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VE115
USER GUIDE
Unmanned Vessel Control System
1st Edition
V1.0
Shanghai eSurvey GNSS Co., Ltd.

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  • Page 1 VE115 USER GUIDE Unmanned Vessel Control System 1st Edition V1.0 Shanghai eSurvey GNSS Co., Ltd.
  • Page 3 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. Copyright © Shanghai eSurvey GNSS Co., Ltd. 2022. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written consent of Shanghai eSurvey GNSS Co., Ltd. Trademarks and Permissions and other eSurvey trademarks are trademarks of Shanghai eSurvey GNSS Co., Ltd.
  • Page 4 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    3.3 Set the Virtual Serial Port ..................38 3.4 Establish Communication between the Remote Control and Your PC ....39 3.5 Connect to the VE115 via the VEC Software ............40 3.6 Create or Load a Project ................... 41 3.6.1 Create a New Project ..................43 3.6.2 Load a Project....................
  • Page 6 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD.

  • Page 7: Before You Start

    SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 1 Before You Start Dear customers, Thank you for purchasing our product. Before starting your work, please carefully read the following:  This user guide is for your product only. If the actual situation does not match with the situation in the user guide, the actual situation shall prevail.

  • Page 8: Caution

    SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 1.1.1 Caution The following outlines the cautions that you must avoid when operating VE115 and any of its components. Environment Please choose the waters that are relatively clean and free of large floating objects to avoid the propeller entangling the garbage which may cause the vessel to stop sailing.

  • Page 9: Warning

    SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 1.1.2 Warning The following outlines the warnings that you must avoid when operating VE115 and any of its components. Operating Safety Please keep alert and aware of the surroundings at all times. Please do not drink alcohol or drugs which can affect your alertness or coordination.

  • Page 10: Danger

    SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 1.1.3 Danger The following outlines the danger that you must avoid when operating VE115 and any of its components. Environment It is forbidden to operate the vessel in the routes and waters where sailing is forbidden by relevant departments.
  • Page 11 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD.  Damage caused by forcibly operating the vessel when one of the following occurs: o When the vessel is in an abnormal status, such as water or unknown substances in the vessel, poorly assembly, obvious malfunction of main parts, obviously defective accessories, etc.

  • Page 12: Ve115 At A Glance

    SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 2 VE115 at a Glance VE115 Unmanned Vessel Control System (hereinafter referred to as VE115) is the remotely-operated hydrographic survey vessel. With unmatched usability, good stability, rugged hulls, exceptional design, and high performance, VE115 incorporates depth sounders, GNSS positioning, live video, and wireless transmission technology.

  • Page 13: Remote Control

    SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 9. Battery unit The charger indicator is red during charging, and turns green when fully charged (about 6 hours). WARNING: To protect the battery life, please make sure the battery voltage is not lower than 24 V after each operation. Otherwise, the battery may be scrapped.
  • Page 14 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. The function of each switch/rocker is as follows:  Power switch: to turn on or turn off the power of the remote control by long pressing the switch.  Propeller control rocker: to control the vessel forward, backward, left or right by pushing the rocker.

  • Page 15: Software

    SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 2.2 Software 2.2.1 USR-VCOM software The USR-VCOM software is mainly used to set the virtual serial ports for the vessel control, GNSS receiver and echosounder. 2.2.1.1 Installation To install USR-VCOM software, do the following: 1. Double click program...
  • Page 16 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 2. Select English, and click Next: 3. Click Next:...
  • Page 17 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 4. Select I agree to the terms of this license agreement, and click Next: 5. Input user information, and click Next:...
  • Page 18 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 6. Select the target installation path to install the software, and click Next: 7. Select the shortcut folder, select Install shortcuts for current user only or Make shortcuts available to all users, and click Next:...
  • Page 19 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 8. Click Next. The software automatically starts to install: After installing, the following dialog box shows: 9. Click Finish.

  • Page 20: Vec Software

    SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 2.2.1.2 Main Interface The main interface of USR-VCOM software is as follows: In USR-VCOM software, the main operation you need to do is to set the virtual serial ports. Set the Virtual Serial Port for details. 2.2.2 VEC Software The VEC software is used to control the vessel, monitor the vessel status, monitor the remote video and do planning.
  • Page 21 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 2.2.2.2 Main Interface The VEC software is user friendly and easy to use. It mainly contains the following pages:  Mission page  Setting page 2.2.2.2.1 Mission Page The Mission page is as shown as follows:...
  • Page 22 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 1. Point planner area Name What it does To automatically generate mission data according to the set Auto interval and angle within the planned area. Edit To generate waypoints or the sailing area by directly clicking on the map.
  • Page 23 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. In the setting of waypoints, if you click Advanced, the following icons will show: NOTE: The change of waypoint order may change the sailing route. : to delete the selected waypoint(s). : to set the current waypoint as the start point. : including waypoint and sampling.
  • Page 24 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 4. Tool area o Auto pan: to make the map move with the location of the vessel. o Measure distance: to measure the distance between two points on the map. : to save the current map for offline use when the network is unavailable. : to import DXF or KML files of the sailing route.
  • Page 25 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 10. Status area: o Speed: the current sailing speed of the vessel. o Voltage: the current voltage of the vessel, which can be used to check the battery level in real time. It is the same with the battery voltage shown in the battery unit.
  • Page 26 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 2.2.2.2.2 Setting Page The Setting page is as shown as follows:...
  • Page 27 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 1. Setting group area In this area, you can do the following:  Select a software language: English and 中文  Select provider: AMap, AMapSatellite, GoogleMap, GoogleSatelliteMap, GoogleHybridMap, GoogleChinaMap, GoogleChinaSatelliteMap and GoogleChinaHybridMap  Select a speed unit: m/s, fps, kph, mph and knots...
  • Page 28 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD.  Select the video network:  To select WLAN, click LAN and Set, and set the following:  To select LAN, click WLAN and Set, and set the following:  Select whether to automatically save the sailing tracks. ...
  • Page 29  Obstacle mode: to set a way of avoiding the obstacle. To enable the obstacle avoidance system, please set it to Hold.  Obstacle underwater: not available for VE115.  Run:  Get - to read parameters from the vessel when the vessel is connected.
  • Page 30 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD.  Safe GCS: to select whether to automatically make the vessel return when the vessel loses connection with the network bridge (2.4G Wi-Fi).  MissionCompletedRTL: to select whether to automatically make the vessel return when the vessel mission finishes. ...

  • Page 31: Navigator Software

    SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 2.2.3 Navigator Software The Navigator software is mainly used for data collection, design, survey, data processing of GNSS data and echosounder, etc. 2.2.3.1 Installation Before installing the Navigator software, do the following: 1. Insert the navigator dongle into your computer. 2.
  • Page 32 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 3. Click 下一步: , select the target installation path, check 安装驱动程序, and click 下一步. 4. Click The dongle driver starts to install, and the following dialog box pops up after installing: 5. Click 完成.
  • Page 33 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. To install the Navigator software, do the following: 1. Double click program . Select Setup Language dialog box pops up: 2. Select English, and click OK. The navigator setup wizard dialog box pops up:...
  • Page 34 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 3. Click Next. The dialog box of selecting the installation path pops up: 4. Click Next. The dialog box of additional tasks pops up: 5. Click Next, and select whether to create desktop icon.
  • Page 35 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 6. Click Next. The software installation start. After finish installation, the following dialog box pops up: 7. Click Finish. The main interface of eSurvey data collection software shows, and New/Open Project dialog box shows: About how to load or create a project, see Create or Load a Project for details.
  • Page 36 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 8. Optional: To change the default font, do the following: a. Click Cancel. b. In the menu bar of eSurvey data collection software, click Setting → Navigation Info dialog box pops up:...
  • Page 37 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. c. Click Edit after Title font, and select a font in the dialog box of selecting a font: Arial is suggested. d. Click Edit after Little title font, and select a font. e. Click Edit after Content font, and select a font. After installing the Navigator software, if the software fails to work, in the menu bar, click Setting →...
  • Page 38 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 2.2.3.2 Main Interface The main interface of Navigator software is as follows: 1. Menu bar: o Project menu: to load or create a project, modify the target project, etc. o Common operation menu: you can find all detailed operation steps for operations in this menu in chapter Quick Start.
  • Page 39 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 2. Navigation information / device monitoring (GNSS receiver and echosounder) / GPS skyplot bar 3. View area: including survey view and tide station view. 4. Messages / GPS yaw / stakeout info bar 5. Depth line: to view the depth line in real time.

  • Page 40: Quick Start

    SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 3 Quick Start The basic process of quickly starting your surveying work is as follows: NOTE: The operation in Italic is optional.

  • Page 41: Assemble The Ve115

    When the value of voltage is greater than 33V, unplug the charge cable, and assemble the cover of the echosounder unit. 2. Install the 2.4G antenna or 4.0G antenna. 3. Install the GNSS receiver, and connect the GNSS data cable. After assembling the VE115, the vessel is as follows:...

  • Page 42: Modify The Local Ip Address

    SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 3.2 Modify the Local IP Address Generally, the local IP address will be automatically obtained. If it fails, please manually modify the local IP address. Taking windows 10 as an example, to modify the local address, do the following: 1.
  • Page 43 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 4. Click Properties: 5. Select Use the following IP address, set the following, and click OK: o IP address: 192.168.1.XX o Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 o Default gateway: 192.168.1.1...

  • Page 44: Set The Virtual Serial Port

    SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 3.3 Set the Virtual Serial Port To set the virtual serial port, do the following: 1. Run USR-VCOM software. 2. Click , and set the following in Add Virtual Serial Port dialog box for the virtual port for vessel control, GNSS receiver, and echosounder: NOTE: You can freely choose the serial port number for both 2.4G network and 4G network as long as the serial port is not occupied.

  • Page 45: Establish Communication Between The Remote Control And Your Pc

    SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. Taking 2.4G network as an example, the result is as follows: 3.4 Establish Communication between the Remote Control and Your PC To establish communication between the remote control and your PC, do one of the following: ...

  • Page 46: Connect To The Ve115 Via The Vec Software

    Connected, it indicates that the communication is successful. 3.5 Connect to the VE115 via the VEC Software To connect to the VE115 via the VEC software, do the following: 1. Run the VEC software. 2. In the connection setting area (upper right corner), click the dropdown box of Connection setting: 3.

  • Page 47: Create Or Load A Project

    SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 3.6 Create or Load a Project To create or load a project, do the following: 1. Run the Navigator software. New/Open Project dialog box pops up: 2. Do one of the following: o Create a new project. o Load a project.
  • Page 48 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. After loading a project, the track shows in the Survey View area:...

  • Page 49: Create A New Project

    SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 3.6.1 Create a New Project To create a new project, do the following: 1. In New/Open Project dialog box, select New Project. 2. In the input box Project Name, input a project name, and click OK. Project wizard dialog box pops up: 3.
  • Page 50 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 4. In Coord page, do the following: a. To set a template of the coordinate system, do the following: i. Click Template:...
  • Page 51 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. ii. Select an ellipsoid name in the dropdown box of Ellipsoid Name. iii. Select a projection method in the dropdown box of Method. iv. Input your local central meridian in the input box of Central Meridian. Format: dd.mmss.
  • Page 52 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. c. To convert parameters, do the following: i. Click Geo Calculator: ii. Covert parameters.
  • Page 53 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 5. In Device page, do the following:...
  • Page 54 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. a. To configure the GPS, do the following: i. Enable GPS1, click Setup, and switch to Parameters page: ii. Set the port and baud rate, and click Test to check if the communication is normal.
  • Page 55 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. b. To configure the echosounder, do the following: i. Enable echosounder, click Setup, and switch to Parameters page: ii. Set the port and baud rate, and click Test to check if the communication is normal.
  • Page 56 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 6. In Collection page, do the following: a. Select the GPS acquisition condition (single, RTD and RTK). b. Select the collection type, and set the interval:  Time interval: coordinate data and depth data will be collected after the specified time.

  • Page 57: Load A Project

    Set the antenna height of GPS1. The distance between the water surface and the antenna phase center. NOTE: The antenna height of VE115 is 0.426 m; the bottom of the echosounder to the top of the GNSS receiver pole is 0.406 m, the bottom of the GNSS receiver to the phase center is 0.04 m, and the...

  • Page 58: Do Route Planning

    SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 3.7 Do Route Planning To do route planning, do one of the following:  Manually do route planning.  Automatically do route planning. 3.7.1 Manually Do Route Planning To manually do route planning, do the following: →...

  • Page 59: Automatically Do Route Planning

    SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 3.7.2 Automatically Do Route Planning To automatically do route planning, do the following: → 1. In Point Planner area, click Auto. Auto Planning dialog box pops 2. In map zoom area, select a suitable scaling. Suggested scaling: 16 or above 3.

  • Page 60: Test The Ve115

    SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 3.8 Test the VE115 Before moving the VE115 into the water, you need to test if the VE115 work can work normally. Before testing the VE115, make sure each switch of the remote control is in the following states: ...
  • Page 61 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 3. To test the GPS, do the following: a. Check the checkbox in front of Enabled, click Setup, and switch to Parameters page: b. Click Test. The result shows in Receive bits area.
  • Page 62 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 4. To test the echosounder, do the following: a. Check the checkbox in front of Enabled, click Setup, and switch to Parameters page:...
  • Page 63 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. b. Click Test. The result is as follows: 5. Push the propeller control rocker of the VE115, and check if the motor of the vessel works normally by hearing the sound of the motor. After making sure that the VE115 can work normally, move the vessel into the water.

  • Page 64: Do Your Surveying Works

    3.9 Do Your Surveying Works To do your surveying works, do the following: 1. To establish communication between the Navigator software and VE115, do the following: a. Make sure that the port and baud rate of GPS and echosounder are correctly set.
  • Page 65 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. To process data, do the following: 1. In the menu bar, do one of the following: o Click Common Operation → o Click Processing → Single Beam Editor dialog box pops up:...
  • Page 66 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 2. To open a depth file, do one of the following: o Click File → Open. o Click Survey Lines dialog box pops up: NOTE: are not available for unmanned surface vessels.
  • Page 67 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 3. Check the survey lines that needs to be processed, and click OK. The following interface shows: 4. To modify the view of the depth file, do one of the following: or click View → Zoom In (V). o To scale up the view of water depth, click The larger the display scale, the smaller the scale range on the left.
  • Page 68 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 5. To select a sampling method, do the following: a. Do one of the following:  Click or click Tool → Sampling Methods.  Click or click Tool → Set Sample Range, and select the start point and end point of the target sampling range.
  • Page 69 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 6. To modify the depth line, do the following: or click Tool → Undo. o To reverse the action of an earlier action, click o To restore any actions that were previously undone using an undo, click or click Tool →...

  • Page 70: Export Files

    SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 3.11 Export Files To export files, do the following: 1. In the menu bar, do one of the following: o Click Common Operation → o Click Processing → File Export dialog box pops up:...
  • Page 71 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 2. To add a customized format, do the following: a. Click Custom. User-defined Format dialog box pops up: b. Set the same, separator and extension. c. Select the file format in the left list, and click Add. d.
  • Page 72 SHANGHAI ESURVEY GNSS CO., LTD. 7. Optional: To only export the track, click , select the target survey lines, click OK, and select the target storage path:...
  • Page 74 To be the leading provider of high-precision professional, solution & service in the global geospatial industry Shanghai eSurvey GNSS Co., Ltd. Address: Building 4, No.651 Wanfang Rd, Pujiang Town, Minhang District, Shanghai, China E-mail: Sales: info@esurvey-gnss.com Support: support@esurvey-gnss.com Hotline: +86 21 54467213 Website: https://esurvey-gnss.com/...

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