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VISO SYSTEMS  

LightSpion Extender  

User Guide

 

 

Revision: 2020-11 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for LightSpion

Page 1: ...VISO SYSTEMS LightSpion Extender User Guide Revision 2020 11 ...

Page 2: ...cessary to install and operate your new Viso Systems product Please review this manual thoroughly to ensure proper installation and operation For news Q A and support at Viso Systems visit our website at www visosystems com Other manuals in this series for which the latest version can be downloaded from www visosystem com include LightSpion User manual Light Inspector User Guide Software ...

Page 3: ...ages 7 7 Installation 7 7 1 LightSpion Case Plate and Slider Plate 7 7 2 Installing the Gonio Base 7 8 Configuration 9 Long configuration 9 Short configuration 9 LightSpion alignment 10 9 Connecting the Extender 10 10 Mounting a Light Source 12 10 1 Lamp Alignment 12 11 Center of Light Sources 14 12 Lamp connection 16 13 Making measurements 16 14 Stray Light Corrections 16 15 Specifications 17 Phy...

Page 4: ...ther with the RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU with amendments 2015 863 Help preserve the environment Ensure that this product is recycled at the end of its lifetime Your supplier can give details of local arrangements for the disposal of Viso Systems products 3 Introduction About the LightSpion Extender The LightSpion Extender expands the ability of LightSpion to measure the light sources with a diamete...

Page 5: ...5 4 Dimensions ...

Page 6: ...ing and weight 5 1 Extender Package Content Case Plate Slider Plate Tower Base Straylight Plate Slider plate 5 x M4x10 Thumb screws 2 x M4x16 Thumb screws User Guide 5 x M4x10 Thumb screws 2 x M4x16 Thumb screws ...

Page 7: ...ent is done in a total of 1 package 7 Installation 7 1 LightSpion Case Plate and Slider Plate Assemble the Case Plate and Slider Plate with 2 x M4x10 thumb screws supplied with the Extender 7 2 Installing the Gonio Base The Base is installed using the supplied 2 x M4x10 thumb screws Slide the Base into the Slider plate and fix with the two screws ...

Page 8: ...8 Slide on the tower from the front Mount the two M4x16 thumb screws for locking the Tower ...

Page 9: ...s of light sources up to 220 mm in diameter Short configuration The reduced goniometer sensor length of 114 cm allows the measurements of light sources up to 135 mm in diameter This configuration can be useful when measuring smaller light sources and or of low power where a shorter distance will increase the sensitivity of the sensor In this position you should remove the Straylight Plate ...

Page 10: ...t location for accurate measurements The alignment points clicks into bottom of the LightSpion as shown below 9 Connecting the Extender The extender is connected via unplugging the built in goniometer and connecting the RJ45 of the Extender goniometer The power going to the built in goniometer lamp holder must also be unplugged and connected to the Extender instead ...

Page 11: ...l automatically detect the Extender Various configurations can be seen in the photometric window Long configuration Short configuration In case the system does not detect the Extender it is possible to select it manually in Setup Options ...

Page 12: ...win clamp holder 10 1 Light Source Alignment The photometric center of the light source must be centered vertically on the rotation axis of the goniometer This is done by sliding the Tower Loosen the two thumb screws and slide the Tower to the wanted position The Tower can be slid from 0 to 140 mm Minimum Maximum ...

Page 13: ... of rotation is marked with a slit in the top plate Important Failing to align the light source to the center of rotation can affect the accuracy of the peak intensity value and the beam angle The flux value is not affected by the incorrect horizontal placement Guidance on how to establish the photometric center of a light source can be found in the next section ...

Page 14: ...1 Center of Light Sources Photometric center The black spot marks the photometric center of the different light sources This photometric center is what should be aligned with center of rotation of the Base ...

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Page 16: ...half of the maximum diameter of light sources for the Extender namely 220 cm That means the maximum width of the tubes is 110 cm 14 Stray Light Corrections Sometimes when measuring specific light sources you can observe reflections in the black surface of the extender plate adding to the amount of light detected by the sensor Such an example is shown in the picture to the right To avoid the unnece...

Page 17: ...g Weight 9 kg Dimensions L x W x H 166 99 x 43 x 31 cm Weight 7 kg Sensor distance 114 and 181 cm Light source diameter range 0 220 mm Linear light source depth range 0 140 mm Light source maximum weight 4 kg Warranty Warranty period 2 years Ordering information LightSpion Extender P N EXLIGSP002 ...

Page 18: ...lop and manufacture OEM and customer specific goniophotometer solutions Our mission is to support customers with powerful and yet easy to use control measurements solutions Products are developed and manufactured in Copenhagen Denmark ...

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