![]() This tool can also be used to scale one of the shapes shipped with the software (located in "C:\ProgramData\Hydromagic\Vessel") to the dimensions of your own vessel. You can create or alter vessel shapes in the Vessel Designer. To display the hopper dredge in the map and digging views, the shape file for the vessel needs to be set. Select all data sources used to position the primary vessel. Sensors attached to the suction tube do not have to be selected here, however, since the bubbler simulator also provides a draft measurement for the vessel, we have to select the "Hydromagic Bubbler Simulatot Plugin" here anyway. In most cases, this means all the plugins providing vessel position, vessel heading and the vessel's dynamic draft (pressure sensor). In the data source section, check the boxes in front of all the plugins which provide position information for the vessel. Make sure that all plugins which are required are loaded at this point. ![]() Go back to the dredging tab of the preferences window and click the "Primary Vessel." button. Now click the "Secondary Vessel." button, and remove the checks for all of the plugins listed.ĭe-select all data sources for the secondary vessel.įor the hopper, the primary vessel will be used. To do so, select "Preferences." from the options menu and click the "Dredging" tab. First we have to disable the secondary vessel by de-selecting it's data sources (if not already done). When you use the same settings as in this tutorial, the angle of the tube should be about fourtyfour degrees with a dredging deptn of approx nine meters.įor this type of dredger we only need to configure the primary vessel. For this example we set the depth of the draft sensor (sensor mounted to the hull of the vessel) to 2.50 meter and the sensor on the suction tube to 7.50 meter. To do so, click the "Add." button, and select the "Hydromagic Bubbler Simulator Plugin" from the list of available plugins and click "OK". The devices page shows the plugins which are currently loaded, and allows you to add new plugins. To load this simulator, select the "Preferences." option form the "Tools" menu and select the "Devices" tab. Select the "Hydromagic Bubbler Simulator Plugin" from the plugins list. When everything is working correctly, you can unload the simulator(s) and load plugins for the actual hardware. Using this simulator you can manually set the depth for each of the sensors in the configuration. Hydromagic Dredging ships with a plugin which can simulate bubbler or pressure sensors, the "Hydromagic Bubbler Simulator". It is possible to test this configuration without having the sensors installed (already). When a plugin is providing data, there should beĪ green check in front of the plugin's name. This is usually one of the generic NMEA0183 plugins. In any case you have to load a plugin to retrieve position data from your GNSS receiver. Which plugins to load depends entirely on the dredger type and the brand or type of sensors used. When encountering any problems by following this document, please contact our support department for assistance.Īn example of bubbler sensors installed on the vessel's hull and suction tube (* marks sensor location).įirst off all, you have to load the plugins which are going to be used to get data like vessel position, heading, suction tube angle and draft into the software. Hydromagic will also support hopper dredgers equipped with inclinometer sensors. In this example we assume bubbler sensors have been mounted to the suction tube and to the hull of the vessel. This document is a step-by-step tutorial on how to configure the Hydromagic Dredging software to monitor the dredge head of a trailing suction hopper dredger. Trailing suction hopper dredger configuration (with bubbler or pressure sensors)
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