Viso Systems LabSpion User manual

LabSpion
User Manual
Last edited November 26, 2018

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Content
Safety Information...........................................................................................................................4
Preventing electric shocks...........................................................................................................4
Introduction.....................................................................................................................................5
Dimensions.....................................................................................................................................6
Goniometer .................................................................................................................................6
Packaging and weight.....................................................................................................................7
LabSpion items...............................................................................................................................7
Shipping Packages......................................................................................................................9
Room considerations....................................................................................................................10
Sensor distance.........................................................................................................................10
Goniometer Dark zone..............................................................................................................11
Minimum room dimensions........................................................................................................12
Measuring through a door opening............................................................................................12
Narrow room considerations......................................................................................................14
Light baffle.............................................................................................................................14
Creating a Light Baffle ...........................................................................................................15
Installation.....................................................................................................................................16
Software installation..................................................................................................................16
Connect power..........................................................................................................................17
Connect USB ............................................................................................................................18
Connecting the LabSensor........................................................................................................19
Connecting the C-plane goniometer..........................................................................................19
Connecting lamp power.............................................................................................................20
Connecting diagram ..................................................................................................................21
Alignment of the sensor ................................................................................................................22
Height alignment .......................................................................................................................22
Set distance of the sensor.........................................................................................................23
Mounting and Alignment of the lamp.............................................................................................24
Use of the Laser Level Tool.......................................................................................................24
Adjust lamp to laser...................................................................................................................25
Center of luminares...................................................................................................................26
Mounting of fixtures with a static base.......................................................................................28
Adjustment of the lamp holder arm............................................................................................29
Mount lamps with counter weight ..............................................................................................30

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Making measurements..................................................................................................................31
Alignment of the sensor.............................................................................................................31
Making a measurement.............................................................................................................31
Specifications................................................................................................................................32

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Safety Information
Warning! This product is not for household use.
Read this manual before installing and operating the LabSpion, follow the safety warnings listed
below, and study all the cautions in the manual.
Preventing electric shocks
Make sure the power supply is always grounded.
Use a source of AC power that complies with the local building and electrical codes,
that has both overload and ground-fault protection.
If the controller or the power supply are in any way damaged, defective, wet, or show signs of
overheating, disconnect the power supply from the AC power and contact Viso Service for
assistance.
Do not install or use the device outdoors. Do not spray with or immerse in water or any other liquid.
Do not remove any covers or attempt to repair the controller or the power supply. Refer any
service to Viso.
Disposing of this product
Viso products are supplied in compliance with
Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of the European Union on
WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment), as amended by Directive
2003/108/EC, where applicable.
Help preserve the environment! Ensure that this
product is recycled at the end of its lifetime. Your supplier
can give details of local arrangements for the disposal of
Viso products.

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Introduction
About this document
These guidelines describe the installation process of the LabSpion controller followed by the typical
measurements of various light sources.
About the LabSpion
The LabSpion is a revolutionary new far field goniometer system with a spectrometer sensor that
makes it possible to measure all photometric measurements quickly and efficiently. The Light
Inspector software enables to quickly measure, save and export the newly obtained data.
© 2007 Viso Systems ApS, Denmark
All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, in any form or by any means, without permission in writing
from Viso Systems ApS, Denmark.
Information subject to change without notice. Viso Systems ApS and all affiliated companies disclaim liability for any
injury, damage, direct or indirect loss, consequential or economic loss or any other loss occasioned by the use of,
inability to use or reliance on the information contained in this manual.

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Dimensions
Goniometer
The minimum distance between the LabSpion goniometer and the back wall is 1 meter. The
minimum distance between the sensor and the end wall is 0.5 meters.
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C C
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UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED:
DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS
SURFACE FINISH:
TOLERANCES:
LINEAR:
ANGULAR:
FINISH: DEBURR AND
BREAK SHARP
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SIGNATURE
DATE
MATERIAL:
DO NOT SCALE DRAWING
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SCALE:1:50 SHEET 1 OF 1
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WEIGHT:
LabSpion Assem Front dimensions

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Packaging and weight
LabSpion item list
•Base
•Tower
•Stand
•C-plane head
•Lamp Bracket
•E27 Lamp holder
•Tripod
•Sensor
•Cali T50
•Bosch Cross Line Laser
Documents
•Assembly Manual
•Sensor Calibration Certificate
•Cali T50 certificate
Base: 27 kg Tower + C-Plane Head: 25 kg
Tripod + Lamp Bracket + E27 Holder
Stand: 24kg
Sensor + Cali T50: 6kg

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Assembly Box
•2 m IEC power cord
•5 m USB cable
•3 m RJ45 for connection between LabSpion Base and C-Plane Gonio Head
•25m RJ45 cat 5 for connection between LabSpion Base and LabSensor
•Light Inspector USB stick (Windows)
•Bulb adaptor: E27, E14, G10, B22.
•Laser Distance Plate
•1 x Steel Pin 200mm
•2 x Steel Pin 45 degree handle
•6 x Plastic end caps for pins
•2 x Small Lamp Brackets + M10 Handles + 20mm Plastic Spacer
•2 x M8 Handle + Thumb Screw for Base attach
•8 x M6x35mm Screws for Lamp Bracket mounting
•8 x 20mm plastic spacers for Lamp Bracket Mount
•2 x M6 Thumb Screws for Laser Distance Plate

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Shipping Packages
Shipping packages Shipping dimensions CBM Weight
1. Sensor + Cali 56 x 56,5 x 35 cm 0,111m36 Kg
2. Base 51 x 51 x 22 cm 0,057 m327 Kg
3. Bracket + Tripod + Assembly Parts 165,5 x 29,5 x 32 cm 0,156 m38 Kg
4. Tower + C-plane Gonio 45,5 x 35 x 118 cm 0,188 m325 Kg
5. Stand 61 x 60,5 x 82 cm 0,302 m324 Kg
Total: 0,814 m390 kg
Total shipping weight: 90 kg.
Total shipping CBM: 0,814m3
The shipment is done in a total of 5 packages.
Dimensions on a single pallet: L:168 W:90 H:120, Total CBM:1,814

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Room considerations
Sensor distance
The measurement method used in the LabSpion system is called far field, which means the distance
between the measuring light source and the sensor should be at least 8x the diameter of the lamp
as shown below.
Sensor distance = 8 x Lamp diameter
Lamp diameter Minimum sensor distance
0,25 m 2 m
0,50 m 4 m
1,00 m 8 m
1,50 m 12 m
Note !! The “Lamp diameter” is only the
illuminating part of the lamp.
Physical Diameter
Lamp Diameter

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Goniometer Dark zone
Normally when doing light measurement, a completely dark room is needed. But with the LabSpion
it is not a necessity for the whole room to be dark, as the sensor uses a special directional sensor.
This means having only the goniometer zone dark will be sufficient, as shown below.
The Dark Zone is recommended to be 2 meters or more.
A room can be darkened either by painting the walls
black or using a black curtain.
A black molton curtain can be better than a painted wall,
as the folds in the curtain works as small light bafflers
trapping the light.
Note If you have the option to have a fully dark room, this
should this should be your first choice.
Dark
zone
Dark zone depth
Minimum 2m is recommended

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Minimum room dimensions
As the distance to the sensor must be at least 8 x lamp diameter plus the physical properties of the
goniometer (1 m) and the sensor (0,5 m) we can calculate the minimum dimensions of the room to
be as shown below
Recommended minimum room size
Lamp diamter W = Room width H = Room height I = Room length
0,25 m 1,7 m 2,2 m 3,5 m
0,50 m 1,7 m 2,2 m 5,5 m
1,00 m 1,7 m 2,3 m 9,5 m
1,50 m 2,0 m 2,4 m 13,5 m
W
H
I

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Measuring through a door opening
In cases where the length of the room is not sufficient for larger fixtures, the sensor can be placed
outside a door opening to extend the sensor-to-light source distance as shown below
Placing the sensor outside of the room using a door opening does not adversely affect the
measurement. In fact, the doorway opening can help reduce stray light.
It should be noted that if the outside room is not dark, the “calibrate to ambient” functionality must
be used to deduct the ambient light from the measurement.

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Narrow room considerations
Even a dark wallor floor can reflect light alsoknown as stray light, resulting in too high measurement
values. When the sensor is close to the walls or floor the stray light can enter the sensor and give
higher measurement result.
A stray light check can easily be done by standing at the sensor position and block the light from the
senor with your finger and checking if any other light is visible.
Light baffle
One of the simplest solutions to eliminate stray light is to place a port hole (light baffle) as illustrated
below. A light baffle will remove the
Stray light
Sensor
1.5
Light reflected into sensor
from the walls and the floor.
1m

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Creating a Light Baffle
Creating a light baffle can be done by using a black curtain and make a circular whole in the middle,
as shown below. Place the light baffle between the goniometer and sensor at a distance where the
lamp is visible from the sensor.
The LabSpion can measure fixtures up to 150 cm lamps, so the size of the light beam half way from
the sensor to the lamp will be 75 cm. So a light baffle placed in this case needs to have a diameter
of 100cm to compensate for small errors in installation.
The practise of cutting out a light baffle, along with the final results, is shown below.

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Installation
Software installation
Be Before you can start using the LabSpion, the “Viso Light Inspector” software must be installed.
It is supported on all windows platforms.
Use the following link to download the latest version:
http://www.visosystems.com/download-light-inspector/
1) Please make sure the LabSpion is not
connected to the computer during software
installation.
2) Run the .msi file and follow the installation
instruction.
3) USB drivers are automatically installed.
Your measurements are not lost when updating to a
newer version or uninstalling and reinstalling. All
measurements will always remain in your document
folder. If you want to remove all your measurements go
to the ‘Light Inspector’ folder and delete them manually.
Folder location:
C:\Users\’Username’\Documents\Viso Systems\Light
Inspector
Or if stored in dropbox:
C:\Users\’username’\Dropbox

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Connect power
The LabSpion comes with a standard IEC power-in
connector and with a standard euro power cable, but
any power cable can be used as the Labspion
supports any outlet voltage from 90-260VAC.
The power-in connector supplies power to the
goniometer motor, power analyser and the light
source being measured. Which means the power
feed to the system is also what is being delivered to
the light source to be measured.
AC power supply cable plug
Warning: Risk of an electric shock! Plug installation shall be performed by a
qualified electrician.
A grounding-type (earthed) power plug that fits the local power outlet must be used. You
can acquire an IEC power cable with a suitable grounding-type plug from most of consumer
electronics stores.
When installing the plug connect pins as follows:
- Yellow and green wire to grounding (earth)
- Blue wire to neutral
- Brown wire to live

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Connect USB
The LabSpion is connected to the computer using a USB connector type A to B. 5m USB cable is
included with the LabSpion, however any USB cable supporting USB2.0 can be used.
The USB provides communication and power to the LabSpion’ main board processor. But to run
power analyser and photo spectrometer, you need to have power connected.
Start the “Viso Light Inspector” software after having connected the USB; the connection to the
Labspion will be established automatically. A successful connection is shown with a green
“Connected” icon in the upper right corner of the ‘Viso Light Inspector’ software.
You can connect and disconnect the USB without restarting the “Viso Light Inspector” software, as
the connection is always established automatically as soon as the USB connector is plugged in and
vice versa.

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Connecting the LabSensor
The LabSpion is connected to the LabSensor with a RJ45 cable, which is supporting the transfer of
data and power between the two parts.
Warning
Do not connect the LabSensor to the C-plane motor connector, this could damage the LabSensor.
Connecting the C-plane goniometer
The C-plane goniometer is connected to the LabSpion base through a RJ45 cable. The LabSpion
will automatically detect the C-plane goniometer.
Warning
Do not connect the C-plane motor to the LabSensor connector, this could damage the LabSpion.

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Connecting lamp power
The LabSpion has a built-in power analyser and power switch. The power switch is used when
running in ambient light correction mode. So the lamp can be switched off before a measurement,
so that the values of the ambient light can be obtained and subsequently subtracted from final
measurements.
The maximum current supported by the lamp output is 3A, which is 660W at 220VAC and 330W at
110VAC.
AC power supply cable plug
Warning: Risk ofelectric shock! Plug installation shall be performed by a qualified
electrician.
A grounding-type (earthed) power plug that fits the local power outlet must be used. You
can acquire an IEC power cable with a suitable grounding-type plug from most of consumer
electronics stores.
When installing the plug connect pins as follows:
- Yellow and green wire to grounding (earth)
- Blue wire to neutral
- Brown wire to live