Kongsberg Flexview User manual

Installation Manual
Flexview
Multibeam Sonar

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July2019©KongsbergMesotechLimited
Flexview
Multibeamsonar
InstallationManual
Release1.0
Thismanualprovidesyouwiththebasicinformationrequiredtoinstallthe
KongsbergFlexviewMultibeamsonar.Theinformationisintendedfor
personnelwithbasicmechanicalskills.
Forinformationaboutthepracticaluseoftheproduct,refertothe
KongsbergFlexviewReferencemanual.

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Documentinformation
•Product:KongsbergFlexview
•Document:InstallationManual
•Documentnumber:922-20207011
•Revision:1.0
•Dateofissue:12July2019
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MesotechLimited.
Warning
Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichitwasdesigned.
Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.Y oumustbe
familiarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperateorworkontheequipment.
KongsbergMesotechdisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproperinstallation,
useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
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stated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.
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Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Youcancontactusbyphoneat
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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..................................................................7
FLEXVIEW...................................................................................8
Systemdescription..................................................................................................................9
Systemdiagram.....................................................................................................................10
Systemunits...........................................................................................................................11
SonarProcessor...........................................................................................................12
Powersupply...............................................................................................................12
SonarHead..................................................................................................................13
Scopeofsupply.....................................................................................................................14
Basicitemsprovidedwithastandarddelivery............................................................14
Additionalrequireditems............................................................................................15
Additionaloptionalitems............................................................................................15
Generalsafetyrules...............................................................................................................17
Installationrequirements.......................................................................................................18
Supplypowerrequirements.........................................................................................18
Electromagneticcompatibilityinstallationguidelines................................................18
Supportinformation..............................................................................................................19
PREPARATIONS.........................................................................20
Installationsummary.............................................................................................................21
ToolsandequipmentrequiredforFlexviewinstallation......................................................22
INSTALLINGTHESONARPROCESSOR.......................................23
INSTALLINGTHESONARHEAD.................................................26
AttachingtheSonarHeadtoabracket.................................................................................27
Installingthesacricialanode..............................................................................................30
MountingtheSonarHead.....................................................................................................32
CABLELAYOUTANDINTERCONNECTIONS.................................35
Readthisrst........................................................................................................................36
Cableplan.............................................................................................................................37
VDSLcableplan...................................................................................................................39
ListofFlexviewcables.........................................................................................................40
Focalmultiplexercompatibilitytable...................................................................................41
InstallingtheFlexviewcables...............................................................................................42
MatingtheSubConn®cableconnector.......................................................................42
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SplicingtheFlexviewcablewhip...............................................................................45
InstallingtheVDSLcables..........................................................................................64
Cabledrawingsandspecications........................................................................................66
Ethernetcable..............................................................................................................67
VDSLpatchcable.......................................................................................................68
SonarHead-SubConnMCIL8F:PowerandEthernet...............................................69
Cablebreakoutboxconnectors...................................................................................70
Basiccablerequirements......................................................................................................71
Ethernetcableinstallation...........................................................................................72
Radiofrequencyinterference......................................................................................73
Physicalprotectionofcables.......................................................................................73
Groundingofsystemcables........................................................................................74
Cableconnectionsandterminations............................................................................74
SETTINGTOWORK....................................................................75
Settingtoworksummary......................................................................................................76
VerifyingthattheFlexviewisreadyforoperationaluse......................................................77
Verifyingthatoperationalpoweriscorrect.................................................................77
Verifyingthatallhardwareisproperlyinstalled.........................................................78
VerifyingthatallFlexviewcablesareproperlyconnected.........................................79
TurningontheFlexview.......................................................................................................81
ConguringtheFlexviewfornormaloperation...................................................................82
SettingtheSonarProcessortoHighPerformance......................................................83
InstallingtheFlexviewsoftware.................................................................................84
DeningtheIPaddressontheSonarProcessornetworkadapter...............................85
TestingtheFlexviewoperationalfunctionality.....................................................................86
TestingoperationoftheSonarHead...........................................................................86
TestingtheSonarHeadtelemetry................................................................................88
TurningofftheFlexview......................................................................................................91
DRAWINGFILE..........................................................................92
Aboutthedrawingsinthedrawingle.................................................................................92
FlexviewSonarHead500kHzoutlinedimensions..............................................................93
FlexviewSonarHead950-1400kHzoutlinedimensions.....................................................96
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS....................................................99
Introductiontotechnicalspecications..............................................................................100
Interfacespecications........................................................................................................101
Performancespecications.................................................................................................104
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Mechanicalspecications...................................................................................................106
Powerrequirements............................................................................................................107
Environmentalrequirements...............................................................................................108
Minimumcomputerrequirements.......................................................................................108
EQUIPMENTHANDLING...........................................................110
TransportingKongsbergMesotechequipment....................................................................111
Liftingunitsandtransportationboxes.................................................................................112
Inspectionofunitsandtransportationboxesafterarrival....................................................113
Specicationsforstoragepriortoinstallationoruse...........................................................114
Unpackingstandardpartsandunits.....................................................................................115
RepackingtheSonarHead...................................................................................................117
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Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidetheinformation,proceduresandbasicdrawings
requiredforthephysicalinstallationoftheFlexview.
Targetaudience
Themanualisintendedfortechnicalpersonnel.Youareexpectedtohavebasicmechanical
skillsandfamiliaritywithhandlingofsensitiveelectronicequipment.Youmustalsobe
familiarwithcomputerhardware,interfacetechnologyandinstallationofelectronicand
mechanicalproducts.
Weassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater.
Familiaritywithmultibeamechosounderandsurveytechniquesarealsorecommended.
Licenseinformation
TheFlexviewSoftwareisincludedwiththeFlexviewsystemandupdatesareavailablefree
ofchargeandcanbedownloadedfrom:http://www.km.kongsberg.com/mesotechsoftware.
Softwareversion
ThisFlexviewInstallationManualcomplieswithFlexviewsoftwareversion1.0.
Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.
Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand
othercountries.
Wewantyourfeedback
WewanttoimproveFlexviewcontinuously.Wealsowantourend-userdocumentationto
becomprehensiveandrelevant.Youcanhelp.Pleaseprovidecomments,suggestionsor
constructivecriticismtooursupportofce.Youcancontactusbyphoneat+16044648144,
orbyemailat:[email protected].
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Flexview
Topics
Systemdescription,page9
Systemdiagram,page10
Systemunits,page11
Scopeofsupply,page14
Generalsafetyrules,page17
Installationrequirements,page18
Supportinformation,page19
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Systemdescription
TheKongsbergMesotechFlexviewisacompact,versatilemultibeamsonar.
TheFlexviewisdesignedforsmallobservation-class
ROVswherecompactsizeandlightweightarekey
selectioncriteria.Flexibleandefcient,itissuitable
forapplicationssuchassiteinspection,clearance,
marineengineering,underwaterscience,environmental
monitoring,orsearch-and-rescueassignments.
TheremovabletransducerontheFlexviewistherstofits
kind,offeringeldreplacementofadamagedtransducer
intheunlikelyeventofacatastrophicimpact.This
innovativedesignalsoallowsfortransducercongurations
tobeexchanged,dependingonthejobbeingperformed.
Forexample,alow-frequencytransducercandetectobjectsatalongrange,whereasa
high-frequencytransducerprovideshigh-resolutionimagesatshortrange.
Multibeamsonarshaveanarrayoftransducersthatsimultaneouslytransmitspings(sound
pulses)ataspeciedfrequencytocoveralargeareainlesstimethanasingle-beam
transducer.Togeneratedata,computersoftwareassignsacolourrangecorrespondingto
theamountofsoundreectedoffatarget.Thedistancetothetargetisdeterminedbythe
lengthoftimeittooktoreceivethetransmittedacousticpulse.
TheFlexviewprovideswide-anglefull-rangesituational
awarenessandconcurrentultra-shortrangeimagingwith
dynamicfocusing.
Bycombiningthehighrefreshrateofaconventional
multibeamsonarwithanimagequalitycomparabletoa
single-beamsonar,theFlexviewprovideshigh-resolution
imagesthatareeasytointerpret.TheFlexviewhasa
140°eldofview,allowingyoutoseethefullunderwater
pictureinreal-time.
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Systemdiagram
ThesystemdiagramidentiesthemaincomponentsofabasicFlexviewsystem.Onlythe
mainconnectionsbetweentheunitsareshown.Detailedinterfacecapabilitiesandpower
cablesarenotshown.
AROVTopsideUnit
BSonarProcessor
CROVJunctionBox/MUX
DFlexviewSonarHead
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Systemunits
Topics
SonarProcessor,page12
Powersupply,page12
SonarHead,page13
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SonarProcessor
Inthispublication,thecomputerisreferredtoastheSonarProcessor.TheSonarProcessor
containstheoperationalsoftware,andofferstheuserinterfacethatallowsyoutocontrolthe
Flexview.ItisavitalpartoftheFlexviewMultibeamsonar.
TheSonarProcessorrunstheFlexviewsoftwarethat
managescommunicationwiththeSonarHead,performs
allbeamformingandimageprocessingandpresentsthe
sonarimagery.TheSonarProcessorcommunicateswith
thesonarthroughastandardEthernetcable.
Ifyoupurchaseacomputerlocally,makesurethat
thechosenmodelmeetsthefunctionalandtechnical
requirements.Thecomputermustbedesignedforrugged
use,andtheconstructionmustbeabletowithstandthe
vibrationsandmovementsofavessel.
Relatedtopics
Minimumcomputerrequirements,page108
Powersupply
TheSonarHeadrequiresaDCpowersupplytorun.
Normally,theDCvoltageissuppliedinthelocationwheretheSonarHeadismounted,such
asonaremotelyoperatedvehicle(ROV).Atestcableandpowersupplyisavailablefor
orderasanaccessory.Thetestpowersupplyusesa24VDCswitchingpowersupply.
Relatedtopics
Powerrequirements,page107
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SonarHead
TheSonarHeadtransmitsandreceivesanacousticpulsewhendeployedunderwater.
TheremovabletransducerontheFlexviewistherstofitskind,offeringeldreplacement
ofadamagedtransducerintheunlikelyeventofacatastrophicimpact.Thisinnovative
designalsoallowsfortransducercongurationstobeexchanged,dependingonthejob
beingperformed.TherearetransducerswithvaryingfrequenciesavailablefortheFlexview.
The500kHzand950-1400kHztransducersareshownhere.
TheSonarHeadincludestransmitandreceivetransducersandtheelectronicstogenerate
thetransmitpulseanddigitizethereceivedsignal.ThesonardataissenttotheSonar
ProcessorusingastandardEthernetlink.
Caution
TheSonarHead’sblackpolyurethanetransducerisdelicate.Avoidimpactstothe
transducerwheninstallingorhandlingtheFlexview.
Prolongedexposuretoultra-violetraysandexcessiveheatmaydamagethesurfaceof
thepolyurethanetransducerface.AlwaysstoretheFlexviewintheprovidedequipment
casewhennotinuse.IftheFlexviewismountedonanROV,coverthetransducerwhen
notinuse.
Relatedtopics
Performancespecications,page104
Mechanicalspecications,page106
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Scopeofsupply
Topics
Basicitemsprovidedwithastandarddelivery,page14
Additionalrequireditems,page15
Additionaloptionalitems,page15
Basicitemsprovidedwithastandarddelivery
ToassembleacompleteFlexviewsystem,youwillneedasetofsystemunits.Themain
unitsrequiredareprovidedwiththestandarddelivery.Otherrequiredunitsmaybe
purchasedfromKongsbergMesotechorobtainedlocally.Someunitsareoptional.
WhenyouunpackthepartsprovidedwiththeFlexviewdelivery,makesurethatthe
followingitemsareincluded.
Inthebox
FlexviewSonarHead
AccessoryKit
15-footcablewhip
LaminatedQuickStartGuide
Operationalsoftware
TheFlexviewSoftwarecanbedownloadedfromourwebsite.
•https://www.km.kongsberg.com/mesotechsoftware
IftheSonarProcessorispurchasedfromKongsbergMesotech,theoperationalsoftwareis
installedontheSonarProcessor,andreadyforuse.
End-userdocumentation
Alldocumentationrelatedtooperationandinstallationcanbedownloadedfromourwebsite.
•https://www.km.kongsberg.com/mesotechdocumentation
AnoptionalUSBashdrivecontainingsoftwareanddocumentationmaybepurchased
fromKongsbergMesotech.
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Additionalrequireditems
AdditionalitemsareavailablefortheFlexview.SomearerequiredforFlexviewoperation.
TheseitemsmustbeaddedtotheFlexviewforfulloperationalfunctionality.Theadditional
itemscanbeprovidedbyKongsbergMesotech.Youcanorderthemwiththeotherbasic
Flexviewitems.Youcanalsopurchasetheseitemsfromyourdealer,agentorlocalsupplier.
SonarProcessor
TheSonarProcessorisnotastandardpartoftheFlexviewdelivery.Asuitablecomputer
mustbepurchasedlocally.
Ifyoupurchaseacomputerlocally,makesurethatthechosenmodelmeetsthefunctional
andtechnicalrequirements.Thecomputermustalsoprovidethenecessaryinterface
facilitiesthatyourFlexviewneedstocommunicatewithperipheralsystems.Thecomputer
mustbedesignedforruggeduse,andtheconstructionmustbeabletowithstandthe
vibrationsandmovementsofavessel.
TheoperatingsystemmustbeMicrosoft®64-bitWindows10.
KongsbergMesotechmayprovideasuitablecomputer.Consultyourlocaldealeroragent
formoreinformation.
Mountingbracket
TheSonarHeadisdesignedtoattachtoamountingbracket.
YouwillneedamountingbracketthatattachestotheFlexview.Thetypeofmounting
bracketyouneeddependsonhowyouintendtodeploythesonar.Youcanorderamounting
bracketfromKongsbergMesotech,oryoucanmakeyourown.
Additionaloptionalitems
AdditionalitemsareavailablefortheFlexview.SomeareoptionalforFlexviewoperation.
Theseitemsmayforexamplesimplifytheinstallation,orincreasethefunctionality.You
canorderthemwiththeotherbasicFlexviewitems.Youcanalsopurchasetheseitems
fromyourdealer,agentorlocalsupplier.
Cableassemblyandcableaccessorykit
Theoptionalpower/Ethernetcableassemblyincludesanin-lineSubConnconnectorand
abreakoutboxwithanRJ45socketandtwo-pinBulginsocket.Thecableaccessorykit
includesapowersupply(24VDCwithatwo-pinBulginconnector),ACpowercord,
Ethernetpatchcable,spareo-rings,andspareconnectors.Youcanusethiscableassembly
andpowersupplytosetupabenchtest,asshownintheCablePlan.
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Secondarydisplay
Thisisacommercialitemthatcanbepurchasedlocally.
AnycommercialdisplaycanbeusedwiththeFlexviewMultibeamsonar,providedthatthe
displaymeetstheminimumrequirements.Thechosendisplaymustbedesignedformaritime
use,anditmustmeettheminimumperformancespecications.Youmustalsomakesure
thatthechosendisplaysupportsthevideoformatsprovidedbytheSonarProcessor.
Wesuggestthatyoupurchasealargehigh-resolutiondisplay.
KongsbergMesotechmayprovideasuitabledisplay.Consultyourlocaldealeroragentfor
moreinformation.
UninterruptiblePowerSupply(UPS)
ItisimportanttoensurecontinuousoperationoftheFlexviewindependentofvarying
qualityofthevessel'smainssupply.
Uninterruptiblepowersupplyunitsarenot
includedinthestandardFlexviewdelivery.
Theseitemsmustbepurchasedlocally.
Severalcommercialtypesareavailable.Tochoosethebestpowersolutionforyour
Flexviewinstallation,considerenvironmentalconditions,spaceavailable,theavailability
anddurationofthebatteries,andthepowerrequirementsoftheFlexview.
Relatedtopics
Cableplan,page37
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Generalsafetyrules
Thefollowingsafetyprecautionsmustbefollowedatalltimesduringinstallationand
maintenancework:
WARNING
Thevoltagesusedtopowerthisequipmentarepotentiallylethal.Youmustnever
workaloneonhigh-voltageequipment!
•Youmustalwaysswitchoffallpowerbeforeinstallationormaintenanceworkonthe
Flexviewsystem.
Usethemaincircuitbreaker,andlabelthebreakerwithawarningsignthatinforms
othersthatmaintenanceorinstallationworkisinprogressonthesystem.
•Forsafetyreasons,twopersonsmustalwaysbepresentduringtroubleshootingwith
powerON.
•Readandunderstandtheapplicablerstaidinstructionsrelatedtoelectricshock.
•Whenevermaintenanceisinprogress,itisessentialthatarstaidkitisavailable,and
thatallpersonnelarefamiliarwiththerstaidinstructionsforelectricalshock.
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Installationrequirements
Topics
Supplypowerrequirements,page18
Electromagneticcompatibilityinstallationguidelines,page18
Supplypowerrequirements
Observethegeneralrequirementsrelatedtothesupplypower.
Thesupplyvoltagetotheequipmentmustkeptwithin±10%oftheinstallation’snominal
voltage.Maximumtransientvoltagevariationsonthemainswitchboard’sbus-barsarenot
toexceed-15%to+20%ofthenominalvoltage(exceptunderfaultconditions).
Electromagneticcompatibilityinstallationguidelines
KongsbergMesotechLimitedequipmentandaccessoriesarecompliantwithapplicable
electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)regulations.Thiscomplianceensureselectromagnetic
interference(EMI)betweenthesystemcomponentsandotheron-boardequipmentis
minimizedtoreducetheriskofperformancedegradationduetosuchinterference.Correct
installationisrequiredtomaintainelectromagneticcompatibility.
EmploythefollowingrecommendationstoensurethebestEMCperformance:
•UseonlyKongsberg-speciedcablesandcheckthatanyferritesuppressionlterstted
onthecablesareinstalledaspertheinstallationdrawings.Suppressionferritesare
importantforminimizingelectromagneticinterference.Ifonehastoberemovedduring
theinstallation,re-installthesuppressionlterinitsoriginalpositiononthecablebefore
usingthesystem.
•Useaferritesuppressionlterinstalledonanythird-party-suppliedcableendattachedto
Flexviewequipmentports.
•Operateusingstandardlengthsysteminterconnectcablesunlesscuttingorcable
extensionsaredescribedintheinstallationmanual.
•InstallFlexviewequipmentandinterconnectcablesasfollows:
–Atleast1meter(3.3feet)fromanyequipmenttransmittingradiosignals,antennasor
cablesconnectingtheradioequipmenttotheantennas.
–Atleast2meters(6.6feet)fromSSBradios,antennas,andcables.
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