Marport M3 System Manual de usuario
M3 & M5 Systems
User Guide
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Contents
Legal.................................................................................................4
History...........................................................................................................................................................................4
Copyright......................................................................................................................................................................5
Disclaimer.................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Introduction and Presentation..........................................................6
Introduction................................................................................................................................................................6
Safety Guidelines...................................................................................................................................................... 7
Description.................................................................................................................................................................. 8
M3 System Overall Architecture.............................................................................................................8
Equipment List..............................................................................................................................................9
Technical Specifications...........................................................................................................................10
Computer Configuration.................................................................. 11
Adding a Virtual Keyboard...................................................................................................................................11
Installation...................................................................................... 13
Installing the System............................................................................................................................................ 13
M3 Receiver Cabling..............................................................................................................................................14
Mac Mini Cabling....................................................................................................................................................15
Installing Hydrophones........................................................................................................................................18
List of Marport Hydrophones................................................................................................................18
Connecting the Hydrophone to the Receiver..................................................................................20
Adding Temperature Data from the Hydrophones to the System...........................................21
Understanding Receiver LEDs...........................................................................................................................22
Adding TE SC Sensor to the Receiver............................................................................................................ 23
Adding the Sensor to the Receiver......................................................................................................23
Displaying Data on Scala........................................................................................................................ 25
Servicing and Maintenance.............................................................28
Interference Check.................................................................................................................................................28
Spectrum Analyzer Display....................................................................................................................28
Checking Noise Interference................................................................................................................. 29
Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................................................30
Downloading a VMware Fusion license under version 10..........................................................30
No Internet Access..................................................................................................................................... 31
VMware Fusion Pop-Up Messages...................................................................................................... 31
Antifouling System Causes Interferences.........................................................................................33
Giving Remote Access to the Computer........................................................................................................34
Recording Audio Files...........................................................................................................................................34
Support Contact...................................................................................................................................................... 35
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Appendix.........................................................................................36
Appendix A: Frequency Plan............................................................................................................................. 36
Appendix B: Technical Drawings..................................................................................................................... 41
Mac Mini Mounting Bracket Dimensions......................................................................................... 41
Mx Receiver Dimensions........................................................................................................................ 42
Hydrophone Junction Box Dimensions............................................................................................. 43
Wideband Preamplifier Dimensions...................................................................................................44
Thru-Hull Penetration Dimensions....................................................................................................45
Sensor Charger Dimensions.................................................................................................................. 46
ShipModul MiniPlex NMEA Multiplexer Dimensions..................................................................47
Index................................................................................................................ 48
M3 & M5 Systems | V6 | Legal
Legal
History
V1 05/10/17 First release
V2 07/12/17
New topics:
• Additional hydrophone cabling procedures
Improved topics:
•Installing ShipModul MiniPlex Multiplexer: now
includes cabling and detection procedures for different
network setups.
•Active Wideband Hydrophone: now includes
configurations for second generation of pre-amplifiers.
Corrected topics:
•Passive Hydrophone + Wideband Preamplifier:
configuration 3 was missing a strap to set a low gain.
V3 03/09/18
New topics:
• New active wideband hydrophones (NC-1-08)
documented, see List of Marport Hydrophones on page
18.
• Additional hydrophone cabling procedures: Simrad ITI
Hydrophone, Passive Hydrophone from other brands +
Wideband Preamplifier, Receiving Hydrophone Data on
Two Systems.
•Adding TE SC Sensor to the Receiver on page 23
V4 07/06/18
Improved topics:
• NC-1-08 hydrophones with serial number 4054875,
4054845, 4054831 and after, connect the -12V wire.
NC-1-08 hydrophones with a lower serial number need
to be returned and replaced.
• now includes guidelines on how to connect Marport
hydrophones without using a junction box.
•Interference Check on page 28: more detailed
information about Spectrum page.
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M3 & M5 Systems | V6 | Legal
V5 11/30/18
New topic:
•Adding Temperature Data from the Hydrophones to
the System on page 21: how to display on Scala
the temperature of the water surface received from the
hydrophones.
Improved topic:
• Product references have been added in equipment list.
•Appendix A: Frequency Plan on page 36: drawings
have been changed, frequencies are now allocated
between 34 kHz and 36 kHz and frequency ranges of
narrowband and wideband hydrophones are indicated.
V6 04/08/19
Hydrophone cabling procedures have been removed from
the system documentation. You can find them in the
Hydrophone Installation Manual.
New topic:
• New Mac mini 2018 is documented.
Copyright
© 2019 Marport. All Rights reserved.
No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any
form by any means; electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the express
written permission from Marport. “Marport ”, the Marport logo and Software Defined Sonar are
registered trademarks of Marport. All other brands, products and company names mentioned
are the trademark and property of its respective owners only. Marport is a division of Airmar
Technology Corporation.
Disclaimer
Marport endeavors to ensure that all information in this document is correct and fairly stated, but
does not accept liability for any errors or omissions.
U.S. Patent 9,091,790
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M3 & M5 Systems | V6 | Introduction and Presentation
Introduction and Presentation
Read this section to get a basic knowledge of your M3 system.
Tip: Click Marport logo at the bottom of pages to come back to the table of contents.
Introduction
Among Marport’s receivers, the M3 is specifically designed for smaller vessels.
Marport M3 is designed as a highly sophisticated multi-function acoustic receiver. Although it is
the most compact receiver from Marport, it uses leading edge digital signal processing that we
have combined with the smartest software available. The aim is to make possible multi-channel
operation without any compromise between transmission range and signal detection.
The M3 works with an Apple Mac Mini computer, that processes the data from the sensors and
displays them on your screen.
The M3 has a full range of capabilities:
• You can listen to 3 hydrophones simultaneously. Only data coming from the hydrophone
delivering the best signal are interpreted. As a result, you do not need an hydrophone selection
switch, as often used in older types of receivers.
• You can have a simultaneous reception from up to 12 data (depth, pitch, roll...) from standard
sensors (e.g. door spread, catch).
• You can combine standard sensors with 1 high-definition reception sensor (e.g. HDTE or NBTE
sensor such as trawl explorer, catch explorer).
• You can configure your sensors to have a net monitoring configuration that suits your type of
trawl’s gear.
• There are 1 NMEA and 2 NTC entries to receive hydrophones' temperature data.
You can upgrade the M3 system to an M5 system to be able to add more standard (up to 100 PRP
sensors) and high-definition sensors (up to 10).
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M3 & M5 Systems | V6 | Introduction and Presentation
Safety Guidelines
Important: To ensure proper and safe use of this equipment, carefully read and follow the
instructions in this manual.
Product installation and use
Install and use this product in accordance with this user manual. Incorrect use of the product may
cause damage to the components or void the warranty.
Only qualified Marport dealers can do installation and maintenance interventions.
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M3 & M5 Systems | V6 | Introduction and Presentation
Description
M3 System Overall Architecture
Ethernet cable
Marport junction box
extension cable & hydrophone
cable
Manufacturer standard
cable
(Blurred) Optional
elements
1Screen(s) 8Ethernet switch
2Mac Mini i5 (ref. PC-0-03) 9Internet
3Wireless trackball mouse 10 NMEA multiplexer
4Scala software dongle 11 Junction boxes (x2) (ref. 46-055-01)
5USB Ethernet Adapter 12 Thru-hull penetration (ref. TH-1-XX)
6PoE adapter (ref. 25-766-01) 13 Hydrophones (ref. NC-1-XX)
7Mx Receiver (ref. M3REC/M5REC)
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M3 & M5 Systems | V6 | Introduction and Presentation
Equipment List
Below are the hardware and software required to install a M3 system. Box 1 and 2 contain the
minimum hardware needed to install the system.
Box 1: Receiver (M3REC/M5REC)
• 1 receiver
• 2 Mx hydrophone junction boxes (ref. 46-055-01)
• 1 CAT5e network cable
• 1 Ethernet connector kit
• 1 Mx hardware kit (mounting screws and ground strap)
Box 2: Computer (PC-0-03)
• 1 Mac mini i5 computer (2.6 GHz)
• 1 wireless trackball mouse
• 1 Mac mini power cord
• 2 Thunderbolt to HDMI/VGA/DVI adapters
• 1 USB Ethernet adapter
• 1 USB serial adapter
• 1 Ethernet cable for PoE adapter
• PoE adapter (ref. 25-766-01)
• 1 Mac mini mount (ref. 25-786-01)
• 1 hardware kit (mounting screws for Mac mini mount)
• 1 Scala software dongle
Optional equipment (not included)
• 1 to 2 monitors
• 1 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to prevent problems if the mains power fails
(recommended). Size: 500VA.
• Additional hydrophone junction boxes
• 1 test hydrophone that you can keep on board and connect to the receiver to do functional tests.
• 1 NMEA converter junction box (ref. NC-2-TEMP) to receive temperature data from
hydrophones
• 1 NMEA multiplexer to receive NMEA data and display them in Scala: ShipModul MiniPlex-3E-
N2K if using NMEA2000 and NMEA0183 or Miniplex-3E if using only NMEA0183.
• If using Mosa on a tablet computer: refer to Marport sales offices to know the recommended
model.
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