HYPACK HARDWARE HYPACK HARDWARE CONFIGURATIONCONFIGURATION

HYPACKHYPACK®® HARDWARE: Combined HARDWARE: Combined

HYPACK HARDWARE, HYSWEEP HARDWARE & SIDE SCAN HARDWARE are now combined in a single HYPACK HARDWARE!

HYPACK Configuration Page

Right-click on ‘Hardware’ to add another mobile.

For multibeam, check “Include”. That creates a ‘HYSWEEP Survey’ listing. Then click on the listing to add your multibeam, MRU and gyro systems.

If you have a multibeam device, check the “HYSWEEP Survey - Include” box. If you have a Sidescan, check the “Sidescan Survey - Include” box. If you have both, check the “HYSWEEP Survey - Include” and configure both of them under Multibeam.

Vessel Page: Mobile Tab

Specify the Tracking Point for each mobile. This is the point used to determine the distance off-line, distance to-go, etc.

You can now rename the primary vessel!

Vessel Page: Survey Devices Tab

This is where you go to specify the devices used on each mobile.

Vessel Page: Vessel Shape Tab

You can visually inspect the location of your sensors and pick your default 2-D boat shape for HYPACK SURVEY.

Devices: Survey Devices Tab

Click on a vessel to add devices.

Click on an installed device to access the functions and options

Devices: Connect Tab

Click to get the Device Connection window.

You can examine the serial port stream from here:

You can test the device from here.

Devices: Device Offsets Tab

Specify the position for each device, relative to your boat origin. Remember, Z is positive downwards!

MobilesMobilesHow many independent positions we are tracking…

Simple Survey Boat

1 Mobile

Survey Boat with Towfish

2 Mobiles

Cutter Suction Dredge

2 (or 3) Mobiles

Dual Arm Hopper Dredge

3 Mobiles

1

1 1

1

2

2

2 3

One Mobile: GPS & SB EchosounderOne Mobile: GPS & SB Echosounder

• A ‘mobile’ is an object that will be independently tracked by SURVEY.A ‘mobile’ is an object that will be independently tracked by SURVEY.• All ‘devices’ on a mobile can be positioned by applying their offsets to the All ‘devices’ on a mobile can be positioned by applying their offsets to the

mobile position and heading.mobile position and heading.• A basic configuration with a GPS and an Echosounder needs 1 mobile.A basic configuration with a GPS and an Echosounder needs 1 mobile.

GPS

TransducerPrimary Mobile = ‘R/V Smokey’1st Device = GPS2nd Device = Odom MKIII

• Add an MRU to your hardware.• There is still only one ‘Mobile’. • All devices can be positioned by knowing the position and heading of

their mobile and by applying their offset information.• If you had a multibeam system, the MRU would be installed under the

Multibeam equipment listing.

GPS

Transducer

MRU

Primary Mobile = ‘Boat’1st Device = GPS2nd Device = Odom MKIII3rd Device = DMS-05 MRU

Example Hardware ConfigurationsExample Hardware Configurations

Survey vessel with magnetometer installed on towfish with manual layback.

Survey vessel with R2Sonic multibeam installed on the vessel.

Survey vessel with Edgetech sidescan installed on a towfish.

The multibeam and/or sidescan are placed on the main vessel or the towfish mobile depending on the setting in the HYPACK Configuration tab.

Device Functions and OptionsDevice Functions and Options

• For each device, you must For each device, you must specify the function(s) of specify the function(s) of the device.the device.

• Device drivers will only list Device drivers will only list the functions which are the functions which are possible for a device.possible for a device.

Optional functionality can be selected for Optional functionality can be selected for certain devices:certain devices:

Record raw messagesRecord raw messages Record device specific messages:Record device specific messages:

GPS: Records time synch GPS: Records time synch differencesdifferences

Echosounders: Records Echosounders: Records acoustic ping for each ping.acoustic ping for each ping.

Use of Matrix Update: The device Use of Matrix Update: The device will be used to update the Matrix file will be used to update the Matrix file in HYPACK in HYPACK SURVEY.

These settings are located in the Devices: Survey Devices tab.

Single Beam Echosounder Placement:Single Beam Echosounder Placement:

• To eliminate any errors due to inaccurate heading, try to locate the To eliminate any errors due to inaccurate heading, try to locate the GPS antenna directly above your single-beam echosounder GPS antenna directly above your single-beam echosounder transducer.transducer.

X

Y

GPS

Transducer

CO-LOCATE GPS CO-LOCATE GPS ANTENNA WITH SINGLE ANTENNA WITH SINGLE BEAM TRANSDUCERBEAM TRANSDUCER

RS-232 Serial ToolsRS-232 Serial Tools

• In HYPACK HARDWARE, click In HYPACK HARDWARE, click ‘Options – ComQuery’ to see ‘Options – ComQuery’ to see what serial ports are recognized what serial ports are recognized by Windows.by Windows.

• In HYPACK HARDWARE, click In HYPACK HARDWARE, click ‘Options –WCOM32’ to test ‘Options –WCOM32’ to test serial communications and port serial communications and port settings.settings.• You can log data received in You can log data received in

WCOM32 to a text file and e-WCOM32 to a text file and e-mail it to us if you have mail it to us if you have problems with a driver.problems with a driver.

WCOM32 AVI

Serial Port StuffSerial Port Stuff

• Adding Serial Ports:

• Good Options:• Use a PCMCIA or PC Express

Serial Card• Use a RS-232 to Network

Conversion Box (MUX)• Use a Quatech QSU2-100 Serial to

USB 2.0 Converter

• Very, Very, Bad Option:• Use a Serial to USB 1.0 Converter

• RS 232: Short Distance (<30m)RS 232: Short Distance (<30m)• RS 422: Longer Distance (>100m)RS 422: Longer Distance (>100m)

– You can connect an RS422 device to an RS-232 port.• TX- to RX and SG to SG

• When configuring a COM port, you must define:When configuring a COM port, you must define:– COMn Port number– Baud Rate How many bits per second (more or less)– Data Bits How many bits in one ‘word’– Stop BitsBits tacked on to the end of each word– Parity Used to detect transmission errorsFlow control is generally not needed and not desired.

Network StuffNetwork Stuff

o TCP requires an IP address and TCP requires an IP address and a port number.a port number.

UDP requires an IP address and UDP requires an IP address and separate read/write port numbersseparate read/write port numbers

It may be necessary to re-set the IP Address for your computer to an address similar It may be necessary to re-set the IP Address for your computer to an address similar to your network device.to your network device.

Analog DevicesAnalog Devices

• Require a specific A/D card.Require a specific A/D card.• Contact our Support Staff Contact our Support Staff

for detailsfor details• Set ‘Connect’ to ‘None’.Set ‘Connect’ to ‘None’.

• Analog drivers are set up Analog drivers are set up to read specific A/D to read specific A/D cards.cards.

• Calibration settings will be Calibration settings will be specified in the device’s specified in the device’s Setup window.Setup window.

Setup and Test ButtonsSetup and Test Buttons

• Setup:Setup:• Now located on the Device: Now located on the Device:

Survey Devices tab.Survey Devices tab.• Used to configure device-Used to configure device-

dependent settings.dependent settings.• Each device could be differentEach device could be different• Some devices have no Setup.Some devices have no Setup.

• TestTest• Now located on the Device: Now located on the Device:

Connect tab.Connect tab.• Tests communications with the Tests communications with the

device using the Survey device using the Survey device driver.device driver.

• Don’t test when the port is Don’t test when the port is open in SURVEY or open in SURVEY or WCOM32!WCOM32!

GPS ConfigurationGPS ConfigurationRecommended NMEA messages:Recommended NMEA messages:

$GPGGA: 1 to 10Hz Normal$GPGGA: 1 to 10Hz Normal

20 Hz for RTK 20 Hz for RTK HeaveHeave

WGS-84 Lat/Long, Differential WGS-84 Lat/Long, Differential Status, # of Sats, Ellipsoid Status, # of Sats, Ellipsoid Height, HDOP.Height, HDOP.

$GPZDA: 1 Hz Only!$GPZDA: 1 Hz Only!Used in Time SynchronizationUsed in Time Synchronization

$GPVTG: 1 Hz$GPVTG: 1 HzSpeed and Course Over GroundSpeed and Course Over Ground

$GPHDT: 1 Hz SB or 10Hz MB$GPHDT: 1 Hz SB or 10Hz MBVessel heading from directional Vessel heading from directional

antennaeantennae

$GPGSV: 1 Hz$GPGSV: 1 HzSatellite positions and healthSatellite positions and health

$GPGST: 1 Hz$GPGST: 1 HzStandard Error InformationStandard Error Information

HDOP (Green), # of Sats (Blue), Status: (Red)

Sky Plot (Requires $GPGSV sentence)

Error Ellipse (Requires $GPGST sentence)

RTK Math Window

GPS: Setup Window - GeneralGPS: Setup Window - General

• Synchronization:Synchronization:• Are you using a 1PPS Are you using a 1PPS

box?box?• Graph synch values:Graph synch values:

• Definitely recommended!Definitely recommended!

• RTK TIDERTK TIDE• Minimum status:Minimum status:

• Fixed RTK Fixed RTK recommended.recommended.

• Filter RTK Tide:Filter RTK Tide:• Recommended on Recommended on

dredges.dredges.• Not recommended on Not recommended on

survey vesselssurvey vessels.

GPS: Setup Window -AlarmsGPS: Setup Window -Alarms

• Maximum HDOP ValueMaximum HDOP Value• Recommended: 4.0Recommended: 4.0

• Minimum number of Minimum number of Satellites:Satellites:• Recommended: 5Recommended: 5

• Maximum synch error (ms)Maximum synch error (ms)• Recommended: 100Recommended: 100

• Maximum baseline error:Maximum baseline error:• Used when computing Used when computing

bearing between two bearing between two GPS.GPS.

• Recommended: Recommended: • DGPS: 2mDGPS: 2m

• RTK: 0.5mRTK: 0.5m

Suspend Logging: Only stops the Suspend Logging: Only stops the logging of positions. Other sensors are logging of positions. Other sensors are still being logged.still being logged.

GPS: Setup Window – GPS Status CodesGPS: Setup Window – GPS Status Codes

• Most GPS units made after Most GPS units made after 2005 use the NMEA 3.0 2005 use the NMEA 3.0 standard (or later compatible standard (or later compatible standard).standard).

• Set the Codes Standard to Set the Codes Standard to ‘None’ to manually set the ‘None’ to manually set the Code values.Code values.

GPS: Setup Window – AdvancedGPS: Setup Window – Advanced

• Used sentences:Used sentences:• Don’t process unneeded Don’t process unneeded

NMEA sentences.NMEA sentences.• User Modified NMEA User Modified NMEA

Messages:Messages:• RTA (Odom): Used when RTA (Odom): Used when

Odom’s RTA unit is Odom’s RTA unit is provided time-tagged info.provided time-tagged info.

• POS (CeeScope): Used POS (CeeScope): Used when position data is when position data is delived by Ceescope.delived by Ceescope.

• Use at your own risk:Use at your own risk:• We’re serious……We’re serious……

NTRIP functionality is provided by the NTRIP functionality is provided by the NTRIP.DLL.NTRIP.DLL.

ECHOSOUNDER SET UPECHOSOUNDER SET UP

Echosounder: Vertical OffsetEchosounder: Vertical Offset

• Outputting Depth Below Depth Below Transducer (DBT)Transducer (DBT):• Vertical Offset is set to the

Static Draft (1.0m in example).

• Outputting Depth Below Depth Below Surface (DBS)Surface (DBS):• Vertical Offset is set to

0.0

1 m 1 m

6 m 6 mSounder outputs Sounder outputs 6.0m to computer6.0m to computer

Sounder outputs Sounder outputs 7.0m to computer7.0m to computer

R/V DBSR/V DBT

Correct for the Static Draft (depth of transducer below the static waterline) either in the echosounder (bar check) or in HARDWARE (Vertical Offset). DON’T DO IT BOTH PLACES!

Echosounder Configuration: Echosounder Configuration: OffsetsOffsets

•Offsets:Offsets:•Enter the offsets of the echosounder Enter the offsets of the echosounder transducer, relative to the boat origin.transducer, relative to the boat origin.

•Vertical Offset:Vertical Offset:• If your echosounder outputs the If your echosounder outputs the Depth Below Surface, then enter a Depth Below Surface, then enter a Vertical Offset = 0.0Vertical Offset = 0.0• If your echosounder outputs the If your echosounder outputs the Depth Below Transducer, then enter Depth Below Transducer, then enter Vertical Offset = Static Draft.Vertical Offset = Static Draft.

• Z = positive downward!Z = positive downward!

Latency:Latency:For almost all single beam sounders, enter Latency = 0.00For almost all single beam sounders, enter Latency = 0.00..Enter the combined latency between the GPS and Echosounder determined in the Enter the combined latency between the GPS and Echosounder determined in the SINGLE BEAM LATENCY program as the latency for the GPS device.SINGLE BEAM LATENCY program as the latency for the GPS device.

Echosounder ConfigurationEchosounder Configuration

Functions:Functions:Available functions may differ, Available functions may differ, depending on the echosounder. As a depending on the echosounder. As a minimum, you want to select ‘Depthminimum, you want to select ‘Depth’.

Options:‘Use for matrix update’: Paints a matrix with the color-coded depth data.‘Paper Annotation’: Enables the output of annotation to the echosounder at event marks.‘Record device specific messages’: Enables the storage of acoustic data for certain sounders.

Certain echosounders can provide the acoustic data for each ping, allowing the hydrographer to review the data during processing and manually re-digitize the depth data, if necessary. (Requires ‘Record Device Specific Messages.)

MRUs in HYPACKMRUs in HYPACK

I have an MRU.

Is it being used along with a

multibeam sonar?

Configure it in HYSWEEP®

HARDWARE.

Do you also want to use the HPR values

in HYPACK® SURVEY?

Add the HYSWEEP.DLL in

HYPACK® HARDWARE

You are

done!

You are done!

How is the MRU integrated?

Make sure the ‘Heave’ function for the echosounder is

enabled in HYPACK®

HARDWARE

Add the device driver for the MRU in

HYPACK® HARDWARE.

You are done!

You are done!

Good for you!

Yes!

Yes!

No

No

Through the echosounder device driver.

Through its own device driver

Connecting your MRUConnecting your MRU

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Heave-corrected soundingsRaw soundings HPR

Data

HPR Data

You can do it this way ….. We prefer you do it this way.

This is recommended only if This is recommended only if your echosounder can output your echosounder can output the raw depth and heave the raw depth and heave measurement as separate measurement as separate entities.entities.

Select the specific device driver Select the specific device driver for your MRU and configure it!for your MRU and configure it!

If you echosounder can output uncorrected depths and MRU data, then we have no objection!

Where to put the MRU?Where to put the MRU?

Try to mount your MRU at the center of mass of your vessel. If you can’t Try to mount your MRU at the center of mass of your vessel. If you can’t do this, then mount it as close as possible to the center and carefully do this, then mount it as close as possible to the center and carefully measure the offsets.measure the offsets.

MRU MRU

GPS GPS

XDucer XDucer

Configuration: GPS and SounderConfiguration: GPS and Sounder

Adding an MRUAdding an MRU

Adding another ‘mobile’Adding another ‘mobile’

Configuring a MobileConfiguring a Mobile

Open up HYPACK HARDWARE.

Right Click on ‘HYPACK

Configuration’ to Add a New Mobile

Give your mobile a name (optional).

Assign a device driver to position

the mobile

Add the other devices assigned

to the mobile.

Fixed on another mobile (e.g. crane

cab)

Moves relative to another mobile

(towfish)

Moves independently

GenOffset.DLL

Towfish.DLLTrackman.DLL

Inclinometer.DLL…

GPS.DLL…

Magnet.DLL…

Adding a Towfish MobileAdding a Towfish Mobile

A Mobile in SURVEYA Mobile in SURVEY