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Ultrasonic Snow Depth Sensor ULM30

Ultrasonic Snow Depth Sensor ULM30

Ultrasonic Snow Depth Sensor ULM30

Product catalog summary
Overview: The ULM30 is an ultrasonic snow depth sensor designed for measuring snow depth and changes, crucial for avalanche risk forecasting. It features a microprocessor and storage memory, and is part of the CAEtech product line, known for high reliability through Zero Breakdown Technology (ZBT).
Technology and Operation: The ULM30 uses an ultrasonic transducer for snow measurement by emitting ultrasonic pulses and analyzing the echo. It compensates data based on air temperature measured by an integrated thermometer. The sensor includes a real-time clock, permanent storage memory, and communicates via Caenet bus, SDI-12 protocol on RS485, and 4-20 mA analogue output.
Key Features:
  • User-programmable sampling intervals for snow depth and temperature.
  • Internal diagnostics (ZBT) for battery voltage, internal temperature, inclination, and measurement quality.
  • Low power consumption with standby mode activation only when necessary.
  • Remote control capability via wireless module like ACTI-Link, eliminating cable connection issues.
  • Reprogrammable software remotely without component replacement.
Specifications:
  • Measurement range: 0.5 - 15 m
  • Operating temperature range: -40 °C to +60 °C
  • Measurement accuracy: ± 0.01 m
  • Resolution: 1 cm
  • Communication interfaces: RS485 CAE protocol, RS485 SDI-12, Analogue 4-20 mA
  • Dimensions: 210(Ø) x 390 mm
  • Weight: 2.25 kg
Contact Information: CAE S.p.A, Via Colunga 20, 40068 San Lazzaro di Savena (BO), Italy. Tel: +39 051 4992711, Fax: +39 051 4992709, Website: www.cae.it
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Ultrasonic Snow Depth Sensor ULM30-1

ULM30 – Snow Depth Sensor ULM30 is an ultrasonic snow depth sensor, equipped with its own electronics with microprocessor and storage memory. ULM30 is designed to measure the snow depth and its changes. This measurement, combined with that of the temperature of the snow layers deposited, is crucial to forecast a possible avalanche risk in a mely manner. ULM30, like all products in the new CAEtech product line, can be interfaced with any data logger on the market and is characterised by high reliability thanks to implementa on of Zero Breakdown Technology (ZBT). ULM30 is extremely robust, characterised by low power consump on, compact design, absence of contact with the snow and mechanical moving parts. TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATION ULM30 consists of a latest genera on ultrasonic transducer, suitable for both transmission and recep on. Snow cover measurement takes place with the emission of a series of ultrasonic pulses and subsequent analysis of the echo received. The sensor, via this data, appropriately compensated according to the air temperature measured by the integrated thermometer, provides the distance from the target surface.

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The sensor has a real time clock and a permanent storage memory and communicates with other modules via: Caenet bus, standard SDI-12 protocol on RS485 and 4-20 mA analogue output. This allows interfacing with any datalogger. U LM30 characteristics: • the sampling intervals for snow depth and temperature measurement can be programmed by the user; • internal diagnostic elements are present (ZBT): verification of battery voltage, verification of internal temperature conditions, verification of the correct inclination, verification of the quality of the measurement acquired; • attention to consumption:...

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