Name |
Description |
Requirements |
Contact for help |
Minolta LS110. Luminance meter |
'point and shoot' luminance meter. Measures luminance of light emitters and light reflected from surfaces. |
Can be used alone in manual mode but automatic mode requires bespoke software and an RS232 interface (COM port). Some monitor measuring software is available. |
Both Andrew Schofield and Matthew Dexter have automated software. |
CRS ColourCAL. Luminance and colour meter |
'limpet' luminance and colour meter. Can only measure light emitters. |
Requires Lightscan software running on a PC for basic use and a DLL for automation via bespoke software. USB interface. See notes below. |
Andrew Schofield |
CRS SpectroCAL. Spetroradiometer |
'point and shoot' Spectroradiometer. Measures spectrum of light emitters and light reflected from surfaces. |
Requires JETI software running on a PC for basic use. CRS ToolBox for MatLab should allow automation when available. Needs either a 2 screen system or a separate PC. USB interface. |
Harriet Allen |
Black Box. Experiment timer |
Kit for measuring accurate stimulus and response times so as to benchmark experiments. |
Requires a PC with parallel port and software. Kit must be connected to a different PC from the one that is running the experiment. |
Mark Cox probably knows the most about this kit at the moment. |
Pico Virtual Oscilloscope |
Interface to turn as PC into a two channel digital oscilloscope. |
Requires a PC with parallel port and software. |
Andrew Schofield |
Function generator |
Generates analogue (1D) sine waves and square waves etc. |
Stand alone, but might need an amplifier to drive any significant load. |
Andrew Schofield |
Digital multi-meter |
Measures volts, amps or ohms. |
Standalone. |
Andrew Schofield |
Tool kit |
Plus stopwatch, tape measure and ultrasonic range finder. |
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Anti-static mat and strap |
Avoids embarrassment in technical services. |
You need to find an earth point to connect to. |
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