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Ref.: SiPLAB Report 01/00, FCT, University of Algarve,2000.
Abstract
In order to achieve specific requirements of their research programs under projects INTIMATE and INFANTE,
a consortium formed by the Centro de Investigação ̧Tecnológica do Algarve (CINTAL), the
Instituto Hidrográfico (IH) and the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) have purchased an acoustic
tomography and underwater communication
system to the company CO.L.Mar. This system is composed of two hydrophone arrays, one surface buoy, one
RF link and other electronic and mechanical devices, that can be referred to as distinct categories:
• the Wet-end system and
• the Dry-end system
depending on their position when deployed. The Data Acquisition & Monitoring System ( DAMS ) described in this
report connects to the Dry-end of Colmar’s tomographic system (as shown in figure 1) and provides the following
capabilities: i) to read and monitor the data being acquired, ii) to demultiplex and store the data on digital
format and iii) to provide absolute time-marking of the data for future use.