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TRACKPOINT 3 

 

OPERATION 

3-4 

3.1

 

“TRACKMAN” SOFTWARE PHILOSOPHY 

I know from experience that sometimes you can just run a program and everything seems intuitive 
from the start. Other programs you struggle through and nothing makes sense as far as the menu 
structure. I am going to give a brief overview of our design philosophy and how and why it was de-
veloped this way. So, when you are plucking through the menus saying to yourself “What was that 
person thinking?” maybe this will help! If not, send us an email. Criticism accepted! NOTE: This 
software has been designed and tested on various computers and operating systems. It can run 
under Windows

R

 

95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP. Even given all our testing, I am sure there are 

some combinations of hardware and software that will cause some quirks in its operation, but for 
the majority of machines it is stable. See section 2 for recommended hardware and operating sys-
tems. 

The “Trackman” (TrackPoint Data/Control Manager) software evolved from ORE’s earlier Track-
Point II USBL system. It was designed to allow an interface between any of our new or future USBL 
products. It also has a means to communicate with Navigation software (e.g., IPS) on the same PC 
using UDP, that is sending the USBL data to a software port and having the Navigation software 
read it directly without having to go through hardware ports. This Trackman program can then be 
hidden once the USBL System has been setup and the Navigation software run as the primary dis-
play. NOTE: There is a feature that allows the Trackman software to not update the plotting while 
hidden. This saves a lot of processing power for use in other programs such as the Integrated 
Navigation programs. Trackman’s main function is then to just collect and process data and pass it 
on to an Integrated Navigation Software package. See SETUP menu. The basic menu structure is 
shown below. 

  File Menu 

Similar Window environment FILE pull down menu. Controls typical PC 
interface items such as disk services and printer, etc. Exit also. 

  View Menu 

Having to do with the viewing of the screen either plotting or setup. 

  Setup Menu 

This is for system setup not related to the USBL system or TrackPoint 3 
Deck Unit.  Beacons, PC, etc. 

  USBL Menu  

Allows setup of items pertaining to the USBL Deck Unit.  

  Test Menu 

Built-in test or simulated target. 

  Window Menu 

Allows various modes of tiling (Tile Custom & Auto Tile Custom) the win-
dows, Tracking, Project, etc. 

  Help 

Various Help Topics 

 

Summary of Contents for TRACKPOINT 3 4211A

Page 1: ...buy your excess underutilized and idle equipment along with credit for buybacks and trade ins Custom engineering so your equipment works exactly as you specify Critical and expedited services Leasing Rentals Demos In stock Ready to ship TAR certified secure asset solutions Expert team I Trust guarantee I 100 satisfaction All trademarks brand names and brands appearing herein are the property of th...

Page 2: ... THE TRACKPOINT 3 USBL TRACKING SYSTEM Includes Models 4450A 4451A and 4452B Also Models 4610B 4211A 4740A ORE Offshore 4 Little Brook Road West Wareham MA 02576 USA Phone 508 291 0960 Fax 508 291 0975 http www ore com Copyright 2001 ORE Offshore All Rights Reserved ...

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Page 4: ...______ S N _____________ Rcv Freq ________ Xmt Freq ________ Beacon Model _____________ S N _____________ Rcv Freq ________ Xmt Freq ________ Beacon Model _____________ S N _____________ Rcv Freq ________ Xmt Freq ________ Beacon Model _____________ S N _____________ Rcv Freq ________ Xmt Freq ________ Beacon Model _____________ S N _____________ Rcv Freq ________ Xmt Freq ________ Beacon Model __...

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Page 6: ...CKET 2 4 2 1 2 4211A SUGGESTED MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS 2 4 2 1 3 4740A VRU AMPLIFIER SUGGESTED INSTALLATION 2 8 2 1 4 CONNECTING DECK CABLE 2 8 2 2 TRACKPOINT 3 CONSOLE 2 11 2 2 1 LINE VOLTAGE IEC CONNECTOR 2 13 2 2 2 VIDEO 2 13 2 2 3 RS 232 CABLE WIRING BETWEEN SIM PM 2 13 2 2 4 HYDROPHONE CABLE 2 16 OPTIONAL INTERFACE INTER CONNECTS 2 16 2 2 5 SIM COM 2 COMPASS NMEA INPUT 2 16 2 2 6 SIM SYNCHRONIZ...

Page 7: ...MAN MAIN WINDOW 3 9 3 3 TRACKMAN MAIN SUB MENUS 3 13 3 3 1 FILE MENU 3 13 3 3 2 VIEW MENU 3 16 3 3 3 SETUP MENU 3 18 3 3 4 USBL MENU 3 45 3 3 5 WINDOW MENU 3 52 3 3 6 HELP MENU 3 53 3 4 TRACKING TRANSPONDERS RESPONDERS AND PINGERS 3 54 3 4 1 TRANSPONDER MODE 3 55 3 4 2 RESPONDER MODE 3 56 3 4 3 FIXED ARTIFICIAL TARGET 3 57 3 4 4 CONSECUTIVE VS SIMULTANEOUS 3 58 3 5 ERROR AND WARNING CODES 3 70 3 6...

Page 8: ...EC W PR DATA OUTPUT FORMAT 3 95 3 7 4 9 NCSC DATA OUTPUT FORMAT 3 97 3 7 4 10 REV 4 DATA OUTPUT FORMAT 3 98 3 7 4 11 NUWC 1 DATA OUTPUT FORMAT 3 100 3 7 4 12 RS 232 PARAMETER DESCRIPTION 3 103 3 7 4 13 TRACKMAN REMOTE INTERFACE 3 105 3 7 4 14 NCSC COMMAND STRUCTURE 3 105 3 8 SHUTDOWN 3 113 4 PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION 4 1 4 1 HYDROPHONE VRU ASSEMBLIES 4 6 4 2 TARGET ACQUISITION MODULE 4 10 4 3 DETECT...

Page 9: ...1 4 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD PCB REMOVAL REPLACEMENT 5 5 5 1 5 PCB HANDLING 5 6 5 2 PROCESSOR MODULE 5 6 APPENDIX A CARE OF CABLES 1 APPENDIX B ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE ESD 1 APPENDIX C WARRANTY STATEMENT 1 APPENDIX D DRAWINGS 1 ...

Page 10: ...lan view Hydrophone An underwater listening device Interrogate To cause a response from an underwater device such as a transponder IPS IPS is a Windows based program that interfaces to DGPS and Trackman for lat long positioning Integrated Positioning System Pinger An underwater sound source which transmits at a fixed preset rate asyn chronously to a tracking device RS 232 Inter face A standard int...

Page 11: ...interrogated acoustically and returns with an underwater acoustic reply Sometimes abbreviated as XPDR Turn Around Time A preset time delay built into a transponder or responder between when a device is interrogated and when it replies The delay is calibrated at the xponder to compensate for variations in receiver propagation delays USBL Ultra Short BaseLine A type of acoustic navigation system whi...

Page 12: ...xist C A U T I O N A WARNING is used where an injurious or life threatening condition to an operator installer or troubleshooter could occur W A R N I N G NOTE Routinely this system is a commercial target tracking system and should not be used as a life saving device with manned submersibles ORE Offshore 4 Little Brook Road West Wareham MA 02576 USA Phone 508 291 0960 Fax 508 291 0975 http www ore...

Page 13: ...PRECAUTIONS viii ...

Page 14: ...SECTION ONE GENERAL INFORMATION ...

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Page 16: ...4211A Hydrophone for improved pitch roll performance and faster vessel operation Through Hull Installation The Signal Interface Module receives the signals from the Hydrophone and sends the raw data to the Processor Module for calculation of target position The target types consist of transponders re sponders or free running pingers The Keyboard LCD Monitor Model 4452A are an integrated unit packa...

Page 17: ... 4450A TRACKPOINT USBL SIGNAL INTER FACE MODULE 1 1 MODEL 4451A PROCESSOR MODULE 1 MODEL 4452A KEYBOARD LCD MONITOR 1 RACK ENCLOSURE 2 4610B MODEL 4610B HYDROPHONE 22 30 kHz 1 3 4110B MODEL 4110B DECK CABLE 1 Subsea 4 4330B MODEL 4330B MULTIBEACON 1 5 4324C MODEL 4324C CHARGER 1 or System configured as a desk top unit with customer furnished Laptop or PC ITEM PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY Shipboard ...

Page 18: ...TRACKPOINT 3 GENERAL INFORMATION 1 3 TRACKPOINT 3 CONSOLE FRONT VIEW FIGURE 1 1 ...

Page 19: ...rackpoint Interface Module Trackpoint Processor Keyboard can be stored slid inside rack so as not to protrude once system is set up Monitor folds down and slides inside chassis when not in use or when Trackpoint is sending data to Navigation system directly via RS232 and local display is not required 3 4 inches 19 inches 10 5 inches ...

Page 20: ...TRACKPOINT 3 GENERAL INFORMATION 1 5 TRACKPOINT 3 SYSTEM COMPONENTS FIGURE 1 3 ...

Page 21: ...TRACKPOINT 3 GENERAL INFORMATION 1 6 FIGURE 1 4 ...

Page 22: ...y 0 5meter RMS assuming correct speed of sound Slant Range Resolution 0 2 meters HYDROPHONE VRU STATIC CONDITIONS NO ACCELERATION Range 40 Accuracy 0 10 0 1 Accuracy 10 45 1 of angle RECEIVE SIGNAL SPEC Frequency 22 30kHz in 500Hz increments Pulse Duration 1 33ms min 10ms typ Signal to Noise Ratio 40dB WB filter SIGNAL INTERFACE MODULE MODEL 4450A Processor TMS320CV5402 RS232 Ports 3 Chassis 2U ra...

Page 23: ... 6VDC Analog Voltage input for Compass Uni polar 0 6VDC Analog Voltage input for Pitch Roll 10VDC input Absolute Accuracy 10VDC 10 to 50 C 0 27 Resolution of A D Converter A D converter 16 bits SIGNAL INTERFACE MODULE RS 232 PORTS Comport 1 Used for Communications with Processor Module for setup of parameters and sending of target data Comport 2 Compass Input typically Comport 3 GPS Input for timi...

Page 24: ...mm H x 0 264mm W Panel color 16 2 million display colors Back Light 4 CCFTs Cold Cathode Fluorescent tube Storage temp 25ºC to 60ºC Operating temp 0ºC to 50ºC MTBF 50 000 hours Video Input Signal Analog RGB 0 7Vp p Video Input Conn 15 pin D Sub connector Chassis 2U rack Height Black Dimension 19 0 48 3cm W X 3 5 8 9cm H X 13 25 33 7cm D Weight 39 lbs 17 7 kg Power supply 100 240V 2A 50 60Hz 12V 5A...

Page 25: ... Port 1 Operating System MS Windows 2000 Professional SP3 Ethernet Port 1 Chassis Industrial 2U Rack Height Black Fan Filter Front door protects disk drives Front panel supports keylock and power switch reset button keyboard connector Automatic fan failure detection Dimensions 18 9 W x 3 4 H x 17 1 D Weight 25 lbs 11 4 kg Power 115 230 VAC 200 W Shock 10 G acceleration peak to peak 11 ms Vibration...

Page 26: ...W Requirement Spec Set up of parameters for the TrackPoint 3 is via Windows based software Command and configura tion via a menu driven parameter listing This Windows based software will perform many of the functions the TrackPoint II does today including data display and plotting command and configu ration setup and beacon position output to a Navigation Processor The software receives the raw ph...

Page 27: ...TRACKPOINT 3 GENERAL INFORMATION 1 12 ...

Page 28: ...SECTION TWO INSTALLATION ...

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Page 30: ...lses coming from the pinger transponder or responder in use Mount the hydrophone as far as possi ble from noise sources such as thrusters echo sounder transducers main engines generators and other acoustic systems Ideally the hydrophone should be mounted far enough from the nearest reflector to allow the di rect arrival of a signal from the acoustic source before a reflected signal arrives The min...

Page 31: ...strates a suggested mounting arrangement typical for slow speed operation Refer to drawing 100909 for mounting flange dimensions In the suggested mounting illustrated in Figure 2 1 a length of pipe with an inner diameter slightly greater than 3 inches is permanently attached to the deck A length of pipe with a 3 inch outer di ameter permanently attached to the mounting pole is fitted into the larg...

Page 32: ...oved and set on board if required to tie the vessel up alongside other vessels or at dockside 4 The entire assembly should be easy to raise and lower with available manpower or winches 5 Hydrophone heading appointed by the index mark should align with vessel heading 6 Forward and aft guys are used to hold the mounting pipe in vertical position ...

Page 33: ...ber to run the cable through the pipe before placing the 1 2 inch 13 mm bolts in the mounting holes as the connector will not pass when the bolts are in place 2 1 1 2 ATTACHING HYDROPHONE TO MOUNTING BRACKET The index mark on the hydrophone assembly see Figure 2 2 indicates the hydrophone heading The spine of the mounting bracket should be aligned with the index mark on the hydrophone The face of ...

Page 34: ...TRACKPOINT 3 INSTALLATION 2 5 FIGURE 2 2 ...

Page 35: ...TRACKPOINT 3 INSTALLATION 2 6 FIGURE 2 3 ...

Page 36: ...hone Mount Machining Diagram FIGURE 2 4 The hydrophone mounting staff must extend the hydrophone far enough from the nearest reflector allowing the direct arrival of a signal from the acoustic source before a reflected signal arrives This ...

Page 37: ...ypically mounted to an interior bulkhead or other convenient verti cal structure The normal installation configuration is with the 4740A mounted on a bow forward facing bulkhead Refer to Figure 2 5 If the 4740A cannot be mounted in this configuration then it can be mounted 90 180 or 270 offset from it The menu parameter VRU ORIENTATION com pensates for this offset by switching between NORM bow fac...

Page 38: ...TRACKPOINT 3 INSTALLATION 2 9 MODEL 4740A INSTALLATION FIGURE 2 5 ...

Page 39: ...TRACKPOINT 3 INSTALLATION 2 10 FIGURE 2 6 C A U T I O N ...

Page 40: ... comfort of the operator are the primary considerations for installing the rack mounting console The system consists of three separate 2U enclosures 3 5 inches high each Model 4450A Signal Interface Module Model 4451A Processor Module and Model 4452A Key board Display Module Place the unit where it is most conveniently operated and protected from foul weather and sea spray E g Indoors in a 19 inch...

Page 41: ...eyboard Monitor Monitor folds down and slides inside chassis when not in use or when Trackpoint is sending data to Navigation system directly via RS232 and local display is not required 10 5 Trackpoint III ORE Offshore POWER 5 12 12 24 SELF TEST INTERR 1 2 3 4 RECEIVE TARGET XMT COM PORTS 1 2 3 RCV 1 PPS GPS TRIG IN I 0 ...

Page 42: ...splay cable goes to the Mouse connec tor on the Processor s K M Combo cable and the Blue goes to the Keyboard connector on the Proc essor s K M Combo cable See Figure 2 8 2 2 3 RS 232 CABLE WIRING BETWEEN SIM PM Connect the Processor Module s 9 pin COM1 connector to the Signal Interface Modules 9 pin COM1 connector Refer to Figures 2 9 2 10 and 2 11 The TrackPoint SIM RS 232 interface is designed ...

Page 43: ... 2 9 PURPLE CONNECTOR TO KEYBOARD GREEN CONNECTOR TO MOUSE PROCESSOR MODULE MODEL 4451A KVM CABLE INSTALLATION KVM CABLE CONNECTION AT REAR PANEL OF PROCESSOR PM COM1 TO 4450A COM1 COM2 TO REMOTE CONTROL NAV INTERFACE VIDEO OUTPUT TO KEYBOARD LCD MONITOR KEYBOARD MOUSE INPUT FROM KEYBOARD LCD MONITOR ...

Page 44: ... DEPTH TARGET SYNCHRONIZING COMMAND 1PPS DGPS COM 1 COM 2 COM 3 ACC SPARE EXTERNAL TRIGGER I O 0 to 3 12VDC IN ANALOG DEPTH INPUT 0 6VDC ANALOG COMPASS INPUT COM2 COMPASS INPUT FOR NMEA COM1 CONNECTS TO PROCESSOR S COM1 HYDROPHONE INPUT AC INPUT 115 230 VAC 50 60Hz 5V DIFF OUT FAN FILTER GUARD FUSE 3A SB 5mm X 20mm ANALOG PITCH ROLL INPUT ...

Page 45: ...0 for Rear Panel location and Figure 2 12 for wiring TRACKPOINT COM 2 INTERFACE FIGURE 2 12 PIN 2 TD Signal Direction PIN 2 TD Data Transmitted TO Trackpoint PIN 3 RD PIN 3 RD Data Transmitted FROM Trackpoint PIN 5 GND PIN 5 GND 9 Pin Connector Pin s MODEL 4451A PROCESSOR MODULE MODEL 4450A SIGNAL INTERFACE MODULE 9 Pin Connector Pin s RS232 CABLE CONFIGURATION PIN 2 TD Signal Direction PIN 3 RD D...

Page 46: ...ure 2 13 Each Target Acquisition Module 4 can be triggered independently of the other Con nect the external trigger between the IN LO and the IN HI NOTE The REMOTE IN trigger is optically coupled TRACKPOINT TRIGGER SYNCHRONIZATION INTERFACE FIGURE 2 13 TRIG IN1 LO TRIG IN1 HI TRIG IN2 LO TRIG IN2 HI A B C D E F TRIG IN3 LO TRIG IN3 HI G H J K L M N P R S T TRIG IN4 LO TRIG IN4 HI TRIG OUT1 TRIG OU...

Page 47: ...the pitch and roll analog signals from an external dynamic motion sensing system such as the ORE Model 4414A and also the depth signal from an underwater vehicle The mating connector required is a MS3106B24 5S with AN3057 16 strain relief not supplied The connector pin designations are shown in Figure 2 14 NOTE The 12 VDC accessory output has limited current capabilities If this supply is utilized...

Page 48: ...49 mounted inside the TrackPoint SIM This PC board converts the gyro s synchro signals to an analog voltage 0 5VDC zero volts repre sents a bearing of 0 and 5 volts represents a bearing of 359 9 The analog voltage is input to the Signal Processor board where an A D is sampled at the time of target signal detection This en sures that the heading information coincides with the target s reply Connect...

Page 49: ...n B W A R N I N G MAKE CERTAIN ALL POWER TO THE GYRO SYNCHRO IS TURNED OFF BEFORE MAKING CONNEC TIONS TO THE TP II HIGH VOLTAGES ARE PRESENT AT THE SYNCHRO AND REFERENCE LINE TERMINALS 2 2 7 4 ATTITUDE SENSOR ANALOG The VRU input of the GYRO VRU connector accepts PITCH and ROLL analog signals from an external dynamic motion sensing system such as the ORE Model 4414A The pitch and roll sig nals com...

Page 50: ... range and bearing relative to the hydrophone unless the system is in structed to add or subtract corrections offsets which relate range and bearing to some other ref erence point on the vessel The hydrophone centerline or zero bearing is indicated by the index mark see Figure 2 2 and is generally aligned so that it corresponds to the vessel heading It is difficult and time consuming to fabricate ...

Page 51: ...n you can ro tate the hydrophone until you obtain the correct reading If you cannot rotate the pipe it will be necessary to enter a bearing correction at the time of operation Bearing Offset can be entered under the USBL HYDROPHONE PARAMETER menu The bearing value is the number of degrees that you need to add or subtract to the dis played target bearing to bring it to 0 0 degrees For example a min...

Page 52: ...TRACKPOINT 3 INSTALLATION 2 23 FIGURE 2 15 ...

Page 53: ...TRACKPOINT 3 INSTALLATION 2 24 FIGURE 2 16 ...

Page 54: ...he entered DEPTH OFFSET NOTE The TrackPoint outputs the target position X Y with respect to the pitch roll cen ter of the vessel graphically in the Display numerically in the Status Block and also on the RS 232 serial communications port In Figure 2 16 horizontal distance and bearing X Y for the beacon are determined relative to the pitch roll center of the vessel C Note that the slant range remai...

Page 55: ...The TrackPoint 3 is ready for operation when the hydrophone is in position and the necessary off sets have been determined and the acoustic sources to be tracked are active and in the water NOTE If a pinger is at a depression angle of less than 20 degrees the measured depression angle and therefore the horizontal range of the beacon are impossible to measure accurately Consequently the bearing of ...

Page 56: ...TRACKPOINT 3 INSTALLATION 2 27 FIGURE 2 17 ...

Page 57: ... that subtract from the remote or external dynamic motion sensing system data to compensate for the non vertical installation of the Hydrophone shaft or difference between DMS and Hydrophone ENTERED OFFSETS For manual entry the operator must measure the angle of the shaft with re spect to vertical and enter the data in the PITCH ROLL ERROR menu The vessel should be in a harbor or at dock to perfor...

Page 58: ...T 0yd Y OFFSET 0yd Y X STD DISPLAY NO OFFSETS TRACKING WINDOW GRID SPACING 25yd X OFFSET ENTERED Y Y OFFSET 0yd X OFFSET 7yd X Y OFFSET ENTERED Y X OFFSET 7yd Y OFFSET 10yd X H H BEACON REFERENCE POINT H HYDROPHONE ENTERING X AND Y OFFSETS Figure 2 10 ...

Page 59: ...ial COM port at 19 2k baud A CD ROM drive in order to install the software 2 4 1 INSTALLATION FROM CD Boot up pc and insert the trackman cd into cd rom drive The TRACKMAN CD contains the following files for installation _SETUP 1 _SETUP DLL _INST32I EX_ _ISDEL EXE SETUP EXE DISK1 ID AUTORUN INF SETUP INI SETUP INS SETUP ISS _SETUP LIB SETUP PKG As long as the CD drive recognizes the auto run inf fi...

Page 60: ...lder of your choice Hit Browse button to select dif ferent folder Note MMI Man Machine Interface Hit Next Button to continue The name for the Program Folder that the Trackman application will be installed under is shown next The Default Folder name is TRACK POINT MMI Type in a new folder name under the Program Folders edit box to change the Pro gram Folder name The default name is rec ommended for...

Page 61: ...tings are OK then hit the Next button to continue Once installation begins you still have the option to cancel the install prior to it finish ing Click the Cancel button to stop the in stall You then have the option of Resuming the install or Exiting the install program The installation program creates a TrackPoint MMI item under the Programs menu ...

Page 62: ...SECTION THREE OPERATION ...

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Page 64: ...AN program The program queries the status of the TrackPoint s Signal Interface Module Model 4450A to obtain its present parameters NOTE This takes a while to transfer all data Also see Get TrackPoint Config under SETUP menu NOTE It takes approximately 35 seconds for the Signal Interface Module to boot up Wait at least 30 seconds after booting the Processor before setting parameters within TRACKMAN...

Page 65: ...luminated indicates when performing its internal self test function TARGETS TRIG IN 1 2 3 4 When illuminated yellow indicates that a trigger has been received from an external source for the indicated Target Acquisition Module 1 2 3 or 4 INTERR 1 2 3 4 When illuminated green indicates when a beacon has been interrogated either Internally or Externally from the indicated Target Acquisition Module 1...

Page 66: ...PERATION 3 3 MODEL 4450A FRONT PANEL FIGURE 3 2 Trackpoint III ORE Offshore POWER 5 12 12 24 SELF TEST INTERR 1 2 3 4 RECEIVE TARGET XMT COM PORTS 1 2 3 RCV 1 PPS GPS TRIG IN I 0 ON OFF SWITCH LED INDICATORS SPARES 3 ...

Page 67: ...a means to communicate with Navigation software e g IPS on the same PC using UDP that is sending the USBL data to a software port and having the Navigation software read it directly without having to go through hardware ports This Trackman program can then be hidden once the USBL System has been setup and the Navigation software run as the primary dis play NOTE There is a feature that allows the T...

Page 68: ...d Graphics Clears the graphics in the Grid Area Audio Ping Enable Disable Audio Hints Tool Tips Enable Disable Tool Tips Update While Hidden When Trackman is hidden tool bar shuts down the graphics to reduce processing overhead and sends only updates out its communications ports USBL Menu GPS TimeSync Open GPS TimeSync dialog Hydrophone Open Hydrophone dialog Acoustic Data Open Acoustic Data dialo...

Page 69: ...Under the TrackPoint 3 are the items associated directly with it It shows the typical items that the operator should setup for USBL operation GPS TimeSync format of data input Hydrophone parameters Acoustic Data Speed of sound in water temperature etc The GPS is used for time syncing only It does not reference the data to Latitude Longitude Typical ZDA sentence received uses the first character in...

Page 70: ...ne for device 1 and one for device 4 The two small green rectangles on the right side of each window act as transmit and receive in dicators left is transmit right is receive that flash to indicate activity The yellow background behind a number indicates an error has occurred on that device Left clicking on the number brings up the Error Data Viewer window which can be used to display a running li...

Page 71: ...some of the different devices we are trying to connect to may be on the same Serial Port such that if we were to try and use a separate copy of WinPort for each copy of TrakComX on that Serial Port all but the first one will fail Our way around this is to manage a pool of WinPorts that allow copies of TrakComX that require the same Serial Port to share a copy of WinPort Each time a TrakComX copy i...

Page 72: ...ew Right clicking the Tray Icon brings up a menu providing the ability to view the un docked Project Tree view the About Box or close the application From the PC start the Trackman application by navigating to the Program Folder TrackPoint TRACKMAN and clicking on the TrackMan appli cation button The main window is displayed See figure below It shows the Project Tree diagram on the left The tree p...

Page 73: ... from the Main Window making the entire client area of the Main Window available for MDI Child Windows such as the Plotting Grid To undock hold down the right mouse button while over the Project Tree move the mouse pointer outside the Main Win dow s boundary and release the mouse button To re dock hold down the right mouse button while over the Project Tree move the mouse pointer inside the Main W...

Page 74: ...he USBL system The Computer refers to the PC which can have many periph erals shown as sub sets such as Display Disks Printer Data Output Device List and an interface to configure the USBL parameters TrackPoint 3 The TrackPoint sub set pa rameters consist of heading sensor Hydrophone and Acous tic Data Separate from the Computer and TrackPoint are the Beacons Plotting Window The Plotting Window sh...

Page 75: ...t Customization window TrackPoint Target Status This block shows the processed USBL data for each target This Block can be re sized to show any number of targets at one time by right clicking on edge of window and dragging up or down The Status Parameters consist of Target Symbol Number Bearing Horizon tal Distance X Y Depth Warning Code and Quality Factor If you right click on the Horz Rng header...

Page 76: ...cts that menu View V etc 3 3 1 FILE MENU File Create New Job Folder The Job entry dialog window is used to define a new job or to access and or modify an ex isting job Each job has it s own complete set parameter files saved in a separate sub folder As a Job Name is typed in the Job Descrip tion entry and the Job Folder entry auto matically update with the Job Folder using the Job Name as it s sub...

Page 77: ...der As a Job Name is typed in the Job Description entry and the Job Folder entry automatically update with the Job Folder using the Job Name as it s sub folder name A more complete Job Description can be typed in if desired To select an existing job simply browse to it s folder in the folder tree at the bottom of the dialog and hit the OK button The Job Description of the active job will appear in...

Page 78: ...ter in File name and click Open The data present on that port will now be saved to disk once the RECORD button is pressed Save Optional Data will be a future item At any time the saving to disk can be paused by clicking on the Pause button Resume re starts logging to disk again The file is saved with a ore extension It is saved in the same directory that the Job was created under To Playback targe...

Page 79: ...tomatically ad just to changes in the Full Scale Spac ing The scale is dependent on the Horizontal Distance to the farthest tar get While in Auto Scale mode the Full Scale Spacing value is updated such that the user can freeze its value by shutting Auto Scale off when the Spac ing looks right Grid Style Select the Grid Style ei ther Relative X Y Rectangular or Rela tive X Y Polar Grid Units Select...

Page 80: ...ves the grid center position up or down This is useful when tracking a tar get in only one quadrant of the vessel Click on the buttons to change the percentage of move ment about the center of the grid Grid Vessel Dimensions The outline of a ship boat can be dis played in the center of the grid using the Vessel Dimension set tings Move the scroll bar or click the buttons to vary the Length and Wid...

Page 81: ...ouble clicking on an entry in the list or using the arrows keys to move to the desired entry and hitting Enter displays up the Beacon Setup dialog for that entry If the entry in the list was empty the Setup dialog comes up in Adding a New Bea con mode Entries may be moved to a new position in the list thereby obtaining a new beacon number by cut and paste Ctrl X Ctrl V keyboard operations Cut and ...

Page 82: ...so enter in bearing and horizon tal distance of the target Enter in the position with respect to the center of the vessel assumed f roll center also Beacon Offset If the beacon is mounted offset from the center of the vehicle being tracked or the center of a sonar array that is collecting image data then an offset position can be entered Enter in X and Y offset position Not available in this versi...

Page 83: ...t on the scroll bar Enter in the Interrogation Interval based on the slant range to the target in seconds and the Pulse Width necessary to interrogate the beacon in milli seconds In high multi path environments it may be beneficial to decrease pulse width to prevent multiple triggering of the transponders Select whether the beacon is being triggered internally by the TrackPoint or by an external s...

Page 84: ...t If the target s depth is available via a serial port select Serial Port and then under Depth Mode Setup configure the Beacon s Comport parameters Select the Depth Input sentence DBS DBT PEIV1 or DPT See formats below This Serial port is available only at the PC s serial input not the Deck Units NOTE If the entered depth is in correct the cal culated horizontal range will also be incorrect In the...

Page 85: ...BS DBT PEIV1 DPT DBS Depth Below Surface 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DBS x x f x x M x x F hh CR LF Field Number 1 Depth feet Referenced to Water surface 2 f feet 3 Depth meters 4 M meters 5 Depth Fathoms 6 F Fathoms 7 Checksum DBT Depth below transducer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DBT x x f x x M x x F hh CR LF Field Number 1 Depth feet Referenced to Water surface 2 f feet 3 Depth meters 4 M meters 5 Depth Fathoms 6 F Fatho...

Page 86: ... Filtering Tab The Filtering Tab allows each beacon to have individual filtering parameters configuring each bea con for its own tracking scenario Select Filter Level for the beacon in use In the case of a fast mov ing target set the level between 1 and 5 with 1 being for minimal filtering and 5 being for moderate filtering For slower moving tar gets set level between 6 and 10 with the filtering p...

Page 87: ...he lower filter levels the weight is higher on the most recent reply Averaging occurs on the target s position only X Y or HD BRG not on the displayed slant range The slant range displayed in the status block and sent out the RS 232 is the actual value Because of this there may be an apparent discrepancy between the displayed posi tion and slant range Filter Level The Filter Level setting is varia...

Page 88: ... m s X SR 2 2 1 1 7 20 meters x Active targets 4 2 3 m s X SR 2 2 0 1 8 15 meters x Active targets 4 2 3 m s X SR 2 1 9 1 9 10 meters x Active targets 4 2 3 m s X SR 2 1 8 1 10 5 meters 3 3 ms x Active targets 4 2 3 m s X SR 2 1 8 1 NOTE 1 For Range Gate description see Transponders and Responder below Pingers utilize a Time Gating system see Pingers below NOTE 2 Total velocity Target Velocity plu...

Page 89: ...essing It depends upon accurate entry of repetition rates in the TAR GET sub menu for proper tracking The time gate is a function that compares the time between re plies against the entered repetition value It accepts the first reply that arrives in a window 50 ms prior to the expected arrival of the signal beginning of time window and up to 50 ms after the ex pected arrival It then ignores replie...

Page 90: ...a condition occurs where the blanking gate end time is less than the Slant Range Limit s from value then the blanking gate overrides the Slant Range Limit s from value This in effect locks out all signals from the hydrophone prior to the end of the blanking gate If the system loses tracking due to the Slant Range Limit from value being greater than the actual slant range from the target the system...

Page 91: ...the last five QF s the data is not plotted and causes an error code 4 to be displayed In this case the error is considered a fatal error similar to all other error codes under 20 and the reply is not added to the smoothing buffer The target position is not updated on the screen and the positional data is not sent out the RS232 port unless the EC formats are chosen If EC formats are chosen then a p...

Page 92: ... not require modification Device ports Setup dialog box This box allows setup of the various I O to the Processor Double clicking on an entry in the list or using the arrows keys to move to the desired entry and hitting Enter brings up the Device Setup dialog for that entry TrackPoint 3 Click on the TrackPoint 3 Device List line and then dou ble click to bring up the Setup Dialog Box Setup this di...

Page 93: ...ith Trackman Setup the Remote Interface device to output the format that will be compatible with the navigation software The Con nection Type can be either COM Port or IP net The Sentence Input to Trackman can either be NCSS or SPC This is the data format that is coming from the Remote Control Module another PC to this PC or laptop These are not typical and are only used for special applications L...

Page 94: ...he Web involves making a point to point connection when transferring data This point to point connection uses the TCP Transmission Control Protocol part of TCP IP It s a lot like making a phone call when the other person answers the phone your connection is acknowledged and you can transfer data back and forth talk point to point The second method called a datagram or connection less interface is ...

Page 95: ...onnection to break when a listener stops listening The Sentence Output from Trackman is the data format sent from the PC to the Navigation System The list of formats available are PORE POREB POREG SNTTM STANDARD STANDARD EC STD W PR STD EC W PR NCSS NCSS EC NUWC NUWC EC REV 4 REV 4 EC ...

Page 96: ...der the USBL ATTITUDE SENSOR menu Normal scaling is 0 222 V degree 10VDC 45 This dialog also allows the selection of the Compass Sensor Input to be either from Trackman PC or TrackPoint USBL NOTE For a Remote VRU the normal Voltage polarity for pitching BOW UP is The nor mal voltage polarity for rolling PORT UP is The RS232 Format STD W PR standard for mat with pitch and roll at end of data string...

Page 97: ...HHRP PRDID CDL MDL PSXN Seatex POREM Configure the Port Settings by selecting the COM Port that the data is input to the Trackpoint device COM 2 or COM3 Next select the Port Baud Rate Parity Data Bits and Stop Bits Note that the baud rate is limited to 38400 and the data rate is limited to 12Hz on these ports NOTE The SERIAL attitude data can be input ei ther into the Trackpoint 3 Deck unit Trackp...

Page 98: ... 6 78 9 11 1 01 2 XX AA AA SM HH HH QM RR RR SM PP PP C R L F Field Number 1 Start Character 2 Horizontal Acceleration 3 Vertical Acceleration 4 Space Character 5 Space if positive Minus if negative 6 Heave centimeters N A positive is above datum 7 Status Flag 8 Space if positive Minus if negative 9 Roll X 100 degrees 3 10 Space Character 11 Space if positive Minus if negative 12 Pitch X 100 degre...

Page 99: ...pace Character 10 Space if positive Minus if negative 11 Pitch X 100 degrees 2 12 Heading Status N A PRDID Pitch Roll and Heading 1 2 3 4 PR DI D x x xx xx x x xx x xx C S CR LF Field Number 1 Pitch or 2 Roll or 3 Heading 3 4 CS CheckSum 6 4 If using heading also make sure to check the Use Heading From Attitude Sensor box 5 Roll and pitch measurements are in degrees in the range 99 99 to 99 99 Pos...

Page 100: ... xx xx x x xx x xx C S CR LF Field Number 1 Message 23 2 Roll degrees Positive Port Side Up N A 3 Pitch degrees Positive Bow Up N A 4 Heading True Degrees 7 5 Heave meters Positive Up N A 6 CS CheckSum 7 If using heading also make sure to check the Use Heading From Attitude Sensor box ...

Page 101: ...SBL Clicking on the TrackPoint USBL button brings up the USBL Heading Sensor Compass dialog box Select None to turn off or the interface re quired either Analog as input Trackpoint 3 Desk top unit s rear panel ANLG SENSOR INPUT con nector or the Serial port which accepts NMEA compass sentences The Serial input goes into the DB 9 connector located on the rear panel of the unit When the compass is e...

Page 102: ...d ing When the Compass Correction function is set to Grid Only the target position is averaged after the compass has corrected the data for North Reference resulting in a more smoothed target position on the TrackPoint screen Analog For the Analog Heading Sensor electrical interface see Installation Section 2 above The TrackPoint converts the analog Voltage to a ship s heading in degrees In the Ze...

Page 103: ...alid target has been detected If the compass heading has not changed by at least 0 1 in 10 seconds then an error code 55 is displayed The maximum rate that the TrackPoint can receive the heading data is 8Hz at 4800 baud or 16Hz at 9600 baud If the RS232 output format COM port 1 parameter is set either to STD EC or STD EC W P R and an error code 6 is encountered the heading data from the NMEA devic...

Page 104: ...rly variation from the magnetic heading If the sentence struc ture only contains magnetic heading information then the TrackPoint displays an M after the heading data on the display screen If the sentence contains variation information it calculates the true heading and the TrackPoint displays a T after the heading data indicating True heading TCM 2 is a proprietary sentence from Precision Navigat...

Page 105: ...r IP net description COM Port Settings See section 2 Installation for wiring the compass to the Deck Unit COMMS con nector Select the TrackPoint 3 Deck Unit comport that the compass connects to COM2 or COM3 Set the baud rate Parity Data Bits and Stop Bits to agree with the compass serial port protocol Sentence The Input Format allows selection of ei ther HDM HDT HDG PRDID or PSXN NMEA formats Pres...

Page 106: ...x x xx x xx C S CR LF Field Number 1 Message 23 2 Roll degrees Positive Port Side Up N A 3 Pitch degrees Positive Bow Up N A 4 Heading True Degrees 5 Heave meters Positive Up N A 6 CS CheckSum 9 The TSS MAHRS and others may not use the Checksum field Uncheck the Use Checksum box as required ...

Page 107: ...off Plays sound through the PC s speaker Not supplied Setup Hints Tool Tips Enables the tool tips Toggles on or off Setup Update While Hidden When the Trackman application is minimized it can either continue plotting so that the data can be seen once it is resumed Update While Hidden or the application can stop plotting the data and when resumed the screen will have no data points shown This saves...

Page 108: ...that it does not update from the PC Time on the Deck Unit will be synchronized with the GPS time The Deck Unit synchronizes all sensor data and target detection to this time For example when the target reply is detected the raw data is automatically time stamped to within 50ms of the GPS time The same for all the analog sensor data and the compass serial port data Example of ZDA sentence ZDA hhmms...

Page 109: ...the target to appear to be at a different depth depression angle and bearing than it actually is By entering in X Y and Z offsets the system can correct for this dynamic motion if a survey grade Motion Sensing System is interfaced to the TrackPoint 3 See ORE Model 4414B Motion Sensing System At the time of installation the hydrophone should have been oriented as nearly as possible in par allel wit...

Page 110: ...ompensate for the non vertical installation of the hydrophone shaft and or vessel trim The operator must measure the angle of the shaft with respect to vertical and enter the data in this menu Pitch and roll errors are entered in degrees Maximum range is 45 The attitude pitch roll offset errors follow the polarity convention of vessel Bow up Port up For example if the combined hydrophone shaft and...

Page 111: ...do not affect speed of sound cal culations It is used for phase correction depression angle at the water hydrophone interface Sound Velocity Profile A single velocity profile can be entered by hand or loaded from a file At each depth there is a sound velocity value The data is being assumed to represent the sound velocity layers for the en tire region within which you are operating Therefore it is...

Page 112: ...ntSvp csv If the profile is available in a csv formatted file then it can be imported in most cases Trackman makes some assumptions when importing the SVP files If there are only 2 fields separated by commas prior to a carriage return line feed it assumes the data is in the format of Depth Veloc ity If there are 3 fields then it assumes the data is in the format of Index Depth Velocity ...

Page 113: ...n saved parameters USBL Get Sensor Data Queries the Deck Unit to read the analog sensor inputs and display their values The A D data is read once per command It is possible to repeat the command while leaving the box on the screen Heading Time The time the heading was received from the RS232 port Heading The Heading value as received Heading ID The heading reference either Magnetic or True A D Tim...

Page 114: ... Serial Numbers the calibration fre quency band the number of TAM s and a Self Test indication USBL Download Code Refer to Section 5 2 for downloading Application Code to the SP IM s DSP USBL Download CAL Refer to Section 5 1 for downloading Hydrophone calibration data to SP IM USBL Volume Control Sends command to SP IM to set volume of internal speaker Move slider over with mouse and press send ...

Page 115: ...stom Tiles the Plotting and Status Blocks child windows to optimally fit the main window client win dow WINDOW Cascade Places Plotting Window and Status Block one behind the other WINDOW Arrange Icons Not available WINDOW Auto Tile Custom A check box to enable the Custom Tiling If not checked when main window is re sized the plotting and status blocks will have to be re sized manually to fit in th...

Page 116: ...TRACKPOINT 3 OPERATION 3 53 3 3 6 HELP MENU HELP Contents HELP About Shows the Trackman version number and the Processor s Physical Memory RAM in used ...

Page 117: ...Hz Transponder 2 Interrogation Freq 17 kHz Reply Freq 25 kHz Transponder 3 Interrogation Freq 17 kHz Reply Freq 27 kHz Transponder 4 Interrogation Freq 17 kHz Reply Freq 29 kHz In the example above a potential problem exists if any transponders are very close to one an other i e less than 2 meters at a normal pulse width of 1 3 msec This would cause acoustic in terference resulting in erroneous po...

Page 118: ...gate 1 at 17kHz every 1 5 seconds and 2 at 19kHz every 1 5 seconds the sequence interval for the two targets is 3 0s which is still greater than the lockout time of the transponders Also keep in mind that when using telemetering trans ponders the second telemetry reply may come in up to one second later than the primary navi gation reply Increase Interrogation Interval accordingly NOTE With ORE Mo...

Page 119: ...A high level transmit burst from a transmitter can be attenu ated and impressed on an umbilical to trigger a hardwired transponder This is useful in situations where there are not enough conductors available to trigger with the normal responder key out pulse or there is excess noise causing false triggers When a target is set up as a Hardwired Trans ponder the transmitter is enabled and the slant ...

Page 120: ...between 1 and 10000 meters The total number of targets allowed is six therefore if two targets are actively being tracked then up to four Artificial targets can be enabled A horizontal range and bearing to a target with respect to the pitch roll center of the vessel is sent to the RS 232 port or entered from the keypad The position information obtained for an artificial target could be from a sona...

Page 121: ...rved for simultaneous tracking Consecutive Tracking Sequential TP3 Acquisition Module Channel 1 only Beacons 1 4 Consecutive tracking Front panel LED s Beacon Interrogation and Receive LED s 1 4 represent Beacons 1 4 External Trigger Only one Beacon can be enabled when using an external trigger input If external trigger is negative going the LED will be on constantly E g a 10ms off pulse will not ...

Page 122: ...eir own internal triggers but is limited to Responder mode only as Channel 1 controls the Transmitter for acoustic interrogation Telemetry No limitation All Beacons except Pingers can have their telemetry enabled ECR 874 and later Beacon Interrogation Freq For simultaneous tracking all the beacons must be interrogated at the same frequency E g beacon 1 interrogates the field of beacons all at 17kH...

Page 123: ...interrogation Interval must be longer than the maximum slant range to the target E g A two way travel time for a transponder at 1000m is approximately 1 4 seconds 1000 meters 1500 me ter second 2 1 33 seconds Beacon 1 LED s Trigger In Interrogate Receive show status as it sequences through all the Beacons at the XMT interval rate Trigger Out 1 signal is transmitted at the time of each interrogatio...

Page 124: ...er In 1 External trigger initiates interrogation of Beacon Trigger Out 1 signal is transmitted at the time of each interroga tion LED flash Trigger Input rate must be longer than the maximum slant range to the target E g A one way travel time for a responder at 1000m is approximately 0 7 seconds 1000 meters 1500 meter second 0 66 seconds Num Target Name Type Serial Chan Status Xmit Interval Xmt Fr...

Page 125: ...one of the Beacons 1 4 Beacon 1 LED Receive shows status Trigger In 1 Not applicable Trigger Out 1 Not applicable Num Target Name Type Serial Chan Status Xmit Interval Xmt Freq Recv Freq Pulse Width Manual Depth Filter Level Trigger CONSECUTIVELY TRACKED TARGETS TARGET LED 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 Beacon4 Pinger 1 Active N A N A 25 N A 25 4 N A SIMULTANEOUSLY TRACKED TARGETS TARGET LED s 2 3 4 N A for TP3 ...

Page 126: ...nds This would be the minimum interrogation interval possible Beacon 1 LED s Trigger In Interrogate Receive show status for Channel 1 Beacon1 Beacon 2 LED s Trigger In Interrogate Receive show status for Channel 2 Beacon5 Beacon 3 LED s Trigger In Interrogate Receive show status for Channel 3 Beacon6 Beacon 4 LED s Trigger In Interrogate Receive show status for Channel 4 Beacon7 Trigger Out 1 sign...

Page 127: ...ED s Trigger In Interrogate Receive show status for Channel 2 Beacon5 Beacon 3 LED s Trigger In Interrogate Receive show status for Channel 3 Beacon6 Beacon 4 LED s Trigger In Interrogate Receive show status for Channel 4 Beacon7 Trigger Out 1 signal is transmitted at the time of each interrogation LED flash Trigger In 1 External trigger is not applicable when tracking Beacons consecutively on thi...

Page 128: ... Channels 3 triggers Beacon 6 Responder The Transponders are interrogated asynchronously with respect to the Responders Beacon 1 LED s Trigger In Interrogate Receive show status for Channel 1 Beacon1 Beacon 2 LED s Trigger In Interrogate Receive show status for Channel 2 Beacon5 Beacon 3 LED s Trigger In Interrogate Receive show status for Channel 3 Beacon6 Beacon 4 LED s Trigger In Interrogate Re...

Page 129: ...eceive show status for Channel 3 Beacon6 Beacon 4 LED s Trigger In Interrogate Receive show status for Channel 4 Beacon7 Trigger Out 1 signal is transmitted at the time of each interrogation LED flash Trigger In 1 External trigger is not applicable when tracking Beacons consecutively on this channel Num Target Name Type Serial Chan Status Xmit Interval Xmt Freq Recv Freq Pulse Width Manual Depth F...

Page 130: ...as a Priority Target Beacon s 1 5 6 7 2 1 5 6 7 3 1 5 6 7 4 1 5 6 7 Time 2 2 5 2 3 2 3 5 2 seconds Frequency 17 19 17 18 17 20 17 kHz Sequence with No Priority Target set Beacon s 1 5 6 7 2 3 4 1 5 6 7 Time 2 2 5 3 3 5 2 seconds Frequency 17 19 18 20 17 kHz ...

Page 131: ...any of the channels when in Pinger mode Can be any one of the Beacons 1 4 Beacons 1 7 LED s Receive show status Trigger In 1 4 not applicable Trigger Out 1 7 not applicable Num Target Name Type Serial Chan Status Xmit Interval Xmt Freq Recv Freq Pulse Width Manual Depth Filter Level Trigger CONSECUTIVELY TRACKED TARGETS TARGET LED 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 Beacon4 Pinger 1 Active N A N A 25 N A 25 4 N A SIM...

Page 132: ...TRACKPOINT 3 OPERATION 3 69 ...

Page 133: ...excessive 6 No recent replies 7 Minimum range error 8 Simultaneous reply error 9 10 Travel time less than turn around time No reply received 14 Measured Slant Range MAX SLANT RNG parameter 15 Measured Bearing outside BEARING LIMITS parameter TELEMETRY ERRORS 22 Telemetry Signal Timing Error 23 Telemetry timing out of range 24 Telemetered depth greater than slant range 26 WARNINGS 50 Target input d...

Page 134: ...1 Unusable signal received Signal received but TrackPoint unable to calculate a position This could have been due to acoustic noise contaminating the incoming signal or to other causes The red LED and the audio may show valid detection of a signal No position is plotted 2 Not Used 3 Range cannot be determined This occurs in transpond or respond mode if the calculated range is zero This can happen ...

Page 135: ...system checks to see whether the tar get is within the parameters as set by the BEARING LIMITS This function is only applicable to targets with a depression angle of less than 45 If a target is outside the set limits then the system displays an error code 15 BEARING LIMIT EXCEEDED These limits are always ref erenced to the vessel whether compass mode is ON or OFF 22 Signal timing error Telemetry s...

Page 136: ...ntal the pinger s position cannot be determined The TrackPoint shows its bearing accurately with respect to the hydrophone and places the pinger off screen along with the trailing dotted line The transponder position re mains with respect to the reference point The error code 51 warns that the pinger s position can no longer be calculated so refer to its bearing value as an indication of position ...

Page 137: ...e When an Error Code 57 occurs a is sent out the RS 232 as shown above to indicate invalid data within the x and y data fields 58 Reserved 59 Reserved in revision 8 05 60 This warning occurs if in INPUT mode and either ANALOG or TELEMETRY depth is selected If the system calculates a depression angle using the slant range and the input depth to be less than 45 but the measured depression angle give...

Page 138: ...correct To determine whether this is the case turn the TrackPoint II transmitter off and observe whether the transponder is still replying If it is the operator should try to identify and eliminate the source of the false interrogate signal or noise If the source cannot be eliminated it will be necessary to change the interrogate frequency or switch to pinger or responder operation or possibly red...

Page 139: ...the transponder output power If changing the threshold does not eliminate the problem lowering the transponder output if pos sible may allow the reflected signal to attenuate to a level where it is rejected by the system but still receive the direct signal This is usually only a problem in fresh water where there is less sound absorption than in sea water NOTE In operation with a transponder you m...

Page 140: ...OUSTIC PROBLEMS IN RESPONDER MODE A responder replies acoustically to an electrical interrogation pulse from the TrackPoint II transmit ter Like a transponder a responder provides the timing information needed to measure horizontal range directly but the interrogation pulse is not subject to the acoustic interference associated with a transponder However because a responder must be electrically co...

Page 141: ...t while it is operating This may halt the unit thus causing loss of tracking The RS 232C Typical Cable Configuration illustrates the RS 232C data lines used by TrackPoint Console COM 2 Sensor to USBL The NMEA mode allows input of various NMEA compass sentences with or without checksum verifi cation HDT HDM TCM 2 or HDG NMEA formats Set up COM port 2 for Compass input under the menu SETUP COMPASS S...

Page 142: ... or software flow control capability The hardware hand shake lines RTS DTR are disabled and do not use the XOFF XON protocol If an overrun in data occurs the data is lost and only the most recent is accepted In the case of a gyro or compass input you would not want the old data but rather accept only the most recent COM 3 USBL Deck Unit The COM 3 port is used typically for a GPS time input No data...

Page 143: ...om the Trackman Device port List select Data Output1 and then from the dialog box select Sentence Output from Trackman A List of available output formats are shown below PORE NMEA ORE POREB POREG SNTTM STANDARD STANDARD EC STD W PR STD EC W PR NCSS NCSSS EC NUWC NUWC EC Rev 4 Rev 4 EC Some of the formats can have their range parameters changed from either Meters Feet or yards NMEA Formats General ...

Page 144: ...e most significant and least significant 4 bits of the result are converted to two ASCII characters 0 9 A F for transmission The most significant value is transmitted first The receiv ing application should calculate the checksum of the message and compare it to the received checksum 3 7 4 1 PORE DATA OUTPUT PARAMETER DESCRIPTION Format PORE or NMEA ORE is a NMEA 0183 string length of 70 character...

Page 145: ... CHARACTER NA NA 25 32 31 38 8 HORIZ RGE X ASCII 00000 0 009999 9 METERS SEE NOTE 2 33 39 1 COMMA ASCII CHARACTER NA NA 34 41 40 47 8 HORIZ RGE Y ASCII 00000 0 009999 9 METERS SEE NOTE 2 42 48 1 COMMA ASCII CHARACTER NA NA 43 49 49 55 7 DEPTH Z ASCII 00000 0 09999 9 METERS SEE NOTE 2 50 56 1 COMMA ASCII CHARACTER NA NA 51 56 57 62 6 ROLL ASCII 50 0 050 0 DEGREES 57 63 1 COMMA ASCII CHARACTER NA NA...

Page 146: ...ch of the hydrophone elements to determine the quality of the signal If the phase counts are consistent on all three channels throughout the reply burst the quality factor is very high If the phase counts have jitter or are inconsistent then the quality factor is low ERROR CODE The ERROR CODE or WARNING CODE is a one or two digit error code indicat ing that the data received could not be used for ...

Page 147: ...e keyboard or the RS232 TEMPERATURE The TEMPERATURE is the value as measured at the Hydrophone by the tem perature sensor TELEMETRY DATA The TELEMETRY data is independent of the position data Its value is de pendent upon the parameters set under each target s menu It is an instantaneous value If telemetered DEPTH is selected for that target instead of telemetered DATA the TELEMETRY num ber is the ...

Page 148: ...9 9 DEGREES 31 1 COMMA ASCII CHARACTER NA NA 32 35 6 DEPRESSION ANGLE ASCII 00 0 89 9 DEGREES 36 1 COMMA ASCII CHARACTER NA NA 37 43 7 SLANT RANGE ASCII 0000 00 9999 99 METERS 44 1 COMMA ASCII CHARACTER NA NA 45 48 4 SPEED OF SOUND ASCII 1300 1600 METERS SEC 49 1 COMMA ASCII CHARACTER NA NA 50 53 4 TEMPERATURE ASCII 10 40 CELSIUS 54 1 COMMA ASCII CHARACTER NA NA 55 60 6 TELEMETRY DATA ASCII 0000 0...

Page 149: ...s to determine the quality of the target s signal If the phase counts are consistent on all three channels throughout the reply burst the quality factor is very high If the phase counts have jitter or are inconsistent then the quality factor is low ERROR CODE The ERROR CODE or WARNING CODE is a one or two digit error code indicat ing that the data received could not be used for a valid position fi...

Page 150: ...l center of the vessel or if Antenna Offsets are entered it is corrected again to the Antenna offset point X Y Z Horizontal position and depth of Target output in Meters HEADING NMEA or ANALOG PITCH Pitch Angle Pitch of vessel 0 is horiz bow up is positive Pitch ROLL Roll Angle Roll of vessel 0 is horiz port up is positive Roll TEMPERATURE The TEMPERATURE is the value as measured at the Hydrophone...

Page 151: ...ACTER NA NA 36 37 2 QUALITY FACTOR ASCII 01 10 NA 38 1 COMMA ASCII CHARACTER NA NA 39 40 2 ERROR CODE ASCII 00 to 99 NOTE 1 41 1 COMMA ASCII CHARACTER NA NA 42 49 8 SLANT RANGE ASCII 00000 00 to 99999 99 Meters 50 1 COMMA ASCII CHARACTER NA NA 51 55 5 DEPRESSION ANGLE ASCII 00 00 to 89 99 Degrees NOTE 2 56 1 COMMA ASCII CHARACTER NA NA 57 62 5 BEARING ASCII 000 00 to 359 90 Degrees NOTE 3 63 1 COM...

Page 152: ...epression Angle as measured from Horizontal NOTE 3 NMEA or analog NOTE 4 Pitch Angle Pitch of vessel 0 is horiz bow up is positive Pitch NOTE 5 Roll Angle Roll of vessel 0 is horiz port up is positive Roll NOTE 6 The Checksum is the 8 bit exclusive OR no start or stop bits of all characters in the sentence in cluding delimiters between but not including the and the delimiters NOTE 7 The data field...

Page 153: ...REES 23 1 COMMA ASCII CHARACTER NA NA 24 1 R ASCII R CHARACTER NA NA 25 30 6 COMMA ASCII CHARACTER NA NA 31 1 K ASCII K CHARACTER NA NA 32 1 COMMA ASCII CHARACTER NA NA 33 1 T ASCII T CHARACTER NA NA 34 1 P ASCII P CHARACTER NA NA 35 1 I ASCII I CHARACTER NA NA 36 1 I ASCII I CHARACTER NA NA 37 1 COMMA ASCII CHARACTER NA NA 38 1 T ASCII T CHARACTER NA NA 39 1 COMMA ASCII CHARACTER NA NA 40 1 COMMA...

Page 154: ...ANT RANGE ASCII 0 0 10000 0 METERS 1 29 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 30 37 8 X ASCII 10000 0 METERS 1 38 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 39 46 8 Y ASCII 10000 0 METERS 1 47 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 48 54 7 Z ASCII 0 0 10000 0 METERS 1 55 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 56 63 8 TELEMETRY ASCII 99999 9 UNITS 64 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 65 66 2 WARNING CODE ASCII Null 20 99...

Page 155: ...ANT RANGE ASCII 0 0 10000 0 METERS 1 29 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 30 37 8 X ASCII 10000 0 METERS 1 38 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 39 46 8 Y ASCII 10000 0 METERS 1 47 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 48 54 7 Z ASCII 0 0 10000 0 METERS 1 55 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 56 63 8 TELEMETRY ASCII 99999 9 UNITS 64 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 65 66 2 WARNING AND ERROR CODE ASCII ...

Page 156: ... ASCII MINUS CHARACTER 2D h N A 29 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 30 34 5 X ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 35 1 X ASCII MINUS CHARACTER 2D h N A 36 1 X ASCII PERIOD CHARACTER 2E h N A 37 1 X ASCII MINUS CHARACTER 2D h N A 38 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 39 43 5 Y ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 44 1 Y ASCII MINUS CHARACTER 2D h N A 45 1 Y ASCII PERIOD CHARACTER 2E h N A 46 1 Y ASCII MINUS CHARACTER 2...

Page 157: ...8 X ASCII 10000 0 METERS 1 38 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 39 46 8 Y ASCII 10000 0 METERS 1 47 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 48 54 7 Z ASCII 0 0 10000 0 METERS 1 55 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 56 63 8 TELEMETRY ASCII 99999 9 UNITS 64 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 65 66 2 WARNING CODE ASCII Null 20 99 2 N A 67 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 68 72 5 ROLL ASCII 0 0 45 0 DEGREES ...

Page 158: ... 8 X ASCII 10000 0 METERS 1 38 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 39 46 8 Y ASCII 10000 0 METERS 1 47 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 48 54 7 Z ASCII 0 0 10000 0 METERS 1 55 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 56 63 8 TELEMETRY ASCII 99999 9 UNITS 64 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 65 66 2 WARNING AND ERROR CODE ASCII Null 99 2 N A 67 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 68 72 5 ROLL ASCII 0 0 45 0 ...

Page 159: ...HARACTER 2D h N A 38 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 39 43 5 Y ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 44 1 Y ASCII MINUS CHARACTER 2D h N A 45 1 Y ASCII PERIOD CHARACTER 2E h N A 46 1 Y ASCII MINUS CHARACTER 2D h N A 47 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 48 51 4 Z ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 52 1 Z ASCII MINUS CHARACTER 2D h N A 53 1 Z ASCII PERIOD CHARACTER 2E h N A 54 1 Z ASCII MINUS CHARACTER 2D h N A 55 1 S...

Page 160: ...PACE CHARACTER N A 43 50 8 Y ASCII 10000 0 METERS 1 52 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 53 59 7 Z ASCII 0 0 10000 0 METERS 1 60 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 60 67 8 TELEMETRY ASCII 99999 9 UNITS 68 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 69 70 2 WARNING AND ERROR CODE ASCII Null 99 2 N A 71 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 72 73 2 CHECKSUM 16 BIT BINARY SUM OF BYTES 00 FF N A 74 1 CARRIAGE RETURN...

Page 161: ...I SPACE CHARACTER N A 15 19 5 SLANT RANGE ASCII 0 0 09500 METERS 20 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 21 26 6 X ASCII 0 0 10000 METERS 27 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 28 33 6 Y ASCII 0 0 10000 METERS 34 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 35 40 6 Z ASCII 0 0 010000 METERS 41 1 CARRIAGE RETURN ASCII CARRIAGE RETURN CHARACTER N A 42 1 LINEFEED ASCII LINEFEED CHARACTER N A NOTE Format REV 4 only o...

Page 162: ...CE CHARACTER N A 21 26 6 X ASCII 0 0 10000 METERS 27 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 28 33 6 Y ASCII 0 0 10000 METERS 34 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 35 40 6 Z ASCII 0 0 010000 METERS 41 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 42 43 2 ERROR CODE ASCII 0 99 N A 44 1 CARRIAGE RETURN ASCII CARRIAGE RETURN CHARACTER N A 45 1 LINEFEED ASCII LINEFEED CHARACTER N A NOTE Format REV 4 EC only outputs data...

Page 163: ...RACTER N A 30 36 7 SLANT RANGE ASCII 0 0 10000 0 METERS 2 37 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 38 45 8 X ASCII 10000 0 METERS 2 46 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 47 54 8 Y ASCII 10000 0 METERS 2 55 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 56 62 7 Z ASCII 0 0 10000 0 METERS 2 63 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 64 71 8 TELEMETRY ASCII 99999 9 UNITS 72 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 73 74 2 WARNING ...

Page 164: ...ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 38 45 8 X ASCII 10000 0 METERS 2 46 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 47 54 8 Y ASCII 10000 0 METERS 2 55 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 56 62 7 Z ASCII 0 0 10000 0 METERS 2 63 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 64 71 8 TELEMETRY ASCII 99999 9 UNITS 72 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 74 75 2 WARNING AND ERROR CODE ASCII 01 99 3 N A 75 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A...

Page 165: ...RACTER 2D h N A 37 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 38 42 5 X ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 43 1 X ASCII MINUS CHARACTER 2D h N A 44 1 X ASCII PERIOD CHARACTER 2E h N A 45 1 X ASCII MINUS CHARACTER 2D h N A 46 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 47 51 5 Y ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 52 1 Y ASCII MINUS CHARACTER 2D h N A 53 1 Y ASCII PERIOD CHARACTER 2E h N A 54 1 Y ASCII MINUS CHARACTER 2D h N A 55 1 SPA...

Page 166: ...ed to the pitch roll center of the vessel or if Antenna Offsets are entered it is corrected again to the Antenna offset point The SYSTEM COMPASS RS232 TGT DATA switch can be set to either NORTH REF or BOW REF See section 3 4 2 The DEPRESSION ANGLE output on REV4 formats is the depression angle calculated from the fi nal horizontal distance and the depth either input or calculated depth The depress...

Page 167: ...ioning calculations The ERROR CODE ERR or WARNING CODE WARN is a one or two digit error code indicating that the data received could not be used for a valid position fix or it can represent a warning to let an operator know that the position accuracy could be compromised see ERROR and WARNING CODES section 3 15 PITCH and ROLL is either from the PITCH and ROLL from the hydrophone VRU Models 4610B H...

Page 168: ...uture option 3 7 4 14 NCSC COMMAND STRUCTURE The NCSC RS 232 control method uses predefined packets of information to control operational pa rameters These packets are used to perform SYSTEM and TARGET setup modifications NOTE The only setup that is not duplicated exactly to the NCSS specification is in the FIL TER LEVEL setting The new filtering method precludes using the same five codes to contr...

Page 169: ...II 0 OFF 1 ON N A 29 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 30 31 2 CHECKSUM 16 BIT BINARY SUM OF BYTES N A 32 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 33 1 CARRIAGE RETURN ASCII CARRIAGE RETURN CHAR N A 34 1 LINEFEED ASCII LINEFEED CHARACTER N A TARGET SETUP COMMAND 2 BYTE LENGTH DATA WORD REPRESENTATION RANGE UNITS 1 1 START OF TEXT ASCII START OF TEXT CHARACTER N A 2 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 3 5 2...

Page 170: ... 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 36 1 TYPE ASCII 0 TRANS 1 RESP 2 PINGER 3 HW TRANS N A 37 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 38 1 DEPTH SELECT ASCII 0 MANUAL 1 ANALOG 2 TELEMETRY N A 39 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 40 1 DEPTH MODE ASCII 0 CALCULATED 1 INPUT N A 41 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 42 1 TELEMETRY ASCII 0 OFF 1 ON N A 43 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 44 1 THRESHOLD LEVEL ...

Page 171: ...MAX DEPTH ASCII 00000 0 TO 10000 0 M METERS 48 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 49 1 COMPASS OFF ANAL NMEA ASCII 0 OFF 1 Analog 2 NMEA 0 TO 2 N A 50 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 51 52 2 CHECKSUM 16 BIT BINARY SUM OF BYTES N A 53 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 54 1 CARRIAGE RETURN ASCII CARRIAGE RETURN CHARACTER N A 55 1 LINEFEED ASCII LINEFEED CHARACTER N A SYSTEM SETUP COMMAND 2 BYTE LEN...

Page 172: ...ARACTER N A 25 26 28 2 CHECKSUM 16 BIT BINARY SUM OF BYTES N A 27 29 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 28 30 1 CARRIAGE RETURN ASCII CARRIAGE RETURN CHARACTER N A 29 31 1 LINEFEED ASCII LINEFEED CHARACTER N A The numbers in parenthesis are the extended characters if the year is sent to the TrackPoint in 4 digits vs 2 For data sent to TrackPoint IM the SY3 command has been modified to allow 4 digit...

Page 173: ...3 34 2 ANALOG USE AS ASCII See Note below 00 to 02 N A 35 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 36 42 7 ANALOG1 MIN UNITS ASCII 0 TO 9999 9 N A 43 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 44 50 7 ANALOG1 MAX UNITS ASCII 0 TO 9999 9 N A 51 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 52 55 4 ANALOG1 MIN VOLTS ASCII 0 00 to 5 99 V 56 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 57 60 4 ANALOG1 MAX VOLTS ASCII 0 10 to 6 00 V 61 1 SP...

Page 174: ...I 0 Bow 1 North 0 TO1 N A 25 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 26 31 6 HYD VRU PITCH ERROR ASCII 0 00 TO 44 9 DEG 32 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 33 38 6 HYD VRU ROLL ERROR ASCII 0 00 TO 44 9 DEG 39 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 40 1 VRU STATUS ASCII 0 Static 1 Active 0 TO 1 N A 41 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 42 1 HYD ORIENTATION ASCII 0 Normal 1 Starboard 2 Aft 3 Port 0 TO 3 N A 43...

Page 175: ...O 2 N A 22 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 23 24 2 CHECKSUM 16 BIT BINARY SUM OF BYTES N A 25 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 26 1 CARRIAGE RETURN ASCII CARRIAGE RETURN CHARACTER N A 27 1 LINEFEED ASCII LINEFEED CHARACTER N A ACK NACK MESSAGE BYTE LENGTH DATA WORD REPRESENTATION RANGE UNITS 1 1 START OF TEXT ASCII START OF TEXT CHARACTER N A 2 1 SPACE ASCII SPACE CHARACTER N A 3 1 ACK NACK ASC...

Page 176: ...ff system exit Trackman and then Shut Down PC via Windows START button The power will automatically be shut off to the Processor the Keyboard Monitor goes into low power mode and the TrackPoint 3 can then be turned off from the front panel power switch ...

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Page 179: ...me of the pulse is unknown A transponder emits a sound pulse in response to a specific acoustic interrogation pulse from the controller transmitter A responder emits a sound pulse via a wire connecting the responder and the Signal Interface Module SIM when electrically triggered by the SIM The system now has timing information to calculate directly the slant range of the target assuming the averag...

Page 180: ...der mode Horizontal range HR is calculated by one of three methods depending on the calculated value of the depression angle β from the horizontal and the depth MODE A In CALCULATED depth MODE and when the target is within a 90 degree cone value of β greater than 45 degrees horizontal range HR is calculated by HR SR cos β This is the normal situation where the target is within a 45 degree angle fr...

Page 181: ...hrough the target X and Y and HR form a right triangle Depth Z is the depth of the target below the water surface Under ideal conditions the transducing element plane is parallel to the surface of the water and perpendicular to a vertical plane through the vessel centerline In a real application the vessel and hydrophone will be in motion and the system must therefore correct measurements taken fr...

Page 182: ...ACKPOINT 3 PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION 4 4 Figures 4 3A B the SIM Block Diagram presents an overview of the TrackPoint 3 The individual components of the system function as described in the following sections ...

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Page 184: ...The internal Vertical Reference Unit VRU provides ana log signals corresponding to pitch and roll that are also sent to the SPB 10 VDC Power for the amplifiers and drivers is regulated on the Father Board from the raw power sent down from the SPB Model 4211A Hydrophone The Model 4211A Hydrophone is approximately 3 inches in diameter Refer to Figure 4 5 The pot ted end is the same as in the 4610B w...

Page 185: ...TRACKPOINT 3 PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION 4 7 TRACKPOINT BLOCK DIAGRAM FIGURE 4 3A ...

Page 186: ...TRACKPOINT 3 PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION 4 8 TRACKPOINT BLOCK DIAGRAM FIGURE 4 3B ...

Page 187: ...TEMP SIG C SIG B SIG A POWER SUPPLY DRIVER T AMP DRIVER C RCVR C DRIVER B RCVR B DRIVER A RCVR A 4610B HYDROPHONE BLOCK DIAGRAM ROLL PITCH REG AMP AMP ROLL PITCH DRVR C DRVR B DRVR A 4740A VRU AMPLIFIER RCVR A AMP RCVR B RCVR C 4110B DECK CABLE TEMP SIG C XMIT SIG A SIG B 4211A S N 4211A HYDROPHONE ...

Page 188: ...d by the DSP the following sequence of events occurs resulting in the transfer of all of the raw data over a high speed se rial bus to the main DSP board All counting and data collection is halted the VRU COMPASS ANALOG DEPTH and TEMP signals are digitized and stored along with a time tag and an inter rupt is sent to the main DSP board to initiate data transfer The main DSP board when ready will r...

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Page 191: ...x shown is displayed The Amplifier and Hydrophone Serial Numbers are shown NOTE When loading calibration files or updating the Deck Unit s software from Trackman use only a direct PC serial port Do not use a converter that goes from USB to serial or Ethernet to serial These cause the check summing of the binary data download to fail re sulting in data not being programmed NOTE If a model 4211A and...

Page 192: ...until it is on continuously 7 Place floppy or CD in the respective Model 4451A Processor module drive 8 Run Trackman software NOTE When it asks if you want to send parameters to the Deck Unit click on NO 9 From the USBL menu in the Trackman software select DOWNLOAD CAL 10 Trackman asks for the file name starting with the BHI file Navigate to either the Floppy drive or the CD ROM drive Click on the...

Page 193: ...TRACKPOINT 3 MAINTENANCE 5 1 DSP CARD PROGRAMMING MODE JUMPER FIGURE 5 1 ...

Page 194: ...he PC s hard drive for archival Select yes If the directory called CalFiles does not exist Track man creates one and copies the calibration files to this directory This will then keep a back up copy of the calibration files on the Trackman PC C Program Files ORE Offshore TrackPoint MMI CalFiles 12 Once both files are archived a message appears showing file names and asking if you are sure these ar...

Page 195: ...shROM on its DSP card 14 Power down System 15 Remove Jumper from pins 1 and 2 of JP7 and place on pins 2 and 3 Remove Jumper from pins 1 and 2 of JP3 and place on pins 2 and 3 Refer to Figure 5 1 16 Power up system 17 D3 on the DSP card should flashe AMBER and then go off 18 Replace top cover of the TrackPoint 3 ...

Page 196: ...er to Figure 5 2 4 Remove Jumper from pins 2 and 3 of JP7 and place on pins 1 and 2 Remove Jumper from pins 2 and 3 of JP3 and place on pins 1 and 2 Refer to Figure 5 1 5 Power up system Stay clear of Line Voltages and Transmitter 6 D3 on the DSP card will flash and then illuminate RED Do not attempt to program until it is on continuously 7 Place floppy or CD in the respective Model 4451A Processo...

Page 197: ...12 Trackman then sends the 4450A SIM the file to program into the FlashROM on its DSP card 13 Power down System 14 Remove Jumper from pins 1 and 2 of JP7 and place on pins 2 and 3 Remove Jumper from pins 1 and 2 of JP3 and place on pins 2 and 3 Refer to Figure 5 1 15 Power up system 16 D3 on the DSP card should flash AMBER and then go off 17 Replace top cover of SIM ...

Page 198: ... 3 Amp slow blow 5 x 20 mm 5 1 4 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD PCB REMOVAL REPLACEMENT 1 Remove the top cover from the SIM See Figure 5 2 2 Disconnect any connectors associated with the particular PCB or connectors that cross over the board preventing removal Remove screws holding in PCB Remove PCB NOTE The Peripheral Interface Card PIC contains lithium back up batteries for the clock It is a 3 6v unit co...

Page 199: ...R MODULE The Model 4451A Processor Module is a P3 or P4 PC running a Windows 2000 or XP Professional Operating System It automatically logs on as administrator with a Password of ORE The TRACKMAN software starts automatically as soon as the system has completed its boot process CAUTION If an operator closes or minimizes the Trackman application the system resumes to the Desktop and the user has fu...

Page 200: ...A CHASSIS COMPONENTS FIGURE 5 2 REAR PANEL INTERFACE BD FAN POWER SUPPLY PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CARD DSP CARD TAM 1 under FRONT PANEL INDICATOR BD TRANSMITTER TAM 2 TAM 3 TAM 4 AIR FLOW RTC BATTERY PROGRAMMING JUMPER JP7 PROGRAMMING JUMPER JP3 ...

Page 201: ...APPENDIX A CARE OF CABLES ...

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Page 203: ...inse in fresh water and remove excess wa ter from parts prior to opening NOTES FOR PROPER CARE OF UNDERWATER CABLES DO Lubricate connectors before mating DO Keep cables free from dirt and salt DO Secure cables with tie wraps or tape so they won t work free DO Route cables where they won t get pinched or crushed by deployment or mov ing machinery DO Periodically clean cable contacts with a cleaner ...

Page 204: ...TRACKPOINT 3 APPENDIX A A 2 ...

Page 205: ...APPENDIX B STATIC DISCHARGE ...

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Page 207: ...ion in the internal layers of the device its life expectancy may be reduced The ESD event ini tiates a device weakness that degrades and causes failure with continued use RULE 1 Assume all electronic solid state components are sensitive to ESD damage RULE 2 Never touch a sensitive component or assembly unless properly grounded When handling circuit assemblies or when working with them always use t...

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Page 209: ...APPENDIX C WARRANTY ...

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Page 211: ...tion nor for defects in raw material parts or subassemblies furnished by BUYER or his agents This warranty is in lieu of and excludes any other warranties whether statutory expressed or im plied and the goods are accepted by BUYER with that understanding ORE Offshore MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AND SPECIFICALLY EDGETECH MAKES NO WAR RANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PART...

Page 212: ...TRACKPOINT 3 APPENDIX C C 2 ...

Page 213: ...APPENDIX D DRAWINGS ...

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Page 215: ...mbly 2 D8 4450BS0017 Front Panel Schematic 2 D9 4450DA0017 Front Panel Assembly 2 D10 4410BS0024 Transmitter Schematic 2 D11 4450DA0024 Transmitter Assembly 2 D12 4110CA0002 Deck Cable D13 4110CA0002 01 Deck Cable D14 100437 Model 4610B Hydrophone Assembly D15 100925 Model 4610B Interconnection Diagram D16 4740CW0006 Model 4740A Interconnection Diagram D17 4211CW0003 Model 4211A Hydrophone Wiring ...

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Page 227: ...be the least likely to be used in conjunction with it PCB 4450PC0012 REV A SCH 4450BS0012 REV A ASY 4450BA0012 REV A 5 Use COM3 also as the Micromodem I O port Have jumper selectable Use CTS line also 6 Add connector from Hydrophone for the linear output of Channel A for input to the micromodem 7 Move silkscreen lettering for TP5 as it gets cut off by hole next to it 8 P11 P12 mating connectors hi...

Page 228: ...UT 4 COMMON K1 G6A 274P ST US DC5 4 6 8 13 11 9 1 16 TP3 N12V P1 HDG_VRU_DEP 97 3102A 24 5P 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F 0G 0H 0J 0K 0L 0M 0N 0P 0R 0S R1 R2 PWR_COM 12VDC 12VDC S1 S2 S3 COMPASS DEPTH 1 PITCH SIGNAL COM DEPTH 2 PITCH COM ROLL COM ROLL JP1 SIG_SHLD_COM PZC03DAAN 2 4 6 1 3 5 V7 J2 HYDROPHONE 97 3102A 28 16S 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F 0G 0H 0J 0K 0L 0M 0N 0P 0Q 0R 0S 0T 0U 0V CH A HI CH A LO ROLL PITCH 1...

Page 229: ..._INPUT 31 71059 1010 1 2 P10 DGPS_INPUT_ time 172 E09 142 011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 P15 43650 0416 RS232_MODEM 1 2 3 4 JP3 COM3 SELECT PZC03DAAN 2 4 6 1 3 5 P12 RS232_I O 87831 1620 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 V3 V2 J3 CONTROL_LINES 172 E15 242 011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 SP1 AT 3108 SPEAKER 1 2 V6 P9 COMPASS IN_NMEA 172 E09 142 011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 P14 70543 0003 AUDIO 1 2 3 4...

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Page 233: ...DICATOR BOARD 1 Open holes up for mounting to 6 32 clear 2 Diode D27 reversed 3 Add wire trace from SPARE_LED_03 of connector to D23 4450BS0017 A FRONT PANEL LED INDICATOR BOARD B 1 2 Wednesday September 07 2005 Title Size Document Number Rev Date Sheet of ...

Page 234: ...ED03 P_12V P_5V N_12V P_24V P_5V D18 GRN LED R3 150 D4 GRN LED R14 150 V4 R18 150 MNT_Hole PAD4 R23 150 D2 GRN LED R12 150 R26 680 D11 RED LED V5 R10 150 TP5 5V TP1 GND TP4 24V MNT_Hole PAD5 R8 150 D24 RED LED MNT_Hole PAD1 D22 YEL LED V6 P1 87831 4020 FP LEDS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 D7 YEL LED V1 D15 YEL LED D1...

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Page 237: ...508 291 0960 TRANSMITTER CARD West Wareham MA 02576 4 Little Brook Road WITH TELEMETRY NO TELEMETRY BOM 4450AL0023 02 REV A ASY 4450BA0023 REV A 1 REV A Add gnds to input Next Rev COVER PAGE SCH 4450BS0024 REV A 4450BS0024 A TRANSMITTER 24V P3 B 1 3 Tuesday March 14 2006 Title Size Document Number Rev Date Sheet of ...

Page 238: ... 10 8 1 C10 2 2 25V MNT_Hole MH3 D6 S3GB 13 HS1 HeatSink 4450 0038 C13 0 1 50V C11 0 1 25V SCREW XQ2 A D1 S3GB 13 D12 1N4148 C1 10 000uF 35V U1 UA78L12ACPK IN COM OUT IN COM OUT R2 10K 1W D8 1N4148 WASHER XQ1 B MNT_Hole MH4 D10 S3GB 13 C6 10 000uF 35V C4 10 000uF 35V P3 1 2 3 J3 5 3 6 1 4 2 C8 10 000uF 35V D9 13V R4 0 SIL_PAD XQ2 C P2 1 2 C2 10 000uF 35V R5 4700 3W SCREW XHS1 A D4 S3GB 13 R3 62 1W...

Page 239: ...ev Date Sheet of B_PHASE A_PHASE P12V P12V P12V P12V P12V P12V P12V R16 100K R26 200 R27 47K R24 4 7K Q3 2N3904 JP1 1 2 3 4 XT2 2616 PCB MTG CORE 1 5 7 6 8 4 U3D 14011 12 13 11 U3C 14011 8 9 10 R21 10K U5D 14077 12 13 11 D17 1N4148 R28 47K D19 1N4148 R22 4 7K U2B 14011 5 6 4 R17 100K R15 4 7K P9 1 2 3 U3B 14011 5 6 4 U2A 14011 1 2 3 U2C 14011 8 9 10 R19 100K U2D 14011 12 13 11 U4 TLC372 3 2 1 5 6 ...

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Page 243: ...AND IS NOT TO BE USED IN WHOLE OR IN PART TO ASSIST IN MAKING OR TO FURNISH ANY INFORMATION FOR THE MAKING OF DRAWINGS PRINTS APPARATUS OR PARTS THEREOF E Falmouth MA 02536 FAX 508 495 6699 TEL 508 495 6600 25 Bernard St Jean Drive ORE Offshore Division NOT A CONTROLLED DOCUMENT UNLESS MARKED CONTROLLED MODEL 4110B DECK CABLE 4110CA0002 A4 ORE Accusonic Part No 4110 0002 ...

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Page 245: ...NISH ANY INFORMATION FOR THE MAKING OF DRAWINGS PRINTS APPARATUS OR PARTS THEREOF E Falmouth MA 02536 FAX 508 495 6699 TEL 508 495 6600 25 Bernard St Jean Drive ORE Offshore Division NOT A CONTROLLED DOCUMENT UNLESS MARKED CONTROLLED MODEL 4610A 4610B HYDROPHONE ASSEMBLY 100437 C2 ORE Offshore Division Accusonic Technologies Inc 25 Bernard St Jean Drive East Falmouth MA 02536 4420 USA Phone 508 49...

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