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Diver Sonar & Navigator 

 

USER GUIDE 

 

Summary of Contents for BP00707

Page 1: ...Diver Sonar Navigator USER GUIDE...

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Page 3: ...4 1 Turning Power On Off 18 4 1 1 Powering Up 18 4 1 2 Powering Down 18 4 1 3 Sensor Power GPS Sonar 18 4 2 Display Status Bar 19 4 2 1 Battery Status 19 4 2 2 Sonar Status 19 4 2 3 GPS Status 20 4 2...

Page 4: ...5 7 6 Useful Formula 45 5 8 Creating Mission Files using Google Earth 46 5 8 1 Installing Google Earth 46 5 8 2 Preparing Google Earth for use 46 5 8 3 Using Google Earth 47 5 8 4 Creating Mission Ma...

Page 5: ...the simple menu interface and graphical display Sonar Navigation and other apps are selected and controlled via a simple 5 button interface Using the plug and play USB connection data can be transferr...

Page 6: ...anking Plug BP00946 BP00947 Artemis GPS Float and cable management skid with securing pin BP00845 16 8V 2 2Ah rechargeable NiMH battery pack BP00642 Universal AC supply smart 3 stage battery charger w...

Page 7: ...main component parts of the Artemis Console Display Keypad Battery Housing Cap Frame Blanking Plugs Serial USB for unused connectors Battery Housing Analogue Compass Module Battery Pack Sonar Module T...

Page 8: ...ts Function 4 or moves the selection cursor right Power App Used to power up the unit and cycle through displays 3 1 2 Connectors Connectors are located along the bottom edge of the Artemis Console an...

Page 9: ...itionally please observe the following precautions for cleaning and maintenance Do not clean with solvents and only use a damp cloth on the exterior of the unit Do not undertake maintenance of the uni...

Page 10: ...the Product Support section on page 64 of this manual Avoid exposing the chargers housing to oils grease etc as these chemicals and solvents may break down the plastic To charge the battery pack Remov...

Page 11: ...ctrical short between battery terminals If the battery housing or protective wrapping is damaged avoid using the battery Always charge the battery in a well ventilated area Never charge the battery in...

Page 12: ...essure as the seals release Wait until any pressure equalisation finishes before completely removing the cap When opening or closing the battery cap hold the bend restrictor in the orientation shown b...

Page 13: ...reduce the capacity of the battery pack or lead to the pack leaking Do not store the Artemis console for extended periods of time with the battery inserted If the battery pack leaks it may damage the...

Page 14: ...the sonar is connected to Serial Port 1 However firmware settings on Artemis allow this to be changed For further details on using the Sonar please refer to the Sonar Application section on page 25 a...

Page 15: ...al error onto the digital reading When using the Digital Compass for navigation the Analogue Compass module should be removed from the Artemis frame 3 7 2 Digital Magnetometer Compass The Digital Comp...

Page 16: ...he GPS status icon should turn yellow while a fix is being acquired then green when a position is obtained If this does not occur ensure the GPS power is enabled in the Power Application see section 4...

Page 17: ...drive Use the Windows File Explorer or other file manager to copy any Mission files onto the internal flash storage of the Artemis Display or download and remove any Dive Log files Please note that o...

Page 18: ...press the Power App button to cycle through the applications until the Power Application appears Press any button to enter the application Press F1 Up to choose Power OFF The use of Artemis Applicati...

Page 19: ...ission marker can then be selected and the display will show a graphical representation of the course the diver should swim to reach their destination Magnetic Heading Depth The magnetic heading shows...

Page 20: ...2 6 Magnetic Heading Depth The magnetic heading will display the current measurement taken from the onboard digital compass while depth is calculated from the pressure sensor reading The compass senso...

Page 21: ...played Sonar Shows the imagery collected by the sonar and allows the range and gain settings to be controlled by the function keys Navigation Shows a chart containing pre defined mission targets and w...

Page 22: ...art Stop Logging Manually starts or stops a dive normally the Immersion sensor would do this if enabled When a Dive is started the depth sensor is zeroed and recording of a dive log starts Mission Cho...

Page 23: ...nd the current GPS position fix After connecting and powering up the GPS it can take several minutes for the GPS receiver to get it first fix During this time the GPS status icon will be yellow and on...

Page 24: ...erial Port The device attached to each serial port can be selected from a list of available hardware None Sonar or GPS If these settings are incorrect for the attached hardware peripherals they will n...

Page 25: ...rgets Gain Up Increases the sonar gain fainter targets will appear brighter 4 5 1 Gain The current sonar gain is shown at the bottom right of the display as a percentage Increasing the gain will ampli...

Page 26: ...name at the top right The two large numbers at the bottom of the display are calculated from the current GPS position and show the divers distance and course to swim to the selected marker The magnet...

Page 27: ...4 6 1 Using the Navigation Application The first stage when using the Artemis Navigation function is to create a mission file using Artemis Manager This should contain markers for any waypoints or ta...

Page 28: ...d 3 to their right this is also confirmed by the yellow bubble matching the marker colour being almost central on the status bar Finally in this dive the diver has inspected Target2 and is currently b...

Page 29: ...Depth Not used Not used Not used 4 7 1 Resetting the Depth Sensor Pressing F1 Up on the Depth display will reset the depth sensor reading to zero for the divers current depth Consequently this functio...

Page 30: ...edure Follow the instructions on the display to work through the calibration procedure and calibrate the compass During calibration you will be required to rotate Artemis around its three axis pitch r...

Page 31: ...ed to prevent corruption to any of the files follow the Safely Remove Hardware Eject Media procedure required for the Windows operating system being used to disconnect the Artemis Mass Storage Device...

Page 32: ...Google Earth Dive Log Files During the dive Artemis will collect and record all the sensor information received from the Sonar GPS float internal compass and depth sensor into a dive log file Once the...

Page 33: ...used tasks New Mission Click this button to quickly jump to the Mission Editor and start working on a new mission file See the Mission Files section below for further details Open Mission This button...

Page 34: ...egrees Minutes Seconds and Milliseconds Examples 54 241819 S 54 14 509 S 54 14 30 S 54 14 30 547 S Distance Measurements The distance measurements drop down list allows you to select the units that di...

Page 35: ...the actions listed down the left side of the screen to open close and save Mission files New Mission Closes any currently open mission file and creates a new blank mission Open Mission Loads a previou...

Page 36: ...path Target targets should be used to specify points of interest that the diver may wish to navigate to or be aware of A choice of Red Yellow Green Blue and Purple colours are available for target ma...

Page 37: ...aypoint markers in the mission file This is useful if waypoints have been entered to define a search pattern or path that should be followed 5 5 5 Importing Exporting Mission Data Import KML Markers A...

Page 38: ...y the main central area and log replay controls are shown along the bottom 5 6 1 Dive Log Actions Use the actions listed down the left side of the screen to open close and save Mission files Open Log...

Page 39: ...ports the mission markers diver markers and the path the diver took to a KML places file that can be loaded into graphical viewer applications such as Google Earth CSV Data Exports the mission markers...

Page 40: ...left side of the screen Zoom To Area Choose this option then drag a rectangular area on the navigation display to zoom in to it Zoom In Zooms the navigation display in one scale level Zoom Out Zooms...

Page 41: ...single number with fractional part that describes the coordinate Values in degrees are written with a circular dot symbol after the value This is the simplest form of expressing a coordinate but requi...

Page 42: ...is used to indicate which hemisphere the coordinate lies in Convention defines these to be For Latitudes o Positive values lie in the Northern hemisphere from 0 to 90 o Negative values lie in the Sou...

Page 43: ...hern hemisphere or minus 54 241819 N for the southern hemisphere 54 241819 N for the northern hemisphere or 54 241819 S for the southern hemisphere Degrees Minutes Values are expressed as a whole numb...

Page 44: ...as either Latitude or Longitudes Artemis Manager expects up to three separate numbers to be entered for the value separated by spaces The last of these numbers may have a decimal point and fractional...

Page 45: ...ften come directly from GPS NMEA serial strings Depending on the value type either the first two of three characters should be interpreted as degrees followed by two characters and the decimals as the...

Page 46: ...ow the links and on screen instructions to download and install Google Earth onto your computer At the time of writing the current version of Google Earth was v7 1 2 found by choosing Help About Googl...

Page 47: ...rough a camera When the mouse pointer is over this area Holding down the left mouse button and dragging will pan the map around Rolling the mouse wheel will zoom the map in and out Holding down the mi...

Page 48: ...rted into Artemis Manager Save Place As This option will start the export process saving the currently selected folder place to a KML file Properties This option shows the properties window and when v...

Page 49: ...in the Places Bar and accidentally create the new folder in the wrong place or level of the hierarchy drag the new folder with the left mouse button over the top My Places heading to move it If you wi...

Page 50: ...the left mouse button or mouse wheel over the map area If you have a known location for the marker you may manually enter this in the Latitude and Longitude text boxes in the Placemark window Once you...

Page 51: ...older in the places bar and the hierarchy shows them to be indented to the right from the folder name If all the markers aren t in the mission folder at this stage drag them over the mission folder na...

Page 52: ...t As Artemis Manager requires a KML format click the Save as type drop down list and choose the KML option Choose the file location you want to export the data to then click Save Check the KML save ty...

Page 53: ...n button under the Actions heading this will create a new empty mission file Click on the Import Markers button under the Tools heading From the pop up menu choose Import KML Markers When the Import M...

Page 54: ...lines can be shown on the Artemis display to assist the diver navigating the path Diver Diver markers are normally placed during the dive are specified as Diver type to distinguish them from the pre...

Page 55: ...Export KML Markers in the pop up menu In the Export Mission Markers window choose the location to save the KML file to then click Save Switch back to Google Earth and from the main menu choose File O...

Page 56: ...created in the places bar under the Temporary Places heading This means that these markers will not be saved by Google Earth when it is closed unless they are dragged into the My Places category Use t...

Page 57: ...ined 6 2 Summary of Sonar Operation The following points summarise the operation of the sonar for further details see page 60 Hold the sonar horizontally and stationary for a few seconds while a full...

Page 58: ...e changed by the diver at any time but 45 degree changes are recommended When the diver believes the target has been acquired he closes the range The target should be kept in the centre of the Sonar D...

Page 59: ...t from the Mission file The Range and Bearing to the destination marker will also be displayed The diver can use the Navigation system for guidance to the datum as indicated When the Artemis console i...

Page 60: ...e objects wrecks jetties underwater swimmer delivery vehicles and the like it is possible to use the maximum range of 100m Once the object has been detected the diver can close the range changing the...

Page 61: ...s the 90 field of vision the sound travels from the sonar at approximately 1500 metres per second in water until it hits the first target in its path Depending on its composition the target then refle...

Page 62: ...partly obscured by another target in front of it the returns echo will be a combination of the horizontal profile of both targets and this can be seen in the Sonar Display in the figure above Vertica...

Page 63: ...fails to stabilise the compass try performing a compass calibration The presence of the analogue compass module will affect the digital compass reading as it contains a magnet itself If present remov...

Page 64: ...elp us with your technical support request Part and Serial Numbers of the system components These are located on the labels of each item and are in the form BPxxxxx xxxxxx Version number of the Artemi...

Page 65: ...arise after delivery that is out with the control of Blueprint Note The warranty does not apply in the event where a defect has been caused by isolation incompatibilities 6 The warranty does not cover...

Page 66: ...ment is believed to be correct at the time of going to press Blueprint Design Engineering Ltd cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies or omissions If you find an error or feel we have missed i...

Page 67: ...nal rate gyros Battery voltage level indicator User Interface 5 solid state piezo button interface for menu navigation and parameter control Communications Interface 3 switched power RS 232 serial por...

Page 68: ...rizontal Dimensions 56mm diameter 78 5mm high Weight 320g in air 180g in water Range Settings From 1m to 100m in preset steps 1m 2m 5m 10m 20m 30m 50m 100m 12 6 GPS Skid Float Dimensions 360mm L x 110...

Page 69: ...57 Cleaning 9 Clock 24 Compass 6 7 Analogue Module 15 Calibration Procedure 30 Digital Module 15 Connectors 8 Coordinates 41 Definitions 41 Display Format 43 Entering Values 44 Signed versus Unsigned...

Page 70: ...ission Selection 23 N Navigation Bubble Display 19 20 28 Diver Placed Marker 26 Marking Targets 28 Target Marker 26 Waypoint Marker 26 O Operation 9 21 Operational Procedures 58 O rings 12 P Power 18...

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Page 72: ...P N BP00697 4 UM 141 P00697 04 March 2015 Distributor...

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