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Deck Topside is our new generation of command and control topside for RT 6 and IT 6 transponders. Designed for use in the workshop and on the back deck, it's packed with innovative design features to keep you working in any weather, on any type of boat, all day long.

Power comes from a 12/24 V dc external input, and when you’re operating from a boat with no external power, a Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery provides up to 8 hours of continuous operation. 

A cabled Nano dunker for the system provides the secure acoustic communication link between the surface and seabed. It simply plugs into the transceiver port on the side of Deck Topside and is suspended (via its own cable) over the side of your vessel. It is supplied as standard with 10 metres of cable. A 20-metre extension cable is also available. Depending on which RT6 you have, there are different deck kits available, from shallow to deep. 

The Shallow Water Deck Kit is a workhorse for all operations that require an operational range of less than 1, 000 m, so perfect with RT 6-1000. For operations deeper than this, our Mid Water and Deep Water deck kits are perfect. Use the Mid Water kit with RT 6-3000.The Deep Water deck kit utilises our long range, LMF-frequency band for use with RT 6 HD. 

The Deck Topside kit consists of the control unit, a Nano dunker and a 10 m deck cable. Accessories including a 20m deck extension cable and DC charging cable are available separately. 

The important numbers: 
Screen 7” resistive touch screen 1000cd/m2 Dimensions (length x width x depth) 340 x 295 x 152 mm, Weight 4.8 kg Interfaces 2 x Ethernet connectors, 1 x RS232/RS485 (to Sonardyne transceivers, including power out), 1 x 12/24 V dc power input connector, 1 x USB for data export, 1 x RS232 DB9 port Buttons Power, Home, 2 x multi-function safety critical keys Positioning Built in GNSS Sound Built in speaker Power 12/24 V dc input 81 W max, 24 W charging, 8 W on external power, >8-hour lithium-ion battery (66 Wh)12/24 V dc input, >8-hour lithium-ion battery (66 Wh) IP rating IP67 closed, IP66 open Dunker cable 10 m Operating temperature -20°C to +55°C Storage temperature -20°C to +60°C.

After a successful operation, it is common for users to want to export logfiles and reports of operations. Deck Topside can export a complete set of activity logs for all activities and, for releases, can export a PDF for presentation to a client. 

Lastly and perhaps most importantly, Deck Topside has been engineered with valuable features that will become available via in-field software upgrades, protecting your investment in Sonardyne underwater technology. 

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Deck Topside is a robust and portable solution for commanding and controlling RT 6 Release Transponders and IT6 Initiation Transponders (a device developed to allow non-electric mine neutralisers to be wirelessly initiated) from the surface. Deck Topside is completely portable and perfectly at home working in harsh marine environments. It features a high brightness, full colour, 7-inch resistive touch screen display and an easy-to-use user interface which allows a host of parameters to be set, including environmental. 

The unit is IP67 rated when closed and IP66 when open and being operated. As touch screens are not suitable for every stage of a marine operation, physical buttons are used for critical tasks such as arming, initiating and releasing. Power comes from an 12/24 V dc external input, and when you’re operating from a boat with no external power, a Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery provides up to 8 hours of continuous operation. 

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