Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO Wave Analyzer WV-100/WV-100ST. We are con- fident you will see why the FURUNO name has become synonymous with quality and reliability. Since 1948, FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed an enviable reputation for innovative and dependable marine electronics equipment.
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FOREWORD Restrictions on wave analysis The following restrictions apply to wave analysis. Radar settings • Pulse width: Must be set between S1 and M1 (S1 has the highest measurement accuracy.) • The wave analysis is not available when using the interswitch function. (The slave echo for the interswitch is used for the wave analysis.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Gyrocompass, Wind Sensor Antenna Unit GPS Navigator Intelligent HUB Firewall Processor Unit LAN1 HUB-3000 Wave analysis PC for wave analysis (Local supply, wave analyzer software installed in PC) Control Unit Monitor Unit : For wave analysis, required wind direction/speed data from the wind sensor.
OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW How to Start and Quit the Software 1. Power the FAR-3xx0 or FAR-2xx8 series. 2. Insert the USB dongle into a USB port on the PC. The LED in the dongle lights red. Note: The USB dongle is required to use this software. Take care not to lose it. 3.
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1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Note 4: If the firewall is not configured, the error message to the below-left appears. Click [OK], the message to the below-right then appears. Click [OK] to delete the message, then open the [Enable Firewall for Wave Analyzer] shortcut on your desktop.
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Display Screen Overview The screen looks something like the one shown below when the radar is transmitting pulses and waves are being analyzed. 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 25 14 14 Name Description Wave spectrum display area Shows 2D wave spectrum.
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.2.1 Wave spectrum display area The 2D analyzed wave spectrum is displayed on the left side of the screen. Wave periods displayed as numerical values Own ship icon Bearing lines displayed in 16 solid lines Wave periods displayed in dashed circles Wave spectrum Heading...
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.2.2 Radar echo display area The radar echo for wave analysis from the specified radar is displayed on the right side of the screen. Own ship icon Bearing lines displayed in four solid lines Radar echo Antenna ID, Band width, Transceiver type Pulse width Display range...
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW The reliability (degree of trust) of the analysis result of the first or second wave is indicated with a numerical index of 0 to 100. The character color changes according to the degree of trust. Note: It is recommended to use the analysis result with a reliability of “High” or “Middle”. For “Mid- dle”, take care of the precision.
Click the camera icon at the bottom right of the screen to take a screenshot. Screenshots are saved in the folder “C: \ Users \ User name \ Documents \ FURUNO \ WaveAnalyzer \ screenshot”. When the folder becomes full, the message "Storage size is full." appears. Delete unnecessary data to make room.
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW How to Update the Software Make sure the software is closed before attempting to update the software. Also, log into the PC with administrator privileges before updating the software. 1. Turn the PC on. 2. Insert or connect the update media to the PC. Consult your local dealer regarding the media. 3.
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1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 6. Click [Next]. To change the installation folder, click [Browse] and select the folder before click- ing [Next]. 7. Click [Next] to start the installation. Note: If the dialog box [UserAccountControlSettings] appears, click [Yes] to start the installa- tion.
PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION, HOW TO INTERPRET THE DIS- PLAY Principle of Measurement This software analyzes sea waves by using the received radar signal. When observing the waves with the radar, sea clutter echoes appear as stripes. The amplitude of the sea reflection echo depends on the roughness caused by the wind acting on the sea reflection.
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2. PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION, HOW TO INTERPRET THE DISPLAY The figure below is an example of echo during rainfall. This image is less reliable because no stripes are visible, that is, the spectrum is broadened and there are no outstanding waves. Wave spectrum Radar echo Example image for low reliability...
ALERTS Alerts are displayed at the bottom right of the screen, with the alert icon, alert number, alert mes- sage, and time of alert. Alert number 05 17:20 Time of alert* Alert icon Rada comm... *: “ ” appears when there is no time input.
TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting This section provides simple troubleshooting procedures which the user can follow to restore nor- mal operation. If you cannot restore normal operation, contact your dealer. Problem Possible cause Remedy Software does not start. The components (VisualC++ Install the supplied file “setup.exe”. runtime) are not installed.
4. TROUBLESHOOTING System Information The system information is displayed from the menu. 1. Click [MENU] to open the menu. 2. Click [1 SYSTEM MONITOR]. SYSTEM MONITOR Wave Analyzer software version: 0359495-01.01 IP address: 192.168.31.226 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Host name: RWV001 Primary Radar No.: RAS001 Radar ANT Speed: 24rpm Wave height analyzing mode: Auto...
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4. TROUBLESHOOTING The following table lists descriptions for each item. Item Description Wave Analyzer software Shows program number for this software. version IP address Shows the IP address for the wave analysis PC. Subnet mask Shows the subnet mask for the wave analysis PC. Host name Shows the host name for the wave analysis PC.
APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE Click [MENU]. 1. SYSTEM MONITOR (Opens the system monitor window.) 2. ALERT STATUS (Opens the alert status window.) 3. INITIAL SETTINGS (For a qualified technician) AP-1...
APPENDIX 2 ALERT LIST The following table shows the alerts in this software. Text Meaning Remedy Date and Time data error. No data for the date and time. Check if the date and time signal is input. GPS data error. No positioning data.
APPENDIX 3 SERIAL OUTPUT DATA The wave analyzer outputs the data of the wave analysis result by serial communication. • RAwv1 and RAwv2 are output as one data block. The number of RAwv2 contained in the same block is determined by the number of waves analyzed. For example, if significant wave, 1st wave, and 2nd wave were analyzed, the number of RAwv2 would be three.
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APPENDIX 3 SERIAL OUTPUT DATA PFEC, RAwv2 – Wave analysis results $PFEC,RAwv2,x,x,x.x,x.x,x.x,x.x,A,x.x,A*hh<CR><LF> 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 1. Block number (0 to 9) 2. Wave number (0=Significant wave 1 to 9=1st to 9th wave) 3. Wave height (m) (0 to 99.99) 4.
The file size is a maximum of 1 MB. When the size is over 1 MB, a new file is created. Approxi- mately 56 hours of data can be saved per 1 MB, in the folder “C: \ Users \ User name \ Documents \ FURUNO \ WaveAnalyzer \ result \ YYYYMMDD”. The following data are saved for each analy- sis:...
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The file size is a maximum of 1 MB. When the size is over 1 MB, a new file is created. Approxi- mately 2.5 hours of data can be saved per 1 MB, in the folder “C: \ Users \ User name \ Documents \ FURUNO \ WaveAnalyzer \ spectrum \ YYYYMMDD”. Date and time Degree (deg) ..
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FURUNO WV-100/100ST SPECIFICATIONS OF WAVE ANALYZER WV-100/100ST SYSTEM REQUIREMENT Windows® 10 Pro/Home Intel Core i5 or later NVIDIA GeForce GTX1050, 384 cores, VRAM 2GB or more SSD/HDD 128 GB or more Memory capacity 4 GB or more Interface LAN, USB 2 ports or more (for dongle and serial communication)
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