A detection
system and a terminal device, which relate to the technical field of detection, and are used for reducing the
power consumption of the detection
system. The detection
system comprises at least one first detection apparatus and a second detection apparatus, wherein the at least one first detection apparatus and the second detection apparatus perform communication by means of a
serializer / deserializer (
SerDes), and the second detection apparatus comprises a centralized
processing unit; the at least one first detection apparatus is used for performing detection on least one first
field of view so as to obtain at least one first
echo signal, and sending the at least one first
echo signal to the second detection apparatus by means of the
SerDes; and the second detection apparatus is used for performing detection on a second
field of view so as to obtain a second
echo signal, and identifying a target by means of the centralized
processing unit and on the basis of the first echo
signal and the second echo
signal. By means of using the
SerDes to realize the communication between the at least one first detection apparatus and the second detection apparatus, communication loss can be reduced, and the
power consumption of the detection system is saved on; and by means of providing the centralized
processing unit in the second detection apparatus to process echo signals in a centralized manner, the
power consumption can be further saved on, and the cost can also be reduced.