Kongsberg Simrad ST90, Reference Manual

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finally converted into digital format. This transmission and reception sequence
is commonly referred to as a
ping .
Transducer
Use the
Transducer
page to do a reception test to check the individual transducer
elements. Any errors are then easily detected.
Noise
The operational performance of the ST90 system depends on the noise
conditions. It is essential that the noise signature is as low as possible.
Export
The
Export
dialog box allows you to export user settings, configuration files, message
logs and information mainly related to hardware and software troubleshooting.
Installation
Before you use the ST90 system you must set it up to communicate with the relevant
peripherals. This includes the transducer. Use the
Installation
dialog box to set up all
interfaces with external devices, and to set up basic parameters related to installation
and operation. In most cases, you only need to do this once.
This dialog box contains a number of pages selected from the menu on the left side.
The following pages are provided:
Sensor Installation
For the ST90 system to use and offer correct navigational information, one or
more external sensors must be connected. Typical sensors are those providing
navigational information (heading, speed or geographical position). Use the
Sensor Installation
page to define which external sensors your ST90 system will
import information from. You must also specify which datagram formats to use.
For each relevant sensor you must insert the offset values that define the its
physical location relative to the vessel’s coordinate system.
Sensor Configuration
With multiple sensors connected to the ST90 system, many of them will
provide the same datagrams. We cannot expect that these datagrams provide
the same information. The
Sensor Configuration
page allows you to define a
datagram priority, so that the information from the "most reliable" sensor is used
by the ST90 system. You can also define manual values in case a sensor is
unserviceable, or not installed.
I/O Setup
To communicate with peripheral devices the Processor Unit offers several serial
and/or Ethernet (LAN) ports. The number of communication ports depends
on how your Processor Unit is set up and configured. The parameters on the
Menu system