Kongsberg Flexview User manual

Reference Manual
Flexview
Multibeam Sonar

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July2019©KongsbergMesotechLimited
Flexview
Multibeamsonar
ReferenceManual
Release1.0
Thismanualprovidesyouwithreferenceinformationrequiredto
operateandfullyunderstandthecommands,menus,modesandoptions
providedbytheKongsbergFlexviewMultibeamsonar.

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Documentinformation
•Product:KongsbergFlexview
•Document:ReferenceManual
•Documentnumber:922-20207001
•Revision:1.0
•Dateofissue:05July2019
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KongsbergMesotechLimited.
Warning
Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichitwas
designed.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.
Youmustbefamiliarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperate
orworkontheequipment.
KongsbergMesotechdisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproperinstallation,
useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
Disclaimer
KongsbergMesotechLimitedendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentiscorrectand
fairlystated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.
Supportinformation
Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Youcancontactusbyphoneat
[phone],orbyemailat:[email protected].Ifyouneedinformation
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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..............................................................7
FLEXVIEW...............................................................................8
Systemdescription.............................................................................................................9
Systemdiagram................................................................................................................10
Systemunits.....................................................................................................................11
SonarProcessor......................................................................................................12
Powersupply..........................................................................................................12
SonarHead.............................................................................................................13
Supportinformation.........................................................................................................13
GETTINGSTARTED................................................................14
TurningtheFlexviewonandoff......................................................................................15
TurningontheFlexview........................................................................................15
TurningofftheFlexview........................................................................................16
Startingnormaloperation................................................................................................17
Introductiontothebasicprocedures......................................................................17
SettingtheSonarProcessortoHighPerformance.................................................18
InstallingtheFlexviewsoftware............................................................................19
DeningtheIPaddressontheSonarProcessornetworkadapter..........................20
Changingthefrequency..........................................................................................21
TestingoperationoftheSonarHead......................................................................21
TestingtheSonarHeadtelemetry...........................................................................23
OPERATINGPROCEDURES.....................................................26
Settingupandrunningthesonar.....................................................................................27
StartingoperationoftheSonarHead.....................................................................28
Conguringyourpreferences.................................................................................29
Choosingthesonarrange.......................................................................................30
Adjustingthesonarview........................................................................................31
Applyinglters.......................................................................................................34
AdjustingtheTVG(TimeV ariableGain)setting..................................................34
Controllingtherotator............................................................................................35
Savingandrecallingscreencaptures...............................................................................38
Savingandretrievingimages.................................................................................39
Recordingsonardata..............................................................................................39
Playingbackarecording........................................................................................40
Convertingyourrecordings....................................................................................41
SavingGeoTiffles................................................................................................43
Usingsonarviewoverlays...............................................................................................46
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Measuringdistances...............................................................................................47
Measuringangles....................................................................................................48
Deninganarea......................................................................................................48
Placingtextlabels...................................................................................................49
Placingreferencecursors........................................................................................50
Placingtargetmarkers............................................................................................51
ConguringtheSonarHead.............................................................................................52
UpgradingtheSonarHead.....................................................................................53
ChangingtheSonarHeadIPAddress....................................................................55
USERINTERFACE...................................................................57
Flexviewpresentationoverview......................................................................................58
TheFlexviewsoftwaremenusystem...............................................................................60
Sonarview.......................................................................................................................61
Interpretingthesonarview.....................................................................................62
Noiseandinterference............................................................................................62
Toolbardescription.........................................................................................................63
Statusbar..........................................................................................................................65
MENUSYSTEM.......................................................................67
Filemenu.........................................................................................................................68
Displaymenu...................................................................................................................69
Setupmenu......................................................................................................................71
SonarApplicationsmenu.................................................................................................72
Advancedmenu...............................................................................................................73
Helpmenu........................................................................................................................74
FUNCTIONSANDDIALOGBOXES...........................................75
Filemenu.........................................................................................................................76
RecordingFormat...................................................................................................76
Displaymenu...................................................................................................................78
TargetMarkerExportdialogbox...........................................................................80
PlaybackConsole...................................................................................................82
Setupmenu......................................................................................................................83
GeoProjectiondialogbox......................................................................................84
Preferencesdialogbox...........................................................................................86
HeadNetworkSetupdialogbox............................................................................89
HeadFirmwareCongurationdialogbox..............................................................92
SystemCongurationdialogbox-SonarSetuppage............................................93
SystemCongurationdialogbox-SensorsSetuppage.........................................96
SystemCongurationdialogbox-RotatorsSetuppage.......................................99
SystemCongurationdialogbox-MasterReferencepage.................................106
SystemCongurationdialogbox-MountingOffsetspage.................................108
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SonarApplicationsmenu...............................................................................................112
EnhancedImageQuality(EIQ)............................................................................113
Imaging.................................................................................................................113
Advancedmenu.............................................................................................................115
PowerUserSettingsdialogbox...........................................................................116
ProgramHeaddialogbox-ProductionCongpage...........................................118
ProgramHeaddialogbox-HeadCorrectionspage.............................................120
ProgramHeaddialogbox-TXPulsepage..........................................................122
RawDataSpectrumwindow................................................................................123
PowerUserSettingsXMLle.............................................................................124
Helpmenu......................................................................................................................126
Toolbardescription.......................................................................................................127
Arrow....................................................................................................................129
Wiper....................................................................................................................129
Zoomwindows.....................................................................................................129
TapeMeasure........................................................................................................130
Protractor..............................................................................................................131
StringMeasure.....................................................................................................131
TextLabel.............................................................................................................131
Referencecursors.................................................................................................132
ImageQualityAnalysisSystem...........................................................................132
Saveimagewithorwithoutoverlays...................................................................133
TVGSetupdialogbox..........................................................................................134
Filters....................................................................................................................137
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS..............................................138
Introductiontotechnicalspecications.........................................................................139
Interfacespecications...................................................................................................140
Performancespecications............................................................................................143
Mechanicalspecications..............................................................................................144
Powerrequirements.......................................................................................................145
Environmentalrequirements..........................................................................................146
Minimumcomputerrequirements..................................................................................146
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Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidethedescriptions,proceduresanddetailed
parameterexplanationsrequiredtoallowforsafeandefcientuseoftheFlexview.The
manualalsoprovidesyouwithathoroughunderstandingoftheFlexviewparameters
andadjustments.
Targetaudience
ThismanualisintendedforallusersoftheFlexview.Duetothenatureofthe
descriptionsandthelevelofdetailprovidedbythismanual,itiswellsuitedforthose
whoare-orwishtobe-expertusers.
Agoodunderstandingofsystemfunctionsandcontrolsisessentialtofullytake
advantageofthefunctionalityprovided.Acarefulstudyoftheinformationinthis
manualishighlyrecommended,preferablywhileexploringtheFlexviewfunctionality.
Weassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater.We
alsoexpectthatyouhavesomeexperiencewithsonaroperation.
Licenseinformation
TheFlexviewSoftwareisincludedwiththeFlexviewsystemand
updatesareavailablefreeofchargeandcanbedownloadedfrom:
http://www.km.kongsberg.com/mesotechsoftware.
Softwareversion
ThisFlexviewReferenceManualcomplieswithFlexviewsoftwareversion1.0.
Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.
Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand
othercountries.
Wewantyourfeedback
WewanttoimproveFlexviewcontinuously.Wealsowantourend-userdocumentation
tobecomprehensiveandrelevant.Y oucanhelp.Pleaseprovidecomments,suggestions
orconstructivecriticismtooursupportofce.Youcancontactusbyphoneat
[phone],orbyemailat:[email protected].
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Flexview
Topics
Systemdescription,page9
Systemdiagram,page10
Systemunits,page11
Supportinformation,page13
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Systemdescription
TheKongsbergMesotechFlexviewisacompact,versatilemultibeamsonar.
TheFlexviewisdesignedforsmallobservation-class
ROVswherecompactsizeandlightweightarekey
selectioncriteria.Flexibleandefcient,itissuitable
forapplicationssuchassiteinspection,clearance,
marineengineering,underwaterscience,environmental
monitoring,orsearch-and-rescueassignments.
TheremovabletransducerontheFlexviewistherst
ofitskind,offeringeldreplacementofadamaged
transducerintheunlikelyeventofacatastrophic
impact.Thisinnovativedesignalsoallowsfor
transducercongurationstobeexchanged,depending
onthejobbeingperformed.Forexample,alow-frequencytransducercandetectobjects
atalongrange,whereasahigh-frequencytransducerprovideshigh-resolutionimages
atshortrange.
Multibeamsonarshaveanarrayoftransducersthatsimultaneouslytransmitspings
(soundpulses)ataspeciedfrequencytocoveralargeareainlesstimethana
single-beamtransducer.Togeneratedata,computersoftwareassignsacolourrange
correspondingtotheamountofsoundreectedoffatarget.Thedistancetothetargetis
determinedbythelengthoftimeittooktoreceivethetransmittedacousticpulse.
TheFlexviewprovideswide-anglefull-range
situationalawarenessandconcurrentultra-shortrange
imagingwithdynamicfocusing.
Bycombiningthehighrefreshrateofaconventional
multibeamsonarwithanimagequalitycomparable
toasingle-beamsonar,theFlexviewprovides
high-resolutionimagesthatareeasytointerpret.The
Flexviewhasa140°eldofview,allowingyoutosee
thefullunderwaterpictureinreal-time.
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Systemdiagram
ThesystemdiagramidentiesthemaincomponentsofabasicFlexviewsystem.Only
themainconnectionsbetweentheunitsareshown.Detailedinterfacecapabilitiesand
powercablesarenotshown.
AROVTopsideUnit
BSonarProcessor
CROVJunctionBox/MUX
DFlexviewSonarHead
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Systemunits
Topics
SonarProcessor,page12
Powersupply,page12
SonarHead,page13
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SonarProcessor
Inthispublication,thecomputerisreferredtoastheSonarProcessor.TheSonar
Processorcontainstheoperationalsoftware,andofferstheuserinterfacethatallowsyou
tocontroltheFlexview.ItisavitalpartoftheFlexviewMultibeamsonar.
TheSonarProcessorrunstheFlexviewsoftware
thatmanagescommunicationwiththeSonarHead,
performsallbeamformingandimageprocessingand
presentsthesonarimagery.TheSonarProcessor
communicateswiththesonarthroughastandard
Ethernetcable.
Ifyoupurchaseacomputerlocally,makesurethat
thechosenmodelmeetsthefunctionalandtechnical
requirements.Thecomputermustbedesignedfor
ruggeduse,andtheconstructionmustbeabletowithstandthevibrationsandmovements
ofavessel.
Relatedtopics
Minimumcomputerrequirements,page146
Powersupply
TheSonarHeadrequiresaDCpowersupplytorun.
Normally,theDCvoltageissuppliedinthelocationwheretheSonarHeadismounted,
suchasonaremotelyoperatedvehicle(ROV).Atestcableandpowersupplyisavailable
fororderasanaccessory.Thetestpowersupplyusesa24VDCswitchingpowersupply.
Relatedtopics
Powerrequirements,page145
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SonarHead
TheSonarHeadtransmitsandreceivesanacousticpulsewhendeployedunderwater.
TheremovabletransducerontheFlexviewistherstofitskind,offeringeld
replacementofadamagedtransducerintheunlikelyeventofacatastrophicimpact.This
innovativedesignalsoallowsfortransducercongurationstobeexchanged,depending
onthejobbeingperformed.Therearetransducerswithvaryingfrequenciesavailablefor
theFlexview.The500kHzand950-1400kHztransducersareshownhere.
TheSonarHeadincludestransmitandreceivetransducersandtheelectronicstogenerate
thetransmitpulseanddigitizethereceivedsignal.ThesonardataissenttotheSonar
ProcessorusingastandardEthernetlink.
Caution
TheSonarHead’sblackpolyurethanetransducerisdelicate.Avoidimpactstothe
transducerwheninstallingorhandlingtheFlexview.
Prolongedexposuretoultra-violetraysandexcessiveheatmaydamagethesurfaceof
thepolyurethanetransducerface.AlwaysstoretheFlexviewintheprovidedequipment
casewhennotinuse.IftheFlexviewismountedonanROV,coverthetransducer
whennotinuse.
Relatedtopics
Performancespecications,page143
Mechanicalspecications,page144
Supportinformation
IfyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourFlexviewyoumustcontactyourlocaldealer,or
oursupportdepartment.
Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Youcancontactusby
phoneat+16044648144,orbyemailat:[email protected].
Ifyouneedinformationaboutourotherproducts,visithttp://www.km.kongs-
berg.com/mesotech.Onourwebsiteyouwillalsondalistofourdealersand
distributors.
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Gettingstarted
Topics
TurningtheFlexviewonandoff,page15
Startingnormaloperation,page17
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TurningtheFlexviewonandoff
Topics
TurningontheFlexview,page15
TurningofftheFlexview,page16
TurningontheFlexview
InordertousetheFlexview,youmustturniton.Youmustrstturnonthedisplayand
theSonarProcessor.AfterthisyoucanstarttheFlexviewsoftware.
Prerequisites
•TheFlexviewunitshaveallbeeninstalled.
•Allpowerandinterfacecablesandconnectionshavebeenconnectedandveried.
•Allsystemunitshavebeeninspected.
Context
TheFlexviewsoftwareisnot
automaticallystartedwhentheSonarProcessoristurned
on.Double-clicktheFlexviewiconontheSonarProcessordesktoptostartthesoftware.
Note
TheFlexviewisnotprovidedwithanon/offswitch.
Procedure
1PoweruptheSonarHeadusingthepowersupply.
Note
Itmaytakeupto60secondsfortheFlexviewsoftwaretoconnecttotheSonar
Headoncethepowerisapplied.
2TurnontheSonarProcessor.
Waitwhiletheoperatingsystemloads.
3LogintoWindows.
4Double-clicktheFlexviewiconontheSonarProcessordesktoptostartthesoftware.
5OncetheFlexviewsoftwarehasstarted,observethatthepresentationllsthe
entirescreen.
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Thesoftwarestartsupusingmanyofthesamesettingsasthelasttimeyouusedit.
Ifthesesettingsareacceptable,continueoperation.Ifyouwishtoalteranyofthe
settings,seetherelevantprocedures.
6ClickSetup→Connect.
Thesonarwillstartpingingautomaticallyoncetheconnectioniscomplete.
TurningofftheFlexview
TheFlexviewisnotprovidedwithanon/offswitch.
Context
WhenyoudonotusetheFlexview,turnofftheentiresystem.
Procedure
1Ifyouarerunningthesonar,clickSetup→DisconnectintheFlexviewsoftware.
2SwitchofftheSonarProcessor.
aClosetheFlexviewsoftwareandanythird-partysoftware.
bShutdownWindows.
3Disconnectthepowercordleadingtothepowersupply.
Alternatively,switchoffthebreakersupplyingpowertotheFlexview.
4Switchoffanyadditionalitems,suchasasoundvelocityprolerordisplay.
Ifrequired,refertotheinstructionsprovidedbytheproduct’smanufacturer.
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Startingnormaloperation
Topics
Introductiontothebasicprocedures,page17
SettingtheSonarProcessortoHighPerformance,page18
InstallingtheFlexviewsoftware,page19
DeningtheIPaddressontheSonarProcessornetworkadapter,page20
Changingthefrequency,page21
TestingoperationoftheSonarHead,page21
TestingtheSonarHeadtelemetry,page23
Introductiontothebasicprocedures
OnceyouhavepoweredupthecompleteFlexviewsystem,andstartedtheFlexview
program,youarereadytostarttheactualoperation.
Observethesebriefprocedurestofamiliarizeyourselfwiththebasicoperation.
Whenstartingup,theFlexviewwillautomaticallyapplyitsprevioussettings.The
proceduresarepartlyprovidedtogetyouacquaintedwiththebasicfunctionalityoffered
bytheFlexview,andpartlytosetuptheFlexviewfornormaluse.Ifyoualreadyknow
thecurrentoperationalsettingsareacceptable,youmaynotneedtodoanyofthese
procedures.
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SettingtheSonarProcessortoHighPerformance
Toavoidslowdownsordisruptionswhilerunningthesonar,ensureyourSonarProcessor
isusingallofitsprocessingpoweranddoesnotgotosleep.
Prerequisites
ThisprocedureismadefortheMicrosoft®64-bitWindows10operatingsystem.
Procedure
1Inthebottom-leftcornerofyourdesktop,selecttheWindows®Startbutton.
2Onthemenu,selectSettings.
ObservethattheSettingswindowopens.
3SelectSystem.
4Inthemenuontheleft,selectPower&sleep.
5MakesurethattheSonarProcessorwillnevergotosleepwhenpluggedin.
aClicktheAdditionalpowersettingslinkontherightsideofthewindow.
ObservethatthePowerOptionsdialogboxopens.
bInthemenuontheleft,selectCreateapowerplan.
cSelecttheHighperformanceradiobutton.
dGiveyournewcustomplananame,thenclickNext.
eSelectNeverforbothTurnoffthedisplayandPutthecomputertosleepwhen
pluggedin.
fClickCreate.
Tip
Onceyouhavecreatedacustomplan,youcanadjustsomemoreadvancedsettings.
Youmay,forexample,wishtokeepanysecondarydisplaysonwhenthelaptoplid
isclosed.ClickChangeplansettingsnexttoyourcustomplan.ClicktheChange
advancedpowersettingslink.ObservethatthePowerOptionsdialogboxopens.
Clickthe“+”toexpandthesubmenus,thenselectthedesiredoptionsfromthe
drop-downlists.Atthebottomofthedialogbox,selectApplytosaveyoursettings.
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