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- Page 1 Instruction Manual ® ® Nova-Pro 300 and Nova-Pro LED Stroboscopes / Laser Tachometers 15 Columbia Drive • Amherst, NH 03031 USA Phone: (603) 883-3390 • Fax: (603) 886-3300 E-mail: support@monarchinstrument.com Website: www.monarchinstrument.com...
- Page 2 Safeguards and Precautions Read and follow all instructions in this manual carefully, and retain this manual for future reference. Do not use this instrument in any manner inconsistent with these operating instructions or under any conditions that exceed the environmental specifications stated.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Do not aim at aircraft. Country of Origin: USA This is not a toy. Always supervise children. Contact info: www.monarchinstrument.com Monarch Instrument’s Limited W arranty applies. See www.monarchinstrument.com for details. Warranty Registration and Extended W arranty coverage available online a t www.monarchinstrument.com. - Page 4 MODES OF OPERATION ..........7 4.1 STROBE Mode ............. 7 4.1.1 Joystick ..............7 4.1.2 Touch Keypad Entry ..........8 4.1.3 Doubling or Halving the Flash Rate ......8 4.1.4 External Input ............9 4.2 LASER Mode .............. 10 4.3 TACH (Tachometer) Mode......... 11 MENUS ..............
- Page 5 5.7.1 NONE ..............22 5.7.2 PHASE ..............22 5.7.3 TIME ..............23 5.7.4 VRPM ..............23 STROBE BRIGHTNESS ..........23 6.1 Calculating Blur ............24 6.2 Brightness in Degrees of Rotation ......25 6.3 Brightness in Pulse Duration ........25 STROBE DELAY (Nova-Pro 500 ONLY) .......
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Page 6: Introduction
1. INTRODUCTION The Nova-Pro 300 and Nova-Pro 500 are portable hand-held LED Stroboscopes used for inspection and to stop motion of rotating objects. The Nova-Pro 300 is available as battery powered or AC mains powered. The Nova-Pro 500 comes standard as battery powered and also has delay functions which enable the user to delay the flash by degrees or time and do virtual slow motion inspection of rotating and reciprocating objects. - Page 7 Table 1 Nova-Pro Features Bezel and Lens Bezel is removable to add or remove the Laser Module. Laser Module Internal laser used to synch the flash to an external marker on the object under inspection. Can also be used in Tachometer Mode.
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Page 8: User Interface
2. USER INTERFACE The Nova-Pro user interface consists of a large backlit display with touch keypad, dedicated keys on the user interface panel and a trigger to activate the unit when the power is on. The user interface is described in Figure 2 and Table 2. - Page 9 Table 2 Nova-Pro User Interface 6-digit display used to display flash rate and other numeric values Lock icon—Active when the device is locked on. On Target indicator—Active when the input/laser is locked on to a target. Also used to indicate current selection in the menus. Laser icon—Indicates that the laser is armed (flashing) or on (solid).
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Page 10: Getting Started
3. GETTING STARTED Power The battery powered Nova-Pro has a removable Battery Pack that should be charged before use (see section 8). The Battery Pack is keyed to ensure correct insertion into the Nova-Pro and Battery Charger. Make sure to remove the tape protecting the battery terminals and charge the battery before use. -
Page 11: Input / Output Connections
Input / Output Connections The Nova-Pro has input and output jacks on the side that can be used for external Out () triggering synchronization (daisy- In () chaining two or more strobes). These jacks accept 1/8” *3.5 mm+ phone plugs (input- stereo, output-mono). -
Page 12: Modes Of Operation
4. MODES OF OPERATION The Nova-Pro has three modes of operation: STROBE, LASER and TACH (Tachometer). The mode can be changed in the Mode Menu (see section 5.2). Each are described in the sections below: STROBE Mode In this mode the strobe generates the flash rate from an internal generator set by the user. -
Page 13: Touch Keypad Entry
4.1.2 Touch Keypad Entry Press the MENU button to display the numeric keypad. The flash rate will default to 0 and show the units you are entering. Note that this is a capacitive touch sensitive keypad and will not respond if the user is wearing gloves. Press the MENU button Enter the desired flash rate and press the ... -
Page 14: External Input
image, then use the ÷2 button until you see a single image. This will now be the correct speed (see Figure 5). Figure 5 Object rotating at 3000 RPM Object rotating at 3,000 RPM, using Flashes Per Minute (FPM) to determine speed ( 2) (X2) (X2) -
Page 15: Laser Mode
“stop motion”. The speed read by the external sensor will be shown in the selected units on the display. The strobe can be configured to trigger on the positive or negative edge of the incoming pulse (MENU-MISC). On-Target icon will show on the display when a valid external signal is detected. -
Page 16: Tach (Tachometer) Mode
Figure 7 Using the Laser Module 3600 TACH CAUTION: AVOID EXPOSURE—LASER RADIATION IS EMITTED FROM THIS APERTURE DO NOT STARE DIRECTLY AT THE LASER SOURCE NEVER VIEW THROUGH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS DO NOT AIM AT AIRCRAFT TACH (Tachometer) Mode The TACH (Tachometer) Mode requires the Laser Module to be installed OR an external input (sensor) be plugged in. - Page 17 Laser icon will blink when Laser Mode is enabled and be on solid when trigger is pulled and laser is on. External icon will show on the display when there is an external sensor plugged into the Nova-Pro. 3600 Pull the trigger and aim the laser (or external sensor) at a reflective target.
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Page 18: Menus
5. MENUS Menu Overview The menu that shows is dependent on the current operating mode of the unit and whether the Laser Module is installed. TACHometer STROBE MODE MODE SEtUP MODE input # KEYPAD X2 / ≑2 SEtUP MODE BRITE MISC MISC DECPT... -
Page 19: Brightness (Brite) Menu
To enter the menus, press the MENU button once or three times depending on the current mode (see overview) until the word SEtUP appears on the top line of the display. To select the current item shown on the lower line press the MENU button again. Not all items will be available in the menu;... -
Page 20: Mode Menu
Once in the Setup menu: Use the and arrows on the joystick to scroll through the different available menu options. Press the MENU button to enter menu options and make selections. Press the POWER button to escape or back out of the menus. On-Target icon will show which menu option is selected. -
Page 21: Degrees
the brightness. Flash duration can be adjusted in degrees of rotation (proportional flash duration—changes with flash rate) or time in milliseconds (msec—fixed flash duration). The flash duration will be set by the last flash duration value adjusted. If you adjusted degrees, the strobe will have a flash duration in degrees proportional to the flash rate. -
Page 22: Miscellaneous (Misc) Menu
Miscellaneous (MISC) Menu This menu item contains seldom used options. The miscellaneous items are: DECPT (Decimal Point), UNITS, INPUT, OUTP (Output) and BKLIT (Backlight). Press the MENU button to enter the MISC menu. Use the and arrows on the joystick to scroll through the miscellaneous options. -
Page 23: Units Menu
5.4.2 UNITS Menu This menu option selects the Engineering Units used to display the flash rate or speed. The choices are: FPM - Flashes per Minute (Not available in TACH Mode) FPS - Flashes per Second (same as Hz, not available in TACH Mode) RPM - Revolutions per Minute RPS - Revolutions per Second (same as Hz) Press the MENU button... -
Page 24: Outp (Output) Menu
5.4.4 OUTP (OUTPUT) Menu This menu sets the pulse polarity of the output signal that will trigger a device connected to the output jack. The options are nEG for negative pulse or POS for positive pulse. Press the MENU button to enter the OUTPUT menu. -
Page 25: Save Memory
Press the MENU button to enter the MEMRY menu. Use the right arrow on the joystick to toggle between SM (Save Memory) or RM (Recall Memory). 5.5.1 Save Memory To STORE the current strobe setting into a memory location: Once in the Memory (MEMRY) menu, press the ... -
Page 26: Jog Menu (Nova-Pro 500 Only)
JOG Menu (Nova-Pro 500 ONLY) This menu option is only valid on the Nova-Pro 500 in the STROBE Mode with NO External Input. Refer to section 7 for details on DELAY before using this menu item. All delays are relative to the current flash rate. -
Page 27: Delay Menu (Nova-Pro 500 Only)
The time value will be shown in milliseconds. Use the joystick to set the desired value (refer to section 4.1.1). Time can be set from -50.000 mSec to +50.000 mSec. Press the MENU button to accept and exit. To exit the JOG Menu, press the Power button DELAY Menu (Nova-Pro 500 ONLY) This menu option is only valid on the Nova-Pro 500 in the STROBE Mode with an External Input or in the Laser Mode. -
Page 28: Time
5.7.3 TIME To Delay by TIME, press the MENU button when TIME is displayed. This method of delay is set the same as TIME in JOG. NOTE: The adjustments happen in real time, so if the strobe is flashing the user can view the effect of changing the delay. 5.7.4 VRPM Virtual RPM (VPRM) is an AUTO delay mode. -
Page 29: Calculating Blur
moment, the user sees the flash at the same spot in the rotation of the shaft and the persistence of the eye remembers this until the next flash making the shaft appeared to be stopped. As the target is rotating there is some movement evident during the strobe flash. -
Page 30: Brightness In Degrees Of Rotation
Brightness in Degrees of Rotation Brightness can be set from 0.2 to 14 degrees out of 360. The higher the setting the brighter the strobe appears to be but the more blurred the target is. Optimal setting to stop motion is 1.8 to 3.6°. The number of degrees is a proportional amount and remains constant as the flash rate increases or decreases. -
Page 31: Internal Phase Delay (Jog)
Internal Phase Delay (JOG) In the internal STROBE Mode the Delay is relative and no external trigger is used. This is referred to as JOG. Once the flash rate has been adjusted to give a stopped motion image, the JOG buttons (and ... -
Page 32: Phase Delay
7.2.1 Phase Delay In the External Phase Delay Mode the flash is delayed from the external trigger by the number of degrees set in the DELAY PHASE menu (+345.0° to –360.0°). One revolution is 360°. The display will show the PHASE icon to indicate the delay mode. See Figure 9 for examples of the effect of setting various PHASE delays with respect to the trigger point. -
Page 33: Auto-Virtual Rpm
7.2.3 AUTO—Virtual RPM In the AUTO (Virtual RPM—VRPM) mode the flash is automatically delayed in increasing or decreasing amounts after the external trigger pulse so that the image appears to rotate at a slow speed (Virtual RPM) as set in the VRPM menu (0 to 60 RPM). -
Page 34: Low Battery Functionality
REMOVE Battery Pack from unit before storing for long periods. DO NOT DISPOSE of the Lithium-Ion batteries as unsorted municipal waste. The batteries need to be RECYCLED in accordance with local regulations. The batteries should be sent to a recycling center or returned to the factory using appropriate shipping methods. -
Page 35: Ac Power Option
The Nova-Pro Charging Station has an light emitting diode (LED) that indicates the state of the battery/station. The LED indicates the following: • Green = On / No Battery or Battery Charged • = Charging • Flashing Red = Error / Replace Battery Battery charge time will be up to 6 hours depending on Battery Pack and residual charge. -
Page 36: Specifications
CAUTION: RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK Do not insert the plugs into an AC outlet without the power supply attached. Avoid touching the plug blades when inserting or removing the power supply from the AC outlet. Indoor Use Only 11. -
Page 37: Operating Environment
11.1 Operating Environment This equipment is NOT intended for permanent installation. This equipment is for use in a controlled environment - Environmental situation A, Pollution Degree 2. Altitude: up to 2000 m Temperature: 5 °C to 40 °C NOTE: The Temperature icon will turn on if the LED array exceeds 75 °C and the unit will reduce flash... -
Page 38: Energy Efficiency
11.2.3 Energy Efficiency This product complies with the U.S. Department of Energy’s energy conservation standards specified in the Code of Federal Regulations 10 CFR 430.32(z) and is registered in the DoE CCMS database. 12. OPTIONS, ACCESSORIES and SENSORS Laser Module Optional docking station for Laser Module which can be removed from Dock... - Page 39 C-4027 Set of mating 1/8 inch (3.5mm) stereo phone plugs (to provide TTL signal and sensor power) CA-4044-6 6 foot (1.8 m) Input / Output cable, 1/8 inch (3.5 mm) male phone plug to male BNC connector CA-4045-6 6 foot (1.8 m) Input / Output cable, 1/8 inch (3.5 mm) male phone plug to 1/8 inch (3.5 mm) male phone plug for daisy chaining strobes together ROLS-P...
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