Overview
With Gaps Series and Posidonia, iXblue delivers a complete USBL offer with extensive track record of successful use from very shallow water (15 m) to greater depths (10,000 m).
Always striving to offer the smartest and most cost-effective solution to users, iXblue removed the need for modem transducer by including acoustic data communication, position telemetry and data collection from any subsea sensors to its USBL product range.
Following iXblue philosophy, Gaps Series and Posidonia are based on an open architecture with serial and Ethernet connectivity and Web control command. All our USBL are compatible with third-party equipment.
Product range
GAPS SERIES - MEDIUM RANGE USBL SOLUTIONS
LIGHT HIGH-PERFORMANCE USBL SYSTEMS
FULL-SPECTRUM OF MEDIUM FREQUENCY TRANSPONDERS
LONG RANGE USBL SOLUTIONS
LOW FREQUENCY USBL SYSTEM
FULL-SPECTRUM LOW FREQUENCY TRANSPONDERS
Specifications
Main performances
| Gaps M5 | Gaps M7 | Posidonia (deployable antenna) |
Posidonia (flush antenna) |
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| Range nominal (M) | 995 | 4,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Accuracy (% x range) | <0.5 | 0.06 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Operating frequency (kHz) | 20~30 | 20~30 | 14~18 | 14~18 |
| Antenna aperture (DEG) | 200 | 200 | 70 | 100 |
| Data telemetry | yes | yes | no | no |
| Material | Carbon fiber | Carbon fiber | Stainless steel | Stainless steel |
| Size (MM) | Ø 296 x 520.8 | Ø 295 x 638 | Ø 580 x 420 | Ø 800 x 320 |
| Related transponder | iXblue MF range Canopus Third-party transponder |
iXblue MF range Canopus Third-party transponder |
iXblue LF range | iXblue LF range |