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PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Revision History Change Issue Reason for change Date Draft Issue 15/02/12 First Release 09/03/12 Final Release 15/11/12 Omitted 3510 unit weight and dimensions added. 1332 08/05/13 Other minor amendments. Addition of 529 Release Commands Addition of Compatt Commands 1454 Addition of LF Compatibility...
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PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for choosing Applied Acoustic Engineering as one of your subsea equipment suppliers. We hope you experience many years of reliable operational use from our products. If you do encounter any technical issues with any of our products then please don’t hesitate to contact our Technical Team via the following methods.
This manual provides the user with information on the operation and maintenance of the Model 3510 PAM Portable. Housed in a water-proof rugged enclosure with a clear LCD the unit can be used on-deck as a portable test control unit or on the bench for pre-dive system checks.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. System Description PAM 3510 Console Unit Supplied as standard with: Model 3102 Test Transducer Model CHA-1082-4000 Beacon Interface Lead 24VDC PSU and AC IEC Mains Cable The PAM console contains a storage area for the 3102 test transducer and AC mains adaptor, when closed the unit is water proof.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Connections and Installation For connection of the Model 3190 or 3191 Transducer. Transducer: For connection of the Model 3102 Test Transducer. Test Transducer: For connection of a 1000 Series Beacon via CHA-1082-4000 cable. Beacon: External serial connection for program / control.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Power Up Ensuring the internal battery is charged or there is external power connected (see section 4); the PAM Portable can be powered up. Press and hold the Power Button on the front panel. The switch will indicate red. ...
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Operation Overview Upon power up and initialisation the above main menu will be displayed. The sub menus can be accessed via the function ‘F’ keys or by using the cursor keys then selecting by pressing the return key.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Parameter Editing To select a parameter use the cursor keys to select Press the return key to edit then use the cursor keys to set the desired value and return to confirm. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 13 of 74...
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ F1 Transponder Testing The Transponder Testing function allows the operator to verify the operation of all industry standard beacons in air. The system measures Turnaround Time (TAT), Pulse Width (PW) and Reply Frequency (mode dependant) using the 3102 Test Transducer.
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PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Upon selection of testing mode the testing function screen will be displayed (example): Set the Channel and Type parameters as desired to test the operation of the beacon in either transponder or responder mode. Press F1 to begin interrogation of the beacon.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ F2 Depth and Ranging Functionality The PAM Portable can calculate the range and received depth telemetry information from a deployed beacon. The mode of depth telemetry is automatically selected upon selection of channel scheme.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 Channel Ranging Control To go to the 4 Channel Ranging Control menus, Press F1. To access the configuration page of each channel press F1 – 4 or use the cursor keys to select the mode of operation, upon selection the system will take you to the configuration page.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Gain Control: Auto // Manual Manual Control (Gain Control in manual mode): 0000 to 4000 Gain Steps (Gain sets in Auto mode): 0100 (Default) RX Sensitivity: High // Medium // Low Averaging: Off // High (16) // Medium (8) // Low (4) Gain Control only available if 319X Dunker connected.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ V NAV Ranging Control VNAV is a positioning system for statically deployed AAE Beacons. The system provides a navigation screen for deployment, acquisition and processing of range data to obtain seabed positions for the deployed units.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ V-Nav Positioning F1: Deployment Logging The PAM 3510 allows the deployed position or trial position to be logged to an entry (slot), this allows the same IDs to be used on large deployments. The entry and Vector ID are logged to the GPS position ready to be uploaded to the VNAV Software for acquisition set-up.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ F2: Serial Control Ranging This is a status / info page for ranging to the beacons. F3: Command 1419 Vector Beacons are configured using acoustic commands this menu allows the operator to configure and read the status of the Vector Beacons.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Compatt See Page 28 for Compatt Functionality. Pinger See Page 38 for Pinger Functionality. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 22 of 74...
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ F3 Release Functionality From this menu the PAM Portable commands and configures the AAE 529P or AAE 15xx Release transponders by an acoustic protocol. A Compatt IV can also be commanded to release if functionality enabled.
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PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Release Functions With the Mode, Channel and ID configured the following commands can be sent to the 529P Release beacon. Command Options: Status Request Release Sleep On / Off Anti-Jam Reset STATUS Command The PAM displays the status of the release parameters.
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PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SLEEP Command If the release is not going to be used as a transponder or where there are other beacons that use the same channel as the release, it is possible to stop it responding to a navigation interrogation. This can be done by commanding the release to go into sleep mode.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15xx Release Release ID Set Up To configure or identify a 1500 Release beacon select F1 Release ID Set up: Press F1 to get the ID of the release beacon to be configured. To change the ID select the New Release ID parameter and using the cursors set the desired new ID.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Release Functions F1: Release Commands. To activate, arm, reset prime a Model 1500 Release. F2: Release Battery Status. To identify the battery status of a Model 1500 Release. F3: Release Motor Status. To identify the motor status of a Model 1500 Release.
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PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ When configuring a Model 1529 Release for deployment the procedure is the same as activating (Firing) the release but the release bar requires a manual reset. See REL-1529-8001 for further information. ...
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PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Release Battery Status The battery status of the release transponder can be acoustically interrogated by sending the F1 Request Status command to the Model 1500 Release transponder. Nominal Battery Pack Voltages are 5.0V Receiver and 16.8V Transmitter. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 29 of 74...
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Release Motor Status The status of the release transponder can be acoustically interrogated by sending the F1 Request Status command to the Model 1500 Release transponder. Press F2 to Reset the release. The status will update AAE Release Receiver Set Up Using the cursor keys to select and return to confirm the receiver can be configured with the following options:...
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Compatt Menu This software module enables the PAM to communicate with a Sonardyne Compatt MK4, upon activation by an update code this module is available. An electrostatic loop can be used to communicate with the Compatt. Connect the test loop to the transducer connector of the Pam and put the loop around the Compatt’s transducer.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ System Commands Enable / Disable Functions To update status information press F5, the ‘ ? ‘ is updated F1: Enable / Disable Compatt F2: Enable / Disable IIF (Individual Interrogate Frequency) F3: Enable / Disable CIF (Common Interrogate Frequency) F4: Enable / Disable USBL (Ultra Short Base Line) The Compatt must be enabled to allow communications with the PAM 3510.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Power Settings To update status information press F5, the ‘ ? ‘ is updated F1: Set all Power High / Low F2: Set Tel Pulse Power High / Low (Telemetry) F3: Set Tel Data Power High / Low (Telemetry) F4: Set USBL Power High / Low (Ultra Short Base Line) Gain / Frequency / TAT Settings To update status information press F4, ‘xx ‘...
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Reset Screen Press F1 to Reset Compatt to defaults The Compatt must be in default baud rate to allow communications with the PAM 3510. Compatt Rx Settings Set the PAM 3510 Receiver gains and Detect Thresholds for operation with a Compatt Transponder.
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PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Compatt Status Read Power Status Press F1 to refresh the status of the power levels. Press F2 to set the various power levels below: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 35 of 74...
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PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Battery / Time Status Press F1 to refresh Battery Volts and Count. Press F2 to refresh Elasped Time. Read Status Press F1 to Read Status, ‘?’ fields will update. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 36 of 74...
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PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Read Sensors Press F1 to get Temperature reading Press F2 to get Depth Reading Press F3 to get Pitch / Roll Reading To convert this value into degrees use the following formula: ...
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PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Interrogate Test Functions Compatt CIF Interrogate Set RX Channel of Compatt under test then Press F1 to Range Press F2 to Test (TEST Transducer only) Press F3 to access Ranging Settings (Page 36) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 38 of 74...
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PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Compatt IIF Interrogate Set TX Channel of Compatt under test then Press F1 to Range Press F2 to Test (TEST Transducer only) Press F3 to access R settings (above) Compatt Simultaneous Interrogate The Pam will command the Compatt under control to do interrogate any Compatts it is close to.
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PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ranging Settings Gain Control: Auto // Manual Manual Control (Gain Control in manual mode): 0000 to 4000 Gain Steps (Gain sets in Auto mode): 0100 (Default) RX Sensitivity: High // Medium // Low Test Interval: 1000 to 9999ms TAT (Turn Around Time):...
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ F5 Pinger The PAM Portable can report the acoustic results from a 669 series Pinger. Set the Gain and Threshold and then press F1 to start searching. ‘Status’ will display ‘Searching Please wait’ while the PAM searches for the Pinger. If a Pinger is found, the pings per second will be displayed.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ F4 Beacon Configuration The PAM Portable controls and configures the 1000 series Beacons using the Beacon serial port connection. CHA-1082-4000 Cable 10XX Series Beacon Ensure the beacon is switch is the ON position and the battery pack is charged. Press F1 to read the beacon’s configuration.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ To configure a Sonardyne Wideband channel press F3. Using the cursors the Acoustic Command Address (ACA), Turnaround Time can be selected and confirmed by pressing the return key. Alternatively a Quick Set channel can be selected. To set the beacon press F2 to send the configuration to the beacon.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ F6 System Configuration F1 System Configuration The system date and time can be set from this menu. The back light of the display can also be controlled from this menu. In bright sun shine the back light can be switched off to aid viewing. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 44 of 74...
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ F2 Rx Tx Parameters System parameters can be configured from this menu using the cursor keys to select and return key to confirm. Transmit (Tx) Power (Dunker: High // Low Speed of Sound (in Water): 300 to 1600 m/s Enter the Velocity Of Sound (VOS) for transmission through water to be used in the range calculation.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ F3 Serial Comm’s Parameters The system has 2 serial communication ports, these can be configured from this menu. Baud Rate: 200,2400,3600,4800,9600 14400,19200,28800, 38400,115200 Data Bits: 8 // 9 Stop Bits: 1 // 2 Parity: On // Off Function:...
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ F4 System Information / Upgrade The system serial number and current firmware revisions are displayed. To configure the system to receive a firmware update, connect serial cable to a PC running the PAM Programmer Application.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ To add an option to the system press F5. The following screen is then displayed: Press F1/F2 to scroll through the software options available and to see which are enabled. The above is an example only of the options available. Press F4 to add an option;...
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PAM Programmer Application Software Operation The Pam Portable Programmer software can be used to update the PAM unit software, this includes the following: GUI Software ARM Software DSP Software The software communicates with the PAM Portable via a serial interface and uses a one-to-one 9 way serial cable.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The following window will be displayed The window contains four areas. Software Versions – this area will display the versions of software currently installed in the unit Source File Details – this area will display information about the file that has been selected to update the PAM unit Progress –...
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Programming Procedure Please ensure the PAM Portable is in upgrade mode before attempting to update the software in the unit. Enter upgrade mode detailed on page 43. The current upgrade mode status is displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the window. ...
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The progress and an estimated time to complete will be displayed along with various messages in the event window to show current progress. Note: During this phase, the programming may be aborted if required. ...
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This phase can take up to 90 seconds to complete It is critical that during this phase the unit must not be powered down or tampered with in any way. Failure to comply may result in the unit becoming unservicable and would have to be returned to the factory for repair.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Power the PAM back on and confirm all software revisions are correct, as below This completes the programming process Remember to disconnect the serial cable after confirming software revision. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 54 of 74...
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Handling There are no special handling conditions with this product. For beacons, please see their specific manuals. 6. End of Life Recycling / Disposal Within the EU all electronic components and batteries must be taken for separate collection at the end of their working life under EU WEEE directives.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Troubleshooting No Power light on the front panel. AULT YMPTOM The Power supply. Is there power to the socket? The Power supply OSSIBLE AUSES is not plugged in, or the Wall socket, or not switched on. Internal Battery.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Short range AULT YMPTOM Range is dependent on local Excessive range for conditions. OSSIBLE AUSE conditions such as in-band noise from man-made or marine sources. If possible reduce noise or work at a shorter range. This may be due to a fouled Beacon reply insensitivity.
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Data Output format PPLIED COUSTIC NGINEERING ANGE ATA STRING Beacon # Range = rrrr.r M Depth = dddd.d M CL Beacon identification (1 to 4) Range in meters Depth in meters Carriage return (CR) Line Feed (LF) PPLIED...
PAM Portable Operation Manual PAM-3510-8000/7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. System Specification Pam Portable Model 3510 Dimensions Width 390mm x Height 310mm x Depth 170mm Weight 6 kg (Inc peripherals) Power requirements 24VDC at 1A AC Adaptor 90 – 250 VAC at 250 VA maximum. Front panel Indicators LED indicators for power and TX // RX status.
Appendix A – Transducer Mounting Bracket A 172.40 10.00 4 x Ø17.50 ON A 114.30 PCD ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 62 of 74...
Appendix C – Model 3190 Transducer Mounting Dimensions ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 64 of 74...
Appendix D – Model 3191 LF Transducer Mounting Dimensions ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 65 of 74...
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