Fusion LBL Release Notes V1.11.04

Contents

· Version History

· Installation Notes

· Known Problems and Limitations

· Requirements

· Contact Information

A copy of the Release Notes is automatically installed with the software and should be read before use. All major changes between versions and a current list of known problems / limitations are listed here.

The changes below are listed in reference number (PPR number) order and significant changes are marked with an asterisk (*).

Version History

Version 1.11.04.2430 October 2012

· 10556 *GyroCompatt6 added.

· 11626 Measured depth tracking using a RovNav5 improved.

· 13793 Range Test report corrected to show edited position in report.

· 14339 A Beacon Command is now resent after a Transceiver Authentication failure.

· 14418 IIS Calibration is now available for selection in the Calibration Setup Wizard.

· 14530 The Option to 'Show Noise' when right clicking on the Get option in Transceiver Properties has been removed.

· 14556 Battery Count information for a Compatt 6 beacon is now correctly shown in the Arrays Dialog and

Array Calibration Report.

· 14901 Vehicles with an INS attached can now use a depth sensor in acoustic tracking.

· 15374 Compatt5 lock option is not valid when used with a 6G Transceiver, therefore this was removed.

· 15399 New alarm added to report when the quality of a GPS instrument degrades.

· 15416 Noise plot corrected to show the average noise for a 6G transceiver.

· 15427 TOD Instrument CTS trigger option has been removed.

· 15436 INS Report PSONBCN correctly reporting depth for all supported Geodetic configurations.

· 15446 Manual option is now the default option within the Environmental windows sound speed properties.

· 15528 INS Report PSONLOBS now publishes additional QC metric(s).

· 15626 Sensor data can now be retrieved from a RovNav6 when a low battery is detected.

· 15873 HPR check box has been removed from the Arrays properties window.

· 15889 RovNav5 depth sensor update value will not reset to 10 seconds, unless it has not been set.

· 16122 Job setting from an earlier version, was found to prevent VRU data being used in a tracking solution, which has been corrected.

· 16330 Correct units now displayed for sound speed in a Static Fix report when using units ft or USft.

· 16339 Improved setting of Compatt6 telemetry power levels.

· 16445 Corrected Lodestar PSONBCN message timestamp.

· 16455 Limited setting of the 6G address range.

· 16484 Range gating max default modified to improve tracking.

Version 1.11.02.2358 November 2011

· 10005 *A Tidal Updates feature is now available for use in tracking.

· 11594 A problem with Power Settings for a RovNav on NCU Transceiver slots 2 and 3 has been fixed.

· 11791 6G Transceivers power levels are now correctly supported.

· 11838 A problem with a shape file being associated with more than one waypoint has been fixed.

· 12001 Depth and sound speed measurements are now supported for a GyroCompatt.

· 12197 Inversion of Pitch and Roll is now offered for a TSS2 string.

· 12221 Added Transceiver Reset option of 'None' to 6G transceivers, to allow use through a Marksman /

Ranger2 PAN Port.

· 12247 A problem when processing the first collection of ranges if it contained more than 10 has now been fixed.

· 12453 Baseline Calibration algorithm has been improved to not reject valid data due to a low Standard

Deviation value.

· 12470 Connection to a RS485 LPT Dunker is now supported.

· 12530 Baseline Calibration summary now correctly reports the used Sound Speed source.

· 12531 The user is now able to create a new device when environmental updates are running.

· 12880 Geodesy will now only auto set to the UTM zone if the Projection type is UTM.

· 12964 HPR channel of a Compatt5 Beacon can now be updated using a 6G Transceiver.

· 12978 Environmental Sound Speed updates no longer stop after stopping a baseline calibration.

· 12990 A command failure during a Baseline Calibration now offers a retry.

· 13292 Added a Checkbox on the beacons properties 'Position / Environmental' tab, to Enable or Disable use of a beacon when INS tracking.

· 13362 PSONPOS Telegram improved to support a depth up to 9999.9.

Version 1.11.01.2319 November 2010

· 10015 *Added support for Sonardyne 6G transceivers and beacons, Wideband 2 ranging (Manual section

7.4).

· 9330 *Added the Scripting Tool for use on metrology jobs, structure settlement monitoring, environmental monitoring and many other tasks (Manual section 17.1).

· *Added online sound speed measurements on a vehicle during tracking (Manual section 11.3)

· *Added online sound speed measurements by beacons during baseline calibration (Manual section

10.2.2)

· *Added support for simultaneous ranging during baseline data collection (Manual section 10.5.3)

· Added the ability to set the order in which beacons are interrogated during baseline calibration (manual section 10.4.2)

· Added quality metrics and diagnostics to measurements and telemetry

· Simplified Instrument, Reference and Vehicle property pages

· Simplified the Tracking and Calibration Wizards

· Simplified environmental updates (manual section 6.6)

· Removed real time processing for box-in and array box-in calibrations

· Improved operating speed and response times

· Simplified the Manual Command Tool (manual section 17.8)

· User Manual updated with 1.11.01 changes.

· 11594 NCU power setting for a RovNav on Tranceiver slots 2 and 3 needs correcting.

· 11372 Crash experienced opening a Compatt5 properties after its transceiver has been deleted from the job.

· 11241 Manual Commands recent reply not being displayed.

· 11232 $PSONMEAS and $PSONRNG reports need to be able to select a PC comms port for a 6G set

up.

· 11212 Environmental update mechanism has been changed to use beacon measured and direct sound speed instrument.

· 11058 Zero heading value should be reported as 0 and not 360 in the measurement display.

· 11021 Baseline calibration fails reading the first new measurement, after the operator chooses to skip to the next baseline, even though a valid reply is received.

· 10790 When tracking with sound speed measured from a ROV's Compatt5, the measurements view shows the data to be 'Not Used'.

· 10248 Bubble display added to the GyroCompatt5 UI.

· 10247 Starfix multiple message not successfully sent.

· 10016 Baseline Calibration - Add ability to set the order the beacons are interrogated.

· 9889 Application updated to use the new dongle security scheme (used by Marksman), as well as supporting the existing format.

· 9848 Multiple system sync to TOD not functioning correctly.

· 9818 Demo job fails to run on first start.

· 9652 Boxin calibration - Switch off online processing.

· 9607 Calibration Processing reloaded initial beacon conditions when switching from 3D to 2D calculation.

· 8834 Boxin Data from Demo Data cannot be imported.

· 8271 Compatt5 Simultaneous Tracking, unrequested measurements made during batch SI command.

Version 1.10.04.2253 October 2009

· 9414 Simultaneous tracking of a mobile beacon with HRP updates seems to result in regular transceiver resets

· 9405 Stop button becomes disabled when measurement-only tracking is running if the track wizard is entered but cancelled.

· 9400 Heading Input - Float display does not update for HDT or HDM input..

· 9364 Fusion crashes when asked to generate a Static Fix reportd.

· 9343 Average Fix Tool - Does not update for a mobile beacon.

· 9258* Addition of GyroCompatt instrument (Feature request).

· 9256 Mk4 EHF Compatt - when configuring a digiquartz with an inclinometer, the depth sensor is seen to switch to 'none'.

· 9248 Added inclinometer and depth readings to PSONMEAS messages (feature request).

· 9247 Measurement only stops when tracking starts.

· 9246 PSONRNG Report - Zero ranges reported as -50msd.

· 9210 Range Calculator Tool Report reporting initial position incorrectly

· 9184 Remove text regarding CASIUS export of box-in data (feature request).

· 9144 Static Fix Analysis tool ignores all replies when one beacon fails to reply.

· 9133 Vehicle - Warn user if Auto Set initial position is turned off (feature request) .

· 9131 Baseline Calibration - Histogram sliders are drawn out of window.

· 8991 Stop button becomes disabled when measurement-only tracking is running if the track wizard is entered but cancelled.

· 8911 Measurement Only Wizard - beacon status not updating.

· 8910 Fusion LBL - RMS reads zeros in displays.

· 8905 Fusion LBL - Measurement Only Wizard confusing when switching from WFS tracking mode.

· 8809 ZDA Comms - once synchronised to the 1PPS trigger ZDA comms can no longer be viewed.

· 8747 CFH command to change HPR channel does not update beacon properties page.

· 8428 Manual Commands - CDT command is not sent and error message appears.

· 8422 Baseline Cal Histogram - Fixed problems manually rejecting measurements.

· 8381 Fusion hangs at startup when attempting to load a deleted job (as specified in the registry).

· 8380 Static Fix Tool Warning Dialog should not be modal (feature request).

Version 1.10.03.2234 August 2008

· 8325* Added support for ultra low power (ULP) ranging and telemetry in the Compatt 5 beacon. See section 7.5.6 in the Fusion LBL Operators Manual

· 8167 Removed a problem with manual rejection of baseline measurements during calibration data collection

· 8323 Fixed a problem with the use of the Starfix geodesy in Starfix.Acoustics

· 8322 PSONARRAY reports now only output on change, not by interval

· 8282 Corrected a problem with the standard deviation values in the Static Fix Tool report

· 8379 Array Dialog - Common interrogate frequency not set correctly for tone beacons.

· 8378 Range Calculator Tool - Report panel does not resize with Report Window (feature request).

· 8364 Array & All Beacons Dialog - Reply frequency is not correctly displayed for tone beacons.

· 8363 Baseline Calibration Wizard - Array Dialog sets beacons to Common Interrogate after TAT change.

· 8270 Baseline Calibration - Valid baseline measurements rejected/failed during calibration.

· 8169 Baseline Calibration - 'n of n' count in progress indicator does not keep in synch with manual rejections.

Version 1.10.02.2228 May 2008

· 7137 Fixed display problems in the Array Dialog

· 7501 Support for a raw depth measurement and correction have been added to the PSSIROV instrument

· 7508 The BP command is now supported by the Manual Command tool

· 7534 The Beacons Display no longer alters the interrogation channel for an array.

· 7579* Transmit time synchronisation is now implemented for GDT transceivers. Transceiver interrogations can now be synchronised to GPS time.

· 7630 All possible ranging methods and signals can now be used in the Range Tool

· 7705 Newer Valeport sound speed profiles now import correctly

· 7707 Added support for Compatt5 with integral SS sensor and external Gyro

· 7728 All combinations of tracking method, interrogation signal and family are now set up correctly by the

Tracking Wizard

· 7809 The correct Compatt 5 power level options are now available, see ITB-07-001

· 7937 Starfix.Acoustics no longer crashes during shutdown

· 7970/7971* Can select and deselect ranges to be used during tracking. When deselected the measurements from a beacon are attempted but are not used in the position solution.

· 7972* Added batched baseline calibration

· 7973* Box-in report has been simplified

· 7975* Allows access to the Array Dialog from the Tracking Wizard

· 7976* Can constrain the bearing of a baseline during baseline calibration processing

· 7977 Shows measurement age on the Measurements Display

· 7989 Only Starfix applications will now output the PSONARRAY sentence

· 8020* The use of local gravity in depth calculations has now been fixed

· 8025 Histogram defaults to 0.02m bin size for wideband during baseline data collection

· 8026* Manually filter baseline measurements using the histogram display during data collection

· 8027 Raw inclinometer values are no longer reset to zero by their property page

· 8028 In the Array Dialog the telemetry uplink and downlink options are now set before any other commands are attempted

· 8029* Measured depths are now used as initial depths in calibration processing

· 8030* Exported positions now report 1 sigma position error in calibration export file

· 8031 The 14 month and 20 year dongle types now no longer expire

· 8038* Moved Simultaneous/FastSim tracking control from Transducer page to Vehicle Positioning page

· 8044 During baseline calibration the measurement failure dialog is no longer hidden by other windows

· 8049 Box-in is now completed using wideband signals by default where possible

· 8057 This version can be installed alongside previous versions of Fusion USBL

· 8094 The long-standing problem of serial ports being listed but unusable has now been fixed

· 8113 The current scale factor is now saved correctly and applied to the horizontal component of a range

· 8156* Compatt sensor measurement selection has now been simplified. The Measure check box has been removed.

· All USBL functionality and controls have been removed

· Support for legacy application versions has been removed

· Removed transducer page from all acoustic instruments

· Support for legacy instruments and sensors has been removed:

· Dual band Compatt

· C4 Riser angle Compatt

· C4 Mini Compatt

· Directional transducers

· 3 parameter DigiQuartz depth sensor

· Current meter sensor

· Unused unsolicited instruments

· APS3 instrument

· ROVTrak transceiver

· LRT command unit

· Disabled support for one-way wideband in Compatt5

· Support for parallel processing of APS3 data has been removed

· The Array Dialog now remembers its last size and position

· Fewer events are now raised when the sound speed value is updated

· P1, PG, LW and RS commands now supported properly in the Manual Command tool

· Auto linear gain option has been added for Compatt 5 V10.07

· The problem with removing a gyro sensor from a Compatt has been fixed

· The toolbars have been simplified

· Fixed online data collection from a Valeport sound speed instrument

· The message presented when a baseline calibration measurement fails has been made clearer

Installation Notes

General

· Fusion LBL should only be installed on a dedicated Sonardyne supplied Navigation Computer.

· Prior to installation, all applications should be closed and any antivirus software should be temporarily disabled.

· Before this version can be installed, any previous versions of the application must be uninstalled from the target computer. The installer provides an automatic mechanism for identifying and removing previous installations.

· Fusion software requires Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) as a prerequisite. This is not automatically installed by the installer as this may contravene your local IT policy; however it has been included on the

CD so that it can be installed manually. To install Windows XP SP2, please run the installer

‘WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe’ found on the CD under the folder ‘Utilities/XP SP2’.

· If this version is being installed for the first time on a computer without .NET V2.0, then the .NET V2.0

Install Wizard will run. If a subsequent menu pops up with a choice to close the Fusion Installer during the .NET V2.0 install, the user must select IGNORE.

· After installing this version please start a new job. However, job configuration files created with V1.08

onwards should be compatible with this version

· Fusion LBL can be installed in conjunction with a previous installation of Fusion version 1.09.03. If the installed version of Fusion is lower than 1.09.03, it must be upgraded to 1.09.03 prior to installation of

Fusion LBL. If the previous installation of Fusion is uninstalled following installation of Fusion LBL,

Fusion LBL 1.11 must be re-installed.

· A 1.09 and earlier installation of Fusion will be installed in folder ‘Program Files\Pharos’ whilst Fusion LBL

1.10+ will be installed in ‘Program Files\FusionLBL’.

· The Fusion parallel port security key should always be used on its own and not in parallel with any other application security key type or manufacturer.

Known Problems and Limitations

General

· Tracking a mobile Compatt5 with measured depth, using either a 6G or 5G transceiver, the depth update rate selected needs to be 0 seconds.

· Fusion V1.11 is a long baseline only version, the current version of USBL application is 1.09

· The new version can be used with LBL dongles but can also be used with Navigation dongles

· The new version can be installed alongside V1.09 on the same computer.

· Please disable PC Screen savers and power saving modes

· It is recommended that only standard Windows display settings be used. Problems have been experienced with small font sizes on certain screen resolutions when Fusion is installed on laptops.

· Fast Simultaneous (FS) Compatt Tracking using tone signals - The Tracking Wizard will identify when there is a clash between the Individual Interrogation Frequency (IIF) of the FS Compatt and the Individual

Reply Frequency (IRF) of one of the reference transponders. The Tracking Wizard will not attempt to automatically resolve this problem and operator intervention is required.

· When tracking a structure with multiple mobile Compatts, the active depth sensor used for positioning must be associated with the first mobile Compatt attached to the structure in the Vehicle Properties dialog.

· Instruments cannot be renamed once they have been created. To rename an instrument you must first remove it, and then recreate it.

· Changes to some Chart properties are not retained when the application is closed then restarted.

· For Extend Array baseline calibration, fixed Compatt depths are not used in the adjustment. A tidal update should be performed before the Extend array calibration is started to ensure the relative depths of the fixed and free beacons are correct.

· When tracking a structure with multiple mobile Compatts to derive heading, it is recommended that filter settings of 9 or 10 are used for position and heading, instead of the defaults. This improves tracking and data rejection on less dynamic vehicles.

· The FSI CTD Sensor should be interfaced directly to a PC port and not via a NCU.

· Fusion V1.11 is not recommended for use with Environmental Updates using a Direct Sound Speed instrument. This problem is currently being investigated.

Mixed Generation

As it's not feasible to test all mixed generation scenarios, due to the extensive testing which would be required, this section aims to highlight any known issues with this version of the software. It is recommended that prior to planning a mixed generation deployment, that you contact the Survey Support Group via [email protected]

, to advise you of any issues since the publication of these release notes.

· It is recommended that in a mixed generation job, where Compatt5 and Compatt6's are being used, that a

RovNav5 is available should settings within a Compatt5 need to be verified.

Installation

· Fusion uses SQL Server 2000 Data Engine (MSDE 2000), which is installed if it is not found during the installation of Fusion. MSDE 2000 requires several services to be present for it to be installed successfully, including the service called 'Server'. For these services to be present, a network adapter should have been installed. If the target PC has never been used with a network, and has no network adapter, then a network adapter needs to be installed. If the PC is not to be used with a network, then use the MS Loopback adapter to create the network settings required, allowing a successful MSDE 2000 installation.

· Network configuration should be done prior to installation of Fusion and you should avoid renaming any computers on the network after Fusion has been installed. Should renaming the computer be necessary, a script has been provided in the Tools folder under the application directory called ‘RenameServer.bat’, which when run will rename the MSDE Server name.

·

It is recommended that users DO NOT connect a parallel printer to the parallel port if a Fusion parallel

Security Key fitted.

·

Before running Fusion it is highly recommended that the current operating system login account has administration access rights.

Loader Application

· Loader Application – When loading new firmware into a RovNav5 or USBL transceiver via a NCU, the baud rate should be set to 57.6 kbps. Intermittent problem occurs when the baud rate is set to 115.5 kbps.

Requirements

Hardware Requirements

The following hardware requirements should be used as a guideline if Fusion USBL is to be installed on a computer other than the Sonardyne supplied Navigation Computer:

Minimum

Intel Core 2 Duo

1 GB RAM

1024 x 768 capable monitor

Graphics card 16-bit colour at 1024 x 768

CDROM

100 GB hard disk

Spare USB Port

Minimum 3 serial ports

Recommended (Navigation Computer)

Intel Core i7

4 GB RAM

17” Monitor (min 1024 x 768)

Graphics Card 32-bit colour at 1024 x 768

DVDROM (read / write)

500 GB hard disk

Spare USB Port

Minimum 6 serial ports

Software Requirements

· Windows XP SP2

· Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 (or higher)

· Microsoft Access (desirable)

Dependencies

The following instrument firmware versions have been tested with this software version. As a minimum, these firmware versions must be installed in each component when used with this version:

Instrument

Navigation Controller Unit (NCU)

6G HPT Transceiver

6G RovNav 6 Transceiver

Firmware Version

2.00.36.00

3.03.01.12

3.02.06.07

6G Beacons

Digital USBL (type 8021 and 8023)

RovNav 5 Adv (Wideband functionality only)

Compatt 5 (Wideband functionality)

3.00.06.10

8.08.00.02

8.07.02.07

10.09

Contact Information

For further support please contact Sonardyne International Ltd.

[email protected]

www.sonardyne.com

Blackbushe Business Park, Yateley, Hampshire, GU46 6GD United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0)1252 872288