Description
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Description
Lightweight 300m depth rated transponder modem beacon, fitted
with a 4-way Impulse IE55 connector (configured for RS232 serial
operation – consult factory for RS485 availability) and pressure
sensor.
Position Tracking
When used in a tracking application, up to 14 sub-surface assets to be tracked (including Divers, ROV’s, AUV’s etc) are fitted with either X010 or X110 beacons. Interrogation is controlled by one X150 mounted on the supervisor vessel/platform, and connected to a PC running the SeaTrac NavPoint display and logging software. All positions are computed by the X150 beacon, so no additional PC hardware is required.
Sensors
Integrated temperature and water-pressure sensors allows the beacon to monitor its depth and auto-compute the enviromental velocity-of-sound. This information can be retreived by the surface beacon and used to enhance position fixes in a tracking application.
System Integration
For OEMs, system integrators and developers the serial interfaces, ASCII based command protocol and SDK documentation allow quick integration with existing systems, providing functionality from the Application level (i.e. tracking or bi-directional data-exchange) down to individual protocols within the Acoustic Communication Stack for more specialist requirements.
To support the development and testing process, the SeaTrac Utilities software suite provides tools do monitor signal quality, perform basic acoustic operations (ping, data exchange, range and position) and remotely upgrade the beacons firmware.
Applications
– ROV navigation
– Scuba diver tracking
– AUV/Diver telemetry links
– Data Modems
Included Contents
1x SeaTrac X010 Modem Beacon
Specifications
Mechanical | |
Dimensions (LxWxH) exc. connector | 174mm x 72mm x 50mm |
Construction | Acetal or 316 Stainless Steel (depending on model) |
Weight | 676g (Air), 508g(Water) |
Depth Rating | 300m or 1000m (depending on model) |
Temp. Range (Operating) | -5°c up to +35°c |
Accoustic | |
Ranging | Yes |
Positioning (USBL) | Yes |
Accoustic Range | 1km radius horizontal, 1km vertical (hemispherical) |
Range Resolution | ±50mm (dependant on VOS accuracy) |
Angular Resolution | ±1° |
Velocity-of-Sound Range | 1300ms-1 to 1700ms-1 (can auto-compute from water temp & depth) |
Beacon Velocity | Active Doppler compensation, up to 15kts (28kph) |
Communications | Broadband spread spectrum encoding, 24-32kHz, 100 baud. Multi-tiered Acoustic Protocol Stack. |
Packet (Adressing) | 15 unique beacon identifiers, and broadcast to all capability. |
Electrical | |
Connector | Teledyne Impulse MCBH-5-MP (5-way) |
Communications | RS232 Main serial port (Aux serial port and RS485 operation available on request) |
Supply Voltage | 9-28VDC |
Power Consumption | Less than 10W when transmitting, approx 0.5W when idle |
Integrated Sensors | Pressure, Temperature, 9-DOF AHRS, Supply Voltage Monitor |
Indicators | Red/Green visual status LED |
Applications | |
Supported Platforms | SeaTrac NavPoint Software, SeaTrac Utilities Software |
Developers/Integrators | SDK, including ASCII Based Serial Interface with Application Level and Accoustic Protocol Stack Level Commands for 3rd Party Integration |