Driver Information

Coding Notes

Encoding Notes

Tide Information

The tide value only contains a value if QINSy is actively using a tide observation for the height observation. If this is the case the tide status will be set to 'valid'.

Position Information

The position information as outputted is using the survey projection and vertical chart datum as its horizontal & vertical references.

Work Spud Information

The work spud information is computed using the position of the spud node as selected in the 'Dredging Parameters - Positioning' dialog in the Database Setup Program.

Project Grid Convergence

The convergence field uses the following convention: Convergence = True bearing - Grid bearing.

Spare Fields

The spare fields are currently not used and therefore remain 0.0.

System Interfacing

The driver is normally connected to the DigiSys system using a network connection and uses the UDP protocol as means of communication. The driver is redundancy enabled.
This means that the driver will adhere to the settings as found in the 'Controller - Output Driver Settings' dialog as shown below:

System Configuration

The DigiSys system should be configured to use the same UDP port as set in the QINSy template database.

QINSy Configuration

Database setup

The driver is able to extract information for the following system types from the input message:

Position System

The following absolute positions are available from the input message:

• Center cutter
• Cut point
• Calibration point
• Work spud tip
• Auxiliary spud tip
• Starboard anchor
• Port anchor

In order to decode any of these absolute positions:

1. Add a Position Navigation System to your template and select the driver "Network - IHC Dredging (DigiSys)".
2. The port number should be the same as in the DigiSys system. By default this will be port 2011.
3. The IP address should be 0.0.0.0 unless we want to send to a specific IP address.
4. The maximum update should be set to the required output message rate. Normally this will be 0.200 s (= 5 Hz)
5. Select for Horizontal and Vertical datum the survey datum.

6. Select the appropriate value for the 'Receiver number' field.
   Available are:

   Receiver number	Position
   CentCutter	Center cutter
   CutPoint	Cut point
   CalPoint	Calibration point
   WorkSpudTD	Work spud tip
   AuxSpudTD	Auxiliary spud tip
   AnchorSB	Starboard anchor
   AnchorPS	Port anchor

Heading System

The driver is capable of decoding the pontoon heading from the input message.

In order to decode the pontoon heading from the input message:

1. Add a Gyro and Compass system to your template and select the driver "Network - IHC Dredging (DigiSys)"
2. The port number should be the same as in the DigiSys system. By default this will be port 2011.
3. The IP address should be 0.0.0.0 unless we want to send to a specific IP address.
4. The maximum update should be set to the required output message rate. Normally this will be 0.200 s (= 5 Hz).
5. The 'Slot number 1' field on the next page should be set to 'Heading'.

USBL system

The driver is capable of decoding a number of relative positions from the input message:

• Center cutter
• Cut point
• Calibration point
• Work spud tip
• Auxiliary spud tip

All relative positions use the APP point as a reference and are present in QINSy as USBL observations.

In order to decode any of these relative positions:

1. Add a USBL System to your template and select the driver "Network - IHC Dredging (DigiSys)".
2. The port number should be the same as in the DigiSys system. By default this will be port 2011.
3. The IP address should be 0.0.0.0 unless we want to send to a specific IP address.
4. The maximum update should be set to the required output message rate. Normally this will be 0.200 s (= 5 Hz)
5. On the first 'USBL system Parameters' page select the APP node as Reference Node.
6. Set the following fields in the 'Corrections Already Applied to Data' section:
   1. Set the 'Roll' field to 'Corrected VRU' to indicate that corrected VRU was already applied in the DigiSys system.
   2. Set the 'Pitch' field to 'Corrected VRU' to indicate that corrected VRU was already applied in the DigiSys system.
   3. Set the 'Heading' field to 'None' to indicate that no heading correction was applied in the DigiSys system.

7. On the 'USBL Targets' page add the appropriate nodes as USBL targets and set the correct 'Slot 1' field.
   Available are:

   Slot 1	Position
   CentCutter	Center Cutter
   CutPoint	Cut point
   CalPoint	Calibration point
   WorkSpudTD	Work spud tip
   AuxSpudTD	Auxiliary spud tip

Pitch Roll Heave Sensor

The system is capable of decoding two Pitch Roll Heave Sensors from the input message:

• Pontoon (roll & pitch only)
• Work spud (roll & pitch only)

In order to decode any of these Pitch Roll Heave Sensors:

1. Add a Pitch Roll Heave Sensor to your template and select the driver "Network - IHC Dredging (DigiSys)".
2. The port number should be the same as in the DigiSys system. By default this will be port 2011.
3. The IP address should be 0.0.0.0 unless we want to send to a specific IP address.
4. The maximum update should be set to the required output message rate. Normally this will be 0.200 s (= 5 Hz).

5. Select the appropriate value for the 'Slot' field. Available are:

   Slot	Pitch Roll Heave
   VruPontoon	Pontoon Roll & Pitch
   VruSpud	Work spud Roll & Pitch

Tide Gauge

The driver is capable of decoding the DigiSys used tide measurement from the input message.

In order to decode the tide measurement from the input message:

1. Add a Tide Gauge system to your template and select the driver "Network - IHC Dredging (DigiSys)"
2. The port number should be the same as in the DigiSys system. By default this will be port 2011.
3. The IP address should be 0.0.0.0 unless we want to send to a specific IP address.
4. The maximum update should be set to the required output message rate. Normally this will be 0.200 s (= 5 Hz).
5. On the next page add a Tide observation and connect to the correct node.
6. The 'Slot 1' field on the this page should be set to 'Tide'

Miscellaneous System

The driver is capable of decoding a number of miscellaneous observations from the input message:

• Spud carriage position
• Cutter head identifier
• 10 User configurable observations

In order to decode any of these miscellaneous observations:

1. Add a Miscellaneous System to your template and select the driver "Network - IHC Dredging (DigiSys)".
2. The port number should be the same as in the DigiSys system. By default this will be port 2011.
3. The IP address should be 0.0.0.0 unless we want to send to a specific IP address.
4. The maximum update should be set to the required output message rate. Normally this will be 0.200 s (= 5 Hz).
5. On the next page add a Generic observation and set the appropriate observation properties.

6. Select the appropriate value for the 'Slot 1' field.
   Available are:

   Slot 1	Observation
   CutterHead	Cutter head identifier
   Spud	Spud carrier position
   ConfOut01	User configurable observation 1
   ConfOut02	User configurable observation 2
   ConfOut03	User configurable observation 3
   ConfOut04	User configurable observation 4
   ConfOut05	User configurable observation 5
   ConfOut06	User configurable observation 6
   ConfOut07	User configurable observation 7
   ConfOut08	User configurable observation 8
   ConfOut09	User configurable observation 9
   ConfOut10	User configurable observation 10

Underwater Sensor

The driver is capable of decoding the pontoon draft from the input message.

In order to decode the pontoon draft from the input message:

1. Add an Underwater Sensor to your template and select the driver "Network - IHC Dredging (DigiSys)".
2. The port number should be the same as in the DigiSys system. By default this will be port 2011.
3. The IP address should be 0.0.0.0 unless we want to send to a specific IP address.
4. The maximum update should be set to the required output message rate. Normally this will be 0.200 s (= 5 Hz).
5. The 'Slot number 1' field on the next page should be set to 'Draft'.

Dredge Sensor

The driver is capable of decoding a number of dredge observations from the input message:

• Mixture density
• Mixture velocity

In order to decode any of these dredge observations:

1. Add a Dredge Sensor to your template and select the driver "Network - IHC Dredging (DigiSys)".
2. The port number should be the same as in the DigiSys system. By default this will be port 2011.
3. The IP address should be 0.0.0.0 unless we want to send to a specific IP address.
4. The maximum update should be set to the required output message rate. Normally this will be 0.200 s (= 5 Hz).
5. On the next page add an observation and set the appropriate observation properties.

6. Select the appropriate value for the 'Slot 1' field.
   Available are:

   Slot 1	Observation
   Velocity	Mixture velocity
   Density	Mixture density

Rotation Angle Sensor

The driver is capable of decoding the ladder angle from the input message.

In order to decode the ladder angle from the input message:

1. Add a Rotation Angle Sensor to your template and select the driver "Network - IHC Dredging (DigiSys)"
2. The port number should be the same as in the DigiSys system. By default this will be port 2011.
3. The IP address should be 0.0.0.0 unless we want to send to a specific IP address.
4. The maximum update should be set to the required output message rate. Normally this will be 0.200 s (= 5 Hz).
5. On the next page add a Rotation-X observation and set the appropriate observation properties.
6. The 'Slot number 1' field on the next page should be set to 'Ladder'.

Output System

The driver is capable of sending a message containing the information required by the DigiSys system.

In order to send the output message to DigiSys:

1. Add an Output System to your template and select the driver "Network - IHC Dredging Positions (DigiSys)"
2. The port number should be the same as in the DigiSys system. By default this will be port 2011.
3. The IP address should be 0.0.0.0 unless we want to send to a specific IP address.
4. The maximum update should be set to the required output message rate. Normally this will be 0.200 s (= 5 Hz).
5. In case multiple QINSy systems are combined in a redundant setup set the 'Data output' field to 'Redundancy based' in order to enable the redundancy feature.

QINSy Online

Once the template has been taken online the driver does not show any UI.

The I/O may be checked by monitoring the decoded information in an Observation Physics or Generic display.

The position of the output node as selected in the Controller is used for the APP easting, northing & height fields as found in the output message.