Kongsberg K-Sync User manual

Operator Manual
K-Sync
Synchronization Unit

KONGSBERG
K-Sync
OperatorManual
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Rev.BJanuary2021UpdatedforV1.7.1andV1.9.0
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OperatorManual
Tableofcontents
SYSTEMDESCRIPTION......................................................7
K-Sync......................................................................................................................7
Systemoverview......................................................................................................7
Maincomponents.........................................................................................7
NetworkInterface.........................................................................................8
SignalInterface............................................................................................9
ConceptofOperation..................................................................................10
Workstationrequirements.......................................................................................11
Reference................................................................................................................11
SYSTEMINSTALLATION..................................................12
Overview................................................................................................................12
WorkstationSetup..................................................................................................12
NetworkConguration................................................................................12
WorkstationSoftware/K–SyncapplicationInstallation..................................13
SYSTEMCONFIGURATION...............................................14
Overview................................................................................................................14
Systemsettings.......................................................................................................14
Networksettings.........................................................................................16
Depthdatagraminput..................................................................................16
Estimationoftraveltime.............................................................................17
Datagramoutput.........................................................................................17
InstallationSettings................................................................................................18
ManagingInstalledSystems........................................................................19
Conguringsignalinterface........................................................................21
Feedbacksignals(fromechosounder)..........................................................22
Triggeroutput(toechosounder)..................................................................23
Specicsignalsettings................................................................................24
CongurationofGPTsandWBTs................................................................25
Backingupandimportingcongurationles........................................................26
BackingupK-Synccongurationles.........................................................26
ImportingK-Synccongurationles............................................................27
QUICKSTARTGUIDE.......................................................28
Howtogetstarted...................................................................................................28
OPERATIONALPROCEDURES..........................................33
Overview................................................................................................................33
Systemcontrol........................................................................................................34
Systemstatusandmanualdepthsetting.................................................................35
Triggergroups........................................................................................................36
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Triggerdisplay........................................................................................................38
EchoSounderstatus...............................................................................................40
Enable/disableechosounder........................................................................40
Runtimesettings.....................................................................................................42
Determinationofactiveperiod.....................................................................43
TriggerModes............................................................................................44
Specialtriggersettings................................................................................49
Usercongurationproles.....................................................................................51
Diagnostictool.......................................................................................................52
Troubleshooting......................................................................................................53
ADESCRIPTIONOFPINGCYCLE........................................55
BTECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS.........................................57
CGLOSSARY......................................................................58
Listofgures
1Thecompletesynchronizingsystem......................................................................8
2TheWorkstationandtheSynchronizingUnit.........................................................9
3TheSynchronizingUnit........................................................................................10
4Systemsettings-General.......................................................................................15
5Systemsettings-K-SYNCStatus..........................................................................16
6DepthdatagramID.................................................................................................17
7K-SyncstatusSIS4.................................................................................................18
8K-SyncstatusSIS5.................................................................................................18
9Allowmodication.................................................................................................19
10Passworddialog......................................................................................................19
11InstallationSettings-ManageInstalledsystemsbutton........................................20
12ManageInstalledEchoSoundersdialog................................................................21
13Installationsettingsdialog......................................................................................22
14Installationsettings-Readytotransmit.................................................................22
15Installationsettings-Transmitting.........................................................................23
16Installationsettings-Triggeroutput......................................................................23
17Installationsettings,Advancedsettings.................................................................25
18CongureGPTsdialogbox....................................................................................26
19Systemcontrol,notconnected................................................................................28
20Systemcontrol,paused(greenLEDisblinking)...................................................28
21TriggerStatus.........................................................................................................29
22Echosounderstatusforoneparticularechosounder.............................................29
23Runtimesettings.....................................................................................................30
24Systemcontrol,running.........................................................................................31
25Triggerdisplay........................................................................................................31
26K-Syncapplicationuserinterface..........................................................................34
27Systemstatus..........................................................................................................36
28Systemstatus–currentdepth.................................................................................36
29Triggergroupstatus................................................................................................37
30Triggergroups–echosounders.............................................................................37
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31Echosounder–OS38...........................................................................................39
32Displaysettings......................................................................................................39
33Echosounderstatusdisplay...................................................................................40
34Runtimesettingsdialog..........................................................................................42
35Runtimesettingsdialog-Externalinput................................................................45
36Runtimesettingsdialog-Calculated......................................................................46
37Runtimesettingsdialog-Fixedperiod..................................................................47
38Triggerpulse...........................................................................................................48
39TriggerdisplayforEA600andOS38...................................................................49
40TriggerdisplayforEA600,EM120andSBP120................................................50
41Usercongurationproles....................................................................................51
42Diagnosticdisplay..................................................................................................52
43Signalsdisplay........................................................................................................55
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SYSTEMDESCRIPTION
SYSTEMDESCRIPTION
K-Sync
TheK-SyncSynchronizingUnitprovideshighlycongurabletimingofpingingwhen
multipleechosoundersareemployedonavessel.
TheSynchronizingUnitoptimizesthetimingofeachtransmit.Optimaltimingensures
thatechosoundersthatmayinterferewitheachotherdonottransmitconcurrently,which
couldresultinacousticinterferenceanddegradeddata.TheSynchronizingUnitprovides
simpleyetexiblecontrolofscheduling.Thetriggerschedulecanbetailoredtothe
particulartypeofsurveyanddesireddatadensitycollectedbyeachsystem.Anyecho
sounderthathasatriggerinputcanbeexternallytriggeredbytheSynchronizingUnit.
Systemoverview
ThischapterprovidesanoverviewoftheK-Synccomponentsandinterfaces.
Maincomponents
TheSynchronizingUnitsystemconsistsoftwomaincomponents:
•WorkstationPCrunningtheSynchronizingUnitapplication(K-SyncApplication).
•SynchronizingUnitthatinterfaceswiththeechosounders.
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Figure1Thecompletesynchronizingsystem
TheK-SyncApplicationprovidestheuserinterface,whichallowsmonitoringofstatus,
modifyingsettings,triggerscheduleaswellasperformingdiagnostics.Theapplication
needstorunandbeconnectedtotheSynchronizingUnitinorderforthesystemto
initializeandbeoperational.However,oncethesystemisrunning,theapplicationcan
beshutdownanddisconnectedwhiletheSynchronizingUnitcontinuestocontrol
thetriggeringofechosounders.Theechosoundersareinterfaceddirectlytothe
SynchronizingUnitasdepictedingureThecompletesynchronizingsystemonpage8
NetworkInterface
AsinglenetworkinterfaceexistsbetweentheWorkstationandtheSynchronizingUnit.
TheinterfaceallowstheapplicationtoinitializetheSynchronizingUnitandtodisplay
statusduringoperation.SeegureTheWorkstationandtheSynchronizingUnitonpage9
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