Description:

Coastal’s MacroTide and MacroTide+ record pressure levels in aquatic environments for tidal measurements using either an ICS Strain Gauge Pressure Sensor or a high-precision Paroscientific Digiquartz Sensor.

Coastal MacroTide

(exterior-above, interior-below)

Capacity:

200K standard

Optional (Compact Flash Cards):  8MB, 16MB, etc.

Housing:

Diameter – 5.5 in.

Length – 14 in. (including handle)

Weight – 15 lbs. in air

Material – Stainless steel and UHMW plastic housing

MacroTide+ length is 15.5 in., weight is 17 lbs. in air

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  

Clock:  

Solid state real time, accuracy one minute per year

Pressure, Standard – ICS Strain Gauge

Temperature, Internal – YSI Thermister

Optional:

Standard, MacroTide+

Temperature, External – YSI Thermister

Additional External Pressure – ICS Strain Gauge

Sensor (*optional)

Range

Accuracy

Resolution

Units

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