Interface Boxes

Sea-Bird manufactures several types of Interface Box, designed for use with specific products and for specific applications. Depending on application, an Interface Box includes a combination of the following functions:

• RS-232 to RS-232 junction.
• Optical-isolation — protects the CTD from electrical noise and possible accelerated corrosion caused by ground loop current. This may be necessary for applications where real-time data is transmitted to the ship or the instrument is powered from the ship. Some Sea-Bird instruments (such as the SBE 25) include internal opto-isolation, and therefore do not require an Interface Box for optical isolation.
• NMEA Interface — interfaces with a navigation system to append latitude, longitude, and time data to the CTD data stream.
• Remote Temperature Interface — interfaces with a remote temperature sensor to append remote temperature data to the CTD data stream.
• AC to DC Power — converts AC power to DC power appropriate for the instrument.
• DC to DC Power — converts DC power to DC power appropriate for the instrument.

All of our interface boxes have a five-year limited warranty.

USES

An Interface Box comes standard with the following instruments:

An Interface Box may be used with the following instruments:

Consult Sea-Bird with your application details.