iXBlue Gaps MT9 - Page 2

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1 QUESTIONS CONCERNING BOTH GAPS SYSTEMS .............................................. 5
1.1 WHY IS A GAPS CALIBRATION FREE? ........................................................................................... 5
1.2 IF GAPS SYSTEMS ARE CALIBRATION FREE, WHY DO I NEED TO EXECUTE AN ALIGNMENT
PROCEDURE? ........................................................................................................................................ 5
1.3 HOW CAN I RETRIEVE THE IP ADDRESS OF MY GAPS SYSTEM? ...................................................... 5
1.4 HOW SHOULD I SET THE BLANKING TIME ON MY GAPS FOR THE BEST PERFORMANCE? ................... 5
1.5 WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR HYDROPHONE AND TRANSDUCER MAINTENANCE? .. 6
1.6 HOW DO I CHECK THE BATTERY STATUS OF MY MT9? ................................................................... 6
1.7 WHAT SHOULD BE THE MAXIMUM VOLTAGE WHEN MY MT9 BEACON IS FULLY CHARGED? ............... 6
1.8 WHAT IS THE MINIMUM VOLTAGE FOR AN MT9 BEACON TO BE OPERATIONAL? ............................... 7
1.9 HOW SHOULD I CONFIGURE MY MT9 INTERROGATION CODES FOR RESPONDER MODE? .................. 7
1.10 WHAT IS GAPS SYSTEMS POSITIONING ACCURACY? ...................................................................... 7
1.11 WHAT ARE GAPS M7 AND GAPS M5 MAXIMUM RANGE? ................................................................ 7
1.12 HOW ACCURATE MUST MY GPS LEVER ARM BE? .......................................................................... 8
1.13 WHAT IS THE LONGEST AVAILABLE CABLE FOR GAPS SYSTEMS? .................................................. 8
1.14 WHERE IS THE REFERENCE POINT OF THE GAPS SYSTEMS? .......................................................... 8
1.15 WHY ARE GAPS SYSTEMS THE MOST ADAPTED FOR SHALLOW WATER? ......................................... 8
1.16 WHICH NAVIGATION SOFTWARES ARE COMPATIBLE WITH GAPS M7 AND M5? ............................... 8
1.17 DO I NEED TO MEASURE THE SOUND VELOCITY PROFILE? .............................................................. 9
1.18 HOW TO OPTIMIZE GAPS M7 AND M5 PERFORMANCES? ............................................................... 9
1.19 WHAT TO DO IF POSITIONING ACCURACY IS NOT AS GOOD AS EXPECTED? ...................................... 9
1.20 WHAT COMES IN A STANDARD GAPS M7/M5 DELIVERY? ............................................................... 9
1.21 WHAT OPERATING SYSTEM DO GAPS M7/M5 SUPPORT ? .............................................................. 9
1.22 WHAT IS THE BEST LOCATION TO MOUNT THE GAPS M7/M5 HEAD? ............................................. 10
1.23 WHAT IS THE BEST LOCATION TO MOUNT THE BEACON ON ROV? ................................................ 10
1.24 WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF GAPS M7/M5 MOUNTING MISALIGNMENTS (HEADING, ROLL, PITCH)? ...... 10
1.25 DO THIRD-PARTY BEACONS HAVE THE SAME POSITIONING PERFORMANCES COMPARED TO IXBLUE
BEACONS? .......................................................................................................................................... 10
2 QUESTIONS CONCERNING GAPS M5 ................................................................... 11
2.1 PERFORMANCE, OPERATION AND APPLICATIONS ......................................................................... 11
A.1.1 HOW MANY TARGETS CAN I TRACK WITH GAPS M5 ............................................... 11
A.1.2 IN RESPONDER MODE, HOW MANY BEACONS CAN BE TRIGGED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH
THE SURFACE UNIT SYNCH OUTPUT? .................................................................................. 11
A.1.3 DOES GAPS M5 SUPPORT DATA TELEMETRY? ...................................................... 11
A.1.4 WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM DATA RATE OBTAINED IN COMMUNICATION MODE? ............. 11
A.1.5 CAN WE USE THE SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING AND COMMUNICATION IN PARALLEL? .. 11