| Brand |
Valeport Ltd |
| Year of initial development |
2002 |
| Product |
Midas Surveyor |
| Max. power consumption (W) |
2.4 |
| Power (DC, AC) |
Accepts 12 – 24vDC external input for running or charging. Draws approximately 200mA at 12v. |
| Weight (in air) and dimensions (w x h x d) of transducer/transceiver |
210Khz-2.5Kg, 15 x 11 x 11cm |
| Weight and dimensions (w x h x d) of display and logging unit |
8.6Kg and 50 x 40 x 20cm |
| Portability of logger (rack, desktop, portable) |
Portable |
| Software platform (Windows, other) |
Windows |
| Depth range of operation (m) |
100 m |
| Frequency range (kHz) |
33 / 210 |
| Number of frequencies supported simultaneously |
2 - 210 and / or 33Khz |
| Power output of transducer at standard frequencies |
140W @ 210Khz |
| Beam angles (along and across) |
210Khz, 7.5 degrees and 33 Khz, 16.5 degrees |
| Depth resolution, accuracy |
0.01m, greater of ±0.01m or ±0.02% reading |
| Max. pulse sounding rate |
6Hz |
| Pulse length |
5 - 600 micro secs |
| Dynamic range (dB) |
174 db |
| Are heave, pitch and roll corrections included? |
Yes, only heave is used |
| Capable of being operated remotely (e.g. via PC) |
No |
| Supported external data inputs (heave/roll/pitch, positioning) |
Heave, Gyro, GPS, Aux, Tide, SV & external echou sounder |
| Can events and annotations be marked? |
Yes |
| Can sound velocity and temperature profiles be included in real time ? |
Yes |
| Is real-time coupling to survey/post-processing software possible? |
Yes |
| What data are displayed in real time (e.g. depth, classification, thickness)? |
Depth, position, QA |
| Data output options (e.g. raw data, transducer and motion-corrected depth, sea floor classification) |
Bathymetry, shallow water surveys |
| Data output for sea floor classification? |
Raw and Corrected |
| How are data displayed? |
Ascii, NMEA, Odom, Atlas, DBS, DBT, GPS |
| Connection possibilities |
No |
| How are data internally logged? |
Digital via logger LCD |
| Main use of the system |
RS232 / USB |
