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End of support notification for 1000 series Mini beacons, 500 series Release beacons, and 1319A Micro beacon

Beacons
Technical News
30th December, 2024 | 1 minute read
By Ben Darling, Product Line Manager (Acoustic Positioning) and Support Engineer

Ben joined applied acoustics at the age of 16, working during his college holidays. At 18 he joined the production team full time, where he built and tested acoustic positioning products whilst studying for his Electronics HND. After three years he moved into repairs, working across the product range while studying for his second HND in Business Management.

End of support notification for 1000 series Mini beacons, 500 series Release beacons, and 1319A Micro beacon

Micro beacon: 1319A

An upgrade path is available for 1319A beacons to be converted to 1329A Micro beacons.

1000 series Mini beacons

Mini beacon: 1019, 1015(H)

Midi beacon: 1039, 1035(H)

Seabed beacon: 1059, 1055(H)

Fatboy beacon: 1062, 1065

The 1000 series beacons will be serviceable until parts are exhausted, final firmware versions are V4.06 MCU and V4.07 DSP.

Release beacon: REL-529P, REL-559

REL-529P has been replaced with the 1529P in the same mechanical form factor for use with load frames. The 500 series is no longer supported for repair, however replacement battery packs can be purchased OEM.

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