MARPO_Dredger
Version 9.16.1
Instruction Manual
Page 1: ...MARPO_Dredger Version 9 16 1 Instruction Manual ...
Page 2: ...ol Survey Engineering Ritscherstraße 5 21244 Buchholz Tel 49 40 390 63 55 Fax 49 40 390 63 36 info spe electronics de www spe electronics de Hamburg office Klopstockstr 11 13 22765 Hamburg Document version created on 25 June 2019 ...
Page 3: ...ta display mode mining sounder data origin 12 4 PROFILE VIEW 13 4 1 Depth scale 14 4 2 Auxiliary line loosening tool depth 14 4 3 Orientation arrows 15 4 4 Box Cut Line optional 15 4 5 Target horizon 15 4 6 Sounder line 15 5 MENU BAR 16 5 1 Water level display 17 5 2 Status display 17 5 3 Save mode 18 5 4 Zoom function 18 5 5 Menu for plan view 19 5 5 1 Plan up 20 5 5 2 View 20 5 6 Menu for profil...
Page 4: ... 5 11 3 Marks 42 5 11 4 GeoTif 44 5 11 5 Service 44 5 11 6 Survey 44 5 11 7 Status 44 5 11 8 Target Offset 45 5 11 9 Execute 45 5 11 10 MiningCourse 46 6 USER ACCOUNT CONTROL FEHLER TEXTMARKE NICHT DEFINIERT 7 TROUBLESHOOTING 49 7 1 Echo sounder line shows distinctive jagged outliers 49 7 2 Overview of error messages 51 ...
Page 5: ... It is able to display and save positions and extraction depths of the excavation tool of a dredger during the dredging process in a mining area This instruction manual describes the operation and function of MARPO_Dredger The different display options are explained by the help of screenshots The use of this software does not prevent wrong excavation processes ...
Page 6: ...page 3 Profile view page 13 Navigation bar page 16 Status display page 17 Zoom function page 18 Menu for the Plan view page 19 Menu für die Profile view Cut page 21 Project menu page 25 Auxiliary menu page 31 Status bar page 34 Additional functions Set Funct page 35 ...
Page 7: ...a flexible 3D visualisation which allows the user to get a preferably flexible and individual observation of the mining area Center of this view is always the loosening tool By default the plan view starts in Terrain mode in which the colour rendering refers to the existing depth In other modes certain display styles are changing This chapter refers to the default setting Terrain The different vie...
Page 8: ... the main components of the plan view are marked with numbers and listed in the table below Colour scale Mining depth Page 5 Depth display Echo sounder Page 5 Position symbols Page 5 Data display mode Page 5 Compass Page 5 Colour scale Terrain model Page 6 Scale Page 7 ...
Page 9: ...r Measured depth of the echo sounder 3 3 Position symbols Position of the loosening tool excavation point Position of the DGPS receiver Position of the echo sounder scanner if used 3 4 Data Display Mode The terrain model shows the mining data The terrain model shows the echo sounder data The terrain model does not show any stored data It shows the DTM as it was originally The data display mode can...
Page 10: ...s The red line below the value 0 00 symbolises the water level The depth is indicated with a negative value downwards The scaling can also be changed to meter NHN via Project Settings DGM Allgemein using the button Under W L The colour scale can be individually adjusted By clicking with the right mouse button or tapping with the finger on the scale the following menu opens The value Upper here 1 3...
Page 11: ... and value are linked It can be visualised by pulling the red arrow with the left mouse button to the right The colour can be adjusted by double left clicking on each single colour boxes With the left pressed mouse button several colour boxes can be selected and then edited with the sliders Hue Range Saturation This makes individual colouring possible The Standard button can be used to switch back...
Page 12: ...pth see section 3 1 can be adjusted by double left clicking onto the colour scale of the Button Mining Thickness The four colour boxes at the right end of the colour scale represent the colour scale of the mining depth The target distance with the values upper and lower is corresponding These indicate the distance to the target horizon from which the corresponding colour is taken ...
Page 13: ... depth values are recorded by the loosening tool or the echo sounders The raster resolution of MARPO_Dredger 9 is 1 m x 1 m A grid point thus covers an area of 1 m Grid point for maximum depth reached by the loosening tool Grid point for measured echo sounder depth Combined view if there are measured values at a grid point for both the loosening tool and echo sounder The colours here refer to the ...
Page 14: ...kness mode In this mode however the coloured reference is not used to indicate the material left above the target horizon mining limit red line but to an intersecting or overlying stepped slope green line This green line is part of the DTM and only available if the Box Cut mining concept has been integrated into the DTM ...
Page 15: ...Plan View MARPO_Dredger instruction manual 11 The Mining Thickness Mode shows the colours in relation to the mining limit see section 3 8 ...
Page 16: ...pths of the Mining data the Sounders data or the Originating DTM initial DTM which is defined in the program for this project without taking into account mining or sonar data The respective modes can be toggled by pressing the Terrain or Mining Thickness buttons several times The coloured area in the plan view refers to the depths of the mining data The coloured area in the plan view refers to the...
Page 17: ... called the Profile View It is a two dimensional view in which the cut is placed directly through the loosening tool Depth scale Page 14 Auxiliary line of the loosening tool depth Page 14Fehler Textmarke nicht definiert Orientation arrows Page 15 Box Cut Line optional Page 15 Target horizon Page 15 ...
Page 18: ...orientation in depth Unit of measurement Meter The water level is the zero here 4 2 Auxiliary line loosening tool depth The auxiliary line is used for better detection of the current depth of the loosening tool In addition the reached depth is coloured blue in the depth scale on the lefthand side ...
Page 19: ...alises the stepped mining target It is permanently integrated in the DTM and cannot be changed in MARPO_Dredger Further information chapter 3 10 on page 10 4 5 Target horizon The target horizon is the given mining limit and is displayed as a red line in the profile view It is integrated in the DTM If a depth limitation module is installed in the dredge control system MARPO_Dredger can automaticall...
Page 20: ...er level display Page 17 Status display Page 17 Save mode Page 18 Zoom function Page 18 Menu for plan view Page 19 Menu for profile view Page 21 Project menu Page 25 Auxiliary menu Page 31 Status bar Page 34 Full screen mode Page 34 Additional features Page 34 ...
Page 21: ...r level IMPORTANT Check input for plausibility to avoid incorrect data 5 2 Status display Mining Depth current depth of the loosening tool Dist Target Distance of the loosening tool to the target horizon Coloured box visual assistance for the depth status Refers to the colour scale of the mining depth see section 3 1 in the lower left corner of the plan view user admin currently logged in user see...
Page 22: ...ng activated Saving disabled 5 4 Zoom function The function refers to the plan view and the profile view Depending on which view is selected the screen is enlarged or reduced Enlarge view Reduce view Selecting a view Mouse operation Drag or click the mouse pointer on the desired view Touch operation Tap desired view ...
Page 23: ...Menu for plan view This menu is divided into the subcategories Plan up and View The drawing of the plan view can be adjusted here If the subcategories are not displayed this can be done by clicking on Plan The green dot indicates the selected setting ...
Page 24: ... the DTM rotates around the dredger The view can be rotated around the horizontal and vertical axis of the loosening tool as desired 5 5 2 View In contrast to the Plan Up submenu View toggles the various display types The colour schemes used in the different modes are described in more detail in sections 3 1 3 6 3 8 and 3 10 Shows the heights of the terrain with reference to the water level or to ...
Page 25: ...nu for profile view In this menu the orientation of the profile cut view can be set to a given angle and the display of the material already been mined can be activated The view can still be adjusted manually via the touch function or a mouse operation ...
Page 26: ...anual 22 As can be seen by the orientation arrows the profile is being cut from the rear in the direction of mining through the loosening tool The profile is cut from port to starboard seeing in the direction of mining from left to right ...
Page 27: ...bar MARPO_Dredger instruction manual 23 The profile is cut in the opposite direction to the direction of mining The profile is cut from starboard to port seeing in the direction of mining from right to left ...
Page 28: ...Menu bar MARPO_Dredger instruction manual 24 Already mined material is displayed as a pink or orange area Already mined material is not displayed ...
Page 29: ...DTM the echo sounders and the internal connection of the subsystems All settings in MARPO_Dredger are made by SPE staff during installation and commissioning of the mining control system These settings must not be changed because wrong entries can lead to wrong and unusable data or malfunctions of the mining control system Access to the settings can be blocked for users by activating the user acco...
Page 30: ...n as a DTM is imported MARPO_Dredger creates a project folder in which the DTM data and all recorded data are stored Import or select a project Use the button This will open the following window This window displays the projects that have already been imported If there is no or not the desired project listed a new project can be imported by clicking the Import button in the lower central area of t...
Page 31: ...e and added by clicking on Open in the lower right corner Notice A project always has the identifier dgm_ followed by an abbreviation and the date of creation Now MARPO_Dredger creates the project folder and processes the contained data This can be recognised by a system window opening briefly on the left side of the screen ...
Page 32: ... done by clicking again on the button The desired project can now be selected with the mouse or the touch screen and it opens by clicking the Apply button 5 7 2 Import data Internet Import data stored in the e mail box File Import data stored on a local drive The hard drive or an external USB device ...
Page 33: ... location is created Here you can choose between different drives e g C or Z Mail is only configured with a remote maintenance option and requires an Internet connection If it is not displayed no e mail account has been set up C is the hard disk of the dredger computer In contrast to the export of sounder data or marker data another window is opened after clicking the button Mining data before the...
Page 34: ...selected by simply clicking on them Clicking the Apply button confirms the selection and starts the export The created files are generated in the following format and with the following file name General TYP_projectname_YYYYMMDD zip Examples Mining Data opd_Demo_20190327 zip Sounder Data son_Demo_20190327 zip Marks ext_Demo_20190327 zip The date in the file name describes the time of the export ...
Page 35: ...Menu bar MARPO_Dredger instruction manual 31 5 8 Auxiliary menu ...
Page 36: ...ow the profile view Opens the MARPO_Monitor see section 5 8 1 Status displays of the technical functionality and SPE internal setting options Night mode is activated Opens a window with the following options End Application only ends the dredger program Reboot restarts the computer Shutdown turns off the computer Login Logout Login of a user see Chapter Fehler Verweisquelle konnte nicht gefunden w...
Page 37: ...on to MARPO_Dredger is active MARPO_Control is not connected Not required GPS NMEA data position data via IPC GPS Differential Corrected position data GPS Normal Basic position data GPS No No position data North orientation NMEA data via IPC Heading ok Data plausible Heading failure Incorrect data Echo sounders NMEA Data via IPC Sounder ok Data plausible Sounder failure Incorrect data ...
Page 38: ... connection established Position incorrect no connection GPS Internet connection GPS Internet connection GPS Internet connection GPS Internet connection 5 10 Full screen mode Enables the full screen display of the different views Clicking once sets the plan view to full screen mode Once again switches to the profile view Clicking again recalls the original split screen view ...
Page 39: ...ditional terrain information e g from AutoCAD Marks Setting or editing of markers GeoTif Embedding resp changing the transparency of a satellite image Service Service Menu for SPE staff Survey Import of MARPO_Mobil1 survey data Status Show system specific data Target Offset Adjustment of the height of target horizon IMPORTANT Use ONLY in consultation with site managers or SPE Customer Execute Exec...
Page 40: ...ormation within the plan view DXF Additional terrain information e g streets property boundaries etc for example created with AutoCAD in DXF DWG format Cf section 5 11 2 Target horizon Surface view of the target horizon Exceeding of mining limitations is thus also visible in the plan view in terrain mode ...
Page 41: ...instruction manual 37 Mining Coordinates Depth measurement points of the loosening tool are displayed as numbers and grid points Sounders Depth measurement points of the echo sounders are displayed as numbers and grid points ...
Page 42: ...Menu bar MARPO_Dredger instruction manual 38 Surface Colour visualisation of the height differences is shown in contour lines or as filled contour areas Custom Bounds Areas created in MARPO_Office ...
Page 43: ...Menu bar MARPO_Dredger instruction manual 39 Marks Set markings in the DTM see section 5 11 3 MiningCourse Locations of the loosening tool stored in the memory during mining see section 5 11 10 ...
Page 44: ...Menu bar MARPO_Dredger instruction manual 40 Winden Anker Link between winch and anchor points WayPoints Optional display of river kilometres ...
Page 45: ...oaded and displayed for additional terrain and location information In this example background parcels of land are displayed blue lines They can be shown or hidden by checking individual layers in the list Saves the setting of the DXF DWG s hidden shown layer Open select DXF DWG files ...
Page 46: ...mark Double click tap marks the selected point and displays its coordinates Save mark The button saves the set marker and adds it to the table Measuring the distance between two points is possible by simply setting another mark after setting a first marker Removing of a set marker Double click tap again after distance measurement clears the set markers Removing of a stored marker Select the marker...
Page 47: ... Visible Show hide the marker X Y Coordinates of the marking text Editable description of the marker by double clicking on it S Turns the font colour black and the text background red C Connects the marker to the pivot point of the suction pipe and calculates the distance ...
Page 48: ... 5 Service This menu may only be used under the instruction of SPE employees in order to avoid malfunctions and loss of data 5 11 6 Survey This menu is used to transfer survey data that is generated with the MARPO_Mobil survey system 5 11 7 Status The status menu is used to check system specific data such as Position data Number of stored data points Dataflow counter render time ...
Page 49: ...ift of the target horizon If for example 1 0 m is entered here the mining limit is increased by 1 m IMPORTANT Use ONLY in consultation with the site manager or SPE Inappropriate operation can lead to overdrawing of mining limitations 5 11 9 Execute Using this button any predefined application can be started ...
Page 50: ...pen By a simple click a single day month year or several days can be selected by activating check marks Clicking the Apply button confirms the selection and starts the import Selected is the June of the year 2018 with which all days from 06 2018 are loaded The mining course is displayed as white dots with a red contour For reasons of computer performance it is recommended that only one day be adde...
Page 51: ... In addition to the standard users an administrator admin can also be set up who has full access to all settings e g site manager works director etc This denies standard users access to the settings Via Project Settings it is possible to access the settings menu The user account management is located in the submenu Dredger Other in the lower section User Check to activate user account control This...
Page 52: ...ng Modify New The User ID the Name and the Password can be set in the UserEdit submenu and accepted with Apply The password must consist of digits maximum four digits User ID The User ID for Admin can be selected between 1 and 1000 The user ID for standard users can be selected from 1001 on After setting up user account control MARPO_Dredger must be restarted You can change the user using the Exit...
Page 53: ...full access to all settings of MARPO_Dredger In this case the buttons Settings see section 5 7 and Target Offset see section 5 11 8 are disabled for standard users 7 TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter lists known malfunctions with explanations and if necessary suggested solutions 7 1 Echo sounder line shows distinctive jagged outliers The echo sounder line on the following picture shows high variations ...
Page 54: ...cho sounder is now changed without the setting being adjusted in MARPO_Dredger the echo sounder measures the depth at a wrong position Flotsam and or fine particles can cause false measurements Suggested Solution Check echo sounder mounts for damage e g deformations twists Check the water for flotsam or turbidity The following picture shows a correct plot of the echo sounder line ...
Page 55: ...on No or insufficient data is received from the DGPS receiver The connection to the receiver is interrupted the receiver is defective or the satellite connection is insufficient Suggested Solution Check DGPS receiver The LED has to flash Check the correct plug connection on the DGPS receiver Launch the MARPO Monitor for more information Explanation Connection to IPC is interrupted Suggested Soluti...
