Simrad FX80 User manual

Installation Manual
Simrad FX80
Catch monitoring system with live video feed
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SimradFX80
Catchmonitoringsystem
InstallationManual
Thismanualprovidesyouwiththebasicinformationrequiredto
installtheSimradFX80Catchmonitoringsystem.Theinformationis
intendedforpersonnelwithbasicmechanicalskills.
Forinformationaboutthepracticaluseoftheproduct,refertothe
SimradFX80Referencemanual.

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Documentinformation
•Product:SimradFX80
•Document:InstallationManual
•Documentpartnumber:977-00017011
•Revision:1.0
•Dateofissue:31January2019
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KongsbergMaritimeAS.
Warning
Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichitwas
designed.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.
Youmustbefamiliarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperate
orworkontheequipment.
KongsbergMaritimedisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproperinstallation,
useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
Disclaimer
KongsbergMaritimeASendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentiscorrectandfairly
stated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.
Supportinformation
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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..............................................................7
SIMRADFX80..........................................................................9
Important..........................................................................................................................10
Systemdescription...........................................................................................................11
Keyfeatures.....................................................................................................................12
Systemdiagram................................................................................................................13
Systemunits.....................................................................................................................15
ProcessorUnit........................................................................................................15
BridgeControlUnit................................................................................................16
TrawlUnit..............................................................................................................17
CameraUnit...........................................................................................................17
Scopeofsupply................................................................................................................18
Basicitemsprovidedwithastandarddelivery.......................................................19
Additionalrequireditems.......................................................................................20
Additionaloptionalitems.......................................................................................21
Networksecurity..............................................................................................................24
Generalsafetyrules..........................................................................................................25
Installationrequirements..................................................................................................26
Supplypowerrequirements....................................................................................26
UninterruptiblePowerSupply(UPS)requirements...............................................26
Cablesandwiringrequirements.............................................................................27
Compassdeviationrequirements............................................................................27
Supportinformation.........................................................................................................28
PREPARATIONS.....................................................................30
Installationsummary........................................................................................................31
ToolsandequipmentrequiredforFX80installation.......................................................32
INSTALLINGTHEDISPLAY....................................................33
INSTALLINGACOMMERCIALCOMPUTER...............................35
INSTALLINGTHEBRIDGECONTROLUNIT.............................37
INSTALLINGTHETRAWLUNIT..............................................39
INSTALLINGTHECAMERAUNIT............................................42
CABLELAYOUTANDINTERCONNECTIONS.............................45
Readthisrst...................................................................................................................46
Cableplans.......................................................................................................................47
Topsidecableplan..................................................................................................47
TrawlandCameraUnitcableplan.........................................................................48
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ListofFX80cables..........................................................................................................49
InstallingtheFX80cables...............................................................................................51
ConnectingtheBridgeControlUnitcables...........................................................52
Preparingthefourth-wirecable..............................................................................54
ConnectingtheCameraUnitcables.......................................................................55
Connectingthepigtailcabletothethird-wiretrawlcable.....................................56
ConnectingtheCommunicationHubcables..........................................................62
Cabledrawingsandspecications...................................................................................64
Ethernetcable.........................................................................................................65
Fourth-wirecable-SubConnOM10MCommunicationHubconnector...............66
Fourth-wirecable-MacArtneyUK4247..............................................................66
Fourth-wirecable-MacArtneyType4588............................................................67
Basiccablerequirements.................................................................................................68
Third-wiredeckcableselectionguidelines............................................................69
Third-wiredeckcablelayoutandspacingrecommendations................................69
Cabletrays..............................................................................................................70
Groundingofsystemcables...................................................................................71
Third-wiredeckcableinstallationguidelines........................................................72
SETTINGTOWORK................................................................73
Settingtoworksummary.................................................................................................74
VerifyingthattheFX80isreadyforoperationaluse.......................................................75
Verifyingthatoperationalpoweriscorrect............................................................76
VerifyingthatallFX80cablesareproperlyconnected..........................................76
ConguringtheFX80fornormaloperation....................................................................78
InstallingtheFX80operationalsoftware...............................................................79
SettinguptheEthernetcommunication.................................................................80
TurningontheentireFX80systemforthersttime.......................................................81
TestingtheFX80operationalfunctionality.....................................................................85
Verifyingthatthelivevideofeedisoperational.....................................................86
Verifyingthatthelampisoperational....................................................................86
Recordingvideosequences....................................................................................87
Verifyingthecommunicationwithanavigationsystem(GPS).............................88
TurningofftheFX80.......................................................................................................90
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS................................................91
Introductiontotechnicalspecications...........................................................................92
Performancespecications..............................................................................................92
Weightandoutlinedimensions........................................................................................93
Powerrequirements.........................................................................................................94
Environmentalrequirements............................................................................................94
Minimumthird-wireinfrastructurerequirements............................................................95
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Compasssafedistance.....................................................................................................96
Minimumcomputerrequirements....................................................................................97
Minimumdisplayrequirements.......................................................................................97
DRAWINGFILE......................................................................99
Aboutthedrawingsinthedrawingle............................................................................99
BridgeControlUnitoutlinedimensions........................................................................100
CameraUnitoutlinedimensions....................................................................................102
DATAGRAMFORMATS..........................................................103
AboutNMEAandstandarddatagramformats..............................................................104
NMEA..................................................................................................................104
AbouttheNMEAdatagramformats....................................................................104
NMEAsentencestructure....................................................................................105
StandardNMEA0183communicationparameters..............................................106
NMEAdatagramformats...............................................................................................107
NMEADBTdatagram.........................................................................................108
NMEADPTdatagram..........................................................................................108
NMEAGGAdatagram.........................................................................................109
NMEAGGKdatagram.........................................................................................110
NMEAGLLdatagram..........................................................................................110
NMEAHDGdatagram.........................................................................................111
NMEAHDMdatagram........................................................................................112
NMEAHDTdatagram.........................................................................................112
NMEAMTWdatagram........................................................................................112
NMEARMAdatagram........................................................................................113
NMEARMCdatagram........................................................................................114
NMEAVHWdatagram........................................................................................115
NMEAVTGdatagram.........................................................................................115
NMEAZDAdatagram.........................................................................................116
Proprietarydatagramformats........................................................................................117
SimradPSIMP-D1datagramformat....................................................................118
SimradPSIMP-Ddatagramformat......................................................................119
SimradSounder/TSS1datagram..........................................................................121
EQUIPMENTHANDLING.......................................................124
TransportingKongsbergMaritimeequipment...............................................................125
Liftingunitsandtransportationboxes...........................................................................126
Inspectionofunitsandtransportationboxesafterarrival..............................................127
Specicationsforstoragepriortoinstallationoruse.....................................................128
Unpackingstandardpartsandunits...............................................................................129
Disposalofoldproducts................................................................................................130
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Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthismanualistopresentthedescriptionsanddrawingsrequiredtoinstall
theSimradFX80Catchmonitoringsystem.
Note
ThismanualdoesnotprovideanyinformationrelatedtotheoperationoftheSimrad
DFS75Trawlsonar.Forsuchinformation,refertotherelevantDFS75end-user
documentation.
Targetaudience
Themanualisintendedfortechnicalpersonnel.Itisassumedthatyouunderstandthe
generalprinciplesofmaritimeelectronicequipment.Youmustalsobefamiliarwith
computerhardware,interfacetechnologyandinstallationofelectronicandmechanical
products.
Installationinstructions
Youmustfollowtheinstructionsinthismanualtoensureoptimalperformance.
Guidelinesrelatedtothethird-wireinstallationareprovidedtohelpyouminimize
electricalnoiseinterferenceandmaintainastabletelemetrylinkfortheFX80Catch
monitoringsystem.
Systemcomponentsprovidedlocallybythecustomer,installationshipyardorlocal
representativearenotdescribed.
Note
Youmustfollowtheinstructionsgiveninthismanual.Ifnotitmayaffectthewarranty.
KongsbergMaritimeASwillacceptnoresponsibilityforanydamageorinjurytothe
system,vesselorpersonnelcausedbyequipmentthathasbeenincorrectlyinstalledor
maintained,orbydrawings,instructionsorproceduresthathavenotbeenprepared
byus.
Installationdrawings
TheoutlinedimensionsoftheFX80unitsarefoundintheDrawinglechapterinthis
manual.
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Thedrawingscanalsobedownloadedfromourwebsite.
•https://www.simrad.com/fx80
Licenseinformation
TheFX80isnotalicensedproduct.
Softwareversion
ThisFX80InstallationManualcomplieswithFX80softwareversion2.3.1.
Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.
Simrad®,SIMRAD®andtheSimrad®logoareeitherregisteredtrademarks,or
trademarksofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandothercountries.
Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand
othercountries.
Wewantyourfeedback
WewanttoimproveFX80continuously.Wealsowantourend-userdocumentationtobe
comprehensiveandrelevant.Youcanhelp.Pleaseprovidecomments,suggestionsor
constructivecriticismtoanyofoursupportofces.
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SimradFX80
Topics
Important,page10
Systemdescription,page11
Keyfeatures,page12
Systemdiagram,page13
Systemunits,page15
Scopeofsupply,page18
Networksecurity,page24
Generalsafetyrules,page25
Installationrequirements,page26
Supportinformation,page28
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Important
TheFX80isanadvancedproduct.Aswithmostotheradvancedinstruments,thereis
importantinformationthatyouneedtoknow.
WhentheFX80isnotused
Whenyouarenotshing,andtheFX80unitsareonboard,switchofftheentiresystem.
Ifsomethingbreaksdown
Ifyoubelievethatsomethinghasbrokendown,contactyourlocaldealer.Alistofall
ourdealersisprovidedonourwebsite.
•https://www.simrad.com
Ifyouareunabletocontactadealer,observethesupportinformationinthispublication.
WhenyouwanttoturnofftheFX80
YoumustNEVERturnofftheFX80bymeansoftheon/offswitchontheProcessorUnit.
YoumustalwaysexittheFX80applicationbyclickingtheExiticonontheTitleBar.
Note
IfyouturnofftheFX80bymeansoftheon/offswitchontheProcessorUnityoumay
damagethesoftwareandtheinterfacesettingsusedtocommunicatewithexternal
devices.
RulesforSonarHeadhandling
ASonarHeadmustalwaysbehandledasadelicateinstrument.Incorrectactionsmay
damagetheSonarHeadbeyondrepair.ObservetheseSonarHeadhandlingrules:
•DonotactivatetheSonarHeadwhenitisoutofthewater.
•DonothandletheSonarHeadroughlyandavoidimpacts.
•DonotexposetheSonarHeadtodirectsunlightorexcessiveheat.
•Donotusehigh-pressurewater,sandblasting,metaltoolsorstrongsolventstoclean
theSonarHeadface.
•DonotdamagetheouterprotectiveskinoftheSonarHeadface.
•DonotlifttheSonarHeadbythecable.
•DonotstepontheSonarHeadcable.
•DonotdamagetheSonarHeadcable,andavoidexposuretosharpobjects.
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Systemdescription
TheSimradFX80isaninnovativeandadvancedcatchmonitoringsystemthatallows
youtomonitortheshactivityinsideyourshinggearusingalivevideostream.The
FX80isusedwiththeSimradDFS75high-resolutiontrawlsonar.
Areal-timevideofeedfromthetrawlhaslongbeendesiredbyshermenandresearchers
alike,butcablingandslipringshavebeenanissue.Oneoftheprimarydesigncriteria
oftheSimradFX80systemwastomakeitworkonexistingthird-wirecables.We
haveachievedthisgoalbyusingexistingcopper-corecoaxcablestoeasethecostand
reduceinstallationtime.
Real-timevideocanbeusedtoaddressby-catchandby-catchavoidanceissues.Trawl
behaviourcanbeviewedinrealtimewiththeFX80system.Fishbehaviourcanalso
beobservedinrealtime,takingspeculationandguessworkoutoftheequation.This
innovationhasthepotentialtoincreasetheefciencyofanytrawlingoperationand
willstimulatethecreativityofshermen,trawlandgearmanufacturers,andofcourse,
Simrad.
TheSimradDFS75TrawlsonarisintegratedintotheSimradFX80systemtoestablishan
efcientandaccuratemonitoringsystemforyourgearandyourcatch.Thecombination
ofthehigh-resolutionimagesfromthetrawlsonarandthelivevideofeedprovides
youwithanunparalleledopportunitytoidentifyandanalyzebothtrawlmovements
andshbehaviour.
TheSimradFX80systemisbasedonawell-provenhigh-resolutionunderwatercamera
fromKongsbergMaritime.Accompaniedbyahigh-densityLEDlamp(duetothe
lackofambientlight),thecameraisusuallyplacedundertheheadropeorinthecod
end,pointingatthedesiredangle.ThecamerasendsitsinformationtotheFX80
CommunicationHubinstalledinsidetheFX80DeploymentUnit,whichisusually
locatedneartheheadrope.ThecommunicationbetweenthehubandFX80Bridge
ControlUnitismadebyastandardthird-wirecable.
TheentireSimradFX80system-withlivevideoandhigh-resolutionsonar-iscontrolled
fromastandardProcessorUnitprovidedbySimrad.Itissmall,yetpowerful,and
containsnomovingparts.Thesystemdesignallowsyoutousetwodisplays.Many
userspreferthisconguration,asitallowsthemtouseonedisplayforthetrawlsonar
presentations,andanotherforthelivevideofeed.
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Keyfeatures
Byinnovativeuseofhigh-resolutionreal-timevideo,theSimradFX80offersunique
featurestomakeyourtrawleroperationsmoreefcient.
•Revolutionizesyourabilitytoidentify,analyzeandcatch
•Livevideofeedfrominsidethetrawl
•Videorecording,editing,exportandplayback
•High-resolutioncoloursonarandecho-sounderimages
•Usesstandardthird-wirecable
•Smallandlightweightsystemofferseasyinstallation
•Easyoperationusingfamiliargraphicinterfaces
•Systemincludeshigh-resolutionSimradDFS75Trawlsonar
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Systemdiagram
ThesystemdiagramidentiesthemaincomponentsofabasicFX80system.Only
themainconnectionsbetweentheunitsareshown.Detailedinterfacecapabilitiesand
powercablesarenotshown.
Thesystemcomprisesthefollowingunitsandmainparts:
AColourdisplay(s)
BProcessorUnit(computer)
CBridgeControlUnit
DCommercialthird-wirecableonawinch(notsuppliedbySimrad)
ETrawlUnit(includesCommunicationHubandtheSonarHeadfortheDFS75
TrawlSonar)
FFourth-wirecablebetweentheTrawlUnitandtheCameraUnit(awinchis
recommendedforcableslongerthanapproximately60meters)
GCameraUnitwithcameraandLEDlamp(includingY-splitcable)
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Note
ThesystemrequiresonlyoneCameraUnit,butseveralmodelsareavailable.Two
differentmodelsoftheFX80CameraUnitareshownhereforillustrativepurposes.
TheFX80CameraUnit(containingthecameraandLEDlamp)canberemotelymounted
onthetrawlupto600metersfromtheheadrope.Inthesecasesthereisaneedfor
afourth-wirewinchtohandlethiscable.Thiswinchneedstobeinstalledondeckin
apracticallocationasthe(upto)600metersofcablewillbespooledentirelyoffand
thenbackonwitheachtow.Inapplicationswherethecameraislocatedonakiteorat
theheadrope,thereisnoneedforthiscableandwinch.Thisfourthwireissuppliedby
Simrad.Therequiredlengthcanbedecidedatthetimeofpurchase,orlengthscanbe
addedatalatertime.Thesystemitselfisnotsetforanyparticularlength.
Thenumberofdisplaysmustbechosentotthepreferencesofthecrew.Manyusers
preferseparatedisplaysforthetrawlsonarandthelivevideofeed.
Note
DisplaysarenotincludedinthestandarddeliveryfromSimrad.Thesearecommercial
itemsthatcanbepurchasedlocally.Thewinchsystemonthetrawldeckandthe
third-wirecablemustalsobeprovidedbyathird-partymanufacturer .
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Systemunits
Topics
ProcessorUnit,page15
BridgeControlUnit,page16
TrawlUnit,page17
CameraUnit,page17
ProcessorUnit
Inthispublication,thecomputerisreferredtoastheProcessorUnit.TheProcessor
UnitisthecomputerthatcontrolstheFX80system.ItisavitalpartoftheFX80Catch
monitoringsystem.TheProcessorUnitcontainstheoperationalsoftware,andoffers
theuserinterfacethatallowsyoutocontroltheFX80.Furthermore,itoffersanumber
ofserialandEthernetlinesforcommunicationwithexternaldevices.TheProcessor
Unitisnormallymountedonthebridge.
AlthoughacomputercanbeorderedfromKongsberg
MaritimeasapartoftheFX80delivery,itisalso
possibletopurchaseonelocally.Ifyoupurchasea
computerlocally,makesurethatthechosenmodel
meetsthefunctionalandtechnicalrequirements.The
computermustmeettheoperatingsystemrequirementsprovidedbyMicrosoft®.The
computermustalsoprovidethenecessaryinterfacefacilitiesthatyourFX80needsto
communicatewithperipheralsystems.Thecomputermustbedesignedforruggeduse,
andtheconstructionmustbeabletowithstandthevibrationsandmovementsofavessel.
TheoperatingsystemmustbeMicrosoft®64-bitWindows10.
AhighqualityEthernetadapterisrequired.IfyouwishtoconnecttheProcessorUnitto
theship’snetwork,youwillneedtwoEthernetadapters.
AsuitablecomputermaybeprovidedwiththeFX80.Consultyourlocaldealeroragent
formoreinformation.
TheProcessorUnitisdesignedforruggedmaritimeuse.Ithasbeencustomizedby
KongsbergMaritime.Thecomputerisbasedonacommercialdesign,butthesoftware
andhardwarehavebeenspeciedbyKongsbergMaritimetosuittheFX80requirements.
Itissetupwithallnecessarysoftware.
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Note
TheoperatingsystemhasbeenmodiedtomakethecomputerworkwiththeFX80.
ThesemodicationsincluderemovalofallsafetyfeaturesprovidedbyMicrosoft®.The
built-inrewallandallvirusprotectionfeatureshavebeenremoved.Anyattempttouse
thecomputerforanyotherpurposesthanFX80operation,suchasgames,desktop
applicationsandInternetconnection,mayresultinseriousdamagetotheprogram.Such
damagesarenotcoveredbythewarranty.
TheFX80designsupportstwodisplays.Thiscanbeapracticalsolution.Onedisplayis
thensetuptomonitorthevideofeed,whiletheotherisusedtooperatethetrawlsonar.
Relatedtopics
Minimumcomputerrequirements,page97
BridgeControlUnit
TheBridgeControlUnitprovidesalltheinterfaceandpowersupplyfunctionalityfor
theSimradFX80system.
ItisconnectedtotheCommunicationHubintheTrawl
Unitwithahigh-qualitythird-wirecable.Thiscable
isusedforbothdatacommunication(livevideoand
sonarfeed)andpower.
TheBridgeControlUnitisconnectedtothe
computerwithanEthernetcable.AdditionalEthernet
connectionsallowyoutoconnectasecondcomputer,
and/orinterfacetheship’snetwork.Aseriallineis
providedtocommunicatewiththeship’snavigation
system.
TheBridgeControlUnitisdesignedforinstallationina19"rack.Itstotalheightis4U,
andthedepthisapproximately490mmincludingthehandles.
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TrawlUnit
TheTrawlUnitismadeupofseveralcomponents,includingtheDFS75SonarHeadand
CommunicationHub,enclosedinaDeploymentPack.
TheTrawlUnit’sDeploymentPackisthemain
underwatercontainerfortheSimradFX80
system.Itismadefrompolyurethaneandhas
beendesignedfortoughuseintheharshestof
environments,yetitiseasytohandle.
Therearetwoseparateunitsassembledwithin
thesteelframeoftheDeploymentPack.The
rstunitistheDFS75SonarHead.Thesecond
unitistheCommunicationHub.Thethird-wire
cableisconnectedtothishub,whichprovidestheinterfacestotheCameraUnitand
theDFS75SonarHead.
Themountingkitsuppliedcontainsthestrain-reliefcablegland,thepigtail,andother
hardwaredevicesusedtoattachthetrawlcabletotheheadropeonthetrawl.
CameraUnit
TheCameraUnitistheassemblythatcontainstheunderwatermonochromecameraand
thepowerfulLEDlamp.
Theambientlightconditionsmaybepoorin
deepwater.Forthisreason,theFX80Camera
UnithasbeenttedwithapowerfulLEDlamp.
TheCameraUnitisnormallymountedinside
thetrawlopening,orabovethecodend.Itis
connectedtotheCommunicationHubinsidethe
TrawlUnitusingadedicatedfourth-wirecable.
ThereareseveralCameraUnitmodelsavailable
—theNorthAmericanmodelisshownhere.
Tip
Onlargetrawls,thedistancebetweentheTrawlUnitandtheCameraUnitwillrequire
averylongfourth-wirecable.Werecommendtheuseofasecondwinchwithdrum
toholdthiscable.
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Scopeofsupply
Topics
Basicitemsprovidedwithastandarddelivery,page19
Additionalrequireditems,page20
Additionaloptionalitems,page21
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