PicoCAT-130 Tools Required

Wiha TorqueVario-S 0.1-0.6 Nm, part #26888

Wiha TorqueVario-S 0.5-2.0 Nm, part #26462

Wiha Interchangeable blade, hexagonal ball end:

26224 (3.0mm)

26225 (4.0mm)

Wiha Bit holder, part #27526

Wiha Hexagonal ball end:

01738 (4.0mm)

01739 (5.0mm)

01740 (6.0mm)

13mm Spanner

ONLY USE THE FASTENERS PROVIDED

TIGHTEN TO THE TORQUE SHOWN ON

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PicoCAT-130 Assemble H-frame

M5x30

4.0mm Hex ball

0.8 Nm

M6x14

5.0mm Hex ball

0.9 Nm

PicoCAT-130 Assemble PicoCAT

M6x20

5.0mm Hex ball

0.8 Nm

PicoCAT-130 Assemble Antenna Crosstrees

M6x30

5.0mm Hex ball

0.8 Nm

Flat Surface

PicoCAT-130 Install PicoPOD

Upper first

M6x30

5.0mm Hex Ball

0.8Nm

371mm

Between flats

371mm

Between flats

M8x45

6.0mm Hex Ball

1Nm

M8x70

6.0mm Hex Ball

2Nm

M8 Nut

13mm spanner

Connect port and starboard cables

M8x45

6.0mm Hex Ball

1Nm

Transducers

M5x25

4.0mm Hex Ball

0.4Nm

PicoCAT-130 Install LiPos

Payload: max 10,000mAh 6S LiPo port hull,

stbd hull, or both hulls

Vehicle: max 20,000mAh 4S LiPo

port and stbd hulls

DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN HATCHES

PicoCAT-130 Install Software dongle and Data SIM

Install:

- MBES acquisition software dongle

- Data SIM

D

Completely remove all 8

fasteners before lifting lid

M4x16

3.0mm Hex Ball

0.3Nm

PicoCAT-130 Rugged Laptop

PicoCAT-130 Radio Control

Power On/Off

(long press)

Automatic/Manual

Telemetry, long press,

3 pages, short press

Telemetry

terse/verbose

Port, Stbd Fwd, Aft

Audible alerts for switch

positions, RSSI, telemetry

status, battery consumption,

inactivity etc.

PicoCAT-130 Powering up and connecting

➔ Connect

➔ password

➔ Connect

Power on the RC transmitter

Centre the sticks

Select ‘Automatic’

Launch PicoCAT and tether with

mooring line

Switch all three toggle switches on

Wait ~10s for 4 short beeps + 1

long beep from both hulls

Select ‘Manual’ on RC transmitter

and test thrusters

DO NOT operate system out of water

PicoCAT-130 Running a Survey: overview

Windows Remote Desktop: share rugged laptop C:\ drive to copy files between vehicle and laptop.

POSView MBES Acquisition Software

Autopilot

PicoCAT-130 Running a Survey: setup POS MV

POSView :

➔ Connect NTRIP, or

➔ Record POSPac, or

➔ Setup RTK CMR, RTCM from UHF modem

PicoCAT-130 Running a Survey: BeamworX

➔ Plan and export survey lines in MBES acquisition software

➔ Save the file as C:\PicoPilot\picopod.bhv

➔ Do not save the file to a different path/name

➔ Note the settings below

➔ Start logging

PicoCAT-130 Running a Survey: HYPACK

➔ Plan and export survey lines in MBES acquisition software

➔ Save the file as C:\PicoPilot\picopod.bhv

➔ Do not save the file to a different path/name

➔ Start logging

PicoCAT-130 Running a survey: starting the autopilot

➔ Double click autopilot

➔ Select ‘Deploy’

➔ Survey will commence

Select ‘Automatic’

(take back control at any time by selecting ‘Manual’)

PicoCAT-130 Running a survey: data acquisition

➔ At last waypoint vehicle will stop, return to

‘Manual’ and drive vehicle to shore

➔ Monitor progress of survey in MBES

acquisition software

➔ Copy data from vehicle to rugged

laptop shared drive and post-process

PicoCAT-130 Shutting down

Power off (long press)

➔ POSView -> Connect -> Shutdown

Switch all 3 toggle switches off

➔ Shutdown

PicoCAT-130 PicoCAT-130 Footprint