Installation Checklist

Installation Checklist

What You Need to Bring for Installing

Bring extra sensors and an extra control box if travelling far.

• Everything from the [Servicing Checklist](Servicing Checklist)
• It is preferred the vessel powers the box using a 12V source, but if this isn’t readily available, you may need 110V AC/DC adapter.
• EM hard drive key if applicable
• Two hard drives with caddies
• Keyboard
• Monitor with vga and power cable
• Linux boot drive
• GPS aerial
• Pressure sensor, with sensor cable
• RFID scanner, with sensor cable
• For V2XX systems, Ethernet cable, digital cameras, ethernet cable, rj45 connectors, Camswitch (Poe switch)
• For V1XX systems, CCTV camera with BNC connection, coax cable, power cable TOOLS/PARTS
• Soldering Iron and Solder
• Power Drill with Screwdriver bits
• Jeweller's Screwdrivers
• Red (Molux) Crimping tool
• Blue .1 Inch Crimping tool
• Heat Gun and heat wrap
• Adjustable wrenches
• Needle-nose Pliers
• Snub-nose Pliers
• Scissors
• Wire
• RFID Chips (300 per boat)

Installation Procedure

• Connect EM power (12V direct or AC adapter to 110V)
• Identify and connect peripheral cables (GPS, PSI, cameras, RFID) as applicable
• Install blank hard drive.
• Power on the EM box.
• Ensure all signals green in UI.
• Operate hydraulics to test PSI response.
• Plugin Battery Leads
• Confirm psi trigger delay
• Copy a data sample to USB
• Note HDD and Control box serial numbers. # m9
• Set home port geometry, and verify video recording pauses at port.
• Copy video samples and send to the team.
• Set vessel timezone. Ensure time is being set correctly by GPS. https://github.com/Ecotrust-Canada/em-control-box/wiki/Servicing#setting-the-timezone
• Identify the best location for the three cameras and mount them to the vessel
• Discuss the best placement for measuring strips with fisherman
• Affix measuring strips
• Fill in vessel information on VMP (attached)
• Check the expected files are captured on the data drive.

Take photographs

• The vessel
• Installed control box
• Installed monitor with screen shot
• Installed hydraulic pressure sensor
• Installed secondary fishing activity sensor (if applicable)
• Installed GPS
• Camera 1 location
• Screen shot of camera 1 view
• Camera 2 location
• Screen shot of camera 2 view
• Camera 3 location
• Screen shot of camera 3 view

Configuration

Follow the instructions here for configuring /etc/em.conf . Remember:

• Configure a fake home port to test video recording.
• Configure a real home port KML and verify video pauses.
• Set the normal and slow framerate.