MicronNav System
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Glossary
.bmp The standard filename extension for bitmap images.
.mrk The standard filename extension for marker files exported from Seanet
Pro, saved as a text file in tabular format with table cells separated by
commas.
.png The standard filename extension for Portable Network Graphics - a
bitmapped image format employing lossless compression.
.tiff or .tif The standard filename extension for Tagged Image File Format.
.v4log The standard file format used by Seanet Pro log files.
AC Alternating Current
ARCNET Attached Resource Computer NETwork - a network protocol similar to
Ethernet but with the advantage of working over much longer ranges.
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange - a character
encoding scheme originally based on the English alphabet.
AUX Short for "auxiliary".
Bathy Alternate name for the Tritech International Ltd SeaKing 700 Series
Integrated Oceanographic Sensor Suite which outputs data about the
conditions of the seawater and water column which may have an affect
on the sonar (temperature, depth, etc.,)
CD-ROM Compact Disc - Read Only Memory
COM Short for "communications". When used in the context of computers
typically it refers to the Microsoft Windows designation of a serial
communications port (in this instance it may be given a number,
"COM3", for example). In the context of sonar hardware it can be used
to refer to the circuit board that controls the communication to the
surface.
CSV Comma Separated Value - a text file in tabular format with table cells
separated by commas, usually given the filename extension .csv but
this can vary depending on the application.
DA-15 A 15 pin D shaped connector used mainly for the ARCNET connection
on the SCU and SeaHub.
DB-25 A 25 pin D shaped connector commonly used for parallel
communications on computers and also for connection of the USBL to
the MicronNav Hub.
DC Direct Current
DE-9 A 9 pin D shaped connector commonly used for serial communications
on computers.
DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. (German Institute for
Standardisation)
DST Digital Sonar Technology
Ethernet A family of computer networking technologies for local area networks
(LANs).
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