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Innovasea Open Protocol (OP) Compatibility
The only acoustic telemetry solution that guarantees compatibility with all new and existing fish tags
Overview
For over 10 years, we have worked with the fish tracking acoustic telemetry community in the UK and Ireland to foster collaboration amongst users. Our key goal has been to enable fish monitoring across all regions with cutting-edge technology from our partner, Innovasea
Compatibility
Innovasea solutions in the UK & Ireland have proprietary code spaces that are paired with the European Tracking Network’s (ETN) Open Protocol (OP).
This is the only receiver range that guarantees compatibility with all new and existing fish tags.
In addition to guaranteed interoperability and compatibility with equipment from other manufacturers, this ensures that researchers across Europe can maintain access to the thousands of existing Innovasea tags in the water, many of which will be active for years to come.
Innovasea’s broad range of OP compatible receivers are now available for purchase, with Innovasea OPi/OPs tags coming soon. Innovasea R64K tags (1303) have also been made available for purchase at the request of the community.
Find out more about Innovasea commitment to compatibility here
Key Takeaways
All new VR2Tx, VR2AR and VR4-UWM receivers can be set to different code maps: Innovasea’s Generation 2 (Gen2), OP, or both.
Innovasea receivers need to run Gen2 firmware to enable OP compatibility (OP activation fee applies). Upon request, the OP enabler is currently available in Europe on new receivers and will be available for existing receivers in April 2024.
Please note that NexTrak, Innovasea’s newest receiver, does not currently support OP.
For more information on how to update your 69 kHz receivers to Gen2, please visit the Innovasea website or download the Gen2 Datasheet
Compatibility with European protocols
COMPATIBILITY COMMITMENT
Innovasea is committed to developing solutions that enable the most widespread advancement of science across the globe. We prioritize data integrity, reliability and system performance and believe that compatibility with existing and future global telemetry equipment is paramount.
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