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3AtthebottomoftheSensorlistpage,selectAddNewSensor.
TheAddNewSensordialogboxopens.
4SelectY es.
5InthePXSensorConguratordialogbox,selectcommunicationportandsensortype,
thenselectConnect.
6Atthetopofthedialogbox,selectPI50orPI60Receiverunit.
7Inthetrawlillustration,selectthelocationofthesensoronthetrawl.
8Selectthedirectionthesensorisgoingtopointto,eithertothevesselortothetrawl.
9Choosethemeasurementsyouwantthesensortomakeanddenetherelevant
parameters.Formoreinformationaboutthedifferentparameters,seeMainPXSensors
congurationparameters,page264
Bydefault,PXMultiSensormk2,PXUniversal,andPXMultiCatchsensorscansend
2measurements.WheninterfacingaPItypereceiverunit,themaximumnumber
ofmeasurementsasensorcansendistwo.Remotefunctionsarenotconsidereda
measurement.
10Choosethecommunicationchannel.
Thisisspeciallyimportantifyouwishtouseseveralsensorstooperateondifferent
communicationchannels.Thisisalsoimportanttoavoidinterferenceifseveralvessels
equippedwithidenticalcatchmonitoringsystemsareoperatingsimultaneouslyin
thesamearea.Formoredetails,seeOverviewofsensorschannelsandfrequencies,
page269
11Calibratethesensor.
WhenaPXMultiSensorismountedonatrawldoor,thepitchandrollmeasurements
mustbecalibrated.SeePerformingarsttimecalibrationoftherollandpitch
measurementsofaPXMultiSensor,page128
12SelectProgramSensor.
Thecurrentlyselectedparametersare“sent”tothesensor.
Result
ThenewsensorappearsontheSensorListpage.
TheSensorListpagepresentsatablewithallthecatchmonitoringsensorsthathavebeen
addedtothesystem.Youcanseeiftheyarecurrentlyinuseordisabled.Youcanalso
seerelevantinformationaboutthesensors,suchastype,receiverinuse,communication
channel,andwheretheyareplacedontheshinggear.
Operatingprocedures