Simrad EK80 - Connecting the Ethernet Cable from the Wide Band Transceiver (WBT) to the Processor Unit

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ConnectingtheEthernetcablefromtheWideBandTransceiver
(WBT)totheProcessorUnit
TheProcessorUnitisconnectedtotheWideBandTransceiver(WBT)usinghighspeed
Ethernetcommunication.
Prerequisites
Youmustbeequippedwithastandardsetoftools.Thistoolsetmustcomprisethenormal
toolsforcableinstallation,suchasdifferentscrewdrivertypes,pliers,acablestripperanda
solderingiron.Eachtoolmustbeprovidedinvarioussizes.Werecommendthatalltools
aredemagnetizedtoprotectyourequipment.Dependingonthetasksathand,additional
toolsmayberequired.
Context
A5meterlongEthernetcableis
providedwiththeProcessorUnitIf
alongercableisrequired,thismustbe
providedbytheinstallationshipyard.
Forredundancy,westronglyrecommend
thatatleastoneadditionalEthernetcable
isinstalled.Thisextracablecanthen
beusedasasparecable.
Note
Itisveryimportantthatahighquality
Ethernetcableisused.Youmustuse
CAT-5ESTP(ShieldedTwistedPair)qualityorbetter.Usingcableswithlowerbandwidth
capacitywillreducetheEK80performance.
SuitablecablescanbeorderedfromKongsbergMaritime.
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