Introducing the PR-705/715 Spectroradiometers |
Engineered
Brilliance goes completely portable
The PR-705/715 is the next
generation of sophisticated, lab grade, fast scanning
spectroradiometers. It is a stand-alone instrument that maintains the
exceptional performance that has made the SpectraScan series the
industry standard for accurate spectroradiometry in the industries
such as Automotive, Aerospace, Computer, Lighting and Display Manufacturing.
The PR-705/715 is designed
to quickly measure (in as little as 50 milliseconds) the intensity
and colour of light sources, displays and reflective or transmissive
samples with NIST-traceable accuracy. It is he perfect instrument for
manufacturers to establish measurement correlation with their vendors
and customers to ensure that products meet the tight photometry and
colourimetry specifications. One of the key features that makes the
PR-705/715 an essential tool for both R&D and QC/QA testing is
it's ability to precisely measure areas as small as 0.02 mm with the
highest accuracy and repeatability.
Stand-Alone
Optical Head
Spectral measurements are
made in near real-time as light passes through a measuring aperture,
is dispersed by a diffraction grating and then imaged onto a
multi-element detector. The Automatic Adaptive Sensitivity feature
optimises the dynamic range and increases Signal-To-Noise by
selecting exposure times based on the available signal level. World
famous Pritchard optics permit precise viewing of the target
while allowing only the measured optical radiation to pass through to
the detector.
The incoming light is
dispersed by a holographic diffraction grating and the dispersed
spectrum is measured by a thermo-electrically cooled silicon diode
array detector. The PR-705 measures Spectral Power Distributions in
the visible range from 380-780 nm and the PR-715 measures the
visible/NIR range from 380-1068nm. Optics are designed to minimize
polarisation error resulting in accurate measurements of polarised
sources such as LCDs. Since the cooled detector is housed in a
hermetically sealed, pressurised chamber, the PR-705/715 makes
extremely stable and repeatable measurements.
State-of-the-Art
Optical Design
One of the primary
benefits of this versatile instrument is its portability as it can be
used stand-alone. This allows users to make outdoor measurements and
test instrument panels inside cockpits and automobiles. Two powerful
on-board microprocessors control the hardware and mathematically
calculate photometric and colourimetric values for the acquired
spectral data during a measurement. As a result, there are no errors
in colour accuracy due to filter mismatches from the CIE specified
functions as in the case of filter colourimeters. The PR-705/715
provides accurate answers for the luminance and colour regardless of
the source distribution.
Greater
flexibility and enhanced sensitivity
The PR-705/715 can
accommodate one to six measuring fields (2°, 1° , 1/2°
, 1/4° , 1/8° and special slits). If multiple apertures are
selected at the time of purchase the result is a flexible system that
can measure a wide range of spot sizes without changing the working
flexible distance to focus the MS-55 lens. Variable apertures and a
wide selection of objective lenses make it possible to measure
virtually any target size down to 0.02 mm. Because the measuring
aperture is the entrance slit to the spectrometer, the instrument
bandwidth depends on the aperture used. In order to measure narrow
band sources such as laser diodes, small apertures (1/4° or
1/8°) should be chosen to obtain a BW of 2.5 nm.
The PR-705/715 is the most
sensitive instrument in its class and can measure incandescent
sources at light levels as low as 0.001fL (0.003 cd/m2). It can even
measure the black levels required to characterise the contrast ratio
of various displays. This new SpectraScan is almost a hundred times
more sensitive than it's predecessor.
Remote
Operation and Data Transfer
The measured data can be
stored on a 3-1/2" on-board floppy diskette and easily
transferred to a computer for further analysis. Remote operation from
user-defined software running on a host computer is possible by
sending ASCII commands over an RS-232 port to control the PR-705/715
(built in Remote Mode software). A built-in centronics parallel port
is available for connecting to standard PC printers and a SYNC
IN/SYNC OUT connector is provided for pulsed light measurements.
The PR-705/715 can be
operated from a PC using SpectraWin software. SpectraWin
is Windows-based software that gives you the power to make
measurements, view data in customized graphics displays, perform
calculations on stored data and create macros for automation.
Measurement
Capabilities
Additional
Measurement Capabilities using SpectraWin
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