
Petrel-X User Manual 1.1
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Settings and Defaults
Setting
Default
Min
Max
Description
GPS Timeout
10 min
1 min
60 min
Length the Petrel-X will be in GPS
Search Mode before timing out and
transitioning to Underwater Mode.
Water Sense
Threshold
2
0
65535
The numerical boundary between
submerged and surfaced.
Water Sense
Period
30s
5s
600s
The rate at which the water sense
measurement is taken.
GPS Backup
Period
12 hours
1 hour
48 hours Time between backup GPS checks.
Use Tilt
0
0
1
When ON (1) the Petrel-X will use its
tilt sensing to determine if it is
underwater or not, instead of the
conventional water sense circuit.
AIS Name
Up to 20 characters, which can be
uppercase letters or numbers. Some
special characters are also
supported.
The name of the Petrel when it
transmits over AIS.