
LPS02
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V1.0
9USE OF THE DIAGNOSTIC SENSORS
The intern l temper ture, rel tive humidity, pressure nd tilt (only LPS02MxT) diag-
nostic sensors llow keeping the pyr nometer oper ting conditions under control ll
the time nd foresee ny m inten nce intervention in dv nce, thus ensuring lw ys
reli ble me surements.
Internal temperature
As rule, the intern l temper ture of the pyr nometer is on ver ge 5 to 10 °C high-
er th n the extern l mbient temper ture. Temper tures th t re excessively lower or
higher th n indic ted m y be sign of m lfunctions.
Monitoring the intern l temper ture therefore m kes it possible to determine whether
the irr di nce me surement c n be considered reli ble.
Internal relative humidity
To minimize condens tion nd keep me surements ccur te, desicc nt silic -gel is
provided inside the pyr nometer b se to bsorb moisture. The silic -gel life is t le st
4 ye rs. The long-term monitoring of the intern l rel tive humidity of the pyr nome-
ter llows the efficiency of the silic -gel to be checked. A progressive upw rd trend in
rel tive humidity indic tes the progressively decre sing bility of silic -gel to bsorb
moisture.
The intern l rel tive humidity depends not only on the s tur tion level of the silic -gel
but lso on the temper ture of the pyr nometer; therefore, short-term humidity mon-
itoring is not p rticul rly signific nt in determining the condition of the silic -gel. Rel -
tive humidity monitoring c n be nnu l.
It is dvis ble to detect the rel tive humidity during the night, when the temper ture
is lower nd the rel tive humidity is higher.
Silic -gel c n be considered close to s tur tion when the intern l rel tive humidity is
persistently bove 50% t temper tures below 20 °C.
Internal pressure
Monitoring the intern l pressure of the pyr nometer llows the housing to be checked
for tight se l (no le k ge). The pressure/temper ture r tio should rem in pproxi-
m tely const nt.
Tilt
Monitoring the inclin tion ngle of the pyr nometer inst ll tion llows for the detec-
tion of unw nted displ cements th t m y occur in the long term or s result of im-
p cts suffered by the inst ll tion.
T ke the me surement of the Tilt sensor immedi tely fter inst ll tion nd consider it
s reference for subsequent me surements.
Alarm thresholds
Thresholds c n be defined for intern l temper ture, rel tive humidity nd pressure.
When the thresholds re exceeded n l rm condition is gener ted, which c n be re d
vi the Modbus “Discrete inputs” or the DATAsense softw re.
The thresholds c n be set vi the Modbus “Holding registers”, the WAL3/WAL4/WAL5
seri l comm nds or the DATAsense softw re.