Seafloor HydroLite-TM Echosounder Kit System User Manual

Seafloor HydroLite-TM Echosounder Kit System

Getting Started

Congratulations on your purchase of the Seafloor HydroLite-TM. The Hydrolite- TM (Transom Mount) was developed to meet requirements for the U.S.Army Tactical Dive Teams. The rugged, wireless Hydrolite-TM looks and feels like your traditional survey instrument. It quickly measures and logs depths, making fast work of ponds, rivers, lakes, and more.

Parts List

1. HydroLite Survey Poles
2. SonarMite MILSpec Bluetooth echosounder
3. Serial interface cable
4. 12-volt power supply/charge
5. 200 kHz echosounder transducer
6. USB Walk Through and Troubleshooting
7. 5/32 Allen tool
8. 3/16 Allen tool
9. Null Modem
10. Mini Gender Changer

Introduction

The HydroLite-TM™ is designed to be the “land surveyor’s” echosounder, and provide topographic elevations through bodies of water. It’s lightweight, very portable, battery-powered, very easy to use, and sends depths via Bluetooth OR 9-pin Serial directly to your Land Survey software. The depths are added to your rod height and elevation to give you a RAW. CSV “topo” file of your survey area.

• HydroLite pole kit (3)•SonarMite MILSpec Bluetooth echosounderinternal battery
• Bluetooth™
• IP65 weatherproofing MILSpec connectors and caps
• 200 kHz echosounder transducer digital smart transducer
• 7-degree beam bottom tracking technology sonar strength signalbreakaway design
• 12-volt power supply/charge rapid charge
• discharge feature charge disconnect when the battery is fully charged
• •Serial interface cable used for data transfer
• Quick Start Manual, including Sound Velocity Charts: Freshwater / Seawater setup guides for GPS antenna by manufacturer
• Training USB Drive user manual other programs
• 1-year warranty parts & labor
• Options
• GPS antenna
• Data logger
• Software

Setup

1. Assemble the pole kit and attach it to the boat. The pole should be as straight as possible. The transducer should be in the water before turning it on.

2. Plugin the transducer Plug the transducer into the echosounder. The left LED light will flash continuously indicating the echosounder is turned on. The transducer should be lower than the bottom of the boat. If not, the hull could reflect return soundings (multi-path).

3. Attach the GPS antenna to the top of the pile and turn it on. Give it 2-10 minutes to track satellites. Ensure the GPS antenna has a clear view of the sky at all times.

4. Set the device Depending on the GPS/data collector, follow the appropriate startup guide for that specific system. Follow the same set-up process you would if run a standard topographic survey; including survey style, job configuration, geodesy, etc. You will be running a continuous survey; we recommend using the interval by time function rather than the interval by distance (every 1 second).

5. SonarMite settings Connect to the terminal program:

   • Sonarmite via Bluetooth
   •  WCOM32 Bluetooth or serial to the laptop.(Software is included on SonarMite USB)

6. View streaming data: Control-F: cycles through the output formats below Control-S: saves the output format Control-R: resets the system to the default output
   (the unit MUST be in system format for this to work.)

7. Format Old SonarMite (example below) Old SonarMite‖ format is the default format used by Trimble (except Terrasync), Carlson, SM Mobile, and HYPACK. 0.48 represents the depth. 8.9 represents the volts output of the internal battery. 115 represents the sounding return quality number from 70 to 135.

Format ASCII mode (example below)

ASCII mode is mainly for Leica users; 0.48 represents the depth. Format 2 DBT NMEA mode (example below)  $SMDBT,1.6,f,0.48M,,#5C This is a standard NMEA output which can be used with various logging software, including Trimble Terrasync Format 6 Polled mode (example below) This will be blank. Format 7 mode for system settings (example below) SYS> 54 0.48 109 109 0 116 1500 0.2

• Sound velocity output can be changed using this method: This is the system format.

• Control-U: increases from the default 1500

• Control-D: decreases in increments of 10 When satisfied with sound velocity:

• Control-S: save

• Control-F: to reach desired output format. Control-S: save again

Troubleshooting

There are 2 troubleshooting routes; WCOM32 (PC) and Sonarmite APP (Android). Both will allow you to diagnose problems with: battery voltage, output format, sound velocity and Bluetooth. Example of output string below. 1 0.00 0 0 0 10.3 00 0

• The first character is an identifier, if anything other than 1 you will see “?” in software (if so, please call technical support)
• Second character is depth 1 (you need to be in the water to see depth)
• The third, fourth, and fifth characters are placeholders
• The sixth character is the battery voltage (if under 10.3 you will see some sporadic data)
• The seventh character is confidence interval (we generally ignore this)
• Eighth and final character is another placeholder
• PC:
• Download Troubleshooting Tools can be found in the wcom32.exe app: https://www.seafloorsystems.com/user-manuals Baud Rate: 4800; Data Bits: 8; stop bits: 1, No parity
• Android: Basic troubleshooting can be solved through the SonarMite App, found in the Google Play Store. ONLY Android devices, NO Apple. Things to check before calling technical support
• Other Common Instances Position of HydroLite-TM Pole Is the pole as straight as possible? Is the transducer in water and lower than the bottom of the boat? Is there a blinking red light on the faceplate? Is the transducer making a ticking sound?
• If not, unplug the transducer, then plug in again.
• Bluetooth: Is there a solid blue light on the faceplate? If not, check Bluetooth pairing and connection.
• Serial Connection Baud rate = 4800 For models prior to 2012: Baud rate = 9600 Model year last two digits of SN*
• Data format: Ensure you are using the correct data output format—should be “Old SonarMite Format” for Trimble Access, Trimble Survey Controller, Carlson SurvCE and Topcon Magnet Field. Leica software uses
• “Simple ASCII”. See below for procedure to change output format.

Other Common Instances

Pairing your echosounder should not take more than 10 minutes. If you experience issues please work through these steps 1 or 2 times and verify the equipment is working in a serial terminal application. If you continue to have trouble please download the Android Sonarmite App and call a support representative. So long as you have the correct survey software you will have no issues; Trimble (Access, SCS900, survey controller, Terrasync, Leica (Viva, Smartworx, Captivate), Carlson (SurvPC, SurvCE), Topcon Magnet Field, Hypack, Hydromagic.

1. Plug transducer into Sonarmite box to turn the system on
2. Use pairing guide (in Hydrolite manual or www.seafloorsystems.com to pair echosounder to correct survey software
3. a. Pair to generic Windows Bluetooth settings before survey software
4. You must run a continuous survey by ‘time’ or ‘distance’ and you must also have GNSS device paired to software
5. If you see a “?” or “NO depth” or you get an error when pairing to echosounder, please unpair and restart all equipment involved
6. There are Youtube tutorials on how to assemble, connect, and troubleshoot.
7. Video Resources: https://youtu.be/g2zixKr2kR8

Disassembly

Transducer Removal from HydroLite-TM To remove the transducer, unscrew the section containing the transducer from the remaining pole kit.

Use pry tool or flathead screwdriver to pop off sides and bottom connectors.

Contacting Technical Support

• Phone: 530-677-1019
• Email: info@seafloorsystems.com
• Hours: Mon – Fri, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. PST

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