Q330S, Serious Product for Serious Science. Ultra-low Power Portable Broadband Data Acquisition Recording Systems with Removable USB Thumb Drive Solid State Media; up to 2 x16 Bbyte of Memory

The Q330S™ will be introduced to our seismic community at the upcoming European Seismic Commission (ESC 2008) meeting in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, 7-12 September,  2008.

The Q330 S™ is a product that offers a serious performance for serious science and represents a new standard for ultra-low power and portable broad-band data recording.  With power consumption less than 600mW for 3 channels of acquisition, with up to 2 x 16 GByte of field removable USB ThumbDrive storage, this advanced data acquisition system incorporates Quanterra's leading, proven broad-band technology with the right time on your data, communications, sensor calibration and control. The Q330S is an excellent choice for autonomous portable recording applications, as well as permanent real-time seismic, infrasound, hydro-acoustic, structure, and volcano monitoring networks.
 
The Q330 S™ includes Quanterra's own patented* ultra-low-power 3/6 channel delta-sigma 24-bit analog front end, a DSP/RAM module, field removable 2 x 4 Gbyte (standard) USB ThumbDrive storage rated for operation from -40C to +65C (standard), two 100Base-T Ethernet ports, built-in GPS receiver, and a telemetry management module streamlined for efficient IP network connectivity.

The (FDSN, http://www.fdsn.org/) MSEED data recorded by the Q330S™ are immediately readable as removable media on PC, Mac, and Linux/Unix computers with no special drivers. The recorded data are also accessible remotely using standard protocols including http and ftp. No special software tools are required to access the data on USB media.

Unlike many other recording systems in the marketplace, the Q330S™ comes with Internet savvy communications and security and robustness for field applications. It is cost-effective and quality-consistent, with simple installation and maintenance requirements. The Q330’s exemplary performance and communication robustness powers USArray’s 400+ station network. See: http://anf.ucsd.edu/stations.php

To learn more about Quanterra’s new product, the ultra-high resolution Q330S™(http://www.kinemetrics.com/p-79-Q330S.aspx) and the new Granite family of products and Antelope Environmental Monitoring System software, please visit the Kinemetrics booth at the ESC 2008 meeting in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, 7-12 Sept. 2008.

*(US Patent 4866442, Japan Patent 2787445, others pending)

*International Federation of Digital broadband Seismograph Networks (FDSN, http://www.fdsn.org/) Standard for the Exchange of Earthquake Data (MSEED, http://www.iris.washington.edu/manuals/SEED_chpt1.htm)

For more information on the Kinemetrics Aspen Networking System Solution, Q330HR, Q330, PB14F, Q4120, Q680, Granite, Etna, and other products; the Antelope mission-critical software solution for environmental monitoring networks, or VSAT solution please check 
http://www.kinemetrics.com/p-41-Aspen.aspx 
http://www.kinemetrics.com/p-37-Products.aspx
http://www.kinemetrics.com/p-145-Antelope.aspx

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