SAMM
User Manual
1
Table of Contents
1
WELCOME TO SAMM ...................................................................................................... 6
2
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND SETUP......................................................................... 8
2.1
Sensor and Input Requirements ................................................................................................ 8
2.2
System Requirements ............................................................................................................... 9
2.3
Installing SAMM ....................................................................................................................... 10
2.4
Launch SAMM ......................................................................................................................... 11
2.5
Create or Open a Project ......................................................................................................... 12
3
THE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE ............................................................................14
3.1
Mosaic Window ....................................................................................................................... 14
3.2
Toolbar ..................................................................................................................................... 15
3.3
Sidebar .................................................................................................................................... 16
3.3.1
Swath List ...................................................................................................... 17
3.3.2
Live Info ......................................................................................................... 17
3.3.3
Playback Controls .......................................................................................... 17
3.3.4
Sonar Controls ............................................................................................... 18
3.3.5
Processing Controls ...................................................................................... 18
3.4
Forward Look Window ............................................................................................................. 19
3.5
SLS Oscilloscope Window ....................................................................................................... 19
3.6
Meta Data Properties ............................................................................................................... 20
3.7
Status Bar ................................................................................................................................ 20
4
CONFIGURE SAMM ........................................................................................................22
4.1
Project Tab .............................................................................................................................. 23
4.1.1
Projected Coordinate System ........................................................................ 23
4.1.2
Sensor Offsets ............................................................................................... 23
4.2
Display Tab .............................................................................................................................. 24
4.2.1
General .......................................................................................................... 24
4.2.2
Swath Colormap ............................................................................................ 25
4.2.3
Units of measure ........................................................................................... 25
4.3
Mosaic Tab .............................................................................................................................. 26
4.3.1
General .......................................................................................................... 26
4.3.2
MSK output (connected/live sonars) ............................................................. 27
4.4
Contacts tab............................................................................................................................. 27
4.5
About ....................................................................................................................................... 28
4.6
Rendering Method ................................................................................................................... 28
4.7
Reset Button ............................................................................................................................ 29
4.8
Configuration Tutorial .............................................................................................................. 29
5
CHARTS AND BACKGROUND IMAGES ........................................................................31
5.1
Basic vs. Advanced Interface .................................................................................................. 31
5.2
Raster vs. Vector File Types ................................................................................................... 31
5.3
Retrieve NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts ....................................................................... 31
5.4
Elements of the Basic Chart Display Options Window ............................................................ 32
5.4.1
Basic Chart Display Popup Windows ............................................................ 33
5.4.2
Using the Basic Chart Loader ....................................................................... 34
5.5
Elements of the Advanced Chart Display Options Window .................................................... 35
5.5.1
Buttons .......................................................................................................... 36
5.5.2
The Folders Tab ............................................................................................ 37
Populating the Charts Database ................................................................... 37
5.5.3
The Chart Preview Tab.................................................................................. 38
5.5.4
The Charts Tab .............................................................................................. 39
5.5.4.1
Color Coding .................................................................................................. 39
Green ............................................................................................................. 40
