Kongsberg Simrad EK80, Installation Manual

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Note
Just making changes and selecting
OK
at the bottom of the page will not install anything.
Select what to install, define the relevant parameters, and then select
Add
.
Procedure
1 Connect the peripheral system providing the annotations to an available
communication port on your Processor Unit.
This is described in the Cable layout and interconnections chapter. Observe the
applicable requirements related to cabling. Make sure that the total length of the
serial line cable does not exceed approximately 50 meters. If a longer cable is
required, you may need to use buffer amplifiers.
If the Processor Unit is not fitted with a suitable serial line connector, use a
USB-to-serial converter. Several types are commercially available. Note that most
USB-to-serial converters will introduce some latency. They may also introduce
be jitter in the communication. The amount of jitter depends on the quality of
the converter.
2 On the
Setup
menu, select
Installation
.
Observe that the
Installation
dialog box opens. This dialog box contains a number
of pages selected from the menu on the left side.
3 On the left side of the
Installation
dialog box, select
Sensor Installation
.
4 Select Annotations to import information from the peripheral system.
5 Select the port you wish to use (serial or LAN).
6 If you want to check the communication parameters, select
Inspect Port
.
Note
You cannot make any changes here. To change the communication parameters, use
the
I/O Setup
page. The
I/O Setup
page is located in the
Installation
and
Output
dialog boxes.
7 If you want to check that the peripheral system is transmitting data to the EK80,
select
Monitor
.
The
Port Monitor
dialog box provides one text box for incoming messages (
Rx
Data
), and one for outgoing messages (
Tx Data
). Use these boxes and your
knowledge of the data communication to investigate the datagrams. The
Port
Monitor
dialog box is a tool for debugging purposes. It is neither required nor
intended for normal operation of the EK80.
8 Type a custom name to identify the interface in other dialog boxes.
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