Applied Microsystems announced the launch of P•Xchange™, the oceanographic industry's first field-swappable pressure sensor.  P•Xchange™ follows the launch of its predecessor SV•Xchange™ roughly one year ago at Oceanology 2008 in London, United Kingdom.

Each Xchange™ sensor will contain its own embedded calibration, meaning that individual sensor heads can be moved from instrument-to-instrument without recalibration. This flexibility promises to dramatically alter the way that users interact with their instruments.

With the introduction of P•Xchange™, sound velocity profilers such as Applied Microsystems' Minos SVP  no longer need to be returned to a service centre for recalibration.  Similarly, individual instruments will have the ability to be reconfigured on the fly to operate at varying depths.  For example, one profiler could be equipped with two P•Xchange™ sensors, one for deployments to 200m and the other for deployments to 4000m.  This ability to change pressure sensors on the fly will assure maximum accuracy and resolution of pressure data. 

Finally, spare sensors can be used on multiple instruments, dramatically reducing the cost of system redundancy.

Field-swappable sensor heads mean that any organization - end user, distributor, agent, or OEM - has the ability to become a recalibration centre without the extensive calibration infrastructure previously required.

Applied Microsystems is based outside of Victoria, Canada and designs and delivers ocean instrumentation - primarily CTDs and sound velocimeters - to oceanographic and hydrographic customers.

For more information on P•Xchange™ please contact sales@AppliedMicrosystems.com