Gemini Software Operation
Gemini 720is Imaging Sonar
Document: 0703-SOM-00002, Issue: 7
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String
The incoming data string, check this against the chosen
Decode
if the
data indicator is red.
Note
The data age status indicator will show the status of each port. A grey indicator
means no data is present, red is for an incorrect data string, yellow indicates an
incomplete data string and green is for normal operation.
5.3.3. COM Ports
The
COM Ports
enables two extra tabs called
Serial Setup
and
Sonar Ports
from
where all the serial communication (both connected to the PC and ports on the Gemini head)
are configured.
Serial setup
The
Serial Setup
tab controls the serial communication being inputted and exported by
the Gemini software.
COM Port
The COM port to use.
...
Open the settings dialog for configuring the port baud rate, data bits,
parity and flow control.
Mode
Can change between an ASCII or binary decode (ASCII is the default
and binary is only used for the Simrad EM3000).
Sync
The sync character used to frame the ASCII string.
Decode
The decode definition to apply for the expected receive data on the port.
Max
Set the time in seconds to generate an alarm if no data is received.
Age
The age of the data, shows when the last good data was received (see
note below).
Hz
The incoming data rate
String
The incoming data string, check this against the chosen
Decode
if the
data indicator is red.
The
Output COM Port
section allows the user to export data from the Gemini software to
third party applications. Changing the
Encode
option will alter the output. For more details on
the data formats for each string, please refer to Appendix F,
