
OBS500 Smart Turbidity Meter with ClearSensor
®
Technology
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FIGURE 5-1. Drawing of the OBS500 sensor
5.3 Measurement Details
The OBS500 design combines the sensor, analog measurement, and signal
processing within a single housing resulting in the integration of state-of-the-
art sensor and measurement technology. The 24-bit A/D has simultaneous
50/60 Hz rejection and automatic calibration for each measurement. A number
of additional advanced measurement techniques are employed to harness the
best possible performance available from today’s state-of-the-art sensor
technology. The sensor reverts to a low-power sleep state between
measurements. A series of measurements is performed, yielding two turbidity
and one temperature value. This measurement cycle takes about 20 seconds.
The measurement cycle is activated by commands via SDI-12, RS-232
terminal commands, or a control line(s) going high (analog measurements).
The OBS500 has three communication modes: SDI-12, RS-232, or 0 to 5 V.
The mode defaults to SDI-12/RS-232 but can be set in our
Device
Configuration Utility
(
DevConfig
) to analog. As an SDI-12/RS-232 sensor, the
OBS500 is shipped with an address of 0.
With SDI-12 and RS-232, the basic values output by the OBS500 are
backscatter turbidity, sidescatter turbidity, and temperature. The OBS500 can
also output a ratiometric measurement that combines the backscatter and
sidescatter measurements. Other diagnostic information is available (see
) including the raw voltage output from the backscatter and
sidescatter sensors, the current to open and close the shutter, an open and close
position count, total open and close cycles, and a moisture alarm. The OBS500
is shipped from the factory to output turbidity in TU and temperature in
degrees Celsius. The analog output supports backscatter and/or sidescatter
according to the status of a control line.
5.4 Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Diode
OBS500 sensors detect suspended matter in water and turbidity from the
relative intensity of light backscattered at angles ranging from 125°
to 170°,
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