Simrad FM90 User manual

Quick Start Guide
Simrad FM90
Multibeam Trawl Sonar
www.s
i
mra
d
.co
m
TE
C
HN
O
L
OG
Y F
O
R
SUS
TAINABLE FI
S
HERIE
S

922-00027021/2.2
January2018©KongsbergMaritimeAS
SimradFM90
MultibeamTrawlSonar
Quickstartguide
Thismanualprovidesyouwiththebasicinformationrequiredtoget
youstartedwiththeSimradFM90MultibeamTrawlSonar.
Formoreinformationaboutthepracticaluseoftheproduct,aswellas
detailedinformationaboutthefunctionsanddialogboxesprovided,
refertotheSimradFM90Referencemanual.

KongsbergMaritimeAS
www.kongsberg.com
Documentinformation
•Product:SimradFM90
•Document:Quickstartguide
•Documentpartnumber:922-00027021
•Revision:2.2
•Dateofissue:01January2018
Copyright
TheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentremainsthesolepropertyofKongsbergMaritimeAS.No
partofthisdocumentmaybecopiedorreproducedinanyformorbyanymeans,andtheinformation
containedwithinitisnottobecommunicatedtoathirdparty,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentof
KongsbergMaritimeAS.
Warning
Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichitwas
designed.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.
Youmustbefamiliarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperate
orworkontheequipment.
KongsbergMaritimedisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproperinstallation,
useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
Disclaimer
KongsbergMaritimeASendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentiscorrectandfairly
stated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.
Supportinformation
Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Youcanalsocontactususingthefollowing
address:[email protected].Ifyouneedinformationaboutourotherproducts,visithttps:
//www.simrad.com.Onthiswebsiteyouwillalsondalistofourdealersanddistributors.

922-00027021/2.23
Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..............................................................5
SIMRADFM90.........................................................................7
Systemdescription.............................................................................................................8
Keyfeatures.......................................................................................................................9
Systemdiagram................................................................................................................10
Supportinformation.........................................................................................................11
GETTINGSTARTED................................................................13
PoweringtheFM90onandoff........................................................................................14
PoweringuptheFM90fornormaluse...................................................................14
PoweringofftheFM90..........................................................................................15
Gettingtoknowtheuserinterface...................................................................................16
Topbardescription..........................................................................................................17
Startingnormaloperation................................................................................................23
Introductiontothebasicprocedures......................................................................23
StartingoperationoftheSonarHead.....................................................................23
Customizingthesonarapplications........................................................................24
Choosingthesonarrange.......................................................................................26
Adjustingthesonarviews......................................................................................26
Conguringyourpreferences.................................................................................29
Settingupthecatchmonitoringsensors.................................................................30
Exportingsensordata.............................................................................................32
Importingsensordata.............................................................................................33
Quickstartguide

4922-00027021/2.2
SimradFM90

922-00027021/2.25
Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovideanintroductiontosafeandefcientuseofthe
SimradFM90MultibeamTrawlSonar.
Targetaudience
ThismanualisintendedforallinexperiencedandnewusersoftheSimradFM90.
Agoodunderstandingofsystemfunctionsandcontrolsisessentialtofullytake
advantageofthefunctionalityprovided.Seaconditionsvary,sometimesdrastically,
anditisnotpossibletoidentifysettingsthatwillprovidethebestdataatalltimes.
Carefulstudyoftheinformationinthismanualishighlyrecommended,preferably
whileexploringtheFM90functionality.
Weassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater.
Onlineinformation
AllendusermanualsprovidedforoperationandinstallationofyourSimradFM90can
bedownloadedfromourwebsite.
•https://www.simrad.com/fm90
OurwebsitealsoprovidesinformationaboutotherSimradproducts.
Licenseinformation
TheFM90isnotalicensedproduct.
Softwareversion
ThisFM90QuickstartguidecompliestoFM90softwareversion1.2.
Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.
Simrad®,SIMRAD®andtheSimrad®logoareeitherregisteredtrademarks,or
trademarksofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandothercountries.
Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand
othercountries.
Aboutthismanual

6922-00027021/2.2
Wewantyourfeedback
WewanttomaketheFM90asgoodaspossible.Wealsowantourenduser
documentationtobecomprehensiveandappropriate.Y oucanhelp.Pleaseprovide
comments,suggestionsorconstructivecriticismtoanyofoursupportofces.
SimradFM90Quickstartguide

922-00027021/2.27
SimradFM90
Topics
Systemdescription,page8
Keyfeatures,page9
Systemdiagram,page10
Supportinformation,page11
SimradFM90

8922-00027021/2.2
Systemdescription
TheSimradFM90isathird-wireMultibeamTrawlSonar.Itallowsforaccurateand
efcientmonitoringofthenetopening,thecatchsituation,andtheshingconditions.
TheFM90hasafastrefreshratethatallowsyoutoviewthesonarimagesinrealtime.
TheSimradFM90Multibeam
TrawlSonarprovides
signicantimprovementsover
theSimradFS70TrawlSonar
andotherscanningsonars.The
FM90Sonarcommunicates
withthevesselbymeansofa
third-wiresystemusingvery
highbit-ratedigitalsubscriber
line(VDSL2)communication,
transmittingreal-timeimages
ofthenetopeningatrapidrefreshrates.Inaddition,anechosounderlookingup("up
sounder")monitorsshescapingoverthenet,whileanotherechosoundershowsthe
foot-rope,theseabottom,andtheshenteringthenet.
BymeansofthesubmergedTrawlUnit,theFM90communicateswithanumberof
SimradPI/PX40kHzcatchmonitoringsensorsbymeansofhydroacousticlinks.Upto
sixmeasurementscanbemadesimultaneously.TheFM90supportspitch,roll,depth,
catch,bottom-contact,temperature,spread,height,andgeometrysensors.Standard
pitch,roll,depth,andtemperaturesensorsarealsobuiltintotheTrawlUnit.
TheFM90isasolid-statesonarsystem.Thisdesigneliminatesmovingparts,and
increasesreliabilityandavailabilityduringshingoperations.
TheFM90DeploymentPackhasayellow
topandblackbottomtoassistyouinvisual
conrmationpriortolaunchandtoassistin
visualsightingduringrecovery.Itisquicklling
andquicktodrain.Ithasimprovedhandholds
toassisthandling—evenwithgloveson.The
strainreliefcanbeaccessedusingstandardtools
withoutopeningtheentireDeploymentPack.
Specicationsandfunctionality
TheFM90isauniquesonar,bothindesignandfunctionality.WhentheFM90sonar
pings,itsendsoutsoundenergyina240-degreesector.Thisenergyisreectedfrom
thenet,fromsh,andfromothertargetsinthewatercolumn.Thereectedenergyis
receivedbythetransducer,processed,andshownonthedisplay.BecausetheFM90
pingsacrossawideareainoneping,therefreshratetogenerateapictureofthenet
openingisalmostinstantaneous.Thisgivesyoureal-timeimages,allowingyoutoadjust
toveryfastmovementsofshschools.
SimradFM90Quickstartguide

922-00027021/2.29
TheFM90usesanupdatedversionofKongsbergMesotech’striedandtestedM3Sonar®
multibeamprocessingsoftware,successfullydeployedworld-wideformanyyears.The
softwareusesinnovativeprocessingalgorithmstoautomaticallyoptimizetheimage
qualityspecicallyforshingapplications.ItincludesFMtransmissions(alsoknownas
“Chirp”)toensureaclutter-freepicturewithaveryhighresolutioninrange.
TheFM90ProcessorUnitiscontrolledbytheMicrosoft®Windows®operatingsystem.
Thisallowsforaexiblechoiceofpresentationmodes,andforalargerangeofuser
applications.
Keyfeatures
TheSimradFM90isaexibleandfeature-packedthird-wireMultibeamTrawlSonar.It
operatesequallywellinthewatercolumnandclosetothebottom.TheFM90enables
useofyourexistingPI/PXcatchmonitoringsensors.
•Real-timenetpicture
•Superiorbottompicture
•Simpliedsoftwarewithautomaticadjustments
•TrawlandPI/PXsensorexporttoSerialPortorEthernetPort
•Nodonglerequiredtooperatesoftware
•ConvenientlifthandlesonDeploymentPack
•High-visibilityconrmationofDeploymentPackorientationduringnetlaunch
•Easyaccesstothird-wireconnector
•FastoodinganddrainingoftheDeploymentPack
•Nomovingpartsmeanslessmaintenance
•CompatiblewithSimradPI/PXcatchmonitoringsensors
SimradFM90

10922-00027021/2.2
Systemdiagram
ThesystemdiagramidentiesthemaincomponentsofabasicFM90system.Onlythe
mainconnectionsbetweentheunitsareshown.Detailedinterfacecapabilitiesandpower
cablesarenotshown.ThedisplayisnotastandardpartoftheFM90delivery.Thisisa
commercialitemthatcanbepurchasedlocally.
AProcessorUnit
BEthernetcable
CPower/VDSLUnit
DThird-wireorTestcable
ETrawlUnit
FAft-lookingCatchHydrophone
G(Optional)Forward-lookingPIHydrophone
H40kHzPI/PXSensors
SimradFM90Quickstartguide

922-00027021/2.211
Supportinformation
IfyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourSimradFM90youmustcontactyourlocaldealer,
oroneofoursupportdepartments.Alistofallourofcesanddealersisprovidedonour
website.Y oucanalsocontactourmainsupportofceinNorway.
Norway(Mainofce)
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeAS/Simrad
•Address:Strandpromenaden50,3190Horten,Norway
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.no
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
Spain
•Companyname:SimradSpainS.L.U
•Address:PartidaAtalayes20,03570Villajoyosa,Spain
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:http://www.simrad.es
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
France
•Companyname:SimradFrance
•Address:5ruedeMenMeur,29730Guilvinec,France
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:http://www.simrad.fr
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
USA
•Companyname:KongsbergUnderwaterTechnologyInc/SimradFisheries
•Address:1921033rdAveW,Lynnwood,W A98036,USA
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.com
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
SimradFM90

12922-00027021/2.2
Malaysia
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeMalaysiaSdn.Bhd
•Address:Unit27-5SignatureOfces,TheBoulevard,MidV alleyCity,Lingkaran
SyedPutra,59200KualaLumpur,Malaysia
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.com
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
Korea
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeKoreaLtd
•Address:#1101-HarborTower,113-1,Nampodong6-Ga,Jung-Gu,Busan600-046
Korea
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.com
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
China
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeChinaLtd
•Address:555ChuanqiaoRoad,China(Shanghai)PilotFreeTradeZone,201206,
China
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.com
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
SimradFM90Quickstartguide

922-00027021/2.213
Gettingstarted
Topics
PoweringtheFM90onandoff,page14
Gettingtoknowtheuserinterface,page16
Topbardescription,page17
Startingnormaloperation,page23
Gettingstarted

14922-00027021/2.2
PoweringtheFM90onandoff
Topics
PoweringuptheFM90fornormaluse,page14
PoweringofftheFM90,page15
PoweringuptheFM90fornormaluse
TopoweruptheFM90,usetheON/OFFpowerswitchonthefrontpanelofthe
Power/VDSLUnit.
Context
TheON/OFFswitchontherearpanelpowersupthePower/VDSLUnit.TheON/OFF
switchonthefrontpanelpowersuptheSonarHead.
Note
AfterpoweringuptheFM90,therewillbeabriefdelaybeforetheProcessorUnit
discoverstheSonarHead.Thelengthofthisdelaydependsonexternalfactors,such
asthelengthofyourthird-wiretrawlcable.WaitfortheVDSL/STATUSlightonthe
Power/VDSLUnittoturnsolidgreenbeforeattemptingtoconnecttotheSonarHead.
Procedure
1TurntheSonarHeadonusingtheON/OFFpowerswitch(A)onthePower/VDSL
Unitfrontpanel.
2Switchthevoltageselector(B)to200VDC.
3Conrmthatthevoltagemeter(C)shows200VDCandthecurrentmeter(D)
showsthecurrentislessthan0.5A.
4WaitfortheVDSL/STATUSlight(E)toturnsolidgreen.
Thelightashesslowly,thenquickly,thenstayscontinuouslyonwhenthesystem
isready.
SimradFM90Quickstartguide

922-00027021/2.215
5PoweruptheProcessorUnit.
6ConrmthattheLINK/ACT3light(F)isashing.
TheashinglightindicatesalinkwiththeProcessorUnitEthernetport.
Relatedtopics
StartingoperationoftheSonarHead,page23
PoweringofftheFM90
TopowerofftheFM90,usetheON/OFFpowerswitchonthefrontpanelofthe
Power/VDSLUnit.
Context
WhenyoudonotusetheFM90,switchofftheentiresystem.
Procedure
1ClicktheRunbuttontostopoperationanddisconnecttheSonarHead.
ThisbuttonislocatedonthetopbaroftheFM90software.
2ClosethesoftwareandshutdownWindows®.
3Turnoffthedisplay.
Ifrequired,refertotheinstructionsprovidedbythedisplaymanufacturer.
4PresstheON/OFFpowerswitchonthefrontpanelofthePower/VDSLUnitto
theOFFposition.
Gettingstarted

16922-00027021/2.2
Gettingtoknowtheuserinterface
TheFM90consistsofspecicvisualelementsthatworktogether.Thevisual
elementsprovideyouwiththeechoinformationyouneed,theyhelpyoutocontrol
thefunctionalityneededtounderstandthisinformation,andnally,theyallowyouto
controltheoperationalparameters.
Context
ATopbar
BSonarviews
CDeploymentPackwindow
DStatusbar
Procedure
1Movethecursortothetopbar,andinvestigatethefunctionsprovided.
Observethatsmalltooltipsopentoidentifythevariousfunctionsyoucanuse.Y ou
canmakescreencaptures,selectoverlays,opencongurationdialogboxes,showor
hidewindows,andstartandstopthesonar.
2MovethecursortothesonarviewsinthemainFM90presentation.
Observethesmallcirculariconswithineachsonarview.Clickontheseiconsto
opentheInformationWidgetandDisplayWidget.
3Youcanchangethephysicalsizeofthewindowsbyclickingonthewindowborder,
thendraggingittocreatealargerwindow.Notethatthesizeoftheotherwindows
willbereducedaccordingly.
SimradFM90Quickstartguide

922-00027021/2.217
Youcanalsodragthewindowstoanylocationonthedisplay,ordockthewindows
bydraggingthewindowtooneofthearrowiconswhichappear.
4MovethecursortotheDeploymentPackwindowontherightsideoftheFM90
presentation.
ObservetheTrawlUniticon,trawlsensorstatuspane,andPIsensorpane.
5MovethecursortothestatusbaratthebottomoftheFM90presentation.
Observethetextonthebottom-rightside.Clickingthesystemstatustextwillopen
aHeadStatuswindowshowingtelemetryinformation.
Relatedtopics
Topbardescription,page17
Topbardescription
TheFM90topbarislocatedonthetopofthedisplaypresentation,andstretchesfrom
thefarlefttothefarrightside.
Thetopbargivesyoufastaccesstokeyfunctionality.Itprovidesdedicatedbuttonsto
openvariousmenus,accesstools,andhideorshowvariouswindows.Italsoprovidesa
fewbuttonsrelatedtooperatingsystemfeatures.
Gettingstarted

18922-00027021/2.2
Tools
ASaveimagewithoverlays
Clickthisbuttontosavesonarviewimages,includinganyoverlaysyou’veplaced
inthesonarviews.
BArrow
Clicktousethedefaultarrowcursor.Withthedefaultcursoryoucanselectand
manipulateobjectsonthescreen.
CWiper
Removesitemsfromthesonarview.Whenselected,clickoneachoverlayyou
wishtodelete.
DTapeMeasure
Measuresdistancesonthesonarview.Alsoallowsyoutoplaceameasurement
overlayonthesonarview.
EStringMeasure
Denesandmeasuresperimetersandareas.Allowsyoutoplaceanareaoverlay
onthesonarview.
FReferenceCursor1
GReferenceCursor2
Youcanplaceoneortworeferencecursorsasoverlaysonthesonarview.When
youplacetwocursors,anadditionaloverlaywillappearwithinformationaboutthe
cursors.
SimradFM90Quickstartguide