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Figure 18—Earth connection
4.
Run another wire and connect it from the second tripod earth tab to the earth tab on the Mote
enclosure.
Power Up the Mote
Activate the Mote by turning on the regulator power switch. The Mote GPS LED will cycle from red to
orange to green while attempting to get a location. It will turn green when it has a valid time and
location. This can take several minutes.
Activate the Argos Test Tag. Any Argos transmission will cause the Argos lights on the receivers to
briefly flash green when Argos signals are received.
Mote LED Indicators
The LED’s on the Mote front panel indicate the following states:
USB
Off
—No USB stick present
Red
—Error
Blinking green
—Transferring
data
Solid green
—Transfer complete
ARGOS
Always off
ARGOS 1&2
Rx
—Blinks
green
reception
Power/Tx
—Always
green
,
blinks off during transmission
