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TECHNICAL INFORMATION MS1000 2U STANDARD PROCESSOR P/N 901-10320000 Specifications subject to change without notice 901-10327902 Iss. 1.0 KONGSBERG MESOTECH LTD. 1598 Kebet Way, Port Coquitlam B.C. Canada V3C 5M5 Tel: (604) 464 8144 Fax: (604) 941 5423...
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MS1000 SONAR STANDARD PROCESSOR P/N 901-10320000 The MS1000 Sonar Processor is a 2U Maritime Rackmount solution for operating scanning sonar heads through a high speed digital interface. This unit features Intel processor technology and is designed and ® certified to be used in maritime and offshore applications. The 2U computer is fitted with one Moxa PCIe board that provides a total of four isolated high speed serial ports for providing the fastest telemetry link speed of 921.6 kbps.
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OUTLINE DRAWINGS Specifications subject to change without any further notice. DIMENSIONS ARE IN MM [INCHES] Images courtesy of Hatteland Display AS. 901-10327901-1.2 www.kongsbergmesotech.com E-mail: km.sales.vancouver@kongsberg.com Telephone: +1 604 464 8144 Toll-free: +1 888 464 1598...
MS1000 Sonar Processor – Product Information Table of contents INTRODUCTION ....................5 TYPICAL SYSTEM DIAGRAM ................6 PROCESSOR OVERVIEW ..................7 INSTALLATION DETAILS ................... 9 Cable Adapter for the 4-Port Serial Card ............9 MS1000 SONAR SYSTEM WIRING ..............10 Serial Card pinout .....................
The processor provides a MOXA multi-protocol telemetry interface cards for operating the digital sonar heads and altimeters available from Kongsberg Mesotech Ltd. The MS1000 Sonar Processor’s rugged design and reliable performance is ideally suited for marine applications of the MS1000 systems.
MS1000 Sonar Processor – Product Information 3 PROCESSOR OVERVIEW The following pictures highlight the key components accessible from the front and rear sides of the Sonar Processor PC. Sonar Processor – Front View The processor’s front panel allows access to the Power switch, hard drive bays, USB ports and the CD/DVD drive.
MS1000 Sonar Processor – Product Information 4 INSTALLATION DETAILS The PC installation instructions including the rack mounting options are provided by the OEM PC manufacturer and are supplied with the PC. The following paragraphs provide installation and configuration details for the enhanced PC peripherals and the associated adapter cables supplied as part of the MS1000 Sonar Processor as well as instructions on securing the AC power cord from accidental disconnect.
MS1000 Sonar Processor – Product Information 5.2 Sonar Head electrical connections Name Description Power supply / Telemetry common -V / COM Also provides a ground reference for RS232C telemetry. Power supply input Connect this to a +22…28VDC power supply capable of delivering 300mA continuous (2 amp peak), such as the MS1000 Power Supply Box or ROV power supply Telemetry RS232C RX input / RS485 active HI balanced I/O...
6 MS1000 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION The MOXA and MATROX software is installed by the PC’s manufacturer. The MS1000 software is installed by Kongsberg Mesotech Ltd. This section describes the procedure for re-installing or upgrading the MS1000 Sonar Processor Software on a PC supplied by KML and running Windows®...
MS1000 Sonar Processor – Product Information 5. The User Account Control (UAC) window will appear – select Yes to accept the unknown publisher. 6. Select English as the preferred language to use in the application software. Click Next. 7. The setup Wizard window will appear, click Next to continue. 8.
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MS1000 Sonar Processor – Product Information From the Port Settings, change the "Interface" from RS-232 to RS-485 2W, and make sure the "Set the change to all ports" is checked. 2. Close the Device Manager window. 901-10327904-1.0...
MS1000 Sonar Processor – Product Information 6.2.6 Verify Autostart operation 1. Restart the PC 2. Verify that the sonar application software auto starts. 3. Verify the MS1000 Application is checked to allow the program to communicate through Windows Firewall under Home/Work (Private) Networks in the Windows Firewall window.
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