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SKIPPER Electronics AS GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual IMPORTANT When doing service or repair, please wait two minutes after power off, before unplugging internal connectors. Copying of this document, and giving it to others and the use Weitergabe sowie vervielfältigung dieser unterlage, verwertung...
Transducers GDS102 is prepared for connection of 1 or 2 transducers with a resonant frequency in the range of 10 - 265 kHz. Transmitter stage of the transceiver PCB is tuned to impedance of 100 Ohm, so the transducer type (if not supplied by SKIPPER) should be selected accordingly.
“Data Logging (Recordings Memory)” on page 28. A HP Deskjet printer or Epson D88 printer with Centronics (parallel) interface may be connected for a paper copy, (ask SKIPPER for printer specification). Alternatively an Epson LQ-300+ printer for continuous paper feed may be used. Printer is only required when hard copy documentation is necessary.
SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 1. Introduction GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Navigator NMEA 0183 Speed Log NMEA 0183 Repeater IR301 NMEA 0183 Cabinet Logging to Compact Flash External printer 115/230 V AC 24 V DC 2 x 2.5 sq. mm screened.
3. See “Fig. 2.4. Screen 3. Power adjustment and options.” on page 15. External Printer Printer for endless paper or inkjet printer for single sheets (ask SKIPPER for available types) may be connected for hardcopy requirements. Options •...
(contact SKIPPER for more information) include: Remote Sounding Control This option lets the GDS102 being controlled remotely in continuous/edge/level/single (manual) ping modes. It can be useful in case of multiple hydroacoustic installations to avoid interference between different systems. If installed, this option is accessible on screen 3. See “Fig.
GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 2 Operation SKIPPER Electronics AS 2 Operation When the installation is complete, and power is connected to the operator unit, the system is switched on-off by a power switch inside the cabinet. Parameter entry 2.
SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 2 Operation GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Operation Screens Each of the operation screens contains a graphic picture and a selection of up to 6 soft key buttons. The various screens are selected by keeping the SCREENS button pressed and rotating the encoder in either direction.
GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 2 Operation SKIPPER Electronics AS Primary Operation Screens (screen 1 - 3) The following figures show the operation of the primary operation screens. Some of the soft keys are self explanatory. Refer to the corresponding chapter in “Principal Functions” for more information about particular features.
SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 2 Operation GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Fig. 2.3. Screen 2. Display and print settings. Soft key Name Range/value Default value Description DISPLAY v.split / h.split v.split Selection of screen layout (either vertical or horizontal split of the /primary freq total screen area, only primary transducer).
GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 2 Operation SKIPPER Electronics AS Fig. 2.4. Screen 3. Power adjustment and options. Soft key Name Range/value Default value Description SELECT Ch1/Ch2 Ch 2 Selected channel enables adjustment of POWER, and DRAUGHT. The channel frequency is displayed next to the channel number.
Pos? Transducer position. Information is being indicated on the PORT/STRB/ screen for easy reference to the transducer and used in SKIPPER not inst./pos? proprietary NMEA sentence. Note: If “not inst” (not installed) is selected, the corresponding channel is not operative and will never be displayed (single channel mode).
GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 2 Operation SKIPPER Electronics AS Fig. 2.6. Screen 5. Calendar and clock setting. Soft key Name Range/value Default value Description Not used. YR.MONTH 01.04-... Year and month setting. 1 - 31 Date setting. HOURS 0 - 23 Hours setting.
SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 2 Operation GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Fig. 2.7. Screen 6. Units of measurement. Soft key Name Range/value Default value Description LANGUAGE English, French, Spanish, English Screen language selection. German, Norwegian DEPTH Meters, feet, fathoms, Meters Unit of measurement for depth.
GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 2 Operation SKIPPER Electronics AS Fig. 2.8. Screen 7. Interface setup screen. Soft key Name Range/value Default Description value 1 (Optional) ENABLE Pos/neg Positive Selection of polarity of remote sounding control signal. Note: This function is operative, if remote sounding control option is installed.
SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 2 Operation GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Fig. 2.9. Screen 8. Recordings selection and play back. If recording mode is activated, the depth and all essential navigational data along with echo sounder settings will be written into the files on the Compact Flash disk.
GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 2 Operation SKIPPER Electronics AS Fig. 2.10. Screen 9. Recordings options. Soft key Name Range/value Default value Description SCREEN Print Screen hardcopy, can be used for documentation and trouble-shooting. CLEANUP Records If the clock is changed, two files for the same date/time can exist. If this is the case, the new data will be added to the original data.
SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 2 Operation GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Fig. 2.11. Screen 10. NMEA control screen. The window on the left part of the screen displays the received or transmitted messages, depending on the selection of the DISPLAY soft key. Useful for verification of received and transmitted messages.
Screen hardcopy, can be used for documentation and trouble-shooting. PRINT TYPE HP Deskjet, Epson Epson-D88 The printer type. (Ask SKIPPER for printer specification) D88, LQ-300+ SIMULATE On/off Toggles built-in simulator. When simulator is activated, flashing “DEMO” text is displayed in the upper right corner of the screen.
SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 2 Operation GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Fig. 2.13. Screen 12. Oscilloscope screen. The screen can be used for transceiver and transducer trouble-shooting. Left part of the screen consists of the following areas: A) The graphical real-time presentation of the received echo signal versus time (oscillogram window).
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GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 2 Operation SKIPPER Electronics AS Only one channel at a time is displayed in oscillogram window. Soft key 2 SELECT CHN can be used to select required channel for observation. The oscillogram on “Fig. 2.13. Screen 12. Oscilloscope screen.” on page 24 shows detected bottom signal (next to red marker) followed by secondary and third reflections of bottom signal.
SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 2 Operation GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Principal Functions. Graphics Soft key texts Soft keys Encoder Depth Picture Screen Day/Night Brightness range speed select Depth Range The DEPTH RANGE button can be used to set the depth limit between 10 and 5000 m. The maximal depth range can be reduced by soft key MAX RANGE, screen 7.
GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 2 Operation SKIPPER Electronics AS Screen select The SCREEN button facilitates selection of one of the 12 screen and soft key layouts. The 3 primary operation screens may be cycled by repeatedly pressing the SCREEN button. Access to the remaining screens is through encoder operation.
Data Logging (Recordings Memory) GDS102 has a capability of recording continuously for 24 hours. All related functions are presented on screens 8 and 9; see “Fig. 2.9. Screen 8. Recordings selection and play back.” on page 20 “Fig.
“Back-up battery jumper JP 200” on page Data type The GDS102 software has a function where the profile data can be saved onto the compact flash disk used for programming. If the user has problems with the system detecting the bottom even though it is clearly visible on screen, these files can be sent to SKIPPER for analysis.
Basic Algorithm Considerations Bottom detection GDS102 employ a bottom detection algorithm that will try to extract the bottom signal from all kinds of noise and secondary echoes. When GDS102 is tracking the bottom normally, a thick black line is shown.
Transmission in the air must be avoided! This may cause damage of the element. Installation Details Refer to SKIPPER’s standard installation manuals regarding tank/sea valve installation, welding, cable glands etc. You will find these on our web site, www.skipper.no. First Page...
SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 3. Installation GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Fig. 3.1. Basic System Configuration. Page 32 of 74 First Page Prev Page Next Page Last Page Version: 2012-05-10 Sw 1.12.6...
GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 3. Installation SKIPPER Electronics AS Transducer Junction Box The standard cable fitted on the transducer is 25 m or 40 m and may be shortened. The junction box is used to interconnect the transducers fixed cable to a yard supply extension cable if the total required cable length is longer than the standard cable.
115/230 V selection on Combo Terminal board inside Display Unit If the AC power system is 115 V, GDS102 must be prepared for 115 V AC by re-connecting the connectors J102, J103 as shown in fig. 3.4. See “Fig. 3.4. AC Voltage selection and fuses.” on page 36.
GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 3. Installation SKIPPER Electronics AS Fig 3.3. Operator unit. First Page Prev Page Next Page Last Page Page 35 of 74 Version: 2012-05-10 Sw 1.12.6...
SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 3. Installation GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Voltage selection connectors and fuses, Terminal Board Fig. 3.4. AC Voltage selection and fuses. Transformer primary to: • J102 for 230 V AC. • J103 for 115 V AC.
SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 3. Installation GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Fig. 3.6. Data Communication Interfaces. Page 38 of 74 First Page Prev Page Next Page Last Page Version: 2012-05-10 Sw 1.12.6...
GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 3. Installation SKIPPER Electronics AS Back-up battery jumper JP 200 Fig. 3.7. Back-up battery jumper JP200, on I/O board. Important: After the installation is complete and the system power is applied, it is necessary to connect the back-up battery to provide power to the user parameters during system power failure.
Analogue interfaces GDS102 is equipped with 2 analogue outputs to supply analogue repeaters or other equipment with analogue inputs. The signals are galvanically connected to the GDS102. Standard range is 0 - 10 V or 4 - 20 mA. See “Fig.
Transmitter trigger pulse and bottom pulse outputs Two optocoupler outputs provide a transmitter trigger pulse and bottom pulse output. These outputs can be used to connect a repeater e.g. SKIPPER IR201, or to synchronize other hydroacoustic equipment to avoid interference. See “Fig.
Keyboard 12 V supply. KEYB+ Keyboard signal. Remote Sounding Control This option lets the GDS102 being controlled remotely in continuous/edge/level/single ping modes. If installed, these options are accessible on screen 3. See “Fig. 2.4. Screen 3. Power adjustment and options.” on page “Fig.
FWD (bow), AFT (aft the ship), PORT (portside) and STRB (starboard). This information will be indicated on the screen and used in SKIPPER proprietary NMEA sentences. If only one transducer is installed, it is advisable to select “not inst.” value for the second transducer. This will disable transmissions on this channel and the text line in the upper part of the screen will contain information (frequency and draught) about one channel only.
Depth below transducer SDDBT,xxxx.x,f,xxxx.x,M,xxx.x,F*hh<CR><LF> Depth below keel SDDBK,xxxx.x,f,xxxx.x,M,xxx.x,F*hh<CR><LF> Set Alarm State SDALR,hhmmss.ss,xxx,A,A,c--c*hh<CR><LF> In case of multiple transducers installation the following SKIPPER proprietary sentence can be selected by enabling format SKP1 and/or SKP2. $PSKPDPT,x.x,x.x,x.x,xx,xx,c-c*hh<CR><LF> Checksum Transducer location. * Echo sounder channel number (0-99).** Bottom echo strength (0-9).
** = 1 (for SKP1) or 2 (for SKP2). Note: SKP1 format is presenting information, which is linked to the echo sounder channel 1, while SKP2 - to operating channel 2. Each of these two formats can be enabled/ disabled individually. The following messages are accepted for input to GDS102. The talker identifier is ignored. Time Universal time ZZU,xxxxxx Universal time &...
SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 4. Start-up and system Adaption GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Frequency setup The frequencies of both channels are preset in production. It is possible to change the settings. To do so, it is necessary to set the required values on the DIP switches on the dual transceiver PCB, according to table 4.3 and adjust the displaying value on screen 4 (soft key FREQUENCY) see...
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GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 4. Start-up and system Adaption SKIPPER Electronics AS Table 4.3 Frequency DIP switch settings, SW3 for Ch 1 (50 - 265 kHz), SW2 for Ch 2 (10 - 50 kHz) Frequency SW2/SW3 settings Frequency...
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SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 4. Start-up and system Adaption GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Table 4.3 Frequency DIP switch settings, SW3 for Ch 1 (50 - 265 kHz), SW2 for Ch 2 (10 - 50 kHz) Frequency SW2/SW3 settings Frequency...
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GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 4. Start-up and system Adaption SKIPPER Electronics AS Table 4.3 Frequency DIP switch settings, SW3 for Ch 1 (50 - 265 kHz), SW2 for Ch 2 (10 - 50 kHz) Frequency SW2/SW3 settings Frequency...
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SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 4. Start-up and system Adaption GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Table 4.3 Frequency DIP switch settings, SW3 for Ch 1 (50 - 265 kHz), SW2 for Ch 2 (10 - 50 kHz) Frequency SW2/SW3 settings Frequency...
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GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 4. Start-up and system Adaption SKIPPER Electronics AS Table 4.3 Frequency DIP switch settings, SW3 for Ch 1 (50 - 265 kHz), SW2 for Ch 2 (10 - 50 kHz) Frequency SW2/SW3 settings Frequency...
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SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 4. Start-up and system Adaption GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Table 4.3 Frequency DIP switch settings, SW3 for Ch 1 (50 - 265 kHz), SW2 for Ch 2 (10 - 50 kHz) Frequency SW2/SW3 settings Frequency...
GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 4. Start-up and system Adaption SKIPPER Electronics AS Options Calibration, sound speed The only possible calibration activity is when the sound speed option is installed. In this case, set the required sound speed value on screen 3. See “Fig.
If it is possible to cycle through the screens and view information, several assumptions may be made regarding operation of the GDS102 system. Although some of the subsystems necessary for this basic system operation may still suffer from minor or intermittent operation disorders, the fact that it is possible...
GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 5. Trouble shooting SKIPPER Electronics AS Fig. 5.1. Function LEDs, on terminal board. Function LEDs. The following LEDs are located on the terminal board as shown in fig 5.1: • LD400 NMEA signal activity on receive input 1.
SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 5. Trouble shooting GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Typical Status Screen 11 Contents The status screen 11 contains information that will facilitate analysis and correction of several problems. A printout of the status and oscilloscope screens should be sent with any report about functional disturbance.
GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 5. Trouble shooting SKIPPER Electronics AS Symptom Cause Remedy Basic system integrity 1. No picture on LCD Screen. No AC or DC power to the system. Check switches and fuses on the System is in standby.
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SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 5. Trouble shooting GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Symptom Cause Remedy NMEA and external interfaces. 1. NMEA input signals are not listed 1. Wrong polarity input signals. 1. Swap NMEA input wires. on the NMEA screen 10.
GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 6. User Maintenance SKIPPER Electronics AS 6. User Maintenance Transducer maintenance The transducers are virtually maintenance free, but occasional cleaning may be necessary depending on sea water conditions and organic growing on ship’s hull.
SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 7. System Specifications GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual 7. System Specifications Functional Properties Display 158 x 211 mm (10.4”) TFT colour LCD screen with adjustable contrast and backlight. 640 x 480 pixels. Printer Optional external printer, HP Deskjet, Epson D88 or Epson LQ 300.
GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 7. System Specifications SKIPPER Electronics AS Environmental according to IEC 60945: Transducer and Junction Box Operating temperature -15 to +55 degrees C. Storage temperature -20 to +70 degrees C. Protection, transducer 6 bar. Protection, parts inside hull IP 66.
Chapter: 8. Service SKIPPER Electronics AS 8. Service All service requests should be made to the local SKIPPER representative. Adjustments and repairs should only be performed by qualified service engineers. Unqualified repair attempts will void the warranty. First Page Prev Page...
2. Connect a VGA screen to the CPU board. 3. Switch the GDS102 power switch “ON” while pressing the ‘’DELETE’’ key on the PC keyboard. 4. Do not release ‘’DELETE’’ key until several clicks , beeps and signals have been heard, and picture is present on the VGA screen.
Then press down and keep pressed the soft key to the far left and far right (no. 1 and 6) in the upper row on the GDS102 keyboard. • Turn “on” the GDS102, and keep the two soft keys pressed down until the screen shows the normal picture. This may take as long as app. 30 seconds. •...
SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 11. Index GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual 11. Index Symbols 115/230 V selection on Combo Terminal board inside Display Edge 57 Unit 34 EMC 42 EMC mounting kit 70 ENABLE 19 Encoder 7, 26 Additional Features 9 Environmental according to IEC 60945: 65 ALARM ▲...
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GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: 11. Index SKIPPER Electronics AS Gain and TVG (Time Variable Gain) 27 Graphics 7, 26 Parameter entry 11 Performance 64 Picture speed 7, 26 Heading indication from GPS 12 Ping 57 High voltage measurement. 58...
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SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: 11. Index GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual System Specifications 64 System Summary 6 Terminal board connections 43 Time indication manual or from GPS 12 Transducer and Junction Box 65 Transducer Installation 31 Transducer installation position 47 Transducer Junction Box.
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