MBARI SOON Drifter/Mooring Guide

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Copyright 2005 MBARI
Mark C. Harlan

MBARI provides this documentation and code "as is", with no warranty, express or implied, of its quality or consistency. It is provided without support and without obligation on the part of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute to assist in its use, correction, modification, or enhancement. This information should not be published or distributed to third parties without specific written permission from MBARI.

Introduction

This document contains notes related to SOON Drifter and Mooring deployments (Drifters, M0, EQPAC). It is intended to provide general information and practical guidelines required to configure and operate these systems.

Acknowledgments

The information in this document has been compiled from a number of sources, including: previously documented components, specifications from vendors, and added documentation from the project team.

Table of Contents

Overviews

Architecture Overview

Software

Hardware

Commands

Shore Side Processing


Other

Modem/Orbcomm Issues

Drifter Cheat Sheet