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serial line cable does not exceed approximately 50 meters. If a longer cable is
required, you may need to use buffer amplifiers.
If the Processor Unit is not fitted with a suitable serial line connector, use a
USB-to-serial converter. Several types are commercially available. Note that most
USB-to-serial converters will introduce some latency. They may also introduce
be jitter in the communication. The amount of jitter depends on the quality of
the converter.
A
Local connection on the Processor Unit
B Connection on remote device
2 Turn on the EK80, and set it to normal use.
3 Open the
Setup
menu.
4 On the
Setup
menu, select
Installation
.
Observe that the
Installation
dialog box opens. This dialog box contains a number
of pages selected from the menu on the left side.
5 On the left side of the
Installation
dialog box, select
Synchronization
.
6 Select
Synchronization Mode
.
• Stand-alone
Synchronization is turned off.This synchronization mode is used if the EK80
is working by itself and with no synchronization required. This is the default
setting. The EK80 operates using its internal ping interval parameters,
independent of any trigger signals arriving at the synchronization port.
The
Synchronization Delay
setting is not applicable when synchronization is
switched off.
• Master
Master mode is used if the EK80 is going to act as the controlling unit in a
synchronized system. The peripheral hydroacoustic system(s) are only permitted
to transmit when enabled by the EK80. When
Master mode is selected, the EK80
will run using its internal ping interval parameters and send trigger signals to the
peripheral system(s).
This mode is unavailable if you set
Synchronization Port
to Transceiver Auxiliary
Port .
• Slave
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