Configuring a PX sensor
You can program (configure) any PX family sensor’s parameters by means of the PX Configurator dialog boxes. Depending on the type of sensor connected, different dialog boxes with dedicated parameters will be used to perform the configuration itself. When you configure a PX TrawlEye sensor, you can select key parameters related to its echo sounder, check its battery status or even configure some special features like the learn mode. The different PX Configurator dialog boxes allow you to set up which measurements the relevant PX family sensor shall make and which communication channels it shall use for those measurements.
Prerequisites
In order to configure a PX catch monitoring sensor, it must be connected to the computer with a PX Configurator cable.
Context
With the PX Configurator program, you can configure and change the parameters of the following catch monitoring sensors:
•  PX TrawlEye
•  PX Universal
•  PX MultiCatch
•  PX MultiSensor Mk1
•  PX MultiSensor Mk2
•  PX Flow
•  PxPos (ITI Replacement)
Catch monitoring sensors are delivered from Kongsberg Maritime readily set up with common default settings. In some cases, you may find that the default parameters do not suit your operational needs. Each individual sensor can be configured to specify its communication channel, which measurements to make and some other relevant operating parameters.
If your new sensor has already been configured, you do not need to repeat the configuration process to use it.
Procedure
1 Connect the sensor to the computer using the programming cable.
2 Double-click the desktop icon to start the program.
3 In the very first PX Sensor Configurator dialog box, select communication port and sensor type, then select Connect.
4 At the top of the dialog box, select the relevant type of receiver.
5 On the gear illustration, select the location of your sensor.
6 Under Direction, select if the sensor is going to point to the vessel or to the trawl.
7 Choose the measurements you want your sensor to read and define the relevant parameters accordingly.
8 Choose the communication channel.
This is specially important if you wish to use several sensors to operate on different communication channels. This is also important to avoid interference if several vessels equipped with identical catch monitoring systems are operating simultaneously in the same area.
9 If needed, select Calibrate Sensor.
When a sensor is mounted on a trawl door, the pitch and roll measurements may need to be calibrated.
10 Select Program Sensor to transfer the chosen parameters to the sensor.
11 Disconnect the sensor from the interface cable and the computer.