Long Baseline Systems LBLs | USBL Transponders & Modems

Sonardyne Compatt 6G®

Alan Cameron — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:37:18 +0000

Compatt 6 offers significant time saving using faster and more robust Sonardyne Wideband®2 acoustic ranging and telemetry protocols. This makes any system operating with Compatt 6
significantly easier to operate therefore de-risking operations, reducing vessel time and reducing training requirements for offshore personnel. Sonardyne Wideband 2 advanced signal processing offers improved acoustic performance in challenging conditions, longer range, improved multipath rejection around structures and real-time range diagnostics for quality control.
Sonardyne Wideband 2 also reduces the interference to and from adjacent Sonardyne and other acoustic positioning systems. The integrated communications and navigation technology allows the transponder to be used as a multipurpose modem, autonomous data logger and navigation reference transponder.

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Sonardyne ROVNav 6+: LBL Transceiver and USBL Responder

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:44:06 +0000

High power, long range LBL transceiver

MF frequency band utilising Sonardyne Wideband 2 and 3 telemetry protocols

Sonardyne Wideband 2 and HPR400 navigation compatible

Robust performance in shallow water and reverberant environments around structures etc.

Real time diagnostics available on ranges to enable quality control

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Sonardyne ROVNav 6: LBL Transceiver and USBL Responder

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:44:03 +0000

High power, long range LBL transceiver

MF frequency band utilising Sonardyne Wideband 2 ranging and telemetry protocols

More robust performance in shallow water and reverberant environments around structures etc

Real time diagnostics available on ranges to enable quality control

USBL compatible responder with emergency transponder mode (Liion battery)

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Sonardyne Fusion 2: LBL and INS Software

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:43:56 +0000

With Fusion 2, gone is the need to operate two independent software and hardware systems to control your 6G LBL and SPRINT INS. Fusion 2 does it all in a single interface, designed from the ground up with intuitive workflows so there’s less to learn. It also means reduced set-up time, reduced interfacing and reduced onboard hardware.

For the first time Fusion 2 enables seabed transponders to be SLAM calibrated in real-time for easier and faster Sparse LBL operations. The UI can be customised using docks, and includes light and dark themes. And by embedding sensor data with high update navigation ranging data, there’s no more interruptions to positioning updates at critical moments.

With Fusion 2, you’ll begin to see the benefits even before your project teams head offshore. Acoustic and INS projects can be configured and checked in the office prior to vessel mobilisation – saving you time, streamlining procedures and helping you to further de-risk operations.

For those who want to tailor their operations, you can quickly do multiple computations, compare different set-ups, and pick the one you want. Sparse LBL might suit one operation more than LBL and vice versa. Now it’s easy to check, on-site, which works best for you.

To further increase operational efficiency, we have developed a new digital signal processing protocol, Wideband 3, that you’ll find inside the latest evolution of our trusted 6G platforms, Compatt 6+ and ROVNav 6+. The good news is that this functionality is available to existing Compatt 6 and ROVNav 6 users, with a firmware upgrade.

Wideband 3 delivers a major step-up in your positioning update rates; 1Hz LBL tracking of structures as they are lowered and moved in the water column.

Wideband 3 allows you to get sensor data at the same time as navigation ranging data, which means operators can get real-time positions and sensor data. By combining ranging and telemetry data, Wideband 3 will accelerate update rates by a factor of 10, eliminating issues operators face with latency.

Fusion 2 also supports use of our SPRINT 300 for LBL INS, giving you lower start-up costs for practical, reliable LBL INS.

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Sonardyne: Compatt/DPT Transponder Flotation Collar

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:43:51 +0000

Unique Group offers Sonardyne's range of subsurface floatation collars which enable acoustic navigation and positioning transponders to be deployed, moored on the seabed and then recovered to the surface. The floats are compatible with all Sonardyne?s latest generation Compatt 6 and DPT Wideband transponders as well as previous generation Mk 5 and Mk 4 Compatts.

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Sonardyne Dunker 6: LBL and Telemetry Transceiver

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:43:47 +0000

High power, long range LBL transceiver

MF frequency band utilising Sonardyne Wideband 2 ranging and telemetry protocols

More robust performance in shallow water and reverberant environments around structures

Real-time diagnostics available on ranges to enable quality control

Rugged mechanics and connectors, shock mounted internal electronics

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Sonardyne Compatt 6: USBL/LBL Transponder and Modem

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:43:42 +0000

MF frequency band utilising Sonardyne Wideband 2 ranging and telemetry protocols

Faster and easier to set-up, calibrate and operate

More robust performance in shallow water and reverberant environments around structures etc.

Real time diagnostics available on ranges to enable quality control

Reduced mutual interference to further improve simultaneous ops

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Sonardyne Mini Compatt 6: USBL/LBL Transponder and Modem

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:43:33 +0000

The Type 8300 Mini is the smallest in the range of Compatt 6 transponders. The design offers the user a lightweight unit with the same acoustic output power as a standard sized unit, but without the integrated sensor system. The mechanical design is based on the field proven Compatt 5. Its size is perfectly suited to deep water vehicle navigation and telemetry applications.
Compatt 6 offers significant time saving using faster and more robust Sonardyne Wideband®2 acoustic ranging and telemetry protocols. This makes any system operating with Compatt 6 significantly easier to operate therefore de-risking operations, reducing vessel time and reducing training requirements for offshore personnel. Sonardyne Wideband 2 advanced signal processing offers improved acoustic performance in challenging conditions, longer range, improved multipath rejection around structures and real-time range diagnostics for quality control. Sonardyne Wideband 2 also reduces the interference to and from adjacent Sonardyne and other acoustic positioning systems.
Compatt 6 is fully compatible with all 6G® equipment and Sonardyne latest 6G LBL and USBL systems. The integrated communications and navigation technology allows the transponder to be used as a multipurpose modem and navigation reference transponder.

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Sonardyne Midi Compatt 6: USBL/LBL Transponder and Modem

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:43:26 +0000

The Type 8300 Midi Compatt 6 is a shorter length transponder based on the field proven mechanics of Compatt 6. The design offers the user a lightweight unit with the same acoustic output power as a standard sized unit. Its size is perfectly suited to acoustic metrology campaigns where the shorter length and optional integrated inclinometer reduces the lever arm and therefore errors for offsetting transducer to end cap.
Compatt 6 offers significant time saving using faster and more robust Sonardyne Wideband®2 acoustic ranging and telemetry protocols. This makes any system operating with Compatt 6 significantly easier to operate therefore de-risking operations, reducing vessel time and reducing training requirements for offshore personnel. Sonardyne Wideband 2 advanced
signal processing offers improved acoustic performance in challenging conditions, longer range, improved multipath rejection around structures and real-time range diagnostics for quality control. Sonardyne Wideband 2 also reduces the interference to and from adjacent Sonardyne and other acoustic positioning systems.
Compatt 6 is fully compatible with all 6G® equipment and Sonardyne latest 6G LBL and USBL systems. The integrated communications and navigation technology allows the transponder to be used as a multipurpose modem, autonomous data logger and navigation reference transponder. The midi version is particularly suited to smaller ROVs and towed bodies as well as metrology applications due to shorter lever arms betweens sensors and the acoustic transducer.

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Sonardyne Fusion 6G®: LBL Acoustic Positioning System

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:43:22 +0000

Faster setup using new telemetry commands

Data storage and retrieval in Compatt 6 such as installed array coordinates

Real time signal diagnostics for critical application QC

Faster to calibrate using simultaneous baseline calibration

Over 600 non-interfering unique addresses for field wide simultaneous operations

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