Kongsberg cNODE MiniS User manual

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September2022©KongsbergMaritimeAS
cNODEMiniS
Transponder
InstructionManual

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•Document:InstructionManual
•Documentpartnumber:397152
•Revision:E
•Dateofissue:16September2022
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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..............................................................7
CNODEMINIS..........................................................................8
Systemdescription.............................................................................................................9
Namingdescription............................................................................................................9
Systemunits.....................................................................................................................10
Transponders..........................................................................................................10
Batterycharger.......................................................................................................10
Remotetransducers................................................................................................11
TTC30(TransponderTestandCongurationunit)...............................................11
Supportinformation.........................................................................................................11
GENERALACOUSTICCONSIDERATIONS................................12
GETTINGSTARTED................................................................14
Chargingthebattery(on-deck)........................................................................................15
Turningonthetransponder..............................................................................................16
Connectingthetranspondertoexternalpowerandrespondersignals.............................17
Changingbetweenresponderandtranspondermode......................................................18
TurningontheTTC.........................................................................................................18
Acoustictest.....................................................................................................................18
Pre-deploymentchecks....................................................................................................19
Deployment......................................................................................................................20
Recoveringthetransponder.............................................................................................20
Cymbalprotocol..............................................................................................................21
OPERATINGPROCEDURES.....................................................22
MAINTENANCE......................................................................23
Safetyfeatures..................................................................................................................24
Chargingthebattery(on-deck)........................................................................................24
Replacingtheconnector...................................................................................................26
LubricatingSEACONconnectors....................................................................................27
Batterychargerstatusandtroubleshooting......................................................................29
SPAREPARTS........................................................................30
Orderingspareparts.........................................................................................................31
cNODEMiniS34-180sparepart....................................................................................31
cNODEMiniS34-180PSsparepart..............................................................................31
cNODEMiniS31-180PSsparepart...............................................................................31
cNODEMiniS34-40Vsparepart....................................................................................32
cNODEMiniS37-40VTisparepart...............................................................................32
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cNODEMiniS34-40VPSsparepart..............................................................................32
cNODEMiniS31-40VPSsparepart..............................................................................32
cNODEMiniS34-Ssparepart........................................................................................32
TDR180sparepart...........................................................................................................33
TDR40Vsparepart..........................................................................................................33
TDR30Hsparepart..........................................................................................................33
Transducercablesparepart..............................................................................................33
Batterychargersparepart................................................................................................34
ON/OFFplugsparepart..................................................................................................34
Congurationorpowercablesparepart..........................................................................34
Floatingcollarsparepart.................................................................................................34
Transducerguardsparepart.............................................................................................35
TTC30sparepart............................................................................................................35
Testandcongurationcable(TTCtoMiniS)sparepart.................................................35
Testandcongurationcable(PCtoMiniS)sparepart....................................................35
DRAWINGFILE......................................................................36
cNODEMiniS3x-180dimensions..................................................................................37
cNODEMiniS3x-40Vdimensions.................................................................................38
cNODEMiniS34-Sdimensions......................................................................................39
Congurationorpowerconnectorpinout........................................................................40
Transducerguarddimensions..........................................................................................41
Floatingcollardimensions...............................................................................................42
TDR180dimensions........................................................................................................43
TDR40Vdimensions.......................................................................................................44
TDR30Hdimensions.......................................................................................................45
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS................................................46
Performancespecications..............................................................................................47
Weightsandoutlinedimensions......................................................................................49
Powerrequirements.........................................................................................................50
Environmentalrequirements............................................................................................50
BATTERYSAFETY...................................................................51
SECTION1:Identication..............................................................................................52
SECTION2:Hazardsidentication................................................................................52
SECTION3:Composition..............................................................................................53
SECTION4:Firstaidmeasures......................................................................................53
SECTION5:Fireghtingmeasures................................................................................54
SECTION6:Accidentalreleasemeasures......................................................................54
SECTION7:Handlingandstorage.................................................................................55
SECTION8:Exposurecontrolandpersonalprotection.................................................55
SECTION9:Physicalandchemicalproperties..............................................................56
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SECTION10:Stabilityandreactivity.............................................................................56
SECTION11:Toxicologicalinformation.......................................................................56
SECTION12:Ecologicalinformation............................................................................56
SECTION13:Disposalconsiderations...........................................................................57
SECTION14:Transportinformation..............................................................................57
SECTION15:Regulatoryinformation............................................................................58
SECTION16:Otherinformation....................................................................................58
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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.
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cNODEMiniS
Topics
Systemdescription,page9
Namingdescription,page9
Systemunits,page10
Supportinformation,page11
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Systemdescription
cNODEMiniSisafamilyoftranspondersforunderwaterpositioninganddatalinks,and
operateswithHiPAPandcPAPtransceivers.
ThecNODEMiniStranspondersareidealfor
positioningROVs.Theyhaveresponderand
transponderfunctionality,SSBLandLBLpositioning,
andtelemetrycapabilities.
cNODEMiniSiscompatiblewithbothCymbal
protocolforpositioninganddatalinkandFSKchannelsandtelemetry.
Thetranspondersareratedupto7000metresdependingonthehousing.Theyhavean
internaltiltsensor±90°,anexternalon/offfunctionandapressurereliefvalveforsafety
purposes.Severalmodelsareavailablewithdedicatedpressuresensors.
cNODEMiniSispoweredfromaninternalrechargeableLi–Ionbattery,andcanbe
poweredfromROVs24Vduringoperation.Anon-deckbatterychargerisavailable.
Updatethecongurationandthesoftwareviaanexternalconnector.TTC30canbe
usedfortestandconguration.
Namingdescription
Thetranspondernameconsistsofthemodelname,themodelnumber,thetransducer
beamwidthandanyoptionsincluded.
Modelname
cNODEMiniS
Modelnumber
Firstdigit=Frequencyband
•3=30kHz
Seconddigit=Depthrating
•1=1000m
•4=4000m
•7=7000m
Optionaltranspondermodules
PS:Pressuresensor
S:Splitversionforremotetransducers
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Transducerbeamwidth
180=180°beamwidth
40V=40°verticalbeamwidth
Transponderidentication
Thetranspondershavelabelsthatidenties
•thetranspondername
•serialnumber
•defaultchannels
Systemunits
Transponders
Thetranspondershaveadepthratingof7000metres,andthehousingiseitheran
anodisedaluminiumtubeoratitaniumtubewhichispolyurethanecoatedtoprotect
againstcorrosionandabrasion.
Thereareseveralmodelsavailablewithdifferentbeam
widths.Somemodelshaveapressuresensor.All
transpondershaveaninternaltiltsensor±90°and
arechargeableLi-Ionbattery.Thetranspondercan
bechargedfromanondeckbatterychargerorfroma
ROV’s24Vduringoperation.
Batterycharger
Chargingabatteryisaprocesswithaninherentrisksocheckapplicableprocedure(s)
priortocharginginordertorstassesstheleveloftheinherentrisk;andthen,if
necessary,applysuitablecontrolstomitigatetheinherentriskbeforecharging.
Thebatterychargerchargestheinternalbatteryin
approximately1hour.TheLEDchargestatusindicator
showswhenchargingiscomplete.
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Remotetransducers
Youneedatransponderwithadedicatedendcapfortheremotetransducers.
Thereareseveraldifferentremotetransducersavailableforvarious
applications.
ThetransducercablehastwoSubconnconnectors;MCIL4Fand
MCIL4M.Thecableconnectstheremotetransducertothetransponder.
TTC30(TransponderTestandCongurationunit)
Thetranspondertestandcongurationunitisdesignedforondecktestingand
congurationofthetransponders.
TheTTCcantestallKongsbergTransponderhighfrequency
channels,CymbalandFSK.ItcanalsotesttelemetryTransponders
withinternalandexternalsensors.
Supportinformation
ShouldyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourcNODEMiniSsystemyoumustcontacta
KongsbergMaritimeofce.Alistofallourofcesisavailableonourwebsite.Youcan
alsocontactourmainsupportof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,suchasTD180,coversalargearea,
buthaslessacousticpowercomparedtoafocusedtransducer,suchasTD30V .Afocused
signalgiveslessfootprint/coverage.Thevesselshouldalwaysbewithinthesignal
footprintofthetransponder.
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),page15
Turningonthetransponder,page16
Connectingthetranspondertoexternalpowerandrespondersignals,page17
Changingbetweenresponderandtranspondermode,page18
TurningontheTTC,page18
Acoustictest,page18
Pre-deploymentchecks,page19
Deployment,page20
Recoveringthetransponder,page20
Cymbalprotocol,page21
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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
EqualizethetemperatureofthecNODEMiniStobetween10°Cand40°Cbefore
chargingit.
Foron-deckcharging,usethecNODEbatterychargeronly.
Neverchargethebatteryunattended.
Procedure
1Disconnecttheon/offplugfromthecNODEtransponder.
2Lettheunitwarmuporcooldowntoanambienttemperatureof10°Cto40°C
beforecharging.
3Connectthebatterychargerplug(B)totheconnectoronthecNODEMiniSmarked
CHARGE(C).
4Connectthebatterychargertomains(110or220V AC).
5Removethepowercordaftercharging,beforeremovingtheconnectorfromthe
cNODEMiniS.
Result
TheLEDindicatoronthechargerashesgreenwhencharging.Itnormallytakesabout
30secondsbeforethechargingstartsandtheLEDindicatorstartsashinggreenafter
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connectingthecNODEbatterychargertothemains.Thebatterywillbechargedwithin
1hour.TheLEDindicatorwillstaygreenwhenfullycharged.
Thetransponderisreadyforuse.
Turningonthetransponder
Thetransponderisdesignedforoperationinwateronly.Thetranspondermaybe
operatedinairfortestpurposesoverashortperiodoftime.
Prerequisites
Thetranspondermustbechargedbeforeuse.
Procedure
1GreasetheconnectorwithMolykote44Mediumorequivalentgrease.
LubricatingSEACONconnectors,page27
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
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Changingbetweenresponderand
transpondermode
Thetranspondercanalsobeusedasaresponderunit.
Prerequisites
Thetranspondermustbechargedbeforeuse.
BydefaultwhenthecNODEMiniSisturnedonitisintranspondermode.
Thesignalinputfortheresponderfunctionmustbebetween2and6mswithapositive
pulseof5to24V .
Procedure
1Whenrespondertriggersignalsarereceived,themodeisautomaticallychanged
toresponder.
2Oncetherespondertriggersignalsstop,itwilltake1minutebeforethecNODE
MiniSchangesautomaticallybacktotranspondermode.
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,page18
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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