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EdgeTech

4 Little Brook Road

West Wareham, MA 02576

Tel: (508) 291-0057

Fax: (508) 291-2491

www.EdgeTech.com

2000-CSS COMBINED SONAR

U S E R H A R D W A R E M A N U A L

0017423_REV_C

February 2018

Summary of Contents for 2000-CSS

Page 1: ...EdgeTech 4 Little Brook Road West Wareham MA 02576 Tel 508 291 0057 Fax 508 291 2491 www EdgeTech com 2000 CSS COMBINED SONAR U S E R H A R D W A R E M A N U A L 0017423_REV_C February 2018...

Page 2: ...ed or disclosed to a third party either wholly or in part without the prior written consent of EdgeTech Any reproduction of EdgeTech supplied software or file sharing is strictly prohibited EdgeTech 2...

Page 3: ...tatic electricity Therefore extreme care should be taken when handling them Normal handling precautions involve the use of anti static protection materials and grounding straps for personnel WARNING H...

Page 4: ...e software drivers if applicable At times however direct replacements may not exist When this happens EdgeTech will provide the necessary drivers with the replacement part if applicable EdgeTech may a...

Page 5: ...al is subject to change and should be used for reference only Liability EdgeTech has made every effort to document the 2000 CSS in this manual accurately and completely However EdgeTech assumes no lia...

Page 6: ...The items have not been misused or abused in any manner nor have repairs been attempted thereon without the approval of EdgeTech Customer Service iii Written notice of the failure within the warranty...

Page 7: ...to the customer New software releases consist of the following Software enhancements that are not on the price list Software fixes and changes Product integration Documentation updates to on line hel...

Page 8: ...uties being charged Whenever possible please send copies of original export shipping documents with the consignment 2 If the value of the equipment is over 1000 the following Shipper s oath must be se...

Page 9: ...refore we encourage you to contact EdgeTech Customer Service to offer any suggestions or to request technical support NOTE Please have your system Serial Number available when contacting Customer Serv...

Page 10: ...and coastal applications for over 45 years The company has responded to the needs of the scientific Naval and offshore communities by providing equipment such as sub bottom profilers side scan sonar...

Page 11: ...CE ix COMPANY BACKGROUND x TABLE OF CONTENTS xi LIST OF FIGURES IN DOCUMENT xiv LIST OF TABLES IN DOCUMENT xvi 1 0 OVERVIEW 1 1 1 1 2000 CSS Applications 1 1 1 2 Main System Components 1 2 1 2 1 Topsi...

Page 12: ...anging to a Non US Power Plug 3 2 3 3 Navigation Interface 3 2 3 4 Topside Location Best Practices 3 3 3 5 Topside Connections Controls and Indicators 3 3 3 5 1 Topside Computer Connections 3 3 3 5 2...

Page 13: ...2 5 2 Restoring the Operating System to the Hard Drive 5 2 5 3 Disassembling and Reassembling the Towfish 5 2 5 3 1 Disassembling the Towfish 5 3 5 3 2 Reassembling the Towfish 5 4 5 4 Calibrating th...

Page 14: ...1 1 Rackmount Topside and Components 1 3 Figure 1 2 Towfish Parts 1 5 Figure 1 3 Kevlar Reinforced Tow Cable 1 6 Figure 3 1 Rack Mount Topside Front Panel 3 5 Figure 3 2 Rack Mount Topside Back Panel...

Page 15: ...lash Screen 5 5 Figure 6 11 Remote Desktop Warning Screen 5 5 Figure 6 12 Closing Sonar exe 5 6 Figure 6 13 Tera Term Icon 5 6 Figure 6 14 Tera Term Splash Screen 5 7 Figure 6 15 Terra Term Port Set u...

Page 16: ...TCP IP Addresses 3 8 Table 3 3 Towfish Ethernet Devices IP Addresses 3 8 Table 6 1 2000 Topside computer Troubleshooting Guide 6 3 Table 6 2 STARMUX III Digital Telemetry Link Troubleshooting Guide 6...

Page 17: ...rly swept wide band high energy acoustic pulses also called CHIRP pulses over a full spectrum frequency range The received echoes are processed into high signal to noise SNR images which can be direct...

Page 18: ...a DVD RW drive a 1 TB hard drive for data storage and a 500 GB hard drive for the operating system are included with the topside computer The computer can also interface with a user provided printer...

Page 19: ...owfish The 2000 CSS Towfish contains the side scan transducer arrays the sub bottom transducer and the sub bottom hydrophone arrays along with the electronics required to transmit and to receive the s...

Page 20: ...depth rating and is designed primarily for coastal applications requiring greater bottom penetration It is hydro dynamically stabilized and includes the sub bottom transducer and four sub bottom hydr...

Page 21: ...Tow Bridle Teardrop Cover Upper Fiberglass Shell Lower Fiberglass Shell Carrying Handles 4 Electronics Bottle Tail Fins Side Scan Transducer one port one starboard Figure 1 2 Towfish Parts...

Page 22: ...les include an MCIL4M connector for connecting to the STARMUX III The armored tow cables include either an MCIL4M male wet pluggable connector or an open termination for connection to the slip rings o...

Page 23: ...sion and reception of acoustic signals high signal to noise ratio SNR for improved side scan and sub bottom imagery high repeatability of the transmitted signals from pulse to pulse for high signal de...

Page 24: ...duces high repeatability and signal definition 1 4 4 High Resolution Normally when using long pulses resolution is reduced However after correlation processing the received signals a very sharp wavele...

Page 25: ...of the full spectrum sonar pulse conventional pulse side scan and sub bottom sonars would have to operate at a peak pulse power of 100 times greater than a full spectrum pulse 1 4 7 Gaussian Shaped Am...

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Page 27: ...the Topside Computer are shown in TABLE 2 1 SPECIFICATION VALUE Size 17 8 cm 7 in high 43 2 cm 17 in wide 48 3 cm 19 in deep Weight 19 5 kg 43 lb Case type EIA RS 310C 19 inch standard rackmount with...

Page 28: ...drive 1 TB hard drive data 500 GB hard drive OS Operating system Windows 7 64 Bit Application software DISCOVER 2000 C and DISCOVER Sub Bottom Display 2 21 inch LCD monitor Keyboard High impact indust...

Page 29: ...Size 8 3 cm 3 25 in high 48 5 cm 19 0 in wide 43 2 cm 17 0 in deep Weight 6 4 kg 14 lb Case Type EIA RS 310C 19 inch rack mount Case Construction Aluminum 19 inch rack mount Case Finish Anodized Mount...

Page 30: ...n Weight in air 235 kg 517 lb Weight in water 88 kg 195 lb Construction Fiberglass Maximum tow cable length 6000 m 19 680 ft Contact EdgeTech for cable type vs length Depth rating 300 m 984 ft Tow cab...

Page 31: ...e length Up to 20 ms 100 kHz Up to 12 ms 300 kHz Up to 10 ms 400 kHz Up to 5 ms 600 kHz Across track resolution 6 3 cm 100 kHz 2 8 cm 300 kHz 1 8 cm 400 kHz 1 4 cm 600 kHz Along track resolution 1 9 m...

Page 32: ...9 ms 0 5 6 0 kHz 18 ms 0 5 7 2 kHz 30 ms 0 7 12 0 kHz 20 ms 2 0 12 0 kHz 20 ms Vertical resolution a 19 cm 1 5 0 kHz 12 cm 1 5 7 5 kHz 8 cm 2 12 kHz Penetration in coarse and calcareous sand b 30 m ty...

Page 33: ...water approximately 750 m s For example a full bandwidth pulse from an SB 424 Towfish has a vertical resolution of 3 75 cm 1 20 000 x 750 b The value for sub bottom penetration is the maximum distance...

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Page 35: ...any damage Report any damage to the carrier and to EdgeTech If the shipping containers appear free of damage carefully unpack the components and inspect them for damage Also check the packing list an...

Page 36: ...to power electric motors such as pumps and winches on the survey vessel In addition switching type battery chargers or DC to AC converters with square wave outputs also should not be used 3 2 2 Chang...

Page 37: ...digital link Labeled photographs are provided to help with connecting the various system components 3 5 1 Topside Computer Connections The Topside Computer connections are the following as shown in F...

Page 38: ...are located on the back panel 3 5 2 Topside Computer Controls and Indicators The Topside Computer includes controls and indicators on the front and back panels as shown in FIGURE 3 1 and FIGURE 3 2 ar...

Page 39: ...UX III POWER Switch SYSTEM POWER Indicator SYSTEM POWER Button HARD DISK DRIVE Indicator TOPSIDE COMPUTER RESET Button USB Ports Mouse Keyboard DVD Drive HARD DISK DRIVE CABLE CURRENT Indicator STARMU...

Page 40: ...Input STARMUX III SYNC Input SYSTEM POWER Input Swich COM Ports USB Ports ETHERNET Ports DVI MONITOR Input DisplayPort Video Qty 2 STARMUX III SEA CABLE Input STARMUX III Digital Link 2000 TOPSIDE CO...

Page 41: ...Switches AC power to the POWER switch on the front panel of the STARMUX Digital Link This switch can be left in the on position at all times POWER Rocker switch Turns the STARMUX Digital Link on or of...

Page 42: ...om 1 to 100 except for the following reserved addresses 192 9 0 22 192 9 0 23 192 9 0 225 192 9 0 101 192 9 0 102 The factory IP address setting of the Topside Computer Ethernet connection is 192 9 0...

Page 43: ...ys a tow rope with a working load of 2 000 lbs or more and a breaking strength of at least 6 000 lbs can be used to tow the towfish It should also have an eyelet for attaching to the shackle on the to...

Page 44: ...the MONITOR 2 connector 5 Connect the trackball to the USB port 6 Connect the keyboard to the USB port 7 If a printer will be used connect it to a free USB port For information on the printers that ca...

Page 45: ...olate and correct the problem 3 8 1 Activating the System To activate the system 1 Turn on the LCD monitors 2 Turn on the POWER switch on the back panel of the Topside Computer This switch can be left...

Page 46: ...should illuminate the LAN indicator should flash continuously and the LINK indicator should flash while a reliable communications link with the towfish is being established and then illuminate contin...

Page 47: ...ISCOVER 2000 C Dual Frequency Side Scan Main window click the Transmit tab in the Lower Control panel This tab is shown in FIGURE 3 5 Figure 3 5 Lower Control Panel Transmit Tab DISCOVER 2000 C Dual F...

Page 48: ...ication is at or nearly zero The Pressure sensor can be zeroed on deck under External Device Controls d In the DISCOVER Sub Bottom Main window choose Control Panel from the Sonar menu The Options dial...

Page 49: ...itting and data should begin scrolling on the Sonar display in the DISCOVER Sub Bottom Main window j Listen for transmissions from the sub bottom transducer and verify that they are present k Tap the...

Page 50: ...agged CAUTION Do not tow the towfish too close to the survey vessel Towing in this manner can cause the towfish to be pulled in against the hull of the ship due to the low pressure of the propeller wa...

Page 51: ...R 2000 C 5 On the Bottom Track tab make the required settings to track the bottom and note the towfish altitude in the Altitude display 6 Lower the towfish such that its altitude is 10 15 of the range...

Page 52: ...e towfish is just below the surface 4 Slow the survey vessel speed to under two knots However if practical the survey vessel should be put in neutral while the towfish is brought on board 5 Retrieve t...

Page 53: ...runs the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system and the DISCOVER software on an Intel CORE I7 4820K DDR3 3 7 GHz 64 bit processor and includes 10 MB of Cache and 2GB PC3 12800 DDR3 Ram The CPU board out...

Page 54: ...Hard Drives CPU Board 4 Port RS 232 Serial Board Computer Power Supply Figure 4 1 Topside Computer Internal Components...

Page 55: ...DC The 375 VDC Power is output to the FSIU The PS1 Power Supply also provides a 24 VDC power output to power the digital and analog circuits located within the FSIU Power Entry The Power Entry module...

Page 56: ...re output on J9 The FSIU also provides the current sense output J7 and the Fish Power ON status output J4 which drives the Fish Power Indicator on the front Panel 4 1 2 1 Selecting Negative Edge Trigg...

Page 57: ...375 V Power Supply 12 V Power Supply Modem Board FSIU Board Sea Cable Interface Power Entry Module Power Switch Figure 4 3 STARMUX III Internal Components...

Page 58: ...CESSOR 192 9 0 101 ADSL MODEM 192 9 0 23 ADSL MODEM 192 9 0 22 SEA CABLE INTERFACE FSIC TOPSIDE INTERFACE TOPSIDE TOW VEHICLE COMPUTER ETHERNET ADSL ADSL ETHERNET SEA CABLE ADSL LAN FSIU PCB ADSL Figu...

Page 59: ...Figure 4 5 STARMUX III Wiring Diagram...

Page 60: ...eceived from the 2000 Topside computer and input on J2 from the Power Distribution board into Ethernet 10 100 1000BaseT signals which are output on J1 to the CPU board Similarly the ADSL Modem board c...

Page 61: ...s and one each for the starboard high and low frequency transmit signals 48 VDC is input on J2 from the Power Distribution board and the amplified outputs are output on J3 to the T R Switch board to d...

Page 62: ...vides Legacy Systems analog to digital conversion of the received sonar signals which are input on J1 from the T R Switch board The digitized signals are output on J2 to the Sonar Interface board Indi...

Page 63: ...wer Amps SSH SSL Starboard 4 Port Serial to USB Adaptor Power Amps SSH SSL Port Power Distribution PCB ADSL Modem SIBU DDC Board SS in Legacy Systems Sub Bottom Board Compass Wet End STARMUX III CPU F...

Page 64: ...Figure 4 7 Towfish Block Diagram...

Page 65: ...es Outline drawings of the optionally available tow cable and test cable are listed below along with their corresponding figure numbers FIGURE 4 8 ARMORED CABLE PMI GRIP UNTERMINATED TOPSIDE FIGURE 4...

Page 66: ...Figure 4 8 Armored Cable PMI Grip Unterminated Topside...

Page 67: ...Figure 4 9 Test Cable...

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Page 69: ...cable with clean fresh water Thoroughly spray the transducer arrays and remove any buildup of debris Inspect the cables and connectors for any damage and check for loose connections Also inspect the t...

Page 70: ...the system purchase contact EdgeTech sales 5 2 Restoring the Operating System to the Hard Drive The Topside Computer contains a 160 GB hard drive for both the operating system and the application soft...

Page 71: ...move the bottle from the towfish The connector end cap is shown in FIGURE 5 2 5 Using the inch allen key remove the three socket head cap screws from the connector end cap 6 Insert the socket head cap...

Page 72: ...licone grease only To reassemble the towfish reverse the disassembly procedure However when reassembling the end cap to the housing line it up as shown in FIGURE 5 2 with the arrow pointing up 5 4 Cal...

Page 73: ...5 5 Figure 5 4 Remote Desktop Splash Screen 3 If a warning pops up as shown in FIGURE 5 5 click Yes before proceeding Figure 5 5 Remote Desktop Warning Screen...

Page 74: ...dded Windows installation in the towfish will become accessible Shut down the Sonar exe application running see FIGURE 5 6 below Figure 5 6 Closing Sonar exe 5 On this desktop click on the Tera Term c...

Page 75: ...5 7 Figure 5 8 Tera Term Splash Screen 6 Establish communications with the SSAHRS and verify via a serial console...

Page 76: ...erial Output 7 Stop the device and retrieve the current level 2 factory calibration using the following two commands stop CR getLevel2CompassCalibration CR 8 Ensure that the points are 0 the error per...

Page 77: ...eset SSAHRS with the following command and then cycle power setLevel2CompassCalibration factory2015 0 100 0 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 CR 9 Restart the SSAHRS by issuing the following command to sta...

Page 78: ...on as to position the compass in as many possible orientations as possible for pitch roll and heading directions a UUT in neutral position Pitch Roll 0 degrees rotate device thru 360 degrees of headin...

Page 79: ...able the device should be returned to streaming with the start CR command and steps 8 through 10 should be repeated until the fit error is 1 0 and Points is 100 a Valid solution Figure 5 16 Compass Ca...

Page 80: ...n The compass angle of declination is set to true north at the EdgeTech facility However to provide a more accurate target location it is necessary to enter the known magnetic declination for the surv...

Page 81: ...ion angle degrees which is the correction between magnetic north and true north This value depends on geographic location Declination for your location can be found by going to the following website h...

Page 82: ...5 14 5 0 MAINTENANCE 2000 CSS COMBINED SONAR 0017423_REV_C Zipcode 02360 was inserted then Get Add Lat Lon was selected Figure 5 19 Magnetic Declination Estimated Value Screen...

Page 83: ...gure 5 20 Angle of Declination Calculated The Declination Angle received was 14 47 degrees This is the angle that will be entered into the TeraTerm command screen 4 Enter the Declination Angle using t...

Page 84: ...5 16 5 0 MAINTENANCE 2000 CSS COMBINED SONAR 0017423_REV_C 5 Verify entry of declination Angle using the command getDeclination CR Figure 5 21...

Page 85: ...r the towfish detailed information is provided in the TOWFISH TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Before proceeding with any corrective action verify that the 2000 Topside computer is plugged into an appropriate AC...

Page 86: ...tor is not operating Open the 2000 Topside computer and check the indicator and wiring The DISCOVER reports Cannot ping towfish Tow cable disconnected Check tow cable connections The DISCOVER reports...

Page 87: ...e unit is turned on The POWER switch in the front or rear of the unit is not turned on Verify that both POWER switches are on No AC power When using AC power connector Verify that the digital link is...

Page 88: ...onnections to the rear panel of the digital link and connection to the towfish Tow cable is faulty Check continuity between connectors and proper wiring Power board is faulty Verify that RED LED D2 tu...

Page 89: ...d a thorough knowledge of the data flow This equipment is not normally found on a vessel The primary objective is to ascertain which system component is at fault First ensure that the system is proper...

Page 90: ...nsducers when they are firing Therefore the listen for the clicking noise test cannot be used to verify sonar transmission during bench or on deck testing Sniffing with an oscilloscope can be used as...

Page 91: ...work properly Check the tow cable output voltage with the system connected and if possible the current drain with an inline connection Cable current should be between 120mA Idle and 250mA The topside...

Page 92: ...te Server address should be 0 0 0 0 After pressing the Create buttons to start the server and clients on their respective machines the two applications hook up then the Client count on the towfish sho...

Page 93: ...m is with a particular channel also check the respective power amplifier and transducer element Connect to towfish using REMOTE DESKTOP 192 9 0 101 login administrator password admin Sonar application...

Page 94: ...on the SSB board and labeled as such are SUPPLY 3 3 VDC 0 1 5 VDC 0 2V 12 VDC 0 6V 12 VDC 0 6V Table 6 4 Other Voltages on SSB Board 6 3 7 4 Test Lights 1 Power Distribution Board Monitor the 400 volt...

Page 95: ...b sea units with other topside equipment Follows the SYNC signal input on the topside unit It is not used in all system configurations 6 3 7 7 Other Checks Periodically check the integrity of the sea...

Page 96: ...to the shield on both ends allows two different capacitance readings to be recorded This represents a direct ratio related to cable length and distance of break from each end Before cutting the cable...

Page 97: ...vehicle from hanging up on a snag When the line trips the cable connection to the vehicle disconnects exposing the high voltage pins to seawater Pin corrosion will start to occur as long as power is s...

Page 98: ...SS 0003412 BRACKET EXTENSION SB 512I 316 SS 0003358 BRACKET MOUNTING SB 216 512I TRANSDUCER 304 SS 0003423 HARDWARE SHACKLE STD BOW 0 5 INCH 0006638 HANDLE 12 INCH LONG WITH STUD SS 0005215 STRAP EYE...

Page 99: ...screen to appear then click Restore icon 5 On Welcome to the Restore Wizard screen click Next 6 On Browse for Archive screen drag down menu and click on to the left of E Click on folder named as a var...

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