Konsberg cNODE Micro User manual

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January2023©KongsbergMaritimeAS
cNODEMicro
Transponder
InstructionManual

KongsbergMaritimeAS
www.kongsberg.com
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•Product:KongsbergcNODEMicro
•Document:InstructionManual
•Documentpartnumber:426351
•Revision:C
•Dateofissue:30January2023
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whichitwasdesigned.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetothe
equipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.Y oumustbefamiliarwiththecontentsofthe
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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..............................................................5
CNODEMICRO.........................................................................6
Systemdescription.............................................................................................................7
Namingdescription............................................................................................................7
Systemunits.......................................................................................................................8
Transponders............................................................................................................8
Batterycharger.........................................................................................................8
TTC30(TransponderTestandCongurationunit).................................................9
Supportinformation...........................................................................................................9
GENERALACOUSTICCONSIDERATIONS................................10
GETTINGSTARTED................................................................12
Chargingthebattery(on-deck)........................................................................................13
Turningonthetransponder..............................................................................................14
Connectingthetranspondertoexternalpowerandrespondersignals.............................15
TurningontheTTC.........................................................................................................16
Acoustictest.....................................................................................................................16
Transponderchannels......................................................................................................16
InstallingthetransponderinolderversionsofAPOS.....................................................17
Changingthetransponderchannel...................................................................................18
Checkingthebatterystatus..............................................................................................19
Pre-deploymentchecks....................................................................................................20
Deployment......................................................................................................................21
Recoveringthetransponder.............................................................................................21
OPERATINGPROCEDURES.....................................................22
MAINTENANCE......................................................................23
Safetyfeatures..................................................................................................................24
Chargingthebattery(on-deck)........................................................................................24
LubricatingSEACONconnectors....................................................................................26
Batterychargerstatusandtroubleshooting......................................................................26
SPAREPARTS........................................................................28
cNODEMicro31-180sparepart.....................................................................................29
Batterychargersparepart................................................................................................29
ON/OFFplugsparepart..................................................................................................29
Congurationorpowercablesparepart..........................................................................29
TTC30sparepart............................................................................................................29
Testandcongurationcable(TTCtocNODEMicro)sparepart....................................30
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Testandcongurationcable(PCtocNODEMicro)sparepart......................................30
DRAWINGFILE......................................................................31
cNODEMicro31-180dimensions..................................................................................32
Congurationorpowerconnectorpinout........................................................................33
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS................................................34
Performancespecications..............................................................................................35
Weightsandoutlinedimensions......................................................................................35
Powerrequirements.........................................................................................................36
Environmentalrequirements............................................................................................36
BATTERYSAFETY...................................................................37
SECTION1:Identication..............................................................................................38
SECTION2:Hazardsidentication................................................................................38
SECTION3:Composition..............................................................................................39
SECTION4:Firstaidmeasures......................................................................................39
SECTION5:Fireghtingmeasures................................................................................40
SECTION6:Accidentalreleasemeasures......................................................................40
SECTION7:Handlingandstorage.................................................................................41
SECTION8:Exposurecontrolandpersonalprotection.................................................41
SECTION9:Physicalandchemicalproperties..............................................................42
SECTION10:Stabilityandreactivity.............................................................................42
SECTION11:Toxicologicalinformation.......................................................................42
SECTION12:Ecologicalinformation............................................................................42
SECTION13:Disposalconsiderations...........................................................................43
SECTION14:Transportinformation..............................................................................43
SECTION15:Regulatoryinformation............................................................................44
SECTION16:Otherinformation....................................................................................44
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Aboutthismanual
Thismanualincludesallnecessarydocumentationtosafelyinstall,operateandmaintain
thesystem.
Targetaudience
Thismanualisintendedforallusersofthesystem.
Onlineinformation
Allend-userdocumentationcanbedownloadedfromourwebsite.
https://www.kongsberg.com/maritime/
Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.
Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand
othercountries.
HiPAP®isaregisteredtrademarkofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandother
countries.
cNODE®isaregisteredtrademarkofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandother
countries.
cPAP®isaregisteredtrademarkofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandother
countries.
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cNODEMicro
Topics
Systemdescription,page7
Namingdescription,page7
Systemunits,page8
Supportinformation,page9
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Systemdescription
ThecNODEMicrotransponderisalightandcompactunitdesignedforusebydivers
andshallowwaterROV’s.
ThetransponderisoperatingonKongsbergCymbal
digitalacousticprotocolsandprovidesoptimal
performancewithKongsberg’srangeofSSBLsystems,
fromµPAPtoHiPAP .
ThecNODEMicroisextremelyexiblefeaturing
CymbaldigitaltelemetryandbothSSBLandLBLpositioningcapabilities.Withprecise
baselinemeasurementcapabilitybetweenseabedtransponders,thecNODEMicro
providesfunctionalityforsimpledivermetrologyorarcheology.
Thetelemetrycapabilityallowsthebatterystatustobereadduringoperationandthe
integratedtiltsensorcanbeturnedonandoffwithpositioningupdates.MultiplecNODE
MicrotransponderscanbeinterrogatedsimultaneouslyinSSBLpositioningmodeusing
theµPAPandHiPAPFasttrackfeaturetoensurethefastestpossibleupdatesduring
operation.
Namingdescription
Thetranspondernameconsistsofthemodelname,themodelnumber,thetransducer
beamwidthandanyoptionsincluded.
Modelname
cNODEMicro
Modelnumber
Firstdigit=Frequencyband
•3=30kHz
Seconddigit=Depthrating
•1=600m
Transducerbeamwidth
180=180°beamwidth
Transponderidentication
Thetranspondershavelabelsthatidenties
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•thetranspondername
•serialnumber
•defaultchannels
Systemunits
Transponders
Thetransponderhasadepthratingof600metres,andthehousingisananodised
aluminiumtubethatispolyurethanecoatedtoprotectagainstcorrosionandabrasion.
Thetransducerhasa180°omnidirectionalbeam.The
transponderhaveaninternaltiltsensor±90°anda
rechargeableLi-Ionbattery.Thetranspondercanbe
chargedfromanondeckbatterychargerorfroma
ROV’s24Vduringoperation.
Batterycharger
Chargingabatteryisaprocesswithaninherentrisksocheckapplicableprocedure(s)
priortocharginginordertorstassesstheleveloftheinherentrisk;andthen,if
necessary,applysuitablecontrolstomitigatetheinherentriskbeforecharging.
Thebatterychargerchargestheinternalbatteryin
approximately1hour.TheLEDchargestatusindicator
showswhenchargingiscomplete.
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TTC30(TransponderTestandCongurationunit)
Thetranspondertestandcongurationunitisdesignedforondecktestingand
congurationofthetransponders.
TheTTCcantestallKongsbergTransponderhighfrequency
channels,CymbalandFSK.ItcanalsotesttelemetryTransponders
withinternalandexternalsensors.
Supportinformation
ShouldyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourcNODEMicrosystemyoumustcontacta
KongsbergMaritimeofce.Alistofallourofcesisavailableonourwebsite.Youcan
alsocontactourmainsupportofceinNorway.
Manualsandtechnicalinformationcanbedownloadedfromoursupportwebsite.
CompanynameKongsbergMaritimeAS
AddressStrandpromenaden50,3183Horten,Norway
Telephone[phone]
Telephone24hsupport+4733032407
Websitehttps://www.kongsberg.com/maritime/
SupportwebsiteProductsupportAtoZ
Emailaddress[email protected]
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Generalacoustic
considerations
Takethisinformationintoconsiderationwhendeployingthetransponders.
Acousticrange
Thetermdepthratingshouldnotbeconfusedwiththetermacousticrange.Theacoustic
rangeisdependentonmanyfactors,andsomeofthefactorsareoutsidethecontrolof
theuser.
Vesselsystem
Thedirectivityandcoverageareaofthevessel’ssystemvariesdependingonthe
system’scomponentsandtheirspecications.Somesystemshavehighdirectivityand
omnidirectionalcoverage,whileothersystemshasreducedcoverageandlessdirectivity.
Thetranspondershouldalwaysbewithinthecoverageconeofthevesselsystem.
Transducertype
Severaltypesoftransducerscanbeusedwiththetransponderstosuitoperational
needs.Anomnidirectionaltransducer,suchasTD180,coversalargearea,buthasless
acousticpowercomparedtoafocusedtransducer,suchasTD30V .Afocusedsignal
giveslessfootprint/coverage.Thevesselshouldalwaysbewithinthesignalfootprint
ofthetransponder.
TxPower
Theabilitytodetectsignalsdependsonthesignalstrength.Thetransmissionpowercan
beadjusted,bothforthevessel’ssystemandforthetransponder.
Acousticnoise
Acousticnoiseispresentatallvessels.Atgivenconditions,thenoiselevelcan
beexcessive.Avessel’spropellersandthrustersproduceacousticnoiseduring
manoeuvring,andincertaininstancesonboardmachineryandpumpsmayalsoproduce
acousticnoisewheninuse.Heavypropeller/thrusteruseaswellaswavescangenerate
airbubbles,whichcangetinfrontofthevessel’stransducerandblocktheacousticsignal.
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Soundvelocityandraybending
Variationsinwatertemperatureaffectsthevelocityofsoundthroughthewatercolumn,
andvariationsintheocean’ssalinitylevelcanbendtheacousticsignalmakingit
impossibleforthesignaltoreachthevessel.
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Gettingstarted
Topics
Chargingthebattery(on-deck),page13
Turningonthetransponder,page14
Connectingthetranspondertoexternalpowerandrespondersignals,page15
TurningontheTTC,page16
Acoustictest,page16
Transponderchannels,page16
InstallingthetransponderinolderversionsofAPOS,page17
Changingthetransponderchannel,page18
Checkingthebatterystatus,page19
Pre-deploymentchecks,page20
Deployment,page21
Recoveringthetransponder,page21
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Chargingthebattery(on-deck)
Chargingabatteryisaprocesswithaninherentrisksocheckapplicableprocedure(s)
priortocharginginordertorstassesstheleveloftheinherentrisk;andthen,if
necessary,applysuitablecontrolstomitigatetheinherentriskbeforecharging.Follow
thechargingprocedurecarefully.
Context
Thebatterymustbefullychargedbeforelongtermstorageanditisrecommended
torechargethebatteryevery6monthstomakesurethebatterydoesnotdischarge
completelyovertime.Acompletelydischargedbatterywillnotcharge,asalllithium
ionbatteries.
Whenbatteryandtransponderareshippedseparately,thebattery“mustbeshippedat
astateofcharge(SoC)notexceeding30%oftheirratedcapacity”inordertobein
compliancewithIA TAregulations.
ThecNODEMiniSbattery
chargerisforchargingcNODE
MiniSbatteriesandcNODE
Microbatteriesonly.Never
useitforotherpurposes.The
batterychargerwillonlycharge
whenabattery’sstateofcharge
islessthan96%ofitsrated
capacity.
Important
EqualizethetemperatureofthecNODEMicrotobetween10°Cand40°Cbefore
chargingit.
AlwaysusethecNODEMiniSbatterychargerforon-deckchargingofcNODEMiniS
batteriesandcNODEMicrobatteries.
Neverchargebatteriesunattended.
Procedure
1Disconnecttheon/offplugfromthecNODEtransponder.
2Lettheunitwarmuporcooldowntoanambienttemperatureof10°Cto40°C
beforecharging.
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3Connectthebatterychargerplugtotheconnectoronthetranspondermarked
CHARGE.
4Connectthebatterychargertomains(110or220V AC).
5Removethepowercordaftercharging,beforeremovingtheconnectorfromthe
cNODEMicro.
Result
TheLEDindicatoronthechargerashesgreenwhencharging.Itnormallytakesabout
30secondsbeforethechargingstartsandtheLEDindicatorstartsashinggreenafter
connectingthecNODEbatterychargertothemains.Thebatterywillbechargedwithin
1hour.TheLEDindicatorwillstaygreenwhenfullycharged.
Thetransponderisreadyforuse.
Turningonthetransponder
Thetransponderisdesignedforoperationinwateronly.Thetranspondermaybe
operatedinairfortestpurposesoverashortperiodoftime.
Prerequisites
Thetranspondermustbechargedbeforeuse.
Procedure
1GreasetheconnectorwithMolykote44Mediumorequivalentgrease.
LubricatingSEACONconnectors,page26
2Connecttheon/offplugtotheendcapconnector.
3Tightenthelockingsleevetotheendcapconnector.
Result
Abuzzcanbeheardwithin25secondsasaconrmationthatthetransponderisactivated.
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Furtherrequirements
ItisrecommendedtotestthetransponderwiththeTestandCongurationunit(TTC)to
makesureitisworkingproperlybeforeoperation.
Connectingthetranspondertoexternal
powerandrespondersignals
Thetranspondercanalsobeusedasaresponderunit.
Prerequisites
Thetranspondermustbechargedbeforeuse.Thisisthepincongurationforamale
connector,asseentowardstheconnector(faceview).
1
2
3
4Respondertrigger+
5Respondertrigger-
6On/Off
7Externalpower(24VDC)
8Ground
Procedure
1Usethecablewithpartnumber402462fromKongsberg.
2Connectwire6and8inthepigtail(theON/OFFfunction).
When6-8arelinked,thetransponderisON.
Withnoconnectionbetween6-8,thetransponderisOFF.
3Makesurethattheexternalpowersupply24VDCisbetween20and28VDC.
4Checktherespondertriggersignal.
5SwitchONtheunitbyinsertingtheexternalpower/respondercable.
Furtherrequirements
ItisrecommendedtotestthetransponderwiththeTestandCongurationunit(TTC)to
makesureitisworkingproperlybeforeoperation.
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TurningontheTTC
Beforedeployment,itisrecommendedtotestthetransponderwiththeTestand
Congurationunit(TTC)tomakesurethetransponderisfullyoperational.
Procedure
1Openthesuitcase.
Pushthebuttoninthemiddleofthefastenertoopenit.
2Turnonthemainpowerswitchtostarttheprogram.
Thistakesapproximately1.5minutes.
Acoustictest
Testthetransponderacousticstomakesureitisfunctioningcorrectly..
Procedure
1SetTTCPowerbyusingtheleft/rightarrowstoselectthepowerlevelandtap
Settoconrmyourselection.
2Connectthetesttransducercabletotheupperrightconnector.
3Placethetesttransducerfacetofacewiththetranspondertransducer.
4SelecttheAcoustictesttab.
5Typeintheserialnumber,ifnecessary.
6Typeinthetransponderchannelnumber,ifnecessary.
7TapInterrogate.
8Agreenindicatorwillashonthedisplayifthereisacousticcontactwiththe
transponder.
9TapInterrogateagaintostoptheacoustictest.
Transponderchannels
Alltranspondershavethedefaultchannelnumbersonthelabel.
cNODEMicroonlyoperatesinCymbalmodeandusesthechannelsM01-M56for
SSBLandM57-M62forLBLinterrogation.ChannelssuchasB12arenotsupported,
astheyareforFSKuse.
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Installingthetransponderinolderversions
ofAPOS
APOSandHiPAPsupportsthesetransponders.
Context
OlderversionsofAPOSmaynotsupportthecNODEMicrofully.Whenyouopenthe
NewTranspondermenuinAPOS,thereisnoinformationaboutthefactthatthecNODE
MicrotransponderonlycanuseCymbalandnotFSK.
Procedure
1Startthetransponderwizard
SearchAPOSonlinehelptondthis.
2SelectHiPAPcNODEintheTypesectionintheTranspondertypesection.
3Checkthechannelnumberonthetransponder.
4SelectthechannelnumberwiththedropdownmenusintheTransponderdata
section.
IgnoretheAlternativechannel(Bxx),thisisforFSK.
5SelectNextwhenthechannelisset.
6ClearActivateandselectFinish
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7Thetranspondericonisnowaddedtothepositioningtoolbar.
8Repeattheprocessforalltranspondersyouwanttoadd.
Furtherrequirements
Toactivateordeactivatetransponders,clickonthecorrespondingicon.
Changingthetransponderchannel
ThisprocedureonlyconcernsolderversionsofAPOS.Otherprocedurescanbefound
inAPOSonlinehelpasusual.
Context
ThecNODEMicrotranspondersdonotsupportFSK,anduseonlytheM-channels.
IfyoubymistakechangethetransponderchannelfromMxxtoBxxinAPOS,the
transponderwillnotrespondtocommandsanditkeepstheoriginalchannel.
APOSchangesthetransponderchannelforthistransponderinthesystemandusesthe
wrongchannel.Thismeansthatthetransponderwillnotreplytotheinterrogation.
Procedure
1RemovethetransponderfromAPOS.
2Installthetransponderagain,withthecorrectchannel.
InstallingthetransponderinolderversionsofAPOS,page17
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Checkingthebatterystatus
ThisprocedureonlyconcernsolderversionsofAPOS.Otherprocedurescanbefound
inAPOSonlinehelpasusual.
Context
OlderversionsofAPOSdonotfullysupportcNODEMicrotransponders.Thebattery
willshowasUnknownTypeinAPOS.
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Procedure
1SelectReadintheBatterysectionoftheTransponderConguredialogbox.
Thebatterysizeshowsas0.
2FindthecorrectUsedBattery[%].
3FindthecorrectTransmittedping.
Pre-deploymentchecks
Beforedeployingthetransponder,itisimportanttodothefollowingcheckstomake
suretheoperationgoessmoothly.
Context
ItisrecommendedtotestthetransponderwiththeTestandCongurationunit(TTC)to
makesureitisworkingproperlybeforeoperation.
Procedure
1Makesurethelockingcordisinplace.
2Iftheunithasbeenalteredfromthefactorypre-sets,checkthattheunitis
conguredaccordingtoyourrequirements.
3Makesurethebatteryisfullycharged.
4Pushthepressurereliefvalveintoconrmthatitisushwiththeendcap.
5SwitchthetransponderONbyinsertingtheon/offplug.
6PerformanacoustictestusingaTransponderTestandConguration(TTC)unit:
Acoustictest,page16
aInterrogatethetransponder.
bReadbatterystatusandconrmthatitwilllastfortheupcomingoperation.
cReadthepowersettingandconrmitiscorrectfortheupcomingoperation.
Result
Thetransponderisreadyforuse.
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