Teledyne FST-040 User manual

Technical Note
FST-040 (August 2011)
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Testing the DVS Post Upgrade of DSP/PIO Board Replacement
This technical note explains how to test your DVS after replacing the PIO and DSP boards
as described in FST-030.
Equipment Required
•DVS Manual
•ESD safe work space
•IMM Surface Inductive Modem TRDI Field Test Box
•Laptop with a serial comport
•TRDI DVS Software

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Setting Up the DVS for IMM Communication
To set up the Inductive Modem:
1. Loop a conductor through the DVS inductive modem and the surface inductive
modem (not supplied) connected to a computer.
Figure 1. DVS Setup
2. Apply power to the DVS from either the battery pack or from an external supply
via the I/O cable. If the DVS is sealed for deployment, then power must be sup-
plied from the battery pack.
3. Switch the Surface Modem Power switch ON:
Figure 2. IMM Surface Inductive Modem TRDI Field Test Box
Surface IMM
9 VDC
COMPUTER
DVS
Software
Wire Loop
Battery Connected
DVS

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Configuring the Serial Connection to the Surface IMM
To configure the serial connection to the surface IMM:
1. Connect and power up the DVS as shown in Figure 1.
2. Start the DVS software.
3. At the DVS Wizard Startup Options screen, click Cancel.
4. From the Configure menu, click Serial Communications.
5. Select the appropriate COM port (i.e. the port that the surface modem is con-
nected to). For the baud rate, select 9600. Serial communications with the IMM’s
should always be set to 9600 baud. Leave the other settings at their default val-
ues.
6. Select the Using an Inductive Modem box and click the Get Modem ID button.
7. Press the OK button to close the Serial Communication Settings dialog.
The inductive modems actually communicate with each other at a baud
rate of 1200, and do not support communication with the DVS at baud
rates above 9600.
8. On the Configure menu, select Modems. Select which modem(s) to configure
(i.e. the Surface IMM connected to the serial port and/or the DVS IMM).

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9. If configuring the DVS IMM, you have the option of Use Existing Modem ID, or
Reset Modem ID (from 00 to 99).
10. Press the Configure Modems button to start the configuration process.
The DVS Modem ID that is configured will be applied to the software
serial communication settings for future modem communications.
The DVS IMM can only be configured when it is the only device on the
line.
11. The dialog will update with a status bar and information on the configuration
steps being run.
12. The configuration process will take a few minutes to complete. Once the process
in completed, a message box will display that the selected configuration(s) are
completed.
13. If the modem configuration process does not complete successfully, check the se-
rial connection from the PC to the surface IMM, and the connection to the DVS
system (if attempting to configure the DVS modem). If the connections look cor-
rect and the modem configuration still fails, test the modem connections. The
DVS Operation Manual describes how to verify modem communications.
14. From the Configure menu, click Serial Communications.
15. Click the Connect button. The wakeup message should appear on the deploy-
ment log window.
16. Click OK.
What if the DVS Does Not Respond?
If the DVS does not respond, check the serial port, surface IMM, surface IMM power, wire
loop, cables, external power supply, and battery connection. If necessary, refer to the
Troubleshooting section in the DVS Operation Manual.
DVS batteries are shipped inside the DVS but not connected. Connect the
battery and seal the DVS before deployment.

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If you have verified that all is properly connected and powered, you can try to establish
communication through TRDI BBTalk:
1. Connect the Surface Modem Test Box to your computer.
2. Loop a conductor through the DVS inductive modem and the surface inductive
modem (not supplied) connected to a computer. Power can be sup- plied either
from the battery pack or from an external supply via the test cable. If the DVS is
sealed for deployment, then power must be supplied from the battery pack.
3. Run BBTalk.
4. Select 9600bds.
5. Enable Echo Characters option.
6. Switch the surface IMM power switch ON.
7. To confirm the surface modem firmware version, Send GetHD^m^j:
If you obtained the answer above, this means that the Surface Inductive Modem is work-
ing properly and its firmware version is 1.09. If not, then there is a problem with the Sur-
face Inductive Modem. Refer to the Seabird IMM Manual for more troubleshooting in-
formation.
8. To confirm the DVS Inductive modem firmware version, Send !01GetHD^m^j:
If you obtained the answer above, this means that the DVS Inductive Modem is working
properly and its Firmware Version is 1.07. If not then there is a problem with the DVS In-
ductive Modem. Refer to DVS troubleshooting in the DVS Manual for more information.

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Testing the DVS
Before deploying the DVS, it is a good idea to make sure that it is working properly.
Built-In Tests
This simple test checks that the DVS is able to communicate with the computer and runs
the diagnostic tests.
To run the Built-In Tests:
1. Connect and power up the DVS as shown in Figure 1.
2. Start the DVS software.
3. At the DVS Wizard Startup Options screen, click Test a DVS. Click Next.
4. On the Test DVS screen, select Run All Tests (includes the recorder test) or Run
Individual Tests and select the desired tests.

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5. The results of the test will be saved to the log file (*.log) if the Log result to file
box is selected.
6. Click the Start Test button. The selected tests will run (see the DVS Operation
Manual for details on the test printouts). A green check mark next to the test
name indicates the test passed. If a selected test fails, a red Xwill be placed next
to the test name and a dialog box will prompt if you want to continue testing.
7. Click OK to exit the Test DVS screen.
These tests should be run in the deployed environment to achieve good
results.
Verify/Set Temperature and HPR Sensor
If you have upgraded the DSP board, the Temperature and Heading/Pitch/Roll sensor type
needs to be set in the firmware or at least verify that these are correctly set.
1. Connect and power up the DVS as shown in Figure 1.
2. Start the DVS software.
3. At the DVS Wizard Startup Options screen, click Begin Terminal Session with a
DVS. Click Next.
4. On the DVS Terminal screen, type CR1 <Enter> in the Terminal Window:

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5. If the CR1 command returns the following error then send CSTOP <Enter>.
6. Send CR1 <Enter>
7. Send PC2 <Enter> and verify that the Heading, Pitch, Roll and Temperature do not
have an ‘*’ next to them and that the value is reasonable (rotate/tilt the DVS and
send another PC2 as necessary).

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8. If the Heading, Pitch, Roll and Temperature values do have an ‘*’ next to them,
then send @C <Enter>.
At this point you are using Engineering commands, it is important that you
be careful with the commands used. If you see an error message that there
was no response from the DVS, please ignore these and press OK when the
window appears.

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9. Send T <Enter>.
10. Send the value corresponding to the temperature sensor installed on the system:
•Send 1 <Enter> for the TRDI temperature Sensor
•Send 2 <Enter> for the Sea-Bird temperature sensor
•Send 3 <Enter> for a ISM Temperature Sensor (not shown on the following
screen capture – This option is only available on Phase II DVS but is not used
at this time)
11. Send 1 <Enter> to save the setting.