Installing The System; Data Acquisition Subsystem - C-Max CM2 User Manual

CM2 Sidescan Sonar User Manual

3. Installing the System

3. INSTALLING THE SYSTEM

Data Acquisition Subsystem

The CM2 system uses a PC, running Microsoft Windows, to acquire and display the sonar records. The user
normally supplies this PC. To install the acquisition software on this PC see the MaxView Installation Guide.
For third-party acquisition software see the supplier's manual.
If the CM2 system uses a Sonar Transceiver (STR) or an STR housed in a C-Shell, link it to the acquisition
PC via the USB cable supplied.
Prepare to apply dc power to the STR. If powering from an AC supply, use the 60W power brick supplied
with the STR.
System with Optional Winch and Counting Pulley
Connect the tow cable or winch signal cable (or "deck" cable) to the STR.
Connect a navigation data cable to the PC if required. As GPS and other sources of navigation data often
output via an RS232 serial connection, and as serial ports are becoming less common on PCs, this
connection may require the use of a serial-to-USB converter. Note that if a CM2 C-Shell (fitted with an STR)
is being used, the GPS data from the C-Shell's optional internal GPS receiver is already mixed with the
sonar data on the C-Shell's USB output.
If a counting pulley is to be used, connect its cable to the PC. This may also require a serial-to-USB
converter.
Instead of an STR, some CM2 systems are supplied with all-in-one C-Case 2 or C-Case SE data acquisition
subsystems, with integral PC (C-Case 2) or removable panel-mounted PC (C-Case SE). These require tow
cables and power cables fitted with the appropriate connectors. Interface details are available in Section 14.
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