EchoNIMBUS MBES

Caution

The Sensor may be connected/disconnected only when the system is powered off.

Attach the Universal Heavy Payload mount to the bottom of your drone.
Attach the payload to the Universal Heavy Payload mount.
Connect the power cable to the SkyHub power output port #7.
Connect the Ethernet cable to the SkyHub Ethernet port #10.

Power on the system.

Establish either the drone link or auxiliary connection with the SkyHub in the UgCS-CPM software.
On the main screen of the UgCS-CPM, click on the “Payloads” button.
From the available payload list, enable the “EchoNIMBUS MBES”.
Press the “Save” button and confirm system reload.

Wait until the reload process is finished and the connection to the SkyHub is reestablished.

On the main screen of the UgCS-CPM, click the “Start” button.
From the drop-down widget list, select the “EchoNIMBUS MBES” and press the blue “plus” button.
To access the configuration menu, press on the “three-dot” icon on the upper right corner of the widget and select “Settings”.

EchoNIMBUS MBES Configuration Parameters

Parameter	Default	Min	Max	Precision	Unit	Options	Description
Min depth	0.5	0.0	100.0	0.1	m		Minimum depth
Max depth	20.0	0.0	100.0	0.1	m		Maximum depth
Measurement interval	0.1	0.0	5.0	0.1	s		Measurement interval
Range	10	0	100	1	m		Maximal readings range threshold in meters
Gain	-1	-1	10	1	dB		Signal gain, dB
Speed of sound	1481	0	5000	1	mps		Speed of sound, m/s
Deadzone	300	0	1000	1	mm		Sensor deadzone, mm
Pulse duration	0	0	1000	1	us		Pulse durations, us Value 0 for automatic selection
Max sensor angle	180	0	180	1	degree		The data are not recorded if the sensor tilt/roll value is greater than the specified value, degree
Min sensor depth	0.1	0.0	1.0	0.1	m		Minimum sensor depth below water surface
Altitude source	Default					Lightware SF30D, Ainstein US-D1, Nanoradar NRA24, Mavlink (autopilot), Default	Altimeter that will be used for altitude data
Data log dir	/data/skyhub_logs						Path on SkyHub storage where data is saved
IP address	192.168.0.10						IP address of the device in the Ethernet network
TCP Port	62312	0	65535	1			TCP-port of the sensor
NTP IP address	192.168.0.33						NTP server IP address
Range resolution	200	1	1000	1	m		Range resolution in number of range steps
Pulse length	1.5	0.0	10.0	0.1	m		Pulse length in number of range steps
Payload Id	192	192	220	1			Payload Id