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SpectraPen LM 510
Manual and User Guide
Please read this manual before operating this product
PSI, spol. s r. o., Drásov 470, 664 24 Drásov, Czech Republic
FAX: +420 511 440 901, TEL: +420 511 440 011, www.psi.cz

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  • Page 1 SpectraPen LM 510 Manual and User Guide Please read this manual before operating this product PSI, spol. s r. o., Drásov 470, 664 24 Drásov, Czech Republic FAX: +420 511 440 901, TEL: +420 511 440 011, www.psi.cz...
  • Page 2 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. (hereinafter PSI), February 2019 This document and its parts can be copied or provided to a third party only with the express permission of PSI. The contents of this manual have been verified to correspond to the specifications of the device. However, deviations cannot be ruled out.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. TABLE OF CONTENTS Information Before Using SpectraPen Device ........................ 4 Technical Specification ..............................5 General Information ............................... 6 Device Description ..............................7 List of Components ................................. 9 Care and Maintenance ..............................10 Getting Started ................................

  • Page 4: Information Before Using Spectrapen Device

    © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. 1 INFORMATION BEFORE USING SPECTRAPEN DEVICE Please read this manual carefully before operating the device. If not sure about anything in this manual, please contact the manufacturer for clarification. By accepting the device, the customer agrees to follow the instructions in this guide.

  • Page 5: Technical Specification

    © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. 2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Spectrum measurement 380 nm - 790 nm (LM 510 UVIS) Spectral range 640 nm - 1050 nm (LM 510 NIR) Spectral response half width 9 nm FWHM bandwidth...

  • Page 6: General Information

    SpectraPen LM 510 is a handheld portable spectroradiometer that is ideal as a general-purpose instrument for research and for agricultural applications. SpectraPen LM 510 measures in radiometric or photometric units the intensity of the light irradiance and is calibrated for visible light in the range of 380 – 780 nm for UVIS version and 640 – 1,050 nm for NIR version.

  • Page 7: Device Description

    © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. Fig. 1a) SpectraPen LM 510-H. b) SpectraPen LM 510-V. 3. 1 DE V ICE DE S CRI P TI ON Cosine corrector The optical sensor of the SpectraPen and the cosine corrector, is placed inside of the black box positioned on the front panel which protects the optics from dirt or moisture.
  • Page 8 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. Connector for USB cable USB connector on the device together with the USB cable provided, is used for re-charging the device battery and for operation of the SpectraPen directly from a PC via the SpectraPen software (downloaded to PC).

  • Page 9: List Of Components

    (USB driver folder). If any item is missing, please, contact PSI. Also check the carton for any visible external damage. If you find any damage, notify the carrier and PSI immediately. The carton and all packing materials should be retained for inspection by the carrier or insurer.

  • Page 10: Care And Maintenance

    Do not keep the battery at full charge for long periods of time. Allow for it to discharge. • High temperatures shortens battery life. • If the battery can no longer be charged, please contact PSI for replacement battery and installation instructions.

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. 6 GETTING STARTED Switch on the device by pressing the Power button and follow next steps to perform the measurements. In case the device battery is not charged connect the SpectraPen to the PC or to USB adaptor (not included) via the USB cable and charge the battery.

  • Page 12: Measurement

    © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. Fig. 4 Dark spectrum calibration – part 2. 6. 2 M E A SU RE M E N T SpectraPen can calculate a number of parameters that are derived from measurements of: •...
  • Page 13 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. Fig. 5 Selection of type of measurement. Scope Scope function is used for measurement of light intensity at different wavelengths (Fig. 6). Irradiance measurements display units as photon flux density in (µmol/m /s/nm) or as irradiance in µW/cm...
  • Page 14 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. Light meter Light meter function is used for measurements of absolute light intensity at defined range of wavelengths (Fig. 7). Photon flux density measurements display units in micromoles per square meter per second, irradiance measurements are displayed in Watts per square meter and illuminance measurements are displayed in units of Lux.
  • Page 15 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. Fig. 8 Chromaticity diagram function.

  • Page 16: Menu Description

    • Erase – erase function is used to erase internal data memory (Fig. 10) Fig. 10 Memory erase function. • Memory info (Fig. 11) – displays info on current amount of used internal memory in the SpectraPen LM 510 device...
  • Page 17 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. Fig. 11 Memory info. Options • Settings–this function is used to set various variable for the light measurements and for the device operation • Graph – displays options for setting the wavelength range and graph features (Fig. 12) Zoom enable –...
  • Page 18 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. Fig. 12 Graph settings. • Time - displays actual time and date (all data files are stored by time and date signature). To change time and/or date specifications touch on one of the values and adjust it using the arrows (Fig. 13).
  • Page 19 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. Fig. 14 LCD settings. • Device (Fig. 15) GPS – activates the GPS built-in module. The GPS coordinates cannot be displayed on the device display, but they are exported together with data and visualized in SpectraPen software on the computer after download.
  • Page 20 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. Fig. 16 Information about the device.

  • Page 21: Pc Communication

    © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. 8 PC COMMUNICATION 8. 1 US B C ONNE CT I ON All SpectraPens come with the USB cable that is required for charging of the Li battery and for data transfer to PC.
  • Page 22 Navigate through System and security, System to Device manager (Fig. 19) Fig. 19 System window. • Connect the SpectraPen to the PC. You should see that PSI USB Device appears in the list. Right click on it and select Update Driver Software…( Fig. 20) Fig. 20 PSI USB Device.
  • Page 23 Installation of the driver is now complete (Fig. 22) Fig. 22 Complete installation. In case this driver installation is not successful the driver may be downloaded directly from PSI websites www.psi.cz. Once the device is properly connected to the computer, the indicating icon appears on the SpectraPen device display Fig.
  • Page 24 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. Fig. 23 Icon on the SpectraPen device display indicating the proper USB connection.

  • Page 25: Spectrapen Software

    © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. 9 SPECTRAPEN SOFTWARE 9. 1 SO F TW A RE IN S T AL L AT IO N 1. Copy the SpectraPen software provided on the USB flash disk to your computer and launches the SpectraPen program.
  • Page 26 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. Fig. 25 SW connection. 6. When the device is properly connected the left bottom corner of the SW window will display “SpectraPen” (Fig. 26). Otherwise notification “Device: Not Connected” is displayed (Fig. 27).

  • Page 27: Software Menu

    © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. 9. 2 SO F TW A RE M E N U MENU: File Load Loads previously saved data files. Save Saves data to hard disc. Export Exports data in .txt format.

  • Page 28: Data Transfer And Visualization

    © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. 9. 3 D AT A TR AN S FE R AN D VI SU A LI ZA T IO N 1. After completion of measurement SpectraPen may be connected to PC for data download and further analysis.
  • Page 29 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. Fig. 29 Options for list of data. 8. In the graph marker feature is available, which enables display of the numeric values for wavelength and light irradiance for the selected wavelength of the scan (Fig. 30). Use the mouse to select the given point. In top right corner of the graph (red rectangle) is displayed exact value for the selected point on the x-axis and y-axis.
  • Page 30 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. Fig. 31 Zoom function. 10. Select Irradiance tab to view the irradiance data stored either as umol/m2/s/nm or per uWatts/cm2/nm. To change the units in which the spectra is displayed click on the unit icon as shown in (Fig. 32).
  • Page 31 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. Fig. 32 Irradiance shown in different units. Fig. 33 Numerical values of measured light intensities. 12. To Save the experiment select File>Save. All data stored in the device memory will be saved irrespective of the data selection in the SpectraPen software.
  • Page 32 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. 13. Select File>Export to export the data in .txt format. Export function allows the user to specify the type of data. The options are: Spectrum – all raw scope data for entire range of measured wavelengths are exported including data for the dark scan.

  • Page 33: Online Control

    © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. Fig. 36 Export of computed values. 9. 4 ONL INE C ONT RO L Menu Online Control This function can be used for remote - online control of the SpectraPen device after connection with the PC. Online control enables to make changes in device setting and also perform remote measurement using PC.
  • Page 34 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. settings (in “SettingsForm” window) and confirm by clicking OK. The measurement stars immediately and continues until it is manually stopped (Stop button). • Use the export option for exporting the data to .csv file.

  • Page 35: Firmware Update

    © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. Fig. 39 Online control settings. 9. 5 FIR M W A RE U P D ATE All data in the SpectraPen memory are erased during the firmware update! Before starting any firmware update, download all your data from the SpectraPen memory to the...

  • Page 36: Gps Module

    © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. 10 GPS MODULE SpectraPen device LM 510 has integrated GPS module which may be turned on during the measurement for mapping of the collected data to specific field position. When GPS module is turned on, the map coordinates will be automatically saved with all collected data and will be downloaded during data download.
  • Page 37 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. Fig. 42 GPS active. For proper function of the GPS module the SpectraPen device may need a clear view of the sky to acquire satellite signal. 3. Perform the selected measurements 4.

  • Page 38: Warranty Terms And Conditions

    The customer is responsible for shipping and insurance charges (for the full product value) to PSI. The manufacturer is responsible for shipping and insurance on return of the instrument to the customer.

  • Page 39: Troubleshooting And Customer Support

    © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. 12 TROUBLESHOOTING AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT In case of troubles and for customer support, please, visit on our websites, write to support@psi.cz or contact your local distributor.

  • Page 40: Appendix

    PSIindex – name of the index in the SpectraPen software and in exported data PSI test index – full name of the index (not showed) Scope[600nm]/ Scope[500nm] – equation for calculation; calculated from 500 and 600 nm of Scope spectra Fig.
  • Page 41 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. Fig. 45 New index. Function description Different mathematical functions can be used in SpectraPen software syntax to create new custom formulas. min, max min(value1, value2) value1 - number, variable, function value2 – number, variable, function...
  • Page 42 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. example1: ln(5) example2: ln(Irradiance[760nm]) example2: ln(max(Irradiance [550nm], Irradiance[480nm])) example5: ln((5+4)*4) __________________________________________________________________________ – the logarithm of specified number in a specified base. logB(value) B – base - number value – number, variable, function...
  • Page 43 © PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r. o. example3: Transmitance[760nm]^0.5 ___________________________________________________________________________ integral express the area under the curve of a graph of the function in the interval integral(function_values, from, to) function_values – input values for integral compute from,to – limit values...

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