Manual revision 017
Section 2: Description of SBE 33
SBE 33
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SBE 33 Front Panel
Looking at the SBE 33 front panel:
Bottle to Fire
pushbutton switch - selects which bottle to fire when Fire
button is pushed; if set to 99, SBE 33 will fire bottles in sequential order
Fire
button - fires bottles
Reset
button - resets system; place
Bottle to Fire
switch to 00 before
pressing
Reset
Power
button - turns power to the SBE 33 on/off
LEDs
- indicate if the SBE 33 is communicating with other parts of
the system:
Red bottle number LEDs (
1
,
2
, etc.) - flash when the associated bottle
is fired
Yellow
NMEA Transmit
LED - flashes when a carriage return
character (decimal 13) is received from the NMEA navigation device
Green
Serial Data
LED - flashes when a carriage return character
(decimal 13) is received from the CTD through the Water Sampler
Yellow
Carousel Data
LED - flashes when a message (such as a
bottle fire confirmation) is received from the Water Sampler
SBE 33 Back Panel
Looking at the connections to the SBE 33 back panel:
SBE 33 communication with the computer is provided in two RS-232
channels. The
Carousel Data
channel sends commands to and receives
replies from the Water Sampler. The
Serial Data
channel sends
commands to and receives replies from the CTD (through the
Water Sampler).
NMEA Input
connects to a NMEA navigation device.
PAR Input
connects to a Surface PAR sensor.
Sea Cable
connects to the Water Sampler.
Fuse – 3AG, 300VDC, Fast Acting, 0.5A. Replace with Littelfuse Corp.
312.500 only.
AC Input
is 120 VAC or 240 VAC 50/60 Hz (selectable).
Fuse 5x20mm, 250VAC Slow-Blow, 2 amp (for 120 V) or
1 amp (for 240 V).
Notes:
Bottles can also be fired from the
computer using Seasave real-time
data acquisition software.
The SBE 33 was originally
designed to work with the SBE 32
Carousel Water Sampler, but is
also compatible with the SBE 55
ECO Water Sampler. The
Carousel Data
labels on the front
and back panels also apply to
operation with the SBE 55 ECO
Water Sampler.
