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Sensor Configuration
Learn how to configure the sensor settings.
Spread Sensor Specific Settings
Configuring PI Compatible Spread Sensors
You can configure Marport PI compatible spread sensors to communicate with Simrad PI receiver.

Sensor Configuration
Learn how to configure the sensor settings.
- Connecting the Sensor to Mosa2
  To configure the sensor, you need to connect it to Mosa2 using a wireless communication or using the Configuration Cable.
- Spread Sensor Specific Settings
  - Defining the Trawl Geometry
    If you have firmware for twin trawls, you need to define for the Master Spread Sensor the type of trawl that you are using.
  - Defining the Starboard and Clump Sensor Type
    You need to define the type of Starboard and Clump (if applicable) sensors that are installed.
  - Configuring Spread Sensor Telegrams
    You need to configure telegrams sent by the Master, Starboard and Clump (if applicable) sensors.
  - Configuring PI Compatible Spread Sensors
    You can configure Marport PI compatible spread sensors to communicate with Simrad PI receiver.
  - Configuring the Spread Sounding Channel
    For XL bottles produced before S/N 3636606 (see sticker on the end cap), you need to configure correctly the up and down channels.
  - Calibrating the Pitch and Roll
    You need to calibrate the pitch and roll of the sensors when they are placed in the sensor pockets.
- Door Sounder Specific Settings
  You need to set these settings for a Door Sounder sensor.
- Configuring the Uplink Power
  You can increase the uplink power of the sensor to increase the power of the signal transmitted. It is useful if you have interferences or if the sensor is far from the vessel.
- Testing Measures
  You can test the measures taken by the sensor (e.g. battery level, temperature, depth) to check that there are no faults.
- Exporting Sensor Configuration Settings for Record Keeping
  You can export in a *.txt file all the settings configured for the sensor (such as ping length, frequency, range, TVG...).
- Exporting Sensor Configuration Settings for the Receiver
  You can export on an XML file the sensor settings that you configured on Mosa2. You can afterward use this file when adding the sensor to a receiver.

Configuring PI Compatible Spread Sensors

You can configure Marport PI compatible spread sensors to communicate with Simrad PI receiver.

Procedure

Connect the Master sensor to Mosa2.
Click the tab Spread.
If you have a Clump sensor, from PI Clump Channel, choose a channel for clump distance data.
If you have a Clump sensor, from PI Clump Telegram, choose the update rate of clump distance data. The update of data is quicker when Fast is set, but this reduces the battery life.
- Telegram Fast: sends data every 4 to 7 sec.
- Telegram Normal: sends data every 13 to 16 sec.
- Telegram Slow: sends data every 33 to 36 sec.
From PI Starboard Channel, choose a channel for starboard distance data.
From PI Starboard Telegram, choose the update rate of starboard distance data. The update of data is quicker when Fast is set (see above), but this reduces the battery life.
If you have depth option, click the tab Depth.
From Depth PI Frequency, choose a frequency for depth data.
From Depth PI Telegram, choose the data update rate and range of depth.
Connect to Mosa2 the Starboard sensor.
Click the tab Spread.
From Slave Type select Starboard Slave compatible to Marport Master.
If you have depth option:
1. From Depth > Depth PI Frequency, choose a frequency for depth data.
2. From Depth PI Telegram, choose the data update rate and range of depth.
If you have a Clump sensor, connect it to Mosa2.
From Spread > Slave Type select Clump Slave compatible to Marport Master.
If applicable, configure depth options as explained above.