Kongsberg Simrad EK80, Installation Manual

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d Open the operating systems’s Network and Sharing Center , and set the IP
address for the network adapter used to communicate with the transceiver.
•
IP Address
: 157.237.15.12
Any address can be used, but 157.237.15.12 is recommended for legacy
reasons. This is particularly important if your system contains old GPT
transceivers.
•
Subnet mask
: 255.255.255.0
You can leave
Subnet mask
blank and select
OK
. When you see an error
message saying that the message subnet mask is missing, select
OK
again.
A default subnet mask is then automatically generated.
2 Install the EK80 operational software.
3 Turn on the transceiver(s).
4 Make sure that the Processor Unit is connected to the transceiver(s) using the
Ethernet cable specified in the EK80
Installation manual .
If you use more than one transceiver, a high performance Ethernet switch must
be used.
Note
It is very important that high-quality Ethernet cables are used. You must use
CAT-5E STP (Shielded Twisted Pair) quality or better. If you use cables with lower
bandwidth capacity you will reduce the EK80 performance.
5 Start the EK80.
6 On the
Software License
page, install the software license(s).
7 On the
Transducer
page, install each transducer.
8 On the
Transceiver Installation
page, connect the transducer(s) to the transceiver(s).
9 On the
Sensor Installation
page, set up the interfaces to the navigation sensors.
10 In the
Environment
dialog box, select correct water temperature and salinity.
11 Start normal operation.
a On the
File Setup
page, define the recording parameters.
b Set
Operation
to Normal .
c In the
Normal Operation
dialog box, set the operating parameters.
d Set
Ping Mode
to Interval .
e With the
Ping Interval
function, specify the ping rate that has been defined
for the survey.
f Set
Ping
to On .
Simrad EK80 Installation Manual