Simrad Current Indicator for Fisheries!

The Simrad ES80 echo sounder is now more than efficient and versatile fish-finding split-beam echo sounder! With the new CP200-5C transducer, the ES80 offers accurate current velocity measurements in up to five individually defined layers. The speed and direction of the currents throughout the water column are measured and presented as a function of the depth. The new transducer operates on 200 kHz, this combines high resolution with a range that is deep enough for most purse seiners.

In addition to the three transducer elements, measuring the five current layers, the CP200-5C also includes a separate single beam echo sounder transducer element. Even with the CP200-5C as your only transducer, the ES80 offers normal echogram views. With an opening angle of 27 degrees, this is an ideal instrument for fish detection in the upper parts of the water column, for example before you set the purse seine.

These newly added functionalities require the latest software release (v.21.15) for the ES80 Processor Unit. This is an extensive update of the ES80 software which includes many changes to the menu system, dialog boxes, and user interface. The updated software is controlling all functionality, Tx/Rx, interfacing with external peripherals and sensors, plus the user interface. However, ADCP functionality is only available if you install the new transducer Simrad CP200-5C. Without this transducer, and with the ADCP functionality disabled, the changes to the ES80 user interface are hardly visible.

It should also be noted that a firmware update for the Transceiver(s) is not included with this new software release; however, the above changes improve performance. Furthermore, this software update, beyond the new ADCP functionality, also addresses the following software bugs which have been reported by our users or detected during our own product testing:

• School response configuration restored.
• Transceiver license issues for Channel 1 and Channel 3 are resolved.
• Serial port issues on Processor Unit are resolved.

So, it is recommended that all Simrad ES80 users update their software to this latest version.

The Simrad ES80 is the fifth generation professional single/split beam fishfinder and ADCP for the worldwide fishing community. The ES80 software is a 64-bit installation, optimized for Windows 10 controlling all functionality. Transmission and reception, interfaces with external peripherals and sensors, plus all user interfaces are included. The latest innovations in computer and signal processing techniques are used to create this sophisticated, but also intuitive, echo sounder and ADCP. It can operate with frequencies ranging from 10 to 500 kHz. With a suitable transducer, the ES80 can use frequency sweeps (“chirps”) across a range of frequencies.

The ES80 needs one or more software licenses to work. Each software license code “unlocks” one Wideband Transceiver (WBT) or General Purpose Transceiver (GPT) for operational use with a set of predefined properties. Users do not need to obtain any new license string(s) when they update from a previous version of a licensed ES80. In order to obtain a software license, users must contact a Simrad dealer or distributor.

For further information you may contact the Official Distributor and Support Center for Greece:

Aegean Electronics SA

4 Zosimadon Str, Piraeus 185 31, Greece

Tel: +30 210 4123000

E-mail: info@aegeanel.com