EchoRange™ Smart™ Sensors

Available in Single and Dual Frequency Models

Best Valued Portable Depth Sensors for Hydrographic Surveying

200 kHz and 30/200 kHz Transducers with Embedded Signal Processing
Accurate measurement of water depth from 0.4 m to 200 m
• Hydrographic surveying of harbors, waterways and coastal water areas
• Dredging management operations
• Mobile field work

What makes Airmar sensors smarter than the rest?

Airmar’s patented Smart™ sensors feature embedded
microelectronics that process depth and temperature
inside the sensor that can be instantly displayed on
any device that accepts NMEA data. EchoRange™
transfers NMEA 0183 data in real time to a computer SS510
via RS422. M195 Housing
Housing
Customizable Operation
The EchoRange™ can be successfully operated in most open water
applications using the factory default settings. In other applications
(such as when deployed in enclosures, or when using multiple devices,
or when using with battery power) the user can optimize the
EchoRange™ performance by changing one or some combination
of the factory default settings.

When performance matters most we’ve got you covered.

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SS510 M195
Single Frequency Dual Frequency

*Echo envelope developer option is also available to OEM’s

SS510 HOUSING DIMENSIONS M195 HOUSING DIMENSIONS

* SS510 weight 5.5 lbs. * M195 weight 13 lbs.

197 mm
with 20 m of cable with 20 m of cable
(7.74")
38 mm
Ø 70 mm (1.50")
(2.75")

139 mm
(5.49")

43 mm 76 mm
(1.69") (3.00")
30 mm R56
(1.18") (2.22")
55 mm 70 mm
1/2-14 NPS threads (2.18") (2.75")

Ø 22 mm
(0.86")
84 mm 114 mm
(3.29") 25 mm (4.50")
43 mm (1.00")
(1.71") 25 mm
(1.00") 3°

Frequencies Configuration Beamwidth (@-3 dB) Frequencies Configuration Beamwidth (@-3 dB)

200 kHz 9° 30 kHz 26°

200 kHz 9°

OPERATIONAL CURRENT DRAW OPERATIONAL CURRENT DRAW

9 V peak (during ping) input current: 1 A 9 V peak (during ping) input current: 2 A
9 V average input current: 150 mA 9 V average input current: 400 mA
12 V peak (during ping) input current: 1 A 12 V peak (during ping) input current: 1.7 A
12 V average input current: 150 mA 12 V average input current: 300 mA
24 V peak (during ping) input current: 600 mA 24 V peak (during ping) input current: 800 mA
24 V average input current: 100 mA 24 V average input current: 200 mA
40 V peak (during ping) input current: 400 mA 40 V peak (during ping) input current: 600 mA
40 V average input current: 50 mA 40 V average input current: 150 mA

TRANSDUCER CONFIGURATIONS

Echo-Out Echo-Out High Frequency

Airmar Echo-Out Low Frequency Airmar
NMEA-In
Single Frequency 9-40 Volt Power Dual Frequency 9-40 Volt Power
NMEA-Out Smart Transducer NMEA-In Smart Transducer
RS485
with NMEA-Out
with
ECHO Envelope
RS485 RS422 Echo Envelope @921600 BAUD
Echo Envelope
ECHO Envelope NMEA 0183 DATA RS422
RS485
@921600 BAUD @4800 BAUD
ECHO Envelope NMEA 0183 DATA
NMEA-In @921600 BAUD @4800 BAUD
Airmar
NMEA-Out Single Frequency 9-40 Volt Power
Smart Transducer
RS422 without
NMEA 0183 DATA Echo Envelope
@4800 BAUD
 ACCURACY SPECIFICATIONS
(Based on tank testing)
NMEA 0183* Standard Output Sentences
Actual Reported Difference %
Power output 100 W
3.05 m 3.07 m +0.02 m 99.33% from transmitter:
4.57 m 4.59 m +0.02 m 99.56% Reverse polarity protection: Yes
5.79 m 5.82 m +0.03 m 99.48% Power supply voltage: 9 – 40 VDC, Regulated
Note: A minumum test tank of 50 galllons is recommended as smaller tanks may induce Average current draw: 300 mA @ 12 V for 30/200 kHz
reverberation and interfere with measurements.
150 mA @ 12 V for 200 kHz
NMEA 0183 Baud Rate: 4800 (Default)
Full Auto mode data From 0.1 to 25 sec/interval
output rate:

Manual mode: Output rate equal to ping rate

Flash reprogrammability: Using boot loader with encryption
Operating temperature -5C to +60C
range:
Storage temperature range: -30C to +70C
CE certification: Marine standard IEC60945
Minimum depth reading: 0.4 m, limited in manual mode
Maximum depth reading: 200 m, limited in manual mode
Depth display resolution: 1 cm

Portable surveying on Fixed mount scour Depth accuracy: 99.46% at full range
any size vessel (see accuracy table for more info)
monitoring
Submersible: to 10 m
Housing type offered: M195: 30/200 kHz
Mounting options: SS510: 200 kHz
• Portable mount for installation on survey poles
Temperature Sensor: 10k ohm +/-0.05C accuracy
• Internal or external hull mount
Temperature resolution: 0.1C
Power and data cable: ER SS510: C304, 4 twisted pairs
Exclusive to OEM’s Only — with TPR jacket
ER+ M195: C314, 5 twisted shielded
Echo Envelope Developer Option pairs with ­extreme grade
In addition to the bi-directional NMEA 0183 interface, urethane jacket
ER+ SS510: C316, 4 twisted shielded
a secondary transmit only interface with a proprietary pairs with ­extreme grade
protocol using RS485 is available to OEMs. The user urethane jacket
can obtain detailed echo envelope data which may be Maximum cable length: 20 m
displayed as an analog waveform.
Connector: None
The echo envelope is a 900-point time-series of the echo
Sounding rate: In full auto mode, sounding rate
amplitude. By analyzing the shape of the echo envelope, is variable with depth, in manual
information indicative of the seafloor type is revealed. mode, sounding rate is configurable
up to 10 times per second. Data
output rate and ping rate are the
same in manual mode, one ping
produces one depth output. In
full auto mode, data output rate
is configurable (0.1 to 25 seconds
per interval)

*NMEA 0183 is a serial data bus standard communications protocol that permits different types of
electronic equipment to communicate. For more information visit www.nmea.org.
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Contact navsurvey@airmar.com for more information.

To request EchoRange™ Application Notes (3 pages),
email with ‘EchoRange™ App Notes’ in the subject line.

www.airmar.com
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As Airmar constantly improves its products, all specifications are subject to change
without notice. All Airmar products are designed to provide high levels of accuracy
and reliability, however they should only be used as aids to navigation and not as a
replacement for traditional navigation aids and techniques. EchoRange™ and Smart™
Sensors is a ­trademark of Airmar Technology Corporation. Other company or product
names mentioned in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective companies, which are not affiliated with Airmar.