How To Set Up The Simrad Pi Catch Monitoring System Interface - Simrad ES70 - REFERENCE MANUAL REV A Reference Manual

Simrad ES70
• : This setting allows you to communicate with the Simrad ITI system.
ITI
Values for trawl opening and distance must be entered manually in the
dialog.
→ Trawl on page 145
The following proprietary telegram formats are supported:
– DBS Depth below surface on page 190
– DBS Depth of trawl below surface on page 198
– HFB Trawl headrope to footrope and bottom on page 199
6 Click to save the current settings and close the dialog.
OK
7 In the
I/O Setup
button to open the
8 In the
Serial Setup
9 Click to save the current settings and close the dialog.
OK
10 In the dialog, click on the chosen port to select it, then click the
I/O Setup
button to open the
In order to monitor the data flow, the ITI system must be active and transmitting
information to the ES70.
11 If the data flow is operational, close all dialogs.
How to set up the Simrad PI Catch monitoring system
interface
Communication with the Simrad PI Family catch monitoring systems is based on NMEA
and proprietary telegrams.
Supported telegram formats
• DBS Depth below surface on page 190
• PSIMP.D PI Sensor data on page 199
Wiring procedure for serial communication
Locate a free RS-232 serial port that can be used to connect the PI system.
1
On the ES70 computer, connect the receive signal
2
on pin 3, and
Tx
3 On PI44 and PI54, use either connector
signal on pin 8, the transmit signal
Rx
4 On PI30 and PI32, use connector
transmit signal
Tx
5 Ensure that the length of the cable does not exceed approximately 50 meters. If a
longer cable is required, you may need to use buffer amplifiers on the serial line.
90
dialog, click on the chosen port to select it, then click the
dialog.
Serial Setup
dialog, enter the relevant parameters to set up the port.
dialog.
Port Monitor
on pin 5.
ground
NMEA
on pin 1, and
ground
on pin 2, the transmit signal
Rx
or . Connect the receive
NMEA1 NMEA2
on pin 6, and
Tx ground
. Connect the receive signal
on pins 2 and 4.
Trawl
Setup
Monitor
on pins 7 and 9.
on pin 3, the
Rx
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