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LumaSense Technologies prohibits the duplication of any portion of this manual or the use thereof for any purpose other than the operation or maintenance of the equipment described in this manual, without the express written permission of LumaSense Technologies or Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
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Emissivity (for M310, M315, M316 series blackbodies) ..........20 Accuracy at all wavelengths ....................20 Using the M310 to calibrate “fixed emissivity” pyrometers ..........23 Background Influence On Apparent Emissivity ..............24 Appendix B: Sample Communication Program ..............25 Index ............................29 M310-HT Manual Contents • iv...
1.2 Safety This manual provides important information on safely installing and operating the M310-HT blackbody. Several sections of this manual provide safety warnings to avert danger. These safety warnings are specified with a warning symbol. You must read and understand the contents of this manual before operating the instrument even if you have used similar instruments or have already been trained by the manufacturer.
This warranty covers manufacturing defects and faults which arise during operation, only if they are the result of defects caused by LumaSense Technologies. The warranty is VOID if the instrument is disassembled, tampered with, altered, or otherwise damaged without prior written consent from LumaSense Technologies;...
Email: eusupport@LumaSenseinc.com 1.6 Shipments to LumaSense for Repair All RMA shipments of LumaSense Technologies instruments are to be prepaid and insured by LumaSense assigned shipper. For overseas customers, ship units air-freight, priority one. The instrument must be shipped in the original packing container or its equivalent. LumaSense Technologies is not responsible for freight damage to instruments that are improperly packed.
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2 Introduction The M310-HT is a portable blackbody calibration source utilizing a digital indicating temperature controller that may be set to any temperature between ambient temperature to 450 °C (842 °F). A precision RTD temperature sensor is embedded in the blackbody emitter providing high accuracy and repeatability.
Read the specification label on the rear panel to ensure the AC LINE voltage you are about to use matches the voltage on the M310-HT label (100 or 115 or 230 V AC at 500 W maximum). 3.3 RS232C Communication The M310-HT has a serial communication port for automating the calibration process using a PC.
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M310-HT. 3. Power the M310-HT by turning on the power switch on the front panel. The controller will go into self test mode, the fan in the rear will start-up and the blackbody will start to go the temperature setpoint that was last used prior to power down.
If power fails during high temperature use, remove the top, rear cover plate to allow better convection cooling until the blackbody is cool. M310-HT Manual Operation • 14...
“XMT” terminal. If shielded cable is used, it should be connected to the frame ground at one end only. Signal ground is to be connected at appropriate ground terminals. The blackbody frame ground is the shield connection for the communication port. RS232 Wiring M310-HT Manual Communications Port • 15...
Connect your USB to RS232 converter to an open USB port on your PC. Your Eurotherm controller is set to EiBisync, 9600 Baud. The software manual is included with the download. Blackbody Serial Communication Software M310-HT Manual Communications Port • 16...
6.6 Heater Element Replacement The M310-HT heating element is not field replaceable since the cavity and elements are an integral assembly. Contact LumaSense for service if the heating element fails. (Check continuity of the thermal fuse first.) M310-HT Manual Maintenance •...
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Calibration Certificate The certificate of calibration of your blackbody source has been included with the shipment. This certificate contains valuable information including traceability to NIST. Please observe recommended date of next calibration. M310-HT Manual Appendix A: Calibration & Emissivity • 19...
0.92 0.91 Wavelength (um) When calibrating infrared sensors at wavelengths other than 8-14 µm region, the graph below displays the target effective emissivity vs. wavelength after factory radiance calibration is performed. M310-HT Manual Appendix A: Calibration & Emissivity • 20...
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1.1% more infrared energy causing it to read a higher temperature. The table below shows the expected error. At 250 °C, this pyrometer will read 251.4 °C or 1.4 °C high, so you should set the blackbody setpoint to 248.6 °C (250-1.4). M310-HT Manual Appendix A: Calibration & Emissivity • 21...
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Example 2: The M310-HT (450 °C) blackbody was factory calibrated to provide effective emissivity = 1.0 at 8-14 µm. You wish to use this source for an imager that has spectral response of 3-5 µm. The mean value between 3-5 µm from the graph above = 0.943. The blackbody exit radiance at 3-5 µm will be approximately equivalent to a blackbody that has emissivity = 0.943.
(infrared thermometers) that have fixed emissivity at 0.95 (and operate at 8-14 µm wavelength). This table assµmes the ambient and background are at 23 °C. If your pyrometer has adjustable emissivity, do not use this table and set your pyrometer emissivity to 1.0. M310-HT Manual Appendix A: Calibration & Emissivity • 23...
When emitter emissivity is less than 1.0, the background energy times (1-emissivity) reflects to the device under calibration. For this reason, the M310-HT may appear to have a higher “apparent emissivity” near ambient than when operated at higher temperatures.
'------display the string from received from controller-------- PRINT R$ '-----format the string to real numbers to display bb temperature--- 'WEND 'pv$ = getread$ 'pv = VAL(MID$(pv$, 4, 6)) 'PRINT pv$, pv M310-HT Manual Appendix B: Sample Communication Program • 25...
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The "0011" in the string below is address 01. To talk to address 02, use 0022 (Each address digit is reapeated for confirmation) To send to address 03, use "0033". To send to address 04, use "0044". To send to address 15, use "1155", etc. M310-HT Manual Appendix B: Sample Communication Program • 26...
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'-----chr$(2) is 'happy face' symbol '---display the setpoint string--- PRINT "string sent="; setpoints$ '----send the string to controller--- start: PRINT #1, setpoints$ 'send to controller '---repeat as required-- GOTO inman endman: CLOSE 1 M310-HT Manual Appendix B: Sample Communication Program • 27...
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Shutting Down 14 Starting Up 13 General Information 5 Storage 7 Support 6 Heater Element 17 Technical Data 9 Transport 7 Inspections 17 Unpacking the Instrument 6 Liability 6 Line Voltage 11 Warnings 5 Warranty 6 M310-HT Manual Index • 29...
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