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Applied Logic Engineering NavDive User Manual

Navdive diver navigation system user’s guide
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  • Page 1 Diver Navigation System User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Our products and services are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied unless otherwise stated. In no event shall Applied Logic Engineering, Inc. be liable for any damages including, but not limited to, direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Diver Console Basic Overview……………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)…………………………………………………………………………… 6 Operational controls……………………………………………………………………………………… 6 Starting Out – Using NavDive for the first time Using NavDive while conducting a dive…………………………………………………………………….. 9 Saving a position to memory…………………………………………………………………………………….. 10 Using the Tracking feature………………………………………………………………………………………… 11 Ending the Dive………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

  • Page 4: Introduction To Navdive

    Our hope is that you find NavDive to be a powerful and useful product whether you are using it for commercial or for recreational purposes.

  • Page 5: Description Of The System

    Description of the System NavDive consists of two main components -- a surface deployed GPS receiver / transmitter that receives a GPS fix and transmits it to the diver. The second component is a receiver / display unit that is used by the diver to determine position and to determine a course to desired destinations.

  • Page 6: Basic Overview

    With this unit, the diver can control the functionality of NavDive, including saving the lat/long of the entry point, navigating to any pre-loaded target site while underwater, saving the lat/long of any notable site while underwater, or automatically storing (tracing) the entire dive's lat/long coordinates.
  • Page 7 Location of Power switch Cursor (Up/Down) -- this switch is used to move through the menuing system of NavDive Option (left/right) – this switch is used to display options available within the menu system Enter – this switch is used to select the current option being displayed on the LCD...
  • Page 8 User interface controls (Up/Down, Left/Right, and ENTER)

  • Page 9: Starting Out - Using Navdive For The First Time

    Starting Out – Using NavDive for the first time This section will cover the basic operation of NavDive using a few of the key features. It will detail the features most divers will use the first few dives before detailing the more advanced capabilities of the system.
  • Page 10 12) As you conduct your dive, pay attention to the NavDive cable. You will want to make sure that you pay out cable as you move deeper and take up the cable on the reel as you move from deeper depths to shallower depths.

  • Page 11: Saving A Position To Memory

    The LCD will then briefly display POSITION SAVED on the LCD and the system will automatically return to the HOME SCREEN. 6) NavDive will create a record on the SD Card for this position in the file for this dive under the SAVED POSITIONS folder. The record will contain the date/time, description tag, and lat/long position.

  • Page 12: Ending The Dive

    5) Press the RIGHT switch once to change the Y selection on the LCD to N. Then press the ENTER switch to turn off tracking. NavDive will briefly display a message TRACKING OFF, then will return to the HOME SCREEN.
  • Page 13 2) Press the ENTER switch to end the dive. NavDive when then display the Main Menu screen. 3) To cancel the END DIVE function, press the RIGHT switch to display N on the LCD. Then press the ENTER switch. NavDive will not terminate the dive and will then display the...

  • Page 14: Advanced Use

    Advanced Use While the basic functions of NavDive are useful, the real power of the system is in its advanced features. The next section will detail how to save your entry point so that you can navigate back to it and the end of your dive. We also will cover navigating to any stored position while operating underwater.

  • Page 15: Navigating To A Target

    In order to select target locations on NavDive during your dive, you need to preload the desired targets on NavDive’s SD memory card. The simplest way to do this is via the NavDive Log PC application software which was included with your system. This PC application allows you to copy location files from your PC’s destination file library on the SD Card for use with the...
  • Page 16 1. To configure NavDive at the start of the dive in which you are expecting to navigate to the target locations you loaded, select PRE DIVE from the MAIN MENU by pressing the ENTER switch after powering on the NavDive unit.
  • Page 17 Once the dive is underway, you can navigate to any of the specific target locations that are included in the destination file that was selected at the beginning of the dive. You can choose a target to navigate to by following the steps below: 1.
  • Page 18 Maintain your heading by matching the current heading to the target heading to reach your target. Canceling the navigation function You can cancel an active navigation session by following these steps: 1) On the HOME SCREEN, press the DOWN switch twice to display the NAVIGATE TO: screen 2) On the NAVIGATE TO: screen, just press the ENTER switch when CANCEL is displayed: Navigate To:...

  • Page 20: Working With Navdive Data

    Before using the NavDive Log Application, it is important to properly configure your PC by following the steps below: 1. It is important to note that to use the Google Earth functions in the NavDIve Log software, you must first install Google Earth on your PC and you must have an active Internet connection when using NavDive Log.

  • Page 21: Pre Dive

    The software application is organized into two sections – Pre Dive and Post Dive. The Pre Dive section will allow you to format and configure a new SD Card for use with NavDive by preloading it with the directory structure, destinations files that you choose, and the position description file.

  • Page 22: Post Dive

    NavDive unit. You are now ready to dive. Post Dive After the dive, remove the SD Card from the NavDive console and insert it into your PC to:  View / Edit Positions by Location – Using this option, you can review all waypoints contained in a particular location fie.
  • Page 23  View Saved Positions by Dive – select this option to review the saved positions you created for each dive made. You can view the information in a table form or it can be viewed graphically using Google Earth.
  • Page 24 Any of the items from a particular dive can also be individually selected and saved to any location file for future dives. Click on the selector column in the data grid to select a particular record. Then click on the COPY TO LOCATION button. You will then be asked to select a location file in which to save the record in.
  • Page 25 Google Earth to allow you to see the exact path you swam during your dive. If viewed in the table, NavDive Log will show each position saved during the dive. Each position is recorded every 10 seconds while the tracking feature was enabled in the...

  • Page 27: Appendix A : File Formats

    Appendix A : File Format NavDive stores its files in a particular format on the SD memory card. This next section describes the file structure and each particular file format. This information is not necessary to operate NavDIve – it is being provided for users that want to use the data created by NavDIve for other purposes.
  • Page 28 Record format – DDMMYY, HHMMSS,Desc,N or S, Lat coords, E or W, Long coords <crlf> Example : 040913,025111.000,Plane,N,4507.5022,W,09326.7368<crlf> File structure for Descriptions.txt file Filename : MUST be Descriptions.txt and MUST be located in the root of the SD Card Record format – textdescpription <crlf> Example : Platform <crlf>...

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