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Boxfish USBL User Manual

are unable to provide power to the local beacon; therefore AC power or
an alternative power source must be used.

4.3.2

Connect GNSS receiver to Control Station

The GNSS receiver plugs into the right-hand USB port.

4.4

Turn Sensor Power ON

Turn on the

Sensor Power

switch to supply power from the ROV to the

remote beacon.

4.5

View location of your ROV

You can view the location of the ROV (and GPS coordinates) via the USBL
application (

USBL tab

) on the bottom right of the telemetry screen. The

next section describes the application in more detail.

Summary of Contents for USBL

Page 3: ...Overview of USBL on Boxfish Control Station 5 2 1 Boxfish ROV and Boxfish Luna 5 2 2 Boxfish Alpha 5 3 Connecting components 6 3 1 Required hardware 6 3 2 Connection overview diagram 6 4 How to use US...

Page 4: ...r or an alternative source 9V to 28V DC 1 1 2 Remote beacon X010 or X110 transponder beacon This beacon will be mounted to and powered by the ROV The X010 beacon is depth rated for either 300m or 1000...

Page 5: ...ons may change at any time without notice p5 2 Overview of USBL on Boxfish Control Station 2 1 Boxfish ROV and Boxfish Luna Control Station and USBL app as seen on Boxfish ROV and Boxfish Luna 2 2 Box...

Page 6: ...the ROV are contained in the USBL 1485 Pelican Case from Blueprint Labs Boxfish ROV system connected and powered on Boxfish Alpha ROVs only A power source for the local beacon For Boxfish Alpha ROVs t...

Page 7: ...the same direction as the bow of the boat 4 2 Connect Boxfish ROV components 1 Connect Boxfish ROV tether and Control Station according to the Boxfish ROV Owner s Manual 2 Power on ROV and Control Sta...

Page 8: ...3 2 Connect GNSS receiver to Control Station The GNSS receiver plugs into the right hand USB port 4 4 Turn Sensor Power ON Turn on the Sensor Power switch to supply power from the ROV to the remote b...

Page 9: ...presented by the red arrow The tip of the arrow is pointing in the direction the ROV is heading according to its onboard compass The ROV trajectory is shown by the green trail showing a smoothed path...

Page 10: ...ntrol Station but local USBL is not connected to the adapter Distance and Slant Range Distance is the horizontal distance in metres between the boat and the point at the surface directly above the ROV...