The Ping360 is a mechanical scanning sonar for navigation and imaging. It has a 50 meter (165 foot) range, 300 meter (984 foot) depth rating, and an open-source software interface that makes it a capable tool for ROV navigation and underwater acoustic imaging.

It’s designed primaribly to be used on the BlueROV2 and other ROVs for navigation in low-visibility water conditions, but it’s also suited for applications such as inspection, obstacle avoidance, target location and tracking, autonomous systems development, and more!


What's inside

When mounted on an ROV, the scanning sonar gives you a top-down view of the ROV’s surroundings. You can see echoes from objects like ropes, walls, dock pilings, rocks, shipwrecks, boats, fish, and any other structures or objects that reflect sound waves. With that, you have reference points to navigate from, regardless of water visibility, and you can locate important features in the water quickly.

The sonar operates at an acoustic frequency of 750 kHz and has a beam width of 2 degrees horizontally and 25 degrees vertically. Electrically, it can be powered from any clean 11-25 V power source and it communicates via USB, RS485, or Ethernet.




User Interface

The Ping360 connects to the open source Ping-Viewer application for control and data display. Ping-Viewer runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux and can connect to the Ping360 through a direct connection to the computer or through the Companion web interface on the BlueROV2.+++



For those who wish to integrate the Ping360 scanning sonar into other systems and access the data directly, it communicates with a binary message format called the Ping-Protocol. We’ve have Arduino and Python libraries for the Ping-Protocol to get you up and running almost immediately.




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Ping360 Scanning Imaging Sonar - Marine Thinking
Ping360 Scanning Imaging Sonar - Marine Thinking
Ping360 Scanning Imaging Sonar - Marine Thinking
Ping360 Scanning Imaging Sonar - Marine Thinking
Ping360 Scanning Imaging Sonar - Marine Thinking
Ping360 Scanning Imaging Sonar - Marine Thinking
Ping360 Scanning Imaging Sonar - Marine Thinking
Ping360 Scanning Imaging Sonar - Marine Thinking
Ping360 Scanning Imaging Sonar - Marine Thinking
Ping360 Scanning Imaging Sonar - Marine Thinking
  • SKU: PING360-SONAR-BR

Ping360 Scanning Imaging Sonar

$3,699.99
The Ping360 is a mechanical scanning sonar for navigation and imaging. It has a 50 meter (165 foot) range, 300 meter (984 foot) depth rating, and an open-source software interface that makes it a capable tool for ROV navigation and underwater acoustic imaging.

    The Ping360 is a mechanical scanning sonar for navigation and imaging. It has a 50 meter (165 foot) range, 300 meter (984 foot) depth rating, and an open-source software interface that makes it a capable tool for ROV navigation and underwater acoustic imaging.

    It’s designed primaribly to be used on the BlueROV2 and other ROVs for navigation in low-visibility water conditions, but it’s also suited for applications such as inspection, obstacle avoidance, target location and tracking, autonomous systems development, and more!


    What's inside

    When mounted on an ROV, the scanning sonar gives you a top-down view of the ROV’s surroundings. You can see echoes from objects like ropes, walls, dock pilings, rocks, shipwrecks, boats, fish, and any other structures or objects that reflect sound waves. With that, you have reference points to navigate from, regardless of water visibility, and you can locate important features in the water quickly.

    The sonar operates at an acoustic frequency of 750 kHz and has a beam width of 2 degrees horizontally and 25 degrees vertically. Electrically, it can be powered from any clean 11-25 V power source and it communicates via USB, RS485, or Ethernet.




    User Interface

    The Ping360 connects to the open source Ping-Viewer application for control and data display. Ping-Viewer runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux and can connect to the Ping360 through a direct connection to the computer or through the Companion web interface on the BlueROV2.+++



    For those who wish to integrate the Ping360 scanning sonar into other systems and access the data directly, it communicates with a binary message format called the Ping-Protocol. We’ve have Arduino and Python libraries for the Ping-Protocol to get you up and running almost immediately.




    Parameter

    Value

    Electrical

    Supply Voltage

    11–25 V

    Maximum Power Consumption

    5 W

    Communication

    Signal Protocols

    USB, Ethernet (UDP), RS485

    Message Protocol

    Ping Protocol

    Message Subsets

    common, ping360

    Code Library Implementations

     Python,  C++ Arduino

    Cable

    Cable Used

    CAB-PUR-3UTP-28AWG

    Cable Length

    755 mm

    Conductor Gauge

    28 AWG

    Power Wires

    Black

    Ground


    Red

    Vin

    USB Configuration

    Orange-White

    Vsense


    Green-White

    D-


    Green

    D+


    Orange

    GND

    Ethernet Configuration

    Orange-White

    TX+


    Green-White

    RX+


    Green

    RX-


    Orange

    TX-

    RS485 Configuration

    Orange-White

    Not Used


    Green-White

    D-


    Green

    D+


    Orange

    GND

    Installed Penetrators

    Device Side

    WLP-M10-4.5MM-LC

    Cable End

    WLP-M10-4.5MM-LC

    Acoustics

    Frequency

    750 kHz

    Beamwidth - Horizontal

    Beamwidth - Vertical

    25°

    Minimum Range

    0.75 m

    2.5 ft

    Maximum Range

    50 m

    165 ft

    Range Resolution

    0.08% of range

    Range Resolution at 50m

    4.1 cm

    1.61 in

    Range Resolution at 2m

    1.6 mm

    0.06 in

    Mechanical Resolution

    0.9°

    Scanned Sector

    Variable up to 360°

    Scan Speed at 2 m

    9 sec / 360° *

    Scan Speed at 50 m

    35 sec / 360° *

    Continous 360 degree scan?

    Yes

    Mounting Angle Offset?

    Yes

    Physical

    Pressure Rating

    300 m

    984 ft

    Temperature Range

    0-30°C

    32-86°F

    Weight in Air (w/ cable)

    510 g

    18 oz

    Weight in Water (w/ cable)

    175 g

    6.17 oz

    Sonar Mounting Screw Size

    M3x0.5 x 5 mm

    Mounting Bracket Screw Size

    M5x0.8 x 12 mm

    Internals

    Air Chamber O-Ring

    O-ring Buna-N-142 -70A

    2D Drawings

    Ping360 Sonar


    Ping360 Mount



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