| Brand |
Nortek AS |
| Name of Product: |
Continental |
| Year of initial development: |
2002 |
| L/W/H (cm) |
H = 218/248mm
Diameter = 322/400mm |
| Operating power voltage (V) |
10-18VDC |
| Max operating depth (m) |
500m |
| Max battery lifetime (days) with: 10 minute profile interval, 1 cm/sec standard deviation, default cell size |
45 - 120 days, depending on model |
| True Bottom Tracking Capability (Speed of boat and Range to bottom) |
N |
| Center working frequency (kHz) |
190 or 470kHz |
| Typical Profiling range (m) |
200 or 120m |
| Number of beams |
3 |
| Nadir angle (deg) |
25 |
| Maximum Number of cells per beam |
128 |
| Minimum blanking distance, lLost data at far boundary (m) |
1m |
| Ping rate |
Depending on range, user adjustable |
| Minimum vertical resolution (m) |
1m (470kHz) or 2m (190kHz) |
| Minimum/Maximum cell size (m) |
1m (470kHz) or 2m (190kHz) |
| Cell overlap (%) |
0.25 |
| Velocity range (cm/sec) |
0 - 1000 cm/sec |
| Horizontal, vertical velocity accuracy (cm/sec) |
1% of measured value +/- 0.5cm/sec |
| Surface reference capability? (yes/no) |
Y, through post processing SW |
| Surface current measurement? (yes/no) |
Not possible |
| Measurement and compensation for speed-of-sound? (yes/no) |
Y |
| Single ping rejection of outliers |
N |
| Single ping horizontal, vertical velocity precision for default cell size (cm/sec) |
1-500mm/sec, depending on model |
| Temperature yes/no |
Y |
| Temp range, accuracy (?C) |
-4 to +40 |
| Tilt sensor yes/no |
Y |
| Tilt range, accuracy (deg) |
0.2 |
| Compass type |
Magnetometer + pitch/roll |
| Moving vessel; Bottom mount; Inline string mooring; Data Buoy; Marine structures |
Bottom mount; Inline mooring; Data Buoy; Marine structures |
| Temperature; Pressure; Conductivity; Oxygen; Turbidity; Tide measurement; Wave measurement |
All |
| Pressure sensor? (yes/no) |
Y, standard |
| Other sensors |
Wave directional measurements included |
| Real-time interfacing (eg RS232, RS422, RS485) |
Y, all |
| External power range (V) |
8-15VDC, 48VDC for online operation |
| Max cable length and baud rate |
>4km, 1Mbit/sec |
| External battery container for extended deployment period |
Y |
| Name of data acquisition software; precessing software |
Continental, Surge |
| Typical applications (max. 5) |
Mooring lines, harbours, tidal energy generators, coastal current monitoring |
| Units sold |
>100 |
