CE318-T Photometer
User Operation Manual
Revision 4.3 January 2018
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Table of Contents
1Product overview............................................................................................... 4
1.1. Presentation........................................................................................................... 4
1.2. System components quick description ................................................................... 5
1.3. Sensor head types............................................................................................... 13
1.4. Data transmission................................................................................................ 14
2Installation ....................................................................................................... 15
2.1. Installation site recommendations........................................................................ 15
2.2. Hardware installation and setup........................................................................... 15
2.2.1. Needed tools ...............................................................................................................15
2.2.2. Tripod mounting...........................................................................................................16
2.2.3. Case mounting ............................................................................................................17
2.2.4. Robot and sensor head mounting ...............................................................................18
2.3. Communication protocol installation and setup .................................................... 28
2.3.1. RS232 communication ................................................................................................28
2.3.2. USB communication....................................................................................................30
2.3.3. GPRS –FTP communication ......................................................................................30
2.3.4. Satellite transmission installation and configuration....................................................32
3Control Unit navigation menu ........................................................................ 40
3.1. Capacitive key functions ...................................................................................... 40
3.2. Switch on / Switch off / Standby........................................................................... 40
3.3. Menu description.................................................................................................. 40
3.4. SCENARIOS........................................................................................................ 41
3.5. MEASURES......................................................................................................... 43
3.6. MEMORY............................................................................................................. 43
3.7. SETTINGS........................................................................................................... 43
3.8. DATE................................................................................................................... 44
3.9. CIMEL.................................................................................................................. 45
4General description of the scenarios and their sequence........................... 45
4.1. Scenario description and sequencing................................................................... 45
SUNP (Polarised): The SUN Polarised scenario consists in measuring the Sun directly on
all polarisers with all filters............................................................................................... 54
MOONP (Polarised): The MOON Polarised scenario consists in measuring the Moon
directly on all polarisers with all filters except 937, 380 and 340nm. ................................ 55
4.2. Group of measurement scenarios........................................................................ 55
4.3. Day and night measurement schedule in Auto mode........................................... 56
4.3.1. Standard and polarized ...............................................................................................56
4.3.2. BRDF and BRDF 12 filters ..........................................................................................58
4.3.3. SEAPRISM..................................................................................................................59
4.3.1. Polarised......................................................................................................................59
5On-site maintenance....................................................................................... 59
5.1. Weekly check preventive maintenance................................................................ 59
5.2. Corrective maintenance....................................................................................... 61
5.2.1. Solar panel and wet sensor replacement....................................................................61
