Functional Requirements

The Oasis III Mooring controller system shall:

1. nominaly replace the functionality of the existing M1/M2 Oasis mooring controller system.

2. increase the amount of non-volatile storage for system and 
   driver code by at least a factor of 10 over existing Oasis 
   Controller system. 

3. provide a storage medium that behaves as read-only memory when deployed, 
   insensitive to sudden removal of system power. 

4. use existing Hardware infrastructure.

5. utilize existing RF infrastructure.

6. be able to upgrade to higher bandwidth RF infrastructure if necessary.

7. provide expanded instrument capability.

8. re-use existing code.

9. have 3 - 5 year life cycle.

10. not require changes to shore side data system.

11. not have Power consumption greater than Oasis.

****12. provide a non-invasive configuration mechanism to enable 
        the modification of system operating parameters, sampling 
        behavior,  and instrument configuration remotely and in situ.