McLane Phytoplankton Sampler

McLane Labs at the Forefront of the US National Aquatic eDNA Strategy Launch

McLane Research Laboratories is ideally positioned to support the June 2024 announcement of the US National Aquatic Environmental DNA Strategy by the National Science and Technology Council. The integration of environmental DNA (eDNA) in aquatic research and management offers a transformative approach to biodiversity assessment, conservation, and ecological monitoring. As an innovator of advanced time
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McLane joins URI on unique PPS deployment

McLane GM Jonathan Mogul recently accompanied University of Rhode Island (URI) researchers to deploy a Particle and Phytoplankton sampler (PPS) on a custom-designed buoy in Quonset Bay, RI. Researchers from URI’s Davies Lab utilized a relatively small boat and two scuba divers to hang the PPS on the side of the buoy just below the
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McLane Samplers in Ocean Networks Canada Cabled Observatory

A recent Oceanography feature article, “New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration” highlights an expedition to maintain, upgrade and expand over 24 instruments at Ocean Networks Canada’s (ONC) offshore cabled observatory. Several McLane samplers were among the instruments maintained by the E/V Nautilus team during the 14-day expedition. The samplers’ ongoing deployments are part of key experiments
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Teledyne Impulse Cables/Connectors on McLane Instruments End of Support

If your McLane Sampler or Profiler is 8 years old or more, now is a good time to check your connectors and cables. Due to changes in the connector industry, McLane can no longer supply replacements for ANY Teledyne Impulse cables and connectors on our Samplers and Profilers. Teledyne Impulse connectors were commonly used on
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McLaneTerm Connects Instruments from Antarctica

McLaneTerm, the terminal emulation program developed by McLane, recently demonstrated the power of its remote connection tool when McLane instruments in  Antarctica successfully connected with McLane engineers in East Falmouth, MA. The remote connection was established from a McMurdo station Long-Term Ecological Research (MCM LTER)  site during preparation for an upcoming deployment under the ice
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Summer Hands-On Learning at McLane

School may be out, but hands-on learning is the summer theme here at McLane. Customers from Alaska, Canada, and Oregon have traveled to our office for the product training included at no charge with their instrument purchase. As customers have prepared for IFCB, RAS, PPS and ITP, deployment success, our summer interns have gained first-hand
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5 Tips for Drop-in Batteries

  RAS and PPS samplers now have drop-in battery holders for user-replaceable “D” cell alkaline batteries. Sediment Traps have drop-in battery holders for “C” cell alkaline batteries. Whichever battery size, consider these best practices for deploying a sampler using alkaline batteries: • Use only high quality brands. McLane includes one set of Duracell™ batteries with a new instrument. •
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Download McLaneTerm for your Sampler or Profiler

Download McLaneTerm to use with your McLane sampler or profiler.  McLaneTerm provides the following: Replaces MotoCross and Crosscut terminal emulation. Ships with new McLane instruments. Operates on both Windows®* and Mac* systems. Works with McLane samplers and profilers that use terminal emulation. Supports firmware updates for all types of McLane controllers. Remote feature allows technical support to see what
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RAS and PPS Perform Vent Sampling at OOI Cable Array

As part of National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Regional Cable Array, customized Remote Access Samplers (RAS) and Phytoplankton Samplers (PPS) are installed at the largest volcano off the Washington-Oregon coast (Axial Seamount) to sample hydrothermal vent fluids. The RAS and PPS were modified by Dr. David Butterfield (Univ. of Washington) and engineers at NOAA-PMEL and UW Applied Physics Lab for
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6 Tips to Resolve Instrument Communication Problems

Here are 6 ways to troubleshoot an instrument communication problem: Check for incorrect MotoCross communication settings. Restart MotoCross. Ensure that batteries are not dead, unplugged, or installed incorrectly. Inspect USB adapters and confirm that drivers are installed. Verify that MotoCross is not transmitting control characters. Establish that the electrical connection is functioning. Customer toolkits will
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