Wireless Modem Integrated with Pro 4 ROV
VideoRay, USA, and WFS Technologies, UK, will jointly promote their Pro 4 seatooth wirelessly-enabled data gathering system. The new partnership will enable low-cost and low-risk underwater ROV-based wireless data gathering.
The Pro 4 seatooth plug-and-play accessory incorporates an s100 compact wireless modem from WFS with the VideoRay Pro 4. The Pro 4 ROV can accommodate lightweight instrumentation so the s100 modem is easily attached to the vehicle without compromising buoyancy or hydrodynamics. Once the system is submerged and piloted near the data source, the wirelessly retrieved data is either sent to the surface real time via the ROV’s umbilical or can be logged in the s100’s internal memory.
The VideoRay Pro 4 has internal features such as a 3D tilt compensated compass, accelerometer, MEMS gyro, internal leak alarm, internal temperature gauge, real time volt meter, and depth readout. These features are designed to make the pilot's life easier and give advance warning in the case of an issue with the vehicle.
The s100 is part of the WFS seatooth family of subsea modems that transmit data and video through water and through the water-air boundary. Compact and lightweight, the s100 wireless modem is suitable for a variety of underwater applications from 100m – 4,000m depth, with an optional integrated memory for data logging. Based on subsea radio frequency technology, the s100 will provide reliable digital wireless data transmission up to 2.4kbps as standard, up to a range of 5m in challenging water conditions and with no physical wet-mate connection.
