Basic SrataBox – Hypack
Instructions for configuring Stratabox to use with survey software and laptop PC
1. Install PCMCIA 4 port serial card. Recommend Quatech QSP-100. Windows will
assign COM ports for connectors A through D. Typically it will be COM 5 through
8 where COM 5 is A, COM 6 is B etc.
2. Connect Interface cable to 4 port cable and equipment as shown in Figure 4-1.
3. In Stratabox software, select EDIT from taskbar then “Configure Sonar Port”. Select
COM port Windows assigned for connector A.
4. In Stratabox software, select EDIT from taskbar then “Configure NMEA I/O”.
Select COM port Windows assigned for connector B. Select Baud rate, Data bits,
Stop bits and parity to match your GPS. Select NMEA DBT output string for
Stratabox.
5. Connect your GPS receiver to Interface Connector # 2.
6. In survey software (Hypack, Hydropro etc), select COM port Windows assigned for
connector C as GPS input.
7. In survey software, select COM port Windows assigned for connector D as your
echosounder input.
NOTES: For Hypack use syqwest.dll driver. For Hydropro, use generic echosounder
driver and configure to accept NMEA DBT strings.
