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.

BlueRobotics
Sensors and Sonars
Ping Sonar Altimeter and Echosounder - Marine Thinking
Ping Sonar Altimeter and Echosounder - Marine Thinking
Ping Sonar Altimeter and Echosounder - Marine Thinking
  • SKU: PING-SONAR-NO-ADPT-BR

Ping Sonar Altimeter and Echosounder

$496.89
The Ping sonar is a single-beam echosounder that measures distances up to 50 meters (164 feet) underwater. A 30 degree beam width, 300 meter (984 foot) depth rating, and an open-source software interface make it a powerful tool for marine robotics. We recommend connecting with the BLUART USB to Serial and RS485 Adapter.

    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

    Maximum Supply Voltage

    5.5 volts

    Minimum Supply Voltage

    4.5 volts

    TTL Voltage Level

    3.3 - 5 volts

    Typical Current Draw

    100 milliamps

    Communication

    Signal Protocol

    TTL Serial (UART)

    Available Firmware Baud Rates

    115200 bps (default), 9600 bps

    Message Protocol

    Ping Protocol

    Message Subsets

    common, ping1d

    Code Library Implementations

     ArduPilot (limited),  Python,  C++,  Arduino

    Cable

    Cable Used

    CAB-PUR-4-24AWG

    Cable Length

    830 mm

    32.5 in

    Maximum Cable Length

    TBD

    TBD

    Conductor Gauge

    24 AWG

    Wires

    Black

    Ground


    Red

    Vin


    White

    Device Tx


    Green

    Device Rx

    Installed Penetrators

    Device Side

    WLP-M06-4.5MM-LC

    Cable End

    WLP-M10-4.5MM-LC

    Acoustics

    Frequency

    115 kHz

    Beamwidth

    30 degrees

    Minimum Range

    0.5 m

    1.6 ft

    Typical Usable Range¹

    50 m

    164 ft

    Absolute Maximum Range²

    70 m

    230 ft

    Range Resolution

    0.5% of range

    Range Resolution at 50m

    25 cm

    9.85 in

    Range Resolution at 2m

    1 cm

    0.39 in

    Physical

    Pressure Rating

    300 m

    984 ft

    Temperature Range

    0-30°C

    32-86°F

    Weight in Air (w/ cable)

    133 g

    4.69 oz

    Weight in Water (w/ cable)

    55 g

    1.94 oz

    Mounting Bracket Screw Size

    M5x0.4 mm

    Internals

    Air Chamber X-Ring

    X-ring Buna-N-127 -70A

    2D Drawings

    Ping Sonar

     


    Ping Mount




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