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CHAPTER 4 SonarPro Ver. 11.0 Operating Instructions
Series 5000 Sonar System Operations and Maintenance Manual P/N 11210060, Rev. 13.0
4.4 Selecting the Connection Type
Towfish Source
Click this button to set up the connection type. The TPU Connection dialog box
will open as shown in Figure 4-2.
The
Specify the IP Address of the TPU
section of the TPU Connection dialog box
displays the IP address of the last TPU connection. You can change the IP address
here if you have a second TPU with a different address or if you are using the
system on a network that has different IP addresses.
There are three connection types:
Connect as Master.
Select this option when the computer you are using will
be running the sonar system and controlling the towfish. This setting is used
most of the time. There can only be one master.
Connect as Slave.
Select this option when there is already a master computer
on the network running the sonar system. You may want to put one or more
additional computers on the network to work with the data in real time or for
post processing. The slave computer cannot control the sonar.
Connect as Thin Slave.
Select this option to transfer only navigation data to
another computer running SonarPro. This option is useful in certain instances
where you want to conserve bandwidth; for example, when you are running on
a wireless network.
Control Wing.
Select this check box to initialize and enable control of the
wing actuator on a Series 5000 MK IIB towfish—for the
Connect as Master
or
the
Connect as Slave
option. With this check box selected, the
Show/Hide
Wing Control
button on the Main tool bar and the Show/Hide Wing Control
item on the Window menu are available.
The
Change the Sonar Channel Configuration
button is used if you have a special
sonar system or special configurations. To minimize file size, set up the Channels
and Sensors dialog box shown in Figure 4-3.
Figure 4-2:
The TPU Connection Dialog Box