Simrad EK80 User manual

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Simrad EK80
QUICK START
GUIDE

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December2020©KongsbergMaritimeAS
SimradEK80
Scienticwidebandechosounder
Quickstartguide
Release2.0.x
Thismanualprovidesyouwiththebasicinformationrequiredtoget
youstartedwiththeSimradEK80Scienticwidebandechosounder
andADCP .FormoreinformationaboutthepracticaluseoftheEK80
system,aswellasdetailedinformationaboutthefunctionsanddialog
boxesprovided,refertotheReferenceManualand/orthecontextsensitive
On-linehelp.
Note
Youmustneversetthesystemto"ping"unlessthetransducerissubmerged
inwater.Mosttransducersaredamagedbeyondrepairiftheytransmitin
openair.Preventinadvertentuseofthesystemwheneveratransduceris
notsubmerged.
Additionalend-userdocumentsrelatedtotheEK80systemcanbefound
onourwebsite.Thisincludespublicationsthataretranslatedtoother
languages.
•https://www.kongsberg.com/ek80

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•Product:SimradEK80
•Document:Quickstartguide
•Documentpartnumber:403825
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•Revision:C
•Dateofissue:5December2020
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Warning
Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichitwasdesigned.
Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.Youmustbe
familiarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperateorworkontheequipment.
KongsbergMaritimedisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproperinstallation,
useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
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Tableofcontents
SIMRADEK80..............................................................................5
HARDWAREINSTALLATIONFORPORTABLEANDLABSETUP.......7
SETTINGTHEEK80SYSTEMTOWORK.........................................9
InstallingtheEK80operationalsoftware...............................................................................9
Obtainingandinstallingthesoftwarelicense.......................................................................10
DeningtheIPaddressontheProcessorUnitnetworkadapterforcommunicationwith
thetransceiver...................................................................................................................11
Installingoneormoretransducers........................................................................................12
Settinguptransceiverchannels.............................................................................................13
GETTINGSTARTED....................................................................14
TurningontheEK80system................................................................................................14
Startingnormaloperation.....................................................................................................15
Replaydata............................................................................................................................16
Gettingtoknowtheuserinterface........................................................................................18
Recorddata...........................................................................................................................20
TurningofftheEK80system................................................................................................21
TARGETSTRENGTHCALIBRATIONSUMMARY............................22
GETMOREINFORMATION.........................................................25
Openingthecontext-sensitiveonlinehelp............................................................................25
End-userdocumentation.......................................................................................................26
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SimradEK80
ThesystemdiagramidentiesthemaincomponentsofabasicEK80system.Onlythe
mainconnectionsbetweentheunitsareshown.Detailedinterfacecapabilitiesandpower
cablesarenotshown.
Inthispublication,thecomputerisreferredtoastheProcessorUnit.
Basicsystem
ThebasicSimradEK80Scienticwidebandechosounderconsistsofonetransducer,
oneWideBandTransceiver(WBT)andoneProcessorUnit.Additionaltransceivers
andtransducerscanbeaddedtomeetyouroperationalandfunctionalrequirements.
Post-processingsoftwareisprovidedbythird-partysuppliers.Seeourwebsiteformore
information.
Unlessotherwisespeciedinacontract,thedisplayandtheEthernetswitcharenotincluded
inthestandarddeliveryfromKongsbergMaritime.Thesearecommercialitemsthatcan
bepurchasedlocally.
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ADisplay+ProcessorUnit
BTransceiverofthefollowingtypes:WBTmini,WBTTube,WBTandEC150–3C.
CTransducers
Transceiverunit
Thetransceiverunitisprovidedtotransmitandreceiveacousticenergythroughthewater,
usinganappropriatetransducer.Thistransmissionandreceptionarecommonlyreferred
toasaping.Aftereachtransmission,thetransceiverreceivestheechoesfromthetargets
inthewaterand/ortheseabed.Theseechoesarelteredandampliedandthenconverted
intodigitalformat.
Transducers
TheEK80Scienticwidebandechosoundercanbeusedwithalloursingle-beamand
split-beamtransducers.Inmostcases,onesplit-beamtransducerisusedforeachtransceiver.
Severaloperationalfrequenciesareavailable.Consultourwebsiteforacompletedesription.
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TheEK80canbeexpandedbyaddingdedicatedhardwareforacousticDopplercurrent
proler(ADCP)measurements.
ThismanualgivesabriefinstructiononhowtoinstalltheEK80hardwareandhowyou
usetheEK80software.TheEK80softwarecanbeinstalledandusedwithoutaccesstoany
hardware.Replayingrecordedlesisagreatwaytofamiliarizeoneselfwiththesoftware.
Youcanevenperformafullcalibrationbasedonpreviouslyrecordedles.
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Hardwareinstallationfor
portableandlabsetup
SeveraloftheEK80transceiversarewellsuitedforportableapplicationssuchassurveys
fromasmallvessel.Testingtheequipmentinthelabisalsoagreatwayofgettingto
knowtheequipmentandtoensurethateverythingisworkingbeforegoingintotheeld.
Thisisasummaryofthegeneralinstallationconsiderationsandrequirementsapplicable
forportableandlabsetup.
Context
Makesurethatyoudon'tpingwithatransduceroutof
thewater.Useasmallwatertankandkeepthetransducer
submerged.Youshouldnotpingatfulltransmit
powerwhenworkingundertheseconditions.Itisalso
perfectlynetooperatealltheEK80transceiverswith
notransducerconnected.
Foraportableandlabasetupsystem,anoverall
procedureisprovidedhere.Thisproceduredoesnot
describeanydetailedtasks.Formoredetailsandrelevant
descriptionsusetheEK80Installationmanual.
Procedure
1UnpackthevariousunitsthatcomprisetheEK80.
2Connecttheunitstogetherasindicatedintheschematics.
Ifyouusemorethanonetransceiver,ahighperformanceEthernetswitchmustbeused.
Note
Itisveryimportantthathigh-qualityEthernetcablesareused.YoumustuseCAT-5E
STP(ShieldedTwistedPair)qualityorbetter.Ifyouusecableswithlowerbandwidth
capacityyouwillreducetheEK80performance.
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3Connectpower.
4PoweruptheProcessorUnit.
5InstallandstarttheEK80software.
Note
ForinformationaboutthepracticaluseoftheEK80,refertotheEK80Reference
Manual.End-userdocumentsrelatedtotheEK80systemcanbefoundonourwebsite.
YoucanalsondinformationintheEK80ContextSensitiveOn-lineHelp.
Relatedtopics
Replaydata,page16
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SettingtheEK80systemto
work
Topics
InstallingtheEK80operationalsoftware,page9
Obtainingandinstallingthesoftwarelicense,page10
DeningtheIPaddressontheProcessorUnitnetworkadapterforcommunicationwith
thetransceiver,page11
Installingoneormoretransducers,page12
Settinguptransceiverchannels,page13
InstallingtheEK80operationalsoftware
IfyourEK80ScienticwidebandechosounderisprovidedwithaProcessorUnit,the
EK80softwarehasalreadybeeninstalled.Ifyouintendtouseyourowncomputer,you
mustinstallthesoftwareyourself.
Context
MakesurethatyouhaveadministrativerightsontheProcessorUnit.Youneedthisto
installthesoftware.Ifyoupurchasedyourowncomputer,youmustverifythatitmeetsthe
technicalrequirementsforusewiththeEK80.Computerrequirementsarefoundonthe
EK80website,followthelinkdownbelow.Dothisbeforeyouinstallthesoftware.
Procedure
1Switchoffanyrewallapplications.
2UsealemanagerapplicationontheProcessorUnittoaccessthesoftwareles.
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3Double-clickSetup.exetostarttheinstallation.
4Allowtheinstallationwizardtorun.Followtheinstructionsprovided.
Werecommendthatyouinstallthesoftwareinthedefaultfoldersuggestedbythe
wizard.Inthelastdialogboxyouarepermittedtoremoveoldsettings.Sincethisis
yourrstinstallationofthesoftware,youcandisregardthisoption.
5Oncethesoftwareinstallationhasbeencompleted,double-clicktheicononthedesktop
tostarttheprogram.
Result
YouarenowreadytoexplorethesystemfunctionalityusingtheReplaymodeanddata
lesobtainedinpreviousmissions.
Note
Replaylesaredownloadedfromthesystemwebsite.Thesecanbeusedfortrainingand
togettoknowthesystem.
•https://www.kongsberg.com/ek80
Tostartusingadditionalhardwareliketransducersandtransceivers,thesemustbeinstalled
bothphysicallyandinthesoftware.
Relatedtopics
Replaydata,page16
Obtainingandinstallingthesoftwarelicense
TooperatetheEK80withatransceiveryouneedavalidsoftwarelicense.Beforeyou
canusetheEK80youmustobtaina"licensestring"andinstallitonyourProcessorUnit.
Withoutalicenseyouwillnotbeabletocommunicatewiththetransceiver.
Context
ThisinformationisonlyvalidifyourEK80ismeanttooperatewithone(ormore)ofthe
followingtransceivers:
WideBandTransceiver(WBT),WBTTube,WBTMini,EC150-3C
Inordertoobtainasoftwarelicenseyoumustcontactoneofourdealersordistributors.You
canalsousetherequestformonhttps://www.kongsberg.com/simradsupport,orcontact
oursupportdepartmentdirectly.
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Procedure
1OntheSetupmenu,selectInstallation.
2OntheleftsideoftheInstallationdialogbox,selectSoftwareLicense.
3SelectTypeLicenseString,andtypethelicensestringintothedialogbox.
4SelectOKtosavethelicensestringandclosetheTypeLicenseStringdialogbox.
5VerifythatthelicensestringisplacedintheCurrentlyactivelicenseslist.
6SelectApplyandthenClosetosavealltheparametersandclosetheInstallationdialog
box.
DeningtheIPaddressontheProcessorUnit
networkadapterforcommunicationwiththe
transceiver
TheProcessorUnitandthetransceiver(s)communicateonahighcapacityEthernetcable.
Ifmorethanonetransceiverisused,anEthernetswitchisadded.OntheProcessorUnit,
denetheIPaddressandSubnetmaskfortheEthernetportusedtocommunicatewiththe
transceiver(s).TheEK80automaticallyassignsanIPaddresstoeachtransceiverwhen
theyareturnedoffandon.
Context
Thisprocedureisonlyperformedonce,unlessyoumakechangestoyoursystem.
Procedure
1OntheProcessorUnit,closetheEK80program.
2OpentheNetworkConnectionsdialogbox.
3SelectUsethefollowingIPaddress,andtypetheIPaddressandnetworkmask.
•IPAddress:157.237.15.12
IPaddressforthetransceivernetworkadapter.
Anyaddresscanbeused,but157.237.15.12isrecommendedforlegacyreasons.
ThisisparticularlyimportantifyoursystemcontainsoldGPTtransceivers.
•Subnetmask:255.255.255.0
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YoucanleaveSubnetmaskblankandselectOK.Whenyouseeanerrormessage
sayingthatthemessagesubnetmaskismissing,selectOKagain.Adefaultsubnet
maskisthenautomaticallygenerated.
4SelectOKtosavetheselectedsettings,andthencloseallthedialogboxes.
5StarttheEK80program.
6OpentheTransceiverInstallationpage.TheTransceiverInstallationpageislocatedin
theInstallationdialogbox.
7UnderTransceiverBrowsing,selecttheIPAddressthatyoujustspeciedforthe
Ethernetadapter,fromthelist.
8Atthebottomofthepage,selectApplytosaveyoursettings.
9Turneachtransceiveroffandon.
ThisforcestheEK80toassignnewIPaddressestoeachtransceiverwithintheselected
IPrange.ThisdoesnotapplytooldGPTtransceivers.Thesehavexed,staticIP
addresses
Installingoneormoretransducers
Newtypesoftransducerswillautomaticallyberecognizedandinstalledinthesoftware.
Oldertypesoftransducersmustbeinstalledmanuallyfollowingtheguidelinesgivenhere.
Context
Thisproceduremustbeperformedeachtimeyouaddorchangetransducer(s)inyoursystem.
Procedure
1OntheSetupmenu,selectInstallation.
2OntheleftsideoftheInstallationdialogbox,selectTransducerInstallation.
3SelectthetransduceryouwishtoinstallfromtheModellist.
4Inserttheparametersforthenewtransducer.Theparametersincludeserialnumber,
installationmethod,orientationandposition(ifonaship).
5SelectAddtosavetheinformationyouhaveprovided.
6Repeatforeachtransducerthatyouwishtoinstall.
Youarenowreadytoconnectthetransducertoatransceiver,usingtheTransceiverpage.
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Settinguptransceiverchannels
Inordertorecorddatatheprocessorunitmustbeconnectedtooneormoretransceivers.
Thesemustinturnbeconnectedtooneormoretransducers.Thiscommunicationconnection
iscalledachannel.Eachchannelmustbeinstalledbeforeitcanbeputtouse.Inthiscontext,
thephrasechannelisusedasacommontermtoidentifythecombinationoftransceiver,
transducerandoperatingfrequency.
Prerequisites
•TheEK80systemisinstalledasspeciedintheInstallationManual.Allunitsare
turnedon.
•Thesoftwarelicenseforeachtransceiverisinstalledandactivated.
•TheEthernetadapterintheProcessorUnitissetupwithauniqueIPaddress.
•AllrelevanttransducersareinstalledusingtheTransducerInstallationpage.
Context
TheTransceiverInstallationparameterscontroltheinstallationanddisconnectionof
transceivers.Everytimethepageisopened,theEK80systemsoftwareautomatically
performsasearchontheEthernetnetworkfortransceivers.
Procedure
1OntheSetupmenu,selectInstallation.
2OntheleftsideoftheInstallationdialogbox,selectTransceiver.
3Installthechannels(s).
aForeachchannel,choosewhichtransducertoconnectto.
Thelistoftransducersavailableforinstallationisdenedbythoseyouinstalled
ontheTransducerpage.
Note
Thisisacriticaltask.Makesurethatthecorrecttransducerisselected.
bAtthebottomofthepage,selectApplytosaveyoursettings.
4Repeatuntilallthechannelshavebeeninstalled.
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Gettingstarted
Topics
TurningontheEK80system,page14
Startingnormaloperation,page15
Replaydata,page16
Gettingtoknowtheuserinterface,page18
Recorddata,page20
TurningofftheEK80system,page21
TurningontheEK80system
InordertousetheEK80system,youmustrstturniton.Whenthesystemisturnedonyou
canstartnormaloperation,replaydata,recorddataandexploreallfunctionalityprovided.
Prerequisites
•TheEK80Scienticwidebandechosoundersystemunitshaveallbeeninstalled
accordingtotheinstructionsintheEK80Installationmanual.
Caution
Youmustneversetthesystemto"ping"unlessthetransducerissubmergedinwater.Most
transducersaredamagedbeyondrepairiftheytransmitinopenair.Preventinadvertent
useofthesystemwheneveratransducerisnotsubmerged.
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Context
Anoverallprocedureisprovided.Thisproceduredoesnotdescribeanydetailedtasks.
Refertotherelevantdescriptionsandtasksinthismanual.
•EK80Referencemanual
YoucanalsondinformationintheEK80ContextSensitiveOn-lineHelp.
Procedure
1Makesurethateachtransceiveristurnedon.
2StarttheEK80program.
PingissettoOfftopreventtransmission("pinging").Thisisforsafetyreasons.
Startingnormaloperation
OnceyouhavepoweredupthecompleteEK80system,andstartedtheEK80program,
youarereadytostarttheactualoperation.
Context
Note
Youmustneversetthesystemto"ping"unlessthetransducerissubmergedinwater.Most
transducersaredamagedbeyondrepairiftheytransmitinopenair .Preventinadvertent
useofthesystemwheneveratransducerisnotsubmerged.
Procedure
1SetOperationtoNormal.
2IntheNormalOperationdialogbox,settheoperatingparameters.
3SetPingModetoInterval.
4SetPingtoOn.
TheEK80systemcanbesetto“ping”whenatransducerisnotconnectedtothe
transceiver.Dummy-loadsforthistestpurposeareavailableforpurchase.
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Replaydata
Everytimeyourecordechodata,theinformationisstoredontheProcessorUnitharddisk.
Dependingonyourinitialsettings,thelesmayalsobestoredonaUSBharddiskorevena
networkdisk.Theechodatalescanberetrieved,andplayedbackontheEK80.
Context
Replaylesaredownloadedfromthesystemwebsite.Thesecanbeusedfortrainingandto
gettoknowthesystem.
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Procedure
1SetOperationtoReplay.
aOpentheOperationmenu.
bSetOperationtoReplay.
Thereplaybaropensautomatically.Itispositioneddirectlybelowthetopbarat
thetopoftheEK80presentation.
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Ifyouneedtoselectwhichlestoreplay,selectReplayFileundertheOperation
button.Youcanalsoselectthelargebuttoninthemiddleofthereplaybar.
2Choosethelestoreplay.
Allplaybackiscontrolledbythereplaybar.
aToopentheReplayFiledialogbox,selectOperation.
bSelectAddtochooseareplayle.
Ifyouwishtoreplaytheselectedlesinan"endless"loop,selectLoop.
cSelectOKtosavetheselectedsettingsandclosethedialogbox.
dSetOperationtoReplay.
Thereplaybaropensautomatically.ClickonthePlay,PauseandStopiconsto
controlthereplayfunction.Thepingrateisadjustedbyusingtheslider.
Relatedtopics
Hardwareinstallationforportableandlabsetup,page7
InstallingtheEK80operationalsoftware,page9
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Gettingtoknowtheuserinterface
TheEK80consistsofspecicvisualelementsthatworktogether.Thevisualelements
provideyouwiththeechoinformationyouneed,theyhelpyoutocontrolthefunctionality
neededtounderstandthisinformation,andnally,theyallowyoutocontroltheoperational
parameters.Bydefault,theEK80presentationcoverstheentirescreen.
ATopbar
BReplaybar
CEchogramview
DInformationpanes
EMainmenu
FSecondarymenus
GBottombar
Procedure
1Movethecursortothetopbar,andinvestigatethefunctionsprovided.
Observethatsmalltooltipsopentoidentifythevariousfunctionsyoucanuse.
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