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P.A.C.S. ACOUSTIC DECK UNIT 

U S E R   H A R D W A R E   M A N U A L  

0010996_REV_D 

 

 1/25/2019 

 

EdgeTech 

4 Little Brook Road 

West Wareham, MA 02576 

Tel: (508) 291-0057 

Fax: (508) 291-2491 

www.EdgeTech.com 

Содержание P.A.C.S.

Страница 1: ...P A C S ACOUSTIC DECK UNIT U S E R H A R D W A R E M A N U A L 0010996_REV_D 1 25 2019 EdgeTech 4 Little Brook Road West Wareham MA 02576 Tel 508 291 0057 Fax 508 291 2491 www EdgeTech com...

Страница 2: ...rinted or disclosed to a third party either wholly or in part without the prior written consent of EdgeTech Any reproduction of EdgeTech supplied software or file sharing is strictly prohibited Copyri...

Страница 3: ...d produces Radiation If this equipment is improperly installed it may interfere with radio communications This equipment has not been tested for compliance with appropriate FCC rules designed to provi...

Страница 4: ...ts will generally be interchangeable EdgeTech will make every effort to see that replacement components are interchangeable At times however direct replacements may not exist When this happens EdgeTec...

Страница 5: ...e the information in this manual is subject to change and should be used for reference only Liability EdgeTech has made every effort to document the P A C S Acoustic Deck Unit in this manual accuratel...

Страница 6: ...rature ii The items have not been misused or abused in any manner nor have repairs been attempted thereon without the approval of EdgeTech Customer Service iii Written notice of the failure within the...

Страница 7: ...fied on the invoice CAUTION Never attempt to ship a Portable Topside in its Storm CaseTM alone Although rugged these cases are not intended to be used as shipping containers and the delicate internal...

Страница 8: ...e of information which we use to continually improve these products Therefore we encourage you to contact EdgeTech Customer Service to offer any suggestions or to request technical support E mail serv...

Страница 9: ...and coastal applications for over 50 years EdgeTech responds to the needs of the Scientific Naval and Offshore communities by providing industry leading equipment such as Sub Bottom Profilers Side Sca...

Страница 10: ...se vii Customer Service viii Company Background ix Table of Contents x List of Figures xii List of tables xii OVERVIEW 1 1 SPECIFICATIONS 2 1 2 1 PACS Acoustic Deck Unit 2 1 2 1 1 Electrical Specifica...

Страница 11: ...tery 3 11 3 4 2 Discharging and Storage 3 11 3 5 P A C S Menus 3 12 3 5 1 Command Menu CMD 3 12 3 5 2 Ranging Menu 3 12 3 5 3 System Menu 3 13 CONFIGURING PRODUCT FAMILIES 4 1 4 1 LF BACS Operation Co...

Страница 12: ...4 The PACS Power up Message 3 4 Figure 5 1 The Front Panel with the Screws Highlighted 5 2 Figure 5 2 The Upside Down Front Panel 5 2 Figure 5 3 The PACS Battery Connection 5 3 Figure 5 4 The Top of t...

Страница 13: ...with the PACS Deck Unit Both have 20 meter cables that incorporate a Kevlar braid for strength and a Kelums strain relief grip The strain relief grip is split laced and can be easily moved to differen...

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Страница 15: ...Specifications of the PACS Deck Unit 2 1 PACS Acoustic Deck Unit Information about Deck Unit Figure 2 1 The Complete PACS Deck Unit Note FIGURE 2 1 shows both the LF Transducer and MF Transducer You m...

Страница 16: ...S E C T I O N 2 S P E C I F I C AT I O N S 2 2 P A C S ACOUSTIC DECK UNIT 0010996_REV_D Figure 2 2 PACS Deck Unit Front Panel...

Страница 17: ...Directional in one hemisphere Display 20 x 2 lines liquid crystal LED back lit Keypad 4 x 4 Weight in air Electronics Package 7 0 lbs 3 2 kg Transducer 7 0 lbs 3 2 kg Electronics package size 10 5 26...

Страница 18: ...S P E C I F I C AT I O N S 2 4 P A C S ACOUSTIC DECK UNIT 0010996_REV_D 2 2 1 LF Transducer Figure 2 3 The PACS with the LF Dunking Transducer 2 2 2 MF Transducer Figure 2 4 The PACS with the MF Dunk...

Страница 19: ...mm Table 2 4 Kevlar Reinforced Cable Specifications 2 4 Serial Cable Pin Out DB9 pin 2 AMP pin 8 DB9 pin 3 AMP pin 7 DB9 pin 5 AMP pin 2 2 4 1 Auxiliary Cable Pin Out Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 TX transmit en...

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Страница 21: ...mmand Enter command mode RNG Ranging Enter ranging mode MENU Menu Enter the menu for set up GRD Guard Press and hold during guarded commands Also used as shift for entering letters CLR Clear Clear num...

Страница 22: ...IC DECK UNIT 0010996_REV_D 3 2 Transducer Considerations NOTE Before mating Transducer to the PACS bulkhead connector ensure it is clean and lubricated with silicon grease EdgeTech recommends Novagard...

Страница 23: ...witching 1 Plug the line cord for the power supply into an AC outlet Connect the in line circular connector on the power supply to its mating bulkhead connector on the PACS front panel 2 Switch the PA...

Страница 24: ...CS will interrogate and display the slant range to a transponder Range is displayed in meters The command mode is selected by pressing the red CMD button Ranging Mode is selected by pressing the red R...

Страница 25: ...first digit in a BACS command defines the FSK tone pair used to send the command The PACS Deck Unit will not accept commands that do not start with a valid tone pair number 1 through 6 BACS commands...

Страница 26: ...a key has been pressed the display will refresh with the same command Command code xxxxxx Press ENT to send The same command can be re sent by pressing ENT again or it can be cleared and modified by p...

Страница 27: ...3 3 2 2 Repetitive CW Ranging If repetitive ranging is selected available only in CW Ranging Mode the PACS will automatically collect ranges at a set time interval To initiate repetitive ranging pres...

Страница 28: ...he codes be entered in their octal form APPENDIX A contains tables that can be used for quick code translation between radixes The tables are three decimal and octal characters in length The first cha...

Страница 29: ...When ranges are logged to the serial port the interrogate frequency reply frequency and measured time in seconds are displayed as in the example below RNG TX 11 0 RX 12 0 time 00 090 Sec Or in the ca...

Страница 30: ...sured in An improper lower case CW interrogate request rejected CM100616 Command 100616 was accepted and sent the status replies have been detected and displayed NOTE indicates listening was terminate...

Страница 31: ...BBL20 batteries installed is exempt from shipping restrictions under IATA967 Section II 3 4 1 Charging the Battery To charge the PACS battery open the case and connect the circular connector of the ex...

Страница 32: ...sing either arrow key will skip over the Command Menu and allow access to either the Ranging Menu or the System Menu When in the Command Menu there are three different choices of command types LF BACS...

Страница 33: ...mmended In shallow water at short ranges low sensitivity is generally the preferred setting The final decision on the best setting for sensitivity should be made on site after assessing the acoustic c...

Страница 34: ...point It is possible to corrupt the values in memory because some settings are controlled by scrolling thru values it can in some cases be faster to reset the PACS before configuring it to a variety o...

Страница 35: ...ACS mode 5 Press the yellow ENT key to select and set the LF command mode 6 The deck unit will automatically exit the Command Menu and ask if the user would like to go to the Ranging Menu press the ye...

Страница 36: ...the value to scroll up or down After setting the upper range gate to the desired value use the yellow INT key to set the gate 16 After setting the upper range gate the next Ranging Menu item asks if t...

Страница 37: ...he user has a special underwater unit equipped with a telemetry feature disable telemetry Use the left right arrow to select then use yellow ENT key to disable telemetry 24 After disabling telemetry t...

Страница 38: ...n 6 The second line of the display will ask if the user would like to set the MF command mode 7 Press yellow ENT key to select and set the MF command mode 8 The deck unit will now send commands using...

Страница 39: ...ers Holding an arrow key in will activate scrolling After setting the Upper Range Gate to the desired value use yellow INT key to set 18 After setting the upper range gate the next Ranging Menu item p...

Страница 40: ...w ENT key to set rate 25 After setting the Ranging Mode and rate the next menu item will prompt the user to turn telemetry on or off Press the yellow ENT key to set the telemetry feature 26 Unless the...

Страница 41: ...ts the interrogation type MFE units use the encoded interrogation method and are not compatible with CW interrogation methods Press yellow ENT key to set the interrogation type The display will ask if...

Страница 42: ...ing an arrow key in will cause the value to scroll up or down Press yellow ENT key to set the lower range gate value 18 After setting the lower range gate the next Ranging Menu item asks if the user w...

Страница 43: ...powered down go to the system menu and select save settings If the user does not save the settings the deck unit will lose the settings entered and when powered up again it will use the last settings...

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Страница 45: ...water after use The Transducer connector should be kept clean and lubricated with silicon grease CAUTION Never attempt to ship a Portable Topside in its Storm CaseTM alone Although rugged these cases...

Страница 46: ...emove the Battery Pack 1 Remove the 10 screws from the front panel with a Philips head screwdriver Figure 5 1 The Front Panel with the Screws Highlighted 2 Carefully lift the Front Panel from the Peli...

Страница 47: ...PCB NOTE When the Battery is reinstalled it does not matter which Battery connection is plugged into JP10 BT1 and JP11 BT2 Figure 5 3 The PACS Battery Connection 4 Remove the 2 screws at the top of t...

Страница 48: ...OUSTIC DECK UNIT 0010996_REV_D 5 Remove the Battery Pack Figure 5 5 The Battery with the Retainer Plate Removed Figure 5 6 The PCB Without the Battery Pack 5 1 3 1 Battery Pack Storage Guidelines The...

Страница 49: ...24 069 01000101 45 105 021 00010101 15 025 070 01000110 46 106 022 00010110 16 026 071 01000111 47 107 023 00010111 17 027 072 01001000 48 110 024 00011000 18 030 073 01001001 49 111 025 00011001 19 0...

Страница 50: ...1110 6e 156 164 10100100 a4 244 111 01101111 6f 157 165 10100101 a5 245 112 01110000 70 160 166 10100110 a6 246 113 01110001 71 161 167 10100111 a7 247 114 01110010 72 162 168 10101000 a8 250 115 0111...

Страница 51: ...a 232 208 11010000 d0 320 155 10011011 9b 233 209 11010001 d1 321 156 10011100 9c 234 210 11010010 d2 322 157 10011101 9d 235 211 11010011 d3 323 212 11010100 d4 324 231 11100111 e7 347 213 11010101 d...

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Страница 53: ...total command duration for MF commands is 4 seconds MF commands are used in EdgeTech s PORT releases HPMB transponders and in positioning calibration transponders MFE BACS A modified version of MF BA...

Страница 54: ...iberate time delay in a transponder between the time an interrogation tone is detected and the time that the reply ping begins A transponder cannot have a TAT of zero there is a finite amount of time...

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