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How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-
Setup, C-Monitor and C-Scape.
Revision 2
Revision Date: April 13, 2017
Oceaneering International, Inc.
®
C-Nav World DGNSS
730 E. Kaliste Saloom Road
Lafayette, LA 70508 U.S.A.
www.cnav.com

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  • Page 1: How To Connect A C-Nav3050 To C-Setup, C-Monitor And C-Scape

    How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C- Setup, C-Monitor and C-Scape. Revision 2 Revision Date: April 13, 2017 Oceaneering International, Inc. ® C-Nav World DGNSS 730 E. Kaliste Saloom Road Lafayette, LA 70508 U.S.A. www.cnav.com...
  • Page 2 How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. Release Notice This is the April 2017 release of the C-Nav How to Connect a C-Nav3050® to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. Revision History 04/13/2017 Updated for C-Nav/OII branding changes J.Hall...

  • Page 3: Trademarks

    The Oceaneering logo is a trademark of Oceaneering International, Inc. C-Nav3050®, C-Nav7000, C-Tides, C-NavC , C-NavC , C-Nav World DGNSS, and C-Monitor are trademarks of Oceaneering International, Inc. All other brand names are trademarks of their respective holders. Disclaimer of Warranty EXCEPT AS INDICATED IN “LIMITED WARRANTY” HEREIN, OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. Table of Contents How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup, C-Monitor and C-Scape..... 1 Trademarks ....................... 3 Disclaimer of Warranty ..................3 Limitation of Liability ..................3 Table of Contents ....................4 Manual Organization ..................

  • Page 5: Manual Organization

    Manual Organization This is a comprehensive guide to the steps necessary to connect the C-Nav3050 receiver to the C-NaviGator III. The guide is split into sections that show a step-by-step guide to establishing the connections via Serial, USB or Ethernet.

  • Page 6: Manual Conventions

    How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. Manual Conventions Arial font is used for plain text in this document. Arial italic font is used for settings names. “Arial quoted” font is used for settings values. Arial Bold font is used for button names.

  • Page 7: Section 1 - Overview

    Section 1 – Overview Introduction C-Setup, C-Monitor and C-Scape are three C-Nav specific Microsoft Windows ® applications that give the user the ability to control the Oceaneering ® Nav3050® as well as to provide performance and reliability measures. All software can be obtained from the C-Nav website’s Technical Support section http://www.cnav.com/support...

  • Page 8: Section 2 - Serial Connection

    Please follow the stickered guidelines with regards to which cable is appropriate for each COM port on the receiver. Once these cables are attached to the C-Nav3050® unit, it is possible to choose either cable to control the unit via an available COM port on the PC.
  • Page 9 C-Setup / C-Monitor. Next select Connect Port or [File / Connect Port]. 4. Determine the COM port for the PC the C-Nav3050® has been connected to. This can be assessed from the Device Manager settings in the Windows OS.
  • Page 10 Device Manager settings as it may be outside of the traditional range of assignments for the communications ports. 6. If it is the first time connecting the C-Nav3050® to C-Setup / C-Monitor, the default settings in the receiver should enable a successful connection to the controller.
  • Page 11 How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. 7. If it is not the first time connecting, please select Show/Hide Advanced Settings and ensure the default settings as per the screen shot below are entered in for the Speed, Data Bits, Parity, and Stop Bits. Press Open.
  • Page 12 How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. If still unsuccessful, please reset settings to defaults and email C-Nav Support at the below address at your earliest convenience for troubleshooting assistance: support@cnav.com A successful connection will look similar to the below with position information changing approximately once per second and a complete Quality Panel of information.

  • Page 13: Section 3 - Usb Connection

    C-Monitor / C-Scape. Section 3 - USB Connection For a C-Nav3050® to be recognized by a PC, it is necessary to install a USB driver. Using the latest control software this should be handled automatically. If there are any issues then the driver can be sourced from the installation folder for...
  • Page 14 A. C-Nav3050® GNSS Receiver: B. SOLARIS VIRTUAL COM: If the latter is the case it is required to install the USB driver for the C-Nav3050® receiver to be assigned an available virtual serial port via the USB interface. Revision 3...
  • Page 15 How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. Please note: If an entry in the Ports (COM & LPT) already shows C-NAV3050® GNSS Receiver then skip to Page of this manual for further procedures. 1. Right click the SOLARIS VIRTUAL COM that has appeared in the Device Manager and select Update Driver Software.
  • Page 16 How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. 4. A pop up box may appear stating that Windows can’t verify the publisher of this driver software. Click the Install this driver software anyway option. The driver should now be successfully installed and the unit can be found in Device Manager.
  • Page 17 Now connect to the device following the same instructions as for the Section 2 Serial Connection (Page 8) section making sure to select the virtual serial port assigned to the C-Nav3050® USB interface by the Device Manager. 1. Click New or [File / New] in C-Setup / C-Monitor. Revision 3...
  • Page 18 3. On the Device Window, select Connect Port or [File / Connect Port] to bring up the connection settings for the receiver. 4. Under ‘Port Name’ select the assigned COM port for the C-Nav3050® as determined by the Device Manager settings. Then press Open.
  • Page 19 How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. Revision 3 Page 19 of 42 5/5/2017...
  • Page 20 Each new receiver connected to the PC will require the USB driver process to be completed for a successful connection to be administered. As such, each new C-Nav3050® connected to C-Setup / C-Monitor via USB will have a different COM port associated with it.

  • Page 21: Section 4 - Ethernet Connections

    Y-Cable, Positronic 9-Pin Male to RJ45 & DB9S/1PPS (P/N 94-310272-3006LFB) Two types of Ethernet connections exist between the C-Nav3050® and C-Setup / C-Monitor controller. One in which the RJ45 interface is directly connected to an Ethernet slot on the back of a PC (Direct Ethernet Connection). The other is where the RJ45 interface is connected to a network switch that the PC / C-NaviGator II / III are also connected to (Non-Direct Ethernet Connection).

  • Page 22: Direct Ethernet Connection

    How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. Direct Ethernet Connection 1. Connect to the C-Nav3050® on any available port, such as USB or a serial COM port. For more information on this please refer to the Section 2...
  • Page 23 How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. One of the Virtual Ports will need to be configured to allow a connection. The ‘Configure Port button’ is used to configure any of the 4 virtual Ethernet ports.
  • Page 24 The PC that C-Setup / C-Monitor runs on will require that its IP address be set manually to the same family of IP addresses as the C-Nav3050®. In Windows 7, locate the Network and Sharing center menu, under ‘View the active networks “the Local Area Connection”/Equivalent can be found;...
  • Page 25 Local Area Connection dialog box. Now connect the Positronic 9-Pin connector of the Ethernet cable (P/N 94- 310265-3006LF) to COM1 – LAN of the C-Nav3050®. Connect the RJ45 plug end to an available Ethernet port on the PC. Revision 3...

  • Page 26: Non-Direct Ethernet Connection

    310265-3006LF) to COM1 – LAN of the C-Nav3050®. Connect the RJ45 plug end to the network. 2. Connect to the C-Nav3050® on an available port, such as a serial COM or USB port. 3. In C-Setup / C-Monitor navigate to the following options menu...
  • Page 27 C-Monitor / C-Scape. Please note: If the C-Nav3050® has previously been configured with a static IP address in manual mode it will be required to cycle the power on the receiver for it to be assigned an automatic IP address by the network.
  • Page 28 How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. 6. To confirm the receiver is set in manual mode, confirm the bold text field next to the drop down shows Manual not DHCP. Revision 3 Page 28 of 42...
  • Page 29 How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. Please note: It is recommended to have the receiver set as a static IP address so that if there is a loss of power for a prolonged period, it is not reassigned a different automatic IP address resulting in a loss of communications with connected devices.
  • Page 30 How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. In the above example the IP address is 10.6.1.189, which is in the same range as the receiver so a connection should be viable. This will need to be entered into the Virtua Ethernet Ports menu to facilitate a two way connection.
  • Page 31 How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. 2. Using the example IP found earlier the TCP connection would be configured as below: 3. Confirm the settings by pressing OK. Then return to the ETH1 configuration to enable the port, press OK.
  • Page 32 Ethernet configuration’s configuration section (See below example). Press OK. In this example the C-Nav 3050’s IP Address is used in the Remote Host field, the C-Nav3050® local port is used for the remote port. Revision 3 Page 32 of 42...

  • Page 33: Section 5 - Bluetooth Connection

    How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. Section 5 - Bluetooth connection Bluetooth as the least reliable means of communication is generally not recommended for permanent control of the unit, it is instead better for output to non-crucial systems.
  • Page 34 How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. 2. Toggle the device ON, and Hardware Address will appear. 3. Set the PIN setting to the desired pin and the pin will display above the entry box. 4. The receiver is now ready to Pair with the connecting device e.g. a computer The device is now ready to pair with the secondary device with the PIN specified.
  • Page 35 How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. The following example of pairing a device will show how to pair the C-Nav3050® with a personal computer. 1. Turn on Discovery mode by allowing other devices to find the computer.
  • Page 36 How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. 2. Now it is possible to Pair the personal computer to the C-Nav3050® device. This can be done in the Control panel… Add a device Revision 3 Page 36 of 42...
  • Page 37 C-Monitor / C-Scape. 3. The Add a device feature will search for any devices it can find, with correct conditions it should find the C-Nav3050® device. Select it the press Next. 4. Select “Enter the devices pairing code” and press Next...
  • Page 38 How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. 5. Enter the pairing code then press Next Revision 3 Page 38 of 42 5/5/2017...
  • Page 39 How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. The device should then successfully pair with the computer. Revision 3 Page 39 of 42 5/5/2017...
  • Page 40 How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. Revision 3 Page 40 of 42 5/5/2017...
  • Page 41 How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. The device will now appear in “devices and printer” or in the device manager. To find out the serial port it has been assigned, right mouse click the icon and select properties then select services e.g.

  • Page 42: Control Via Bluetooth

    How to Connect a C-Nav3050 to C-Setup / C-Monitor / C-Scape. Control via Bluetooth The C-Nav3050® can be controlled via Bluetooth using either C-Setup / C- Monitor. 1. Create a new device using [File / New] Select a device type of 3050 then name the Device something suitable.

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