TRITECH SONAR compatability with BlueRov

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Hi everybody.
I have read some of you worked with Tritech sonar and I have some questions about.
Which version is more suitable to match with Bluerov ?
Micron Gemini or Gemini 720im?
Any idea about the price of both?

Anyone can share some images?

Thanks :blush:

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Hi @francesca,

I’m not familiar with these, but from the Micron Gemini product page it seems to be quite a new product, which is in the same body as the Gemini 720im (so mounting and space requirements should be similar). I also wasn’t able to find an actual product page for the 720im (the link for it just redirects to general products), so perhaps the Micron Gemini is its replacement? The Micron Gemini is apparently very new (as in, it was announced this week).

From a forum search of “tritech” it seems that “Tritech Micron” has been used to refer to the Micron (Scanning) Sonar (which in 2015 costed ~$15,000), and apparently the Micron name has now spread to being used for a family of small Tritech devices.

I would expect a multi-beam sonar to be more expensive than a scanning sonar, but don’t know by how much. Other community members may have a better idea, but it’s likely easiest to just ask Tritech directly.

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Thanks Eliot,
I was a bit confused cause I asked to a distributor but my question is still pending, I am afraid they don’t have any idea about.

Before buying ( it’s a big step) I would like to know if it is worth for my surveys or not and I hope any of you can tell me about your experience maybe sharing some recordings ( pardon my English
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Has anyone purchased a Micron and integrated it yet? I am getting one this week and hope it works well.

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My pool test today of the fairly new Micron Gemini Multibeam sonar by Tritech is not favorable. I was imaging a simple round pool light from about 10-15 feet and was adjusting Gain and Range. Maybe I am not scanning it from every angle, but the screenshot image did not not appear round. So at this point, no sense going out to saltwater and wasting more time.

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We got Micron Gemini, but still have to connect it to our BR2.
Do you have any pictures of your setup?

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Pics of which part of setup? Tritech supplied a Micro cable with 7 pinouts (Impulse Titan). I wired the 4 x 26 ga signal wires to a JST-GH connector. Took awhile to get it to connect. The resulting resolution is not so good. There seems to be a lot of marketing hype on these “low cost sonars” for ROVs. I would love to do a head-to-head comparison between the new Omniscan 450, the new Sonoptix Echo, and Micron Gemini. Maybe Cerulean Sonar can donate their new Omniscan 450 for a real world comparison?

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Just how you attached the Gemini to the Bluerov2 and connected to the electronics.

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Did you read my post above? I have no photos to share right now. Just use the wiring as per the Micron Gemini hardware manual.