Instruments by Model Number
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This page contains links to:
| SBE | Description |
Brochure / Specifications |
Manual |
Reference Sheet |
Configuration options & accessories |
Other/Notes |
| 3S | Oceanographic Temperature Sensor | Brochure - html or pdf | -- | -- | Configuration |
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| 3F | CTD Temperature Sensor | Brochure - html or pdf | -- | -- | Configuration | Modular sensor used in SBE 25; see listing below. |
| 3plus | Premium CTD Temperature Sensor | Brochure - html or pdf | -- | -- | Configuration | Modular sensor used in SBE 9plus; see listing below. |
| 4 | Conductivity Sensor | Brochure - html or pdf | -- | -- |
Configuration - 4C or 4M |
SBE 4C is modular sensor
used in SBE 9plus
& 25; SBE 4M is modular sensor used optionally in SBE 26, 26plus, & 53. See listings below. Also see Application Note 70: Installing Anti-Foulant Device Mount Kit on SBE 4, 16, 19, & 21 Conductivity Cells |
| 5M | Miniature Submersible Pump | Brochure - html or pdf | -- | -- | Configuration |
Modular pump used in SBE 19plus/19plus
V2
& optionally in SBE 16plus/16plus V2 & 16plus-IM/16plus-IM
V2; see listings below. Also see Application Note 75: Maintenance of SBE 5T, 5P, & 5M Pumps |
| 5T and 5P |
Submersible Pump: 5T Titanium 5P Plastic |
Brochure - html or pdf | -- | -- |
Configuration - 5T or 5P |
Modular pump used in SBE 9plus
& 25 & optionally in SBE 16plus/16plus V2, 16plus-IM/16plus-IM
V2, & 19plus/19plus V2;
see listings below. Also see Application Notes: - 40: SBE 5T and 5P Pump Speed Adjustment Instructions - 75: Maintenance of SBE 5T, 5P, & 5M Pumps |
| 7 | Microstructure Conductivity Sensor | Brochure - html or pdf | -- | -- | Configuration | -- |
| 8 | Microstructure Temperature Sensor | Brochure - html or pdf | -- | -- | Configuration | -- |
| 9plus | CTD | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | -- | Configuration | Referred to as 911plus when used with 11plus CTD Deck Unit (real-time data acquisition) or 917plus when used with 17plus V2 SEARAM Recorder & Auto Fire Module (autonomous operation). |
| 11plus V2 | CTD Deck Unit | Manual | -- | Configuration | Also see SBE 9plus above. | |
| 11plus V1 | CTD Deck Unit | -- | Manual | -- | -- | Not in production since 1997; 11plus V2 is current model. |
| 13 | Dissolved Oxygen Sensor | Brochure - html | -- | -- | -- |
Not in production since 2001; 43
is current model. See Application Notes: - 13-1: SBE 13, 23, & 30 D.O. Sensor Calibration - 13-2: D.O. Sensor Disassembly & Reassembly - 13-3: SBE 13, 23, & 30 D.O. Sensor Calibration - 13-4: SBE 13, 23, & 30 D.O. Sensor Life Expectancy - 13-5: Modifying SBE 13 D.O. Sensor for 5 Volt Output - 32: D.O. Sensors using YSI 5739 Probe |
| 14 | Remote Depth Readout | Brochure - html or pdf | -- | -- | Configuration | Also see Application Note 17: Instructions for Use of SBE 14. |
| 16plus V2 | SEACAT V2 C-T (P optional) Recorder with RS-232 Interface | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet | Configuration | In production as of March 1, 2008. |
| SEACAT V2 C-T (P optional) Recorder with RS-485 Interface | Manual (not available yet) | Reference Sheet (not available yet) | ||||
| 16plus | SEACAT C-T (P optional) Recorder with RS-232 Interface | -- | Manual | Reference Sheet | -- | Not in production since February 2008; 16plus V2 is current model. |
| SEACAT C-T (P optional) Recorder with RS-485 Interface | Manual | Reference Sheet | -- | |||
| 16 | SEACAT C-T (P optional) Recorder | -- | Manual | -- | -- |
Not in production since 2001; 16plus V2 is current model. |
| 16plus-IM V2 | SEACAT V2 C-T (P optional) Recorder with Inductive Modem Interface | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet | Configuration |
In production as of March 1, 2008. |
| 16plus-IM | SEACAT C-T (P optional) Recorder with Inductive Modem Interface | -- | Manual | Reference Sheet | -- |
Not in production since February 2008; 16plus-IM V2 is current model. |
| 17plus V2 | SEARAM Recorder & Auto Fire Module | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet | Configuration | Also see SBE 9plus above and NiMH Battery Charger & Battery Pack below. |
| 18 | pH Sensor | Brochure - html or pdf | -- | -- | Configuration |
Also see Application Notes: - 18-1: SBE 18, 27, & 30 & AMT pH Sensor Calibration. - 18-2: SBE 18, 22, 27, and 30 pH Sensor Storage, Maintenance, & Calibration. - 18-3: SBE 18 pH Sensor Hook-Up Instructions. - 18-4: SBE 18 pH Sensor Calibration Equation Error. - 76: pH or pH/ORP Sensors & Moored Applications. |
| 19plus V2 | SEACAT V2 Profiler CTD | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet | Configuration | In production as of March 1, 2008. |
| 19plus | SEACAT Profiler CTD | -- | Manual | Reference Sheet | -- | Not in production since February 2008; 19plus V2 is current model. |
| 19 | SEACAT Profiler CTD | -- | Manual - English or Spanish | -- | -- | Not in production since 2001; 19plus V2 is current model. |
| 21 | SEACAT Thermosalinograph | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | -- | Configuration | Also see SEACAT/SEALOGGER RS-232 & Navigation Interface Box below; PN 90488 AC-powered Interface Box comes standard with SBE 21. |
| 23 | Dissolved Oxygen Sensor | Brochure - html | Manual | -- | -- |
Not in production since 2001; 43
is current model. Also see Application Notes: - 13-1: SBE 13, 23, & 30 D.O. Sensor Calibration - 13-2: D.O. Sensor Disassembly & Reassembly - 13-3: SBE 13, 23, & 30 D.O. Sensor Calibration - 13-4: SBE 13, 23, & 30 D.O. Sensor Life Expectancy - 32: D.O. Sensors using YSI 5739 Probe |
| 25 | SEALOGGER CTD | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet | Configuration |
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| 26 | SEAGAUGE Wave & Tide Recorder | -- | Manual | -- | -- | Not in production since 2004; 26plus is current model. |
| 26plus | SEAGAUGE Wave & Tide Recorder | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | -- | Configuration |
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| 27 | pH / ORP (Redox) Sensor | Brochure - html or pdf | -- | -- | Configuration |
Also see Application Notes: - 18-1: SBE 18, 27, & 30 & AMT pH Sensor Calibration. - 18-2: SBE 18, 22, 27, and 30 pH Sensor Storage, Maintenance, & Calibration. - 19: SBE 27 or 30 ORP Sensor. - 76: pH or pH/ORP Sensors & Moored Applications. |
| 29 | Strain-Gauge Pressure Sensor | Brochure - html or pdf | -- | -- | Configuration | Modular sensor used in SBE 25; see listing above. |
| 31 | Multi-Channel Counter | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | -- |
Custom applications only; contact Sea-Bird for ordering. |
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| 32 | Carousel Water Sampler | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | -- |
Configuration -
32 (full size), 32C (compact), or 32SC (sub-compact), Spares & Accessories, Bottles & Bottle Spares |
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| 33 | Carousel Deck Unit | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | -- | Configuration | -- |
| 35 | Deep Ocean Standards Thermometer | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | -- | Configuration | -- |
| 35RT | Digital Reversing Thermometer | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | -- | Configuration | -- |
| 36/PDIM | CTD Deck Unit & Power Data Interface Module | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | -- | Configuration | -- |
| 37-IM | MicroCAT C-T (P optional) Recorder (Inductive Modem) | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet | Configuration | -- |
| 37-IMP | MicroCAT C-T (P optional) Recorder (Inductive Modem & integral Pump) | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet | Configuration | -- |
| 37-SM | MicroCAT C-T (P optional) Recorder (Serial interface & Memory) with RS-232 Interface | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet | Configuration | -- |
| MicroCAT C-T (P optional) Recorder (Serial interface & Memory) with RS-485 Interface | Manual | Reference Sheet | -- | |||
| 37-SMP | MicroCAT C-T (P optional) Recorder (Serial interface, Memory, & integral Pump) with RS-232 Interface | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet | Configuration | -- |
| MicroCAT C-T (P optional) Recorder (Serial interface, Memory, & integral Pump) with RS-485 Interface | Manual | Reference Sheet | -- | |||
| 37-SI | MicroCAT C-T (P optional) Recorder (Serial Interface) with RS-232 Interface | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet | Configuration | Firmware version > 3.0 have memory |
| MicroCAT C-T (P optional) Recorder (Serial Interface) with RS-485 Interface | Manual | Reference Sheet | Firmware version > 3.0 have memory | |||
| 37-SIP | MicroCAT C-T (P optional) Recorder (Serial Interface & integral Pump) with RS-232 Interface | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet | Configuration | Firmware version > 3.0 have memory |
| MicroCAT C-T (P optional) Recorder (Serial Interface & integral Pump) with RS-485 Interface | Manual | Reference Sheet | Firmware version > 3.0 have memory | |||
| 38 | Digital Oceanographic Thermometer | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet | Configuration | -- |
| 39 | Temperature (P optional) Recorder | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet | Configuration | -- |
| 39-IM | Temperature (P optional) Recorder with Inductive Modem interface | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet | Configuration |
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| 41 | CTD Module for ALACE Floats | Brochure - html | -- | -- | -- | Contact Sea-Bird for details; this is an OEM instrument. |
| 43 | Dissolved Oxygen Sensor | Brochure - html or pdf | -- | -- |
Configuration - 43 or 43F |
Also see: - Application Note 64: SBE 43 Dissolved Oxygen Sensor. - Application Note 64-1: Plumbing Installation -- SBE 43 & Pump on a CTD. - Application Note 64-2: SBE 43 Calibration using Winkler Titrations. |
| 44 | Underwater Inductive Modem | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet | Configuration |
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| 45 | MicroTSG Thermosalinograph | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet | Configuration | Also see PN 90402 - SBE 45 Power, Navigation, & Remote Temperature Interface Box below; PN 90402 is optional accessory for SBE 45. |
| 46 | LCD Display Box | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet | Configuration | -- |
| 49 | FastCAT CTD Sensor | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet | Configuration | -- |
| 50 | Digital Oceanographic Pressure Sensor | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet | Configuration | -- |
| 52-MP | Moored Profiler CTD & Optional DO Sensor | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | -- | Configuration |
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| 53 | BPR Bottom Pressure Recorder | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | -- | Configuration |
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| 54 | Tsunameter (Tsunami Pressure Sensor) | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | -- | Configuration |
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| 55 | ECO Water Sampler | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | -- | Configuration |
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| -- | SEACAT/SEALOGGER RS-232 & Navigation Interface Box (previously called NMEA Interface Box) -- PN 90488 (AC-powered) or PN 90545 (DC-powered) | See SBE 21 brochure - html or pdf | Manual | -- |
Configuration - see SBE 21 |
Included standard with SBE 21. |
| -- | SEACAT/SEALOGGER RS-232 & Navigation Interface Box (previously called NMEA Interface Box) -- PN 90158.1 (AC-powered) or PN 90204 (DC-powered) | -- | Manual | -- | -- | Not in production; PN 90488 (AC-powered) and PN 90545 (DC-powered) are current models. |
| -- | PN 90402 - SBE 45 Power, Navigation, & Remote Temperature Interface Box | See SBE 45 brochure - html or pdf | Manual | -- |
Configuration - see SBE 45 |
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| -- | Interface Boxes | Brochure - html or pdf | -- | -- | -- |
Provides links to more detailed information on a number of interface boxes, compatible with a variety of Sea-Bird instruments. |
| -- | Carousel Auto Fire Module (AFM) | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual | Reference Sheet |
Configuration - see
SBE 32 (full size), 32C (compact), or 32SC (sub-compact) |
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| -- | Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) Battery Charger & Battery Pack | -- | Manual | -- |
Configuration - see SBE 17plus V2, 19plus V2, or 25 |
Included standard with SBE 17plus V2, optionally with SBE 19plus/19plus V2 & 25. |
| -- | Surface Inductive Modem (SIM) | Brochure - html or pdf | -- | -- | Configuration | See applicable inductive modem instrument (16plus-IM, 16plus-IM V2, 37-IM, 37-IMP, 39-IM, 44) manual for installation & use. |
| -- | Inductive Cable Coupler (ICC) | Brochure - html or pdf | -- | -- | ||
| -- | Inductive Modem Module (IMM) | Brochure - html or pdf | Manual - not available yet | -- |
Configuration - contact Sea-Bird |
Also see Application Notes: |
| -- | Sea-Bird CTD Module for ALACE float | Brochure - html | -- | -- |
Configuration - contact Sea-Bird |
OEM instrument. |
| -- | SBE Improved O.T.E. Model 110 Sample Bottle | Brochure - html or pdf | -- | -- | Configuration | -- |
| -- | Third Party Equipment -- our Third Party Equipment page contains links to websites of manufacturers of equipment routinely supplied by Sea-Bird. Specifications & manuals are available on some of these websites. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SEASAVE V7 for Windows (Current Release) -- Real-time data acquisition software; we recommend you try this in place of SEASAVE-Win32 |
| SEASAVE-Win32 for Windows (obsolete, but still supported) -- Real-time data acquisition software |
| SBE Data Processing for Windows -- Data processing software |
| SEASOFT-DOS CTD Data Acquisition & Processing Software -- DOS software that is no longer updated (since 2001) and is incompatible with instruments introduced since 2001; we recommend use of Windows software instead. |
| SEASOFT for Waves for Windows -- Information is incorporated in SBE 26, 26plus, and 53 manuals (above) |
Note: Help files are provided with all of our Windows software; the Help contains information similar to that provided in the manuals. Windows software not listed above (such as SEATERM, SeatermAF, etc.) do not have manuals, but do have Help.
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