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CI-202 Instruction Manual rev. 6/21/2017 

1554 NE 3

rd

 Ave, Camas, WA 98607, USA  

Phone (360) 833-8835 Fax (360) 833-1914   

[email protected]

   http://www.cid-inc.com

 

 

INTRODUCTION 

Congratulations on the purchase of your new CI-202 Portable Leaf Area Meter. Making leaf 
measurements in the field or laboratory is now very easy with the CI-202 Portable Leaf Area 
Meter. This state-of-the-art instrument has been designed to be the most portable leaf area 
measurement system available. Although you are anxious to use your new meter, please take 
the time to read this manual first.  

 

Figure 1. CI-202 Portable Leaf Area Meter 

 

Summary of Contents for CI-202

Page 1: ...vice may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Complies With 89 336 EEC Electromagnetic Compa...

Page 2: ...ate a File 10 Close a File 11 Set Up Instrument 11 Set Up Measure Parameter 12 Set Up Scanner Thresholds 12 Manual Threshold Adjustment 12 Set Up Storage check space or erase 13 Set Up Auto Store Para...

Page 3: ...d in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which ca...

Page 4: ...your new CI 202 Portable Leaf Area Meter Making leaf measurements in the field or laboratory is now very easy with the CI 202 Portable Leaf Area Meter This state of the art instrument has been designe...

Page 5: ...ss 15mm Max Scanning Speed 127 mm second Area Units cm2 Accuracy 1 for samples 10cm Resolution 0 01cm2 Data Storage 8 000 Measurements Computer Interface USB 2 0 Display 16 characters 2 line LCD Batte...

Page 6: ...07 USA Phone 360 833 8835 Fax 360 833 1914 sales cid inc com http www cid inc com 5 Ideal for field use Calculates shape factor and aspect ratio Single self contained instrument with built in LCD disp...

Page 7: ...t constantly referring to this manual Whenever possible the screen associated with a menu item will give you information about choices that you can make Usually the top line of the screen will contain...

Page 8: ...ugh area length width perimeter aspect ratio and shape factor in that order Only parameters that can be saved to the current file will be displayed If changes are required before data is saved use the...

Page 9: ...l display the total values for all measurements in the file in the following order The first value shown is the average value for all of the measurements in the file the most recent measurement in the...

Page 10: ...nstrument and the PC and run the CI202dfV1006 exe program on the PC downloadable on the CID Bio Science website Power on the CI 202 Pressing the folder icon will open an additional window with all of...

Page 11: ...File When the START ENTER key is pressed Name Files is displayed on the top line indicating the unit is in create files mode The top line of the screen will read Name on the left and a file name e g f...

Page 12: ...re mode is set to measure Leaf area yes enter To set a flag for a parameter select the parameter and press the DOWN key The word on the top right of the display will change from yes to no and that par...

Page 13: ...s the SAVE key To avoid saving the parameters press the STOP key to abort the process Set Up Scanner Thresholds Note Normally there is no need to adjust the threshold of the CI 202 because the instrum...

Page 14: ...o these settings Press STOP and then STOP again The instrument will ask Save changes Press SAVE Test the instrument to see if it is working If the instrument malfunctions after manual threshold adjust...

Page 15: ...is displayed indicates the unit is in the setup auto store mode This allows the user to set up the instrument to automatically store measurements and to start a new measurement without explicitly sav...

Page 16: ...op spinning During this time the display on the screen does not change Scan a leaf or piece of paper of known size to test the accuracy of the instrument The high and low thresholds should be checked...

Page 17: ...a piece of white paper with known length and width 13 Use the UP or DOWN arrow to scroll to Filter Scan Press ENTER 14 The value in the bottom center of the screen should read 1 15 Using the UP or DOW...

Page 18: ...SAVE The screen will flash Measure leaf saved 30 Use the UP or DOWN arrow to get to Set up Measure 31 Use the RIGHT or LEFT arrow to get to Set up Scanner 32 Press ENTER 33 Use the UP or DOWN arrow t...

Page 19: ...nd take a measurement of the standard Press the RIGHT arrow key to get to the length reading If the measurement is correct for the length no further adjustments are needed If the measurement is incorr...

Page 20: ...urned on while plugged into the USB port of a computer to get the fastest charging Charge for at least 14 hours to get full charge on the batteries Storing a battery in a discharged state could perman...

Page 21: ...ed by a light sensor inside the unit The level from this sensor is compared to a threshold The output of the comparator is fed to the microcontroller which monitors the intervals during the width scan...

Page 22: ...ermined from other calculated values These derived quantities are not stored but calculated whenever necessary for the purposes of display or data dumping The calculations used are shown below Aspect...

Page 23: ...deleted follow the steps below to reload the firmware onto the CI 202 1 Download the CI 202 Firmware UpdateV308 and Driver zip from the software page https www cid inc com support CI 202 software 2 Ex...

Page 24: ...motor will begin to start up and spin Next the motor will stop spinning during this time the display on the screen does not change 9 Scan a leaf or piece of paper of known size to test the accuracy o...

Page 25: ...00 if you can t determine which device is the CI 202 unplug it from the computer and see which one disappears a Select the device and click next b Rename the device to CI 202 7 Save CI 202 inf and rem...

Page 26: ...or by e mail at support cid inc com CID Bio Science Inc s contact information CID Bio Science Inc 1554 NE 3rd Ave Camas WA 98607 USA Phone 800 767 0119 U S and Canada 360 833 8835 Fax 360 833 1914 Int...

Page 27: ...ight is reflected back to a photodiode which measures the light intensity The light intensity is compared with the threshold voltage to generate a digital output that is ready to be processed by the M...

Page 28: ...turned off automatically after 5 minutes of inactivity 8 How do you measure root length a Stay in Leaf mode turn off the filter from Setup Scanner menu and make a regular measurement Use the perimete...

Page 29: ...ted a While doing High Low threshold computation make sure no object is present during the high threshold computation and place white paper on either side of scan area while doing low threshold repeat...

Page 30: ...ination by a CID Bio Science authorized representative Felix Instruments liability will not extend beyond repairing or replacing parts from the factory where they were originally manufactured Repair o...

Page 31: ...1 2017 1554 NE 3rd Ave Camas WA 98607 USA Phone 360 833 8835 Fax 360 833 1914 sales cid inc com http www cid inc com 30 USA CID Bio Science is responsible for return shipping charges on repairs and or...

Page 32: ...21 2017 1554 NE 3rd Ave Camas WA 98607 USA Phone 360 833 8835 Fax 360 833 1914 sales cid inc com http www cid inc com 31 CI 202 PRODUCTION TEST CHECK SHEET SERIAL NUMBER THRESHOLD SET PRECHARGE SCAN W...

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Page 34: ...________________________________ Representative Friend Colleague Exhibit Other _________________________________________ 4 Who selected this product I did Research Group University Department Purchas...

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