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857-160970 Simrad ES60 Fish finding echo sounder Reference manual
Document revisions Rev Date Written by Checked by Approved by Rev.H 25.09.06 RBr AJ AJ Removed information about installation. About this document © 2006 Simrad Horten AS. ISBN 82-8066-028-3 The information contained in this document is subject to change without prior notice. Simrad Horten AS shall not be liable for errors contained herein, or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this document. All rights reserved.
Reference manual Chapters 1 System description This chapter presents a general description of the echo sounder system. Refer to page 1. 2 Display views This chapter explains the layout of the echo sounder display presentation. Refer to page 12. 3 Getting started This chapter provides an operational example to get you started with the operation. Refer to page 26. 4 Operational procedures This chapter provides specific procedures for common tasks. Refer to page 37.
Simrad ES60 Table of contents SYSTEM DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Main units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reference manual Environmental parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navigation interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Simrad ES60 Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Software installation and upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Software installation procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reference manual 857-160970 / Rev.H History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 96 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navigation Interface . . . . . . . . . . . .
System description SYSTEM DESCRIPTION Introduction This chapter provides a brief introduction to the Simrad ES60 fishery echo sounder system. Related topics → Overview, page 2 → ES60 System drawing, page 3 → Wave propagation, page 4 → Bottom echo, page 6 → Split-beam operation, page 8 → Observation range, page 10 Important notice Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Simrad ES60 System overview Key facts The Simrad ES60 echo sounders is designed for the professional fishery community implementing the latest innovations. • The ES60 system is flexible and easy to configure due to the modular design. • Echo sounders ranging from relatively low-cost single beam to large multi-frequency systems containing several split-beam channels can be realised. • Menus and dialogue boxes are operated by a standard mouse or a roller ball.
System description System diagram: (A) = LCD monitor (B) = Processor Unit (C) = General Purpose Transceiver (GPT) (D) = Transducer A B D 857-160970 / Rev.
Simrad ES60 Wave propagation The velocity of sound wave propagation in the sea varies slightly with temperature, salinity and pressure. The velocity varies between 1440 and 1520 m/s in shallow sea water, while a velocity around 1480 m/s can be expected at 1000 m depth. In shallow fresh water the velocity is approximately 1430 m/s. A good average value to be used in the Environment dialogue box is 1470 m/s.
System description Propagation losses due to absorption are much higher in sea water than in fresh water. Absorption also increases with frequency. At 38 kHz the absorption is 0.5 dB/km in fresh water and 10 dB/km in sea water. At 200 kHz the absorption is 10 dB/km in fresh water and 50 dB/km in salt water. The echo sounder must know which water type is present in order to compensate for these losses correctly. (The dB (decibel) unit has long traditions in underwater acoustics and other fields in physics.
Simrad ES60 Bottom echo A hard flat bottom reflects the transmitted signal as if it were a mirror. The transmitted pulse hits the illuminated bottom area at nearly the same instant, and the echo from different parts of this area arrive back at the surface also at nearly the same instant. Figure 2 Bottom echo The received echo signal is basically an attenuated copy of the short transmit pulse.
System description The bottom detection algorithm locks to the first good bottom return. The depth at point A rather than the depth along the transducer axis will be output for a sloped bottom. The detected depth value is always smaller than the depth along the transducer axis implying that a safety margin is automatically included. 857-160970 / Rev.
Simrad ES60 Split-beam operation The ES60 uses the split-beam technique for assessment of the size distribution of individual fish. A split-beam transducer is electrically divided into four quadrants. All four quadrants are excited in parallel during transmission. However, the received signal from each quadrant is separately amplified in a four-channel matched receiver allowing the direction of arrival of an echo to be determined.
System description the received echo strength alone will not be too successful. A split-beam echo sounder measures the position of the fish within the beam. The sounder corrects for the difference in transducer sensitivity and computes the true size of the fish. The split-beam measurement technique only works for echoes originating from one single fish since the electrical phase will be random if echoes from multiple individuals at different positions in the beam are received simultaneously.
Simrad ES60 Observation range Absorption increases dramatically with frequency in salt water. For maximum observation range you should select a low operating frequency, a large transducer and the maximum transmit power. Figure 4 Observation range Maximum detection depth Transducer Frequency, 10 kHz Pulse duration, ms Band width, Hz Transmit power, W Range fish, m Range bottom, m 12--16 12 16.40 193 2000 850 10000 ES 18 18 8.21 382 2000 1100 7000 27--26 27 8.
System description Transducer Frequency, kHz Pulse duration, ms Band width, Hz Transmit power, W Range fish, m Range bottom, m 120--25 120 1.02 3026 1000 390 800 ES120--7 120 1.02 3026 1000 440 850 50/200D 200 1.03 3088 1000 280 550 ES200--7 200 1.03 3088 1000 270 550 Typical observation ranges are shown in the figure.
Simrad ES60 DISPLAY VIEWS Introduction This chapter provides a brief overview of the information displayed by the ES60, and how it is organised. Related topics 12 → Display layout and main view, page 13 → Moving boundary lines, page 14 → Direct access to dialog boxes, page 15 → Menu bar, page 16 → Header view, page 17 → Echo frames, page 18 → Status bar, page 21 → History and printer views, page 22 857-160970 / Rev.
Display views Display organisation Main view The ES60 display is organised as follows (from top): • Menu bar • For each transceiver channel: - Two echo frames • Status bar A single channel display is shown below as an example. A E F B D C (CD10202) (A) Main menu (C) Echogram and range view (E) Single echo view 857-160970 / Rev.
Simrad ES60 Menu The Menu bar contains the echo sounder’s main menu. A single click on one of the menu names will provide a new drop-down menu where additional choices can be made. Header For each channel, the Header view contains the current operational mode and frequency, the current depth, and the colour scale. Echo frames The Echo frame takes up the largest part of the echo sounder window. Each Echo frame contains (from left) a Single Echo view, an Echogram and Range view and a Scope view.
Display views Direct access to dialogue boxes Several dialogue boxes are directly accessed from the various views on the display. Position the cursor, and right-click on the... • Mode and frequency information in the Header view to open the Transceiver Settings dialogue box. • Depth value in the Header view to open the Bottom Detector dialogue box. • Colour scale in the Header view to open the Colour Scale dialogue box.
Simrad ES60 Menu bar The ES60 Menu bar contains the Main menu. A B (CD10204) (A) Main menu (B) Menu bar The main menu has the following options: • File • View • Options • Install • Step! • Help To operate, click on the menu name and observe the drop-down menu. Select a new item on the drop-down menu by clicking on the command. Commands shown with light grey colour are unavailable in the present configuration or operational mode. The menus are all explained in the Reference Guide.
Display views Header view The ES60 Header view is shown directly above the two Echo frames. The top Header view is thus located just below the Menu bar. The Header view contains the following information. A B C (CD10205) (A) Transceiver settings: Current mode and frequency (B) Bottom detection: Current depth (C) Colour Scale The Header view is a part of the channel. If more than one channel is displayed, the Header view is duplicated as well.
Simrad ES60 Echo frames Overview The ES60 Echo frames are the main information bearer on the echo sounder display. The Echo frames are usually presented in pairs with two echo frames for each channel. The Echo frame contains the following views: (A) Single echo view (B) Echogram and Range view (C) Scope view Note that the Single Echo view is only available in split-beam versions of the echo sounder. A B C (CD10206) Single Echo The Single Echo view contains information on detection of single echoes.
Display views If you place the cursor in the coordinate system, a small yellow label will appear to give you a detailed readout of the target strength in dB at the cursor’s position. This target strength indicates the fish length (in cm or inches) or fish weight (in kg). Related topics → Getting started, page 31. → Colour Scale, page 81. Echogram and Range The Echogram and Range view consists of an Echogram field to the left and a Range field to the right. These are separated by the vertical range axis.
Simrad ES60 Scope The Scope view is the rightmost view and shows a oscilloscope view of the last ping corresponding to the settings in the Echogram view. This view draws a range of horizontal symmetrical colour lines. The distance from the vertical centre axis and the line colour reflects the received echo amplitude. A black horizontal line across the view indicates the current bottom view. Channel: Test presentation for passive or test mode Passive: Background Noise: yyy.y dBW Receiver Amplitude: xxx.
Display views Status bar The ES60 Status bar is located at the bottom of the display. It contains the following information: Note that the water temperature read-out will only be available if a sensor is connected to the echo sounder. Also, navigational information requires that the applicable position information is connected to the echo sounder.
Simrad ES60 History and printer views Overview The echogram information provided on the display will differ slightly from the information provided on the printer and in the History files. This is because the annotation settings differ between the two media. The annotations provided for display output are controlled by the Annotations dialogue box. When enabled in the Prister and History dialogue box, the annotations will also be sent to the printer and to the History files.
Display views Display example The first illustration shows an excerpt of the display view as it appears during normal operation when several annotations have been added. The annotations are not displayed with all the information they contain, they are merely added as vertical red lines. Figure 5 Display presentation The next illustration shows how the History window presents the same echogram. Printer example A printout from the echo sounder is shown below.
Simrad ES60 8 1 9 6 2 3 5 7 4 (CD10210) Figure 6 History and printer presentation (4) One Event annotation with both navigational and time information added. This annotation is controlled by the parameters in the Annotation dialogue box. It will only appear on the printer output and in the History when you press the Event number in the Status bar. (5) One annotation with navigational information. This is identical to item 3. (6) One Text annotation with the text “Test in Horten”.
Display views (8) One Event annotation with no additional information added. The number shown (”0006”) is the event number. The annotation appears on the printer output and in the History when you press the Event number in the Status bar . (9) One depth annotation. This is similar to item (1). (Others) Several other annotations to provide examples. To add Text, Time and Event annotation, you must open the Annotation dialogue box. This box is accessed from the File menu.
Simrad ES60 GETTING STARTED Introduction This chapter will guide you through the main operations of the ES60 by the use of an operational example. The intention with this chapter is to provide you with an overview of the main functions in the echo sounder, and to demonstrate how the ES60 may be used in a realistic operational situation.
Getting started Before you start Before you start the ES60, make sure that the necessary hardware items are correctly installed and connected. The transducer(s) must also be defined in the ES60 software on the computer. Related topics → 857-160970 / Rev.
Simrad ES60 Start-up Overview This chapter provides the basic procedure required to power up the echo sounder and start the pinging. Power-up procedure After these initial preparations you can open the ES60 program on the computer. The “power on” procedure is described in detail in the Operational procedures chapter. The menu system The menu system is based on the Microsoft Windows® commercial standard interface.
Getting started Navigation interface To link acoustical data with navigational data the ES60 must be able to receive data provided by a GPS or another positioning system. The Navigation Interface dialogue box is used to define the parameters to achieve this. Open the Install menu, choose the Navigation command to open the Navigation Interface dialogue box. Specify how the ES60 will receive navigational data. Since the NMEA standard has been implemented, you only need to choose between NMEA or ASCII.
Simrad ES60 Operation Overview This chapter describes a few of the most common functions used during normal operation. Selecting operational mode You are now ready to start the actual operation of the ES60 echo sounder. The first thing to do is to choose operational mode. Open the File menu, choose Operation to open the Operation dialogue box. In the Mode group, click Normal for normal mode. (You may alternatively click Replay for replay mode, but you must then also click Files to choose a replay file.
Getting started Note that if you operate in Replay mode, the transceiver settings can not be changed. Additional information about the transceiver settings are available if you press the Advanced button in the Transceiver Settings dialogue box. Bottom detector settings The Header view on the display is also used to present the current depth. The Bottom Detector dialogue box is used to define various parameters associated with the bottom detection.
Simrad ES60 • The upper right corner of the view shows the sA value calculated using the integration values in the Echogram and Range view. Position the cursor in the Single Echo view, click the right mouse button to open the Echo Trace dialogue box. Click the TS Detection button to open the TS Detection Parameters dialogue box. The TS Detection Parameters dialogue box contains parameters used by the ES60 program to detect single echoes.
Getting started Range field The Range field allows you to read and specify the range used in the Echogram field. The current range is displayed on the range axis. In the Range dialogue box you can define the area of interest for the echogram. Position the cursor in the Range field, click the right mouse button. Observe a dialogue box referring to either Surface or Bottom depending on your choice in the Echogram dialogue box. In this case, check that you have the Surface Range dialogue open.
Simrad ES60 • In a surface related echogram you will modify the range, while for a bottom related echogram, you will change the start range. • If you press the left mouse button while using the mouse wheel, the surface echogram will change its start value, while the bottom related echogram will change its range. Scope view The Scope view is the rightmost view and shows a scope view of the last ping corresponding to the settings in the Echogram view.
Getting started Data storage Overview This chapter presents a brief description of the data storage functionality. Note that you can not perform all the operations described here if your echo sounder does not have a keyboard. Define storage parameters It will often be beneficial to store some of the echo information recorded during an operation. This allows you to change certain parameter settings when operating in replay mode at a later time.
Simrad ES60 To stop data recording click the Line field again. The red colour indicates that data recording is active. When the recording stops, the colour is changed back to black. The file names used for the stored data are determined by the survey line number and the date and time when recording started. A new file is created for each new survey line number.
Operational procedures OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES Overview This chapter contains a number of specific procedures to be used with your ES60 echo sounder. Topics 857-160970 / Rev.H → Power on/off, page 38 → Basic operations, page 40 → Transceiver installation, page 44 → Record and playback, page 46 → Software installation and upgrade, page 51 → Size distribution, page 54.
Simrad ES60 Power on/off Use the following procedures to switch the ES60 echo sounder on and off. Power on It is assumed that the echo sounder’s hardware and software are properly installed and configured. 1 Switch power on. - The location of the power switches are individually assigned. The computer has its own power switch. The transceiver(s) must be connected to separate power supplies, and should have a remote power switch. 2 Observe the hardware test messages and operating system start-up messages.
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Simrad ES60 Basic operations Overview This chapter presents a number of common procedures frequently carried out on the ES60 echo sounder. Changing the echogram settings To change the echogram settings: 1 Position the cursor in the Echogram field. 2 Click the right mouse button. 3 Observe the Echogram dialogue box. 4 Make the required changes. Related topics → Echogram, page 85 Changing the range To change the range: 1 Position the cursor in the Range field. 2 Click the right mouse button.
Operational procedures To change the pulse length: 1 Position the cursor over the frequency information in the Header view, and click the right mouse button. - The Transceiver Settings dialogue box opens. 2 Move the pulse length slider to the desired pulse length value. 3 Click Ok. A small value gives the best resolution, while larger values are mostly used for navigation and fishing in deep waters.
Simrad ES60 Related topics → Header view, page 17 → Bottom Detector, page 78 Enabling the depth alarms You can set individual alarms for minimum and maximum depth. You can also enable an alarm to sound off if the bottom track is lost. 1 Position the cursor over the depth field in the Header view, and click the right mouse button. - The Bottom detector dialogue box opens. 2 Set the values for minimum and maximum depth alarm. 3 Enable the alarms by ticking the appropriate boxes.
Operational procedures a Enter the desired annotation text into the Text box. A keyboard must be connected to the echo sounder to allow this. b Click OK. c The text you entered is displayed immediately, but it will not be repeated. 3 To add the current time as an annotation: a Under Time, click Active. b Enter the desired interval (in seconds) between the annotations. c Click OK. d The annotation will be repeated at the chosen interval until it is switched off.
Simrad ES60 Transceiver installation Overview Use the following procedures to install, modify or delete frequency channels from the echo sounder set-up. General Purpose Transceivers (GPT) physically connected to the echo sounder’s Ethernet interface are identified automatically by the system. When you open the Transceiver Installation dialogue box from the Install menu, a list will be provided. The ISA bus is also searched for PC Transceiver plug-in boards, and these are displayed in the same list.
Operational procedures 5 Click OK to accept the choice and exit the dialogue box. 6 Restart the echo sounder as described below. To modify an IP address This procedure allows you to modify the IP address of the currently selected General Purpose Transceiver (GPT). 1 Select Transceiver on the Install menu. 2 Select Modify in the Transceiver Installation Mode dialogue box. - The Transceiver Installation dialogue box opens, and you are allowed to make changes.
Simrad ES60 Record and playback Overview You can set up the echo sounder to record the unprocessed transducer signals on the internal harddisk or other recordable media. This recorded signal may later be injected into the echo sounder’s processing software as if it arrived directly from the transceiver. During this replay, you may experiment with some of the echo sounder settings. This feature is useful during training and demonstration.
Operational procedures Start recording Use the Line field in the Status bar to start the recording. 1 Position the cursor over the Line field. 2 Press the left mouse button. The line number increments, and the Line field is presented with a red colour. Stop recording To stop the recording: 1 Click the Line field once again. - The original colour is restored. Size of stored raw data The total size of raw data files stored on disk during operation depends on several user selections.
Simrad ES60 Playback When replaying the recorded signal, the ping rate is not limited by the speed of sound in water. Hence, a higher ping rate is possible during replay than during normal operation. The playback is started as follows: 1 Select Operation on the File menu. - Observe the Operation dialogue box appear. 2 Click Replay. 3 Click Files... - Observe the Replay dialogue box appear. 4 Select survey with the standard file selection dialogue. 5 Click on the file(s) you wish to replay.
Operational procedures Record To start History recording: 2 Select Operation on the File menu. - Observe the Operation dialogue box appear. Click Save in the History field. 3 Click Browse to select disk directory. 4 Click Ok to start the recording. 1 To stop History recording: 1 2 Select Operation on the File menu. - Observe the Operation dialogue box appear. De-select Save. 3 Click Ok. Playback To view the information recorded by the History function: 1 Select History on the View menu.
Simrad ES60 (CD5639A) A B (A) Press to print current view (B) Press to print multiple views 3 Press the left printer icon (with the + sign) in the lower right corner of the History window. 4 Press the Ctrl key on the keyboard and the left mouse button simultanously to select the images to be printed. 5 Press the right mouse button, observe the shortcut menu. 6 On the shortcut menu, select Print. 7 Press Cancel to close the dialogue box.
Operational procedures Software installation and upgrades Overview The echo sounder is initially delivered with all necessary software installed and configured. Software upgrades are useful if your echo sounder fails, and you suspect a software error. An upgrade is also required whenever the echo sounder software is modified. The computer should automatically detect the insertion of the CD-ROM and open the Installation program dialogue box. If this is not the case, you must manually run the Setup.
Simrad ES60 9 Click OK when prompted to reboot the system. Software upgrade procedure 1 Connect a keyboard to the echo sounder., or start the On-screen keyboard application (normally located under Accessories and Accessibility). 2 Switch on the echo sounder. 3 Insert the software CD. 4 Observe the Installation program dialogue box open. 5 Press Update installation. 6 Allow the echo sounder installation to run. Follow the instructions provided. 7 When requested, enter the license number.
Operational procedures 857-160970 / Rev.H 1 Open the Control Panel to access the Network connections. 2 Open the Local area connection. 3 Press Properties. - Observe the Local Area Connection Properties dialogue box appear. 4 Select the General tab, and click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) 5 Press Properties. - Observe the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialogue box appear. 6 Click Use the following IP address, and enter the following IP address: 157.237.14.
Simrad ES60 Size distribution Purpose If your ES60 is equipped with a splitbeam transducer, this procedure will provide you with the means to establish size distribution of anchovies and other pelagic schooled fish such as herring, capelin, sardines, horse mackerel, pilchard and tuna. Procedure Observe the following procedure to enable size distribution. 1 Set up two echo frames.
Operational procedures - Bottom smoothing: On - Alternative bottom detector: Off 5 Right-click on the colour bar in the Header view to open the Colour Scale dialogue box. Make the following settings: - No TVG: 70 - School gain: 70 (or less, depending on fish size) - Fish gain: 70 (or less, depending on fish size) - Bottom gain: 60 - Limit regulation gain: Off These settings will bring up two echo frames similar to the one provided below. In the window, set the following ranges: 857-160970 / Rev.
Simrad ES60 Adjusting to obtain correct fish length Once an actual catch has been landed, you can adjust the echo sounder reading to obtain correct fish size. 56 1 On the Install menu, select Fish to open the Fish Select dialogue box. 2 Use the appropriate sliders to adjust the fish length. 857-160970 / Rev.
Reference guide REFERENCE GUIDE Overview This chapter describes the menus and dialogue boxes in detail. Related topics 857-160970 / Rev.
Simrad ES60 Menus Main menu The Main menu contains the following options: → File, page 59 → View, page 60 → Options, page 61 → Install, page 63 → Step, described below. → Help, page 65 Note that a number of dialogue boxes are accessed directly using right-click on certain display fields. Step! In single-step mode you command the echo sounder to perform one ping at a time by left-clicking the Step command. This command does not activate any separate menus or dialogue boxes.
Reference guide File menu The following commands are available on the File menu: → Operation, page 102 → Store, page 113 → Annotation, page 73 → Print, page 105 → Shutdown, page 90. Operation This command option opens the Operation dialogue box. Use these parameters to set echo sounder ping mode parameters; normal/replay, ping interval etc. Store This command option opens the Store dialogue box. Use this dialogue box to record data. Annotation This option opens the Annotation dialogue box.
Simrad ES60 View menu The View menu contains the following options: → Layout, page 99 → History, page 95 Layout This command opens the Layout dialogue box. Use it to modify the layout of frequency channels on the display. History This command opens the History dialogue box. This is used to activate a dialogue for viewing previously recorded echograms. 60 857-160970 / Rev.
Reference guide Options menu The following commands are available on the Options menu: → → → → → → → → Language, page 98 Depth unit, see below Temperature unit, see below Palette, see below Beeper, see below Save settings, see below Restore settings, see below Factory Settings, page 91 Language This entry opens the Language dialogue box for language selection. Depth unit All depth values are expressed in meters, English feet (1 ft = 0.3048 m), nautical fathoms (1 ftm = 1.
Simrad ES60 Restore settings This entry reads parameter settings from static memory into the echo sounder application. No dialogues are provided. Factory settings This entry copies the default factory settings back into the sounder. A proper clean-up of the complete menu system is sometimes required in order to escape from unintentional deadlocks. A dedicated dialogue box is used to acknowledge the function. 62 857-160970 / Rev.
Reference guide Install menu The following commands are available on the Install menu: → → → → → → → → → Transceiver, page 117 Environment, page 89 Navigation, page 100 Trawl, page 122 Purse Seine, page 109 Heave, page 93 Temperature, page 116 Fish, page 92 BI500, page 76 Transceiver This command opens the Transceiver Installation dialogue box. Use this to install a new transceiver, and to assign a transducer to each frequency channel.
Simrad ES60 BI500 This command option opens the BI500 dialogue box. 64 857-160970 / Rev.
Reference guide Help menu The Help menu contains the following options: • Contents • About the echo sounder Contents This command opens the on-line user manual. This user manual is an HTML based document compiled to the CHM format designed by Microsoftt. The content of the on-line user manual is identical to the first chapters in the printed manual. The on-line manual is also accessed directly as context sensitive help from the various dialogue boxes used throughout the echo sounder software.
Simrad ES60 Status Bar The Status Bar at the bottom of the screen displays status messages, event number, printer active symbol, water temperature, navigational data (latitude and longitude) and time of day. A B D G (CD10208) C E F The following information is provided on the Status bar: (A) Information - Various messages are displayed in this field; warnings, status, information text. (B) Event - This field implements a push button for generating an annotation of the “event” type.
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Simrad ES60 Dialogue boxes Introduction The following chapters describe in detail all the dialogue boxes used in the ES60 echo sounder. The dialogue boxes are presented in alphabetical order.
Reference manual Advanced Navigation The Advanced Navigation dialogue box is accessed from the Navigation Interface dialogue box. The Navigation Interface dialogue box is in turn available from the Install menu. NMEA Sentence These boxes specify which type of NMEA navigation sentence should be automatically interpreted. All means that any GLL, GGA and GXA sentences are interpreted. ASCII Setup Use this protocol if you wish to receive data on ASCII format.
Simrad ES60 No. of fields - Identify the total number of fields in the ASCII message. Start field - Identify which of the fields in the message is the start field. Field separator - Identify which ASCII character is used to separate the fields in the message. Terminator - Identify which character is used to terminate the message. Related topics → 70 Navigation Interface, page 100 857-160970 / Rev.
Reference manual Advanced Transceiver This dialogue box is accessed from the Transceiver Settings dialogue box. It displays detailed numeric information characterising the channel. This includes transducer parameters, exact transmit frequency and receiver processing parameters. Parameters The parameters shown in this dialogue box are determined during the transceiver installation procedure. The descriptions are included for information only.
Simrad ES60 Absorption [dB/km] - This value describes the absorption of sound in the water. The default values are computed according to Francois and Garrison, Journal of Acoustic Society, December 1982. The most important environmental variable affecting this parameter is found in the Environment dialogue box. Bandwidth [Hz] - This is the resulting system bandwidth of the analogue and digital filters in the echo sounder receiver.
Reference manual Annotation The Annotation dialogue box is opened from the File menu. The ES60 echo sounder supports these different types of annotation: • Text - use this function to enter your own text. • Time - use this annotation to automatically generate a time marker at specified intervals. • Event - use this annotation to generate an event number with optional addition of time and/or navigation. • External - this function allows automatic annotation from an external source.
Simrad ES60 Text The annotation text is entered here. Note that you need to have a keyboard connected to the echo sounder. The text can be entered freely, for example ”Dangerous wreck”. When you press the OK button the text is written into the echogram. The next time you open the Annotation dialogue box, the text is cleared, and you must enter new information. Time Click Active to activate automatic time annotation. Enter the desired time interval between the annotations.
Reference manual 6 A carriage-return and line-feed pair completes the telegram. The ASCII telegram with the external annotation must be connected to the same serial line as the navigation system. Related topics → 857-160970 / Rev.
Simrad ES60 BI 500 The BI 500 dialogue box is opened from the Install menu. The ES60 echo sounder may communicate on an ethernet line with the BI 500 post-processing software. This dialogue box is used to set up the parameters for this communication, and to define which information the BI 500 shall receive. Datagram You can specify which datagrams to be transmitted to the BI 500 computer: Parameter- Check this box if you want to transmit parameter data.
Reference manual Vessel Log - Check this box if you want to transmit VesselLog datagrams. This datagram is required by BI 500 and is automatically generated based on the vessel speed. You will normally transmit all the datagrams when operating ES60 together with BI 500. If you do not use the BI 500, do not export any datagrams. The Echogram, Echo trace and Vessel log datagrams are identical to the corresponding datagrams transmitted by the Simrad EK500 echo sounder.
Simrad ES60 Bottom Detector The Bottom Detector dialogue box is opened when you right-click on the numeric depth value in the Header view on the display. This dialogue box is used to define the upper and lower depth limits most likely to be used during the echo sounder operation. These limits may be used to obtain ”bottom lock” on the depth when the echo sounder is pinging.
Reference manual Maximum Depth - The search for the bottom echo extends down to this depth whenever bottom track is lost. Enter a slightly larger depth value than the deepest spot you expect to visit in order to avoid annoyingly long ping intervals every time bottom track is lost. A depth value of either 0 or less than the minimum depth disables the bottom detector. Bottom Lost Warning - A warning is activated whenever bottom track is lost.
Simrad ES60 Bottom Range The Bottom Range dialogue box opens if you click the right mouse button in the range field in the Echogram and Range view while operating with a Bottom Range echogram. The different echograms are explained in the Echogram dialogue box. Range - This parameter controls the vertical depth range across the echogram. Stop Relative Bottom - This parameter controls the depth offset at the lower boundary of the echogram relative to the detected bottom; positive values downwards.
Reference manual Colour Scale The Colour Scale dialogue box is opened when you right-click on the colour scale in the Header view. This dialogue controls the mapping of echo strength into one out of 12 colours, light blue for weak signals and dark brown for strong signals. Each discrete colour represents a 3 dB range of echo signal strength implying that the next colour is selected every time the echo strength doubles.
Simrad ES60 Limit gain regulation - Due to the high dynamic range in the ES60 echo sounder, invidious gain settings may result in unwanted noise. This will also cause the fish size estimates to be erroneous. This gain regulation setting will limit the receiver gain to maximum 100 dB. The limitation will prevent the echo sounder from saturation. Bottom Gain - This parameter controls the display sensitivity of the echo sounder below the detected bottom depth.
Reference manual Depth Output The Depth Output dialogue box is called from the Heave Sensor, Trawl Interface and Navigation Interface dialogue boxes. These are in turn accessed from the Install menu. It allows you to control the depth data output. Parameters Depth output - Check to enable the depth output. Checksum - A checksum may optionally be appended to the NMEA output telegrams (according to the NMEA standard). Channel - NMEA depth telegrams are only output from one channel at a time.
Simrad ES60 Echo Trace The Echo Trace dialogue box is opened if you right-click in the Single Echo view on the display. For each detection of a single fish the ES60 estimates the target strength. Approximate formulas are used to convert target strength to fish length and weight. Cod and other species with a swim bladder are assumed. The statistical distribution of fish size and the position of the fish inside the transducer beam are plotted.
Reference manual Echogram The Echogram dialogue box is opened by right-clicking on the echogram in the Echogram and Range view on the display. This dialogue is used to control the type and presentation of the echograms. Echogram Surface - Manual - The echogram is related to the sea surface. Start depth (at the upper echogram boundary) and vertical range (across the echogram) are manually selected in the Surface Range dialogue box. Surface - Auto Range - The echogram is related to the sea surface.
Simrad ES60 Surface - Auto Start - The echogram is related to the sea surface. Vertical range is manually selected in the Surface Range dialogue box. The ES60 performs automatic adjustment of the start depth keeping the bottom echo inside the visible echogram. Bottom - The echogram is related to the detected bottom. Stop depth (lower echogram boundary) and vertical range are manually selected in the Bottom Range dialogue box. The echogram is only drawn for pings having a successful bottom detection.
Reference manual Show echograms - In mode 1x to 5x the centre echograms can be chosen by selecting the transducer number in the waterfall view. Example: If 3x is chosen and echogram 5 is centre, the echograms 4 and 6 will be displayed in each side of echogram 5. Bottom: • On - The detected bottom depth is shown as a thin line in the echogram. The line is drawn in the current foreground colour; black during day and white during night. • Off - The bottom line is switched off.
Simrad ES60 Fish - The echogram displays target strength above the detected bottom and surface backscattering strength below the detected bottom. Target strength is suitable when observing individual fish, and surface backscattering strength is suitable when studying the properties of the bottom. RCG (Reverberation Controlled Gain) Apply this filter to enhance the detection of single fish on a background of reverberation or noise.
Reference manual Environment The Environment dialogue box is available from the Install menu. Many other echo sounders are calibrated to a sound velocity of 1500 m/s. If the ES60 is used together with other sounders it is advantageous to adjust the sound velocity on the ES60 as well, in order to have the same depth readings. Salt Water / Fresh Water - Propagation losses due to absorption are much higher in sea water than in fresh water.
Simrad ES60 Shutdown The Shutdown command is available from the File menu. Select this command to terminate the echo sounder program. Note You must always use this command before you turn off power! Related topics → 90 File, page 59 857-160970 / Rev.
Reference manual Factory settings The Factory Settings dialogue box is accessed from the Options menu. It does not provide specific parameters, but simply allows you to acknowledge the chosen function. Restoring factory settings is normally used only if you need to restore the echo sounder after long time use, or if you have made a number of incorrect selections in the menus or dialogue boxes and wish to correct these fast. When selected, this function will first stop the echo sounder operation.
Simrad ES60 Fish select The Fish Select dialogue box is accessed from the Install menu. The settings in this dialogue box allows you to modify the fish size distribution manually. If the information in the Single Echo view appears to be inaccurate, or the information does not correspond with the actual catch, the values can be modified. Select the fish type you are catching or looking for, then adjust the size. Related topics → 92 Fish size distribution, procedure, page 54 857-160970 / Rev.
Reference manual Heave Sensor The Heave Sensor dialogue box is accessed from the Install menu. If you wish your echogram and detected bottom depth to be heave corrected, you need to connect the ES60 to a heave sensor. Source Selection Off - Disregard all heave input. Analog - Heave sensors with analogue outputs are connected directly to the Auxiliary Connector of the nearest General Purpose Transceiver (GPT). Select the appropriate transceiver from the list of installed transceivers.
Simrad ES60 Serial Line - Heave sensors with a serial line output are connected to a RS-232 port at the rear of the echo sounder’s processor unit. Protocol - These options are only available when Serial Line has been chosen. Use these to select serial line input format. The echo sounder recognises one character based telegram (Sounder/TSS1) and two binary telegrams (EM 1000 and EM 3000). Data Input The most recent input data is displayed in a list.
Reference manual History The History dialogue box is accessed from the View menu. It displays echogram views previously saved during normal echo sounder operation. This function greatly reduces the need for echogram printout on paper. The presentation is made in a separate window, and the echo sounder operates normally in the background. Note that the number of history files is limited to 400 in the same directory.
Simrad ES60 IP Address The IP Address dialogue box is used when you need to change the echo sounder’s addressing. Note that this operation is not required on a daily basis. You only need to modify the address if your echo sounder system shall be connected to an existing computer network on the vessel. As long as the ES60 operates as a stand-alone system using the hardware supplied by Simrad Horten, you will not need to change anything.
Reference manual The address class is determined from the high-order bits of the first byte. • The first byte of a Class A address contains a zero and seven network bits. The next 24 bites identify the host. • A Class B address contains a one, a zero, 14 network bits and 16 host bits. • Finally, a Class C address contains a one, a one, 22 network bits and 8 host bits. The echo sounder computer, GPT transceiver(s) and other computers that communicate on the Ethernet must reside on the same network.
Simrad ES60 Language The Language dialogue box is accessed from the Options menu. Use this dialogue to select operational language. 98 857-160970 / Rev.
Reference manual Layout The Layout dialogue box is accessed from the View menu. Installed frequency channels are visible on the display or hidden. This dialogue box controls how many frequency channels are visible and their layout on the display. Arrangement Visible frequency channels are vertically or horizontally arranged on the display. Automatic selection of layout is also provided. Channels The list of installed frequency channels is displayed; one channel per line.
Simrad ES60 Navigation Interface The Navigation Interface dialogue box is accessed from the Install menu. A navigation receiver or other navigational instrument can be connected to a RS-232 port of the ES60 Processor Unit. The input may be either standard NMEA datagrams or user specific ASCII datagrams. Standard NMEA datagrams are automatically interpreted, like the GGA and GLL navigation sentences. Special $??ATS or CS datagrams (defined by Simrad Horten) may contain an external annotation message.
Reference manual Speed input External - to be used if navigational data is input from an external source into ES60. The current vessel speed value is shown (when external speed input is selected) Manual - only to be used if external speed data is unavailable or unreliable. Data Input Data Input - The most recent input data are displayed in a list. This function is useful during installation and troubleshooting. Clear - This button clears the list of input telegrams.
Simrad ES60 Operation The Operation dialogue box is accessed from the File menu. This is the main dialogue box for operational control. You can select operational mode and ping rate, and you can initiate recording of the echo sounder information. The sounder has two functions to greatly reduce the need for echogram printout paper: Store/Replay and History. The Store/Replay function records the unprocessed transceiver data on the internal harddisk.
Reference manual The History function is equivalent to the print function. The echo sounder continuously saves echogram ”printouts” or echogram pictures to the internal harddisk. These can later can be recalled on the display. The horizontal width of each echogram picture roughly corresponds to the width of the display. History memory is organised as a circular loop; the newest echogram picture overwrites the oldest one. The circular memory holds several hours of echogram recording.
Simrad ES60 History Echogram pictures are saved continuously to the harddisk when the Save box is checked. To select folder for the saved files, click Browse. Ping rate These settings are used to define how fast the echo sounder shall transmit (“ping”). When the Maximum box is selected, the ES60 transmits at maximum speed only limited by the speed of sound in water and/or processing delays.
Reference manual Printer and History The Printer and History dialogue box allows you to control the output to the system’s colour printer. The dialogue is accessed by the Print command on the File menu. Print Check this box if you want the echogram printing to be active. If the printer is switched on and active, a small printer symbol is shown inside the Status bar. Text to Printer Status - Check this box if you want status messages to be printed.
Simrad ES60 Text background Click to select either opaque or transparent text background on the annotation printouts. Echogram speed Select any of these values to slow down the printout relative to the echo sounder speed. The ping rate will not be changed. Print Setup Click this button to access the Print Setup dialogue box. Related topics 106 → Annotations, page 73 → Print Setup, page 107 857-160970 / Rev.
Reference manual Print Setup The Print Setup dialogue box is accessed from the Printer and History dialogue box. Note that this dialogue box is a part of the operating system, and the language displayed is that of the operating system. The ES60 echo sounder uses the print mechanism of the Microsoftt operating system when sending the echogram to a printer. Virtually any modern printer can be used. This Print Setup dialogue box controls the printing process.
Simrad ES60 Properties - This button activates the Properties dialogue box. This is a printer specific dialogue for entering special purpose printer parameters. You do not need to enter this dialogue box during normal operation of the echo sounder. The Properties dialogue box is part of the operating system. For further information about this dialogue box, refer to the operating system documentation. Paper Size - Modern printers support a variety of paper sizes.
Reference manual Purse Seine The Purse Seine dialogue box is accessed from the Install menu. Use the settings from this dialogue to set up the interface to the purse seine system. Depth Output This opens the Depth Output dialogue box. RS-232 This button activates the RS-232 Setup dialogue box. This box is used to define the communication port used to interface the purse seine system. You need to know the communication parameters to set this up.
Simrad ES60 Replay This Replay dialogue box is accessed from the Operation dialogue box by clicking on the Files button. The Operation dialogue is in turn opened on the File menu. The Store function records the unprocessed transducer signal on the internal harddisk or an other recordable media. The recorded signal can later be injected into the echo sounder processing software as if it arrived directly from the transceiver (Replay).
Reference manual Loop Check this box if you want the ES60 program to loop through the currently selected replay files without stopping. Save Output Data Check this box if you want to store processed output data. This data are used by post-processing software when generating bottom contour maps. In this version it is not posible to store .out and .dg files to harddisk. Related topics 857-160970 / Rev.
Simrad ES60 RS-232 Setup The RS-232 Setup dialogue box is accessed from several other dialogue boxes. It specifies the RS-232 communication settings. Identical settings must be used at the opposite side of the RS-232 cable. Parameters Port - Which RS-232 port do you want to use? Baud Rate - Select communication rate. Data Bits - Do you want to use 7 or 8 data bits per character? Eight data bits per character are standard.
Reference manual Store The Store/Replay function records the unprocessed transceiver data on the internal harddisk. The recorded signal can later be injected into the echo sounder processing software as if it arrived directly from the transducer. The Store dialogue is accessed from the File menu. It controls the recording of the unprocessed signal on the harddisk.
Simrad ES60 Save Output Data - Check this box if you wante to store processed output data on the internal harddisk; position fixes, bottom detections, annotations. This data are used by the post-processing software when generating bottom contour maps. Line No. Enter the initial survey line number. A toggle button inside the Status bar on the display controls the start and stop of each survey line. The line number is automatically incremented (or decremented) by one for every new survey line.
Reference manual Surface Range The Surface Range dialogue box opens if you click the right mouse button in the range field in the Echogram and Range view while operating with a Surface Range echogram. The different echograms are explained in the Echogram dialogue box. Parameters Range - This parameter controls the vertical depth range across the echogram. Start Relative Surface - This parameter controls the depth at the upper boundary of the echogram, relative the transducer face.
Simrad ES60 Temperature Sensor The Temperature Sensor dialogue box is accessed from the Install menu. Water temperature is shown on the echo sounder display provided a thermistor (temperature sensitive resistor, 10 kohm at 25 deg C) is interfaced to the system. The thermistor wires are connected directly to the Auxiliary connector of the nearest transceiver. Analog Input - Select the appropriate transceiver from the list of installed transceivers.
Reference manual Transceiver Installation This dialogue box controls installation and un-installation of transceivers. The dialogue box is accessed from the Install menu. Prior to this, all echo sounder activity must be stopped.
Simrad ES60 The frequency channel number identifies individual channels within a multi-frequency channel transceiver. Frequency channels Hence, the echo sounder system consists of a number of frequency channels. Entries in the frequency channel list are shown in black, green or red colour. Detected channels that are not installed are shown in black. The phrase NONE replaces the transducer type name for uninstalled channels. Detected channels that are installed are shown in green colour.
Reference manual Transceiver Settings The Transceiver Settings dialogue box is accessed from the Header view on the display. Place the cursor on top of the mode and frequency information, and press the right mouse button. This dialogue box controls transceiver and transducer parameters specific to the current frequency channel. A text line at the top of the dialogue box identifies the frequency channel.
Simrad ES60 Test - The transmitter is passive and the receiver is active. Each General Purpose Transceiver board includes a signal generator injecting a weak test signal (-70.0 dBW) into the receiver’s input circuitry. The nominal power reading at the display is -70.0 dBW for channels using one transceiver board (1 kW single beam) and -64.0 dBW for channels using four boards (4 kW single beam, 4 kW split beam).
Reference manual Advanced This button opens up the Advanced Transceiver dialogue box containing detailed numeric information about the transducer and the channel. Related topics 857-160970 / Rev.
Simrad ES60 Trawl Interface A Simrad ITI (Integrated Trawl Instrumentation) system can be connected to a RS-232 port at the rear of the ES60 computer. Communication with the ITI system is based on NMEA telegrams. The ES60 may transmit depth telegrams to the ITI. Useful input telegrams from the ITI are automatically interpreted. • The $IIDBS telegram contains the headrope depth. • The @IIHFB telegram contains the vertical distance between the headrope and the footrope.
Reference manual Depth Output - This button activates the Depth Output dialogue box. Related topics 857-160970 / Rev.
Simrad ES60 Trawl Range The Trawl Range dialogue box opens if you click the right mouse button in the range field in the Echogram and Range view while operating with a Trawl Range echogram. The different echograms are explained in the Echogram dialogue box. Echogram Margin - Trawl sensor systems communicate headrope depth and headrope-to-footrope distance to the sounder at regular intervals. The trawl echogram covers the vertical opening of the trawl including a small margin above and below.
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