iWand is your ideal and convenient option for basic testing of Fetch before deployment. A key feature of iWand is that once you’ve completed your testing and checks, you can produce a test report for QA purposes and as an audit trail.

To produce an iWand test report, connect the iWand to a PC or laptop (via USB, serial or Bluetooth connection) and use the supplied iWand 6G configurator software to create your report.

In the software select your Fetch instrument from either the history or the asset list (traffic light next to the instrument should be indicating green) and then simply click ‘Generate report’. This will produce a two-page document detailing evidence of functionality and settings applied in a PDF format that can be saved and provided to your client or supervisor.

The first page of the report provides information specific to the instrument such as acoustic address, serial numbers and firmware versions etc. It also lists any settings, battery status and sensor details (if fitted) and information of the iWand that gathered the information. If the Fetch instrument has been successfully configured or tested, a large green tick will appear in the top left-hand corner of the first page.

A test report can also be generated when the iWand is connected to other Sonardyne software, such as the 6G Terminal Lite software (click ‘Generate test report’ in the 6G setup tab) or Subsea Array Manager (click ‘PDF report’ in the check tab). We recommend using the iWand 6G configurator software as the ‘go-to’ option for generating a test report after you’ve done your basic testing for Fetch with an iWand.

You can find out more detail on how to run some basic tests for Fetch with an iWand before deployment by watching the video below or reading other FAQ, where you can also find out how to connect an iWand to a PC or laptop via USB, serial or Bluetooth connection.