Kongsberg Simrad EK80 - Topside Cable Plan

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Topsidecableplan
Thetopside/bridgecablesincludethoseusedtoconnecttheEK80ProcessorUnitandthe
displaytoeachother,toACmainspower,andtoexternaldevices.Onehighcapacity
EthernetcableconnectstheProcessorUnittotheWideBandTransceiver(WBT).
ADisplay(YoucanusemorethanonedisplayonyourEK80ProcessorUnit
dependingonpersonaland/oroperationalpreferences.)
BProcessorUnit
COneEthernetcableconnectstheProcessorUnittothelocalareanetwork(LAN).
DOnehighcapacityEthernetcableconnectstheProcessorUnittotheWideBand
Transceiver(WBT).
Cablesidentiedwithanasterisk(*)aresystemorcommercialcables.Thesecablesare
providedwiththeEK80deliveryortherelevantitem.
Itisveryimportantthathigh-qualityEthernetcablesareused.YoumustuseCAT-5E
STP(ShieldedTwistedPair)qualityorbetter.Ifyouusecableswithlowerbandwidth
capacityyouwillreducetheEK80performance.Donot connecttheProcessorUnitto
theWideBandTransceiver(WBT)usinganexistinglocalareanetwork(LAN).
Tip
EventhoughonlyoneEthernetcableisused,werecommendthatyouinstalltwocables
betweentheProcessorUnitandtheWideBandTransceiver(WBT).
MorethanoneseriallinecablemayberequiredtoconnecttheProcessorUnittoexternal
devices.Toidentifythesecables,usepostxletters.(C10A,C10B,C10C...).
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