Konsberg CNODE Micro User manual

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January2023©KongsbergMaritimeAS

cNODEMicro

Transponder

InstructionManual

KongsbergMaritimeAS

www.kongsberg.com

Documentinformation

•Product:KongsbergcNODEMicro

•Document:InstructionManual

•Documentpartnumber:426351

•Revision:C

•Dateofissue:30January2023

TheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentremainsthesolepropertyofKongsberg

MaritimeAS.Nopartofthisdocumentmaybecopiedorreproducedinanyformorby

anymeans,andtheinformationcontainedwithinitisnottobecommunicatedtoathird

party,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofKongsbergMaritimeAS.

Warning

Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposefor

whichitwasdesigned.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetothe

equipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.Y oumustbefamiliarwiththecontentsofthe

appropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperateorworkontheequipment.

KongsbergMaritimedisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedby

improperinstallation,useormaintenanceoftheequipment.

Disclaimer

KongsbergMaritimeASendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentis

correctandfairlystated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.

Supportinformation

Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactKongsbergMaritime’s

supportorganisation.Y oucanalsocontactususingthefollowingaddress:

[email protected].Ifyouneedinformationaboutourotherproducts,

visithttps://www.kongsberg.com/maritime.

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Tableofcontents

ABOUTTHISMANUAL..............................................................5

CNODEMICRO.........................................................................6

Systemdescription.............................................................................................................7

Namingdescription............................................................................................................7

Systemunits.......................................................................................................................8

Transponders............................................................................................................8

Batterycharger.........................................................................................................8

TTC30(TransponderTestandCongurationunit).................................................9

Supportinformation...........................................................................................................9

GENERALACOUSTICCONSIDERATIONS................................10

GETTINGSTARTED................................................................12

Chargingthebattery(on-deck)........................................................................................13

Turningonthetransponder..............................................................................................14

Connectingthetranspondertoexternalpowerandrespondersignals.............................15

TurningontheTTC.........................................................................................................16

Acoustictest.....................................................................................................................16

Transponderchannels......................................................................................................16

InstallingthetransponderinolderversionsofAPOS.....................................................17

Changingthetransponderchannel...................................................................................18

Checkingthebatterystatus..............................................................................................19

Pre-deploymentchecks....................................................................................................20

Deployment......................................................................................................................21

Recoveringthetransponder.............................................................................................21

OPERATINGPROCEDURES.....................................................22

MAINTENANCE......................................................................23

Safetyfeatures..................................................................................................................24

Chargingthebattery(on-deck)........................................................................................24

LubricatingSEACONconnectors....................................................................................26

Batterychargerstatusandtroubleshooting......................................................................26

SPAREPARTS........................................................................28

cNODEMicro31-180sparepart.....................................................................................29

Batterychargersparepart................................................................................................29

ON/OFFplugsparepart..................................................................................................29

Congurationorpowercablesparepart..........................................................................29

TTC30sparepart............................................................................................................29

Testandcongurationcable(TTCtocNODEMicro)sparepart....................................30

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Testandcongurationcable(PCtocNODEMicro)sparepart......................................30

DRAWINGFILE......................................................................31

cNODEMicro31-180dimensions..................................................................................32

Congurationorpowerconnectorpinout........................................................................33

TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS................................................34

Performancespecications..............................................................................................35

Weightsandoutlinedimensions......................................................................................35

Powerrequirements.........................................................................................................36

Environmentalrequirements............................................................................................36

BATTERYSAFETY...................................................................37

SECTION1:Identication..............................................................................................38

SECTION2:Hazardsidentication................................................................................38

SECTION3:Composition..............................................................................................39

SECTION4:Firstaidmeasures......................................................................................39

SECTION5:Fireghtingmeasures................................................................................40

SECTION6:Accidentalreleasemeasures......................................................................40

SECTION7:Handlingandstorage.................................................................................41

SECTION8:Exposurecontrolandpersonalprotection.................................................41

SECTION9:Physicalandchemicalproperties..............................................................42

SECTION10:Stabilityandreactivity.............................................................................42

SECTION11:Toxicologicalinformation.......................................................................42

SECTION12:Ecologicalinformation............................................................................42

SECTION13:Disposalconsiderations...........................................................................43

SECTION14:Transportinformation..............................................................................43

SECTION15:Regulatoryinformation............................................................................44

SECTION16:Otherinformation....................................................................................44

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Aboutthismanual

Thismanualincludesallnecessarydocumentationtosafelyinstall,operateandmaintain

thesystem.

Targetaudience

Thismanualisintendedforallusersofthesystem.

Onlineinformation

Allend-userdocumentationcanbedownloadedfromourwebsite.

https://www.kongsberg.com/maritime/

Registeredtrademarks

Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.

Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand

othercountries.

HiPAP®isaregisteredtrademarkofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandother

countries.

cNODE®isaregisteredtrademarkofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandother

countries.

cPAP®isaregisteredtrademarkofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandother

countries.

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cNODEMicro

Topics

Systemdescription,page7

Namingdescription,page7

Systemunits,page8

Supportinformation,page9

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Systemdescription

ThecNODEMicrotransponderisalightandcompactunitdesignedforusebydivers

andshallowwaterROV’s.

ThetransponderisoperatingonKongsbergCymbal

digitalacousticprotocolsandprovidesoptimal

performancewithKongsberg’srangeofSSBLsystems,

fromµPAPtoHiPAP .

ThecNODEMicroisextremelyexiblefeaturing

CymbaldigitaltelemetryandbothSSBLandLBLpositioningcapabilities.Withprecise

baselinemeasurementcapabilitybetweenseabedtransponders,thecNODEMicro

providesfunctionalityforsimpledivermetrologyorarcheology.

Thetelemetrycapabilityallowsthebatterystatustobereadduringoperationandthe

integratedtiltsensorcanbeturnedonandoffwithpositioningupdates.MultiplecNODE

MicrotransponderscanbeinterrogatedsimultaneouslyinSSBLpositioningmodeusing

theµPAPandHiPAPFasttrackfeaturetoensurethefastestpossibleupdatesduring

operation.

Namingdescription

Thetranspondernameconsistsofthemodelname,themodelnumber,thetransducer

beamwidthandanyoptionsincluded.

Modelname

cNODEMicro

Modelnumber

Firstdigit=Frequencyband

•3=30kHz

Seconddigit=Depthrating

•1=600m

Transducerbeamwidth

180=180°beamwidth

Transponderidentication

Thetranspondershavelabelsthatidenties

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•thetranspondername

•serialnumber

•defaultchannels

Systemunits

Transponders

Thetransponderhasadepthratingof600metres,andthehousingisananodised

aluminiumtubethatispolyurethanecoatedtoprotectagainstcorrosionandabrasion.

Thetransducerhasa180°omnidirectionalbeam.The

transponderhaveaninternaltiltsensor±90°anda

rechargeableLi-Ionbattery.Thetranspondercanbe

chargedfromanondeckbatterychargerorfroma

ROV’s24Vduringoperation.

Batterycharger

Chargingabatteryisaprocesswithaninherentrisksocheckapplicableprocedure(s)

priortocharginginordertorstassesstheleveloftheinherentrisk;andthen,if

necessary,applysuitablecontrolstomitigatetheinherentriskbeforecharging.

Thebatterychargerchargestheinternalbatteryin

approximately1hour.TheLEDchargestatusindicator

showswhenchargingiscomplete.

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TTC30(TransponderTestandCongurationunit)

Thetranspondertestandcongurationunitisdesignedforondecktestingand

congurationofthetransponders.

TheTTCcantestallKongsbergTransponderhighfrequency

channels,CymbalandFSK.ItcanalsotesttelemetryTransponders

withinternalandexternalsensors.

Supportinformation

ShouldyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourcNODEMicrosystemyoumustcontacta

KongsbergMaritimeofce.Alistofallourofcesisavailableonourwebsite.Youcan

alsocontactourmainsupportofceinNorway.

Manualsandtechnicalinformationcanbedownloadedfromoursupportwebsite.

CompanynameKongsbergMaritimeAS

AddressStrandpromenaden50,3183Horten,Norway

Telephone+4733034100

Telephone24hsupport+4733032407

Websitehttps://www.kongsberg.com/maritime/

SupportwebsiteProductsupportAtoZ

Emailaddress[email protected]

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Generalacoustic

considerations

Takethisinformationintoconsiderationwhendeployingthetransponders.

Acousticrange

Thetermdepthratingshouldnotbeconfusedwiththetermacousticrange.Theacoustic

rangeisdependentonmanyfactors,andsomeofthefactorsareoutsidethecontrolof

theuser.

Vesselsystem

Thedirectivityandcoverageareaofthevessel’ssystemvariesdependingonthe

system’scomponentsandtheirspecications.Somesystemshavehighdirectivityand

omnidirectionalcoverage,whileothersystemshasreducedcoverageandlessdirectivity.

Thetranspondershouldalwaysbewithinthecoverageconeofthevesselsystem.

Transducertype

Severaltypesoftransducerscanbeusedwiththetransponderstosuitoperational

needs.Anomnidirectionaltransducer,suchasTD180,coversalargearea,buthasless

acousticpowercomparedtoafocusedtransducer,suchasTD30V .Afocusedsignal

giveslessfootprint/coverage.Thevesselshouldalwaysbewithinthesignalfootprint

ofthetransponder.

TxPower

Theabilitytodetectsignalsdependsonthesignalstrength.Thetransmissionpowercan

beadjusted,bothforthevessel’ssystemandforthetransponder.

Acousticnoise

Acousticnoiseispresentatallvessels.Atgivenconditions,thenoiselevelcan

beexcessive.Avessel’spropellersandthrustersproduceacousticnoiseduring

manoeuvring,andincertaininstancesonboardmachineryandpumpsmayalsoproduce

acousticnoisewheninuse.Heavypropeller/thrusteruseaswellaswavescangenerate

airbubbles,whichcangetinfrontofthevessel’stransducerandblocktheacousticsignal.

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