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VA500 Altimeter Operating Manual

MANUAL-1969127270-2 | issue: 1.3

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– Valeport Ltd

8.1.3 SEACON 1508 Pin Out

Summary of Contents for va500

Page 1: ...t 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 ot...

Page 2: ...ta String PRVAT 14 5 2 SDDBT Data String 14 5 3 Tritech Data String 14 5 4 Benthos Data String 15 5 5 Appended DigiQuartz Data String VP500P 15 6 Care and Maintenance 16 6 1 Connector Care 16 7 Wiring...

Page 3: ...rivalled range and performance from a 500kHz transducer millimetre precision 0 1m 100m range RS232 and RS485 serial outputs 0 5V 0 10V analogue outputs wide range power supply 9 to 28 volts DC Low pow...

Page 4: ...rom the face with that angle so the foot print diameter is approximately 10 of the range as described in the table below Range m Footprint m 1 0 10 2 0 21 5 0 52 10 1 05 20 2 10 50 5 24 100 10 48 2 2...

Page 5: ...85 fitted as standard Protocol 4800 to 115200 baud 8 1 N Formats Valeport NMEA Tritech Kongsberg SDDBT NMEA Analogue output 0 5 0 10 V fitted as standard RS485 is enabled by grounding pin 9 to pin 5 i...

Page 6: ...cal Characteristics Housing Titanium 6000m rated Size 48mm max 43mm main body 215mm length including connector 248mm length with pressure module fitted Weight 0 95 kg air 0 7 kg in water Connector Sub...

Page 7: ...VA500 Altimeter Operating Manual MANUAL 1969127270 2 issue 1 3 Page 5 2022 Valeport Ltd 3 1 2 VA500 Altimeter with 90 Transducer...

Page 8: ...ad from https valeport download and follow the on screen instructions Once installed launch the terminal program 4 1 Using the Configuration Wizard Valeport Terminal can be used to manually connect an...

Page 9: ...hedule in section 6 for analogue outputs Analogue range can be 0 5V or 0 10V Analogue limit is the distance that equates to full scale voltage output Serial Data format see data format section for def...

Page 10: ...o depth Continuous output rates can be 1 2 or 4 Hz Alternatively the VA500 can be triggered with a serial command S followed by a carriage return or via TTL see wiring schedule in section 6 Once confi...

Page 11: ...ed The unit can be stopped at any time by sending the character The unit returns a and waits for a further command The unit can then be interrogated or configured using the following codes All command...

Page 12: ...Range_units Set to either 0 Seconds 1 Metres 2 Feet 3 Fathoms 022 CR Read range units set above 118 0 or 1 or 2 CR Set Altimeter Error output message Where 0 zero 0 000 1 999 2 NR 119 CR Reads Altimet...

Page 13: ...ing a pin in the communications lead see Wiring Information 001 ALTIMETER_address CR Sets the 485 address 002 CR Returns the address 005 ON CR or OFF CR Turns ON or OFF address mode 006 CR Returns ON...

Page 14: ...or 4 Hz 039 ModeValue CR Set mode without putting unit into run mode Where Mode M Value 1 2 or 4 for Normal mode M Mode S for serial trigger single shot measurement Mode T for TTL trigger measurement...

Page 15: ...Feet 019 CR Read pressure units 083 0 or 1 or 2 or 3 Setup the pressure output format Where 0 not fitted 1 PPPP P 2 PPP PP 3 PP PPP 084 CR Returns the set pressure range 4 9 Appended DigiQuartz Data...

Page 16: ...M xxxx xxx dBar hh CR LF Field Number 1 Range from transducer 2 Units 3 Pressure 4 Units 5 Checksum Example PRVAT 00 115 M 0010 100 dBar 39 PRVAT 00 116 M 0010 000 dBar 3d 5 2 SDDBT Data String 082 S...

Page 17: ...and the tare NOT applied i e PSIA In addition the psia unit can be included in the telegram if required See section 4 9 for details on how to configure the data telegram Without units 0001xx xxx CR LF...

Page 18: ...ector Care The following handling procedures should be adopted when using connectors The connector should not be exposed to long term heat or sunshine If this occurs and the connectors are very dry so...

Page 19: ...le 485 Link to Pin 9 for RS485 N C for RS232 6 TTL trigger Ve 7 RS232 Tx To PC RS485A 8 RS232 Rx From PC RS485B 9 RS232 Ground 10 TTL Trigger Ve 7 1 1 Extended Y Lead Power 232 Comms Analogue END1 Sub...

Page 20: ...way Female Impulse Connector END 1 6 Way In Line Female Impulse END 2 Power In END 3 Analogue Out END 4 9 Way D Socket FUNCTION Pin Connector Connector Pin 2 Black 4mm Plug Vin 6 Red 4mm Plug Vin 4 G...

Page 21: ...ensor 1 3 RS232 RX into sensor 5 1 5 6 8 9 RS232 Gnd 7 2 5 6 Way MCBH6M SubConn Pinout Wiring below refers to customer specific VA500RAP with item number 0430006 xx MCBH6M 6 way MCBH6M Pin Function 6...

Page 22: ...20 8 Customer Specific Configurations 8 1 Seacon Connector 8 1 1 Physical Characteristics Housing Titanium 6000m rated Size 48mm max 43mm main body 205mm length including connector Weight 0 95 kg air...

Page 23: ...VA500 Altimeter Operating Manual MANUAL 1969127270 2 issue 1 3 Page 21 2022 Valeport Ltd 8 1 3 SEACON 1508 Pin Out...

Page 24: ...d the CE compliance of the product and negate your authority to operate it This product has demonstrated CE compliance under conditions that include the use of shielded cables It is important that you...

Page 25: ...VA500 Altimeter Operating Manual MANUAL 1969127270 2 issue 1 3 Page 23 2022 Valeport Ltd 9 2 UK Declaration of Conformity UKCA Marking...