Simrad ST90 - Topside Cable Plan

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Topsidecableplan
Thetopside/bridgecablesincludethoseusedtoconnecttheST90ProcessorUnitandthe
displaytoeachother,toACmainspower,andtoexternaldevices.Twohighcapacity
EthernetcablesconnecttheProcessorUnittotheTransceiverUnit.
ADisplay
BProcessorUnit
COperatingPanel
DUninterruptiblePowerSupply(UPS)
Cablesidentiedwithanasterisk(*)aresystemorcommercialcables.Thesecablesare
providedwiththeST90deliveryortherelevantitem.Themaximumlengthofeach
EthernetcablefromtheProcessorUnittotheTransceiverUnitis100meters.Cable
numbersthatarenotusedaresparesforoptionalequipmentand/orfutureexpansions.
Itisveryimportantthathigh-qualityEthernetcablesareused.YoumustuseCA T-5E
STP(ShieldedTwistedPair)qualityorbetter.Ifyouusecableswithlowerbandwidth
capacityyouwillreducetheST90performance.DonotconnecttheProcessorUnitto
theTransceiverUnitusinganexistinglocalareanetwork(LAN).
Tip
WestronglyrecommendthatminimumthreeEthernetcablesareinstalledbetweenthe
sonarroomandthebridge.Twocablesareforoperationaluse,whiletheothersare
spare.
Cablelayoutandinterconnections