With auxiliary sensor integration, the humble CTD becomes a powerful hub for sampling and data. Learn how to identify the required cable for any sensor integration.
Video: Cabling an Analog Output Sensor to a CTD
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Video: Replacing O-rings on a 9plus CTD
Watch how one of our Senior Service Technicians replaces the O-rings on the endcap of a 9plus CTD using specialized tools.
Video: Troubleshooting Analog Sensors
Integrating analog sensors is relatively painless, at least compared to the more finicky RS-232 sensors. But what happens when you've diligently followed the instructions yet fail to receiving data from your sensor? Watch our troubleshooting video to learn our methods...
Analog Sensor Integration Guide
From bottom contact triggers to transmissometers, oceanographic sensor options are vast and diverse, and choosing the right combination of sensors can significantly augment a CTD’s measurement capabilities. Although getting disparate technologies to talk to one...
RS-232 Sensor Integration Guide
Unlike analog auxiliary sensors, instruments that output serial RS-232 data are more challenging to integrate with Sea-Bird Scientific CTDs. Despite RS-232 being a standard communication protocol, most instruments have a unique data output format and command set. As...
Tech Tip: Cable Search
Consider this hypothetical situation: you find a loose cable with a 6-pin connector and a 4-pin connector - exactly what you need to connect an oxygen sensor to your CTD. However, just because the cable ends fit on the instrument connectors, you still don’t know if...
Tech Tip: Connector Care
An instrument’s bulkhead connector is often its only pathway for communication. Although they are robust, failure to care for the connector can quickly put an end of to a research expedition. Lean how to properly clean and maintain your instrument’s connectors with...
Paperclips – Valuable Troubleshooting Tools?
January 2020 Newsletter Paperclips are handy, but have you used one to troubleshoot an oceanographic sensor? When you’re unable to communicate with your instrument, the humble paperclip is one of the first tools that Sea-Bird Scientific’s technical support team...
Basic Maintenance videos for the SeaFET V2
Upgrading to a SeaFET V2 from the original SeaFET is completely internal—aside from the most inaccessible hardware within the instrument, the V2 uses the same housing, sensors, and batteries as the V1. Therefore, the basic maintenance procedures for the V1 and V2 are...
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We’re Now Part of Veralto
As of October 2nd, 2023, Sea-Bird Scientific is now officially part of Veralto. Veralto is a global leader in essential technology solutions powered by purpose: Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™. We are proud to be part of Veralto. In the word's of...
AGU Fall Meeting 2023
Sea-Bird Scientific is excited to exhibit at the upcoming AGU Fall Meeting taking place in San Francisco, California, from December 11 - 15, 2023. Please come see members of our team at booth #604 to get your questions answered. More details from the organizers: "This...
SBE 37 MicroCAT
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