SAMM User Manual
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Table of Contents
1 WELCOME TO SAMM ...................................................................................................... 6
2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND SETUP......................................................................... 8
2.1 Sensor and Input Requirements ................................................................................................ 8
2.2 System Requirements ............................................................................................................... 9
2.3 Installing SAMM ....................................................................................................................... 10
2.4 Launch SAMM ......................................................................................................................... 11
2.5 Create or Open a Project ......................................................................................................... 12
3 THE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE ............................................................................14
3.1 Mosaic Window ....................................................................................................................... 14
3.2 Toolbar ..................................................................................................................................... 15
3.3 Sidebar .................................................................................................................................... 16
3.3.1 Swath List ...................................................................................................... 17
3.3.2 Live Info ......................................................................................................... 17
3.3.3 Playback Controls .......................................................................................... 17
3.3.4 Sonar Controls ............................................................................................... 18
3.3.5 Processing Controls ...................................................................................... 18
3.4 Forward Look Window ............................................................................................................. 19
3.5 SLS Oscilloscope Window ....................................................................................................... 19
3.6 Meta Data Properties ............................................................................................................... 20
3.7 Status Bar ................................................................................................................................ 20
4 CONFIGURE SAMM ........................................................................................................22
4.1 Project Tab .............................................................................................................................. 23
4.1.1 Projected Coordinate System ........................................................................ 23
4.1.2 Sensor Offsets ............................................................................................... 23
4.2 Display Tab .............................................................................................................................. 24
4.2.1 General .......................................................................................................... 24
4.2.2 Swath Colormap ............................................................................................ 25
4.2.3 Units of measure ........................................................................................... 25
4.3 Mosaic Tab .............................................................................................................................. 26
4.3.1 General .......................................................................................................... 26
4.3.2 MSK output (connected/live sonars) ............................................................. 27
4.4 Contacts tab............................................................................................................................. 27
4.5 About ....................................................................................................................................... 28
4.6 Rendering Method ................................................................................................................... 28
4.7 Reset Button ............................................................................................................................ 29
4.8 Configuration Tutorial .............................................................................................................. 29
5 CHARTS AND BACKGROUND IMAGES ........................................................................31
5.1 Basic vs. Advanced Interface .................................................................................................. 31
5.2 Raster vs. Vector File Types ................................................................................................... 31
5.3 Retrieve NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts ....................................................................... 31
5.4 Elements of the Basic Chart Display Options Window ............................................................ 32
5.4.1 Basic Chart Display Popup Windows ............................................................ 33
5.4.2 Using the Basic Chart Loader ....................................................................... 34
5.5 Elements of the Advanced Chart Display Options Window .................................................... 35
5.5.1 Buttons .......................................................................................................... 36
5.5.2 The Folders Tab ............................................................................................ 37
Populating the Charts Database ................................................................... 37
5.5.3 The Chart Preview Tab.................................................................................. 38
5.5.4 The Charts Tab .............................................................................................. 39
5.5.4.1 Color Coding .................................................................................................. 39
Green ............................................................................................................. 40
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