350  AO2000 CONTINUOUS GAS ANALYZERS  |  OI/AO2000-EN REV. B 
 
 
 
Limas21 HW: Operating specifications 
Linearity deviation  Exhaust gas and diluted exhaust gas measurement: ≤ 1 % of span, ≤ 2 % of 
measured value acc. to EPA specifications for automotive exhaust gas 
measurement  
Process measurement: ≤ 1 % of span 
Repeatability  ≤ 0.25 % of span 
Zero drift  Exhaust gas and process measurement: ≤ 1 ppm or ≤ 1 % of span per 
24 hours   
Diluted exhaust gas measurement: ≤ 250 ppb or ≤ 2 % of span per 8 hours   
in each case based on the smallest recommended measurement range   
Daily automatic zero-point calibration recommended 
Sensitivity drift  ≤ 1 % of the measured value per week 
Output fluctuation (2 
σ) 
Exhaust gas measurement: ≤ 400 ppb or ≤ 0.4 % of span at electronic T90 
time = 5 s   
Diluted exhaust gas measurement: NO ≤ 50 ppb or ≤ 0.5 % of span, 
NO
2
 ≤ 60 ppb or ≤ 0.5 % of span at electronic T90 time = 15 s   
Process measurement: ≤ 150 ppb or ≤ 0.15 % of span at electronic T90 time = 
30 s 
Detection limit (4 
σ) 
Exhaust gas measurement: ≤ 800 ppb or ≤ 0.8 % of span at electronic T90 
time = 5 s   
Diluted exhaust gas measurement: NO ≤ 100 ppb or ≤ 1 % of span, 
NO
2
 ≤ 120 ppb or ≤ 1 % of span at electronic T90 time = 15 s   
Process measurement: ≤ 300 ppb or ≤ 0.3 % of span at electronic T90 time = 
30 sec 
Flow influence  Flow rate in the 20 to 90 l/h range: within the detection limit 
Associated gas effect /   
cross sensitivity 
The knowledge of the sample gas composition is necessary for the analyzer 
configuration. Selectivity measures to reduce associated gas effect (option-
al): Internal electronic cross-sensitivity correction or carrier gas correction 
for a sample component by other sample components measured with the 
Limas21 HW 
Temperature influence  Ambient temperature in permissible range, sample cell thermostat control to 
+82 °C;   
at zero point: ≤ 2 % of span per 10 °C, 
on sensitivity: ≤ 2 % of measured value per 10 °C 
Air pressure effect  At zero point: no influence effect 
On sensitivity with pressure correction with an integral pressure sen-
sor:
 ≤ 0.2 % of the measured value per 1 % air pressure change 
The connection of the pressure sensor is led to the outside. Pressure sensor 
working range: p
abs
 = 600 to 1250 hPa 
Power supply influence  24 V DC ± 5 %: ≤ 0.2 % of span 
T
90
 time  T90 ≤ 5 s for measurement cell length = 260 mm and sample gas flow = 
60 l/h with non-linear filter (static/dynamic) = 15/1 s.   
Low-pass time constant adjustable from 0 to 30 s.