Recorder Buoy User Guide
April 2020
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Overview
The Ocean Sonics Recorder Buoy is an easy way to deploy one or more icListen Smart
Hydrophones while keeping them synchronized. The yellow drifting buoy is small and
lightweight, so it can be deployed from a small vessel.
This solution combines power, data
storage, and time synchronization with a hydrophone array.
Create a custom array using the extension cables and Smart Cables as building blocks.
Setup and configure the hydrophones with the help of the Gordon Application to provide full
time sampling or sample periodically using the duty cycling feature.
Record data on the hydrophones or on a hard drive within the buoy increasing data storage
to 2 TB.
Important Notes
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Store the buoy upright or laying on side.
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Do NOT flip the buoy or turn upside down.
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Battery positioning is ballasted for upright position.
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Turning the buoy upside down could result in damage to batteries.
Specifications
WEIGHT
25 kg in air
DIMENSIONS
1 m x 0.5 m
Features
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Setup recording with a simple application
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ON/OFF Switch
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Synchronized data recording
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Buoy designed to be acoustically quiet
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Extra data storage hard drive in buoy
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Selectable cable lengths
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Record data continuously or duty cycled
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Ability to change configuration of cables
and hydrophones