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Introduction
The Diver Smart Interface Cable™, shown in Figure 1, is a communication device to link the Divers
deployed on a communication cable (DXT or DDC) to a PC, laptop and/or tablet. Simply plug the
Smart Interface Cable in an available USB port of the computer and connect the other end to the
communication cable. The deployed Diver® can now be accessed using the free Diver-Office®
software. Once connected, the Diver can be programmed, settings read, or data downloaded.
A Suspension Plate (part no MB43191) to facilitate data downloading is included with every Smart
Interface Cable. The DDC-DXT Adapter (part no AS348) is used to read data from Diver deployed on a
DDC Cable (part no AS6xxx) and is optional.
Figure 1
The Smart Interface Cable (AS346) including the DDC-DXT Adapter (AS348) and Suspension Plate
(MB43191).
The Smart Interface Cable features a barometric pressure sensor that allows for real-time
comparison of Diver readings and manual measurements. The Smart Interface Cable also features
indicators for sensing if a communication cable is connected, a Diver is connected to the cable or if
the communication cable is malfunctioning.
The Smart Interface Cable can be used with communication cables from 1 meter up to 500 meters in
length. The Smart Interface Cable is designed be used in the field and supports all Divers.
Diver-Office 2017.2 or later must be installed to be able to communicate with the Smart Interface
cable.
The connectors of the Smart Interface Cable are shown in Figure 2. The USB connector must be
plugged in the USB port of a computer. The other end of the cable is an M12 connector that is
connected to the top connector of a DXT-Cable or to the DDC-DXT Adapter to connect to a DDC
cable.
