DataBank™ Handheld Datalogger

The DataBank™ Handheld Datalogger is a universal handheld meter, datalogger and power supply which is easy to connect and use. Data, including GPS information, can be stored and downloaded to a PC. Sensor calibration is simplified through continuous sensor readings with results graphically displayed. Sensor power is provided directly from the DataBank™, eliminating the need to connect external batteries. Designed with the customer in mind, the DataBank™ allows one-handed operation – even while wearing gloves.

Product Highlights:

Stores up to 9,999 records and 16 calibrations
Includes auto-gain function
Simplifies sensor calibration
Rugged design
Provides power to the sensor
GPS-enabled for Garmin GPS units with serial and text out functions
Works with Cyclops-7® Submersible Sensors

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• Cyclops-7® Submersible Sensors

DataBank Electrical Specifications
Selectable Sensor Parameters	Voltage: Software selectable 3 to 12 volts Current: 150 mA at 3V to 100 mA at 12V Warm-up Time: 0-25 seconds Gain: 1-4
Inputs	Input Selection: Switch; Differential Voltage, Differential Current or Dual Current Range: 0-5V or 0-25 mA Resolution: 12 bits Sampling Rate: 1000 Hz (bursts); groups of bursts re-averaged @ 30 Hz
Outputs	Two, Open Drain, up to 200 mA @ 15V max (Used primarily for gain selection)
Storage	Non-Volatile, 1280 Kb (9,999 records, 1 record = sensor reading, date, time and location)
Current Draw	Computer: LCD Backlight: Full power ~ 30 mA. Low Power ~ 15 mA
Battery	Type: NiMH rechargable, 4.8 volts, 4,000 mA/Hr. User-replaceable Life: Continuous up to 70 hours (dependant on sensor/settings)
Charge Time	~3 hours (for a fully discharged battery; ambient @ 25 degrees C)
Communications	USB (Standard) RS232 (Optional)
GPS Power	3.3 VDC @ up to 300 mA; If DataBank is off, GPS is self-powered Note: Some GPS units cannot be powered by the DataBank
DataBank Physical Specifications
Size	Main body: 4.6"W x 3.2"H, x 3.4"D, Handle: 4.8" long Overall: 11"H (with handle, strain-relief and connector).
Weight	1.7 lb. (.76 kg) w/o GPS

Cyclops-7 Performance
Linearity: 0.99R²

Application	Minimum Detection Limit	Dynamic Range
CDOM	0.15 ppb 0.5 ppb*	0-1250 ppb 0-5000 ppb*
Chlorophyll in vivo	0.025 μg/L	0-500 μg/L
Fluorescein Dye	0.01 ppb	0-500 ppb
Oil - Crude	0.2 ppb***	0-2700 ppb***
Oil - Fine	2 ppb* 2 ppm****	0-10,000 ppb* >100 ppm****
Optical Brighteners for WasteWater Treatment	0.6 ppb***	0-15,000 ppb***
Phycocyanin (Freshwater Cyanobacteria)	2 ppb^PC	0-40,000 ppb^PC
Phycoerythrin (Marine Cyanobacteria)	0.15 ppb^PE	0-750 ppb^PE
PTSA Dye	0.1 ppb***	0-650 ppb***
Rhodamine Dye	0.01 ppb	0-1000 ppb
Turbidity	0.05 NTU	0-3000 NTU
* 1,5 Napthalene Disulfonic Disodium Salt Quinine Sulfate * PTSA (1,3, 6, 8 - Pyrenetetrasulfonic Acid Tetrasodium Salt) **** BTEX (Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylenes) ^PC Phycocyanin pigment from Prozym dilluted in Deionized water ^PEPhycoerythrin pigment from Prozym dilluted in Deionized water

Cyclops-7 Physical Specifications
Length x Diameter	5.7" x 0.9"; 14.48 x 2.23 cm (SSt or Ti)
	5.7" x 1.25", 14.48 x 3.18 cm (Delrin)
Weight	5.0 oz; 160 gm
Cyclops-7 Environmental Characteristics
Temperature Range	Ambient: 0 to 50 deg C
	Water Temp: -2 to 50 deg C
Depth Range	600 meters
Signal Output	0 - 5 VDC
Supply Voltage Range	3 - 15 VDC
Power Requirements	300mW typical

DataBank Software and Firmware Install or Upgrade: Version 3.06

All customers who purchased the DataBank Handheld Datalogger prior to February 1, 2011 from please upgrade the software and firmware to the latest version 3.06 using the link below.

• DataBank Software and Firmware Version 3.06
• Easy to download - Install or Upgrade Instructions

Please contact our Technical Support department if you have any questions.

Factory-Installed DataBank Options

Part #: 2900-400 GPS Mounting Bracket for Garmin eTrex (includes interface cable)	Part #: 2900-401 GPS Mounting Bracket for Garmin Geko (includes interface cable)	Part #: 2900-940 External Power Option
Databank Accessories

Part #: 2900-151 12V AC Power Supply Car Adapter	Part #: 142-2900 Travel Case (for up to 10m cable)	Part #: 021-2900 RS232 Cable

Part #: 021-2903 USB Cable View Instructions
Calibration Standards & Tracer Dyes

Part #: 10-208 Liquid Rhodamine WT Concentrate, 20% active ingredient, 8 lb bottle MSDS Download	Part #: 6500-120 Rhodamine WT 400 ppb Calibration Standard, includes two 500 mL bottles MSDS Download	Part #: 10-109 Liquid Fluorescein Dye Concentrate, 40% active ingredient, 8 oz bottle MSDS Download

Part #: 10-508 Fluorescein Dye 10 ppb Calibration Standard, includes two 500 mL bottles MSDS Download	Part #: 10-509 Fluorescein Dye 400 ppb Calibration Standard, includes two 500 mL bottles MSDS Download	Part #: 10-108 Liquid Rhodamine WT Concentrate, 20% active ingredient, 8 oz bottle MSDS Download

Part #: 10-609 PTSA 1,3,6,8-pyrene tetrasulfonic acid tetrasodium salt, 400ppb Calibration Standard. Includes two 500 mL bottles. (For use with crude oil, CDOM and optical brighteners optics) MSDS Download	Part #: 2100-900 Cyclops-7 Solid Secondary Standard (for Chlorophyll, Rhodamine, Fluorescein, Phycoerythrin and Phycocyanin only) View Instructions	Part #: 2100-908 Cyclops-7 with Plastic Housing Solid Secondary Standard (for Chlorophyll, Rhodamine, Fluorescein, Phycoerythrin and Phycocyanin only) View Instructions

Part #: 2100-904 Cyclops-7 UV Solid Secondary Standard (for Crude Oil, CDOM, Refined Fuels and Optical Brighteners only) View Instructions	Part #: 2100-905 Cyclops-7 with Plastic Housing UV Solid Secondary Standard (for Crude Oil, CDOM, Refined Fuels and Optical Brighteners only) View Instructions

Part #: 2100-600 Cyclops-7 Flowthrough Cap View Instructions	Part #: 2100-608 Cyclops-7 with Plastic Housing Flowthrough Cap View Instructions	Part #: 2100-701 Cyclops-7 Shade Cap View Instructions

Part #: 10-708 Cyclops-7 with Plastic Housing Shade Cap View Instructions

Happy Birthday, Turner Designs

Turner Designs is celebrating our 40th anniversary on February 18, 2012. We feel proud knowing we continue to offer great instruments and supportive service to a wonderful customer base after 40 years of business. Thank you to all our customers for keeping us strong after all these years together.

General Announcement: Free Ground Shipping Offer Extended

We're happy to announce that we will continue to offer free ground shipping on all orders >$500 within the continental US through 2012.

Secondary Solid Standards now available for UV Sensors

We're excited to introduce a UV Secondary Solid Standard for our Cyclops-7 Submersible Fluorometers. Instrumentation configured for UV analyses typically rely on the use of liquid standards, such as Quinine Sulfate, for ensuring instrument integrity. However, transporting and preparing liquid standards can be tedious and sometimes hazardous. The UV Secondary Solid Standard is compact, light ...

Press Release: Cyclops-7 Submersible Fluorometer now available in Plastic

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Press Release: New Refined Fuels Submersible Fluorometers

Turner Designs now offers Deep UV Optical sensors for detection of Refined Fuels and Oils. Recent developments in LED technology allow for excitation wavelengths down to 260nm. Using BTEX as the standard, the sensors are able to detect as low as 0.1ppm and have a dynamic range of 0 -2500 ppm. Both the Cyclops-7 and C3 Submersible Fluorometers can be purchased with Deep UV optics offering some of t ...

Sea School in Florida Using Turner Designs Fluorometers to Track the Gulf Oil Spill

Sanibel Sea School in Florida is using the Turner Designs Cyclops-7 Submersible Fluorometer configured with crude oil optics and partnered with the DataBank Handheld Datalogger to check for oil in local waters.

Press Release: Fluorometers Specifically Configured to Detect Crude Oil for Tracking the Gulf Oil Spill

Turner Designs is providing in situ and Laboratory Fluorometers specifically configured to detect Crude Oil for tracking the Gulf Oil spill. Equipment being deployed includes the C3 Submersible Fluorometer, as specified in the USCG SMART protocol; the Cyclops-7 Submersible Crude Oil sensor with the DataBank, our handheld datalogger; and the Trilogy Laboratory Fluorometer for discrete ...

Press Release: New Low-Wavelength Cyclops-7 Submersible Fluorometer

Turner Designs announces a new low-wavelength Cyclops-7 Submersible Fluorometer for detection of Refined Oils and Fuels. Recent developments in LED technology allow for excitation wavelengths down to 260nm. These new Deep UV LEDs enable detection of a broad range of refined oils and fuels. Using BTEX as the standard, the C7 is able to detect as low as 0.1ppm over a dynamic range >250ppm. ...

Press Release: New DataBank Handheld Datalogger

Turner Designs now offers the DataBank, a universal Handheld Datalogger that can be used with our Cyclops-7 Submersible Sensors. Up to 9,999 records and 16 can be stored and downloaded to a PC. The DataBank has internal memory enabling unattended datalogging at intervals from 1 second to 4 days. Sensor power is provided directly from the DataBank, eliminating the need to connect to external ba ...

The Databank Handheld Datalogger paired with a Cyclops-7 Sensor enables easy data collection.

Available User-Changeable Cyclops-7 Sensors
• Blue Green Algae
(cyanobacteria - marine or freshwater)
• CDOM/FDOM
• Chlorophyll In Vivo
• Crude Oil
• Fluorescein Dye
• Optical Brighteners
(Wastewater Treatment)
• PTSA Dye
• Refined Fuels
• Rhodamine WT Dye
• Turbidity
• Custom Optics

Cyclops-7 Housing Options
• Stainless Steel
• Titanium
• Plastic*
• Plastic with Titanium Connector*

Titanium and Plastic withstand corrosion better than stainless steel and are recommended for stationary deployments in highly corrosive environments.

*Plastic housing has a larger diameter than stainless steel and titanium