Operation Manual

Simrad PI54

850-165186 / Rev.B

How to set up the sensors

The very first time you switch on the PI54, you will need to set

up the sensor configuration. This will also be required if you

perform a “master reset” on the PI54, and then reload the

manufacturer’s default settings.

Observe the following procedure to establish the most common

values. For more detailed information about the settings, refer to

the References chapter.

Note: In order to establish the sensor configuration, you need to know

what kind of sensors you have, which channels they

communicate on, and how often they communicate. This

information is required before you start the configuration on the

PI54.

Note: Do not attempt to set up the sensors unless this is absolutely

necessary.

We strongly suggest that you use the form s in the front of this

manual to write down the sensor you have with information

about their update rates and communication channels.

1 Press the MENU button to open the main menu.

2 Open the Setup menu (4), and select Sensor setup (5).

3 Press the ENT key to bypass the warning page.

4 For each of the sensors you shall use, select the following

parameters:

a Set Sensor type to SINGLE to activate the sensor.

b Set Update rate FAST, SLOW or NORMAL

c Set Measure to chosen sensor type.

d Set Channel to correct communication channel for the

chosen sensor.

5 For operational use, make sure that Demo mode is set to

OFF.

6 When you have defined the sensors, press the ENT

buttom to save the changes and exit.

If you configure less then six sensors, you will be able to set the

Sensor parameter to Dual. You can not use this setting. Dual

sensors are not yet available, and this functionality is not yet

supported by the digital signal processing in the PI54. The

ability to choose Dual is implemented for future expansion only,

and any attempt to choose this setting will not work.