Using Echosim 500

You must have Echolog 500 running on the computer that will log the data before you configure and use Echosim 500.

Start Echosim 500 from the Windows Start menu or from the Desktop shortcut.

To configure Echosim 500:

Enter or choose the File name and path of the EK500 data file with which you want to simulate live viewing.
Enter the IP Address of the computer running Echolog 500, see Network Information dialog box.
Note: This defaults to the IP address of the current PC.
Enter the IP Port (UDP port) on which Echolog 500 will listen.
Note: This defaults to 2002.
Enter the Delay (ms) between consecutive packets of data begin sent to the logger.
Note: If you set a very short delay (10ms or less) the simulator may transmit faster than the logger can receive data. A delay of 10ms will result in a data rate of roughly 50 KB/s, which is around the recommended maximum.

To simulate live viewing of EK500 data:

Click Start to start Echosim 500.
Note: You can display additional information about the files being transferred and the rate of transfer rate by clicking Show Details. Information is also available on the EK500 parameters that have been read using Echoconfig 500.
Start Echoview.
If the Live Viewing dialog box appears (see Note), click the logger and on the Shortcut menu select Start live viewing.
If the Filesets window appears (see Note), select the variables you wish to live view.
Live view the echograms in Echoview.
Click the Stop button in Echosim at any time to stop Echosim 500.

Echosounder displays the data that is being simulated.

Note: Live viewing can be started automatically and/or a live viewing template may display variables.

The Network Information dialog box displays the name, local IP address, and local Ethernet address for a computer.

To invoke the Network Information dialog box: