Ordering Information

All instruments are build-to-order and typically ship 16 weeks after receipt of order. We expect to maintain inventory by late in 2009 to provide shorter lead times.

Acousonde™ 3A (Model B003A)

• Cylindrical encapsulation
• 8 GB of internal data storage, plus 8 GB spare (total 16 GB)
• Full-speed USB data offloading, approximately 280 kilobytes/s
• Internal low-power hydrophone for frequencies up to 9.2 kHz
• Switchable acoustic gain of 0 or 20 dB
• Low-power hydrophone saturation nominal 187 dB re 1 µPa 0-pk (0-dB gain)
• Automatic anti-alias filter, can be bypassed
• 3D accelerometer, 8-bit resolution, 2g full-scale
• 3D compass
• Depth sensor, 1000-m maximum (500- or 2000-m substitution available)
• Internal temperature sensor
• Powered from A-size lithium primary cell (1 cell included)
• Built-in battery housing
• Includes one USB-A to MicroUSB cable

Acousonde™ 3B (Model B003B)

• Encapsulated with integrated suction cup and flotation
• Compartment for small VHF beacon
• Other features same as Model B003A
• In development, available late summer of 2010

Option B003-US US Government discount

• Discount on each B003A or B003B unit procured
• Applies to all procurement directly supported by US Government

Option B003-XS32 Bring total storage to 32 GB

• Inserts two extra 8 GB storage cards in addition to the standard two 8 GB cards
• Brings total storage up to 32 GB
• PLEASE NOTE current software unlikely to be able to fill 32 GB on one battery
• PLEASE NOTE there is no guarantee future software will improve battery longevity
• PLEASE NOTE USB offload speed is about 1 hour per GB; offloading 32 GB will take over a day

Option B003-HF High-frequency hydrophone

• Build-to-order option for Models B003A and B003B
• Adds internal high-frequency hydrophone, 100 or 125 kHz ceramic
• Low-power hydrophone remains in place; user chooses hydrophone at deployment time
• Hydrophone saturation nominal 172 dB re 1 µPa 0-pk (0-dB gain)
• Switchable acoustic gain of 0 or 20 dB
• Default 3-dB passband nominal 12.5 kHz to 42 kHz
• Fixed 6-pole linear-phase anti-alias filter rolls off to -22 dB at 100 kHz
• Anti-alias filter can be bypassed
• Software decimation available

Option B003-UH Install customer's high-frequency hydrophone

• Build-to-order option for Models B003A and B003B
• Alternative to B003-HF
• Customer provides miniature hydrophone for custom installation
• Maximum smaller dimension 0.625", maximum larger dimension 0.780"
• Includes high-frequency preamplifier as used in Option B003-HF
• Customer supplies all calibration information

Option B003-CH Customized low-power hydrophone characteristics

• Build-to-order option for all Acousonde models
• Customer specifies gain/hi-pass characteristics for hydrophone preamp
• Do not specify if default gain/hi-pass characteristics meet your requirements

Option B003-CF Customized high-frequency hydrophone characteristics

• Build-to-order option, can only be ordered in conjunction with Option B003-HF
• Customer specifies gain/hi-pass characteristics for hydrophone preamp
• Do not specify if default gain/hi-pass characteristics meet your requirements

Option B003-AA Customized 6-pole anti-alias filter for high-frequency channel

• Build-to-order option, can only be ordered in conjunction with Option B003-HF
• Customer specifies resistor and capacitor values for 6-pole anti-alias filter
• Do not specify if default anti-alias characteristics meet your requirements

Bioacoustic Probe (Model B002B)

Model B002B is discontinued and all stock has been sold.