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Campbell CS300 Product Manual

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CS300
Pyranometer
Revision: 5/18
Copyright © 1994 – 2018
Campbell Scientific, Inc.

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  • Page 1 CS300 Pyranometer Revision: 5/18 Copyright © 1994 – 2018 Campbell Scientific, Inc.
  • Page 4 (780) 454-2655. Campbell Scientific (Canada) Corp. is unable to process any returns until we receive this form. If the form is not received within three days of product receipt or is incomplete, the product will be returned to the client at the client’s expense.
  • Page 5 Periodically (at least yearly) check electrical ground connections. WHILE EVERY ATTEMPT IS MADE TO EMBODY THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF SAFETY IN ALL CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS, THE CLIENT ASSUMES ALL RISK FROM ANY INJURY RESULTING FROM IMPROPER INSTALLATION, USE, OR MAINTENANCE OF TRIPODS, TOWERS, OR ATTACHMENTS TO TRIPODS AND TOWERS SUCH AS SENSORS, CROSSARMS, ENCLOSURES, ANTENNAS, ETC.
  • Page 6 PLEASE READ FIRST About this manual Please note that this manual was originally produced by Campbell Scientific Inc. (CSI) primarily for the US market. Some spellings, weights and measures may reflect this origin. Some useful conversion factors: Area: 1 in...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    B. Example Programs ..........B-1 CR1000X Program ................B-1 CR6 Program ................... B-2 Figure 7-1. CS300 schematic .................. 8 Tables 7-1. Wire Color, Function, and Datalogger Connection ......8 7-2. Multipliers Required for Average Flux and Total Flux Density in SI and English Units .................
  • Page 9 Table of Contents CRBasic Examples B-1. CR1000X Program Measuring the CS300 ........B-1 B-2. CR6 Program Measuring the CS300 ..........B-2...

  • Page 10: Introduction

    Short Cut is an easy way to program the datalogger to measure the CS300 and assign datalogger wiring terminals. Short Cut is available as a download on www.campbellsci.com. It is included in installations of LoggerNet, PC200W, PC400, or RTDAQ.
  • Page 11 Open Short Cut and click Create New Program. Double-click the datalogger model. In the Available Sensors and Devices box (1), type CS300. Also locate the sensor in the Sensors | Meteorological | Solar Radiation folder. Double-click CS300 Pyranometer (2). Default units are kW/m...
  • Page 12 CS300 Pyranometer In Output Setup, type the scan rate (1), meaningful table names (2), and the Data Output Storage Interval (3). Select the measurement and its associated output options. Click Finish and save the program. Send the program to the datalogger if the datalogger is connected to the computer.

  • Page 13: Overview

    The resistance of the potentiometer is adjusted when the sensor is calibrated so that all sensors have the same output sensitivity. The CS300 is calibrated against a Kipp and Zonen CM21 under natural sunlight to accurately measure sun plus sky radiation (360 to 1120 nm). Do not use the CS300 under vegetation or artificial lights.

  • Page 14: Installation

    (p. 1) Siting Mount the CS300 such that no shadows or reflections are cast on it by the tripod/tower or other sensors, and point the cable towards the nearest magnetic pole. For example, in the Northern Hemisphere, point the cable toward the North Pole.
  • Page 15 Secure the 015ARM to the mast by tightening the U-bolt nuts. CM225 Stand CM200-Series Crossarm U-bolt Nuts 015ARM U-bolt Nuts Place the CS300 in the center of the pyranometer leveling base. Holes for Mounting Screws Leveling Screws Hole for Mounting Sensor Bubble Level...
  • Page 16 Loosely mount the pyranometer leveling base on the CM225 or 015ARM. Do not fully tighten the three mounting screws. Mounting holes used for the CS300 are indicated in yellow. Turn the leveling screws as required to bring the bubble of the bubble level within the ring.

  • Page 17: Wiring To The Datalogger

    CS300 Pyranometer Wiring to the Datalogger A schematic diagram of the CS300 is shown in FIGURE 7-1. Single-Ended Analog Input 500 to 600 Ω typical BLACK Ground/AG CLEAR Ground/G FIGURE 7-1. CS300 schematic Connections to Campbell Scientific dataloggers are given in TABLE 7-1.

  • Page 18: Total Solar Radiation

    (p. B-1) Programming basics and programming examples for Edlog dataloggers are provided at www.campbellsci.com\old-manuals. The output from the CS300 is 0.2 mV per Wm . The voltage signal from the –2 CS300 is measured by using the VoltSE() CRBasic instruction.

  • Page 19: Troubleshooting

    CS300 Pyranometer Troubleshooting Symptom: –9999, NAN, or radiation values around 0 Check that the sensor is wired to the single-ended terminal specified by the measurement instruction. Verify that the range code is correct for the datalogger type. Disconnect the sensor wires from the datalogger and use a DVM to check the voltage between the red (+) and the black (–) wires.

  • Page 20: Importing Short Cut Code Into Crbasic Editor

    Appendix A. Importing Short Cut Code Into CRBasic Editor This tutorial shows: Importing a Short Cut program into a program editor for additional • refinement Importing a wiring diagram from Short Cut into the comments of a • custom program Short Cut creates files, which can be imported into CRBasic Editor.

  • Page 22: Example Programs

    Appendix B. Example Programs The following programs measure the CS300 every 10 s and convert the millivolt output to Wm –2 and MJm –2 . The scan interval is entered as a constant at the beginning of the program. This way the user changes the constant when they want to change their scan rate and it ripples through the program.

  • Page 23: Cr6 Program

    'Convert mV to W/m² SlrW=SlrW*5.0 'Call Data Tables and Store Data CallTable(Hourly) CallTable(Daily) NextScan EndProg B.2 CR6 Program CRBasic Example B-2. CR6 Program Measuring the CS300 'CR6 Series 'Declare Constants 't=scan rate in seconds Const t = 10 'Declare Variables and Units Public...
  • Page 24 Appendix B. Example Programs 'Convert mV to W/m² SlrW=SlrW*5.0 'Call Data Tables and Store Data CallTable Hourly CallTable Daily NextScan EndProg...
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