67 BOOM BOX 3 Dynamite Controller
• Sercel OVC +SGDS Using F3 Messages – Sercel sends sequence (fire) serial message to
BB3 encoder. The BB3 encoder uses the sequence number to select which BB3 encoder
sequence to use for the start code. Sends F3 protocol start codes over the radio.
• Sercel SGDS Using A3 Messages – Sercel sends sequence (fire) serial message to BB3
encoder. The BB3 encoder uses the sequence number to select which BB3 encoder
sequence to use for the start code. Sends older A3 protocol start codes over the radio.
Works with original Boom Box decoder and ShotPro decoder.
Source Signature Sample Interval: Use 2 ms
Mode: Regular.
Configuration: These items are for the Universal Encoder 3
Receive: Receive these menu items from the Boom Box 3 unit.
Compare: Receive these menu items from the Boom Box 3 unit to compare against program
items.
Send: Send these menu items to the Boom Box 3 unit.
Save: Save the parameter file
Close: Exit this menu.
14.1.3 Autonomous mode parameters
Open Encoder/Decoder->BoomBox Parameters in SourceLink. Set Boombox mode to
Autonomous decoder. Send this mode to the unit. Assign the Autonomous mode units and Listen
Time (or Record Length) to program slots using the Autonomous Mode settings.
14.1.4 Shot Information (PFS) Download-SourceLink
SourceLink can be used to download the Shot information from multiple BoomBox3 units, process,
and export advanced reports.
Open Download and Recover, Download Shots from Boombox 3 menu option. Press detect button.
SourceLink will detect the BoomBox3 unit connected to it directly.
Download Time Interval:
All – downloads all the records out of the BB3 unit.
Today – downloads the records shot that day.
Interval - Specify the time and date range for the download. Time is the local time of the
computer.
Prospect’s Day – downloads all the records taken since the current SourceLink prospect was
started.
If needed SourceLink can find the nearest Source Flag automatically for all the downloaded shots
based on the Shot GPS position. Select Use GPS position for near source point.
Source Points must be imported into SourceLink as described in Importing Source Point Flags
Section.
The feature Only when Line/Station is 0/0 means SourceLink will apply the Source Flag
information if the information in the BB3 line/station is zero.
The feature Create Source Point if none found will create the source point from the Line and
Station entry below if there is not a Line or Station value found within the Max Distance (m) value.