Specifications

SimradSX90
Mainunits
TheSimradSX90comprisesthefollowingmainunits:
•Normallyinstalledinthewheelhouse:
–ColourMonitor
–Operatingpanel
–ProcessorUnit
–BeamformerUnit
–Audioamplierwithloudspeakers(option)
•Normallyinstalledinthesonarroom:
–TransceiverUnit
–HullUnit
Wheelhouseunits
ColourMonitor
TheColourdisplayisahigh-resolutionmonitor.Inadditionto
thesonarpicture,themonitorwillalsodisplaytheusermenus
fortheinteractiveoperation.Inordertoeasethesituation
comprehension,certaincolourshavebeenchosentobetterthe
distinctionbetweenthevariouselementsinthescene.
Thecolourdisplayisnotapartofthesonardelivery,anditmust
bepurchasedlocally.
Operatingpanel
TheOperatingPanelcontainsallnecessarycontrolfunctionsfor
operatingthesonar.Thecontrolsarearrangedinfunctiongroups,
whichgivesaclearandeasyoperation.
Figure1Operatingpanel
Notethatallsonaroperationalsomaybemadefromthetrackball,
orbymeansofanoptionalstandardcomputermouse.
ProcessorUnit
TheProcessorUnitisamarinecomputerbasedontheMicrosoft
WindowsXP®operatingsystem.Itisdesignedforrugged
use,andplacedonshockabsorbers.Thecomputerisbased
onacommercialdesign,butthesoftwareandhardwarehas
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