When the transducer is installed, the design of the subsea device must include a watertight junction box with the matched
male panel socket. The transducer cable must then be fed from the junction box to the vessel or land station, or to a transceiver
built into the subsea unit. Without a local transceiver, adequate protection must be provided to support the transducer cable.
Burton male connector
The connector is manufactured by Eaton as a part of their "Dry-Mate Subsea Connectors" series. For more information, see their
website at http://www.cooperinterconnect.com.
Pin configuration
Pin on connector |
Sectors |
Pin on GPT connector |
1 |
1 (+) |
H |
4 |
1 (-) |
J |
2 |
2 (+) |
E |
5 |
2 (-) |
F |
3 |
3 (+) |
C |
6 |
3 (-) |
D |
7 |
4 (+) |
A |
8 |
4 (-) |
B |
It is very important that the transducer is correctly installed with the sectors positioned as shown in the illustration (seen
from above). Each sector is connected to a dedicated transceiver channel. In this context, the phrase transceiver channel is used to describe one single pathway through the transceiver. This pathway contains one transmitter, one preamplifier and
the necessary transmit/receive switching circuitry.