Resilient User Manual Version 2.0
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General Description
The Resilient Surface Iridium satellite mooring location beacon continuously monitors location
for mobile surface assets and/or instrument moorings. Resilient makes use of the bi-directional,
global, real time Iridium satellite Short Burst Data (SBD) network in combination with GPS
position location. Resilient’s sleek tubular design and internal dual Iridium/GPS antennas located
at each end cap allow it to be easily retrofitted into a variety of surface mounts. Even surface
installations which capsize may be able to transmit location information
.
Inside the Resilient is a 9603 Iridium satellite Short Burst Data core radio transceiver, a specialized
low power Xeos digital controller with GPS, Iridium antenna and GPS antennas.
Resilient is intended for surface deployments and should not
be deployed in situations which exceed 100m in depth. Xeos
Technologies Inc. (Xeos) manufactures other specific
products for either surface, or subsurface applications to
depths of 11,000 m.
See
for details or call (902) 444-7650.
Theory of Operation
The Resilient is intended for providing regular location information on high value assets at the
surface, drifting or moored. After being activated, the Resilient is deployed at the surface and
begins sending location messages as per the user settings. The internal battery pack provides
over 1500 messages or up to a 2-year deployment.
Operators can communicate with the surface deployed Resilient via Iridium using commands sent
through WGMS. Status information can be obtained, including the health of the GPS system and
battery voltage. Timings are settable, and the default is one message every 12 hours. If you need
to make a change to settings, the Resilient will receive the command to change the timing the
next time it checks for messages, as much as 12 hours after the command is sent.
The Resilient will continue to send position messages based on the timings, until it is manually
turned off or the battery pack drops below the minimum voltage requirement of 7V
.
Due to the location of dual Iridium/GPS antennas at both ends of the enclosure, the Resilient will
continue to try and send position messages when inverted or capsized.
