Kipp & Zonen METEON 2.0, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...METEON 2 0 Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ...2 1 Declaration of Conformity ...

Page 3: ...5 Batteries 10 6 6 Supplied parts 10 7 Specifications 11 8 Power consumption 12 9 Memory usage 12 10 Menu structure overview 13 11 Keyboard functions 14 12 Operation mode 15 12 1 PC communication 15 12 2 Transparent 15 13 Configuration 15 13 1 Modbus setting 15 13 2 Pulse input 16 13 3 Temperature sensor 16 13 4 Analog sensor 16 13 5 Smart sensor 16 14 Measurement 16 14 1 Measurement without loggi...

Page 4: ...4 14 3 Differential Measurement 16 15 Device setting 17 16 PC software 18 16 1 Start Screen 19 16 2 Data Explorer screen 20 16 3 Preferences screen 21 16 4 Sensor list 22 16 5 Update METEON 22 ...

Page 5: ...n This product is under warranty for 24 months from the date of purchase Modifications made by the customer or on customer request can affect the validity of the CE declaration Kipp Zonen shall in no event be liable for incidental or consequential damages including without limitation lost profits loss of income loss of business opportunities loss of use and other related exposures however caused a...

Page 6: ...nected The Meteon can measure display and log up to 8 devices Depending on the log interval it logs up to weeks of data Comparison of pyranometers is possible with one as reference instrument Log files are transferred to the PC via the USB interface Log data can be visualized and or exported to a csv file with the free available software Instruments time and settings are copied in the header of ea...

Page 7: ...ure sensor this is a must because it requires 12 VDC The DC input can accept 10 24 Volt DC nominal 12 VDC If DC power is not present or below 10 Volt the Meteon will switch to battery use 6 2 Analog Here an analog radiometer can be connected like CMP11 The GND connection can be used to connect the shield of the radiometer cable 6 3 Pulse The pulse input connection to relate the incoming radiation ...

Page 8: ...evice without blocking further use of the S0 port Physical connection Terminal block Inside Meteon The S0 outputs often called S0 S0 or S and S have to be connected to the Pulse input of the Meteon Both pulse in and output are optically isolated The input can be tested by connecting the and inputs to simulate an input pulse The picture on the left shows a simplified schemeatic of the inside of the...

Page 9: ...to be configured with identical communication settings and different Modbus addresses The Smart sensors can be powered by the Meteon 2 0 when this option is enabled in the Configuration menu The Modbus Common or Ref connection is connected to the Modbus GND on the METEON For a K Z Smart radiometer these connections are METEON D D PWR PWR Modbus GND ...

Page 10: ...ry becomes visible and the battery holder can be pulled out Five AA alkaline batteries are required to supply the METEON with 7 5 Volt When batteries are replaced the holder and lid can be pushed back in place Make sure the lid clicks properly in place 6 6 Supplied parts The Meteon is supplied with Mounted batteries 5 x AA A carrying case with room for a pyranometer A calibration certificate Conne...

Page 11: ...ay logging Up to 7 sensors Meteon RS485 port setting Set communication parameters Modbus comm setting Set address comm per 1 dev Comparison logging 2 radiation sensors RS485 to USB Transparent mode Design PC Calibration Via mini USB connector Sensor connectors Wago Phoenix LCD Graphic 8 lines of text back light Good sunlight readability Keyboard Up Down Left Right OK On Off Back Light Batteries 5 ...

Page 12: ...So logging of one analog and one smart sensor consumes 9 5 mA With Alkaline batteries of 2200 mAh this means a lifetime of approximately 230 hour Keep in mind that the M T temperature sensor need a 12V power supply When the METEON is powered with 12VDC this can be transferred to the Modbus sensors as well 9 Memory usage The METEON can store approximately 380 000 values Per log interval for each ra...

Page 13: ...ettings Pulse input Temperature sensor Analog sensor Smart sensors Channel 1 5 Measurement Start Measurement without logging Logging Interval hh mm ss Start Start delay Days hours Start delayed Erase filled Differential measurement Reference sensor DUT sensor Start Device setting Language Date time Device info Calibration date ...

Page 14: ... backlight turns off automatically after 30 seconds The Left Right Up Down keys will navigate through the available menu options and OK will activate store the selected value Modbus setting Baud rate 19200 Parity bits 8 E 1 Enable power output Yes Configure sensor If present the top left and right arrows indicate you can move to the next or previous menu within this level with the Left Right keys ...

Page 15: ...ers to communicate with the SmartExplorer software After selecting this option the Meteon asks you if sensor power is required from the Meteon or not If your radiometer has no other power source select Yes METEON 2 0 USB DC 2019 01 09 09 10 Configuration Measurement Device setting The top line shows USB and DC power connected When on batteries the DC indicator is replaced with a battery symbol 4 l...

Page 16: ...dbus address is set the Meteon will check what type of Radiometer is connected and show the correct name 14 Measurement 3 types of measurements can be selected 14 1 Measurement without logging This menu will show the data from the connected sensors The Left Right key will skip through the different sensors if more than one is connected The display will show the actual value plus hourly daily and w...

Page 17: ... to 3 days period with clear sky or longer for cloudy conditions If a comparison is required where all individual data points are required a normal logging can be used The deviation between the two sensors then needs to be calculated afterwards from the downloaded csv file 15 Device setting This menu gives the option to set language at present only English and Dutch are implemented and set the tim...

Page 18: ...lected where to Meteon is connected The METEON PC software has the following functionality Connect and disconnect Download data and export to CSV file Visualize one of the registrations Check Edit the pre defined analog sensor list Download upload sensor list to Meteon or file Set the preferences colors for graphic visualization Upload new Firmware to the Meteon Show Comparison data from 2 sensors...

Page 19: ...of the available COM ports if not the sub menu Connect using offers the option to pick one of the available COM ports by hand Sync METEON Date and Time with PC transfers the PC Date and Time settings to the Meteon All other menu options are described in the following sections of this chapter ...

Page 20: ...sensors as selected in the top left corner When sensors are not required they can be deleted with by deleting the checkmarks in the top left section In the registration menu bottom left corner one of the downloaded registrations can be selected 16 3 Export With export the selected registration can be transferred to the PC in XLS or CSV format Example of xls import format ...

Page 21: ...6 4 Preferences screen Here the default folder for downloaded data can be set as well as the colors used per sensor The Calibrations tab to define a location to store calibrations is not used at this moment ...

Page 22: ...h SAVE TO METEON the new sensor list can be transferred to the METEON memory After this upload it will be available in the METEON menu under the available analog sensors The options LOAD FROM FILE and SAVE TO FILE give you the option to save and load the sensor list to PC as well The format is XML 16 6 Update METEON If available this screen asks for the location of a bin file that contains the new...