Simrad TV80 - Specific Configuration Parameters for PX TrawlEye Sensors

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CommoncongurationparameterstoallPXtypesensors
•Function
Thefunctionofacatchmonitoringsensorreferstothemeasurementitcansend.The
availableoptionswillvaryaccordingtothegearsystemyouareworkingwith,the
locationyouhavechosenforthesensorandwhereitpointsto.Onceyouhaveselected
yourmeasurement,therelevantadditionalrequiredparametersareautomaticallyshown.
ThemeasurementsaPXMultiSensormk2cansenddependonthesensorlidandon
wherethesensorislocatedonthegear.
Bydefault,PXMultiSensormk2,PXUniversal,andPXMultiCatchsensorscansend
2measurements.WheninterfacingaSRtypereceiverunit,aPXFamilysensorcan
senduptovemeasurements.WheninterfacingaPItypereceiverunit,themaximum
numberofmeasurementsasensorcansendistwo.Ifyouwishtomakemorethantwo
measurementswithyoursensor,anadditionallicenseisrequired.Remotefunctionsare
notconsideredameasurement.
•Interval
Bydefault,thisvalueis1:1.
•Offset
Entertheoffsetvalueinordertohaveprecisereadings.
Youcanmanuallyentertheoffsetvaluefortherelevantsensorrelativetothestarting
point.If,forexample,youwanttomeasureheightonatrawldoor,youmaywantto
deductthedistance(offset)fromthesensortothetrawlshoe.
WhenconguringaPXTrawlEyesensor,offsetcanbeusedifyouaremoreinterested
indetailsfromforexamplecentreoftrawlanddowntobottomthanthewholetrawl
opening.Inthiscase,insteadofhavingtheechogramstartingfromthesensor,youstart
theechogramfromadistancefromthesensor,obtainingabetterresolutiononthepartof
thetrawlthatismoreimportantforyou.
Thedefaultvalueis0metersandyoucanchooseamaximumof95meters.
•Blankingzone
Wheneveryouwantacatchmonitoringsensortomeasureheight,youmustdenea
blankingzone.Ablankingzoneisa“blankspace”thatwillmakethesensordisregard
allechoesreceivedfromobjectsinsidethedenedzone.
•Remotecode
RemotecodeisonlyavailableforGeometryandSpreadmeasurements,andwhenyouset
upaRemotesensorforanyofthesemeasurements.Youcanselectthechannelusedto
handlethecommunicationbetweenthe“master”andthe“remote”sensors.
WhenyousetupGeometryandSpreadmeasurements,itisveryimportantthatyou
programthemcorrectlyandthatyoukeeptrackofthesensorsaftertheyhavebeen
congured.
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