Valeport va500 Operating Manual page 3

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1 INTRODUCTION
The VA500 altimeter has been designed with the objective of providing an accurate, reliable
and robust measurement of range from surface and underwater platforms. State of the art
signal processing offers unrivalled range and performance from a 500kHz transducer.
Millimetre precision, 0.1m – 100m range, RS232/RS485/0-5V & 0-10V analogue outputs with
a wide range power supply address the needs of the ROV, AUV and Hydrographic
community in a compact, robust package.
The option of integrating a high accuracy pressure sensor (0.01%) as used in the MiniIPS
offers an unbeatable package for your underwater positioning requirements.
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