Access Sensor Technologies UPAS v2 - 1 Introduction

Access Sensor Technologies UPAS User Guide 3
1 Introduction
Access Sensor Technologies’ Ultrasonic Personal Air Sampler (UPAS) provides a
new paradigm of streamlined, low-cost exposure assessment to indoor air
pollution. The UPAS is a self-contained filter-integrated sampler featuring
valve-less ultrasonic pumping technology. This technology provides substantial
reductions in size, weight, noise, and cost along with increased durability over
traditional sampling equipment. The UPAS is silent and light enough to be worn in
the subject’s breathing zone, but can also be deployed in fixed site sampling
scenarios.
The UPAS system consists of two components:
• A hardware component which can be worn in the subject’s breathing zone or
mounted on a tripod (not included) for general environmental testing.
• A software component with a Bluetooth
®
interface allows programming,
control and data download via a mobile Android or Apple iOS application.
This User Guide describes both the hardware and the software components. It
explains how to prepare and program the UPAS and then retrieve the UPAS
sampled data.
CAUTION: The Access Sensor Technologies UPAS Sampler is designed for indoor
use only. Shield the UPAS from water, water spray, precipitation, etc.
There are no operator serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to Access Sensor
Technologies.