TideMaster Portable Tide Gauge For Marine
TideMaster
The TideMaster is a small, cost effective Water Level Recorder, specifically designed for applications where the user requires an accurate record of water height, but with the added option of meteorological data via a ultrasonic wind speed and direction sensor.
Suitable for use in fresh or salt water, the TideMaster can be deployed for up to 1 year, dependant on the sampling rate, with instrument set up and data retrieval via an optional display panel or using the PC software supplied. Alternatively, the system can be supplied with radio modules for real time data transmission.
TideMaster has been designed to provide an accurate, versatile and easily deployed tide gauge for use in short or long term survey operations with either pressure or radar sensor measurement. Data display panel, Bluetooth, SD card memory and weather sensor interface provide unrivalled functionality. Low power consumption and user selectable sampling regime allow for up to a year of autonomous operation. A number of Telemetry packages are available to extend the system’s capabilities to real time operations. TideMaster is compatible with a wide range of hydrographic software packages and tools.
Please also see the TideStation, a self-contained Tidal Observation solution packaged to optimise performance, be flexible in its configuration and simple to install and maintain.
Pressure Transducer Option
| Type : | Vented strain gauge, with stainless steel mounting bracket. |
| Range : | Standard 10 dBar (~10m) with 20m cable Other ranges and lengths available. |
| Accuracy : | ±0.1% Full Scale |
| Calibration : | Held within logging unit. |
| Dimensions : | 18mm diameter x 80mm. |
Radar Level Sensor Option (see VRS-20 data sheet for full details)
| Minimum Range : | 0.8 m | |
| Maximum Range : | 20 m | |
| Beam Angle : | ±6° | |
| Frequency : | 25 GHz | |
| Accuracy : | ±10 mm | |
| Precision : | 1 mm | |
| Footprint : | Radius at different ranges : | |
| Range (m) | Radius (m) | |
| 2 | 0.21 | |
| 5 | 0.53 | |
| 10 | 1.05 | |
| 20 | 2.10 | |
Weather Sensor Options
Windsonic Ultrasonic Anemometer
| Wind Speed : | 0-60m/s |
| Wind Direction : | 0-359° |
| Calibration : | Held within sensor. |
| Dimensions : | 142mm x 160mm. |
MetPak II TM Weather Station
| Wind Speed : | 0-60m/s |
| Wind Direction : | 0-359° |
| Air Temperature : | -35oC to +70oC |
| Relative Humidity : | 0 – 100% RH |
| Barometric Press : | 600 – 1100 hPa/mbar |
| Dew Point : | As per temperature range |
| Calibration : | Held within sensor. |
| Dimensions : | 142mm x 274mm. |
Logging Unit
| Housing : | Injection moulded housing rated to IP67, with injection moulded mounting bracket. |
| Display : | 128×64 OLED panel for system configuration and data display. |
| Power : |
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| Memory : | 512 MB SD card memory (effectively unlimited data storage) |
| Sampling : |
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| Switching : | Power switch on unit |
| Resolution : | Data logged to 1mm resolution |
| Comms : | Integral Bluetooth for short range wireless communication |
| RS232/RS485 for cabled communication | |
| Dimensions : | Housing : 52 mm x 144.5 mm x 197 mm. |
| Bracket : 35 mm x 210 mm x 159 mm. | |
| Mounted : 61.5mm x 210 mm x 197 mm | |
| Weight : | ~1.1 kg including batteries. |
Telemetry
| Radio | see UHF telemetry data sheet for full details |
| Frequency: Selectable frequency UHF synthesized radio transceiver, (458.5 – 458.9 MHz). | |
| GPRS Telemetry | see GPRS telemetry data sheet for full details |
Software
System is supplied with TideMaster Express Windows based PC software, for instrument setup, data extraction and display.
Ordering
| 0741001 | TideMaster portable water level recorder. |
| Notes | Systems supplied with :
A Transducer option below is required |
| 0741PT1D20 | 1 bar transducer includes 20m cable and connector |
| 0745001 | VRS-20 Radar level sensor with : Mounting bracket, 5m power/data cable Junction box, software, manual and transit box |
Option
| 0745EA XX | VRS-20 J Box to TideMaster interface lead XX is length in metres – choose: 5, 10 , 20m |
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