| Brand |
Planet Electronics Ltd |
| Product |
MX500 Digital Magnetometer |
| Year of development |
2005 |
| Type of sensor (caesium, Overhauser, potassium, proton) |
Proton |
| Is the sensor a gradiometer? (Y/N) |
Uses two tow-fish for gradiometer |
| What is the sensor's: |
Toroidal |
| Absolute accuracy (nT) |
1 |
| Resolution (nT) |
1 |
| Operating range (nT) |
25,000–65,000 |
| Sensitivity (nT) |
1 |
| Sample rate (Hz) |
0.5 |
| External trigger possibility (Y/N) |
N |
| Operating temperature (°C) |
N/A |
| Power requirements |
24VDC |
| Limits of geographic operating zones |
None, worldwide |
| Direction of sensitivity |
Omidirectional |
| Fish dimensions |
86cm × 31cm |
| Weight in air, water (kg) |
12 |
| Depth range |
70m |
| Towfish mounting (towed, fixed mount, other) |
Towed |
| Power requirements |
24VDC |
| Type |
Polyurathane sheath with integral Kevlar braid |
| Maximum length |
150m |
| Breaking strength |
800kg |
| Diameter (mm) |
7.75 |
| Weight in air, water |
84kg/km, 36kg/km |
| Is cable termination field replaceable? (Y/N) |
Y |
| Is visual read-out available? (Y/N) |
Real-time graphical display of all data on PC |
| Is visual read-out available? (Y/N) |
N |
| Digital output (Y/N) |
NMEA 183 format (RS232) |
| Supported digital data formats |
.DAT for 3D plotter software |
| Data-aquisition/processing package |
MXSurveyII |
| ROV (Y/N) |
N |
| Side-scan sonar (Y/N) |
N |
| Sub-bottom profiler (Y/N) |
N |
| Single-beam echosounder (Y/N) |
N |
| Depth sensor (Y/N) |
Supplied as standard |
| Heading sensor (Y/N) |
N |
| Typical applications |
Low cost magnetometer survey system for locating wrecks, anchors, pipelines, etc. Dual tow-fish system for reduced survey time and improved detection of small objects |
