Konsberg cNODE MiniS User manual

Instruction manual
cNODE MiniS transponder

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November2019©KongsbergMaritimeAS
cNODEMiniS
Transponder
InstructionManual

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•Product:KongsbergcNODEMiniS
•Document:InstructionManual
•Documentpartnumber:397152
•Revision:D
•Dateofissue:22November2019
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Warning
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whichitwasdesigned.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetothe
equipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.Y oumustbefamiliarwiththecontentsofthe
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KongsbergMaritimedisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedby
improperinstallation,useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
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correctandfairlystated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.
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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..............................................................7
KONGSBERGCNODEMINIS.....................................................8
Systemdescription.............................................................................................................9
Namingdescription............................................................................................................9
Systemunits.....................................................................................................................10
Transponders..........................................................................................................10
Batterycharger.......................................................................................................10
Remotetransducers................................................................................................11
TTC30(TransponderTestandCongurationunit)...............................................11
Generalsupplyconditions................................................................................................11
Receipt,unpackingandstorage..............................................................................11
Equipmentresponsibility........................................................................................12
Supportinformation.........................................................................................................12
GENERALACOUSTICCONSIDERATIONS................................13
GETTINGSTARTED................................................................15
Chargingthebattery(on-deck)........................................................................................16
TurningonthecNODEMiniS.........................................................................................17
Connectingthetranspondertoexternalpowerandrespondersignals.............................18
Changingbetweenresponderandtranspondermode......................................................19
TurningontheTTC.........................................................................................................19
Acoustictest.....................................................................................................................19
Conguringthetransponder............................................................................................20
Pre-deploymentchecks....................................................................................................21
Deployment......................................................................................................................21
Recoveringthetransponder.............................................................................................22
Cymbalprotocol..............................................................................................................22
OPERATINGPROCEDURES.....................................................23
MAINTENANCE......................................................................24
Safetyfeatures..................................................................................................................25
Chargingthebattery(on-deck)........................................................................................25
GreasingtheSubconnconnectors....................................................................................26
Batterychargerstatusandtroubleshooting......................................................................27
SPAREPARTS........................................................................28
MiniS34-180Sparepart..................................................................................................29
MiniS34-180PSSparepart............................................................................................29
MiniS31-180PSSparepart............................................................................................29
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MiniS34-40VSparepart.................................................................................................29
MiniS37-40VTiSparepart.............................................................................................29
MiniS34-40VPSSparepart...........................................................................................30
MiniS31-40VPSSparepart...........................................................................................30
MiniS34-SSparepart......................................................................................................30
TDR180sparepart...........................................................................................................30
TDR40Vsparepart..........................................................................................................30
TDR30Hsparepart..........................................................................................................30
Transducercablesparepart..............................................................................................31
BatterychargerSparepart...............................................................................................31
ON/OFFplugSparepart..................................................................................................31
PigtailcableSparepart....................................................................................................31
TTC30(TransponderTestandCongurationunit)Sparepart.......................................31
Testandcongurationcable(TTCtoMiniS)sparepart.................................................32
Testandcongurationcable(PCtoMiniS)Sparepart...................................................32
DRAWINGFILE......................................................................33
Commonforall180°transducersOutlinedimensions....................................................34
Commonforall40°transducersOutlinedimensions......................................................35
MiniS34-SOutlinedimensions.......................................................................................36
Externalsignalconnectorpinout.....................................................................................37
TDR180Outlinedimensions...........................................................................................38
TDR40VOutlinedimensions..........................................................................................39
TDR30HOutlinedimensions..........................................................................................40
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS................................................41
Performancespecications..............................................................................................42
Weightandoutlinedimensions........................................................................................46
Powerrequirements.........................................................................................................48
Environmentalrequirements............................................................................................48
BATTERYSAFETY...................................................................49
SECTION1:Identication..............................................................................................50
SECTION2:Hazardsidentication................................................................................50
SECTION3:Composition..............................................................................................51
SECTION4:Firstaidmeasures......................................................................................51
SECTION5:Fireghtingmeasures................................................................................52
SECTION6:Accidentalreleasemeasures......................................................................52
SECTION7:Handlingandstorage.................................................................................53
SECTION8:Exposurecontrolandpersonalprotection.................................................53
SECTION9:Physicalandchemicalproperties..............................................................54
SECTION10:Stabilityandreactivity.............................................................................54
SECTION11:Toxicologicalinformation.......................................................................54
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SECTION12:Ecologicalinformation............................................................................54
SECTION13:Disposalconsiderations...........................................................................55
SECTION14:Transportinformation..............................................................................55
SECTION15:Regulatoryinformation............................................................................56
SECTION16:Otherinformation....................................................................................56
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Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidethedescriptions,proceduresanddetailed
parameterexplanationsrequiredtoallowforsafeandefcientuseofthecNODEMiniS.
Targetaudience
ThismanualisintendedforallusersofthecNODEMiniS.
Onlineinformation
Allend-usermanualsprovidedforoperationandinstallationofyourcNODEMiniScan
bedownloadedfromourwebsite.
https://www.kongsberg.com/maritime
Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.
Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand
othercountries.
HiPAP®isaregisteredtrademarkofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandother
countries.
cNODE®isaregisteredtrademarkofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandother
countries.
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KongsbergcNODEMiniS
Topics
Systemdescription,page9
Namingdescription,page9
Systemunits,page10
Generalsupplyconditions,page11
Supportinformation,page12
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Systemdescription
cNODEMiniSisafamilyoftranspondersforunderwaterpositioninganddatalinks,
andoperateswithHiPAP ,HPRandcPAPtransceivers.
ThecNODEMiniStranspondersareidealfor
positioningROVs.Theyhaveresponderand
transponderfunctionality,SSBLandLBLpositioning,
andtelemetrycapabilities.
cNODEMiniSiscompatiblewithbothCymbal
protocolforpositioninganddatalinkandFSKchannelsandtelemetry.
Thetranspondersareratedupto7000metresdependingonthehousing.Theyhavean
internaltiltsensor±90°,anexternalon/offfunctionandapressurereliefvalveforsafety
purposes.Severalmodelsareavailablewithdedicatedpressuresensors.
cNODEMiniSispoweredfromaninternalrechargeableLi–Ionbattery,andcanbe
poweredfromROVs24Vduringoperation.Anon-deckbatterychargerisavailable.
Updatethecongurationandthesoftwareviaanexternalconnector.TTC30canbe
usedfortestandconguration.
Namingdescription
Thetranspondernameconsistsofthemodelname,themodelnumber,thetransducer
beamwidthandanyoptionsincluded.
Modelname
cNODEMiniS
Modelnumber
Firstdigit=Frequencyband
•3=30kHz
Seconddigit=Depthrating
•1=1000m
•4=4000m
•7=7000m
Optionaltranspondermodules
PS:Pressuresensor
S:Splitversionforremotetransducers
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TransducerBeamwidth
180=180°beamwidth
40V=40°verticalbeamwidth
Transponderidentication
Thetranspondershavelabelsthatidenties
•thetranspondername
•serialnumber
•defaultchannels
Systemunits
Transponders
Thetransponderisratedupto7000m,andthehousingisananodisedaluminiumor
titaniumtubewhichispolyurethanecoatedtoprotectagainstcorrosionandabrasion.
Thereareseveralmodelsavailablewithdifferentbeam
widths.Somemodelshaveapressuresensor.All
transpondershaveaninternaltiltsensor±90°and
arechargeableLi-Ionbattery.Thetranspondercan
bechargedfromanondeckbatterychargerorfroma
ROV’s24Vduringoperation.
Batterycharger
Chargingthebatteryhassomerisks,readtheprocedurerst.
Thebatterychargerchargestheinternaltransponder
batteryinapproximately1hour.TheLEDcharge
statusindicatorshowswhenchargingiscomplete.
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Remotetransducers
Youneedatransponderwithadedicatedendcapfortheremotetransducers.
Therearedifferentremotetransducersavailableformanyuses.
ThetransducercablehastwoSubconnconnectors;MCIL4Fand
MCIL4M.Thecableconnectstheremotetransducertothetransponder.
TTC30(TransponderTestandCongurationunit)
Thetranspondertestandcongurationunitisdesignedforondecktestingand
congurationofthetransponders.
TheTTCcantestallKongsbergTransponderhighfrequency
channels,CymbalandFSK.ItcanalsotesttelemetryTransponders
withinternalandexternalsensors.
Generalsupplyconditions
GeneralsupplyconditionsapplytothiscNODEMiniSdelivery.
Receipt,unpackingandstorage
Uponacceptingshipmentoftheequipment,theshipyardand/orthedealermustensure
thatthedeliveryiscompleteandinspecteachshippingcontainerforevidenceofphysical
damage.
Iftheinspectionrevealsanyindicationofcrushing,dropping,immersioninwateror
anyotherformofdamage,therecipientshouldrequestthatarepresentativefromthe
companyusedtotransporttheequipmentbepresentduringunpacking.
Allequipmentmustbeinspectedforphysicaldamage,i.e.brokencontrolsandindicators,
dents,scratchesetc.duringunpacking.Ifanydamagetotheequipmentisdiscovered,the
recipientmustnotifyboththetransportationcompanyandKongsbergMaritimesothat
KongsbergMaritimecanarrangeforreplacementorrepairofthedamagedequipment.
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Onceunpacked,theequipmentmustbestoredinacontrolledenvironmentwithan
atmospherefreeofcorrosiveagents,excessivehumidityortemperatureextremes.
Theequipmentmustbecoveredtoprotectitfromdustandotherformsofcontamination
whenstored.
Equipmentresponsibility
Unlessotherwisestatedinthecontract,theshipyarddoingtheinstallationand/or
equipmentdealerbecomesfullyresponsiblefortheequipmentuponreceipt.
Thedurationofresponsibilitycover:
•Theperiodoftimetheequipmentisstoredlocallybeforeinstallation
•Theentireinstallationprocess
•Commissioning
•Theperiodoftimebetweencommissioningandthenalacceptanceoftheequipment
bytheenduserorowner
Unlessotherarrangementshavebeenmadeinthecontract,theKongsbergcNODE
MiniSwarrantyperiod(asspeciedinthecontract)beginswhentheacceptance
documentshavebeensigned.
Supportinformation
ShouldyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourcNODEMiniSyoumustcontactaKongsberg
Maritimeofce.Alistofallourofcesisprovidedonourwebsite.Youcanalsocontact
ourmainsupportofceinNorway.
Manualsandtechnicalinformationcanbedownloadedfromoursupportwebsite.
CompanynameKongsbergMaritimeAS
AddressStrandpromenaden50,3183Horten,Norway
Telephone[phone]
Telephone24hsupport+4733032407
Telefax+4733047619
Websitehttps://www.kongsberg.com/maritime/
SupportwebsiteProductsupportAtoZ
E-mailaddress[email protected]
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Generalacoustic
considerations
Takethisinformationintoconsiderationwhendeployingthetransponders.
Acousticrange
Thedepthratingshouldnotbeconfusedwithacousticrange.Theacousticrangeis
dependentonmanyfactors,andsomeofthefactorsareoutsidecontroloftheuser.
Vesselsystem
Thedirectivityandcoverageareaforthevesselsystemisdifferent,dependingonwhich
systemyouareusing.Somesystemshavehighdirectivityandomnidirectionalcoverage,
whileothersystemshasreducedcoverageandlessdirectivity.Thetranspondershould
alwaysbewithinthecoverageconeofthevesselsystem.
Transducertype
Therearedifferenttypesoftransducersusedonthetransponders.Anomnidirectional
transducer,suchasTD180,coversalargearea,buthaslessacousticpowercomparedto
afocusedtransducer,suchasTD30V .Afocusedsignalgiveslessfootprint/coverage.
Thevesselshouldalwaysbewithinthesignalfootprintofthetransponder.
TXPower
Theabilitytodetectsignalsdependsonthesignalstrength.Thetransmissionpowercan
beadjusted,bothforthevesselsystemandforthetransponder.
Acousticnoise
Acousticnoiseispresentatallvessels.Atgivenconditions,thenoiselevelcanbe
excessive.Acousticnoiseiscausedbymainpropellersandthrusters,andinsome
instancesalsofrommachinery/pumpsonboard.Heavypropeller/thrusteruseoralso
wavescanalsogenerateairbubbles,whichcangetinfrontofthevesseltransducerand
blocktheacousticsignal.
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Soundvelocityandraybending
Changesinsoundvelocitythroughthewatercolumncausedbychangesinthewater
temperatureand/orsalinitycanbendtheacousticsignalandmakeitimpossibletoreach
thevessel.
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Gettingstarted
Topics
Chargingthebattery(on-deck),page16
TurningonthecNODEMiniS,page17
Connectingthetranspondertoexternalpowerandrespondersignals,page18
Changingbetweenresponderandtranspondermode,page19
TurningontheTTC,page19
Acoustictest,page19
Conguringthetransponder,page20
Pre-deploymentchecks,page21
Deployment,page21
Recoveringthetransponder,page22
Cymbalprotocol,page22
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Chargingthebattery(on-deck)
Chargingthebatteryisconnectedwithsomerisk,pleasereadtheinformationandfollow
thechargeprocedurecarefully
Context
Thebatterymustbefullychargedbeforelongtermstorageanditisrecommended
torechargethebatteryevery6monthstomakesurethebatterydoesnotdischarge
completelyovertime.Acompletelydischargedbatterywillnotcharge,asalllithium
ionbatteries.
Requiredbatterystatefortransportationis30%orlessremainingcapacitytocomply
withregulations.
Caution
EqualizethetemperatureofthecNODEMiniStobetween10°Cand40°Cbefore
chargingit.
Foron-deckcharging,usethecNODEbatterychargeronly.
Neverchargethebatteryunattended.
Procedure
1SwitchoffthecNODEtransponder.
2Lettheunitwarmuporcooldowntoanambienttemperatureof10°Cto40°C
beforecharging.
3ConnectthecNODEbatterychargerplug(B)totheconnectoronthecNODEMiniS
markedCHARGE(C).
4ConnectthecNODEbatterycharger(A)tomains(110or220V AC).
5Removethepowercordaftercharging,beforeremovingtheconnectorfromthe
cNODEMiniS.
Result
TheLEDindicatoronthechargerashesgreenwhencharging.Itnormallytakesabout
30secondsbeforethechargingstartsandtheLEDindicatorstartsashinggreenafter
connectingthecNODEbatterychargertothemains.Thebatterywillbechargedwithin
1hour.TheLEDindicatorwillstaygreenwhenfullycharged.
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Thetransponderisthenreadyforuse.
TurningonthecNODEMiniS
Thetransponderisdesignedforoperationinwateronly.Thetranspondermaybe
operatedinairfortestpurposesoverashortperiodoftime.
Prerequisites
Thetranspondermustbechargedbeforeuse.
Procedure
1GreasetheconnectorwithMolykote44Mediumorequivalentgrease.
2Connecttheon/offplugtotheendcapconnector.
3Tightenthelockingsleevetotheendcapconnector.
Result
Abuzzcanbeheardwithin25secondsasaconrmationthatthetransponderisactivated.
Furtherrequirements
ItisrecommendedtotestthetransponderwiththeTestandCongurationunit(TTC)to
makesurethetransponderisworkingproperlybeforeoperation.
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Connectingthetranspondertoexternal
powerandrespondersignals
Thetranspondercanalsobeusedasaresponderunit.
Prerequisites
Thetranspondermustbechargedbeforeuse.Thisisthepincongurationforamale
connector,asseentowardstheconnector(faceview).
1RS-232TxConguration
2Ground
3RS-232RxConguration
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
makesurethetransponderisworkingproperlybeforeoperation.
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