Konsberg cNODE MiniS - Cymbal Protocol Details

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Recoveringthetransponder
Itisimportanttoperformtheserecoverychecksaftereveryoperation.
Procedure
1Washtheunitthoroughlyinwarmfreshwatertodissolveanysaltdepositsand
cleanoffanysandorsilt.
2Asanextraprecaution,itisrecommendedthattheunitislefttosoakinfreshwater
toallowsalttodissolveanddiffusefromhard-to-reachareas,suchascrevices
betweenmatingparts.
Leavetheunittosoakfor24hours,oraslongaspracticalconditionsallow.
3Dryoffthetransponderandmakesurethatthereisnowateraroundtheon/off
plugortheexternalconnector.
4Turntheunitoffbyremovingtheon/offplugordisconnectingtheexternalcable.
5Rechargetheunit.
Result
Thetransponderisthenreadyforuse.
Cymbalprotocol
Cymbalistheacousticprotocolusedbothforpositioningofsubseatranspondersin
SSBL/LBLmodanddatacommunicationtoandfromtransponders.ItusesDirect
SequenceSpreadSpectrum(DSSS)signals.
Thereare10widebandcarrierfrequencieswith56uniquecodes.Thebandwidthofeach
bandis4kHz.Thereare560uniquechannelsintotal.
ChannelnamesCentrefrequency
M8xx
24.0kHz
M6xx
24.4kHz
M4xx
24.8kHz
M2xx
25.2kHz
Mxx
25.6kHz
M1xx
26.0kHz
M3xx
26.4kHz
M5xx
26.8kHz
M7xx
27.2kHz
M9xx
27.6kHz
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