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Reference manual

Simrad PI50
Catch monitoring system

T E C H N O L O G Y F O R S U S T A I N A B L E F I S H E R I E S

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Страница 1: ...Reference manual Simrad PI50 Catch monitoring system T E C H N O L O G Y F O R S U S T A I N A B L E F I S H E R I E S www simrad com ...

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Страница 3: ...ce manual is to provide the descriptions procedures and detailed parameter explanations required to allow for safe and efficient use of the Simrad PI50 Catch monitoring system as well as a thorough understanding of the system parameters and adjustments 328458 A 1 March 2010 Kongsberg Maritime AS ...

Страница 4: ... document is correct and fairly stated but does not accept liability for any errors or omissions Warning The equipment to which this manual applies must only be used for the purpose for which it was designed Improper use or maintenance may cause damage to the equipment and or injury to personnel The user must be familiar with the contents of the appropriate manuals before attempting to install ope...

Страница 5: ...1 Sensor presentations 22 Starting normal operation 23 How to select menu language 23 How to reset the PI50 to factory default parameters 23 How to select and set up the sensors 24 How to save the current user settings 27 How to calibrate the depth sensors 27 Title Bar 28 The menu system 30 The menu hierarchy 30 Menu buttons 30 DISPLAY VIEWS 33 Display organisation 33 Title bar 35 Logo and product...

Страница 6: ...Height trend view 59 PI Spread trend view 59 PI Temperature trend view 60 PI Temperature Depth trend view 60 PI Geometry trend view 61 PI Height Depth trend view 62 PI Spread Depth trend view 62 PI Twin Spread trend view 62 PI SeineSounder trend view 63 PI Remote Depth trend view 63 PI Rip trend view 63 Screen captures 64 OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES 65 Power On Off procedures 66 Power on 66 Power off 6...

Страница 7: ...depth sensors 93 How to reset the sensor counter 94 How to smooth out the bottom and catch readings 94 How to smooth out the data reception 95 How to remove spikes and reflections from the sensor data 95 How to set up spread and depth sensors to measure vertical geometry 96 How to set up depth and height sensors to measure total water depth 98 How to set up the height sensor to show the trawl open...

Страница 8: ...ilter 126 Catch Bottom Filter 127 Multipath Filter 128 Reset Counters 129 Display menu functions and dialogs 130 Palette 131 Screen Brightness 131 Units 132 Language 132 Status Display 133 Trend History Length 136 Display Options 137 Screen Captures 139 About 139 Setup menu functions and dialogs 141 Simulator 141 Gear Type 142 Select Sensors 142 Alarm Limits 148 Calibration 149 Receiver 150 Naviga...

Страница 9: ...purpose and application 186 PI SeineSounder purpose and application 187 PI Remote Depth purpose and application 188 PI Rip purpose and application 189 Sensor configuration 190 Default communication channels and update rates 190 Changing a communication channel 191 Changing the update rate 191 PI Configurator 192 Charging procedures 193 Battery handling 193 How to use the Simrad PI Charger 194 How ...

Страница 10: ...ading true 206 RMC Recommended minimum specific GNSS data 206 VHW Water speed and heading 207 VTG Course over ground ground speed 207 VLW Dual ground water distance 208 Proprietary telegrams and formats 209 DBS Depth of trawl below surface 209 HFB Trawl headrope to footrope and bottom 209 PSIMP D1 PI Sensor data 209 8 328458 A ...

Страница 11: ...e information in this manual is highly recommended preferably while exploring the system s functionality Click Help Installed on your Simrad PI50 you will find a comprehensive on line help system You may not find it in your language but everything you can read in the Simrad PI50 Reference manual can also be found in the context sensitive on line help To access this information click on the Title B...

Страница 12: ... with the PI50 when it is shipped Manuals in other languages may be downloaded from http www simrad com Simrad PI50 Operator Manual English 328457 ISBN 978 82 8066 121 2 Simrad PI50 Reference Manual English 328458 ISBN 978 82 8066 120 3 Simrad PI50 Installation Manual English 328459 ISBN 978 82 8066 122 7 10 328458 A ...

Страница 13: ... switch off the display and the computer You may switch of the Receiver Unit too If something breaks down If you believe that something has broken down contact your local dealer He will be able to assist When you switch off the PI50 You must NEVER switch off the PI50 by means of the on off switch on the computer You must ALWAYS exit the PI50 application by clicking the Exit button on the Title Bar...

Страница 14: ...ydrophone The hydrophone is mounted under the vessel s hull The system further comprises a number of small and robust sensors measuring the conditions on your fishing gear The Simrad PI50 Catch monitoring system can receive information from six sensors simultaneously The sensors are powered by built in rechargeable batteries They are housed in titanium casings and designed using advanced shock abs...

Страница 15: ... Figure 1 System diagram A basic system diagram is provided Interface capabilities and power cables are not shown A Display Unit B Processor Unit C Receiver Unit D Power Supply E Hydrophone F Catch Monitoring Sensors 328458 A 13 ...

Страница 16: ...gure 2 PI50 Marine Computer When this computer is supplied it is readily set up with all necessary software The computer is customized by Simrad to contain no moving parts The computer is normally mounted in the wheelhouse If you wish to take advantage of the audible alarms offered the computer must be installed in such manner that the built in loudspeaker can be heard As an alternative an externa...

Страница 17: ...depends on how many interfaces that are required for the specific integration Note USB to Serial adapter are not supported under Windows XP Display resolution 1280 x 1024 3 1 The PI50 software does not support Microsoft Windows NT or older operating systems 2 A large number of commercial graphic adapters are available and Simrad has not tested all of them Even adapters meeting the minimum specific...

Страница 18: ...t and output sockets easily available The unit is powered by a small external power supply The Receiver Unit provides the following interfaces Serial line cable to the Processor Unit One hydrophone External power supply The Receiver Unit is normally located in a compartment directly above the hydrophone The maximum length of the serial line cable to the Processor Unit is 50 meters 16 328458 A ...

Страница 19: ...rophone for trawling operations has a 50 degrees horizontal beam and a 30 degrees vertical beam to provide the PI50 with optimal reception from the sensors on a bottom or pelagic trawl This specific beam pattern is especially suited for trawling and the wide coverage area reduces the need for careful alignment Portable hydrophone Figure 5 Portable hydrophone A portable hydrophone is also available...

Страница 20: ...on page 39 Trend views on page 57 How to select and set up the sensors on page 72 Sensors overview on page 174 Sensor configuration on page 190 Charging procedures on page 193 Support information If you need additional technical support for your Simrad PI50 you must contact your local dealer or one of our support departments Norway Main office Address Strandpromenaden 50 3190 Horten Norway Telepho...

Страница 21: ...hone 34 966 810 149 Telefax 34 966 852 304 E mail address simrad spain simrad com Website http www simrad es USA Address 19210 33rd Ave W Lynnwood WA 98036 USA Telephone 1 425 712 1136 Telefax 1 425 712 1193 E mail address simrad usa simrad com Website http www simrad com 328458 A 19 ...

Страница 22: ...ait while the PI50 program starts on the computer During the program initialisation a dialog appears to let you choose from the current user settings available on the PI50 The dialog is only visible a few seconds You do not need to make a choice here You can select user setting at any time by means of the User Settings dialog on the Main menu User Settings on page 121 5 Observe that the PI50 start...

Страница 23: ...tself off automatically use the functionality provided by the operating system to switch it off manually 4 Switch off the display 5 Switch off the Receiver Unit Using the trackball Figure 6 Trackball All PI50 functions are controlled with the trackball A Control wheel B Trackball C Right mouse button D Left mouse button This trackball is connected to the computer and by means of the buttons and th...

Страница 24: ...h can be adjusted The Range and Range Start buttons on the Main menu controls the vertical resolution The Trend History Length button on the Display menu controls the horizontal resolution 5 to 1440 minutes The presentation of the various views are made automatically and the size of each view depends on the space available When no trend views are open the sensor views will stretch from the left to...

Страница 25: ... 23 How to select and set up the sensors on page 24 How to save the current user settings on page 27 How to calibrate the depth sensors on page 27 How to select menu language The menu buttons as well as other text in the PI50 presentation are available in several languages 1 Click the Display icon under the Main menu to open the Display sub menu Display menu on page 118 2 Click the middle of the L...

Страница 26: ...lect Sensors on page 142 1 Click the Setup icon under the Main menu to open the Setup sub menu Setup menu on page 119 2 Click the Select Sensors button to open the Select Sensors dialog Select Sensors on page 142 3 Observe the Available Sensors field on the upper left side of the dialog It lists all the sensor types supported by the PI50 4 Click once a sensor type to select it 5 Click the button t...

Страница 27: ...ical label placed on the sensor The number you choose will be used in the Sensor view Sensor views on page 39 The order in which the Sensor views are presented is defined by the order in the Selected Sensors list b Choose Label Name Label Name By default the Label Name is the same as the sensor name listed with the Available sensors If you have a keyboard connected to the PI50 computer you can cli...

Страница 28: ...tch the factory setting If you use more than one sensors of the same type the channel number of one of the sensors must be changed to make it unique for the sensor This must be changed both in the actual sensor and in the Select Sensors dialog during configuration The default communication channels for the various sensors are listed in chapter PI50 Sensors To change the channel number on the senso...

Страница 29: ...trawler and seiner using different sensor setup on the different gears 1 Observe the Main menu on the right hand side of the PI50 presentation 2 Click the User Settings button to open the User Settings dialog User Settings on page 121 3 In the User Setting dialog click the Save Current Setting button 4 In the Setting dialog click OK to accept the suggested name 5 To choose a different name If you ...

Страница 30: ...eference for example the depth of the keel or the depth of an echo sounder transducer 4 Observe the numerical presentation of the sensor depth and allow the reading to stabilize itself 5 Click the Setup icon under the Main menu to open the Setup sub menu Setup menu on page 119 6 Click Calibration Calibration on page 149 7 In the Calibration dialog click Start Calibration 8 Wait for the PI50 system...

Страница 31: ... operational functions Operation buttons on page 35 Navigation These are not buttons but information fields providing current data related to the vessel movements Navigational information on page 36 Function These buttons are used to control basic functions such as screen captures help menu appearance Function buttons on page 37 For more detailed information about the Title Bar see Title bar on pa...

Страница 32: ...he Operation menu controls the main operational parameters 3 The Display menu controls the visual aspects of the system such as parameters related to the display presentation 4 The Setup menu allows you to control the configuration of the signal processing as well as system installation and maintenance and the interfaces to peripheral devices Menu buttons Each menu contains several command buttons...

Страница 33: ...e the parameter value or right to increase it 4 Release the mouse button when the requested value is shown How to select a numerical parameter by means of the scroll wheel 1 Place the cursor on the middle of the button 2 Spin the scroll wheel in either direction to increase or decrease the parameter value 3 Release the scroll wheel when the requested value is shown How to select a numerical parame...

Страница 34: ...closed 2 Whenever applicable you can also access the sub menu by clicking the left and right side of the button but this method will not show you the menu choices a Click on the left side of the button to select a lower sub menu choice b Click on the right side of the button to select a higher sub menu choice How to select parameters using a dialog 1 Click anywhere on the button to open a separate...

Страница 35: ...captures on page 64 Display organisation A typical PI50 Catch monitoring system display presentation is shown A Title Bar The Title Bar identifies the logo and provides several cons and buttons These are used to hide or retrieve the menu system and to enable basic system functions Title bar on page 35 B Sensor views The sensor views are automatically placed on top of each other They reflect the se...

Страница 36: ... 10 Sensor presentation example with sensor views and trend views shown 5 D Main menu The Main menu is by default located on the right hand side of the echo sounder presentation To open any of the sub menus click the icons To hide or retrieve the Main menu click the Menu button on the Title Bar Menu system on page 38 E Sub menus Three sub menus may be opened from the icons at the bottom of the Mai...

Страница 37: ...ional functions Operation buttons on page 35 Navigation These are not buttons but information fields providing current data related to the vessel movements Navigational information on page 36 Function These buttons are used to control basic functions such as screen captures help menu appearance Function buttons on page 37 Logo and product name The Simrad logo and the product name PI50 is shown Dou...

Страница 38: ...field on the Title Bar will display the vessel s geographical position in longitude and latitude The communication with the external GPS system is set up using the Navigation button on the Setup menu Navigation Position tab on page 154 Vessel heading Provided that a GPS or compass system is connected to the PI50 this field on the Title Bar will display the vessel s current heading The communicatio...

Страница 39: ...ssued a message Click the button to open the Message dialog If you hold the mouse cursor over the button a tooltip rectangle will provide a list of the messages that you have not acknowledged How to read and acknowledge alarms and messages on page 101 Messages on page 171 Help button Click this button to open the PI50 context sensitive on line help The button opens the help system on its start pag...

Страница 40: ...rom view if you do not need it Use the Menu button on the Title Bar Click once to hide the menu click one more time to retrieve it Menu hierarchy 1 The Main menu provides the parameters most frequently used during normal operation 2 The Operation menu controls the main operational parameters 3 The Display menu controls the visual aspects of the system such as parameters related to the display pres...

Страница 41: ...tom Contact sensor view on page 40 PI Catch sensor view on page 41 PI Depth sensor view on page 42 PI Height sensor view on page 43 PI Spread sensor view on page 44 PI Temperature sensor view on page 45 PI Temperature Depth sensor view on page 46 PI Geometry sensor view on page 47 PI Height Depth sensor view on page 49 PI Spread Depth sensor view on page 50 PI Twin Spread sensor view on page 52 PI...

Страница 42: ... have elapsed since the sensor lost bottom contact If the bottom contact is regained the timer stops It is then restarted once the status changes again The timer can be manually reset by clicking the Reset Counters button on the Operation menu Reset Counters on page 129 D History field When the size of the presentation rectangle permits a history field is shown The field offers a graphical present...

Страница 43: ...ated C Timer This timer records how many minutes that have elapsed since the sensor was activated The timer can be manually reset by clicking the Reset Counters button on the Operation menu Reset Counters on page 129 D History field When the size of the presentation rectangle permits a history field is shown The field offers a graphical presentation of the sensor information for the last 20 minute...

Страница 44: ...d by the sensor and thus the ascending or descending speed of the net The value is shown in units per minute The direction is shown with the blue triangle If the sensor does not detect any depth changes the arrow is removed D History field When the size of the presentation rectangle permits a history field is shown The field offers a graphical presentation of the sensor information for the last 20...

Страница 45: ...git shows height changes recorded by the sensor and thus the ascending or descending speed of the net The value is shown in units per minute The direction is shown with the two blue triangles If the sensor does not detect any height changes the triangles are removed D History field When the size of the presentation rectangle permits a history field is shown The field offers a graphical presentatio...

Страница 46: ... C Spread changes This digit shows the spread distance changes recorded by the sensor and thus the increasing or decreasing distance between the two trawl doors The value is shown in units per minute The direction is shown with the blue triangles If the sensor does not detect any spread changes the arrows are removed D History field When the size of the presentation rectangle permits a history fie...

Страница 47: ...hows temperature changes recorded by the sensor The value is shown in units per minute The direction of the temperature change is shown with the blue triangle If the sensor does not detect any temperature changes the arrow is removed D History field When the size of the presentation rectangle permits a history field is shown The field offers a graphical presentation of the sensor information for t...

Страница 48: ... shows depth changes recorded by the sensor and thus the ascending or descending speed of the net The value is shown in units per minute The direction is shown with the blue triangle If the sensor does not detect any depth changes the arrow is removed D History field When the size of the presentation rectangle permits a history field is shown The field offers a graphical presentation of the sensor...

Страница 49: ...d view on page 60 How to set up the PI Temperature Depth sensor on page 83 PI Temperature Depth purpose and application on page 181 PI Geometry sensor view Note This is a dual sensor It will seize two communication channels on the PI50 A Sensor colour code identifier and name The identifier is the Label ID parameter the sensor name is the Sensor Value Name parameter You can control these parameter...

Страница 50: ...ensor The Trend view icon opens and closes the Trend view for the corresponding sensor F Port length This is the length of the port wire The current measurement unit is shown as well as two blue rectangles These rectangles indicate the current horizontal length changes If the two rectangles are pointing towards each other the distance is decreasing G Starboard length This is the length of the star...

Страница 51: ...as well as two blue triangles The two triangles indicate the current vertical movement of the sensor up or down In this example the sensor is slowly increasing with 5 meters each minute If the two triangles are pointing towards each other the height is decreasing If they are pointing away from each other the height is increasing C Height changes This digit shows height changes recorded by the sens...

Страница 52: ...hows depth changes recorded by the sensor and thus the ascending or descending speed of the net The value is shown in units per minute The direction is shown with the blue triangle If the sensor does not detect any depth changes the arrow is removed H History field When the size of the presentation rectangle permits a history field is shown The field offers a graphical presentation of the sensor i...

Страница 53: ...al presentation of the sensor information for the last 20 minutes The vertical range is set automatically defined by the current measurements E Pulse lamp and Trend view icons The green Pulse lamp icon flashes every time a signal is received from the corresponding sensor The Trend view icon opens and closes the Trend view for the corresponding sensor F Current depth This the current depth measured...

Страница 54: ...rrent changes in the spread distance increasing or decreasing In this example the spread distance is slowly decreasing with 2 meters each minute If the two triangles are pointing towards each other the total spread distance is decreasing If they are pointing away from each other the total spread distance is increasing C Spread changes This digit shows the total spread distance changes recorded by ...

Страница 55: ...the current distance between the centre clump and the starboard trawl door as measured by the sensor The current measurement unit is shown as well as two blue triangles to indicate if the spread distance is increasing or decreasing H History field When the size of the presentation rectangle permits a history field is shown The field offers a graphical presentation of the sensor information for the...

Страница 56: ...wo communication channels on the PI50 The PI SeineSounder sensor is regarded and must be set up as a PI Height Depth sensor Related topics PI SeineSounder sensor view on page 54 PI SeineSounder trend view on page 63 How to set up the PI SeineSounder sensor on page 91 PI SeineSounder purpose and application on page 187 54 328458 A ...

Страница 57: ...page 63 How to set up the PI Remote Depth sensor on page 91 PI Remote Depth purpose and application on page 188 PI Rip sensor view The PI Rip sensor is regarded and must be set up as a PI Catch sensor For more information about the PI Rip sensor see the documentation provided with the sensor or the brief description in section Related topics PI Rip sensor view on page 55 PI Rip trend view on page ...

Страница 58: ... the PI50 based on information from other sensors Two sensor view rectangles are used one to present the information from the two depth sensors and one to provide the geometry information To set up the two depth sensors use the Advanced Sensor Configuration functionality in the Select Sensors dialog Related topics Select Sensors on page 142 How to set up spread and depth sensors to measure vertica...

Страница 59: ... horizontal scale is defined by the parameter selected in the Trend History Length button on the Display menu The time can be selected from 5 to 1440 minutes Trend History Length on page 136 The history curve has the same colour as used to identify the sensor in the Sensor view The label at the right end of the curve identifies the sensor s Label ID and the type of sensor The curve simply shows wh...

Страница 60: ... on page 124 The horizontal scale is defined by the parameter selected in the Trend History Length button on the Display menu The time can be selected from 5 to 1440 minutes Trend History Length on page 136 The history curve has the same colour as used to identify the sensor in the Sensor view The label at the right end of the curve identifies the sensor s Label ID and the type of sensor If an ext...

Страница 61: ...r s Label ID and the type of sensor Related topics PI Height sensor view on page 43 PI Height trend view on page 59 How to set up the PI Height sensor on page 79 How to set up depth and height sensors to measure total water depth on page 98 How to set up the height sensor to show the trawl opening on page 98 PI Height purpose and application on page 178 PI Spread trend view Figure 18 PI Spread tre...

Страница 62: ...ges recorded by the sensor The vertical scale is set up automatically The horizontal scale is defined by the parameter selected in the Trend History Length button on the Display menu The time can be selected from 5 to 1440 minutes Trend History Length on page 136 The history curve has the same colour as used to identify the sensor in the Sensor view The label at the right end of the curve identifi...

Страница 63: ...nsor The vertical scale is defined by the settings made with the Range and Start Range buttons on the Main menu Range on page 123 Start Range on page 124 The horizontal scale is defined by the parameter selected in the Trend History Length button on the Display menu The time can be selected from 5 to 1440 minutes Trend History Length on page 136 The history curves use the same two colours that are...

Страница 64: ... page 58 Related topics PI Spread Depth sensor view on page 50 PI Spread Depth trend view on page 62 How to set up the PI Spread Depth sensor on page 88 PI Spread Depth purpose and application on page 185 PI Twin Spread trend view Figure 21 PI Twin Spread trend view The PI Twin Spread trend view shows the distance between the trawl doors in a dual trawl system Two curves are shown one for the port...

Страница 65: ... page 58 Related topics PI SeineSounder sensor view on page 54 PI SeineSounder trend view on page 63 How to set up the PI SeineSounder sensor on page 91 PI SeineSounder purpose and application on page 187 PI Remote Depth trend view The PI Remote Depth provides a depth graph For information see PI Depth trend view on page 58 Related topics PI Remote Depth sensor view on page 55 PI Remote Depth tren...

Страница 66: ...To save an echogram click the Screen Capture button on the Title Bar To access the images click Screen Captures on the Display menu This will open a file folder and you can use standard operating systems to delete copy rename or move the files Screen Captures on page 139 64 328458 A ...

Страница 67: ... of dedicated icons at the bottom of the main menu you can open the relevant sub menus or dialogs Menu choices shown in dark colours are not available for the current operation or operational mode Topics Power On Off procedures on page 66 User settings on page 67 User preferences on page 69 How to select and set up the sensors on page 72 Sensor procedures on page 93 Alarms and messages on page 101...

Страница 68: ...t the PI50 starts The PI50 starts up using the same operational parameters as the last time you used it If these parameters are acceptable continue operation If you wish to alter basic operational parameters see the dedicated procedures Starting normal operation on page 23 Power off Note You must never switch off the PI50 only by means of the on off switch on the computer This may damage the softw...

Страница 69: ...to save the current user settings If you have several user with favourite configurations work with different gears or with different transducers depth or bottom conditions we recommend that you save the parameters for future use If you have several sensor configurations dedicated for different gears or different tasks we also strongly recommend that you save these The settings saved using the User...

Страница 70: ... close the dialog How to use previously saved settings If you have saved sensor configurations dedicated for different gears or different tasks you can retrieve these for fast and efficient parameter setup 1 Observe the Main menu on the right hand side of the PI50 presentation 2 Click the User Settings button to open the User Settings dialog User Settings on page 121 3 In the User Setting dialog c...

Страница 71: ...Click once on the language you wish to use 4 Observe that the sub menu is closed and that all text in the menu buttons changes to the selected language How to choose colour presentation theme palette The PI50 presentation may be set up using one of several colour themes In the menu system these are called palettes The Palette parameter allows you to select the background colours and day night brig...

Страница 72: ... sub menu Display menu on page 118 2 Click either side of the Screen Brightness button to make the adjustment Screen Brightness on page 131 How to select measurement units Use the Units dialog to set up the various units of measurements you wish to work with Normally you will only need to define these once 1 Click the Display icon under the Main menu to open the Display sub menu Display menu on pa...

Страница 73: ... 145 4 In the Selected Sensors field click once on the sensor to select it 5 Click one of the or buttons to move the sensor up or down on the list in the Selected Sensors field The order in this list also controls the order in which the sensors are presented in the Sensor Configuration field as well as the vertical order of the Sensor view rectangles in the PI50 display presentation How to control...

Страница 74: ... Remote Depth sensor on page 91 How to set up the PI Rip sensor on page 92 Generic procedure The PI50 allows you to put the entire PI sensor range to use However you must select the sensors that you wish to use set them up in the order you wish to see them on the screen and select the operational parameters Both the sensor selection and the parameter setup are done in the Select Sensors dialog Sel...

Страница 75: ...tion How to control the order of the sensor views on page 70 10 Observe the list of sensors in the Sensor Configuration field at the bottom of the dialog 11 For each sensor in the Sensor Configuration field a Choose Label ID identification Label ID This number is used to identify the sensor The ID must be unique for each sensor and we recommend that you let it match the physical label placed on th...

Страница 76: ...sors on your trawl you can name them Catch Rear Catch Middle and Catch Forward e Choose Channel Number Channel Number This is the communication channel used between the sensor and the PI50 system Note The Channel Number parameter is vital The communication channel number you choose here must comply to the channel number programmed into the sensor If these do not match the communication will not wo...

Страница 77: ...menu to open the Setup sub menu Setup menu on page 119 2 Click the Select Sensors button to open the Select Sensors dialog Select Sensors on page 142 3 Observe the Available Sensors field on the upper left side of the dialog It lists all the sensor types supported by the PI50 4 Click once on the Bottom Contact sensor in the list then click the button to copy the sensor to the Selected Sensors list...

Страница 78: ...he sensor 9 If this is the only sensor you wish to set up or the last sensor click Ok to save the settings and close the dialog Related topics PI Bottom Contact sensor view on page 40 PI Bottom Contact trend view on page 57 How to set up the PI Bottom Contact sensor on page 75 PI Bottom Contact purpose and application on page 175 How to set up the PI Catch sensor Note This procedure is also used t...

Страница 79: ...In the Sensor Configuration field choose a Label ID b Label Name c Update Rate d Sensor Value Name The name you enter here is shown in the Sensor view If you have more than one Catch sensor you can use this field to enter dedicated names for each of them PI Catch sensor view on page 41 e Channel Number Note It is very important that the Channel number and Update Rate parameters defined for each se...

Страница 80: ...ix sensors Remember that dual sensors each seize two sensor communication channels 6 In the Selected Sensors field click once on the sensor to select it 7 Click one of the or buttons to move the sensor up or down on the list in the Selected Sensors field The order in this list also controls the order in which the sensors are presented in the Sensor Configuration field as well as the vertical order...

Страница 81: ...d view on page 58 How to set up the PI Depth sensor on page 77 How to set up spread and depth sensors to measure vertical geometry on page 96 How to set up depth and height sensors to measure total water depth on page 98 PI Depth purpose and application on page 177 How to set up the PI Height sensor 1 Click the Setup icon under the Main menu to open the Setup sub menu Setup menu on page 119 2 Clic...

Страница 82: ...d into the sensor If these vital parameters do not match you will not receive information from the sensor 9 Click the Advanced Sensor Configuration button and observe that additional choices are added to the Sensor Configuration field 10 Enter the trawl opening This will allow the trawl opening to be shown in the PI Height trend view How to set up the height sensor to show the trawl opening on pag...

Страница 83: ...ns to move the sensor up or down on the list in the Selected Sensors field The order in this list also controls the order in which the sensors are presented in the Sensor Configuration field as well as the vertical order of the Sensor view rectangles in the PI50 display presentation How to control the order of the sensor views on page 70 8 In the Sensor Configuration field choose a Label ID b Labe...

Страница 84: ...n the Setup sub menu Setup menu on page 119 2 Click the Select Sensors button to open the Select Sensors dialog Select Sensors on page 142 3 Observe the Available Sensors field on the upper left side of the dialog It lists all the sensor types supported by the PI50 4 Click once on the Temperature sensor in the list then click the button to copy the sensor to the Selected Sensors list 5 Observe tha...

Страница 85: ... settings and close the dialog Related topics PI Temperature sensor view on page 45 PI Temperature trend view on page 60 How to set up the PI Temperature sensor on page 82 PI Temperature purpose and application on page 180 How to set up the PI Temperature Depth sensor 1 Click the Setup icon under the Main menu to open the Setup sub menu Setup menu on page 119 2 Click the Select Sensors button to o...

Страница 86: ...oose a Label ID b Label Name c Update Rate for each of the two sensors d Sensor Value Name for each of the two sensors e These names you enter are shown in the Sensor views PI Temperature Depth sensor view on page 46 f Channel Number g Offset for the depth sensor The offset for the sensor is calculated automatically by means of the calibration procedure If you already know the offset value you can...

Страница 87: ...xtended range version The XT configuration can be used for maximum distances up to 600 meters The XT configuration does not provide the same accuracy as the standard configuration Use this only if the standard configuration can not be used All three measurements are transmitted by the sensor PI Geometry Differential Standard range Only the difference between the two measurements are transmitted by...

Страница 88: ...log matches the corresponding parameters programmed into the sensor If these vital parameters do not match you will not receive information from the sensor 9 If this is the only sensor you wish to set up or the last sensor click Ok to save the settings and close the dialog Related topics PI Geometry sensor view on page 47 PI Geometry trend view on page 61 How to set up the PI Geometry sensor on pa...

Страница 89: ...also controls the order in which the sensors are presented in the Sensor Configuration field as well as the vertical order of the Sensor view rectangles in the PI50 display presentation How to control the order of the sensor views on page 70 8 In the Sensor Configuration field choose a Label ID b Label Name c Update Rate for each of the two sensors d Sensor Value Name for each of the two sensors e...

Страница 90: ...e set up for standard or extended XT spread range This configuration can be changed in the PI Configurator utility Three Depth versions are available These are set up for maximum depth 300 m 600 m or 1000 m The depth range is fixed by the factory and can not be changed in the PI Configurator utility 5 Observe that an error message appears if you try to add too many sensors to the Selected Sensors ...

Страница 91: ...sor in the Select Sensors dialog matches the corresponding parameters programmed into the sensor If these vital parameters do not match you will not receive information from the sensor 9 Click the Advanced Sensor Configuration button and observe that additional choices are added to the Sensor Configuration field 10 Connect the Spread Depth sensor with starboard Depth sensor This will allow you to ...

Страница 92: ...d click once on the sensor to select it 7 Click one of the or buttons to move the sensor up or down on the list in the Selected Sensors field The order in this list also controls the order in which the sensors are presented in the Sensor Configuration field as well as the vertical order of the Sensor view rectangles in the PI50 display presentation How to control the order of the sensor views on p...

Страница 93: ...PI Twin Spread purpose and application on page 186 How to set up the PI SeineSounder sensor Note The PI SeineSounder sensor is set up as a PI Height Depth sensor How to set up the PI Height Depth sensor on page 86 Related topics PI SeineSounder sensor view on page 54 PI SeineSounder trend view on page 63 How to set up the PI SeineSounder sensor on page 91 PI SeineSounder purpose and application on...

Страница 94: ...Rip sensor is set up as a PI Catch sensor How to set up the PI Catch sensor on page 76 Related topics PI Rip sensor view on page 55 PI Rip trend view on page 63 How to set up the PI Rip sensor on page 92 PI Rip purpose and application on page 189 92 328458 A ...

Страница 95: ...1 meter deep If you need to lower it even deeper you will need to add this additional depth to the Offset value when you select and set up the sensor in the Select Sensors dialog Example If you lower your sensor to 5 meters depth for calibration you must enter 4 meters into the Offset for the sensor Select Sensors on page 142 1 Mount a rope to the top fastening lugs on the sensor 2 Tighten the rop...

Страница 96: ...ation sub menu 2 Click the Reset Counters button Reset Counters on page 129 How to smooth out the bottom and catch readings The Catch Bottom Filter is used to smooth the information from the PI Catch and PI Bottom Contact sensors Set to Light filtering the change in status must last and remain stable for at least two sensor transmissions before the display is changed When Heavy filtering is applie...

Страница 97: ...e the status of the Sensor Filter We recommend that you only use Heavy filtering if there are large fluctuations in the displayed data or if the rate of change is small Reduced filtering is preferable since this shortens the delay between updating the changes in sensor location and the corresponding displayed information 4 Click OK to save the current settings and close the dialog How to remove sp...

Страница 98: ...commend that you only use Heavy filtering if there are large fluctuations in the displayed data or if the rate of change is small Reduced filtering is preferable since this shortens the delay between updating the changes in sensor location and the corresponding displayed information 4 Click OK to save the current settings and close the dialog How to set up spread and depth sensors to measure verti...

Страница 99: ...Remote Depth sensor as described in the dedicated procedure How to set up the PI Depth sensor on page 77 How to set up the PI Height Depth sensor on page 86 How to set up the PI Temperature Depth sensor on page 83 How to set up the PI Remote Depth sensor on page 91 2 Set up the PI Spread or PI Spread Depth sensor as described in the dedicated procedure How to set up the PI Spread sensor on page 80...

Страница 100: ...edure How to set up the PI Depth sensor on page 77 3 For the dedicated depth sensor click Advanced Sensor Configuration The available height sensors will automatically be listed 4 Click OK to save the settings and close the dialog 5 Observe that the total depth is shown in the PI Depth trend view PI Depth trend view on page 58 How to set up the height sensor to show the trawl opening The PI Height...

Страница 101: ...too high the signal from the sensor will not be detected If it is set too low the sensor signal will be buried in the noise 1 Click the Setup icon under the Main menu to open the Setup sub menu 2 Click Receiver to open the Receiver dialog Receiver on page 150 3 Adjust the level of the Detection Threshold DT For PI50 two different parameter ranges are used 3 to 14 By increasing the parameter value ...

Страница 102: ... The Interference Filter may prove inefficient 4 Switch off the Interference Filter filter 5 Adjust the level of the Detection Threshold DT a Make sure that the Interference Filter is switched off b Normal ranges up to 1500 meters If you experience poor reception with the sensors in the sea try to increase the detection threshold until the data reception appears completely random Then decrease the...

Страница 103: ...the extended version when applicable in the Current Message field 6 Click any of the following buttons to acknowledge and delete messages Acknowledge All Click to acknowledge all new messages in the current list tab Delete All Click to delete all the messages in the current list tab Acknowledge Click to acknowledge the currently selected message Delete Click to delete the currently selected messag...

Страница 104: ... the Messages dialog Simultaneously the messages are stored in a number of logging files on the hard disk If you experience abnormal behaviour and wish to consult your dealer and or Simrad these logging files are very useful The following procedure explains how to access these files 1 Click the Display icon under the Main menu to open the Display sub menu 2 Click Screen Captures to open an operati...

Страница 105: ...Operational procedures Whenever possible send the files to your dealer 7 Close the folder 328458 A 103 ...

Страница 106: ...page 106 How to install the PI50 software Use this procedure if you need to install the software on a new computer Note that minimum hardware and software requirements must be met by the computer 1 Power up the computer 2 Insert the PI50 CD ROM If your computer is not fitted with a CD or DVD drive copy the files from the CD to a USB memory stick 3 Observe that the installation program opens If the...

Страница 107: ...2 4 Write down the Hardware ID provided by the Software License dialog 5 Contact your dealer to order the software license Your dealer will need the following information from you to place the order Vessel name and call sign Vessel type trawler purse seiner etc Vessel owner s name address and contact information Serial number on all transceivers Hardware ID 6 When the software license is returned ...

Страница 108: ...Unless you have made any hardware changes on your computer the existing software license will be used How to remove the PI50 software 1 Observe the operating system s functionality for software removal 106 328458 A ...

Страница 109: ...te which RS 232 port you wish to use 2 The PI50 Catch monitoring connect the transmit signal Tx on pin 3 and ground on pin 5 3 On the remote system wire as described in the relevant documentation 4 Ensure that the length of the cable does not exceed approximately 50 meters If a longer cable is required you may need to use buffer amplifiers on the serial line Setup procedure 1 Click the Setup icon ...

Страница 110: ... NMEA 0183 communication parameters on page 202 14 Click OK to save the current settings and close the dialog 15 In the I O Setup dialog click on the chosen port to select it then click the Monitor button to open the Port Monitor dialog Port Monitor on page 167 16 Observe the data flow In order to monitor the data flow the PI50 must be active and transmitting information to the serial line 17 If t...

Страница 111: ... port to select it then click the Input button to open the Select Inputs dialog Select Inputs on page 168 5 In the Select Inputs dialog locate the ITI on the left side and click the button to connect it 6 Click OK to save the current settings and close the dialog 7 In the I O Setup dialog click on the chosen port to select it then click the Setup button to open the Serial Port Setup dialog Serial ...

Страница 112: ...ceed approximately 50 meters If a longer cable is required you may need to use buffer amplifiers on the serial line Setup procedure This procedure explains how the PI50 can be set up to receive depth information on a serial port 1 Click the Setup icon under the Main menu to open the Setup sub menu Setup menu on page 119 2 Click Installation to open the Installation sub menu On the sub menu I O Set...

Страница 113: ...formats for heading HDG Heading deviation and variation on page 205 HDT Heading true on page 206 HDM Heading magnetic on page 206 VHW Water speed and heading on page 207 Supported telegram formats for distance RMC Recommended minimum specific GNSS data on page 206 VHW Water speed and heading on page 207 VTG Course over ground ground speed on page 207 Supported telegram formats for positioning GLL ...

Страница 114: ...etup sub menu 2 Click Navigation to open the Navigation dialog 3 For each tab a Select which port to use b Click Setup for the selected port to define the communication parameters c Select which NMEA Sentence to use If you choose Auto the PI50 will automatically choose among the incoming information according to a predefined priority list d If applicable define the Talker ID 4 Click OK to save the...

Страница 115: ...tons on page 113 Button types on page 114 Main menu on page 116 Operation menu on page 117 Display menu on page 118 Setup menu on page 119 About menus and buttons The operational navigation on the PI50 is designed by means of menus and command buttons Menu hierarchy 1 The Main menu provides the parameters most frequently used during normal operation 2 The Operation menu controls the main operation...

Страница 116: ...ues from the keyboard if you have one You can select parameter value from the button s sub menu You can open a dedicated dialog How to select a numerical parameter using the buttons 1 Move the cursor to either side of the button and observe that the background colour changes a Click on the left side of the button to decrease the numerical value b Click on the right side of the button to increase t...

Страница 117: ...in the text field will be red You will then not be able to enter the value 3 Press the Enter key How to select a parameter using a sub menu 1 Click the middle section of the button to open a sub menu then click the requested parameter value The chosen value is applied and the sub menu is automatically closed 2 Whenever applicable you can also access the sub menu by clicking the left and right side...

Страница 118: ...he range is defined from a selected start range and in horizontal or vertical direction to a value exceeding the bottom depth or the location of the sensor Use this setting together with the Start Range parameter to set up the depth or distance scales in the history field Range on page 123 Start Range allows you to specify the start value for the depth or distance presentation in the sensor s hist...

Страница 119: ...om the sensors Sensor Filter on page 126 The Catch Bottom Filter is used to smooth the information from the PI Catch and PI Bottom Contact sensors Catch Bottom Filter on page 127 The Multipath Filter is designed to remedy for reflections spikes and time lag in the sensor data These problems may occur if neighbouring channels are used or if the PI50 is disturbed by other hydroacoustic systems in us...

Страница 120: ... purpose of the Language function is to select the language to be used on the menus Language on page 132 The Status Display provides an overview of the present hydro acoustical conditions Status Display on page 133 The Trend History Length function allows you to adjust the horizontal resolution of the history fields Trend History Length on page 136 The purpose of the Display Options dialog is to c...

Страница 121: ...m Limits dialog allows you to define alarms related to the information provided by the sensors Alarm Limits on page 148 The Calibration dialog allows you to start automatic calibration of the depth sensors Calibration on page 149 The Receiver dialog allows you to set up the detailed communication parameters and to fine tune the receiver circuitry for optimal performance in various sea conditions a...

Страница 122: ...cedure chapter Note You do not need to have an in depth knowledge of these dialogs to use the PI50 This information is for reference only Topics Main menu functions and dialogs on page 121 Operation menu functions and dialogs on page 126 Display menu functions and dialogs on page 130 Setup menu functions and dialogs on page 141 Other dialogs and functions on page 163 120 328458 A ...

Страница 123: ...ements The range is defined from a selected start range and in horizontal or vertical direction to a value exceeding the bottom depth or the location of the sensor Use this setting together with the Start Range parameter to set up the depth or distance scales in the history field Range on page 123 Start Range allows you to specify the start value for the depth or distance presentation in the senso...

Страница 124: ...generic use the two provide typical sensors and parameters settings for trawl and purse seine Saved Settings These settings are those created and saved by the various PI50 users Each setting is identified by a name and the time and date it was created These settings may be deleted or renamed You can save an unlimited number of profile settings Activate Selected Setting This button is used to activ...

Страница 125: ...th or the location of the sensor Use this setting together with the Start Range parameter to set up the depth or distance scales in the history field Description This parameter setting applies to the currently selected sensor s history field identified with a thick border If you open this menu button you will only be able to enter a value if a keyboard is connected to your PI50 Note however that y...

Страница 126: ...s setting together with the Range parameter to set up the depth or distance scales in the history field Description This parameter setting applies to the currently selected sensor s history field identified with a thick border If you open this menu button you will only be able to enter a value if a keyboard is connected to your PI50 Note however that you can click the button and while holding the ...

Страница 127: ...e Start Range parameter and a total maximum depth range defined by the Range parameter If you set Range to 500 meters and Start Range to 100 meters the history field will show the sensor results with a depth scale from 100 and 500 meters Auto Range This selection allows the PI50 to automatically adjust the start range Related topics Range on page 123 328458 A 125 ...

Страница 128: ...e sensor data These problems may occur if neighbouring channels are used or if the PI50 is disturbed by other hydroacoustic systems in use on own or other vessels Multipath Filter on page 128 The Reset Counters functions allows you to reset the built in timer function Reset Counters on page 129 Sensor Filter The Sensor Filter function is available by clicking the Sensor Filter button on the Operat...

Страница 129: ...fluctuations in the displayed data or if the rate of change is small Reduced filtering is preferable since this shortens the delay between updating the changes in sensor location and the corresponding displayed information Related topics How to smooth out the data reception on page 95 Receiver on page 150 Catch Bottom Filter The Catch Bottom Filter function is available by clicking the Catch Botto...

Страница 130: ...e transmissions If this is not the case the information is not shown on the PI50 display Related topics How to smooth out the bottom and catch readings on page 94 Receiver on page 150 Multipath Filter The Multipath Filter function is available by clicking the Multipath Filter button on the Operation menu Purpose The Multipath Filter is designed to remedy for reflections spikes and time lag in the ...

Страница 131: ...n page 95 Receiver on page 150 Reset Counters The Reset Counters function is available by clicking the Reset Counters button on the Operation menu Purpose The Reset Counters functions allows you to reset the built in timer function Description The PI Catch and PI Bottom Contact sensor presentations both have a timer feature Each timer indicates how many times the sensor has been activated during a...

Страница 132: ...age 132 The purpose of the Language function is to select the language to be used on the menus Language on page 132 The Status Display provides an overview of the present hydro acoustical conditions Status Display on page 133 The Trend History Length function allows you to adjust the horizontal resolution of the history fields Trend History Length on page 136 The purpose of the Display Options dia...

Страница 133: ... button to open the menu Related topics How to choose colour presentation theme palette on page 69 Screen Brightness on page 131 Screen Brightness The Screen Brightness function is opened by clicking the Screen Brightness button on the Display menu Purpose The purpose of the Screen Brightness function is to adjust the intensity of the light given off by the display Description The Screen Brightnes...

Страница 134: ...ious units of measurements you wish to work with Normally you will only need to define these once Use the spin boxes to make the selections Parameters Depth Choose the unit of measurement for depth Equipment Dimensions Choose the unit of measurement for the equipment dimensions Length Choose the unit of measurement for length Speed Choose the unit of measurement for speed Temperature Choose the un...

Страница 135: ...enu language on page 69 Status Display The Status Display dialog is opened by clicking the Status Display button on the Display menu Purpose The Status Display provides an overview of the present hydro acoustical conditions Description The Status Display shows sensor data signal thresholds and background noise levels providing an overview of present hydro acoustical conditions and the margin for r...

Страница 136: ...ts the background noise for the given frequency or channel and the level is measured continuously During normal operation each frequency bar should indicate approximately 20 dB This function is very useful if you have too much noise and this makes the communication with the sensor unreliable Switch off as much electrical mechanical and acoustic gear and equipment as possible Then switch the system...

Страница 137: ...e level This is the noise in the surrounding water caused by mechanical electrical acoustic and natural disturbances This noise level should be as low as possible When a sensor in the water transmits its information back to the PI50 this is indicated as the green indicator extends above the mean noise level In order for the reception circuitry to accept and recognize the signal it must be stronger...

Страница 138: ...ion of the software versions currently in use in the PI50 receiver μC is the software version in the micro controller DSP is the software version in the digital signal processor Max Shooting Speed This is a presentation of the currently selected setting for maximum shooting speed Trend History Length The Trend History Length function is opened by clicking the Trend History Length button on the Dis...

Страница 139: ... the Title Bar and the Taskbar Description The Display Options dialog provides three fields to control the appearance of the Main menu buttons with or without icons the location of the menu system left or right side and which information that shall be displayed on the Title Bar The settings you choose have no effect on the overall performance of the PI50 Parameters Use Icons on the Main Menu This ...

Страница 140: ...st be provided by an external sensor connected to the PI50 Note Presently the PI50 does not support this functionality Depth Click this option to display the bottom depth on the Title Bar The information must be provided by an echo sounder connected to the PI50 UTC Time Click this option to see UTC time at the bottom right corner of the display presentation Coordinated Universal Time UTC is a time...

Страница 141: ...PG file on the hard disk When you click the Screen Captures button an operating system window opens to access the file folder with these files Within this window you can use the operating system functionality to delete copy or rename 6 these file The file folder may look like this Windows XP Related topics How to access the log files on page 102 About The About dialog is opened by clicking the Abo...

Страница 142: ...ion of the PI50 running on your computer Note that the software versions for the PI50 receiver micro controller and digital signal processor are shown in the Status Display dialog Status Display on page 133 Release This is the date the software version was released More This option opens a dedicated dialog to investigate the software versions of the various modules used by the PI50 application The...

Страница 143: ...e alarms related to the information provided by the sensors Alarm Limits on page 148 The Calibration dialog allows you to start automatic calibration of the depth sensors Calibration on page 149 The Receiver dialog allows you to set up the detailed communication parameters and to fine tune the receiver circuitry for optimal performance in various sea conditions and for various gear types Receiver ...

Страница 144: ...r Gear Type The Gear Type function is available by clicking the Gear Type button on the Setup menu Purpose The Gear Type function allows you to set up the PI50 to work with either a pelagic or a bottom trawl Description This parameter is only used to set the alarm system to detect the activation of the Bottom Contact sensor When set to Pelagic the alarm will be triggered when the Bottom Contact se...

Страница 145: ...this information shall be received update rate Note It is very important that the Channel number and Update Rate parameters defined for each sensor in the Select Sensors dialog matches the corresponding parameters programmed into the sensor If these vital parameters do not match you will not receive information from the sensor The Select Sensors dialog is divided into several functional parts Avai...

Страница 146: ...rt of the Select Sensors dialog lists all the available sensors The entire range of PI sensors is listed Note If new sensor types are added to the PI family you need to upgrade the PI50 software to put them to use To add a sensor to the Selected Sensors list click on it and then click the right arrow button The same sensor will automatically be added to the Sensor Configuration list 144 328458 A ...

Страница 147: ...d up or down the Selected Sensors list it is also moved accordingly in the Sensor Configuration list and in the list of sensor views Related topics How to control the order of the sensor views on page 70 Select Sensors Sensor Configuration The whole bottom part of the Select Sensors dialog is used to define the sensor parameters Two modes of configuration are available Standard mode Advanced mode ...

Страница 148: ...keyboard connected to the PI50 computer you can click in the field and enter another name You can also open the on screen keyboard The Sensor Value Name is used in the Sensor views If you are setting up a dual sensor you can enter two different names Sensor views on page 39 Example If you have three PI Catch sensors on your trawl you can name them Catch Rear Catch Middle and Catch Forward Channel ...

Страница 149: ...e trawl opening This will allow the PI50 system to draw the size of the trawl opening PI Depth You can add the information from the PI Height sensor to the information from a PI Depth sensor This will allow the PI50 system to calculate the total water depth Naturally this depth will only be correct if the two sensors are mounted next to each other on the gear PI Spread You can connect the PI Sprea...

Страница 150: ...ssage and or audio notification If the alarm is triggered an audible signal may thus be provided and or you will receive a message indicating which sensor that caused the alarm Once an alarm has been triggered it is automatically disabled after 20 seconds After this time it may be triggered again unless the alarm situation has been rectified or you have disabled the alarm The alarm settings you sp...

Страница 151: ... and acknowledge alarms and messages on page 101 How to set up sensor alarms on page 101 Select Sensors on page 142 Calibration The Calibration dialog is opened by clicking the Calibration button on the Setup menu Purpose The Calibration dialog allows you to start automatic calibration of the depth sensors Description The purpose of the calibration is to make sure that the depth information provid...

Страница 152: ...o be the best for general use but for individual installations other specific settings may enhance the performance Parameters Interference filter Use this parameter to switch the filter on or off When the interference filter is switched on it will remove interference noise and false echoes from other echo sounders and sonars in the vicinity of your own vessel The default setting is Off The current...

Страница 153: ...is filter is used to smooth out the information from the PI Catch and PI Bottom Contact sensors When the filter is switched off any change in sensor status will immediately be shown on the display Set to Light filtering the change in status must last and remain stable for at least two sensor transmissions before the display is changed When Heavy filtering is applied the change in status must last ...

Страница 154: ...ived from the sensors Such errors can also be caused by other types of hydroacoustic equipment operating on the PI50 frequency range This filter has been implemented to remedy for such interference problem as well Off The filter is switched off On The filter is on This is the default setting The filter level can be monitored in the Status Display dialog You can also control the filter individually...

Страница 155: ...hat if you set this parameter too high you can create a conflict with the channel selection Default value is 1 knot Related topics How to smooth out the bottom and catch readings on page 94 How to smooth out the data reception on page 95 How to adjust the receiver sensitivity on page 99 How to fight interference on page 100 Navigation The Navigation dialog is opened from the Navigation button on t...

Страница 156: ...og opens Serial Port Setup on page 166 LAN Port Setup on page 163 NMEA Sentence Select which NMEA sentence to be used for the communication Auto The PI50 will read all relevant telegrams If the specified information is provided to the system on more than one telegram format a built in priority list will be used GLL This telegram is used to transfer latitude and longitude of vessel position time of...

Страница 157: ...ation is provided to the system on more than one telegram format a built in priority list will be used VHW This telegram contains the compass heading to which the vessel points and the speed of the vessel relative to the water VHW Water speed and heading on page 207 VTG This telegram contains the actual course and speed relative to the ground VTG Course over ground ground speed on page 207 RMC Thi...

Страница 158: ...stance If you need to reset this to zero or any other value use the Distance parameter Sensor Input The distance information is received using appropriate datagram s from an external source NMEA Sentence Select which NMEA sentence to be used for the communication VLW This telegram contains the distance travelled relative to the water and over the ground VLW Dual ground water distance on page 208 T...

Страница 159: ... Heading magnetic on page 206 HDG This telegram contains the heading from a magnetic sensor which if corrected for deviation will produce magnetic heading which if offset by variation will provide true heading HDG Heading deviation and variation on page 205 VHW This telegram contains the compass heading to which the vessel points and the speed of the vessel relative to the water VHW Water speed an...

Страница 160: ...b menu is in turn found on the Setup menu Purpose The I O Setup dialog allows you to control the properties of each of the available communication channels on the PI50 computer Description The PI50 software automatically scans the computer to locate and identify Ethernet LAN and serial line interfaces Once the software has established a list of valid interfaces you can set up and control the param...

Страница 161: ...0 computer Baudrate This shows the current baudrate specified for the serial line Standard baudrate defined for NMEA communication is 4800 baud Protocol This is the current protocol specified for the serial line Each serial line can receive multiple telegrams simultaneously provided that the telegrams all use the same protocol However only one peripheral device may be physically connected to the p...

Страница 162: ...ect it then click the Monitor button to observe the data communication on the selected port A dedicated dialog is provided Port Monitor on page 167 Inputs When you add a new port you must define the source of the input data Click the port to select it then click the Inputs button to define which external sensor measuring device you wish to import data from A dedicated dialog is provided Select Inp...

Страница 163: ... you must also click this button Remove Once the PI50 has identified and listed all the available LAN ports on the computer these can not be used by any other software applications on the same computer If the PI50 does not need a specific LAN port it can be released for other use Click on the applicable port to select it then click the Remove button to delete the port from the list Note that no ac...

Страница 164: ...the license key is returned open the dialog one more time Click the Enter License String button and type the text string into the dialog that appears The licence key will automatically unlock the requested functionality Parameters List of optional functions This list presents the optional functionality that you can obtain for you PI50 system Functions already available are identified with a dark c...

Страница 165: ...ernet LAN port Port Monitor on page 167 The Select Inputs dialog allows you to select information from external sensors measuring devices or systems and connect them to the chosen PI50 Ethernet LAN or serial line input Select Inputs on page 168 The Select Outputs dialog allows you to select information to be exported to peripheral systems on the chosen Ethernet LAN or serial line output Select Out...

Страница 166: ...ata communication is set up to receive data only this parameter is not required If you wish to set up an output for broadcast define IP address 255 255 255 255 This is the default setting If you set the Communication Mode to Point to Point you need to enter the remote IP address manually Remote port Specify local network port The PI50 uses this network port to transmit information The application ...

Страница 167: ...g for port numbers between 0 and 65 535 Figure 28 IP addressing and UDP port principles How the IP addresses and ports are set up in the PI50 to transmit data Note The PI50 is currently not exporting any data 1 Local IP Address This IP address is unessential unless you have more than one Ethernet board on your computer You must then specify the IP address of the board you wish to use 2 Remote IP A...

Страница 168: ...d ports are set up in the PI50 to communicate in a closed network 1 If the local system PI50 and the remote system shall communicate point to point in a closed network both IP addresses as well as both Local Port and Remote Port values must be defined Serial Port Setup The Serial Port Setup dialog is opened from the Serial Port Setup button in the following dialogs Navigation on page 153 I O Setup...

Страница 169: ...the Add button in the I O Setup dialog Purpose The purpose of the Add Serial Port dialog is to allow you to put a free serial port COM port on the PI50 computer to use for interface purposes Description The Add Serial Port automatically searches the PI50 computer to find available serial ports Those found are listed To select a port click once on its name and then click OK Related topics I O Setup...

Страница 170: ... the information for further investigation deselect to disable the automatic update Hex display When this box is selected the information in the text field is shown in hexadecimal format Clear This button clears the text field to allow a fresh stream of communication data Current port If you wish to change your attention to a different serial or LAN port you can choose the communication port here ...

Страница 171: ...d in a configuration file on the PI50 and reflects the input sources and file formats the PI50 can support GPS Global Positioning System The following telegram formats are supported GLL Geographical position latitude longitude on page 204 GGA Global positioning system fix data on page 205 RMC Recommended minimum specific GNSS data on page 206 Gyro This is input from a peripheral system providing h...

Страница 172: ...Configure Input Some of the inputs may be set up by the PI50 To do this click on the input name and then this button When applicable the relevant setup dialog will open Related topics Navigation on page 153 I O Setup on page 158 Select Outputs The Select Inputs dialog is opened from the Input button in the I O Setup dialog Purpose The Select Outputs dialog allows you to select information to be ex...

Страница 173: ...utput signals to the relevant communication port Configure Output Some of the outputs may be set up by the PI50 To do this click on the output name and then this button When applicable the relevant setup dialog will open Related topics I O Setup on page 158 PI Data Output on page 172 Messages The Messages dialog is opened from the Messages icon on the Taskbar menu When a message is issued by the P...

Страница 174: ...les on the hard disk If you experience abnormal behaviour these files may prove useful for Simrad s support organisation Observe the procedure provided to copy these logging files to a USB memory stick How to access the log files on page 102 Parameters Tab There are five tabs on the Messages dialog one for each message category Click on the tab to see the list of messages in the applicable categor...

Страница 175: ...ck to allow the PI sensor data telegram Simrad PSIMP D1 to be exported Definitions Click to allow the PI sensor definition telegram Simrad PSIMP F1 to be exported Configurations Click to allow the PI configuration telegram Simrad PSIMP C to be exported Spectrums Click to allow the PI sensor spectrum telegram Simrad PSIMP S to be exported Telegram formats PSIMP D1 PI Sensor data on page 209 Related...

Страница 176: ...r chargers Topics Sensors overview on page 174 Sensor configuration on page 190 Charging procedures on page 193 Sensors overview A large amount of sensors may be used with the Simrad PI50 Catch monitoring system to read important operational parameters from the trawl purse seine or Danish seine A complete description of each sensor is provided on Simrad s website http www simrad com and in the ind...

Страница 177: ...y lifted up from the seabed This will allow fish to escape under the gear On a pelagic trawl the sensor will notify you if you move the gear too close to the bottom Used on a purse seine you will be notified once the seine reaches the bottom and this allows you to fish even on a rough bottom On a Danish seine the Simrad PI Bottom Contact sensor will let you know when the net has a stable bottom co...

Страница 178: ...e the sensor The sensitivity of the sensor can easily be adjusted by extending the detection rubber bands to span additional meshes To monitor the filling rate we recommend that you use minimum two sensors Place the first sensor at the far end of the cod end it will tell you that the trawl is actually fishing Place the second sensor closer to the trawl opening Once the trawl is filled to the chose...

Страница 179: ...nitor if the doors stay at the same depth During seining use the PI Depth sensor to monitor the depth of the net and the descending speed of the net Then you will know when to start pursing and which speed to use Mounted on a Danish Seine the PI Depth sensor monitors the sinking speed of the net and it will tell you when to start hauling once the net has stopped sinking Three Depth versions are av...

Страница 180: ...djust you equipment immediately if the opening is reduced and you will avoid losing catch On a pelagic trawl place the sensor behind the footrope You will then know at once if the trawl approaches the bottom If you use a second sensor behind the headrope the difference between the two measurements will give you the height of the trawl opening The sensor contains a small echo sounder to measure the...

Страница 181: ...elagic trawls Use a PI Spread sensor on the port door and a PI Remote sensor on the starboard door The two sensors communicate using a special transverse acoustic link Using this link the PI Spread sensor measures the exact distance between the two sensors Two Spread versions are available These are set up for standard or extended XT spread range This configuration can be changed in the PI Configu...

Страница 182: ...temperature is an important parameter Fish and bait are temperature sensitive and they are normally found within specific temperature zones for feeding and spawning However the temperature layers in the water are constantly changing and for this reason the temperature must be monitored constantly Related topics PI Temperature sensor view on page 45 PI Temperature trend view on page 60 How to set u...

Страница 183: ...Temperature Depth sensor thus contains both a pressure sensor to measure the water depth and a temperature sensor to measure the temperature The sensor has been developed to be used on both bottom and pelagic trawls as well as seines On a trawl she sensor is normally installed on the headrope or footrope Three versions of the sensor are available These are set up for maximum depth 300 m 600 m or 1...

Страница 184: ...e distances are not identical the trawl or danish seine will be skewed and unbalanced and this reduces the catch efficiency The Simrad PI Geometry sensor system has been developed to be used on both bottom and pelagic trawls as well as pair trawls and danish seiners In addition to the PI Geometry sensor the system uses two PI Mini R transponders These are mounted on the trawl doors or trawl wings ...

Страница 185: ...ements are transmitted by the sensor PI Geometry Differential Standard range Only the difference between the two measurements are transmitted by the sensor This saves battery and it will only require one channel on the host PI system To change configuration use the PI Configurator application Related topics PI Geometry sensor view on page 47 PI Geometry trend view on page 61 How to set up the PI G...

Страница 186: ...n to the bottom The PI Spread Depth sensor thus contains both a pressure sensor to measure the water depth and a small echo sounder to measure the height above the bottom The PI Spread Depth sensor has been developed to be used on both bottom and pelagic trawls The sensor is normally installed on the headrope or footrope Three versions of the sensor are available These are set up for maximum depth...

Страница 187: ... thus contains both a pressure sensor to measure the water depth and a spread sensor to measure the distance to the Remote sensor on the other trawl door The PI Spread Depth sensor has been developed to be used on both bottom and pelagic trawls The sensor is normally installed on the port trawl door using an adapter Six versions of the sensor are available These are set up for standard or extended...

Страница 188: ...ween the two trawl openings on a dual bottom or pelagic trawl A PI Spread sensor is mounted on the port door while two PI Remote sensors are placed on the centre clump and on the starboard door The three sensors communicate using special transverse acoustic links Using these links the PI Spread sensor measures the exact distance between the three sensors Related topics PI Twin Spread sensor view o...

Страница 189: ...contains both a pressure sensor to measure the water depth and an echo sounder with two transducers to measure the height above the seabed The Simrad PI SeineSounder has been developed to be used on both bottom and pelagic trawls and on purse and Danish seiners The sensor must be installed in two different ways depending on the application On a trawl it is mounted horizontally behind the headrope ...

Страница 190: ...r PI Spread Depth sensor to measure the distance between the two trawl doors In order to measure the distance it must be installed in a pair with a PI Spread or PI Spread Depth sensor The PI Remote Depth sensor has been developed to be used on both bottom and pelagic trawls The sensor is normally installed on the starboard trawl door using an adapter Related topics PI Remote Depth sensor view on p...

Страница 191: ...nsor but uses other rubber band sensors It can thus be regarded as a second application for the Simrad PI Catch sensor Place the sensor on the trawl belly behind the footrope and use it to detect if the trawl is damaged by rocks or other items on the bottom If this is detected you can immediately adjust the gear to minimise the damage Related topics PI Rip sensor view on page 55 PI Rip trend view ...

Страница 192: ...rovided from Simrad with factory default channels and update rates Refer to the table in section Default communication channels and update rates on page 190 Default communication channels and update rates See the table below for the initial values for the communication channels and update rates for the various sensors Table 1 Default communication channels and update rates Sensor Com channel s Upd...

Страница 193: ...s will create interference The PI system will provide a warning if this is about to happen You must then either change to other communication channels further apart or reduce the maximum shooting speed If you operate at the maximum range of the sensors you may be able to increase this range slightly if you use lower communication channels This is because the lower communication channels use lower ...

Страница 194: ... decision you have to make depending on the local fishing conditions Default communication channels and update rates on page 190 PI Configurator Simrad has developed a dedicated computer utility to change the sensor configurations By means of an ordinary desktop computer and a few special cables you can do this job yourself If you do not require frequent configurations you can also contact you loc...

Страница 195: ...utions as these will have an influence on the battery performance Observe the charging temperatures Charge sensors regularly Avoid draining the sensor battery completely before charging Charge the sensor battery before storage and at three month intervals under long term storage Operational life may be initially reduced after long term storage or charging for a long time Sensors are not damaged by...

Страница 196: ...ing materials do not short circuit the charging lugs This may be ropes wires chains or other items that obstruct or short circuit the electrical connections 3 When the charger is connected to the sensor check the charger lamps Once connected the charger will identify whether the sensor connected can be fast charged or not This is shown by the yellow lamps If the top lamp flashes rapidly the sensor...

Страница 197: ...those approved by us Indicators Figure 44 PI Charger indicators A 12 to 32 Vdc connected B Fuel meter the number of LEDs illuminated shows the current charging status A complete charging cycle is indicated with all full battery Charging is indicated as follows Fast flashing Fast charging in progress Slow flashing Normal charging in progress On off every four seconds Trickle charging in progress C ...

Страница 198: ...e listed here The large charging current may damage the battery The Simrad PI MaxiCharger is provided with a small booklet from the manufacturer Mascot Read this booklet before you put the charger to work WARNING Charging a sensor at sub zero temperature might develop explosive gases representing a potential danger Simrad assumes no liability for improper charging or the use of other chargers than...

Страница 199: ...y for use Orange Red The charger is connected to a sensor and fast charging is in progress Green with short yellow flashes Top charging is in progress Green Trickle charging is in progress How to use the Simrad PI MiniCharger Figure 46 Simrad PI MiniCharger The Simrad PI MiniCharger is a plain battery charger to be used with the S Type PI sensors These are PI Bottom Contact PI Catch PI Depth PI Te...

Страница 200: ...flashes This means that top charging is in progress When the battery is fully charged the lamp turns steady green Trickle charging is now active You can safely allow trickle charging for long periods of time PI MiniCharger indicators The charger is only equipped with a single indicator lamp this lamp will however change colour to show the status of the charging process Yellow The charger is connec...

Страница 201: ...s chains or other items that obstruct or short circuit the electrical connections 4 When the charger is connected to the sensor check the charger lamps It will flash once every four seconds during charging 5 Observe the charge times and temperature limitations 16 hours for full battery capacity Charging must only take place within the specified temperature range For best results keep the ambient t...

Страница 202: ... provided interfaces to and from the Simrad PI50 Catch monitoring are described in detail in this appendix Topics About the NMEA telegram format on page 201 Specification of NMEA telegrams on page 203 Proprietary telegrams and formats on page 209 200 328458 A ...

Страница 203: ...ine Electronics Association describes it as follows The NMEA 0183 Interface Standard defines electrical signal requirements data transmission protocol and time and specific sentence formats for a 4800 baud serial data bus Each bus may have only one talker but many listeners National Marine Electronics Association For more information about the National Marine Electronics Association and the NMEA 0...

Страница 204: ...This character starts each field except the address and checksum fields If it is followed by a null field it is all that remains to indicate no data in the field 4 c c Data sentence block This is a series of data fields containing all the data to be transmitted The data field sentence is fixed and identified by the Sentence formatter in the address field Data fields may be of variable lengths and ...

Страница 205: ...on page 206 VHW Water speed and heading on page 207 VTG Course over ground ground speed on page 207 VLW Dual ground water distance on page 208 DBS Depth below surface This telegram contains vessel heading in degrees magnetic The telegram is no longer recommended for use in new designs It is often replaced by the DPT telegram Format DBS x x f y y M z z F hh CR LF Format description 1 talker identif...

Страница 206: ... description 1 talker identifier 2 GLL telegram identifier 3 llll ll a latitude north south position in degrees minutes and hundredths Characters N North or S South identifies the bearing 4 yyyyy yy a longitude east west position in degrees minutes and hundredths Characters W West or E East identifies the bearing 5 hhmmss ss coordinated universal time UTC of position 6 A status characters A data v...

Страница 207: ...s in use 00 to 12 may be different from the number in view 8 d d horizontal dilution of precision 9 a a M altitude related to mean sea level geoid in meters 10 g g M geoidal separation in meters 11 r r age of differential GPS data 12 cccc differential reference station identification 0000 to 1023 HDG Heading deviation and variation This telegram contains the heading from a magnetic sensor which if...

Страница 208: ... x heading in degrees magnetic HDT Heading true This telegram is used to transfer heading information from a gyro Format HDT x x T hh CR LF Format description 1 talker identifier 2 HDT telegram identifier 3 x x T heading degrees true RMC Recommended minimum specific GNSS data This telegram contains time date position course and speed data provided by a global navigation satellite system GNSS recei...

Страница 209: ...s and the speed of the vessel relative to the water Format VHW x x T x x M x x N x x K hh CR LF Format description 1 talker identifier 2 VHW telegram identifier 3 x x T heading degrees true 4 x x M heading degrees magnetic 5 x x N speed relative to water knots resolution 0 1 6 x x K speed relative to water km hr resolution 0 1 VTG Course over ground ground speed This telegram contains the actual c...

Страница 210: ...Format VLW x x N y y N z z N g g N hh CR LF Format description 1 talker identifier 2 VLW telegram identifier 3 x x N total cumulative water distance nautical miles 4 y y N water distance since reset nautical miles 5 z z N total cumulative ground distance nautical miles 6 g g N ground distance since reset nautical miles 208 328458 A ...

Страница 211: ... 2000 HFB Trawl headrope to footrope and bottom This proprietary Simrad telegram contains the distance from the headrope to the footrope and from the footrope to the bottom Format IIHFB x x M y y M CR LF Format description 1 II talker identifier mandatory 2 HFB telegram identifier 3 x x M distance from headrope to footrope meters 4 y y M distance from footrope to bottom meters PSIMP D1 PI Sensor d...

Страница 212: ...tion channel for the current data source 11 V value the magnitude of the current sensor measurement 12 Cr change rate the magnitude of the current depth or temperature measurement 13 Q quality 14 In interference 0 No interference 1 Interference detected 15 SL signal level the signal level of the telemetry pulse measured in dB 1 µPa 16 NL noise level the average noise level of the current channel m...

Страница 213: ...Telegram formats 20 chksum The checksum field consists of a and two hex digits representing the exclusive OR of all characters between but not including the and characters 328458 A 211 ...

Страница 214: ...splay menu 118 130 Main menu 116 121 Operation menu 117 126 Setup menu 119 141 Choose language procedure 23 69 Clear text field Port Monitor 168 Colour coding serial ports 159 Colour display description 14 COM port Serial Port Setup 166 Commands Display menu 118 130 Main menu 116 121 Operation menu 117 126 Setup menu 119 141 Communication NMEA 0183 parameters 202 Communication channel changing 191...

Страница 215: ...description 137 Display presentations 33 Display view menu system 38 Distance manual setting 156 Distance travelled telegram 208 Drawing system 13 E Echo sounder interface 110 Equipment dimensions measurement units 132 Errors read and acknowledge procedure 101 ES60 interface 110 ES70 interface 110 F Factory defaults procedure 23 67 Factory Settings 122 Familiarization sensors 174 Simrad PI50 11 Fu...

Страница 216: ...puts interface port 160 161 Installation software 104 Interface echo sounder 110 Interface port 154 157 Interface port setup 154 157 Interface setup ITI 108 Interfaces Global Positioning System 111 GPS 111 navigation system 111 PI sensor data output 107 Interference measures procedure 100 Introduction Simrad PI50 11 IP address remote 161 ITI interface setup 108 L Label ID Alarm Limits 148 Select S...

Страница 217: ...75 sensor view 40 PI Catch purpose 176 sensor view 41 PI Charger use 194 PI Configurator description 192 PI Data Output dialog description 172 PI Depth purpose 177 sensor view 42 PI Geometry configuration 85 182 purpose 182 sensor view 47 PI Height purpose 178 sensor view 43 PI Height Depth purpose 184 sensor view 49 PI MaxiCharger use 196 PI MiniCharger use 197 PI Remote purpose 179 PI Remote Dep...

Страница 218: ...se 179 Remote Depth sensor view 55 Remote Depth sensor purpose 188 Removal software 106 Remove LAN port 161 serial port 160 Remove reflections procedure 95 Remove spikes procedure 95 Remove time lag procedure 95 Rename saved user setting 122 Reset counters procedure 94 Reset Counters function description 129 Resource serial port 159 Rip sensor view 55 Rip sensor purpose 189 RMC enable telegram for...

Страница 219: ... function description 124 Status Display dialog description 133 Stop bit NMEA 0183 standard 202 Support information 18 Switch off procedure 21 66 Switch on procedure 20 66 101 System description 12 diagram 13 units 14 System alarms read and acknowledge procedure 101 T Talker ID setup 155 157 Techncial support 18 Telegram Course over ground and Ground speed 207 Dual ground water distance 208 Geogra...

Страница 220: ...hanging 191 default values 190 Upgrade software 105 User settings procedure 68 User Settings dialog description 121 UTC time view 138 V Version software 140 Vertical geometry procedure 96 98 Vessel s course view on Title Bar 138 Vessel s speed view on Title Bar 138 VHW enable telegram format 155 157 telegram 207 Visual presentation procedure 69 VLW enable telegram format 156 telegram 208 VTG enabl...

Страница 221: ...Index 328458 A 219 ...

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