Multiple source and seismograph systems can be deployed in 2D or 3D configurations.
Each Wireless Trigger Box 4 (WTB 4) unit must acquire a valid GPS lock from either the internal GPS or the optional external GPS unit. The Source WTB 4 is connected to the source with a hammer switch or other device and detects the switch closure (the falling edge) of the signal. The Source WTB 4 calculates the GPS time of the event, then transmits that GPS time and position of the event to the Recorder WTB4 units via VHF radio. The Source WTB4 also saves the GPS time and position of the event on the optional Removable Ruggedized Memory Plug. The Recorder WTB 4 receives the trigger time, then adds 1/2 second to it. The Recorder WTB 4 then sends a pulse exactly 1/2 seconds after the Source Trigger Time to trigger the seismograph. All seismographs then require a 1/2 second pre-trigger time offset to start recording.
Trigger Signal: |
TTL or Switch Closure |
Trigger Input: |
Detects Negative Edge |
Trigger Output: |
TTL Positive Pulse |
Radio Cycle Time: |
500 mSeconds |
Accuracy |
±1 μSeconds |
Internal Wi-Fi: |
Standart |
Radio: | 3 Watt |
Radio Range: | 1 mile (3 mile with optional 1/2 wave antenna) (depends on terrain) |
Weight |
4.5 lbs (2 kilograms) With radio and battery |
Size: |
11.5 x 7.25 x 3.0 inches (292 x 184 x 76 mm) Without antenna |