Upon completion of this course the participants will be able to:
- Explain the OCTOPUS system architecture and identify the functions of its components
- Create a new project and configure basic OCTOPUS modules
- Configure virtual points for measurement
- Design graphs for outputting the required data in real time
- Understand the basics of vessel motions, velocities and accelerations
- Maximize the quality of input data for the system
- Accurately translate the system output into clear advices
- Implement and understand criterions
- Troubleshoot most common basic software problems
- Understand and identify different data types
- Connect and configure external devices to OCTOPUS
- Identify and connect correct signals to OCTOPUS
- Troubleshoot hardware problems
- Commission the system
- Give the on-site introduction of the system
- Provide first level of support
- Introduction to vessel motions
- Benefits of having OCTOPUS
- OCTOPUS Onboard 5 and 7 system architecture
- Typical interfaces (manual and automatic)
- Data types, Creating and importing new projects
- OCTOPUS user interface, Creating custom dashboards
- Polar diagram, Responses, Weather windows
- Measurements, Statistical operators, Real-time graphs
- Time traces, Alarms and warnings, Virtual points
- Data sharing based on weather forecast, Data logging
- OCTOPUS Fleet Management System
- Serial data connections, Network data connections
- Network sharing and firewalls, File based interfaces
- NMEA protocol, MODBUS protocol
- Analog signals, Motion sensors and their limitations
- Sensor and Hardware mounting, Hardware FAT procedure
- Complete system commissioning
- Instructor led course with interactive classroom discussions and associated workshop exercises
- Approximately 25% of the time is used for practical exercises