CEEDUCER Pro

Positioning

Ashtech A12 (10 GPS channel correction, 2 channel for differential correction), or DG16 (14 channels, 2 channels GPS differential correction). OEM boards are used to provide excellent positioning performance with SBAS (EGNOS / WAAS MSAT) capability as well as IALA Beacon receiver. Horizontal accuracy 1-2 metres or sub metre with the DG16. 

The CEEDUCER Pro will accept external RTCM corrections or external position input in NMEA format from any third party GPS receiver.

Echosounding

Taking full advantage of the latest transducer technology the CEEDUCER Pro system uses low noise transducer integrated circuitry  to provide fully automatic sounding from 0.32M to 99.99M.  This wide range of automatic operation is only possible with transducer integrated   electronics – accurate, simple and very effective!
A fixed PRR of 6 per sec allows high quality, error free digitizing, with  every sounding logged automatically.
Manual water velocity correction from keyboard entry, or fully automatic based on salinity and temperature. Options are sea, fresh or brackish water environments. Experience has shown that the automatic function is more accurate in small boats to depths or 15 metres than a conventional bar check. 

 Real time tide correction or tide correction from height component of RTK GPS input.

Event Marker

Local event Marker key with provision for remote cableless event Mark using  ‘Bluetooth’ Technology.

Other Inputs

The CEEDUCER PRO will accept, apply and log data from Tide gauge, digital Compass (gyro or any compass with NMEA serial digital output), Heave data, Sound velocity from Odom and similar velocity meters.

Data Output

Real time data output at selected output rate in a number of different formats such as GGA with depth in Odom format, or similar in NMEA format, and so on.  Position output in geographics or local grid. Output depths can be corrected for tide and heave or uncorrected with tide and heave data appended to the output string.

Protocol

Standard RS232 serial data at 4800 to 115200 BPS., using cable, ethernet or ‘Bluetooth’ connection to remote devices. Formats supported:   NMEA, Odom, Atlas,  TSS, & CEESTAR.

Display Screen

Large LCD display screen to show Set-up ‘MENU’ together with graphical display of depth profiles (single or dual channel) as well as position data, and all other relevant incoming data messages. An on screen HELP function is provided.

System Set-up

System set-up is done from on screen easy to use Menu with provision for Spheroids/Grid transformation with WGS84/UTM being default.
Provision to apply real time corrections to Depth :  On/Off
Provision to set-up data output format and serial protocol
Provision to set-up data input format and serial protocol
Provision for external echosounder, Depth range single or dual channel to 999.9 Metres. Provision for external GPS position input, stand-alone, DGPS or RTK quality.

Memory

16MB Flash memory provides adequate data logging capability. Additional memory to 32MB/64MB available as option.

Power

Internal Lead acid gel battery sufficient to provide 10 hours working  with screen on, external nominal 12-24 Volt D.C. power can be connected for extended period operation.   Lawtronics high quality battery charger provided with system.  Protected against application of reverse polarity connection.  Internal automatic resetting fuse protection.

Physical

Water protected to IP68.

Software

Data can be downloaded via the Ethernet connection or by serial cable for Display in ASCII text.  The downloaded file is suitable for entry into many commercially available data management & CAD software  programs.  We also offer associated data management software for data editing, plot file preparation, area, volume and capacity computation.