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µPAP µPAP PORTABLE ACOUSTIC POSITIONING The µPAP is a portable system designed for tracking ROV’s, tow fish, divers and other subsea objects. • 560 Cymbal Wideband channels • Modem capability • SSBL and LBL positioning • Fast Track mode • Responder mode • Integrated motion sensor • Easy setup • Electronic beam control • Compatible to cNODE µPAP is a small and compact acoustic positioning system designed for operation from a surface vessel to track ROV’s, tow fish, divers and any other subsea object at several thousand metres range. The system operates in SSBL mode where it measures the distance and direction to subsea transponders and computes a 3D position in local coordinates or in geographical coordinates.

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Application µPAP is designed to be a portable system for easy installation on surface vessels or other surface units. APOS, the operator station for µPAP®, provides the full range of functions for acoustic positioning and data communication. µPAP benefits from the Cymbal acoustic protocol and all functions that are available for the HiPAP products are also available for µPAP. µPAP has full LBL calibration and positioning capabilities and can be used for position box in, calibration and positioning. The system is offering the user a wide range of transponder channels and cNODE® transponder...

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TECHNICAL DATA Model Motion Sensor Accuracy System Position Accuracy (1) TECHNICAL DATA – All models Frequency Operational coverage (3) Main coverage Receiver beam Navigation Channels 560 Cymbal, 56 FSK, cNODE Compatible Operation mode SSBL, LBL, acoustic modem Transducer cable length Transducer deployment depth Temp. operating/Storage Storage humidity Housing Weight 1) Accuracy is in X and Y direction 2) Range capability is depending on line of sight, transponder's transmit power setting, vessel's acoustic system and influence of ambient noise and ray bending. 3) Operational coverage...

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