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News Release from: Ophir-Spiricon | Subject: Vega handheld laser meter
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 28 January 2008
Laser meter features clear display
The Vega offers an illuminated display screen with backlit navigation buttons that are easy to use under all lighting conditions.
Ophir-Spiricon has released the Vega, a handheld laser meter with a brilliant colour display for laser beam measurement Available with a digital or analogue needle display, the Vega offers an illuminated display screen with backlit navigation buttons that are easy to use under all lighting conditions
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 Mar 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The 320x240 colour display with large, 16mm digits provides unparalleled legibility and eases eye strain.
The screen assists operators with identifying trends or warning signals.
Colours can be optimised for use with laser protection glasses.
The Vega is compatible with all Ophir thermopile, photodiode and pyroelectric smart heads.
Its compact design includes rubberised bumpers and a stable kickstand.
The system enables operators to log every point at up to 4000Hz with pyro heads and includes nonvolatile data storage of up to 200,000 points.
The user interface includes a laser tuning screen and power and energy log, with a USB and RS232 output to the user's choice of statistics packages on a personal computer.
New software features include power or energy density units, min/max limits, graphing and attenuation scaling.
"The need for more versatile handheld laser measurement devices is growing in leaps and bounds, in parallel with the increasing complexity of laser applications", according to Gary Wagner, President, Ophir-Spiricon.
"Vega addresses the market's needs by providing a plug-and-play instrument with larger-than-average user interface and brilliant colours that can be adjusted for use with laser protection glasses, which often mask laser beam colours".
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