Table 3-2: Towfish Jumper Cable Connector Pinout - Klein 4900 Series Operation And Maintenance Manual

Connecting the Topside System Components
For the connector pinouts and pin orientations for each of the connectors on the
SP-III TPU side panel, refer to Table 3-3 through Table 3-8. For the connector
pinout and orientation of the towfish jumper cable connector, refer to Table 3-2.
Table 3-2:
Towfish Jumper
Cable Connector
Pinout
PIN FUNCTION
200 VDC Power
1
and Telemetry
2 Shield
WARNING Before connecting the topside system components, verify that
the SP-III TPU is turned off and that its power cable is disconnected.
Failure to follow this practice may result in personal injury or damage to
the towfish or the SP-III TPU electronics, or to both. For the location of the power
switch, refer to "Topside System Controls and Indicators" on page 3-15.
To connect the SP-III TPU and laptop computer:
1. Connect the Ethernet crossover cable to the LAN connector on the SP-III TPU
and to the Ethernet port of the laptop computer.
Connect a GPS to the NAV connector on the SP-III TPU. A user supplied
2.
RS-232 serial cable is required where one end is terminated with a DB9
female connector and the other end is as required by the navigation system
Verify that the GPS is outputting NMEA-0183 formatted data strings at
3.
4800 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit. In addition, the GPS should be
outputting the following messages:
• GLL or GGA
• VTG
• RMC (optional)
NOTE If 4800 baud is not available from the GPS, contact KMS customer
service for instructions on how to reconfigure the system to accept a
different baud rate. Refer to "Customer Service" on page xvi for
information on how to contact KMS customer service.
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