• Simrad MS70
  • About this manual
  • Simrad MS70
    • Important
    • System description
    • Key features
    • System diagram
    • System units
      • Display description
      • Processor Unit description
      • Transceiver Unit description
      • Power Supply Unit
      • Transducer description
    • Scope of supply
      • Basic items provided with a standard delivery
      • Additional required items
      • Additional optional items
    • General safety rules
    • Installation requirements
      • Supply power requirements
      • Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) requirements
      • Cables and wiring requirements
      • Compass deviation requirements
      • Noise sources
      • Dry docking requirements
      • Requirement for classification approval
    • Network security
    • Support information
  • Preparations
    • Installation summary
    • About installation drawings
    • Tools, equipment and consumables required for MS70 installation
    • Personnel qualifications
    • Installation principles
    • Sonar room requirements
      • Sonar room requirements
      • Environmental requirements
      • Requirement for watertight integrity
      • Size and access requirements
      • Requirements for insulation, heating and ventilation
      • Requirements for electrical installations, cables and communication
      • Requirements for bilge pump and decking
    • Where to install the transducer
      • Introduction to transducer location
      • Mount the transducer deep
      • Avoid protruding objects near the transducer
      • Keep the transducer far away from the propellers
      • Choose a transducer position far away from the bow thruster(s)
      • Summary and general recommendations
    • Acoustic noise
      • Introduction to the acoustic noise challenge
      • Contributing factors
      • Electrical self noise
      • Ambient noise
      • Fishing gear noise
      • Electrical self noise
      • Some means to reduce acoustic noise
    • Vessel coordinate system
  • Installing the transducer
    • Transducer description
    • Transducer installation principles
      • Inclination angle
      • Cable protection in drop keels
      • Placing the transducer in the vessel coordinate system
    • Transducer installation summary
    • Unpacking the transducer from its transport crate
    • Installing the mounting ring
    • Lifting the transducer up towards its mounting location
    • Installing the transducer cables
    • Installing the transducer into the mounting ring
    • Painting the transducer face
    • Determining the location and installation angles of the transducer
  • Installing the system units
    • Installing the display
    • Installing the Enix Processor Unit
    • Preparing the Transceiver Unit installation
    • Installing the Transceiver Unit
    • Connecting the Transceiver Unit to the ventilation system
    • Preparing the Power Supply Unit installation
    • Installing the Power Supply Unit
    • Installing the uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
  • Cable layout and interconnections
    • Read this first
    • Cable plans
      • Topside cable plan
      • Sonar room cable plan
    • List of MS70 cables
    • IP addresses in the MS70 system
    • Installing the MS70 cables
      • Prerequisites for cable installation
      • Installing the MS70 topside cables
      • Installing the Transceiver Unit cables
      • Connecting AC mains and ground to the Power Supply Unit
      • Connecting DC power to the Transceiver Unit
        • Cable bundles
        • Steel conduits
        • Connecting the DC power cables
      • Connecting the Ethernet cables between the Transceiver Unit and each Power Supply Unit
      • Connecting the transducer cables to the Transceiver Unit
        • Pin configuration
        • Termination
        • Cable limitations
        • Connecting the transducer cables
      • Connecting the MS70 as a client to the K-Sync Synchronization system
    • Connectors
      • Processor Unit rear connectors (Enix 2680)
      • Ethernet switch connectors
    • Processor Unit serial adapter
      • Processor Unit serial adapter
      • RS-485 serial line connection using two or four wires
      • Moxa CP114EL-I Serial line adapter
      • Setting up the Moxa CP114EL-I serial ports in Windows 7
    • Processor Unit graphic adapter
    • Cable drawings and specifications
      • AC power cable using IEC C13 inline socket
      • Ground cable
      • RJ45 High speed Ethernet cable (1000Base-t)
      • RS-232 serial line connection using three wires
      • RS-232 serial line connection using five wires
      • RS-422 serial line connection using five wires
      • RS-232 used as synchronization trigger (input or output)
      • K-Sync interface to generic RS-232 synchronization input
      • About serial lines
    • Internal transceiver cables
      • TRXU Ethernet interface cables
      • TRXU Synchronization cables
      • TRXU Terminal blocks
      • TRXU Power connector panel
      • AC Mains to the Transceiver Unit
    • Basic cable requirements
      • Cable trays
      • Radio frequency interference
      • Physical protection of cables
      • Grounding of system cables
      • Cable connections and terminations
      • Cable identification
      • Cable glands and termination procedures
        • About cable glands
        • Preparing cables for termination
        • Securing and terminating cables
        • Using multi-diameter cable sealing
  • Dimensional surveying and alignment
    • Quality assurance of MS70 data
    • Surveying the transducer and the navigation sensors
    • Dimensional survey accuracy requirements
    • Vessel coordinate system
  • Setting to work
    • Setting to work summary
    • Inspecting the MS70 installation
      • Visual inspection of the display
      • Visual inspection of the Processor Unit
      • Visual inspection of the Transceiver Unit
      • Environmental inspection of the Transceiver Unit
      • Visual inspection of the Power Supply Unit
      • Inspecting the transducer installation
      • Verifying that all MS70 cables are properly connected
    • Powering up the MS70 for the first time
      • Powering up the MS70
      • Measuring the power supply output voltages in the Power Supply Unit
      • Measuring the power supply output voltages in the Transceiver Unit
      • Adjusting the output voltages from the power supply modules
    • Configuring the MS70 for operational use
      • Defining the installation parameters for the global positioning system (GPS) antenna
      • Defining the installation parameters for the motion reference unit (MRU)
      • Defining the installation parameters for the transducer
    • Setting up the interfaces to peripheral devices
      • About NMEA and standard datagram formats
        • About the NMEA datagram formats
        • National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA)
        • NMEA sentence structure
        • Standard NMEA 0183 communication parameters
      • Setting up the input from a navigation system (GPS)
      • Setting up the interface from a fixed sound speed sensor
      • Setting up the input from a motion reference unit (MRU)
      • Changing the communication parameters for the motion reference unit (MRU)
      • Changing the internal delay for the motion reference unit (MRU) data
      • Setting up the MS70 in a synchronized system
      • Setting up the Ethernet data output
      • Checking the data transfer on an external interface line
    • Testing the MS70 operational functionality
      • Recording raw data
      • Testing the receiver channels with the BITE Matrix page
      • Testing the transmitter channels with the BITE Matrix page
      • Testing the receiver and transmitter channels with the BITE B-Scan page
      • Recording element data
      • Measuring noise in Passive mode
      • Measuring the time between each ping
      • Verifying long time stability in continuous operation
    • Creating a backup with the MS70 configuration and software installation
      • Creating a Processor Unit image on a USB flash drive using the Acronis True Image program
      • Creating a bootable USB flash drive using the Acronis True Image program
      • Restoring a Processor Unit image from a USB flash drive using the Acronis True Image program
    • Installation remarks
  • Technical specifications
    • Introduction to technical specifications
    • Performance specifications
      • Operational performance
      • Configuration settings
    • Interface specifications
    • Weight and outline dimensions
    • Power requirements
    • Environmental requirements
    • Compass safe distance
    • Display minimum technical requirements
  • Datagram formats
    • About NMEA and standard datagram formats
      • About the NMEA datagram formats
      • National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA)
      • NMEA sentence structure
      • Standard NMEA 0183 communication parameters
    • NMEA datagram formats
      • NMEA DBS datagram
      • NMEA DBT datagram
      • NMEA DPT datagram
      • NMEA GGA datagram
      • NMEA GLL datagram
      • NMEA HDG datagram
      • NMEA HDM datagram
      • NMEA HDT datagram
      • NMEA MWD datagram
      • NMEA MWV datagram
      • NMEA RMC datagram
      • NMEA VBW datagram
      • NMEA VHW datagram
      • NMEA VTG datagram
      • NMEA VWR datagram
      • NMEA ZDA datagram
    • Third party datagram formats
      • Furuno CIF datagram
      • Kaijo VDVCD datagram format
      • Ryokosei RBY datagram format
      • Serpe BSC datagram format
  • Drawing file
    • About the drawings in the drawing file
    • 374454 Transceiver Unit dimensions
    • 385609 Processor Unit dimensions
    • 311237 Power Supply Unit dimensions
    • 308337 Power Supply Unit mounting bracket
    • 208463 Transducer dimensions
    • 208461 Transducer mounting ring
    • 326431 Transducer clamping ring