Section 5 – Operation
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Section 5 – Operation
5.1 Introduction
The type 8084-6510 Lodestar 500 can be operated as both an AHRS and a SPRINT INS.
The Lodestar 500 connector ports restrict communications functionality compared to standard
connector Lodestar variants, as shown below:
Lodestar 500 Port
Function
CP/E1
RS232 and RS485 Full Duplex Communications and Input Power
Ethernet (100 Mbit/s) Communications and Input Trigger
C1
RS232 Communications, Input Trigger and Power Pass Through
T1
RS232 and RS485 Half Duplex Communications, Output Trigger and Power
Pass Through
T2
RS232 and RS485 Half Duplex Communications, Output Trigger and Power
Pass Through
5.2 AHRS Operation
For operation of the Seanet Lodestar as an Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS), refer
to
UM-8084-107 “Lodestar AHRS Operation Manual”
.
5.3 SPRINT INS Operation
For operation of the Seanet Lodestar as a SPRINT Inertial Navigation System (INS), refer to
UM-8253 “User Manual for SPRINT”
.
5.4 After Use
On retrieval from the water, refer to
Section 6 – Retrieval and Storage
.
