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Model MC-100, U.S. Patent No. 9,733,179

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Страница 1: ... 721 WEST 1800 NORTH LOGAN UTAH 84321 USA TEL 435 792 4700 FAX 435 787 8268 WEB APOGEEINSTRUMENTS COM Copyright 2020 Apogee Instruments Inc OWNER S MANUAL CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION METER Model MC 100 U S Patent No 9 733 179 ...

Страница 2: ...ompliance 3 Introduction 4 Meter Models 5 Specifications 6 Theory of Operation 7 Operation and Measurement 10 Installing new Crop Specific Settings 19 Maintenance and Recalibration 20 Troubleshooting and Customer Support 21 Return and Warranty Policy 22 ...

Страница 3: ...ent of electrical and electronic products with respect to the restriction of hazardous substances Please be advised that based on the information available to us from our raw material suppliers the products manufactured by us do not contain as intentional additives any of the restricted materials including lead see note below mercury cadmium hexavalent chromium polybrominated biphenyls PBB polybro...

Страница 4: ...ensive and allows for leaves to be measured and monitored over an entire growth cycle It also allows for rapid replicate measurements of the same leaf or rapid measurement of multiple leaves Typical applications of chlorophyll meters include chlorophyll concentration determination for plant nutrient status assessment environmental stress impact and fertilizer requirement Apogee Instruments MC 100 ...

Страница 5: ...once established from measurement of chlorophyll content index CCI and in vitro determination of leaf chlorophyll concentration which requires chemical digestion of leaf samples and subsequent chlorophyll extraction then optical analysis for chlorophyll determination The method is detailed and equations for twenty two different plant species are provided in Parry et al 2014 Parry C J M Blonquist J...

Страница 6: ...ttons for control and data manipulation Data Output Mini B USB port provided for main data transfer RS 232 port can be used with GPS for integrated measurement Measured Variables Ratio of optical transmission at 931 nm to optical transmission at 653 nm External GPS Option Serial 1 1520 RS 232 port GPS location data is saved with each measurement Internal GPS Serial 1521 and above RS 232 functions ...

Страница 7: ...ittance spectrum in figure below This characteristic feature of a leaf transmittance spectrum is called the red edge where radiation of wavelength greater than approximately 700 nm termed near infrared NIR is not used for photosynthesis The Apogee Instruments MC 100 chlorophyll concentration meter exploits the different absorption characteristics of chlorophyll at different wavelengths to determin...

Страница 8: ... CCI a relative measure of chlorophyll content to an estimate of actual chlorophyll concentration There is a non linear relationship between CCI and chlorophyll concentration and the relationship is different for different plant species see relationship for three different crop species in figure below The MC 100 includes equations with species specific coefficients for twe nty two different specie...

Страница 9: ...ture Food A major advantage of the Apogee Instruments model MC 100 over other hand held chlorophyll meters is conversion of relative chlorophyll content to actual chlorophyll concentration i e linearization of the output Chlorophyll meters typically output an index that is non linearly related to chlorophyll concentration e g CCI or SPAD The MC 100 outputs an estimate of actual chlorophyll concent...

Страница 10: ...s serial numbers 1521 and above come with an internal GPS The RS 232 port is still present in GPS enabled units but does not function as a GPS expansion port anymore The operational buttons consist of three menu selection keys and four arrow keys to make adjustments to menu functions Press the power button to turn on the MC 100 After a few seconds the main menu screen appears Program flow is organ...

Страница 11: ...ote that a newly created data file will not appear in the list of existing data files until a measurement is saved to it The total number of data files is indefinite as the limit is dependent on available memory Run Setup Test Types There are three test types to select for measurements 1 point no averaging multi point average and multi point std dev A 1 point no averaging will save every data poin...

Страница 12: ...more information on connecting to a GPS device or transferring files over RS 232 Run Setup Custom Measurements As detailed above the MC 100 is capable of measuring in both units of CCI relative chlorophyll content and in µmol m 2 actual chlorophyll concentration The default is to measure in units of CCI whereby the Use custom measurement units is set to No For measurements reported in units of µmo...

Страница 13: ...ion Annual Crop Species Rice RICE Rice Wheat WHEAT Whet Soybean SOYBEAN SyBn Barley BARLEY Baly Pepper PEPPER Pepr Tomato TOMATO Tomt Pea PEA Pea Kohlrabi KOHLRABI Klrb Lettuce Waldman s Green WGLETTUC WGLt Lettuce Buttercrunch BCLETTUC BcLt Corn MAIZE Maze Sorghum SORGHUM Srgm Cannabis CANNABIS Cnbs Deciduous Species Quaking Aspen QKASPEN QkAp European Birch EUBIRCH EuBr Paper Birch PABIRCH PpBr ...

Страница 14: ...eys to customize the field Info can be used to check your current GPS location Run Measure Perform Measurement Serial Numbers 1 1520 When saving the first measurement to a data table one of the above three screens will appear depending on the test type selected If the data file already holds existing data the following message will appear Select Overwr to overwrite the existing data in the data fi...

Страница 15: ...on screen Select View and use the up and down arrows to select the appropriate data file from the list Once highlighted select View to enter the file Use the up and down arrows to sequentially traverse through each data point Selecting Output provides the option of sending data over RS 232 communications with the use of a custom serial cable NOTE Transferring data files over a USB connection is hi...

Страница 16: ...ce to the next setting System Setup Operational Functions Serial Numbers 1 1520 By default the MC 100 will beep every time a key is pressed in addition to a four minute auto off feature to help conserve battery power To turn these features off select Edit to highlight the Key press beep Pressing the up and down arrows will toggle between Yes and No Use the right arrow to advance to the next settin...

Страница 17: ...ns that detail system operation and overall performance The information provided in the diagnostics section is intended for troubleshooting and or repair System Checking GPS Information in the Diag Menu Serial Numbers 1521 and above 1 Make sure GPS logging is enabled Run Setup 2 Go back to home screen press System Diag then navigation to screen 5 a Location is given in latitude and longitude b DOP...

Страница 18: ...carefully use a needle to depress the foam washer and pick out the FOVR from the sample chamber see image below Converting from µmol per m2 to mg per m2 The leaves of higher plants include a mix of both chlorophyll a and b in about a 3 to 1 ratio Parry et al 2014 Chlorophyll a has a molar mass of 893 5 grams g per mole chlorophyll b is slightly heavier at 907 5 grams per mole The typical weighted ...

Страница 19: ...ct the micro USB end of a micro USB to USB cable included with your meter to your MC 100 s USB port Connect the other end of the USB cable to your computer 4 Turn the meter on and press the Data button The meter should now read USB Link Active 5 On the connected computer go to the location of the downloaded zip file and extract its contents 6 Select the files extracted and copy them Right click Co...

Страница 20: ...ed organic deposits are best removed using water or isopropyl alcohol and a soft cloth or cotton swab Never use an abrasive material or cleaner on the diffusers Over time the foam insert may become worn or damaged in which case the unit will need to be returned for repair Contact Apogee Instruments technical support for more information ...

Страница 21: ...e in uSD memory Turn feature off to clear the message Warning Average must be 10 pts for std dev mode A setting of 10 points will be used Message appears in standard deviation test mode when number of samples is less than 10 Value must be 10 or greater Warning Drive is Full Clear uSD memory by deleting or downloading data to computer Sample too dense Indicates the amount of signal absorbed by the ...

Страница 22: ...al reinstallation and shipping of suspected warranty items to our factory The warranty does not cover equipment that has been damaged due to the following conditions 1 Improper installation or abuse 2 Operation of the instrument outside of its specified operating range 3 Natural occurrences such as lightning fire etc 4 Unauthorized modification 5 Improper or unauthorized repair Please note that no...

Страница 23: ... specifications due to a failure of product materials or craftsmanship Apogee Instruments will repair or replace the items free of charge If it is determined that your product is not covered under warranty you will be informed and given an estimated repair replacement cost PRODUCTS BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD For issues with sensors beyond the warranty period please contact Apogee at techsupport ap...

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