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Wave & Tide Gauge Specifications
WTG904 Series 1


Description: A pressure sensor, interface, cable and software for real-time applications.
Sensor Type: Silicon strain gauge pressure sensor, solid-state, with no moving parts, temperature and barometric pressure compensated.
Sensing Area: The housing is entirely constructed of PVC and the sensor is isolated from water by an oil-filled chamber. The gauge is insensitive to clogging, biofouling, or silting, and is vented for automatic and continuous atmospheric pressure correction
Depth Range: 35 meters (Recommended installation depth for wave measurements is 20m or less)
Sampling Rate: 2 Hz
Resolution: 0.05% FS
Precision: 0.15% FS
Housing Material: PVC
Weight: 2.8 Kg (in air)
Dimensions: 114 mm diameter
305 mm length
Cable: 200 feet included
Output Parameters
  Unprocessed:
Pressure vs. Time
  Processed: Software compatible with Windows environment reads, displays and stores instantaneous Depth. Calculates, displays and stores Tide, Significant Wave Height (Hs), Significant Wave Period (Ts), and Spectral Energy coefficients versus Frequency. The software also displays a graph of detrended wave height versus time.
Processing Software: Wave analysis is based on FFT of 2,048 samples. Spectral coefficient used in calculation of wave height and period are corrected for frequency versus depth attenuation. Tide values are calculated based on one minute averages.
Signal Output
  From Sensor to Interface:
4-20 mA for sensor cable length up to 5000 feet
  From Interface to PC: RS232 for computer-interface cable length up to 50 feet. RS485 cable option for computer-interface cable length up to 10,000 feet
Power: External 10 to 30 VDC at less than 50 mA
User Entry: User enters estimated Height Above Bottom (HAB) for automatic frequency versus depth attenuation corrections when calculating surface wave height


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