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AGROSTA®100 USB
DIGITAL FIRMNESS INSTRUMENT
The Agrosta®100USB is a durometer that measures without destroying the hardness of
And of different farm-products, agro-industrial products and foodstuffs
Congratulations for having acquired an AGROSTA®100 USB!
Your box contains:
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The device itself composed by the Usb box with pug, and a the sensor
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The software to be installed (On a CD)
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The sensor according to your requirements
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The manual
fruits, vegetables,
Mark and patent registered.
Designed and manufactured by AGROSTA

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  • Page 1 AGROSTA®100 USB DIGITAL FIRMNESS INSTRUMENT The Agrosta®100USB is a durometer that measures without destroying the hardness of fruits, vegetables, And of different farm-products, agro-industrial products and foodstuffs Mark and patent registered. Designed and manufactured by AGROSTA Congratulations for having acquired an AGROSTA®100 USB!
  • Page 2 The AGROSTA®100 USB has been completely designed and assembled in France. The electronic card has been manufactured through a highly robotized process. The AGROSTA®100 USB is not waterproof ! It is a precision instrument, avoid falls and shocks The AGROSTA®100 USB is guaranteed 2 years from the date of shipment Minimal % measurement : 5% Maximal % measurement : 100% when completely pressed (Shore A standard = 8.06 N for 100%)
  • Page 3 AGROSTA®100 USB DIGITAL FIRMNESS INSTRUMENT STARTING / INSTALLING SOFTWARE 1) Install the soft completely (driver installation as well – check that driver installation is not blocked by your system) 2) Close the soft if it has started after setup 3) Connect your device 4) Wait one minute till your computer recognizes it, and till the internal software inside the device starts (If you don’t wait, you will obtain bad values)
  • Page 4 AGROSTA®100 USB DIGITAL FIRMNESS INSTRUMENT MEASURING WITHOUT RECORDING 1) Take your fruits one after each other, and press till plastic abutment When the sensor is removed from the fruit, the measurement is displayed, you can start next measurement...
  • Page 5 AGROSTA®100 USB DIGITAL FIRMNESS INSTRUMENT START A NEW BATCH WITH RECORDING 1) Enter the name of the batch to be measured in the field « BATCH » - Avoid accents, “, /, *, ., : in the name of the batch, but you can put the date inside this name for example 2) Enter complementary information in the field «...
  • Page 6 AGROSTA®100 USB DIGITAL FIRMNESS INSTRUMENT 5) Make the measurements 6) When the batch is finished, click on « END » - the button disappears, and a graph is displayed 7) All data are available under Excel compatible format (.csv) in the following folder : C:\AGROSTASAVE ...
  • Page 7 – Press very strongly the tip on an hard and flat surface, like a table – You should obtain more than 96 % (The best is to obtain 100%) – If it is not the case, contact Agrosta for calibration...
  • Page 8 AGROSTA®100 USB DIGITAL FIRMNESS INSTRUMENT CLEANING Pull on the abutment carefully, and remove the tip, clean the red part with hot water and soap, and the inside (yellow plastic part) with a wet tissue...

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