
Gossen Foto- und Lichtmesstechnik GmbH 29
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Technical Data
Sensor Technology, Measuring Uncertainty
Sensor
CMOS image sensor, 256 pixels
Diffusor light-entry surface
7 mm diameter
Distance, diffuser to surface to be measured
25 mm
Error limit, cosine correction
< 3% (comparable with the f2 failure of a class B device according DIN 5032-7)
Spectral range
380 … 780 nm
Full width at half maximum (FWHM)
< 15 nm (typically 12 nm)
Physical resolution
~ 1.72 nm
Digital resolution
16 bit
Wavelength reproducibility
+ 0.5 nm
Integration time
Automatic, manual, 10 … 3000 ms in 10 ms steps
Signal-to-noise ratio
1000:1
Spurious light
-25 dB
Dark stream compensation
Automatic with integrated temperature sensor
Measurement uncertainty, illuminance
Standard light type A, 2856 K
@ 1000 lx
+ 3 %
Measurement uncertainty, chromaticity
Reproducibility, chromaticity
+ 0.0005
Measurement uncertainty, CCT
+ 2%
Measurement uncertainty, CRI
+ 1.5%
Measurement uncertainty, flicker
+ 1.5%
Photometry
Measuring functions
Illuminance
10 … 100,000 lx
Color temperature (K)
Duv
– color temperature difference relative to
the Planckian locus
Color rendering index Ra, R1 to R15
CIE 13.3
ʎpeak – peak wavelength
ʎdominant – dominant wavelength
CIE 15
Purity
– color purity
CIE 15
Chromaticity coordinates
CIE 1931 [x,y], CIE 1960 [u,v], CIE 1976 [u',v']
Flicker index
0.00 ... 1.00
Flicker as percentage (%)
0% ... 100%
Flicker frequency (Hz)
2 ... 1000 Hz
Units of Measure
lx / °C - fc / °F, selectable