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Where is the calibration file?
Which option is recommended “launch dark correct” or “dark cast”?

GUV

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GUV cable wiring diagram
How do I calculate UV-index from GUV data?
How do I calculate UV-B and UV-A from GUV data?

PAR Sensors

3

What is the difference between scalar and cosine PAR?
How do I convert from PPFD to PAR?
What are typical PAR readings?

Q-Series Sensors

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Why does my QSP-2300 sensor not work with my CTD?
Where can I find the connector pinning for my Q series sensor?

General FAQs

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Retired Instruments
How do I clean the collector or window on my instrument?
How do I use my Biospherical Surface PAR sensor with a Sea-Bird SBE deck unit?
How do you use a natural fluorescence sensor to calculate chlorophyll and production?
What is the value of K(PAR) for pure water?
I am having trouble connecting to my PC.
What is the difference between a PAR sensor equipped with a cosine irradiance collector and one with a scalar irradiance collector?
I need the command codes for the BIC.
Why do I get different answers from two sensors?
How often do we need to do the “dark correct” or “zero”?
Is W/m2 the same unit as W/m2/nm?
What does the “integrated” column in my software contain?

Logger / LoggerLight

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What numbers do we put in the Data Recording and Sampling Tabs, specifically the “Largest single channel tag” and the “Largest multichannel tag”?

Terminology

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Application Notes

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GUV cable wiring diagram
Field Strain Relief Instructions for BSI’s Red Polyurethane Jacket Cable
Measuring Light in Water in the Laboratory and Immersion Coefficients
Sensitivity and Dynamic Range in ASCII Output Sensors
How the Microradiometer System Produces a Calibrated Reading
Using BSi’s USB-to-Serial Adapter with Port Powered Sensors
Light Quantities, Units, and Conversion Factors
Calculating PAR from Measurements of Multi-Channel Instruments
Understanding GUV Calibrations

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