Marport M3 System User manual

M3 System
Service Manual

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Contents
Legal...................................................................................... 5
History.......................................................................................................................................................5
Copyright.................................................................................................................................................. 5
Disclaimer................................................................................................................................................ 5
Introduction and Presentation............................................... 6
Introduction............................................................................................................................................6
Safety Guidelines...................................................................................................................................7
Description...............................................................................................................................................8
M3 System Overall Architecture.........................................................................................8
Equipment List..........................................................................................................................9
Technical Specifications.......................................................................................................10
Installation Steps................................................................................................................................. 11
Computer Configuration....................................................... 12
Configuring Mac Mini Settings......................................................................................................12
Setting Up the Mac................................................................................................................ 12
Disabling Automatic Updates.............................................................................................12
Disabling Sleeping Mode......................................................................................................13
Changing Security & Privacy Settings............................................................................ 13
Changing Desktop Wallpaper and Screen Saver......................................................... 14
Adding a Virtual Keyboard..................................................................................................16
Disabling Automatic Search of Bluetooth Keyboard................................................. 17
Installing Software Applications...................................................................................................18
Downloading Software Applications............................................................................... 18
Installing VMware Fusion................................................................................................... 19
Installing Mozilla Firefox.................................................................................................... 21
Installing Java..........................................................................................................................22
Installing Scala and Scala Replay.................................................................................... 22
Installing Mosa........................................................................................................................23
Installing Marport Tools.....................................................................................................24
Installing TeamViewer......................................................................................................... 24
Automatically Opening Scala and VMware Fusion at Start Up.............................24
Installing M3-Processor Virtual Machine................................................................................ 26
Sharing System Information......................................................................................................... 26
Cloning Disks........................................................................................................................................27
Installation...........................................................................28
Installing the System........................................................................................................................28
M3 Receiver Cabling..........................................................................................................................29
Mac Mini Cabling............................................................................................................................... 30
Installing a New Ethernet Cable................................................................................................... 31
Configuring Networks........................................................................................................................31
Configuring Computer Network........................................................................................31
Configuring Virtual Machine Network........................................................................... 33
Installing Hydrophones....................................................................................................................38

Types of Marport Hydrophones....................................................................................... 38
Hydrophone Cablings........................................................................................................... 39
Passive Hydrophone..................................................................................................39
Passive Hydrophone + Wideband Preamplifier..............................................39
Active Hydrophone....................................................................................................43
Active Wideband Hydrophone.............................................................................. 44
Scanmar Hydrophone...............................................................................................48
Simrad PI Hydrophone............................................................................................49
Furuno Passive Hydrophone................................................................................. 50
Understanding Receiver LEDs........................................................................................................51
Installing ShipModul MiniPlex Multiplexer (Optional).......................................................52
Installing MPX-Config3.......................................................................................................52
NMEA Multiplexer Cabling.................................................................................................53
Detecting the Multiplexer...................................................................................................55
Wired Ethernet Network......................................................................................... 55
WiFi Connection / No Wired Ethernet Network.............................................57
Multiplexer with Defined IP address................................................................. 59
Multiplexer Not Detected........................................................................................61
Configuring Inputs................................................................................................................ 62
Configuring Scala...................................................................................................................64
Servicing and Maintenance..................................................66
Interference Check.............................................................................................................................66
Spectrum Analyzer Display................................................................................................66
Checking Noise Interference............................................................................................. 66
Updating the Processor and Receiver........................................................................................ 68
Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................. 70
Hydrophone Modules on Receiver Page Are Disconnected....................................70
Error Message on Receiver Page......................................................................................73
Receiver Page is Empty....................................................................................................... 74
Hydrophones Have Bad Sreaming Status..................................................................... 75
VMware Fusion Pop-Up Message....................................................................................77
No Internet Access.................................................................................................................77
Giving Remote Access to the Computer....................................................................................78
Recording Audio Files.......................................................................................................................78
Support Contact.................................................................................................................................. 79
Appendix.............................................................................. 80
Appendix A: Frequency Plan..........................................................................................................80
Appendix B: Technical Drawings................................................................................................. 82
Index.................................................................................................... 87

M3 System | V2 | Legal
Legal
History
V1 05/10/17 First release
V2 07/12/17
New topics:
• Additional hydrophone cabling procedures:
Simrad PI Hydrophone on page 49 and Furuno
Passive Hydrophone on page 50
Improved topics:
•Installing ShipModul MiniPlex Multiplexer
(Optional) on page 52: now includes cabling
and detection procedures for different network
setups.
•Active Wideband Hydrophone on page 44:
now includes configurations for second
generation of pre-amplifiers.
Corrected topics:
•Passive Hydrophone + Wideband Preamplifier on
page 39: configuration 3 was missing a strap
to set a low gain.
V3
Copyright
© 2016-2017 Marport. All Rights reserved.
No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted
in any form by any means; electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without
the express written permission from Marport. “Marport ”, the Marport logo and Software
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 endeavour 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
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contents.
Introduction
Among Marport’s receivers, the M3 is specifically designed for smaller vessels.
Marport M3 is designed as a highly sophisticated multi-function acoustic receiver.
Although it is the most compact receiver from Marport, it uses leading edge digital signal
processing that we have combined with the smartest software available. The aim is to
make possible multi-channel operation without any compromise between transmission
range and signal detection.
The M3 works with an Apple Mac Mini computer, that processes the data from the
sensors and displays them on your screen.
The M3 has a full range of capabilities:
• You can listen to 3 hydrophones simultaneously. Only data coming from the
hydrophone delivering the best signal are interpreted. As a result, you do not need an
hydrophone selection switch, as often used in older types of receivers.
• You can have a simultaneous reception from up to 12 data (depth, pitch, roll...) from
standard sensors (e.g. door spread, catch).
• You can combine standard sensors with 1 high-defintion reception sensor (e.g. HDTE
or NBTE sensor such as trawl explorer, catch explorer).
• You can configure your sensors to have a net monitoring configuration that suits your
type of trawl’s gear.
• There are 1 NMEA and 2 NTC entries to receive hydrophones' temperature data.
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Safety Guidelines
Important: To ensure proper and safe use of this equipment, carefully read and
follow the instructions in this manual.
Product installation and use
Install and use this product in accordance with this user manual. Incorrect use of the
product may cause damage to the components or void the warranty.
Only qualified Marport dealers can do installation and maintenance interventions.
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Description
M3 System Overall Architecture
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Equipment List
Below are the hardware and software required to install a M3 system. Box 1 and 2 contain
the minimum hardware needed to install the system.
Box 1: Receiver (M3REC)
• 1 M3 receiver
• 2 Mx hydrophone junction boxes
• 1 Ethernet connector kit
• 1 M3 hardware kit (mounting screws and ground strap)
• 1 Ethernet cable
Box 2: Computer (PC-0-03)
• 1 Mac mini i5 computer (2.6 GHz)
• 1 wireless trackball mouse
• 1 Mac mini power cord
• 2 Thunderbolt to HDMI/VGA/DVI adapters
• 1 USB Ethernet adapter
• 1 USB serial adapter
• 1 Ethernet cable for PoE adapter
• 1 Mac mini mount
• 1 hardware kit (mounting screws for Mac mini mount)
• 1 Scala software dongle
Optional equipment (not included)
• 1 to 2 monitors
• 1 additional hydrophone junction box, for a third hydrophone.
• 1 test hydrophone that you can keep on board and connect to the receiver to do
functional tests.
• 1 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to prevent problems if the mains power fails
(recommended). Size: 500VA.
• 1 NMEA multiplexer to receive NMEA data and display them in Scala: ShipModul
MiniPlex-3E-N2K if using NMEA2000 and NMEA0183 or Miniplex-3E if using only
NMEA0183.
• 1 Ethernet switch, if you are connected to the internet and to an NMEA multiplexer.
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Software
Software Application Name Definition
Marport validated MacOS Operating system on computer
VMware Fusion Virtual machine software, necessary to run processor
virtual machine.
Scala Marport software application collecting, processing,
storing and displaying data received from sensors,
sounders and other connected devices.
Scala Replay Marport software application replaying data recorded in
Scala.
Mosa Marport software application used to configure sensors.
Marport Tools Marport software application used to manage the
receiver firmware.
Mozilla Firefox (from version
22 to 51)
Web browser
Java (version 7 or lower) To correctly display system web page.
Filezilla File management tool.
TeamViewer To give remote access of your computer to support
service
MPX-Config3 To configure the MiniPlex multiplexer (for NMEA data).
Technical Specifications
Frequency range 30-60 kHz
Active bandwidth 24 kHz
Number of Rx/Tx channels 3
Hydrophones 3
Bearing to sensor measurement Yes
Distance to sensor measurement Yes
Number of simultaneous data reception 12
Number of high resolution sounders
(NBTE, HDTE)
1
Temperature input 2 NTC + 1 NMEA
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