ATLAS North America Proprietary
Sea Scan ARC Scout MKII Operations Manual
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SCTM2-OPS
Operations Manual
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Introduction
The Sea Scan ARC Scout MkII is an embedded side scan sonar data collection system created by Marine
Sonic Technology / ATLAS North America. It features a fully integrated power supply, DSP processor
transmitter, and receiver all in a single board compact package. The Scout MkII's DSP board contains a
specialized FPGA based signal processing engine and soft core processor based controller.
The Scout MkII communicates over the built in 10/100 Ethernet port. It also features isolated RS232 and
Synchronization IO. The system accepts NMEA 0183 V1.5 standard data strings for recording of navigation
data as well as custom NMEA 0183 formatted strings for additional data such as Altitude, Roll and Pitch.
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Quick Start (Single Frequency Configuration)
This section serves as a how-to for getting your Scout MkII setup and running quickly. Follow the procedure
below:
1. Before connecting the input power supplies to the Scout MkII, make sure that the input power supplies
are operating properly and within the specified operating parameters for MkII.
2. Check that everything is connected according to the "Sea Scan ARC Scout MkII Installation Guide",
following the single frequency installation instructions. At a minimum the input power and network
connections need to be connected.
3. To verify proper operation, connect the supplied serial connection to a serial port (via DB9 to USB
converter or direct connection) on a computer. Ensure that the console is connected and that the
terminal program on the PC is set to 115.2 kbps, 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit. Hand shaking
should be turned off. The console displays many useful start-up and run-time messages.
