OCEAN OPTICS ADDS BRONTES COLORIMETER FOR ONLINE COLOUR APPLICATIONS
New compact colorimeter that measures to human eye standard.
Ocean Optics www.OceanOptics.eu, the industry leader in miniature photonics, has announced its partnership with Admesy www.admesy.nl to provide the Brontes Colorimeter for colour measurement in online applications.
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The Brontes features 5,500 colour measurements per second and 18,000 luminance measurements per second in burst mode. Colour is measured using photodiode sensors and an XYZ interference filter. It has 8 selectable luminance ranges with a lowest luminance level of 0.05cd/m². Supported colour spaces include XYZ, Yxy, L*a*b*, Y’u”v’, LCH. Also supported are colour temperature and dominant wavelength measurements. The Brontes is especially useful in situations where speed and stability are key demands.
The device interfaces with a PC using USB2.0 or RS232 and can be interfaced with embedded systems using either the same connections or I²C, available via a GPIO connector. Besides connection to PCs or embedded systems, the Brontes can also operate as a stand-alone unit for Go/NoGO measurements. In stand-alone mode it recognizes colour or luminance/transmission, which are teachable by the end user.
The colorimeter comes with standard software applications for measuring and storing data. Additional developer source code is also included for LabVIEW, C++, C# and VB for end users who prefer to design their own applications. The unit also features the USBTMC class, which ensures it operates directly in Test & Measurement environments, such as National Instruments LabVIEW, through the VISA USB device drivers. Drivers are available for Microsoft Windows, Apple OSX and Linux.
More information is available at www.OceanOptics.eu
Ocean Optics is a leading supplier of solutions for optical sensing – fundamental methods of measuring and interpreting the interaction of light with matter. With locations in the United States, Asia and Europe, the company has sold more than 100,000 spectrometers worldwide since 1989. Ocean Optics’ extensive line of complementary technologies includes chemical sensors, analytical instrumentation, optical fibers, thin films and optics. The company is part of the Halma group of safety and detection companies.
For more information contact, Ocean Optics, Geograaf 24, 6921 EW Duiven The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)26 319 05 00 Fax: +31 (0)26 319 05 05
E-mail: Jessica.vanHeck@oceanoptics.eu Web: www.OceanOptics.eu
