MBARI-SSDS-Device.txt

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ID Device Type Name  Device Type Description Device Type Class
123 Power Switch  a power control device on a sensor or instrument (MOOS power switches should be Network Hub)  (null)
7 Aircraft  Moves under power in atmosphere platform
3 AUV Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, contains thrust devices  platform
170 Balloon suspended in air, either drifting (may go up and down) or tethered  platform
6 Drifter drifts freely with ocean currents platform
165 Drifter-Profiling drifter that can go down and up in the water column platform
166 Drifter-Surface drifter that is limited to operating from the water's surface platform
167 Flowthrough System  system that passes a stream of water through a series of sensors  platform
12  Glider  Uses buoyancy and fins to glide in water  platform
169 Kite  tethered to the earth and held aloft by wind pressure platform
5 Mooring anchored to sea floor, typically but not always with surface expression platform
161 Profiler  enables measurements at different depths by travelling vertically through water platform
162 Profiler-Moored profile that is anchored at its base, typically to the ocean floor  platform
164 Profiler-Ship profiler that is suspended from a ship, and so moves through the water  platform
163 Profiler-Suspended  profiler that is suspended from above, typically to a buoy  platform
2 ROV Remotely Operated Vehicle, typically tethered to a ship platform
8 Satellite orbits Earth, may include small thrust power for attitude and position corrections  platform
4 Ship  moves on surface of water platform
117 Toroid  physical doughnut deployed on water's surface platform
168 Towfish towed behind a ship, can be controlled to go up and down  platform
115 Air Pressure Sensor detects atmospheric pressure  sensor
118 Backscatterometer measures reflected radiation from in-situ surfaces  sensor
129 BatteryLog  Log of battery variables  sensor
155 Cable Monitor measures signals from optical-electrical-mechanical cables  sensor
16  CO2 Monitor Measures carbon dioxide (CO2 or Partial CO2) levels sensor
114 Communication transmits signals from one location to another  sensor
103 Compass indicates azimuth orientation, usually relative to (magnetic or geodetic) north sensor
14  Controller  Processor which can serve varied data (e.g., MMC, SOON, MSP)  sensor
153 Controller-Mooring Node controls mooring or benthic node activities sensor
105 Controller-Power  controls power, likely including for subsystems sensor
1 CTD measures conductivity, temperature, and optionally depth, and may support additional measurements sensor
154 Currents Sensor measures water current  sensor
9 Currents Sensor-ADCP  Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (measures relative motion via sound)  sensor
150 Data Acquisition Unit acquires data from multiple sources sensor
149 Data Acquisition Unit-SmartStar acquires data from multiple sources sensor
156 Electrical Sensor measures electrical current, voltage  sensor
109 Electrical Sensor-Conductivity  measures electrical conductivity (usually of water) sensor
107 Electrical Sensor-Ground Fault  detects ground faults sensor
138 Environment Monitor-System  monitor environmental parameters for the infrastructure systems sensor
112 Flow Meter  measures flow rate (usually of water) sensor
10  Fluorometer Measures fluorescence of particles  sensor
158 Fluorometer-Nephalometer  fluorometer configured to also do nephalometry  sensor
18  GPS Measures location via Global Position System satellites sensor
106 Humidity Sensor measures humidity level sensor
171 Hydrophone  detects acoustic signals  sensor
145 Inductive Modem inductively transmits signals into and out of communication cable sensor
146 Inductive Modem-Surface inductive modem mounted out of the water  sensor
147 Inductive Modem-Underwater  inductive modem sensor
13  Meteorology Package Meteorology measurements (wind, temp, pressure, humidity) sensor
131 Navigation Service  A service that computes navigation variables from various inputs  sensor
134 Navigation-AHRS Attitude and Heading Reference System, provides navigation data sensor
139 Network Hub manages network communications  sensor
157 Network Hub-Power Controller  handles network packets, controls power distribution  sensor
140 Nitrogen Sensor measures nitrogen levels  sensor
124 Nitrogen Sensor-ISUS  measures nitrate levels sensor
111 Oxygen Sensor measures oxygen levels  sensor
113 Photometer-Bioluminescence  measures light levels, for example bioluminescence  sensor
148 Power Supply  delivers power to other equipment, may report information, but not controllable (see Controller-Power)  sensor
152 Power Supply-Battery  stores energy and makes it available in an electrical form (usually an electrochemical device)  sensor
121 Pressure Sensor measures water pressure (if out of water, poorly measures atmospheric pressure) sensor
144 Propulsion Unit propels platform through water (or other medium)  sensor
101 Radiometer  detects radiation sensor
142 Radiometer-Longwave measures long-wave radiation ranges sensor
143 Radiometer-Multispectral  measures multiple specific wavelengths of radiation sensor
141 Radiometer-Shortwave  measures short-wave radiation ranges  sensor
11  Scatterometer Measures scattered  emitted radiation (includes OBS, optical backscatterometer) sensor
132 Scatterometer-LISST Laser In-Situ Scattering and Transmissometry sensor, also measures temperature and pressure sensor
127 Shutter-Antifouling Anti-fouling bioshutter sensor
173 Sound Speed Sensor  measures speed of sound in the ambient medium (usually water) sensor
110 Temperature Sensor  measures temperature  sensor
160 Test Device device or component installed to perform testing  sensor
159 Test Entry-Instrument entry in database which does not correspond to an actual device or data source  sensor
102 Test Simulated Instrument simulation instrument used for testing (leave device type null until a simulation actually exists)  sensor
130 Velocity Sensor-DVL Doppler Velocity Log  sensor
125 Wave Sensor Measures height, direction and frequency of waves sensor
17  Wave Sensor-Heave Measures height, frequency of waves (not direction) sensor
116 Wind Sensor detects wind speed and possibly direction sensor
151 CTD Service computations relating to CTD data service
120 IMCTD Service Inductive Modem CTD service
172 Model Service software simulating real world and generating predictive or estimated values  service