Driver Information

Driver	Teledyne Odom ECHOTRAC E20	Interface Type	TCP	Driver Class Type	Counted	Created	08 Sep 2020
UTC Driver	Yes	Input / Output	Input	Executable	DrvSeabat7K.exe	Updated	19 Feb 2021
Related Systems	Page: Teledyne Odom ECHOTRAC E20 (Draft and Sound Velocity) - 31 Page: Teledyne Odom ECHOTRAC E20 (Metadata) - 23 Page: Teledyne Odom ECHOTRAC E20 - 01
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Coding Notes

Decoding Notes

Communication between the driver and the Singlebeam Echosounder top-side unit goes via a binary data stream, using the Seabat 7K format. 

As discussed in the format tab, this driver primarily uses the 10000, 10004, 10018 and 10027 datagram messages.
For more information about these datagram formats please refer to refer to the Data Format Definition Document - 7K Data Format version 3.12

System Configuration

The system will require an initial setup prior to being able to send out data. This will happen in Teledyne Odom Hydrographic SBES UI.
This software will allow the user to adjust the singlebeam echosounder's parameters.

Qinsy Configuration

Database Setup

This chapter describes how this driver is set up in the Database Setup program.

Singlebeam Echosounder

Adding the driver

1. Add a new Singlebeam Echosounder system to the object in your template database.
2. Select driver Teledyne Odom ECHOTRAC E20 .
3. The port number should always be 7000.
4. The IP address should be the IP address of the top-side unit (Not the output IP Address).
   

Setting up transducers

1. Select the correct object;
2. Add each transducer separately;
   1. Select the node per channel;
   2. Set the slot ID per channel;
   3. If mounting angles are applicable, enter them here;
   4. Change the opening angle if needed;
   5. Enable this to decode/store the raw data;
   6. Only available if TNO add-on is enabled on your license.

Singlebeam Echosounder Parameters

Data coming from the singlebeam is not Heave and Draft corrected so these can be left disabled.

Echosounder Accuracy Parameters

Here the Standard Deviation (SD) data can be entered.
Please be aware that by default this should be set per transducer.

Underwater sensors (Draft and sound velocity)

1. Add a new Underwater Sensor system to your template database.
2. Select driver Teledyne Odom ECHOTRAC E20 (Draft and Sound Velocity).
3. The port number should always be 7000.
4. The IP address should be the IP address of the top-side unit.
   

5. Within this driver a selection of 3 observations can be added:
   

   Slot	Observation
   Sound Spd	Sound Velocity
   Draft Ch1	Draft Channel 1
   Draft Ch2	Draft Channel 2

Miscellaneous

1. Add a new Miscellaneous system to your template database.
2. Select driver Teledyne Odom ECHOTRAC E20 (Metadata).
3. The port number should always be 7000.
4. The IP address should be the IP address of the top-side unit.
   

5. Within this driver a selection of 3 observations can be added:
   

Qinsy Online

The driver has no user-interface yet, so you can use the following displays to see if data is properly received and decoded:

• I/O Alert Display;
• Observation Physics;
• Echosounder Display.

Use an Alert Display to see if data is coming in at the I/O port:

The decoded data can be displayed using an Observation Physics Display:

The decoded depth can be observed using the Echosounder Display.

Additional Information

• 10018 (Echogram Water Column Data) datagram: this format is bound to change, and the change will not be backwards compatible.
  Aside from this the water column data cannot be properly displayed in the echo-sounder display. 
• Currently, the water column data cannot yet be displayed in Qinsy. The data however, is decoded and saved in the databases.
• The driver has been developed with the following software and firmware versions:
  Software: Teledyne Odom Hydrographic SBES UI 1.4.2.0;
  Firmware: 3.0.535.