Skipper EMES60, User Manual

Page 1: ...Document XXX Revision 1824 Date 2018 06 12 Software version 01 01 32 EMES60 Navigational Echo sounder User manual ...

Page 2: ...ed echo sounder and speed log providing both speed and water depth from the same unit This manual gives the information necessary to use the Echo sounder system Table of Contents Table of Contents T bl f C t t Introduction ...

Page 3: ...inistrator mode 10 3 7 Home screen 10 3 8 Alerts 13 3 9 Screens navigation 14 3 10 Brightness control 15 3 11 Hardware interface setup 15 3 12 Demo and Simulation modes 17 3 13 Printing and screen snapshots 18 3 14 Setting the time and date 19 4 Operation Echo sounder 20 4 1 Echo sounder Home screen screen 0 20 4 2 Echosounder main operational screen screen 1 21 4 3 Echosounder digital indicator s...

Page 4: ...3 4 7 Echosounder history screen screen 6 35 4 8 Echosounder oscilloscope screen screen 7 36 4 9 Echosounder test and troubleshooting screen screen 8 37 5 Specifications 38 ...

Page 5: ...e user to control and set up the system IMO International Maritime Organization Interface Unit EMES60 electronic unit that connects sensor Sensor Power Unit and ship s power longitudinal speed Speed in the aft fore direction of the vessel opto Short for opto isolated opto isolated An electrical input that is separated electrically from the inputting device using an optical converter circuit Sensor...

Page 6: ...he Manual Section 1 About this Manual introduces this manual Section 2 Introduction to EMES60 provides an overview of the system Section 3 and 4 Operation describes the day to day operation of the system including how to use the information and control screens Section 5 provides EMES60 System Specifications ...

Page 7: ... is significantly less than other systems on the market which greatly facilitates installation and handling 2 2 Highlights Only one hull penetration which increases safety of navigation Small overall diameter of sensor requiring small hull penetration which minimizes the risk of mechanical damage Sophisticated analog and digital signal processing which provides reliable data in any navigation cond...

Page 8: ...7 2 3 System Structure ...

Page 9: ...em but typically one is configured to run the echosounder and the other is configured to run the speed log The HMI Units use touch screen technology so that controlling the system is done by touching the relevant part of the HMI Unit screen The structure and operation of both HMI units is similar The examples below are from the echosounder but the principles are the same for the speed log 3 2 Stru...

Page 10: ... on screen keyboard to enter data On screen keyboard is used to change some of the user adjustable settings The upper line contains the name of the edited parameter The operator should enter the desired value and press the enter button Backspace button can be used to delete the characters to the left from the cursor In order to cancel operation without saving the changes press the Esc button or to...

Page 11: ...o the setup screens All setup calibration and troubleshooting screens are accessible only in Administrator mode The system starts in Normal User mode To change to Administrator mode go to the Home Screen ref 3 7 and enter the Administrator password in the Password section The administrator password is 1963 The current input mode is shown at the bottom of the screen 3 7 Home screen Touch the button...

Page 12: ...en selection touch to select an operational screen Home screen Control buttons Home screen Upper line Home screen Second line Screens navigation SW version and serial number of Interface Unit Touch to upgrade software Date touch to change SW version and serial number of Sensor Unit Touch to upgrade software SW version and serial number of HMI Display Unit Touch to upgrade software ...

Page 13: ...ton is touched Touch OK to return all the settings of the system to the selected set of settings Store ship s default settings stores the current settings of EMES60 This function is recommended after the required setup is performed Then it will be easy to restore the original settings in case of accidental in case of accidental loss of the settings Also see Saving Files to USB section 7 1 Return t...

Page 14: ...alert causing the on screen warning to disappear touch the flashing warning box More than one alert condition could be in place at the same time so it may be necessary to repeat this procedure to acknowledge the other alerts The alert parameters are adjusted controlled and monitored using the Alert screens ref sections 4 4 and 5 4 The loudspeaker button is on provided in the second line of each sc...

Page 15: ...gital keyboard appears on the screen Enter the desired value in the edit line and press Enter button The value in the Alert button changes to show the new selection 3 9 Screens navigation Use the Screens Navigation part of the screen to go directly to a different screen touch the dot for the required screen Alternatively swipe to left or right to move to an adjacent screen The current screen is sh...

Page 16: ...ditons touch any part of the screen and keep touched for ca 3 seconds The brigtness will change to a value so thee elemensts of the screen as visible in all light conditions 3 11 Hardware interface setup Screen layout This screen is used to program the Interface Unit according to the specific requirements of the installation This screen can be accessed from both speed log and echosounder modes The...

Page 17: ...stems Ref 4 6 7 and 5 6 7 for further details Factory default Not used Opto outputs touch to select the functions that drive the Opto output channels Pulse inputs touch to select what happens when a pulse is received on a pulse input channel Analog outputs touch to select the signals that drive the Analog output channels Screen copy touch to select where screen copy print screen is sent Touch the ...

Page 18: ...s are provided Touch the first box next to the channel number to switch between 0 to 10 V voltage output and 4 to 20 mA current output The functionality is different for speed log and echosounder systems Ref 4 6 8 and 5 6 8 for further details Factory default Not used Screen copy and printing Controls what happens when the Print Screen button at the top of most windows is touched Touch Printer to ...

Page 19: ...hat is shown and output This is useful for training and checking the connections to the external equipment when real data from the sensor head is not available To set the simulation parameters select simulation mode then go back to screen 1 Click in the area of the digital depth or digital speed indicator to change the simulated data Note that when either demo or simulator mode is activated the la...

Page 20: ...tting menu Click on the hours minutes or seconds and use the up and down arrows to change them Then touch the tick box to set the new time Go to screen Home and touch the date button Use the date control dialog to select the required date Then touch the tick box to set the new date ...

Page 21: ...n is used to go to the desired operational screens and for general controls See section 3 7 for detailed description of all screen elements See 3 7 4for use of the Control buttons Date touch to change SW Version Language selection GPS ON OFF Operation mode Password Screen selection touch to select a screen type Screens navigation Control buttons ...

Page 22: ... adjusted with this screen All transceiver settings GAIN TVG Shallow and Deep alert limits Range and picture speed Ship s draft Units of measurement Range and Transceiver settings touch Gain Tvg to set transceiver parameters Alert settings touch Alert button to set alert limits Alert status touch to see alerts list Scroll speed touch to change Print screen continuous print Time touch to change Dra...

Page 23: ...hip Aft ship the sensor is at the back of the ship Digit controls the size of the text that shows the depths selections are small depth is shown in a small font large depth is shown in a large font Changing depth scale Touch and drag the echogram area to change the scale of depth that is shown in the display Drag downwards to reduce the range Drag upwards to increase the range Alternatively touch ...

Page 24: ...eems to be saturating in shallow water and very hard bottoms TVG also boosts the receive signal but the amount of gain increases with time which helps to detect a deep seabed without increasing the level of interference from objects in the water between the boat and the seabed Touch the button below the slider to revert to factory settings Changing depth alert values To change these values touch o...

Page 25: ...n of the depth transducer Touch the Digital Indicator screen to show a control menu which allows you to control the values that are shown Ref 4 2 2 for details Ref 4 2 for details regarding all other screen elements GNSS and THD data ref 3 3 Alert status touch to see alerts list Scroll speed touch to change Print screen continuous print Time touch to change Draft touch to calibrate Alert settings ...

Page 26: ...ert event Alert list Generic alert list ref 3 8 2 List of the alerts specific for the echosounder Shallow alarm Present depth value is less than the shallow alarm limit Deep caution Present depth value is greater than the shallow alarm limit Lost bottom caution Echosounder cannot detect bottom for example too deep Alert ID and Relay controls Freeze alarm display Current depth Disable audio alarm A...

Page 27: ...ible to change the state of a relay in the Interface Unit which can be used to trigger audible alarms or signal alert to other systems Touch the Relay Num button next to the relevant alert type and select the number of the relay to trigger or Not Used to disable relay operation for that alert type Ref 6 5 25 for relay connections details Scrolling freeze A scrolling history of alerts is shown in t...

Page 28: ...lert is triggered Touch the Alert button to change the shallow or deep alert depths Enter the desired value from the on screen keyboard and press enter The new value will be indicated on the corresponding button Note that shallow alert has alarm classification while deep alert is just a caution Disabling audio alert In case the audio alarms are not desirable it is possible to disable by touching t...

Page 29: ...etails Message contains wrong checksum Message contains illegal characters corrupted message If all received messages are corrupted this may indicate bad connection between the Interface Unit and the HMI If only sensor messages are corrupted this may indicate bad connection between the Sensor Unit and the Interface Unit One of the most probable reasons would be wrong connection of A and B nodes or...

Page 30: ...ated the cross will disappear from the icon Touch the button once more to stop data logging Recordings file name Input and output data can be saved to separate files In the Communications screen touch the File name box to select a name for the log file A file name entry box appears Touch the name of an existing file to select it for logging or touch the file name entry box to open a touch keyboard...

Page 31: ...30 Use the touch keyboard to enter the file name and then touch the Return key to use this name or the key to reject the entered text ...

Page 32: ... temperature Pulse inputs touch to select what happens when a pulse is received on a pulse input channel Opto outputs touch to select the functions that drive the Opto output channels Analog outputs touch to select the signals and range that drive the Analog output channels Screen copy touch to select where screen copy print screen is sent Touch the printer name to select the alternative COM outpu...

Page 33: ...this pulse input will control which sensor unit is active If the level is low the Fore Sensor is active If the level is high The Aft Sensor is active Ref 8 2 6 for connecting the control switch Reset to default settings The default settings of the Interface Unit can be restored to factory default values when necessary NMEA output setup NMEA 0183 messages can be output on three serial ports use the...

Page 34: ...educe If only one channel is assigned to dimming function the brightness will be changing in cycles middle max middle min middle max etc If any of the Pulse input channels is set as Transducer selector the high level on the input selects the secondary transducer as the data source if dual transducer mode has been activated If Alarm reset is selected as the Pulse input function the pulse on the inp...

Page 35: ...st analogue output For example if 0 0 is entered from the touch screen keyboard then the lowest analogue output 0V or 4mA is given for depth of m Touch the next box for the highest value For example if 100 0 is entered then the highest analogue output value 10V or 20mA corresponds to depth of 100 m or greater Ref 6 5 25 for connections details Factory default value is NOT USED Screen copy setup Sc...

Page 36: ... of the screen navigate in the record The single arrows below the display area move the cursor left and right and the double arrows move the entire screen left and right when it is zoomed The depth scale can be changed by touching in the area of the range scale lines Touching in the lower area changes the lower range Alternatively swiping upwards downwards in the graph area can be used Depth and m...

Page 37: ...e which greatly facilitates troubleshooting GPS information is indicated in the upper line Scrolling speed in minutes and seconds per step time and vessel draft are indicated in the second line Echosounder display shows the echo signal color coded Scroll speed time and draft Echosounder signal strength of latest ping echo signal as a line graph time horizontal signal strength vertical Gain TVG and...

Page 38: ...t in to EMES60 All important parameters are collected and displayed on this screen The status of all units is checked every 10 seconds and displayed in the monitoring window every 10 seconds In case of abnormal operation the data is displayed immediately and the malfunction alarm is given Self test measurement results Troubleshooting output log Press to freeze and scroll up down to see more result...

Page 39: ...nots 5 knots Presentation units meters feet fathoms knots mi h Alarms and limits Shallow and deep alarms adjustable limits Low and high speed limits Interface Unit separate PCB for each sub system External communication line NMEA0183 rev4 IEC 61162 1 3inputs 3 outputs Analog 1 output 10Vpp or 4 20mA fully programmable Alarm relays 2 Mechanical relays one dedicated system power failure alarm Genera...

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