YSI ProDSS smart sensors give your multiparameter meter the flexibility to measure a wide range of key water quality parameters. These digital smart sensors are automatically recognized by the ProDSS handheld and store their calibration data internally, making setup faster and reducing field downtime.
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Sensor Specifications:
| Parameter (units) | Sensor Type | Range | Accuracy | Resolution | Calibration | Max. Depth |
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Dissolved Oxygen (% saturation) |
Optical Luminescence - Lifetime Method | 0 to 500% | 0 to 200% (±1% of reading or 1% air saturation, whichever is greater) 200% to 500% (±8% of reading) |
0.1% or 1% air saturation (user selectable) | 1 or 2 points | 100 m |
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Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L, ppm) temp comp range -5 to 50°C |
Optical Luminescence - Lifetime Method | 0 to 50 mg/L | 0 to 20 mg/L (±0.1 mg/L or 1% of reading, whichever is greater) 20 – 50 mg/L (±8% of reading) |
0.1 or 0.01 mg/L (user selectable) | 1 or 2 points (user selectable) | 100 m |
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Temperature (°C, °F, K) |
Thermistor; Combination Sensor with Conductivity | -5 to 70°C (23 to 158°F) | ±0.2°C | 0.1°C or 0.1°F (user selectable) | None | 100 m |
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Turbidity (FNU, NTU) |
Nephelometric - Optical, 90° Scatter | 0 to 4000 FNU | 0 to 999 (0.3 or ±2% of reading, whichever is greater) 1000 to 4000 (±5% of reading) |
0.1 FNU | 1, 2, or 3 points (user selectable) | - |
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Conductivity* (µS, mS) |
Four Nickel Electrode Cell | 0-100 mS/cm | 0 to 100 mS/cm (±0.5% of reading or 0.001 mS/cm, whichever is greater) 100 to 200 mS/cm (±1% of reading) |
0.001, 0.01 or 0.1 mS/cm (range dependent) | 1 point | 100 m |
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Specific Conductance (µS, mS) |
Calculated from Conductivity and Temperature | 0 to 200 mS/cm | ±0.5% of reading or 0.001 mS/cm, whichever is greater | 0.001, 0.01, 0.1 mS/cm | 1 point | - |
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Resistivity (ohm-cm, kohm-cm, Mohm-cm) |
Calculated from Conductivity and Temperature | 0 to 2 Mohms | ±0.1% Full Scale | 0.001, 0.01, 0.1 ohms | - | - |
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Salinity (ppt, PSU) |
Calculated from Conductivity and Temperature | 0 to 70 ppt | ±1.0% of reading or ±0.1 ppt, whichever is greater | 0.01 ppt | 1 point | - |
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Water Density (Sigma, Sigma T) |
Sigma is Calculated from Salinity, Temperature, and Pressure Sigma T is Calculated from Salinity and Temperature |
0.0 to 50.0 sigma, sigma T | - | 0.1 sigma or sigma T | - | - |
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pH (mV, pH units) |
Glass Bulb Combination Electrode; Ag/AgCl Reference Gel | 0 to 14 units | ±0.2 units | 0.01 units | 1, 2, or 3 points (user selectable) | 100 m |
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ORP (mV) |
Platinum Button; Ag/AgCl Reference | --1999 to +1999 mV | ±20 mV | 0.1 mV | 1 point | 100 m |
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Ammonium** (NH4-N mg/L, NH4-N mV) ammonia with pH sensor |
Ion Selective Electrode | 0 to 200 mg/L NH4-N | ±10% of reading or 2 mg/L, whichever is greater | 0.01 mg/L | 1, 2, or 3 point (user selectable) |
20 m |
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Ammonia*** (NH3-N mg/L) |
Calculated from Ammonium, Temperature, Salinity and pH | 0 to 200 mg/L NH4-N | - | 0.01 mg/L | - | - |
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Nitrate** (NO3-N mg/L, NO3-N mV) |
Ion Selective Electrode | 0 to 200 mg/L NO3-N | ±10% of reading or 2 mg/L, whichever is greater | 0.01 mg/L | 1, 2, or 3 point (user selectable) |
20 m |
| Chloride** | Ion Selective Electrode | 0 to 1000 mg/L Cl | ±15% of reading or 5 mg/L, whichever is greater | 0.01 mg/L | 1, 2, or 3 point (user selectable) |
20 m |
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Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) (mg/L, kg/L, g/L) |
Calculated from Conductivity and Temperature | 0 to 100 g/L | User-Selectable TDS Multiplier (0.30 to 1.00; 0.65 default) | 0.001, 0.01, 0.1g/L | - | - |
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Total Suspended Solids (TSS) (mg/L) |
Correlated from Turbidity Field Measurements and Lab TSS Measurements from Grab Samples | 0 to 30000 mg/L | Calculated from Turbidity and User-Entered Correlation Points | 0.01, 0.1 mg/L | - | - |
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Chlorophyll (RFU or µg/L chl) |
Optical Luminescence | 0 to 100 RFU or 0 to 400 µg/L chl | Linearity: r2 ≥ 0.999 for Rhodamine WT across full range | 0.01 RFU or 0.01 µg/L chl | 2 point | - |
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Phycocyanin (RFU or µg/L PC) |
Optical Luminescence | 0 to 100 RFU or 0 to 100 µg/L PC | Linearity: r2 ≥ 0.999 for Rhodamine WT across full range | 0.01 RFU or 0.01 µg/L PC | 2 point | - |
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Phycoerythrin (RFU or µg/L PE) |
Optical Luminescence | 0 to 100 RFU or 0 to 280 µg/L PE | Linearity: r2 ≥ 0.999 for Rhodamine WT across full range | 0.01 RFU or 0.01 µg/L PE | 2 point | - |
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Depth (m, ft) |
Pressure Transducer | 0 to 100 m (0 to 328 ft) | ±0.004 m (±0.013 ft) for 1, 4 and 10-m cables ±0.04 m (±0.13 ft) for cables 20-m and longer |
0.001 m or 0.01 ft | 1 point | - |
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Barometer (mmHg, inHg, mbar, psi, kPa, ATM) |
Piezoresistive | 375 to 825 mmHg | ±1.5 mmHg from 0 to 50°C | 0.1 mmHg | 1 point | - |
* Derived parameters can include resistivity, salinity, specific conductance, and total dissolved solids
**ISE sensors for freshwater only; 20-meter maximum depth
*** Ammonia calculated from ammonium, temp, salinity, and pH