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SD card real time Data Recorder SOLAR POWER METER Model : SPM-1116SD Your purchase of this SOLAR POWER METER with SD CARD DATA RECORDER marks step forward for you into field precision measurement. A l t h o u g h...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. FEATURES................1 2. SPECIFICATIONS..............2 3. FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION............. 5 3-1 Display................5 3-2 Power Button..............5 3-3 Hold Button ( Backlight Button )........... 5 3-4 REC Button ..............3-5 UNIT Button ( Button, Zero/Exit )........▲...
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1. FEATURES * 3 functions : Solar power, Power integration, Transmission. * Wide spectral range. * Excellent long term stability. * Select either W/m^2 or Btu / (ft^2xh) power units. * Cosine corrected. * Application : Meteorology agriculture solar radiation measurement solar power research physics and optical laboratories solar transmission measurement identify high performance windows...
* SD card capacity : 1 GB to 16 GB. * LCD with green light backlight, easy reading. * Can default auto power off or manual power off. * Data hold, record max. and min. reading. * Microcomputer circuit, high accuracy. * Power by UM3/AA ( 1.5 V ) x 6 batteries or DC 9V adapter.
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Display LCD size : 52 mm x 38 mm LCD with green backlight ( ON/OFF ). Zero Adj. By push button. Datalogger Auto 1 second to 3600 seconds Sampling Time @ Sampling time can set to 1 second, Setting range but memory data may loss.
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Power Supply Alkaline or heavy duty DC 1.5 V battery ( UM3, AA ) x 6 PCs, or equivalent. DC 9V adapter input. ( AC/DC power adapter is optional ). Power Current Normal operation ( w/o SD card save data and LCD Backlight is OFF) : Approx.
4. MEASURING PROCEDURE 4-1 Power on/off 1) Power on the meter by pressing the " Power button " ( 3-2, Fig. 1 ) > 1.5 SECONDS continuously. After already power on the meter, pressing the 2)" Power button " > 1.5 SECONDS continuously will turn off the meter.
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Pressing the " FUNCTION Button " ( 3-7, Fig. 1 ) > 1.5 SECONDS ( not release the button ), the Display will show the text " P, tr, P-I " in sequence : Display Function Text Solar power Transmission Solar power integration 2)Until the Display show the desired Function, just release the "...
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4-5 Transmission measurement 1)Install the " Probe Plug " ( 3-18, Fig. 1 ) into the " Probe Input Socket " ( 3-9, Fig. 1 ). 2)a. Power on the meter. Function should select to " Transmission " ( tr ), refer to chapter 4-3.
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3)There are two " Integration time " modes : Mode 1 : Integration from the " Zero second " Mode 2 : Integration from the " Existing time " Mode 1 : Integration from the " Zero second " a. Press the " TIME Button " ( 3-6, Fig. 1 ) once, the left lower Display will show "...
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4-7 Data Hold During the measurement, press the " Hold Button " ( 3-3, Fig. 1 ) once will hold the measured value & the LCD will display a " HOLD " symbol. Press the " Hold Button " once again will release the data hold function.
5. DATALOGGER 5-1 Preparation before execute datalogger function a. Insert the SD card Prepare a " SD memory card " ( 1 G to 16 G, optional ), insert the SD card into the " SD card socket " ( 3-10, Fig. 1). The front panel of the SD card should face against the the down case.
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5-2 Auto Datalogger ( Set sampling time 1 second ) ≧ a. Start the datalogger Press the " LOG Button ( 3-8, Fig. 1 ) > 1.5 SECONDS continuously, the lower LCD will show the text of " Log " then "...
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5-3 Manual Datalogger ( Set sampling time = 0 second ) a. Set sampling time is to 0 second Press the " LOG Button ( 3-8, Fig. 1 ) > 3 second , the lower LCD will show the " Position no. " , then press the "...
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5-5 SD Card Data structure 1)When the first time, the SD card is used into the meter, the SD card will generate a folder : SPM01 2)If the first time to execute the Datalogger, under the route SPM01\, will generate a new file name SPM01001.XLS.
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6. Saving data from the SD card to the computer ( EXCEL software ) 1)After execute the Data Logger function, take away the SD card out from the " SD card socket " ( 3-10, Fig. 1 ). 2)Plug in the SD card into the Computer's SD card slot ( if your computer build in this installation ) or insert the SD card into the "...
EXCEL graphic screen ( for example ) 7. ADVANCED SETTING Under do not execute the Datalogger function, press the " SET Button " ( 3-6, Fig. 1 ) continuously at least two seconds will enter the " Advanced Setting " mode. then press the "...
Remark : During execute the " Advanced Setting " function, if press " SET Button " ( 3-6, Fig. 1 ) > 1.5 SECONDS will exit the " Advanced Setting " function, the LCD will return to normal screen. 7-1 Set clock time ( Year/Month/Date, Hour/Minute/ Second ) When the lower display show "...
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7-2 Set sampling time ( Seconds ) When the lower display show " SP-t " 1)Use the " Button " ( 3-5, Fig. 1 ) or " Button " ( ▲ ▼ 3-7, Fig. 1 ) to adjust the value ( 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, 30,60, 120, 300, 600, 1800,3600 seconds ).
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yES - Meter's beep sound will be ON with default. no - Meter's beep sound will be OFF with default. is power ON. 2)After select the upper text to " yES " or " no ", press the " ENTER Button " ( 3-8, Fig. 1 ) will save the setting function with default.
yES - Intend to format the SD memory card no - Not execute the SD memory card format 2)If select the upper to " yES ", press the " Enter Button " ( 3-8, Fig. 1 ) once again, the Display will show text "...
10. SYSTEM RESET If the meter happen the troubles such as : CPU system is hold ( for example, the key button can not be operated... ). Then make the system RESET will fix the problem. The system RESET procedures will be either following method : During the power on, use a pin to press the "...
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Meter (9W 'D" Connector) Center Pin......Pin 4 (3.5 mm jack plug) Ground/shield.......Pin 2 2.2 K resistor Pin 5 The 16 digits data stream will be displayed in the following format : D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9 D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 Each digit indicates the following status : End Word D1 &...
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RS232 FORMAT : 9600, N, 8, 1 Baud rate 9600 9600 Parity No parity Data bit no. 8 Data bits Stop bit 1 Stop bit 12. PATENT The meter ( SD card structure ) already get patent or patent pending in following countries : Germany Nr.
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