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Instruction Manual
Simrad WBT Mini
Miniature wideband echo sounder transceiver

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December2018©KongsbergMaritimeAS
SimradWBTMini
MiniatureWidebandEchoSounder
Transceiver
InstructionManual
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidethedescriptionsandprocedures
requiredtoinstall,operateandmaintaintheSimradWBTMini.This
manualisintendedforallusersoftheWBTMini.
Note
YoumustneversettheWBTMinito"ping"unlessthetransduceris
submergedinwater .

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www.kongsberg.com
Documentinformation
•Product:SimradWBTMini
•Document:InstructionManual
•Documentpartnumber:425197
•DocumentISBNnumber:N/A
•Revision:B
•Dateofissue:6December2018
Copyright
TheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentremainsthesolepropertyofKongsbergMaritimeAS.Nopartof
thisdocumentmaybecopiedorreproducedinanyformorbyanymeans,andtheinformationcontainedwithin
itisnottobecommunicatedtoathirdparty,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofKongsbergMaritimeAS.
Warning
Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichitwasdesigned.
Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.Y oumustbe
familiarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperateorworkontheequipment.
KongsbergMaritimedisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproperinstallation,
useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
Disclaimer
KongsbergMaritimeASendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentiscorrectandfairlystated,
butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.
Supportinformation
Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Youcanalsocontactususingthefollowing
address:[email protected].Ifyouneedinformationaboutourotherproducts,visithttps:
//www.simrad.com.Onthiswebsiteyouwillalsondalistofourdealersanddistributors.

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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..................................................................5
SIMRADWBTMINI......................................................................6
Systemdescription..................................................................................................................7
Systemdiagram.......................................................................................................................8
PowerSupplyUnit..................................................................................................................9
Supportinformation..............................................................................................................10
USINGTHEWBTMINIINEK80MODE.......................................12
AboutEK80mode................................................................................................................13
DeningtheIPaddressonthePCnetworkadapterforcommunicationwiththeWBT
Mini..................................................................................................................................13
Obtainingandinstallingthesoftwarelicense.......................................................................14
Installingoneormoretransducers........................................................................................16
Installingtransceiverchannels..............................................................................................19
Disconnectingtransceiverchannels......................................................................................21
USINGTHEWBTMINIINAUTONOMOUSMODE.........................23
AboutAutonomousmode.....................................................................................................24
SwitchingbetweenAutonomousmodeandEK80mode......................................................25
Installingthesoftwaredriverfortheserialinterfacecable...................................................26
RemovingtheUSBashdrivefromtheWBTMini............................................................27
InsertingtheUSBashdriveintheWBTMini...................................................................29
InstallingthesoftwaredriverfortheUSBashdrive..........................................................31
WakinguptheWBTMinifromSleepstate..........................................................................32
INSTALLATION..........................................................................34
InstallingtheWBTMini.......................................................................................................35
Aboutthedrawingsinthedrawingle.................................................................................36
413455WBTMinidimensions.............................................................................................37
CABLELAYOUTANDINTERCONNECTIONS.................................39
Cableplan.............................................................................................................................40
ListofWBTMinicables......................................................................................................42
Connectors............................................................................................................................43
EthernetandDCpowerconnector..............................................................................43
Transducerconnectors.................................................................................................45
Seriallineconnector....................................................................................................47
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Cabledrawingsandspecications........................................................................................49
EthernetandDCpowercable(description)................................................................49
Seriallineinterfacecableandconnector(description)...............................................50
Extensioncable(description)......................................................................................52
DCpowercable(description)......................................................................................53
SPAREPARTSANDCONSUMABLES............................................54
Orderingsparepartsandconsumables.................................................................................55
Listofconsumables..............................................................................................................56
Siliconegrease(Sparepart).........................................................................................56
Listofspareparts..................................................................................................................57
USBashdrive(Sparepart).......................................................................................57
O-ring82.27x1.78mm(Sparepart)..........................................................................58
EthernetandDCpowercable(Sparepart)..................................................................58
TransducerconnectorMCIL4M(Sparepart)..............................................................59
TransducerconnectorMCIL8M(Sparepart)..............................................................59
Seriallineinterfacecable(Sparepart)........................................................................60
Extensioncable(Sparepart)........................................................................................61
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS....................................................62
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Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidethedescriptions,proceduresanddetailedparameter
explanationsrequiredtoallowforsafeandefcientuseoftheSimradWBTMini.
Targetaudience
ThismanualisintendedforallusersoftheWBTMini.Duetothenatureofthedescriptions
andthelevelofdetailprovidedbythismanual,itiswellsuitedforthosewhoare-orwish
tobe-expertusers.
Weassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater.We
alsoexpectthatyouhavesomeexperiencewithmultibeam,split-beamand/orsingle-beam
echosoundersinscienticapplications.
Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.
Simrad®,SIMRAD®andtheSimrad®logoareeitherregisteredtrademarks,ortrademarks
ofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandothercountries.
Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand
othercountries.
Wewantyourfeedback
WewanttoimproveWBTMinicontinuously.Wealsowantourend-userdocumentationto
becomprehensiveandrelevant.Youcanhelp.Pleaseprovidecomments,suggestionsor
constructivecriticismtoanyofoursupportofces.
Aboutthismanual

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SimradWBTMini
Topics
Systemdescription,page7
Systemdiagram,page8
PowerSupplyUnit,page9
Supportinformation,page10
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Systemdescription
TheWBTMiniisacompactversionofthehighlyefcientWidebandTransceiver(WBT)
usedbymarineresearchvesselsallaroundtheworld.Itscompactsizeandenergy-efcient
designmakesitperfectforinstallationonawiderangeofplatforms.
ThetransceiverelectronicsintheWBTMini
havethelinearFM(chirp)andCWpulse
formssimilartotheWidebandTransceiver.
Itcontainsfourindividualtransceiverchannels
withmultiplexingfunctionality.Thisallows
forgreatexibilitywhenyousetupasystem
withvarioussplit-beamorsingle-beam
transducercongurations.
TheWBTMiniiscontainedinasplash-proof
cabinet.Therobustdesignallowslong-termdeploymentinchallengingenvironments.The
WBTMinicanbeoperatedintwodifferentmodes;EK80modeorAutonomousmode.
EK80mode
InEK80mode,theWBTMiniisusedwithacomputerrunningtheEK80echosounder
software.TheEK80softwareprovidesfullreal-timecontroloftheWBTMiniusingthe
Ethernetinterface.WhenusedinEK80mode,theRAWechosounderdataarerecorded
directlytothecomputerdisk(s).
ThismoderequiresoneormoreEK80softwarelicenses.
Autonomousmode
InAutonomousmode,theWBTMiniisprogrammedtoperformapredenedmission.A
missionwillnormallyrecorddataoveraperiodoftimeusingspecicacousticsettings.
ThemissionplanisdesignedusingtheEKMissionPlannerprogram,anddownloadedto
theWBTMinibeforethemissionstarts.
Thehigh-resolutionRAWdataarestoredinternallyonahigh-capacityUSBashdrive
andretrievedafterthemissioniscompleted.
TheAutonomousmodeisanoptionthatcanbepurchasedseparately.
Theinternalstoragecapacitydependsonyouroperationalsettings.Witha70kHztransducer
operatingatCWandcollectingdataat100mrange,thediskcanstoreapproximately
9,000,000pings.
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Relatedtopics
Systemdiagram,page8
PowerSupplyUnit,page9
UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80mode,page12
UsingtheWBTMiniinAutonomousmode,page23
Systemdiagram
ThesystemdiagramidentiesthemaincomponentsofabasicWBTMinisystem.Only
themainconnectionsbetweentheunitsareshown.Inthispublication,thecomputeris
referredtoasthePC.
AEK80mode
BAutonomousmode
CPC(EK80)
DPC(EKMissionPlanner)
ECalibrationandreplay
FWBTMini
GTransducer
HPower
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