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Physical Characteristics

 

 

 

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 2021 

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4  Physical Characteristics 

Materials: 

Acetal or Titanium housing (as specified) 

Polyurethane and ceramic sensor components 

Stainless steel (316) deployment cage 

Depth Rating: 

500m (Acetal) 

6000m (Titanium) 

NB: Maximum deployment depth may be limited by pressure transducer range.  The Bluetooth module has 
a depth limit of 2000m

 

Instrument Size: 

Main Housing 48mmØ 

Sensor Body 54mmØ 

Length  

370mm (including connector) 

 

 

496mm with Bluetooth Pack) 

Deployment Cage: 

110mmØ x 550mm long 

Weight (in air): 

1.6kg (Acetal) / 3.9kg including frame 

2.6kg (Titanium) / 4.9kg including frame 

Shipping: 

51 x 42 x 27cm 

~10kg  

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for fastCTD

Page 1: ...not be copied reprinted or reproduced in any material form either wholly or in part and the contents of this document and any method or technique available there from must not be disclosed to any oth...

Page 2: ...rded File Format 11 5 2 Command Codes 14 5 2 1 Stop Command 14 5 2 2 Run Commands 14 6 Operation 17 6 1 Switch Cap Logger Pack Operation 17 6 2 Bluetooth Logger Pack Operation 17 6 3 Cabled Operation...

Page 3: ...onventional casts A conductivity cell designed for optimum flow through a fast response thermistor temperature sensor and a 0 01 pressure sensor synchronously sampling at up to 32Hz deliver the highes...

Page 4: ...of the profiler The option for a SubConn connector for wired comms or Bluetooth connectivity options The Fast Profiler is available with either Titanium or Acetal housing material 2 1 Conductivity Ran...

Page 5: ...1 As the type is classified as Risk Group 1 solely due to radiation in the visible band a hazard label is not required However the LED used is in excess of the Exempt Group and that the viewer related...

Page 6: ...optical path length Valeport Fluorometers have a calibrated linear response for 2 gain settings e g the ranges 0 40 g l G5 and 0 800 g l G1 for chlorophyll a At higher concentrations unlike analogue d...

Page 7: ...ores is recommended to avoid photo bleaching 2 4 2 Turbidity Valeport s Turbidity technology is essentially two sensors in one The first is a classic nephelometer using a 90 beam angle for turbidity l...

Page 8: ...you can therefore not see any transmition do not look into the sensor apature 2 4 3 1 Check the following The LEDs are on and light is being emitted from the fibres not Turbidity The magnitude of the...

Page 9: ...overing many standard applications Data may be sampled at up to 32Hz for all sensors making it suitable for rapid profiling or for continuous measurement at a fixed point 3 1 Sampling Modes Three spec...

Page 10: ...ating 500m Acetal 6000m Titanium NB Maximum deployment depth may be limited by pressure transducer range The Bluetooth module has a depth limit of 2000m Instrument Size Main Housing 48mm Sensor Body 5...

Page 11: ...fastCTD and fastCTD plus MANUAL 2034990662 4 issue 1 0 Page 9 2021 Valeport Ltd 4 1 Dimensions...

Page 12: ...te 38400 460800 Protocol 8 data bits 1 stop bit No parity No flow control 5 1 Data Telegrams Real Time Data is output as columns of comma separated ASCII data Data output is Ticks Units 1 800s Counter...

Page 13: ...00 temperature_sensor_type 1 temperature_adc_res_cal 2 719027e 12 8 304032e 05 1 678985e 02 9 990086e 06 temperature_cal_steinhart 6 432787e 04 2 269408e 04 0 000000e 00 6 966944e 08 temperature_corre...

Page 14: ...00 pressure_trip_start 9 000000 pressure_trip_stop 2 000000 pressure_tare 10 114415 pressure_tare_mode user_output_stats_ID 1 1 fluoro_gain 4 fluoro_sync_measure_duration 1 000000 fluoro_high_lightlev...

Page 15: ...010000 PressureTripStop 1000 000000 OutputTripMode 0 BluetoothTrip 0 BluetoothTripOnPressure 40000 000000 BluetoothTripOffPressure 40000 000000 UserOutputStatsId 1 1 PressureCalCoef 9 433292e 14 1 002...

Page 16: ...y are typed 5 2 1 Stop Command The instrument can be stopped at any time by sending the character The instrument returns a and waits for a further command 5 2 2 Run Commands R1 Collects rapid profile...

Page 17: ...N Bluetooth off Depth 825 Report Bluetooth Off Depth 822 NN N Bluetooth on Depth 823 Report Bluetooth On Depth Fluorometer Power Saving 434 0 Fluorometer Power Saving mode off 434 1 Fluorometer Power...

Page 18: ...formation Instrument Information 032 Instrument responds with its software version number 034 Instrument responds with its serial number 138 Instrument responds with date of last calibration Logger Co...

Page 19: ...niLogger pack The Bluetooth miniLogger is rated to 2000m and is secured using the same lock ring as used by the standard logger pack On first installation it will require 2 minutes to initialise durin...

Page 20: ...th Comms option which fixes the baud rate to 57600 baud 8 N 1 6 3 Cabled Operation If the fastCTD is supplied with a standard logger pack it will be also supplied with a 3m Y lead Connecting the Y lea...

Page 21: ...34990662 4 issue 1 0 Page 19 2021 Valeport Ltd 7 Memory The fastCTD is fitted with a solid state non volatile Flash memory capable of storing over 10 million lines of data equivalent to 10 000 profile...

Page 22: ...tes after the removal of the battery This should be more than sufficient to allow the battery to be changed In the event that clock settings are lost during battery change or after an extended period...

Page 23: ...t in the splaying of the female contact and damage to the O ring seals When using bulkhead connectors ensure that there are no angular loads as this destroys the connector Connectors must be greased w...

Page 24: ...PC 9 RS232 Ground 10 Internal Battery Enable Link to RS232 Ground 10 1 2 Mode Pins Pins 5 and 6 on the output connector are designated as Mode Pins By grounding a combination of these pins the instrum...

Page 25: ...5 NC 6 NC 7 NC 8 NC 9 NC 10 Link to Pin 1 10 1 4 Break Out Cable 10 Way SubConn MCIL 10M DLSA M Function 4mm Banana Plugs 9 Way D Type 1 Power Ground BLACK 2 Power V RED 3 RS422 TXA N C 4 RS422 TXB N...

Page 26: ...1 Valeport Ltd Page 24 11 Software The fastCTD Profiler is supplied with DataLog x2 Windows based PC software for instrument setup data extraction and display please see separate manual DataLog x2 is...

Page 27: ...d with Bluetooth 0660035 T1 Ff BT XX as above with xx Fluorometer Titanium Housing 0660036 T1 XX fastCTD Profiler 6000m rated with connector 0660036 T1 Ff XX as above with Fluorometer 0660036 T1 BT XX...

Page 28: ...roduct has demonstrated CE compliance under conditions that include the use of shielded cables It is important that you use shielded cables compliant with the product s conformance to protect from pot...

Page 29: ...fastCTD and fastCTD plus MANUAL 2034990662 4 issue 1 0 Page 27 2021 Valeport Ltd 13 1FastCTD and fastCTD plus...

Page 30: ...EU Declaration of Conformity CE Marking 2021 Valeport Ltd Page 28 13 2fastCTD with Blutooth Option...

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