Specifications

Tritech International Ltd SeaKing System Options OM

Issue 3 TIL – Eng – Spec – 040 Page 28 of 44

OPTION 5: BATHY 2

SERIAL DATA MESSAGE OUTPUT

If the SCU is operated with SeaKing surface software V1.50 or later, it will be possible to transmit 2

different (or same?) Bathy output messages out 2 different serial COM ports.

As per usual, the 1

Bathy output message type can be selected in the 'SONV3' software 'Bathy

Setup' menu (Bathy spanner icon) and a serial COM port allocated in the 'Remote' panel Setup

menu (spanner icon).

The 2

Bathy output message is configured in the C:\Windows\Sonv3so.ini file. Edit this file using

an Editor such as Windows

NotePad, and move 4/5 down the file to the following section…

;*****************************************************************

[BATHY1]

;; Bathy1 uses Normal, nominal 4Hz data rate settings in SONV3.CFG

;; SecondMsgOutput

;SecondMsgOutput=-1,2,4

To enable the Second Message Output for the Bathy, change the last line shown above to the

following (i.e. remove the ";" character)…

SecondMsgOutput=-1,2,4

The 3 numbers in this line configure the output as follows;

e.g.

SecondMsgOutput=-1,2,9 = Enabled, Chan (2), Diagnostic Format

SecondMsgOutput=0,2,4 = Disabled, Chan (2), UK90 Format

The following message type codes are supported;

1. Winson Raw = 0

2. SeaKing Long = 1

3. SeaKing Short = 2

4. Winson Processed = 3

5. UK90 = 4

6. UK90 Alternate = 5

7. MB1000 / HB2000 = 6

8. Alternate 1 = 7

9. Alternate 2 = 8

10. Diagnostic = 9

11. SeaKing Mean V.O.S. = 10

Note: Once the Channel is selected, i.e. Chan (2) in above, this Channel will need to be enabled

and allocated a serial COM port in 'SONV3'. This is configured in the 'Remote' panel Setup menu

(spanner icon).