Extending and expanding the life of older current meters
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Abstract
The EG&G Model 610 VACM and Model 630 VMCM are standards for ocean current measurements. It is simple to add peripheral sensors to the data stream of the VACM by use of add-on CMOS circuitry. The firmware control of the VMCM makes it virtually impossible to add sampling of additional sensors. Most of the electronic components used in the VACM are obsolete or difficult to replace and the VMCM will soon follow suit. As a result, the USGS joined WHOI in the development of a PCMCIA data storage system to replace the cassette recording system in the VACM. Using the same PCMCIA recording package as the controller and recorder for the VMCM, a user-friendly VMCM is being designed. PCMCIA cards are rapidly becoming an industry standard with a wide range of storage capacities. By upgrading the VACM and VMCM to PCMCIA storage systems with a flexible microprocessor, they will continue to be viable instruments.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
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| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Extending and expanding the life of older current meters |
| DOI | 10.1109/CCM.1995.516141 |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Publisher location | Piscataway, NJ, United States |
| Contributing office(s) | Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the IEEE Working Conference on Current Measurement |
| First page | 5 |
| Last page | 9 |
| Conference Title | Proceedings of the 1995 5th Working Conference on Current Measurement |
| Conference Location | St.Petersburg, FL, USA |
| Conference Date | 7 February 1995 through 9 February 1995 |
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