Echolog 60 broadcasts raw data from Simrad Ex60 echosounders as it is being written by the ER60 or EK60 software. This allows any or all of the following to be done while the data are being logged:
live viewing in Echoview
live viewing the sounder-detected bottom depth in Echodepth
compression of the Ex60 .raw, .out and .bot files into Myriax's .ek60 data format, potentially reducing data storage requirements by up to 95%
Note: Compression is not lossless
Echolog 60 can run as a stand-alone Windows application or in conjunction with Echoview and Echodepth.
You can run Echolog 60 without an echosounder - for evaluation, setup or demonstration purposes - using Echosim 60.
Note: Versions of Echolog 60 prior to 3.30 produced .ek6 files. These are functionally the same as .ek60 files.
There are a number of possible configurations for Echolog 60. Below are two of the most common configurations.
The following diagram shows Echolog 60 reading .raw and .out (or .bot/.idx) files from the survey folder and sending that information to Echoview and Echodepth for display and analysis.
Note: To live view sounder-detected bottom depth in Echodepth, .out files must be being logged. See Echodepth display for more information
The following diagram shows Echolog 60 reading .raw and .out files (or .bot) from the survey folder, compressing the data into Echoview .ek60 files and sending the data to Echoview and Echodepth for display and analysis.
Microsoft Windows offers power options on the control panel which can request system shutdown or hibernation after periods of inactivity. Echolog 60 will disable these while it is running to ensure that logging is not interrupted.
Using Echolog 60
About Echosim 60
About Echozip 60
Ex60 setup for Echolog 60