Marport PRO SPEED User manual

Contents
Legal 4
History 4
Copyright 4
Disclaimer 4
Introduction and
Presentation 5
Introduction 6
Applications 7
Safety Guidelines 8
Description 8
System Compatibility 8
Firmware and Features 9
Technical Specifications 10
Main Parts 12
Sensor Configuration 14
Connecting the Sensor to Mosa2 15
Battery Information 18
Diagnostic Information 19
Uploading the Sensor Firmware 20
Configuring the Trawl Node 23
Configuring the Uplink Frequency and
Power 24
Configuring the Echo Sounder 25
About the Automatic Range Mode 27
Calibrating the Sensor for Target Strength
Value 29
Calibrating the Speed 34
Checking Speed Measures with EM Log
Tester 36
Applying Osets to Measurements 38
Testing Measures 40
SD Card Recording 41
Saving a Configuration on Mosa2 43
Exporting Sensor Configuration 46
Importing a Sensor Configuration 46
System Configuration and
Display 48
Adding the Sensors to the Receiver 49
Adding the Sensors to the Receiver 49
Configuring the Sensor Settings 50
Configuring Data Display in Scala2 51
Outputting Scala2 Symmetry Data to Scantrol
55
Replaying Data from A2S Files 58
Installation 60

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Installing the Sensor on the Trawl 61
Maintenance and
Troubleshooting 64
Identifying and Deactivating Sensor Alarms
65
Checking Noise Interference 65
Charging the Sensor with the Dock 69
Cleaning the Sensor 70
Maintenance Checklist 71
Troubleshooting 72
Mosa2 does not open due to error message 72
Sensor does not connect correctly with Mosa2
when using the Configuration Cable 73
The echogram has a lot of interference 74
Speed data is wrong 76
Support Contact 77
Appendix 78
Frequency Plan 78
Examples of Installations for a Target
Strength Calibration 83
Examples of Installations for a Speed
Calibration 87
Index a

Legal
History
V1 12/30/22 First release
Copyright
© 2022 Marport. All Rights reserved.
No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any
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written permission from Marport. “Marport”, the Marport logo and Soware Defined Sonar are
registered trademarks of Marport. All other brands, products and company names mentioned
are the trademark and property of its respective owners only. Marport is a division of Airmar
Technology Corporation.
Disclaimer
Marport endeavors to ensure that all information in this document is correct and fairly stated, but
does not accept liability for any errors or omissions.
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Introduction and Presentation
Get a basic knowledge of the sensor.
Introduction
Marport's Speed Navigator is a high-definition net sounder, designed to operate on the
trawl headline and tunnel.
It measures the speed of the water flow in two axis: the flow along the direction of the
trawl and across it. This way, you can monitor if the trawl is moving at the right speed
and with the right geometry. It measures along speed up to 6 knots and cross currents
speed up to 3 knots. It also track pitch, roll, depth and temperature data.
The high-definition echogram images allows you to see fish passing through the trawl
and have an overview of the trawl opening.
In order to eiciently follow the trawl descent, echogram ranges are configurable from
5 to 160 meters. Moreover, the sensor includes an automatic range mode: the sensor
can automatically switch to lower ranges of 20, 10 and 5 meters to get sharper pictures,
proving to be particularly useful when fishing close to the bottom.
Optionally, the sensor can also measure the temperature, depth, pitch and roll.
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Applications
Examples of data received and displayed in Scala2 application.
Below is an example of data received from the sensor. The autorange mode is activated,
so the sounding range changes to 20, then 10 meters as the sea bottom gets closer. See
About the Automatic Range Mode (on page 27) for more details about this mode.
1. Maximum range (80 m) / 2. Switch to a 20-meter range / 3. Switch to a 10-meter range
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Example of higher quality echogram images when the range reduces automatically,
here to 10 meters.
Safety Guidelines
Important: To ensure proper and safe use of this equipment, carefully read
and follow the instructions in this manual.
Description
System Compatibility
The Speed Navigator is compatible with the following versions of Marport's soware
and equipment.
Mosa2 02.11.10 or later
Scala2 02.10.03 or later
Mx receiver firmware 08.05.03 or later
Dock 01.01.01 or later
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Firmware and Features
This section describes the firmware and features that must be configured on MASP to
set up the sensor.
To be operational, the sensor needs to be configured with two files:
•a firmware file (*.A2F): it is the firmware of the sensor,
•an application file (*.A2A): it defines the sensor features and options.
These files are generated via MASP.
See Uploading the Sensor Firmware (on page 20) for guidance on how to complete
the following items and download the firmware and application files.
Firmware
The latest version of the firmware is available for download on MASP.
Compatibility: F450-02.02.02 and aer
Features and Options
The features and options are configurable according to the type of hardware and
customer's choices.
Features •Product name: Manually entered.
•Application: Speed Navigator or Speed
Navigator Reversed
•Body: Tets
•Battery capacity (not configurable): 2-
pack
Sounding Options (non-editable) •Up
•Down
Misc. options •SD Card Log: records a log of the sen
sor activity. This option is useful for trou
bleshooting support.
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Measures •Battery (always activated)
•Across Speed (always activated)
•Along Speed (always activated)
•Pressure (depth)
•Temperature
•Pitch
•Roll
Technical Specifications
Uplink frequency 30 to 60 kHz
Range to vessel up to 2500 m*
Data update rate •5-meter range: Echogram @0.16 s - temperature, depth, pitch, roll,
battery level, along speed, across speed @8.07 s
•10-meter range: Echogram @0.31 s - temperature, depth, pitch,
roll, battery level, along speed, across speed @8.82 s
•20-meter range: Echogram @0.63 s - temperature, depth, pitch,
roll, battery level, along speed, across speed @8.79 s
•40-meter range: Echogram @0.84 s - temperature, depth, pitch,
roll, battery level, along speed, across speed @5.84 s
•80-meter range: Echogram @0.89 s - temperature, depth, pitch,
roll, battery level, along speed, across speed @6.22 s
•160-meter range: Echogram @0.99 s - temperature, depth, pitch,
roll, battery level, along speed, across speed @6.99 s
Depth range up to 1800 m
Depth resolution 0.1 m with 0.1% full scale accuracy
Echogram range 5 (auto) / 10 (auto) / 20 (auto) / 40 / 80 / 160 meters
Pitch and roll range -180° to +180°
Pitch & roll accuracy +/- 1°
Temp measurement range -5° C to +25° C
Temp accuracy ±0.1° C
Across speed range Up to ± 3 knots
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