Home

INSTALLATION MANUAL

1. iani inis 31 FRU Su deest ETE Tm ETT 31 Seral anser Ue u u termin ite m rd S aT er Fehr nea e aD DP dI 32 tili 33 7 6 1 Advanced Technician Options 33 7 0 2 pi AR Ob gt DOR 34 CSO INS l L ETE 34 Commissioning SA MEER I Rem 37 8 1 1 Commissioning Step 1 Ship Measurements 37 8 1 2 Commissioning Step 2 Channel 39 8 1 3 Commissioning Step 3 Channel Signal Function 41 8 1 4 Commissioning Step 4 Array Geometry 42 8 1 5 COMMISSIONING Step 5 Electrical Noise 43 8 1 6 Commissioning Step 6 Heading Check 45 8 1 7 Commissioning Step 7 Tide Configuration a 45 E E ET E TA EN 47 8 2 1 Sea Trial Commissioning Step 8 Array Polarit
2. Power Cable 9 65 is e 4 ay Position Time RS232 NMEA0183 ab Motion Sensor Figure 1 Overview of a complete WASSP system V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM 2 Installation Flow TRANSDUCER Mount the Transducer gt Mount the Transducer Cable Gland See 3 Transducer on page 5 BIXR gt Mount the BIxR Connect BIxR to Transducer See 4 BIxR on page 16 WASSP Processor SOFTWARE FIRMWARE Mount the WASSP Processor UPGRADE gt Connect WASSP Processor to BTxR pes pu Set up WASSP Processor Software Upgrading the WMB X250 See 5 WASSP Processor on page 21 software on page 22 PosirioN MOTION SENSOR Interface with WASSP Processor See 6 Sensors on page 28 COMMISSIONING gt Dockside Tests Sea Trials See 8 Commissioning on page 56 START USING SYSTEM See the Operator Manual Figure 2 Basic Installation Flow WWW WwWaSssp Cco rMm Installation Manual Transducer 2 1 WASSP System Interconnections fp fp LCD Screen LCD Screen 4 Ship s Power WASSP Processor OWNER S OWNER S 24V DC SUPPLY SUPPLY 9 pin NMEA RS 232 cable NMEA Opto lsolator TCP T IP ana Key Pulse Ethernet CAT5 x Crossover Cable Ship s Po
3. 16 2L2 IN CAN E ET AE uuu quenti E MEM Mer tM M MEE 17 221 BIxRinstalation C onsideratiOMS asp cdm uti 17 gt 17 5 WASSP Processor MOS l mc 21 32 Considero MI E DANIAE VIE HI enacts 21 5 3 Re installing or Upgrading the WMB X230 Software 22 5 4 Using the WMB X230 Software 26 sI LR T 26 5 4 2 Starting and Stopping the WASSP System 26 p V V VW VWassp corn Installation Manual Sensors O 28 6 2 WASSP Transfer Task Settings Feat kien eri tvi 29 63 Device Settings hib SETUD ess N EEES anathema 30 6 4 Satellite Compass Installation Considerations 30 Pre commissioning Procedures AEN ar u 31 72 Required Display 31 73 Recommended Display Settings
4. Option 1 In Manual mode Sound Speed can be entered directly or calculated from a known or estimated Temperature and Salinity Option 2 When an NMEA Temperature Sensor is active a Temperature Offset can be applied to adjust for errors Convex profile INCREASE sound speed value Concave profile DECREASE sound speed value Seafloor Profile Seafloor Profile Figure 59 Sound Speed correction V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM ay Ocean Salinity generally varies between 32 and 37 parts per thousand ppt Practical Salinity Units psu shows an image of the annual mean sea surface salinity for the year 2009 p 3 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Sea surface salinity PSU Figure 40 Annual mean sea surface salinity from World Ocean Atlas 2009 OPTION 1 MANUAL SOUND SPEED CORRECTION Select the Sonar display using the Acoustic Layout Select button on the Main Menu See 2 7 Layout Selection on of the WMB X2 0 Operator Manual OpentheShipSetuptabintheSystem Configuration Select the Sound Speed sub tab Set the Sound Speed Correction method to Manual Find a section of seafloor that is known to be flat preferably 20 100m deep Enable the Seafloor Line on the Sonar display This will make it easier to determine the flatness of the seafloor under different sound speed values Cross over the known section of flat seafloor and do either of the following Adj
5. 10 2 ADLINK MXE 5301 ENL for WASSP 2013 DIMENSIONS Length 230mm Width 205mm Height bmm Weight 5 8kg DVI D video output VGA video output Ethernet 1 DVI I Dual video output Power Button CFAST card slot SS Y mem nd a m a oe wi PIE TECHNOLOGY INC CFast V GND V 9V 32V DCIN NV Other Ethernet 5rd party Network 4 way Serial Cable Power Supply DC IN Fanless industrial grade WASSP Processors rely on air convection to maintain operating temperatures As such DO NOT mount these units upside down CAUTION Incorrect Q Correct Correct 111 Processor upside down Ideal Processor orientation Wall mounted Processor Effective convection impossible V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM p THIS PAGE HAS BEEN LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK V V VW Vassp corn Installation Manual APPENDIX B Part Numbers 11 APPENDIX B Part Numbers 11 1 WMB X230 System Standard Supply These tables list the equipment and cabling shipped with each of the WMB X2 50 Systems Specific Equipment WMB 3230 Name Part Number Weight kg Transducer with 5m cable Transducer with 10m cable Transducer with 20m WSP 501 cable WSP 501 WSP 501 160 05 160 10 160 20 WMB 3230BTxR WSP 602 160 30 WASSP Processor WSP 700 160 30 1 38 9 0 12 0 19 0 3 8 Specific Equipment WMB 5230
6. Adjust the Sidescan Gain and Sidescan Gain Threshold to a level that shows good seafloor definition The Sidescan Gain control can be varied at any time Changing the Sidescan Gain Threshold will cause a big step in the Sidescan and the old data will not be reprocessed to conform to this gain change Suggested values are 60 90 WWW Wassp Cco rM Installation Manual Commissioning 8 2 9 SeaTrial Commissioning Step 17 Additional Patch Tests Optional he following patch tests are optional 8 2 9 1 Backscatter v1 2 and later Requires 10 50m depth Flat seafloor Consistent seafloor type Calm conditions For this patch test the WASSP system will acquire 256 sets of pings from which it will determine normalised backscatter signals Thus it is important that the seafloor type you perform the patch test over is consistent without variation This test has been automated and the software will calculate the values for backscatter correction and store these values Find a straight clear area of water at least 200m long The seafloor below must be flat and have a consistent seafloor type If backscatter calibration is required for all beams set the Mapping Beamwidth to 120 see section 8 2 6 Sea Trial Commissioning Step 13 Beam Width Validation on page 54 for Instruction on how to achieve this Open the Utility Panel then System Configuration Click the Ship Setup tab then select the Sen
7. Place the top gasket over the gland pipe and apply marine sealant to both sides of the gasket Place the plate over the gland pipe and onto the top gasket Screw the lock plate onto the gland pipe until a good joint is achieved Clean away any excess marine sealant Feed the transducer cable through the gland See Figure 12 on page 14 for a set of steps to feed a RJ 45 type cable through the gland pipe Screw the gland lock nut as far as it can go onto the gland pipe Place the gland packing ring over the cable until it sits on top of the gland pipe Place the steel washer and gland nut over the cable and screw the nut onto the gland pipe firmly by hand With the vessel in the water check for leaks at the gland and if leaking slightly tighten the gland nut with a spanner until the leak stops With all leaks stopped and while holding the gland nut with a spanner tighten the gland lock nut against the gland nut with a spanner TRANSDUCER CABLE STEEL WASHER GLAND NUT GLAND PACKING RINC GLAND LOCK NUT GLAND PIPE LOCK SCREW LOCK PLATE HULL PLATE GASKET ABOVE HULL VESSEL HULL OR SEA CHEST COVER GASKET BELOW HULL GLAND PIPE FLANGE Cut away of gland Figure 11 Mounting the Gland Assembly V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM 3 5 2 Transducer cable Installation The transducer cable consists of seven CAT 5 cables and one screened pair for the transmit connection To fit the RJ 45 connect
8. Wass INSTALLATION MANUAL VWVMB 3230 WiSP C09 002 ILS Doc P N Version Issue Date April 2014 Wass MULTIBEAM p Document Revision History Reason for Change 28 February 2013 WMB X230 Installation Manual First Revision 28 April 2013 Changes for WMB X230 v1 1 software release 12 June 2013 Updated Software Installation and Navionics Chart Card information 11 December 2015 Updates for WMB X250 software v1 2 16 April 2014 Updates for WMB X230 software v1 3 Disclaimer WASSP LTD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THIS MANUAL WITHOUT NOTICE ALTHOUGH WASSP LTD HAS MADE EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE THEINFORMATION IN THIS MANUAL WAS CORRECT AT PUBLICATION TIME WASSP LTD DOES NOT ASSUME AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY LEGAL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS DAMAGE OR DISRUPTION CAUSED BY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS WHETHER SUCH ERRORS OR OMISSIONS RESULT FROM NEGLIGENCE ACCIDENT OR ANY OTHER CAUSE General Notices WASSP LTD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL AND ANY SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS WITHOUT NOTICE CONTACT WASSP LTD REGARDING COPYING OR REPRODUCING THIS MANUAL Copyright and Confidentiality Notice THIS DOCUMENT IS COPYRIGHT WASSP LTD 2014 CIRCULATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF WASSP LTD V V VW Vassp corn Installation Manual Related D
9. Screen drain wire solder 1 a8 TOP The screen drain wire should be soldered onto the side of the RJ 45 FRONT connector Scratch the side of the connector with something sharp before soldering to assist with the join I E V V VW Vassp corn SJ9j9UIIJ IUU UI Sezis IV eS5s o zou NdIA dOl 19 2 C i dd NASNVEL ions G vc 15 ONIHLYVA 49331UuSUeJ YIDNASNYYL OGL gt MAIA LNO amp S MAIA AGIs YAMOd SNIWLS AFC YOSNAS dSSVM BTxR Connections and Dimens BTxR 4 MULTIBEAM 4 1 Wassp V V VW Vassp corn Figure 15 BTxR Connections and Dimensions Installation Manual BTxR 4 2 BTxRInstallation 4 2 1 BTxR Installation Considerations For maintenance purposes the PCB assembly can be removed from the case in situ Always leave at least 600 mm clearance at the faceplate end cover to allow the PCB assembly to be withdrawn from the case 4 2 2 BTxR Installation Using the mounting flanges on the end covers the BIxR can be mounted vertically on a bulkhead or horizontally on the floor See Figure 15 BIxR Connections and Dimensions on page 16 and Figure 14 BIXxR Mounting Diagram for BTxR dimensions and mounting clearances e Using the mounting holes on the mounting flanges secure the BTxR to the mounting surface Horizontal Floor Mounting Vertical Bulkh
10. V V VW Vassp corrn Wa wass 10 11 12 13 p Navionics Chart Card Information 9 1 Registering a Navionics Chart Card 9 2 Navionics Chart Card erfOfS sessesesessesessssesessesessesesessesesesesessesessesesessescssesesessosceseseseesoseeseseseeseseesee APPENDIX A Specific WASSP Processor Information 10 1 Leviathan 013 Tor WASSP 01 20 T3 iiis teste scd aic ea 10 2 ADLINK MXE 5301 ENL for WASSP 2013 cccccsccsssssssssescsscssessssescessssescescscescecsscescecsecscsaes APPENDIX B Part Numbers 11 1 WMB X230 System Standard Supply 11 2 WMB A230 System OPONIS APPENDIX C 80kHz Transducer Mounting WMB 5230 Product Information for the People s Republic of China V V VW V assp corn Installation Manual Introduction 1 Introduction 1 1 Purpose of this Installation Manual This installation manual describes the procedures to install the following WASSP equipment gt A WMB X230 BIXR gt WASSP Ltd supplied processing unit WASSP Processor ihe WMB X250 software onto the WASSP Processor It also provides procedures to commission the WMB X230 system during dockside and sea trials 1 2 Introducing the WASSP Sonar System The WMB X250 is a mult
11. 2 et E C Manual Power C Auto Power By icu eed Offsets General V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM Mae Sey No Minimisation Light Minimisation 13 42m Full Side Lobe Suppression Too Much Minimisation Figure 38 Reduction of Side Lobe Levels via Minimisation changes 8 2 4 Sea Trial Commissioning Step 11 Patch Test Roll Carry out the following patch test Ihis test has been automated and the software will calculate the value of roll correction and store this value It can be quite hard to perform a patch test in some vessels Generally the more room you have the easier it will be to get the paths overlapping in exactly opposite directions Note The patch testing needs to be performed at a depth of at least 10 metres over an area of smooth flat seafloor Find a straight clear area of water at least 200m long Set the display layout to the 2D charting display 1 from the Main Menu and enable Seafloor Mapping 4 on the Main Menu WWW WaSsSsp Cco r 3 Open the Utility Panel then System Configuration Click the Ship Setup tab then select the Sensor sub tab Under Patch Test Settings click on Open Test Selection and select Roll Follow the on screen instructions being mindful of the following gt itis easier to do the first leg of the patch test with the tide win
12. Acoustic and Charting Equlpment List Single screen Waa Standard See APPENDIX B Part Numbers aa SpA on page 67 for a full list Horizontal split screen Mounting options for through hull or 3 screen Transducer pole mounted Advance speed Slow fast 5 speeds BTxR WASSP Processor Options for alloy steel or plastic Glands Options See APPENDIX B Part Numbers on page 67 for a full list Specifications subject to change without notice 65 Gaunt Street Phone 64 9 373 5595 WASSP Ltd reserves the right to change this manual Westhaven Fax 649 379 5655 Auckland 1010 Email wassp wassp com The information in this manual may not in whole or in part be NEW ZEALAND copied reproduced photocopied translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without the PO Box 5849 prior written consent of WASSP Ltd Auckland 1141 COPYRIGHT O 2014 WASSP LTD ALL RIGHTS RESERVED VW VVVV VW aSSD cCconrri
13. Clamp Figure 17 Cable Clamp dimensions V V VW Vassp corn Installation Manual BTxR 4 2 2 2 Power to BTxR 24 V DC power is input to the BTxR from the vessels power supply through the 2 pin connector on the BIxR s faceplate he power input uses a Switchcraft EN 5 2 way connector to connect to the faceplate end cover 5ee below for connection details Fn no Colour Red Clear 24 V DC Input Figure 18 BTxR 24 V DC Input Connector Pin out Diagram WMB 3230 peak pulse current of 6 5A 10A Recommended Fuse Circuit Breaker ratings WMB 5230 peak pulse current of 8 0A 12A 4 2 2 3 Key Pulse Connection A Key Pulse KP can be connected to from the sensor port of the BTxR front plate Input can detect a short circuit in addition to a voltage ranging from 0 15 V See KP Key Pulse Settings on page 57 of the WMB X250 Operator Manual for information on operating the WASSP system with a key pulse Use the following connections Pin No Function Pinno Function 02 40 o4 Input Voltage Range 0 15 V Higher voltages may be available with CAUTION 8 limited Duty Cycle V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM p 4 2 2 4 Transmitter Cable Socket Assembly If the transmitter cable socket needs to be disassembled use the locking ring tightening tool supplied with the BIxR to loosen the locking ring To assemble the 5 pin sealed
14. Cont Protocol F2 Transmit Brd VO Carrier Brd V15 Version Debug Board Development 0 SelectFile B BTxRUpgradeTarBall 160kHz tar 3 V Strip CR From Args File Upgrade E Upgrade Mode Upgrade Status 9 Initialise Upgrade Sent Start Fail 45 Info Msg 9999 main openEthernetPorts Unable to open Auxilary Socket 1 main 4 44 Info Msg 9999 main cpenEthernetPorts Unable to open Sonar Socket 8 errno gt Jiptor 43 Info Msg 1 9999 main openEthernetPorts cmd 1 eop 1 sop 1 pingCmd 1 42 Info Msg 1 9999 main openEthernetPorts sonar 1 aux 1 41 Info Msg W 9999 cancelTCPJob aborting blocked function wait tti utils 40 Info Msg E 9999 Restarting System 1 tti main 39 Info Msg E 9999 main openEthernetPorts Unable to open Auxilary Socket 1 errno 0 gt Success tti main 38 Info Msg E 9999 main openEthernetPorts Unable to open Sonar Socket 8 errno 9 gt Bad file descriptor 37 Info Msa 1 9999 main openEth 1sop 1 pingCmd 1 g 1 9999 _openEthernetPorts cmd 1 eop 1 sop 1 pingCmd V V VW V assp corn The MITY Firmware upgrader will display SUCCESS when the firmware upgrade has been successful If the upgrade fails ensure the BTxR is ON and connected to the correct network port on the WASSP Processor then click Connect until the upgrade is successful The upgrader
15. Name Part Number Weight kg Transducer with 20m WSP 501 080 20 cable 080 30 WMB 5230 BTxR WSP 602 WASSP Processor WSP 700 080 30 Common Equipment WMB 3230 WMB 5230 USB dongle with software Cable Clamp Keyboard Trackball Ethernet cable NMEA optocoupler Delock CFAST to SD Adapter NMEA 9 pin cable Power cable BTxR Transmitter Plug Installation Manual Operator Manual 11 2 WMB X230 System Options The below table lists the options available for use with the WASSP 250 System Optional Equipment AC DC Power Adapter Aluminium gland Plastic gland Steel gland Part Number WSP 002 003 WSP 201 020 WSP 002 002 WSP 002 001 WSP 002 020 WSP 002 004 WSP 002 086 WSP 002 021 WSP 002 022 WSP 100 029 WSP 009 009 WSP 009 008 ay WWW wassp com AoonpsueJ enpe au jo 3ueujaJnseaui 29u Jeurwou lt 0 a 31225 NDIL23S x til Ore cIW EGZ 201 9 0E 08G OTF 00 3181 dA g cya Scl 12 APPENDIX C 80kHz Transducer Mounting WMB 5230 Tupd e ew bununow JeonpsueJ 108 T 133Hg Wassp MULTIBEAM WWW WaSsSsp Cco r Installation Manual APPENDIX C 80kHz Transducer Mounting WMB 5230 AoonpsueJ en32e au jo 3ueujaJnseaui 29u euruou lt IV 007 ILE A yu Bununoyw Jeonpsuel 108 8SWAA 2 133HS N
16. Z Z Z X Tx Stern lt e Bow Negative Reference Positive as the CPS position If the Motion Sensor is an SC50 If using an 5090 the Motion Sensor position is the same measure the position of the SC50 electronics box ee A Sky Negative GPS Z Reference Tx Depth Displacement u Y Sea Positive Looking from above Negative Reference Y Starboard Positive Figure 27 Ship Measurements Diagram V V VW Vassp corn Installation Manual Commissioning 8 1 2 Commissioning Step 2 Channel Gain Start the BIxR and run the WMB X2 50 program See Starting and Stopping the WASSP System on page 26 With the BIxR ON configured and connected correctly the system should now be ready to acquire data Ensure the transducer is submerged in water On the Main Menu set the Power Level to manual and set to level O1 Double click on the power level indicator to switch between automatic power and manual power Click the Mode button to begin pinging On the Main Menu set the Range Control Dial to Manual Set the range to show the seafloor Double click on the range indicator to switch between automatic range and manual range 5 Open the I Q Bars from the Utility Panel the transducer and wiring Major problems with any m The IQ Bars window is used to diagnose issues with of the receiver channels should be easy to spot using this facility As the da
17. a and a of the boat s length from the stern For planing hulls a practical location is generally towards the rear of the vessel to ensure that the transducer is always submerged regaraless of the planing angle Donotmount another transducer near the WASSP transducer as it will interfere with the 120 beam PLANING HULLS On planing hulls the transducer obviously needs to be mounted in or on the aft part of the hull which stays in the water when the vessel is on the plane The transducer can be mounted either in a streamlined housing or blister on the hull or inside the hull in a specially prepared cofferdam with the transducer face flush with the hull and faired to the hull shape Itis important that the part of the hull in front of the transducer is smooth and has no hull penetrations or attachments of any kind DISPLACEMENT HULLS A practical choice is somewhere in the area between a and a 1 2 of the vessels length from the bow he transducer should be mounted in a housing or blister attached to the hull he disturbed aerated water tends to be in a layer against the hull its thickness varies by vessels speed and sea conditions Therefore the deeper the housing is i e the further the transducer is away from the hull the better the equipment will perform Also on V shaped hulls the housing should be mounted against or close to the keel again to get deeper and away from aeration and turbulence T he 120 degree athw
18. is attached to a solid ground which is common to the power supply ground V V VW Vassp corn Wassp MULTIBEAM Noise seen as a constant torch beam which moves with vessel motion Noise could fade in and out down this line depending on the frequency Figure 33 WASSP system with significant electrical noise Starboard 9 38m Depth 7 77m Figure 54 WASSP sonar display with low electrical noise lp Raw Info IQ Raw Data Sensor Data Figure 55 Sonar display with one very noisy channel can make the Sonar difficult to use This particular failure might have been detected by Commissioning Step 1 and Commissioning Step 2 V V VW Vassp corn Installation Manual Commissioning 8 1 6 Commissioning Step 6 Heading Check Having installed and selected the appropriate sensors under section 6 Sensors on page 28 the system should now be receiving heading information Test this by completing the following steps Select the charting 2D display with the Charting Layout button on the Main Menu a Enable Centre on Vessel A small boat icon in the centre of the 2D display will show a white heading line Check that this line is stable and that it is true to the ship s heading f the indicated heading is jumping around even though the ship is not moving ensure TMG is not selected as the Heading device as this is not appropriate for mapping If you are using the HDG sentence for heading 4 ap
19. procedure requires taking the vessel on a short sea trial This requires the vessel to leave the dock and perform some basic manoeuvres The deeper the water the more accurate the tests can be Ideally this would be at least 20 metres of water 8 2 1 SeaTrial Commissioning Step 8 Array Polarity Open the Sonar display as a full screen display Acoustic Layout Preset 1 by default See 51 Sonar Display on page 9 of the WMB X2 0 Operator Manual While the system 15 pinging determine whether or 2 not the right hand side of the Sonar display shows topography located on the starboard side of the vessel or vice versa with the port side If you are unsure of the nature of the seafloor or only have a flat seafloor nearby you will need to find a seafloor feature such as a rock bank or Sloped seafloor Use the 2D charting display to navigate and pass near the feature in opposite directions If the display seems incorrect change the polarity SWAP ARRAY ENABLED of the Swap Array check box in the Sensor sub tab of the Ship Setup See Figure 56 YES NO Circle the final selection in the box to the right oy suem Ides L Ship Setup Chart s Roll Correction Offsets b Heading Offset 0 30 18 E 8 8 30 wero all ful van lea Pitch Offset 0 o Il tid I ll Il tid I 1 d l 30 18 B 5 18 30 Delays wn I use Patch Roll n 0 1 Motion Cor
20. proper navigation skill when using this sonar Click OK to accept Once the WASSP program has initialised while 4 connected to the internet the chart licence on your Navionics card should be automatically registered to the WASSP Processor WWW WwWaSssp Cco rMm Installation Manual Navionics Chart Card Information 9 2 Navionics Chart Card errors Once the card has been plugged in and successfully registered to your WASSP Processor you should not receive any errors Here are some of the errors you might encounter while attempting to use register your Navionics Chart Card Error Cannat chart art server is unreachable Code 30 rver conflict Code 409 NONE Code 32 Each Navionics chart card can only be Description The Navionics Chart Card cannot be read by the system The WASSP Processor is not connected to the internet and is therefore unable to register the Navionics Chart Card with the registration server The Navionics Chart Card you are using has exceeded its registration limit The Navionics registration server is returning an error There is nothing wrong with your system this message occurs because of a fault with their registration server The WASSP program has detected a second version of the same Navionics chart Resolution Check that the Navionics Chart Card is properly inserted into the SD card reader Reboot the WASSP Processor Check the WASSP Proc
21. the WASSP system must be operating at the correct power level On the Main Menu set the Power Level to Automatic Double click on the power level indicator to switch between automatic power and manual power If the power mode is not already set to Auto Power by Signal blue Power Level indicator open the System Configuration from the Utility Panel then go to the Power sub tab of the Ship Setup tab in the System Configuration and select Auto Power by Signal The Power Level indicator should now be BLUE Wait until the Power Level is automatically set to at least 02 Open the Advanced Options from the Utility Panel Move the window so that you can agjust the Minimisation while watching the change in the Sonar display above the seafloor First set the Minimisation to O hen move it up to 1000 2000 5000 4000 to get a sense for how the ring shown at the first echo return becomes less and less noticeable Set the Minimisation at the lowest value at which the ring is not visible 5ee Figure 58 on page 50 If the value required is greater than 5000 then it is likely that something is wrong Check that the power level is not too high and that you have followed the configuration above and Automatic Power by Signal is set gt Re check the individual receiver channels for anomalies and check that all receiver cables from the transducer are connected to the Correct sockets Power Mode 2
22. the button turns BLUE it is ready to go You can click Cancel and run a demo file from the Utility Panel Ensure a dongle has been plugged into the WASSP Processors USB port and click Retry If this doesnt work remove the dongle and try plugging It in again e TRANSMIT RECEIVE Check the Device Connection Indicators the Dongle and BIxR indicators should both be green charting indicator will light up if a Navionics Chart Card is connected Click the MODE button to switch from STBY standby to the transmit mode When transmitting the transmit button animates showing a pulse being transmitted from the vessel WWW Wassp Cco r Installation Manual WASSP Processor CHOOSE A DISPLAY MODE Cycle through the display layouts to choose a display mode you want to use Left click to cycle forwards right click to cycle backwards CUSTOMISE THE SELECTED DISPLAYS Click the Mr icon in the top left corner of each display to open the menu for that display Select any options you require PERFORM ANY SEAFLOOR PROFILING OPERATIONS YOU REQUIRE Quir THE WASSP PROGRAM When you have completed your profiling operations gt Click the MODE button to set the B xR to standby Click the Exit button on the main menu he Exit System box appears Click OK gt All files opened by the system are closed automatically and the program shuts down Shut down the WASSP Processor following standard Windows proce
23. torque tension of the mounting nuts and the requirement to fill any CAUTION gaps that exist between the transducer body and the retaining with epoxy V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM p 3 5 Gland Assembly Figure 10 Alloy Plastic Gland Assembly Outline and Dimensions shows the physical dimensions of the WASSP Ltd supplied alloy plastic gland assembly The steel gland is different to below WSP 002 080 Alloy WSP 002 082 Steel WSP 002 081 Plastic TRAN DE E TRANSDUCER STEEL WASHER CABLE GLAND NUT c GLAND PACKING RING c o GLAND LOCK NUT x GLAND PIPE O LOCK Q SCREW 50 mm Outside diameter of 63 5 mm Outside diameter of Ea GLAND PIPE FLANGE GLAND PIPE FLANGE LOCK PLATE HULL PLATE Y GASKET ABOVE HULL GASKET BELOW HULL Cut away of gland 80 GLAND PIPE FLANGE Drawing not to scale All sizes in millimeters Cut away of gland Figure 10 Alloy Plastic Gland Assembly Outline and Dimensions 3 5 1 Mountthe Transducer Cable Gland See Figure 11 Mounting the Gland Assembly and Figure 12 Gland Assembly Cable Connectors In the external sea chest and fairing type installations the cable gland forms a seal where the transducer cable passes through the hull In low profile sea chest installations the gland passes through the sea chest cover The gland pipe and a single gasket are the only parts of the gland that are
24. using a permanent sea chest he transducer must be mounted so that it is aligned with the fore aft axis of the vessel It must also be mounted so that the flat underside of the transducer is as close to horizontal as possible If the vessel has a keel the transducer can be mounted somewhere along the length of it If it is mounted on the hull it should be far enough away from the keel so that the keel will not be detected within the 120 beam angle Figure 6 on page 8 shows a sea chest type through hull mounting designed specifically for a fast moving alloy hull crayfish boat The performance of the system is directly related to the mounting location of the transducer especially for high speed cruising The installation should be planned in advance keeping in mind the fixed cable length of your transducer bm 10m 20m and the following factors Air bubbles and turbulence caused by movement of the vessel seriously degrade the sounding capability of the transducer The transducer should be located in a position with the smoothest water flow transducer should not be mounted close to propellers because noise from propellers can adversely affect the performance of the transducer gt Mount the transducer inboard of lifting strakes as these create acoustic noise he transducer must always remain submerged even when the boat is rolling pitching or planing at high speed gt A practical choice would be somewhere between
25. AHL 55 VVWNVW Wa SSD COrnm p BEAM MULTI Wass AoonpsueJ 190 y 9919 513 lt IV Axod 1176 JooJd 1940M D Aq eq peeu A9UJ SUDA eui pub 9 Apoq Je2npsuDpil y u99A19q Isixo UINC S JO D O AQ pejpoipur sinu eu u luB jpd g ewy bununoj 4e npsueJ 40818 WA C 133HS Wa sS S D CoOrnmrmnm Installation Manual Product Information for the People s Republic of China 13 Product Information for the People s Republic of China Toxic or Hazardous Substances or Elements Component Name Lead Pb Mercury Cadmium Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated Hg Cd Chromium Biphenyls PBB Diphenyl Ethers WASSP Navigator Kit with software ALUMINIUM Gland through hull type PLASTIC Gland through hull type STEEL Gland through hull type USB Dongle with Software Trackball Ethernet Crossover Cable 15m NMEA Optocoupler 9 pin NMEA Cable 5m Power Cable Transceiver 5m Power Cable Computer 5m Cable Clamp for Transducer Cable O Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in all the homogeneous materials for this part is below the limit requirement in SJ T11363 2006 X Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogeneous materials used for this part is a
26. B X230 Technical Specifications BTxR Height 180 mm 160kHz Height 94 2 mm 80kHz Height 130 3 mm Width 221 5 mm E au Width 164 2 mm Width 336 2 mm Length 535 mm Length 327 2 mm Length 527 2 mm Serial Ports 4 Motion Position Sensors Inputs TSS1 PSXN PASHR HDT HDG Ethernet Ports 2 BTxR Secondary Network m Pe E ae Displays 1 or 2 Owner supplied Key Minimum Resolution 1024x768 OU Ol Recommended Resolution 1920x1080 xS Sodena Inputs USB Keyboard Mouse Trackball VERG axSea Storage SSD HDD System Dependent Key Pulse BTxR Recording Realtime bathymetry mapping Output power 14 power settings from 40 W to 1 5 kW Raw Data Ping rate Automatic determined by depth XYZ ASCII Frequency 160 kHz WMB 3230 Power Supply 80kHz WMB 5230 BTxR 24 V DC 100 W Beam width 112 beams at 1 07 over 120 port 6 30 V DC ship starboard swath Transmit 4 fore aft WASSP Processor 3 SNIP S Supply Receive 10 forelaf Maximum depth Temperature 0 to 40 C Display Relative humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Display Range 5 400m WMB 3230 Vibration IEC 60945 protected equipment Display Modes Sonar view BTxR 10 kg Single Triple beam view Transducer Sidescan view Z5 Charing sto WMB 3230 12 kg n 10m cable 3D Charting view WMB 5230 39 kg incl 20m cable Processor 5 7 kg Display Layouts ud
27. N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Be A B C DJE FIG H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W L 2 Be Phase Phase Figure 29 IQ Bars showing Channel E Figure 50 IQ Bars showing noisy Channel disconnected V V VW Vassp corn Installation Manual Commissioning 8 1 3 Commissioning Step 3 Channel Signal Function Open the Raw Signal Data window from the Utility Panel Select the IQ Raw Data tab his tab shows a voltage graph of signals received over a single ping By clicking and dragging across the display you can zoom in to see more detail or increase the gain slider if the signal is too low Adjust the gain and range of the graph so that the graph s peak signal only just fits on the axis The graph should have a small ripple at the beginning followed by a relatively blank period and then a strong pulse with a rippling tail This strong pulse is the return from the seafloor Figure 51 shows a regular transmission pulse with a typically shaped bottom return When functioning correctly all 26 channels should display very similar information to each other Use the Channel selection box to view channels A to Z Check that all of the channels have similar shaped waveforms on them If any have non random noise significant DC offsets or are without the correct general shape resolve these problems electrically check connections IQ Raw Data Sensor Data Raw Info I Raw Data Sen
28. SSP Depth Transducer Location must be such that beam is clear of hull 200 meters Avoid mounting another transducer in the vicinity of the WASSP Transducer especially along the line of the beam VIEWED FROM ABOVE Figure 6 Through Hull Transducer Mounting HORIZONTAL PLANE Mounting Brackets Keel 90 Looking from above not to scale Figure 7 Placing the Transducer on the Keel The above mounting example is provided as a guide WASSP Ltd recommend that a reputable boat builder is used CAUTION install the transducer to prevent damage to the vessel s hull V V VW Vassp corn Installation Manual Transducer 3 3 2 Pole Mounting The transducer can be used with a temporary mounting assembly he assembly would typically incorporate transducer and a position and motion sensor and be deployed on a rigid mount over the side or the stern of the vessel such that it can be raised lowered when required HORIZONTAL PLANE Transducer Looking from above not to scale Figure 8 Pole Transducer Mounting The above mounting example is provided as a guide WASSP Ltd recommend that a reputable boat builder is used to fabricate the pole mount assembly CAUTION Any flex in the pole mount during operation will introduce errors V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM p 3 4 General Considerations he transducer is mounted on the hull below the water line normally
29. Temperature Salinity Calculate Manual Correction Sound Speed Correction Manual Use NMEA Temp 15 5 C Temperature Offset 0 75 C Surface Temperature Salinity EE pot surface Sound Speed 1508 24 mis NMEA Temp Correction Figure 41 Sound Speed Correction Options WWW wassp com Wass MULTIBEAM p 8 2 6 SeaTrial Commissioning Step 13 Beam Width Validation The usable beam width of the swath may be limited due to low temperatures turbulent flow aeration high sea state quick temperature fluctuations or shading of the transducer Additionally perhaps none of these factors has an effect on your WASSP system and you may find the default beamwidth reduction excessive The aim of this commissioning step is to validate the usable beam width of the system This parameter is likely to change over different environments so the operator should know how to modify this if required Note The beam width is reduced by 10 beams on either side of the swath by default This should be sufficient under most scenarios However you may find that this ay default reduction in the beam width is too much and wish to increase the beam width Beam width has no effect on water column detections i e fish marks as these detections occur over the full beam width Make the following observation before carrying out a beam width reduction Watch the outer edges of the Sonar aco
30. a complete description of how to operate the WMB X250 software refer to the WMB X230 Operator Manual also supplied with your WASSP system 5 4 1 User Dongle To use the WMB X250 software with complete functionality you must plug the supplied user USB dongle into the WASSP Processor If you do not have a dongle attached to the system you will not be able to run the WASSP program with BTxR input or GP5 input The software prompts you that a dongle is not connected and MODE button status is DEMO If operating without a dongle you can play previously recorded WASSP data files and view the acoustic displays Ihe MODE button has the text DEMO to show that you cannot operate the transducer or If you attach a dongle after running the WASSP software program either click the Rescan button restart the WASSP program or press the MODE button to start transmitting 5 4 2 Starting and Stopping the WASSP System TURN ON THE POWER Press the POWER button on the BIXR The BIxR starts up and the LED glows RED Turn on all appropriate sensors e Turn on the WASSP Processor POWER In standard installations the WASSP program starts STATUS up automatically The BIxR LED will turn GREEN once the program has initialised If no dongle is found a Dongle Error message appears on the screen No Dongle Found In System Please Plug Dongle In And Try Again The program then performs a self calibration MODE button turns YELLOW When
31. art ship pattern must be kept in mind when mounting the transducer No part of the keel or hull should protrude into this pattern V V VW V assp corn Installation Manual Transducer LARGER DISPLACEMENT HULLS WITH BOW THRUSTER The best location on these vessels is in or against the keel forward of a line just aft of the thruster cavity Locations further aft are becoming heavily affected by aeration when the vessel pitches and air exhausts out of the thruster tunnel on the downward movement of the bow This air creates havoc with the performance of any transducers further aft on the hull Figure 9 suggest mounting locations for these types of vessels In these installations the strength of the mounting becomes very important as the transducer can be out of the water when the vessel pitches Re entry into the water exerts large forces on the transducer face and the mounting structure See APPENDIX C 80kHz Transducer Mounting WMB 5230 sheets 1 to 5 from page 68 for the detailed mounting instructions These steps must be carried out accurately and completely In housing I Mounting area for transducer In box keel on large vessels with thruster View from above View from the bow Figure9 Transducer mounting locations for larger displacement hulls Please read the notes on Sheet 3 of APPENDIX C 80kHz Transducer Mounting WMB 5230 carefully on page 68 In particular pay attention to the
32. bove the limit requirement in SJ T11363 2006 Table 100 Table of toxic or hazardous substances PRopucr MARKING EXPLANATIONS In accordance with the requirements specified in SJ T11364 2006 all the Electronic Information Products EIPs sold in the People s Republic of China are marked with a pollution control marking The following marking applies 10 This marking indicates that the homogeneous substance within the EIP contains toxic or hazardous substances or elements above the requirements listed in SJ T11363 2006 These substances are identified in Table 100 ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY Use PERIOD The number in the marking shown as 10 in the illustration above refers to the EIP s Environmentally Friendly Use Period EFUP The EFUP is the number of years from the date of manufacture that toxic or hazardous or elements contained in EIPs will not leak or mutate under the normal operating conditions described in the EIP user documentation resulting in any environmental pollution injury or damage Note Except as expressly stated herein and as required under mandatory provisions of regulations of the People s Republic of China WASSP Ltd makes no representation or warranty of any kind expressed or implied with respect to the EFUP and expressly disclaims any representations or warranties expressed or implied with respect to the EFUP V V VW Vassp corn e Az Bree ds April 2014 Issue Date WM
33. cation jf Setup WASSP WMB 3230 If you are re installing the wizard will Noc EON automatically detect the previous installation location to overwrite the old files k Setup will install WASSP WMB 3230 into the following folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse C Program Files x86 ENL WASSP This directory should be C Program Files x86 ENL WASSP Click Next gt At least 262 3 MB of free disk space is required Select a Start Menu folder name yi Setup WASSP WMB 3230 Select Start Menu Folder 4 Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts This is WASSP by default Click Next gt i Setup will create the program s shortcuts in the following Start Menu folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse wee If you want to install desktop icons leave setup wassp WMB 3230 the Create a desktop icon box ticked Select Additional Tasks Which additional tasks should be performed default Select the additional tasks you would like Setup to perform while installing WASSP Once the software installation is cue Additional icons complete the DirectX and BTxR Firmware upgraders are to be run Additional Tasks recommended 4 Update DirectX Ensure the BTxR is ON and connected to the WASSP Processor via the dedicated CAUTION BTxR network p
34. d swell whichever has the greatest effect on the ship s COQ Avoid moving across the tide or across the wind as these will make it difficult to keep a straight course over ground Give yourself plenty of room to turn around he patch test can be easily re done if you encounter difficulty while running it Once the second run has been completed the Patch Test window will calculate a Roll Value from the data that was collected Installation Manual Commissioning Patch Test Settings Number of Points 300 Valid Range 300 5000 Open Test Selection Use this Result In addition to the result itself the Patch Test also gives a confidence score as a percentage given the conditions and ability of the test to determine a good roll correction value from the acquired data Validity percentages over 80 are recommended If you are unable to achieve a result over 80 this may indicate an issue with previous commissioning steps If you are satisfied with the roll correction value determined by the automated patch test click on Use This Result to apply the correction 8 2 5 Sea Trial Commissioning Step 12 Sound Speed Sound speed varies with temperature so this changes throughout the year Use a temperature sensor to set the sound speed if possible Otherwise the operator snould become familiar with this process themselves and adjust on a regular at least monthly basis as necessary
35. ding Offset on the Sensor sub tab under Ship Setup V V VW V assp corn Installation Manual Commissioning 8 2 9 4 Element Spacing Patch Test he element spacing patch test is an optional advanced patch test that should be done after all other patch tests and commissioning steps are complete WMB 5230 users can only manually adjust the element spacing in the Ship Setup Find a large clear area of water at least 300m x 500m Set the display layout to the 2D charting display from the Main Menu Enable Seafloor Mapping on the Main Menu Open the Utility Panel then System Configuration Ship Setup tab then select the Sensor sub tab deii dini i dd Number of Points 300 Under Patch Test Settings click on Open Test Valid Range 300 5000 Selection Open Test Selection Select Element Spacing Follow the on screen instructions being mindful of _ the following MN gt Avoid moving across the tide or across the wind as these will make it difficult to keep a straight V course over ground Give yourself plenty of room to turn around patch test can be easily re done if you encounter difficulty while running it Once complete the Patch Test will give a confidence score as a percentage given the conditions and ability of the test to determine a good roll correction value from the acquired data Use this Result If you are satisfied with the rol
36. dure Turn the BIxR OFF using the POWER button on the face plate WASSP system is now shut down STATUS POWER V V VW Vassp corn Wassp MULTIBEAM 6 Sensors The WASSP system requires position heading attitude heave speed and time information in order to be fully functional The overall performance will be directly affected by the quality of the sensors chosen 6 1 NMEA Interconnection The WASSP system will extract the required data from NMEA input format sentences as well as proprietary RS232 from supported motion sensors For full details on installation and connection refer to Equipment Manuals Opto GPS NMEA RS232 Coupler WASSP Processor Heading Opto Sencor NMEA Coupler RS232 Motion Sensor RS232 Figure 22 Example NMEA RS232 Sensor Connections 9 pin D Type Female Connector YELLOW or GREEN NMEA Cable Viewed from the solder side 3 BROWN Data from sensor Note the supplied cable may have yellow or white conductor for the Tx data connection 2 BROWN Data from sensor YELLOW Figure 23 NMEA Pin in Pin Out NMEA sentences need to be converted from the current loop to the RS232 that is used by the WASSP Processor CAUTION If the data sources talkers do not have the capability of doing this themselves a data converter must be used Data cables should be run from existing sensors on
37. e Find an area with some feature sand waves depth variance rocks whatever is handy Have the skipper map an area ideally with parallel tracks and mow the lawns so that the coverage between each track on the contour display has some overlap It is a good idea to take a copy of raw data recorded during this mapping as the data can be analysed in closer detail at a desk and can be compared to any subsequent data received from the vessel and may help isolation of a post commissioning fault Refer to section 6 2 Data Recorder on page 44 of the WMB X230 Operator Manual for instructions on recording data V V VW Vassp corn Installation Manual Commissioning 8 2 12 Sea Trial Commissioning Step 20 Copy Final System Configuration Now that the system has been configured we will take a copy of this ship s configuration for future reference This involves copying a small file onto a USB memory stick such as the technician dongle Ensure that all configurations have been finalised then close the WASSP Application Open the Run dialogue box This can be found in the Start Menu or by holding down the Windows Key and pressing R AJ e Type APPDATA and press Enter Open WASSP gt WMB X230 Copy the file WASSPPRO INI to external storage rename or archive in such a way asto note what ship this file was taken from for ease of file management Go back to the ZAPPDATA WASSP folder then open the Navigator folder C
38. e second run pushes the object backwards on the second run i e the object appears after you expect then the required GPS Time Delay value is negative This will only happen if the GPS Time Delay was set to a positive value during testing Second Pass Vessel Direction 4 WWW wassp com Wass MULTIBEAM p 8 Calculate the GPS Time Delay value from this formula late 4 early change in position in metres adjustment D speed in knots used in both directions Input the result into the GPS Time Delay field 8 2 7 2 Test 2 For use with DGPS The advantage of this approach over the previous test is it will eliminate pitch errors however the displacement of the object will be smaller and this will be difficult to measure accurately as GP5 errors can make this impossible Perform the same steps as Test 1 with the following differences Run over the distinct object at a speed as close to as possible the SAME direction as the first pass at the fastest mapping speed Calculate the GPS Time Delay value from this formula 6 Start a 2nd new database run back over object in late early 2 x delta adjustment Oo s fast speed in knots slow speed in knots Input the result into the GPS Time Delay field 8 2 8 SeaTrial Commissioning Step 15 Setting Sidescan Gain Limit Open the Sidescan Gain control from the Sidescan saw acoustic display menu gt
39. ead Mounting 221 5 172 E A po Oh Mounting n o Y lt gt 535 Drawing not to scale All sizes in millimeters 497 535 The BTxR can be mounted with the transducer cable feeding in from the top WASSP Ltd do not recommend this as any water leaks could run down any of the cables attached to the faceplate and enter the BTXR CAUTION Se STS GN Figure 14 BTxR Mounting Diagram Connect the following cables to the faceplate end cover See 2 1 WASSP System Interconnections on page 5 for cable connection details gt Transmitter cable and Receiver cables from the Transducer to BTxR 5ee Figure 15 and Figure 16 gt WASSP Processor CAT5 cable to B IxR gt 24V DC power to BTxR V V VW Vassp corn Wassp MULTIBEAM 4 2 2 1 BTxR Connections CAT5 Ethernet 24 Volt DC Power Supply Socket Cable Socket Key Pulse 5ocket 5 pin Plug transmitter connection The seven receiver cables MUST be connected in the colour order shown Failure to do this CAUTION will result in faulty operation of the WASSP system BTXR MODEL WMB 160F R INPUT 24V DC 4A Serial Number 010 0278 Receiver Cables Transmitter Cable Figure 15 Transducer to BTxR Cable Connections The BTxR cable MUST be fitted with the supplied cable clamp to prevent strain on the RJ 45 connectors where they plug into the front of the BTxR CAUTION Figure 16 BTxR Cable
40. echnician s dongle is connected to the WASSP Processor and should only be performed by a trained technician The advanced set up options do not help the system operator to use the system Any changes made to the options are more likely to hinder operation They are mainly available to allow advanced diagnosis of the system and to help troubleshooting any problems it may have These functions can adversely affect the performance of the WMB X230 system Read this section carefully as any changes CAUTION YOu make may not be recoverable 1 Click the Utility Panel button The Utility Panel opens 2 Click the Technician icon This opens the Technician Utility box 5 Click Options to open the Advanced Technician Options Click BTXR Options to open the BIxR Options 7 6 1 AdvancedTechnician Options By default the advanced technician options are pre configured to optimal settings Caution is advised as changing these options can drastically affect the performance of the WMB X2 50 system The Beam Forming and Data Decimation dialogue boxes provide a list of the default values to enable a technician to return the system back to its factory settings if it becomes necessary The default values are Apply Software TVG On if Transducer Number gt 199 Depth for 2 20 160kHz or 60 SOKHZz Depth for 4 40 160kHz or 120 80kHz e Surface Detection Limit 5 0 The remaining data values shown in the Advanced Technician Options b
41. ected your WASSP Processor to the internet and the charting view has displayed charting detail see 6 5 on page 50 of the Operator Manual then your Navionics card is already registered or does not require registration To register your Navionics chart please follow these steps 1 Turn on the WASSP Processor WASSP PC Multiple networks Internet Before accepting the Navigational Warning and Ww opening the WASSP Program ensure the WASSP Processor is connected to the internet his can be done by connecting the WASSP Processor to an internet router via a network cable connected to the secondary network port at the rear of the WASSP Processor Insert the Navionics Chart Card into the WASSP Processor See APPENDIX A Specific WASSP Processor Information on page 64 for relevant WASSP Processor connections Start the WASSP program by accepting the Navigational Warning on the splash screen If no dongle is found a Dongle Error message appears on the screen WMB 3230 4 1 0 219 Ensure a dongle has been plugged into the WASSP NAVIGATION WARNING This sonar product qenerates bathymetric profiles not Processors USB port and click Retry If this doesnt ieee ae ne work remove the qongle and try plugging it In again Only official government charts and notices to mariners contain all of the current information needed for safer navigation n is the responsibility of the user to exercise discretion ond
42. efault O Clutter describes the filtering process used to remove all signals below a certain amplitude on the sonar and fish finder displays Set to zero for Sea Trial Commissioning Step 10 Side Lobe Levels gt Beam width Reduction Default 10 10 99 degrees Reduce the beam width to improve the quality of the sea floor maps if the outer beams show errors due to water refraction problems or shading of the transmitter beam pattern by the ships keel Interference Filter Default disabled The Interference Filter enables reduction in interference caused by other acoustic devices such as sounders It also provides some noise filtering It is recommended that the interference filter be left selected ON on If you have another sounder or sonar on your vessel that operates at the same time as the WMB X2 50 Best results are achieved if all other sounders are turned off Set the Interference Filter Level to High when encountering strong interference and Low when the interfer ence is weak Disable this function for Commissioning Steps 1 5 Aeration Filter Default disabled This function is used to reduce the effects of strong signals which appear on only part of the receiver array Air bubbles sudden impacts and some other sources of noise can be suppressed using this function Disa ble this function for Commissioning Steps 1 5 NoiseFilter Default disabled This function is designed to remove low level electrical noise ea
43. essors connection to the internet Ensure you are using the correct network port at the rear of the WASSP Processor See APPENDIX A Specific WASSP Processor Information on page 64 for details Each Navionics Chart Card can only be registered to a maximum of 5 different PCs Use a Navionics Chart Card which has not exceeded its registration limit This may require purchasing a new card Wait for the Navionics server fault to be fixed and try again Close WASSP use Windows Explorer to navigate to APPDATA WASSP Navigator and delete the TmpMap folder Restart WASSP the charts should load successfully from the card If not they may need to be registered registered to a maximum of 5 different PCs CAUTION V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM p 10 APPENDIX A Specific WASSP Processor Information his section contains information on different interfaces or connections between particular WASSP Processor systems 10 1 Leviathan 013 for WASSP Q1 2013 Built in SD Card Reader Wasasp USB 2 0 Port USB 2 0 Port Power Button PS 2 Keyboard Secondary Mouse Splitter BIxR Ethernet Port VGA Video Ethernet Port 4 way Serial USB 2 0 Ports HDMI Video Cable USB 5 0 Ports V v USB 2 0 Ports DVI Video DIMENSIONS Length 550mm Width 325mm Height 105mm Weight 7 0kg V V VW V assp corn Installation Manual APPENDIX A Specific WASSP Processor Information
44. flat bottom image enabling better discrimination between bottom fish and the seafloor Computer based profile storage A computer based system means the WMB X2 50 can generate and store very detailed seafloor profiles Mapresolution based on depth Your WASSP system dynamically changes the resolution of the stored maps to suit the depth of the seafloor Shallow seafloor data is stored at resolutions as high as 250mm to give the maximum detail available while deep seafloors have their resolution restricted to 4m to avoid saving spurious fine detail Database management The WASSP system uses one or more databases for storing and displaying WASSP data including the depth backscatter and water column information Additional databases can be created at any time and incoming data can be assigned to any database Unnecessarily large databases can be down sized to save recording space Digital signal processing DSP Using DSP technology the WMB X230 can provide an indication of changes in seafloor hardness ideal for scalloping crayfishing and trawling where you want to understand and locate small changes on the seafloor gt 160 kHz operating frequency WMB 3230 Operating at a frequency of 160 kHz provides high seafloor definition at depths down to 200m gt 80 kHz operating frequency WMB 5230 This frequency provides performance down to 500m with a slight reduction in the shallow water 60m performance Depth a
45. gram on page 38 The accuracy of these measurements has a direct effect on the accuracy of depth soundings Enter these values in the spaces below and on the Offset sub tab of the Ship Setup tab in the System Configuration see below Note The Ship s Reference Point is an arbitrary point close to the ship s centre of Pitch and Roll It pays to make this point easy to measure to for improved accuracy of measurements A good guideline for a reference point is a point near the water line in the centre of the ship port to starboard and half way down the length of the ship Measurement Description Measured Displacement meters Transducer Tx Depth Draft Displacement GPS X Displacement from reference GPS Y Displacement from reference GPS Z Displacement from reference Transducer Tx X Displacement from reference Transducer Tx Y Displacement from reference Transducer Tx Z Displacement from reference Motion Sensor X Displacement from reference Motion Sensor Y Displacement from reference G Q Motion Sensor Z Displacement from reference To enter the above measurements into the WASSP Ship Setup Open the System Configuration from the Utility Panel 2 Click the Ship Setup tab and then the Offset sub tab ffsets 3 250 n 2 770 n 7 Axis Offsets 8 340 n Fill out the above measured displacements in these Offset fields V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM LE py AN
46. gs give the overall dimensions of the two types of WASSP Transducer The recommended cut out dimensions for a mounting plate are also shown 3 2 4 160kHz Transducer WMB 3230 system m WMBT160F Transducer Dimensions Rev 2 pdf eo emm 163mm 0 eer d EN E amp D CO 00 3mm emm 318mm 327mm 2 C E K gt J 5 o 5 O J ZU a D c D C 5 D 5 c D ce Bow Mark N 6 0 5mm 6 VET J Figure 4 160kHz Transducer Dimensions WWW WwWassp co rMm Installation Manual Transducer 3 2 2 80kHz Transducer WMB 5230 system WMBTSOF Transducer Dimensions Rev 35 pdf uuG 4 4 WWOEE W91 puso 4 p WWE WWOeT a Wg M40 3 4450 wu Suoisueuuip 3no 3no eyejd Bununoui Lo pie Wu 2G pJeMJOJ 80kHz Transducer Dimensions Figure 5 V V VW Vassp corrn Wass MULTIBEAM 3 3 Transducer Mounting Methods 3 3 1 Through Hull Mounting When mounting the transducer ensure it is accurately running parallel to the keel in a bow stern direction See below RZ Z WASSP Transducer A 100 meters WA
47. i beam sonar system that uses a wide angle sonar transducer to profile the water column and seafloor to a high resolution It is this unique combination of multi beam sonar and computer processing power which provides you with unparalleled information about the underwater environment It gives you a wide 120 port starboard swath of the water column and seafloor allowing you to find and position reefs and wrecks fish schools seafloor hardness changes and foreign objects in the water column or on the seafloor From the 120 swath the system processes 112 dynamic beams with each beam containing detections from the water column and seafloor The information is presented in a user friendly mouse controlled Windows based operating system The intuitive graphical user interface displays both acoustic views and charting views for complete knowledge of the world beneath with the ability to view both real time and previously recorded maps from any part of the globe in 2D and 5D Depth and backscatter colours can be dynamically changed while viewing The system can output data to plotting software packages For optimal performance roll heave pitch heading and position inputs are all required The WMB X230 can be applied to a variety of fishing methods as well as search and rescue customs and police applications 1 3 MainFeatures The WMB X230 has the following main features gt Improved performance The use of separate transmit and receive a
48. ions p Make sure that the transducer cannot become loosened or insecure due to the vessel s vibration V V VW Vassp corn Wa wass Contents 1 Introduction 1 1 P rposeof this Installation Manual LLULLU 1 12 Introducing th WASSP veia te bed nmi pa huie uentum Ep 1 Lo I ROT sta nna vernon eens aren 1 IM cue J 1 ULL 3 2 Installation Flow 2 WASSP System nmt EE o m 5 3 Transducer 5 Ho sdgceerDi eio 6 3 2 1 160kHz Transducer WMB 3230 system 6 3 2 2 80kHz Transducer WNIB 5230 system 7 3 3 Transducer Mounting Methods met 8 33 1 Through HU MOUNTING Ret 8 Pad POEMO TE E EA 9 sx General Considera ON T M 10 GOAS ENDI ana EO 12 25 1 Mounttne Iransducer Cable 12 3 5 2 Transducer cable Installation 14 4 BTxR 4 BTxR Connections Dimensions
49. l correction value determined by the automated patch test click on Use This Result to apply the correction V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM p 8 2 10 Sea Trial Commissioning Step 18 Optional Clear Map Data As the system has been in various stages of configuration over the course of this Commissioning all of the mapping before this point will have configuration errors in it If the skipper is willing you can clear the maps so that newly recorded data will be free of any seatrial miss configuration artefacts A procedure to do this follows 1 Quit the WASSP application THIS PROCEDURE WILL DELETE ALL CHARTING DATABASES CAUTION If you wish to keep any of the charting databases refer to section 6 9 2 Database Management on page 43 of the WMB X230 Operator Manual for instructions on backing up charting databases Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the maps directory D WMBData BathMaps by default 3 Delete the entire contents of the BathMaps folder This will include folders named after your databases as well as trackdata track and markdata mark Deleting the entire contents will remove all mapping databases vessel tracks and marks effectively Starting fresh 4 Restart the WASSP application 8 2 11 Sea Trial Commissioning Step 19 Optional Map an area Now that everything is configured as well as you can configure it you can check your work and Showcase the WASSP systems performanc
50. located Inside the sea chest or outside the hull all other parts are attached to the gland pipe inside the vessel GLAND MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS Depending on the type of installation there are various ways of mounting the cable gland to the hull The following example describes how to mount the gland through the hull and then feed the cable through the gland Adapt the following procedure to suit your installation while taking the following into consideration Always use a good quality marine sealant to seal across areas that can leak When installing the gland packing ring apply soapy water to the inside of the packing ring and pass it over the transducer cable until it is sitting on top of the gland pipe The soapy water allows the packing ring to slide easily down the cable When sitting on top of the gland pipe clean as much of the soapy water off as possible to ensure the packing ring grips the cable when pressure is applied by the gland nut Tighten the gland nut by hand until secure With the vessel in the water check for leaks at the gland and if leaking slightly tighten the gland nut with a spanner until the leak stops When allleaks are stopped tighten the gland lock nut against the gland nut V V VW V assp corn Installation Manual Transducer Place the bottom gasket over the gland pipe and apply marine sealant to both sides of the gasket See Figure 11 below Push the gland pipe into the hole
51. nd seafloor coverage Seafloor coverage is determined by the beamwidth in use For a 90 degree beamwidth the seafloor coverage will be approximately twice the water depth For example 100m depth gives 200m seafloor coverage with 112 beams every ping For a 120 degree beamwiath the seafloor coverage is 4 4 x depth For example 200m depth gives approximately 680m seafloor coverage Unique power management system 14 power levels 14 power levels provide optimal performance over a wide range of seafloor types and water depths More accurate seafloor faster Profiles 90 times faster than conventional single beam echo sounders leading to reduced costs and improved accuracy Future proof technology The computer based operating system and BTxR firmware are both upgradeable as new software features are developed V V VW V assp corn Installation Manual Introduction 1 4 System Overview A complete WASSP system is made up of a variety of hardware which all combine to provide the WASSP software package with all the information required to generate a seafloor profile with water column information Figure 1 below shows an overview of a complete WASSP system Keyboard EARTHED 2 ALL CABLES TO BE SCREENED 1 ALL EQUIPMENT CASES TO BE Power Cable Monitors x2 Owner Supply Gland Hull Transducer Cable Ethernet CAT5 Crossover Cable Transducer WASSP Processor Transducer Hull EJ ISOLATOR
52. ocuments Document P Number Title WSP 009 008 WMB X250 Operator Manual Warnings Cautions and Notes Warnings cautions and notes are indicated by the following icons throughout this manual A WARNING indicates that if the instruction is not heeded the action may result in loss of life or serious WARNING injury A CAUTION indicates that if the instruction is not heeded the action may result in equipment damage or CAUTION software malfunction A Note indicates a tip or additional information that could be helpful while performing a procedure Safety Notices THE INSTALLER OF THE EQUIPMENT IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CORRECT INSTALLATION OF THE EQUIPMENT WASSP LTD ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH INCORRECT INSTALLATION Electrical Safety p Fire electrical shock or equipment damage may occur if the BTxR becomes wet The equipment is rated for operation at e 24 V DC e WASSP Processor 6 30VDC p Make sure that the power is switched OFF at the main supply e g switchboard before beginning the installa tion Fire or electrical shock may occur if the power is left ON Do not open equipment covers unless you are totally familiar with the system s electrical circuits Make sure all safety precautions for electrical equipment are taken when operating or servicing the equip ment These to be carried out in accordance with local or national regulatory body safety regulat
53. on 1 Close any open WASSP Programs f Setup WASSP WMB 3230 including the Transfer Task Wl ae sere WMB 3230 Setup Wizard Wass Run the WMB X230 Installation Wizard your computer The file will be named either n WM B 323 O_Setup exe Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Or WMB 5230_Setup exe Click Next gt Read through the Licence Agreement jf Setup WASSP WMB 3230 License Agreement If you accept the terms select Please read the following important information before continuing accept the agreement Please read the following License Agreement You must accept the terms of this agreement before continuing with the installation WASSP Ltd retain all copyrights and other intellectual property rights in the Click Next you acquire no ownership or other interest other than your licence rights in or to the Software WASSP Ltd owns all copies of the Software however made You agree that you will not at any time contest anywhere in the world WASSP Ltd s ownership of the Software nor will you challenge the validity of WASSP Ltd s rights in the Software You have no rights hereunder to use any trademark or service mark belonging to WASSP Ltd I accept the agreement D I do not accept the agreement ENT NN V V VW Vassp corn Installation Manual WASSP Processor Select your installation lo
54. opy the file WMBViewer INI to external storage rename or archive in such a way asto note what ship this file was taken from for ease of file management Run Open Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it for you APPDATA This task will be created with administrative privileges Cancel Browse COMMISSIONING COMPLETE V V VW Vassp corrn Note No mention has been made of training the operator on how to use their system If there is time and the operator can spare some time during the sea trial they may appreciate being run through a few of the basics on how to get started to supplement the operator manual Wass MULTIBEAM p 9 Navionics Chart Card Information 9 1 Registering a Navionics Chart Card 4ANAVIONICS Navionics charts are normally stored on an SD card These cards have to be registered online before they can be used with your WMB X2 50 software Some Navionics Chart Cards come supplied with a USB SD card reader In these cases either the supplied USB card reader or the SD card reader on the WASSP Processor can be used The SD card reader on the Leviathan WASSP Processor only detects a card on system boot This means that the Navionics Chart Card will need CAUTION be inserted into the Leviathan s SD card reader prior to powering it on If you have already conn
55. ors and cable through the gland no special preparation is required The BIxR cable end has the RJ 45 connectors fitted with staggered cable lengths This allows each RJ 45 connector and its associated cable to be fed through the gland fitting easily Commencing with the black RJ 45 cable and black transmit cable feed each cable in turn through the gland finishing off with the grey RJ 45 connector and cable Complete fitting and tightening the gland as shown in Figure 11 Note colour code for transmit cable conductors White Black and Green DO NOT STRAIN THE TRANSDUCER CABLE CAUTION Forcing the cable to bend twist or stretch beyond its means will damage the transducer and impair performance Once the transducer has been installed ensure that the transducer cable is not under tension Use cable ties or similar to secure the cable as necessary Figure 12 Gland Assembly Cable Connectors V V VW Vassp corn Installation Manual Transducer 3 5 2 1 Replacing Repairing an RJ 45 Connector If one or more of the RJ 45 connectors gets damaged during the installation process the connector can be easily replaced Wiring details and colour codes used are shown below The CAISE cables used in the transducer cable follow standard CAT5 colour codes but the RJ 45 plug wiring is specific to the BIxR and does NOT conform to 15684 or B 2 a Green Wie 8 new ihi
56. ort otherwise the firmware upgrade will fail The BTxR front panel LED will be RED but the network icon in the Task Bar should show as connected Ensure both recommended checkboxes are selected default Click Next V V VW Vassp corn Wassp MULTIBEAM 6 The installation summary is displayed jf Setup WASSP WMB 3230 Ready to Install if Click Install gt when you are ready to re P install the software Click Install to continue with the installation or click Back if you want to review or change any settings Destination location C Program Files x86 ENL WASSP Start Menu folder WASSP The software installation wizard carries yi Setup WASSP WMB 3230 out the Installation Installing Please wait while Setup installs WASSP WMB 3230 on your computer Once the WASSP software installation is complete the DirectX and MITY Firmware upgraders will run Www automatically y Setup WASSP WMB 3230 Installing Please wait while Setup installs WASSP WMB 3230 on your computer Installing DirectX Redistributables 7 The MITY Firmware upgrader connects T ENL ED Firmware Manager 3 60 automatically to the BIxR and overwrites Protocol gt WASSP WASSP F WASSP UNKNOWN Dis connect Got Socket the previous firmware version mesm mm me Health x l FW V56
57. ox are for information only and cannot be modified V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM p 7 6 2 BTXR Options Box The BI XR Options box provides the installing technician with a number of additional diagnostic tools to help with troubleshooting installation problems Preprocessing will always default to on This is the application of the calibration parameters to the Sonar Data DC Correction is required for all new BTxR receivers This function should not cause problems with older style BTxRs so in general it should be on The effects of not having this on when it should be are multiple torch lights of noise appearing down the sonar display Request Calibration forces the BIxR to perform a new calibration routine Ping Parameters reloads the BTxR with the default set of ping parameters Request Version provides a read out of the current WASSP Software Firmware and Hardware versions Engineer his option should not be used Do not make any changes to any of the parameters in this DOX 7 7 Advanced Options The Advanced Options will need to be changed during the Commissioning These are accessed through the Utility Panel Minimisation Default 4000 Minimisation describes the filtering process used to hide side lobe signals Side lobe generated signals show up as a ring on the sonar when a strong signal is received e g the seafloor See Sea Trial Commissioning Step 10 Side Lobe Levels on page 49 Clutter D
58. p 6 3 Device Settings Ship Setup With the WASSP program running open the Utility Panel from the Main Menu The Utility Panel opens e Click the System Configuration button Click the Ship Setup Tab and then the General sub tab Ship Setup Vessel In tion Name Acheron untry New Zealand 5 ort Auckland For each sensor connected to the COM ports on the WASSP Processor select the appropriate device sensor from each of the devices under the Device Heading Type Motion Sensor gt Settings heading Positioning Sensor Standard GPS Motion Sensor Furuno SC30 Set the Time Lag The Time Lag can be determined im during the Commissioning Steps see Sea Trial Commissioning Step 14 GPS Time Delay Required on page 55 5 Close the System Configuration 6 4 Satellite Compass Installation Considerations For GPS input data WASSP Ltd recommend a Furuno 5 50 satellite compass The model 5C 50 consists of Anantenna unit in closed radome housing An Interface Unit Operators working with a Furuno SC 30 should select the Furuno SC 50 option for each of the Heading Position and Motion devices in Step 4 of the instructions above For full details on mounting the units of the SC 50 see the Furuno documentation supplied with the equipment Furuno Satellite Compass Model SC 50 Operator s Manual V V VW V assp corn 7 Installation Manual Pre commissioning P
59. plug on the end of the transmitter cable Push the following parts over the transmitter wires Gland Nut Gland Nut Locking Cap Gland Cage Gland Tightening Tool Main Body Gland Cage Locking Ring Main Body Socket Figure 19 Cable Socket Assembly 2 Attach the RED or WHITE wire to L the BLACK wire to N and the GREEN wire to E on the socket and tighten all three screws Figure 20 Later cable colour code Figure 21 Early cable colour code Push the socket into the main body rotating to make sure that the flat edge on the socket is aligned with the flat edge on the main bogy Using the tightening tool screw the locking ring into the front of the socket until tight Push the gland gland cage and gland nut into the main body as far as it will go and tighten the nut securely Tightening Tool VV VV VW V assp corn Installation Manual WASSP Processor 5 WASSP Processor Due to changes in technology and advanced software updates the requirements of the WASSP Processor are dynamic As such this section does not contain specific details pertaining to the WASSP Processor included with your WASSP system and instead only provides generic information standard for the WMB X2 50 specification Refer to APPENDIX A Specific WASSP Processor Information on page 64 5 1 Connections A CAT5 ethernet crossover cable with RJ 45 connectors connects the BTxR to the WASSP P
60. ply any applicable magnetic Heading Offset under the Sensor sub tab of the Ship Setup tab in System Configuration The Heading Offset can also be used to correct for alignment problems between the transducer and the heading source Refining this offset is a complex process and requires good position accuracy DGPS or better 8 1 7 Commissioning Step 7 Tide Configuration The Tides tab under the System Configuration can be used to view current tide offsets Tide correction is enabled by default Tide calculation requires Position and Time if this information is not present as inputs to the Transfer Task the entire Tides page will be blank Check that the Current Time reads as the current local time If not enter the local time difference in hours from Coordinated Universal Time UTC into the Local Time difference field to update the Current Time and Next Tide times to local time If you are using your WASSP system on a lake or any other place unaffected by tidal movement tides should be disabled Check the Disable Tides box to do this V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM p THE SYSTEM IS NOW READY FOR SEA TRIAL COMMISSIONING PROCEDURES THIS REQUIRES THE VESSEL TO LEAVE THE DOCK AND PERFORM SOME BASIC MANOEUVRES THE DEEPER THE WATER THE MORE ACCURATE THE TESTS CAN BE AIM FOR AT LEAST 20 METRES OF WATER V V VW VWassp corn Installation Manual Commissioning 8 2 SeaTrial The second part of the commissioning
61. rection SPS Dr Dzy 9 Swap Roll checkbox Motion Delay lo W Swap Roll Swap Array checkbox Swap Array i Pitch Compensation Heave Compensation Patch Test Settings Number of Points 300 Valid Range 300 5000 am a Figure 36 Swap Roll Swap Array settings V V VW Vassp corn Wassp M UL TI BE AM 8 2 2 Sea Trial Commissioning Step 9 Roll Correction Polarity Open the Sonar display as a full screen display Acoustic Layout Preset 1 by default See 51 Sonar Display on page 9 of the WMB X2 50 Operator Manual Watch the Sonar display carefully when the vessel is subject to some roll If the roll polarity is correct the seafloor shown on the Sonar display should stay steady as the vessel rolls Figure 57 A If the roll polarity is incorrect the roll of the Sonar display will double what is actually present Figure 7 An example of Correct and Incorrect Roll polarities If you are unsure compare the results with the SWAP ROLL ENABLED 3 Swap Roll checkbox selected and then de selected For an SC50 Swap Roll should be enabled unless the Array or Antenna are swapped YES NO Circle the final Swap Roll setting in the box to the right Figure 37 The visible difference between the Swap Roll settings V V VW V assp corn Installation Manual Commissioning 8 2 3 SeaTrial Commissioning Step 10 Side Lobe Levels Before this test can be done
62. rly on in the processing pipeline This function is very effective if used in conjunction with the Aeration Filter even when the Aeration filter is on the lowest setting for removing unwanted signals Enable only if interference issues are present Keep this function disabled for Commissioning Steps 1 5 V V VW VWassp corn Installation Manual Pre commissioning Procedures gt Tx Pulse Blanking Default disabled This will remove noise which is constant across the sonar display such as transmit pulses from other acous tic sounder equipment Works just with the sonar display and single beam display It is best to start the slider from the right hand side and move to the left until you see less interfering pulses on the sonar display This filter will also remove bottom detections which intersect with interfering pulses Single Beam IF Default OFF This is a filter just for the single beam display It will remove interfering pulses from the sonar data NOTE this will leave holes where these pulses occurred LOW remove large pulses MED remove large amp medium pulses HIGH remove large medium and small pulses Figure 25 Example of noisy system with fish echoes Unfiltered Single Beam display Figure 26 Filtered Single Beam display V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM p 8 Commissioning Commissioning should be performed by a trained WASSP technician immediately after installation of the
63. rn Installation Manual Commissioning 8 1 5 Commissioning Step 5 Electrical Noise If possible do this test at rest with the engine out of gear and with all other sounding devices off Open the Sonar display as a full screen display Acoustic Layout Preset 1 by default See 51 Sonar Display on page 9 of the WMB X250 Operator Manual On the Main Menu set the Range Control to Manual then change the range to 110m Double click on the Sonar display to ensure all 110 metres are displayed Double click on the range indicator to switch between automatic range and manual range On the Main Menu set the Gain Control to 50 Open the Sonar Display menu Open the Config menu and ensure Normalise is inactive disabled Open the Advanced Options from the Utility Panel Set the Clutter to zero 0 and Disable all filters Check the centre line of the Sonar display for a consistent signal or a consistent pulse down a radial line If present this is evidence of noise signals common to all channels If this noise can be clearly seen as more than a faint blue white vertical line on the display it is likely that all of the receiver channels are See Figure 33 Figure 34 picking up electrical noise If the display is relatively and Figure 35 clean move on to the next test The most likely cause of noise problems is incorrect termination of the transducer cable grounding and screening Ensure a low gauge grounding wire
64. rocedures Pre commissioning Procedures This section Section 7 is generally only required if the WASSP Processor Operating System settings have been changed or another processor installed Pre commissioning procedures consist of ensuring the required software is loaded and the display and network settings correctly set 7 1 Required Software Windows 64bit WASSP WMB X230 Software 7 2 7 8 Required Display Settings If running close the WASSP program Aero Themes 6 Right click in the Windows desktop and click Personalize Select the Windows 7 Aero Theme The theme should adjust to the Aero Theme Close the Personalize window Recommended Display Settings Screen resolution Screen area of 1920x1080 an HD monitor is required for this resolution Screen saver inactive Set Hard disks and Monitor to never turn off Advanced Power Settings Network Settings In the Control Panel open Network and Internet Select Network and Sharing Center Select Change Adapter Settings View the Properties of the Local Area Connection that the BTxR is connected to right click Properties Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 install if not present Click Properties Use the following IP Address and input the following 9 Use the following IP address IP address 192 168 65 230 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway Use the following DNS server addresses Prefe
65. rocessor through the connector socket on the B IxR s faceplate WASSP Processor connections include minimum gt Ethernet 1 Dedicated connection to 1 Ethernet 2 Connection to Third party software local network gt DVI VGA Dual video output supporting 2x HD monitors 1920x1080 gt USBx4 Keyboard Mouse WASSP Dongle USB Card Reader gt RS252 x4 Serial communication ports for interfacing with GPS Satellite Antennae and Motion Sensors 5 2 Mounting Considerations The supplied WASSP Processor must be mounted on a flat stable surface Tne WASSP Processor can be mounted horizontally using the supplied stand Keep the following in mind when selecting a mounting location for the WASSP Processor Secure the WASSP Processor so that it cannot come loose in rough seas Keepthe WASSP Processor out of direct sunlight he temperature and humidity of the location where the WASSP Processor is mounted should be moderate and stable Locate the WASSP Processor away from exhaust pipes and vents The mounting location should be well ventilated Mount the WASSP Processor where shock and vibration are minimal Y Y Y Y Keep the WASSP Processor away from electromagnetic field generating equipment such as motors or generators v For maintenance and checking purposes leave sufficient space at the sides and rear of the WASSP Processor installation location Amagnetic compass will be affected if placed too close
66. rrays has enabled WASSP to optimise both transmit performance and receive sensitivity giving improved performance over traditional sonar and SOUNCETS gt High detail picture of marine environment The transmit beam spreads over a 120 port starboard swath and covers 4 fore aft while the receive beam covers 10 fore aft displaying a highly detailed picture of the marine environment gt Real time map generation Generate new maps in real time from bottom detections gt Beam stabilisation Beam stabilisation compensates for the movement of the vessel providing accurate seafloor profiles and fish school locations Variable beam width Unique to the WMB X250 the single beam view can not only be stabilised but the beam width can be varied from 5 to 40 gt Triple beam view With variable width and angle the port centre and starboard beams display together to help build your understanding of the sea environment Navionics chart overlay The charting displays can draw a vector Navionics hydrographic chart overlaid on the WASSP seafloor data The displayed chart features can be turned on or off as required Maps are available from WWW WwWassp co rMm Wass MULTIBEAM p Navionics to cover almost every part of the world Bottom lock Bottom lock provides a traditional bottom lock mode where the changes in bottom depth are ignored and the bottom is drawn flat Fish and other echoes are shown relative to the
67. rred DNS server Alternate DNS server Click OK to close this window Click OK to save these settings V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM p 7 5 Serial Transfer Task Settings The Serial Task Transfer box has a dedicated NMEA Settings tab for configuring serial transfer settings he NMEA input from the sensor devices connected to the WASSP Processor can be configured to work with your WASSP system here To open the Transfer Task window and enter the NMEA communication port settings Right click the Serial Transfer Task icon on the Windows Task bar 9 Customize Click Setup The Serial Transfer Task box opens In the NMEA tab configure the NMEA Com Port nme Network RTSICTS Settings NMEA Com Port Settings Com Port Baud Rate DataBits Stop Bits Parity 1 COM1 38400 gt 8 10 None You may need to refer to sensor equipment manuals MEME FE Fu Tis to configure the Transfer Task to read the incoming 4800 s lt io s None NMEA data correctly t M lt Wi EH Note If the Serial Transfer Task icon is not available on the Task Bar click Start gt All Programs gt WASSP gt Transfer Task WWW Wassp Cco gt r Installation Manual Pre commissioning Procedures 7 6 Technician Utilities The Technician Utilities form part of the Utility Panel The advanced set up operations are only accessible when a t
68. show data aa activity GREEN IS connected and active Com Port Baud Rate DataBits StopBits Parity HandShake CLEAR IS not active and RED indicates an Porti coM1 38400 gt 8 10 None None ivity Moni error on the COM port 2 COM2 9600 8 10 None None Port 3 visable 4800 8 10 v None gt None E ee Select Monitor to see the 4 Disable gt 4800 8 gt 10 gt None None ivi anito real time output sentences 280106882 08 2 GPZDA 013036 74 01 11 2012 00 00 62 from the sensor in the 280107717 43 2 5GPGGA 013036 74 5157 000000 N 00331 129004 E 1 08 1 0 00025 000 M 00000 000 M 0 00 541 gt display area 280107811 69 2 GPRMC 013036 74 4 5157 000000 N 00331 129004 E 0 00 0 0 011112 0 0 E 67 280107895 08 2 GPZDA 013037 76 01 11 2012 00 00 61 280108731 44 2 5GPGGA 013037 76 5157 000000 N 00331 133556 E 1 08 1 0 00025 000 M 00000 000 M 0 00 4B 280108825 71 2 GPRMC 013037 76 4 5157 000000 N 00331 133556 E 0 00 0 0 011112 0 0 E 6D 280108909 08 2 GPZDA 013038 77 01 11 2012 00 00 6F The dis D la y area 280109745 54 2 5GPGGA 013038 77 5157 000000 N 00331 138113 E 1 08 1 0 00025 000 M 00000 000 M 0 00 4B 280109839 80 2 GPRMC 013038 77 4 5157 000000 N 00331 138113 E 0 00 0 0 011112 0 0 E 6D Clear 791410431 FE 4 part n nn n A 9 Minimise Figure 24 WASSP Transfer Task NMEA Tab V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM
69. sor Dat le Auto Zoom Mode Auto Channel Channel H Pause Figure 51 Raw Data Typical Signal V V VW Vassp corn Wassp MULTIBEAM 8 1 4 Commissioning Step 4 Array Geometry Depending on the depth in the dock it may be necessary to start the seatrial before this test can be completed fully However overt problems should be able to be seen even with only 1m of water beneath the transducer The transducer number should have been entered in the General sub tab of the Ship Setup tab in the System Configuration by this stage If you are unsure of your transducer number try 1 or 200 These two numbers will give different responses as they relate to two different series of transducer builds and inputting the incorrect value will result in a strange mirror effect see Figure 52 below increase the minimisation to 5000 This will Note In very shallow water it may help to suppress problems caused by too much power Correct Transducer Number Incorrect Transducer Number 8 metres deep sloped seafloor with pier pole Incorrect transducer number makes the seafloor adjacent to the transducer and pole very hard to interpret Almost flat seafloor with transducer numbers With incorrect transducer number the flat seafloor correct becomes impossibly deep chasm that always follows the ship Figure 32 Sonar display with Transducer Number set to correct and incorrect values V V VW V assp co
70. sor sub tab Under Patch Test Settings click on Open Test Selection and select Backscatter If Backscatter is unavailable you will need to change the Backscatter setting on the System Tab under System Configuration to v1 2 See section 714 System on page 46 of the Operator Manual for further information Follow the on screen Instructions Once complete the Patch Test will apply the corrected backscatter and the change will be immediately visible on the charting backscatter display If you are satisfied with the applied backscatter correction determined by the automated patch test click on Use This Result to apply the correction The patch test can be easily re done if the test result is not satisfactory Optional Revert the Mapping Beamwidth setting to the previous setting Patch Test Settings Number of Points 300 Valid Range 300 5000 Open Test Selection Use this Result V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM p 8 2 9 2 Pitch Correction Optional E Vessel Direction Requires gt 40m depth gt Distinct Object gt DGPS or better Accurate Time Lag gt Once the Time Lag is accurately ascertained using the variable speed method described in the previous commissioning step a Pitch Offset correction can be ascertained by having the ship travel over a distinct object in opposite directions The object will move if the Pitch Offset is incorrect and use of
71. ssed in opposite directions at this speed This delay is about 1 0 seconds for an SCSO and about 1 2 seconds for an SC50 To calculate the GPS Time Delay follow either of the following steps dependant on your hardware 8 2 7 1 Test 1 For use with a standard GPS Find a distinct feature on the seafloor e g a big rock a sharp slope or a cable Open the System Configuration from the Utility Panel gt B Open the Ship Setup tab then the Sensor sub tab Set the GPS Time Delay to 0 seconds Delays GPS Time Delay 0 000 sec Motion Delay o ms ie LI LE Create a new database see 6 9 Database Manager on page 41 of the WMB X250 Operator Manual Select it so it becomes the Current Recording NEW Database Run over the distinct object at a constant quick SOG e g 8kts Start a 2nd new database run back over object in the opposite direction to the first pass same SOG eg 8kts Use the measure tool see Add Measure on page 28 of the WMB X250 Operator Manual to measure the difference between the objects position in the direction the vessel travelled If the second run brings the object forward towards the vessel on the second pass i e the object appears earlier than you expect then the required GPS Time Delay value is positive This should happen as the GPS Time Delay during the test should be O First Pass Vessel Direction If th
72. system he commissioning procedures are designed to be carried out in sequential order If a test fails fix the system until that test can be completed satisfactorily before continuing Failure to do this may invalidate the commissioning procedure Commissioning procedures are divided into two sets Dockside Tests gt Sea Trials For all commissioning steps the WASSP software needs to be running See 5 44 Using the WMB X230 Software on page 26 Once the software is running do the following before proceeding with the commissioning Open the System Configuration from the Utility Panel 2 Click the Ship Setup tab and then the General sub tab Name Acheron untry New Zealand NT Auckland 3 Fill out the Vessel Information ee Vessel Information This allows data collected on this vessel to be clearly Mame identified for diagnostic purposes Country Port V V VW VWassp corn Installation Manual Commissioning 8 1 Dockside Tests he first part of the commissioning procedures requires a number of dockside tests to confirm that the WASSP system is installed and operating correctly before actually taking to sea 8 1 1 Commissioning Step 1 Ship Measurements Take measurements on the vessel between the vessels reference point the GPS antenna and the transducers receiver face These measurements must be as accurate as possible See Figure 27 Ship Measurements Dia
73. ta comes in throughout the duration of a ping the display instantly updates The channel is displayed in RED the Q channel is displayed in GREEN and the Magnitude is displayed in BLUE he letters along the bottom are directly linked to the respective 26 channels on the receiver board and the transducer elements he slider bar to the right of the bars controls the gain of the display Use the slider bar on the side of the window to 6 adjust the bars so that they fill about a third of the window height Ensure there are no extreme more than 2002 changes in signal strength across the channels The display should update regularly and the values should fluctuate See Figure 28 Figure 29 and Figure 50 for IQ Bar examples If one or more bars are full ON or full OFF there is a problem that you need to resolve before continuing he source of problems identified in this test is most likely to be found in the connections from the transducer cable into the BIxR receiver board If a wire connector is loose or has lost some of its insulation you will likely see a blank or very high channel V V VW Vassp corn Wassp MULTIBEAM Bars 1 5 1 5 r 1 2 1 2 0 9 0 9 0 6 0 6 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 Y Scale V F H TIU V SR OPS Phase Figure 28 Bars showing a good reading Bars Bars 1 5 0 9 0 9 0 6 0 6 0 3 0 3 Emm 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 A B C DJE FIGI H I J K L M
74. the vessel to the WASSP Processor serial ports using 9 pin female D connectors V V VW Vassqp corn Installation Manual Sensors 6 2 WASSP Transfer Task Settings Connect the sensors to the WASSP Processor via the serial cables Once the sensors are turned on the WASSP Transfer Task can be configured to read the NMEA sentence output from each of the connected sensors The WASSP Transfer Task has three tabbed pages for configuring serial transfer settings NMEA Network Note Before the Transfer Task is configured it may be necessary RIS CTS to start the WASSP Processor before the satellite compass To open the WASSP Transfer Task window and enter the NMEA and communication port settings Right click the Serial Transfer Task icon on the Windows Task bar ws 9 Customize 12 46 p m 1 11 2012 22 18 2 Click Setup The Serial Transfer Task box opens The NMEA COM Port Settings are used to configure the transport protocol between sensors and the WASSP system Note If the WASSP Transfer Task icon is not available on Select the appropriate COM Port and configure as eN the Task Bar click Start gt All required for the sensor Programs gt WASSP gt Transfer Task For full details on installation and connection refer to Equioment Manuals WASSP Serial Transfer Task V3 03 118 NMEA Network RTSICTS The Activity indicator will
75. to the WASSP Processor Do not locate the WASSP Processor closer than the following compass safe distances to prevent interference with the magnetic compass e Standard compass 0 6 meters e Steering compass 0 6 meters V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM p 5 3 Re installing or Upgrading the WMB X230 Software Your WASSP system is supplied with the WMB X230 software fully pre loaded on the WASSP Processor You should only refer to this section if upgrading or restoring your installation under a technician s instruction WMB X230 software is NOT compatible with WASSP F hardware Attempts to upgrade your CAUTION WASSP system from WASSP F to WMB X230 will fail Follow the steps in this section if the following applies You have received WMB X2350 installation file for upgrading your WASSP Processor software to a new version Software Firmware upgrades are available from your dealer important WASSP program files have been deleted or become corrupted preventing the WASSP program from operating and a service technician has instructed you to reinstall the software The WASSP USB Dongle that was supplied with your WASSP system will have the installation file on it WMB X230_Setup exe When you run the new install program the WMB X230_Setup exe program overwrites your previous installation with upgraded files Your configuration files will remain untouched as these are stored separately to the installation locati
76. trigonometry will determine the Pitch Offset between the Motion Sensor and the Transducer Enter this number into the Pitch Offset on the Sensor Values d distance object moves Z depth The WMB X250 system does not have provision for variance in the Motion a pitch offset ve pitch offset if object Time Lag from the default values shown in the Sensor sub tab at this time moves ahead of ve sel z Q SIN 8 2 9 3 Heading Correction Optional Requires gt 40m depth Distinct Object DGPSor better A note on heading correction was included in Commissioning Step 6 Heading Check on page 45 To determine a more accurate heading correction between the heading sensor and the transducer orientation we need high accuracy position sensors and corrected seafloor data Approach a small distinct seafloor feature so that the port side of the swath covers the object Next pass over the object so that the port side of the swath crosses the same object in the opposite direction It is important that these two tracks are on exactly parallel heading lines Use basic trigonometry to calculate the required heading offset that will allow the object to remain stationary Redo the heading test to check that the heading offset was entered correctly tan a d 2w a tant d 2 If the object moves as above the sign is negated Otherwise remove the ve sign from this equation Enter the calculated value for a into the Hea
77. ust the Surface Sound Speed value in the Ship Setup Sound Speed Tab until any curve in the seafloor has been removed This value will be roughly 1500 ms Input the Surface Temperature and Salinity values then calculate the Surface Sound Speed using the Calculate button See Figure 41 WWW Wassp Cco Mm Sound Speed Correction Use NMEA Temp OPTION 2 SURFACE TEMPERATURE CorRRECTION NMEA Installation Manual Commissioning If NMEA MTW information is being received this will be shown next to the Use NMEA Temp option Select the Sonar display using the Acoustic Layout Select button on the Main Menu See 2 7 Layout Selection on page of the WMB X250 Operator Manual Open the Ship Setup tab inthe System Configuration Select the Sound Speed sub tab Set the Sound Speed Correction method to Use NMEA Temp Find a section of seafloor that is Known to be flat preferably 20 100m deep Enable the Seafloor Line on the Sonar display This will make it easier to determine the flatness of the seafloor under different sound speed values Cross over the known section of flat seafloor and adjust the Temperature Offset value until any curve in the seafloor has been removed Sound speed increases with increasing temperature Temperature Offset Sound Speed Correction 15 5 G p E 0 75 e Sound Speed Correction C Use NMEA Temp Temperature Offset 0 75 Surface
78. ustic display carefully with the Seafloor Line enabled If the outside edges of the seafloor line appear to vary much more than the area immediately adjacent consider reducing the beam width hese variances can be seen as frilly edges at the side of the swath on the 3D charting display and as perpetually weak echoes on the outer beams on the Sonar display Failure to reduce the beam width will introduce false data on the outer edges into the backscatter and depth maps To change the beam width 1 Open the Utility Panel from the Main Menu Click on Advanced Options Modify the beam width to a value suitable for your application Area where physical beam width is narrower than 120 degrees This causes the mapping of the outer edges to be Good Area error prone and erratic Care must be taken to not confuse this with a motion artifact or a sound speed artifact Figure 42 Frilly edges showing on 3D charting view reduce the beam width to eliminate this problem Doc P N WSP 009 009 54 Version V1 5 Issue Date April 2014 Installation Manual Commissioning 8 2 7 SeaTrial Commissioning Step 14 GPS Time Delay Required Most GP5 sources used in conjunction with WASSP will have a significant delay between when the ship passes through a position and that position is sent on the serial port This delay may be in the order of 1 second At 10 knots this will result in an object moving 10 metres if pa
79. wer 4 24V DC l Power Cable LEUDERIUULEX TIC Ww TRANSMITTER Satellite Compass Transceiver SC 30 optional Earthing Strap Connector gt DRAWING NOT TO SCALE Figure 3 WASSP System Interconnection Diagram 3 Transducer 3 1 Transducer Type he WASSP system uses a transducer intended to be either pole mounted or flush mounted inside the hull through a suitable opening to allow the bottom face of the transducer to be in contact with the sea water he transducer is a rectangular shaped low profile transducer for through hull mounting encased in a sealed sea chest made to suit the vessels hull dead rise angle The transducer is best suited to steel and aluminium hulls A sea chest for housing and sealing the transducer should be designed and constructed by a reputable shipyard to suit the size and contours of the hull of each individual vessel This must be sized and constructed accurately The sea chest provides a stable platform for the transducer and must be mounted as horizontal to the vessel s waterline as possible An optional gland supplied by WASSP Ltd in alloy plastic or steel provides the transducer cable through hull seal The transducer is supplied standard with a 10m cable Different cable lengths are available Please ask your WASSP representative for details V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM p 3 2 Transducer Dimensions The following drawin
80. will close automatically Once both the DirectX and BTxR upgrades are complete the WASSP Installation Upgrade is complete Click Finish Installation Manual WASSP Processor r 9 ENL BTxR Firmware Manager Vx 3 60 Protocol WASSP MP WASSP F 9 WASSP MKII UNKNOWN 192 168 65 231 17070 17080 FW V56 Cont Protocol F2 Transmit Brd V1 Debug Board Development 0 SelectFile E BTxRUpgradeTarBall_160kHz tar Strip CR From Args File Upgrade B Upgrade Mode Upgrade Status Q Initialise Upgrade Sent Start Done Start Arguments Load Completed Upgrade 58 Info Msg 1 9999 cmd decode Got NB Version request tti command 57 BTxR Rebooting 56 Info Msg 1 9999 cmd_upgrade_firmware Success tti command 55 9999 cmd upgrade firmware reading upgrade file newRead 68807 55 Info Msg I 68807 total read 206 54 Info Msg 1 9999 cmd upgrade firmware reading upgrade file nev Read 136984 total read 137224 total to read n y Setup WASSP WMB 3230 Completing the WASSP 2 WMB 3230 Setup Wizard wassp I M Setup has finished installing WASSP WMB 3230 on your TT4XALL computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Click Finish to exit Setup Your WASSP SYSTEM IS NOW RESTORED UPGRADED V V VW Vassp corn Wass MULTIBEAM p 5 4 Using the WMB X230 Software For
81. y 47 8 2 2 Sea Trial Commissioning Step 9 Roll Correction Polarity 48 8 2 3 Sea Trial Commissioning Step 10 Side Lobe Levels 49 8 2 4 Sea Trial Commissioning Step 11 Patch Test Roll 51 8 25 Sea Trial Commissioning Step 12 Sound Speed 22 8 2 6 Sea Trial Commissioning Step 13 Beam Width Validation 54 8 27 Sea Trial Commissioning Step 14 GPS Time Delay Required 55 8 2 8 Sea Trial Commissioning Step 15 Setting Sidescan Gain Limit 56 8 29 Sea Trial Commissioning Step 17 Additional Patch Tests Optional 57 8 2 10 Sea Trial Commissioning Step 18 Optional Clear Map Data 60 8 2 11 Sea Trial Commissioning Step 19 Optional Map an area 60 8 2 12 Sea Trial Commissioning Step 20 Copy Final System Configuration 61

INSTALLATION MANUAL

Contents

Download Pdf Manuals

Related Search

Related Contents