200 kHz EchoRange Smart Sensor

Airmar’s Smart^™ sensors feature embedded microelectronics that process depth and temperature inside the sensor that can be instantly displayed on any device that accepts NMEA data. EchoRange technology transfers NMEA 0183 data in real time to a computer via the RS422 standard.

200 kHz EchoRange+ Smart Sensor -With Echo Envelope Developer Option.
Exclusive to OEM’s, available for purchase only through Airmar USA.

In addition to the bi-directional NMEA 0183 interface, a secondary transmit only interface with a proprietary protocol using RS485 is available to OEMs. The user can obtain detailed echo envelope data which may be displayed as an analog waveform. The echo envelope is a 900-point time-series of the echo amplitude. By analyzing the shape of the echo envelope, information indicative of the seafloor type is revealed.

Applications

• Bridge scour inspection systems
• Portable hydrographic survey
• Dredging
• Autonomous Surface Drones
• Hydrodrones

Features

• Depth and temperature
• Embedded transceivers
• Digital signal processing
• NMEA 0183 data output
• User configurable, conserving bandwidth
• Control the depth range and the ping rate resolution, using the auto mode or manual setting capabilities
• Submersible down to 10M
• Housing design offers flexibility in types of mounting – Portable mount for pole installation – Transom-mount (with optional bracket) – Hull mount (either inside or external to hull)
• Featuring Airmar's Smart^™ Sensor technology

Specifications

• Power output from transmitter: 100 watts
• Reverse polarity protection: Yes
• Power supply voltage: 9 - 40VDC, Regulated
• Average current draw: 150mA @ 12V for 200 kHz
• NMEA0183 Baud Rate: 4800 (Default)
• Echo Envelope Baud Rate: 921,600
• Full Auto mode data output rate: In tenths of seconds, from 0.1 to 25 sec/interval
• Manual mode: Output rate equal to ping rate
• Flash reprogrammability: Yes, using boot loader with encryption
• Operating temperature range: -5C to +60C
• Storage temperature range: -30C to +70C
• CE certification: Yes to marine standard IEC60945
• Minimum depth reading: 0.4m, limited in manual mode (by pulse width)
• Maximum depth reading: 200m, limited in manual mode (by ping rate)
• Depth display resolution: 0.01 m
• Depth precision: Click for Data-table×
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• Housing type offered: Stem type SS510
• Temperature Sensor: 10k ohm +/-0.05C accuracy
• Temperature resolution: 0.09 C
• Power and data cable: C304, 4 twisted shielded pairs, 7.6 m and 20 m
• Connector: None
• Sounding Rate: In full auto mode, sounding rate is variable with depth, in manual mode, sounding rate is configurable up to 10 times per second. Data output rate and ping rate are the same in manual mode, one ping produces one depth output. In full auto mode, data output rate is configurable (0.1 to 25 seconds per interval)

Data Output Protocol

*NMEA 0183 is a serial data bus standard communications protocol that permits different types of electronic equipment to communicate. For more information visit www.nmea.org.

NMEA 0183* Standard Output Sentences
$SDDPT Depth
$SDDBT Depth Below Transducer
$SDMTW Water Temperature
NMEA 0183* Proprietary Commands/Responses
$PAMTC, OPTION, SOSTW Speed of Sound Thru Water
$PAMTC, OPTION, DOFFSET Depth Offset
$PAMTC, OPTION, TOFFSET Temperature Offset
$PAMTC, EN Enable/Disable Sentences
$PAMTC, BAUD Change Baud Rate
$PAMTC, ERST Reset User Eeprom
$PAMTC, FC Query Format Code
$PAMTC, INFO Query Device Information
$PAMTC, POST Request Power on Self Test
$PAMTC, QV Query Version Information
$PAMTC, QPS Query Part and Serial Number
$PAMTC, RESET Reset Processor
$PAMTC, OPTION, MANUAL Manual Mode Commands
$PAMTC, OPTION, PING Ping Control (On, Off, Once)
$PAMTC, OUTPUTMC Sentence Mode Control
$PAMTC, OPTION, PINGSPS Pings Per Second
$PAMTC, OPTION, PULSESPP Pulses (Cycles) Per Ping
$PAMTC, OPTION, RANGE Depth Range Control
$PAMTC, OPTION, RANGEDEFAULT Default Depth Range Control
$PAMTC, OPTION, SFILTER Sample Filter Control
$PAMTC, OPTION, DFILTER Depth Filter Control
$PAMTC, EEC Echo Envelope Control

*NMEA 0183 is a serial data bus standard communications protocol that permits different types of electronic equipment to communicate. For more information visit www.nmea.org.