Together, these two high-performance solutions are designed to streamline sensor integration, simplify telemetry, and enhance data management for demanding subsea vehicle operations.<\/p>\n
seaMux \u2013 Subsea Multiplexer<\/p>\n
seaMux is a highly compact, titanium-housed subsea multiplexer engineered to support a wide range of underwater instrumentation, including sonars, profilers, altimeters, depth and Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS).<\/p>\n
Rated for depths up to 6,000 meters, it is equally suited for shallow and deep-water applications.<\/p>\n
The system features four versatile communication ports, each supporting Ethernet, RS-232, or RS-485 protocols.<\/p>\n
To ensure scalability, users can daisy-chain multiple seaMux units together or leverage RS-485 multidrop and y-splice cables to host multiple serial sensors on a single port.<\/p>\n
Each port is paired with a software-controllable 24VDC power output featuring real-time power monitoring.<\/p>\n
Data transmission to the surface is incredibly flexible, utilizing either standard Ethernet or high-bandwidth VDSL telemetry over a single screened twisted pair.<\/p>\n
Unity \u2013 Topside Control System<\/p>\n
To complement the subsea hardware, Unity Control System serves as the topside control interface for the underwater sensor suite.<\/p>\n
Housed in a 1U high, 19-inch rack-mountable form, Unity runs Impact Subsea\u2019s powerful seaView software.<\/p>\n
seaView allows operators to easily view, log and manage sensor data while facilitating data flow in and out of seaMux and Unity.<\/p>\n
Mirroring the versatility of the subsea seaMux, the Unity system features four communication ports (each capable of providing RS-232, RS-485, or Ethernet) with software-controllable 24VDC power to manage local, topside connections.<\/p>\n
A remarkable capability of the combined system is port bridging, which forms a seamless link between a port on seaMux and a port on the Unity topside interface, allowing for the transparent throughput of any third-party data.<\/p>\n
This allows Unity and seaMux to be used with a combination of Impact Subsea sensors and third-party sensors. Or purely with third-party sensors and instrumentation.<\/p>\n
\u201cseaMux is a compact and highly flexible subsea multiplexer,\u201d\u00a0stated Ben Grant, Managing Director of Impact Subsea.\u00a0\u201cA complete sensor suite can be connected to seaMux and controlled from seaView running on Unity.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn addition to supporting Impact Subsea sensors, the system also allows connection of third-party sensors and instrumentation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose looking for a compact and flexible subsea multiplexer and topside control system for use on underwater vehicles now have a new highly capable solution available to them.\u201d<\/p>\n