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SonarMite v3.0 (c)2009 Lymtech LLC 

 

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6/13/2009 

INSTALLATION & USE 

 

This chapter describes how the SonarMite Portable Echo Sounder would normally be 
installed and used. There are three typical  ways in which the device can be used for 
hydrographic  surveying  applications,  either  as  a  „Dumb‟  sounder  connected  via  a 
serial cable/Bluetooth Link to a PC running data logging and display software, or as a 
„Logging‟ sounder in which all depths are internally time tagged and stored. The third 
option is to use both modes and use the serial output data for real time processing and 
the stored data for post-processing applications. 

Switching the System On 

 
To turn the system on the user ensures the system is fully charged then connects the 
transducer to the „TXR‟ connector on the front panel, the Red LED alongside the 
connector will flash indicating connection and battery charge status. 

Data Collection Techniques 

 
When not used as a „Dumb‟ echo sounder in conjunction with a data logging package 
the SonarMite can be used in conjunction with the following data types to create full 
XYZ hydrographic data using the SonarVista software package…. 

 

Total Station XYZ data plus Time 

 

XYZ data from RTKGPS plus Time 

 

XY data from DGPS plus Tide plus Time 

 

Range and Bearing from hand held laser plus Tide plus Time 

 

Simple event marking past known position markers 

The  basis  on  which  all  data  correlation  is  achieved  is  internal  time  base,  so 
particularly  when  using  the  SonarMite  with  GPS  data  the  clocks  should  be 
synchronised to GPS time (UTC).  

Barchecking 

 
The  SonarMite  default  Speed  of  Sound  in  Water(SoS)  setting  is  1500m/second,  
facilities  to  vary  this  have  been  provided  in  the  calibration  or  in  post  processing.  In 
practice this velocity value can vary due to several factors … 

 

Water Temperature 

 

Water Salinity 

 

Water Turbidity 

All of the above factors vary the density of the water in some way and effect the „time 
of flight‟ of a pulse of ultrasound in water and hence the depth calculated from this 
time  by  the  SonarMite.  The  user  can  either  measure  the  speed  of  sound  in  water  by 
taking  velocity  profiles  using  a  dedicated  velocity  measuring  device  or  can  use  the 
SonarMite  static  in  a  known  depth  over  a  flat,  firm  base  and  the  compare  the 
measured  value  with  the  known  depth.  The  difference  in  Sound  Velocity  between 

Summary of Contents for SONARMITE v3.0

Page 1: ...irst to produce products in the field of instrumentation and software used within the Earth Science sectors Achievements to date include DGM the first digital ground modelling software to run a standa...

Page 2: ...therproofing 8 DEPTH TRANSDUCER 9 Transducer Mounting 9 Avoid Stressing Transducers 10 BLUETOOTH INTERFACE 11 BluWave ID Password code 11 Bluetooth Serial Port Profile 11 Features 11 Bluetooth actual...

Page 3: ...Blue Box system where the user interface is provided by integrated software running on a portable computer connected via a Bluetooth link The use of wireless technology enables the instrument to be w...

Page 4: ...oncern in a survey sounder is a narrow beam width to prevent averaging of the returned signal The SonarMite uses Active Transducers these are digital as opposed to analogue components and use micropro...

Page 5: ...arger Smart depth transducer c w 5m cable and embedded processor Serial data lead IP68 Transit case with DuPont Velco internal case The Trimble GeoXT is shown for illustration only The following is a...

Page 6: ...types to create full XYZ hydrographic data using the SonarVista software package Total Station XYZ data plus Time XYZ data from RTKGPS plus Time XY data from DGPS plus Tide plus Time Range and Bearin...

Page 7: ...e most efficient battery cycle The user should avoid running the SonarMite until the batteries are completely flat as there will be a high risk of both data loss and permanent damage to the batteries...

Page 8: ...rm to the IP67 waterproofing standard this benchmark describes equipment which can withstand a light spray of water from a hose for a short period of time it does not imply the device is suitable for...

Page 9: ...rtical adjustment Chemical and impact resistant plastic housing Designed to meet CE requirements Shielded piezoceramic element for noise free echo sounder display Standard cable length 7 6 m 25 Transo...

Page 10: ...t mounting Avoid Stressing Transducers The Active Transducers include piezoelectric elements which are embedded within a resin compound If the user has to fabricate a custom mounting for the transduce...

Page 11: ...assword code In some instances the local Bluetooth interface may request a password ID to set up pairing with the device for version 3 devices the pin number is always set to 1234 numeric one two thre...

Page 12: ...obstructive walls and the type of walls the signal will need to go through and on the antenna that is fitted Assuming it is connected to a class 1 device then the maximum range should be between 50 an...

Page 13: ...onnection This 4 way female connector is used to connect to either a PC serial connection or for an incoming ASCII data stream such as GPS in a Polled connection Transducer Charger connection This 4 w...

Page 14: ...of configuration data held within its semi permanent FLASH memory area On running the instrument this data is copied into the current working RAM area of the processor Pressing any of the configurati...

Page 15: ...lable in the SYS format Memory Operations R eset Pressing R Contol R will reset the SonarMite to its default values these values are saved in Flash memory and set in current working RAM memory only av...

Page 16: ...Output Output Parameters Output message is eight numeric ASCII parameters floating format space delimited as id depth roll pitch heave battery qa flags cr lf where id The id number of the instrument...

Page 17: ...DBT 1 6 f 0 48 M 5C SMDBT 1 6 f 0 48 M 5C SMDBT 1 6 f 0 48 M 5C Example NMEA DBT Output Format 3 DPT NMEA mode e g SMDPT 1 81 0 0 66 SMDPT 0 48 0 0 62 SMDPT 0 48 0 0 62 SMDPT 0 48 0 0 62 SMDPT 0 48 0...

Page 18: ...0 116 1500 8 9 0 SYS 14 0 48 109 109 0 116 1500 8 9 0 SYS 14 0 48 109 109 0 116 1500 8 9 0 Example System Output Format 8 New SonarMite format e g 1 1 88 12 7 128 20 1 0 48 8 9 115 0 1 0 48 8 9 115 0...

Page 19: ...und velocity setting for lighter fresh warm water only available in the SYS output mode This is a dangerous function and will change calibration values if saved C lear Reset output to format 0 used by...

Page 20: ...SonarMite v3 0 c 2009 Lymtech LLC Page 20 6 13 2009 Typical Windows HyperTerminal settings Hyperterminal ASCII settings Hyperterminal Connection settings...

Page 21: ...s have been changed to new NiMh giving greater duration 12Hrs and faster charge time External power cannot be used with these batteries The HPR function is now discontinued as most precision positioni...

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