YellowFin

PRODUCTS

IMAGENEX YELLOWFIN

APPLICATIONS:

  • Underwater Archaeology
  • Sunken Timber Recovery
  • Search & Recovery
  • Surveying
  • Law Enforcement Work
  • Scientific Research
  • Environmental Survey

 

FEATURES:

  • Triple frequency
  • High resolution 1000 data points per side
  • 300 m depth rating
  • Up to 400 m (1300') total coverage
  • 23 m (75') tow cable included
  • LAN compatible
  • Built-in track plotter
  • Built-in internal GPS receiver
  • Record to .XTF in real-time

  The Imagenex Model 872 "YellowFin" is a full-featured dual channel, high resolution, sidescan sonar.  The YellowFin is an affordable, very user friendly system that incorporates a high speed Ethernet connection to your Windows™ based laptop or desktop PC.  Integrated power and a built-in differential-ready GPS receiver complete this  fantastic system.  Zoom windows are available for target investigation without interrupting real-time data acquisition.  Data is displayed in real-time, with or without speed correction, in 9 user selectable colour tables.

YellowFin

UNDERWATER HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS:

FREQUENCY

260 kHz / 330 kHz / 770 kHz nominal

TRANSDUCER

One transducer per side, tilted down 20o

TRANSDUCER BEAM WIDTH

260 kHz:  2.2o x 75o
330 kHz:  1.8o x 60o
770 kHz:  0.7o x 30o

RANGE RESOLUTION

Range scale / 1000

MAX. OPERATING DEPTH

300 m (~1000')

MAX. CABLE LENGTH

600 m (~2000')

INTERFACE

Analog telemetry

CONNECTOR

Wet mateable (Impulse MCBH-4-MP)

POWER SUPPLY

40 - 55 VDC at less than 3 Watts,
supplied from Surface Interface Box

DIMENSIONS

114 mm (4.5") diameter x
833 mm (32.8") length

WEIGHT:  In Air

                   In Water

5.4 kg (12 lbs)
                                  not including ballast
1.8 kg (4 lbs)

BALLAST

Standard diver belt weights (readily available at dive shops)

MATERIALS

Polyurethane & 6061-T6 Aluminum

FINISH

Hard anodized

SURFACE INTERFACE BOX HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS:

 

INTERFACE TO PC

10 Mbps Ethernet

INTERFACE TO SONAR HEAD

FSK analog telemetry

CABLE CONNECTOR

5-pin MS (female)

SONAR HEAD
POWER SUPPLY OUTPUT

48 VDC

DIFFERENTIAL CAPABLE GPS

Built-in

DIMENSIONS

31 cm (12.2") length x 26 cm (10.2") width x 8.7 cm (3.4") height

WEIGHT

0.9 kg (2 lbs)

MATERIALS

Aluminum

FINISH

Powder Coated

POWER REQUIREMENT

110 / 220 VAC 50 / 60 Hz, 0.1 Amp

SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS:

YellowFin.exe

WINDOWS™ OPERATING SYSTEM

Windows™ 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP

ZOOM MODES

1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, and 5x dynamically moveable

RANGE SCALES

10 m, 20 m, 30 m, 40 m, 50 m, 60 m, 80 m, 100 m, 125 m, 150 m, and 200 m

FILE FORMAT

(filename).872, (filename).XTF

GPS INPUT (4800, N, 8, 1)
        NMEA 0183 FORMATS:


GLL and VTG; GGA and VTG; RMC

RECOMMENDED MINIMUM
COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS:

800 MHz Pentium 3
256 MB RAM
2 GB Hard Disk
1024 x 768 x 256 colour graphics

YellowFin
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ORDERING INFORMATION:

300 m unit w / 23 m tow cable

Standard

872-000-150

Surface Interface Box

Standard

872-000-001

60 m (200') Sidescan tow cable

Option

                       -021

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Specifications subject to change without notice.

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