Specifications

YSI ProDSS Specifications

Size

8.3 cm width x 21.6 cm length x 5.6 cm depth (3.25 in. x 8.5 in. x 2.21 in.)

Weight with batteries

567 grams (1.25 lbs)

Power

Rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack providing ~48 hours of battery life (instrument only with backlight off)

Instrument operating temperature

0 to 50 °C (32 to 122 °F)

Instrument storage temperature

0 to 45 °C (32 to 113 °F) with battery installed; 0 to 60 °C (32 to 140 °F) without battery installed

Display

Colour, LCD graphic display

USB port

Built-in micro USB On-The-Go port for PC connection, recharging/powering the ProDSS & connecting directly to a USB stick

Cables

Available with or without depth sensor in 1, 4, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100-meters

Sensor ports

4 universal sensor ports on each cable; can accept any ProDSS sensor

Warranty

3-year instrument; 2-year bulkhead, cable assembly, and sensors; 1-year pH and pH/ORP sensor modules, ODO sensor caps & Li-ion battery pack; 6-months ammonium, nitrate & chloride sensor modules

Memory

> 100000 data sets

Logging modes

Single point or continuous with auto-stable feature

GLP compliance

Yes; 400 detailed GLP records can be stored & are available to view, download & print.

Languages

English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Certifications

CE; RoHS; IP-67; WEEE; FCC; UN Part III, Section 38.3, Test methods for lithium-ion batteries (Class 9)

GPS

Optional internal GPS; coordinates are stored with measurement data & site lists

Sites & Data ID

100 user-defined sites and 100 user-defined data ID tags

Instrument, Sensor & Cable

Sensor/
Parameter

Range

Accuracy

Resolution

Units

Temperature

-5 to 70 °C (temperature compensation range)

for DO mg/L measurement: -5 to 50 °C ) ±0.2 °C

0.1 °C or 0.1 °F (user selectable)

°C, °F, K

0 to 14 pH units

±0.2 pH units

0.01 pH units

pH, pH mV

ORP

-1999 to 1999 mV

±20 mV

0.1 mV

Dissolved Oxygen

0 to 500%, 0 to 50 mg/L

0 to 200%: ±1% of reading or 1% saturation, whichever is greater
200 to 500%: ±8% of reading
0 to 20 mg/L: ±0.1 mg/L or 1% of reading, whichever is greater
20 to 50 mg/L: ±8% of reading

0.01 mg/L and 0.1%, or 0.1 mg/L and 1% (user selectable)

% saturation, % saturationlocal, mg/L, ppm

Barometer

375 to 825 mmHg

±1.5 mmHg from 0 to 50 °C

0.1 mmHg

mmHg, inHg, bar, psi, kPa, atm

Conductivity**

0 to 200 mS/cm

0 – 100 mS/cm: ±0.5% of reading or .001 mS/cm, whichever is greater 100 – 200 mS/cm: ±1.0% of reading

0.001, 0.01 or 0.1 μS/cm (range dependent)

μS/cm, mS/cm

Specific Conductance*

0 to 200 mS/cm

0 – 100 mS/cm: ±0.5% of reading or .001 mS/cm, whichever is greater 100 – 200 mS/cm: ±1.0% of reading. User selectable reference temp. (15 to 25 °C; default 25°C) & compensation coefficient (0 to 4%/°C; default 1.91%)

0.001, 0.01, 0.1 mS/cm

μS/cm or mS/cm

Salinity*

0 to 70 ppt

±1.0% of reading or ±0.1 ppt, whichever is greater

0.01 ppt

ppt or PSU

Total Dissolved Solids*

0 to 100 g/L

Calculated from specific conductance and a user-selectable TDS multiplier (0.30 to 1.00; default 0.65)

0.001, 0.01, 0.1 g/L

mg/L, g/L, kg/L

Seawater Density*

0.0 to 50.0 sigma, sigma T

–

0.1 sigma or sigma T

Sigma, Sigma T

Turbidity

0 to 4000 FNU

0 to 999 FNU: 0.3 FNU or ±2% of reading, whichever is greater

1000 to 4000 FNU: ±5% of reading

0.1 FNU FNU, NTU

Total Suspended Solids*

0 to 30000 mg/L

User correlated from turbidity field measurements & lab TSS measurements from grab samples

0.01, 0.1 mg/L

mg/L

Ammonium***/****

0 to 200 mg/L NH4 -N

±10% of reading or 2 mg/L, whichever is greater

0.01 mg/L

NH4 -N mg/L, NH4 -N mV

Chloride***

0 to 18000 mg/L Cl

±15% of reading or 5 mg/L, whichever is greater

0.01 mg/L

Cl mg/L, Cl mV

Nitrate***

0 to 200 mg/L NO3

-N ±10% of reading or 2 mg/L, whichever is greater

0.01 mg/L

NO3 -N mg/L, NO3 -N mV

Depth

0 to 328 feet (0 to 100 m)

±0.013 ft (±0.004 m) for 1, 4 & 10 m cables

±0.13 ft (±0.04 m) for cables 20 m & longer 0.001 m or 0.01 ft

M,ft

Instrument, Sensor & Cable

Sensor/
Parameter

Sensor Type/
Measurement Method

Calibration

Max Depth

Warranty

Temperature

Thermistor, installed on conductivity sensor

Not available

100m

2 years for conductivity/temperature sensor

Combination glass bulb electrode, Ag/AgCl reference electrode with gelled electrolyte

1, 2, or 3 point

100 m

2 years for pH & pH/ORP sensors
1 year for pH & pH/ORP sensor modules

ORP

Platinum button with Ag/AgCl reference

1 point

100 m

2 years for pH/ORP sensor
1 year for pH/ORP sensor module

Dissolved Oxygen

Optical luminescence – lifetime method

1 or 2 point

100 m

2 years for optical DO sensor
1 year for optical DO sensor cap

Barometer

–

1 point

–

3 years, integrated into ProDSS handheld

Conductivity

Four nickel electrode cell

1 point

100 m

2 years for conductivity/temperature sensor

Specific Conductance*

Calculated from conductivity & temperature

–

1 point

Salinity*

Calculated from conductivity & temperature

1 point

–

Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)*

Calculated from specific conductance & a user selectable TDS multiplier (0.30 to 1.00; default 0.65)

–

Resistivity*

Calculated from conductivity & temperature

–

Seawater Density*

Sigma is calculated from salinity, temperature & pressure (depth)
Sigma T is calculated from salinity & temperature

–

Turbidity

Nephelometric – Optical, 90° scatter

1, 2, or 3 point

–

2 years for turbidity sensor

Total Suspended Solids(TSS)*

User correlated from turbidity field measurements & lab TSS measurements from grab samples

–

Ammonium**

Ion selective electrode

1, 2, or 3 point

20 m

2 years for ammonium sensor
6 months for ammonium sensor module

Ammonia*

Calculated from ammonium, temperature, salinity & pH

–

Chloride**

Ion selective electrode

1, 2, or 3 point

20 m

2 years for chloride sensor
6 months for chloride sensor module

Nitrate**

Ion selective electrode

1, 2, or 3 point

20 m

2 years for nitrate sensor
6 months for nitrate sensor module

Depth

Pressure transducer

1 point

–

2 years, integrated into cable assembly

To view the Instrument, Sensor & Cable data please visit this page on a computer

YSI ProDSS

Specifications

YSI ProDSS Specifications

Size

8.3 cm width x 21.6 cm length x 5.6 cm depth (3.25 in. x 8.5 in. x 2.21 in.)

Weight with batteries

567 grams (1.25 lbs)

Power

Rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack providing ~48 hours of battery life (instrument only with backlight off)

Instrument operating temperature

0 to 50 °C (32 to 122 °F)

Instrument storage temperature

0 to 45 °C (32 to 113 °F) with battery installed; 0 to 60 °C (32 to 140 °F) without battery installed

Display

Colour, LCD graphic display

USB port

Built-in micro USB On-The-Go port for PC connection, recharging/powering the ProDSS & connecting directly to a USB stick

Cables

Available with or without depth sensor in 1, 4, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100-meters

Sensor ports

4 universal sensor ports on each cable; can accept any ProDSS sensor

Warranty

3-year instrument; 2-year bulkhead, cable assembly, and sensors; 1-year pH and pH/ORP sensor modules, ODO sensor caps & Li-ion battery pack; 6-months ammonium, nitrate & chloride sensor modules

Memory

> 100000 data sets

Logging modes

Single point or continuous with auto-stable feature

GLP compliance

Yes; 400 detailed GLP records can be stored & are available to view, download & print.

Languages

English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Certifications

CE; RoHS; IP-67; WEEE; FCC; UN Part III, Section 38.3, Test methods for lithium-ion batteries (Class 9)

GPS

Optional internal GPS; coordinates are stored with measurement data & site lists

Sites & Data ID

100 user-defined sites and 100 user-defined data ID tags

Instrument, Sensor & Cable

Sensor/
Parameter

Range

Accuracy

Resolution

Units

Temperature

-5 to 70 °C (temperature compensation range)

for DO mg/L measurement: -5 to 50 °C ) ±0.2 °C

0.1 °C or 0.1 °F (user selectable)

°C, °F, K

0 to 14 pH units

±0.2 pH units

0.01 pH units

pH, pH mV

ORP

-1999 to 1999 mV

±20 mV

0.1 mV

Dissolved Oxygen

0 to 500%, 0 to 50 mg/L

0 to 200%: ±1% of reading or 1% saturation, whichever is greater
200 to 500%: ±8% of reading
0 to 20 mg/L: ±0.1 mg/L or 1% of reading, whichever is greater
20 to 50 mg/L: ±8% of reading

0.01 mg/L and 0.1%, or 0.1 mg/L and 1% (user selectable)

% saturation, % saturationlocal, mg/L, ppm

Barometer

375 to 825 mmHg

±1.5 mmHg from 0 to 50 °C

0.1 mmHg

mmHg, inHg, bar, psi, kPa, atm

Conductivity**

0 to 200 mS/cm

0 – 100 mS/cm: ±0.5% of reading or .001 mS/cm, whichever is greater 100 – 200 mS/cm: ±1.0% of reading

0.001, 0.01 or 0.1 μS/cm (range dependent)

μS/cm, mS/cm

Specific Conductance*

0 to 200 mS/cm

0.001, 0.01, 0.1 mS/cm

μS/cm or mS/cm

Salinity*

0 to 70 ppt

±1.0% of reading or ±0.1 ppt, whichever is greater

0.01 ppt

ppt or PSU

Total Dissolved Solids*

0 to 100 g/L

Calculated from specific conductance and a user-selectable TDS multiplier (0.30 to 1.00; default 0.65)

0.001, 0.01, 0.1 g/L

mg/L, g/L, kg/L

Seawater Density*

0.0 to 50.0 sigma, sigma T

–

0.1 sigma or sigma T

Sigma, Sigma T

Turbidity

0 to 4000 FNU

0 to 999 FNU: 0.3 FNU or ±2% of reading, whichever is greater

1000 to 4000 FNU: ±5% of reading

0.1 FNU FNU, NTU

Total Suspended Solids*

0 to 30000 mg/L

User correlated from turbidity field measurements & lab TSS measurements from grab samples

0.01, 0.1 mg/L

mg/L

Ammonium***/****

0 to 200 mg/L NH4 -N

±10% of reading or 2 mg/L, whichever is greater

0.01 mg/L

NH4 -N mg/L, NH4 -N mV

Chloride***

0 to 18000 mg/L Cl

±15% of reading or 5 mg/L, whichever is greater

0.01 mg/L

Cl mg/L, Cl mV

Nitrate***

0 to 200 mg/L NO3

-N ±10% of reading or 2 mg/L, whichever is greater

0.01 mg/L

NO3 -N mg/L, NO3 -N mV

Depth

0 to 328 feet (0 to 100 m)

±0.013 ft (±0.004 m) for 1, 4 & 10 m cables

±0.13 ft (±0.04 m) for cables 20 m & longer 0.001 m or 0.01 ft

M,ft

Instrument, Sensor & Cable

Sensor/
Parameter

Sensor Type/
Measurement Method

Calibration

Max Depth

Warranty

Temperature

Thermistor, installed on conductivity sensor

Not available

100m

2 years for conductivity/temperature sensor

Combination glass bulb electrode, Ag/AgCl reference electrode with gelled electrolyte

1, 2, or 3 point

100 m

2 years for pH & pH/ORP sensors
1 year for pH & pH/ORP sensor modules

ORP

Platinum button with Ag/AgCl reference

1 point

100 m

2 years for pH/ORP sensor
1 year for pH/ORP sensor module

Dissolved Oxygen

Optical luminescence – lifetime method

1 or 2 point

100 m

2 years for optical DO sensor
1 year for optical DO sensor cap

Barometer

–

1 point

–

3 years, integrated into ProDSS handheld

Conductivity

Four nickel electrode cell

1 point

100 m

2 years for conductivity/temperature sensor

Specific Conductance*

Calculated from conductivity & temperature

–

1 point

Salinity*

Calculated from conductivity & temperature

1 point

–

Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)*

Calculated from specific conductance & a user selectable TDS multiplier (0.30 to 1.00; default 0.65)

–

Resistivity*

Calculated from conductivity & temperature

–

Seawater Density*

Sigma is calculated from salinity, temperature & pressure (depth)
Sigma T is calculated from salinity & temperature

–

Turbidity

Nephelometric – Optical, 90° scatter

1, 2, or 3 point

–

2 years for turbidity sensor

Total Suspended Solids(TSS)*

User correlated from turbidity field measurements & lab TSS measurements from grab samples

–

Ammonium**

Ion selective electrode

1, 2, or 3 point

20 m

2 years for ammonium sensor
6 months for ammonium sensor module

Ammonia*

Calculated from ammonium, temperature, salinity & pH

–

Chloride**

Ion selective electrode

1, 2, or 3 point

20 m

2 years for chloride sensor
6 months for chloride sensor module

Nitrate**

Ion selective electrode

1, 2, or 3 point

20 m

2 years for nitrate sensor
6 months for nitrate sensor module

Depth

Pressure transducer

1 point

–

2 years, integrated into cable assembly

To view the Instrument, Sensor & Cable data please visit this page on a computer

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