Es70 Marine Computer - Simrad ES70 - INSTALLATION REV A Installation Manual

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ES70 Marine Computer

The ES70 Marine Computer can be provided for the ES70 Fish finding echo sounder
system. We recommend this computer for maritime use, as it contains no moving parts.
Microsoft© Windows© XP operating system is used. Power supply, a pointing device
(mouse) and the necessary brackets for physical mounting are enclosed. The computer
operates from 115 Vac or 230 Vac.
Figure 6 ES70 Marine Computer
Local purchase
If you purchase a computer locally, it is important to make sure that the chosen model
meets the functional system requirements. It is important that the computer can facilitate
the various interface requirements made by the system, and you may need to add extra
Ethernet and serial adapters. Also, make sure that the computer design and construction
allows for marine use and safe installation. A laptop computer may be used as long
as it meets the functional requirements.
Minimum computer requirements
•
Operating system:
On new installations, we recommend that Microsoft
•
Processor speed:
• 2.0 Gb
Memory:
•
Free hard disk space:
• Intel
Chipset:
•
Graphic adapter:
4. The ES70 software does not support Microsoft© Windows© NT or older operating systems.
5. A large number of commercial graphic adapters are available, and Simrad has not tested all of them.
Even adapters meeting the minimum specifications may in some cases prove to fail with the ES70
software. We welcome any feedback with comments or experiences with graphic adapters.
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Microsoft ® Windows
2 GHz Dual core
30 Gb
DirectX9.0c compatible with Direct3d and OpenGL
® XP ® or Microsoft ®
®
Windows
Installation procedures
Windows ® 7
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7 is used.
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