10
322217/G
Systemdescription
cNODEisafamilyoftranspondersforunderwaterpositioninganddatalinks,and
operateswithHiPAP,HPRandcPAPtransceivers.cNODEisdesignedtobeavery
versatilesystemwithmanyinterchangeableparts.
Thetranspondersare
operatedfromAcoustic
PositionOperator
Station(APOS)with
anacoustictelemetry
linkforcommandand
datatransfer.cNODE
iscompatiblewith
bothCymbalprotocol
forpositioningand
datalinkandFSK
channelsandtelemetry.
Theyhaveresponder
andtransponder
functionality,SSBLand
LBLpositioning,and
telemetrycapabilities.
Thetranspondersareratedto4000mwithahousingmadeofcoatedanodisedaluminium
orstainlesssteel.Thetranspondersaredesignedwithamodularconstructionwhich
meansthatthetransducer,transponderelectronics,batterypackandoptionaladd-on’s
canbereplacedindividuallytosuittheoperation.
Thetranspondermaybesecuredtoasubseastructureusingmountingbrackets,ortted
withananchorweightandoatingcollarforoperationontheopenseabed.
Namingdescription
Thetranspondernameconsistsofthemodelname,themodelnumber,thetransducer
beamwidthandanyoptionsincluded.
Modelname
cNODEMaxi
cNODEMidi
Modelnumber
Firstdigit=FrequencybandSeconddigit=Depthrating
3=30kHz
4=4000m
KongsbergcNODEInstructionManual