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SONOPAN RF-100 User Manual

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PPUH SONOPAN Sp. z o.o.
Poland, 15-950 Białystok, ul. Ciołkowskiego 2/2
tel./fax:+48 (85) 742 36 62
http://www.sonopan.com.pl
RADIOMETER – PHOTOMETER RF-100
USER'S MANUAL

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  • Page 1 PPUH SONOPAN Sp. z o.o. Poland, 15-950 Białystok, ul. Ciołkowskiego 2/2 tel./fax:+48 (85) 742 36 62 http://www.sonopan.com.pl RADIOMETER – PHOTOMETER RF-100 USER'S MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents INSTRUMENT CHARACTERISTICS ..................4 1.1. Technical data ........................4 1.2. Measure probe unit......................... 5 1.3. Steer unit..........................5 EQUIPMENT..........................6 2.1. Basic equipment........................6 2.2. Extra equipment ........................6 BASIC ELEMENTS OF METER....................6 RESULTS FIELD (MAIN WINDOW)................... 7 4.1.
  • Page 3 COMMUNICATION WITH PC....................20 6.1. Transmission protocol ......................20 6.2. Automatic power on ......................20 6.3. Controlling computer program ..................... 20 POWERING..........................20 7.1. Control of battery supply...................... 21 7.2. Automatyczne wyłączanie....................21 EXPLOITATION RECOMMENDATION ................... 21 WARRANTY AND REPAIRS..................... 21 CE MARKING AND EEE DIRECTIVE ..................

  • Page 4: Instrument Characteristics

    (energetic or depending on relative spectral probe sensitiveness. Measurement of luminance is available after attaching proper accessory with measure filed angle 1°, 3° or 10°. For example, instrument RF-100 with measure probe type G.L-100 makes luxmeter that fulfill regula- tion needs (PN-89/E-04040.00 Measuring optical radiation. Photometric measures. General regulations;...

  • Page 5: Measure Probe Unit

    • Two automatic back light LCD screen drivers. The device user options are available through expandable menu lists visible at graphic display. Radiometer-Photometer RF-100 consists of two cooperate units: measuring probe and it's steer unit. 1.2. Measure probe unit Measuring probe type G.xxx-1xx is complete photometer which include : •...

  • Page 6: Equipment

    • Guarantee card . 2.2. Extra equipment • Attachment for measuring luminance PL1.RF-100 – measure field angle 1°, • Attachment for measuring luminance PL3.RF-100 – measure field angle 3°, • Attachment for measuring luminance PL10.RF-100 – measure field angle 10°, •...

  • Page 7: Results Field (Main Window)

    RESULTS FIELD (MAIN WINDOW) Main window of steering unit was named after content of graphics display, when all bookmarks of MENU are disabled, when starting winieta is off and when there is no displayed communicate on instru- ment screen. Main display window consists from measuring window, logarithmic bar of measured value and strip of status.

  • Page 8: Measure Result Format

    • µ (mikro) = ×10 • m (mili) = ×10 • (kilo) = ×10 • M (mega) = ×10 • G (giga) = ×10 • T (tera) = ×10 • (peta) = ×10 4.1.1. Measure result format Measure result is reeded from probe and displayed in result field of measure window with setup measure result resolution.

  • Page 9: Measure Range Field

    5.1. System MENU System MENU of Radiometer-Photometer RF-100 contains three basics bookmarks : TYPE OF MEAS- UREMENT, SETTINGS, MEMORY. Bookmarks are executed through instrument keyboard keys: . All bookmarks contains list of available choice options. User can change setup options...

  • Page 10: Menu Type Of Measurement

    The info screens that are shown during setup of device can be disabled by keyboard key Changing instrument setup can be only made on pause mode. All setup values and positions of pointers in menus are memorized in instrument memory and will be available after power on / off sequence. 5.1.1.

  • Page 11: Integration-Clear

    5.1.1.5. Integration-clear Function: Deleting measured integrated value and it's related statistics. Instrument displays notice window: . After selecting true response and approving it by keyboard key meter delete measured integrated value and it's related statistic values. 5.1.1.6. Statistics... Function: statistics sub menu: Add measure adding last measure to statistics.

  • Page 12: Calibration

    5.1.2.3. Calibration... Function: Calibration of measure probe. WARNING! Calibration is made by proper Main Measure Office or Laboratory during in strument calibration process. In other case instrument indications will not ap prove standard pattern. In order to perform calibration process correctly it is necessary to have proper photometric pattern (light direct pattern) and conditions for correct illumination model restoring on surface of receipt field of meas- ure probe.

  • Page 13: Backlight

    5.1.2.5. Backlight Function: on/off back light of display. Display back light increase contrast of lcd, through that increase reading capabilities of lcd screen, but when it's on it decrease battery life time. Back light increase brightness of display, when measure is sup- plied from battery that option allow reading display at dark rooms and is not noticeable at normal illumi- nation.

  • Page 14: Memory

    Shape of cursor decides about selected sort of input char : - base char, - upper level characters, - middle level characters, - bottom level characters. Cursor position can be shift right by key's , and shift left by key .

  • Page 15: Load Measure

    Steer unit forbids rewriting saved measure that was made with different probes that actually is connected to the instrument ( concerns RF-100). 5.1.3.3. Clear last Function: deleting after approving content of last memory cell.

  • Page 16: Send To Pc

    – version of measure probe firmware: Illustration 8. Starting winieta of Radiometer-Photometer RF-100 At lower part of lcd display instrument prints progress bar of initialization task. After task is finished me- ter generate short sound signal that indicates it is ready to work.

  • Page 17: Selecting Measure Range

    Alarm screen can be closed by key . All instrument setups are initialized from saved values generated during last power off sequence. Last statistics and integrals for illumination and luminance measures also reinitialized. It also refers to entered comments values and positions of MENU pointer. Instrument is in PAUSE mode.

  • Page 18: Statistics

    5.5. Measures memory Radiometer-Photometer RF-100 is provided with internal 32kB memory. Memory is used to storage re- sults of measurement. Memory is divided into 512 cells. One cell can hold one measure. At writing proc- ess user may add comment to cell. Maximal comment size is 16 chars (it can be for example identifier of measuring position ).

  • Page 19: Working Without Measure Probe

    This has fundamental meaning when computing luminance signal measured through probe. Proper instrument results are only provided with SONOPAN accessory's, since accessory is structurally fitted to the algorithm of the program that recast luminance signal at probe receipt filed to luminance units.

  • Page 20: Communication With Pc

    6.2. Automatic power on With connected meter RF-100 to computer automatic power on will take place at first occurrence of data frame send by computer through RS-232C port. It allow for full attendance of outlying meter from posi- tion of steering. When automatic power off after programed idle time occurred. It's recommended to de- tach transmission cable when functioning with the computer isn't expected.

  • Page 21: Control Of Battery Supply

    In case of longer storage user should take the battery out from the device . WARRANTY AND REPAIRS Radiometer-Photometer RF-100 is shipped with one year warranty from day of purchase. It does not re- quire special exploitation exceptions excluding exploitation recommendations manufacturer's warning signs.
  • Page 22 All sort of repairs are achieved by manufacturer. – 22 –...

  • Page 23: Ce Marking And Eee Directive

    10. CE MARKING AND EEE DIRECTIVE Product described in instruction fulfill European Union command paper stipulations : 89/336/EEC Electromagnetic compability. Meeting above requirements is confirmed by CE sign. This product can't by treated like waste of the household. Product should be handed over to the right rallying point of the used up electrical and electronic equipment.

  • Page 24: Appendix A: Photometric Probe G.l-100

    Photometric probe Photometric probe G.L-100 is adapted to operate witch instrument type L-100 or RF-100. It has possibility to connect additional accessory for measuring lumi- nance value. It comes with basic luxmeter L-100 equipment and extra equipment of radiometer-photometer RF-100. It is designed for measure natural and artifi- cial luminance and after connecting proper accessory for measure the illumina- tion.

  • Page 25: Appendix B: Instrument Probe For Measure Ultraviolet Irradiance Uv-A G.uva-100

    APPENDIX G.UVA-100 ance UV-A G.UVA-100 measuring probe is adopted to cooperate with steer unit type RF-100. It makes complete radiometer including: • radiation detector directional and spectrum corrected, • analog to digital converter, • zero setting driver, • auto zero setting driver, •...

  • Page 26: Appendix C: Instrument Probe To Measure Photochemical (Blue Light) Retinal Hazard G.blh-100

    (blue light) retinal hazard Measurement probe G.BLH-100 is adopted to cooperate witch steer unit type RF-100. Instrument probe is designed for measure photochemical (blue light) haz- ard intensity that causes chemical changes in retina, and after connecting proper accessory for measure energetic luminance that kind of radiation spectrum.

  • Page 27: Appendix D: Instrument Probe To Measure Photosynthetic Active Radiation G.par-100

    Measurement probe G.PAR-100 is adopted to cooperate with steer unit type RF-100. Device is quantum detector designed for measure irradiation intensity that causes photosynthesis process in green parts of plants (PAR radiation Measured by probe values together witch instrument integration mode allow measure dose of PAR radiation that is reaching growing.

  • Page 28: Appendix E: Luminance Accessory Pl1.-Rf100

    PL1.-RF100 15. APPENDIX E: Luminance accessory Accessory PL1.RF-100 is device that change illumination meter into luminance one. It makes extra equipment of luxmeter L-100 or radiometer-photometer RF-100. Probe is guided to co- operation with all measure probes that consider luminance meas- ure mode (for example.

  • Page 29: Appendix F: Accessory Pl-68 To Measure Luminance With Luxmeter Instrument

    It is designed to co-operate with photometric probes of SONOPAN illumination meters. Together with mounted probe it make luminance meter. Conditions of correct measure is even light flux draftage of analyzed surface in...

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