1 / 19

Devil XBT Progress and Status of the System with USB Interface

Devil XBT Progress and Status of the System with USB Interface. Alex Papij Marine Instrumentation Group Erik Madsen Marine Instrumentation Group Lindsay Pender Data Acquisition & Processing. 12 February 2005 CSIRO Marine Research. Partners CSIRO Marine Research &

benedict-frost
Download Presentation

Devil XBT Progress and Status of the System with USB Interface

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Devil XBT Progress and Status of the System with USB Interface Alex Papij Marine Instrumentation Group Erik Madsen Marine Instrumentation Group Lindsay Pender Data Acquisition & Processing 12 February 2005 CSIRO Marine Research

  2. Partners CSIRO Marine Research & Australian Bureau of Meteorology Devil XBT Project Devil

  3. The Devil Project Objectives Software to operate in a Windows 2000 & XP environment Multi-platform network or single PC operation Suitable for Ship of Opportunity Program (SOOP) use (non-expert) Climatology overlay and other QC Use existing Sippican launcher Support for MK9 hardware (interim legacy) New hardware using USB interface to PC Long term maintenance support Devil XBT Project Devil

  4. Where did we get to in 2003/2004? 2003 First Devil System Devil XBT Hardware Devil

  5. Hardware Crash! Devil USB Box November 2003 • Completed prototype testing • Began planning first production run • Discovered the microprocessor chip became obsolete 3 months previously December 2003 • Selected a new microprocessor February 2004 Devil

  6. Hardware Restart Devil USB Box • Commenced hardware and firmware redesign for a Second Devil February 2004 December 2004 • Second Devil prototype completed January 2005 • Sea trials February 2005 • 20 pre-production units Devil

  7. Devil - new circuit board Devil XBT Hardware Second Devil > 2005 First Devil < 2004 Devil

  8. Devil Hardware Features Plug n Play Powered from USB port (no external power required) Support for Seimac WildCat Argos transmitter Same design principles as used in First Devil (including the constant thermistor power) Field upgradable firmware Devil XBT Hardware Devil

  9. Devil Hardware Support Devil XBT Simulatorcompatible with (MK12) Devil XBT Junction Box (compatible with Sippican launchers & controllers) Devil XBT Hardware Devil

  10. Devil Simple Setup 2005 Second Devil System Devil XBT System Devil

  11. Devil System Features Graphical user interface Overlayed global climatology QC for bottom hit, wire stretch,wire break, climatology, noise Internal calibration cycle prior toevery drop Levels of password protection Argos transmitter support,future Iridium support Devil XBT System Devil

  12. Devil – Architecture Devil XBT System Devil

  13. Devil – Interfaces for Developers Devil XBT System Devil

  14. Sea Trial Results • 2003 August • Research Vessel Southern Surveyor • First Devil vs Sea-Bird CTD • 2005 January • Research Vessel Southern Surveyor • Second Devil vs Sea-Bird CTD Devil

  15. Sea Trial Results • 2003 August • Research Vessel Southern Surveyor • First Devil vs Sea-Bird CTD • 2005 January • Research Vessel Southern Surveyor • Second Devil vs Sea-Bird CTD Diff °C = XBT – CTD Scale and Offset = linear correction to XBT depth in order to match CTD Devil

  16. Devil Plans Trials and comparisons with CTD’s & Sippican MK12 Roll out of first 20 has begun and will complete in April 05 Plans for contract production of next 50 Devils underway Devils to be sourced either from CSIRO or a commercial partner Software support throughexisting CSIRO researchvessel infrastructure Devil XBT Future Devil

  17. The Tasmanian Devil Devil

  18. Acknowledgements Assistance in development, testing and advice from: Bob Beattie, CSIRORoss Hibbins, BoMWalter McLean, BoMDavid Marsden, BoMSupport from: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

  19. Thank You Contact CSIRO Phone: +61 3 9545 2176Email: enquiries@csiro.auWeb: www.csiro.au Contact Alex PapijPhone: +61 3 6232 5230Email: alex.papij@csiro.auWeb: www.marine.csiro.au

More Related