
Manual revision 006 Section 2: Description of SBE 19plus V2 SBE 19plus V2
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Section 2: Description of SBE 19plus V2
This section describes the functions and features of the SBE 19plus V2
SEACAT Profiler, including system description and auxiliary equipment,
specifications, dimensions and end cap connectors, batteries and battery
endurance, external power and cable length limitations, data storage,
communication settings, magnetic reed switch, and configuration options
and plumbing.
System Description
The SBE 19plus V2 SEACAT Profiler is designed to measure conductivity,
temperature, and pressure in marine or fresh-water environments at depths up
to 7000 meters (22,900 feet). The 19plus V2 operates in two modes:
• Profiling mode for acquiring vertical profiles. The 19plus V2 runs
continuously, sampling at 4 scans per second (4 Hz). It can average up to
32,767 samples, storing and transmitting only averaged data.
• Moored mode for acquiring time series measurements once every
10 seconds to every 4 hours, adjustable in 1-second increments. Between
samples, the 19plus V2 powers down, drawing only 20 microamps.
Self-powered and self-contained, the 19plus V2 features the proven Sea-Bird
conductivity and temperature sensors and a precision, semiconductor, strain-
gauge pressure sensor. Nine D-size alkaline batteries provide 60 hours
operation in Profiling mode; the 64 Mbyte FLASH RAM records 400 hours of
conductivity, temperature, and pressure data while sampling at four scans per
second (other configurations/setups vary). The 19plus V2 three-wire RS-232C
interface provides simultaneous, real-time monitoring. User-selectable output
format is raw data or engineering units, in hexadecimal or decimal form; XML
output is also available. Setup, diagnostics, and data extraction are performed
without opening the housing. The 19plus V2 can power and acquire the
outputs of external sensors.
Logging is started by sliding the On/Off switch, by command via the RS-232
interface, or by applying external power, depending on your instrument setup.
A standard 19plus V2 is supplied with:
• Plastic housing for depths to 600 meters (1950 feet)
• 64 Mbyte FLASH RAM memory
• Internally mounted strain-gauge pressure sensor
• 9 D-size alkaline batteries (Duracell MN1300, LR20)
• Impulse glass-reinforced epoxy bulkhead connectors:
- one 6-pin connector for data I/O, external power, and pump power;
- three 6-pin connectors, for two differential auxiliary A/D inputs each;
- one 4-pin connector, for RS-232 auxiliary sensor (SBE 38 secondary
temperature sensor, WET Labs sensor [single, dual, or triple channel ECO
sensor; WETStar; or C-Star], up to two Pro-Oceanus Gas Tension
Devices, or Aanderaa Oxygen Optode 4330 or 4835)
• T-C Duct, which ensures that Temperature and Conductivity
measurements are made on the same parcel of water
• SBE 5M miniature pump (with plastic housing for depths to 600 meters)
for pumped conductivity; by fixing the flow to a constant rate, the pump
ensures a constant conductivity time response. The T-C duct and pump
combination results in dramatically lower salinity spiking.
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