User manual SIMRAD ER60 REV B

[. . . ] Operator manual Simrad ER60 Scientific echo sounder application www. simrad. com MAXIMIZING YOUR PERFORMANCE AT SEA 850-164692 ER60 Scientific echo sounder Operator manual About this document Rev Rev. B Date 28. 09. 04 Written by RBr Checked by LNA Approved by LNA Revised for new software version 2. 1. 0. © 2004 Simrad AS. ISBN 82-8066-011-9 The information contained in this document is subject to change without prior notice. Simrad 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. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced or otherwise copied without prior permission from Simrad AS. Simrad AS Strandpromenaden 50 Box 111 N-3191 Horten Telephone: Facsimile: +47 33 03 40 00 +47 33 04 29 87 YOUR PERFORMANCE AT SEA MAXIMIZING Operator manual Sections 1 Application description This chapter provides a very short description of the ER60 Scientific echo sounder. [. . . ] Altering the colour step will automatically adjust the maximum level. Apply to all - Check this box to make the chosen settings apply to all views. Related topics Single Target Position, page 9 Single Target Histogram, page 10 Colour scale view, page 13 Colours, page 59 58 850-164692 / Rev. B Dialogue boxes and functions Colours The Colours dialogue box is accessed from the Options menu. Purpose This dialogue is used to set colour parameters for the echo sounder program. Parameters No. of Colours - Set the number of colours to use, 12 or 64. Echogram Colour Scale - Select the desired colour scale from the drop-down list. Note that all colour scales except Smooth Echosounder require that the number of colours is set to 64. Palette - Select the colour palette for the echo sounder. This is a personal choice based on the ambient light conditions. Note that all the colours on the ER60 computer -. even other programs running on the computer - are affected! Note Do not confuse this dialogue with the Colour Scale dialogue! Related topics Colour Scale, page 57 850-164692 / Rev. B 59 Simrad ER60 Operator manual Configure Statusbar The Configure Statusbar dialogue box is accessed when you click the right mouse button on the Statusbar. Purpose This dialogue is used to select which sensor information to display on the Statusbar. Related topics Statusbar, page 6 60 850-164692 / Rev. B Dialogue boxes and functions Configure Window The Configure Window dialogue is accessed from the shortcut menu in all the views. Purpose This dialogue is used to set which views to show in the active window. Use Use the check boxes to show or hide views in the window. This means that all data for this view are still collected while the view is hidden. Related topics Depth, page 8 Single Target Position, page 9 Single Target Histogram, page 10 Echogram, page 11 Scope, page 12 Colour scale, page 13 Numerical, page 14 850-164692 / Rev. B 61 Simrad ER60 Operator manual Contents The Contents dialogue box is accessed from the Help menu. It opens the first page of the context sensitive on-line help system. 62 850-164692 / Rev. B Dialogue boxes and functions Data Source The Data Source is accessed from the Operation menu. Purpose This dialogue box is used to select where the echo sounder program shall obtain its data from. It can be used to connect to an echo sounder program running on a remote computer. This means that any computer on the network running the ER60 software can connect to the echo sounder computer and run the sounder independently. Use The dialogue displays a list of echo sounder programs running on the network to which the ER60 Processor Unit is connected. If the Processor Unit is not connected to other echo sounder programs, the list will only contain one entry. This single entry is the echo sounder program running on the local processor unit. You will not be able to perform installation operations (e. g. transceiver and sensor installation) on other entries than the local echo sounder program. To perform operations on an entry in the list, the entry must be highlighted (selected). To do this, click once the entry. Parameters Name - This column displays the installation name of the echo sounder program entry. An asterisk (*) in front of an entry means that this entry is currently selected data source. Only one entry can be selected at a time. The installation name is defined in the Remoting dialogue. [. . . ] The Unsubscribe method does not have any output parameters. 850-164692 / Rev. B 153 Simrad ER60 Operator manual An example of the contents of the Response field of an Unsubscribe command to the RemoteDataServer is shown below. <response> <clientInfo> <cid dt="3">1</cid> <rid dt="3">1</rid> </clientInfo> <fault> <detail> <errorcode dt="3">0</errorcode> </detail> </fault> <UnsubscribeResponse> </UnsubscribeResponse> </response> 154 850-164692 / Rev. B Data interfaces Parameter management In order to set/get parameters in the server application, commands must be sent to the ParameterServer component of the server application. The following methods/commands are available. · Get parameter value/attribute · Set parameter value/attribute · Subscribe on parameter value/attribute change notifications · Unsubscribe parameter notifications Related topics Parameter description, page 170 Get parameter The method part of the request shall be set to GetParameter. The GetParameter method has the following input parameters. Parameter name ParamName Time Description Full name of the current parameter The time where the value should be read (only available for some parameters) -- use 0 if latest value is wanted. An example of the contents of the Request field of a GetParameter command to the ParameterServer is shown below. <request> <clientInfo> <cid>1</cid> <rid>28</rid> </clientInfo> <type>invokeMethod</type> <targetComponent> ParameterServer </targetComponent> <method> <GetParameter> <paramName> RemoteCommandDispatcher/ClientTimeoutLimit </paramName> <time>0</time> </GetParameter> </method> </request> 850-164692 / Rev. B 155 Simrad ER60 Operator manual The server application will respond with a Response message. [. . . ]