SES-2000 medium Operators Quick Start Manual
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1. Basic Transmit Cycle Range Based R DSM Transmit Cycle Range Length Based Principle of Deep Sea Pulse Mode and Burst Pulse Mode Transmit pulses for normal echo sounding ping rate depends on range end respective water depth a Deep Sea Pulse Mode ping rate depends mainly on range length b and burst mode c In this example burst mode duty cycle was set to 70 active time Omitted pings are placed at the beginning of basic transmit cycle Innomar Technologie GmbH 10 SES 2000 medium Quick Start Manual 2 3 Gain Range Process This is to manually set or adjust the gains on the LF and HF Depth Threshold Channels range 0 90 dB steps 1 9 dB Gains employed during General Transmit Gain i data acquisition are final They are set by the hardware and cannot be changed during playback For some SES 2000 systems there LF 30dB HF amp dB are other gain ranges or steps The necessary amplification depends on the water depth For the LF Channel it also depends on the frequency used I g lf Auto Gain Control is checked the amplifiers are controlled E automatically and the settings which have been made before manually are not valid any longer Usually the automatic gain controls should not be used the system then adjusts for changing HF Auta Gain Control sediment properties Usually you want to see those changes LF Auto Gain Control Deep Water Amplifier2. Show Range in msec lf the screen is not scrolling please check synchronisation settings trigger mode should be set to Internal in most cases see picture below System Settings Multi Frequency Dual Range Side Scar System Synchronisation Files Yie Marker Map Beam Steering Mode f ntermal Trigger f External Trigger wale f Albermating Trigger Check command data transfer from SESWIN Changing the ping rate either by using the slider in the Range menu or increasing the range should affect the scrolling speed This indicates that commands are properly recognised by the SES system Check data recording printing Now you should test if data recording and printing works It should be possible to replay the recorded data as well Check additional sensors You should also check data transfer from external sensors GPS motion sensor Please refer to the regarding chapters of the full user manual for setup of these sensors Innomar Technologie GmbH 20 SES 2000 medium Quick Start Manual 6 2 Reset the SES 2000 System to Default Settings Settings made in Options gt System Settings or Option gt System Interfaces can be restored easily using the screengrabs made during initial setup These are usually stored within the SESWIN folder All SESWIN settings are stored within the Windows registry HKEY CURRENT USER Software Innomar SES for Windows m Registry Editor File Ed
3. PO Too Coon noc one Smoothing calculates a moving average of consecutive pings to sof TYG dE m improve the signal to noise ratio range 1 16 steps 1 2 raa A disadvantage is that if a high smoothing value is used the old SEETESEEETETEEEEEEE pings have a blurring effect on the data Usually values of 2 or 3 are LF Depth for TYG appropriate Normalize Gain Reduce Moise W Median Filter M Swell Filter 10 Soft TVG time variant gain amplifies the digitized signal starting at the calculated water depth with an adjustable gain range 0 10dB m steps 0 1 0 5 dB m It should generally be kept low typically 0 2 or 0 4 dB m LF Depth for TVG f no reliable water depth values from the HF channel data can be obtained e g in deep water areas it is possible to use the water depth values from the LF channel for TVG Normalize Gain f checked the signal attenuation caused by absorption and diffraction of the sound beam will be compensated according to the water depth Reduce Noise f checked a digital filter is used to remove noise This is a very strong filter and weak layer signals may also be removed so this filter should be used with care Median Filter f checked a digital filter is used to remove peak noise from the echo data This should be the preferred filter for a noise reduction especially when the noise is not uniform but consists of spikes This filter will also help to remove noise caused by other
4. HF SRange range 1 10 steps 1 defines the most upper threshold for echo print calculation it limits the dynamic range Since these settings are not permanent and can be changed during playback emphasis should be placed on acquiring good data by adjusting frequency pulse length and gains before experimenting with the threshold values Innomar Technologie GmbH 14 SES 2000 medium Quick Start Manual 3 Record Replay Data 3 1 Howto record echo data SES for Windows Program Options Help Me else AAS 8 alle 1 e Activate the button System Mode The SES 2000 hardware is ready to record echoes dii e Switch on transmitter Please note that the transmitter is not switched on off automatically when recording is switched on off The transmitter has to be switched on separately before starting data logging e Find the seabed and adjust range settings e Adjust transmitter and gain settings e Adjust online processing settings e Start data logging with the Record button The received echoes are stored in a file The destination directory for that file can be chosen by the main menu item Options System Settings Files as well as a pattern for the file name The filename is created automatically using the time and date when the Record button is pressed e Adjust range and gain settings according to changes of water depth and signal strength e To finish data recording depress the Record
5. button gt To ensure best performance and data security data should be recorded on a local hard disk Do not use network locations or external USB hard drives for direct data recording Copy or move data after recordibg to a remote location if necessary 3 2 How to display previously recorded data In general the ISE post processing should be used for displaying recorded SES data but it is possible to use the SESWIN software as well SES for Windows Program Options Help ATE a fe lo a e Click at the File Mode button e Press the Open File button or use the main menu Program File Browser dii e Select a SES data file to be displayed Some settings of the main menu and parameter menu cannot be modified in file mode They are set according to the system parameters stored in the displayed file You can change data processing parameters only Scrolling speed can be changed in the Options System Settings Files dialoglt is also possible to have the data file displayed again and again loop files Innomar Technologie GmbH SES 2000 medium Quick Start Manual 15 4 Using SES NetView to display echo data on remote computer Sometimes it is useful to have echoprint data and main system settings available on another remote screen s in order to give a second operator or supervisor the possibility to QC the online data acquisition For this the SESWIN Broadcast Server can be utilized
6. Start defines the start depth of the displayed echoprint and the recorded data This can be changed at any time steps 1 10 m Length sets the depth range of the shown and recorded data This cannot be changed while recording data Auta Range Start use LF Waterdepth Adjust Ping Rate 100 CESLSLSSA If for any reason the water depth is not known then initially a shallow p TE starting point Start with large range Length should be employed Ping Rate 0 00 pps to determine the water depth This will ensure that the true seabed and not a multiple will be recorded Once the seabed has been Foot Print 3B 0 0 m determined the range should be reduced so that only the area of Foot Print 6dB 0 0 m interest is recorded Take care not to follow a multiple especially when using Deep Sea Pulse Mode The Auto Range Start function controls the automatic sample start depending on the water depth It should not generally be used Be awere if the system loses the seabed while using the auto range start function the continued seabed searching can result in data gaps This may happen at steep slopes or while crossing the screw water while manoeuvring If the seabed is known to be relatively flat the auto range function can be used The auto range performance can be increased by feeding external water depth values e g from Multi Beam Echosounder using the MCP Port The actually achieved Ping Rate is shown in this
7. The optional Deep Water Amplifier increases die gain by 12dB Two displays can assist you to find the best gain settings the Signal Monitoring Window and the Level Display sis ms SIG MAP The Signal Monitoring Window displays the envelope of the received signal The aim is to use the entire range available so that the strongest returns may just occasionally reach the maximum range and touch the top of the window An over amplified signal will result in returns consistently touching the top of the window often out of range and sis ms SIG MAP getting cut off lf the Echo Screen Plot is in Split View the Monitoring Window will display the signal from the channel displayed in the right side The Level Display shows the amplitude of the signal of both ails channels A correctly amplified signal should use the entire range foe E available just occasionally reaching the upper range Red flickering HF occasionally The Overload LED on the right should not turn red Innomar Technologie GmbH SES 2000 medium Quick Start Manual 11 2 4 Range Depth Threshold This defines the starting point and length of data to be recorded and General Transmit Gain Strongly affects the recorded data Any data outside of the specified Hange Process window will not be recorded The Start point and Length will vary depending on specific requirements of a survey Start 125 m Lenath 25
8. This feature can be used to display echoprint data and SESWIN status information on different remote computers It is not possible to remote control the SES 2000 system by this connection To start the SES Broadcast Server open the corresponding dialog via SESWIN main menu Options Broadcast Server Bricilean Garay egy The broadcast server will send two data streams on two different ports if activated For display echo data on remote computers the NetView Mode is used The Network Settings server IP address is shown because it has to be set on the client The port number can be changed if Local Port 4011 necessary default is 4011 Pressing the button Open serverIP 132 168 115 11 Broadcast Server activates the Broadcast Server EA TEE The dialog must not be closed while the server is 0 Clients are connected running c Upen Broadcast Server gg CLOSE Network On the remote computer you have to start the SES NetView application sesnetview exe This program is located in the SESWIN folder on the SES 2000 system and can be copied to any other computer No installation is required After starting the SES NetView application you get the main screen as shown below SES NetView TCP IP Client Pressing the Connect button opens the TCP IP Network Settings client dialog as shown on the right Here you Server IP Address 192 168 115 91 have to key in the IP address of the activated Shee hee
9. acoustical systems resulting in stripes or regular patterns due to their pinging regime Swell Filter Can be used for Vessel based work if no motion sensor for heave correction is available It is generally preferable not to use this filter at all because any genuine features such as mega ripples or sand waves will be smoothed If you know that the seabed is flat and that any apparent ripple marks displayed are due to heave then this filter can be used The filter performance can be adjusted by the parameter in the drop down box Innomar Technologie GmbH SES 2000 medium Quick Start Manual 13 2 6 Depth General Transmit Gain Range Process l Depth i Threshold Detection Sensitivity UF E 40 HF 40 Detection Offset from Top Draw LF WO Line Draw HF WD Line 2 Threshold General Transmit Gain Range Process Depth Thieshold Sub bottorm LF Mode LOG LF Min Level l4 LF SRange 10 HF Mode LOG HF Min Level 4 HF SRange 10 This affects the on line depth calculation Usually the default settings can be used LF HF Detection Sensitivity 40 40 LF HF Bottom Averaging 5 7 This menu would be used if for example the system was detecting a false seabed due to extensive marine growth The sensitivity could be increased to 60 to get a true seabed The increase in sensitivity means that the system will not detect the lower signal return from the mari
10. menu is accessible in file mode only FORNE ea The information can be stored to a text file for future reference There is another log file generated automatically the sessys log located in the SESWIN folder This file contains information of each SESWIN start together with all error messages and is mainly intended for use by INNOMAR s technicians if you need assistance for troubleshooting Innomar Technologie GmbH SES 2000 medium Quick Start Manual 19 6 Error Handling 6 1 System Check Before starting the survey you should check the equipment especially if the system was not used for a longer period of time Check system power Connect the electronic unit to a suitable power supply 110 240 V AC 50 60 Hz and switch the system on The power switch and the power control LEDs should flash Check receiver data transfer to SESWIN After booting WINDOWS and invoking the SESWIN software SESWIN echoprint area should scroll from right to left That is ruler lines appear and maybe noise is visible depending on gain settings If no ruler lines are visible check at Main Menu Options System Settings View Draw Lines and Draw Text in the Ruler section have to be ticked on picture below System Settings Eg Multi Frequency Dual Range Side Scar system Synchronization Files View Marker Map Beam steering Screen Background Ruler f white W Draw Lines C Grey C Black W Draw Text
11. menu window pings per second If the system is being triggered internally the ping rate will be set automatically on the basis of water depth and operating range otherwise the ping rate depends on the external trigger events An optionally available Deep Sea Pulse Mode can be activated within the Transmit menu to increase the ping rate at deep water surveys The Adjust Ping Rate slider can be used to reduce the ping rate This can be useful to shift multiples coming from previous pings or to reduce reverberation in very shallow water Please note that this slider has a slightly different behaviour when Adjust Ping Rate minus 1 Deep Sea Pulse Mode is used An estimation of the Foot Print size is also given in this tab If a water depth value from a multi beam system is obtained using the multi purpose input that value is shown at the bottom of this dialog Innomar Technologie GmbH 12 SES 2000 medium Quick Start Manual 2 5 Process Depth Threshold All processing carried out from this menu is by software only and General Transmit Gain does not affect the recorded data Changes will only affect the data Range Process display and the printed record Stacking 2 a Stacking is used to improve the signal to noise ratio and to reduce EN i the amount of data to be displayed and printed range 1 16 steps Smoothing 3 1 2 A good starting point would be a rate of 2 to 3 Prrrtrdrrerdrerd9de I
12. For INNOMAR s post processing and data converter software plese see the ISE manual Innomar Technologie GmbH SES 2000 medium Quick Start Manual 1 SES for Windows SESWIN System Software 1 1 The SESWIN screen Main Menu Button Bar Hot Keys Level Display SES for Windows Program Options Help ajg amp Parameter Br M Depth Threshold 7 5i pre enu in Range Process ioe hg General Transmit LF Frequency amp kHz LF Pulses 2 Echo Plot l High Energy Mode ars cinta Somer Screen Thrall Frequeney Mock cay Beam Steering Mode Allow High Pulse Rate Deep Sea Pulse Mode Monitoring Windows Range 125m 150m a TF Freq BkHz LFPukes 2 Profile 1 Status Bar 7PMS 2007 17 23 38 EXT QR PAN no paper But 0 Page 0 8 HD 5447MB MS nodata SS nodata BR MCF nodata Echo plot display Depth display Monitoring Windows Level display Depth ruler Parameter menu Status bar Main menu pull down menus Button bar Hotkeys Online output of calculated echogram Scrolling soeed depends on the range settings the resulting ping rate and process parameters Display of water depth measured by HF channel SIS Display of navigation data MS Display of motion sensor data Signal Display of echo envelope MAP Display of track plot Displays signal amplitude of LF and HF channel A depth scale is displayed The depth values are calculated based on a given const
13. Innomar Technologie GmbH SES 2000 medium Narrow Beam Parametric Sub Bottom Profiler Operator s Quick Start Manual January 2010 2 SES 2000 medium Quick Start Manual Table of Contents 1 SES for Windows SESWIN System Software cccsecesseeeeeeeeenees 3 Tet TRE SESWIN SCCM cs tnceies teenie hes a a ieteeteee 3 hie iMDUMOM Bar HHOURCY S aitnistiiencisnbiicdsieciel choi R 4 t 3 L yvyeland Depth DiISplay causes cusacrtaeceicanticanblecsclatuventaansaanccani aie a EAA nEn 5 LA MONOMO WINGOWS rana a A ad aie 5 Ho SAWS Ba ea a a e a slog eet ebermeeateataus 6 1 6 SESWIN System and Interfaces Settings ccecccccsseeeeesseeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeeeas 6 2 Control Parameters during Data ACQUISItION ccccccceeeeceeeeeeeeeees 7 21 GEMET na oa a e a ota coins gn ae assem ace ae 8 22 Kans erene Reda sanonsenneeseishesscssuedsacnne idaaiesisannda ines micaamtne tac chnandiacwacuciat 8 2a 6 3 eee ne er ee De REE oy Te ae eet er oe yee ee 10 24 TAINO Pee rsdeeisnee de asewantedeute amie ie wamsentenian cavanocveunsentwasi Reeve aassheamsaadauie ces 11 Bio PNOCOSS ogra ehh rites tar raaciea E cus dne wince uaa eatsd aged eanie Gos melee teas ae 12 26 Depensa e erin tahini gab tatdet Daa T Tesh geed taste idaaeutemte 13 21 WAV SONG enenu E E E 13 3 Record Replay Dala ssimisisiisirnnn a carnitine 14 3 1 FOW to record echo dalasainsienn e aia a e 14 3 2 How to display previously recorded data cc
14. al To get this log file you have to activate logging within the Options System settings window System Settings Record Path D Ny File Options File Mode File Hame Format DOMM YY hhmmss Loop Files File Marne Pretix W Manual Replay Speed Use Area Line Name as File Prefix J 5I Store RAW Data during System Mode i W Create Record Log Record File Size Limited to 100k Pings per File f Based on File Size MEpte 56 f Based on Time Minutes Profile lists can also be generated in post processing using INNOMAR s ISE software There is a marker log file that is updated automatically each time an event marker is set manually 5 4 System information and LOG files for troubleshooting System Info System Information Date amp Time 22 00 2007 14 09 33 l l x SES 96 SES 2000 System There is a System Information box about the Type compact hardware and software releases and serial numbers hevision 7B i f HW Sertak Nou 1 wry and about the implementation of special options as Po AR Be well as about the host software releases Frequency List 4 5 8 10 1 l l HultiFreq odule no The actual status of the operating system is also Repo ewe ee listed DeepSesPulse yes Ext Trigger no SideScan yes This window is a valuable information source in case of any problems with the system eee SES 96 SES 2000 Host og 0S V l gt Mind 2000 The help
15. ant sound velocity Setting of hardware parameters e g choosing frequency and pulse length setting the amplifiers Display of essential system settings and status display for the system System configuration interface configuration help Setting of most important features for system mode e g switching on off transmitting data recording printing Innomar Technologie GmbH Depth Display Depth Ruler 4 SES 2000 medium Quick Start Manual 1 2 Button Bar Hot Keys SES for Windows ERO Bindina Se ir ajg s s z HF Depth 1 00 m File Mode F2 System Mode F2 Open File F3 Transmitter F4 Exit Program Alt F4 Marker F12 Next Profile F11 Echoprint Mode F10 Record F5 Split View F9 Printer F6 HF Channel F7 File Mode F2 System Mode F2 Open File F3 Transmit F4 Record F5 Printer F6 Quick Controls LF Channel F7 HF Channel F7 Split View F9 Echoprint Mode F10 Next Profile F11 Marker F12 Exit ALT F4 Quick Controls LF Channel F7 Displays files which have been recorded previously Activation and control of the equipment during the survey Selects a file to open it in File Mode Switch transmitters on off in System Mode If the rear cover of the water protected case is closed this button is disabled and the transmitter cannot be used Switch data record on off in System Mode Switch printout of data actually displayed on the
16. cceccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeaaeeeeesaaees 14 4 Using SES NetView to display echo data on remote computer 15 5 SESWIN s documentation and report tools cccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 17 5 Capture SESWIN Widow s cccsssen cscs renerne e EN AAE r ENA 17 5 2 Document SESWIN system and interface settings cccceccessseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeees 17 5 3 Log files for work reports profile liSts cccccscccceeeeceeeeceeceseeseeceeeeseesessueesseseesees 17 5 4 System information and LOG files for troubleshooting cceccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeees 18 O Eor Randin eree eet cannes idee ao carecneattia asad aaencceetneseasenene 19 Oil SVSlCMEOCMECK parcneino eye Nhguliel a a erase eee heck cated ng aes 19 6 2 Reset the SES 2000 System to Default Settings 0 0 0 ceeccessseeeeeeeeeeeeeseesaaeees 20 6 3 Boot and Shutdown the SES 2000 MeECIUM cccccceecseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeesaaeeeeeaaaes 20 6 4 SESWIN Error Messages cccccccscsececceeeeccescecsseeecceneescseesssseeescensescoesssseeeeess 20 This Quick Start Manual covers online operation data acquisition only This manual is intended to give an overview of the system s software and guide the operator to get good results Nevertheless you should read the full SES 2000 User s Manual to understand and use the full performance of the system For installation and maintenance please refer to the full SES 2000 User s Manual
17. changed parameter is sent to the hardware system and takes effect at once Since some parameters depend on each other limits for the avai lable ranges are sometimes not static but set by the software to en sure a reliable operation of the SES 2000 system To change the parameters a mouse or trackball can be used or you can use the following keys on the keyboard e The focus can be set from one tab to the other by Ctrl TAB or Shift Ctrl TAB e The focus of the items within one tab of the parameter menu can be changed by the TAB key or Shift TAB e Values can be changed using the up down arrow keys small steps or the page up down keys large steps In the following description the large steps are given in parentheses if any You may also use the wheel of a wheel mouse to change the selected parameter During data collection emphasis should be placed on acquiring good data by adjusting range frequency pulse length and gains properly If the Quick Controls button in the button bar is pressed a reduced menu appears in place of the Parameter Menu The Quick Controls give access to parameters that have to be changed frequently during data acquisition LF Gain HF Gain has to be adjusted according to survey conditions Gain settings are final and directly affect data quality Two displays can assist you to find the best gain settings the Signal Monitoring Window and the Level Di
18. d on the transducer depth and sound velocity and can be adjusted to the actual conditions of the measurement via Parameter Menu Depth 1 4 Monitoring Windows There are four windows displaying different data e SIS displays the first 6 of 8 values imported from the navigation GPS data as defined via Options System Interfaces SIS SIS values 7 and 8 are displayed if the mouse cursor rests on SIS value number 6 e MS displays data received from a motion sensor Motion sensor data import is defined via Options System Interfaces Motion Sensor e SIG displays the envelope amplitude of the received echo signal This window can be used to adjust the amplifier settings e MAP displays a map with track information and optionally defined profile lines and target positions Settings are made via Options System Settings Map It is possible to zoom into the map and to highlight run lines and targets SIS SIS1 S83 737 993 Heave 5cm 5S2 10172 830 Fall 1 SIS3 179 946 Pitch 0 17 SlS4 111738 Yaw 143 8 5S5 42 Heading 143 9 SSE 5 Innomar Technologie GmbH 6 SES 2000 medium Quick Start Manual 1 5 Status Bar Range 3030m 3050m LF Freg kHz LF Pulses 1 Profile 1 30 01 2007 14 01 00 ExT 4 PRAN no paper Bul 0 Page 0 HD 7287MB HS no data SIS no data HCF no data The upper line of the Status Bar shows information about e the chosen range which is displa
19. f107 D MSPitch ngle 1 105 D MSHeavevaluelcrm D HeaveCompensation on TCP IP Client The Messages tab of the TCP IP Client window shows all client activity This information might be useful for troubleshooting Try to connect to Broadcast Server Connected to Broadcast Server 192 168 Disconnected trom Broadcast Server 192 Client disconnected Innomar Technologie GmbH SES 2000 medium Quick Start Manual 17 5 SESWIN s documentation and report tools 5 1 Capture SESWIN window MAU Options Help File Browser The Capture Window item creates a screen shot of the Pieca SESWIN window and stores the picture in BMP or GIF format l The file name and location is retrieved via the standard ee ees Windows file dialog Exit 5 2 Document SESWIN system and interface settings There is a button placed in the lower right corner of both the System Settings and Interface Settings windows crcl Pressing this button will generate screenshots of all tabs within the window not only the visible one File names are set automatically from the window and tab name as well as the date see figure below Folder can be changed default is set to the SESWIN folder Save fs e EE Save in E SESWIN _050105_R0W040 SESWIN SystemSettings 20090108 Beam Steering Ma SESWIN_SystemSettings_20090108_Dual Range ET SESWIN SystemSettings 20090108 Files A SESWIN SystemSettings 20090108 Map 43 SESWIN Syste
20. it wiew Favorites Help J Innomar A a My Computer HKEY CURRENT USER SoftwarelInnomar sES For Windows There is an Key Export stored within the SESWIN folder that might be loaded into the registry to restore the original settings 6 3 Boot and Shutdown the SES 2000 medium Boot Procedure e Switch on transceiver unit there are 3 power switches at the front e Check power LEDs e After Windows is strated up you can start SESWIN Shutdown Procedure e Stop recording and transmitting e Close SESWIN application e Shutdown Windows operating system e Now you may switch off power at the transceiver unit 6 4 SESWIN Error Messages There are some error messages displayed if SESWIN detects a system fault For these messages please refer to the full SES 2000 User s Manual Innomar Technologie GmbH
21. low High Pulse Rate At shallow waters and in small ranges the pulse repetition rate can be increased Pulse Length is limited in this mode This mode can be combined with Multi Frequency and Beam Steering modes only Deep Sea Pulse Mode This allows high ping rates even at deep water areas The mode is often used for deep water survey range start gt 50m since the increased ping rate will give much higher data quality and resolution Can be combined with High Energy Mode and Burst Mode Deep Sea Mode is possible wit internal trigger only It will not work correctly if the system is triggered externally Burst Mode This is a special Deep Sea Pulse Mode intended for reducing interference if SES 2000 sub bottom profilers are operated with other acoustic equipment simultaneously The duty cycle has to be set up in SESWIN main menu Options System Settings Synchronisation Can be combined with High Energy Mode Burst Mode is possible wit internal trigger only It will not work correctly if the system Is triggered externally Chirp Mode allows the transmission of a fixed Chirp LFM signal over the complete range of centre frequencies Can be combined only with Deep Sea Pulse Mode and Burst Mode The ping rate is limited due to the longer transmit signals of the Chirp Mode Transmit Pulse Data Sampling Range ma I
22. mSettings 20090108 Marker Computer SESWIN SystemSettings 20090108 Multi Frequency SESWIN SystemSettings 20090108 System SESWIN SystemSettings 20090108 View Network File name Save as lype Cancel Using this feature you need just two clicks to document all system settings for future reference The SES system and SESWIN versions and options available can be obtained and saved as well using the System Information window 5 3 Log files for work reports profile lists It is possible to automatically log all SOL 21 12 2008 20 26 21 Profile 1 area data records within a log file called SET 15kiz ipulses RStart 14m Rlength sn t 3 EOL 21 12 2008 20 50 58 Profile 1 Area sesrec log that IS placed within the SIS 442751 24 7002269 42 21 12 2008 20 50 58 0 14174 309 52 6 67 SET 15kHz 1pulses RStart 14m RLength 15m SESWIN folder The generated log file C SES_Applications Data 266812212653604 ses 1 i 1 SOL 21 12 2008 26 53 64 Profile 1 Area will show the file name incl path and SIS 442756 71 7002270 39 21 12 2008 26 53 04 0 00000 309 71 6 14 4 52 date time profile number area SIS EOL 21 12 2008 21 05 25 Profile 1 Area SIS 442619 53 7062348 31 21 12 2008 21 65 25 6 60008 369 71 6 88 6 61 values transmitter and range SET 5kHz 2pulses RStart 14m RLength 15m parameters for both start SOL and end EOL of line record Innomar Technologie GmbH 18 SES 2000 medium Quick Start Manu
23. ne growth and will detect the true seabed Bottom Detection Sensitivity range 10 90 steps 1 is used to set a threshold for the water depth calculation Bottom Averaging range 1 32 steps 1 gives a value for smoothing the water depth values Detection Offset from the Top presets a minimum depth for the WD algorithm to start calculation A triangle within the depth ruler right hand of the SESWIN screen indicates which level has been chosen It is the operator s responsibility to ensure that this level is always above the true bottom line Draw LF WD Line Draw HF WD Line When these items are activated the calculated water depth is plotted in the echogram The threshold settings affect the colours of the echogram the recorded data will not be affected Based on the parameters defined by the user the colour table for displaying the echogram is computed automatically LF HF Mode defines if linear or logarithmic spaced thresholds are used to calculate the echo print Should usually be set to logarithmic scale Log Linear can be very rarely used if there is a particularly small dynamic range or poor signal to noise ratio LF HF Min Level range 1 10 steps 1 defines the threshold minimum level higher values can be used to remove noise from the echo print The optimum setting is where most of the noise is removed but with a small amount remaining This will ensure that no genuine data is removed from the screen LF
24. obe al z _Svstem Settings set up before the survey starts via the main menu Options fare System Interfaces i Logn at Startup System Interfaces dialog This menu item is disabled 257 Ea AA etwork SES Caent once data logging has started as Shape SIS GPS Heading wa Network Port For a detailed description please refer to the SES 2000 Broadcast Server User s Manual Travel S15 Monito MEP Monbar Screen dumps of all tabs of one setting dialog can be made by clicking the button in the lower right corner if the dialog Screen dumps are stored as bitmaps bmp at a user defined location Innomar Technologie GmbH SES 2000 medium Quick Start Manual 7 2 Control Parameters during Data Acquisition SES for Windows Program Options Help Gain Range Process i General Transmit LF Frequency amp kHz PEPE eee eee High Energy Mode Muki Frequency Mode Beam Steering Mode Allow High Pulse Rate Deep Sea Pulse Mode 3A sis ms SIG MAP r oF CEASE A Range 125m 150m LF 27 08 2007 11 23 38 EWT W SES for Windows Program Options Help Quick Controls LF 30 dB HF amp db Bi 18 Range Start 125 i F Area po Profile Apply New Profile SIS ms sig MAP Options parameters and values selected in the parameter menu directly control the quality of the data collected and displayed A
25. r ao broadcast server and the NetView port number as shown in the SESWIN dialog above The connection will be established after the Connect Client is connected to 192 168 115 591 button is pressed The connect dialog has to be kept open closing the dialog will dis connect the client e CONNECT e DISCONNECT Innomar Technologie GmbH 16 SES 2000 medium Quick Start Manual Y SES NetView Seles Ship Travel area SES Pingrate 13 82 pps Transmitter ON Recording OFF Printing OFF il ai 4 E The SES NetView window shows the echoprint of the Displayed Channel Low Frequency SESWIN master channel as displayed on the SESWIN A SES FileName screen together with some status information All important Pc ProfileNumber 1 l pies gt Signal Trigger SOURCE internalfinternal SES 2000 system settings are listed In the Ping es Information tab Ei BeamSteeringMode off B MultiFrequencyMode ofF 2 SideScanMode off HighEnergyMode off ChirpMode off DeepSeaPulseMode off S5SE5 PC Date Time 06 05 2009 14 42 11 515 String1 515 Stringz SIS Strings SIS String4 SIS Strings 515 Stringe S15 String 515 Strings Measure Skart Length m 30 15 Depth CH1 CH2 cm 3200 3140 TransducerDepth cm D Frequency CHi fCH2 Hz 10000 100000 TePulseLength us 100 LFSinusPulses 1 Gain CH1 CHe dB ao Sound velocity m sec 1500 MSHeadingfngle 1 107 M5PRollongle i
26. screen ona printer connected to the system on off Toggles full and reduced Parameter Menu Reduced menu Quick Controls may be used during data acquisition Displays the signals of the low frequency LF channel Displays the signals of the high frequency HF channel Displays data of HF and LF channel simultaneously Toggles echoprint view amplitude envelope or amplitude changes High Resolution of the received signal Increment of profile number by 1 starts a new file if record is on starts a new page if the printer is on Marks the echogram at the actual position and increases mark counter by 1 Quits program Innomar Technologie GmbH SES 2000 medium Quick Start Manual 5 1 3 Level and Depth Display SES for Windows Program Options Help s s a z el m CHE iF Depth 1 00m These level meters can be used to adjust the amplifier settings Parameter Menu Gain The chosen gain is okay if the red LEDs of the HF and LF channel flash only occasionally The two single LEDs on the right side are indicating the amplification of the raw and unfiltered signal and are used to indicate an amplifier overload Red colour should be avoided for these LEDs Cel SES for Windows Program Options Help ajg l lsja zE slo ole sel HE Car The online calculated water depth from the HF channel is displayed in the upper right corner of the SESWIN window The depth calculation is base
27. splay sis ms SIG MAP a Range Start defines the start depth of the displayed echoprint and the recorded data This can be changed at any time Range changes are final and directly affect recorded data In this section the most important settings are explained For a detailed description of all parameters please refer to the SES 2000 User s Manual Innomar Technologie GmbH 8 2 1 General SES 2000 medium Quick Start Manual Range Process The first boxes are used to enter header information for a survey i e Depth Threshold General Transmit Gain Ship O Trawel Area Profile 1 ce Appl New Profile Reset Manual Marker 2 2 Transmit Range Process Depth Threshold LF Frequency 10 kHz LF Pulses 2 High Energy Mode Multi Frequency Mode Dual Range Mode Beam Steering Mode Allow High Pulse Fate Deep Sea Pulse Mode Burst Mode Chirp Mode vessel name Ship survey area Travel and run line Area Each within the data files displayed on playback and also on the printed record The Area name may be used as file name prefix On entering new information the Apply New Profile button flashes and the new information becomes valid after pressing this button The next run line can therefore be entered during a present survey line and then applied just before the start of the new line The Profile box can be changed with each survey line this may be
28. the higher bandwidth will be more prone to noise A good starting point is in the middle of the range The actual pulse width PW in Milliseconds can be calculated from the number of LF pulses NV and the frequency F in kHz PW N F Innomar Technologie GmbH SES 2000 medium Quick Start Manual 9 Special Transmit Modes For some systems there are several special transmit regimes modes available High Energy Mode used for deeper water range start gt 50m to enable extra long transmit signals Cannot be combined with Multi Frequency Mode and High Pulse Rate Mode The High Energy Mode is disabled at pulse repetition rates higher than 15 pulses per second Multi Frequency Mode used to transmit consecutive pings with different centre frequencies and or pulse lengths The settings for this mode have to be made in Main Menu Options System Settings Multi Frequency This Mode can only be combined with Allow High Pulse Rate option Dual Range Mode used to collect data for an extended range The settings for this mode have to be made in Main Menu Options System Settings Dual Range This Mode can only be combined with High Energy Mode Beam Steering Mode Toggles beam steering on off The settings for this have to be made in Main Menu Options System Settings Beam Steering Can only be combined with High Energy Mode and Allow High Pulse Rate option Al
29. useful during a grid survey Range 1 999 The Reset Manual Marker button will reset the number of a manual marker back to zero The manual marker numbers automatically increment with each new marker This tab sheet is used to set the frequency and pulse length of the LF channel and to activate special transmit modes Frequency and pulse length chosen during data acquisition are final they affect the recorded data directly The HF frequency is fixed to 100kKHz The HF pulse length is same as set in this menu for the LF pulse length The LF Frequency range 4 15kHz has to be chosen depending on the survey task Lower frequencies will achieve greater penetration than higher frequencies but with reduced resolution Higher frequencies will achieve better resolution but with reduced penetration Usually higher frequencies are used due to better efficiency and better signal to noise ratio and better resolution A good starting point for usual survey work is in the middle of the range given LF Pulses represent the number of cycles of the LF frequency that are transmitted The energy of the transmitted signal is increased if the number of pulses is increased That improves the signal to noise ratio but decreases the resolution The available range depends on the chosen frequency The number of pulses should be as small as possible if the detection of small reflectors or the resolution near the sediment surface are of high priority but
30. yed on the monitor or printer and recorded to file e the selected LF frequency and LF pulse length e the actual profile number and e the actual file size System Mode or the replay position in the data file File Mode This is not shown in the figure above If raw full waveform data is acquired file size of both files is displayed The lower line of the Status Bar shows e the system date and time e trigger source INTernal EXTernal synchronization e the status of the built in or remote HD and the status of the connected external devices such as printer PRN motion sensor MS and navigation system SIS The coloured LEDs in the status bar are used to monitor the status of the connections to peripherals The colours are Green OK Yellow Warning and 1 6 SESWIN System and Interfaces Settings Several system parameters need setting up before the SES for Windows survey starts These parameters are accessible via the main menu Options System Settings This menu ajg a vstem Interfaces item is disabled once data logging has started Quick Ce Login at Starbup For a detailed description please refer to the SES 2000 c ower SES Clart User S Manual SIS GPS Heading via Network Pork i Broadcast Server 515 Monitor MCP Monitor There are some interfaces to get data from external sensors e g GPS position motion sensor or to send information to other systems These interfaces have t
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