HEXAGON-IMAGING-PAM

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HEXAGON-IMAGING-PAM

Design
Closed housing, aluminum frame
Working Distance
20 cm
Light sources

Blue Excitation Light Source: 451 nm dominant wavelength (ML, AL and SP) 6 x 13 Cree high power LEDs

Far Red light Source: 730 nm peak wavelength

Light Field
Vertical incidence on sample; LED distribution optimized for uniformity; at standard working distance maximal deviation from mean intensity +/- 7 %; modulation frequency 1-8 Hz; max. actinic intensity 2100 μmol quanta m-2 s-1 PAR; maximum saturation pulse intensity 4100 μmol quanta m-2 s-1 PAR
Temperature Range

0 – 50°C

Design
Black and white c-mount camera operated in 11-bit-mode at 16 frames/sec
CMOS Chip
Sony IMX264 CMOS 3/4" featuring 2x2 pixel binning (1200 x 1000 px final resolution)
Interface
GigE-Vision®
Lens Mount

C-mount

Dimensions
8,64 cm x 4,4 cm x 2,9 cm (L x W x H) (without lens)
Weight
< 200g camera only
Temperature Range
0 – 50°C (non-condensing)
Design
F1.4/8 mm 2 MP prime lens (Ricoh), as bundle together with spacer ring and appropriate PS II filter set
Dimensions
42.0 mm x 36.7 mm
Lens Mount

C-mount

Filter Screw Size
40.5 mm
Iris Range
1.4 - 16
Weight
76 g (lens only)
Temperature Range
-20 – 50°C (non-condensing)
Product
Microprocessor controlled switching power supply with ripple 20 mVpp
Input
90 to 264 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Output Watt
640 W
Output Current
(max.): 20 A
Output Voltage
(max.): 80 V/DC (locked at 48 V)
Dimensions
395 mm x 92 mm x 240 mm (L x W x H)
Weight
7 kg
Temperature Range
0 – 50°C (non-condensing)
Operating System
PC-software ImagingWinGigE for Win 10 or 11
Data Output Format

xpim, csv, jpg, tif (raw image format is b/w in 11-bit color depth, 1200 x 1000)

Availability
License-free download from Walz homepage, regularly updated
Minimum PC requirements

Intel core i5 or comparable CPU, min 8 GB free RAM, built-in Gigabit Ethernet (GigE), Win11 OS

Features

Data display and evaluation plus instrument settings on 7 different windows

Product
Mini-PC with NUC 11 Pro Board NUC11TNBv5
Operating System
Win 10 Pro
CPU
Intel core i5 1135G7 (vPro with TPM 2.0)
RAM
8 GB
Connectivity
Intel® i225-LM 2500 Mbps RJ45 Ethernet; 2x Thunderbolt (DP 1.4a and USB 4), Wi-Fi 6
Power supply

120 W AC adapter

Storage
512 GB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
Dimensions
117 mm x 112 mm x 54 mm (L x W x H)
Weight
652 g (including mounting angle)
Temperature Range
0 – 40°C (non-condensing)
Design
Aluminum frame with potholder tray inserts, taking up 7 cm round flowerpots or 7 cm injection molded pots. Mounted on the rear wall of the housing
Working Distance
20 cm below normal bottom plate (can stay in place when bottom plate is used)
Weight
960 g (without the potholder tray inserts)
Dimensions
46 cm x 40 cm x 10 cm (L x W x H)
Design of sensor

Small versatile waterproof mini quantum sensor for selective PAR measurement, cosine corrected for light incident at an angle between -30 ° to +30 ° from surface normal for PPFD (photosynthetical photon flux density) measurement, with base plate for screw connection.

Sensor housing

Black resin material

Diffuser material

Perspex

Signal detection

High stability silicone photovoltaic detector with filter set for PAR correction (see “General Features” for typical response)

Signal output
Typically 10 μA / (1000 μmol m-2 s-1)
Temperature coefficient of photodiode

0.01 %/K

Absolute calibration
± 10 %
Immersion coefficient
Typically 1.15
Angular dependence
Error < 3 % for angle between -30 ° and +30 ° from normal axis (see chart for typical response)
Design of sensor
Microscopy quantum sensor for PPFD (photosynthetical photon flux density) measurement.
Operating temperature
- 5 °C … + 45 °C
Cable length
3 m
Connector

BNC

Size

Base plate: 12 mm x 7 mm x 1 mm (H x W x L)
Sensor housing 5 mm x 7.5 mm x 7 mm (H x W x L)
Diffuser diameter: 3 mm

Weight

26 g

Design of sensor

Mini quantum sensor for selective PAR (photosynthetically active radiation) measurement, cosine corrected for PPFD (photosynthetical photon flux density) measurement.

Sensor housing

Black anodized aluminum housing

Diffuser material

Perspex

Signal detection

High stability silicone photovoltaic detector with filter set for PAR correction (to learn more about the typical sensitivity see “General Features”). Signal output typically -2 μA / (1000 μmol m-2 s-1)

Temperature coefficient of photodiode

0.01 %/K

Absolute calibration

± 5 %

Angular dependence

error < 4 % between angles from -80° to +80° from normal axis

Immersion coefficient

Typically 1.32

Operating temperature

- 5 °C … + 45 °C

Cable length

3 m

Connector

BNC

Power supply

Not required

Size

Height: 16 mm
Diameter: 14 mm
Diffuser diameter: 5.5 mm

Weight

32 g

Design

Aluminum box with individual foam lining for HEXAGON-IMAGING-PAM and accessories

Dimensions

 62 cm x 62 cm x 62 cm (L x W x H)

Weight

6 kg

Accessories

Design

Light grey plastic housing with connectors, membrane keyboard and a white illuminated LCD graphic display

Dimensions

12 x 7.5 x 3.5 cm

Weight

210 g (including 4 AAA 1.5 V batteries)

Power supply

4 AAA-type batteries or 5 V DC from USB voltage source when connected to the computer

Working conditions

up to 85 % rH (avoid condensation), - 20° to + 50°C ambient temperature

Time resolution

PAR channel #1: 100 samples / second, PAR channel #2 and other channels: 5 samples / second (connected to computer running WinControl-3 software)

Operation time

10 days or ca. 100 days automated logging with sleep mode (1 meas. / 5 min). Unlimited working time via USB connection (PC-software WinControl-3 – no sleep mode)

Inputs
  • Two BNC-connectors for the connection of two PAR-sensors with individual calibration factors between -50.0 and -9999.9 (memory for 10 calibration factors), range switchable in 5 steps 250 nA to 0.6 mA
  • Connector for Monitoring Leaf-Clip JUNIOR-B; an adapter is available for the connection of the Leaf-Clip Holder 2030-B, and the Micro Quantum/Temp.-Sensor 2060-M
  • Connector for additional digital sensors (still under development)
  • USB-Connector for connection with computer (software: WinControl-3)
Memory

Flash memory used as ring buffer for 50000 lines (1 line / single measurement)

Display

White illuminated graphic display with 5 different display modes (1: all data; 2-4: two selected sensors in big letters; 5: chart mode for channel no. 1, with maximum, minimum and average indicated), resolution: 0.1 μmol m-2 s-1

Computer Connection

1 free USB socket. Processor, 1 GHz. RAM, 256 MB. Hard disc space, 20 MB. Screen resolution: 800 x 600 pixels. Interface, USB 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0. Operating system: Microsoft Windows 10 and 11.