Subsonus Device Addresses

It is possible to track as many targets as required from a single surface Subsonus unit (which comes at a compromise of interrogation frequency per device). Every Subsonus being operated within a 3km radius must have a unique address otherwise communication collisions will occur. If only one Subsonus is to be tracked, this section can be disregarded as the factory default unit addresses will work out of the box.

Every Subsonus unit has an address which allows units to communicate one at a time. By default, Subsonus units with vertical connectors (typically used as the surface unit) have a device address of 1 and units with horizontal connectors (typically used as subsea units) have an address of 2.

For information on how to assign a device address, see Device Address Configuration

Device Address Identification

To determine the Subsonus device address, the unit must be powered and connected to the Subsonus web UI.

  1. Open the local Subsonus web interface

  2. Navigate to “Configuration”→”Devices”

  3. The number next to the device is the device address. For example, the following Subsonus has a device address of 1:

    Device Address Identification

If there are any other devices configured to be tracked by the surface Subsonus, these devices will also appear on this page, with their respective device addresses.