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Open Tag3 Manual 

 

Overview 

OpenTag3 records

 

motion sensors at 50 Hz, and depth, temperature, light, and speed sensors at 1 Hz to 

CSV files. Files are 1 hour long by default. There will be a short gap between files. OpenTag3 supports 32 
GB or smaller microSD cards.  

OpenTag3 is open source. Software is located at https://github.com/loggerhead-instruments/OpenTag3 

 

Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer (MPU9250): 100 Hz 

 

Pressure/Temperature (MS5837 or Keller PA7LD): 1 Hz 

 

RGB light level (ISL29125): 1 Hz 

 

Burn wire release: controls a FET switch to ground which can be used to corrode a stainless steel 
wire in seawater 

 

 

Summary of Contents for OpenTag3

Page 1: ... between files OpenTag3 supports 32 GB or smaller microSD cards OpenTag3 is open source Software is located at https github com loggerhead instruments OpenTag3 Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer MPU9250 100 Hz Pressure Temperature MS5837 or Keller PA7LD 1 Hz RGB light level ISL29125 1 Hz Burn wire release controls a FET switch to ground which can be used to corrode a stainless steel wire in seaw...

Page 2: ...the dip switch to the ON position The recorder will set the time if present in the setup txt file and start recording 3 Stopping Record Press the Stop button located inside the ring After the red LED turns on solid red turn off the power switch If the DIP switch is not turned off in 30 seconds recording will resume OpenTag3 LED Startup Sequence Red LED Green LED Description Solid On Flashing Green...

Page 3: ...mmands setup txt should be saved in root of microSD not in a directory Indicate lines that are comments Any line with will be ignored Command Function Example TM Sets time YY MM DD hh mm ss TM 18 04 10 13 00 00 BM Burn in mmm minutes from start BM 60 burn 60 minutes after power on LD Disable blinking green LED LD HE Enable Hall Sensor to Trigger Red LED for testing HE ...

Page 4: ...r When charging the red LED will be on When charging is complete the LED will turn off Charging will typically take less than 10 hours Power Tags can be supplied with either 1 or 2 lithium polymer rechargeable batteries 2500 mAh Run time with 1 battery is approximately 7 days Run time with 2 batteries is approximately 14 days ...

Page 5: ...ng of the burn wire start is controlled by the BM command in the setup txt file 1 Run wire through one of the holes in the mounting plate and start screw in side Wrap excess wire around screw 2 Attach mount plate to tag and wrap wire around center post Screw down acorn nut to hold wire in place 3 Run wire through opposite side of plate and insert screw to tighten down Wrap around screw a few turns...

Page 6: ...nd Maximum Depth The OpenTag3 is equipped with one of two types of pressure sensors each of which has a maximum depth that it can sustain If the tag could go deeper than 300 m the air void where the microSD card is located should be filled with mineral oil Mineral oil is non conductive and will keep the cap from imploding if the tag goes deeper than 300 m TE Connectivity 30 Bar 300 m max depth Kel...

Page 7: ...specification sheets Example data file accelX accelY accelZ magX magY magZ gyroX gyroY gyroZ date red green blue mBar depth temperature spin V 42 105 2014 226 202 246 54 44 0 46 105 2008 231 203 247 51 41 2 44 107 2016 230 204 238 52 43 0 48 107 2007 231 207 249 50 44 0 41 107 2012 227 207 245 53 44 1 43 109 2004 227 211 239 52 43 2 42 109 2006 235 205 249 52 45 0 18 04 22T010 28 17Z 1476 1539 839...

Page 8: ... are stored as degrees Celsius Spin is the number of rotations of the impeller per second V is battery voltage Date is the date and time from the real time clock and assumes the time was set to UTC Sensor Calibration Factors Multiply the sensor values by these values Sensor Calibration Factor Units Accelerometer 16 g 32768 0 00048828 g Magnetometer 4800 uT 32768 0 146484375 microTesla Gyroscope 10...

Page 9: ...Magnetometer Offset Calibration The purpose of the magnetometer calibration is to record data from all possible orientations This is used to correct for offsets in the magnetometer due to nearby metals For the first recording rotate the device in all possible orientations both horizontally and vertically Put on some LMFAO and do some shufflin These data can be used to determine the offset caused b...

Page 10: ...10 P a g e Revision History 23 April 2018 Initial Manual ...

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