If you’re looking for a device that records your dive profile in extraordinary detail and accuracy, with programmable intervals, and your dive computer simply doesn’t do the job, then perhaps you should look at the Sensus Dive Data Recorder.
Manufactured by ReefNet a Canadian scuba software and electronics company the Sensus Ultra Dive Data recorder is a miniature device that attaches to your scuba gear that stores up to 2000 hours of dive profiles in an easy-to-access USB flash memory device. Using a 10 second sampling interval user configurable from 1 second to over 18 hours, with programmable activation depth, and end timer, the Sensus Ultra is an excellent alternative to expensive dive computers and download kits, that offers better precision, information and software than most dive computers. The Maximum working depth of the Sensus is 500 feet (152m), and temperatures of -20 C to +40 C (-4 F to 104 F)
featured above the Sensus Ultra Dive Data Recorder available at Leisurepro.com
The Sensus Ultra Data Recorder comes equipped with a sophisticated yet easy-to-use software called Sensus Manager compatible for Windows, Mac, Linux or Palm and Pocket PC’s , where profile data from the recorder can be quickly downloaded using the USB cable in a few seconds. Data such as sampling Interval, dive time, depth, both average depth and maximum dive depth, temperature, ascent rate, and even calculates your SAC Rate when Scuba Tank Pressure is entered. Sensus Manager generates a convenient logbook-style dive summary and charts your dive profile which can be exported into a spreadsheet or word document.
So why would one need a separate device to record dive profile information when a dive computer already does this? For recreational divers, If you already have a dive computer that provides you with profiling that you are satisfied with, then a Sensus Data Recorder may not be the device for you, unless you wish to have a backup, or hand your buddy one when sharing a dive computer between you to accurately track profiles, or if you are not happy with the profiling information that your current computer gives you.
The Sensus Ultra Dive Data Recorder is not a dive computer and is a specialized dive profile recording device and offers a much more accurate and user customizable interface to capture dive details in a fraction of the cost of a dive computer. The applications for the Sensus extend to more than just recreational diving; Scientists or marine researchers can use this device to monitor long-term ocean temperatures, animal tagging, tidal research etc. Free Divers can use the Sensus to get a detailed recording of their training profiles; Fishermen use the Sensus in their nets to profile fishing net depths. Dive Instructors could use the Sensus as a cheaper alternative to a dive computer for their students to monitor their profiles, ascent rate, and review in post dive briefings, where their profiles can be compared against the Dive Master’s computer. Technical divers and recreational divers can ensure basic dive logging and use the information in case emergency medical treatment is required just like a Black Box flight recorder used in aircraft.
The product featured in this article, the Sensus Ultra Dive Data Recorder is currently available at LeisurePro.com
