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  • Page 1 Rovins Installation & Setup Guide...
  • Page 3 Rovins - Installation & Setup Guide Revision History Edition Date Comments 07/2019 Creation 03/2020 Chapters 5.2.1 & 5.5 updated MU-ROVINSISG-AN-001-B - March 2020...
  • Page 4 In no event shall iXblue be liable for any consequential or incidental damages, including but not limited to loss of business profits or any commercial damages, arising out of the use of this product.
  • Page 5 > Technical specifications > Certification and qualification, life cycle > Mechanical, electrical and communication interface description ● Rovins Installation & Setup Guide (ref.: MU-ROVINSISG-AN-001) > Conventions > Physical and electrical installation > Connecting to the Web-Based Graphical User Interface > Setup the Rovins >...
  • Page 6 Rovins Installation & Setup Guide ● Application Note - Installation and Configuration of AHRS and INS for Seabed Mapping Measurements (ref.: MU-HEAVAPN-AN-001) > Using heave compensation on seabed mapping > Effect of vessel transient movements MU-ROVINSISG-AN-001-B - March 2020...
  • Page 7 ● Part 6: Contacting iXblue support This part describes how to contact iXblue support in case of problem. ● Appendices Procedures to connect Rovins to a PC by serial link and to use the simulation mode. MU-ROVINSISG-AN-001-B - March 2020...
  • Page 8 Rovins Installation & Setup Guide Abbreviations and Acronyms Accelerometer Conductivity, Temperature, Depth sensor Doppler Velocity Log EGNOS European Geo-stationary Navigation Overlay Service Galileo European Satellite Navigation System Essential fix data which provide 3D location and accuracy data GLONASS Global Navigation Satellite System (operated by the Russian...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    PEEDS ATES AND CCELERATIONS TANDARD EVIATION XTERNAL ENSOR ISALIGNMENT EFINITION 1.9.1 Rovins to subsea vehicle Rough Misalignment (Rovins Position and Orientation) 1.9.2 Rovins to subsea vehicle Fine Misalignment 1.9.3 DVL to Rovins Misalignment 1.10 UTPUT EVER 1.11 G) L ENTER OF...
  • Page 10 ONNECTING OVINS DIRECTLY TO A LAPTOP BY SERIAL LINK B.3.1 Access to Network Connection Window B.3.2 Creating a direct connection between Rovins and your PC B.3.3 Activating the New Connection B.3.4 Creating a Serial Direct Connection under Windows 7 B.3.5...
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  • Page 12: Definitions And Conventions

    Rovins - Installation & Setup Guide Definitions and Conventions The conventions given in this part are used in all the documentation of Rovins. Reference Frame Navigation data are given in a reference frame. The reference frame is defined by its center and 3 non coplanar axes (preferably orthogonal).

  • Page 13: Rovins Reference Frame

    EFERENCE RAME The Rovins reference frame center, P, is the reference point for the determination of Rovins and external sensor lever arms. The Rovins reference frame center P is the intersection of the three Rovins reference axis X1, X2 and X3.

  • Page 14: Subsea Vehicle Reference Frame

    Figure 2 - Definition of the subsea vehicle reference frame Important Some applications use different axes conventions (i.e. Vertical axis pointing downward, side axes pointing right …). Special caution must be taken to use the Rovins convention during the installation process. MU-ROVINSISG-AN-001-B - March 2020...

  • Page 15: Subsea Vehicle Horizontal Frame

    Rovins Installation & Setup Guide 1.1.3 SUBSEA VEHICLE HORIZONTAL FRAME This is the subsea vehicle frame compensated from roll and pitch. (X and X are in the horizontal plane). It is defined by the three orthogonal axes X and X This frame is used to output heave, surge, sway and associated speeds.

  • Page 16: Attitude And Heading

    Rovins - Installation & Setup Guide Attitude and Heading The angular position of the vehicle is provided in roll, pitch and heading coordinates. Roll, pitch and heading come from the rotational transformation between the subsea vehicle’s frame (X ) and the local geographic frame X This rotational transformation is fully described in Appendix and is illustrated in the figure below with positive heading and roll angles and negative pitch angle.

  • Page 17: Definition Of Heading

    Rovins Installation & Setup Guide 1.2.1 EFINITION OF EADING Figure 5 gives a simplified description when pitch and roll are null, and no misalignment is taken into account. Heading varies from 0 to 360 degrees. Figure 5 - Definition of heading angle in case of null pitch and roll, and no misalignment...

  • Page 18: Definition Of Roll

    Rovins - Installation & Setup Guide 1.2.2 EFINITION OF Roll is the angular rotation around the X subsea vehicle axis which transforms the subsea vehicle axis X into X is included into the local horizontal plane defined by vectors X...

  • Page 19: Definition Of Pitch

    Rovins Installation & Setup Guide 1.2.3 EFINITION OF ITCH Pitch is the angle between the X subsea vehicle axis and X is the X axis projection in the local horizontal plane defined by the two vectors X Pitch is counted positively from the local horizontal plane to the X...

  • Page 20: Position Data

    330 degrees in the Web-Based Graphical User Interface. Altitude ● For altitude (meters): conventions depend on Rovins, on the output protocol settings and Convention the selected altitude mode. Refer to the altitude modes described in the Rovins Operation Guide. 1.3.2 UTM C OORDINATE...

  • Page 21: Heave, Surge And Sway

    Rovins Installation & Setup Guide Heave, Surge and Sway Heave The heave is the altitude of the subsea vehicle referenced to the mean altitude (the average value of heave over a long period of time is always zero). It is obtained by filtering and integrating vertical acceleration.

  • Page 22: Rates And Accelerations

    This feature helps monitoring of external sensor (e.g. quality, performances …), especially in cases they are exclusively connected to the Rovins. The list of external sensors data readable from Rovins is summarized at the end of the Rovins Interface Library.

  • Page 23: Misalignment Definition

    OVINS OSITION AND RIENTATION Rovins can be set at any location and in any orientation with respect to the subsea vehicle. The Rovins rough misalignment allows roughly aligning the Rovins reference frame (X to the subsea vehicle reference frame (X ) by performing Rovins axis inversion.

  • Page 24: Rovins To Subsea Vehicle Fine Misalignment

    1.9.2 OVINS TO SUBSEA VEHICLE ISALIGNMENT Once rough misalignment has been taken into account, fine misalignment are determined to correct the residual angular offset between the new Rovins axis (X ', X ', X ') and the subsea vehicle’s axis (X...
  • Page 25 X In the figure below, the value of the heading misalignment bias to be entered in the Web-Based Graphical User Interface to configure Rovins is positive. Figure 9 - Heading bias misalignment in case of null roll and pitch...
  • Page 26 Bias In the figure below, the value of the roll misalignment bias to be entered in the Web-Based Graphical User Interface to configure Rovins is negative. Figure 10 - Roll misalignment bias (in case of null pitch and heading) MU-ROVINSISG-AN-001-B - March 2020...
  • Page 27 Bias On the figure below, the value of the pitch misalignment bias to be entered in the Web-Based Graphical User Interface to configure Rovins is negative. Figure 11 - Pitch misalignment bias in case of null roll and heading MU-ROVINSISG-AN-001-B - March 2020...

  • Page 28: Dvl To Rovins Misalignment

    (X ) and the Log Sensor reference frame (X Log Sensor to Rovins misalignment angles are the three Euler angles RS, PS and HS, which allow switching from the vehicle reference frame (X ) to the Log Sensor reference frame.

  • Page 29: 1.10 Output Lever Arms

    ● Data calculated by the Rovins is done at the location of the reference point P (center of measurement of the unit). This point is of no interest for the user and in case the user has a redundant architecture, both units do not share the same P point and the switch from one to the other would result in a small jump of position.

  • Page 30: Center Of Gravity (Cog) Lever Arms

    Center of Gravity (CoG) lever arm is useful for marine vehicles because a way to avoid the effect of transient Rovins movement is to indicate the COG position by entering levers arms between the unit and the COG of the subsea vehicle.

  • Page 31: Process To Install And Enable The System

    Rovins Installation & Setup Guide Process to install and enable the system The following diagram presents all the steps to install and configure Rovins in standard installation with Ethernet connection. Figure 14 - installation steps MU-ROVINSISG-AN-001-B - March 2020...

  • Page 32: Installing The Rovins

    ● what message, frequency, type of connection, baudrate All this information could be typed in the Setup Forms file available on the Rovins flash drive. Pack content verifying You will find in the shipping case a Packing List detailing all the items delivered.

  • Page 33: Mechanical Installation

    Mechanical Installation 3.3.1 OVINS LOCATION REQUIREMENTS Rovins can be installed in any position or orientation but its location on board of the subsea vehicle should be chosen taking into account the following recommendations: ● It is recommended to mount the unit on a solid and very stable location (linked to the main subsea vehicle beams) and not too far from the navigation data monitoring point in order to limit the impact of the structure's flexure.

  • Page 34: External Sensor Lever Arm

    Errors on lever arms have two main possible impacts: ● Error on absolute position calculated by Rovins due to lever arm error with external sensor. ● If lever arms are not sufficiently accurate with respect to GNSS accuracy the Rovins can reject the external sensor when the subsea vehicle is performing accelerations or gyrations.

  • Page 35: Installation Procedure

    3.3.4 NSTALLATION PROCEDURE In this installation, we assume that Rovins is aligned with respect to the subsea vehicle reference frame (XV1, XV2, XV3). Refer to section 1 to get details on the conventions. Fasten Rovins on board using six screws (not part of standard delivery).

  • Page 36: Electrical Installation

    Tools The person in charge of the wiring must have a standard tool box with equipment in good working condition and a soldering iron with tin for the Rovins connectors (power and digital). Preparation The person in charge of the wiring must verify that all cables are present with enough cable length to ensure that the connections are possible.

  • Page 37: Ethernet Connector

    Figure 16 - Ethernet connector pin definition (*) Rovins and Ext sensor 1 (resp.2) power lines are insulated from each other. Ext sensor 1 (resp. 2) pins of every connector are linked together. If Ext sensor 1 (resp. 2) is powered from 19-pin connector this voltage will be present on 26-pin and 12-pin connectors.

  • Page 38: Port A&B Connector (Central Connector)

    Rovins central connector is configured as shown in the following figure. Figure 17 - Central connector (*) Rovins and Ext sensor 1 (resp.2) power lines are isolated from each other. Ext sensor 1 (resp. 2) pins are linked together. If Ext sensor 1 (resp. 2) is powered from 19 pin connector this voltage will be present on 26 pin and 12 pin connectors.

  • Page 39: Portx (Xbeing C, Dor E) Connector

    Figure 18 - Port X connector (*) Rovins and Ext sensor 1 (resp.2) power lines are isolated from each other. Ext sensor 1 (resp. 2) pins are linked together. If Ext sensor 1 (resp. 2) is powered from 19 pin connector this voltage will be present on 26 pin and 12 pin connectors.

  • Page 40: Rovins Power Network

    Rovins. The principle is to use a single cable/connector between ROV control unit/bottle and Rovins. This cable would have to handle three power supplies:Rovins, External Sensor 1 and External Sensor 2. The two last are wired to satellite connectors to power individually each external sensor.

  • Page 41: Connecting Rovins

    Important The electrical ground is different from the mechanical ground. It is strongly advised against connecting Rovins directly to the subsea vehicle battery. It is recommended to use a dedicated power supply for instrumentation: 1. stable and filtered out from noise.

  • Page 42: Connecting To The Web-Based Graphical User Interface

    Rovins serial number is available on the Rovins label on the product. Assuming that Rovins has a serial number of QA-1234, the last two digits of the serial number is the number 34 and therefore its factory default IP address would be: 192.168.36.134 Access to Network Connections Window ●...
  • Page 43 Rovins Installation & Setup Guide Double click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) label text. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window displays. Select the option Use the following IP address and enter 192.168.36.133 for the IP address field and 255.255.0.0 for the Subnet mask.
  • Page 44 Click on the OK button to validate the modifications. The IP address used here takes into account that Rovins is using its default configuration with its serial number XXXX-1234. You may change its IP address and subnet mask. In either case, the subnet mask of both the PC and Rovins should be the same.

  • Page 45: Launching The Web-Based Graphical User Interface

    The Web-Based Graphical User Interface has been optimized and qualified on the Firefox version ESR 45 browser. Important It is highly recommended to update your workstation with the Rovins USB flash drive provided with your product and to disable the automatic updates of these software. 4.2.2...

  • Page 46: Launching The Web-Based Graphical User Interface

    Supports only Wi-Fi connection. a mobile device A Wi-Fi router must be connected to the network to which Rovins is connected. With the mobile device, connect to the product network. Once the connection has been established, enter the IP address of Rovins to launch the Web- Based Graphical User Interface.

  • Page 47: Configuring The Link Between Apc And Rovins With The Web -Based Graphical User Interface

    Configuring the link between a PC and Rovins with the Web-Based Graphical User Interface This chapter describes how to configure the link between a PC and Rovins when the product is directly connected to a PC/laptop or when it belongs to an Ethernet network.
  • Page 48 Click on Restart button to take the network parameters into account. If you want to keep the Rovins in its default configuration, just change the IP address on the The PC IP address must be taken from the same subset as the IP address configured in the product;...
  • Page 49 Rovins Installation & Setup Guide When you change the Rovins IP address, carefully note down the new IP address, otherwise you may not be able to connect to the system through the Web- Based Graphical User Interface. Default ● Enabled (PPP server): OFF.

  • Page 50: Configuring The Rovins

    Configuring the Rovins Setup forms are available in the installation excel file on the Rovins flash drive. It is important to fill these forms in order to setup the Rovins parameters in the Web-Based Graphical User Interface. Configuring the Mechanical Parameters This chapter deals with: ●...
  • Page 51 Rovins Installation & Setup Guide Figure 21 - Illustration of Rovins rough misalignment Define simply the orientation by selecting: ● The direction to which the product Logo Side is pointing. ● The direction to which the Product Connector Side is pointing.
  • Page 52 Rovins - Installation & Setup Guide The logged Repeater data flow is also computed for the primary lever arm. Enter the following values in meter. Positive and negative values can be entered. ● LV1: the blue cross moves along the first axis ●...
  • Page 53 To avoid the effect of transient subsea vehicle movement on heave measurement, type in the position of the center of gravity (COG) of the subsea vehicle by entering the lever arms (LV1, LV2, LV3) between the Rovins center of Measurements and the COG of the subsea vehicle. MU-ROVINSISG-AN-001-B - March 2020...
  • Page 54 ● LV3: the blue cross moves according to the LV3 value sign In this case, Rovins will compute heave data at the COG and add the heave induced by lever arms from the COG to external monitoring points. Once the center of gravity coordinates are typed in, a blue cross clearly shows where the defined point is located with respect to the vehicle.

  • Page 55: Configuring Sensor Parameters

    Rovins Installation & Setup Guide Configuring Sensor Parameters Rovins can use external sensor data to improve its performance. 5.2.1 SSIGNING AN XTERNAL ENSOR TO AN NPUT Click on the INSTALLATION menu then select the INPUTS option. Click in the table to associate the sensor to the input to which the external sensor is connected (e.g., Input A, Input B, etc.) for the case of an external sensor (or Internal for an...
  • Page 56 Rovins - Installation & Setup Guide To configure the input settings, click on the Input “x” text (e.g., Input A, Input B...). Refer to next section to get more details. To configure the external sensor settings, click on the sensor type in the column at the left of the table.

  • Page 57: Configuring The Input

    Click on the INSTALLATION menu then select the INPUTS option. Click on the Input “x” text (e.g., Input A, Input B...). The input “x” settings area is displayed. Select the input protocol in the Protocol drop-down list. Each protocol is defined in the Rovins Interface Library document.
  • Page 58 Rovins - Installation & Setup Guide If needed, click on Sensor Control Panel to monitor the external sensor data. Refer to section 5.2.11 to get more details. Click on the OK button to save the settings. MU-ROVINSISG-AN-001-B - March 2020...

  • Page 59: Configuring The Gnss Sensor

    Enter the value of the lever arms. The external sensor lever arm is the distance from the Rovins center of measurement P to the center of measurement of the external sensor (refer to the external sensor User Manual to locate this point).

  • Page 60: Configuring The Dvl Sensor

    Enter the value of the lever arms. The external sensor lever arm is the distance from the Rovins center of measurement P to the center of measurement of the external sensor (refer to the external sensor User Manual to locate this point).
  • Page 61 Enable DVL Coupling Mode by ticking the DVL coupled to system box. The coupling mode is used to indicate if a DVL is coupled to the system. When a DVL is coupled to the Rovins system, DVL calibration values are updated when user misalignements are modified.

  • Page 62: Configuring The Em Log Sensor

    Enter the value of the lever arms. The external sensor lever arm is the distance from the Rovins center of measurement P to the center of measurement of the external sensor (refer to the external sensor User Manual to locate this point).

  • Page 63: Configuring The Lbl Sensor

    Activated this mode is not recommended as it may corrupt the Kalman filter with bad external sensor data input. To get more information, refer to Rovins Operation Guide. When this mode is selected, it is impossible for the user to enable/disable the related sensor from the CONTROL page.

  • Page 64: Configuring The Usbl Sensor

    Activated this mode is not recommended as it may corrupt the Kalman filter with bad external sensor data input. To get more information, refer to Rovins Operation Guide. When this mode is selected, it is impossible for the user to enable/disable the related sensor from the CONTROL page.

  • Page 65: Configuring The Depth Sensor

    Enter the value of the lever arms. The external sensor lever arm is the distance from the Rovins center of measurement P to the center of measurement of the external sensor (refer to the external sensor User Manual to locate this point).
  • Page 66 Kalman filter. Activated this mode is not recommended as it may corrupt the Kalman filter with bad external sensor data input. To get more information, refer to the Rovins Operation Guide. When this mode is selected, it is impossible for the user to enable/disable the related sensor from the CONTROL page.

  • Page 67: Configuring The Utc Sensor

    Time will be synchronized with input coming from the selected interface with the appropriate protocol. Rovins updates the offset between UTC time and internal time and uses this offset to convert internal validity time of navigation data into UTC referenced time.

  • Page 68: Monitoring The External Sensor Data

    XTERNAL ENSOR Any external sensor that inputs data into Rovins can be monitored. Click on the INSTALLATION menu then select the INPUTS option. In the first row of the INPUTS table, click on the input (e.g., Input A) to which the external sensor to monitor is connected.

  • Page 69: Configuring The Input Pulses

    Rovins Installation & Setup Guide Configuring the Input Pulses Input Pulses allow you to date up to 4 external events for each Input Pulse. For each input pulse, the available parameters are the way to output them and the triggering type.

  • Page 70: Configuring The Output Ports

    Rovins - Installation & Setup Guide Configuring the Output Ports The Output data can be duplicated on both Serial and Ethernet devices. Input and output serial parameters of each port are common. This means that changing output serial parameters of a port impacts the input serial parameters of the port and vice-versa.
  • Page 71 When the output port is not connected, there is no need to configure the output. Select the output protocol in the Protocol drop-down list. Refer to Rovins Interface Library document to get more details about the Rovins protocols. Select the lever arm used in the Lever Arm drop-down list. Motion sensing output on the protocol selected will be the motion measured at the external monitoring point defined by the lever arm.
  • Page 72 Rovins - Installation & Setup Guide If needed, click on Heave Output text to select the type of heave output (available only if the heave is computed by the system). Select: ● Specific Heave: real-time which provides heave in real-time mode.

  • Page 73: Configuring The Output Pulses

    Time rising: number of milliseconds that will trigger the pulse ● Time falling: number of milliseconds that will trigger the pulse For get information on the output pulses, refer to Rovins Interface Library. Click on the OK button to save the settings. MU-ROVINSISG-AN-001-B - March 2020...

  • Page 74: Configuring The Advanced Position Filtering

    For example if USBL is selected only USBL data will be taken into account at Rovins input. If USBL data is lost for a timeout greater than 60 s (drift < 0.8 m in Pure inertial for Rovins) then GNSS data is taken into account. As soon as USBL data is present at input it is taken into account in an exclusive manner.
  • Page 75 For example if the user enters a value of 10 m and the standard deviation on position in the GNSS telegram is 0.3 m then the value taken into account by the Rovins will be 10 m. If the value in the GNSS telegram is > 10 m the GNSS telegram value is taken into account. By increasing this value smoothing will be improved but the risk is greater to accept GNSS fix that could be too far from the true position.
  • Page 76 For example if a user enters a value of 10 m and the standard deviation on position in the USBL telegram is 0.3 m then the value taken into account by Rovins will be 10 m. If the value in the USBL telegram is > 10 m the USBL telegram value is taken into account. By increasing this value smoothing will be improved but the risk is greater to accept USBL fix that could be too far from the true position.
  • Page 77 < 3 < 10 >= 10 For example if calculated Rovins position SD is < 0.1 m then quality factor output in GGA telegram will be set to Q=2. 10. Click on the OK button to save the settings. MU-ROVINSISG-AN-001-B - March 2020...

  • Page 78: Configuring The Warning

    Rovins - Installation & Setup Guide Configuring the Warning According to the various sensors connected and the parameters chosen for your mission, you can be informed or not (Do nothing option) in case of: ● Loss of UTC synchronization (UTC time or PPS lost) ●...
  • Page 79 Rovins Installation & Setup Guide To generate warning concerning the standard deviation of the heading and position, you have to select, in a drop-down list, the thresholds from which warning will be generated: Click on the OK button to save the settings.

  • Page 80: Saving The Rovins Settings

    The default location of the product settings file is defined by your Web browser options (Download folder). The name of the product settings file is Settings_product_xxxx-zzz_yymmdd.txt where: ● “product” is the name of your Rovins ● xxxx-zzz is the Rovins serial number ● yymmdd is the creation date of the settings file (year-month-day) The configuration file can be opened with any notepad software.

  • Page 81: Restarting Rovins

    In the LOAD SETTINGS area, browse to find the settings file to be loaded by clicking on the Browse… button, then select the file. Click on the Load Settings button to load the file. The Rovins automatically restarts. The product settings previously saved are now restored on Rovins.

  • Page 82: 5.11 Activating The Licence Code

    Send a message to iXblue support to ask for the activation code with the Rovins license Important If Rovins is not activated with the activation code, it will display null values for the position. Click on the MAINTENANCE menu. The maintenance page is displayed.

  • Page 83: 5.12 Managing The Passwords

    Rovins Installation & Setup Guide 5.12 Managing the Passwords A password management mechanism has been integrated to the Web-Based Graphical User Interface to avoid unexpected device parameter changes. Important Only the administrator can manage the passwords. Three different user roles can be selected to manage security access: ●...
  • Page 84 Administrator If the administrator has lost the administrator password: refer to the Rovins Interface Library for the control commands. To log out the Web-Based Graphical User Interface, press Ctrl+Shift+Del keys in order to delete the browser history.
  • Page 85 The password shall contain only alpha-numeric characters. The length of the password shall be 15 characters maximum, and shall be a multiple of 3. If those constraints are not fulfilled, Rovins will require a password reset done by using a specific control command. Refer to Rovins Interface LibraryInterfaceControlDocument.

  • Page 86: Contacting Ixblue Support

    Web-Based Graphical User Interface, you can create a support ticket to send directly to iXblue support through an email (assuming the computer is connected to the World Wide Web, and the setting of the email tool has been correctly done).

  • Page 87: Appendices

    Rovins Installation & Setup Guide Appendices Rotational and Vectorial Transformation This section describes the conventions used to perform a transformation between two frames each defined by a triplet of three orthogonal vectors (A, B, C) and (A', B', C'). This transformation is described by three plane rotations around 3 orthogonal axes, with angles Ψ, θ...
  • Page 88 Rovins - Installation & Setup Guide angle θ (see the Figure 23) to yield (A', Bh', C''). 2. Rotation of (A ', B ', C) around B' (θ), defined as: This plane rotation is described by the orthogonal matrix M θ...
  • Page 89 Rovins Installation & Setup Guide 3. Rotation of (A'',B ',C'') around A'=A''; angle ϕ (see Figure 24) to yield (A',B',C'). ϕ is defined positive counter-clockwise around A'', ϕ is positive. This plane rotation is described by the orthogonal matrix Mϕ(ϕ), defined as:...

  • Page 90: Vectorial Transformation Between Local Geographic Frame And Vehicle

    Rovins - Installation & Setup Guide The relationship between the coordinates (a ) in the (X ) reference frame and the coordinates (a’ , a’ , a’ ) in the (X’ , X’ , X’ ) frame of vector is: The matrices MΨ, Mθ...

  • Page 91: B Advanced Communication Setup

    Advanced Communication Setup Configuring Rovins in an Ethernet Network Inserting Rovins into an Ethernet network allows you to configure it and access to its data from any part of the network. By default, the Rovins is already assigned with an IP address.

  • Page 92: Retrieving The Ip Address Of Rovins

    (HyperTerminal, BBTALK, etc.) configured at 19200 baud, no parity, 1 stop bit, 8 data bits. Reboot the inertial product once connected. You will get the Rovins boot sequence message that contains its attributed IP address (line beginning with “IFCONF”):...

  • Page 93: Testing The Connection

    Command sent from the local host to a destination system, including the local host own interfaces. You need to know the IP address of Rovins to perform the procedure: ● The default IP address is 192.168.36.1xx, xx being the two last digits of the serial number of your unit.
  • Page 94 Rovins - Installation & Setup Guide The unsuccessful command reply is looking like the following: here it is the example for the IP address 192.168.36.111 If you could not reach your inertial system using the ping command, you have to check the setting of your computer (see section 1), the issue may be on your side due to wrong settings of your PC.
  • Page 95 Rovins Installation & Setup Guide Reading the You can check the Rovins data flow using a Telnet command.  Data Flow with For Windows 7 Operating Systems, you need to activate the telnet command before using it: a Telnet Command Open the Control Panel (Start menu, Control Panel option)
  • Page 96 OK. Close the Control Panel. Launching the You need to know the IP address of Rovins to perform the procedure: Telnet ● The default IP address is 192.168.36.1xx, xx being the two last digits of the serial number command of your unit.
  • Page 97 Installation & Setup Guide In the command window, type in: TELNET yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy 8110 Replacing yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy by the IP address of Rovins. The successful command reply is looking like the following: here it is the example of a product with the IP address 192.168.36.111.

  • Page 98: B.2 Setting Up The Rovins Data Connection

    > Protocol used: UDP. > Address specified: address of terminal that receives the data. > The specific terminal will need to listen for the data from Rovins. Other terminals in the network will not be able to receive this data through normal means.

  • Page 99: Port Numbers

    In computer applications, port numbers are used to identify how data come from the process that produces the data, to the end process which receives the data. Rovins uses port numbers to separate data from each port so that data that come from the IP address can be differentiated.

  • Page 100: Connecting Rovins Directly To Apc/ Laptop By Serial Link

    PC Generation, it is possible to use a straight cable. The PC then manages the pin inversion) Approach The connection between Rovins and the PC is made through a serial link. Rovins works as a PPP Server that provides the ability to transport TCP/IP traffic over the serial link. Rovins Rovins is already assigned with an IP address.

  • Page 101: Creating A Direct Connection Between Rovins And Your Pc

    B.3.2 REATING A DIRECT CONNECTION BETWEEN OVINS AND YOUR Connect Rovins to your PC using the provided test cable. Access to Network Connections Window. On the left panel of the Network Connections window, click on Create a New connection. The New Connection wizard opens.

  • Page 102: Activating The New Connection

    Rovins - Installation & Setup Guide B.3.3 CTIVATING THE ONNECTION Access to Network Connections Window. Refer to Appendix B.3.1 In the Network Connections window, activate the new connection by double-clicking on its name. MU-ROVINSISG-AN-001-B - March 2020...

  • Page 103: Creating A Serial Direct Connection Under Windows 7

    Under Models list, select Communication cable between two computers option. Click Next. Choose Selected ports. The available list of ports displays. Choose the port which is connected to Rovins then click Next. The message “Your modem has been set up successfully” displays. Click Finish.
  • Page 104 Rovins - Installation & Setup Guide 10. Click on OK button. MU-ROVINSISG-AN-001-B - March 2020...
  • Page 105 Rovins Installation & Setup Guide Configuring the Connection Open the Control Panel then click on Network and Sharing Centre icon. Click on Set up a new connection or network text label. The window Set up a Connection or Network opens.
  • Page 106 Rovins - Installation & Setup Guide Click on the Close button. To configure the settings of the serial port: ● Change properties file which under rasphone.pbk enable C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk modifications inside. r as phone. pbk ● Using Notepad for example, edit the file.
  • Page 107 Rovins Installation & Setup Guide Then double-click on INS PPP. The connection establishes. MU-ROVINSISG-AN-001-B - March 2020...

  • Page 108: Rovins Configuration

    192.168.200.3 on the PC PPP link 2 and 192.168.200.4 on the second Rovins connected to the PC. When PPP mode is activated, the Rovins will start a PPP server listening on repeater serial port at next reboot. In this configuration, the Rovins IP address over PPP will be automatically set to 192.168.36.201 and the PC will connect as a PPP client to the product using dialup...

  • Page 109: C Enabling The Simulation Mode

    Rovins Installation & Setup Guide Enabling the Simulation Mode When the simulation mode is enabled, all DSP computed data from the interface board is ignored and replaced by simulated values. Each simulated value is directly entered under the SIMULATION PARAMETERS area. Thus the Web-Based Graphical User Interface and all output protocols will output simulated values instead of live ones.
  • Page 110 Rovins - Installation & Setup Guide Table 1 - List of product parameters in simulation mode Rovins Output Parameters Name and location in Range Step simulation page Heading Mean value Heading / Mean (°) 0 to 360 0.001 Period Heading / Period (s) 0 to 100 0.001...
  • Page 111 Rovins Installation & Setup Guide Rovins Output Parameters Name and location in Range Step simulation page Amplitude Linear speed / XV2 / Amplitude (m/s) -250 to 250 0.01 Linear speed: Vertical XV3 Mean value Linear speed / XV3 / Mean (m/s) -250 to 250 0.01...
  • Page 112 Rovins - Installation & Setup Guide Click on the SETUP menu then select the SIMULATION MODE option. The following page is displayed: In the SIMULATION PARAMETERS area, click on the Enable Simulation mode switch until displaying ON. Then the page is displayed completely with all the parameters.

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