Xpert/XLite AtoN SLL Users Manual
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1. USERS MANUAL Pata Loc Last Message IAIBEM 1 1 7 3 5 0owRI P gt vero DDHHOOc10kk Last Tx Time Next Tx Time Txs today Stats Part No 8800 1199 Version 3 13 June 10 2013 Sutron Corporation 22400 Davis Drive Sterling VA 20164 703 406 2800 www sutron com gt TEA ida Table of Contents MENTO CIA AAA PP nn o A 3 a NN ac cae secesise ssa ences na T E saeeeada sane A E E E 4 ITA CNG y COPA OPERA E E E 4 A OMA UI E A nu O E A E E 5 di AAA aetsnces E Saetsncenss 6 Survey SEUNG oc cciejscsinstsdadecarenichstadisnvmebedacoxeisdelauasazishubeitscoeheanasaetsdeleuasanichobediongectainesaetebedoumes 6 INS O oa 6 COMME MIN iia 9 DA e ne eee cr ern ete anne earn ee oer eee eee ese eee eee eee ere ee eae eee eee eee 11 Table of Figures Mot LON Patrol cu Tasca Tatil poriaas 5 Ii o SAMA 5 Figure 3 Message Settings Dialog ccccnnoooocconnnccnnnnooononcnononcnonnnnnnnonnnnnncnnnnnn nor nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 7 Figure 4 Typical Wind Speed Dir Graphical Setup cccccccnnnnnonooonoooonnnnnnnnnnncncnnnnnnnananannononnnnnos 8 Figure 5 ComsTag Properties for AvgWiNdASpeed occcccccccccnnnnnononoonnnonnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnononnnnnnnos 9 Fourco AWON Coti Sets Dilo Seti irte i 9 Ito Bed e serorei ae E au 11 Sutron Corporation 22400 Davis Drive Sterling VA 20164 703 406 2800 www sutron com sales sutron com Sutron Corporation Xpert XLite AtoN SLL User2. Figure 1 AtoN Entry on Setup Tab Select the AtoN entry and press the Edit button to bring up the AtoN Properties dialog shown below This dialog is the starting point for all configuration of the AtoN SLL AtoN Properties Enabled OK TxiInterval 00 00 15 l TsTime foo o0 00 Em TxFormat Message I Station LAT 32 379581 le Station LON 64 676535 A Figure 2 AtoN Properties Dialog Sutron Corporation 22400 Davis Drive Sterling VA 20164 703 406 2800 www sutron com salesi sutron com Sutron Corporation Xpert XLite AtoN SLL Users Manual Rev 3 138 8800 1199 06 2013 4 Schedule Settings The AtoN Properties dialog 1s used to enable disable and configure the schedule for message output Setting Name Description Enabled When checked the AtoN SLL will generate and broadcast its message according to the schedule defined by TxInterval and Tx Time TxInterval The transmission interval 1 e the interval at which the message will be transmitted For example 01 00 00 means transmit hourly while 00 01 00 means transmit every minute TxTime The transmission time 1 e the offset into the interval at which the message will be transmitted For example 00 15 00 means transmit offset by 15 minutes while 00 00 30 means transmit offset by 30 seconds Given a TxInterval of 01 00 00 and a TxTime of 00 15 00 the system would transmit every hour at 15 minutes past the ho
3. 20164 703 406 2800 www sutron com salesi sutron com Sutron Corporation Xpert XLite AtoN SLL Users Manual Rev 3 18 8800 1199 06 2013 7 Marne sa Pretix lt None gt e Suttix lt none gt e Right Digits 2 mM View on Data tab Figure 5 ComsTag Properties for AvgWindSpeed Comm Settings The AtoN SLL must be configured to define the Comm Port to which the AtoN radio 1s connected From the AtoN Properties dialog select the Comm button to bring up the AtoN Comm Settings dialog shown below Lom Port coma Baud 115200 cancel Parity None DataBits B StopBits h i Figure 6 AtoN Comm Settings Dialog Select the Com Port to which the AtoN radio is connected Note that this port must not be in use by anything else in the system For example make sure the com port you select here in this dialog 1s set to None under the Coms entry on the Setup tab Set the other settings in this dialog Baud Parity DataBits StopBits and Hardware Flow Control based on the requirements of the radio Example Configurations Use the following settings with the L3 Protec radio Sutron Corporation 22400 Davis Drive Sterling VA 20164 703 406 2800 www sutron com salesi sutron com Sutron Corporation Xpert XLite AtoN SLL Users Manual Rev 3 18 8800 1199 06 2013 8 DataBits J8 o StopBits ooo Use the following settings with the Mando 301 303 radio 115200 NONE Se
4. system has likely been configured to use the COM port Sutron Corporation 22400 Davis Drive Sterling VA 20164 703 406 2800 www sutron com salesi sutron com
5. er though SN Circ 289 deviates from this slightly Missing Tags If you specify a Tag Name for a given parameter and the tag 1s not defined the system displays an X in the right most column to tell you that the tag was not found When you close the dialog and one or more tags cannot be found the system displays a warning dialog Sutron Corporation 22400 Davis Drive Sterling VA 20164 703 406 2800 www sutron com salesi sutron com Sutron Corporation Xpert XLite AtoN SLL Users Manual Rev 3 138 8800 1199 06 2013 6 Defining Tags Y ou can create a tag in the Xpert in three different ways 1 Add ComsTag or FieldVar block to the graphical setup 2 Select the COM TAG checkbox in the Sensor Configuration dialog under EzSetup 3 Use the Tag statement in a Basic program Here s an example graphical setup showing an RMYoung wind speed and direction sensor with a Vector Averaging block used to measure average wind speed and direction over the course of an hour ComsTacLog Figure 4 Typical Wind Speed Dir Graphical Setup The two ComsTag blocks each define a tag The top ComsTag block connects to the Mean Speed Scalar output of the VectAvg block and so tags average wind speed The properties of the block show that the tag has been named AvgWindSpeed which is the tag name we see selected in Message Settings dialog for Avg Wind Speed kt Sutron Corporation 22400 Davis Drive Sterling VA
6. message definition table Param Name units displays the parameter name and expected units for all parameters in the selected message type For example Message 8 always starts with average wind speed in knots is followed by wind gust in knots wind direction in degrees and so on The column on the right Tag Name shows the name of the data point in the Xpert setup to be used as the data source for the parameter When it s time to build and output the message the AtoN software simply goes to the tag name for each parameter retrieves the current data value and stores 1t in the message To change the tag name for a given parameter select the corresponding table row and press the Edit button to bring up the Edit Message Param dialog You don t have to specify tags for all parameters If you leave a Tag Name blank the system will send the default unavailable value for the parameter Message 8 Message 8 is defined to contain meteorological and hydrograpic data ref IMO SN 1 Circ 236 and 289 Use the Type setting to select between SN Circ 236 and SN Circ 289 The 289 version of the message is newer and is intended to replace the 236 version of the message You should make your selection based on which type of Message 8 1s supported by the software intended to receive the messages For Message 8 default unavailable values typically correspond to the highest value supported by the paramet
7. s Manual Rev 3 18 8800 1199 06 2013 1 INTRODUCTION Sutron s Xpert family of DCPs both the 9210 B and the Xpert 2 are designed to be easily expandable by adding additional software libraries called Sutron Link Libraries SLLs One such library is AtoN sll short for Aid to Navigation which adds support for generating and sending maritime information messages to an AtoN radio for broadcast over the AIS Automatic Identification System network Some examples of AtoN radios that could be paired with this SLL are the Mando 301 and 303 as well as L3 s Protec radios This document is the user manual for the AtoN sll The following topics are discussed e How to install the library e How to configure the AtoN setup component to generate and broadcast AIS messages e Diagnostics Sutron Corporation 22400 Davis Drive Sterling VA 20164 703 406 2800 www sutron com salesi sutron com Sutron Corporation Xpert XLite AtoN SLL Users Manual Rev 3 18 8800 1199 06 2013 2 INSTALLING ATON SLL This section describes installation of the AtoN sll library Installation To install the AtoN sll library copy the file to the Flash Disk subdirectory of your Xpert using Xterm For more information on performing this file transfer please refer to chapter 6 of the Xpert or 9210 user manual Once the library file has been transferred reboot the Xpert The library will load automatically after the Xpert reboots To uninstall
8. the library use Xterm to delete the file from the Flash Disk subdirectory This can only be done when the Xpert application is not running select Exit App from the Status tab In order for the AtoN sll library to load and operate correctly the version of the AtoN sll file must be the same as the version of the application loaded into the Xpert This is usually not a concern because the same versions of the sll and application are typically packaged together You can determine the version of the sll on the PC before loading 1t into the Xpert by looking at the file s properties right click on the file and select the Version tab The version of the Xpert application is given by the application itself at the top of the About dialog which 1s accessed from the Status tab Sutron Corporation 22400 Davis Drive Sterling VA 20164 703 406 2800 www sutron com salesi sutron com Sutron Corporation Xpert XLite AtoN SLL Users Manual Rev 3 138 8800 1199 06 2013 3 CONFIGURATION This section describes how to configure and use the AtoN SLL to generate and send messages to an AtoN radio for broadcast over AIS network The AtoN SLL adds a new entry on the Setup tab labled AtoN This tab 1s accessible only to users who ve logged in with Setup access note when no users are defined all users have Setup access setup Essetup Measurements Graphical Setup H LO Modules LAN Settings H Log files H Satlink
9. tting Name l H W Flow Unchecked Sutron Corporation 22400 Davis Drive Sterling VA 20164 703 406 2800 www sutron com salesi sutron com Sutron Corporation Xpert XLite AtoN SLL Users Manual Rev 3 138 8800 1199 06 2013 9 DIAGNOSTICS The AtoN SLL adds a new property page to the Xpert interface labeled AtoN This page is visible to all users despite the level of login access Setup and Data Retrieval nen Last Message AIBBM 1 1 7 3 8 05wR1 P leFq DDHHDOc10kk gt Last Tx Time 14 26 30 06 11 2013 Next Tx Time 14 26 45 06 11 2013 14 26 42 Txs today fiz17 Txs total har Status fk Figure 7 AtoN Diagnostics Page This page displays the following statistics Name Description Last Message The last message sent by Xpert to the AtoN radio as well as the time 1t was sent Last Tx Time The time the last message was sent to the AtoN radio Next Tx Time The time the next message will be sent to the AtoN radio This field is followed by a countdown of time of day so that it s easy to see how long remains before the next transmission Txs Today Total number of transmissions made today Txs Total Total number of transmissions since system boot Status Ok when the system is operating normally Recording OFF when transmissions are enabled but system recording is turned off turn on from main page COMM ERROR when a failure occurs opening the COM port something else in the
10. ur TxFormat Select the type of message to send At this time the AtoN SLL supports only Message 8 which 1s defined for the AIS network to contain meteorological and hydrograpic data ref IMO SN 1 Circ 236 and 289 Survey Settings The AtoN Properties dialog also contains places to enter station latitude and longitude These settings are output as part of Message 8 Setting Name Description Station LAT Station Latitude If unknown enter 91 Station LON Station Longitude If unknown enter 181 Message Settings The Message Settings dialog is used to select data for inclusion in the message to be sent to the AtoN radio From the AtoN Properties dialog select the Msg button to bring up the AtoN Message Settings dialog shown below Sutron Corporation 22400 Davis Drive Sterling VA 20164 703 406 2800 www sutron com salesi sutron com Sutron Corporation Xpert XLite AtoN SLL Users Manual Rev 3 138 8800 1199 06 2013 5 Message 8 Settings Param Name units TagName x Avg Wind Speed kt AvgvvindSpd Wind Gust kt WindGust Wind Dir deg WD Wind Gust Dir deg WindGustDir Air Temp 0 1 deg AirTemp Rel Humid RelHurn Dew Point 0 1 deg DewPoirt Air Press hPa AirPress foe Cheese Teese en a D ee a Type SN Circ 28 Ce Figure 3 Message Settings Dialog The table in the Message Settings dialog is used to select measured data for inclusion in the AtoN message The left column of the
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