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Accurate Sensors Technologies
We measure accurate temperature in extreme conditions
AST A250C+ FO PL
Non-contact Infrared Pyrometers
USER MANUAL
AST - Accurate Sensors Technologies
Misgav Industrial Park
, Misgav 20173, Israel
Tel: +972-4-9990025, Fax: +972-4-9990031
Email: info@accuratesensors.com
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  • Page 1 Accurate Sensors Technologies We measure accurate temperature in extreme conditions AST A250C+ FO PL Non-contact Infrared Pyrometers USER MANUAL AST - Accurate Sensors Technologies Misgav Industrial Park , Misgav 20173, Israel Tel: +972-4-9990025, Fax: +972-4-9990031 Email: info@accuratesensors.com Web: www.accuratesensors.com...
  • Page 2 Accurate Sensors Technologies Index 1. Chapter - 1 ........................General information 2. Chapter - 2 ........................Introduction Product Key Features, Application and Range Technical specification Optics 3. Chapter - 3 ........................Basics & Installation of Pyrometer Basics of Infrared temperature measurement of an object Installation Location Selection Mechanical Accessories...

  • Page 3: General Information

    AST reserves the right to revise this document and to make change from time to time in the content hereof without obligation to notify any person or persons of such revisions or changes AST instruments have a warranty of two year from the invoice date.
  • Page 4 These pyrometers have OLED display which shows temperature and provides menu selection via parameterizaion keys. AST A250C+ FO PL have a fast response time of 20msec. The Pyrometer provided RS-485 for long distance communication between pyrometer & PC software Infrasoft. Response time, emissivity, sub-range and peak picker selection can be preset ex-works or adjustable through available software.
  • Page 5 The pyrometer sensor detects the amount of infrared radiation emitted by the measured object (target). The infrared signal is analyzed and the temperature it represents is analyzed by built-in microprocessor. The applications in which AST pyrometers can be used are Preheating Melting ü...

  • Page 6: Technical Specifications

    Accurate Sensors Technologies 2.2 Technical Specifications Model A250C+ FO PL 350°C - 1000°C Temperature Range 450°C - 1350°C (Analog sub-range adjustable) Spectral Range 1.5/1.6 µm Photodetector Type InGaAS/InGaAS 100:1 OH(I) 100:1 OH(lI) 350°C - 1000°C 100:1 OH(ll) - Variable Distance to Spot Size Ratio 200:1 OH(l) 450°C - 1350°C...
  • Page 7 68.1 67.15 66.7 66.4 66.7 66.4 Optical Pullout P (mm) 12.5 9.35 0.75 Spot Size (mm) AST A250C+ FO PL 10.0 13.0 28.0 38.0 Variable Optics Aperture Optical Head - lll - V (Variable) Working Distance (WD) (mm) 1000 1500...

  • Page 8: Installation

    Accurate Sensors Technologies Chapter - 3 Basics & Installation of the Pyrometer Basics of Infrared temperature measurement of an object Each and every object emit definite amount of infrared radiation and its intensity varies according to the temperature of object. Wavelength of infrared radiation lies approximately between 0.7 to 14 µm depending on the material and properties of object.
  • Page 9 Accurate Sensors Technologies 3.2.2 Distance of pyrometer from object The desired spot size on the target will determine the maximum measurement distance and the focal length of the optical module. To avoid wrong readings the spot size of target must contain entire field view of the pyrometer. The pyrometer must be mounted so the entire field of view is the same or smaller than the desired target size.

  • Page 10: Location Selection

    Accurate Sensors Technologies Location selection Qualified operating person should do the installation. Location should be good enough so that pyrometer should get continuous infrared radiation. Pyrometer distance from object is according to below points:- 1. Pyrometer spot size should be small than object size.(read 3.2.2 & 3.2.3) 2.
  • Page 11 Accurate Sensors Technologies Mechanical Accessories 3.4.1 Water Cooling Jacket This accessory is very important in order to use pyrometer at higher temperature. A normal pyrometer can withstand a temperature of 0-70°C. For higher temperature applications the device must be used with water cooling jacket upto 200°C.( for mechanical drawing refer Appendix C.) Water pressure <...

  • Page 12: Mounting Plate

    Accurate Sensors Technologies 3.4.6 Mounting Plate 3.4.7 Mounting Clamp (Water Cooling Jacket) Fig. 10 Mounting Plate Fig. 11 Mounting Clamp (Water Cooling Jacket) (Reference no: 8500-08) (Reference no: 8500-06) Combination of Accessories Pyrometer Mounting Flange Mounting Clamp(Pyrometer) Water cooling Airpurge Jacket Fig.
  • Page 13 (on the bottom of pyrometer) connection diagram is shown as under. Ref. No.: 9000-01 Temperature Indicator 230V, AC 4-20 mA(+) Yellow Violet +24 V DC White AST Digital Cable Pink RS-485 to AST Pyrometer with RS-232/ Blue Digital Output RS-485 Converter Computer...
  • Page 14 (RS-232 Communication 230V, AC Cable) 4-20 mA(+) Yellow Violet Earth +24 V DC White Computer Pink AST Pyrometer with Female Male Female Digital Output RS-485 Blue RS-232 Connector RS-232 Connector RS-232 Connector AST 12-core cable Ref. No.: 9000-03 Fig. 22 RS-485 to RS-232 Connection...
  • Page 15 Alarm (Reference no: 9000-01) 3.6.7 Display & Parameterizer AST P-120 is a high precision LED indicator for non contact temperature measurement. With indication of measured temperature user can easily parameterize a connected AST digital pyrometer without any PC. Device has following specification: Power supply 100 –...

  • Page 16: Operation

    Accurate Sensors Technologies Chapter - 4 Setting at the instrument OLED Display Up Key Down key Laser Indication (RED LED) Status Indication (Green LED) Laser ON/OFF Key Enter/Function Key Fig. 27 For FO PL Model User can power up the unit by using connection cable at 24V DC input. After power up sensor starts an initializing routine for some seconds.

  • Page 17: Adjustable Parameters

    Accurate Sensors Technologies 4.3 Adjustable Parameters Color Mode This is used to change the color mode from single color to two color and vice versa. This function allows changing the exposure setting mode from manual to auto and vice versa. When selected manual mode, user can change the exposure time value Exposure Mode manually to adjust the picture quality as per requirement.
  • Page 18 Accurate Sensors Technologies The Peak picker can be switched ON –OFF by using up down key. If the peak picker is switched on, the highest last temperature value will always be displayed and stored. This feature is particularly useful when object temperature is not uniform across its Peak Picker dimension or pyrometer is not constantly viewing an object to be measured.

  • Page 19: Software Installation

    Accurate Sensors Technologies Chapter - 5 Software Installation The provided AST software “InfraSoft” offers digital PC interface RS-232 RS-485. Using this software we can set all & the parameters like response time, analog scale, emissivity, clear time, communication mode. This software provide all necessary information about pyrometer.
  • Page 20 Accurate Sensors Technologies For communication of multiple pyrometers, select different com port and address. 5.2.2 Temperature It shows the temperature measured by the pyrometer 5.2.3 Parameter Setting All user selectable device parameters can be set by using the software in the Panel "Parameter" (A)Emissivity settings The emissivity can be set by clicking on "Parameters”...
  • Page 21 Accurate Sensors Technologies (G) Peak Picker Setting Three Pickers are available in Pickers setting menu (Auto, tCL, Smart) & user can switch on any as per requirement, one at a time. (G1) Auto “Auto” mode is used for discontinuous measuring task, such as object being transported on a conveyer belt in such a case the maximum value for each object has to be indicated.
  • Page 22 Accurate Sensors Technologies (G3) Smart If the smart picker is switched on, the highest last temperature value will always be displayed and stored. This feature is particularly useful when object temperature is not uniform across its dimension or the pyrometer is not constantly viewing an object to be measured. Smart Picker Functions Smart picker can be turn ON &...

  • Page 23: Device Information

    Accurate Sensors Technologies (H)Relative energy(for two color pyrometer) The relative energy shows a signal weakening which can be caused by contaminations of the optics or a viewing window or by dust in the field of view or a too small measuring object. Relative energy shows the measured intensity compared to the intensity, a black body radiation source would have at a determined ratio temperature of the pyrometer.
  • Page 24 Accurate Sensors Technologies File will be stored in .xls format named as “export”. This “export.xls” file will be saved where the software is installed. To see previous record open the file by clicking on menu File open. Screen containing historical trend & historical data will appear.
  • Page 25 Accurate Sensors Technologies Temperature graph of connected pyrometer is displayed on right side of the screen. This shows the measured temperature corresponding to the time. Note: After connecting the pyrometer right click on the graph screen and choose "Set to default" option from pop-up menu.

  • Page 26: Maintenance

    Accurate Sensors Technologies Chapter - 6 Maintenance In case of any queries, questions regarding repair, solutions to problems, calibration and assistance you may contact our sales representatives. Most of problems can be solved telephonically. 6.1 Cleaning Lens The lens should be kept clean all the time as it aims at center of target object. When cleaning lens care should be taken and it can be done as follows : Firstly blow off lightly loose particles with “canned air”...
  • Page 27 AST sensors always operate as Slave devices. Using RS485 serial communication option allows connecting more than one sensor to Master device. AST sensors always perform delay of 5 ms before sending an answer on Master request to meet RS485 hardware requirement.
  • Page 28 Accurate Sensors Technologies Device model number (read '0E00' '01' 10 bytes “ASTA450C+“', if less than 10 byte pad with space at end only) Firmware version '1300' '01' Firmware version number of device (read only) Sensor serial number (read 6 bytes in hex, if less than 6 bytes pad with '0' at start. Only numbers '1400' '01' only)
  • Page 29 Accurate Sensors Technologies Reply to above command if address '0000' contains value 1497 and address '0001' contains value 0000. Byte 1 Bytes 2, 3 Bytes 4, 5 Bytes 6-9 Bytes 10-13 Byte 14 Byte 15-16 059D 0000 0x02 0x30, 0x41 0x52, 0x44 0x30,0x35,0x39,0x44 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30...
  • Page 30 Accurate Sensors Technologies Error Codes Error Code Description Comments Invalid check sum See how to calculate a check sum Unknown command Protocol uses only RD (Batch Read) and WD (Batch Write) commands Data length error Number of items in WD (Batch Write) command doesn't match number of data bytes ETX not found ETX (0x03) not present in command...

  • Page 31: Broadcast Message

    Accurate Sensors Technologies Appendix A DATA Comments Status code '0000' : No error '0001' : Signal is lower than sensor sensitivity '0002' : Out of range due to T brightness minimum '0003' : Too low energy '0004' : Signal is higher than sensor sensitivity '0006' : Sharp brightness jump '0007' : Non stable object measurement '0011' : Internal temperature warning...
  • Page 32 Accurate Sensors Technologies Appendix B Typical emissivity values for various materials available: All the emissivity values shown in the table are only approximate, as it depends various parameters and it may affect the emissivity of a material. These parameters are as under: Temperature Thickness of material Angle of measurement...
  • Page 33 Accurate Sensors Technologies Material Emissivity* Iron, wrought, polished 0.28 Lacquer, Bakelite 0.93 Lacquer, black, dull 0.97 Lacquer, black, shiny 0.87 Lacquer, white 0.87 Lampblack 0.96 Lead, gray 0.28 Lead, oxidized 0.63 Lead, red, powdered 0.93 Lead, shiny 0.08 Mercury, pure 0.10 Nickel, on cast iron 0.05...

  • Page 34: Mechanical Drawings

    Accurate Sensors Technologies Appendix C Mechanical Drawings Water Cooling Jacket Water cooling Jacket( 8500-09) with Mounting Flange (8500-07) Ø97.80 Water Cooling Jacket (8500-09) with Mounting Clamp (8500-04) Air Purge Unit 6.60 THRU ALL M6x1.0 - 6H 74.50 Air Purge Unit (Reference no: 8500-05)
  • Page 35 Accurate Sensors Technologies Adjustable Mounting Stand ° 3 x M6 THRU AT 120 Adjustable Mounting Stand (Reference no: 8000-07) Mounting Clamp (Pyrometer) Mounting Clamp (Reference no: 8500-04) Mounting Clamp Water Cooling Jacket 6.60 THRU ALL 6.50 THRU ALL R16.50 R23.50 SECTION A-A Mounting Clamp water cooling Jacket (Reference no: 8500-06)

  • Page 36: Packing Instructions

    Liability regarding any direct or indirect damage caused by this software is excluded. Limit of liability AST not liable for any damages that arise from the use of any examples or processes mentioned in this manual. Specifications are subject to change without notice...
  • Page 37 AST reserves the right to make changes, without further notice, to any products herein to improve reliability, function, or design. AST does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any product described herein, neither does it convey any license under its patent rights nor the rights of others.
  • Page 38 Accurate Sensors Technologies Notes...
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  • Page 40 Based on these technologies, AST/3T has bought to the market a line of pyrometers for the remote measurement of target temperatures using no physical contact. AST/3T pyrometers use a totally new approach for remote temperature measurement achieving high accuracy.

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