PV360 Users Manual - BlueView Technologies, Inc.
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1. Troubleshooting Tabletas 22 o AA BlueView Page 3 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 The user understands that PV360 produces a general simplified image from a Teledyne BlueView Inc 2D imaging sonar There is no stated or implied accuracy for the output coordinates or data products produced by PV360 and the user should use the output data at their own risk 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 PV360 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 may be used only on computers owned leased or otherwise controlled by you You may not reverse assemble r2. 50 transparent 1 0 overlay not visible 100 transparent 1 o WN BlueView Page 20 Sources of Overlays NOAA Charts To download overlays from NOAA visit http www charts noaa gov InteractiveCatalog nrnc shtml Use interactive map to locate region of interest and highlight the desired chart Under Available Products click the RNC tab The BSB file holds the header information but it is the KAP file that PV360 will use as the overlay o BlueView Page 21 Appendix A Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Table Below is a problem solution table for some of the common problems encountered when setting up and running PV360 Possible Cause Possible Solution No Data Being Displayed in Confirm ProViewer has data coming in and the AppEx Broadcast Icon has been PV360 clicked PV360 not running after View AppEx Tab in ProViewer settings and wait for number of connected clients ProViewer paused for long to count down to 1 period Overlay not being Make sure the overlay transparency is below 1 0 displayed in PV360 PV360 freezing on Verify video card does not meet minimum PV360 requirements Note that any startup splash screen Intel HD Graphics cards series 3000 or lower is not compatible with PV360 O Page 22
3. the coordinate based on your unit specified in settings and available GPS data minutes degrees Heading Offset Heading can be manually set by clicking on this window This will allow you to specify a heading based on available heading data Scan Location Controls These controls allow you to manually position your scan by using an intuitive control pad to change latitude longitude and heading The arrows move the yellow dot on your map view tripod location in the direction indicated based on the default PV360 view with Up indicating North Right indicating East Down indicating South and Left indicating West The rotation controls will rotate your heading clockwise or counter clockwise around the tripod location Once recording has started the tripod position and orientation cannot be changed The gray boxes displaying both distance and angle units specify the step size for each control button push or nudge The angle with step sizes of 0 1 0 5 1 and 5 determine how many degrees the heading is rotated with each click The distance with step sizes of 0 1m 0 5m 1m 5m and 10m determine how many meters the lat long coordinates are moved with each click Scan Location Controls cleo dl y o BlueView Page 10 Project Setup The project will be the location where PV360 data is stored All project settings such as units overlays etc will be stored along with the geo corrected files If the ab
4. Local or UTC Distance Units Setting which allows you to choose which system of measurements to display on the PV360 main window Lat Lon Format Setting which allows you to choose which latitude longitude format to display on the PV360 main window Degrees and decimal degrees or Degree and Minutes and decimal minutes NN o BlueView Page 16 Help The Help tab in PV360 settings provides access to the User s Manual as well as version and Teledyne BlueView support contact information PW360 Version 106 0 Manual Open User Manual 18702 North Creek Parkway Suite 100 Bothell WA 98011 Tel 425 492 7376 Fax 425 492 7401 o P BlueView Page 17 Chapter 6 Overlays By default PV360 will attempt to use properly geo located satellite imagery if an internet connection is available In addition PV360 provides a number of options for overlaying displays on the main window Using the Overlay function background images such as geoTiffs and Nautical charts can easily be brought into PV360 See below for instructions on adding Overlays through PV360 Click Add Overlay to bring up the Choose Background Overlays menu Transparency Remove Choose from available background overlays which have previously been imported or click Import New to add an overlay To add overlays created in another PV360 system the JP2 files should be placed in the overlays directory found un
5. Ub TELEDYNE BlueView Mi Everywhereyoulook Software Handbook PV360 Part Number 205187 00 Revision December 2014 O2014 Teledyne BlueView Inc All rights reserved All product names are trademarks of their respective companies o WN BlueView Page 1 Table of Contents DN 4 Ae AAA PP o E e E O ORO cue siatdhactuns ton taateoea cis 4 Warranty INMUNE EE ME 4 Chapter 1 Welcome ise cts cnsivoszveveeantswstvonennxtnnstenwavoneeasisnwdentvontvestivnwtiventvestnswdvwetinenteostennitunssiendveseuestuenseentswseeenx 5 NNN 5 HAN A ae eisai eeneteae 5 Technical 6 Chapter 2 Standard Application and SUD ia 7 See A OOOO EE rer A rr eres 7 Chapter 3 Operation OVER OW ca 8 o A 8 Chapter 4 Software Basics rrnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnr 9 TN 9 NL 9 ANNONSE 10 EE EE ME 11 TOODO e ON 11 VP 12 FP NN 12 amo le alo o o EEE EEE S E 12 FM ENN 12 2 5 9 EN 12 o Un pennant east yey eae A a drmnae ermine 12 PN 12 PETN 12 Ve PT 13 Chapter Poet Se INOS Aae 14 ES a EE O RUE UE E E o e E T EE 14 A NE EE 16 a gt oo eee 17 Aaa A PP E siuesia masvannaieaaineeaasnaaaau neem en SIRI MaRRRARENRAEAEG 18 HE Eg EE gt mmm ee ee eT 20 Sources OF Overlays NOAA COSA 21 oK BlueView Page 2 Appendix A Troubleshooting sisesisssnexcsswcsnsavcssnsenvsscenvavepsnssssacdenvavoneyssswecencsnossvesseweceanspessvesseveseetvectvosseeeces 22
6. der documents C Users UserName Documents BlueView PV360 Data Overlays Click Browse to select a file for import BSB or GeoTiff File to Import Output Filename NN o BlueView Page 18 Note the file extension for BSB files is KAP e OI o gt tibraries gt Music E Organize y New folder A a F Favorites Music library eee foer BEE Desktop Includes 2 locations GeoTiff images can be imported by B Downloads Name Contributing artists Album selecting the TIF option E Recent Places d Sample Music m Google Drive m RMA Forms and E W Demogear Blank _ 4 A Libraries Documents D d Music Pictures m Podcasts Ell Subversion EE Videos 4 Mi BOTENPCOS EL OS C amp Accounting V I ER Mananamant AM File name BSB Files kap import Overlay El NAD83 or WGS 84 based GeoTifs can be brought in to PV360 after selecting File to Import C Projects ProMapper 04712293 047 the TIF op tion Output Filename 04712293 Geotiff Import Options If the UTM zone is known it can be UTM Zone 10 entered If the UTM zone is not known 7 Northem Hemisphere PV360 will base the import on the UTM zone associated with the current screen view position Note Overlays should be checked for proper registration prior to survey i o RN BlueView Page 19 Transparency Transperency Values o No transparenc onl see om overlay 0 5 overlay
7. ee disk space CD ROM drive for CD installation or internet access for download Video card requirements PV360 requires a PC video card which supports Open GL 2 0 Installation To install PV360 just insert the PV360 CD into your computer s CD ROM drive and follow the instructions to complete the installation You can also launch the installation by double clicking on setup exe in the CD s root directory In addition you may download PV360 in the software section of our website at www blueview com When you start PV360 and you have a personal firewall enabled you may receive a warning message saying that PV360 is attempting to connect to the network BlueView recommends that you select the option that will always allow PV360 to access the network which it needs to communicate with sonar For example in the image below click Unblock Windows Security Alert P To help protect your computer Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this program Do you want to keep blocking this program GN Name ProViewerl 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 o AA Blueview Page 5 Technical Support Teledyne BlueView Inc is committed to providing industry leading customer service and technical support f
8. everse compile or otherwise translate PV360 Warranty Information For more information on safety and or maintenance issues please call Teledyne BlueView Inc at 425 492 7400 o WN BlueView Page 4 Chapter 1 Welcome This manual describes the features of PV360 from Teledyne BlueView Inc PV360 is an application designed to extend the utility of the wide assortment of Teledyne BlueView 2D imaging sonars Coupled with the new ProViewer 4 sonar interface PV360 allows 2D sonar imagery to be easily displayed on aerial photos or standard nautical charts This real world display allows sonar operators to see the sonar data and targets in the larger context of their work area increasing their situational awareness and the utility and value of the sonar data The mapped images recorded by PV360 can be used to coordinate first responders ensure thorough and efficient searches map bottom conditions inspect infrastructure and a wide variety of other uses where a sonar display of detailed bottom imagery is required System Requirements PV360 requires a system that is running ProViewer 4 see ProViewer 4 Software Handbook for installation and system requirements and a Teledyne BlueView 2D sonar In addition to ProViewer 4 system requirements PV360 requires a system that meets or exceeds the following requirements for optimum performance Windows 7 8 8 1 32 or 64 bit Core 2 Duo i5 Core preferred 1GB or more of RAM 5 GB or more of fr
9. ility to playback files after a survey and adjust mosaicking parameters is desired then a SON file should be saved through ProViewer 4 e Project setup is initiated by selecting the Project Icon g e Then the new project icon e Enter project information and select OK Project Name Lake Washington Line Prefix LW Project Description Testing in Lake Washington e Highlight project and click on the Open Project icon Default Project Lake Washington Testing in Lake Washington Project Name Toolbar The toolbar provides quick access to several commonly used functions See the table on the following pages for descriptions of all toolbar functions ina o PR BlueView Page 11 Select Project Edit Project Settings Set Background Overlays Adjust Scan Display Settings Record Cycle Preset Views Toggle Cursor Information oK BlueView Access existing projects or create new projects Allows access to all variables within PV360 including units time base scan size scan prefix tile size project names file size control and help information including the user manual For details on Project Settings see Chapter 5 Control creation import and transparency of background overlays For details on Overlays see Chapter 6 Display control of recorded scan Toggle scan display on off adjust display order of overlapping scans set scan transparency or delete scan PV360
10. ontrols ana _ General Mapping Tools Scan and Navigation Information PPI Display yy ae The PV360 screen is divided into three main display areas e Scan Information e Sonar Data PPI plan position indicator e Mapping Window The ping slice is indicated as a shaded line over the sonar data and its location over the data is controlled by a slider which appears when the mouse is over the area Moving the slice position left or right over the sonar data determines the area that will be mapped based on tripod position The size of the slice is controlled by a slide located in the vessel settings pull down window The PPI display and the Map display can be enlarged to full screen by double clicking anywhere over them Double clicking within the enlarged window returns the screen to the normal display o WN BlueView Page 9 Scan and Navigation Information In this section the scan label date time scan latitude scan longitude heading offset current heading and scan location controls can be found See below for a description of these items Scan The scan name if labeled will be seen here Date and Time The date and time the sonar data was collected as time stamped in the sonar data Scan Latitude and Longitude Both latitude and longitude can be manually set by clicking on either of these windows After clicking on the window you will see the display below which will allow you to set
11. or all of our products For technical assistance with PV360 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 5pm Pacific Time or visit our website at http www blueview com oK BlueView Page 6 Chapter 2 Standard Application and Setup The utility of the PV360 application is its ability to display a portion of the standard 2D data window on to a real world background image or nautical chart in a 360 format This capability allows the user to easily combine the ease of use of a Teledyne BlueView forward looking sonar with practical mapping displays to greatly increase operational efficiency The real time map display allows the sonar operator to quickly assess coverage sonar data relative to reference points and interpret the data in the larger context of location and setting The next section provides a diagram of a typical setup in the field Standard Setup Diagram BV5000 Tripod A a re AppEx Broadcast Icon in ProViewer Overlay Charts amp Images o AA BlueView Page 7 Chapter 3 Operation Overview Basic Operation The PV360 application works in conjunction with ProViewer 4 anda Teledyne BlueView 2D imaging sonar Communication between this software can be established using the simple steps below Open both ProViewer 4 and PV360 Connect to Sonar Connect to your Teledyne BlueVie
12. provides an export function for exporting files of various formats Click this button to pull up a menu of export options including Screenshot or GeoTiff Toggles scan recording on and off When not recording real time data data on the PV360 main window is displayed in gray tone When recording data data is displayed in copper tone Changes map display view between four different viewing angles Displays latitude and longitude of cursor position Page 12 Measurement oK BlueView PV360 provides a simple length measurement tool To activate this tool click the Measurement button on the toolbar Next click the location where you want to start the measurement PV360 then draws a yellow line between that point and displays the distance to the current pointer position Click a second time to freeze the current measurement A third click sets the starting point for a new measurement Clicking on the Measurement button toggles the measurement mode on and off Page 13 Chapter 5 Project Settings PV360 has a number of user customizable settings that can be accessed through the Project Settings menu The following sections describe the settings menus in detail Scan See below for descriptions of the functions in the Scan tab of project settings Max Scan Size No Limit Scan Prefix Max 10 Chars Average New Data E Invert Pan Tit Values Maxum Tie Sze pre Max Scan Size Setting which allows
13. the limitation of file size based on preference and hard drive space Scan Prefix Setting which allows you to specify a file prefix to make organizing multiple files easier Average New Data Applies averaging on new data creating a smoothing filter effect See below for comparisons between averaged and non averaged data ina o PR BlueView Page 14 AA E Invert Pan Tilt Values Inverts the positioner information in the rare instance where it is setup incorrectly in PV4 Maximum Tile Size pixels Allows user to allocate memory better by limiting smaller or larger tile sizes depending on the size of the area being mapped and the ranges coming from sonar A tile with higher pixel count will have higher resolution in pixel size but require more memory If the sonar is operating on a longer range smaller tiles can be used with no loss of resolution It is best for the user to experiment with these parameters to get the best result for a particular dataset NN o RN BlueView Page 15 General See below for descriptions of the functions in the General tab of project settings Project Name Default Project Tine Deia Distance Unts Lat Lon Format Degress Minutes MMmmmm Project Name Field which allows you to specify the name of your project Project Description Field which allows you to include a detailed description of your project Time Display Field which allows you to choose which time format to use such as
14. w imaging sonar through ProViewer See the ProViewer 4 Software Handbook for more instructions on connecting to a sonar In ProViewer 4 set to output data by selecting the AppEx Broadcast Icon on the ProViewer toolbar O 4 The AppEx Broadcast Icon will be animated while data is streaming In PV360 when data is being received live data will appear in the PPI display in the lower left of the screen Note that PV360 may be opened at any time and if ProViewer is not yet broadcasting PV360 will simply wait for this connection See Chapter 4 for more details As multiple lines are surveyed the geo referenced data can be displayed in a variety of ways to produce a final composite or mosaicked image Within PV360 the user can turn off lines adjust the order in which lines are displayed and adjust the transparency applied to individual lines which allows overlapping data to shine through A variety of background overlays can also be imported and used to enhance the final 360 image The transparency of the overlays can also be controlled allowing for a wide variety of background information to be displayed along with the sonar data Screen captures can easily be extracted from PV360 for use in a variety of areas such as project reports or news releases o AA Blueview Page 8 Chapter 4 Software Basics Typical Screenshot Scan Longitude Date r Time 711712014 16 14 15 0 Scan Latitude 47 39 1837 N Scan Location C
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