Customer Training Guide
Pre-Launch Wave Glider® SV3
08033 Rev A
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Buoy Release Mechanism:
(Option 1)
OBSP
– Operate – Float Recovery Device – Arm Device – Deploy
(Option 2)
WGMS
– SV3 Commands – Devices – FloatRecoveryDevice – Arm Device – Deploy
Note: Have a person ready to catch the float upon deployment or something soft to land in.
Ensure that the float comes out on its own. If it fails to come out on its own but you hear the
motor working, start fix by reaming the bottom alignment pin hole out.
Octopus Cable 01:
Auto filled
If readings are OK then it passes the function test.
01 = Octopus (Port side on Wave Glider) 4 cables total.
1. 1 - Custom LRI 01 (16 Pin) Cable connecting to the CCU
2. 1 - Mid Solar Panel (5 Pin)
3. 1- Aft Solar Panel (5 Pin)
4. 1 - Water Speed Sensor (8 Pin)
Octopus Cable 02:
Auto filled
If readings are OK then it passes the function test.
02 = Octopus (Starboard side on Wave Glider) 5 cables total.
1. 1 - Custom LRI 02 (16 Pin) Cable connecting to the CCU
2. 1 - Light (2 Pin with, 1 alignment rod)
3. 1 - Radar Target Enhancer (8 Pin)
4. 1 - Forward Solar Panel (5 Pin)
5. 1 - Buoy Release Mechanism (3 Pin with locking collar)
Note: The Octopus Cables have a resistor embedded in the molding. The value of the resistor is
different for Octopus 1 than Octopus 2. The purpose for this is to enable the automated Pre-
Launch software to detect if Octopus 1 is plugged into Octopus 2’s port and vice versa.
