Cyprus Subsea developed the Smart Interoperable Real-time Maritime Assembly (SIRMA™) — a re-programmable cable assembly connecting a marine sensor to a platform, consisting of a low-power modular printed circuit board embedded between the two ends of a cable assembly.
Designed to reduce the costs of adopting marine autonomous systems, SIRMA™ simplifies the integration of a new sensor with a platform, allowing functionalities such as data processing, data logging, and voltage regulation between a sensor and a platform such as a glider, AUV, or buoy.
Developed through the RIF-funded SMART Cable Project, SIRMA™ turns any cable assembly from a passive device into a smart processing unit. Software and hardware are open-source and available on GitHub.
SIRMA™ was developed through the SMART Cable Project — part of the Research & Innovation Foundation Framework Programme RESTART 2016-2020 for Research, Technological Development and Innovation. SMART Cable is co-funded by the Republic of Cyprus and the European Regional Development Fund (Grant number ENTERPRISES/0916/0066).
- Basic Onboard Modules
- 32-bit Microcontroller
- Step-up / Step-down Voltage Regulators
- Flash Memory Unit
- 16-bit Analog to Digital Converter (ADC)
- Input / Output Communication Protocols
- RS-232
- RS-485/422
- Ethernet
- Analog voltage
- 4-20 mA current loop
- CAN bus
- Optional Modules
- Real-Time Clock (RTC)
- Wi-Fi
- microSD bank, up to 4TB storage
- More custom modules upon request