ADCPs (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler)

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The self-contained SENTINEL is Teledyne RD Instruments’ most popular and versatile Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) configuration, boasting thousands of units in operation in over 50 countries around the world. By providing profiling ranges from 1 to 154 m, the high-frequency Sentinel ADCP is ideally suited for a wide variety of applications. Thanks to Teledyne RDI’s Broadband signal processing, the Sentinel also offers unbeatable precision, with unmatched low power consumption, allowing you to collect more data over an extended period.





Water Profiling
Cell Size 1200Khz 600Khz 300Khz
0.25m 11 ~ 14m
0.5m 13 ~ 16m 39m
1m 14 ~ 18m 43m 92 ~ 71m
2m 15 ~ 20m 47m 102 ~ 78m
4m 52m 113 ~ 86m
8m 126 ~ 95m
Standard Sensors range accuracy resolution
Temperature -5°~45°C ±0.4°C 0.01°
Tilt ±15° ±0.5° 0.01°
Compass 360° ±2° ±0.01°
Transducer Beam angle 20°
Transducer 4-beam, Convex
Communications RS-232, RS-422 
Internal memory Max 4GB (2 GB x 2)
Velocity accuracy ±0.3%(ADCP)±0.3cm/s; 600, 1200Khz
±0.5%(ADCP)±0.5cm/s; 300Khz
Velocity resolution 0.1cm/s
Velocity range ±5m/s (Default), ±20m/s(Max)
Number of depth cell 1 ~ 128