Kongsberg M3 Sonar User manual

Instruction Manual
M3 Sonar®
Creating an image mosaic using SAMM

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January2020©KongsbergMesotechLimited
M3Sonar
InterfacingwithSAMM
InstructionManual
Release1.0
Thismanualprovidesthebasicinformationrequiredtocreateanimage
mosaicusingSAMMsoftware.
Youwilllearnhowtocollectimagedatathatwillbecombinedintoa
mosaicofmultipleoverlappinggeo-referencedimages.

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Documentinformation
•Product:KongsbergM3Sonar
•Document:InstructionManual
•Documentnumber:922-20007012
•Revision:1.0
•Dateofissue:31January2020
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Nopartofthisdocumentmaybecopiedorreproducedinanyformorbyanymeans,andtheinformation
containedwithinitisnottobecommunicatedtoathirdparty,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofKongsberg
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
ourotherproducts,visithttp://www.km.kongsberg.com/mesotech.Onourwebsiteyouwillalsondalist
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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..................................................................5
M3SONAR...................................................................................7
Systemdescription..................................................................................................................8
Systemdiagram.......................................................................................................................9
SAMMoverview..................................................................................................................10
Systemunits...........................................................................................................................11
SonarProcessor...........................................................................................................12
Powersupply...............................................................................................................12
SonarHead..................................................................................................................13
Supportinformation..............................................................................................................13
GETTINGSTARTED....................................................................14
InstallingtheM3software....................................................................................................15
DeningtheIPaddressontheSonarProcessornetworkadapter........................................16
StartingoperationoftheSonarHead....................................................................................17
M3Sonarpresentationoverview..........................................................................................18
OPERATINGPROCEDURES.........................................................20
Settingupthesensors...........................................................................................................21
Conguringarotator(optional)............................................................................................26
RunningtwoSonarHeads(optional)....................................................................................30
Creatinganimagemosaic.....................................................................................................31
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Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovideinstructionsonhowtocollectimagedatathatwill
becombinedintoamosaicofmultipleoverlappinggeo-referencedimages.
Targetaudience
ThismanualisintendedforallinexperiencedandnewusersoftheM3Sonar.Agood
understandingofsystemfunctionsandcontrolsisessentialtofullytakeadvantageof
thefunctionalityprovided.Acarefulstudyoftheinformationinthismanualishighly
recommended,preferablywhileexploringtheM3Sonarfunctionality.
WeassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicsetupandoperationoftheM3Sonar.
Familiaritywithenteringpositionandheadingsensorinputsisalsorecommended.
Licenseinformation
TheM3SoftwareisincludedwiththeM3Sonarsystemandupdatesareavailablefreeof
chargeandcanbedownloadedfrom:http://www.kongsberg.com/mesotechsoftware.
SAMMisalicensedproduct.Inordertoobtainalicense,contactOceanicImaging
Consultants,Inc.
Softwareversion
ThisM3SonarInstructionManualcomplieswithM3softwareversion2.3.
ThisM3SonarInstructionManualcomplieswithSAMMsoftwareversion2.9.
Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.
Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand
othercountries.
M3Sonar®isaregisteredtrademarkofKongsbergMesotechLimitedintheUnitedStates
andothercountries.
SAMMisatrademarkofOceanicImagingConsultants,Inc.,intheUnitedStatesandother
countries.
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Wewantyourfeedback
WewanttoimproveM3Sonarcontinuously.Wealsowantourend-userdocumentationto
becomprehensiveandrelevant.Youcanhelp.Pleaseprovidecomments,suggestionsor
constructivecriticismtooursupportofce.Youcancontactusbyphoneat+16044648144,
orbyemailat:[email protected].
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M3Sonar
Topics
Systemdescription,page8
Systemdiagram,page9
SAMMoverview,page10
Systemunits,page11
Supportinformation,page13
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Systemdescription
TheKongsbergMesotechM3Sonarisacompact,versatilemultibeamsonar.
Multibeamsonarshaveanarrayoftransducersthat
simultaneouslytransmitspings(soundpulses)ata
speciedfrequencytocoveralargeareainlesstimethan
asingle-beamtransducer.Togeneratedata,computer
softwareassignsacolourrangecorrespondingtothe
amountofsoundreectedoffatarget.Thedistancetothe
targetisdeterminedbythelengthoftimeittooktoreceive
thetransmittedacousticpulse.
Bycombiningthehighrefreshrateofaconventional
multibeamsonarwithanimagequalitycomparabletoasingle-beamsonar,theM3Sonar
provideshigh-resolutionimagesthatareeasytointerpret.TheM3Sonardetectsobjectsout
to150metresandhasa120°to140°eldofview,allowingyoutoseethefullunderwater
pictureinreal-time.
TheM3Sonarprovideswide-anglefull-rangesituationalawarenessandconcurrent
ultra-shortrangeimagingwithdynamicfocusing.Foroptimizedobstacleavoidance,the
M3Sonarusesvariableverticalbeamwidth.
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Systemdiagram
ThesystemdiagramidentiesthemaincomponentsofabasicM3Sonarsystem.Onlythe
mainconnectionsbetweentheunitsareshown.Detailedinterfacecapabilitiesandpower
cablesarenotshown.
ASonarProcessor
BPowersupply
CM3SonarHead
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SAMMoverview
SAMM(StandAloneMosaickingModule)isasoftwareprogramforreal-timeandplayback
mosaickingofunderwaterimagery.
Whileloggingtherawdataforplaybackandpostprocessing,SAMMautomaticallycreates
mosaicsofyoursonardataoveryourco-registeredchartsorimagery.
TheM3softwaremustberunconcurrentlyandbeconnectedtoSAMM.Allcontroland
processingislefttotheM3software.
SAMMisdesignedtoreadsonardata,positionandsensorheading,andproduceamosaic.
PositionandheadingsensorsarethereforerequiredtocreateGeoTiffimages.Navigation
andheadingsensorsmustbesuppliedtotheM3software,sothatSAMMcanreceive
positionandheadingincludedwiththesonardata.
Note
NMEA0183sensorformatisrequired(GGA,GLL,GGK,HDT,HDM).
Thesensoraccuracywilldeterminehowwelltheimagesareoverlaidinthemosaic.You
mustdeterminethesensoraccuracyrequirementsaccordingtoyourapplication.
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Systemunits
Topics
SonarProcessor,page12
Powersupply,page12
SonarHead,page13
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SonarProcessor
Inthispublication,thecomputerisreferredtoastheSonarProcessor.TheSonarProcessor
containstheoperationalsoftware,andofferstheuserinterfacethatallowsyoutocontrolthe
M3Sonar.ItisavitalpartoftheM3SonarMultibeamsonar.
TheSonarProcessorrunstheM3softwarethatmanages
communicationwiththeSonarHead,performsall
beamformingandimageprocessingandpresentsthesonar
imagery.TheSonarProcessorcommunicateswiththe
sonarthroughastandardEthernetcable.
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.
Note
TheM3SonarHead’ sblackpolyurethanetransducerisdelicate.AlwayskeeptheGuard
Ringandprotectivecoveroverthetransducerduringinstallationandstorage.
Supportinformation
IfyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourM3Sonaryoumustcontactyourlocaldealer,or
oursupportdepartment.
Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Youcancontactusbyphone
at+16044648144,orbyemailat:[email protected]g.com.Ifyouneed
informationaboutourotherproducts,visithttp://www.km.kongsberg.com/mesotech.On
ourwebsiteyouwillalsondalistofourdealersanddistributors.
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Gettingstarted
Topics
InstallingtheM3software,page15
DeningtheIPaddressontheSonarProcessornetworkadapter,page16
StartingoperationoftheSonarHead,page17
M3Sonarpresentationoverview,page18
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InstallingtheM3software
IfyoursystemisprovidedwithaSonarProcessor,theM3softwarehasalreadybeen
installed.Ifyouintendtouseyourowncomputer,youmustinstallthesoftwareyourself.
WerecommendedinstallingthelatestM3softwareonyourSonarProcessor.
Prerequisites
•YouwillneedtheKongsbergUSBdriveincludedwiththesystemordownloadthelatest
M3softwarereleasefrom:http://www.kongsberg.com/mesotechsoftware.
•Ifyouareinstallinganewsoftwareversion,uninstallthepreviousversionoftheM3
softwarebeforeproceeding.
Note
WhenrunningtheM3softwareforthersttime,aWindowsFirewalldialogboxmay
appear.Allowaccessforallnetworks.
Procedure
1LaunchtheinstallerM3_V0230Setup.exe.
2Followtheinstallationwizard’sinstructionsandselectStandardInstallation.
Note
UsetheDual-M3onSamePCoptiononlyifyouareusingtwoM3Sonars.Selecting
thisoptionwillinstalltwoseparatecopiesofthesoftware,witheachcopyhavingits
ownsettings.Youcanidentifywhichcopyyouareusingbyobservingthetopheader
ofthesoftwarepresentation.Theheaderwillreadeither“M3-MasterHead”or
“M3-SlaveHead”.
3UsethedefaultfolderlocationandcheckCreateadesktopicon,thenclickNext.
4ClickYestoinstalltheKMLUSBConverterwhenpromptedandfollowthe
instructionstonishtheinstallationprocess.
5PintheM3softwareicontotheWindowsTaskbar.
aRightclickontheM3softwareicon.
bClickPintotaskbar.
6TesttheM3softwarestartup.
aDoubleclicktheM3icononthedesktoptoruntheM3software.
bConrmthesoftwarenisheslaunchingwithoutanyerrorwindowsappearing.
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DeningtheIPaddressontheSonarProcessor
networkadapter
ThecommunicationbetweentheSonarProcessorandtheSonarHeadismadeusinga
high-speedEthernetcable.IfaSonarProcessorisnotconguredtoconnecttothesonar,
youmustdenewhichIPAddressandSubnetmasktheEthernetadapterintheSonar
Processorshalluseforthiscommunication.
Prerequisites
ThisprocedureismadefortheMicrosoft®64-bitWindows10operatingsystem.Itis
assumedthatyouarefamiliarwiththeWindows®operatingsystems,computertechnology,
andinterfaceprinciples.
Context
AslongasyoudonotchangetheSonarProcessortoanothercomputer,orreplacethe
networkadapterinyourSonarProcessor,youwillonlyneedtodothisonce.
Procedure
1OntheSonarProcessor,closetheM3software.
2OpentheNetworkConnectionsdialogbox.
aInthebottom-leftcornerofyourdesktop,selecttheWindows®Startbutton.
bOnthemenu,selectSettings.
cObservethattheWindowsSettingsdialogboxopens.
dSelectNetwork&Internet.
eSelectChangeadapteroptions.
fSelectthenetworkadapteryouaregoingtouse;thenright-clickandselect
Propertiesontheshort-cutmenu.
gOnthelistofconnections,selectInternetProtocol4(TCP/IPv4),andthen
Properties.
3SelectUsethefollowingIPaddress,andtypetheIPaddressandnetworkmask.
IPAddress:192.168.1.N("N"canbeanynumberfrom1to254,except234,whichis
theSonarHeaddefault.)
Subnetmask:255.255.255.0
YoucanleaveDefaultGatewayblank.
4SelectOKtosavethesettings,thencloseallthedialogboxes.
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StartingoperationoftheSonarHead
TostartoperationoftheM3Sonarsonar,youmayneedtomakesurethattheSonarHead
hasbeendiscovered.
Prerequisites
•TheM3softwaremustberunning.
•Thesoundspeedhasbeenenteredin
Setup→SystemConguration→Deployment→MasterReference.
Procedure
1ClickSetup→ConnecttostarttheSonarHead.
Waitfor“SyncOK”toappearonthestatusbarbeforecollectingdata.Ittakestwo
minutestosynchronizetheSonarHeadclock.
Tip
Bydefault,theM3softwareusesthecomputer’ stimetosettheSonarHeadclock(Host
mode).YoucanchangethetimesynchronizationsettingsbyclickingSetup→System
Conguration→SonarSetup→TimeSyncMode.
2IfyouseeanerrorintheOutputMessageswindow,makesurethattheSonarHead
hasbeendiscovered.
aClickSetup→SystemConguration→Devices→SonarSetup.
bClickDiscoverSonarHeadstosearchforthesonaronthenetwork.
cIftheSonarHeadisfound,selectit,thenclickUseDiscoveredHead.
AdiscoveredSonarHeadappearsintheOnlineSonarHeadslist.IftheSonar
Headdoesnotappear,theEthernetconnectionbetweentheSonarProcessorand
SonarHeadhasnotbeenestablished.
dClickClose.
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M3Sonarpresentationoverview
Bydefault,theM3Sonarpresentationcoverstheentirescreen.
ThisM3Sonarscreencaptureshowsyouatypicaldatareplaysituation.
Thepresentationprovidesyouwithalotofinformation.Thesonarviewpresentssonarecho
data.The3DPointCloudpresentsprolepointdatathatcanberotatedinthreedimensions.
ThemenusystemonthetopgivesyoueasyaccesstoallthefunctionalityofferedbytheM3
software.Thetoolbarprovidesbuttonsforfunctions,lters,andsonarviewoverlays.The
bottomOutputMessageswindowandbottomstatusbarprovidediagnosticmessages.
Youcanresizeawindowbyclickingonthewindowborder,thendraggingittocreate
asmallerorlargerwindow.Clickthepinicononthewindowtitlebartoautohidethe
window.Toshowthewindow,hoveryourmouseoverthelabelledtabthatappearsonthe
sideofthepresentation.
AMenusystem
Themenusystemislocatedonthetopofthepresentation.Toopenanyofthemenus,
clickthemenutitle.
B3DPointCloud
Prolingmodeallowsyoutoviewareal-time3Dpointcloudoftheseabottomor
structuresunderthewater.Youcanzoomintoorrotatethereal-time3Dpointcloud
data,aswellasswitchtoaproject,top,orsideview.
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