| Brand |
RESON |
| Year of initial development |
2001 |
| Product |
NS 410, NS 415, NS 420 |
| Max. power consumption (W) |
60 |
| Power (DC, AC) |
10-28VDC, 110-230VAC |
| Weight (in air) and dimensions (w x h x d) of transducer/transceiver |
15kg; 35.5cm x 41cm x 23.4cm |
| Weight and dimensions (w x h x d) of display and logging unit |
Above includes paper display/logging unit |
| Portability of logger (rack, desktop, portable) |
Portable, 19'' rack mount |
| Software platform (Windows, other) |
N/A |
| Depth range of operation (m) |
0.2-1,200 |
| Frequency range (kHz) |
28-35 and 190-225. Others available on request: 15-600 |
| Number of frequencies supported simultaneously |
1-2 |
| Power output of transducer at standard frequencies |
0.3W @ 200kHz |
| Beam angles (along and across) |
Transducer dependent; select from RESON's extensive range of hydrographic transducers |
| Depth resolution, accuracy |
Resolution: 1cm. Accuracy: 1cm @ 200kHz, 7cm @33kHz |
| Max. pulse sounding rate |
NS 410: 20Hz; NS 415: 20/10Hz; NS 420: 20Hz |
| Pulse length |
4 to 256 cycles |
| Are heave, pitch and roll corrections included? |
Heave input for all models |
| Capable of being operated remotely (e.g. via PC) |
Yes - using NaviSound Control Centre Utility |
| Supported external data inputs (heave/roll/pitch, positioning) |
Heave and GPS |
| Can events and annotations be marked? |
Yes |
| Can sound velocity and temperature profiles be included in real time ? |
Average speed of sound |
| Is real-time coupling to survey/post-processing software possible? |
Yes |
| What data are displayed in real time (e.g. depth, classification, thickness)? |
Depth, heave correction and graphical printout of sounding |
| Data output options (e.g. raw data, transducer and motion-corrected depth, sea floor classification) |
Graphic sounding data, depth data, GPS loop-through. Output to optional equipment |
| Data output formats |
NMEA, DESO25, NaviSound, Graphic Trace format |
| How are data displayed? |
Depth on LCD display, sounder graphics on 21cm thermal paper record |
| Connection possibilities |
RS232 |
| How are data internally logged? |
N/A |
| Main use of the system |
Hydrographic surveys, dredging surveys where portable paper-output survey grade sounder is required |