​​​Proteus Advanced Doppler Sonar Platform (ADSP): The newest, most advanced Doppler processing platform. Enables smaller form factor. Capability for more sophisticated pinging and sampling schemes to achieve precise research goals.

Catalyst Proce​​ssor: Fast processing. Easy to integrate and communicate with your electronics platform. Reliable data logging. Future potential for adding capability to the ADCP. Apps that could deliver critical real-time data.​

New RDI AHRS and Dynamic Bin Mapping: Better orientation compensation leading to more accurate data and more conclusive scientific results.​

Elegant Planning Software: Proteus can be used by anyone, even non-ADCP experts. Meets the needs of a workforce that is increasingly new, with diverse experience and education levels. (Traditionalists, don’t worry; it “speaks” RDI’s standard protocol too.)​

Five Beams for direct measurement of ocean’s vertical velocity: Vertical profiling with high-precision velocities and high-resolution echo for sediment, biological, and wave measurement applications under wide- ranging conditions. Expands your research and collaboration capabilities.​

Versatile Deployment Options: No other ADCP can match the Proteus in the variety of applications and operational needs a single instrument can serve. Time and cost savings accrue with each new project or change in deliverable. ​

RDI’s Broadband Techniques—robust, accepted, repeatable: Makes Proteus the instrument you can stake your research reputation on.

Multiple Communication Options—combined serial and ethernet on single instrument: Easy to integrate and communicate with your electronics platform, now and in the future.​

Narrow Beam Width: Provides most robust data through higher precision and low error velocity, avoiding biases that contaminate your data.​

​Captive Hardware and LED: Provides reliability in rough environments. Minimizes time and stress in the field with smart mechanical design. Upon deployment, you have confidence that the instrument will work in challenging ocean environment.​

20 Degree Beam Angle: Up to 33% reduction of side lobe interference. Maximizes profiling range by measuring closer to boundaries. Each ping delivers the most valid data, leading to the most swift, precise decision-making and less operational downtime.

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​1200 kHz
​600 kHz
​300 kHz
​Profiling Range* 
(long-range mode/ high-resolution mode)​
​17 m  / 13 m
​65 m / 50 m
​​​166 m / 126 m
​Bottom Tracking (BT) Range*​
​27 m​
​103 m
​280 m
​Velocity Accuracy
(Profiling and BT)
​0.3% of measured value +- 0.3 cm/s
​0.3% of measured value +- 0.3 cm/s
​0.5% of measured value +- 0.3 cm/s
​Cell Size
​0.05-4.0 m
​0.1-6.0 m
​0.2-8.0 m
​Minimum Blanking
​0.2 m
​0.4 m
​0.5 m
​Max Sampling Rate
​8 Hz
​4 Hz
​2 Hz
​Max Sampling Rate with Five Beams​
​4 Hz
​2 Hz
​1 Hz

*Ranges specified are typical at temperature 5°C and salinity 35 psu, using maximum transmit voltage.​



PROFILE PARAMETERS​​​
  • Velocity Resolution: 0.1 cm/s​​​
  • Velocity Range: ± 5m/s (default); ± 20m/s (max)
  • Max #of Cells: 255
  • Precision at default cell size: 3.6 cm/s​
ECHO INTENSITY PROFILE
  • Vertical Resolution: Depth cell size
  • Dynamic Range: 80 dB
  • Precision: ±1.5 dB
  • Independent high-resolution echosounder ping
​TRANSDUCER & HARDWARE
  • Beam Angle: 20°
  • Configuration: 4-beam, convex; 5th beam vertical
  • Depth Rating: 300 m
  • Materials: Transducer, housing, and end cap: plastic; all titanium hardware
  • Connector: Metal shell; 8-pin MCBH
  • Communications: Ethernet (802.11 b/g/n/TCPIP) and configurable RS232/422 (both are standard features)
  • Recorder: 64 GB Micro SD card
STANDARD SENSORS
  • Temperature: Range -5°C to 45°C; ​
  • Precision ± 0.5°C; Resolution 0.01°
  • Heading (AHRS; solid state magnetometer)​:
  • Accuracy 2° RMS <20°, Resolution 0.01°
  • Tilt (AHRS; MEMS accelerometers): +/- 2 deg (dynamic), +/- .5 deg (static, <30 deg)
  • Pressure Sensor: Range 300 m, 
  • Accuracy 0.1% FS / better than 0.002% of full scale

ENVIRONMENTAL
  • Operating Temperature: -5°C to 45°C

  • Storage temperature (without batteries): -30°C to 60°C
POWER
  • External DC Input: 12-48 VDC
  • Internal Battery Voltage: 29 VDC new
  • Battery Pack at 0°C: 510 watt hours
​SOFTWARE
  • Included Teledyne RDI Software: ADCP Utilities
    (view options for real-time data and recorded data)​​