Simrad SX90 - DATASHEET FOR NAVAL AND COAST GUARD REV... User manual

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Introduction
Thisdocumentdescribesthechangesintroduced
withthenewsoftwareversion.
•Product:SX90
•Softwareversion:3.1.4
Thissoftwarecontrolsallfunctionalityinthe
SimradSX90.Thisincludestransmissionand
reception,interfaceswithexternalperipheralsand
sensors,andalluserinterface.
ArmwareupdatefortheTransceiverUnitisnot
includedwiththisSX90release.
Note
Thisreleasenotealsodescribessoftwareversion
3.1.3.Thisreleasesawonlylimiteddistribution.
Softwarechanges
Thissoftwareupdatesolvesanumberofsoftware
bugsthathavebeenreportedbyourusers,or
detectedduringourownproducttesting.New
functionalityisalsointroduced.
Thefollowingspecicchangeshavebeenmade.
•ItwasreportedthattheSX90startedtoreact
slowlyonuserinteractionsafterlongtimeuse.
Thiswasdetectedwhenthetiltindicatordidnot
update.Thisbughasbeenxed.
•ThecurrentBottomFiltersettingisnow
automaticallysavedwiththeusersettings.
•Wehaveaddedanewintegrationtoour
AcousticDopplerCurrentProler(ADCP).The
informationisprovidedusinganNMEACUR
datagram,anditisdisplayedinthetopright
corneroftheHorizontalview.
Thecursorinformationismovedtothebottom
leftcorneroftheview,andplacedwiththe
manualtrackinformation(speedandcourse
betweenthetwolatesttargets).
•Itisnolongernecessarytolowerthehullunitto
saveusersettings.
•TheReceiverControlledGain(RCG)and
AutomaticGainControl(AGC)functionshave
beenimprovedforsectortransmission.
•New"Ownship"markeraddedasasquare
symbolonthesonarpresentation.Thesymbol
hasbeenaddedtothefunctionbuttonsF1,F2
andF3onthenewOperatingPanel(Mk2).
•Twonewpresentationmodeshavebeenadded.
–VerticalNorthUp:Thispresentationmode
offersoneV erticalviewandoneHorizontal
NorthUpview.
–DualHorizontalNorthUp:Thispresentation
modeofferstwoHorizontalNorthUpviews
Importantfactorsduringinstallation
Afewimportantfactorsmustbetakeninto
considerationduringtheSX90installationand
settingtowork.
Removeoldsoftwareversion
Ifyouarecurrentlyusingapreliminaryversion
oftheSX90software,youmustremoveboththe
softwareandalltheusersettings.
Moreinformation:RemovingtheSX90operational
software,page3
SimradSX90
SoftwareReleaseNote3.1.4

TransducerrotationaroundZ
Thealignmentofthetransducerisnowdenedas
transducerrotationaroundZ.Theanglecanbe
insertedasnumberbetween0and±180degrees.
Moreinformation:Deningtheinstallation
parametersforthetransducer,page4
MRUrotationaroundZ
Thealignmentofthemotionreferenceunit(MRU)
isnowdenedasMRUrotationaroundZ.The
anglemustbeinsertedasnumberbetween0and
±180degrees,anditisreferencedtotheship’sbow.
Moreinformation:Adjustingthebuilt-inmotion
sensoroffset,page6
NewOperatingPanel
AnewOperatingPanelwasintroducedwith
ourprevioussoftwareversion.Inallend-user
documentationthisnewOperatingPanelisreferred
toas"Mk2".
•ThemodebuttonsontheOperatingPanelare
dedicatedforusersettings.Bydefault,nouser
settingsareassignedtothesebuttons.
•DuringtheSX90installationyoumustcreate
usersettings,andthenassignthesetothese
modebuttons,forexample270°/V erticalor
DualHorizontal.
Moreinformation:SettinguptheOperatingPanel
(Mk2),page8andAssigningcustomusersettings
totheOperatingPanel,page10.
OperatingPanelfunctionbuttons
IfyouhaveputthenewOperatingPanel(Mk2.)to
use,pleasenotethatthesoftwareupgraderesets
thechosensettingsforthefunctionbuttonsF1,F2
andF3ontheOperatingPanel.Yourconguration
mustthereforeberepeated.Weapologizeforthe
inconvenience.
Moreinformation:Assigningcustomusersettings
totheOperatingPanel,page10.
SystemProtection
ChecktheSystemProtectionsettingwhenyou
denethemiddlepositionofthetransducer.Make
surethatthevalueontheSystemProtectionpageis
lowerthanthemiddleposition;otherwisetheSX90
willturnoffthetransmitpower.
Moreinformation:Deningthemiddlepositionof
thetransducer,page11
Pulsetypes
Bydefault,theSX90hasContinuouswave
(CW)andLinearFrequencyModulated(LFM)
transmissionmodesavailable.Tochoose,usethe
PulseTypefunction.
•IfyourSX90usesLPT32transceiverboards,
youcanchangetheFMpulsetypefromLinear
FrequencyModulated(LFM)toHyperbolic
FrequencyModulated(HFM).
Moreinformation:Changingthesetuplesto
enableHFMtransmissions,page12
•IfyourSX90usesTRX32transceiverboards,
onlyContinuouswave(CW)andLinear
FrequencyModulated(LFM)modesare
available.
•Toseewhichtypeoftransceiverboardsyou
have,seetheTransceiverpageintheBITE
dialogbox.
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DoIneedtoupgrade?
Thisupdateisimportantifyouareusingthe
SX90onaWindows®10operatingsystem.
Theintroductionofnewfunctionality,the
improvementstotheexistingfunctionality,andthe
bugxesalladdvaluetoyourinstallation.
Note
Thissoftwareversionisrelatedtothenewuser
interface.Ifyouarecurrentlyuseversion2.1.12
orolderyoumustupgradeyourProcessorUnit.
Contactyourlocaldealerordistributorforadvice.
End-userdocumentation
Theenduserdocumentationandonlinehelpfor
theSimradSX90isoutofdate.
Softwarelicenses
TheSimradSX90isnotalicensedproduct.
RemovingtheSX90operational
software
Beforeyoucaninstallthenewsoftwareversion,
youmustremovetheoldversion.Youmustalso
removetheusersettings.Theleformatforthe
usersettingsisnotcompatiblewiththeformatused
intheoldersoftwareversions.
Prerequisites
ThisprocedureismadefortheMicrosoft®
Windows®7operatingsystem.Itisassumed
thatyouarefamiliarwiththisoperatingsystem.
OperationinMicrosoft®Windows®10isvery
similar.
Context
RemovaloftheSX90softwareisdoneusing
functionalityprovidedbytheoperatingsystem.
Procedure
1TurnontheProcessorUnit.
2SelectPowerofftoturnoffthesystem.
3InthePowerOffdialogbox,selectExitto
OperatingSystemtoclosetheSX90program.
4Inthebottom-leftcornerofyourdesktop,
selecttheWindows®Startbutton.
5Ontheright-handsideoftheStartmenu,
selectControlPanel.
ObservethattheControlPanelopens.
6UninstalltheSX90.
aInthetoprightcorneroftheControl
Panel,selectCategoryview.
bUnderPrograms,selectUninstalla
program.
cOnthelistofprograms,locatetheSX90
software.
dSelecttheprogram,andthenrightclick
toselectUninstall.
eObservetheRemoveexistingsettings
dialogbox.
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fSelectonlythecheckboxforUser
Settings.
gSelectUninstallinthedialogboxto
removethesoftware.
hFollowtheinstructionsprovidedbythe
wizard.
7Clickthe[X]inthetoprightcornertoclose
theControlPanel.
Softwareinstallation
WhenanewSX90softwareversionisreleased,it
mustbeinstalledonyourProcessorUnit.Contact
yourlocaldealer,oraSimraddistributor,tohave
thenewsoftwareversioninstalled.
AdedicatedwizardisusedtoinstalltheSX90
software.Installationofadditionaloperating
systemcomponentsmayberequired.Theseare
installedautomatically.Observetheinformation
offeredinthewizard.
Ifyouhaveapreliminary("Beta")softwareversion
installed,itmustberemovedbeforeyoucan
update.Usetheoperatingsystemfunctionalityto
removetheoldsoftwareversion.
Registereddealersanddistributorscandownload
thenewsoftwareversionfromthe"SimradDealer
Club".Toaccessthe"SimradDealerClub",visit
ourwebsite.
•https://www.simrad.com/sdc
Deningtheinstallationparameters
forthetransducer
Whentheinstallationtrunkismounted,itmaynot
bepositionedwiththemountingholesperfectly
alignedtothecentrelineofthevessel.Whenthe
hullunitisplacedonthetrunk,the"forward"
markonthetransducershaftsleeve-andthus
also"forward"onthetransducer-maynotpoint
forwardatall,butseveraldegreesoffthecentre
line.ToobtainaccurateSX90presentations,this
misalignmentmustbeadjustedbychangingthe
installationparameters.
Prerequisites
TheSX90hasbeensetupwithitshardwareunits
connectedasspeciedintheSX90Installation
manual.
•TheSX90systemisturnedonandoperates
normally.
•TheSX90isinNormalmode,butTXPoweris
settoOfftopreventtransmissions.
•Thetransducerisretractedtoitsupperposition.
•Thevesselisberthedoratsea.
Neithertoolsnorinstrumentsarerequired.
Caution
YoumustneversettheSX90to"ping"unlessthe
transducerissubmergedinwater.Thetransducermay
bedamagedifittransmitsinopenair.
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Foraccuratelocationofthetransducer,youneed
thedetailedvesseldrawings.Youalsoneedthe
alignmentanglethatwasrecordedwhenthehull
unitwasinstalled.
Illustration:
ABow
BThisisthealignmentangle.
C0°transducermark
Context
Asageneralrecommendation,thehullunitshall
beorientedwiththehoist/lowermotorpointing
aft.Ifthisorientationmakesitdifculttoaccess
theMotorControlUnit,thehullunitmaybe
rotatedduringitsinstallationtothemostsuitable
direction.Independentofthehullunitorientation,
thealignmentisalwaysdenedas:
Theanglemeasuredfromthebowtothe0°
transducermark.
The0°transducermarkislocatedoutermoston
themountingange,anditismarkedasared"0".
Dependingonthetransducermounting,itcanbe
locatedatanyangleonthemountingange,not
necessarilyasshownintheillustration.
OntheTransducerpage,denethisangleas
rotationaroundZ.
•Ifthe0°transducermarkpointstothestarboard
(right)sideofthevessel’scentreline,insert
thealignmentasanumberbetween0and+180
degrees.
•Ifthe0°transducermarkpointstotheport(left)
sideofthevessel’scentreline(asshowninthe
illustration),insertthealignmentasanumber
between0and–180degrees.
Illustration:
ARotationaroundthex-axis:Inthepositive
horizontaldirection(forward),apositiverotation
isclockwise.
BRotationaroundthey-axis:Inthepositive
horizontaldirection(starboard),apositiverotation
isclockwise.
CRotationaroundthez-axis:Inthepositive
verticaldirection(down),apositiverotationis
clockwise.
D.Referencepoint(ShipOrigin)
Procedure
1OpentheSetupmenu.
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2OntheSetupmenu,selectInstallation.
ObservethattheInstallationdialogboxopens.
Thisdialogboxcontainsanumberofpages
selectedfromthemenuontheleftside.
3OntheleftsideoftheInstallationdialog
box,selectthesmallwhitetrianglenextto
InstallationParameters.
Observethatamenuopenswithaccesstoall
theindividualpages.
4SelectTransducertoopenthepage.
5Inserttherelevantoffsetvalues.
aXOffset:Insertthehorizontaldistance
onthex-axis(fore-and-aftdirection)
betweenthetransducerandtheShip
Origin.
bYOffset:Insertthehorizontaldistance
onthey-axis(athwartshipdirection)
betweenthetransducerandtheShip
Origin.
cZOffset:Inserttheverticaldistanceon
theZaxisbetweenthetransducerandthe
ShipOrigin.
Todothisyouwillneedtheshipdrawings.
6Obtainthealignmentanglefromthepersonnel
thatinstalledthehullunit.
aRotationAroundX:Specifyanangle(in
degrees)tocompensateforanydeviation
fromtheXaxis(fore-and-aftdirection)
inthecoordinatesystem.Forsystems
usingahullunitthisvalueshouldbeset
to0degrees.
bRotationAroundY:Specifyanangle(in
degrees)tocompensateforanydeviation
fromthey-axis(athwartshipdirection)in
thecoordinatesystem.Forsystemsusing
ahullunitthisvalueshouldbesetto0
degrees.
cRotationAroundZ:Specifyanangle(in
degrees)tocompensateforanydeviation
fromtheZaxis(verticaldirection)inthe
coordinatesystem.Thisisthealignment
angle.
•Ifthe0°transducermarkpointstothe
starboard(right)sideofthevessel’s
centreline,insertthealignmentasa
numberbetween0and+180degrees.
•Ifthe0°transducermarkpointstothe
port(left)sideofthevessel’scentre
line(asshownintheillustration),
insertthealignmentasanumber
between0and–180degrees.
Examples:
•Ifthealignmentangleis295degrees,
insert-65degrees.
•Ifthealignmentangleis15degrees,
insert15degrees.
Dothisasaccuratelyaspossible.
7Atthebottomofthepage,selectApplytosave
yoursettings.
8ContinueyourworkintheInstallationdialog
box,orselectOKtocloseit.
Adjustingthebuilt-inmotionsensor
offset
Theinformationfromamotionreferenceunit
(MRU)(normallyheave,rollandpitchinformation)
isimportedintotheSX90toincreasetheaccuracy
oftheechodata.TheSX90isprovidedwitha
built-inmotionsensor.ItisplacedinsidetheMotor
ControlUnit.
Prerequisites
TheSX90hasbeensetupwithitshardwareunits
connectedasspeciedintheSX90Installation
manual.
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•TheSX90systemisturnedonandoperates
normally.
•TheSX90isinNormalmode,butTXPoweris
settoOfftopreventtransmissions.
•Thetransducerisretractedtoitsupperposition.
•Thevesselisberthedoratsea.
Neithertoolsnorinstrumentsarerequired.
Caution
YoumustneversettheSX90to"ping"unlessthe
transducerissubmergedinwater.Thetransducermay
bedamagedifittransmitsinopenair.
ABow
B.Thisistheoffsetangle.
C.0°transducermark
D.0°motionsensorreference
Context
Asageneralrecommendation,thehullunitshall
beorientedwiththehoist/lowermotorpointingaft.
Ifthisorientationmakesitdifculttoaccessthe
MotorControlUnit,thehullunitmayberotated
duringitsinstallationtothemostsuitabledirection.
The0°referenceforthebuilt-insensorisalways
relatedtothegantry.Ifthehoist/lowermotordoes
notpointaft(onorparalleltothevessel’scentre
line)thebuilt-inmotionsensoroffsetmustbe
dened.Independentofthehullunitorientation,
theoffsetofthebuilt-inmotionsensorisalways
denedas:
Theanglemeasuredfromthebowtothemotion
sensor’ s0°reference.
Tip
Forimprovedoperationalaccuracy,anexternal
motionreferenceunit(MRU)maybeused.
OntheMRUpage,denetheoffsetasrotation
aroundZ.
•Ifthe0°referencemarkforthebuilt-inmotion
sensorpointstothestarboard(right)sideofthe
vessel’scentreline(asshownintheillustration),
inserttheoffsetasanumberbetween0and
+180degrees.
•Ifthe0°referencemarkpointstotheport(left)
sideofthevessel’scentreline,inserttheoffset
asanumberbetween0and–180degrees.
ARotationaroundthex-axis:Inthepositive
horizontaldirection(forward),apositiverotation
isclockwise.
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B.Rotationaroundthey-axis:Inthepositive
horizontaldirection(starboard),apositiverotation
isclockwise.
C.Rotationaroundthez-axis:Inthepositive
verticaldirection(down),apositiverotationis
clockwise.
D.Referencepoint(ShipOrigin)
Procedure
1Estimatethealignmentanglefromthebow
(vessel’scentreline)tothe0°referencemark
forthebuilt-inmotionsensor.
Tip
Theanglebetweeneachmountingboltcanbe
usedasanaid.With24bolts,thereare15
degreesbetweeneachbolt.
2OntheSetupmenu,selectInstallation.
ObservethattheInstallationdialogboxopens.
Thisdialogboxcontainsanumberofpages
selectedfromthemenuontheleftside.
3OntheleftsideoftheInstallationdialog
box,selectthesmallwhitetrianglenextto
InstallationParameters.
Observethatamenuopenswithaccesstoall
theindividualpages.
4SelectMRUtoopenthepage.
5Insertthealignmentoffsetangleasarotation
aroundZ.
•Ifthe0°referencemarkforthebuilt-in
motionsensorpointstothestarboard
(right)sideofthevessel’scentreline(as
shownintheillustration),inserttheoffset
asanumberbetween0and+180degrees.
•Ifthe0°referencemarkpointstotheport
(left)sideofthevessel’scentreline,insert
theoffsetasanumberbetween0and–180
degrees.
6Atthebottomofthepage,selectApplytosave
yoursettings.
7ContinueyourworkintheInstallationdialog
box,orselectOKtocloseit.
SettinguptheOperatingPanel
(Mk2)
TheOperatingPaneloffersallnecessarycontrol
functionsfornormaloperationoftheSX90.Before
itcanbeputtouse,theOperatingPanelmust
beconguredtopermitEthernetcommunication
betweenthepanelandtheProcessorUnit.
Prerequisites
TheOperatingPanelisinstalledasspeciedinthe
SX90Installationmanual.TheSX90Processor
Unitisturnedon.
Thefollowingspecicitemsarerequiredforthis
task.
•Computermouse
•Computerkeyboard
Neithertoolsnorinstrumentsarerequired.
Context
Whensupplied,theOperatingPanelissetupwith
thefollowingcommunicationparameters:
•IPaddress:157.237.60.20
•Subnetmask:255.255.255.0
•Gateway:157.237.60.1
TosetuptheEthernetcommunication,youmust
denetheIPaddressforthepanel,andidentifythe
ProcessorUnitinthepanelsoftware.Thesesettings
allowyoutousemorethanoneOperatingPanelon
theProcessorUnit.Youcanalsocontrolmorethan
oneProcessorUnitfromasingleOperatingPanel.
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TheIPandMACaddressesforyourProcessor
Unitarecontainedinatextlenamed
IPandMACaddress.txt.Thelecontainsthe
productname,IPaddressandMACaddressinthe
followingformat(example):
SX90
157.237.60.14
AC:1F:6B:1D:42:E6
Ifthetextleismissingyoumustndthe
informationmanually.Wesuggestthatyoudo
this,andcreatethenecessaryfolderandtxtle
beforeyoustartthesetupprocess.Seestep1in
theprocedure.
Note
IftheOperatingPanelfailstoestablishcontact
withtheProcessorUnititwilltimeoutandswitch
itselfoffaftertwominutes.Whenthishappensthe
blueindicatorlightstopsashing.
Procedure
Ifrequired,locatetheIPandMACaddresseson
theETH1EthernetadapterintheProcessorUnit.
1ObtaintheIPaddress.
TheIPandMACaddressesforyourProcessor
Unitarecontainedinatextlenamed
IPandMACaddress.txt.Ifthetextleis
missingyoumustndtheinformation
manually.
aInthebottom-leftcornerofyourdesktop,
selecttheWindows®Startbutton.
bOnthemenu,selectSettings.
cObservethattheWindowsSettingsdialog
boxopens.
dSelectNetwork&Internet.
eSelectChangeadapteroptions.
fSelecttherelevantnetworkadapter,then
right-clickandselectPropertiesonthe
short-cutmenu.
gOnthelistofconnections,select
InternetProtocol4(TCP/IPv4),andthen
Properties.
hObservetheIPaddressfortheEthernet
adapter.
iWritedowntheinformation.
jCloseallthedialogboxes.
ObtaintheMACaddress.
aInthebottomleftcornerofyourdesktop,
selectthelookingglasstosearchthe
operatingsystem.
bType"Command",dothesearch,and
opentheCommandPromptwindow.
cTypeipcong/allandpresstheEnter
key.
dObservethe"PhysicalAddress"(MAC
address)fortherelevantEthernetadapter.
eWritedowntheinformation.
fClosetheCommandPromptwindow.
SelecttheadapterthattheOperatingPanel
isconnectedto.OntheSX90,theEthernet
adapterisnamedSimradConnect.
PreparetheOperatingPanelforuse.
2Makethefollowingpreparations.
aConnectthepowercablefromthe
OperatingPaneltothepoweroutleton
theuninterruptiblepowersupply(UPS).
bConnecttheEthernetcablefromthe
ProcessorUnittotheOperatingPanel.
Makesurethatyouusethecorrect
Ethernetsocketontherearsideofthe
ProcessorUnit:ETH1
cConnectthekeyboardandthemouseto
USBsocketsonthefrontpanelofthe
ProcessorUnit.
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dOntheProcessorUnit,closeany
programsthatarerunning,andreturnto
thedesktop.
eOntheOperatingPanel,pressPower,and
keepitdepressedforafewseconds.
Theblueindicatorlightinthebutton
asheswhiletheOperatingPanel
establishescontactwiththeProcessor
Unit.Whenyoustartthepanelforthe
rsttimetheinterfacemustbecongured
toestablishthisconnection.Whenthe
connectionhasbeenmade,theblue
indicatorlightislitpermanently.
fOntheProcessorUnitdesktop,open
folderSIMRAD-Shortcut.
gDouble-clickleIPandMACaddress.txt
toopenitinatexteditor.
hDouble-clicktheURLshortcuttoopen
theOperatingPanelcongurationpage
inthedefaultwebbrowser.
ObservethattheOperatingPanel
congurationpageopenson
page157.237.60.20:5000
3Denethecongurationparameters.
aSelectSOPCongurationonthetop
menutoopenthepage.
bObservethedefaultvalues.
Ifyouwishtokeepthesedefaultvalues,
donothing.Thedefaultvaluesare
wellsuitedifyouhaveonesinglepanel
communicatingwithonesingleProcessor
Unit.Forothercongurations,seethe
relevantprocedures.
4AddasingleProcessorUnittotheOperating
Panelconguration.
aSelectSonarPCsCongurationonthetop
menutoopenthepage.
bTypeorcopytheIPaddressintothe
relevantbox.
cTypeorcopytheMACaddressintothe
relevantbox.
dSelectADDSonarPC.
eObservethatyourProcessorUnitis
addedtothelist.
fClosethewebbrowser.
5MakesurethattheOperatingPanelis
functional.
aMakesurethattheblueindicatorislit,
andcheckthatyoucanmovethecursor
onthescreen.
bOntheProcessorUnitdesktop,
double-clicktheSX90icontostartthe
program.
WaituntiltheSX90operatesnormally.
cPressandholdPowerdepressedfour
minimumfoursecondstoturnoffthe
OperatingPanel.
ObservethattheTransceiverOn/Off
dialogboxopensautomatically.
MakesurethattheSX90isturnedoff.
dTurnontheSX90withthePowerbutton
ontheOperatingPanel.
eMakesurethatyoucancontrolthe
cursor,andthatyoucanmakeselections
inthemenusystem.
fPressand/orturnselectedbuttons,
andmakesurethatthecorresponding
functionisactivatedintheuserinterface.
Assigningcustomusersettingsto
theOperatingPanel
TheUserSettingsdialogboxisusedtostoreyour
favouriteSX90settings.Thesesettingscanbe
relatedtodifferentoperations,environmental
conditionsorbasicpersonalpreferences.You
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