Description:

Coastal’s MacroSpec and MacroSpec+ record and monitor tides, temperature and currents as well as directional waves, using PC Spec spectral wave software.

Coastal MacroSpec

Capacity:

32MB standard

Optional (Compact Flash Cards):  48MB, 64MB, etc.

Housing:

Diameter – 5.5 in.

Length – 41.5 in. (including sensor)

Weight – 45 lbs. in air

Material – Stainless steel and UHMW plastic housing

Power:

User replaceable standard alkaline D cells

     Interface:

Wizard IBM PC compatible software

ASCII data files in engineering units

User controlled sampling parameters and sensor functions

Optional PCSpec directional wave spectral software

Clock:

Solid state real time, accuracy one minute per year  

Standard:

Heading – Falmouth Scientific Ostar Compass

Current Speed – Marsh-McBirney 585 Velocity Sensor

Pressure, Standard – ICS Strain Gauge

Temperature, Internal – YSI Thermister

Optional:

Standard for MacroSpec+

Optional:

Heading – KVH C100 Fluxgate Compass

Sensor (*optional)

Range

Accuracy

Resolution

Units

FSI Ostar Compass, magnetoresistive

0°-360°

2°

.09

degrees magnetic

Current Speed

Marsh McBirney 585 Velocity Sensor, electromagnetic

+/- 300

2%

0.18

cm/s

Pressure,

Standard

IC Sensors Strain Gauge, piezoresistive

30, 50, 100, 250

0.1%

12 bit

psia

Internal YSI Thermister

-5° to 35°

0.1°

.02 typ

°C

Pressure,

High Precision

*Paroscientific Digiquartz

900<

0.015%

16 bit

psia

*KVH C100 Compass Engine, fluxgate

0°-360°

0.5

0.24

degrees magnetic