Transceiver page

The EK80 system can be set up to work with one or more transceivers. The Transceiver page offers key information about each transceiver in use by the EK80 system.

How to open

This page is located in the Diagnostics dialog box. Open the Diagnostics dialog box from the Setup menu.

Description

Each transceiver is identified by its serial number. Select transceiver from the list. Only static information is provided.

Tip

The Transceiver Installation parameters control the installation and disconnection of transceivers. An overview of the available transceivers is shown. As permitted by the software license, you can assign any transducer to any transceiver. The Transceiver Installation page is located in the Installation dialog box. The Installation dialog box is located on the Setup menu.

The Transceiver Power Supply information pane shows you the current supply voltage provided to the transceiver.

Details

Select Transceiver

Use the spin box to select which transceiver you wish to investigate.

Transceiver

This information reflects the type of transceiver connected.

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"GPT" identifies the "General Purpose Transceiver"

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"WBT" identifies the "Wide Band Transceiver"

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"SBT" identifies the "Single Band Transceiver"

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"WBT Mini" identifies the miniature wide band echo sounder transceiver

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"WBT Tube" identifies the subsea wide band echo sounder transceiver

Tip

This information is also found on the Transceiver Installation page. The Transceiver Installation page is located in the Installation dialog box.The Installation dialog box is located on the Setup menu.

Serial Number

This is the serial number of the transceiver. This number is fixed and cannot be changed. This information is also found on the Transceiver Installation page.

SW Version

This is the software version currently running on the transceiver. This information is also found on the Transceiver Installation page.

FPGA TX/RX Firmware Version

This information includes the unique version parameters provided by the transceiver. Codes identifying frequency, serial number and firmware are shown. This information is also found as Version on the Transceiver Installation page in the Installation dialog box.

A field-programmable gate array (FPGA) is an integrated circuit designed to be configured by a customer or a designer after manufacturing – hence "field-programmable". The FPGA configuration is generally specified using a hardware description language (HDL), similar to that used for an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

FPGAs contain an array of programmable logic blocks, and a hierarchy of reconfigurable interconnects that allow the blocks to be "wired together", like many logic gates that can be inter-wired in different configurations. Logic blocks can be configured to perform complex combinational functions, or merely simple logic gates like AND and XOR.

In most FPGAs, logic blocks also include memory elements, which may be simple flip-flops or more complete blocks of memory.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field-programmable_gate_array, August 2017