Kongsberg FLS M3 User manual

Reference Manual
M3 Sonar® FLS
Forward-Looking Multibeam sonar

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September2022©KongsbergMaritime
CanadaLimited
M3SonarFLS
ForwardLookingMultibeamsonar
ReferenceManual
Release1.2
Thismanualprovidesyouwithreferenceinformationrequiredtooperate
andfullyunderstandthecommands,menus,modesandoptionsprovided
bytheKongsbergM3SonarFLSForwardLookingMultibeamsonar.

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•Product:KongsbergM3SonarFLS
•Document:ReferenceManual
•Documentnumber:922-20297001
•Revision:1.2
•Dateofissue:30September2022
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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..................................................................7
M3SONARFLS............................................................................9
Systemdescription................................................................................................................10
Systemdiagram......................................................................................................................11
Systemunits..........................................................................................................................12
SonarProcessor...........................................................................................................13
Powersupply...............................................................................................................13
SonarHead..................................................................................................................14
Supportinformation..............................................................................................................14
GETTINGSTARTED....................................................................15
TurningtheM3SonarFLSsystemonandoff......................................................................16
TurningontheM3SonarFLSsystem........................................................................16
TurningofftheM3SonarFLSsystem........................................................................17
Startingnormaloperation.....................................................................................................18
Introductiontothebasicprocedures...........................................................................18
SettingtheSonarProcessortoHighPerformance......................................................19
InstallingtheM3SonarFLSsoftware........................................................................20
DeningtheIPaddressonthecomputer'snetworkadapter.......................................21
Changingthefrequency...............................................................................................22
TestingoperationoftheSonarHead...........................................................................22
TestingtheSonarHeadtelemetry................................................................................24
Testing1PPSTimeSyncMode...................................................................................27
OPERATINGPROCEDURES.........................................................29
Settingupandrunningthesonar..........................................................................................30
StartingoperationoftheSonarHead..........................................................................31
Conguringyourpreferences......................................................................................32
Choosingthesonarrange............................................................................................33
Choosingasonarapplication......................................................................................34
Adjustingthesonarview.............................................................................................35
Applyinglters............................................................................................................38
AdjustingtheTVG(TimeVariableGain)setting.......................................................38
Settingupexternalsensors..........................................................................................39
Controllingtherotator.................................................................................................42
Savingandrecallingscreencaptures....................................................................................44
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Savingandretrievingimages......................................................................................45
Recordingsonardata...................................................................................................45
Playingbackarecording.............................................................................................46
Convertingyourrecordingformat...............................................................................47
Convertingyourrecordingstovideo...........................................................................49
SavingGeoTiffles.....................................................................................................51
Usingsonarviewoverlays....................................................................................................54
Measuringdistances....................................................................................................55
Measuringangles.........................................................................................................56
Deninganarea...........................................................................................................57
Placingtextlabels........................................................................................................57
Placingreferencecursors.............................................................................................58
Placingtargetmarkers.................................................................................................59
ConguringtheSonarHead..................................................................................................61
UpgradingtheSonarHead..........................................................................................62
ChangingtheSonarHeadIPAddress.........................................................................64
USERINTERFACE.......................................................................67
Presentationoverview...........................................................................................................68
TheM3SonarFLSsoftwaremenusystem...........................................................................70
Sonarview............................................................................................................................71
Interpretingthesonarview..........................................................................................72
Noiseandinterference.................................................................................................72
Toolbardescription..............................................................................................................74
Statusbar...............................................................................................................................76
MENUSYSTEM...........................................................................78
Filemenu..............................................................................................................................79
Displaymenu........................................................................................................................80
Setupmenu...........................................................................................................................82
SonarApplicationsmenu......................................................................................................83
Advancedmenu....................................................................................................................85
Helpmenu.............................................................................................................................86
FUNCTIONSANDDIALOGBOXES...............................................87
Filemenu..............................................................................................................................88
RecordingFormat........................................................................................................89
ConverttoVideoFormatdialogbox...........................................................................89
Displaymenu........................................................................................................................95
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TargetMarkerExportdialogbox................................................................................97
PlaybackConsole........................................................................................................99
Setupmenu.........................................................................................................................100
GeoProjectiondialogbox.........................................................................................101
Preferencesdialogbox..............................................................................................103
HeadNetworkSetupdialogbox...............................................................................106
HeadFirmwareCongurationdialogbox.................................................................109
SystemCongurationdialogbox-SonarSetuppage................................................111
SystemCongurationdialogbox-SensorsSetuppage.............................................115
SystemCongurationdialogbox-RotatorsSetuppage...........................................118
SystemCongurationdialogbox-MasterReferencepage......................................125
SystemCongurationdialogbox-MountingOffsetspage......................................128
SonarApplicationsmenu....................................................................................................132
Imaging......................................................................................................................134
Advancedmenu..................................................................................................................135
PowerUserSettingsdialogbox................................................................................136
ProgramHeaddialogbox-ProductionCongpage................................................139
ProgramHeaddialogbox-HeadCorrectionspage..................................................141
ProgramHeaddialogbox-TXPulsepage...............................................................143
RawDataSpectrumwindow.....................................................................................145
PowerUserSettingsXMLle..................................................................................146
Helpmenu...........................................................................................................................148
Toolbardescription............................................................................................................149
Arrow.........................................................................................................................151
Wiper.........................................................................................................................151
Zoomwindows..........................................................................................................152
TapeMeasure.............................................................................................................153
Protractor...................................................................................................................153
StringMeasure..........................................................................................................153
TextLabel..................................................................................................................154
Referencecursors......................................................................................................154
ImageQualityAnalysisSystem................................................................................155
Saveimagewithorwithoutoverlays........................................................................156
TVGSetupdialogbox...............................................................................................157
Filters.........................................................................................................................160
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS..................................................161
Introductiontotechnicalspecications..............................................................................162
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Interfacespecications........................................................................................................162
Performancespecications.................................................................................................165
Mechanicalspecications...................................................................................................166
Powerrequirements............................................................................................................167
Environmentalrequirements...............................................................................................167
Minimumcomputerrequirements.......................................................................................168
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Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthispublicationistoprovidethedescriptions,proceduresanddetailed
parameterexplanationsrequiredtoallowforsafeandefcientuseoftheM3SonarFLS
system.Thepublicationalsoprovidesyouwithathoroughunderstandingoftheparameters
andadjustmentsprovidedbytheM3SonarFLSsystem.
Targetaudience
ThispublicationisintendedforallusersoftheM3SonarFLSsystem.Duetothenature
ofthedescriptionsandthelevelofdetailprovidedbythispublication,itiswellsuitedfor
thosewhoare-orwishtobe-expertusers.
Agoodunderstandingofsystemfunctionsandcontrolsisessentialtofullytakeadvantage
ofthefunctionalityprovided.Acarefulstudyoftheinformationinthismanualishighly
recommended,preferablywhileexploringthefunctionalityofferedbytheM3SonarFLS
system.
Weassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater.We
alsoexpectthatyouhavesomeexperiencewithsonaroperation.
Licenseinformation
TheM3SonarFLSSoftwareisincludedwiththeM3SonarFLSsystem
andupdatesareavailablefreeofchargeandcanbedownloadedfrom:
http://www.kongsberg.com/mesotechsoftware.
Softwareversion
ThisM3SonarFLSReferenceManualcomplieswithM3SonarFLSsoftwareversion1.2.
Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.
Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand
othercountries.
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Wewantyourfeedback
Wealwayswanttoimproveourproducts.Wealsowantourend-userdocumentationto
becomprehensiveandrelevant.Youcanhelp.Pleaseprovidecomments,suggestionsor
constructivecriticismtooursupportofce.Youcancontactusbyphoneat+16044648144,
orbyemailat:[email protected].
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M3SonarFLS
Topics
Systemdescription,page10
Systemdiagram,page11
Systemunits,page12
Supportinformation,page14
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Systemdescription
TheM3SonarFLSisahigh-resolution,multibeamforward-lookingsonar.
Multibeamsonarshaveanarrayoftransducersthat
simultaneouslytransmitspings(soundpulses)ata
speciedfrequencytocoveralargeareainlesstimethan
asingle-beamtransducer.Togeneratedata,computer
softwareassignsacolourrangecorrespondingtothe
amountofsoundreectedoffatarget.Thedistancetothe
targetisdeterminedbythelengthoftimeittooktoreceive
thetransmittedacousticpulse.
Todetectsmalltargetsatalargeviewangle,theM3
SonarFLSusesauniquecurvedarray.Itissuitablefor
underwaterscienceandenvironmentalmonitoring,suchas
detectingbubblesfromsea-oorgasseepsatlongranges.
TheM3SonarFLSstreamsrawsonardatatoanEthernet
portforexporttoathird-partyapplication.
TheM3SonarFLSprovideshigh-resolutionimagesthatareeasytointerpret.TheM3Sonar
FLSdetectssmallobjectsoutto200metresat200kHz(subjecttoenvironmentalconditions)
andhasa200°eldofview,allowingyoutoseethefullunderwaterpictureinreal-time.
TheM3SonarFLSisdesignedformountingonanROV ,butcanalsobeinstalledona
full-sizeAUV .
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Systemdiagram
ThesystemdiagramidentiesthemaincomponentsofabasicM3SonarFLSsystem.
Onlythemainconnectionsbetweentheunitsareshown.Detailedinterfacecapabilities
andpowercablesarenotshown.
ASonarProcessor
BPowersupply
CSonarHead
DThird-partypost-processingsoftware(.mmbdatainputviaEthernet)
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Systemunits
Topics
SonarProcessor,page13
Powersupply,page13
SonarHead,page14
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SonarProcessor
Inthispublication,thecomputercanalsobereferredtoastheProcessorUnit,andvice
versa.TheSonarProcessorcontainstheoperationalsoftware,andofferstheuserinterface
thatallowsyoutocontroltheM3SonarFLS.ItisavitalpartoftheM3SonarFLSsystem.
TheSonarProcessorrunstheM3SonarFLSsoftwarethat
managescommunicationwiththeSonarHead,performs
allbeamformingandimageprocessingandpresentsthe
sonarimagery.TheSonarProcessorcommunicateswith
thesonarthroughastandardEthernetcable.
Ifyoupurchaseacomputerlocally,makesurethat
thechosenmodelmeetsthefunctionalandtechnical
requirements.Thecomputermustbedesignedforrugged
use.Theconstructionmustbeabletowithstandthe
vibrationsandmovementsofavessel.
Relatedtopics
Minimumcomputerrequirements,page168
Powersupply
TheSonarHeadrequiresaDCpowersupplytorun.
Normally,theDCvoltageissuppliedinthelocationwheretheSonarHeadismounted,such
asonaremotelyoperatedvehicle(ROV).Atestcableandpowersupplyisavailablefor
orderasanaccessory.Thetestpowersupplyusesa24VDCswitchingpowersupply.
Relatedtopics
Powerrequirements,page167
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SonarHead
TheSonarHeadtransmitsandreceivesanacousticpulsewhendeployedunderwater.
TheSonarHeadincludestransmitandreceivetransducersandtheelectronicstogenerate
thetransmitpulseanddigitizethereceivedsignal.ThesonardataissenttotheSonar
ProcessorusingastandardEthernetlink.
Caution
TheSonarHead’sblackpolyurethanetransducerisdelicate.Avoidimpactstothe
transducerwheninstallingorhandlingtheM3SonarFLS.
Prolongedexposuretoultra-violetraysandexcessiveheatmaydamagethesurfaceofthe
polyurethanetransducerface.AlwaysstoretheM3SonarFLSintheprovidedequipment
casewhennotinuse.IftheM3SonarFLSismountedonanROV,coverthetransducer
whennotinuse.
Relatedtopics
Performancespecications,page165
Mechanicalspecications,page166
Supportinformation
IfyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourM3SonarFLSyoumustcontactyourlocaldealer,or
oursupportdepartment.
Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Youcancontactusbyphone
at+16044648144,orbyemailat:[email protected].Ifyouneed
informationaboutourotherproducts,visithttp://www.km.kongsberg.com/mesotech.On
ourwebsiteyouwillalsondalistofourdealersanddistributors.
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Gettingstarted
Topics
TurningtheM3SonarFLSsystemonandoff,page16
Startingnormaloperation,page18
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TurningtheM3SonarFLSsystemonandoff
Topics
TurningontheM3SonarFLSsystem,page16
TurningofftheM3SonarFLSsystem,page17
TurningontheM3SonarFLSsystem
TousetheM3SonarFLSsystem,youmustturniton.Youmustrstturnonthedisplayand
thecomputer.AfterthisyoucanstarttheM3SonarFLSsoftware.
Prerequisites
•Thesystemunitshaveallbeeninstalledaccordingtotheinstructionsprovided.
•Allcableconnectionshavebeenmadeandchecked.
•Allsystemunitshavebeeninspected.
Context
Theprogramisnotautomaticallystartedwhenthecomputeristurnedon.OntheSonar
Processordesktop,double-clicktheM3SonarFLSicontostartthesoftware.
Note
TheM3SonarFLSisnotprovidedwithanon/offswitch.
Procedure
1PoweruptheSonarHeadusingthepowersupply.
Note
Itmaytakeupto60secondsfortheM3SonarFLSsoftwaretoconnecttotheSonar
Headoncethepowerisapplied.
2Turnonthecomputer.
Waitwhiletheoperatingsystemloads.
3LogintoWindows.
4OntheSonarProcessordesktop,double-clicktheM3SonarFLSicontostartthe
software.
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5Oncetheprogramhasstarted,observethatthedisplaypresentationllstheentire
screen.
Thesoftwarestartsupusingmanyofthesamesettingsasthelasttimeyouusedit.
Ifthesesettingsareacceptable,continueoperation.Ifyouwishtoalteranyofthe
settings,seetherelevantprocedures.
6ClickSetup→ConnecttostarttheSonarHead.
Thesonarwillstartpingingautomaticallyoncetheconnectioniscomplete.Observe
thatthetext“Active”appearsinthelower-rightcornerofthestatusbar.
TurningofftheM3SonarFLSsystem
TheM3SonarFLSisnotprovidedwithanon/offswitch.
Context
WhenyoudonotusetheM3SonarFLSsystem,turnitoff.
Procedure
1Ifyouarerunningthesonar,clickSetup→DisconnectintheM3SonarFLSsoftware.
2SwitchofftheSonarProcessor.
aClosetheM3SonarFLSsoftwareandanythird-partysoftware.
bShutdownWindows.
3Disconnectthepowercordleadingtothepowersupply.
Alternatively,switchoffthebreakersupplyingpowertotheM3SonarFLS.
4Switchoffanyadditionalitems,suchasasoundvelocityprolerordisplay.
Ifrequired,refertotheinstructionsprovidedbytheproduct’smanufacturer.
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Startingnormaloperation
Topics
Introductiontothebasicprocedures,page18
SettingtheSonarProcessortoHighPerformance,page19
InstallingtheM3SonarFLSsoftware,page20
DeningtheIPaddressonthecomputer'snetworkadapter,page21
Changingthefrequency,page22
TestingoperationoftheSonarHead,page22
TestingtheSonarHeadtelemetry,page24
Testing1PPSTimeSyncMode,page27
Introductiontothebasicprocedures
OnceyouhavepoweredupthecompleteM3SonarFLSsystem,andstartedtheM3Sonar
FLSprogram,youarereadytostarttheactualoperation.
Observethesebriefprocedurestofamiliarizeyourselfwiththebasicoperation.
Whenstartingup,theM3SonarFLSwillautomaticallyapplyitsprevioussettings.The
proceduresarepartlyprovidedtogetyouacquaintedwiththebasicfunctionalityoffered
bytheM3SonarFLS,andpartlytosetuptheM3SonarFLSfornormaluse.Ifyou
alreadyknowthecurrentoperationalsettingsareacceptable,youmaynotneedtodoany
oftheseprocedures.
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