2.1 WIFI connection and login the web UI......8 2.2 Web UI introduction ............9 Chapter 3: Quick guide for SDE-19 with Seastar software ... 13 3.1 Seastar connect with SDE-19 and GNSS receiver..13 3.2 Create a new project, input the coordinate system parameters and localization.
1.1 Overview SOUTH SDE-19 series echo sounder is a rugged, portable, professional and easy-to-use. SOUTH SDE-19 support WIFI, bluetooth or RS232 cable communication for data transmission, it can not only be used as portable type(Wireless connection), but also as professional type(RS232 connection).
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SDE-19 Echo Sounder user Manual High frequency indicator light WiFi Indicator light Power Indicator Power button High frequency indicator light Transducer interface Power interface 5-pin RS232 and RS422 RJ45 LEMO port...
SDE-19 Echo Sounder user Manual Power button Power on and off the SDE-19, when normally power on, the light will be blue WiFi indicator Show WiFi data link status, blinking blue is normal Low frequency indicator High frequency indicator Power Indicator...
SDE-19 Echo Sounder user Manual Classical fix the transducer beside the boat The position of the fixed transducer is best selected next to the middle side of the hull, avoiding the noise interference of the hull as far as possible, and then fixing it by pulling the rope at the front, rear and bottom.
2.1 WIFI connection and login the web UI. (1) Search the WIFI hot spot, the hot spot name is “SOUTH_”+”the last 4 digital SN of SDE-19”. Take “S26104A0000022” as the SDE-19 SN as example, we can search the WIFI hot spot is ”SOUTH_0022”.
SDE-19 Echo Sounder user Manual 2.2 Web UI introduction Status: To show system information, such as receiver serial number, firmware version.
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SDE-19 Echo Sounder user Manual Configuration: This is similar with SOUTH RTK wenUI, in this operation option, we can do some operation like : self-check, power off, reboot and so General Config.: Code: Register the echo sounder receiver. Draft: depth transducer.
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SDE-19 Echo Sounder user Manual Ethernet: Configure the WIFI mode of echo sounder, and SOUTH users need to operate under SOUTH engineer guide. IPv6 config.: Configure IPv6 parameters. Network Config. WIFI config.: Configure WIFI parameters of echo sounder. SOUTH users...
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SDE-19 Echo Sounder user Manual Firmware update: For updating firmware. SOUTH users need to operate under SOUTH engineer guide. User management: For webUI user management. SOUTH users need to operate under SOUTH engineer guide. System log. For receiver test. SOUTH users need to operate under SOUTH engineer guide.
B. Enable the N80 WIFI and connect with the echo sounder WIFI hot spot, then back to Seastar and click “Setting - Sounder - South Sounder ”, turn on the “Sounder network connect” , see as below pictures:...
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SDE-19 Echo Sounder user Manual C. Input the value of sound speed(velocity) and draught. The sound velocity depends on the water environment, normally we can use sound velocity sensor to get the value of sound velocity, or we can use bar check to calculate the sound velocity, even sometimes, we manual...
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SDE-19 Echo Sounder user Manual The draught is the depth of transducer. Normally we put transducer into water at 0.5 meters depth, and our survey pole also have the red mark to show 0.5m line. About the measurement gear, it is the maximum depth value. It is very important for auto adjust parameter survey mode(“measure mode - Auto”...
SDE-19 Echo Sounder user Manual 3.2 Create a new project, input the coordinate system parameters and localization. A. Click “project - New project”, then input the project name, then click “OK”, then we can click the “coordinate system”, then click “new system”, then type a coordinate system name in the “coordinate system”, then select and input your local coordinate system parameters.
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SDE-19 Echo Sounder user Manual B. Localization: B-1. UHF RTK mode. B-1-1. Set base at know point. After connecting with base station, then click “setting - instrument setting - Base setting” Then input the base parameters and base coordinate as below pictures: Normally, we use RTCM32 as message format, Emission frequency as 1 second.
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SDE-19 Echo Sounder user Manual B-2. CORS mode. If connect with CORS, we don’t need to do the localization step. B-2-1. We need insert the SIM card in the GNSS receiver(we need configure the APN information in the GNSS receiver) and then set GNSS receiver as “Internal GSM” mode, then click into the CORS setting B-2-2.
SDE-19 Echo Sounder user Manual 3.3 Sea survey/hydrographic survey/bathymetry. After we finish the devices connection, devices parameters setting and coordinate system setting. Then we can start the hydrographic survey. 3.3.1 Click into the hydrographic survey function, click “survey - sea survey”.
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SDE-19 Echo Sounder user Manual 3.3.2 Click “Option” into the collection setting(Mark set.), then select the mark mode(by distance or by time) 3.3.3 Select the Wiring form as “zone wiring”, then click “OK”, then you can click the screen to add the points as the boundary of survey area, then click “complete” icon. You will see the “wiring setting”...
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SDE-19 Echo Sounder user Manual 3.3.4 Auto survey function(by time or by distance). Click “Manual and Auto” to switch the collecting mode(the icon show “Auto” means now it is auto survey mode). Then click “Measure” and input the point name and antenna height,then Seastar will collect points...
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SDE-19 Echo Sounder user Manual 3.3.5 Data export. Back to main interface of Seastar click “Projec - Import/Export - WaterDepthFile”, then input the exported file name and file type(data format), then click “OK”. After export successfully, we can copy out the .dat file and open it as CSV file(rename the...
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