YSI ADV6600 - Manual (Page 11)

ADV6600
Y S I
Environmental
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Section 1. Introduction to the ADV6600
1-1. About the ADV6600
The ADV6600 is a fully integrated system that measures both water velocity and water quality. The
instrument combines the Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV) technology of the established
Argonaut ADV instrument from SonTek with most of the water quality sensors of the 6600 sonde
from YSI.
The appearance of the ADV6600 is similar to other YSI 6-Series sondes and the 6600 and ADV
sensors function in an identical fashion to that of their “parent” instruments. The principal design
differences between the ADV6600 and its parent instruments are the interface capabilities. For
example, the ADV6600 uses new cable assemblies for interface to a PC or DCP, rather than the
standard YSI 6-series cables and, at this time, there is no capability to interface to a handheld field
display other than a laptop computer. In addition, interface with the ADV6600 occurs through a
specially designed software package called ADVantage 6600 rather than EcoWatch for Windows
which is used with 6-series sondes. The ADVantage 6600 software (provided with the ADV6600 as
part of the standard package) allows the user to set up the instrument, calibrate sensors, deploy the
instrument, download data, and perform data analysis.
A full range of parameters can be measured using the ADV6600. The system comes standard with
the ADV, compass/tilt, conductivity and temperature sensors. In addition, the instrument may be
outfitted with sensors for pressure, pH, ORP, dissolved oxygen, two optical parameters (chlorophyll,
turbidity, or rhodamine WT), and two ISE parameters (chloride, ammonium, or nitrate).
The ADV6600 instrument is suitable for a variety of different applications including the monitoring
of streams and estuaries. It is also ideal for low flow applications in wetlands and marshes. The
common theme among all of the ADV6600 applications is to correlate patterns of water movement
with data from traditional water quality sensors such as dissolved oxygen, conductivity, and pH.
1-2. About YSI, Inc.
From a three-man partnership at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1948, YSI Inc. has
grown into a commercial enterprise that designs and manufactures precision sensors and
instrumentation for users around the world. Through our broad range of products, YSI provides
innovative solutions to sustain the environment and enhance life. Our four major markets are water
testing and monitoring, health care, bioprocessing, and OEM temperature measurement.
In the 1950s, Hardy Trolander and David Case made the first practical electronic thermometer using
a thermistor. This equipment was developed for Dr. Leland Clark’s original heart-lung machine. In
the 1960s, YSI refined a Clark invention, the membrane-covered polarographic electrode, and
commercialized oxygen sensors and meters that revolutionized how dissolved oxygen is measured
in wastewater treatment plants and environmental water. Today, geologists, biologists,