Kongsberg cNODE MiniS LF User manual

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September2022©KongsbergMaritimeAS
cNODEMiniSLF
Transponder
InstructionManual

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•Document:InstructionManual
•Documentpartnumber:458122
•Revision:B
•Dateofissue:16September2022
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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..............................................................5
CNODEMINISLF.....................................................................6
Systemdescription.............................................................................................................7
Namingdescription............................................................................................................7
Systemunits.......................................................................................................................8
Transponders............................................................................................................8
Batterycharger.........................................................................................................8
Remotetransducers..................................................................................................9
TTC10(TransponderTestandCongurationunit).................................................9
Supportinformation.........................................................................................................10
GENERALACOUSTICCONSIDERATIONS................................11
GETTINGSTARTED................................................................13
Chargingthebattery(on-deck)........................................................................................14
Turningonthetransponder..............................................................................................15
Connectingthetranspondertoexternalpowerandrespondersignals.............................16
Changingbetweenresponderandtranspondermode......................................................17
TurningontheTTC.........................................................................................................17
Acoustictest.....................................................................................................................17
Pre-deploymentchecks....................................................................................................18
Deployment......................................................................................................................19
Recoveringthetransponder.............................................................................................19
Cymbalprotocol..............................................................................................................20
OPERATINGPROCEDURES.....................................................21
MAINTENANCE......................................................................22
Safetyfeatures..................................................................................................................23
Chargingthebattery(on-deck)........................................................................................23
Replacingtheconnector...................................................................................................25
LubricatingSEACONconnectors....................................................................................26
Batterychargerstatusandtroubleshooting......................................................................28
SPAREPARTS........................................................................29
Orderingspareparts.........................................................................................................30
cNODEMiniS17-180Tisparepart...............................................................................30
cNODEMiniS17-STisparepart...................................................................................30
TDR50Vsparepart.........................................................................................................30
Transducercablesparepart..............................................................................................31
Batterychargersparepart................................................................................................31
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ON/OFFplugsparepart..................................................................................................31
Congurationorpowercablesparepart..........................................................................31
Floatingcollarsparepart.................................................................................................31
Transducerguardsparepart.............................................................................................32
TTC10sparepart............................................................................................................32
Testandcongurationcable(TTCtoMiniS)sparepart.................................................32
Testandcongurationcable(PCtoMiniS)sparepart....................................................32
DRAWINGFILE......................................................................33
cNODEMiniS17-180Tidimensions.............................................................................34
cNODEMiniS17-STidimensions................................................................................35
TDR50VStdimensions..................................................................................................36
TDR50VTidimensions..................................................................................................37
Transducerguarddimensions..........................................................................................38
Floatingcollardimensions...............................................................................................39
Congurationorpowerconnectorpinout........................................................................40
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS................................................41
Performancespecications..............................................................................................42
Weightsandoutlinedimensions......................................................................................43
Powerrequirements.........................................................................................................44
Environmentalrequirements............................................................................................44
BATTERYSAFETY...................................................................45
SECTION1:Identication..............................................................................................46
SECTION2:Hazardsidentication................................................................................46
SECTION3:Composition..............................................................................................47
SECTION4:Firstaidmeasures......................................................................................47
SECTION5:Fireghtingmeasures................................................................................48
SECTION6:Accidentalreleasemeasures......................................................................48
SECTION7:Handlingandstorage.................................................................................49
SECTION8:Exposurecontrolandpersonalprotection.................................................49
SECTION9:Physicalandchemicalproperties..............................................................50
SECTION10:Stabilityandreactivity.............................................................................50
SECTION11:Toxicologicalinformation.......................................................................50
SECTION12:Ecologicalinformation............................................................................50
SECTION13:Disposalconsiderations...........................................................................51
SECTION14:Transportinformation..............................................................................51
SECTION15:Regulatoryinformation............................................................................52
SECTION16:Otherinformation....................................................................................52
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Aboutthismanual
Thismanualincludesallnecessarydocumentationtosafelyinstall,operateandmaintain
thesystem.
Targetaudience
Thismanualisintendedforallusersofthesystem.
Onlineinformation
Allend-userdocumentationcanbedownloadedfromourwebsite.
https://www.kongsberg.com/maritime/
Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.
Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand
othercountries.
HiPAP®isaregisteredtrademarkofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandother
countries.
cNODE®isaregisteredtrademarkofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandother
countries.
cPAP®isaregisteredtrademarkofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandother
countries.
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cNODEMiniSLF
Topics
Systemdescription,page7
Namingdescription,page7
Systemunits,page8
Supportinformation,page10
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Systemdescription
cNODEMiniSLFisafamilyoftranspondersforunderwaterpositioninganddatalinks,
andoperateswithHiPAPandcPAPtransceivers.
ThecNODEMiniSLFtranspondersareideal
forpositioningROVs.Theyhaveresponderand
transponderfunctionality,SSBLandLBLpositioning,
andtelemetrycapabilities.
cNODEMiniSLFiscompatiblewithbothCymbalprotocolforpositioninganddata
linkandFSKchannelsandtelemetry.
Thetranspondershaveadepthratingof7000metreswithahousingmadeoftitanium.
Theyhaveaninternaltiltsensor±90°,anexternalon/offfunctionandapressurerelief
valveforsafetypurposes.
cNODEMiniSLFispoweredfromaninternalrechargeableLi–Ionbattery,andcanbe
poweredfromROVs24Vduringoperation.Anon-deckbatterychargerisavailable.
Updatethecongurationandthesoftwareviaanexternalconnector.TTC10canbe
usedfortestandconguration.
Namingdescription
Thetranspondernameconsistsofthemodelname,themodelnumber,thetransducer
beamwidthandanyoptionsincluded.
Modelname
cNODEMiniS
Modelnumber
Firstdigit=Frequencyband
•1=12kHz
Seconddigit=Depthrating
•7=7000m
Transducerbeamwidth
180=180°beamwidth
50V=50°verticalbeamwidth
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Transponderidentication
Thetranspondershavelabelsthatidenties
•thetranspondername
•serialnumber
•defaultchannels
Systemunits
Transponders
Thetranspondershaveadepthratingof7000metres,andthehousingisatitaniumtube
whichispolyurethanecoatedtoprotectagainstcorrosionandabrasion.
Thereareseveralmodelsavailablewithdifferentbeam
widths.Somemodelshaveapressuresensor.All
transpondershaveaninternaltiltsensor±90°and
arechargeableLi-Ionbattery.Thetranspondercanbe
chargedfromanondeckbatterychargerorfromaROV’s24Vduringoperation.
Batterycharger
Chargingabatteryisaprocesswithaninherentrisksocheckapplicableprocedure(s)
priortocharginginordertorstassesstheleveloftheinherentrisk;andthen,if
necessary,applysuitablecontrolstomitigatetheinherentriskbeforecharging.
Thebatterychargerchargestheinternalbatteryin
approximately1hour.TheLEDchargestatusindicator
showswhenchargingiscomplete.
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Remotetransducers
Youneedatransponderwithadedicatedendcapfortheremotetransducers.
Therearedifferentremotetransducersavailableformanyuses.
ThetransducercablehastwoSubconnconnectors;MCIL4Fand
MCIL4M.Thecableconnectstheremotetransducertothetransponder.
TTC10(TransponderTestandCongurationunit)
Thetranspondertestandcongurationunitisdesignedforondecktestingand
congurationofthetransponders.
TheTTCcantestallKongsbergTransponderlowfrequency
channels,CymbalandFSK.ItcanalsotesttelemetryTransponders
withinternalandexternalsensors.
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Supportinformation
ShouldyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourcNODEMiniSLFsystemyoumustcontact
aKongsbergMaritimeofce.Alistofallourofcesisavailableonourwebsite.You
canalsocontactourmainsupportofceinNorway.
Manualsandtechnicalinformationcanbedownloadedfromoursupportwebsite.
CompanynameKongsbergMaritimeAS
AddressStrandpromenaden50,3183Horten,Norway
Telephone[phone]
Telephone24hsupport+4733032407
Websitehttps://www.kongsberg.com/maritime/
SupportwebsiteProductsupportAtoZ
Emailaddress[email protected]
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Generalacoustic
considerations
Takethisinformationintoconsiderationwhendeployingthetransponders.
Acousticrange
Thetermdepthratingshouldnotbeconfusedwiththetermacousticrange.Theacoustic
rangeisdependentonmanyfactors,andsomeofthefactorsareoutsidethecontrolof
theuser.
Vesselsystem
Thedirectivityandcoverageareaforthevesselsystemisdifferent,dependingonwhich
systemyouareusing.Somesystemshavehighdirectivityandomnidirectionalcoverage,
whileothersystemshasreducedcoverageandlessdirectivity.Thetranspondershould
alwaysbewithinthecoverageconeofthevesselsystem.
Transducertype
Therearedifferenttypesoftransducersusedwiththetranspondersdependingon
operationalneeds.Anomnidirectionaltransducer,suchasaTD180,coversalarge
area,buthaslessacousticpowercomparedtoafocusedtransducer,suchasTD50V .A
focusedsignalgiveslessfootprint/coverage.Thevesselshouldalwaysbewithinthe
signalfootprintofthetransponder.
TxPower
Theabilitytodetectsignalsdependsonthesignalstrength.Thetransmissionpowercan
beadjusted,bothforthevesselsystemandforthetransponder.
Acousticnoise
Acousticnoiseispresentatallvessels.Atgivenconditions,thenoiselevelcan
beexcessive.Avessel’spropellersandthrustersproduceacousticnoiseduring
manoeuvring,andincertaininstancesonboardmachineryandpumpsmayalsoproduce
acousticnoisewheninuse.Heavypropeller/thrusteruseaswellaswavescangenerate
airbubbles,whichcangetinfrontofthevessel’stransducerandblocktheacousticsignal.
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Soundvelocityandraybending
Variationsinwatertemperatureaffectsthevelocityofsoundthroughthewatercolumn,
andvariationsintheocean’ssalinitylevelcanbendtheacousticsignalmakingit
impossibleforthesignaltoreachthevessel.
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Gettingstarted
Topics
Chargingthebattery(on-deck),page14
Turningonthetransponder,page15
Connectingthetranspondertoexternalpowerandrespondersignals,page16
Changingbetweenresponderandtranspondermode,page17
TurningontheTTC,page17
Acoustictest,page17
Pre-deploymentchecks,page18
Deployment,page19
Recoveringthetransponder,page19
Cymbalprotocol,page20
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Chargingthebattery(on-deck)
Chargingabatteryisaprocesswithaninherentrisksocheckapplicableprocedure(s)
priortocharginginordertorstassesstheleveloftheinherentrisk;andthen,if
necessary,applysuitablecontrolstomitigatetheinherentriskbeforecharging.Follow
thechargingprocedurecarefully.
Context
Thebatterymustbefullychargedbeforelongtermstorageanditisrecommended
torechargethebatteryevery6monthstomakesurethebatterydoesnotdischarge
completelyovertime.Acompletelydischargedbatterywillnotcharge,asalllithium
ionbatteries.
Tocomplywithregulationsforairtransportation,thebatterymusthave30%orless
remainingcapacity.
Thebatterychargerwillonlystarttochargeifthebatterycapacityislowerthan96%.
Caution
EqualizethetemperatureofthecNODEMiniSLFtobetween10°Cand40°Cbefore
chargingit.
Foron-deckcharging,usethecNODEbatterychargeronly.
Neverchargethebatteryunattended.
Procedure
1Disconnecttheon/offplugfromthecNODEtransponder.
2Lettheunitwarmuporcooldowntoanambienttemperatureof10°Cto40°C
beforecharging.
3Connectthebatterychargerplug(B)totheconnectoronthecNODEMiniSLF
markedCHARGE(C).
4Connectthebatterychargertomains(110or220V AC).
5Removethepowercordaftercharging,beforeremovingtheconnectorfromthe
cNODEMiniSLF.
Result
TheLEDindicatoronthechargerashesgreenwhencharging.Itnormallytakesabout
30secondsbeforethechargingstartsandtheLEDindicatorstartsashinggreenafter
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connectingthecNODEbatterychargertothemains.Thebatterywillbechargedwithin
1hour.TheLEDindicatorwillstaygreenwhenfullycharged.
Thetransponderisreadyforuse.
Turningonthetransponder
Thetransponderisdesignedforoperationinwateronly.Thetranspondermaybe
operatedinairfortestpurposesoverashortperiodoftime.
Prerequisites
Thetranspondermustbechargedbeforeuse.
Procedure
1GreasetheconnectorwithMolykote44Mediumorequivalentgrease.
LubricatingSEACONconnectors,page26
2Connecttheon/offplugtotheendcapconnector.
3Tightenthelockingsleevetotheendcapconnector.
Result
Abuzzcanbeheardwithin25secondsasaconrmationthatthetransponderisactivated.
Furtherrequirements
ItisrecommendedtotestthetransponderwiththeTestandCongurationunit(TTC)to
makesureitisworkingproperlybeforeoperation.
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Connectingthetranspondertoexternal
powerandrespondersignals
Thetranspondercanalsobeusedasaresponderunit.
Prerequisites
Thetranspondermustbechargedbeforeuse.Thisisthepincongurationforamale
connector,asseentowardstheconnector(faceview).
1
2
3
4Respondertrigger+
5Respondertrigger-
6On/Off
7Externalpower(24VDC)
8Ground
Procedure
1Usethecablewithpartnumber402462fromKongsberg.
2Connectwire6and8inthepigtail(theON/OFFfunction).
When6-8arelinked,thetransponderisON.
Withnoconnectionbetween6-8,thetransponderisOFF.
3Makesurethattheexternalpowersupply24VDCisbetween20and28VDC.
4Checktherespondertriggersignal.
5SwitchONtheunitbyinsertingtheexternalpower/respondercable.
Furtherrequirements
ItisrecommendedtotestthetransponderwiththeTestandCongurationunit(TTC)to
makesureitisworkingproperlybeforeoperation.
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Changingbetweenresponderand
transpondermode
Thetranspondercanalsobeusedasaresponderunit.
Prerequisites
Thetranspondermustbechargedbeforeuse.
BydefaultwhenthecNODEMiniSLFisturnedonitisintranspondermode.
Thesignalinputfortheresponderfunctionmustbebetween2and6mswithapositive
pulseof5to24V .
Procedure
1Whenrespondertriggersignalsarereceived,themodeisautomaticallychanged
toresponder.
2Oncetherespondertriggersignalsstop,itwilltake1minutebeforethecNODE
MiniSLFchangesautomaticallybacktotranspondermode.
TurningontheTTC
UsetheTransponderTestandCongurationunittocheckthatthetransponderisready
foruse.
Procedure
1Openthesuitcase.
2Turnonthemainpowerswitchtostartthe
program.
Thistakesapproximately1.5minutes.
Acoustictest
Testthetransponderacousticstomakesureitisfunctioning..
Procedure
1SetTTCPowerbyusingtheleft/rightarrowstoselectthepowerlevelandtap
Settoconrmyourselection.
2Connectthetesttransducercabletotheupperrightconnector.
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3Placethetesttransducerfacetofacewiththetranspondertransducer.
4SelecttheAcoustictesttab.
5Typeintheserialnumber,ifnecessary.
6Typeinthetransponderchannelnumber,ifnecessary.
7TapInterrogate.
8Agreenindicatorwillashonthedisplayifthereisacousticcontactwiththe
transponder.
9TapInterrogateagaintostoptheacoustictest.
Pre-deploymentchecks
Beforedeployingthetransponder,itisimportanttodothefollowingcheckstomake
suretheoperationgoessmoothly.
Context
ItisrecommendedtotestthetransponderwiththeTestandCongurationunit(TTC)to
makesureitisworkingproperlybeforeoperation.
Procedure
1Makesurethelockingcordisinplace.
2Iftheunithasbeenalteredfromthefactorypre-sets,checkthattheunitis
conguredaccordingtoyourrequirements.
3Makesurethebatteryisfullycharged.
4Pushthepressurereliefvalveintoconrmthatitisushwiththeendcap.
5SwitchthetransponderONbyinsertingtheon/offplug.
6PerformanacoustictestusingaTransponderTestandConguration(TTC)unit:
Acoustictest,page17
aInterrogatethetransponder.
bReadbatterystatusandconrmthatitwilllastfortheupcomingoperation.
cReadthepowersettingandconrmitiscorrectfortheupcomingoperation.
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Result
Thetransponderisreadyforuse.
Deployment
Thetransponderisdesignedforoperationinwateronly.Thetranspondermaybe
operatedinairfortestpurposesoverashortperiodoftime.
Prerequisites
Thetranspondermustbechargedbeforeuse.Itisrecommendedtotestthetransponder
withtheTestandCongurationunit(TTC)tomakesureitisworkingproperlybefore
operation.
Description
Whenyoutthetransponderontoavehicle/structure,theunitmustbepositionedwith
thetransduceruprightandtheremustbeaclearlineofsightbetweenthetransduceron
thetransponderandthevessel’stransducer.Useahoseclampwithrubberprotectionto
securethetransponder.
Internaltiltsensor
Thetransponderhasaninternaltiltsensor,whereforwardistowardstheembossed
logo,andupwardsistowardthetransducer.
Recoveringthetransponder
Itisimportanttoperformtheserecoverychecksaftereveryoperation.
Procedure
1Washtheunitthoroughlyinwarmfreshwatertodissolveanysaltdepositsand
cleanoffanysandorsilt.
2Asanextraprecaution,itisrecommendedthattheunitislefttosoakinfreshwater
toallowsalttodissolveanddiffusefromhard-to-reachareas,suchascrevices
betweenmatingparts.
Leavetheunittosoakfor24hours,oraslongaspracticalconditionsallow.
3Dryofftheunitandmakesurethatthereisnowateraroundtheon/offplugor
theexternalconnector.
4Turntheunitoffbyremovingtheon/offplugordisconnectingtheexternalcable.
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5Rechargetheunit.
Result
Thetransponderisreadyforuse.
Cymbalprotocol
Cymbalistheacousticprotocolusedbothforpositioningofsubseatranspondersin
SSBL/LBLmodanddatacommunicationtoandfromtransponders.ItusesDirect
SequenceSpreadSpectrum(DSSS)signals.
Thewidebandcarrierfrequencyof12.8kHzhas56uniquecodes;L01toL56.
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