Campbell CS300, Product Manual

Page 1: ...CS300 and CS301 Pyranometers Revision 9 18 Copyright 1994 2018 Campbell Scientific...

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Page 3: ...under guarantee or not Please state the faults as clearly as possible and if the product is out of the guarantee period it should be accompanied by a purchase order Quotations for repairs can be give...

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Page 5: ...digital cell phones and aerials may also not be applicable according to your locality Some brackets shields and enclosure options including wiring are not sold as standard items in the European marke...

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Page 7: ...beginning work Wear a hardhat and eye protection and take other appropriate safety precautions while working on or around tripods and towers Do not climb tripods or towers at any time and prohibit cl...

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Page 9: ...ion 5 7 1 Siting 5 7 2 Mounting to an Instrument Mount 5 7 2 1 Required Tools 5 7 2 2 Mounting Procedure 5 7 3 Wiring to the Datalogger 8 7 4 Programming 8 7 4 1 Total Solar Radiation 9 8 Maintenance...

Page 10: ...ers Required for Average Flux and Total Flux Density in SI and English Units 9 B 1 Wiring for Example Programs B 1 CRBasic Examples B 1 CR1000X Program Measuring the CS300 or CS301 B 1 B 2 CR6 Program...

Page 11: ...If the cable is damaged consult with Campbell Scientific Remove the green cap after installing the sensor Save this cap for shipping or storing the sensor Handle the sensor carefully when cleaning Be...

Page 12: ...cate the sensor in the Sensors Meteorological Solar Radiation folder Double click CS301 Pyranometer Default units are kW m2 for flux density and mJ m2 for total flux These can be changed by clicking t...

Page 13: ...Send the program to the datalogger if the datalogger is connected to the computer 9 If the sensor is connected to the datalogger check the output of the sensor in the data display in LoggerNet PC400...

Page 14: ...iation This negative signal is caused by noise passing through the photo diode Often negative values are set to zero in the datalogger program 6 Specifications Features Designed for continuous long te...

Page 15: ...unted at heights of 3 m or less are easier to level and clean 7 2 Mounting to an Instrument Mount 7 2 1 Required Tools Tools required for installation on a tripod or tower Small and medium Phillips sc...

Page 16: ...es and tightening the nuts Secure the 015ARM to the mast by tightening the U bolt nuts 3 Place the pyranometer in the centre of the pyranometer levelling base CM225 Stand CM200 Series Crossarm U bolt...

Page 17: ...ion Check that the pyranometer is still correctly levelled and adjust as necessary 7 Route the sensor cable along the underside of the crossarm or 015ARM mounting arm to the tripod tower and to the in...

Page 18: ...nalogue voltage input Black Black Signal Reference analogue ground Clear Clear Shield analogue ground 1 U terminals are automatically configured by the measurement instruction 7 4 Programming Short Cu...

Page 19: ...m 2 t 0 005 Total cal cm 2 min 1 0 005 1 434 Average cal cm 2 t 0 005 0 0239 Total t datalogger execution interval in seconds Joules Cal ratio 4 184 J cal Possible sources of electrical noise include...

Page 20: ...the sensor head and cannot be serviced Symptom Incorrect solar radiation 1 Make sure the top surface of the sensor head is clean and that the sensor is properly levelled 2 Verify that the range code...

Page 21: ...reate the Short Cut program following the procedure in Section 4 QuickStart p 1 Finish the program On the Advanced tab click the CRBasic Editor button The program opens in CRBasic with the name noname...

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Page 23: ...Description CR1000X CR6 Red White Signal SE 1 U1 Black Black Signal Ground Clear Clear Shield B 1 CR1000X Program CRBasic Example B 1 CR1000X Program Measuring the CS300 or CS301 CR1000X Declare Cons...

Page 24: ...and Units Public BattV Public PTemp_C Public SlrW Public SlrMJ Units BattV Volts Units PTemp_C Deg C Units SlrW W m 2 Units SlrMJ MJ m 2 Define Data Tables DataTable Hourly True 1 DataInterval 0 60 Mi...

Page 25: ...Appendix B Example Programs B 3 Convert mV to W m SlrW SlrW 5 0 Call Data Tables and Store Data CallTable Hourly CallTable Daily NextScan EndProg...

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