Gemini Profiling System
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Glossary
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange - a
character encoding scheme originally based on the English
alphabet.
AWG
American Wire Gauge
BNC
Bayonet Neill-Concelman - a coaxial signal connector
CAT5e
Category 5 enhanced - a standard specification for Ethernet
cables.
CPU
Central Processing Unit, the processor of a computer.
CRP
Central Reference Point
CTS
Clear To Send (data)
dB
Decibel - a logarithmic unit that indicates the ratio of a physical
quantity, usually power or intensity, predominantly used in
acoustics, electronics and control theory.
DC
Direct Current
DE-9
A 9 pin D shaped connector commonly used for serial
communications on computers.
DVI
Digital Visual Interface, a standard connector for connecting
from a computer to a monitor.
Ethernet
A family of computer networking technologies for local area
networks (LANs).
GB
Gigabyte = 1000MB
Gemini
Unless specified this can refer to any of the multibeam sonars
in the Gemini range by
Tritech International Ltd
such as the
Gemini Imager (720id), Narrow Beam Imager or Gemini Profiler
(620pd).
Gemini Hub
A rack mountable device capable of driving 2 Gemini sonars and
multiple serial sensors and outputting the data to a PC network.
Gigabit
Measure of transfer speed through Ethernet, usually considered
to be 1000Mbit·s
-1
GPS
Global Positioning System.
IEC
International Electro-technical Committee