Xeos Apollo-X7, User Manual

Page 1: ...Apollo X User Manual SUBMERSIBLE IRIDIUM GPS LED FLASHER Version 0 9 June 2023...

Page 2: ...If you wish to acquire the latest firmware for your device contact support xeostech com The Apollo X is the next generation and successor to the Apollo For the manual of the original Apollo please se...

Page 3: ...Tips 10 Installation 10 Messages from the Apollo 11 Version 11 Unlock 11 Position Message 12 Compressed Binary Position Type GC 12 ASCII Position Type AG 13 Default Message Type DM 13 Surfaced Type S...

Page 4: ...Additional Watch Circle Information 28 The Apollo X s Sensors 29 Water Sensing 29 Light Sensing 29 Tilt Sensing 30 Bluetooth 31 Commands Summary 32 Maintenance 33 Opening the Housing 33 Battery Option...

Page 5: ...Inc Xeos manufactures other specific products for surface applications as well as sub surface applications at varying depths See www xeostech com for details or call 1 902 444 7650 Preliminary Setup...

Page 6: ...le to provide Iridium SBD data service and accounts Please contact activations xeostech com for more information Each IMEI is capable of being associated with up to five 5 unique email or IP addresses...

Page 7: ...y XeosOnline An example of a raw Iridium message via email is below and will always have the IMEI of the device in the subject line regardless of its name on XeosOnline sbdservice sbd iridium com All...

Page 8: ...with a value of 2 This means that using the Lat Long that the body has supplied Iridium is 80 confident always 80 that the device sending the message is within a circle 2 kilometers in radius with the...

Page 9: ...nominal voltage of 10 8V It also has a different voltage threshold to account for its different battery pack for low battery mode Like its larger counterpart the Apollo X3 has a depth rating of 11 000...

Page 10: ...gnet swipe the magnet against the bottom of the glass where labelling indicates until the Apollo X displays a bright LED followed by a dim LED ON OFF Magnetic Switch Operational Tips It is important t...

Page 11: ...t during assembly SN The unit s serial number IMEI The unique number of the device s Iridium modem Reset Count The number of resets since device was built Latest Reset Reason Cause of last reset Unloc...

Page 12: ...teryV 2 62 Mode Normal Device Temperature C 63 Message Type GC Latitude 44 714099 Longitude 63 604563 SNR 45 Bearing 0 Speed 2880 HDOP 24 4 Compressed Position Timestamp Date and time in UTC of the la...

Page 13: ...ult Message Type DM The default message is transmitted at times when the device has no other data available to send other than its internal sensor states where applicable This could be because the GPS...

Page 14: ...the beginning of Surfaced mode Timestamp 2023 06 19T20 06 29 000Z Voltage Unloaded 9 73 BatteryV 8 9 Mode Underwater isAlarm true Device Temperature C 21 Message Type SUR Surfaced true Surfaced Messag...

Page 15: ...up to date on circle status Ascii WatchCircle ENABLED Latitude 44 000000 Longitude 63 000000 Radius m 10000 Ascii WatchCircle DISABLED Watch Circle Message WatchCircle Shows the enabled or disabled st...

Page 16: ...ce added to your organization Contact activations xeostech com for more information Setting up to Send Navigate to the Send Command window From the Home Tab choose File Send Command Select the units y...

Page 17: ...the device is unable to communicate with the Iridium network commands will remain queued for five days Command Format Creating the file To create an SBD command open a new file in a text editor ex Not...

Page 18: ...SBD commands over e mail must include an unlock code Sending the Command To send your sbd command create a new email message with the following fields To data sbd iridium com Subject Your device s IM...

Page 19: ...duler The frequency at which each task in the Apollo X is executed depends on the Apollo X s current mode Each mode corresponds to conditions interpreted by the Apollo X s logic The following diagram...

Page 20: ...e event queued messages are not successfully transmitted For each scheduled Iridium task two retries are possible if necessary Two minutes after the scheduled Iridium task ends if a message was not se...

Page 21: ...on of sufficient light via the light sensor The Apollo X finds itself to be inverted with the tilt sensor The Iridium task is currently running The device is in Low Battery mode While the strobe s rep...

Page 22: ...detected with its water sensor that it is submerged it will enter Underwater mode Once in underwater mode the Apollo X s GPS does not run and the Iridium transmit interval is set to attempt a connecti...

Page 23: ...pollo the Apollo X will utilize this timer if a watch circle is set and the Apollo X collects a position that places it outside of that circle The Apollo X will transmit at the rate given for this mod...

Page 24: ...mer mode number T Timer currently in use s m h d Interval in seconds minutes hours days Min Minimum allowed interval for this timer Max Maximum allowed interval for this timer Timers Timer 0 Normal Us...

Page 25: ...s requirements The GPS and Iridium interval timers can be set independently of each other If an Iridium session is queued but no GPS position is stored a DM message is sent at this time Regardless th...

Page 26: ...is consistent between all timer modes and would also be implemented for Low Battery mode This command is written as strobe X Y Example Command Pulse Number Strobe Interval 1 strobe 1 20 2 strobe 2 50...

Page 27: ...eatures By default the Apollo X s strobe discontinues flashing once the device is submerged This can be changed to flash continuously regardless of submergence by issuing the command StrFlshUw 1 The o...

Page 28: ...the configuration Recognition of a watch circle exit is tied to the GPS interval of the device Once a GPS position is logged that shows the device is outside the circle the device immediately transit...

Page 29: ...oaded 9 73 BatteryV 8 9 Mode Underwater isAlarm true Device Temperature C 21 Message Type SUR Surfaced true The Apollo s water sense mechanism is programmatically set to operate optimally in salt wate...

Page 30: ...ds to check the orientation of the device when enabled If the Apollo X is tilted beyond its threshold the Apollo X not will strobe until returning to an upright position The Apollo X does not stop tra...

Page 31: ...factory By default advertisement will only run for the first two minutes after power up or reset plus any additional time that the user is connected with a paired device After this time the device wil...

Page 32: ...ce metrics viewsensor Display latest sensor readings lightthresh X Set the threshold where the environment is dark higher threshold is more likely to be dark wsthresh X Set the threshold where the dev...

Page 33: ...ube at the factory Users should not attempt to unscrew the head when changing batteries as the amount of force required could damage the electronics Battery Options The power source for the Apollo X i...

Page 34: ...vice taking care to inspect the O ring first DO NOT MIX BATTERY TYPES O Rings The Apollo X7 and X3 models have O rings at two distinct locations O ring A is located at the connection between the elect...

Page 35: ...longer than 2 months they should be replaced prior to re deploying the Apollo X To replace the O Ring Remove the old O ring with a non metallic pick toothpick and clean all dirt away from the threads...

Page 36: ...o X3 s and X1 s will still strobe even if outfit with alkaline batteries though they cannot source the current to transmit Messages are not readable in binary Messages are in compressed binary format...

Page 37: ...or its input supply pins to allow for powering from two sources via a Y cable The Apollo XRH would then be powered by the source that has the higher voltage If only a single supply is utilized the oth...

Page 38: ...Nominal 3 6 Nominal User Defined Idle Current W Relay mW 480 480 400 480 Underwater Current W 0 3 0 3 0 175 0 3 Strobe Flash mW Flash 50ms 3600 3600 3100 3600 GPS Current 30s average mW 204 204 180 20...

Page 39: ...Xeos Apollo X GPS Receiver Xeos Technologies 48 channel GPS SiRFStarV Modem Iridium 9603 Antenna Xeos proprietary antenna designed to withstand high pressure environments Sealing Seal Lubricant Molyko...

Page 40: ...surement not used SNR 35 MaxSNR Signal to Noise ratio of the last GPS attempt nSats 4 Number of connected satellites during last GPS attempt GPS 12 0 115 Quantity of GPS attempts GPS session fails Sec...

Page 41: ...ted Warranty is void if failure of the product has resulted from accident abuse or misapplication Any replacement product will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or ninety...