Annex D - Common Acronyms Used In This Manual - Teledyne MB1 Hardware Manual

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ANNEX D - COMMON ACRONYMS USED IN THIS MANUAL

1PPS One Pulse Per Second (same as PPS)
A/C Alternating Current
AML Data format type for real time sound velocity
BNC Bayonet Neill-Concelman (type of connector)
DC Direct Current
dGPS Differential Global Positioning System
GGA NMEA position data string
GPS Global Positioning System
HPR Heave Pitch Roll (motion data)
I/O Input/Output
LED Light Emitting Diode
NMEA National Marine Electronics Association
PC Personal Computer
Ping A sonar transmit pulse
PPS Pulse Per Second
RS232 Type of serial data connector
RTA Real Time Appliance
SVP Sound Velocity Profiler, or Sound Velocity Profile
TSPU Top Side Processing Unit (Computer used to control the multibeam)
TSS1 Data format type for motion data
VTG NMEA velocity data string
ZDA NMEA timing data string
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