SeaKing Profiling Sonar
0374-SOM-00002, Issue: 04
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Glossary
AIF
Originally "Acoustic Interface" but also used to refer to
"ARCNET Interface" in which case it can refer to either the
interface port on a SeaHub or SCU or to the expansion card
available for installation into a computer.
ARCNET
Attached Resource Computer NETwork - a network
protocol similar to Ethernet but with the advantage of
working over much longer ranges.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange - a
character encoding scheme originally based on the English
alphabet.
CD-ROM
Compact Disc - Read Only Memory
DA-15
A 15 pin D shaped connector used mainly for the ARCNET
connection on the SCU and SeaHub.
DC
Direct Current
LAN
Local Area Network
LED
Light Emitting Diode
PC
Personal Computer
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect - used to refer to both
the transfer bus and the socket for expansion cards within
a computer.
RAT
Remote Access Terminal - the detachable front part of the
Tritech Surface Control Unit (SCU) computer. Provides an
alternative to using a keyboard and mouse.
RS232
Traditional name for a series of standards for serial binary
data control signals.
RS485
A standard for defining the electrical characteristics of
drivers and receivers for use in a balanced digital multipoint
system (also known as EIA-485).
RX
Receive (data)
SCU
Surface Control Unit - a specially manufactured computer
which is rack mountable and capable of processing the
data from the sonar equipment running either Windows
XP Embedded or Windows 7 and Seanet Pro or Gemini
software.
