SiS Sensoren Instrumente Systeme GmbH

ASB X Argos Surface Beacon

ASB Photo

The Argos Surface Beacon is a watertight, battery powered Argos transmitter. Applications are the monitoring of moored buoys and location of floating objects. The features are:

Acetal resin (POM) housing
Up to 6 months mooring
Up to 18 months transmission life
Internal antenna

ARGOS platform terminal transmitter
Water proof up to 10 metres
Powered by 5 or 10 D size batteries respectively
High efficiency "True Energy" switch mode power supply

High Efficiency "True Energy" Switch Mode Power Supply

The ASB X contain an internal switch mode power supply to allow usage of a wide range of battery types. Up to 80% of the batteries initial capacity is used for operation, regardless of cell voltage and current source capabilities. Benefits are:

Supports all kind of batterie types: NiMH, Alkaline, and Lithium
Wide battery cell voltage range from 0.8 to 3.7 V
Increased transmission times and usage of low current lithium thionylchloride batteries by reduced battery peak current by power buffering
Increased transmission times with lithium batteries by voltage converter
Increased transmission times by working down to 0.8 V cell voltage of discharged batteries

Argos System

Together with the services of CLS Argos, a world-wide monitoring of the ASB is possible. A special service allows the watching of the drift circle of a moored buoy. An alarm is generated if the buoy goes adrift. A warning that the watch circle is left will be sent to the user by facsimile. A warning is also generated if no signal is received from the beacon.

Specification

Water proof	10 m
Dimensions (l x d)	711 x 100 mm
Mass without batteries	6.7 kg
Displacement	5.6 dm³
Power supply	5 or 10 pcs. D size cells resp.
Battery cell voltage	0.8 - 3.7 V
Peak supply current	100 mA
Average power consumption	35 mW
Mooring life	up to 6 months
Transmission life	up to 18 months

Mooring and transmission life depend on the type (chemistry) and number (5 or 10 pcs.) of the used batteries.

Additional Information

SiS GmbH reserves the right to change specifications without prior notice.