Solar Insolation (Light Intensity)

Solar insolation sensor, interface, and mounting hardware.

Introduction

This is an affordable, high quality, solar insolation sensor. The sensor is a Davis Weather 6450 solar radiation sensor with permanently attached interface electronics. The calibrated solar radiation sensor can measure 50 w/m^2 to 1800 w/m^2. The sensor comes standard with a 3 meter (10 foot) CAT5e cable integrated. Longer CAT5e or unterminated shielded cable is available as a special order.

Photos of the sensor in action can be found in the photo gallery.

Specifications

Solar Insolation Sensor, integrated 3 meter (10 foot) cable
Click on photo to enlarge	US Price: $175.00 USD Please call us at +1-507-454-2727 to place an order. Sensor and interface, mounting hardware hardware, and integrated 3 meter (10 foot) CAT5e cable. Part Number: APRS6567 Shipping Weight: 0.50 pounds RoHS: compliant

One of our customers leveling the solar insolation sensor.

Wind Data Logger Configuration

The solar radiation sensor is plugged into the "TEMP&ADC" connector on the Wind Data Logger using a straight through cable / patch cord. If you wish to use the included temperature sensor you should use an 8Y splitter.

To display actual sensor readings on the Wind Data Logger you will need to configure the ADC channels. The following equations are used to convert the voltage output from the sensors to standard units:

Light Intensity:

The values in parenthesis should be entered into the ADC setup screens on the Wind Data Logger.

Example Data

Solar Insolation

Raw Data