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Website Updates Archive

This page archives old updates from previous years, when they are removed from the current Updates page.
Date Update Description
05-31-07 Added information on SBE 5M and 5T pumps with plastic housing option.
05-15-07 Added Field Service Bulletin 12: Retrofit for SBE 39s with Firmware Version 2.0 through 2.2.
05-01-07 Added Application Note 87: Calculating Calibration Coefficients for the Web Labs ECO-BB Scattering / Turbidity Meter.
04-06-07 Introduced SBE 55 ECO Water Sampler, a small 3- or 6-bottle sampler for depths to 600 meters.
03-19-07 Upgraded SEASAVE V7 to 7.10, the first official release version of SEASAVE V7. Check SBE Data Processing - SEASAVE revision listing for more details. Remember to RELOAD/REFRESH the FTP Site Listing once it appears on your screen. This will retrieve the latest version from the server.
Added Seaterm54, a terminal program for communicating with the SBE 54 and PN 90588 Tsunameter. Check Seaterm54 description for more details and information on downloading the new software.
03-16-07 Added information to Announcements page on use of Sea-Bird software with the Microsoft Vista operating system.
02-26-07 Added Application Note 86: Change to SBE 9plus CTD Bottom Contact Switch Connector (JB6).
02-05-07 Added information on SBE 43 Dissolved Oxygen Sensor with plastic housing option; see our Announcements page for details.
12-22-06 Added Field Service Bulletin 11: Retrofit for MicroCATs with Integral Pumps (37-IMP, 37-SMP, 37-SIP).
12-14-06 Added Application Note 85: Handling of Ferrite Core on Instruments with Inductive Modem Telemetry.
12-04-06 Added Field Service Bulletin 10: Retrofit for Support of SBE 39 Battery to eliminate battery vibration due to cable strumming or support vibrations (Note: Very few customers have had problems with battery vibration).
11-09-06 Added Field Service Bulletin 9: SEACAT FLASHINIT Error (Note: It is anticipated that very few customers will have a problem with this bug).
11-08-06 Added 250-meter plastic housing option (ShallowCAT) for all MicroCATs. See the MicroCAT datasheets (SBE 37-SM, SMP, IM, IMP, SI, SIP) for details; contact Sea-Bird for pricing information.
09-14-06 Added more information on Inductive Modem (IM) applications:
- Updated Real-Time Oceanography with Inductive Moorings to add information on use of IM systems in fresh water.
- Added Comparison of Inductive Modem Modules (IMMs) to Surface Inductive Modems (SIMs) and OEM Underwater Inductive Modems.
- Added Inductive Modem power requirements for various system configurations.
07-31-06 Added Application Note 84: Using Instruments with Druck Pressure Sensors in Muddy or Biologically Productive Environments.
04-05-06 Added Beta Release of SEASAVE V7, an entirely new version of SEASAVE. Check SEASAVE V7 description for more details and information on downloading the new software.
12-30-05 Introduced SBE 52-MP Moored Profiler CTD and Optional Dissolved Oxygen Sensor.
12-16-05 Added Field Service Bulletin 8: SBE 26plus Wave Sample Duration Error.
Added Application Note 83: Deployment of Moored Instruments.
10-31-05 Added Application Note 82: Guide to Specifying a CTD.
10-11-05 Added Application Note 81: Entering Calibration Coefficients for D & A Instruments OBS-3+ Optical Backscatter Sensor.
09-29-05 Added Field Service Bulletin 7: SBE 39 Memory Limitations.
09-28-05 Added Application Note 78: Inductive Modem Module (IMM) Quick Start Instructions,
Application Note 79: Configuring Inductive Modem Module (IMM) for Logic Level Serial (LSS), and
Application Note 80: Inductive Modem (IM) Communication between Two Inductive Modem Modules (IMMs).
05-26-05 Introduced SBE 53 BPR Bottom Pressure Recorder.
05-16-05 Added Application Note 77: Entering Calibration Coefficients for the Seapoint Ultraviolet Fluorometer.
01-28-05 Introduced SBE 39-IM Temperature (optional Pressure) Recorder with Inductive Modem interface.
11-30-04 Added Configuration Details pages for each product, listing all the standard features and options for each product with their Sea-Bird part numbers, and providing explanatory information, illustrations, and photographs to guide you in selecting the appropriate configuration for your application. Configuration Details can be accessed from the Instruments by Model Number page (click on Ordering for the desired product), or the Product Configuration Options & Accessories page (click on more details for the desired product).
09-14-04 Added NiMH Battery Packs and Charger to website. See Announcements and Manuals pages.
08-26-04 Added Field Service Bulletin 6: SBE 9plus CTD Retrofit for Use with Alkaline-Powered SEARAM.
08-23-04 Added Battery and Memory Budget Calculator (SBE_Battery_Budget_Calculator_v1_082004.xls) to FTP Site for downloading. See Announcements for details.
Added Application Note 76: pH or pH/ORP Sensors and Moored Applications.
08-20-04 Added Application Note 75: Maintenance of SBE 5T and 5M Pumps.
07-13-04 Added Application Note 74: Calculating Calibration Coefficients for Turner Cyclops-7 Fluorometer.
06-24-04 Added Application Note 73: Using Instruments with Pressure Sensors at Elevations Above Sea Level.
05-12-04 Added manual and reference sheet for RS-485 version of 16plus SEACAT.
05-07-04 Introduced SBE 26plus SEAGAUGE Wave and Tide Recorder.
04-27-04 Updated specification sheet for Inductive Cable Coupler (ICC) for new design.
04-21-04 Added announcement regarding new regulations on shipping wood crates.
02-02-04 Added Application Note 72: Setting Up WET Labs ECO-FL Fluorometer with Bio-Wiper™.
12-15-03 Introduced SBE 37-SIP MicroCAT C-T Sensor with integral, internal pump.
12-02-03 Added A Year of Oxygen Measurements from ARGO Floats, Poster Presentation from the 1st ARGO Science Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, 12 - 14 November 2003.
11-06-03 Added Field Service Bulletin 5: Electrostatic Discharge and SBE 41 / 41CP CTD Sensors.
Added Application Note 27Druck: Strain Gauge Pressure Sensor Error Sources.
10-23-03 Added Spare Parts Kit list to website. The list provides the Sea-Bird part numbers and links to spare parts kit documents (in .pdf format) for our most commonly used kits.
08-22-03 Added Field Service Bulletin 4: Retrofit for Mounting of SBE 19plus SEACAT in Optional Cage. 
(Note: We are mailing retrofit kits to customers for all SBE 19plus cages shipped prior to August 1, 2003.)
06-27-03 Added Application Note 11 Chelsea: Calculating Calibration Coefficients for the Chelsea PAR Light Sensor.
05-07-03 Introduced SEASOFT for Waves - Win32, a complete Windows program for the SBE 26 SEAGAUGE Wave and Tide Recorder. SEASOFT for Waves - Win32 can be used instead of SEASOFT for Waves - DOS. Download SEASOFT for Waves from the SeasoftWaves-Win32 folder our FTP site. Remember to RELOAD/REFRESH the FTP Site Listing once it appears on your screen. This will retrieve the latest version from the server.
Note: SeatermW, the terminal program module in the software, has been available since July 2002, but has now been incorporated in the complete package.
04-23-03 Introduced SBE 37-IMP and SBE 37-SMP MicroCAT C-T Recorders with integral, internal pump.
03-24-03 Added information on shipping lithium batteries.
03-10-03 Added SBE 16plus-IM specification sheet.
02-06-03 Revised announcement regarding discontinuation of SBE 13 and 23 Beckman DO sensor replacement modules. We no longer have any Beckman replacement modules available.
01-07-03 Removed Application Note 65: Interfacing Pro-Oceanus Gas Tension Device (GTD) to SBE 16plus SEACAT from website. More up-to-date information on this interface has been incorporated in the SBE 16plus manual, eliminating the need for the application note.
12-26-02 Added announcement regarding Brooke Ocean Technology's instrumented metering sheave software for use with SEASAVE.
Added specification sheet for SBE 35RT Digital Reversing Thermometer.
11-18-02 Added Application Note 71: Desiccant Use and Regeneration (drying).
10-23-02 Added announcement regarding discontinuation of SBE 13 and 23 Beckman DO sensor replacement modules.
10-08-02 Added Third Party Mount Kit List to website. The list provides the Sea-Bird part numbers and links to mount kit drawings (in .pdf format) for our most commonly used kits for mounting third party instruments to Sea-Bird instruments.
10-03-02 Added Application Note 70: Installing Anti-Foulant Device Mount Kit on SBE 4, 16, 19, and 21 Conductivity Cells.
09-17-02 Added Development of an Optimized Dissolved Oxygen Sensor for Oceanographic Profiling to technical references section of website.
09-03-02 Added Sea-Bird Mount Kit List to website. The list provides the Sea-Bird part numbers and links to mount kit drawings (in .pdf format) for our most commonly used kits for mounting Sea-Bird instruments to other Sea-Bird instruments.
08-21-02 Added Cable List to website. The list provides the Sea-Bird part numbers and links to cable drawings (in .pdf format) for our most commonly used cables.
07-18-02 Added a specification sheet for Carousel Auto Fire Module (AFM).
  Added a specification sheet for SBE Improved O.T.E. Model 110 Water Sample Bottles.
07-16-02 Added Application Note 64-2: SBE 43 Dissolved Oxygen Sensor Calibration and Data Correction using Winkler Titrations.
07-11-02 Added Application Note 69: Conversion of Pressure to Depth.
07-09-02 Introduced SeatermW, a Windows program for the SBE 26 SEAGAUGE Wave and Tide Recorder. SeatermW, the first release in our development of SEASOFT for Waves - Win32, can be used instead of the WDisp, Plan26, and Term26 modules in SEASOFT for Waves - DOS. Remember to RELOAD/REFRESH the FTP Site Listing once it appears on your screen. This will retrieve the latest version from the server.
04-10-02 Added Application Note 68: Using USB Ports to Communicate with Sea-Bird Instruments.
04-08-02 Upgraded SBE Data Processing-Win32 and SEASAVE-Win32 versions to 5.25b. Check SBE Data Processing - SEASAVE revision listing for more details. Remember to RELOAD/REFRESH the FTP Site Listing once it appears on your screen. This will retrieve the latest version from the server.
04-01-02 Added representative in Ireland to Overseas Sales Representatives.
03-19-02 Added print versions of Application Notes for downloading. Files are in Adobe Acrobat .pdf form, and can be opened if you have Acrobat Reader installed. See Application Note Index to download files.
01-22-02 Introduced SBE 50 Digital Oceanographic Pressure Sensor.
Updated Sea-Bird Training information to shorten the class length to 4 days (from 5).
01-10-02 Updated handouts for Sea-Bird's training class. Visit Training Materials for Downloading to download Adobe Acrobat .pdf files. Visit Sea-Bird Training for more information on class.
Updated Application Note 63: Calculating Calibration Coefficients for the Turner SCUFA Fluorometer/OBS.
Updated NMEA Interface Box manual for firmware version 2.3 and later.
11-05-01 Added representative in Ireland to Overseas Sales Representatives.
10-30-01 Added Application Note 67: Editing Sea-Bird .hex Data Files.
10-22-01 Added SBE 49 FastCAT CTD manual and reference sheet to website.
10-19-01 Updated the handouts for Sea-Bird's training class to the website. Visit Training Materials for Downloading to download the Adobe Acrobat .pdf files. Visit Sea-Bird Training for more information on the class.
10-16-01 Updated SBE 21 Thermosalinograph manual for firmware version 4.0a and later.
10-02-01 Removed announcement of Sea Tech Transmissometer trade-in (offer expired end of September).
09-28-01 Added information on Sea-Bird shipping crate changes resulting from EU and Chinese regulations on coniferous (soft wood) packing materials to Shipping Instructions and Service Request Form.
09-18-01 Added Application Note 64-1: Plumbing Installation - SBE 43 DO Sensor and Pump on a CTD.
09-06-01 Added paper on Sea-Bird's temperature calibration methodology -- Measurement Accuracy at Triple Point of Water and Gallium Melt Point Supports a Total Measurement Uncertainty of 0.0006 degrees.
08-20-01 Added Application Note 66: Routine Maintenance for the SBE 32 Carousel Water Sampler.
08-07-01 Introduced SBE 49 FastCAT, an integrated CTD sensor intended for towed vehicle, ROV, AUV, or other autonomous profiling applications.
07-24-01 Revised Application Note 11 QSP-L: Calculating SEASOFT Coefficients for the Biospherical PAR Light Sensor.
07-23-01 Added the handouts for Sea-Bird's training class to the website. Visit Training Materials for Downloading to download the Adobe Acrobat .pdf files. Visit Sea-Bird Training for more information on the class.
Updated the SBE 32 Carousel Water Sampler dimensions and weights.
07-16-01 Added information on bug in firmware version 1.2 and earlier in SBE 16plus and 19plus (Moored mode only) SEACATs to Known Bugs page.
07-10-01 Added announcement of Sea Tech Transmissometer trade-in.
07-02-01 Revised Application Note 18-1: SBE 18, 27, and 30, and AMT pH Sensor Calibration.
06-28-01 Added Application Note 65: Interfacing Pro-Oceanus Gas Tension Device (GTD) to SBE 16plus SEACAT. (Note: Application Note later removed; information incorporated in SBE 16plus manual).
06-06-01 Upgraded SBE Data Processing-Win32 and SEASAVE-Win32 versions to 5.0. Check SBE Data Processing - SEASAVE revision listing for more details. Remember to RELOAD/REFRESH the FTP Site Listing once it appears on your screen. This will retrieve the latest version from the server.
 NOTE: For this and all future software releases, the Windows software SEASAVE and SBE Data Processing will have the same version number. The 4.0 series and below indicates SEASOFT-DOS; the 5.0 series and above indicates SEASOFT-Windows.
05-09-01 Added Application Note 64: SBE 43 Dissolved Oxygen Sensor - Background Information, Deployment Recommendations, and Cleaning and Storage.
Removed Digiquartz pressure sensor as an option for SBE 19plus SEACAT.
05-02-01 Added information on Sea-Bird training to the website. Sea-Bird now offers regularly scheduled training classes in Bellevue, Washington. We will provide comprehensive, hands-on operator training on major Sea-Bird products. Visit Sea-Bird Training for more information.
04-25-01 Upgraded SBE Data Processing for Windows version to 1.5, the first official release version of SBE Data Processing. Check revision listing for more details on SBE Data Processing. Remember to RELOAD/REFRESH the FTP Site Listing once it appears on your screen. This will retrieve the latest version from the server.
03-27-01 Introduced SBE 16plus, Sea-Bird's next generation SEACAT Conductivity and Temperature (optional pressure) Recorder.
03-22-01 Added SBE 43 specifications.
Updated SBE 19plus data sheet to provide more detail on conductivity resolution specifications.
03-21-01 Added Application Note 63: Calculating Calibration Coefficients for the Turner SCUFA Fluorometer/OBS.
Updated Warranty Policy.
03-14-01 Updated SBE 21 Thermosalinograph specifications to allow interface with SBE 38 remote temperature sensor, which has RS-232 output.
03-09-01 Introduced SBE 43, Sea-Bird's new Dissolved Oxygen Sensor.
Updated Product Configuration Options & Accessories to incorporate new products.
03-06-01 Introduced SBE 19plus, Sea-Bird's next generation SEACAT Profiler.
03-01-01 Added Application Note 62: Calculating Calibration Coefficients for the WET Labs ECO-AFL Fluorometer.
02-26-01 Added Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to website.
02-21-01 Removed SBE Data Processing for Windows version to Beta 1.3 from website due to a bug. Continue to use Beta 1.2. Remember to RELOAD/REFRESH the FTP Site Listing once it appears on your screen. This will retrieve the latest version from the server.
Added information on configuration file bug in SEASAVE (version 1.19 only) to Known Bugs page.
02-20-01 Upgraded SBE Data Processing for Windows version to Beta 1.3. Check revision listing for more details on SBE Data Processing. Remember to RELOAD/REFRESH the FTP Site Listing once it appears on your screen. This will retrieve the latest version from the server.
Upgraded SEASOFT (DOS) version to 4.248. Check revision listing for more details on SEASOFT (DOS). Remember to RELOAD/REFRESH the FTP Site Listing once it appears on your screen. This will retrieve the latest version from the server.
02-15-01 Added Application Note 61: Calculating Calibration Coefficients for the Chelsea Minitracka Fluorometer.
Added Products at a Glance page. This page contains a brief comparison of product features, in table form, to aid the user in selection of the appropriate instrument.
02-09-01 Added information on configuration file bug in SBE Data Processing (Beta version 1.2 and earlier) to Known Bugs page.
Added information on Sea-Bird's multi-packing policy for SBE 37, 38, 39, 44, and 48 to Product Configuration Options & Accessories page.
01-10-01 Updated Inductive Cable Coupler specification sheet to include information on maximum length of ICC cable.
01-08-01 Updated specification sheets for MicroCATs (SBE 37-IM, SBE 37-SM, and SBE 37-SI) and SBE 39 Temperature Recorder.
Added notification of Sea-Bird's exhibit at Oceanology International 2001 to Announcements page.
01-05-01 Added Overseas Sales Representatives list.
  Added Software Request Form. Customers who are unable to download software from our FTP site can now request the software on a CD-ROM.
01-02-01 Added Application Note 60: Year 2000 Compatibility for Sea-Bird Instruments and Software to website. The information in this application note was previously included in our Year 2000 Compatibility statement (dated September 22, 1998), which has been removed as a link from our home page.
12-04-00 Updated SBE 39 data sheet to indicate that the lithium battery is now standard equipment for the SBE 39.
11-29-00 Added Product Configuration Options and Accessories page, which lists all the standard features and available options for each product, as well as the Sea-Bird part numbers, and contains links to each product's specification sheet. Product Configuration Options and Accessories can be accessed from -- 
11-02-00 Added new product, SBE 48 Hull Temperature Sensor, to website.
Added description of an incompatibility of SBE Data Processing and Windows NT with Active Desktop to the SBE Data Processing and Product Use Tips pages.
10-30-00 Updated Trade Show/Conference page, which can be accessed from the About Sea-Bird page.
10-26-00 Updated Application Note 9: Calculating SEASOFT Coefficients for Sea Tech Fluorometer and WET Labs Flash Lamp Fluorometer (FLF) to reflect available sensors and software.
10-18-00 Added information on SBE Data Processing for Windows (Beta version 1.0). SBE Data Processing can be downloaded from the FTP site. Remember to RELOAD/REFRESH the FTP Site Listing once it appears on your screen. This will retrieve the latest version from the server.
09-26-00 Added description of a minor bug in RS-485 version of SBE 37-SM and 37-SI MicroCAT to the Product Use Tips page.
09-22-00 Updated electronic versions of manuals and reference sheets for SBE 37-IM MicroCAT, SBE 37-SM MicroCAT (RS-232), SBE 37-SI MicroCAT (RS-232), and SBE 39 Temperature (optional pressure) Recorder. Files are in Adobe Acrobat .pdf form, and can be opened if you have Acrobat Reader installed. See Documentation for Downloading to download files.
Updated Application Note 29: Configuring the SBE 19 SEACAT Profiler with Options and Auxiliary Sensors to reflect current configuration options.
09-21-00 Updated SBE 37-IM MicroCAT, SBE 37-SM MicroCAT, and SBE 37-SI MicroCAT datasheets to reflect new Druck pressure sensor.
Added information on the new Druck pressure sensor to the Announcements page.
09-19-00 Updated SBE 39 data sheet to reflect new Druck pressure sensor.
09-18-00 Updated Trade Show/Conference page, which can be accessed from the About Sea-Bird page.
Updated electronic version of SBE 11plus CTD Deck Unit manual. File is in Adobe Acrobat .pdf form, and can be opened if you have Acrobat Reader installed. See Documentation for Downloading to download file.
09-13-00 Updated Application Note 17: Instructions for Use of SBE 14 Remote Depth Readout.
09-12-00 Added Application Note 59: A Load-Bearing Underwater Cable for Hand-Hauled, Real-Time Profiling to website.
09-05-00 Updated Service Request Form.
08-30-00 Updated SBE 45 MicroTSG (Thermosalinograph) datasheet and SBE 45 description on our Shipboard Thermosalinograph page.
Updated electronic version of SBE 45 MicroTSG (Thermosalinograph) manual and data sheet. Files are in Adobe Acrobat .pdf form, and can be opened if you have Acrobat Reader installed. See Documentation for Downloading to download files.
08-29-00 Updated electronic version of SBE 44 Underwater Inductive Modem manual and reference sheet. Files are in Adobe Acrobat .pdf form, and can be opened if you have Acrobat Reader installed. See Documentation for Downloading to download files.
08-25-00 Added information on Sea-Bird's 'Opto-Box' to website.
08-24-00 Added electronic version of Carousel Auto Fire manual. File is in Adobe Acrobat .pdf form, and can be opened if you have Acrobat Reader installed. See Documentation for Downloading to download file.
08-16-00 Added listing for Oceanology International Americas 2001 Conference to Trade Show/Conference page, which can be accessed from the About Sea-Bird page.
Updated Announcement listing, eliminating old announcements.
08-14-00 Corrected part number in Application Note 12-1.
07-18-00 Revised Sales Information instructions to clarify what information is required for a quotation.
06-16-00 Added print versions of specification sheets for downloading. Files are in Adobe Acrobat .pdf form, and can be opened if you have Acrobat Reader installed. Note that these are Acrobat versions of Sea-Bird's printed specification sheets. These Acrobat documents are intended for anyone who may want to print formatted specification sheets. See Instruments by Model Number to download .pdf files.
06-14-00 Added information about Plot39 and how to download it from FTP site.
Added information about downloading floppy disk versions and zip file versions of software on the FTP site.
Added drawing of SBE 16DO to SBE 16DO data sheet.
Corrected SBE 37-SM data sheet, by removing information about outputting salinity and sound velocity directly from the SBE 37-SM. Outputting salinity and sound velocity is available only for RS-485 instruments.
Updated Application Note 11S (Using a Biospherical Surface PAR Light Sensor with the SBE 11plus Deck Unit) and Application Note 47 (Using a Biospherical Instruments Surface PAR Light Sensor with the SBE 33 or SBE 36 Deck Units).
05-31-00 Added references to SBE 3 Temperature Sensor Calibration information.
Added additional information for Seapoint Sensors, Inc.
05-19-00 Revised Application Note 12-1 (Pressure Port Oil Refill Procedure and Nylon Capillary Fitting Replacement).
05-18-00 Added information about how to download SEASOFT for Waves, and added SEASOFT for Waves to software listing.
05-11-00 Updated electronic version of SBE 36/PDIM manual. File is in Adobe Acrobat .pdf form, and can be opened if you have Acrobat Reader installed. See Documentation for Downloading to download file.
05-09-00 Updated Application Note 51, Using a TC Duct on Pumped SBE 19 SEACATs.
05-02-00 Added new product, SBE 46 LCD Display Box.
04-28-00 Added Trade Show/Conference listing, which can be accessed from the About Sea-Bird page.
04-24-00 Updated electronic version of SBE 37-SI (with RS-232 interface) manual and reference sheet. Files are in Adobe Acrobat .pdf form, and can be opened if you have Acrobat Reader installed. See Documentation for Downloading to download files.
04-20-00 Added Product Use Tips, which can be accessed from Sea-Bird's home page, to website.
04-10-00 Added description of SEASOFT to website.
Corrected SBE 45 datasheet and SBE 45 manual (removed optically-isolated from description of RS-232 link).
04-07-00 Added electronic version of SEASOFT manual for downloading. File is in Adobe Acrobat .pdf form, and can be opened if you have Acrobat Reader installed. See Documentation for Downloading to download file.
Removed following manuals from the FTP site: manual.txt (SEASOFT manual in .txt format) and manual.wp (SEASOFT manual in Word Perfect format). Note that the SEASOFT manual is now available as a .pdf file on our website -- see Documentation for Downloading to download file.
04-05-00 Added Software License Agreement and Software Warranty to Software Revisions and FTP Site Information pages.
03-30-00 Added information on SeatermAF V 1.00 to Announcements. SeatermAF can be downloaded from the FTP site. Remember to RELOAD/REFRESH the FTP Site Listing once it appears on your screen. This will retrieve the latest version from the server.
Revised Instructions for Returning Goods to Sea-Bird.
Added electronic versions of SBE 19 manual (in Spanish) and SEASAVE for Windows manual for downloading. Files are in Adobe Acrobat .pdf form, and can be opened if you have Acrobat Reader installed. See Documentation for Downloading to download files.
Removed following manuals from the FTP site: SBE 19 (in Spanish), SEASAVE for Windows, and SBE 26. Note that these manuals are now available as .pdf files on our website -- see Documentation for Downloading to download files.
03-29-00 Revised datasheet for redesigned product, SBE 17plus V2 SEARAM Recorder & Auto Fire Module.
Added electronic versions of SBE 17plus V2 manual and reference sheet for downloading. Files are in Adobe Acrobat .pdf form, and can be opened if you have Acrobat Reader installed. See Documentation for Downloading to download files.
03-24-00 Added Pro-Oceanus Systems, Inc. to list of Other Instrument Manufacturers.
03-21-00 Added electronic versions of manuals and reference sheets for downloading. Files are in Adobe Acrobat .pdf form, and can be opened if you have Acrobat Reader installed. See Documentation for Downloading to download files.
  • Manuals: SBE 9plus, 11plus, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23B, 25, 26, 31, 32, 35, 35RT, 36, 37-IM, 37-SM, 37-SI, 38, 39, 44, 45, and NMEA.
  • Reference Sheets: SBE 37-IM, 37-SM, 37-SI, 44, and 45.
02-23-00 Added new product, SBE 45 MicroTSG (Thermosalinograph), to website.
Added Sitemap, which can be accessed from Sea-Bird's home page, to website.
Added Application Note 58, Sea-Bird DOS-Based Terminal Programs and Microsoft Windows 95/98.
Corrected Application Note 56, Interfacing to RS-485 Sensors. DB29P was corrected to DB25P in Step 4 of the example.
02-22-00 Added Search engine, which can be accessed from Sea-Bird's home page, to website.
02-18-00 Added to the FTP Site folders for downloading SEASAVE and SEATERM onto floppy disks. Note that SEASAVE or SEATERM can still be installed directly on a hard drive by double clicking on its .exe file. Remember to RELOAD/REFRESH the FTP Site Listing once it appears on your screen. This will retrieve the latest version from the server.
02-04-00 Added information on SEATERM V 1.00 to Announcements. SEATERM can be downloaded from the FTP site. Remember to RELOAD/REFRESH the FTP Site Listing once it appears on your screen. This will retrieve the latest version from the server.
02-01-00 Updated SBE 37-IM, SBE 37-SM, and SBE 37-SI MicroCAT specifications and data sheets to reflect new (12-01-99) mechanical design.
Updated SBE 37-SM and 37-SI MicroCAT Comparison sheets (old vs. new mechanical design) to reflect new mounting options.
Added Inductive Modem Products as a category under Brochures and Product Quick Links.
Added Application Note 57 (Connector Care and Cable Installation).
01-26-00 Upgraded SEASAVE version to 1.13. Check revision listing for more details on SEASAVE for WIN95/NT. Remember to RELOAD/REFRESH the FTP Site Listing once it appears on your screen. This will retrieve the latest version from the server.
12-17-99 Revised Application Note #7, Calculation of m and b coefficients for transmissometers.
12-16-99 Added MicroCAT Deployment Advisory
11-09-99 Added Application Note #15, TC Duct Assembly & Plumbing Installation.
10-14-99 Added MicroCAT Mechanical Design Changes.
10-13-99 Added SBE 5M Pump specifications.
07-16-99 Added Application Note #56, Interfacing to RS-485 Sensors.
07-09-99 Revised SBE General Information page. Updated annual sales and number of employees.
07-01-99 Added Spanish Translation of SBE 19 SEACAT manual to FTP site listing, removed Application Note #53.
06-16-99 Revised SBE 39 Specifications, Pressure options, Depth Rating.
05-06-99 Added Inductive Modem System paper titled: Real-Time Oceanography with Inductive Moorings.
05-03-99 Revised Application Note #40, Pump Speed Adjustment, instruction #2 and #5.
04-20-99 Revised return shipping instructions, Item 3: Do not ship via TNT SKYPACK.
04-15-99 Updated LICOR website link; Added Sales Engineer Matt Pillsbury to directory.
03-31-99 Added Application Notes 53:Instructions for Storage and Use of SBE 45 TC Sensors, 54:Entering SEASOFT Coefficients For the Seapoint Fluorometer, and 55:GPIB Interface Board FAQ’s.
03-12-99 Revised Y2K statement page to include software fixes for SBE 19 DATCNV and SBE 26.
03-11-99 Home Page redesign to non-frames; Updated FTP site to include PLOT39 V1.0a (Tab function change).
02-22-99 Added OceanScience to Other Instrument Manufacturer listing.
02-02-99 Upgraded Windows SEASAVE Version to 1.08. Check revision listing for more details. Remember to RELOAD/REFRESH the FTP Site Listing once it appears on your screen. This will retrieve the latest version from the server.
01-14-99 Added SEACAT SBE16: paragraph C to Y2K Statement.
12-23-98 Updated  DOS SEASOFT Version Listing to 4.234.
12-21-98 Upgraded Windows SEASAVE Version to 1.07. Check revision listing for more details. Remember to RELOAD/REFRESH the FTP Site Listing once it appears on your screen. This will retrieve the latest version from the server.
11-25-98