Accessory Categories

Numerous accessories can be used with the Pro 4 to extend its capabilities and range of performance. These accessories allow the Pro 4 to support a wider variety of applications.

This section provides an overview of what accessory equipment is available. For current information, including the latest additions, visit www.VideoRay.com. For information about installing and using accessories, including operational recommendations, please see the Accessories Guide.

Accessories generally fall into one of the following categories:

• Imagery Support and Enhancement
• LYYN^® Hawk Visibility Enhancement System
• VideoRay Auxiliary Camera
• VideoRay High Definition Camera

• Intervention
• VideoRay Manipulator
• VideoRay Cutter

• Propulsion
• VideoRay Ship Hull Inspection Stabilizer
• VideoRay Lateral Thruster

• Sonar Systems
• BlueView^® Technologies ProViewer Imaging Sonars
• BlueView^® Pole Mount
• Tritech International Gemini Imaging Sonar
• Tritech International SeaSprite Scanning Sonar

• Position Tracking Systems
• Desert Star Systems Pilot^TM<
• Desert Star Systems AquaMap^TM Seafloor
• Desert Star Systems AquaMap^TM Shiphull
• KCF Technologies Smart Tether
• Tritech International Micron Nav
• Tritech International Micron Echosounder

• Other Sensors
• Buckley's Cathodic Protection Probes
• Cygnus Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge
• Franatech METS Methane Sensor
• Turner Designs C3 Fluorometer
• VideoRay Radiation Sensor
• YSI 600XL Sonde Water Sampling Equipment

• Additional Tether
• Performance Tether
• Neutral Tether
• Negative Tether
• TDS (Tether Deployment System)
• Extended Capacity TDS (Tether Deployment System)

• General Topside Support
• Basic operations support items including tables and chairs, foul weather gear, etc.
• Power sources including generators and batteries/inverters
• Video display and recording devices
• Tools and spare parts
• Software and media

• Tactical Operations Support
• Tether weights and davit
• Retrieval devices or baskets

Accessories are supported via an accessory port on ROV that includes power and an interface to the APIC (Auxiliary Pair of Independent Conductors). The tether includes an APIC for dedicated communications to the topside, where the conductors can be accessed at the AUX connector on the control panel. The ROV communications bus is also exposed on the accessory port of the ROV allowing a direct interface between VideoRay Cockpit software and the accessory.

Most accessories, with the exception of the manipulator and cutter, use a stackable pass through connector that allows multiple accessories to be connected in parallel.

The accessory port must be sealed with a terminated accessory connector or the accessory port terminator dummy plug. Failure to seal the accessory port may lead to loss of control of the ROV or damage to the components.

The specifications for the ROV accessory port can be found in the Accessory Port section of the Equipment Guide

The specifications for the control panel AUX port can be found in the AUX Port section of the Equipment Guide

For additional information about supporting custom accessories, see the Accessories section of the Customization Guide.

LYYN is a registered trademark of LYYN AB.

BlueView is a registered trademark of BlueView Technologies, Inc.

Pilot and AquaMap are trademarks of Desert Star Systems.