Kongsberg cNODE MiniS LF User manual

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cNODEModemMiniSLF
InstructionManual

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•Document:InstructionManual
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•Dateofissue:16September2022
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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..............................................................5
CNODEMODEMMINISLF........................................................6
Systemdescription.............................................................................................................7
Namingdescription............................................................................................................7
Systemunits.......................................................................................................................8
Modems....................................................................................................................8
Batterycharger.........................................................................................................8
TTC10(TransponderTestandCongurationunit).................................................8
Supportinformation...........................................................................................................9
GENERALACOUSTICCONSIDERATIONS................................10
GETTINGSTARTED................................................................12
Turningonthemodem.....................................................................................................13
TurningontheTTC.........................................................................................................14
Acoustictest.....................................................................................................................14
Pre-deploymentchecks....................................................................................................14
Deployment......................................................................................................................15
Recoveringthemodem....................................................................................................16
Cymbalprotocol..............................................................................................................16
CABLING...............................................................................17
Congurationorpowerconnectorpinout........................................................................18
Connectingthemodemtoexternalpowerandrespondersignals....................................19
Modemconnectorpinout.................................................................................................20
ConnectingthemodemtoaRS-232signal.....................................................................22
ConnectingthemodemtoaRS-422signal.....................................................................23
ConnectingthemodemtoaRS-485signal.....................................................................24
OPERATINGPROCEDURES.....................................................25
MAINTENANCE......................................................................26
Safetyfeatures..................................................................................................................27
Chargingthebattery(on-deck)........................................................................................27
LubricatingSEACONconnectors....................................................................................28
Replacingtheconnector...................................................................................................29
Batterychargerstatusandtroubleshooting......................................................................31
SPAREPARTS........................................................................32
Orderingspareparts.........................................................................................................33
cNODEModemMiniS17-180Tisparepart....................................................................33
Batterychargersparepart................................................................................................33
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ON/OFFplugsparepart..................................................................................................33
Congurationorpowercablesparepart..........................................................................34
Modemcablesparepart...................................................................................................34
Floatingcollarsparepart.................................................................................................34
Transducerguardsparepart.............................................................................................35
TTC10sparepart............................................................................................................35
Testandcongurationcable(TTCtoModemMiniS)sparepart....................................35
Testandcongurationcable(PCtoModemMiniS)sparepart.......................................35
DRAWINGFILE......................................................................36
ModemMiniS17-180Tidimensions..............................................................................37
Transducerguarddimensions..........................................................................................38
Floatingcollardimensions...............................................................................................39
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS................................................40
Performancespecications..............................................................................................41
Weightsandoutlinedimensions......................................................................................42
Powerrequirements.........................................................................................................43
Environmentalrequirements............................................................................................43
BATTERYSAFETY...................................................................44
SECTION1:Identication..............................................................................................45
SECTION2:Hazardsidentication................................................................................45
SECTION3:Composition..............................................................................................46
SECTION4:Firstaidmeasures......................................................................................46
SECTION5:Fireghtingmeasures................................................................................47
SECTION6:Accidentalreleasemeasures......................................................................47
SECTION7:Handlingandstorage.................................................................................48
SECTION8:Exposurecontrolandpersonalprotection.................................................48
SECTION9:Physicalandchemicalproperties..............................................................49
SECTION10:Stabilityandreactivity.............................................................................49
SECTION11:Toxicologicalinformation.......................................................................49
SECTION12:Ecologicalinformation............................................................................49
SECTION13:Disposalconsiderations...........................................................................50
SECTION14:Transportinformation..............................................................................50
SECTION15:Regulatoryinformation............................................................................51
SECTION16:Otherinformation....................................................................................51
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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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cNODEModemMiniSLF
Topics
Systemdescription,page7
Namingdescription,page7
Systemunits,page8
Supportinformation,page9
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Systemdescription
cNODEModemMiniSLFisdesignedforthePoint2Pointtransferofdatabetweentwo
cNODE’sortoasurfacevesselequippedwithanyHiPAPorμPAPsystems.
ThedatatelemetryoperatesonCYMBALdigitalprotocol,Kongsbergseldproven
robustproprietylink.Dataratesofupto6kb/sareavailable.OnecNODEModemcan
addressseveralothercNODEModemsduringoperationusingtheKongsbergLinkUser
Protocol.ThemodemissimpletocongurewiththeTTCLightsoftware.
Namingdescription
Themodemnameconsistsofthemodelname,themodelnumber,thetransducerbeam
widthandanyoptionsincluded.
Modelname
cNODEModemMiniS
Modelnumber
Firstdigit=Frequencyband
•1=12kHz
Seconddigit=Depthrating
•7=7000m
Transducerbeamwidth
•180=180°beamwidth
Modemidentication
Themodemhavelabelsthatidenties
•themodemname
•serialnumber
•defaultchannels
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Systemunits
Modems
Themodemshaveadepthratingofupto7000metres,andthehousingisananodised
aluminiumortitaniumtubewhichispolyurethanecoatedtoprotectagainstcorrosion
andabrasion.
Thereareseveralmodelsavailablewithdifferentbeam
widths.Allmodemshaveaninternaltiltsensor±90°
andarechargeableLi-Ionbattery.Themodemcanbe
chargedfromanondeckbatterychargerorfroman
external24Vsourceduringoperation.
Batterycharger
Chargingabatteryisaprocesswithaninherentrisksocheckapplicableprocedure(s)
priortocharginginordertorstassesstheleveloftheinherentrisk;andthen,if
necessary,applysuitablecontrolstomitigatetheinherentriskbeforecharging.
Thebatterychargerchargestheinternalbatteryin
approximately1hour.TheLEDchargestatusindicator
showswhenchargingiscomplete.
TTC10(TransponderTestandCongurationunit)
Thetranspondertestandcongurationunitisdesignedforondecktestingand
congurationofthetransponders.
TheTTCcantestallKongsbergmodemlowfrequencychannels,
CymbalandFSK.Itcanalsotesttelemetrymodemswithinternal
andexternalsensors.
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Supportinformation
ShouldyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourcNODEModemMiniSLFsystemyoumust
contactaKongsbergMaritimeofce.Alistofallourofcesisavailableonourwebsite.
Youcanalsocontactourmainsupportof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
Takethisinformationintoconsiderationwhendeployingthemodems.
Acousticrange
Thetermdepthratingshouldnotbeconfusedwiththetermacousticrange.Theacoustic
rangeisdependentonmanyfactors,andsomeofthefactorsareoutsidethecontrolof
theuser.
Vesselsystem
Thedirectivityandcoverageareaforthevesselsystemisdifferent,dependingonwhich
systemyouareusing.Somesystemshavehighdirectivityandomnidirectionalcoverage,
whileothersystemshasreducedcoverageandlessdirectivity.Themodemshould
alwaysbewithinthecoverageconeofthevesselsystem.
Transducertype
Therearedifferenttypesoftransducersusedwiththemodemsdependingonoperational
needs.Anomnidirectionaltransducer,suchasaTD180,coversalargearea,buthasless
acousticpowercomparedtoafocusedtransducer,suchasTD50V .Afocusedsignal
giveslessfootprint/coverage.Thevesselshouldalwaysbewithinthesignalfootprint
ofthemodem.
TxPower
Theabilitytodetectsignalsdependsonthesignalstrength.Thetransmissionpowercan
beadjusted,bothforthevesselsystemandforthemodem.
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
Turningonthemodem,page13
TurningontheTTC,page14
Acoustictest,page14
Pre-deploymentchecks,page14
Deployment,page15
Recoveringthemodem,page16
Cymbalprotocol,page16
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Turningonthemodem
Themodemisdesignedforoperationinwateronly.Themodemmaybeoperatedinair
fortestpurposesoverashortperiodoftime.
Prerequisites
Themodemmustbechargedbeforeuse.
Procedure
1GreasetheconnectorwithMolykote44Mediumorequivalentgrease.
LubricatingSEACONconnectors,page28
2Connecttheon/offplugtotheendcapconnector.
3Tightenthelockingsleevetotheendcapconnector.
Result
Abuzzcanbeheardwithin25secondsasaconrmationthatthemodemisactivated.
Furtherrequirements
ItisrecommendedtotestthemodemwiththeTestandCongurationunit(TTC)tomake
sureitisworkingproperlybeforeoperation.
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TurningontheTTC
UsetheTransponderTestandCongurationunittocheckthatthemodemisreadyforuse.
Procedure
1Openthesuitcase.
2Turnonthemainpowerswitchtostartthe
program.
Thistakesapproximately1.5minutes.
Acoustictest
Testthemodemacousticstomakesureitisfunctioning.
Procedure
1SetTTCPowerbyusingtheleft/rightarrowstoselectthepowerlevelandtap
Settoconrmyourselection.
2Connectthetesttransducercabletotheupperrightconnector.
3Placethetesttransducerfacetofacewiththemodemtransducer.
4SelecttheAcoustictesttab.
5Typeintheserialnumber,ifnecessary.
6Typeinthemodemchannelnumber,ifnecessary.
7TapInterrogate.
8Agreenindicatorwillashonthedisplayifthereisacousticcontactwiththe
modem.
9TapInterrogateagaintostoptheacoustictest.
Pre-deploymentchecks
Beforedeployingthemodem,itisimportanttodothefollowingcheckstomakesurethe
operationgoessmoothly.
Context
ItisrecommendedtotestthemodemwiththeTestandCongurationunit(TTC)tomake
sureitisworkingproperlybeforeoperation.
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Procedure
1Makesurethelockingcordisinplace.
2Iftheunithasbeenalteredfromthefactorypre-sets,checkthattheunitis
conguredaccordingtoyourrequirements.
3Makesurethebatteryisfullycharged.
4Pushthepressurereliefvalveintoconrmthatitisushwiththeendcap.
5SwitchthemodemONbyinsertingtheon/offplug.
6PerformanacoustictestusingaTransponderTestandConguration(TTC)unit:
Acoustictest,page14
aInterrogatethemodem.
bReadbatterystatusandconrmthatitwilllastfortheupcomingoperation.
cReadthepowersettingandconrmitiscorrectfortheupcomingoperation.
Result
Themodemisreadyforuse.
Deployment
Themodemisdesignedforoperationinwateronly.Themodemmaybeoperatedinair
fortestpurposesoverashortperiodoftime.
Prerequisites
Themodemmustbechargedbeforeuse.Itisrecommendedtotestthemodemwiththe
TestandCongurationunit(TTC)tomakesureitisworkingproperlybeforeoperation.
Description
Whenyoutthemodemontoavehicle/structure,theunitmustbepositionedwith
thetransduceruprightandtheremustbeaclearlineofsightbetweenthetransducer
onthemodemandthevessel’stransducer.Useahoseclampwithrubberprotectionto
securethemodem.
Themodemhasaninternaltiltsensor,whereforwardistowardstheembossedlogo,and
upwardsistowardthetransducer.
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Recoveringthemodem
Itisimportanttoperformtheserecoverychecksaftereveryoperation.
Procedure
1Washtheunitthoroughlyinwarmfreshwatertodissolveanysaltdepositsand
cleanoffanysandorsilt.
2Asanextraprecaution,itisrecommendedthattheunitislefttosoakinfreshwater
toallowsalttodissolveanddiffusefromhard-to-reachareas,suchascrevices
betweenmatingparts.
Leavetheunittosoakfor24hours,oraslongaspracticalconditionsallow.
3Dryofftheunitandmakesurethatthereisnowateraroundtheon/offplugor
theexternalconnector.
4Turntheunitoffbyremovingtheon/offplugordisconnectingtheexternalcable.
5Rechargetheunit.
Cymbalprotocol
Cymbalistheacousticprotocolusedbothforpositioningofsubseatranspondersin
SSBL/LBLmodanddatacommunicationtoandfromtransponders.ItusesDirect
SequenceSpreadSpectrum(DSSS)signals.
Thewidebandcarrierfrequencyof12.8kHzhas56uniquecodes;L01toL56.
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Cabling
Topics
Congurationorpowerconnectorpinout,page18
Connectingthemodemtoexternalpowerandrespondersignals,page19
Modemconnectorpinout,page20
ConnectingthemodemtoaRS-232signal,page22
ConnectingthemodemtoaRS-422signal,page23
ConnectingthemodemtoaRS-485signal,page24
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Congurationorpowerconnectorpinout
Theexternalconnectorisforconguration,responderfunction,on/offfunctionand
charging.
Thisisthepincongurationforamaleconnector,asseentowardstheconnector(face
view).
Pin1,2and3isforconguration.
Pin4and5isforresponderfunction.
Pin6and8isforon/offfunction.
Pin7and8isforexternalpower.
PinnumberSignal
1
2
3
4Respondertrigger+
5Respondertrigger-
6On/Off
7Externalpower(24VDC)
8Ground
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Connectingthemodemtoexternalpower
andrespondersignals
Themodemcanbeusedwiththeinternalbatteryorbeconnectedtoanexternalpower
source.
Prerequisites
Thisisthepincongurationforamaleconnector,asseentowardstheconnector(face
view).
1
2
3
4Respondertrigger+
5Respondertrigger-
6On/Off
7Externalpower(24VDC)
8Ground
Procedure
1Usethecablewithpartnumber402462fromKongsberg.
2Connectwire6and8inthepigtail(theON/OFFfunction).
When6-8arelinked,themodemisON.
Withnoconnectionbetween6-8,themodemisOFF.
3Makesurethattheexternalpowersupply24VDCisbetween20and28VDC.
4Checktherespondertriggersignal.
5SwitchONtheunitbyinsertingtheexternalpower/respondercable.
Furtherrequirements
ItisrecommendedtotestthemodemwiththeTestandCongurationunit(TTC)tomake
sureitisworkingproperlybeforeoperation.
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Modemconnectorpinout
Thisisthepincongurationforafemaleplug,asseentowardstheplug(faceview).
PinnumberSignal
1RS-232Tx
2RS-232Rx
3Ground
4RS-422Tx+
5RS-422Tx–
6RS-422Rx+
7RS-422Rx–
8Ground
RS-232
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