CE318-T Photometer
User Operation Manual
Revision V4.10 October 2021
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• Try another cable.
• Try another port COM on the acquisition computer if possible
If this procedure does not solve the problem, please contact CIMEL technical support.
Using satellite transmitter
The possible causes that may interrupt the communication between the photometer
and the satellite are:
• The battery voltage is too low to transfer the data to the satellite.
• The satellite transmitter is no more finding the satellite.
• The emitter antenna is not correctly set.
• GPS antenna is missing, not correctly positioned or damaged.
Procedure to follow:
• Check that the DCP voltage battery is over 12V.
• Check that the cable is OK and correctly plugged between the transmitter and
the photometer.
• Check the transmitter functioning status LED and up to the status, follow the
transmitter documentation.
• Check that the GPS plugged on the transmitter have a good view of the sky.
If this procedure does not solve the problem, please contact CIMEL technical support.
7.2. Robot errors
The possible causes that may lead to robot errors:
• The cables are wrapped around the robots.
• The battery is low.
• The switches are damaged.
Procedure to follow:
• Check if the cables are wrapped around the robots.
• Unplug and plug again the azimuth (AZ) and zenith (ZN) cables.
• Launch a PARK scenario.
If the PARK is not well executed after having done the procedure, the mechanical
switches might be damaged or broken. To check that, follow the procedure: