500 Series Release Beacons
The 500 Series release beacon provides the means by which scientific, survey or operational equipment can be deployed or reliably retrieved from its anchored seabed mooring.
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Key Features
- Positive drive-off mechanism
- Command and configured by 3510 PAM and Easytrak Nexus systems
- Reliable FSK acoustic command protocol
- SWL includes a 4x factor of safety
- Field adjustable internal frequency and release identities
- Also operates as standard acoustic positioning beacon with Easytrak Nexus and other standard industry systems
Applications
- Oceanographic long term marking
- Equipment recovery
- Easytrak Nexus calibration
Technical Specification
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATION
Housing material; hard anodised aluminium
Model
Beam
Pattern
SPL
SWL*
Release
Load
Survival
Depth
Beacon
Diameter
Overall
length
Weight
air/water
529P
± 90°
187dB
250kg
250kg
1000m
100mm
810mm
11.0/6.0kg
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION
Three battery packs are fitted to separately power the release motor, the receive/processor electronics and transmit electronics. This extends overall battery life and facilitates field servicing.
Battery type
Alkaline
Listening life
4 months (At 2°C ambient)
Releases
70
TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION
Frequency
MF, 17 to 32kHz
Status Telemetry
Acknowledge arm, Acknowledge release, Battery
Commands
Arm, Release, Battery Status, ID Commands, Tilt
COMPATIBILITY AND CONFIGURATION
Internally configured
Command /control
3510 PAM
16 Identities
Easytrak Lite / Nexus
16 Identities
Navigation
Easytrak Nexus, Easytrak Lite, V-Nav Positioning System, Kongsberg HPR4 and HPR3, ORE Edgetech, Sonardyne
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
- Syntactic flotation to mark and recover seabed equipment
- Ten tonne release frame
ACCESSORIES
- Replacement Alkaline Battery pack; [REL-0529P-3000] Tx, [REL-0529P-3001] Rx, [REL-0529P-3003] Motor
- Lithium Battery Pack [REL-0529P-3002] Motor
- Release Block [REL-0529P-2002]
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