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Welcome to use the Manual of HI-TARGET HD-MAX series products. This
Manual describes how to set up and use HD-MAX series products.
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  • Page 1 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Foreword Application of Manual Welcome to use the Manual of HI-TARGET HD-MAX series products. This Manual describes how to set up and use HD-MAX series products. Introduction of the Manual The Manual specifies related instructions on hardware and software of HD-MAX series products.
  • Page 2 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide completely consistent. All the data indicated in the Manual have been inspected. Necessary correction values are included in the following Rev. Technology and services For any questions encountered during the operation process, please contact our technical personnel. We will promptly answer your questions. Your suggestions If you have any suggestions and opinions regarding this Manual, please provide feedback to us.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide CONTENTS Overview......................7 Navigation Overview.................. 8 Principle of Echo Sounder................8 Product Features..................11 Technical Parameters................11 Hardware Introduction of HD-MAX ............12 Front Face of the Host ................13 Back Face of the Host................14 Side Faces of the Host................14 Other Accessories ..................15 Basic Operations....................
  • Page 4 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Conclusion of This Chapter..............44 Coordinate parameters ................45 Parameters Settings of Coordinate Transformation ........ 46 Conclusion of This Chapter..............56 Device Connection..................57 GPS Settings..................... 58 Auxiliary Equipment Settings..............63 Conclusion of This Chapter..............65 Ship Design..................... 66 Ship Design....................67 Conclusion of This Chapter..............
  • Page 5 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Engineering Base Map Display..............93 Conclusion of This Chapter..............94 Depth Measurement..................95 Common Functions Introduction.............. 97 Parameters Setting.................. 107 Real-time Information Display............... 111 Data Acquisition..................112 Data Playback..................114 Depth Measurement Setting..............115 Conclusion of This Chapter..............117 Sounding Sampling..................
  • Page 6 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Data Preview...................139 Data Output.....................140 Conclusion of This Chapter..............140 Serial Port Debugging ................142 Satellites Information................143 Data Debugging..................144 Base Setting.................... 148 Rover Setting..................152 Conclusion of This Chapter..............159 Utilities......................160 Coordinate Transformation Parameters Calculation.......161 Coordinate Transformation..............

  • Page 7: Overview

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide C H A P T E R Overview Introduction to this Chapter ■ Navigation Overview ■ Principle of Echo Sounder ■ Product Features ■ Technical Parameters...

  • Page 8: Navigation Overview

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Navigation Overview Global Positioning System (GPS) has developed for many years. It has been upgraded from stand-alone GPS accurate to 100m which can only be applied for rough navigation and positioning to real-time differential GPS (DGPS) accurate to several centimeters which can be applied in various measurement fields.
  • Page 9 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Z = V*t/2 Figure 1-1 Z is the depth from the transducer to the seabed, plus transducer draft. Underwater signal recognition Although the principle of depth sounding is simple, the situation in the water is very complicated with parasitic echo, haunted by fish or clutter echo and different reflection conditions at water bottom.
  • Page 10 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 1-2 Pulse width selection In most instances, the echo pulse width at water bottom surface is the Max.. The pulse width of interfering signal and second trip echo are relatively smaller. Pulse width option is to identify the pulse with the Max. pulse width as correct echo signal together with time gate.

  • Page 11: Product Features

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Time varying gain (TVG) When the acoustic wave propagates in water, sound intensity will attenuate according to exponential laws. To maintain stable signal amplitude, TVG will control the receiving amplifier to increase magnification according to contrary law, which is the so called TVG.

  • Page 12: Hardware Introduction Of Hd-Max

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide C H A P T E R Hardware Introduction of HD-MAX Introduction to this Chapter ■ Front Face of the Host ■ Back Face of the Host ■ Side Faces of the Host ■ Other Accessories ■...

  • Page 13: Front Face Of The Host

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Front Face of the Host The front face of the host is as shown in the Figure below. It is composed of display screen, measuring functional keys area: digital keys area, sounding functional keys area and USB interfaces area. Digital keys area Display screen...

  • Page 14: Back Face Of The Host

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Back Face of the Host Back interfaces Figure 2-2 The back interfaces of HD-MAX series products include DC10-30V power interface, high frequency transducer interface, serial data transport interface (SDTI), VGA display output interface and GPS antenna interface. Side Faces of the Host...

  • Page 15: Other Accessories

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Bracket fixing screw Figure 2-3 As shown in Figure 2-3, after fixed, the bracket can support the host. The angle of the bracket can be adjusted randomly by loosening bracket screws. Other Accessories Keyboard The product is equipped with portable and convenient p-p USB interface keypad which is characterized by good stability, exquisite appearance, flexible use, as well as excellent hand feeling.
  • Page 16 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 2-4 The instrument has a wide input voltage range. It can be applied for 10~30V DC (nominal input voltage: DC24V) power supply. The standard output is 20V. High frequency transducer Figure 2-5 The high frequency transducer is to connect 7 core socket in back interface board of HD-MAX product.
  • Page 17 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 2-7 The antenna is to connect to ANT POS at rear interface board of HD-MAX products to receive GPS signal. (GPS measuring version of HD-MAX series products) VGA patch cord Figure 2-10 VGA patch cord is used to connect external computer monitor for sub-screen display.
  • Page 18 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Second full serial port serial port line Figure 2-11 Second full serial port serial port line is used to external connected to two RS-232 serial ports DC power supply cable Figure 2-12 Host installation size chart Equipment shell size is as shown in Figure 2-7:...
  • Page 19 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 2-13 Installation Cautions a) Avoid direct sunlight and high temperature. Avoid strong vibration. b) Do not plug nor unplug the power when powered on. It is more possible to facility a DC stabilized power supply of 10-30V. c) Confirm that there is enough space behind the host in order to install the plug and cable.

  • Page 20: Basic Operations

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide C H A P T E R Basic operations Introduction to this Chapter ■ Buttons ■ Keyboard ■ Startup & Shutdown ■ USB Interface ■ Rear panel Interface...

  • Page 21: Startup & Shutdown

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Startup & Shutdown Startup Press power button (about 1s). After the power indicator light is on, loosen to perform hardware detection and loading system. The whole process of starting up takes about 1 minute. The system interface after starting up is as shown in the Figure below: Figure 3-1 Shutdown...
  • Page 22 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 3-2 Commonly used functional keys for measuring are as shown in the Figure, include locking, line changeover, recording, as well as marking. Sounding functional keys Figure 3-3 Commonly used functional keys for depth sounding are as shown in the Figure, include depth sounding, playback, automatically, shift up and shift down.

  • Page 23: Interface At The Backside

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 3-4 [OK] key is equal to [Enter] key of the computer. [Cancel] key is equal to "ESC" key of the computer. Interface at the backside antenna interface Transducer interface VGA interface serial interface power interface Figure 3-5 Transducer interface TX Transducer interface is used to connect depth measuring high frequency...
  • Page 24 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Pin definition Wiring Positive definition Negative Antenna interface (ANT POS and ANT VEC) ANT POS and ANT VEC antenna interface are used for antenna connection. Among them, ANT POS can receive GPS signal and beacon signal simultaneously;...
  • Page 25 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide two ports, the one is connected according to standard 9-pin serial port definition, and the other one is only connected to communication pin as RX, TX and GND. The other control pin is not connected. You just need to plug in your RS-232 serial port.

  • Page 26: Software Introduction

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide C H A P T E R Software Introduction Introduction to this Chapter ■ Software Overview ■ Technical Parameters ■ Installation of Software...

  • Page 27: Software Overview

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Software Overview The software is Hi-MAX. It is mainly applied on HI-TARGET HD-MAX series Echo sounders for depth sounding. It can be connected to GPS and other accessory equipment (such as attitude indicator, electric gyrocompass, swell instrument).
  • Page 28 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide ◇ Support multiple layout methods for plan lines: channel layout, parallel layout, vertical layout, area layout and circular sector layout; ◇ Support plan line endpoint capturing with strong plan line editing functions. Support retracement and restoration functions. ◇...
  • Page 29 ◇ Support achievement data export. Support to export XYZ, DAT and other common data formats. Support export of user-defined formats. ◇ Support to edit sounding points according to echo. ◇ Support high and low frequency switching functions (5) Other aspects ◇ With HI-TARGET GPS instrument (RTK/beaconreceiver/positioning & heading receiver), parameter...

  • Page 30: Technical Parameters

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide ◇ Support software online updating and software offline upgrading. Technical parameters Operating environment: X86 system platform, CPU: Not smaller than 1GHZ. The internal storage shall not be less than 1GB. Operating system: WindowXP or Windows7 Language environment: Support Chinese and English Installation of Software Double-click software installation package.
  • Page 31 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 4-2 Install the initial interface Click [The next step] Figure 4-3 License agreement Select [I accept the …]. Click [Next]...
  • Page 32 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 4-4 Installation directory Click [Change] to change software installation directory: Figure 4-5 Installation directory setting Modification completed. Click [OK] and click [Next]:...
  • Page 33 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 4-6 Start installation Click [Install] to start installation: Figure 4-7 Start installation After complete the installation, click [Finish] and exit the interface:...
  • Page 34 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 4-8 Installation completion After successful installation, start menu will display installation directory. And shortcut icons of starting the software and uninstall the software are available. Software uninstall There are two methods to uninstall the software: (1) Run the built-in uninstall program Under the secondary menu, Hi-MAX, of Start Menu, the shortcut icon Uninstall Hi-MAX of uninstall program is available.
  • Page 35 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 4-10 Start uninstall program (2) Program uninstall of the system Find out the Hi-MAX software in "Add or remove programs": Figure 4-11 Add or remove programs Click [Remove] to uninstall the software directly. Select [Change] to enter uninstall interface:...
  • Page 36 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 4-12 Modify the program Click [Next] to continue: Figure 4-13 Software maintenance Select Modify, Repair, or Remove to perform relevant operations.

  • Page 37: Simple Operation Process

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide C H A P T E R Simple Operation Process Introduction to this Chapter ■ Main Interface ■ Simple Operation Process ■ Conclusion of This Chapter...

  • Page 38: Main Interface

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Main Interface Run the software to enter the main interface. The main interface includes project name, module button, automatic measurement selection, English and Chinese selection, and version number. Select relevant modules for operation. Figure 5-1 Software main interface ◇...
  • Page 39 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide 2.Click [Geodetic]. Set up central coordinate system. According to seven parameters, four parameters, elevation fitting parameters, points transformation parameters and transformation parameters. (Description: The [UtilityTools] module of the software can provide coordinate parameter calculation. The results calculated by the functional parameters can be applied in [Geodetic];...
  • Page 40 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide step can be ignored.) 8.Click [Survey] to enter measuring interface. Click [Record] button to perform data acquisition and recording automatically. During the measuring process, chart query, plan line preparation, marking, distance, angle measuring and other functions can be applied. (Description: Among all measuring modules, mode switch can be performed between [North up] and [Head up].

  • Page 41: Conclusion Of This Chapter

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide four-parameter, elevation fitting parameters. coordinate transformation calculation, distance azimuth calculation, unit conversion and other functions. 3.Click [Register] and input the registration code to register the Software Dongle. 4.Click [Upgrade] to perform software online or offline upgrade packages upgrading.

  • Page 42: Project Management

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide C H A P T E R Project management Introduction to this Chapter ■ Project Settings ■ Conclusion of This Chapter...

  • Page 43: Project Settings

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Project Settings At the main menu interface, click [Project], a dialog box as shown in Figure 6-1 will popup. You can view the existing project tasks, open a project, establish a project, template application, import a project, delete a project etc. Figure 6-1 Project task Open a project: Select a project in the list.

  • Page 44: Conclusion Of This Chapter

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide operations. Import the project: Click [Import]. A dialog box (*.pgm) that reminders open the project file will pop up. Select the project engineering files that have to be imported and open them. The items imported successfully will be displayed in the project list to facilitate other operations in the future.

  • Page 45: Coordinate Parameters

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide CHAPTER Coordinate parameters Introduction to this Chapter ■ Coordinate Transformation Parameters Settings ■ Conclusion of This Chapter...

  • Page 46: Parameters Settings Of Coordinate Transformation

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Coordinate Transformation Parameters Settings At the main menu interface, click [Geodetic] to enter coordinate transformation interface. It is possible to import existing coordinate conversion parameters to import existing coordinate transformation parameters in other projects rapidly; the coordinate conversion parameters used previously can be used as the conversion parameters of current project;...
  • Page 47 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 7-2 Parameters importing Choose existing coordinate transformation parameters: The coordinate transformation parameters used recently are shown in the parameter pull-down list at the right side of [Import] button. Select a project to set the coordinate transformation parameters of the project as coordinate parameters of the current project.
  • Page 48 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide WGS84 is adopted as source ellipsoid and Beijing 54 as local ellipsoid in China. Figure 7-4 Ellipsoidal parameter Projector setting The role of projection parameters is to achieve the transformation from space rectangular coordinate system to plane rectangular coordinate system. Choosing different projection methods will obtain different plane coordinates correspondingly.
  • Page 49 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide central meridian corresponding to the projection mode. Figure 7-6 Projection parameters Ellipsoid transformation Ellipsoid transformation parameters are to complete the transformation from source ellipsoid space rectangular coordinate system to local ellipsoid space rectangular coordinate system. The most frequently-used transformation methods include: Bursa-Wolf, Molodensky, One-touch etc.
  • Page 50 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 7-8 Seven-parameter Description of several commonly used Ellipsoid transformation parameters (1) Bursa-Wolf Transformation, rotation and scale parameters at spatial vector between two ellipsoids with extremely small rotation angle is a rigorous transformation model. At least, three points are required for calculating. It is applicable to transformation from WGS-84 to national coordinate system.
  • Page 51 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Attention: Users shall pay attention to coherent units of seven-parameter. Especially when the "K" value dimensional unit is ppm (percent per million), users shall pay more attention at inputting! Plane transformation Plane transformation parameters refer transformation from plane-coordinate system to local ellipsoid plane coordinate system after...
  • Page 52 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 7-10 2D Helmert Description of several commonly used plane transformation parameters (1) 2D Helmert Transformation, rotation scaling parameters between plane-coordinate systems. It is applicable to most common engineering users. Parametric solution can be performed from the known coordinates of two arbitrary coordinate systems.
  • Page 53 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Height fitting is parameter correction to elevation fitting. Generally, it is jointly used together with plane transformation parameters. frequently-used Polynomial fitting parameters include: Geometric Surface, TGO, Grid, FreeSurvey Height fitting, and elevation fitting pattern description etc. Figure 7-11 Elevation fitting model According to the fitting method selected, generally select "Constant"...
  • Page 54 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Quadratic Surface fitting: An optimal fitting paraboloid will be generated corresponding to height anomaly at multiple benchmarks based on five starting points. Quadratic Surface fitting is subjected to stricter start counting. If the fitting degree is too poor, it may cause elevation correction value divergence in the working area.
  • Page 55 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Points translation Generally speaking, points translation (TruckPoint) only has one known point in the working area. The GPS differential mode adopted by users is code differential (beacon or SBAS). Besides, in case of no other translation parameters, coordinate correction is to be performed to ensure measurement accuracy.

  • Page 56: Conclusion Of This Chapter

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Config Figure 7-15 Options (1) Helmert formula. Simplified or complete version are optional. If the rotation angle is great at ellipsoid transformation, it is suggested to take the complete formula. (2) "Hd-Power" is to be clicked if the solved parameters from Hd-Power software is to be applied.

  • Page 57: Device Connection

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide C H A P T E R Device Connection Introduction to this Chapter ■ GPS setting ■ Auxiliary equipment settings ■ Conclusion of This Chapter...

  • Page 58: Gps Settings

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide At the main menu interface, click [Equipment] to enter equipment connection interface. The communication parameters of GPS device, Echo sounder and subsidiary sensors can be set up. Communication tests can be performed as well for communication parameters. GPS Settings Serial port setup Select the serial port and baud rate for GPS connection.
  • Page 59 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 8-2 GPS instrument type If the current GPS instrument type can not be detected in the instrument type drop-down list, please select "other models of GPS (NMEA-0183). Connect to the GPS device following general international NMEA-0183 standard protocol.
  • Page 60 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Antenna height setup Figure 1-1 Figure 8-3 Antenna height (1) Input antenna height: Input antenna height directly at antenna height input box. (2) Calculate antenna height: Select [Calculate By Antenna Type] to enter calculation interface: Figure 8-4 Antenna height calculation...
  • Page 61 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Select antenna type and input antenna height value. Choose type, high antenna measuring position and radius of the antenna and the phase shift according to different instrument model has a fixed value, if it is a custom, users need to input.
  • Page 62 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide ◇Select [ASCII]. Serial data will be displayed as in character. It can check statement information from current GPS output, such as GGA and ZDA information: Figure 8-6 ASCII code display ◇Select [Hex]. Serial data will display in the form of hexadecimal digits, you can view the GPS output binary information: Figure 8-7 Hexadecimal digit display ◇Select [Result].

  • Page 63: Auxiliary Equipment Settings

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Auxiliary Equipment Settings It accesses to two auxiliary equipment the setup methods of which are the same. Click [Other Equipment] tab control. Auxiliary equipment can be connected to gyrocompass, attitude indicator, orientation GPS and other auxiliary measuring sensors.
  • Page 64 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 8-10 Instrument types of auxiliary sensors Attention: After connecting to directional GPS, the data type of directional GPS output should be consistent with that output from directional GPS. Communication test Click [Test Start]. Open the serial port to receive and resolve data. The original data text box will display the serial port received data.

  • Page 65: Conclusion Of This Chapter

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 8-11 Auxiliary sensor communication test Conclusion of This Chapter Instrument connection parameters mainly include serial port, Baud rate and instrument type. Based on serial port raw data and resolved results displayed, the incorrect parameter setting or existing problems of serial port can be determined properly.

  • Page 66: Ship Design

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide C H A P T E R Ship Design Introduction to this Chapter ■ Ship Design ■ Conclusion of This Chapter...

  • Page 67: Ship Design

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Ship Design At the software main menu interface, click [BoatShape] to enter the design interface. The outer contour of the ship can be designed. The instrument installation parameters can be setup. Figure 9-1 Ship Design Design outer contour of the ship: Select existing ship model or import hull outline data in DXF format.

  • Page 68: Conclusion Of This Chapter

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Conclusion of This Chapter For ship design, ship model as well as the width of the hull will not affect the measuring result data. Users only need to input approximate values of hull length and width. (Only the deviation parameter of GPS antenna position and transducer position will affect measuring results.

  • Page 69: Plan Line Design

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide CHAPTER Plan line design Introduction to this Chapter ■ Plan line preparation ■ Plan line edit ■ Plan line routing ■ Plan line import ■ Auxiliary functions ■ Conclusion of This Chapter...

  • Page 70: Plan Line Preparation

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide At software main menu interface, click [PlanLines] to enter plan line design interface. Draw the plan line with the mouse or coordinate. It supports plan line edit as well. Rapid routing can be realized by channel routing, regional routing, parallel routing, vertical routing and fan routing.
  • Page 71 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Mouse drawing area Coordinates edition area Figure 10-2 Plan line drawing Mouse drawing Under the mode of plan line drawing, the mouse icon will turn red cross. You can click left key of mouse to determine the vertex position of plan line. The coordinates of the position clicked by the mouse will be automatically added to the coordinates list.

  • Page 72: Plan Line Edit

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Coordinates input box Before coordinates input or coordinates editing, please refer to Chapter IV. Input correct coordinate transformation parameters. There are two types of coordinate input methods optional: (1) Plane coordinates input Figure 10-3 Plane coordinates input box The coordinate system of plane coordinates is the local coordinate system.
  • Page 73 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide edit mode. Toolbar edit Planed route edit Figure 10-5 Plan line edit Edit plan line vertex After selecting a plan line with selection tool, you can perform the following operations as below: Dragging the vertices with the mouse: Click [MovePoint] and then perform vertex dragging with a mouse.
  • Page 74 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide To select a plan line with the selection tool and select [delete] in the edit toolbar. Figure 10-6 Single selection deletion (2)Box selection deletion Select multiple plan lines from selection tool boxes. A bubble box of plan lines will pop up.

  • Page 75: Plan Line Routing

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Click [Delete] in the menu bar. The bubble box of [DeletionLine] can delete the plan line in a wide range. Figure 10-8 Range deletion To delete all lines in the screen: Delete all plan lines in the current scope, including certain plan lines displayed in the screen range.
  • Page 76 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Layout results Layout parameters Figure 10-9 Plan line routing Mouse/coordinate drawing: Draw a baseline with the mouse or coordinate (The method of mapping method and line drawing method are the same). Choose an existing line with the mouse: Choose an existing plan line and add all vertex coordinates to baseline coordinates list.
  • Page 77 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 10-10 Channel routing Channel width: The passable width, channel width ratio is wider than the survey line width. Survey line width: In waterway survey, perform routing vertical to the channel axis as well as the width of the plan line. Routing interval: In waterway survey, perform routing vertical to the channel axis as well as the space between the plan lines.
  • Page 78 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 10-11 Area routing Routing direction: The included angle between plan line direction and the true north direction. Layout interval: Distance between the plan lines generated. Parallel routing Click [Parallel] in the toolbar. Draw a base line with the mouse or coordinate or select an existing plan line as start line.
  • Page 79 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Layout interval: Distance between the plan line generated. Line number at the left side: The number of plan lines at the left side of start line (namely baseline). Line number at the right side: The number of plan lines at the right side of start line (namely baseline).
  • Page 80 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Circular sector routing Click [Sector] in the toolbar. Select a point with the mouse or input a coordinate point as the central point of circular sector. Set routing parameters and click [Create and save]. The system will generate channel plan line according to the baseline as well as the setup parameters.

  • Page 81: Plan Line Import-Export

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Plan line import-export Click the [Import] and a dialog box will pop up. Select the imported DXF file and click [Open]. After the planned routes are imported to the system, they can be edited. Click the [Export] and a dialog box will pop up.

  • Page 82: Conclusion Of This Chapter

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Conclusion of This Chapter Planned route design is an important preparation of bathymetric survey. Through reasonable planned route layout, the measured data can be more even, reducing the occurrence of repeated measurements and missing thus to effectively improve the measurement efficiency.

  • Page 83: Electronic Chart

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide CHAPTER Electronic Chart Introduction to this Chapter ■ Sea Chart Import ■ Sea Chart Display ■ Sea Chart Inquire ■ Conclusion of This Chapter...

  • Page 84: Sea Chart Import

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Sea chart is a geographical map presenting marine and ocean space. It is an indispensable reference basis for sailing. Main contents include: shore, islands, reefs, sounding, beacons and radio navigation etc.. At the software main menu interface, click [Charts] to enter electronic chart management interface.
  • Page 85 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 11-1 CWB electronic charts Encrypted chart Encrypted charts refer to purchasing electronic charts from formal channels to the electronic chart data provider. The data format is S63. After selecting activated code files and S63 data directory, click [Start importing]. The system will automatically import electronic charts.
  • Page 86 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Select data storage directory of S57. The software will identify S57 files and display them in tree form in the left list. Click to import the data and the software will automatically import the data to the system and will export the imported message in the text box at the right side.

  • Page 87: Sea Chart Display

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide published edition, updated edition, date of publication, upgraded date and publisher name etc.. Users can edit block geographical names and mark the electronic charts. It can show, hide and delete operations on electronic charts. If the electronic chart is set as hidden, the electronic chart will not be displayed as basemap at [Planned route design] and [Marine surveying] interface.
  • Page 88 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide (2) Chart display parameters Figure 11-6 Chart display parameters Sounding setup: The sounding standard displayed by the chart. For example, the area with a sounding less than 2m belongs to shoal waters, presenting in dark color. The areas deeper than 30m belong to navigation safety area, presenting in light color.

  • Page 89: Sea Chart Inquire

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Display control: Electronic chart contains a lot of information. Those information not requiring to be displayed can be hidden according to the needs of the display. Sea Chart Inquire At [Planned route design] or [Marine surveying] interface, click [Sea chart inquire] and then click the ground objects to be reviewed.
  • Page 90 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide electronic charts can be set as background reference to facilitate planned route design and marine navigation. Furthermore, electronic charts also show existing sounding points as reference base of sounding survey.

  • Page 91: Engineering Base Map

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide CHAPTER Engineering Base Map Introduction to this Chapter ■ Engineering Base Map Management ■ Engineering Base Map Display ■ Conclusion of This Chapter...

  • Page 92: Engineering Basemap Management

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Engineering basemap Management On the software main menu interface, click [BaseMap] to enter basemap setup interface. The engineering basemap in DXF as well as soundings in DAT formats can be imported and display can be controlled. Figure 12-1 Engineering basemap Import the engineering base map: Click [Import DXF] button and the document dialog box will pop up.

  • Page 93: Engineering Base Map Display

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 12-2 Soundings import Delete engineering base map: In the file lists, select the items to be deleted with the mouse and the items will be highlighted. Click [Delete]. Engineering Base map Display At the engineering base map interface, click the engineering base map to be displayed and exit the interface.

  • Page 94: Conclusion Of This Chapter

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 12-3 Engineering Base map Display Conclusion of This Chapter Engineering base map will show graphic elements of DXF such as circular arc, straight line, line, broken line, polyline, text and fitted curve etc.. It can display sounding points of DAT format as well.

  • Page 95: Depth Measurement

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide C H A P T E R Depth Measurement Introduction to this Chapter ■ Common Functions Introduction ■ Parameters Setting ■ Data Acquisition ■ Conclusion of This Chapter...
  • Page 96 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide At the main interface of the software, click [Survey] to enter ocean depth measuring interface as shown in Figure 13-1. Click the shortcut key of instrument sounding, corresponding changes will show up at sounding, playback, automatic, shift up, shift down interfaces; Depth sounding: To control depth sounding of the instrument (start or suspend sounding);...

  • Page 97: Common Functions Introduction

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Common Functions Introduction Graph zooming and Pan view (1) Zoom Zoom can be achieved by three ways: ①Zoom in and zoom out tool Click [ZoomIn] or depth sounding functional key , then the view will be enlarged. If local amplification is required, you can drag a box in the view or click left mouse button to zoom in with the position pointed by the mouse as the center.
  • Page 98 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide ②Middle mouse button Press the middle mouse button and drag the mouse to move the image. The shortcut operation will not affect the other operations, such as planned route drawing. To move the bottom image, press the middle mouse button. After the mouse changing to hand shape, drag the mouse to perform Pan View.
  • Page 99 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide (2) Ship heading Ship heading function refers to rotate background base map to make the direction of the bow pointing to upward direction of the screen. When performing sounding survey according to the planned route, ship heading can provide intuitive visual experience and is very helpful for ship navigation.
  • Page 100 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Marking button Marking dialog box Figure 13-2 Marking (1) Point mark Attribute parameters of point mark include: Mark shape, color, and display scale size. The generally required operations include: dot mark drawing with a mouse, adding marks with coordinate, dot marks edit and dot marks deletion.
  • Page 101 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide edited and enter to edit mode. The dot mark edit toolbar will show up (as shown in Figure 10-30. [Move]: Drag the selected dot mark with a mouse. [Input]: Modify the selected marking coordinates. [Delete]: Delete the selected dot mark.
  • Page 102 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 13-5 Line mark Line mark drawing: Select the type, line type, color and line width and then click mouse drawing button . Draw with a mouse directly or click coordinate adding to input correct point coordinates in the pop-up dialog.
  • Page 103 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Line marks deletion: Click deletion button . Select the line mark to be deleted with a mouse and delete it. Line marks export: The same as above. (3) Surface mark Attribute parameters of surface mark include: type, line type, color and filling.
  • Page 104 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide parameters. The filling mode and color of selected surface mark can be modified. Click [Exit] or the right mouse button to complete edit surface markers. Figure 13-8 Line marks edit Surface marks deletion: Click deletion button .
  • Page 105 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide [Select] with box selection deletion function: Press the left mouse button of drop-down box to select multiple planned routes and marks. The deletion dialog box will pop up. [Delete Marks] Delete the selected dot mark, line mark and surface mark.
  • Page 106 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 13-10 Distance measurement and angle measurement Survey line management Figure 13-11 Survey line management Display/hidden: Check the survey line. Click display/hide to set the selected survey line as display or hidden. Self-defined export: Click the survey line and export the user-defined format.

  • Page 107: Parameters Setting

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 13-12 Survey line management Select the exported data. Sort up through moving up and down. Select the separator, set up the export route and click start export. Parameters Setting Parameter settings are divided into measurement parameters, display parameters and system parameters.
  • Page 108 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide (1) Record condition Data acquisition recording conditions can be set as single point solution, finite difference solution and fixed solution according to high to low calculation precision of GPS. At data acquisition, if the output precision of GPS is lower than the record condition, it will not be recorded.
  • Page 109 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide transmission delay. During daily operations, the methods to effectively reduce cable transmission delay include: Method I: Only positioning data and time information will be output from GPS through sending mainboard command. It will effectively reduce the amount of data transferred from serial port thus to reduce the delay.
  • Page 110 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 13-15 Double color mode ④Gradient colors mode: The sounding points will display in gradient color from shallow to deep. Figure 13-16 Gradient colors mode Figure 13-17 Effects of gradient display (2) Display method of sounding points There are three display methods of sounding points: round cakes, diamonds and sounding values.

  • Page 111: Real-Time Information Display

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide (1) Units Display the data unit on the interface. And display speed units, distance units, latitude and longitude formats. Speed units optional: m/s, km/h; distance units optional: m, km and sea mile; latitude and longitude formats optional: degree, degree of minutes and degree of seconds.

  • Page 112: Data Acquisition

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Current GPS time, orientation methods (trajectory directional, Compass orientation, GPS compass orientation), among which GPS compass orientation include positioning orientation device, double-GPS orientation. Location modes (single point solution, finite difference solution, float solution and fixed solution).
  • Page 113 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide automatically. If you want to pause data acquisition, click [Pause] . In such circumstances, it will stop data record temporarily. Click [Record] again, and the data collected will be recorded to existing survey line documents. For Echo sounder software, sounding data and measurement data will be saved synchronously.

  • Page 114: Data Playback

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide system will capture the planned route automatically. Click [Record] to record data corresponding survey line document LnA_0_YYYYMMDD_hhmmss of planned route A. After completion of the measurement, if any problems detected on the survey data, re-measuring is required.

  • Page 115: Depth Measurement Setting

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Depth Sounding Setting Click [Sounder] in menu bar to enter depth sounding interface. You can set up Echo sounder parameters. Echo sounder setting includes setting of depth sounding, display, marking, sound velocity as well as scale. Depth sounding parameters Depth sounding parameters include high and low frequency setting, high and low frequency setting, gain scheme, underwater topography and pulse width...
  • Page 116 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Marking parameters The user can select the contents to be marked. Sound velocity setting Sound velocity setting is classified into two types. The first one is manual calculation of sound velocity. The other one is to realize real time sound velocity capturing by access to the sound velocity instrument.

  • Page 117: Conclusion Of This Chapter

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Conclusion of This Chapter At marine surveying, graph zooming and transformation will assist you to browse the view; planned route drawing may build some temporary planned routes; tags can be marked; distance and angle measurement can help you to check the distance and orientation of two points;...

  • Page 118: Sounding Sampling

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide C H A P T E R Sounding Sampling Introduction to this Chapter ■ Basic Functions Introduction ■ Sounding Correction ■ Sounding Sampling ■ Conclusion of This Chapter...
  • Page 119 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide At the main interface of the software, click [Sampling] to enter the sounding sampling interface as shown in Figure 14-1. It is possible to correct the originally wrong sounding and perform sounding sampling according to practical requirements.

  • Page 120: Basic Functions Introduction

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Basic Functions Introduction (1) Sounding measuring range zoom in/zoom out Click [Zoom Out] to expand the displayed sounding measuring range. Click [Zoom In] to sounding measuring range zoom out. (2) Expand/reduce display interval of sounding points Click [Span+] to increase horizontal interval of sounding points.

  • Page 121: Sounding Correction

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Sounding Correction In the process of measurement, the sounding data at certain measuring points belong to false depth due to external environment. Therefore, it is necessary to correct the sounding points at sounding sampling. Methods to perform sounding correction: To check if there is any discontinuity exist on the sounding variable curve.

  • Page 122: Sounding Sampling

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Manual editing can be further performed for fathom curve after automatic filtering correction. The manual editing belongs to manual amendment after automatic filtering correction. Specific editing methods are similar to those manual sounding correction. Click [Sampling] and the text will change to red. At this moment, the mouse is under sounding edit status.
  • Page 123 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Set sampling method and sampling interval. Click [Sampling]. The sounding points sampled will be marked with a sample line. Sampling methods include sampling according to interval and taking marking points: Sampling according to interval: At every sampling interval distance, a depth point sampling will be sampled.

  • Page 124: Conclusion Of This Chapter

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide sounding correction or sounding re-sampling, click [Save] and a dialog box prompting whether to cover the previous record will pop up. If select "Yes", the previous sampling results will be covered. Conclusion of This Chapter During sounding sampling process, generally, perform sounding correction at first and then automatic sounding sampling, followed by manual sounding sampling.

  • Page 125: Data Correction

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide CHAPTER Data Correction Introduction to the Chapter ■ Transformation Parameters Correction ■ Delayed Correction ■ Water Elevation Correction ■ Draft Correction ■ Conclusion of This Chapter...
  • Page 126 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Measured data error may occur due to some factors in preliminary measurement. They can be corrected latterly. Click [Data correct] to enter data correction interface to switch among parameter correction, delay correction, surface elevation correction and draft correction. Figure 15-1 Data Correction Among them: Transformation parameters correction: Correct the influence caused by...

  • Page 127: Transformation Parameters Correction

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Transformation Parameters Correction Files list Transformation parameters Figure 15-2 Transformation Parameters Correction Translation parameters setting method is the same with that of coordinate transformation parameters setting in the main interface. No unnecessary details will be described in the manual. Click the survey documents requiring correct in the documents list.

  • Page 128: Water Elevation Correction

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Click [StartTest] and [StartCorrect] to perform delayed correction. Water Elevation Correction Setting pannel Sampling line Scale Elevation Files list line Figure 15-4 Water Elevation Correction Select the file and click [Open] to perform correction. Select automatic filtering for automatic filtering or input a fixed difference correction value.

  • Page 129: Draft Correction

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Draft Correction Correction value Files list Figure 15-4 Water Elevation Correction (1) Set correction value. Click [Add] to increase a line. Input the speed and corresponding correction value. Click [Insert] to insert a line of data. Click [Delete] to delete a line of data.

  • Page 130: Tide Level Correction

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide CHAPTER Tide Level Correction Introduction to this Chapter ■ Tide Station Data ■ Regional Correction Settings ■ Data Correction ■ Conclusion of This Chapter...

  • Page 131: Tide Station Data

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Since the height location accuracy of beacon difference or SBAS difference is low, they can not satisfy the requirements of actual measurement. Thus it is necessary to obtain water bottom elevation through tide level correction. Click [Tide Correct] at main interface of the software to enter tide level correction interface as shown in Figure 16-1.
  • Page 132 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide tide station. Click [OK]. Then the tide station will be shown in the tide station list at the left side. Figure 16-2 Establish a new tide station Step II: Input water level data of the tide station Click [Add Day], and a window will pop up as shown in Figure 16-3.

  • Page 133: Regional Correction Settings

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide appear. Input the date, time and water level in the line. If you need to delete one or more lines, click the line number, or drag the mouse, or press Shift key simultaneously, or press Ctrl key simultaneously thus to select the lines to be deleted.
  • Page 134 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide in the region list. Figure 16-5 Regional tide station Step II: Draw polygonal boundary of the corrected region Select the established region in the region list. There are two methods to draw regional boundary, namely with a mouse or coordinate: ① Click [Draw Area] draw regional polygon model with a mouse.
  • Page 135 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Step II: Edit polygonal boundary of corrected region. If you don't need to modify the regional boundary, this step can be ignored. There are two methods for regional boundary edit, namely mouse edit and coordinate edit: ①If you need to remove the boundary line of current area, click [Draw Area] .

  • Page 136: Data Correction

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Attention: Since the measuring points beyond the correction can not be regionally modified, the multiple regional correction area had better cover the whole measuring range completely thus to ensure that each measuring point can be corrected.

  • Page 137: Conclusion Of This Chapter

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide previous one. While performing single station correction, in case that the measuring point not within the water level information period of the tide station, the software will pop up a dialog box. If select "Yes", only measuring points within water level information period will be modified.

  • Page 138: Achievements Preview

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide CHAPTER Achievements Preview Introduction to this Chapter ■ Data Preview ■ Data Output ■ Conclusion of This Chapter...

  • Page 139: Data Preview

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Achievements preview can facilitate users to preview mapping results of measurement points. After performing sounding sampling as well as tide level correction as required, depth contour and pseudo color depth rendering graphics generated by achievement data can be displayed relying on this function.

  • Page 140: Data Output

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 17-2. Figure 17-2 Achievements preview effects After clicking [Calculate] button, control the contents to be displayed by selecting "contour line display", "filling display" and "marks display". Data Output Step I: Select the measuring files to be exported. You can perform quick selection operation with "Select all"...
  • Page 141 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide the satisfied results. Users can export the final outcome data which is convenient for being imported to mapping software.

  • Page 142: Serial Port Debugging

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide CHAPTER Serial Port Debugging Introduction to this Chapter ■ Satellites Information ■ Data Debugging ■ Base station setting ■ Rover setting ■ Conclusion of This Chapter...

  • Page 143: Satellites Information

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Serial port debugging mainly include checking satellites information, debugging of GPS exported data, base station setting as well as Rover setting. At main interface of the software, click [Serial Debug] to enter serial port debugging interface. Click [Connect] and the instrument connection windows will be pop up as shown in Figure 15-1.

  • Page 144: Data Debugging

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 18-2 GPS information In a satellite distribution map, the number in the pie chart is the satellite number. The green pie refers to satellites with better data quality (SNR>40); the yellow pie refers to satellites with poor data quality; and the red pie refer to satellites with signal failure.
  • Page 145 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide screening by selecting "Display texts". Only specific data information will be displayed. Figure 18-3 Data debugging In data debugging, the mainboard commands will be different according to connected GPS models. Several frequently-used mainboard commands will be introduced as below.
  • Page 146 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Locate information output command, and close $ JASC, GPGGA,0 the positioning information output. 2Satellites information output commands are $ JASC, GPGSV,0.2 visible. 1time/5s $ JASC,GPGSA,1 Active satellite information output commands. 1time/s $ JASC,GPZDA,1 Time and date output commands. 1time/s $ JASC,HDT,1 Set up heading direction information.
  • Page 147 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 18-5 V60/V30/K9/K10 mainboard commands Mainboard Description Item command Locate information output command, 1time/s GGA,1000 Satellites information output commands are visible. GSV,5000 1time/5s Pseudorange error statistics output commands, 1time/s GST,1000 Active satellite information output commands. 1time/s GSA,1000 RMS locate information output command, 1time/s RMC,1000...

  • Page 148: Base Setting

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Geographical location information output command, GLL,1000 1time/s Time and date output commands. 1time/s ZDA,1000 Close all information output ALLMSG,0 Base Setting When applying V60, V30, K10 and other types of instrument as base station, click [SetBase] to perform parameters setup for base stations. After the setup of base station is completed, click [OK].
  • Page 149 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 18-7 Antenna height setup (2) Site coordinates of base station If the base station is erected at a known point, input the coordinates of the point directly. There are two types of coordinate input methods, namely latitude and longitude as well as local plane coordinates;...
  • Page 150 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide [Delete]: Remove those non-ideal coordinate data. [Apply]: Perform smooth calculation according to the sampling data in the list to get relatively more accurate station coordinates and apply the results on base station coordinates. [Times]: The Max. number of smooth sampling data is ten. If they have to be modified, please click [Stop] to stop data sampling.
  • Page 151 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 18-10 Server list "Add": Add an existing server address information into the server list. "Update": Modify the existing server address information. "Remove": Delete the existing server address information. Network: Include ZHD and CORS. If a HI-TARGET server is used, please select ZHD and input the grouping number as well as sub-grouping number.

  • Page 152: Rover Setting

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide base station shall be set as sCMRx to support Beidou navigation differential positioning. If a Beidou system RTK receiver is applied, the message format of base station shall be set as RTCM(3.0 ) to transmit difference data. Altitude cutoff angle: Refers to the cutoff angle to receive satellite signals.
  • Page 153 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Beacon receiver Select "K2/K3 /HD8600" as GPS instrument type. After GPS connection, click [Set Rover] to enter beacon receiver parameter settings interface as shown in Figure 15-11. After setting differential mode, output format and altitude cutoff angle, click [Apply]. Figure 18-11 Beacon receiver setting (1) Differential mode setting Differential mode include SBAS differential mode and beacon station...
  • Page 154 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide "Beacon difference": Automatic search, artificial settings and data options are optional beacon ways. If you are not clear about the most recent measurement areas, please select automatic searching and click [Apply]. Search beacon station with a beacon receiver automatically; If the beacon frequency and rate of the measurement area are known, please select manual mode.
  • Page 155 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 18-14 Uer-defined NMEA format Select the command type of output data and set the time interval. Click [OK]. (3) Other settings of beacon receiver Altitude cutoff angle: Refers to the cutoff angle to receive satellite signals. It can be adjusted in 5~20.
  • Page 156 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Beacon receiver". The distance between positioning antenna and directional antenna of beacon positioning and orientating instrument has to be set up. A measuring tape can be used. Click [Orient] and input the measured baseline distance in the pop-up dialog. Figure 18-16 Orientation parameters setting Attention: If an aluminum alloy rod with K5 standard configuration is utilized.
  • Page 157 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 18-17 RTK Rover setting (1) Setup data chain [External Device]: To apply the small five-core receiving differential data at GPS bottom. [Built-in Wireless]: To apply GPS built-in GPRS module to receive differential data from network server. Figure 18-9 Wireless connection settings...
  • Page 158 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Network types: Set based on the GPS network modules applied. GPRS, CDMA and GSM are optional. APN: Input corresponding operator name. Server IP and port: Can manually input server IP and port, as well as click [File] to display existing server lists as shown in Figure 15-10.

  • Page 159: Conclusion Of This Chapter

    Glonass satellite will take part in the resolving. Conclusion of This Chapter Serial port debugging is a very convenient tool with which you can send commands to different types of HI-TARGET GPS and perform instrument parameters setting. This system will show different data debugging commands and parameter settings interface automatically which match with corresponding different instrument models connected.

  • Page 160: Utilities

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide CHAPTER Utilities Introduction to this Chapter ■ Coordinate Transformation Parameters Calculation ■ Coordinate Transformation ■ Distance Orientation Calculation ■ Unit Conversion ■ Conclusion of This Chapter...

  • Page 161: Coordinate Transformation Parameters Calculation

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Utilities include coordinate transformation parameters calculation, coordinate transformation, distance and orientation calculation, unit Conversion and other functions. At main interface of the software, click [UtilityTools] to enter utilities interface as shown in Figure 19-1. Figure 19-1 Utilities Coordinate Transformation Parameters Calculation Ellipsoid transformation parameters calculation (1) Select calculation methods...
  • Page 162 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 19-2 Add coordinate points Edit point coordinates: Select a line in the coordinate list. Click [Edit] and input the coordinates of the point in the coordinate input window. Click [OK]. Delete point coordinates: Select a line in the coordinate list. Click [Delete] (3) Calculating transformation parameters Three groups of coordinates are needed for Seven Boolean Sally method;...
  • Page 163 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 19-3 Seven-parameter calculation Calculation of plane transformation parameters In some items, if the known points involved in plane transformation parameters as well as elevation fitting parameters are different, it is necessary to perform plane transformation parameters calculation as well as elevation fitting parameters calculation.
  • Page 164 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 19-5 Add point coordinate Edit point coordinates: Select a line in the coordinate list. Click [Edit] and input the coordinates of the point in the coordinate input window. Click [OK]. Delete point coordinates: Select a line in the coordinate list. Click [Delete] (2) Calculating transformation parameters Select the coordinate points involved in calculating (at least two groups of coordinates).
  • Page 165 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide to perform plane transformation parameters calculation as well as elevation fitting parameters calculation. Figure 19-7 Elevation fitting model (1) Select fitting model Elevation fitting model include fixed difference correction, plane fitting and surface fitting. (2) Calculation point coordinates Add point coordinates: Click [Add] and then a coordinate input window will pop up as shown in Figure 19-8 to add already known source elevation and target point elevation.
  • Page 166 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide (3) Calculating transformation parameters At least one starting point is needed for fixed difference correction. At least three starting points and six starting points are needed for surface fitting. Select the coordinate points involved in calculating. Click [Resolve] and perform calculation by adopting the selected coordinate points for conversion parameters calculating.
  • Page 167 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 19-10 Transformation parameter of points (1) Input known point coordinates Input the known-point plane coordinates of current measurement points. (2) Smooth conditions setting Times: Select smooth times, including "10 times", "50 times", "100 times" and "manual shutting down".

  • Page 168: Coordinate Transformation

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 19-11 Transformation parameter of calculation points Coordinate Transformation The conversion parameters of coordinate transformation is adopted for current project. Consequently, before performing coordinate transformation, make sure that input correct conversion parameters in [Geodetic]. Figure 19-12 Coordinate Transformation Select source coordinates type and local coordinates type.

  • Page 169: Unit Conversion

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Coordinate system: Starting point coordinates and end coordinates calculated. They can be as WGS-84 or local plane coordinates as well. Starting point: Calculate starting point of distance and position End point: Calculate end point of distance and position Orientation: The included angle between the direction from the starting point to end point as well as true north direction.

  • Page 170: Coordinates Library

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Coordinates library Figure 19-15 Coordinates library Edit Coordinates library files. Perform editing by pressing [Add], [Insert], [Delete] and [Edit]. Csv files or DXF files can be imported or exported. Conclusion of This Chapter Utilities include coordinate transformation parameters calculation, coordinate transformation, distance and orientation calculation, unit conversion and other functions which have been greatly convenient for daily work of users.

  • Page 171: Software Registration

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide CHAPTER Software Registration Introduction to this Chapter ■ Software Registration ■ Software Dongle ■ Conclusion of This Chapter...

  • Page 172: Software Registration

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Software Registration After users purchase the software, HI-TARGET will provide corresponding 16-digit permanent registration code of Software Dongle. Users only need to enter registration key. Click [Register]. "Current validity" will display expiration date of Software Dongle registration. If the registration code utilized is a temporary one, please contact HI-TARGET to obtain a permanent registration code before the expiration date.

  • Page 173: Software Upgrading

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide CHAPTER Software Upgrading Introduction to this Chapter ■ Local Upgrading ■ Online Upgrading ■ Conclusion of This Chapter...

  • Page 174: Local Upgrading

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide During the process of software upgrading, a firewall or other antivirus software may deter upgrading program start-up. Therefore, please close such software. Local Upgrading There are two methods for local upgrading: （1）Download the latest program installation package. Step I: Download the latest Hi-MAX Sounder software installation package from download center of the official website of HI-TARGET http://www.hi-target.com.cn/en/.

  • Page 175: Online Upgrading

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Step III: Select the path of the upgrade file following upgrade wizard [Files] as shown in Figure 21-2. And then, click [Next] to complete upgrading. Figure 21-2 Upgrading file Attention: Upgrade through upgrade files. You can only upgrade the low version of the software to higher version.
  • Page 176 HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Figure 21-3 Online Upgrading Click [Next]. Upgrade the system automatically to get the latest version of the software as shown in Figure 17-4. And then, click [Next] to complete upgrading. Figure 21-4 Obtain upgrading file Attention: If the latest version of the software are issued, software upgrading can be performed through online upgrading.

  • Page 177: Conclusion Of This Chapter

    HD-MAX Echo Sounder User Guide Conclusion of This Chapter Hi-MAX Sounder software support local and online upgrading. For local upgrading, please download the latest installation or upgrade software from the official website. You have to get access to Internet for online upgrading. During software installation, please close related antivirus software to avoid unnecessary troubles for software installation.

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