Ekinox Subsea
– Hardware Manual
EKINOXSUBSEAHM.1.4
4.4. Typical connection topologies
The following use cases are presented to quickly show how to connect the Ekinox to various external
materials in different applications.
4.4.1. Ekinox-U in marine application
In the next application example, the Ekinox is used for both vessel display and monitoring, as well as ship
motion sensor for several third party equipments.
Connections are made easy using Ethernet interface when available with external devices.
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Figure 4.6: Ekinox-U use in advanced Marine application
EKINOX-U
ETH
PORT A
SYNC IN
SYNC OUT
EVENT OUT
PORT B
SYNC B
PORT C
SYNC C
PORT D
PORT E
SYNC E
DISPLAY
ECHO
SOUNDER
SUB-BOTTOM
PROFILER
GNSS
ANT
ETH 0 :
NMEA Output
Main Heave
monitoring point
TSS1 Output
Heave monitoring point #2
ETH 1
TSS1 Output
Heave monitoring
point #2
PPS
Signal
GNSS
NMEA
input
Ekinox Binary
protocol data
acquisition