SeaKing & SeaPrince Imaging Sonars
0374-SOM-00001, Issue: 08 53 © Tritech International Ltd.
Glossary
AIF Originally "Acoustic Interface" but also used to refer to "ARCNET
Interface" in which case it can refer to either the interface port on a
SeaHub or SCU or to the expansion card available for installation into
a computer.
ARCNET Attached Resource Computer NETwork - a network protocol similar to
Ethernet but with the advantage of working over much longer ranges.
CD-ROM Compact Disc - Read Only Memory
DA-15 A 15 pin D shaped connector used mainly for the ARCNET connection
on the SCU and SeaHub.
DC Direct Current
DST Digital Sonar Technology
GPS Global Positioning System.
LAN Local Area Network
LED Light Emitting Diode
PC Personal Computer
PCB Printed Circuit Board
PSU Power Supply Unit
ROV Remotely Operated Vehicle
RS232 Traditional name for a series of standards for serial binary data control
signals.
RS485 A standard for defining the electrical characteristics of drivers and
receivers for use in a balanced digital multipoint system (also known
as EIA-485).
RX Receive (data)
SCU Surface Control Unit - a specially manufactured computer which is
rack mountable and capable of processing the data from the sonar
equipment running either Windows® XP Embedded or Windows® 7
and Seanet Pro or Gemini software.
SeaHub An alternative to using a Seanet SCU, this device connects to a laptop
or PC via USB interface, essentially this takes the signal from the sonar
(in RS232, RS485 or ARCNET) and converts it into a signal suitable
for the USB port of the computer.
SeaKing A specific sonar produced by Tritech International Ltd but also refers
to the family of sonar equipment manufactured by Tritech International
Ltd comprising of the SeaKing, SeaKing DST scanning and profiling
sonars and the Hammerhead survey sonar.
Seanet Pro The software supplied by Tritech International Ltd which is capable of
running all the sonar devices.
SeaPrince A more compact sonar than the SeaKing which operates at a single
fixed frequency
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