Campbell CS300, User Manual

Page 1: ...CS300 Pyranometer Issued 4 6 18 Copyright 1994 2018 Campbell Scientific Inc Printed under licence by Campbell Scientific Ltd CSL 570 USER MANUAL ...

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Page 3: ...s 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 given on request It is the policy of Campbell Scientific to protect the health of its employees and provide a safe working environment in support of this policy a Declaration of Hazardous Material and De...

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Page 5: ...nt for recycling Any batteries contained within the product or used during the products life should be removed from the product and also be sent to an appropriate recycling facility Campbell Scientific Ltd can advise on the recycling of the equipment and in some cases arrange collection and the correct disposal of it although charges may apply for some items or territories For further advice or su...

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Page 7: ...fore 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 climbing by other persons Take reasonable precautions to secure tripod and tower sites from trespassers Use only manufacturer recommended parts materials and tools Utility and Electrical You can be ...

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Page 9: ... Mounting to an Instrument Mount 6 7 2 1 Required Tools 6 7 2 2 Mounting Procedure 6 7 2 2 1 CM225E Solar Sensor Mounting Stand 6 7 3 Wiring to the Datalogger 8 7 4 Programming 9 7 4 1 Total Solar Radiation 10 8 Maintenance and Calibration 11 9 Troubleshooting 11 Appendices A Importing Short Cut Code Into CRBasic or Edlog Editor A 1 A 1 Importing Short Cut Code into a Program Editor A 1 A 1 1 CRBa...

Page 10: ... 7 1 CS300 schematic 8 Tables 7 1 Connections to Campbell Scientific Dataloggers 9 7 2 Multipliers Required for Average Flux and Total Flux Density in SI and English Units 10 B 1 Wiring for Example Programs B 1 ...

Page 11: ...ble jacket If damage to the cable is suspected consult with a Campbell Scientific applications engineer Remove the green cap after installing the sensor Save this cap for shipping or storing the sensor Handle the sensor carefully when cleaning Be careful not to scratch the surface of the sensor 3 Initial Inspection Upon receipt of the CS300 inspect the packaging and contents for damage File damage...

Page 12: ...on should place a Short Cut icon on the desktop of your computer To open Short Cut click on this icon 3 When Short Cut opens select New Program 4 Select Datalogger Model and Scan Interval default of 5 seconds is OK for most applications Click Next ...

Page 13: ...king the Flux Density and Total Flux boxes and selecting different values 6 After selecting the sensor click at the left of the screen on Wiring Diagram to see how the sensor is to be wired to the datalogger The wiring diagram can be printed out now or after more sensors are added 7 Select any other sensors you have then finish the remaining Short Cut steps to complete the program The remaining st...

Page 14: ...t the CS300 may read slightly negative incoming solar radiation This negative signal is caused by RF noise passing through the photo diode Negative values may be set to zero in the datalogger program For more theoretical information on the silicon photovoltaic detector see Kerr J P G W Thurtell and C B Tanner An integrating pyranometer for climatological observer stations and mesoscale networks J ...

Page 15: ... pass FMVSS302 Local fire codes may preclude its use inside buildings 7 Installation If you are programming your datalogger with Short Cut skip Section 7 3 Wiring to the Datalogger and Section 7 4 Programming Short Cut does this work for you See Section 4 Quickstart for a Short Cut tutorial 7 1 Siting The CS300 should be mounted such that no shadows or reflections are cast on it by the tripod towe...

Page 16: ...liers Compass Step ladder 7 2 2 Mounting Procedure 7 2 2 1 CM225E Solar Sensor Mounting Stand The CM225E should never be mounted directly to a vertical pipe Instead the CM225E should be mounted to a crossarm This avoids reflections from the vertical pipe onto the sensor 1 Mount the crossarm to the tripod or tower 2 Place the CM225E s U bolt in the bottom holes and secure the CM225E to the crossarm...

Page 17: ...he centre of the 010355 base levelling fixture 4 Loosely mount the 010355 base levelling fixture on the CM225E Do not fully tighten the three mounting screws Levelling Screws Holes for Mounting Screws 010355 Base Holes for Mounting Screws ...

Page 18: ...e 8 Secure the cable to the crossarm and mast using cable ties 9 Remove the green cap after installing the sensor Save this cap for shipping or storing the sensor 7 3 Wiring to the Datalogger A schematic diagram of the CS300 is shown in Figure 7 1 RED BLACK CLEAR 500 to 600 typical Single Ended Analog Input Ground AG Ground G Figure 7 1 CS300 schematic Connections to Campbell Scientific datalogger...

Page 19: ... edit programs after they are imported and edited in CRBasic Editor A Short Cut tutorial is available in Section 4 Quickstart If you wish to import Short Cut code into either Edlog or CRBasic Editor to create or add to a customized program follow the procedure in Appendix A Importing Short Cut Code Into CRBasic or Edlog Editor Programming basics for CRBasic and Edlog dataloggers are provided below...

Page 20: ...largest number that the datalogger can output to final storage is 6999 in low resolution default and 99999 in high resolution For Edlog dataloggers if you assume that the daily total flux is desired in kJ m 2 and assume an irradiance of 0 5 kW m 2 the maximum low resolution output limit will be exceeded in just under four hours This value was found by taking the maximum flux the datalogger can rec...

Page 21: ...the measurement instruction 2 Verify that the range code is correct for the datalogger type 3 Disconnect the sensor leads from the datalogger and use a DVM to check the voltage between the red and the black wires The voltage should be 0 to 200 mV for 0 to 1000 Wm 2 radiation No voltage indicates a problem with either the photodiode or the shunt resistor both of which are potted in the sensor head ...

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Page 23: ...ode CR9 CR9000 X datalogger code DLD contain code for CR10 X CR23X CR500 CR510 21X or CR7 X dataloggers The following procedures show how to import these files for editing A 1 1 CRBasic Datalogger Use the following procedure to import Short Cut code into CRBasic Editor CR200 X CR1000 CR1000X CR800 CR3000 CR5000 dataloggers 1 Create the Short Cut program following the procedure in Section 4 Quickst...

Page 24: ...t Finish the program and exit Short Cut Make note of the file name used when saving the Short Cut program 2 Open Edlog 3 Click File Document DLD File Assuming the default paths were used when Short Cut was installed navigate to C CampbellSci SCWin folder The file of interest has a DLD extension Select the file and click Open The dld file which is a type of ASCII machine code is imported documented...

Page 25: ... Units SlrW W m Units SlrMJ MJ m Define Data Tables DataTable Table1 True 1 DataInterval 0 60 Min 10 Average 1 SlrW FP2 False EndTable DataTable Table2 True 1 DataInterval 0 1440 Min 10 Minimum 1 BattV FP2 False False Totalize 1 SlrMJ IEEE4 False EndTable Main Program BeginProg Scan 10 Sec 1 0 Default Datalogger Battery Voltage measurement BattV Battery BattV Default Wiring Panel Temperature measu...

Page 26: ... Minimum 1 BattV FP2 False False Totalize 1 SlrMJ IEEE4 False EndTable Main Program BeginProg Main Scan Scan 10 Sec 1 0 Default Datalogger Battery Voltage measurement BattV Battery BattV Default Wiring Panel Temperature measurement PTemp_C PanelTemp PTemp_C 60 CS300 Pyranometer measurements SlrMJ and SlrW VoltSe SlrW 1 mV1000 U1 1 0 60 1 0 Set negative values to zero If SlrW 0 Then SlrW 0 Convert ...

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