Configuring and setting up the catch monitoring sensors for different measurements
Each individual sensor can be configured to specify its communication channel, which measurements to make and some other relevant operating parameters.
Prerequisites
You need the sensor programming cable.
Context
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.
The specific measurements a sensor can make depend on its lid type, its physical location on the gear, and on the type of receiver you use.
By default, PX MultiSensor Mk2, PX Universal, PX MultiCatch and PX Flow sensors can make 4 measurements. When interfacing a SR type receiver unit, PX MultiSensor Mk2, PX Universal and PX MultiCatch sensors can make up to five or eight measurements depending on the lid. All catch sensors with a software (SW) version higher than 2 can make up to eight measurements. This includes PX Flow. Remote functions are not considered as a measurement.
Note
An additional license is required if you wish to make more than the default number of measurements. To obtain a license, contact your local dealer.If you program a sensor for one function (or measurement) in one location, it will not work if you install it somewhere else.
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.
The dedicated Configurator dialog box opens.
4 In Select Receiver, at the top of the dialog box, select SR type receiver.
5 In Select Gear, at the top of the dialog box, choose the type of gear the sensor you are configuring is going to be mounted on.
When you select the type of gear you are going to work with, the illustration changes accordingly.
6 On the illustration, select where the sensor you are configuring is going to be placed.
The selection you make here may affect the measurements offered by the sensor.
Note
If you program a sensor for one function (or measurement) in one location, it will not work if you install it somewhere else.
7 Select the direction the sensor is going to point to, either to the vessel or to the trawl.
8 Choose the measurements you want the sensor to make and define the relevant parameters.
9 Select 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.
10 Once you have defined the settings and measurements, select Program Sensor to apply them to the sensor you are configuring.
11 Disconnect the sensor from the interface cable and the computer.