Installation manual

Interfaces and integration
INTERFACES AND INTEGRATION
The Simrad ES60 computer provides one or more multi purpose
RS-232 and Ethernet ports for external interfaces. On the ES60,
these are used for:
• Trawl system (Simrad ITI) interface - Duplex
• Catch monitoring system (Simrad PI Family) interface -
Duplex
• Navigation (GPS) (NMEA format) - Input
• Heave sensor - Input
• Temperature sensor - Input
• Sonar system interface - Output
• Depth telegram (NMEA format) - Output
• BI500 processed data - Ethernet
• General Purpose Transceiver - Ethernet
Which i nterfaces to use, and how many, must be decided by
considering the available serial lines on the computer and the
need for integration with other fish finding and navigation
systems (sonar, catch monitoring, GPS).
Topics
About NMEA interfaces and telegrams on page 83
BI500 interface on page 85
Transceiver interface on page 85
Trawl system interface on page 87
Catch monitoring system interface on page 88
Navigation system interface on page 90
Heave sensor interface on page 90
Temperature sensor interface on page 92
Sonar system interface on page 92
Depth interface on page 94
External triggering on page 95
GPT Auxiliary connector on page 96
About NMEA interfaces and telegrams
By means of the connectors on the ES60 computer, the echo
sounder can communicate with several peripheral devices. This
is useful, as it a llows you to export and import information to and
from these devices. In order to establish this communication, the
devices on each end of the cable must speak the same “language".
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