SIDE SCAN HARDWARE CONFIGURATION HYPACK 2015

Connection Block Diagram GPS, single beam and tide data go into HYPACK ® SURVEY. Sidescan (with optional MRU, heading sensor, pressure sensor) goes into SIDESCAN SURVEY. Information is passed between the two using the shared memory. Use the Hysweep.dll in HYPACK ® HARDWARE and HYPACK ® Navigation driver in HYSCAN HARDWARE. HYPACKSURVEY SIDE SCAN SURVEY GPSSide Scan Sonar SHARED MEMORY POSITION, HEADING, TIDE,, DEPTH Your computer

Setting up a Sidescan Device In Hardware, add the driver to position your main vessel In Hardware, add the driver to position your main vessel GPS.DLL in this example. GPS.DLL in this example. Create a 2 mobile for your towfish position. Create a 2 mobile for your towfish position. Named ‘Sidescan’ in this example. Named ‘Sidescan’ in this example. Select a driver to position the towfish. Select a driver to position the towfish. Towfish.DLL in this example. Towfish.DLL in this example. Select Sidescan Survey in System (check Include box for Sidescan Survey) Select Sidescan Survey in System (check Include box for Sidescan Survey) Note : If you are towing a sidescan, you need to create the mobile in Hardware before selecting the sidescan option

Setting up a Sidescan Device Note : If you are using backscatter from a MB system or sidescan from an Interferometric MB system, use the set-up in HYSWEEP ® hardware. If you are towing a system, you MUST have a positioning device for the sidescan mobile. In Sidescan devices: In Sidescan devices: Select Sidescan from the list of sensors. Select Sidescan from the list of sensors. Check Specific Sonar Identification (for processing data in Geocoder) Check Specific Sonar Identification (for processing data in Geocoder) Check Setup. Some sidescan systems will have user options. If this option is greyed out, there is nothing to set. Check Setup. Some sidescan systems will have user options. If this option is greyed out, there is nothing to set.

Connect Side scan sonar: Most have network connections. Verify address and UDP port settings.

COM Test and Network Test Serial COM Test is not very useful for sonar testing. Most sonars use network connection. Use the Network Test to verify data communication. Allows to Ping device to test for connectivity and check for data stream.

Sensor Offsets Position offsets: Relative to boat or towfish origin. Usually “0.0” for a towed side scan. Rotation offsets: Set to 0. Not used for sidescan operations.

Interfacing Analog Sidescan : Analog to Digital card options The NI USB-6221 is a USB device which works in all Windows versions supported by HYPACK® The earlier card in use, the NI 6024E works in Windows XP (SP2) operating systems, but is not supported by the newer Operating Systems. Analog Sidescan Setup option for the different connector types

Connector Block Configuration: USB–6221 For Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8  Connection to computer is USB  Connections between side scan and USB-6221 is via coax cables: AI0 = Port signal AI1 = Starboard signal AI2 = Trigger Ensure you load all National Instrument libraries included on the A/D board install CD

Analog Software Setup Configuring the Software: Run the Sidescan Hardware program from HYPACK®. Add device “Analog Sidescan”. Select input device (NI 6024 or 6221) Run Sidescan Survey from HYPACK®. The Analog Sidescan monitor will start with Survey. Set the appropriate ranges for your sidescan.  voltage range  trigger polarity / threshold  I/O channel settings When finished with the Analog Sidescan Monitor, you may minimize it to get it out of the way, but do not close it. I/O channel set-up

Ready for Survey 1.For sidescan operations, select HYPACK Survey and Side Scan Survey. 2.If everything is working properly, you will see navigation (from the positioning system from HYPACK SURVEY) and Sidescan data from the sonar Do not use the Side Scan Survey option in the sidescan menu for data collection. This is used for playback of data files and testing of the sonar system only.