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- Page 1 User Manual SeaBat UI Version 1.1.0 December 2013 Teledyne RESON B.V. Stuttgartstraat 42- 44 3047 AS Rotterdam The Netherlands Tel.: +31 (0)10 245 15 00 www.teledyne-reson.com...
- Page 2 Updated to SeaBat UI version 4.0.0.4 1.0.3 04/06/2012 Minor updates 1.0.2 24/05/2012 Updated to the latest SeaBat UI version 1.0.1 14/05/2012 New items added to the SeaBat UI User Manual. 1.0.0 26/04/2012 First version of the SeaBat UI User Manual.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
3.2.1.1 Opening and hiding Panes ..............6 3.2.1.2 Docking ....................7 3.2.1.3 Floating ....................8 3.2.1.4 Context Menu ..................10 3.3 SeaBat UI Toolbar ....................10 3.3.1 Application Settings Dialog ................. 10 3.3.2 About Dialog ....................12 3.3.3 Licensed Features Dialog ................12 3.3.4 Help File ...................... - Page 4 4.10.1 Pipe in Sway Detections ................47 4.10.2 Pipe Parts Creation .................. 48 4.10.3 Pipe Route Creation ................. 49 4.10.4 Pipe Steering .................... 49 4.10.5 Five Points Environment................50 4.11 Screens ......................50 4.11.1 Screen Toolbar ..................51 ii Contents SeaBat UI - User Manual...
- Page 5 4.11.9 Helmsman ....................58 5 Service 5.1 Introduction ......................61 5.2 Diagram ........................ 62 5.3 Information ......................63 5.3.1 Status ......................63 5.3.2 Details ......................64 5.3.3 IO Module QC ..................... 66 Contents iii SeaBat UI - User Manual...
- Page 6 Figures Figure 2-1 Selection and Start of New SeaBat UI .................3 Figure 3-1 Display pane ........................6 Figure 3-2 Display pane in Docking mode ....................7 Figure 3-3 Floating window with the guide diamonds for the settings panes ........8 Figure 3-4 Two windows combined with two tabs .................9 Figure 3-5 Context menus of the pane with in each menu a different mode selected .......
- Page 7 Wedge screen with history, swath shift left and swath spacing 0 ........53 Figure 4-77 Wedge screen with 2 sonars in dual head mode .............. 54 Figure 4-78 Distance Measurement function..................54 Figures v SeaBat UI - User Manual...
- Page 8 Example of timed outs in the Charger ................65 Figure 5-7 IO Module QC page with good heading data ..............66 Figure 5-8 IO Module QC page with a timeout on the attitude data ........... 67 vi Figures SeaBat UI - User Manual...
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Page 9: Introduction
Before the SeaBat UI will be explained how it works, a brief explanation is given how to setup the SeaBat UI and to start the sonar (see page 3). After this the general information will be discussed; how the panes are working and what the options are in the toolbar (see page 5). -
Page 11: Quick Guide
2 Quick Guide 2.1 Introduction This chapter will give a brief explanation how to start the SeaBat UI, what is needed for using the SeaBat and how to improve the performance after the sonar is pinging. 2.2 Steps a. Before the SeaBat UI can be started a valid license has to be installed in the 7KControlCenter. - Page 12 Recording pane (see page 38). m. Use the Display pane to set the right settings for the screens (see page 36). 4 Quick Guide SeaBat UI - User Manual...
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Page 13: General Information
3.2 Arranging the Panes The SeaBat UI uses tabs on the right side and at the bottom to open the settings panes, the control pane and the messages pane of the SeaBat 3.2.1 Panes... -
Page 14: Opening And Hiding Panes
Move the pointer above a tab on the right side or bottom of the view and left-click to open the Pane. Move the pointer outside the Pane and left- click to hide the Pane again. Figure 3-1 Display pane 6 General Information SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 15: Docking
So the order of the tabs will be changed by open and dock/undock the pane. Figure 3-2 Display pane in Docking mode General Information 7 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 16: Floating
When now the pane is undocked it will hide and the tab for the pane will be placed on the side where the pane was placed. 8 General Information SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 17: Figure 3-4 Two Windows Combined With Two Tabs
Uncheck the option Floating in the context menu in both the windows of the combined window, to make the windows floating again. General Information 9 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 18: Context Menu
3.3 SeaBat UI Toolbar Figure 3-6 Toolbar of the SeaBat UI The SeaBat UI has on top a toolbar with several options. The items in the toolbar will be discussed from right to left. 3.3.1 Application Settings Dialog Click on to open the application settings dialog. - Page 19 The font size can be set to Small, Medium and Big and is only for the font in the panes. Units The unit for the depth and range in the Seabat UI can be set. At the moment only the unit Meters is available. ...
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Page 20: About Dialog
3.3.3 Licensed Features Dialog Click on to open the dialog. Figure 3-9 Licensed Features dialog The Licensed Features dialog displays the licenses of the feature packages as purchased by the user. 12 General Information SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 21: Help File
3.3.4 Help File Click on to open the help file. The help file can also be opened with F1. The help file is a copy of this SeaBat UI User Manual. 3.3.5 Color Mode Select in the combo box ( ) the color mode for the complete system. -
Page 22: Start Record Rdr
The different colors are: when it is defined in the Blue – When the SeaBat UI is started the roll stabilization is not yet xml file. initialized. Grey – The roll stabilization is initialized but disabled in the Hardware Settings. -
Page 23: 1Pps
3.3.14 1PPS The led indicator will indicate if the 1PPS is received or not. The different colors are: Blue – When the SeaBat UI is started the 1PPS is not yet initialized. Green – The 1PPS is working. -
Page 24: Figure 3-10 Toolbar In One Of The Views Pops Up Automatically
Right click in the screen and the context menu wills popup. This toolbar and context menu could be used to adjust the properties of the screen. See chapter Operation on page 17 for more details. 16 General Information SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 25: Operation
With the main and advanced pane (accessible by the tabs at the bottom of the SeaBat UI) the sonar can be controlled and with the settings in the settings panes (accessible by the tabs at the right side of the SeaBat UI) the sonar data can be presented. -
Page 26: Main
Operation by selecting which screens will be opened. Messages (see page 28) The Messages pane displays the error message as they are received in the SeaBat UI. Advanced (see page 22) In the Advanced pane the operator can set advanced sonar settings. -
Page 27: Range
The gain setting allows the operator to select the amount of receiver gain that is applied to the returned sonar signal, in addition to the calculated gain. The gain is applied throughout the range as a fixed gain value. Operation 19 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 28: Pulse Length
If selected the Gate mode button is highlighted. Figure 4-7 Gate modes with Depth gate selected (highlighted) There are three gate modes: Depth Range Adaptive 20 Operation SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 29: Tile
Move the cursor over the crossing and the cursor becomes a cross with arrows indicating in which directions the crossing can be moved. Figure 4-9 Double arrow and cross to resize screens Operation 21 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 30: Advanced
When the ‘Custom’ checkbox is ticked the number of beams can be set by the operator. Figure 4-12 Custom checkbox ticked to set the number of beams 22 Operation SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 31: Figure 4-13 Custom Checkbox Ticked To Set The Number Of Beams
Total swath Figure 4-14 Illustration of the flexmode The low density spacing distance between the beams is defined by the operator by setting the outside spacing with the slide bar (see below) Operation 23 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 32: Horizontal) Steering
Flexmode is selected. Drag the slides and the high density spacing changes. Figure 4-16 Slides in the wedge to change the high density spacing 4.3.2 (Horizontal) Steering Figure 4-17 Steering 24 Operation SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 33: Coverage Angle
The (coverage) angle allows the operator to change the swath width. Figure 4-20 Coverage Angle With the button Default the coverage angle and horizontal steering will be reset; the coverage angle to the maximum angle depending on the selected beam mode. Operation 25 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 34: Ping) Max Rate
The pulse type setting allows the operator to choose between CW (Continuous Wave) and FM (Frequency Modulation). Figure 4-24 Pulse type The possibility to choose CW or FM depends on the sonar system. 26 Operation SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 35: Absorption
20dB. If the exact spreading loss value is not known, an initial value of 30dB is recommended. Figure 4-26 Spreading Operation 27 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 36: Sound Velocity
4.5 IO Module In the IO Module pane the different sensors (such as the sound velocity probe and the external clock) can be interfaced with the IO Module. The 28 Operation SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 37: Figure 4-30 Io Module Pane
IO Module is routed to the SeaBat in real time to allow for accurate time stamping and Beamforming. Figure 4-30 IO Module pane Operation 29 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 38: Figure 4-31 Clicked In The 'Driver Name' Field Of The Attitude Device To Have The Attitude Driver List Available
VRU Base port (e.g. 2020) Position System. Base port + 2 (e.g. 2022) Compass Base. port + 4 (e.g. 2024) Sound Velocity. Base port + 6 (e.g. 2026) 30 Operation SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 39: Sound Velocity
Select the associated settings for the Pan and tilt sensor when connected to the SeaBat Processor. Pan and tilt is used when the mounting angles of the sonar can be changed mechanically These angles can be interfaced to the SeaBat. Operation 31 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 40: Detection
Only the bottom returns which are within these depth limits will be used in the bottom detection process. Additional a depth gate tilt value can be set Figure 4-34 Depth gate 32 Operation SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 41: Figure 4-35 Wedge With Depth Gates Displayed
The depth gate tilt can be used when the seafloor is tilting. Click on the value and use the slider to rotate the depth gate to match with the tilt of the seafloor. Operation 33 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 42: Range Gate
Decreasing the window size with a non-flat seabed will result in a degraded performance. 4.6.4 Tracker The Tracker function is enabled or disabled in the SeaBat UI toolbar. (see page 10) 34 Operation... -
Page 43: Coverage Angle
Max detections per beam. (minimum 1 – maximum 5) Amplitude sensitivity. When increasing this value causes more objects be detected. Object sensitivity. Increasing this value results in more detections on smaller objects. Operation 35 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 44: Display
In the Display pane the operator can customize the visual properties for the four screens in the Operation. Only the selected screen(s) as set in the main pane are displayed in the display pane. Figure 4-43 Display pane 36 Operation SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 45: Figure 4-44 Display Pane With Detect And Water Column Settings
(see for more information Screens on page 50). The Wedge, Water Column and Detect screen have next to the general settings several layers with data which can be displayed in the screen. Operation 37 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 46: Recording
In the Recording pane the operator can selected which data is recorded and the information related to the recording is displayed. In the SeaBat UI toolbar (See SeaBat UI toolbar on page 10) raw data recording, AVI screen recording or saving a snapshot is started with one of the buttons. -
Page 47: Raw Data Record Selection
PDS2000 to the IO Module. Then only the external clock with 1PPS and the sound velocity has to be interface in the IO Module. Operation 39 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 48: Status
In the selection the IP Address of the local system gets the text ‘(local)’ behind the IP Address. Figure 4-49 Hardware part where the sonar IP Address can be selected 40 Operation SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 49: Motion Stabilization
When the vessel rolls the swath is rotated and the projected swath on the seafloor is laterally displaced. Figure 4-52 Laterally displaced swaths under roll conditions This has the effect of reducing the usable swath width due to the distortions on the edge. Operation 41 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 50: Pitch Stabilization
Hardware part for the PPS Configuration By default the SeaBat system accepts positively polarized (Rising edge) 1PPS pulses to perform accurate time stamping. Select Falling when a negative polarized 1PPS is used. 42 Operation SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 51: Trigger Configuration
Hardware part for the Ping Settings The Ping Settings will give the sweep frequency for the pulse type FM. Settings can only be changed when the pulse type FM is selected in the advanced pane. Operation 43 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 52: Dual Head
When the system is in ‘Master’ mode the Tracker button will be disabled. The master and slave X,Y and Z offset must be filled in the field with respect to the vessel reference point. 44 Operation SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 53: Bracket
The 7KCentre should be running on the ‘Slave’ before data becomes visible in the second SeaBat UI. When a dual head system is setup with the SeaBat UI running on the ‘Master’ system both sonar wedges can be monitored in the Wedge screen (see page 53). -
Page 54: Normalization
On top of the Pipe pane the pipe detection can be switched on/off by checking or unchecking the Enable checkbox. The pipe gating can be switched on/off by checking or unchecking the Pipe gating checkbox. Figure 4-66 Checkboxes for enable/disable pipe detection and tracking. 46 Operation SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 55: Pipe In Sway Detections
When checked the multibeam data with poor brightness will be ignored for the pipe detection. Filter colinearity When checked the multibeam data with poor colinearity will be ignored for the pipe detection. Operation 47 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 56: Pipe Parts Creation
When the number of detections, in a tracked pipe part, is less than this ‘Detections’ value, the pipe part will not be used for the pipe routing. The maximum value to enter is the patch size (=25 pings). 48 Operation SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 57: Pipe Route Creation
At the moment the size of the patch cannot be modified. For instance, if the ‘Steering delay’ is set on 5 then the SeaBat UI will wait until the 5*25 pings is surveyed before, if necessary, the settings for the horizontal or flex steering are changed. -
Page 58: Five Points Environment
One screen is for the sidescan data or Helsman. And one screen is for the snippets data. In this chapter the four different screens will be discussed. 50 Operation SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 59: Screen Toolbar
The options in the screen toolbar are also available in the context menu of the screen. In the context menu are besides of the toolbar options extra options available. The context menu can be opened with a right mouse click in the screen. Operation 51 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 60: Zoom Functions
By the screen Toolbar. (Only zoom extends for the Wedge and Water column/Detect screen) By the Context menu By the ‘+’ and ‘-‘ key at the numeric keypad of a keyboard. 52 Operation SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 61: Wedge
Wedge screen with history, swath shift left and swath spacing 0 In the Display the length of the history, the direction how the history is displayed (Swath Shift) and the distance between the swaths (Swath Spacing) can be set (see page 36). Operation 53 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 62: Figure 4-77 Wedge Screen With 2 Sonars In Dual Head Mode
For a SeaBat UI with two sonars in dual head mode both sonar wedges can be displayed. Figure 4-77 Wedge screen with 2 sonars in dual head mode When pressing ‘M’ at the keyboard a distance measurement function becomes active. Click in the wedge and drag the pointer to a point to be measured. -
Page 63: Water Column
Quality, Detection Process and Uncertainty) is shown. This legend (Data Layer) cannot be switched off in the Display. The grid lines (Grid Layer) can be switched on/off in the Display pane (see page 36). Operation 55 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 64: Sidescan
This image can be used together with bathymetry to identify features and to help ensure that the survey does not miss any small but significant targets. 56 Operation SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 65: Snippets
‘footprint’ on the seabed illuminated by a single sonar ping. The number of snippets in a swath is a function of the number of sonar beams. The length of each snippet depends on the operating mode, beam number, and depth. Operation 57 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 66: Helmsman
Properties of the Helmsman layer are set in the Display pane. A warning distance can be set in the Display pane to generate an indicator when the distance between the sonar and the pipe detection exceeds the warning distance as set. 58 Operation SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 67: Figure 4-84 Helmsman Screen With Warning Distance Indication (In This Example When The Distance Exceeds 4 Meters)
Figure 4-84 Helmsman screen with warning distance indication (In this example when the distance exceeds 4 meters) Operation 59 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 69: Service
5 Service 5.1 Introduction The Service view in the SeaBat UI monitors the status of the complete sonar system; the temperature, voltage, communication status and other parameters. With the diagram of the sonar system it will be easy to check if each part of the system is working fine and the related BITE (Built-In Test Environment) information will be displayed. -
Page 70: Diagram
Figure 5-1 Diagram in the Service of a SeaBat SV2 When the service view is selected in the SeaBat UI Toolbar a diagram is displayed. In the diagram the operator can see directly if the complete sonar system is working fine. All the components, wires and pins should be in blue or green. -
Page 71: Information
When errors occur then for each part of the sonar system that is in error a message will be displayed in the Status page. Below an example of some messages is displayed. Service 63 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 72: Details
ID is given. Below this the available BITE information is displayed with the actual value or status for each item. Between brackets the accepted range for each item is displayed. 64 Service SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 73: Figure 5-5 Example Of Available Information, Here Charger, In The Details Page
Figure 5-6 Example of timed outs in the Charger When the error message is a time out it means that for a specific number of seconds no information is received from the system. Service 65 SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 74: Io Module Qc
IO Module QC page with good heading data For each device the data string is unpacked and the data is displayed as it is received from the 7k center through the IO Module. 66 Service SeaBat UI - User Manual... -
Page 75: Figure 5-8 Io Module Qc Page With A Timeout On The Attitude Data
When from one of the devices the data is not coming properly then the led of the BITE in the toolbar of the SeaBat UI will be become red. An example of not receiving data in the IO Module is displayed below. - Page 77 Depth Gate Tilt - 35 ─ N ─ Detect - 39, 57 Detection - 33 Nadir Search Gate - 35 Diagram - 15, 64 Normalization - 15, 48 Display - 18, 37 Docking - 7, 10 Index 69 SeaBat UI - User Manual...
- Page 78 Tracker - 14, 47 Trigger Configuration - 45 TVG - 20, 28 ─ U ─ Unit - 11 ─ W ─ Water Column - 21, 39, 57 Wedge - 21, 39, 55 70 Index SeaBat UI - User Manual...