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1. 7 After about 100 seconds the Windows PC and the sonar should have negotiated a link local IP address in the range of 169 254 16 8 Using the ProViewer software connect normally and reconfigure the sonar s network settings to be compatible with its intended network per Chapter 7 ProViewer Settings If you are still unable to connect continue to step 9 9 Access the local area connection properties once again however this time select Use the following IP address and use 192 168 1 3 for the IP address and the default 255 255 255 0 for the subnet mask Power cycle the sonar and attempt to connect once again l Page 38 If the image looks broken or misaligned Right click on the main ProViewer display to bring up Sound Speed controls and re align the sonar image as needed If the image updates seem slow Shut down other computers or services that are consuming the Ethernet network bandwidth The Sonar requires about 30 Mbps of network bandwidth to operate optimally The sonar hardware supports 10 and 100 Mbps network cards and network routers and switches the sonar itself has a 100 Mbps network interface The larger the displayed sonar image is the longer it takes for the ProViewer software to construct the image To increase the image display update rate decrease the size of the sonar image display window by grabbing one of sides or corner of the GUI and dragging it towards the center of the GUI window2. After editing the network settings you must press this button for them to take effect on the sonar You will be prompted to reboot the sonar Base Gain Adjusts the base analog gain on the receiver amplifiers TVG Adjust the time variable gain levels on the receiver amplifiers Source Level Advanced not available on all sonar Source level represents the transmit power level applied at the sonar In Auto mode the source level is adjusted automatically reducing the transmit power when the sonar is configured to ping over short ranges via range slider bar and increasing the transmit power when the sonar is configured to ping over longer ranges When Auto mode is disabled you can manually control the source level as a percentage of maximum power via the source level slider bar Alt Ping Advanced not available on all sonar This setting switches between higher ping rate alt ping disabled mode and an improved imaging mode alt ping enabled Hardware Trigger Advanced not available on all sonar If available this block of options will enable or disable the hardware triggering function of the sonar Because improper use of this function has the potential to lock the sonar requiring a sonar reboot for recovery the enable checkbox is protected with an addition safety checkbox Allow Changes to Hardware Trigger For additional flexibility a delay to the hardware trigger can be specified which has the effect of introducing a delay between w
3. This is accomplished by setting up a bench top test using the test cables and AC power supply that came with the sonar This test will quickly tell us whether the problem is with the sonar PC or with the rest of the system Use the following diagram to setup and test your sonar using the Troubleshooting Table below to identify the issue Troubleshooting Table Below is a problem solution table for some of the common problems encountered during the bench top test setup Sonar does not connect No Power Confirm that the POE box is plugged into a standard 120VAC outlet and that the small green LED on the POE box is glowing Also check that the Sonar Test Cable is plugged into the SONAR J1 port on the POE box Over current A short in the sonar cable or sonar could result in an over current condition which is indicated by a blinking LED on the POE box Improperly In addition to the connections described above verify that you have a good cable connected between the computer Ethernet port and the PC J2 port on the POE box Bad State Reset the sonar by removing the POE box AC power cord for 10 seconds The sonar takes 35 seconds to reboot after power is re applied Dirty connectors Make sure that all connector pins are clean and corrosion free o BlueView Page 36 Improper Ethernet cable PC networking software is confused IP subnet masks don t match IP network addresses don t match IP network device addresses are the s
4. and then power everything up This can solve network configuration problems that may have come about Once everything is back up and running open the ProViewer software and try to connect to the sonar If you were not able to connect to the sonar go on to the next section Check Connectors Check Connectors It is not uncommon for topside connectors to get pulled out of their ports or subsea connectors to get corroded Power down the sonar and check the condition and proper seating of all connectors in the system Once you o WN Blueview Page 35 have verified condition and proper seating of all connectors re power the Sonar wait 35 seconds then try to reconnect to the sonar from ProViewer software If you were not able to connect to the sonar go on to the next section Check Power Check Power If the sonar does not receive the correct DC voltage on the correct pins it cannot operate properly Faulty power supplies tripped breakers and damaged cables can all be the source of this problem The best way to verify proper voltage is by measuring the voltage at the sonar connector using a multimeter Refer to the hardware manual for your specific sonar for detailed connector pin information If you were not able to connect to the sonar go on to the next section Check Sonar Check Sonar In most cases the cause of the problem is not a faulty sonar however it is worth taking a quick second to verify that the sonar is working properly
5. automatically if your network supports thie capability Otherwise You need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IF settings Obtain an IP address automatically IP address 1932 lban o ae Subnet mask 255 259 29 U Default gateway s f E C Obtain ONS server address automatically f Use the following ONS server addresses Preferred ONS server i Alternate DNS server Advanced If you choose Use the following IP address as shown above the PC will connect to the sonar in about 35 seconds shortly after the sonar finishes its boot process If you select Obtain an IP address automatically the PC will get its IP address from the DHCP server running on the sonar It may take up to 100 seconds for the PC to get its IP address from the sonar The PC s networking software may briefly report limited or no connectivity while acquiring an IP address from the sonar Once the sonar is finished booting this process of the PC acquiring an IP address can usually be sped up by opening a DOS Window Command Prompt and running the command ipconfig renew o BlueView Page 40 Instead of connecting the sonar directly to your computer you may communicate with it via a common Ethernet network using either a network hub or switch In this case you must configure your PC s Local Area Network TCP IP properties and your sonar network properties in a compatible
6. disable this feature You can do so by un checking Auto Intensity in the Display Menu With Auto Intensity disabled ProViewer shows the Sensitivity Intensity and Gamma sliders in the toolbar o BlueView Page 18 Lowering the Sensitivity will allow more of the background to be displayed in the image Increasing the Sensitivity will suppress background noise increasing the contrast of the image The Intensity control affects the brightness of the image similar to brightness controls on a camera Setting the Intensity too low or too high will make the image dim or blown out respectively making image details difficult to see Gamma provides colormap control over the intensity scale between colors You can checkmark the Use dB Scale box to represent the Sensitivity Intensity and Gamma values in decibels rather than percent Note that these display adjustments are completely independent of the data being saved to a file so you can make image adjustments for better viewing at any time o WN Blueview Page 19 Chapter 6 Exporting Data ProViewer provides options for exporting previously saved sonar data into several useful data formats To use the export data first load a file into ProViewer and then select one of the export options in the Export menu The following sections describe these export options Screenshot Snapshot allows you to save the current image to a JPEG The actual image size is the same as the image in ProVi
7. 1150 rate 7 2 Hz Build 8448 Sensitivity Mask Multiplier Target Info l Target Lock Circle Tracker Settings Mask Region Page 33 The following sections describe One Click Tracking feature Clicking on the tracker icon brings up the Tracker Settings inputs and enables the One Click Tracker feature Once enabled the operator can lock onto a target of interest simple by clicking on the target within the sonar image Upon clicking a white Tracker Window appears around the click location If a strong enough target is located in the window that tracker will automatically lock onto that target designated by the Target Lock Circle and the tracker will automatically move the tracking window to follow that target as it moves around the screen Click on new targets to move the tracking window to another target Click the tracker icon again to disable target tracking Tracking Settings Size Set the estimated radius of the desired target This value will in part control the Mask Region size created upon clicking a targeting area Sensitivity Controls how strong a target the tracker will sense Increasing the sensitivity will pick up more targets which may be necessary for faint targets but can be an issue in noisy environments Mask Multiplier Controls how much larger as a factor of Size the mask region window is than the expected target Mask Region This shaded region shows the area the tracker i
8. 3 Subnet mask Paa epee E e a EA Obtain ONS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Po Alternate DNS server o BlueView Page 9 Windows 7 To access a PC s IP address in Windows 7 click Start gt Control Panel gt Network and Sharing Center gt Change Adapter Settings Right click the connection that should be changed and click Properties You may be asked for an administrator password Click the Networking tab Under This connection uses the following items double click Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 As described in the previous section set the IP address to 192 168 1 3 and the subnet mask to 255 255 255 0 I Example Connection Properties Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties aa a You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings 5 Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server E Validate settings upon exit o BlueView Page 10 Connecting Once the network settings are properly configured open the ProViewer Software on the User Computer and click on the connect button as shown below Not
9. Also old video cards may have a limited ability to update the display quickly which can cause the window size to be even more of an issue PCI not PCI Express cards can have this problem At this point if you were able to connect to your sonar you can assume your sonar is working properly and that the PC is set up correctly Still not working Please contact us Teledyne BlueView Inc Customer Support www blueview com 425 492 7376 8am 5pm PST Mon through Fri o BlueView Page 39 Appendix B Advanced Networking Options BlueView sonar are designed to operate either attached directly to your PC or attached to a common Ethernet network Refer to the following sections for information about sonar networking configuration options Sonar Factory Default The sonar ships from the factory with this default configuration Y Static IP address 192 168 1 45 Y Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Y DHCP server enabled To operate a BlueView sonar configured with the factory defaults you must configure your PC network card TCP IP properties appropriately On the Windows platform open the control panel Double click the Network connections tool In Network Connections select the network interface probably Local Area connection that is connected directly to the sonar The Windows TCP IP Properties window looks like this Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General ou can get IF settings assigned
10. Discovery Seconds The value in this box represents the maximum number of seconds after autodiscovery begins before ProViewer will declare that there are no sonars on the network Reset All Settings Clicking this button will reset all settings to default o BlueView Page 22 The Units tab of ProViewer settings allows the setting of default units displayed in the sonar window These unit settings are for display only and do not affect how the data is saved in the file In general the Units tab allows modification to both the units and the precision of displayed physical quantities and attributes Application Units Hotkeys Tracker Sonar Pan Titt NMEA GPS Speed meter secand Prefix lel Temperature Celsius Frequency Pretix PA Angle minutes minutes seconds v Longitude minutes seconds Y Mormal hd UTC Y 12h seconds s digits i Date Time Head Frequency Pretix digits DateTime This control allows you to change the format of the time displayed on the lower right hand corner of the ProViewer window When data is recorded the UTC time is always saved in the file along with the time zone information So UTC can be selected later for display to give a definite time when the data was recorded regardless of the time zone at that location NOTE For files the Local Time option is based on the time zone of the computer when the file was recorded This ensures that if a file was recorded at 9AM in Sea
11. Pan Start Angle Pan Stop Angle Scan Speed Pan Home Angle Set the pan angle which will be returned to when the Home button is clicked on the pan and tilt controls Tilt Home Angle Set the tilt angle which will be returned to when the Home button is clicked on the pan and tilt controls Speed Set the speed in degrees per second that the pan tilt unit moves under manual control via the directional buttons in the pan and tilt control panel Inverted Reverses the pan and tilt controls Most commonly used when pan and tilt is being used in an inverted configuration such as on a BV3100 pole mount system Connect Searches for and connects to a pan and tilt system on its corresponding COM port Pan Start Angle Only available with some pan tilt units Set the low angle limit in degrees during continuous scan mode Pan Stop Angle Only available with some pan tilt units Set the high angle limit in degrees during continuous scan mode Scan Speed Only available with some pan tilt units Rotational rate during continuous scan mode Pan Tilt Control Whenever a pan tilt is connected as shown in the Pan Tilt tab above a pan tilt control panel will be visible on the ProViewer main display This control panel is shown below o BlueView Page 28 The arrow keys provide manual control while the Home Scan and Stop button provide automatic control with settings as described in the previous section The Stop button causes all
12. ProViewer was opened it may have missed that sonar Rerunning the software can fix this If ProViewer still does not see the sonar try manually adding the sonar by clicking the Manual Search button in the Connect window Enter the sonar s IP address factory set to 192 168 1 45 and click Try to Connect If you were not able to connect to the sonar go on to the next section Reboot PC and Sonar Reboot PC and Sonar Power down both the sonar and computer and wait ten seconds Turn on the computer first letting it boot up completely before turning on the sonar This can solve network configuration problems that may have come about The sonar takes 35 seconds to boot up with a static IP address and about 100 seconds otherwise so do not be surprised at sporadic network connectivity during this boot up process Once everything is back up and running open the ProViewer software and try to connect to the sonar If you were not able to connect to the sonar go on to the next section Check Network Settings Check Network Settings For proper connection and operation of BlueView sonar the control PC should be set to a static IP address of 192 168 1 3 as shown in Chapter 3 Connecting to a Sonar of this manual While changes to the network settings can be done without restarting the PC a quick power cycle can solve many network problems that can arise during network setup With that in mind power down both the sonar and computer wait 10 seconds
13. X TELEDYNE BlueView Everywhereyoulook gt Software Handbook ProViewer 4 Updated for version 4 2 1 Part Number 204714 01 Revision B December 2014 2014 Teledyne BlueView Inc All rights reserved All product names are trademarks of their respective companies Table of Contents A o e 5 Meis k 1041 nate e E ES e E mich omnitmainieaaves 5 Wariano 5 Enapter a Welcome a E E E 6 ci PP o ee eee 6 IIS cl LE a Lo E E O eo A 6 Technica SUD DO Pap tt E 6 Chapter 2 Understanding Imaging Sonar coonconccnnconnnoncnnncnnnnoncnnnrnnnnnnnrnnrnnnr nn rr arre 7 Nterpretind Sonar IMAGES mirare ARO A A A ARA 7 da 8 A e A PO 8 TTI ON AP ro ieee eg tees ees soe neue gree toes Bases soles mc ote os co ooo aes esse 9 WINS Tesis 10 Es AA e O O O o ner re er ere rec ee ee ce er ee ee er re 11 MUA SON A an 12 MU Nada 12 A PAPA aa 13 A o A 13 Range CONTI es 13 TOOD A o e I A 14 COnN C eee uo ne PER OO COR sue mbna e 14 A PP e ee oa 14 OS 1G RCO EPIO eroa E EE E E saeedndninctasangaed damiantavennnsenon ees 14 SEUNG S OPPPOO A sataacqpaddmacaunieacaaacd 14 Measurement 14 ol AO O x sg ne aside ec etme pop nad owt dr adele E 15 AA o E o AS 15 HAS WI CA rro ita 15 Pe A E ee E ee 15 e PP A 15 EDOT CORRO Mm EA e rr o E 16 o nn A e 16 Pl DICK CONTO IS sr pi aaa 16 A A E E anne eevee aw ay eres eee anne ree 17 APP dere ote seg oun o A aiya E E EE E E 17 Pl OC d e 17 o BlueVie
14. ame Poor connection quality o WN BlueView The sonar cabling is conveniently designed so that you can connect your POE box toa PC with a standard Ethernet cable The price for this convenience is paid when connecting your POE box to a network hub In this case you will need to use a crossover Ethernet cable unless your network hardware is capable automatically handling crossed Ethernet cables Restart the networking software There are several ways to do this depending on your particular operating system On Windows you can open do this via the desktop notification area icon lower right of your desktop and right click on the Ethernet connection Select Repair or disable then enable Disable Status ene Change Windows Firewall settings Open Network Connections You can also simply restart the computer Depending on your particular situation it may also be helpful to cycle the power on the sonar In this case be sure to leave the sonar power disconnected for a full 10 seconds before restoring power Make sure the subnet mask is the same on both PC and sonar For the factory default Class C network configuration the subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 The 255 part of the mask defines the network part of the IP address The o part ofthe mask defines the device part ofthe IP address Make sure the IP network portion ofthe IP address is the same on both the sonar and the computer In the factory default case this is the fir
15. automatic control either Scan or Home to cease immediately The Scan Speed is applied to both the Home and Scan functions Note that automatic control buttons are only visible for pan tilt models that support these advanced functions o WN BlueView Page 29 See below for descriptions of the functions in the Sonar tab of ProViewer settings If connected note that values captured from GPS devices will be saved in the son file while recording and will be displayed on the screen both on playback and during live viewing Application Units Hotkeys Tracker Sonar Pan Tit NMEA GPS Appex Help COM Port Settings Baud Data Bits Parity Stop Brits Flow Control DET ZDA Y offset in meters HDM Use RMC Heading Current Configurations Add Current ii ia Remove Selected in pi COM Port Settings In this section the proper COM port values corresponding to your GPS device must be filled in The official NMEA setup is 4800 baud 8 bits no parity one stop bit Some newer devices use faster baud rates Note that the current setup only supports a situation where all NMEA devices are consolidated to a single connection NMEA Sequences In this section specify the NMEA sentences which you want displayed on your ProViewer main window Note that only the 3 letters identifying the message type are used The first two letters out of 5 in the full message identifies the talker and may be manufacturer s
16. ay be used only on computers owned leased or otherwise controlled by you You may not reverse assemble reverse compile or otherwise translate ProViewer Warranty Information For more information on safety and or maintenance issues please call Teledyne BlueView Inc at 425 492 7400 om i BlueView Page 5 Chapter 1 Welcome This manual describes the features of ProViewer from Teledyne BlueView Inc ProViewer is used to view and record live imagery from a forward looking imaging sonar as well as sonar data files in the son format System Requirements ProViewer requires a system that meets or exceeds the following requirements for optimum performance Windows XP with Service Pack 3 Windows 7 Dual core CPU or better 1GB or more ofRAM 100 MB or more of free disk space NET 4 Framework installed CD ROM drive for CD installation or internet access for download Additionally if you will be connecting to a BlueView sonar you will need an available dedicated Ethernet port and if you will be connecting to a Pan Tilt unit you will need an available dedicated USB port for a USB to Serial adapter Installation To install ProViewer insert the ProViewer CD into your computer s CD ROM drive and follow the instructions to complete the installation You may also launch the installation by double clicking on setup exe in the CD s root directory You may also download the ProViewer software at our website by visiting http bluevi
17. ct BlueView for details Sends control messages and requests data over UDP making the returned data available to anyone on the network listening Useful when you want to setup listen only users at other locations on the network UDP Listen Not currently available contact BlueView for details Disables all control for the sonar and just listens for sonar broadcasts then displays the data when avaiable Useful when you want to setup listen only users at other locations on the network Use Static IP Address Advanced When selected this checkbox indicates that the sonar will not take its address from a DHCP server on the network using instead the static IP Address value Deselecting the checkbox indicates that the sonar will request an IP address from a DHCP server Enable Onboard DHCP Server Advanced When selected this checkbox indicates that the sonar will act as a DHCP server and any devices on the same network as the sonar that are configured as DHCP clients will obtain an IP address automatically from the sonar IP Address In this field the IPv4 address of the sonar will be displayed To edit the IP address you must enable Advanced Settings O l Page 25 Subnet Mask Advanced In this field the current subnetwork mask of the sonar will be displayed and can be modified Gateway Advanced In this field the sonar gateway address if any will be displayed and can be modified Apply Network Settings Advanced
18. e that if the sonar has just received power it will take 30 60 seconds to boot and be ready for a connection When the Connect button is pressed the ProViewer software will automatically search for any sonars which are connected to the PC Ifa single sonar having a single head is discovered an automatic connection will occur and sonar imagery will begin to display immediately If more than one sonar is detected or a sonar with multiple heads is present ProViewer displays the available sonar heads to connect to in the Sonar and Head dropdown menu respectively Sonar Head IP Address Firmware pooo 130 eoo0 136 PEARL If no sonar head is discovered using ProViewer s auto discover click the Manual Search button type 192 168 1 45 the default Sonar IP address for all BlueView sonar systems and click the Try to Connect button as shown below 192 168 If you still cannot connect please see Appendix A Troubleshooting section of this manual o BlueView Page 11 Multi Head Sonar Some BlueView products operate at more than one center frequency These sonar are called multi head sonar the most common of which are BlueView dual frequency sonar When connecting to a multi head sonar the Head dropdown in the Connect window will show you all the heads available for the currently selected sonar Sonar Head IP Address Firmware DP900 2250 FEAPS 900kHz Head Simply click the head you want to u
19. eamed on a per ping basis to an application that requests a TCP connection to ProViewer at the specified IP address and port running on the computer port specified by the Local IP Address available under advanced settings The AppEx data format is covered in great detail in a separate document ProViewer 4 Data Streaming Specification Applicaton Units Hotkeys Tracker Sonar FPan Tiit NMEA GP5 AppEx Help send Data to Third Party Applications Local IP Address Fo T F Pan Tilt Data Help The Help tab in ProViewer settings provides access to the User s Manual as well as version and Teledyne BlueView support information oK BlueView Page 31 Applicaton Units Hotkeys Tracker Sonar Pan Tit ProViewer 4 Version 4 0 8448 Open user manual Teledyne BlueView Inc 18702 North Creek Parkway Suite 100 Bothell WA 98011 Tel 425 492 7376 Fax 425 492 7401 l Page 32 On sonar with the Tracking Feature enabled ProViewer provides a one click target tracking capability This feature is optimized to quickly lock onto a target of interest with minimum user adjustments As these tracks can be streamed using the AppEx ProViewer feature the interface is ideal for dynamic position operations 27 BlueView Model P900 130 sano Head 130 Head Sensit 90 ensitvity O Serial 00306 Mask Multiplier Firmware 4802 Ping number 55 date 01 02 20 time UTC 08 34 27
20. easurement mode on and off Note While in measurement mode the cursor will return both range and bearing of its current location in the image o BlueView Page 14 Zoom Head Switch AppEx o WN BlueView ProViewer provides a zoom function which will allow you to zoom in or out on specified sections of your sonar imagery To activate this tool click the Zoom button on the toolbar Next click the location where you want to zoom in or use the scroll wheel on your mouse to zoom To return to the default view you can press the escape key Clicking on the Zoom button toggles the zoom mode on and off Note You can use the mouse scroll wheel to zoom regardless of if you are in Zoom mode or not ProViewer provides a rotate function which will allow you to rotate the sonar imagery to an angle of your choosing or to preset positions This tool is primarily needed when the sonar is mounted on a Pan and Tilt module and the relative position of the sonar is changing To activate this tool click the Rotate button on the toolbar You may choose a Sonar Up Heads Up or Fixed Angle view Fixed Angle You may input a value to position the sonar imagery at a specific value on a 360 axis This option is useful when the sonar is mounted in a fixed angle or vertical orientation and you prefer to see it at a different angle Heads Up When Heads Up is selected the sonar image rotates according the pan angle of the sonar This allows
21. ese files can then be accessed at a later time and exported into a variety of standard formats While viewing live sonar click the Record button on the toolbar to start recording After a second press recording will stop and you will be prompted for a location to save the file The default file name is the current date and time with a son extension Note The time used for the file name is the system s local time A recording status indicator will appear in the upper right hand portion of the screen along with a file size estimator showing you the size of the recorded file in real time Playback Controls When a son file is loaded the playback controls appear at the bottom of the window The table on the following pages describes the different controls available The playback bar is shown in the image below o BlueView Page 16 Playback Slider Next Ping Fast Forward Start Ping Range Stop Ping Range Operation Details Resume playback Only available when playback is paused Pause playback The playback slider shows the current location inside the file including the ping number of the current image You may drag the marker to jump to a new location in the file Advance to the next ping Only available when playback is paused Retreat to the previous ping Only available when playback is paused Playback forward at a faster rate This allows quickly scrolling through a file to find points of interest P
22. et o WN BlueView Page 7 Chapter 3 Connecting to a Sonar Setup Begin by installing the ProViewer Software provided on the included CD or online as described previously in this manual Using the provided test cables connect the sonar to the external PC s Ethernet port through the POE box as shown below For more information see the quick start guide included with your BlueView sonar Typical Sonar Bench Top Test Setup Computer 110 240 VAC Power Over Ethernet POE Standard Ethernet Cable The IP address for the Ethernet port on the PC which is connecting to the sonar will need to be set to a static IP 192 168 1 3 o BlueView Page 8 Windows XP To access a PC s IP address in Windows XP click Start gt Control Panel gt Network Connections and double click on the computer s Ethernet port usually Local Area Connection 1 Right click and select Properties then double click on Internet Protocol TCP IP in the list of components Make sure the IP address is set as shown below Local Area Connection Status 1 Local Area Connection Properties Authentication Advanced Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address 192 168 Y 2
23. ettings menu The following sections describe the settings menus in detail Application See below for descriptions of the functions in the Application tab of ProViewer settings Note that some of these functions are only available when the Show Advanced Settings checkbox is selected These functions are marked with the Advanced keyword in the descriptions below Y Display Help Tooltips Fullscreen Display Display Range Labels Display Range Gnd Display Recorded Pan Tilt Data Display Profile Data _ Cartesian XY Image B Polar RTheta Image Y Smoothing Filter 300 AA Size MB CAUsers maximoffAppData Local Temp Browse Recording Directory Allow Changes to Minimum Range Stop Playback at Stop Marker Allow Non realtime Playback Use PPS Timestamps 1 A Show Advanced Settings Reset All Settings Display Help Tooltips This option will toggle the help tooltips shown in the ProViewer display window O Page 21 Fullscreen Display Advanced This option will enable or disable a fullscreen display for ProViewer Display Range Labels and Display Range Grid These options will allow the toggling of these respective indicators on or off by selecting the appropriate option The Range Labels and Grid provide a visual indication of how far objects are from the sonar Display Recorded Pan Tilt Data This option will add pan tilt unit angles to the Operation Details display during playback of a file recorded w
24. ew com software 2d imaging When you start ProViewer if you have a personal firewall enabled you may receive a warning message saying that ProViewer is attempting to connect to the network BlueView recommends that you select the option that will always allow ProViewer to access the network which it needs to do to communicate with sonar For example in the image below click Unblock Windows Security Alert T To help protect your computer Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this program Do you want to keep blocking this program S ame ProViewer H Publisher Unknown Keep Blocking Unblock Ask Me Later Windows Firewall has blocked this program from accepting connections from the Internet or a network If you recognize the program or trust the publisher you can Unblock it When should unblock a program Technical Support Teledyne BlueView Inc is committed to providing industry leading customer service and technical support for all of our products For technical assistance with ProViewer or your Teledyne BlueView sonar please email your questions to swa_support teledyne com or contact our customer service department at 425 492 7376 between the hours of 8am and spm Pacific Time or visit our website at http www blueview com o BlueView Page 6 Chapter 2 Understanding Imaging Sonar Many people are familiar with scanning type sonar and radar which work by mechanically rotating a single bea
25. ewer Therefore increasing the ProViewer window size will increase the size of the saved image When this option is chosen a Save As dialog box will appear asking where you want to save the screenshot Subset The subset export option allows the user to export a range of pings specified by the start and stop ping range indicators into a separate son file This smaller file can be loaded by ProViewer at a later date This allows the user to edit a data set minimizing the file size and focusing on specific areas of interest in long sonar recordings When this option is chosen a Save As dialog box will appear asking where you want to save the son file Video The Video export option allows the user to export a range of pings specified by the start and stop ping range indicators into an AVI movie file When this option is chosen a Save As dialog box will appear asking where you want to save the video ProViewer then displays a list of available compression types Note that many of the codecs listed are not available for encoding writing files only reading decoding Care should be taken to choose a compression format that is supported by the system where the AVI will be viewed For AVI files the Microsoft Video 1 is often the best choice Data can also be exported as an uncompressed AVI if desired o BlueView Page 20 ProViewer has a number of user customizable settings that can be accessed through the S
26. fashion Y The masked portion of the sonar IP network and the PC IP network must match in the factory default case a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 means that the first three sections of the IP address such as 192 168 1 must match between the sonar and the PC Y Each sonar s device number within the network must be unique and different than the PC s device number For example you could set the PC s device number to 3 the first sonar to 45 a second sonar to 46 etc for instance PC 192 168 1 3 sonar 1 192 168 1 45 sonar 2 192 168 1 46 Note The sonar IP number can be changed in the Sonar tab of ProViewer settings with Advanced Settings enabled Both the sonar and the PC must have the same subnet mask in this case 255 255 255 0 The PC Default gateway and DNS server addresses must be set appropriately to enable the PC to communicate with devices outside the 192 168 1 network If you only have sonar attached to the PC network you don t need to set the gateway or DNS server addresses Multiple sonar devices can be placed on the same network as long as only one has its DHCP server enabled oK BlueView Page 41 Appendix C Command Line Options Default behavior for ProViewer is highly configurable This configuration is presented through standard NET settings e g user config Additionally the start up values for many settings are configurable as command line options In this
27. for the current position of the sonar to be visualized See Chapter 7 for more information on Pan and Tilt options Sonar Up When Sonar Up is selected the sonar image stays locked in a vertical orientation This setting is more appropriate for a ROV Remotely Operated Vehicle mounted installation When connected to a multi head sonar the Head Switch button is visible Pressing the button informs the sonar to begin pinging the next head in its head list allowing ProViewer to begin displaying sonar imagery for the new head Pressing the button repeatedly allows the user to cycle through the full list of heads and eventually back to the initial head ProViewer includes the ability to stream data imagery targets navigation and pan tilt data to external applications for additional processing and or display This functionality referred to as AppEx is covered in Chapter 7 and in greater detail in a separate document ProViewer 4 Data Streaming Specification Start Stop One Click Target Tracking See Chapter 8 for details on usage Page 15 ProViewer provides an export function for exporting files of various formats Click this button to pull up a menu of export options including Screenshot Subset and Video See Chapter 6 for details on export functions ProViewer uses a proprietary file format that can be used to save sonar data into compressed records that are stored in a single file during collection The sonar data in th
28. ge so that the user can specify the near range at which ProViewer begins to display data By default ProViewer displays data starting at the nearest possible physical range of the sonar Stop Playback at Stop Marker Advanced In playback mode this option will stop the son file from looping back to the beginning when it reaches the stop ping marker Allow Non realtime Playback Advanced When this option is selected you will be able to toggle between realtime and non realtime playback modes via a checkbox that becomes visible in the Playback Bar In the default realtime playback mode files play back at the same rate that they were originally collected In non realtime playback mode files play back as fast as the CPU will allow This differs from fast forward playback modes in that fast forward mode may not show all images while non realtime playback mode will show all images Use PPS Timestamps Advanced Some BlueView sonars are equipped with PPS circuitry for high precision timestamps This setting allows the display of those timestamps rather than local system clock timestamps Note Applying this setting for sonars without PPS capability will result in undefined timestamps both in live operation and any files recorded while the setting is enabled Show Advanced Settings This option will enable or disable Advanced Settings for all Settings menu options See below for details on these settings for the Application menu Timeout for Sonar
29. hen the hardware trigger signal is received by the sonar and when the actual ping is emitted Delay Live Pings Enabling this option will allow you to put in a value for Ping Interval seconds which delays each incoming ping by the specified amount of time This allows you to throttle the ping rate of the sonar in the absence of a hardware trigger capability o BlueView Page 26 See below for descriptions of the functions in the Tracker tab of ProViewer settings See Chapter 8 for more details the use of the tracking feature AO ONO ORO Dimensions Minimum Expected Width OC 0 00 Height Range Beanng Parameters Maximum target speed m s Maamum number of targets Minimum pings for detection Mask Multiplier Display Available Configurations Range Bearing Quality Velocity Reset Tracker Dimensions Advanced These settings allow you to control the types of targets that will be detected by specifying a range of sizes and positions of interest Parameters Advanced These settings allow you to control advanced operations of the tracker Note that these settings interact with each other in complex and sometimes unexpected ways O l Page 27 Display These settings will allow you to specify what information is displayed next to the tracked targets on the ProViewer main display Pan Tilt Application Units acker Sond Til NMEA GPS Apptx Help Hardware Connected on port COM
30. ick anywhere in the imagery window See below for descriptions of each function sound speed pa 1502 0 m s Colormap Auto Intensity sensitivity Intensity Factor Gamma Use dB Scale Sound Speed Proper display of sonar imagery requires an accurate sound speed value for the operating conditions of the sonar If your image looks broken or mis aligned you may need to adjust the sound speed We recommend measuring sound speed or calculating based on environmental factors prior to sonar use This will ensure that you are receiving the most accurate imagery possible Colormap The colors used in displaying the sonar image are referred to as the colormap The selected colormap for the image is displayed in a drop down box in the display menu To choose different colormaps click on the drop down box and select a colormap from list The following list describes the available colormaps and their characteristics We recommend that you experiment with the different color maps to best understand their individual strengths and weaknesses Best image definition but low contrast makes it hard to use in bright sunlight conditions Great image definition and contrast Best general purpose colormap Good image definition and contrast Good general purpose colormap Auto Intensity By default ProViewer automatically adjusts the image intensity to produce an optimum image for most situations However there are some cases where you may want to
31. ith a pan tilt unit attached Display Profile Data Advanced This option will overlay the image with green lines to display the data in profile form When selected an additional Profile Threshold slider baris provided on the Display context Menu This is an advanced visualization feature and will not prove useful to general users Cartesian XY Polar R Theta Image These radio buttons provide the ability to switch between a standard image view XY rectangular coordinates and a polar view range bearing coordinates Smoothing Filter When enabled the smoothing filter reduces pixilation in the sonar imagery by blurring the image slightly The image update ping rate may be slightly lower when the smoothing filter is enabled due to the additional image processing required Maximum File Size MB Advanced Using this setting you can set the maximum file size in megabytes of a son file being recorded Once the recorded file reaches the specified size a new son file will be created Recording Directory Advanced The path displayed here represents the temporary location that sonar data is saved while in the process of recording When recording is complete you will be prompted to select a permanent location and name for the complete file Allow Changes to Minimum Range Advanced If this option is enabled an additional range slider is added to the left hand side of the display window The slider will allow the setting of the start ran
32. m over an imaging area These work well when used on stationary platforms and or when imaging static targets They become much less useful when working from a moving platform and or trying to image moving targets such as divers since any motion can cause errors in the final image By comparison imaging sonars are multi beam sensors which form many small acoustic beams simultaneously This allows them to work well from both stationary and moving platforms An imaging sonar can produce several high quality images per second making it possible to get movie like imagery from the sonar BlueView sonars are in the class of imaging sonars Interpreting Sonar Images Imagine a flashlight lying on a table and an object such as a coffee cup located in front of the flashlight If you look directly down from above this scene you will see a bright area where light is reflecting off the face of the coffee cup You will also see a dark shadow behind the coffee cup where light is unable to reach The same idea can be applied to imaging sonar by replacing the light source with a sound source Bright areas on the sonar image are the result of objects reflecting sound while dark areas are acoustic shadows resulting from an object blocking the sound The image below provides an example of how a scene would appear when viewed visually and with imaging sonar Fit Dark acoustic oh 1 i s P lt a shadow w j 2 E Bright reflections from targ
33. nge O Page 13 Toolbar The toolbar provides quick access to several commonly used sonar functions See the table on the following pages for descriptions of all toolbar functions Note that not all functions are available in all scenarios and correspondingly not all icons in the table below are visible at all times To connect to the sonar see Chapter 3 Connect To disconnect from the sonar click the Disconnect icon Be sure to save Disconnect and close any data files in use It is now safe to power down the sonar or disconnect the Ethernet cable from the computer Each time you open a sonar file or connect to a sonar unit ProViewer Open Recorded File replaces the current sonar display with your selection To open ProViewer settings click the Settings icon See Chapter 7 for Settings more details on ProViewer settings ProViewer provides a simple length measurement tool To activate this Measurement tool click the Measurement button on the toolbar Next click the location where you want to start the measurement ProViewer then draws a dotted line between that point and the mouse cursor as the cursor moves Click a second time to freeze the current measurement and display the distance between the two points A third click sets the starting point for a new measurement To clear the measurement line click on the Measurement button a second time or press the Escape key on your keyboard Clicking on the Measurement button toggles the m
34. nnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnns 39 If the image Updates seem SlOWiiocccococococcoocooooononnnnnnononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns 39 Appendix B Advanced Networking Options oocoococccccconnonnoncnncnnncnncnnroncnncnnnrnnrnnrnnrnnrrnnrnnrnnrnnrennrnnrnnrnnrnnnnns 4 0 Cilla Facto De Ultra aaa cora 4 0 APENI C Command LING OP UONE rancios 42 o BlueView Page 4 Disclaimer Teledyne BlueView Inc has made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this document however because ongoing development efforts are made to continually improve the capabilities of our products we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the contents of this document We disclaim liability for errors omissions or future changes herein Copyright O 2003 2014 Teledyne BlueView Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be copied reproduced or translated without the prior written consent of Teledyne BlueView Inc No part of this publication may be stored or transmitted in any electronic form without the prior consent of Teledyne BlueView Inc Any unauthorized use is a violation of copyright laws License Agreement The accompanying Software and Documentation hereinafter referred to as ProViewer are proprietary products owned by Teledyne BlueView Inc and protected under U S and international copyright law Except as authorized under this License Agreement the Software m
35. pecific so they are effectively ignored for the purposed of choosing which messages to listen for GPS Fix data time position fix data Geographic Position Lat Long time A DS RMC Recommended Min Nav Information Time Position Speed over ground Track made good Date Mag variation O l Page 30 Heading True Depth below surface Time UTC time and data Current Configurations Save a current configuration using the Add Current button and remove this selection using the Remove Selected button when the configuration is highlighted This allows for simple switching between various NMEA display preferences and devices Save Data Asynchronously Allows navigation data to be stored only when a new fix is received If not selected the current navigation data is repeatedly stored with its original timestamp with each new ping s data until a new navigation update is received Start All Click this button to begin receiving navigation data on the serial port and with the NMEA strings Following this navigation information will be displayed on your ProViewer main window and any files recorded will store the navigation data for later retrieval and playback AppEx The AppEx tab in ProViewer settings allows you to stream data from ProViewer to a third party application for additional data processing and visualization You can select any combination of XY Images Targets RTheta Images Nav Data and Pan Tilt Data to be str
36. ressing the button repeatedly leads to additional speed up four levels of speed up available Playback backwards This allows quickly scrolling through a file to find points of interest Pressing the button repeatedly leads to additional speed up four levels of speed up available Indicates a start point for playback Additionally in subset son file exports and video avi exports this marker indicates the first ping in the export To change the start point click and drag to the desired portion of the playback bar Indicates an end point for playback Additionally in subset son file exports and video avi exports this marker indicates the last ping in the export To change the end point click and drag to the desired portion of the playback bar By default several important pieces of information are superimposed on the image Range arcs and labels provide a visual indication of how far objects are from the sonar head Both can be toggled on or off by selecting the appropriate option under the Settings gt Application Settings panel For playback files the time when the ping was taken is displayed in the lower right corner For playback and real time the format of the time is selectable in Settings gt Units The current ping number is always displayed above the time and date and current ping rate is displayed below om i BlueView Page 17 Chapter 5 Display Menu To access the Display Context Menu right cl
37. s currently searching for an acceptable target to track Adjusting the Size tracker setting and or the Mask Multiplier setting will adjust this size Target Lock Circle When an acceptable target is detected in the Tracker Window the tracker locks onto that target and follows the target around the screen The circle has a radius equal to the detected size of the target Target Info Information such as target number velocity and range bearing can be displayed next to each target Adjust what information is displayed through the Tracker tab in the settings window o BlueView Page 34 Appendix A Troubleshooting This section is designed to help you quickly identify and solve issues dealing with the inability to connect to a BlueView sonar from a PC While the basic connection between sonar and computer is straight forward things can get more complex once integrated into a delivery system The approach we will use attempts to test different potential causes in a way that optimizes the debugging process The following steps are recommended to identify and possibly fix issues you may be having Y Rerun ProViewer Software Reboot PC and Sonar Check Network Settings Check Connectors Check Power Test Sonar Common Communication Link Issues lt A S NN NS Rerun ProViewer Software ProViewer searches for sonar on the local network when the software is initially opened Ifa sonar did not complete its boot process before
38. se and click the connect button If already connected to a sonar head you can switch to another head using the Head Switch icon in the toolbar Note that this icon is only visible when connected to a multi head sonar You may run the two heads simultaneously by running two instances of ProViewer and selecting a different head for each instance Shutdown To disconnect from the sonar press the Disconnect icon in the toolbar Be sure to save and close any data files in use It is now safe to power down the sonar or disconnect the Ethernet cable from the computer o BlueView Page 12 Toolbar BYSUQOn BlueView Of Head M900 130 Serial 1883 Sonar Image Window Firmware 7103 Sonar Details Range Controls Playback Controls Ping number 87 date 09 27 20 time UTC 15 35 451362 87 rate 0 2 Hz Build 8448 Operation Details The sonar range slider along the left side ofthe ProViewer window allows you to change the maximum range to which the sonar will image Lowering the range using this control increases the ping rate ofthe sonar and provides a way to zoom in on a particular range of interest Note that zooming in too far can create a degraded picture because not enough data is available to fill the screen pixels resulting in pixilation NOTE You may enable a Minimum Range slider by clicking on Settings gt Application gt Show Advanced Settings gt Allow Changes to Minimum Ra
39. st 3 numbers in the IP address 192 168 1 The device part of the IP address must be different for every device on the network In the factory default case the sonar is set to 45 and the PC is normally set to 3 Don t use 255 as it s reserved for broadcast use Use an ohm meter to verify Tx and Rx line connectivity between the Ethernet connector that plugs into the PC and the 10 pin connector that plugs into the sonar Refer to the sonar hardware manual that came with your sonar for information on pin to pin connection information Page 37 You suspect you ve See the steps below to troubleshoot IP address issues which can be the most common miss configured the cause of ano communication problem sonar IP address oe 1 Connect the sonar communication cable directly to a Windows computer network interface card 2 Open the Network and Sharing Center in your control panel and click on Change Adapter Settings 3 Right click on the local area connection which your sonar is connected through and click on Properties 4 Double click on the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window this may say Version 4 3 Under the General tab select Obtain an IP address automatically 4 Under the Alternate Configuration tab select Automatic private IP address and click OK 5 Close the rest of the windows folders you opened 6 Cycle the sonar power off for at least 10 seconds then turn the sonar back on
40. the com port that ProViewer will attempt to connect to first for Pan Tilt auto connect PanTiltisinverted True False Specifies whether the pan tilt is mounted with the sonar bracket upward or downward MaxFileSize Integer Maximum size of a file in megabytes created during recording After reaching this size a new file will be automatically created AppExLaunchOnStartup True False Controls whether AppEx server starts by default AppExAddress Specifies the IPv4 address that AppEx server starts at by default AppExPort Specifies the TCP port that AppEx server starts at by default Stream lt DataType gt True False Controls whether AppEx defaults to streaming lt DataType gt where lt DataType gt is one of XYImage RThetalmage Targets Navdata PanTiltdata HelpFile String Filename of help file to open when user selects to open documentation from help menu o BlueView Page 42 GpsConfigurations String Specifies the default GPS configuration that populates the NMEA GPS settings text box See the text box for details Specifies the default startup fixed angle of display Is lt AngularViewMode gt True False Specifies which lt AnglularViewMode gt is used at startup where lt AngularViewMode gt is one of HeadsUp SonarUp FixedAngle Setting more than one of these values true produces unspecified behavior ConnectButtonUsesFixedlpAddress True False Specifies whether the connect button launches the autodiscovery process or attemp
41. ts to connect to a single sonar at a fixed IP ConnectButtonFixedlpAddress String Specifies the fixed IPv4 address at which to connect Only has effect if ConnectButtonUsesFixedlpAddress is set to true o BlueView Page 43
42. ttle ProViewer will show 9AM even when played back in Boston To see an absolute time use the UTC option Page 23 The HotKeys tab in ProViewer settings lists all ofthe available hotkey combinations for use in the ProViewer software Hotkeys Tracker NMEA GPS Help Open File Toggle Recording Toggle Range Gnd Toggle Range Labels Next Color Map Previous Color Map Take a snapshot Switch Heads Rotate Forward Rotate Backward Reset View See below for descriptions of the functions in the Sonar tab of ProViewer settings Note that the Sonar tab is displayed in the settings window only when ProViewer is connected to a live sonar Availability of many of the advanced sonar settings depends on the actual model of sonar to which ProViewer is attached and may not be available on your particular sonar Page 24 Application Units Hotkeys Tracker Sonar Network Settings TCP IP Poll Network V Use Static IP Address Y Enable Onboard DHCP Server aa IP Address 192 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 o 5 5 Gateway Apply Network Settings Hardware Base Gain ss XA 2 0 dB TVG LO 4B m Source Level Y Auto Alt Ping Y Enabled E Allow Hardware Trigger Changes Hardware Trigger I Delay Live Pings TCP IP Poll Sets up a direct connection between ProViewer and the Sonar over TCP This is the standard configuration UDP Poll Not currently available conta
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44. way an advanced user can create a custom application launcher to control behavior All controllable application settings appear in the ProViewer4 exe config file in your installation directory often C Program Files x86 BlueView These settings are adjusted at the command line using the appsetting keyword followed by the config variable name and desired value So for example to change the default maximum file size of recorded files in MB you would launch ProViewer at the command line or in a custom launcher script as follows ProViewer4 exe appsetting MaxFileSize 500 The following table provides the complete set of adjustable settings Configuration Name A StartupProgram String The A executable as a fully qualified path will be launched automatically after ProViewer launches StartupProgramArgs Command line args for the Command line args forthe StartupProgram StopProgramOnExit True False a ici aaa whether startup program will be terminated when ProViewer terminates IsTrackerMaskShaded True False Controls the visibility of the mask region ShowOnlySelectedTarget True False Specifies whether targets in the mask region that are not selected will be displayed on screen DefaultTrackerConfiguration String Specifies the default configuration name for advanced tracker parameters TrackerRangeTicks True False Controls whether the range slider bar is discretized when tracking is enabled PanTiltLastKnownComPort String Name of
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