Glossary - Gemini 620pd Profiling Product Manual

Glossary

ASCII
AWG
BNC
CAT5e
CPU
CRP
CTS
dB
DC
DE-9
DVI
Ethernet
GB
Gemini
Gemini Hub
Gigabit
GPS
IEC
0695-SOM-00001, Issue: 03
American Standard Code for Information Interchange - a
character encoding scheme originally based on the English
alphabet.
American Wire Gauge
Bayonet Neill-Concelman - a coaxial signal connector
Category 5 enhanced - a standard specification for Ethernet
cables.
Central Processing Unit, the processor of a computer.
Central Reference Point
Clear To Send (data)
Decibel - a logarithmic unit that indicates the ratio of a physical
quantity, usually power or intensity, predominantly used in
acoustics, electronics and control theory.
Direct Current
A 9 pin D shaped connector commonly used for serial
communications on computers.
Digital Visual Interface, a standard connector for connecting
from a computer to a monitor.
A family of computer networking technologies for local area
networks (LANs).
Gigabyte = 1000MB
Unless specified this can refer to any of the multibeam sonars
in the Gemini range by Tritech International Ltd such as the
Gemini Imager (720id), Narrow Beam Imager or Gemini Profiler
(620pd).
A rack mountable device capable of driving 2 Gemini sonars and
multiple serial sensors and outputting the data to a PC network.
Measure of transfer speed through Ethernet, usually considered
to be 1000Mbit·s
-1
Global Positioning System.
International Electro-technical Committee
70
Gemini Profiling System
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