Andy,

What's the purpose of measuring the water in the ballast tank?

Given the initial volume of air (which I hope is constant in your situation),
the volume of water will change as the air pressure changes (or vice versa,
depending on your field of view).  So a pressure-based system should be
adequate.  And the pressure will exactly correspond to sub depth.

Why not use one of Skip's ADCs?

Andy

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