• Simrad SU90
  • About this manual
  • Simrad SU90
    • Important
    • System description
    • System diagram
    • System units
      • Display description
      • Processor Unit description
      • Transceiver Unit description
      • Hull Unit description
      • Transducer description
      • Installation trunk description
    • Additional required and optional items
      • Installation trunk requirement
      • Speed log requirement
      • Course gyro requirement
      • Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) requirement
      • Operating Panel option
      • Global positioning system (GPS) option
    • Scope of supply
    • General safety rules
    • Installation requirements
      • Supply voltage 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
    • General safety rules
    • About installation drawings
    • Tools, equipment and consumables required for installation
    • Personnel qualifications
    • Rules for transducer handling
    • Choosing the best location for the hull unit
      • About the hull unit location
      • Defining the fore and aft location of the hull unit
      • Defining the athwartships location of the hull unit
      • Installation with more than one hull unit
      • Installation close to echo sounder transducer(s)
      • Important considerations related to noise
    • Location of hardware units on the bridge
      • Basic requirements for the location of bridge units
      • Maximum distance between each bridge unit
      • Choosing the best location for the display
      • Choosing the best location for the Processor Unit
      • Choosing the best location for the Operating Panel
    • Sonar room requirements
      • About the sonar room
      • Environmental requirements
      • Requirements 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
      • Lifting requirements
    • Acoustic noise
      • Introduction to the acoustic noise challenge
      • Contributing factors
      • Self noise
      • Ambient noise
      • Electrical self noise
      • Reverberation
      • Some means to reduce acoustic noise
  • Installing the optional gate valve DN500
    • Gate valve installation overview
    • About the optional gate valve
    • Gate valve system description
    • Gate valve installation principles
    • Mechanical support brackets
    • Installing the mounting flange
      • Mounting flange and manual gate valve installation
      • Mounting flange and hydraulic gate valve installation
      • Installation example
    • Installing the gate valve
    • Installing the transducer dock
    • Installing the hydraulic units
    • Verifying the quality of the gate valve installation
  • Mounting the installation trunk
    • About the installation trunk
      • O-ring
      • Mechanical support of the installation trunk
      • Design and installation drawings
      • Installation example (on keel)
      • Installation example (off keel/without blister)
      • Installation example (off keel/with blister)
    • Mounting the installation trunk
    • Mounting the installation trunk extender
    • Verifying the quality of the installation
  • Installing the hull unit
    • About the hull unit installation
      • Mechanical support of the hull unit gantry
      • O-ring
      • Design and installation drawings
      • Hull unit installation example: Top view
      • Hull unit installation example: Side view (on keel)
      • Hull unit installation example: Side view (off keel/without blister)
      • Hull unit installation example: Side view (off keel/with blister)
    • Hull unit familiarization
    • Unpacking the hull unit from its transport box
    • Mounting the hull unit on top of the installation trunk
    • Designing and mounting mechanical support brackets to secure the hull unit
    • Hull unit and transducer alignment
    • Inspecting the transducer
    • Verifying the quality of the hull unit installation
  • Installing the SU90 system hardware units
    • General safety rules
    • Installing the display
    • Installing the HT20470 Processor Unit
    • Installing the Operating Panel (Mk2)
    • Installing the Operating Panel (Mk3)
    • Installing the Transceiver Unit
      • Installing the Transceiver Unit
      • Location of the mounting brackets
      • Installation of the mounting brackets
      • Connecting the Transceiver Unit to vessel ground
  • Cable layout and interconnections
    • Read this first
    • Cable plans
      • Topside cable plan
      • List of topside cables
      • Sonar room cable plan
      • List of sonar room cables
      • Comments
      • Options
    • Installing the SU90 cables
      • Prerequisites for cable installation
      • Installing the topside cables
      • Installing the sonar room cables
      • Processor Unit rear panel description: HT20470 (DC Version)
      • Operating Panel connectors (Mk2)
      • Operating Panel connectors (Mk3)
    • Cable drawings and specifications
      • RS-232 serial line connection using three wires
      • RS-232 serial line connection using five wires
      • RS-232 used as synchronization trigger (input or output)
      • RS-422 serial line connection using five wires
      • Moxa CP114EL-I Serial line adapter
      • Powered audio output
      • Power supply connectors
      • RJ45 High speed Ethernet cable (From computer to transceiver)
      • Ethernet cable from Transceiver Unit to Motor Control Unit
      • AC mains power cable (3-phase) to the Motor Control Unit
      • Emergency hoist connections
      • Connection between the gate valve and the Motor Control Unit
      • RJ45 High speed Ethernet cable (1000Base-t)
      • K-Sync interface to generic RS-232 synchronization input
      • Simrad TU40 interface to generic RS-232 synchronization input
  • Setting to work
    • Setting to work summary
    • Inspecting the installation of the SU90 system
      • Visual inspection of the display
      • Visual inspection of the Processor Unit
      • Visual inspection of the Operating Panel
      • Visual inspection of the Transceiver Unit
      • Visual inspection of the hull unit
      • Checking the environmental conditions in the sonar room
      • Making sure that all SU90 system cables are properly connected
    • Starting up the hull unit
      • Hull Unit description
      • Hull unit familiarization
      • Motor Control Unit familiarization
      • Initial safety check of the Motor Control Unit
      • Checking the hosting motor’s 3-phase AC connections
      • Connecting the 3-phase AC power to the Motor Control Unit
      • Venting the transducer shaft sleeve
      • Checking the 3-phase connection for correct rotation
      • Checking the operation of the Hoisting and Lowering contactors
      • Checking the transducer lowering and hoisting functionality
    • Initial start-up
      • Summary of initial start-up
      • Making sure that the operating power is correct
      • Making sure that the transducer cannot be accidentally lowered
      • Connecting the transducer cables to the Transceiver Unit
      • Finalizing the cable connections
      • Installing the operating software
      • Obtaining and installing a software license for additional functionality
      • Selecting hull unit
      • Defining the middle position of the transducer
    • Turning on the SU90 system for the first time
      • Turning on the entire system: Introduction
      • Turning on the entire system: Preparations
      • Turning on the entire system: Bridge steps
      • Turning on the entire system: Sonar room steps
      • Turning on the SU90 system for normal use
    • Placing each sensor in the vessel coordinate system
      • Dimensional surveying
      • Surveying the transducer and the navigation sensors
      • Example procedure
      • Vessel coordinate system
    • Inserting the installation parameters
      • Correct installation parameters are crucial for sonar operation
      • Inserting the ship origin and dimensions
      • Inserting the installation parameters for the transducer
      • Inserting the installation parameters for the motion reference unit (MRU)
      • Adjusting the built-in motion sensor offset
      • Adjusting the stabilization offsets for the external motion sensor
    • Setting up the interfaces to peripheral devices
      • Installing navigation sensors and other sensors
      • Defining the serial and Ethernet (LAN) port parameters
      • Setting up the input from a navigation system (GPS)
      • Setting up the interface for speed log input
      • Setting up the interface for course gyro input
      • Configuring the sensor interface
      • Setting up the input from a motion reference unit (MRU)
      • Setting up the SU90 system for synchronized operation
      • Setting up input from buoys, fish aggregating devices and other external objects
    • Configuring the SU90 system for normal operation
      • Selecting measurement units
      • Setting up the alarm limits for system protection
      • Configuring the SU90 system for data recording
      • Configuring the environmental parameters
      • Selecting the language displayed in the menus and dialog boxes
      • Saving the current user settings
    • Defining the user-selected features on the Operating Panel
      • Selecting which Operating Panel to use
      • Assigning user settings or presentation modes to the Operating Panel
      • Assigning functions to the rotary switches on the Operating Panel
      • Assigning functions to F1, F2 and F3 on the Operating Panel (Mk2)
    • Testing the operating functionality of the SU90 system
      • Checking the hull unit lowering and hoisting functionality
        • Bridge steps
        • Sonar room steps
      • Verifying system operation by means of the Element BITE functionality
      • Measuring the noise in passive mode
      • Verifying system operation by means of the Diagnostics functionality
      • Making a noise/speed curve to determine vessel noise
    • Creating a backup with the SU90 configuration and software installation
      • About SU90 software backup and restore
      • Creating a backup image using the desktop application
      • Creating a backup image using the boot application
      • Restoring from a backup image using the desktop application
      • Restoring from a backup image using the boot application
      • Creating a bootable USB flash drive
    • Installation remarks
  • Technical specifications
    • Introduction to technical specifications
    • Performance specifications
    • Power requirements
      • Display power requirements
      • Operating Panel power requirements (Mk2)
      • Operating Panel power requirements (Mk3)
      • Transceiver Unit power requirements
      • Hull Unit power requirements
    • Weights and outline dimensions
      • Display weight and outline dimensions
      • Operating Panel weight and outline dimensions (Mk2)
      • Operating Panel weight and outline dimensions (Mk3)
      • Transceiver Unit weight and outline dimensions
      • Hull Unit weight and outline dimensions
    • Environmental requirements
      • Display environmental requirements
      • Operating Panel environmental requirements (Mk2)
      • Operating Panel environmental requirements (Mk3)
      • Transceiver Unit environmental requirements
      • Hull Unit environmental requirements
    • Compass safe distance
      • Display compass safe distance
      • Operating Panel compass safe distance (Mk2)
      • Operating Panel compass safe distance (Mk3)
      • Transceiver Unit compass safe distance
      • Hull Unit compass safe distance
    • Minimum display requirements
  • Drawing file
    • About the drawings in the drawing file
    • 494024 Processor Unit outline dimensions (HT20470/DC)
    • 494025 Processor Unit outline dimensions (HT20470/AC)
    • 443179 Operating Panel dimensions (Mk2)
    • 440689 Operating Panel cut‑out drawing (Mk2)
    • 439594 Operating Panel adapter plate (Mk2)
    • 476352 Operating Panel dimensions (Mk3)
    • 379507 Hull Unit dimensions SU92
    • 379506 Hull Unit dimensions SU93
    • 411053 Hull Unit dimensions SU94
    • 372751 Installation trunk dimensions
    • 374676 Installation trunk extender (180 mm)
    • 207485 Blind flange dimensions (ø760 mm)
    • 082973 Mounting flange DN500
    • 083045 Gate valve installation DN500
    • 33498 Gate valve dimensions DN500
    • 37357 Gate valve dimensions DN500
  • General safety rules
  • Datagram formats