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Page 1: User's Guide
USER MANUAL SnP Meter - Model SL-3101 ™ (Version 1.00) Last Revision: SL/Manuals/Specialty/SL3101_09/2017 100 East Glenside Avenue • Glenside, PA 19038 • USA • P 1.215.517.8700 • F 1.215.517.8747 www.solarlight.com • info@solarlight.com • www.youtube.com/user/SolarLightCoInc... - Page 2 Solar Light Company, Inc. © 2009 Solar Light Company. All rights reserved. 100 E. Glenside Ave Glenside, PA 19038 tel: 215/ 517-8700 fax: 215/ 517-8747 US Patent Numbers 5,946,641 and 5,790,432 ProComm is a registered trademark of Symantec Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Solar Light Company, Inc. Contents USER'S GUIDE CONTENTS INTRODUCTION SL-3101 DESIGN CONCEPT AJOR FEATURES URRENTLY SUPPORTED SENSORS QUICK START ETER PERATION ISPLAYING ALCULATED VALUES SL-3101 EASURING WITH CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ISPLAY EYPAD UDIBLE SIGNALS RROR MESSAGES SETUP ETER SETUP “T”... - Page 4 Solar Light Company, Inc. ATA LOGGING ATA PROCESSING INTERFACES ENSOR INTERFACE ERIAL AND EXTENSION PORT IGITAL CONTROL LINES TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING ETER CALIBRATION TABLE OF FIGURES INDEX...
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Page 5: Introduction
Solar Light Company, Inc. Introduction SL-3101 The Personal Measurement Assistant Model is a sophisticated measuring instrument that combines the user-friendliness of simple meters. SL-3101 Design Concept The combination of simplicity of use and enhanced features was possible thanks to the implementation of microprocessor technology and an innovative architecture. -
Page 6: Major Features
Solar Light Company, Inc. SL-3101 Upon connection of a sensor the identifies it, downloads the contents of the sensor’s memory into the operating memory, updates its setup and executes the downloaded code, if appropriate. SL-3101 This approach allows for an unlimited number of sensors to be supported by the . -
Page 7: Quick Start
Solar Light Company, Inc. Quick Start SL-3101 While sophisticated and powerful, the is a user-friendly instrument allowing for simple “plug-and-play” operation. Meter Operation 1. To operate the meter, simply connect the sensors. 2. Turn the meter on by pressing the On/Off key. -
Page 8: Measuring With Sl-3101
Solar Light Company, Inc. Measuring with SL-3101 SL-3101 To perform measurements with a the following steps should be followed: 1. Power ON the SL-3101 by pressing the On/Off button. If the meter does not respond attach the optional external power supply. The unit will be powered ON whenever connected to the external power supply. -
Page 9: Controls And Indicators
Solar Light Company, Inc. Controls and Indicators Display When the meter is turned ON, it displays a start-up screen, Figure 2, while performing the hardware test. The software version number of the meter is briefly displayed. Version:1.26 Then, the display goes into the "data mode". If a sensor is attached, the measurement results are shown in Figure 3. -
Page 10: Keypad
Solar Light Company, Inc. The instantaneous reading is displayed with the currently selected units to the right of the measurement result. If alternative units are available, pressing the Units key will convert the result to alternative units. They can be selected by pressing the Units repeatedly. After the last unit selection is reached, pressing the Units key will bring the display back to the initial unit selection. -
Page 11: Audible Signals
Solar Light Company, Inc. The Zero key will zero any offset for the sensor. This function is also useful for relative measurements between two sources. The Set 100% key is inactive on this model. Audible Signals Certain conditions cause a generation of an audible signal to attract the user’s attention. The conditions generating an audible signal are listed in Table 1. -
Page 12: Setup
Solar Light Company, Inc. Setup SL-3101 Ver:1.26 2008 S/N:01234 9/23/2008 10:36:19 T - Set time hh:mm:ss D - Set date mm/dd/yy O - Toggle RS232 data printing Figure 7 setup screen for the SL-3101 meter. Meter Setup Real time clock and calendar: Function “T” and “D”... -
Page 13: Rs232 Data Printing: Function "O
Solar Light Company, Inc. RS232 data printing: Function “O” The RS232 data printing function allows the user to display and/or capture the data from the sensor to a file via RS232. Follow steps 1-4 in the Real time clock and calendar section for the computer connection and display. - Page 14 Solar Light Company, Inc. Human perception of light follows two distinct spectral response curves, depending on the light level. The spectral response curve that dominates during typical daytime conditions is the photopic response curve, and results from the “cones” in human eyes. During very...
- Page 15 Solar Light Company, Inc. 2. S/P ratio The factor S/P is the ratio of scotopic luminous quantity to photopic luminous quantity for the lamp spectral power distribution. From a given photopic quantity, the analogous scotopic quantity can be found by multiplying the photopic quantity by the value of the S/P ratio.
- Page 16 Solar Light Company, Inc. 3500 kelvin (K), and 2950 initial rated (photopic) lumens. Lamp B would have CCT of 5000 K and 2800 initial rated (photopic) lumens. The choice of lamp is generally made on grounds of luminous efficacy, which favors lamp A.
- Page 17 Brightness figure calculation: Brightness = P* (S/P) 5. Displaying the calculated values on the Solar Light SL-3101 Press the “Calc” key to display the Visual Effectiveness, Brightness and S/P Ratio calculated values. The display will cycle through the set of values by pressing the “Calc”...
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Page 18: Data Management
Solar Light Company, Inc. Data Management Data Logging The SL-3101 does not have internal data logging capability. However, the SL-3101 can transmit data by RS232 serial interface. The SL-3101 can be connected to a PC running a communications software package. The PC can then function as a data logger saving data records to file. Refer to “ Setup ” on page 12 for instructions to use a PC to store data from the SL-3101. - Page 19 Solar Light Company, Inc. 4. From the menu select Data , then Get External Data , and then Import Text File… 5. In the Import Text File dialog locate and select your data file. In this case PMA.TXT. 6. In the Import Text Wizard select Delimited for the Original File Type and click Next > .
- Page 20 Solar Light Company, Inc. Table 5 Description of the data record format Field Contents Type The last two digits of the sensor type. For Numerical Sensor model # example the sensor PMA2131 has the type code Sensor The string containing the serial number of the Enclosed in ""...
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Page 21: Figure 8 Sensor Input Pin Assignment
Solar Light Company, Inc. Interfaces Sensor Interface The SL-3101 sensor interface provides connections for the sensor's analog signals, the power for the sensor and the digital interface for the sensor's memory. The single SL-3101 sensor interface (port) provides 4 independent analog inputs, designated Input0 through Input3 . -
Page 22: S Erial And Extension Port
Solar Light Company, Inc. Table 6 SL-3101 sensor interface configuration Signal description Specifications Number Analog input 1or 5 ±4V full scale, 2.7K series 0.1uf to ground Analog input 2 or 6 ±4V full scale, 2.7K series 0.1uf to ground Analog input 3 or 7 ±4V full scale, 2.7K series 0.1uf to... - Page 23 Solar Light Company, Inc. To connect the SL-3101 to the IBM-PC compatible computer, a standard AT modem cable can be used in place of the one that is provided with the meter. The baud rate of the serial port is preset at 19200bps.
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Page 24: D Igital Control Lines
Solar Light Company, Inc. Analog Ground Analog ground Analog Input 1 ±4V full scale, 2.7K series 0.1uf to ground The SL-3101 can be controlled from a remote computer via an external modem. The modem connected to the SL-3101 should be set to auto-answer in order to pick-up the incoming calls automatically. -
Page 25: Figure 9 Digital, Optically Coupled Outputs
Solar Light Company, Inc. The SL-3101's digital control lines provide 1 optically coupled input and 1 optically coupled output designed to connect with control equipment. The pins of the digital control lines are available on the 25-pin connector, which also accommodates the pins of the serial port. -
Page 26: Technical Specifications
Solar Light Company, Inc. Technical Specifications Sensor inputs 1 sensor input with up to 4 analog signals. ± 4V, single range (autoranging not necessary) Input ranges 3uV ( ± 4V range) Resolution Dynamic range 2.6 10 (6.5 digits) Accuracy Within 0.2% FS Non-linearity 0.003% Integral non-linearity... -
Page 27: Maintenance And Troubleshooting
Nonetheless, the calibration should be periodically checked. The recommended calibration interval is one year. The calibration is done in a computerized tester and must be performed by the manufacturer or by an authorized laboratory. Please contact Solar Light Company for further information. -
Page 28: Table Of Figures
Solar Light Company, Inc. Table of Figures Figure 1 Architecture of the SL-3101 _________________________________________________ 5 Figure 2 Start-up screen of the SL-3101 meter __________________________________________ 9 Figure 3 Display in the “data mode" with sensor connected ________________________________ 9 Figure 4 Display in the "data mode" with no sensor connected______________________________ 9 Figure 5 Pressing the “Units”... -
Page 29: Index
Solar Light Company, Inc. INDEX Applications, 7 F1, 10 Audible signals, 11 Hold, 9, 10 Averaging, 9 Int, 10 Avg, 9, 10, 11 Min/Max, 11 Calendar, 12 On/Off, 10 Calibration, 23 Set 100.0%, 11 Units, 10 Clock, 12 Controls, 8, 9... - Page 30 Solar Light Company, Inc. Understanding The Difference Between Photopic And Scotopic Light. Energy & Environment Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Report No. LBL-36553, UC-1600, April 1995 “The Re-Engineering of Lighting Photometry” , S. Berman, Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society.
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