MM-7911 Installation & Maintenance Manual for Type 7911 OBC12 Transceiver

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1. 1.1 OBC12 TRANSCEIVERS (DRG 7.1) INTRODUCTION OBC12 TRANSCEIVER, REMOTE TRANSDUCER AND CABLE FIG 1

The OBC12 transceiver is an acoustic transceiver, part of Sonardynes Ocean Bottom Cable acoustic positioning system. The transceiver is controlled from a PC running Sonardynes Genieapp software or the clients own navigation software. It is used to gather range data to groups of beacons that are attached to the Ocean Bottom Cable Range data collected by the OBC12 transceiver from various known points around the beacon, are used by the software to determine its absolute position. The OBC12 transceivers are designed to be mounted near to the remote transducer .The remote acoustic transducer is usually mounted through the hull of the ship. The transceiver and transducer are depth rated to 500 metres and so can be mounted on tail buoys, with the remote transducer mounted into a towfish. Four units that make up the transceiver assembly: Remote transducer 7912-000-0X Transducer cable 7911-006 Comms and power cable to the transceiver 7911-007 OBC12 transceiver 7911-000-0X 1.2 PHYSICAL FEATURES The OBC12 is a Hard Anodised tubular unit 24.1(612mm long) and 7.0 (178 mm) diameter, weighing 11.5kg in air. There are two connectors on the top of the transceiver housing. An 8 pin AGP male connector, providing power, communications and hard ware trigger to the unit. The other a 4 pin AGP female connector, providing power and signals to the remote transducer. It is a watertight unit and is depth rated to 500 meters.

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The OBC12 transceiver operates in the HF range between 35-55khz. It has 12 parallel channels and 18 virtual channels. It uses RS232 communications but is also configurable to RS485 half duplex. The DC supply input voltage for the transceiver is 12-24v DC. A facility also exists to enable an RSSI noise measurement to be taken via the hard wire trigger link wires. This RSSI reading will give an indication of the ambient noise present in the water. 1.3 REMOTE TRANSDUCER (DRG 7.2) The remote transducer is 6.5 (165mm long) and 3.5 (89mm) in diameter. This unit has a 4 pin AGP Female connector on it, in order for the remote transducer cable (7911-006) to be connected between the transducer and the transceiver. Its depth rating is 500 meters and it weighs 1.45 kg in air. REMOTE TRANSDUCER FIG 2

1.4

SAFETY The only likely danger associated with handling these instruments occurs if the inside becomes pressurised. This danger can occur in any underwater instrument where water leaks slowly in during immersion at great depth and cannot leak out again fast enough. The air compressed inside can cause the endcap to fly off with some velocity when removed for servicing. Ensure that care is taken when dismantling the unit and that the relevant instructions are followed. The power supply is a maximum of 36v DC and the acoustic transmitter has an open circuit voltage of 1800 Vpp AC.

1.5

LABELLING The housing label for each unit carries unique identifying information: Type Serial Number 12-24v DC INPUT RS232 comms EXT TRIGGER ROM : : 7911-000-01 XXXXX/XX (Batch Number) (or RS485 Half Duplex) : V5.XX (EPROM Version)

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2. TESTING This section covers the testing of all transceivers. An OBC12 Transceiver should be communications tested in the instrument room before deployment. If a known working transponder is available the unit can also have its acoustic transmission and reception tested. 2.1 OBC TEST EQUIPMENT General Equipment OBC12 Power/Comms Cables AGP-2008-Female (Cable No 7911-007, DRG No 7.3) PC running latest version of Genieapp or Clients software OBC12 Transceiver (7911-000-0X, DRG No 7.1) Remote transducer cable AGP-2004-Male to AGP-2004-Male (Cable No 7911-006, DRG No 7.4) Remote transducer (7912-000-01, DRG No 7.2) 12 / 24v DC power supply 2.2 2.2.1 SETTING UP Connect a Power/Comms Cable from the OBC12 connector to the PC and power supply, with an in line 750 mA fuse. Make sure that the power supply is earthed and that the screen of the power / comms cable is earthed. Also make sure that the earth pin of the RS232 connector is connected. (FAILURE TO DO THIS MAY RESULT IN INCORRECT RANGES BEING RECEIVED BY THE TRANSCEIVER.) 2.2.3 2.3 2.3.1 Connect the transducer cable between the transceiver and the transducer. TESTING THE TRANSCEIVER COMMUNICATIONS (USING GENIEAPP SOFTWARE) Refer to OM-7918 section 11, for the setting up of comm ports in the Adif file for the transceiver. Make sure each individual transceiver has its own comm port set. Run the Genieapp software and go into the Database Menu, and then into the Devices Menu. Check that the configuration, and serial port allocation is correct, including the Baud rate which is internally default set on the transceiver to 38400. Exit back into the Main Menu and then go into the Test System Menu. (Refer to OM-7918 Section 10.4) Use the Transceiver Communications Test, as this will repeatedly test the communications link to one particular transceiver. Choose the transceiver to test and type in its name and press ENTER. The system then checks that the named device is listed in the ADIF database file. For example, if the device name TCVR is used but not listed in the ADIF file then the system warns: WARNING: The Device Was Not Found: TCVR

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The system checks to see if the device is a transceiver which can be checked with this utility. If not, the system warns : WARNING: Device is Not A Transceiver: TCVR

2.3.7

Finally the system checks that the device is connected to the system. If no communications are achieved the system warns : WARNING: Cannot Communicate With Device: TCVR

2.3.8

If the transceiver is found correctly then commands are repeatedly sent to it. e.g. 03@<IN11D01F>,TC:57.340 03@<IN11D01F>,TC:57.340 03@<IN11D01F>,TC:57.340 03@<IN11D01F>,TC:57.340

If the communications link is working then the above will be seen on the screen. If the communications link is not working then the following will be seen in yellow: <NO REPLY> <NO REPLY> <NO REPLY> 2.4 2.4.1 TESTING THE TRANSCEIVER COMMUNICATIONS (WITHOUT GENIAPP SOFTWARE) Instead of using Genieapp make sure a suitable program is running on the PC such as PCPlus, Procomm, or Hyper Terminal in windows 95. Check that the transceiver is connected to the P.C. Check that the Devices page is set up for the Serial comms are set to: Baud Rate: Stop Bit: Data: Parity: 2.4.4 38400 1 8 NONE

2.4.2 2.4.3

Send the following commands to the transceiver and check for replies : SEND P1 CRLF P2 CRLF P3 CRLF REPLY P1 TDR PORT: 1 P2 TDR PORT: 2 P3 TDR PORT: 3

This will check that the P.C. is talking to the Receiver Boards 1,2,& 3. Another check that can be done is to send a Firmware Version command: SEND FV CRLF REPLY FV VX.XX: HF MROV OBC12

(Refer to the OBC12 Transceiver Interfacing General Specification.)

Section 2 Page 8 of 20 2.5 2.5.1 2.5.2 2.5.3 2.5.4 TESTING THE ACOUSTIC RANGING (USING GENIEAPP SOFTWARE) Test communications to the transceiver. Connect the remote transducer. Run the Genieapp software Test System menu and Beacon range test.

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This option is used to test acoustic ranging between a single transceiver and a single beacon. The transceiver to test has first to be selected. The screen shows a list of available transceivers and prompts the user for a transceiver name : Please Enter The Name Of The Device:

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2.5.6 2.5.7

Type in the name of the transceiver to test and press ENTER. The system then checks that the named device is listed in the ADIF database file. For example, if the device name TCVR is used but not listed in the ADIF file then the system warns: WARNING: The Device Was Not Found: TCVR

2.5.8

The system checks to see if the device is a transceiver which can be checked with this utility. If not, the system warns : WARNING: Device is Not A Transceiver: TCVR

2.5.9

Finally the system checks that the device is connected to the system. If no communications are achieved the system warns : WARNING: Cannot Communicate With Device: TCVR

2.5.10

If the transceiver is found then the system asks for the address of the beacon. Please Enter The Address Of The Beacon: Type in the address of the beacon to test and press ENTER.

2.5.11

The system then asks for the reply channel for the beacon. Please Enter The Reply Channel For The Beacon: Type in the reply channel for the test beacon and press ENTER.

2.5.12

If the beacon is found correctly then it is initialised and is used to interrogate the beacon selected. Beacon Replies 17 16 15 OK OK OK 300.87 300.87 300.84

2.5.13

If the beacon is not successfully found then the following will be shown : <NO REPLY>

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If a spurious reply is sent back due to noise, the beacon reply may still be seen on the screen as a reply, but the time taken for this range to be received may be less than 300ms. This is a good indication that the range is false and caused by serious noise problems. Beacon Replies 17 16 15 OK OK OK 240.87 245.87 242.84

2.5.15

Deploy beacon in water and check that the ranges received have a range greater than 300ms, or greater than the turn around time of the beacon in use, e.g. a T.A.T. 300ms should get a range in the region of 300 +ms. Use low transmit power and high receive sensitivity. If a transceiver is found to be faulty see section 4.0 Disassembly and Section 5.0 Diagnostics.

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3. 3.1 3.1.1 INSTALLATION MOUNTING THE TRANSCEIVER The transceiver needs to be located as near to the remote transducer as possible. A suitable location needs to be used as the transducer cable 7911-006 is only 6m long. This cable can be extended to 10m long if sliced correctly. The transceiver needs to be firmly fixed down, either by substantial tie-wraps or ideally using jubilee clips. When mounting the transceiver on a tailbuoy run the comms & power cable (DRG NO 7.3) to the PC and a suitable DC power supply. MOUNTING THE TRANSDUCER When mounting the transducer on the end of a through hull pole, a mounting plate may be needed in order to match up different hole dimensions (see DRG 7.2). The AGP connector may not fit through the top of the pole. In this case the cable needs re-splicing. Make sure that the splice is kept on the outside of the pole to prevent water ingress (see 6.3 for connection and pin details & DRG No 7.4). When mounting the transducer in a towfish make sure there is enough slack cable on the transducer cable so the towfish is hanging on the chain and not hanging on the transducer cable. RE-SPLICING THE TRANSDUCER CABLE When re-splicing the cable, make sure that the following wires are soldered to each other and then individually heat-shrinked for insulation: RED to RED, BLACK to BLACK etc. To ensure noise does not get into the system, ensure the cable screen is continued through the splice. Use foil or screening tape (copper tape) to connect one end of the screen to the other and wrap around the main conductors. Wrap the splice in insulating tape, cover it with self amalgamating tape and then apply the insulating tape on top. NOISE PROBLEMS Make sure that the transducer is deployed into the water before starting any noise tests. The transceiver needs to be set to high gain and transmit power to high in the devices page of the Sonardyne software. Make sure there are no transponders in the water. There should be NO replies received. If noise is present in any of the frequency groups used, spurious replies may be seen. To check this make sure that the ADIF file used, has frequency groups 1 to 9 listed in it. Use the GENIEAPP software and go into Navigate. Press page-down and check that no replies are being received by the system in the Beacons Observation (QC) Page for frequencies 1 to 9. Spurious ranges caused by noise will be inconsistent and may be less than 300ms.

3.1.2

3.2 3.2.1

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3.3 3.3.1

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3.4 3.4.1 3.4.2

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This problem can occur and may give false ranges due to corrupt data. The solution to this problem is to increase the isolation between the P.C. and the transceiver. If cable has been re-spliced, check to see that the screen on both halves of the cable has been well connected together (see 3.3). The 0V Float wire on the RS232 comms should be connected to 0V (pin 5 on 9 way and pin 7 on 25way) going into the P.C. (see DRG No 7.3 for wiring details). If the above makes no difference to the problem, use an optoisolated comms card, and / or run a fibre optic link from the P.C. to the transceiver. (Consult a Sonardyne Engineer.) Note: The power supply used may be noisy, to overcome this use a better isolated mains converter or try using a battery. Make sure that the screening of the comms and power cable is connected to a suitable earth, such as the earthing point on the power supply if it has one, or ships earth. (Note: the ships earth may be noisy.) Check to see what noise is present using an Oscilloscope. Check that the comms and power cable is not running along side another power cable or a cable that has bad insulation as this may produce cross talk. If noise still affects the comms line, then the OBC12 may need to be changed to RS485 half duplex comms (consult a Sonardyne Engineer). RSSI NOISE MEASUREMENT READINGS A measurement of the ambient noise can be taken using the RSSI output in the pre-amp stage. This measurement should be done with the electronics assembly in the housing, as the noise generated by machinery and other electrical items can have a significant effect on the voltage measurement taken. The OBC12 transceiver needs to be opened up and the electronics assembly removed in order to get to the RSSI pin. ( see 4.2 ) The RSSI pin can be found on SK4 of the CPU board 3, which is the receiver board furthest from the motherboard. SK4 is a 22 pin socket, with a RSSI output on pin 15 and 0v output on pin 18. The RSSI output and 0v need to go to the orange and yellow wires usually used by the hardwire link, with a 100 Ohm resistor in series with the RSSI output. To do this, disconnect the 2 pin Molex connector at the top of the Mother board and connect RSSI and 0v to the female part of the connector. Pins 15 and 18 should now be using the hardwire trigger wires and passing the voltage reading up through the watertight connectors, to a multimeter. The measurement taken should be around 0.3 - 0.6v for a good ambient noise measurement. If the voltage is any more than this then the noise level may be to high to get good acoustics.

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3.6 3.6.1

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4. DISASSEMBLY This Section covers the disassembly and rebuilding of OBC12 Transceivers. The OBC12 Transceiver should be thoroughly washed in fresh water and cleaned of any oil or grease. It is recommended that a clean, cool, dry area is used for dismantling this unit. In hot environments water vapour is held in the air. The water may condense out inside the unit when submerged and cause corrosion. OBC12 TRANSCEIVER DISASSEMBLED FIG 3

The above diagram indicates the OBC12 when disassembled. The parts that can be seen in the picture are: Chassis Housing Guard Silicon Gel Bag 4.1 4.1.1 (containing the electronics) ( and relevant Flanges)

REMOVING THE TRANSDUCER / COMMS / POWER ENDCAP The unit and connectors should first be cleaned of oil and grease and washed with freshwater. The working area should be clean, dry and well lit.

4.1.2

Take care not to stand in line with either end of the unit in case leakage has caused pressure to build up, which might push the end out at a high velocity.

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Remove the guard that is protecting the 4 & 8 pin connectors by undoing 6 x M10 Nyloc nuts on the underside of the flange. Remove the M10 washers and the plastic washers. Remove the top flange, guard and plastic retaining clip. Ease out the endcap carefully using the bottom flange to grip on to. Be careful not to use too much force as the chassis containing the electronics as he electronics may suddenly move and could cause damage. Care must also be taken to ensure that the endcap does not jump out at force, due to pressurisation. Take care not to scratch the inside sealing face of the housing. Wipe the "O" rings and grooves free of Vaseline to avoid picking up dirt. REMOVING THE ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY, 3 CPU/RX BOARDS, MOTHER BOARD AND TX BOARD FIG 4

4.1.4 4.2

4.2.1

Remove the chassis assembly clear of the housing, so that the electronics can easily be disassembled. The electronics consist of three CPU receiver boards 7911-035-01, one motherboard 7812036-02 and one transmitter board 7812-035-03. The connections to these boards need to be removed. These consist of a 2 pin Molex connector for the hard wire link. The 4 pin Molex connector to the transducer at the bottom end of the chassis. The 8 pin Molex RS232/485 connector and the 3 pin Molex power supply connector at the top end. The PCBs are supported by four rubber shock mounts. To detach the PCBs from these, remove two screws on either end of the motherboard. The whole electronic assembly should now lift out of the chassis. To remove the CPU receiver boards from the motherboard remove the six screws and washers and take off the first of the three boards. Then remove the next six stand-off spacers and remove the second board. Remove the next six stand-off spacers and six nuts and remove the third board. (Note: this board should be address number one which is written on the EPROM.) To remove the transmitter board, remove six M3 Nyloc nuts and washers. Inspect the sealing area of the bore of the housing tube for corrosion or scratches. Inspect the chassis parts and PCBs for any sign of corrosion or leakage. The wiring can be checked for continuity and insulation with the circuit boards removed. Check from the underwater connectors to the Molex connectors. Check the shock mount rubber parts for signs of wear or fatigue. Replace if necessary.

4.2.2

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DISMANTLING THE 8 PIN POWER CABLE / COMMS AGP CONNECTOR Make sure the 2 pin hard wire Molex connector, 8 pin comms connector and the 3 pin Power connectors have been removed from the transmitter and motherboard. Remove the four caphead screws with a 6 mm Allen key. Cut away the heatshrink from the wires and desolder the connections. Fitting a new connector is the reverse of the procedure. Use heatshrink on the soldered connections. Pin Connections: Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 6 Pin 7 Pin 8 green & yellow red white blue green black orange yellow Use screen + Ve Supply RS232 (TX) RS232 (RX) COMMS 0 VOLTS FLOAT - VE SUPPLY EXT TRIGGER (-VE) EXT TRIGGER (+VE)

4.3.2

4.3.3

(Refer to DRG No A3-7911-007) 4.4 4.4.1 DISMANTLING THE 4 PIN TRANSDUCER AGP CONNECTOR To remove the transducer endcap make sure the 4 pin transducer Molex connector has been removed from the Motherboard. The tie wraps retaining the transducer wire onto the chassis must be cut. Remove the four caphead screws with a 6 mm Allen key. Cut away the heatshrink from the wires and desolder the connections. Fitting a new connector is the reverse of the procedure. Use heatshrink on the soldered connections. Pin Connections: Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 coax cable - Live coax cable - Ground screen n/c

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4.4.3

4.4.4 4.5 4.5.1

Rebuilding the endcap is the reverse of the procedure. REFITTING THE CIRCUIT BOARDS Fit the Transmit PCB 7812-035-03 first, to the correct side of the motherboard. This will engage the 6 pins of the connector in the middle of the board, 12 pins at the top of the board and 8 pins at the bottom of the motherboard. The card fits over the six M3 studs, spaced off by the Nyloc nuts on the motherboard. Secure with six plain washers and M3 Nyloc nuts. Connect the 8 pin RS232 Molex connector, and the 4 pin transducer Molex connector. Fit the first CPU card 7911-035 on the other side, engaging the three connectors, the 6-pin Motherboard plug in the middle and the single row and double row of pins from Tx Card at opposite ends of the board. (Make sure that the first CPU card 7911-035 used is address No 1 which is written on the EPROM ). Fit the six M3 nuts to the studs and then the six M3 stand-off space connectors. Then fit the second CPU card, making sure it is address No 2. Fit six stand-off spacers and fit the third CPU card. This is CPU card address 3. Add the six M3 screws and washers.

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Engage the slots of the Chassis End Plates with the free ends of the motherboard and clamp with Four M3 cap head screws and washers. Check that the hardwire trigger and power lead are connected to their Molex connectors on the motherboard. REFITTING THE TRANSDUCER / COMMS / POWER ENDCAP The O rings should be removed and inspected for signs of corrosion. The grooves that house them should be cleaned of Vaseline and then reapplied with new Vaseline. Add a silicon gel bag to the chassis assembly containing the electronics PCBs. Slowly push the chassis into the outer housing, making sure that the bottom flange is added first. The retaining plastic clip is then added to the outer housing once the chassis has been fully pushed in. The top Flange is added and the guard is then slotted into position and tightened up on the underside using six M10 plastic washers followed by six M10 washers and Nyloc nuts.

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5. 5.1 DIAGNOSTICS TESTING THE COMPLETE OBC 12 TRANSCEIVER There are no batteries within the unit, so on removal from storage the operational status should be the same as when it was put into storage. There are no external controls and there is no functional testing which can be performed without the aid of other equipment. Testing the unit is done using the suite of test routines in the System Testing menu. Operation of the software is described in section 10 of the 7918 Operations Manual. The Transceiver Communications Test in System Testing can be used to test communications to any transceiver, as described in 2.3 and 2.4 for use without Gennieapp. This does not test the acoustic capability of the unit. Transceiver Ranging Test is used to test a transceiver or transponder with another working transceiver. This test checks the acoustic performance and the communications of a transceiver. Any working transceiver can be used to test any other transceiver using the test routines described in 2.5. 5.2 SUBSTITUTION METHOD If testing of a closed OBC 12 Transceiver reveals any faults, the problems can only be in the following modules:

Transmitter (Tx) PCB CPU PCB x 3 Transducer Wiring and connectors Mother board

Test results which indicate a specific function is at fault, such as transmission or reception do not conclusively point to one board or the other, because functions are spread across both boards. The Tx PCB carries out mainly analogue functions and the CPU board includes the digital parts of both transmitter and receivers. Substitute known functional modules into the faulty unit according to priority order of actions in the following table. After each substitution re-test the unit. NOTE: Testing the OBC 12 in an open environment e.g. on a bench , out of the housing can result in electrical coupling giving spurious range measurements. The power supply used needs to be earthed and the screen of the comms cable needs to be attached to earth. Also make sure that the 0v pin of the RS232 connector is connected. WARNING: When using a lap top computer be aware that the noise generated by the screen as this can cause problems if measuring receiver sensitivity when the OBC12 electronics assembly is out of its housing. Comms OK indicates satisfactory replies on the monitor to the Comms Test. If "NOT FOUND" is repeatedly received this is indicated by "NIL COMMS" on the table below.

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To check that an individual CPU receiver board is working, use PC Plus and talk to each individual receiver board using the following commands: p1 CRLF p2 CRLF p3 CRLF receiver board 1 receiver board 2 receiver board 3

(FOR COMMANDS TO THE OBC12 TRANSCEIVER SEE THE OBC12 INTERFACING GENERAL SPECIFICATION) 5.3 TABLE OF SUBSTITUTIONS COMMS OK RX OK TX NIL 1. 2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. ACTION Substitute Pre-Amp/Tx board Substitute CPU receiver board 1 Substitute Pre-Amp / Tx Substitute CPU receiver board 1 Substitute CPU receiver board 2 Substitute CPU receiver board 3 Test / Replace the Acoustic Transducer Substitute Pre-Amp/Tx Substitute relevant CPU Test / Replace the Acoustic Transducer

OK

PARTIAL Channels 1-4 Channels 5-8 Channel 9

OK

OK

NIL

OK

OK

NIL

NIL

1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 1. 2. 3.

Test / Replace Transducer Substitute Pre-Amp/Tx Substitute relevant CPU Check wiring comms connector Substitute Pre-Amp/Tx Substitute relevant CPU Check wiring/connections Replace motherboard Substitute Pre-Amp/Tx Substitute relevant CPU

NIL COMMS

(Supply current correct) 90mA@ 24v Quiescent

NIL COMMS

(Incorrect or no current)

NOTE: When substituting the relevant CPU board, use PC Plus and the above mentioned commands to see which CPU board needs changing. The transducer may be given a simple electrical test if an AC electronic component bridge is available. Disconnect the transducer and measure the transducers capacitance by connecting pins 1 and 2 of the AGP lead to the component bridge and measure the transducer's capacitance, it should be 7.5 - 9 nF. A very low value, or half the value, indicates a broken or open-circuit transducer.

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6. 6.1 TECHNICAL NOTES TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Acoustics: Frequency Band Tx Frequencies Source Level Tx Beam pattern Rx Sensitivity Power Requirement Communications: Current @ 24v DC Sonardyne HF 35 to 55 kHz Programmable by group number 188-190 db Omni Directional <105 db re 1uPa @ 1 meter 12 - 24 v DC RS232 / 485 Half Duplex 95 mA <250 mA (nominal) (Peak) 500m 12 Parallel Channels + 18 Virtual 38400 612mm long x 178mm Diameter

Depth Rating: Channels: Default Baud Rate: Dimensions: 6.2

REMOTE TRANSDUCER 165mm long x 89mm Diameter Size : Weight in Air: Depth Rating: Cable Length: 1.45kg 500m 6-10m

6.3

Connectors Power/Comms Connector Eight pin AGP 2008 M 1 - Screen 2 - + VE SUPPLY 3 - RS232 (Tx) 4 - RS232 (Rx) 5 - COMMS 0 VOLT FLOAT 6 - VE SUPPLY 7 - EXT TRIGGER (-VE) 8 - EXT TRIGGER (+VE)

Section 6 Page 19 of 20 Transducer Connector Four pin AGP 2004F 1 - Positive 2 - Negative 3 - Screen 4 - N/C 6.4 OBC 12 SPARE PARTS Item Description DRG NO Qty Order Code 631-3508 631-3191 750-0579 312-5416 312-5618 631-3508

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CPU PCB Tx PCB Integral Transceiver Guard AGP power B/Head Connector AGP Transducer B/Head Connector PCB ASSY Motherboard

7812-036-02 7812-035-03 7417-009-A2 2008-M 2604-F 7812-036-02C2

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SECTION 7
7. TECHNICAL DRAWINGS

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OBC12 TRANSCEIVERS

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REMOTE TRANSDUCER

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MOUNTING THE TRANSCIEVER

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MOUNTING THE TRANSDUCER

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