| Brand |
L-3 Communications ELAC Nautik GmbH |
| Year of initial development |
? |
| Product |
HydroStar 4300 |
| Max. power consumption (W) |
? 40 |
| Power (DC, AC) |
11-36VDC (AC optionally by external power supply) |
| Weight (in air) and dimensions (w x h x d) of transducer/transceiver |
e.g. 4.3kg (LSE 218); 20cm x 12cm x 16cm |
| Weight and dimensions (w x h x d) of display and logging unit |
17kg; 47cm x 35cm x 21cm |
| Portability of logger (rack, desktop, portable) |
Portable |
| Software platform (Windows, other) |
ELAC development |
| Depth range of operation (m) |
5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000 |
| Frequency range (kHz) |
200 or 200/30. Others on request |
| Number of frequencies supported simultaneously |
2 |
| Power output of transducer at standard frequencies |
0.8kW @ 30kHz
|
| Beam angles (along and across) |
8°x8° @ 200kHz; 8° x 8°/24° x 24° @ 200kHz/30kHz |
| Depth resolution, accuracy |
1cm @ 50m, 10cm @ 250m; 2.5% |
| Max. pulse sounding rate |
10Hz |
| Pulse length |
0.3-3ms |
| Dynamic range (dB) |
90 |
| Are heave, pitch and roll corrections included? |
N/A |
| Capable of being operated remotely (e.g. via PC) |
N/A |
| Supported external data inputs (heave/roll/pitch, positioning) |
Heave and positioning |
| Can events and annotations be marked? |
Yes |
| Can sound velocity and temperature profiles be included in real time ? |
No, manual sound velocity setting via menu |
| Is real-time coupling to survey/post-processing software possible? |
Yes |
| What data are displayed in real time (e.g. depth, classification, thickness)? |
Depth |
| Data output options (e.g. raw data, transducer and motion-corrected depth, sea floor classification) |
Heave-corrected depth |
| Data output formats |
NMEA or proprietary |
| Data output for sea floor classification? |
N/A |
| How are data displayed? |
Thermal recorder, digital display |
| Connection possibilities |
RS422, RS232 |
| How are data internally logged? |
N/A |
| Main use of the system |
Survey echosounder |
