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LabSpion user guide

Sensor distance L

Measurement method: Far Field

L = 10 x D

Please note the sensor distance to the lamp must be minimum 10 x
the diameter of the lamp.

The

”Far Field” measurement method requires this distance for

accurate measurement data.

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Page 1: ...LabSpion Patent pending User guide Preliminary edition Last edited 2014 04 22 ...

Page 2: ... change without notice Viso Systems ApS and all affiliated companies disclaim liability for any injury damage direct or indirect loss consequential or economic loss or any other loss occasioned by the use of inability to use or reliance on the information contained in this manual Dimensions 190cm 162 5cm 80cm 45cm 122cm 150cm Maximum lamp length 8cm C plane base height 9 5cm LabSpion base height 6...

Page 3: ...r distance L Measurement method Far Field D L 10 x D Please note the sensor distance to the lamp must be minimum 10 x the diameter of the lamp The Far Field measurement method requires this distance for accurate measurement data ...

Page 4: ... LabSensor weight 5 Kg Total shipping weight 69 Kg Packages 4 pcs Total weight 63 Kg Shipping packages 1 C Plane goniometer 140x50x15cm 17Kg 2 LightSpion base 50x50x20cm 27Kg 3 3 point base table 140x50x15cm 19Kg 4 Sensor tripod 100x35x35cm 6Kg Shipping dimensions Shipping weight ...

Page 5: ...1 Connecting USB 12 Connecting LabSensor 13 Connecting C plane goniometer 14 Connecting lamp power 15 Connecting diagram 16 Making measurements 17 Alignment of sensor 17 Alignment of lamp 18 Quality selection 19 Full automatic 20 Manual power control 23 Manual integration time setup 24 Free running spectrometer 25 Measurement data 26 Power details 29 CRI details 31 ...

Page 6: ...bSpion user guide Spherical limit 33 Attaching pictures 34 Saving measurement 35 Exporting to IES LDT 36 Exporting to PDF 37 Exporting to PNG 37 Exporting to CSV 39 Emailing measurement 40 Specifications 41 ...

Page 7: ...rheating disconnect the power supply from AC power and contact Viso Service for assistance Do not install or use the device outdoors Do not spray with or immerse in water or any other liquid Do not remove any covers or attempt to repair the device or power supply Refer any service to Viso Disposing of this product Viso products are supplied in compliance with Directive 2002 96 EC of the European P...

Page 8: ...easurement data System content The LabSpion package contains the following items LabSpion goniomtere base C plane goiniometer with lamp bracket 3 point base table LabSensor Tripod for LabSensor Light Inspector USB stick Windows 5 m IEC power cord C Plane goniomter with lamp bracket LabSpion base with all gonio drivers power analyser integrated 3 point base table for LabSpion base LabSensor with sp...

Page 9: ...de 5 m USB cable 20m RJ45 cat 5 for connection between LabSpion and LabSensor About this document This guide describes how to install and use the LabSpion controller and how to make measurement of different light sources ...

Page 10: ...oad the latest version http www lightdataserver com software Viso 20Systems Ligh tInspector htm Please make sure the LabSpion is not connected to the computer during software installation Run the msi file and follow the installation instruction USB drivers are automatically installed Your measurements are not lost when installing newer versions or uninstalling All measurements always remain in you...

Page 11: ...measured meaning that power supplied will be identical to power supplied to the light source to be measured AC power supply cable plug Warning Risk of electric shock Plug installation shall be performed by a qualified electrician A grounding type earthed power plug that fits the local power outlet must be used which you can acquire an IEC power cable with a suitable grounding type plug from most c...

Page 12: ... meaning that the photo spectrometer can be used only with USB connected After connecting USB start the Viso Light Inspector software and connection to the LabSpion will automatically be established A successful connection is shown with a green Connected icon in the upper right corner of the Viso Light Inspector software USB can be connected and disconnected without the need of restarting the Viso...

Page 13: ...bSensor is done by using a RJ45 cable between the LabSpion base and the LabSensor The LabSpion supplies all power and data communications the LabSensor via the RJ45 cable Warning do not connect the LabSensor to C plane motor connector this could damage the LabSensor ...

Page 14: ...goniometer The C plane goniometer is connect to the LabSpion base via a RJ45 cable The LabSpion will automatically detect the C plane goniometer Warning do not connect the C plane motor to the LabSensor connector this could damage the LabSpion ...

Page 15: ...ent is 3A which is 660W at 220VAC and 330 at 110VAC AC power supply cable plug Warning Risk of electric shock Plug installation shall be performed by a qualified electrician A grounding type earthed power plug that fits the local power outlet must be used which you can acquire an IEC power cable with a suitable grounding type plug from most consumer electronics stores When installing the plug conn...

Page 16: ...16 LabSpion user guide Connecting diagram Below is a connection diagram showing the different connection needed to make the system operational Mains IN ...

Page 17: ...between the sensor and the lamp is determined by the lamp size The recommended distance between the sensor and the goniometer is 10 times the lamp length diameter The distance can easily be measured using the build in laser in the LabSensor IMPORTANT The distance should be measured to the centre of rotation of LabSpion base goniometer use the centre stick as laser target Use Alignment stick Centre...

Page 18: ...ign the lamp to be measured to the centre of rotation By loosening the 4 screws on the C Plane goniometer can it be slide to adjust the lamp into the centre position The 4 finger screws are placed in pairs on each side of the C Plane goniometer as shown below Centre of rotation Finger screws ...

Page 19: ...the Viso Light Inspector use the low resolution It is possible to select 3 levels low medium and high Each quality level increases the number measurements made during goniometer measurements and also increases the photo spectrometer integration time lowering noise level of photo spectrometer measurements Increasing the quality results in substantial extended measurement time ...

Page 20: ...racted from measurements so that measurements can be done even in a lit room The adjustment of the exposure time of the photo spectrometer also known as integration time is also done automatically A measurement is simply started by clicking on the play icon Then is integration time automatically set Then is the ambient light level automatically measured by turning off the light source The light so...

Page 21: ...ces having a narrow beam angle can result in the number of measurements made in the beam section being too few to generate an accurate measurement In this case will the Viso Light Inspector software automatically ask you if you want to make a more detailed scan of the beam section The increase in measurement quality after a detailed re scan of the narrow beam section can be seen below ...

Page 22: ...nt is complete is the total luminous flux is calculated in lumen and CRI lumen watt peak light output in candela power and power factor is also calculated Further details about the measurement data can be found in the chapter Measurement data ...

Page 23: ...ically Another case could be when measuring a low voltage light source such as LED chips with external power supply that has a low response time when turned on and off and therefore would give an inaccurate result of the ambient light level To enable manual power control simply select Setup Power control and select manual power control When manual power control has been selected will the Viso Ligh...

Page 24: ...a light source emitting most of the light to the sides instead of in direction of centre As the automatic setup of integration is done in the centre at 0 degrees could the integration time be set to high resulting in the saturation of the photo spectrometer giving an inaccurate measurement The integration time of the photo spectrometer can be set manual by selecting Setup Integration time ...

Page 25: ...w a light source behaves over time To start the photo spectrometer free run simply click on the start spectra scan icon During free run mode is light output in candela CRI and colour temperature continuously updated The integration time can be changed during free run scan as explained in previous chapter to ensure correct resolution NOTE After changing photo spectrometer integration time should th...

Page 26: ...ns that it is a spectra that is created based on all the radiated spectra s in all angular direction measured this means that the displayed spectra will be equal to that measured using an integrating sphere 3 The complete integrated spherical spectra calculated in step 2 is used to calculate the complete luminous flux in lumens The peak output in candela is also displayed which is the highest leve...

Page 27: ...0 efficacy is 683 lumen watt 6 The CRI is calculated using 8 reflectance standard colors to calculate the ability of the light to reflect colors thus indicating the quality of the light radiated 0 being the worst quality and 100 being the best quality equal to that of the sun The CRI can only be used for white light if CRI is not displayed is indicating that the radiated light does not meet the cr...

Page 28: ...ye and is based on experiment made in 1931 with a series of test persons to find out how the human eye observes colors The black line in diagram is called the black body curve and illustrates all colors that are defined as white colors from warm to cold The point of the measured color is shown with a black cross and can be used to check the whiteness of a color by checking how close it is to the b...

Page 29: ...r is an indication of how well the current is consumed through a voltage period The power factor is calculated by taking real consumed power and divide it by the product of the voltage and current independently as shown here PF Power Voltage x Current 5 2 238 6 x 0 035 5 2 8 35 0 62 When current is not consumed by the light source efficiently will it consume more current than necessary and therefo...

Page 30: ... phase shift between current and voltage and thus resulting in a very low power factor of 0 19 Example 3 Shows a LED bulb having a medium quality switch mode driver with a high capacity peak load and thus a medium quality power factor of 0 62 Example 4 Shows a LED bulb having a switch mode driver with very bad filtering resulting in very high noise level of the current This level of noise would pr...

Page 31: ...colors but only the first 8 known as R1 R8 is used to calculated the CRI the remaining R9 R15 are not used But LED lights can in some cases be missing the red light component contained in R9 which is not included in the CRI measurement therefore has it been common to measure the R9 component as well R9 R15 values can be view by opening the CRI details window by clicking on the CRI bar or selecting...

Page 32: ...or response on all test colors Example 2 Shows a Philips LED bulb having low red R9 value Example 3 Shows a standard LED bulb having a negative red R9 value due to the lack of red light in the spectra Example 4 Shows a LED bulb having red LED s added to boost the red R9 to higher levels ...

Page 33: ...1194 2012 require that directional lamps are measured in a 90 or 120 cone meaning that only light illuminated in the cone is calculated efficient luminous flux The spherical limitation can be set by clicking Edit Spherical limit Spherical limitation does not need to be set before making a measurement but can be set afterwards also on previous made full 360 measurements Below is an example of diffe...

Page 34: ...he light source measured to have a quick reference To use the webcam simple click on the picture frame to open picture editor Then just click on the start webcam button the webcam will then start and as many pictures as desired can be added The first pictures in the picture editor will be used as primary picture which is shown as default with the measurement Pictures can be moved or deleted by rig...

Page 35: ...save icon or select File Save as Measurement are stored in the Measurement library in alphabetic order Measurements are physically stored in My documents Viso Systems Light Inspector as fixture files The folder can also be opened selecting file Open measure folder Files can be copy and replaced as desired If files are added or removed must the program be re started before they appear in the librar...

Page 36: ...er guide Exporting to IES LDT It is possible to export the measurement to IES or LDT format to be used in Dialux or other 3D lighting design application software To export to IES simply select File Export IES or LDT ...

Page 37: ...y to a PDF document just by selecting the measurement and then clicking File Export PDF It is also possible to implement your own logo in the PDF and export to different languages such as English German and Chinese A typical export is shown below Click and add logo Select language ...

Page 38: ...NG All measurements can be exported to PNG picture file for use in reports sales and marketing material To export simply select a measurement in your measurement library and then select File Export PNG Image A typical export is shown below ...

Page 39: ...ion software for further examinations To export to CVS simply click File Export CSV Tab separated The contents of the CVS file can be seen below Product name Demo 1 Date and time 30 juli 2012 09 03 52 Item number Efficiency 64 CRI 60 CCT 3166 Lumens 257 9 Peak cd 353 75 Power 4 01 PF 0 56 CIE x 0 427 CIE y 0 403 Angle Candela 180 0 46 179 0 43 178 0 48 177 0 47 Etc ...

Page 40: ...40 LabSpion user guide Emailing measurement The Viso Light Inspector software is capable of directly emailing measurements by clicking on the email icon ...

Page 41: ...1 5m at 2 axis 1 axis upto 6m Maximum lamp weight 25Kg Electrical Power supply input 90 to 260 VAC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 60W Idle 15 W USB current consumption 200 mA Power analyzer voltage range 30VAC 400VAC 0 2V Power analyzer current range 0A 3A Avg 0 1mA Power analyzer power range 0W 300W Avg 0 001W Power analyzer sample rate 70 000 samples sec Photometric Lumen typ 1 1 000 000 4 00 Candel...

Page 42: ...30nm 1024 pixels Spectrometer detector SONY ILX511B Calibration Fully calibrated plug and play solution Re calibration Every 1 year Maximum 2 years Control and interface Control interface USB 2 0 Control connector USB B Connections AC power in power supply IEC 3 pin AC power out lamp Universal socket Light source adaptors E27 E14 B22 GU10 PC USB B Approvals Power supply cUL UL CE CCC TUV FCC Power...

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