................................................................................23
DRAWINGFILE......................................................................24
cNODEExplorer10.........................................................................................................25
cNODEExplorer17.........................................................................................................26
TDR50VSteelOutlinedimensions.................................................................................27
TDR180Outlinedimensions...........................................................................................28
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Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidethedescriptions,proceduresanddetailed
parameterexplanationsrequiredtoallowforsafeandefcientuseofthecNODE
Explorer.
Targetaudience
ThismanualisintendedforallusersofthecNODEExplorer.
Onlineinformation
Allend-usermanualsprovidedforoperationandinstallationofyourcNODEExplorer
canbedownloadedfromourwebsite.
https://www.kongsberg.com/maritime
Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.
Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand
othercountries.
HiPAP®isaregisteredtrademarkofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandother
countries.
cNODE®isaregisteredtrademarkofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandother
countries.
cPAP®isaregisteredtrademarkofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandother
countries.
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KongsbergcNODEExplorer
Topics
Systemdescription,page7
Systemunits,page7
Generalsupplyconditions,page8
Supportinformation,page9
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Systemdescription
cNODEExplorerisdesignedforintegrationontoAUVs,ROVsorothervehicleswhere
spaceandweightarerestricted.
ThecNODEelectronicscanbesuppliedinapressureratedunderwaterhousingorin
compactlightweightnonpressureratedhousingforfullthirdpartyintegration.
cNODEExplorerisacompacttransponderthatisfullycompatiblewithHiPAP ,cPAP
andμPAPunderwaterpositioningsystems.
cNODEExplorermaybeconnectedwithuptothreeremotetransducers.Thetransducers
maybeselectedandswitchedelectronicallybythesubseavehiclecontrolsystemor
acoustically,tooptimiseforexampleverticalorhorizontalpositioningperformance.
Thetransducersmaybeselectedandswitchedelectronicallybythesubseavehicle
controlsystemoracoustically,tooptimiseforexampleverticalorhorizontalpositioning
performance.
Systemunits
Transponders
Thetranspondersareavailableinapressureratedhousingorinanopenmodelfor
integration.
Thetitaniummodelshaveadepthratingof7000metres.Thealuminiummodelsare
openforintegrationintoothersystems.
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Remotetransducers
Therearedifferentremotetransducersavailableformanyuses.
Thecableconnectstheremotetransducertothe
transponder.
Generalsupplyconditions
GeneralsupplyconditionsapplytothiscNODEExplorerdelivery.
Receipt,unpackingandstorage
Uponacceptingshipmentoftheequipment,theshipyardand/orthedealermustensure
thatthedeliveryiscompleteandinspecteachshippingcontainerforevidenceofphysical
damage.
Iftheinspectionrevealsanyindicationofcrushing,dropping,immersioninwateror
anyotherformofdamage,therecipientshouldrequestthatarepresentativefromthe
companyusedtotransporttheequipmentbepresentduringunpacking.
Allequipmentmustbeinspectedforphysicaldamage,i.e.brokencontrolsandindicators,
dents,scratchesetc.duringunpacking.Ifanydamagetotheequipmentisdiscovered,the
recipientmustnotifyboththetransportationcompanyandKongsbergMaritimesothat
KongsbergMaritimecanarrangeforreplacementorrepairofthedamagedequipment.
Onceunpacked,theequipmentmustbestoredinacontrolledenvironmentwithan
atmospherefreeofcorrosiveagents,excessivehumidityortemperatureextremes.
Theequipmentmustbecoveredtoprotectitfromdustandotherformsofcontamination
whenstored.
Equipmentresponsibility
Unlessotherwisestatedinthecontract,theshipyarddoingtheinstallationand/or
equipmentdealerbecomesfullyresponsiblefortheequipmentuponreceipt.
Thedurationofresponsibilitycover:
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•Theperiodoftimetheequipmentisstoredlocallybeforeinstallation
•Theentireinstallationprocess
•Commissioning
•Theperiodoftimebetweencommissioningandthenalacceptanceoftheequipment
bytheenduserorowner
Unlessotherarrangementshavebeenmadeinthecontract,theKongsbergcNODE
Explorerwarrantyperiod(asspeciedinthecontract)beginswhentheacceptance
documentshavebeensigned.
Supportinformation
ShouldyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourcNODEExploreryoumustcontacta
KongsbergMaritimeofce.Alistofallourofcesisprovidedonourwebsite.Youcan
alsocontactourmainsupportofceinNorway.
Manualsandtechnicalinformationcanbedownloadedfromoursupportwebsite.
CompanynameKongsbergMaritimeAS
AddressStrandpromenaden50,3183Horten,Norway
Telephone[phone]
Telephone24hsupport+4733032407
Telefax+4733047619
Websitehttps://www.kongsberg.com/maritime/
SupportwebsiteProductsupportAtoZ
E-mailaddress[email protected]
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Cablelayoutand
interconnections
Topics
Transponderinterfaceconnectorpinout,P1,page11
Transducerconnectorpinout,TD1,page12
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Transponderinterfaceconnectorpinout,P1
Thisisthepincongurationforamaleplug,asseentowardstheplug(faceview).
PinnumberSignal
1RS-232Tx1
2RS-232Rx1
3Ground
4
5
6
7VDCIn
8Ground
9
10
11
12
13Respondertrigger+
14Respondertrigger–
15
16Ground
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Transducerconnectorpinout,TD1
Thisisthepincongurationforafemaleconnector,asseentowardstheconnector
(faceview).
Theothertransducerconnectors,TD2andTD3,arenotusedforthisproduct.
PinnumberSignal
1TD+
2IDdata
3
4TD–
5Ground
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Generalacoustic
considerations
Takethisinformationintoconsiderationwhendeployingthetransponders.
Acousticrange
Thedepthratingshouldnotbeconfusedwithacousticrange.Theacousticrangeis
dependentonmanyfactors,andsomeofthefactorsareoutsidecontroloftheuser.
Vesselsystem
Thedirectivityandcoverageareaforthevesselsystemisdifferent,dependingonwhich
systemyouareusing.Somesystemshavehighdirectivityandomnidirectionalcoverage,
whileothersystemshasreducedcoverageandlessdirectivity.Thetranspondershould
alwaysbewithinthecoverageconeofthevesselsystem.
Transducertype
Therearedifferenttypesoftransducersusedonthetransponders.Anomnidirectional
transducer,suchasaTD180,coversalargearea,buthaslessacousticpowercompared
toafocusedtransducer,suchasTD50V .Afocusedsignalgiveslessfootprint/coverage.
Thevesselshouldalwaysbewithinthesignalfootprintofthetransponder.
TxPower
Theabilitytodetectsignalsdependsonthesignalstrength.Thetransmissionpowercan
beadjusted,bothforthevesselsystemandforthetransponder.
Acousticnoise
Acousticnoiseispresentatallvessels.Atgivenconditions,thenoiselevelcanbe
excessive.Acousticnoiseiscausedbymainpropellersandthrusters,andinsome
instancesalsofrommachinery/pumpsonboard.Heavypropeller/thrusteruseoralso
wavescanalsogenerateairbubbles,whichcangetinfrontofthevesseltransducerand
blocktheacousticsignal.
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Soundvelocityandraybending
Changesinsoundvelocitythroughthewatercolumncausedbychangesinthewater
temperatureand/orsalinitycanbendtheacousticsignalandmakeitimpossibletoreach
thevessel.
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Operatingprocedures
ThetransponderisoperatedfromtheHiPAPoperatorstationAPOS.
•RefertoAPOSonlinehelpfordescriptions.
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Maintenance
LubricatingSubConn®connectors
Underwaterconnectorsmustbekeptcleanandlubricatedandshouldbeinspected
regularlyfordamagesandcorrosion.
Context
SubConn®connectorsshouldnotbeexposedtoextendedperiodsofheatordirect
sunlight.Ifaconnectorbecomesverydry,itshouldbesoakedinfreshwaterbeforeuse.
Seealsoinformationfromthemanufacturerhttps://www.macartney.com/what-we-
offer/support/subconn-handling-instructions/
Procedure
1GreasetheconnectorwithMolykote44Mediumorequivalentgrease.
Alayerofgreasecorrespondingtominimum1/10ofthesocketdepthshouldbe
appliedtothefemaleconnector.
2Checkthattheinneredgeofallsocketsiscompletelycovered,andathintransparent
layerofgreaseisvisibleonthefaceoftheconnector.
3Fullymatethemaleandfemaleconnectorinordertosecureoptimaldistributionof
greaseonpinsandinsockets.
4Openandcheckforgreaseoneverymalepin,toconrmthatenoughgreaseis
applied.
Addmoreifnecessary.
5Connectandtightenthelockingsleeve.
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Spareparts
Topics
cNODEExplorer17sparepart,page18
cNODEExplorer10sparepart,page18
TDR50Vsparepart,page18
TDR180LFsparepart,page18
Transducercablesparepart,page18
Interfacecablesparepart,page19
Spareparts

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cNODEExplorer17sparepart
•Partname:cNODEExplorer17
•Partnumber:461377
cNODEExplorer10sparepart
•Partname:cNODEExplorer10
•Partnumber:TBD
TDR50Vsparepart
•Partname:TDR50VSteel
•Partnumber:330015
TDR180LFsparepart
•Partname:TDR180LF
•Partnumber:394674
Transducercablesparepart
•Partname:Transducercable
•Partnumber:454835
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Interfacecablesparepart
Thiscablehasafemale16-pinSubConnconnector(MCIL16F)inoneendandapigtail
intheother.ItisthecablebetweenthecNODEExplorer17andthecustomer’ssystem.
•Partname:Interfacecable
•Partnumber:345771
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Technicalspecications
Topics
Performancespecications,page21
Weightandoutlinedimensions,page22
Powerrequirements,page22
Environmentalrequirements,page23
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