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Thetransceiveroperateswithinalargefrequencyband,andsupportssinglefrequencies,
frequencysweep(chirp)anduserdenedwaveforms.
Thedesignisoptimizedforapplicationswherepowerconsumptionandphysicalsizeisnot
critical,typicallyonboardavesseloraplatformwithpowerandcommunicationavailable
throughhighspeedEthernetcable.
AhighqualityEthernetcableconnectstheWideBandTransceiver(WBT)totheProcessor
Unit.ThedistancebetweentheProcessorUnitandthetransceivercanbeextendedupto
maximum70meters.Ifalongercableisrequired,cutitinhalf,andinsertanEthernet
switchtoprovidebufferamplication.
IfmorethanoneWideBandTransceiver(WBT)isused,asmallhighcapacityEthernet
switchisrequiredtoconnectthetransceiverstotheProcessorUnit.
TheEK80WBTrequiresanexternalpowersupplyoffering12to15Vdc,minimum5A.A
suitablepowersupplyisprovidedwiththedelivery.
Relatedtopics
Basicitemsprovidedwithastandarddelivery,page27
388697WideBandTransceiver(WBT)outlinedimensions,page204
Transducers
TheEK80Widebandscienticechosoundercanbeusedwithalloursinglebeamand
splitbeamtransducers.
KongsbergMaritimecanprovidealargerangeofefcient
andaccurateSimradtransducersforsheryandshery
researchapplications.
Awiderangeofoperationalfrequenciesisavailable.
Simradtransducersaredesignedtoworkoptimallyacross
alargebandwidthandindemandingenvironments.For
scienticechosounders,wedividethefeaturesofthe
transducersintothreemaincategories;splitbeam,widebandanddepthrated.Several
transducerswilltmorethanonecategory.
FormoreinformationaboutthetransducersprovidedbyKongsbergMaritime,consult
theSimradwebsite.
•http://www.simrad.com
Theinstallationofthetransducer(ortransducers)isnotdescribedindetailinthismanual.
Pleaserefertothedocumentationprovidedwitheachtransducer.
SimradEK80