OpenMetBuoy

Applications in Oceanography, Polar Science and more

The OpenMetBuoy is an open-source wave-monitoring instrument with Iridium satellite link. The OpenMetBuoy was designed to create impact in many fields such as oceanography and polar science. It makes in-situ data streaming cheaper and more customizable than ever before.

• Dimensions: 120x120x90mm
• Artemis Global Tracker
• Iridium 9603N Short Burst data modem
• U-blox ZOE-M8Q GNSS receiver
• Iridium / GPS / Glonass passive antenna
• Adafruit ISM330DHCX - 6 DoF IMU
• Magnetic reed switch to deactivate during transport
• Space for 8 temperature sensors on carrier board
• Space for supercapacitors on carrier board

• OpenMetBoy LABmaker Carrier Board (populated)
• PC Enclosure IP67
• Sparkfun Artemis Global Tracker
• STEVAL-MKI207V1 adapter with ISM330DHCX
• Iridium Antenna with an interface cable (25cm)
• Pololu 3.3V voltage regulator
• Sparkfun Qwiic power switch
• Sparkfun flexible Qwiic cable - 100mm
• 2 x D-cell battery holder
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  1x USB-C cable
  
  

Please note that the batteries are NOT included in the set.

The product is available for shipment within 2 weeks from ordering.

J Rabault, T Nose, G Hope, M Müller, Ø Breivik, J Voermans, LR Hole, P Bohlinger, T Waseda, T Kodaira, T Katsuno, M Johnson, G Sutherland, M Johansson, KH Christensen, A Garbo , A Jensen, O Gundersen, A Marchenko, A Babanin. (2022) OpenMetBuoy-v2021: an easy-to-build, affordable, customizable, open-source instrument for oceanographic measurements of drift and waves in sea ice and the open ocean. MDPI