Buoy | |
Deployment | 2-man deployment from small craft/boat |
Housing | Powder coated aluminum |
Weight in Air | 47.7 kg (105 lb) |
Operating Controls | Shorting plug with flashing green power indicator for power on/off |
Operating Life | Up to two months, depending on the amount of data transmitted and received by the acoustic modem and wireless data transceiver |
Operating Temperature | -5ºC to 50ºC |
Storage Temperature | -45ºC to 85ºC |
Wireless Data Transceiver | Freewave®, 900 MHz, spread spectrum wireless data transceiver. Other wireless options (iridium) available (contact Benthos) |
Options | GPS, Acoustic data recorder |
Mooring | Requires customer supplied mooring (not included with the Gateway Buoy) |
ATM-886 Modem | |
The acoustic modem is a Teledyne Benthos ATM-886 Acoustic Telemetry Modem in a PVC housing. The modem attaches to the buoy with the suspension chain and connects to the buoy with the interface cable. Both the chain and the cable are supplied. | |
Power | Four 12-volt rechargeable sealed lead-acid batteries |
Frequency Bands | 9–14 kHz (LF) |
Data Modulation | PSK and MFSK |
Housng Construction | PVC |
Baud Rate | 2560–15,360 bits/sec (PSK transmit); 140–2400 bits/sec (MFSK transmit and receive) |
Addressable Modems | 250 |
Serial Interface | RS-422 at 9600, 4800, 2400, |
or 1200 baud (RS-232 available) | |
External Input Power | 12–36.0 VDC |
Low Power State Current | 16.8 mw max @ 24 VDC |