Aanderaa Doppler Current Profiler Sensors
Features
- Customizable cell size ranging from 0.5 to 5 meters
- Built-in solid state 3-axis tilt-compensated compass
- Smart sensor for easy integration on the SeaGuardII platform or 3rd party data loggers
- Expedited repair and warranty service
- Lifetime technical support
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Overview
The Doppler Current Profiler Sensor (DCPS) is a medium-range, 600kHz current profiler smart sensor. It features innovative development of the acoustic profiling ability to collect high-quality current information also on moving and tilting platforms.
Cables
Available with a 300m, 4500m, or 6000m depth rating, the DCPS can be connected to a SeaGuardII or third-party systems through the RS-232 interface. This makes the DCPS the ideal cost-effective solution for obtaining current profiles in systems already containing a data logger.
Benefits
- Built-in solid state 3-axis tilt-compensated compass
- Heading and tilt compensation for each ping
- Insensitive to fouling
- Low maintenance needs
- Direct readout of engineering data
- Output interval from 30 seconds to 2 hours
- RS-232 output for integration to most third-party data loggers
- Configurable output for easy integration
- Cell size selectable from 0.5 to 5 meters
- Up to 150 individual cells divided into three columns
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