Kongsberg M3 Sonar FLS User manual

Installation Manual
M3 Sonar® FLS
Forward-Looking Multibeam sonar

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December2020©KongsbergMesotechLimited
M3SonarFLS
ForwardLookingMultibeamsonar
InstallationManual
Release1.0
Thismanualprovidesyouwiththebasicinformationrequiredtoinstall
theKongsbergM3SonarFLSForwardLookingMultibeamsonar.The
informationisintendedforpersonnelwithbasicmechanicalskills.
Forinformationaboutthepracticaluseoftheproduct,refertothe
KongsbergM3SonarFLSReferencemanual.

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Documentinformation
•Product:KongsbergM3SonarFLS
•Document:InstallationManual
•Documentnumber:922-20297011
•Revision:1.0
•Dateofissue:18December2020
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MesotechLimited.
Warning
Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichitwasdesigned.
Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.Y oumustbe
familiarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperateorworkontheequipment.
KongsbergMesotechdisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproperinstallation,
useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
Disclaimer
KongsbergMesotechLimitedendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentiscorrectandfairly
stated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.
Supportinformation
Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Youcancontactusbyphoneat
[phone],orbyemailat:[email protected]g.com.Ifyouneedinformationabout
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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..................................................................7
M3SONARFLS............................................................................8
Systemdescription..................................................................................................................9
Systemdiagram.....................................................................................................................10
Systemunits...........................................................................................................................11
SonarProcessor...........................................................................................................12
Powersupply...............................................................................................................12
SonarHead..................................................................................................................13
Scopeofsupply.....................................................................................................................14
Basicitemsprovidedwithastandarddelivery............................................................14
Additionalrequireditems............................................................................................15
Additionaloptionalitems............................................................................................16
Generalsafetyrules...............................................................................................................17
Installationrequirements.......................................................................................................18
Supplyvoltagerequirements.......................................................................................18
Electromagneticcompatibilityinstallationguidelines................................................18
Supportinformation..............................................................................................................19
PREPARATIONS.........................................................................20
Installationsummary.............................................................................................................21
ToolsandequipmentrequiredforM3SonarFLSinstallation.............................................22
INSTALLINGTHESONARPROCESSOR.......................................23
INSTALLINGTHESONARHEAD.................................................26
AttachingtheSonarHeadtoabracket.................................................................................27
MountingtheSonarHead.....................................................................................................29
CABLELAYOUTANDINTERCONNECTIONS.................................32
Readthisrst........................................................................................................................33
Cableplan.............................................................................................................................34
ListofM3SonarFLScables................................................................................................35
Focalmultiplexercompatibilitytable...................................................................................36
InstallingtheM3SonarFLScables......................................................................................37
Replacingtheo-ringinthesonarcableconnector......................................................37
Replacingtheretainingringinadummyplug............................................................42
Cabledrawingsandspecications........................................................................................44
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Ethernetcable..............................................................................................................45
SonarHead-SEACONMINK-10-CCPL:Power,Ethernet,1PPS,andSync...........46
Basiccablerequirements......................................................................................................47
Ethernetcableinstallation...........................................................................................48
Radiofrequencyinterference......................................................................................49
Physicalprotectionofcables.......................................................................................49
Groundingofsystemcables........................................................................................50
Cableconnectionsandterminations............................................................................50
SETTINGTOWORK....................................................................51
Settingtoworksummary......................................................................................................52
MakingsurethattheM3SonarFLSisreadyforoperationaluse........................................53
Verifyingthattheoperatingpoweriscorrect..............................................................53
Verifyingthatallhardwareisproperlyinstalled.........................................................54
MakingsurethatallM3SonarFLSsystemcablesareproperlyconnected...............55
TurningontheM3SonarFLS..............................................................................................57
ConguringtheM3SonarFLSsystemfornormaloperation..............................................59
SettingtheSonarProcessortoHighPerformance......................................................60
InstallingtheM3SonarFLSsoftware........................................................................61
DeningtheIPaddressontheSonarProcessornetworkadapter...............................62
TestingtheoperatingfunctionalityoftheM3SonarFLSsystem........................................63
TestingoperationoftheSonarHead...........................................................................63
TestingtheSonarHeadtelemetry................................................................................65
TurningofftheM3SonarFLS.............................................................................................68
DRAWINGFILE..........................................................................69
Aboutthedrawingsinthedrawingle.................................................................................69
SonarHeadoutlinedimensions............................................................................................70
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS....................................................72
Introductiontotechnicalspecications................................................................................73
Interfacespecications..........................................................................................................74
Performancespecications...................................................................................................77
Mechanicalspecications.....................................................................................................78
Powerrequirements..............................................................................................................79
Environmentalrequirements.................................................................................................79
Minimumcomputerrequirements.........................................................................................80
EQUIPMENTHANDLING.............................................................81
TransportingKongsbergMesotechequipment.....................................................................82
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Liftingunitsandtransportationboxes..................................................................................83
Inspectionofunitsandtransportationboxesafterarrival.....................................................84
Specicationsforstoragepriortoinstallationoruse............................................................85
Unpackingstandardpartsandunits......................................................................................86
RepackingtheSonarHead....................................................................................................88
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Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidetheinformation,proceduresandbasicdrawings
requiredforthephysicalinstallationoftheM3SonarFLS.
Targetaudience
Themanualisintendedfortechnicalpersonnel.Youareexpectedtohavebasicmechanical
skillsandfamiliaritywithhandlingofsensitiveelectronicequipment.Youmustalsobe
familiarwithcomputerhardware,interfacetechnologyandinstallationofelectronicand
mechanicalproducts.
Weassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater.
Familiaritywithmultibeamechosounderandsurveytechniquesarealsorecommended.
Licenseinformation
TheM3SonarFLSSoftwareisincludedwiththeM3SonarFLSsystem
andupdatesareavailablefreeofchargeandcanbedownloadedfrom:
http://www.kongsberg.com/mesotechsoftware.
Softwareversion
ThisM3SonarFLSInstallationManualcomplieswithM3SonarFLSsoftwareversion1.0.
Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.
Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand
othercountries.
Wewantyourfeedback
WewanttoimproveM3SonarFLScontinuously.Wealsowantourend-userdocumentation
tobecomprehensiveandrelevant.Youcanhelp.Pleaseprovidecomments,suggestionsor
constructivecriticismtooursupportofce.Youcancontactusbyphoneat+16044648144,
orbyemailat:[email protected].
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M3SonarFLS
Topics
Systemdescription,page9
Systemdiagram,page10
Systemunits,page11
Scopeofsupply,page14
Generalsafetyrules,page17
Installationrequirements,page18
Supportinformation,page19
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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,page12
Powersupply,page12
SonarHead,page13
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SonarProcessor
Inthispublication,thecomputerisreferredtoastheSonarProcessor.TheSonarProcessor
containstheoperationalsoftware,andofferstheuserinterfacethatallowsyoutocontrolthe
M3SonarFLS.ItisavitalpartoftheM3SonarFLSForwardLookingMultibeamsonar.
TheSonarProcessorrunstheM3SonarFLSsoftwarethat
managescommunicationwiththeSonarHead,performs
allbeamformingandimageprocessingandpresentsthe
sonarimagery.TheSonarProcessorcommunicateswith
thesonarthroughastandardEthernetcable.
Ifyoupurchaseacomputerlocally,makesurethat
thechosenmodelmeetsthefunctionalandtechnical
requirements.Thecomputermustbedesignedforrugged
use,andtheconstructionmustbeabletowithstandthe
vibrationsandmovementsofavessel.
Powersupply
TheSonarHeadrequiresaDCpowersupplytorun.
Normally,theDCvoltageissuppliedinthelocationwheretheSonarHeadismounted,such
asonaremotelyoperatedvehicle(ROV).Atestcableandpowersupplyisavailablefor
orderasanaccessory.Thetestpowersupplyusesa24VDCswitchingpowersupply.
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SonarHead
TheSonarHeadtransmitsandreceivesanacousticpulsewhendeployedunderwater.
TheSonarHeadincludestransmitandreceivetransducersandtheelectronicstogenerate
thetransmitpulseanddigitizethereceivedsignal.ThesonardataissenttotheSonar
ProcessorusingastandardEthernetlink.
Caution
TheSonarHead’sblackpolyurethanetransducerisdelicate.Avoidimpactstothe
transducerwheninstallingorhandlingtheM3SonarFLS.
Prolongedexposuretoultra-violetraysandexcessiveheatmaydamagethesurfaceofthe
polyurethanetransducerface.AlwaysstoretheM3SonarFLSintheprovidedequipment
casewhennotinuse.IftheM3SonarFLSismountedonanROV,coverthetransducer
whennotinuse.
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Scopeofsupply
Topics
Basicitemsprovidedwithastandarddelivery,page14
Additionalrequireditems,page15
Additionaloptionalitems,page16
Basicitemsprovidedwithastandarddelivery
ToassembleacompleteM3SonarFLSsystem,youwillneedasetofsystemunits.The
mainunitsrequiredareprovidedwiththestandarddelivery.Otherrequiredunitsmaybe
purchasedfromKongsbergMesotechorobtainedlocally.Someunitsareoptional.
WhenyouunpackthepartsprovidedwiththeM3SonarFLSdelivery,makesurethat
thefollowingitemsareincluded.
ItemInthebox
SonarProcessorLaptop
Powercordsandsupply
Mouse
USBashdrivewithsoftwareanddocumentation
CableCableassemblywithSEACON®connector,breakoutbox,RJ45
connector,andpowersocket.
CableAccessoryKitPowerSupply24VDC@70W(Max)
Ethernetpatchcable
Spareconnectors,o-rings,cablewrap,andprotectivecaps
SonarHeadM3SonarFLSSonarHead
Accessorykit
Operationalsoftware
TheM3SonarFLSSoftwarecanbedownloadedfromourwebsite.
•https://www.km.kongsberg.com/mesotechsoftware
IftheSonarProcessorispurchasedfromKongsbergMesotech,theoperationalsoftwareis
installedontheSonarProcessor,andreadyforuse.
End-userdocumentation
Alldocumentationrelatedtooperationandinstallationcanbedownloadedfromourwebsite.
•https://www.km.kongsberg.com/mesotechdocumentation
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AnoptionalUSBashdrivecontainingsoftwareanddocumentationmaybepurchased
fromKongsbergMesotech.
Additionalrequireditems
AdditionalitemsareavailablefortheM3SonarFLS.SomearerequiredforM3SonarFLS
operation.TheseitemsmustbeaddedtotheM3SonarFLSforfulloperationalfunctionality.
TheadditionalitemscanbeprovidedbyKongsbergMesotech.Youcanorderthemwith
theotherbasicM3SonarFLSitems.Y oucanalsopurchasetheseitemsfromyourdealer,
agentorlocalsupplier.
Secondarydisplay
Thisisacommercialitemthatcanbepurchasedlocally.
AnycommercialdisplaycanbeusedwiththeM3SonarFLSForwardLookingMultibeam
sonar,providedthatthedisplaymeetstheminimumrequirements.Thechosendisplaymust
bedesignedformaritimeuse,anditmustmeettheminimumperformancespecications.
Youmustalsomakesurethatthechosendisplaysupportsthevideoformatsprovidedby
theSonarProcessor.
Wesuggestthatyoupurchasealargehigh-resolutiondisplay.
KongsbergMesotechmayprovideasuitabledisplay.Consultyourlocaldealeroragentfor
moreinformation.
Mountingbracket
TheSonarHeadisdesignedtoattachtoamountingbracket.
YouwillneedamountingbracketthatattachestotheM3SonarFLS.Thetypeofmounting
bracketyouneeddependsonhowyouintendtodeploythesonar.
Uninterruptiblepowersupply(UPS)
ItisimportanttoensurecontinuousoperationoftheM3SonarFLSsystemindependentof
anyvaryingqualityofthevessel'smainssupply.Theuseofuninterruptiblepowersupplies
(UPS)isthereforerequired.
Uninterruptiblepowersupplyunitsarenot
includedinthestandardM3SonarFLSsystem
delivery.Theseitemsmustbepurchasedlocally.
Severalcommercialtypesareavailable.Tochoosethebestpowersolutionforyour
installation,considerenvironmentalconditions,thephysicalspaceavailable,theavailability
anddurationofthebatteries,andthepowerrequirementsoftheM3SonarFLSsystem.
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Additionaloptionalitems
AdditionalitemsareavailablefortheM3SonarFLS.SomeareoptionalforM3Sonar
FLSoperation.Theseitemsmayforexamplesimplifytheinstallation,orincreasethe
functionality.YoucanorderthemwiththeotherbasicM3SonarFLSitems.Y oucanalso
purchasetheseitemsfromyourdealer,agentorlocalsupplier.
Soundspeedsensorandprole
Asoundspeedsensorisrequiredtoaccuratelymeasurein-waterspeedneartheSonarHead.
Asoundspeedproleofthewatercolumnshowsthespeedofsoundinwateratdifferent
verticallevels.Anaccuratesoundspeedprolecorrectsforraybendingduringdata
post-processing.
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Generalsafetyrules
Thefollowingsafetyprecautionsmustbefollowedatalltimesduringinstallationand
maintenancework:
WARNING
Thevoltagesusedtopowerthisequipmentarepotentiallylethal.Youmustnever
workaloneonhigh-voltageequipment!
•YoumustalwaysturnoffallpowerbeforeinstallationormaintenanceworkontheM3
SonarFLSsystem.
Usethemaincircuitbreaker,andlabelthebreakerwithawarningsignthatinforms
othersthatmaintenanceorinstallationworkisinprogressonthesystem.
•Forsafetyreasons,twopersonsmustalwaysbepresentduringtroubleshootingwith
powerturnedON.
•Readandunderstandtheapplicablerstaidinstructionsrelatedtoelectricshock.
•Whenevermaintenanceisinprogress,itisessentialthatarstaidkitisavailable,and
thatallpersonnelarefamiliarwiththerstaidinstructionsforelectricalshock.
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Installationrequirements
Topics
Supplyvoltagerequirements,page18
Electromagneticcompatibilityinstallationguidelines,page18
Supplyvoltagerequirements
Observethegeneralrequirementsrelatedtothesupplypower.
Thesupplyvoltagemustkeptwithin±10%oftheinstallation’snominalvoltage.Maximum
transientvoltagevariationsonthemainswitchboard’sbus-barsmustnotexceed-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
M3SonarFLSequipmentports.
•Operateusingstandardlengthsysteminterconnectcablesunlesscuttingorcable
extensionsaredescribedintheinstallationmanual.
•InstallM3SonarFLSequipmentandinterconnectcablesasfollows:
–Atleast1meter(3.3feet)fromanyequipmenttransmittingradiosignals,antennasor
cablesconnectingtheradioequipmenttotheantennas.
–Atleast2meters(6.6feet)fromSSBradios,antennas,andcables.
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