Sonavision Ltd.
Aberdeen, Scotland
Issue 6
2392-31-0008
Page 8 of 19
In Air:
1.1kg (Acetal Housing)
In Water:
0.4kg (Acetal Housting)
Size:
140 (L) x 79 (Dia.) mm (excluding connector)
Housing Material: Stainless Steel End Cap
(300m unit)
Polyurethane Hood
Acetal Body
Sonar Connector: 6-way Right Angle Impulse Bulkhead Plug
LPMBH-6-MP
Communication:
RS485 Half Duplex (two wire)
RS422 Full Duplex (four wire)
RS232 (two wire & ground)
Communication Rate:
Downlink 57600 Baud
Uplink 57600 Baud
1.3 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
The unit consists of three main modules:
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The End Cap
•
The Chassis
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The Housing
The end cap contains the piezo-electric transducer, the slipring assembly and
the stepper motor. All of these components are within the polyurethane hood
and the cavity is oil filled to protect the components from sea water and
provide depth compensation. The end cap contains glass / metal seal
assemblies which allow transfer of the electrical signals from the end cap
components into the dry housing containing the electronic assemblies.
The chassis is a machined component, which holds a total of four printed
circuit cards for controlling and processing the sonar data.
The printed cards are identified as follows:
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TX / RX Board
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TX / PA Board
•
CPU Board
•
PSU Board
The TX / RX board contains all the low level signal processing for the sonar
transmit and receive functions. The board is controlled by the CPU board and
interfaces to the TX / PA board.
The TX / PA board contains the power supply and power output circuits for
driving the transducer transmitting function.