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Skipper ESN100 Operation And Installation Manual

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ESN100
Operation and Installation Manual
Single channel Dual frequency Echo sounder
Document no: DM-G004-SB
Rev: 2123
For software rev: from 1.1.0
SKIPPER Electronics AS
www.skipper.no
Edition:
2021-09-16

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  • Page 1 ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Single channel Dual frequency Echo sounder Document no: DM-G004-SB Rev: 2123 For software rev: from 1.1.0 SKIPPER Electronics AS www.skipper.no Edition: 2021-09-16...
  • Page 2 SKIPPER Electronics AS ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual IMPORTANT When doing service or repair, please wait two minutes after power off, before unplugging internal connectors. Do not run the sounder for a long time with the transducer in air. The transducer may be damaged.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Changing the look of the screen ........................42 Saved depth / History ............................44 DIAGNOSTICS ..........................46 Transceiver unit JB50E1-SA Diagnostics ......................47 Diagnostics of the ESN100 using an ETT985 ....................48 Display mounting option..........................49 APPENDIX 1: INSTALLATION DRAWINGS.................50 Wiring diagram ..............................50 ESN100-SB Display outline drawings ......................
  • Page 4 SKIPPER Electronics AS ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Table of abbreviations Symbol/abbrevia- Explanation tion Time variable gain Forward position Aft position Pic Speed Picture speed. The amount of time presented on the screen Depth below transducer Depth below surface Depth below keel...
  • Page 5 ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual SKIPPER Electronics AS Minutes Volts Direct Current (for voltage) Central alarm management Integrated navigation system Local area network System function identifier, from standard IEC61192-450 Data sent on the LAN ports Unique system identifier for LAN system...

  • Page 6: Introduction And Specification

    Chapter: Introduction and Specification ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Introduction and Specification The SKIPPER ESN100 is a navigational echo sounders. It is made to fulfill the ISO/IMO standards, as well as the modern IEC standards for maritime equipment and alarm handling. Features include: • Easy and logical operation via a touch display...

  • Page 7: Installation

    The ESN100 comprises of 2 units and up to 2 transducers ESN100-SB Control unit: This display contains a single NMEA output, dual NMEA input and a communica- tion pair to the transceiver. An additional RJ45 connector can be used for LAN communication.

  • Page 8: Transducer Installation

    It is necessary to select a part of the hull that is submerged under all load and speed conditions, and to avoid positions where air is trapped. Refer to SKIPPER’s installation procedures in the appendix and on our web site www.skipper.no regarding information about sea valve, tank installation, welding, cable glands etc.

  • Page 9: Wiring

    ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: Introduction and Specification SKIPPER Electronics AS Wiring The transceiver unit may be positioned in any suitable dry area (IP56)between display unit and transducer. Normally this will be near the bridge area for easy supply of 24VDC supply.

  • Page 10: Communication Cable Esn100-Sb To Jb50E1-Sa

    Chapter: Introduction and Specification ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Communication cable ESN100-SB to JB50E1-SA The communication between Operator display unit ESN100-SB and Transceiver unit JB50E1-SA is a one pair cable, two way communication, RS485. See below drawing for specs. Shield grounded...

  • Page 11: 24Vdc Power

    Chapter: Introduction and Specification SKIPPER Electronics AS 24VDC power Both ESN100-SB Display and Transceiver unit JB50E1-SA requires 24VDC power supply. Alternative 1: Display powered from JB50E1-SA In this configuration the system is switched on/off by the power switch inside JB50E1-SA unit.

  • Page 12: Alarm

    Deep water alert, power reduction, system error and time synchronisation alerts. These are sent as alarm/alert sentences on the NMEA and LAN output of ESN100-SB unit. The recommended setup of alarms from the navigational echo sounder is that echo sounder alarms are to be connected to CAM (Central Alarm Management).

  • Page 13: Pc Connection

    PC connection ESN100 can be connected via a LAN cable to a PC. Features available via the ethernet LAN connector to a PC with SKIPPER software: -Printing. Any printer can be used but the pages are formatted to A4 as standard.

  • Page 14: System Setup

    SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: System Setup ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual System Setup Display description The display is programmable and can be made to show what the user wishes. It comprises of 5 information’s on the right, and 3 on the bottom. These information’s can show parameters of the system, or parameters being sent into the system from other equipment.

  • Page 15: Skipper Transducer Setup

    ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: System Setup SKIPPER Electronics AS SKIPPER Transducer setup Once connected the system requires the installer to identify which transducer is connected to which of the 2 connectors. Both connectors can have a 50, 200 or combined 50/200 transducer fitted. To select the correct fixture, start the system and go to the config menus, and then the ES setup.
  • Page 16 Any other 50 kHz* Other 200 kHz Any other 200 kHz* *max power from system is 600W, in case of transducers other than SKIPPER approved they should be checked for max power. Standard transducers have the required values set for “Max power” and “Max range”.

  • Page 17: Other Echosounder Parameters (Main Setup)

    ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: System Setup SKIPPER Electronics AS Other echosounder parameters (Main setup) Other echosounder parameters are set by default, but can be adjusted in the ES menu if required. Some parameters and functions must be activated using a code number in the option codes tab. This is to prevent users inadvertently changing parameters that can make the system perform poorly.

  • Page 18: Nmea In/Out Setup

    SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: System Setup ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual NMEA In/Out Setup The System has an internal RS485(isolated) communication to the transceiver. To the outside world it has: 2 x NMEA (IEC61162-1) Inputs 1 x NMEA (IEC61162-1)output 1 x LAN (IEC61192-450) Port (In/Out) This port can provide communication both by TCP/IP V4.0 or using IEC61162-450.
  • Page 19 Water depth relative to transducer, meters Example $PSKPDPT,3.7,0.0,500.0,,1,FWD*11 NMEA inputs The ESN100 does not have any internal clock. Time from NMEA input is recommended to be installed: Time. ZDA. Also accept GGA, GLL, RMC All accepted NMEA inputs will be logged in history file...

  • Page 20: Display Setup

    SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: System Setup ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Display setup The Display setup menu gives access to the system parameters the dimming set up and the Network param- eters. General Screen setup Only English currently available Button click, sound feedback on touching the...

  • Page 21: Dimming Setup

    This is used to allow the equipment to identify itself to other equipment, and to filter which messages are aimed for this device. SFI, and IP address can also be adjusted using the SKIPPER service software. UDP messages can also be viewed from this software.

  • Page 22: Alert Setup

    “Shallow water” is classed as a category A alarm. On a single channel ESN100 the shallow alarm will be triggered when the depth goes from deeper area, passes the alarm limit, on the active transducer.
  • Page 23 The system has a relay to indicate power failure in the JB50 transceiver unit. This will indicate failure in all or parts of the system. If the connected CAM / INS cannot detect lack of signal from the ESN100, This should be connected to a buzzer such that an audible signal is given in the case of power failure.
  • Page 24 SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: System Setup ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual User Defined Alert Values Alert Range Default Shallow water (Keel) 1-99 m Deep Water (Keel) 2-5000m Can not be less than shallow water alarm Settings Setting Selection Default Description...
  • Page 25 ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: System Setup SKIPPER Electronics AS Alarm sentences The serial sentences follow the latest standards, ALF messages are, in some cases accompanied by a second ALF message with additional alert information. Edition: 2021-09-16 Page 25 of 56...
  • Page 26 SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: System Setup ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Alerts All alerts are category B unless otherwise stated. Responsibility can be transferred on all alarms and warn- ings. The system will only support 1 instance of each type of alert at a time.
  • Page 27 ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: System Setup SKIPPER Electronics AS Alert title Alert Message Alert types default Alert Alert Remote message Description selectable • Warning 3022 Power failure POWER FAIL DISPLAY 24V 24VDC <12V • TRANS- CEIVER 24V < 12V...
  • Page 28 SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: System Setup ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Values and settings: Shallow Water The user set value at which the alarm sounds as the vessel approaches (keel) shallow water Deep Water (keel) a second warning/caution triggered if the vessel goes deeper than the specified value - Setting value to zero will deactivate them.
  • Page 29 ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: System Setup SKIPPER Electronics AS Alert states The Following symbols indicate the current alert status Symbol Symbol Symbol Alarm/Alert Status Sound Sound Alarm warning Caution for Shallow for other water (Alarm) warnings Unrectified, unacknowledged...
  • Page 30 ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Diagnostics of alerts The Skipper service software contains a BAM simulator as part of the Communications /terminal emulator application allowing the user to test, acknowledge and transfer of responsibility, allowing the alerts and their statuses to be shown...

  • Page 31: Pc Connection

    -Software upgrade -Diagnostics of alerts The PC ethernet adaptor to be connected to the ESN100 needs to be preconfigured to be on the same subnet mask as the ESN100. e.g. 172.16.1.xxx (The ESN100 default IP address is 172.16.1.105.) Setting up static IP address in Windows: 1: Click Start menu >...

  • Page 32: Printing Setup On Pc

    .pdf format, and uses the local pdf driver of the PC. If the format is wrong, we recommend using the win- dows PDF or adobe acrobat drivers. Both the PC connected to printer and the ESN100 has to be set up correctly to be able to print. In SKIPPER service software Select ESN100 >...

  • Page 33: Printing Setup On Esn100

    ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: PC connection SKIPPER Electronics AS Printing Setup on ESN100 On the ESN “Config” display, The menu ‘ Print setup’ gives you choice of what is to be printed. Echogram with relevant information, or/and a table of marks , giving time and depth when changes have been made to the system, or alarms have been triggered.

  • Page 34: Download Recorded Data

    - History files in PDF format. The PDF files are the same files as being printed. The system has about 2 days of files stored - Raw data for diagnostics. May be sent to SKIPPER for evaluation. Latest 2 hours stored. Software upgrade Software upgrade of ESN100-SB is performed in SKIPPER service software tool.

  • Page 35: Esn100 Screen Functions

    ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: ESN100 Screen functions SKIPPER Electronics AS ESN100 Screen functions Introduction The ESN 100 Echosounder system is an echosounder with 1 channel that can be switched between frequen- cies and transducers in various locations of the vessel.

  • Page 36: Selectable Information

    SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: ESN100 Screen functions ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Selectable Information All the buttons on the side and bottom can be selected This information can be made to disappear after a short time. This can be recalled by touching the screen...

  • Page 37: Screen Configuration

    ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: ESN100 Screen functions SKIPPER Electronics AS Screen Configuration The main screen can be set up to show numerous informations on the right and below the screen Buttons on the information and bottom bar can be adjusted to show the information the user required in the run- time setup.
  • Page 38 SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: ESN100 Screen functions ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Main adjustable features are: Range Range is always available within a single press of the screen on the bottom left corner. Manual Range can be set in 50m steps from 5m to the maximum the installed transducer can detect.
  • Page 39 ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: ESN100 Screen functions SKIPPER Electronics AS Mark A vertical mark will be made on the screen when this option is active, when an important setting is changed, or an alarm/alert is sounded. This mark will also be stored in the saved depth logs. If GPS is con- nected the time and position will be recorded.
  • Page 40 SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: ESN100 Screen functions ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Other information can be shown on the side parameter, these are from the NMEA inputs or from other sys- tems connected via LAN. (e.g. DL2 speed sensor) These include:...
  • Page 41 ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: ESN100 Screen functions SKIPPER Electronics AS To change a value on one of the information bars, a short press on the information will move to the next natural value. A long (3 second) press will show a menu of the available options.

  • Page 42: Changing The Look Of The Screen

    SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: ESN100 Screen functions ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Changing the look of the screen Go to Runtime Menu by pressing config in the top left. In this menu you will see the available Pages, and these can be individually tailored to show the information the user wishes.
  • Page 43 ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: ESN100 Screen functions SKIPPER Electronics AS Button Description Page A (lo/hi) The Transducer connected to transducer connector 1 (if this is a dual frequency transducer it will show the low or high frequency) Page B (lo/hi)

  • Page 44: Saved Depth / History

    ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Saved depth / History The ESN100 is saving depth information for 24 hours, data recorded every 1 minute. This data can be shown on a single screen and is available in the HISTORY Menu By selecting table, the depth of at least every minute and marks in between (indicating changes or high- lighted events such as alarms or auto changes) are listed with time and position, if available.
  • Page 45 ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: ESN100 Screen functions SKIPPER Electronics AS By changing the range you can see more detail of the echogram Edition: 2021-09-16 Page 45 of 56...

  • Page 46: Diagnostics

    SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: Diagnostics ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Diagnostics The ESN100 has a number of functions to allow the user to simulate, diagnose and optimise the system. The Diagnostics setup will help identify the problem. Parameter Description Simulate depth...

  • Page 47: Transceiver Unit Jb50E1-Sa Diagnostics

    ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: Diagnostics SKIPPER Electronics AS The values shown should be below 20mV once installed unless otherwise stated. High values can usually be reduced by improved cabling and / or filters on the power supply. Once installed, the mounting of the system can cause some changes from the default setup. This can have an effect on the auto functions.

  • Page 48: Diagnostics Of The Esn100 Using An Ett985

    ETT software is started. Connecting the ETT985 to the transducer ports of the JB50E1-SA unit and then running the ESN100 noise test for the appropriate frequency will allow the user or service technician to check the signal output and noise characteristics of the system.

  • Page 49: Display Mounting Option

    ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: Diagnostics SKIPPER Electronics AS Display mounting option The display is designed for flushmount installation with an option to purchase a wallmount/desk- top bracket. Part number: MG-0002. Mounting bracket for ESN100 display Edition: 2021-09-16 Page 49 of 56...

  • Page 50: Appendix 1: Installation Drawings

    SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: Appendix 1: Installation drawings ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Appendix 1: Installation drawings Wiring diagram Page 50 of 56 Edition: 2021-09-16...

  • Page 51: Esn100-Sb Display Outline Drawings

    ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: Appendix 1: Installation drawings SKIPPER Electronics AS ESN100-SB Display outline drawings 34,5 224,3 32,3 CUT-OUT 32,3 Edition: 2021-09-16 Page 51 of 56 Designed by - date Approved by - date All sharp edges to be Material PC 2017.11.16...

  • Page 52: Jb50E1-Sa Transceiver Unit Outline Drawings

    SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: Appendix 1: Installation drawings ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual JB50E1-SA Transceiver unit outline drawings Page 52 of 56 Edition: 2021-09-16...

  • Page 53: Ens518-Sa Transducer Selector

    SKIPPER Electronics AS ENS518-SA Transducer selector The ESN100 has two transducer terminals selectable from software. A transducer selector switch can be installed if more than two transducers are required. The transducer selector switch will only be able to select between two transducers of same type and frequency There are no selector feedback to ESN100 for indication of for/aft transducer is selected.
  • Page 54 SKIPPER Electronics AS Chapter: Appendix 1: Installation drawings ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual RAL 9005 ZOA-01172 (x4) Lock nut M4 DIN985 A4 ZOA-01172 (x4) Lock nut M4 DIN985 A4 RAL 9005 96 3,780 TRANSDUCER SELECTOR TRANSDUCER SELECTOR FORE FORE ENS518...
  • Page 55 ESN100 Operation and Installation Manual Chapter: Appendix 1: Installation drawings SKIPPER Electronics AS This page is intentionally left blank Edition: 2021-09-16 Page 55 of 56...
  • Page 56 SKIPPER Electronics AS Telephone: +47 23 30 22 70 Enebakkveien 150 www.skipper.no P. O. Box 151, Manglerud E-mail: support@skipper.no 0612 Oslo, Norway Co. reg. no: NO-965378847-MVA...

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