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1. TT DRER ECCBPE A R 23 2 15 1 Teledyne PDS don t start up anymore get a message Failed to open project What I dO re re KR err RE Leder 23 2 15 2 When Ido a survey with RESON SeaBat 7k and Applanix POSMV see that the system stops after a while It seems that there is not enough memory available What can ias tiet tes ori Ran Fen S dekec e Eva Hbi re abate ka cts erae Ribes 24 2 15 3 Is it possible to autostart Teledyne PDS in the Acquisition mode 24 2 15 4 We have brief computer freezes that result in data loss Any ideas about what could be causing the freezes ccccccseeeecceecaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeseeeessaeeeeeeeeeas 24 Ax ROD pH 24 2 16 1 How can we use the original layout as used during Realtime 24 25 2 17 1 n our trip reports is the date and time is always the same 1970 How can we solve this 25 918 410 NOE emm 25 2 18 1 Does the RESON SeaBat 7k only use the SVS to determine phase difference or does it apply a straight SVP based on that SVS value to the sonar 25 2 18 2 What should we do when installing a svp to the MBE head but do not apply any MBE offsets in PDS as this is already done in the positioning system E g Applanix POSMV but we like to use t2. TELEDYNE PDS Properties Snippets Computation Name Value Snippets Data Source Snippets 1 RESON SeaBat gt Multibeam Source Mu 7k snp Itibeam 1 RESON SeaBat bs 1108 Multibeam Computation Source Multibeam xyz computation Reduce Data Enabled Maximum Snippet Size 1024 Reduce AVG Enabled Speed Source Data Source Speed 1 Primary Lambert s Law Correction Disabled Use Nadir Filter Rejected Beams Disabled 7 Equipment ra Multibeam 1 RESON SeaBat k mbs Si Device Data Multibeam xyz computation Figure 2 16 Properties of the Snippets Computation with the Multibeam Source 2 12 3 How does Teledyne PDS handle the Tx Rx offset as set in the 7kCenter for the records 7006 and 7027 In Teledyne PDS the Multibeam XYZ Computation makes the following decision how to handle the Tx Rx offset e Nocorrection applied when Tx Rx offset is zero and Teledyne PDS receives record 7006 with XYZ compensation On e correction applied when Tx Rx offset is non zero and Teledyne PDS receives record 7006 with XYZ compensation On e correction applied when Tx Rx offset is zero and Teledyne PDS receives record 7006 with XYZ compensation Off e Correction applied when Tx Rx offset is non zero and Teledyne PDS receives record 7006 with XYZ compensation Off e Nocorrection applied when Tx Rx offset is zero and Teledyne PDS receives record 7027 e Correction applied when Tx Rx offset is non
3. Survey Coverage 3 R Raw Data View 7 10 13 Reference Point Computation 7 10 RESON SeaBat 7k 19 20 25 RESON SeaBat 7k Old 7006 19 Roll 13 Roll Stabilization 19 S 57 7 Sea Level 10 Simrad EM3000 Format 20 Snippets Computation 17 Index e 29 m m TELEDYNE PDS I Tide 26 Tide Station Editor 26 Time stamp 27 Tresco 7 Two Way Travel Time 20 Tx Rx Offset 18 19 Vessel Layer 8 gt X XML File 20 30 e Index Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions
4. defaultpath D XDataV Raw data recording RDR lt StartState swiothrottlems 0 calibrate yes udp on selected no ping yes maxpower 0 0 Initial overwrite values StartState lt BottomDetection method G2 gt BD Method G1 Simple G1 BlendFilt G2 BottomDetection Warnings IOM error PPS fatal gt Warning overrides lt Warnings gt Figure 2 18 Part of an XML file with the file size of the 7k log file 2 12 8 The travel time from the 7027 record of the RESON Seabat 7101 is that corrected for the radius of the Rx array The two way travel time in the 7027 record is from Tx reference point via the reflector to the Rx reference point This is not the way the real time is travelling through the water but it is a practical value to calculate and it is a measurement between definable points In reality the raw travel time to the cylinder cannot be determined because it is different for each Rx element and it will have after beam forming a specific offset After this a correction is done which can be to each point but a choice is made to do this to a central point the Rx reference point 2 12 9 In the Editing see gaps in my multibeam data while multibeam data is logged The gaps can be caused by the fact that in the log data file s for that location no valid position heading or vru data is available Another reason can be that the log data file s are corrupt In most cases this can be repair with a tool in the Editing
5. Ch 1 TXPower RXAmp Cycles InitLock P 10W 12 5 40m Figure 2 7 NCC with data and event markers 2 6 Editing 2 6 1 The lasso function in the Multibeam Area Editing view does not work properly when in this view the Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions e 9 2 TELEDYNE PDS 2 7 GPS Connect beams with lines tool bar button is selected Check the specifications of the used viedeo card See the system requirment documentation of Teledyne PDS Check the 3D settings of the video card See page 27 2 7 1 How dol get a good Reference Z computed in Teledyne PDS In Teledyne PDS the only way to get a good Reference Z computed is when in the Reference Point Computation of the Positioning System Geogs device the Height Source is set on GPS Height RTZ This computation can be opened in the Equipment page or in the Raw Data view Properties Reference Point Computation EXT Mame Value gt El Position Computation Source Antenna Position from Geogs Height Standard Deviation Mask 0 1 GPS mode RTK required Disabled Kalman Filter Setting Off Doppler Aiding Enabled Doppler Data Source Doppler Heading C O deg 0 Doppler Scale ppt 0 Maximum Position sec 2 Maximum Dead Reckon Time sec 60 Position Std Overwnte 0 off 0 Apply Heading Enabled Heading Source Data Source Heading 1 Primary Height Source GPS Height RTZ Figure 2 8 Properties of the Reference
6. Copy Delete Open file location Properties P See more results 3 Enter the command netstat b 4 Check the overview if another program use socket 7000 16 e Frequently Asked Questions Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions TELEDYNE PDS ro x 7 C Windows s ystemn32 gt netstat Active Connections Local Address Foreign Address State 18 4 1 62 788 49687 ESTABLISHED 18 4 1 62 788 ROT DT 8655 49686 ESTABLISHED JUL 18 4 1 62 49165 1 1605 402 ESTABLISHED dagent exe ICP 16 4 1 62 49216 rbu print microsoft ds ESTABLISHED Can not obtain ownership information TCP 16 4 1 62 49238 195 59 54 183 https ESTABLISHED netsession_win exe ICP 16 4 1 62 49245 LE lalnk 3 5 61 ESTABLISHED connunicator exe Mu 10 4 1 62 49327 nail 7838 ESTABLISHED UcMapi exe 1 TCP 19 4 1 62 49400 nail 7838 ESTABLISHED LOUTLOOK EXE ICP 16 4 1 62 49482 mail 8380 ESTABLISHED OUTLOOK EXE 1 62 49403 mail S7489 ES TABLISHED ICP 16 4 LOUT LOOK EXE TCP 10 4 1 LOUTLOOK EXE CP 10 4 1 62 49406 1 1 783 ESTABLISHED 22 49495 64 233 164 188shttps ESTABLISHED chrome 1 16 4 1 62 49687 ROT DT 8855 788 ESTABLISHED Devicelest exe TCP 1 4 1 62 49621 mail https CLOSE_WAIT connunicator exe l TCP 16 4 1 62 49686 ROT DI 8855 700 ESTABLISHED DeviceTest TCP 16 4 1 62 49688 SLAFCSAI 0 psmgr TIM
7. the Alarms dialog can be opened In this dialog alarms can be defined Alarms Mame Seventy Actions Add Remove Rename Figure 2 10 Alarms dialog Add an alarm for the GPS and make an alarm condition on the GPS mode that when the GPS mode is not RTK FIXED anymore an alarm will go off Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions e 11 2 TELEDYNE PDS Cece GPs Data Condition Value EF Enable Alarm SUI Positioning system Geogs 1 RTK FIXED NMEA 2 30 GGA pos GPS Actions made Severity Low 1 Intermediate High An alarm will be generated when ALL conditions are true qp Cancel Figure 2 11 Alarm condition on the GPS mode When you want a sound alarm for the GPS mode alarm check the option Sound Alarm Alarms Mame Severity Actions GPS High Sound Alarm Figure 2 12 Alarms dialog with the GPS alarm 2 8 Grid Model 2 9 Heave 2 8 1 When I open the Grid Model Editor it takes a long time before the grid model is displayed When it takes a long time it means that a lot of data has to be loaded in the editor this can be background data C Map DXF files etc or a very big grid model with small cell size The reason that background charts are loaded when a grid model is opened is because the context menu option Save as defaults is used before With this option all the layers that are opened will be saved so when a new grid model is opened all layers with their
8. Frequently Asked Questions are from clients that have questions about matters related to Teledyne PDS or sensors interfaced with Teledyne PDS In this document the questions are divided into different chapters This manual is also available as a HTML Help file Press F1 or select Help gt Help Topics to open the Teledyne PDS help files Teledyne PDS Instruction movies are available on the Teledyne PDS YouTube channel Watch Teledyne PDS instruction movies Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions Introduction e 1 mm TELEDYNE PDS 2 Frequently Asked Questions 2 1 Acquisition 2 1 1 How can see in the Plan View Survey Coverage the surveyed area in colors In the real time mode the multibeam data has to be logged to a grid model Before that can be done select in the Logging page as file format PDS2000 Grid Model select or create in the section below the grid model in which should be logged and add the multibeam data to the Data for grid model logging section All three steps are indicated in the picture below Make sure that the file format PDS2000 Grid Model is checked Geometry Equipment Computations Data Sources Guidance Tools Logging Simulation Aliases Alarms File formats Log directory LogData v POS Log space MNF rod System required free disk space MB 4768 Simrad EM3000 Format Cleaned XYZ data Minimum free disk space warning MB 0 XTF Format 8i Allowed log space
9. Point Computation with the Height Source When in the coordinate system a geoid model is present then with the Height Source on GPS Height the geoid model is also taken into account If GPS Height is not valid the sea level will be used as level to compute the Reference Z Select as Height Source None or Tide when tidal data is available and set in the Geometry page the sea level offset 10 e Frequently Asked Questions Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions mm TELEDYNE PDS Geometry Equipment Computations Data Sources Guidance Tools Logging Simulation Aliases Alarms Visualisation mode 2D Offsets o Vessel contour Wireframe Name X Y Z offset 7 50 0 00 400 one offset3 0 00 0 00 400 New Edit Zero Offset 0 00 0 00 0 00 Visualisation mode 3D Wireframe 3D Studio Neftegaz 62 Vessel draught Vessel vertical position amp Surface Subsurface ROV etc Overview Figure 2 9 Geometry page with the sea level offset set 2 7 2 For the position input to Teledyne PDS we use a GGA telegram from a differential GPS Glonass receiver Sometimes the differential corrections will fall out and the status figure in the GGA telegram will go from 2 to 1 What we need in Teledyne PDS is a sound alarm when this happens How can we set up an alarm for lost differential correction data In Teledyne PDS an alarm can be setup In the Acquisition with the menu item Edit Alarms or from the toolbar with
10. Select the menu option Tools Hepair File s and select a repair for the current file or for all the files in the file set A repair can take a long time especially when the files are big 2 13Multibeam Calibration 2 13 1 Why do we see differences in our pitch multibeam calibration values while the error parabola indicates a very strong solution In this case the automatic calibration method is used for the multibeam calibration After the calibration the error parabola indicates a very strong solution 20 e Frequently Asked Questions Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions 23 TELEDYNE PDS amp Q 5 og Actual Figure 2 19 Error parabola It was concluded by the customer when the error parabola gives a very strong solution the automatic calculated calibration value is correct This is a WRONG conclusion It only applies when 1 Data as usediin the profiles does not contain spikes jump in height 2 The data of the profiles have the same height for the same point In this case when analyzing the profiles a difference in height between the two profiles Was seen Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions e 21 2 TELEDYNE PDS Figure 2 20 Profiles do not match This means the calibration values must be changed manually in a value resulting in matching profiles falling on each other This value is the correct calibration value Conclusion always take a critical look
11. to the profiles as used for the calibration 2 140 2 14 1 control the flying of a tow fish the nadir depth of the mounted sonar can be used Is there a possibility to output the nadir depth as a single record In Teledyne PDS the nadir depth is computed With the output driver NMEA DBT the nadir depth can be outputted After the output driver is added to the Equipment list use tuts open the Output Message window to attach the right computation to the depth below transducer For a multibeam this should be the Multibeam xyz computation 22 e Frequently Asked Questions Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions p TELEDYNE PDS Output Messages Output message element El DET message depth units MUST be in meters Depth below transducer Output message element source SU SUI z Equipment fel Equipment 2 E Multibeam 1 RESON SeaBat 7k mbs Positioning system Geogs 1 NMEA 2 A Device Data T Antenna Position from Geogs Xs Reference Point Computation Compass 1 Standard NMEA HDT h sj Device Data Heading computation 5 4 Octansivrul n 4 Figure 2 21 Output Messages window with Multibeam xyz computation attached to Depth below transducer The frequency of the output depends on the update rate of the multibeam system In principal the output follows the ping rate 2 14 2 How dol get a high speed output The output rate is de
12. E_WAIT I CP 16 4 1 62 49689 SLAPCSE1 opsmgr TIME_WAIT TCP 127 8 8 1 788H ROT DT 8855 49608 ESTABLISHED 7kCenter exe ICP 127 8 8 1 7888 ROT DI 8655 49687 ESTABLISHED 2kCenter exe 127 0 0 1 49608 ROT DT 8855 7000 ES TABLISHED Devicelest exe TCP 12 7 0 9 1 49687 ROT DT 8855 7000 ESTABLISHED DeviceTest 1 C Windows s ystem32 gt 4 5 Close the program using socket 7000 2 12Multibeam 2 12 1 Is there some sort of tool or method in Teledyne PDS to determine the mean bias of the beams With the Export in the Grid Model or CUBE tab of the Multibeam Area Editing view a mean bias per beam relative to the Z average is exported For each beam per ping the difference is calculated with the Z average of the grid model cell When this is done for all the pings a mean difference per beam is computed This mean difference per beam is exported in the column SP1 single ping of the CSV file When multiping is available the columns MP1 4 will be filled 2 12 2 apply 180 to the yaw angle of the multibeam How can 1 apply the 180 degree to the snippets as well The snippets is using the mounting angles set in the multibeam device data This is done in the Snippets Computation by selecting the Multibeam Source When one multibeam is selected in the Equipment list it will automatically be selected in the Snippets Computation Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions e 17
13. Frequently Asked Questions Teledyne PDS Version 1 0 4 July 2015 m m TELEDYNE PDS Teledyne RESON B V Stuttgartstraat 42 44 3047 AS Rotterdam The Netherlands Tel 31 0 10 245 15 00 www teledyne reson com Amendment Record Sheet Rev Date Reason for Modifications 07 07 2015 Item added Replay 14 06 2015 Updated the manual with new items 11 04 2015 Logging added 1 0 1 01 10 2014 Modified text S 57 as it is now available in PDS2000 Introduction Link to instruction movies added 18 02 2013 First version of the FAQ Manual mm TELEDYNE PDS Contents 1 Introduction 1 1 1 Frequently Asked Questions co uei sees nocte bns I 1 2 Frequently Asked Questions 3 2 1 MOM 2 1 1 How can I see the Plan View Survey Coverage the surveyed area in colors 3 2 1 2 How can we see a speed and heading vector in the plan view 4 2 1 3 We have to wait a long time before the color table editor or any other dialog box opens when in Realtime mode 6 2 2 6 2 2 1 we use the same serial port for a device and clock synchronization 6 2 2 2 When running RTK fixed GPS what height source should we use and should we disable heave from VRU in the reference point computation properties EM 7 2 3 OLS eect ats capac te ga
14. ading vector in the plan view In a plan view it is possible to show the speed and the heading as a vector Open from the layer control the vessel layer properties Change the outline value into Heading and speed vector See Figure 2 3 4 e Frequently Asked Questions Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions p e TELEDYNE PDS Vessel Layer Properties Value Data Source Position 1 Primary Name vee Postion Source Atach Ig Eoin x Outline Speed Vector ST Oy EET nc nett Green 0 Blue 0 4 Length Red 255 Green 255 Blue 255 5 Lu Actis Daniae ar Enabled Enabled Disabled Fant F Qutline Heading Vector Heading and Speed Vector 5 n ymbol CMG and Speed Vector Fixed Size Outline Figure 2 8 Outline It is also possible to add an additional vessel layer with the outline set to Heading and speed vector On this way it is possible to show both the vessel shape and the Heading and speed vector Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions e 5 m m TELEDYNE PDS Multibeam Coverage Layer Multibeam Xyz Multibeam xyz V survey vessel Point Position 1027 Reference Point E m Table Layer Figure 2 4 Two vessel layers 2 1 3 We have to wait a long time before the color table editor or any other dialog box opens when in Realtime mode The c
15. does Teledyne PDS handle the Tx Rx offset as set in the 7kCenter for the records 7006 and 7027 sssrinin a 18 2 12 4 Do we have to enter the Tx Rx offset in Teledyne PDS 19 2 12 5 When the roll stabilization is already used in the RESON SeaBat 7k then what does Teledyne PDS do with the multibeam data 19 2 12 6 Does Teledyne PDS support the D telegram for the Simrad EM3000 format 19 2 12 7 15 there a way to start a new log file automatically in the RESON SeaBat 7k software after a limited file size seseeeeen rmm 20 2 12 8 The travel time from the 7027 record of the RESON Seabat 7101 is that corrected for the radius of the Rx 20 2 12 9 In the Editing see gaps in my multibeam data while multibeam data is logged 20 2 13 Multibeam Calibration eeeeeeeessseseeeeeernenneenennnn nnns 20 2 13 1 Why do we see differences in our pitch multibeam calibration values while the error parabola indicates very strong solution 20 ML 22 2 14 1 control the flying of a tow fish the nadir depth of the mounted sonar can be used Is there a possibility to output the nadir depth as a single record 22 2 14 2 How dol get a high speed 23 2 15
16. e set automatic selection mode and the conditions for switching Data sources can be selected for various computations and displays Figure 2 14 Data Sources with Novatel SPAN heave as primary source 2 10Logging 2 10 1 Why do we have a huge log file size when logging for only 10 seconds multibeam data and using POS MV True Heave This is caused due to the use of the POS MV True heave When Teledyne PDS logging is stopped the system continues to log until all the data for that time is collected True heave has a delay of 2 minutes to be exact 134 9seconds This means all data is still logged until two minutes after the logging was stopped This explains a file of 10 seconds still has a huge size Example Positioning update 1 Hz every 1 sec Heading update 20 Hz every 0 05 sec Multibeam update 15 Hz every 0 083sec R P update 50 Hz every 0 002 sec See Figure 2 15 in this example the positioning is the latest point so all data is logged until this point dark colors TIME Stop logging postioning 5hz heading 12 5 hz mb g g B B 5 RP REM Ae D EE E D EL E E RE E Figure 2 15 Time line when logging stops True heave is only used during post processing It is a more accurate heave than Realtime heave It might be used when RTK is not available and you notice problems with your heave Turn it off or remove it from the vessel configuration when not needed The Teledyne PDS device driv
17. e PosMV Ethernet 111 in Teledyne PDS 2 9 3 How to setup Novatel SPAN roll pitch heave driver In Teledyne PDS there will be two drivers needed one for the roll and pitch and one for the heave because the roll pitch and heave are outputted on two different ports Because Teledyne PDS needs roll pitch and heave from one source a dependency has to be selected in the heave driver First select the vru driver and then the heave driver Select in the attitude computation for the Roll Pitch Data Source the Device Data of the Novatel SPAN vru Properties Attitude computation Value VRU Source Heave 1 Novatel SPAM heave Roll Pitch Data Source Novatel SPAN vru SU 8 Equipment eal VRU 2 Novatel SPAN vru SM Device Data Figure 2 13 Attitude Computation of the Novatel SPAN heave To get everything working make sure that the Novatel SPAN heave driver is the primary data source for the Roll Pitch Heave Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions e 13 TELEDYNE PDS Geometry Equipment Computations Data Sources Guidance Tools Logging simulation Aliases Alarms _ Data sources Data groups E SUI e 1 Novatel 5 compu L Roll4Pitch4Heave 2 VRU 2 Novatel SPAM vru Attitude computation s Position e Sealevel has Heading Conditions Select primary data group for a data sourc
18. e before the grid moalo GISDla VOU 12 2 9 stem E A cn cave ncaa ed UDIN M UNDER NUR UNIT NU 12 2 9 1 Where can you see if heave is delayed 12 2 9 2 Is there a driver for the Octans Smart Heave 13 2 9 3 How to setup Novatel SPAN roll pitch heave driver 13 14 Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions Contents e i 2 TELEDYNE PDS li e Contents 2 10 1 Why do we have a huge log file size when logging for only 10 seconds multibeam data and using POS MV True Heave 14 2 10 2 Why when logging snippets does the PDS file become double the size as the S7k file and is there a way to reduce the 126 15 IO HOT e e ip SNR 15 2 11 1 We are not able to establish communication with the MotionScan is other program using the same port 15 CA VIGNE A 17 2 12 1 Is there some sort of tool or method in Teledyne PDS to determine the mean bias of the beams 17 2 12 2 apply 180 to the yaw angle of the multibeam How can apply the 180 degree to the Snippets as well nnn 17 2 12 3 How
19. e station has to be created for the in the real time received tide There is no need to have one for the manual tide When the tide station is created open the tide station info by selecting in the Tide Station Editor EE Tide Station TideStatio _ Station name TideStation First tide H2 08 2012 Last tide value 14 09 2012 4 September 2012 gt 5 5 27 28 29 3031 1 2 34 56 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Tide Station Info Station name TideStation Easting 110000 Northing 553000 Tide offset 0 3 Station ID Station 111 October 2012 M 1 8 15 222 29 5 Use Maximum extend Allow Maximum gap Q wo uw o D als amp ON unm yeg G Eo W 3 10 17 24 31 Fi T 2 9 16 23 30 6 D m Figure 2 23 Tide Station Info dialog in the Tide Station Editor In the Tide Station Info dialog the location and ID of the tide gauge can be defined Also the maximum gap and maximum extend can be set Both are in seconds A tide value must be received within the set maximum gap time When the maximum time gap is too short it is possible that no tidal data is received and the tide computation Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions mm TELEDYNE PDS gives an error When the maximum extend time is too short Teledyne PDS will not interpolate between the received tide values This is visible in the Tide Station Editor as
20. er POS MV Ethernet 111 is used to apply True Heave From of Teledyne PDS version 3 8 0 0 14 e Frequently Asked Questions Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions mm TELEDYNE PDS e Awarning opens when Realtime is closed while delayed heave data is logged e Only the Trueheave device data is logged 2 10 2 Why when logging snippets does the PDS file become double the size as the S k file and is there a way to reduce the size lt is possible that a PDS logfile is twice the size of the S7k file because the PDS file contains the processed result of all the observations When you like to have less data select another beam pattern Equi angle instead of Equi distant and reduce the ping rate The final result will be the same only the oversampling will be less 2 11MotionScan 2 11 1 We are not able to establish communication with the MotionScan is a other program using the same port The MotionScan device use socket 7000 for the communication with PDS A conflict occurs when another program is also using socket port 7000 Use the command netstat b to get an overview with used socket ports 1 Search for the command prompt CMD exe 2 Runthe command prompt as administrator Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions e 15 m m TELEDYNE PDS Programs 15 Open enun T Zip Pinto Taskbar Pin to Start Menu EQ Scan with Malwarebytes Anti Malware Restore previous versions send to Cut
21. er RESON SeaBat 7k Old 7 006 is used record 7006 will be used in Teledyne PDS When Teledyne PDS uses record 7027 it will not check if the roll stabilization is used Teledyne PDS will use the available raw beam angle data in the record and will apply all corrections needed When Teledyne PDS uses a combination of the records 7004 7006 with roll stabilization then no roll correction is applied in Teledyne PDS 2 12 6 Does Teledyne PDS support the D telegram for the Simrad EM3000 format Teledyne PDS does support the D datagram 44h in Simrad specifications However there is a limit of the number of beams the datagram can handle 254 With a sonar configuration that produces more than 254 beams the datagram is not supported Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions e 19 m m TELEDYNE PDS There are newer datagrams which support more beams for newer sonars However these have not been implemented in Teledyne PDS at the moment of writing 2 12 7 Is there a way to start a new log file automatically in the RESON SeaBat 7k software after a limited file size In the XML files in the bin folder in the installation folder of the RESON SeaBat 7k software you can set the maximum file size for 7k files which are recorded in the 7kCenter By default it is set to 1 GB lt DownLink remote yes register yes gt Downlink Commands DownLink lt RDR units Bytes buffer 10 format short maxsize 1024000000
22. files that are saved will be opened in the editor This is nice for the user because he don t have to select the layers for the background runline polygons etc each time he opens a grid model When a lot of layers are added and saved with Save as default it becomes slower The only way is to remove all the obsolete layers or remove rename the filename EditorView upd in the Teledyne PDS project folder If the file is removed renamed then when a grid model is opened the layers have to be added one by one to get all information in the editor again Use Save as default to save the layout again 2 9 1 Where can you see if heave is delayed heave In the Device Data of the heave in the Raw Data view it is only visible with the value in msec of the Dynamic Delay 12 e Frequently Asked Questions Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions mm TELEDYNE PDS The time of the heave data is the same time as for the other sensors This time is already corrected for the delay So there is no problem the interpolate the delayed heave with other sensor data because is in the same range With a delayed heave a closed logfile will still log data for the time of the delay This is necessary to process the data in that logfile with the right heave 2 9 2 Is there a driver for the Octans Smart Heave This should be a delayed heave driver The sensor has two different possible output formats one of them is the PosMV GRP111 This format is identical with th
23. h the sea level offset 11 AS NER IIR 11 Alarm condition on the GPS 12 Alarms dialog with the GPS alarm ccccccccccceesseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeesssaeaseseeeeeeesaaaaeseeeeess 12 Attitude Computation of the Novatel 13 Data Sources with Novatel SPAN heave as primary source 14 Time line when logging 14 Properties of the Snippets Computation with the Multibeam Source 18 Properties of the Multibeam Device Data with the Tx Rx offset 19 Part of an XML file with the file size of the 7k log 20 Error parabola MN ne 21 Prones do MOU MAIC NR eA e EEA A E ESR EEEE 22 Output Messages window with Multibeam xyz computation attached to Depth pelow MeN SOUGCY m 23 RED ONTON E E EEE 25 Tide Station Info dialog in the Tide Station 26 27 Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions TELEDYNE PDS 1 Introduction 1 1 Frequently Asked Questions The
24. he SV values valid for correct depth Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions mm TELEDYNE PDS JR 26 2 19 1 How do I setup Teledyne PDS 26 LEES 27 2 20 1 How should we set the 3D settings of the NVIDIA video 27 221 LS cL E dtu 27 2 21 1 Ihave a time stamp warning message that appears when the Real Time favere lg ce Pl IS Stane TCR tO TT 27 Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions Contents e iii m m TELEDYNE PDS Figures Figure 2 1 Figure 2 2 Figure 2 3 Figure 2 4 Figure 2 5 Figure 2 6 Figure 2 7 Figure 2 8 Figure 2 9 Figure 2 10 Figure 2 11 Figure 2 12 Figure 2 13 Figure 2 14 Figure 2 15 Figure 2 16 Figure 2 17 Figure 2 18 Figure 2 19 Figure 2 20 Figure 2 21 Figure 2 22 Figure 2 23 Figure 2 24 iv e Figures PTT TEE A NEUTER 3 Coverage Settings TNR 4 5 Two vessel TII 6 Properties of the Reference Point Computation with Kalman Filter settings 8 eliam 9 NGG wil data and event Mark OFS Lo 9 Properties of the Reference Point Computation with the Height Source 10 Geometry page wit
25. ime stamp in the future means that Teledyne PDS receives a message from a device where the time in the message is newer than the computer time In other words Teledyne PDS receives the result of a measurement in the future This problem can occur when there is a clock synchronization error or when the PosMV is predicting too hard Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions e 27 Index A Acquisition 24 27 Advanced Computations 26 Alarm 11 LB Background Chart 7 BSB 7 E Clock Synchronization 24 27 C Map 7 Coverage Settings 3 CSV File 17 CUBE 17 D Data Source 13 Delayed Heave 24 Device Data 13 Doppler 7 DXF File 7 LE Electronic Chart 7 Equipment Page 7 9 10 26 Export 17 F File Repair 20 Frequently Asked Questions 1 G Geoid Model 10 GeoTIFF File 7 GPS 10 11 GPS Mode 11 Grid Model 3 12 17 Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions mm TELEDYNE PDS Grid Model Color Mode 4 H Heave 13 Input Rate 23 K Kalman Filter 8 KAP 7 el Logging Page M Manual Tide 26 Multibeam Area Editing View 17 Multibeam Device Data 19 Multibeam Source 17 Multibeam XYZ Computation 18 22 N Nadir Depth 22 NCC 8 0o Output Device 9 Output Rate 23 pP PDS2000 Grid Model 3 Pitch 13 Plan View
26. ite 0 of 1 Apply Heading Enabled Heading Source Data Source Heading 1 Primary Kalman Filter Setting Figure 2 5 Properties of the Reference Point Computation with Kalman Filter settings The Doppler update starts after the time is passed as set in Maximum Age Position sec which is set by default on 2 seconds When the time is lowered the Reference Point Computation will be updated faster after the position update This will also depend on the update of the Doppler For the Doppler integration the Kalman Filter has to be switched on select a value for Kalman Filter Setting Also the standard deviation of the position has to be replaced This can be done with Position Std Overwrite O off Enter here a standard deviation in m sec to give it a good weight in the Kalman filter In the Plan View and extra Vessel Layer can be added to display the calculated Doppler track This track can assist in getting the right values for the Doppler scale and heading which can be entered in the Reference Point Computation 2 5 Echo Sounders 2 5 1 Is it possible to generate events in NCC Navisound Control Center that can be logged with the data so that these annotations can be seen in the graphs From Teledyne PDS it is possible to send an event marker to NCC that also will be logged in the NCC logfile To make this possible an output port has to be switched on in the NCC component Select in NCC the option Settings to open the settings vie
27. mine phase difference or does it apply a straight SVP based on that SVS value to the sonar data In the RESON SeaBat 7k for the beam forming only the SVS is used In Teledyne PDS a retracing is done using the SVP and this is only possible after mounting and attitude correction Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions e 25 m m TELEDYNE PDS 2 19Tide 26 e Frequently Asked Questions 2 18 2 What should we do when installing a svp to the MBE head but do not apply any MBE offsets in PDS as this is already done in the positioning system E g Applanix POSMV but we like to use the SV values valid for correct depth When you make the multi beam the vessel reference point and you enter the proper sea level the svp sensor will handled properly 2 19 1 How dol setup Teledyne PDS for tide The setup for tide starts in the Equipment page of the vessel configuration Add a tide gauge for the real time received tide and add a second tide gauge for the manual tide The manual tide can be useful when occasionally no data from the real time tide gauge is received For both devices automatically a tide computation is added In the Advanced Computations it is not needed to add a tide computation Select here only a tide computation when a different tide computation setup from the one made in the Equipment has to be defined Don t add a manual tide computation this one is already created in the Equipment A tid
28. ngs 7 2 3 1 What type of background charts can be used in Teledyne PDS 7 2 4 TRI TT ETUR 2 4 1 Is it possible to increase the screen update rate with the use of Doppler E 7 2 5 Echo OUNCES 8 2 5 1 15 it possible to generate events in NCC Navisound Control Center that can be logged with the data so that these annotations can be seen in the e 8 2 6 zoijo 9 2 6 1 The lasso function in the Multibeam Area Editing view does not work properly when in this view the Connect beams with lines tool bar button is cce 9 2 7 Cum H PET 10 2 7 1 How dol get a good Reference Z computed in Teledyne PDS 10 2 7 2 For the position input to Teledyne PDS we use a GGA telegram from a differential GPS Glonass receiver Sometimes the differential corrections will fall out and the status figure in the GGA telegram will go from 2 to 1 What we need in Teledyne PDS is a sound alarm when this happens How can we set up an alarm for lost differential correction 11 2 8 NEM TU TE 12 2 8 1 When I open the Grid Model Editor it takes a long tim
29. nual This format is not supported in the 64bit Teledyne PDS version Tresco charts Works only with a Tresco dongle For more information see Installing and Using Tresco in the chapter Installation of the Teledyne PDS User Manual This format is not supported in the 64bit Teledyne PDS version S 57 charts Are directly used in PDS2000 the S 57 charts Refer to the Teledyne PDS User Manual GeoTIFF files BSB charts Are indirect used in Teledyne PDS the BSB charts with extension KAP can converted to GeoTIFF files in the Explorer DXF files Electronic Charts These are charts generated in the old PDS1000 format This format is not supported in the 64bit Teledyne PDS version 2 4 1 Is it possible to increase the screen update rate with the use of Doppler integration The Teledyne PDS Reference Point Computation supports a Doppler integration This computation can be opened in the Equipment page or in the Raw Data view Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions e 7 2 TELEDYNE PDS Properties Reference Point Computation Mame Value Position Computation Source Antenna Position from Geogs Height Source GPS Height ATZ Height Standard Deviation Mask 0 1 GPS mode RTK required Disabled Doppler Aiding Enabled Doppler Data Source Doppler 1 RDI ADCP dop Doppler Heading C O deg 0 5 Doppler Scale ppt 0 Maximum Age Position sec 0 5 Maximum Dead Reckan Time sec 60 Position Std Overwr
30. om the new project to the broken project The file can be found in the project folder Now the broken project can be opened again 2 15 2 When I do a survey with RESON SeaBat 7k and Applanix POSMV I see that the system stops after a while It seems that there is not enough memory available What can do See the system specifications in the Teledyne PDS User Manual on how much memory is needed for this kind of surveys Another issue can be that a delayed heave driver is used with a delay buffer that is too big for the system Some delayed heave drivers have a delay of 180 seconds When there is not enough memory available to keep these 180 seconds of data in memory the system crashes 2 15 3 Is it possible to autostart Teledyne PDS in the Acquisition mode When you add A behind the Master exe Control Center shortcut target we will automatically enter the Realtime Acquisition When a clock synchronization is used PDS2000 will wait until the clock sync is established 2 15 4 We have brief computer freezes that result in data loss Any ideas about what could be causing the freezes Not often they are structural or persistent and normally how the issue is created can be deduced by the Teledyne PDS support One thing that the user can try to solve the problem is changing the way the computations are running in Teledyne PDS Select in the Acquisition the menu option Edit Use Single Thread For All Comps This will force Teled
31. omputer gives priority to data collection and recording applications Depending of the computer performance this can cause other applications as dialog boxes does not open or only open after a certain time Press the ALT button to give priority to the called dialog box 2 2 Configuration 2 2 1 Can we use the same serial port for a device and clock synchronization No when a serial port is used for the clock synchronization time message it is not possible to use the same port in the device setup It is possible to use the same network socket for the clock synchronization and device setup 6 e Frequently Asked Questions Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions TELEDYNE PDS 2 2 2 When running RTK fixed GPS what height source should we use and should we disable heave from VRU in the reference point computation properties The height source should be set to GPS height RTZ It is not necessary to disable heave from because it will not have much influence as GPS Z is leading The heave will be used to interpolate between two GPS positions so it can be enabled 2 3 Charts 2 3 1 What type of background charts can be used in Teledyne PDS In PDS2000 different background charts files can be used some of them are only supported with an extra dongle 2 4 Doppler C Map charts Works only with a C Map dongle For more information see Installing and Using C Map in the chapter Installation of the PDS2000 User Ma
32. pending on the input rate of the data related to the output An example of the settings of an input driver is General SyncMode 0 Sync on terminator SyncCount 1 Sync length SyncString 10 Sync character is linefeed DataRate 20 Maximum expected data rate is 20 Hz TimeOut 5 0 Maximum time out is 5 seconds NumberOfMessages 1 Number of messages defined in this file AlwaysNotify 1 When only de data rate is set high Teledyne PDS accepts all the message up to this rate but internally the system is notified 5 times per second For the calculation Teledyne PDS uses all the values but since Teledyne PDS notifies 5 times per second the output will be updated max 5 time per second To overcome this problem for a high speed output set add A waysNotify 1 to the dependent input driver s 2 15Performance 2 15 1 Teledyne PDS don t start up anymore get a message Failed to open project What can do When this happens most of the times the file project prj is corrupted There is no possibility to repair this file It is possible to get the project running again when a log data file is available that is made in the project Select in the Control Center the menu option Create Project from Log Data select the log data file and a new project is created based on the Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions e 23 2 TELEDYNE PDS information in the log data file Copy the file project prj fr
33. single crosses and not as crosses connected with a line In the Acquisition add to the screen layout via the menu options Tools Equipment Control the display for the manual input If in the manual input view the option Force Manual Tide is checked the manual tide becomes the primary tide source When it is unchecked the tide source that is set as primary in the Data Source will be the primary data source 2 20System 2 20 1 should we set the 3D settings of the NVIDIA video card Set the 3D settings of the video card to NVIDIA instead of autoselect or Intel NVIDIA Control Panel E File Edit Desktop 3D Settings Help Select a Task E SEC d as 2 Manage 3D Settings Adjust image settings with preview gt anage 3D settings You can change the global 3D settings and create overrides for specific programs The overrides PhysX Configuration time the specified programs are launched I would like to use the following 3D settings Global Settings Program Settings Preferred graphics processor High performance NVIDIA processor Manage updates Settings Figure 2 24 3D Settings 2 21Time Stamp 2 21 1 I have a time stamp warning message that appears when the Real Time Acquisition is started The warning time stamping in the future may occur for a few seconds during startup after that it should not occur anymore T
34. w of the NCC 8 e Frequently Asked Questions Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions TELEDYNE PDS My Settings General Advanced Color Loa Filename DADataAT130207 0001 og Iw Automatically Increment Lag Filename When Recording Stops Fieplay Print Filename D ADatasT130207 0001 log Draw GPS Header GPS Draw Reduction 1 1 Input Filter No Filter Positive Filter C Negative Filter Input Part 1 Input Port 2 Output Port 1 ComPot Output Mode DESO Baud Rate 38400 Output TD messages Com Baud Rate Data Bits Data Bits 8 Parity None stop Bits 1 E Parity Save Settings To File Figure 2 6 Settings view of the NCC In the example above the Output Port 1 is switched on and check also the Output TD Message Add in the Equipment page of Teledyne PDS an Output device with a DESO 25 event output to the port as selected in the Settings view here Com 3 The results is that the event info is printed on the screen just like it will be on paper Jy Navisound Control Center NSG10DS Rec 2 Replay Reconnect 00012 48 m SetMarker Measure Depth 0 600 Ch 1 12 kHz F4 Measure Diff ZA OCOT 5 O GION 50196796459 g g B n 2 5 E E 2 Iz E 1 1 i e f t i f M RESTER 3 23 oi 5 E BTI Range PaperRange PaperDffset Control MaxSciRate 20 20m Om Manual 20 Hz
35. warning MB 0 Backscatter Grid Model E Berm ot Conditions Grid model Condition check v Guidance online condition GridModel New 7 E Inside clipping polygon No user alarms User conditions Define Create new log file When file exceeds 250 After logging 0 hours and 5 minutes Figure 2 1 Logging page In the Acquisition select in the Toolbar of the Plan View Survey Coverage the Coverage Settings amp to open the coverage settings for the view Check in the Coverage Settings the Grid Model to display the grid model in the view and select a color table for the Z values in the grid model The hitcount and standard deviation will have their own color table Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions e 3 2 TELEDYNE PDS Coverage Settings GridModel Color table Color Table nd Sun illumination 7 Enabled Enable Azimuth Elevation Contrast Color 7 Values Relative Chart Datum J Relative Sea Level Difference Difference Color table default Reference Type Model 4 Grid Models Offset 0 00 Z Shift 0 00 Show color table 4 Show multibeam profiles Figure 2 2 Coverage Settings The different available color modes for the grid model can be selected in the toolbar of the Plan View Survey Coverage with the option Grid Model Color Mode 7 2 1 2 How can we see a speed and he
36. yne PDS to run all computations in one single thread instead of each sensor computation in its own thread 2 16Replay 2 16 1 can we use the original layout as used during Realtime Uncheck the checkboxes External layout and Keep same layout when playing log files of the Replay Options menu 24 e Frequently Asked Questions Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions m m TELEDYNE PDS EX Replayer EHE File Edit View Window Replay Tools Help Ck Stop Start Logg Options Replay Options Vessel Use external vessel Layout F Use external layout Keep same layout when playing log files Figure 2 22 Replay Options 2 17 Reports 2 17 1 In our trip reports is the date and time is always the same jan 1970 How can we solve this problem The reason that the report has a problem with the date and time is that probably in the vessel name a minus sign is used The data and time for the report is extracted from the log data filename which contains vessel name trip number and date time Teledyne PDS is looking for the first minus sign in the name which is normally just before the data and time If in the vessel name already a minus sign is used can the date and time not be found directly after the minus sign and is filled with the default date time Solve this problem by not using minus signs in the vessel name 2 18Sound Velocity 2 18 1 Does the RESON SeaBat 7k only use the SVS to deter
37. zero and Teledyne PDS receives record 7027 The RESON SeaBat 7111 outputs already corrected data and reports a zero or no Tx Rx offset 18 e Frequently Asked Questions Teledyne PDS Frequently Asked Questions mm TELEDYNE PDS 2 12 4 Do we have to enter the Tx Rx offset in Teledyne PDS Normally Teledyne PDS gets the Tx Rx offset from the RESON SeaBat 7k and will use this per frequency another offset Suppose the offset is entered wrong in the 7k software then Teledyne PDS allows the user to overwrite the offset in the post processing by means of changing the attributes in the Properties of the Multibeam Device Data So it is better not to enter the Tx Rx offset in Teledyne PDS unless it is needed Properties Name Value 7k Device Identifier 7125 7k Device Enumeration 1 Device Offset 1 Zero Offset A 0 00 Y 0 00 00 Heading Correction 0 Roll Correction 0 PU Pitch Correction 0 0 Hat Rx Correction Enabled Surface Sv Profile Sv Diff Alarm TX Offset Relative AX 7 0 02 1 Processing Interpolation Gap Check Enabled 0 000000 0 180000 0 024000 Figure 2 17 Properties of the Multibeam Device Data with the Tx Rx offset 2 12 5 When the roll stabilization is already used in the RESON SeaBat 7k then what does Teledyne PDS do with the multibeam data When in Teledyne PDS for the multibeam the driver RESON SeaBat 7k is used the for the multibeam data record 7027 will be used When the driv
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