Vectrino
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 The Vectrino is a high-resolution acoustic velocimeter used to measure 3D water velocity in a wide variety of applications from the laboratory to the ocean. The basis measurement technology is coherent Doppler processing, which is characterized by accurate data with no appreciable zero offset.
What Is New?
The Vectrino represents a leap forward in performance:
- Minimized size of the electronics makes it fit inside the base instrument.
- Reduced probe size minimizes the flow interference from the probe itself.
- Added a fourth receiver to improve turbulence measurements and provide redundancy.
- Increased internal sampling rate to reduce measurement noise.
- Increased maximum velocity range.
- Probe configuration file stored on probe board simplifies a change of probes.
- Integrated temperature sensor in the probe.
- Parallelized receiver increases the number of samples by four (Vectrino+ firmware only).
Key Features
Detailed specifications are provided in the PDF brochure.
System
- Acoustic frequency: 10 MHz
Velocity
- Velocity range: ±0.01, 0.1, 0.3, 1, 2, 4m/s (user selectable)
- Velocity accuracy: ±0.5% of measured value ±1mm/s
- Sampling Rate: 1–25Hz, 1–200Hz (Vectrino+ firmware)
Sampling Volume
- Distance from probe: 0.05m
- Diameter: 6mm
- Height (user selectable): 3–15mm
Data Communication
- I/O: RS232. The software supports most commercially available USB–RS232 converters
- Baud rate: 300–115200
- Analog outputs:3 channels standard, one for each velocity component.
- Synchronization: SynchIn and SynchOut
Other
- Input Power: 12–48VDC
- Peak current: 2.5A at 12VDC (user selectable)
- Max consumption at 200Hz: 1.5W
- Operating temperature: –5° to 45° C
- Storage temperature: -15° to 60° C
Options
- Standard or Vectrino+ firmware (upgrade to Vectrino+ firmware is also available as retrofit)
- 4-beam down-looking probe on 40.cm stem or 4-beam probe on 1-m cable.
- 12-pin IP68 waterproof (1h at 20m) or Impulse 12-pin underwater connector
- 10, 20, 30 or 50m cable with choice of IP68 or Impulse underwater connector
- RS232–USB converter (one-to-one, four-to-one or eight-to-one)
- Combined transportation and storage case
Nortek AS reserves the right to amend any of the above information in order to take advantage of new developments.
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Configuring Your Vectrino
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| Firmware |
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The Vectrino can be configured with the standard or the Vectrino+ (“Vectrino Plus”) firmware.
The standard firmware has a performance similar to that of the standard NDV/ADV®, with a maximum output rate of 25Hz.
The Vectrino+ firmware allows data collection rates up to 200Hz. Several enhancements are planned for the Vectrino+ firmware, including a separate echo sounder mode.
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Probe Configuration
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Available probe configurations are:
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Above left: Downlooking probe
Above right: Sidelooking probe
Right: Field probe
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| Stem Configuration |
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Available stem configurations are:
From left: Downlooking cable probe, sidelooking cable probe, fixed stem field probe, fixed stem sidelooking probe, fixed stem downlooking probe.
Downlooking cable probe close-up
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Sidelooking cable probe close-up
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Connectors |
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Two connectors are available:
From left: MCBH-12-FS bronze (Impulse) and IP68 connector
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| Shipping Boxes |
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Two shipping boxes are available:
Combined tramsportation and storage case (front), simple transportation case (back)
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