not even an industrial company has ever used it until now. Therefore, we are applying for a patent on it.
G.3 OCEAN SEVEN 310 POWER SUPPLY AND POWER CONSUMPTION
The OCEAN SEVEN 310 probe equipped with the antifouling device requires
that a continuous power supply 9...18 VDC be present for the whole
monitoring period. The power supply shall be present during the
measurements and during the periods between consecutive measurements.
The electronics driving circuit of the OCEAN SEVEN 310 probe antifouling
device uses the power supply to generate the low AC voltage which is
imposed to the antifouling electrodes. During the measuring periods, the
OCEAN SEVEN 310 probe power consumption depends on the sensors
equipping the probe.
Vice versa, during the periods between the measurements, the probe power
consumption is 30mA@12V. The antifouling driving circuit to generate the low
AC voltage, which is continuously applied to the antifouling device electrodes,
uses this energy.
G.4 OCEAN SEVEN 310 PROBE OPERATIONS IN THE FIELD
Whenever the probe is performing unattended acquisitions in function of time
(monitoring), the probe itself automatically manages the antifouling device. The
operator must provide the energy to power the probe through the internal or
external battery pack or through an external power source: 9...18 VDC.
G.5 OCEAN SEVEN 310 INTERFACING FROM NON IDRONAUT
MONITORING EQUIPMENT
When the probe is interfaced from some monitoring equipment, in order to correctly use the antifouling
device, it is necessary to:
➢ power the probe continuously;
➢ switch the probe on/off by means of the PTP communication protocol commands (see below).
G.6 PROBE SWITCHING ON
Sending a character through the probe serial interface causes the probe to wake up immediately. At the
conclusion of the warm-up period (usually 30s), the probe is ready to accept commands from the
monitoring equipment. In case the probe is not interrogated for more than 5 minutes, it shuts down by
itself.
G.7 PROBE SWITCHING OFF
The PTP protocol “KP” command allows the monitoring equipment to switch off the probe.
Alternatively, if the probe is not interrogated for more than 5 minutes, it switches off by itself.
G.8 PTP PROTOCOL
A detailed description of the OCEAN SEVEN PTP communication protocol can be freely obtained from
the download area on the Idronaut web site “http://www.idronaut.it”.
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