C6™ Multi-Sensor Platform
The C6™ Multi-Sensor Platform integrates up to six Cyclops-7® fluorescence and turbidity sensors for extended or short-term deployments. The C6™ provides individual automatic gain control, calibration, digital data reporting and datalogging for each Cyclops-7® sensor. Each C6 comes with factory-installed temperature and pressure sensors. C-Soft Windows™ based user interface allows for intuitive calibration, datalogging set up, and file downloading. Existing Cyclops-7® users can easily install their sensors onto the C6™ Multi-Sensor Platform.
Product Highlights:Six Ports Available for Cyclops-7® Sensors
Pressure and Depth Integrated
Fast Sampling Rate
Windows™ Based User Interface with Data Management
Robust Memory - Over 64,000 data lines!
Field installable mechanical wiper allows for extended deployments
Depth Rating up to 600 meters
Product Highlights:
- Specs
- Documentation & Tech Notes
- Case Studies
- Accessories/Spares
- Related Products
- News
- Purchase
- FAQ
- Software/Firmware
C6 Multi-Sensor Platform Specifications
| C6 Physical Specifications | |
| Weight in Air | 2.74 kg ; 6.0 lbs. |
| Length | 25.8 cm ; 10.2 in |
| Length with Sensors Attached | 33.8 cm ; 13.3 in |
| Diameter | 10.2 cm; 4.0 in |
| Material | 316 Stainless Steel; Delrin |
| Temperature | -2 to 50 degrees C. |
| Depth | 0 to 600 meters |
| C6 Electrical Specifications | |
| Output | Digital (ASCII) |
| Interface | RS232 Interface |
| Minimum Sample Interval | 1 Second |
| Minimum Power Supply | 8 to 30 volts; 10 watts |
| Maximum Current Draw at 12 volts | |
| - operational - sleep mode |
200 mA 3 mA |
| Cyclops-7 Performance | ||
| Linearity: 0.99R2 |
| Application | Minimum Detection Limit | Dynamic Range |
| CDOM/FDOM | 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 | 10 ppb* 10 ppm**** |
>10,000 ppb* >100 ppm**** |
| Optical Brighteners | 0.6 ppb*** | 0-15,000 ppb*** |
| Phycocyanin (Freshwater Cyanobacteria) |
2 ppbPC | 0-40,000 ppbPC |
| Phycoerythrin (Marine Cyanobacteria) |
0.15 ppbPE | 0-750 ppbPE |
| PTSA Dye | 0.1 ppb*** | 0-650 ppb*** |
| Rhodamine Dye | 0.01 ppb | 0-1000 ppb |
| Tryptophan | 3 ppb | >20,000 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 Prozyme diluted in Deionized water PE Phycoerythrin pigment from Prozyme diluted in Deionized water |
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| Cyclops-7 Physical Dimensions | |
| 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; 142 grams |
| 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 |
C6 Multi-Sensor Platform Documentation & Tech Notes
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• Datasheet
• User Manual
• Quick Start Guide
• Cyclops-7 Optical Specification Guide
• Cable Guide
• Battery Life Calculator
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• Datasheet
• User Manual
• Quick Start Guide
• Cyclops-7 Optical Specification Guide
• Cable Guide
• Battery Life Calculator
C6 Multi-Sensor Platform Case Studies
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Monitoring Platform Protects Penobscot Indian Nation, Culture
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Knysna Basin Project Utilizes C6 Multi-Sensor Platform with Chlorophyll and Turbidity Sensors
C6 Multi-Sensor Platform Accessories & Spare Parts
| Available Cyclops-7 Sensors (Integrate up to 6 per C6 unit) |
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Available Sensors for C6
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C6 Accessories
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C6 Cables & Boosters
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C6 Calibration Standards & Dyes
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C6 Multi-Sensor Platform News
Turner Designs News – March 2013
Another 6 months have flown by and it’s time to touch base with you, our wonderful customers. It’s always amazing how quickly time passes and a challenge to pick the highlights to tell you. Posting news on our Web pages, Facebook & Twitter reaches many of you, but for others our newsletter is when you hear our updates. Hopefully you’ll find the news we’re sharing to be useful. We like ...
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Case Study: Knysna Basin Project Utilizes C6 Multi-Sensor Platform with Chlorophyll and Turbidity Sensors
Rhodes University Field Station is an adjunct of the Department of Zoology and Entomology. The University Department has made considerable advances in estuarine and oceanic studies over many years that have appeared in international peer reviewed journals. It is sited in the coastal town of Knysna, 400 km west of the university in Grahamstown. Estuarine research as such was initiated during my ten ...
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Press Release: 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 ...
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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.
New Student Travel Stipend Awards Program
Turner Designs is excited to announce we are now granting travel stipend awards to students who present a paper or poster referencing their use of Turner Designs equipment. This opportunity is separate from our instrument donation program which will continue to award AquaFluor Handheld Fluorometer/Turbidimeters biannually in July and December.
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 ...
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Press Release: Free Shipping and Handling Offer
We're offering FREE ground shipping and handling on all orders >$500 shipping within the continental US though 2010. Request a quote
Turner Designs is on Facebook!
We’ll be posting new product announcements and hope to see lots of comments from all our friends. We included a museum of instrumentation showing 38 years of our fluorometers in use -- please upload your photos showing our instruments in action. Under Discussions, we encourage your input on additional applications or future instrumentation you’d like us to provide. Please find us on Facebook t ...
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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.
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Press Release: C6 Multi-Sensor Platform now has Digital Data Output
The submersible C6 Multi-Sensor Platform, introduced in 2006, integrates up to six field-interchangeable Cyclops-7 fluorometers and/or turbidity sensors. And now the C6 is available with digital data output for integration with third party platforms. The C-Soft Windows-based user interface allows for intuitive calibration, data logging, and data management. And ...
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Press Release: New C6 Multi-Sensor Platform that integrates up to six Cyclops-7 optical sensors
Turner Designs announces the new C6 Multi-Sensor Platform designed for extended or short-term deployments. The C6 can be configured with up to 6 interchangeable Turner Designs' Cyclops-7 fluorescence and turbidity sensors. Each C6 comes with a factory installed temperature and pressure sensor and a depth rating of 600 meters. The C6 Windows™ based user interface allows for intuitive calibrat ...
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What are the depth sensor and temperature probe specifications for the C6?
Where can I find information about the Cyclops applications and optical specifications?
Do I need to do anything special to the C6 cables and connectors?
Where can I find instructions on how to use the Solid Secondary Standard with the Cyclops on my C6?
I purchased a pigtail cable with my C6, how does it need to be wired?
I am planning on deploying my C6 with the submersible battery. How many readings will I get?
I am having trouble getting C-Soft to initialize when opening it, what should I do?
How do I enable ASCII data output from my C6?
Why can't I enable ASCII data output from my C6?
Where can I purchase turbidity standards for the C6?
What preventative maintenance or care should always be done before deploying my C6?
Mysteries of the Solid Secondary Standard Revealed
What are the advantages of fluorescence measurement?
I have heard that fluorescence is temperature sensitive. Can I correct my data to compensate for this?
I am conducting a stream study and I need a Dye Injection Pump. Does Turner Designs sell these?
What variables will effect the linearity of a sample?
How does photochemical decay effect fluorescence?
What factors influence in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence?
What is the Max acid ratio (FM) and why is it important?
Available User-Changeable Cyclops-7 Sensors
(the C6 can host up to 6 sensors)
• Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria)
- Phycocyanin (Freshwater)
- Phycoerythrin (Marine)
• CDOM/FDOM
• Chlorophyll In Vivo
• Fluorescent Dye Tracing
- Fluorescein
- PTSA
- Rhodamine WT
• Hydrocarbons
- Crude Oil
- Refined Fuels
• Turbidity
• Wastewater Monitoring
- Optical Brighteners
- Tryptophan
• Custom optics
(the C6 can host up to 6 sensors)
• Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria)
- Phycocyanin (Freshwater)
- Phycoerythrin (Marine)
• CDOM/FDOM
• Chlorophyll In Vivo
• Fluorescent Dye Tracing
- Fluorescein
- PTSA
- Rhodamine WT
• Hydrocarbons
- Crude Oil
- Refined Fuels
• Turbidity
• Wastewater Monitoring
- Optical Brighteners
- Tryptophan
• Custom optics