The A-frame on the stern of R/V OGS-Explora have several deployment and suspension points.
Among them, the central one was served by an AEP 20 T Load Cell, whose analog data
were digitized by the AEP digital transmitter model TA5 and placed on an
RS-232 line. Fig.1 shows the Load Cell.
The GPS data were provided by either a Fugro STARFIX DGPS or
a ASHTECH Aquarius GPS receivers, with the GGA (and ZDA) sentences.
Fig.2 shows the system interfacing, and Appendix A show the
electrical connections from the Load Cell/Transmitter to the SERVER .
