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Memory Budget Calculator for Moored InstrumentsBattery and
Memory Budget Calculator for Moored Instruments
Revision History | Software download instructions | Go to FTP site
The calculator is an aid for quickly determining the number of samples for a specified sample duration or rate, based on our conservative estimate of battery capacity and memory capacity. The calculator can be used with the following instruments:
SBE 16 SEACAT C-T Recorder (older product)
SBE 16plus and 16plus-IM (Inductive Modem) SEACAT C-T Recorder
SBE 19plus SEACAT Profiler (in moored mode)
The calculator was developed in Microsoft Excel 2002. You must have Excel installed on your computer to run the calculator. Our best effort has been made to provide a useful deployment planning tool, while minimizing the risk of data loss due to overly optimistic battery capacity assumptions. Due to variations in components, instrumentation, production revisions, battery age or shelf life and general factors beyond our control, this calculator is for use at the end user's own risk. Instrument battery life may vary in any given environment. Go to the FTP Site to download and try out the calculator, SBE_Battery_Budget_Calculator_v1_*.xls (* indicates the version number).
If you discover reproducible bugs in the software, please document the steps taken to achieve them and send a report via e-mail to aziegwied@seabird.com or Fax 425-643-9954 to Andrew Ziegwied. We welcome any suggestions for new features and enhancements.
Last updated: 06 Apr 2007