iBCN – User Manual
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It will remain in low-power Sleep mode and not acquire
or transmit while submerged. This Conductivity Water
Sense option is only available on the 7500 meter rated
iBCN.
6.3 Iridium Satellite Communication
The iBCN uses Iridium Short Burst Data (SBD) mode for
transmitting data.
During transmission, the modem remains powered until
a successful transmission occurs, or 180 seconds have
elapsed.
Should the transmission time-out the data set will
remain buffered and sent during the following
transmission cycle.
The configuration of the iBCN may be changed using
Over-The-Air (OTA) commands. These commands may
be issued by the Metocean LiNC web-based platform or
customized solutions may be developed (contact
A battery status event will be logged to the Record Log
after every 10 Iridium transmissions. This battery
information may be useful for understanding battery
usage during and after the deployment.
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