Gemini 720is Imaging Sonar
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Glossary
2D
2 Dimensional
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange - a character
encoding scheme originally based on the English alphabet.
AVI
Audio Video Interleave - a video format introduced by Microsoft
BMP
A raster graphics image file format used to store bitmap digital images.
CAT5e
Category 5 enhanced - a standard specification for Ethernet cables.
CD-ROM
Compact Disc - Read Only Memory
CPU
Central Processing Unit, the processor of a computer.
DC
Direct Current
DLL
Dynamic Link Library - Microsoft's implemenation of the shared library,
implemented in Microsoft Windows and OS/2 operating systems,
filenames have
.dll
extension.
Ethernet
A family of computer networking technologies for local area networks
(LANs).
GB
Gigabyte = 1000MB
Gemini
Unless specified this can refer to any of the multibeam sonars in the
Gemini range by
Tritech International Ltd
such as the Gemini Imager
(720id), Narrow Beam Imager or Gemini Profiler (620pd).
Gemini Hub
A rack mountable device capable of driving 2 Gemini sonars and
multiple serial sensors and outputting the data to a PC network.
GIF
Graphics Interchange Format - a bitmap image format developed by
CompuServe.
Gigabit
Measure of transfer speed through Ethernet, usually considered to be
1000Mbit·s
-1
GPS
Global Positioning System.
IP
Internet Protocol - generally used as a means of addressing individual
computers.
IPA
Isopropyl Alcohol (also known as 2-propanol, isopropanol, rubbing
alcohol and iPrOH).
IT
Information Technology
kB
Kilobyte = 1000 bytes
LAN
Local Area Network
LED
Light Emitting Diode
MB
Megabyte = 1000kB
Mbit·s
-1
Megabit per second - data transfer rate equal to 1000 kilobits per
second.