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Section 2: Description of SBE 33
SBE 33
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Section 2: Description of SBE 33
This section describes the functions and features of the SBE 33 Carousel Deck
Unit, as well as system communications.
System Description
The SBE 33 Carousel Deck Unit provides power and real-time data acquisition
and control for an
SBE 32 Carousel Water Sampler
that has the SBE 33
interface feature installed in its pylon. The SBE 33 is compatible with all
Carousel sizes – full size (can close up to 24 bottles), compact, and sub-
compact. When powered and controlled by the SBE 33, the Carousel can be
used with:
SBE 19, 19
plus
, 19
plus
V2, 25, 25
plus
, or 49 CTD
No CTD
Neil Brown MK III CTD (requires interface; contact Sea-Bird)
The SBE 33 can also be used to provide power and real-time data acquisition
and control for an
SBE 55 ECO Water Sampler
used with an SBE 19,
19
plus
, 19
plus
V2, 25, 25
plus
, or 49 CTD or no CTD.
The SBE 33 / Water Sampler system provides continuous real-time data
telemetry and surface power for the CTD, and permits Water Sampler control
through the SBE 33 and via our Seasave software. Bottles may be fired
sequentially or any order.
The rack-mountable SBE 33 supplies DC power for the underwater unit,
decodes the serial data, and passes the data to a computer. The SBE 33
back-panel switch permits continuous operation from 120 VAC or
240 VAC 50/60 Hz input power. The front-panel LED display indicates which
bottles have been fired.
Notes:
The SBE 32 Carousel is a 12-, 24-, or
36-bottle water sampler. The SBE 55
ECO is a 3- or 6-bottle water sampler.
Seasave also supports acquisition of
data from a NMEA device connected
directly to the computer (instead of
the deck unit).
Surface PAR channel was optional in
earlier versions of the SBE 33.
SBE 25: If the SBE 25 is integrated
with more than 4 auxiliary voltage
sensors, and the SBE 33 is
appending both NMEA and Surface
PAR, you must set the SBE 25 real-
time output rate to 4 scans/sec or less
(see the SBE 25 manual for
command details).
SBE 25
plus
: If the
SBE 33 is
appending both NMEA and Surface
PAR, you must slow down the real-
time output rate by setting
SetHistoricRate=0
(see the 25
plus
manual for command details).
SBE 49: Seasave 7.23.2 and later
supports acquisition of Surface PAR
data.
SBE 32 Real-Time Operation
Note:
Connection to two COM
ports on the computer is
required.
COM1 (CTD
data channel) and COM2
(Water Sampler command
channel) are the defaults,
and are shown in the
diagrams for illustration
only. You can use any
two ports, in any order;
set up the COM port
configuration in Seasave
to correspond.