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====== Sensors ====== | ====== Sensors ====== | ||
- | To receive information from the fish tags, the Otter is equipped with an Thelma Biotel | + | The hydrophone used on the Otter is a [[https:// |
- | ===== Level 2 Headline | + | tag, as well as measurements taken in the hydrophone. |
- | * [[IMC wiki uavlab|http:// | + | Depending on the software version ordered from the manufacturer, |
+ | on 63-77 kHz. Typically, lower frequencies are only suitable for larger tags, while higher frequencies are mostly | ||
+ | used in smaller tags. It detects tags that transmit using using Differential Pulse Position Modulation (DPPM), and | ||
+ | can use different protocols to give meaning to the time delays between pulses. | ||
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+ | The communication | ||
+ | a NMEA 0183 inspired format. Bluetooth communication is also present, but | ||
+ | not used for real-time operations like those the Otter target. Instead, it can be used to download lists of | ||
+ | detections after a mission has been performed. | ||
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+ | Power is supplied through the same cable as the RS-485 uses, but in a separate lead. It accepts a DC voltage of 5-12V, so 5V is used in the Otter because it was available and unused by the other components. Battery power is also possible, | ||
+ | but not used in the Otter project. | ||
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+ | ===== Making custom IMC messages | ||
+ | * [[http:// |