Water Current Meter - IC-TCM-1
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The TCM-1 is a new current meter that is ideal for measuring water velocity from inland to the edge of the continental shelf. The simple design and lower cost of the TCM-1 make it feasible to measure current in many locations simultaneously.
Regular price
$3,173.00 AUD
+ GST
$3,490.30 AUD Inc. GST
$3,490.30 AUD Inc. GST
The IC-TCM-1 is a new current meter that is ideal for measuring water velocity from inland to the edge of the continental shelf. The simple design and lower cost of the IC-TCM-1 make it feasible to measure current in many locations simultaneously.
The IC-TCM-1 is a new current meter that is ideal for measuring water velocity from inland to the edge of the continental shelf. The simple design and lower cost of the IC-TCM-1 make it feasible to measure current in many locations simultaneously.
The core of the IC-TCM-1 is the MAT-1 Data Logger. The MAT-1 data logger was designed for NOAA and is ideally suited as the "brains" of a tilt current meter.
The IC-TCM-1 is field configurable for either low or high current range my simply adding or removing a calibrated ballast. Housed rugged PVC, with no external sensors, the IC-TCM-1 is easy to deploy and recover. The built-in data logger includes a USB communication interface, a microSD flash memory card, and a long-life lithium battery.
Operation
The IC-TCM-1 is a new current meter that is ideal for measuring water velocity from inland to the edge of the continental shelf. The simple design and lower cost of the IC-TCM-1 make it feasible to measure current in many locations simultaneously.
The core of the IC-TCM-1 is the MAT-1 Data Logger. The MAT-1 data logger was designed for NOAA and is ideally suited as the "brains" of a tilt current meter.
The IC-TCM-1 is field configurable for either low or high current range my simply adding or removing a calibrated ballast. Housed rugged PVC, with no external sensors, the IC-TCM-1 is easy to deploy and recover. The built-in data logger includes a USB communication interface, a microSD flash memory card, and a long-life lithium battery.
Operation
The IC-TCM-1 measures current using the drag-tilt principle. The logger is buoyant and is anchored to the bottom via a short flexible tether. Moving water tilts the logger in the direction of flow. The IC-TCM-1 contains a 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis magnetometer for measuring tilt and bearing. The resulting orientation data is converted to current by applying calibration coefficients.
Key Features & Benefits
Key Features & Benefits
- Water velocity for a fraction of the cost of an acoustic meter
- Tilt compensated compass for bearing measurements
- Simple, rugged, low maintenance design
- Seaweed snag-resistant
- Change range in the field without software
- Temperature sensor accurate to +/-0.1C
- 4GB memory card eliminates memory concerns
- Lithium battery allows continuous 4Hz sampling for more than 1 year
- USB 2.0 with standard cable and drag and drop data file offload
Data
- Tilt compensated compass for bearing measurements
- Simple, rugged, low maintenance design
- Seaweed snag-resistant
- Change range in the field without software
- Temperature sensor accurate to +/-0.1C
- 4GB memory card eliminates memory concerns
- Lithium battery allows continuous 4Hz sampling for more than 1 year
- USB 2.0 with standard cable and drag and drop data file offload
Data
Windows software is used to configure the IC-TCM-1 for deployment and to process data and saved as text file (.csv).
Package Contents
Package Contents
- MAT-1 Data Logger
- 46 cm (18") current meter housing
- Bronze "low-range" ballast washer and bolt
- Lithium battery (installed in logger)
- 4 GB microSD card (installed in data logger)
- 1 m (3 ft) USB A to micro-B Cable
- Spare O-ring (pre-lubricated)
- 20 cm (8") lanyard
- 46 cm (18") current meter housing
- Bronze "low-range" ballast washer and bolt
- Lithium battery (installed in logger)
- 4 GB microSD card (installed in data logger)
- 1 m (3 ft) USB A to micro-B Cable
- Spare O-ring (pre-lubricated)
- 20 cm (8") lanyard
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