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- Page 1 Gemini Profiler with Survey Software Gemini Profiler with Survey Software EIVA NaviScan 0695-SOM-00009, Issue: 01 0695-SOM-00009, Issue: 01 © Tritech International Ltd.
- Page 2 © Tritech International Ltd The copyright in this document is the property of Tritech International Ltd. The document is supplied by Tritech International Ltd on the understanding that it may not be copied, used, or disclosed to others except as authorised in writing by Tritech International Ltd.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
1. Introduction ......................6 2. Hardware Setup for EIVA NaviScan ..............7 3. Configure the Gemini Software ................8 4. Configure EIVA NaviScan .................. 9 4.1. The Gemini Profiler ................. 9 4.2. 3rd Party Sensors ..................12 Glossary ........................17 0695-SOM-00009, Issue: 01... -
Page 4: Help & Support
Prior to contacting Tritech International Ltd please ensure that the following is available: 1. The Serial Numbers of the product and any Tritech International Ltd equipment connected directly or indirectly to it. 2. Software or firmware revision numbers. 3. A clear fault description. -
Page 5: Warning Symbols
Gemini Profiler with Survey Software Warning Symbols Throughout this manual the following symbols may be used where applicable to denote any particular hazards or areas which should be given special attention: Note This symbol highlights anything which would be of particular interest to the reader or provides extra information outside of the current topic. -
Page 6: Introduction
Gemini Profiler with Survey Software 1. Introduction In order to be used as a bathymetric survey system the Gemini Profiler will be used in conjunction with additional software. Details are presented here for the EIVA NaviScan software package. The basic principle of operation is that the Gemini Software communicates with the sonar head and then sends out data in a compatible format to the survey software. -
Page 7: Hardware Setup For Eiva Naviscan
Gemini Profiler with Survey Software 2. Hardware Setup for EIVA NaviScan It will be necessary to run the Gemini Profiler off one computer and the EIVA NaviScan software on another computer. The two computers will be connected through an Ethernet LAN. -
Page 8: Configure The Gemini Software
Set up network data output in the Digitisation section of the Advanced tab (as shown in Figure 3.1, “Gemini Software Digitisation Settings”). The Format should be set to Tritech and the Hostname set to the IP address of the computer which is running NaviScan. -
Page 9: Configure Eiva Naviscan
Gemini Profiler with Survey Software 4. Configure EIVA NaviScan In order to set up the Gemini Profiler it will be necessary to launch the NaviScan Config dialog. Each of the steps outlined below are performed with this dialog as a starting point. - Page 10 Configure EIVA NaviScan Gemini Profiler with Survey Software Figure 4.2. Select Echosounder Choose TritechMbe for a single head system or TritechMbeDual for a dual head system and then click OK to proceed. Figure 4.3. Choose Single or Dual Head 0695-SOM-00009, Issue: 01...
- Page 11 Configure EIVA NaviScan Gemini Profiler with Survey Software The Port settings window will now appear. Set the Port type to UDP/IP Port and enter the IP Address and IP Port number of the Gemini computer that will be used for the connection (as configured in Chapter 3, Configure the Gemini Software).
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Page 12: 3Rd Party Sensors
Configure EIVA NaviScan Gemini Profiler with Survey Software Figure 4.5. NaviScan Sensor Listing 4.2. 3rd Party Sensors To add in any 3rd party sensors to be used with the system such as GPS Position, Motion Sensor or Gyro Compass launch the NaviScan Config dialog and select Equipment→Add sensor. - Page 13 Configure EIVA NaviScan Gemini Profiler with Survey Software In the Port settings dialog that is present select the UDP/IP Port option and make sure the IP Address and Port match the computer running the Gemini Software (in the example shown, the Gemini computer is on IP 192.168.2.50 using Port 52905).
- Page 14 Configure EIVA NaviScan Gemini Profiler with Survey Software Figure 4.8. Choose GPS Time Choose the GPS device that matches the equipment being used, e.g., Figure 4.9. Choose GPS Device Type Then in the Port settings page configure the COM port connection for the incoming GPS data strings and click OK when finished.
- Page 15 Configure EIVA NaviScan Gemini Profiler with Survey Software Figure 4.10. Select and Configure COM Port The GPS Time sensor will now be included in the NaviScan Config sensor listing as shown in Figure 4.11, “Naviscan Sensor Listing (showing GPS Time)”. Make sure that PPS usage is set to CTS.
- Page 16 Configure EIVA NaviScan Gemini Profiler with Survey Software Note The Time message and PPS (using CTS) must be connected over a serial connection directly to the NaviScan computer (see Figure 2.1, “EIVA NaviScan Hardware Configuration”). 0695-SOM-00009, Issue: 01 © Tritech International Ltd.
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Page 17: Glossary
A family of computer networking technologies for local area networks (LANs). Gemini Unless specified this can refer to any of the multibeam sonars in the Gemini range by Tritech International Ltd such as the Gemini Imager (720id), Narrow Beam Imager or Gemini Profiler (620pd). Gemini Hub A rack mountable device capable of driving 2 Gemini sonars and multiple serial sensors and outputting the data to a PC network.
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