B-14 
 
Sidestream CO
2
 alarm 
limits 
Range  Step 
EtCO
2
 high limit  2 to 99 mmHg 
1 mmHg 
EtCO
2
 low limit  0 to 97 mmHg 
 
Sidestream CO
2
 environmental specifications 
Item Temperature (ºC) 
Relative humidity 
(non-condensing) 
Barometric 
pressure (kPa) 
Operating  5 to 40  10 to 95 %  70 to 106 
Storage and transport  –20 to +60  10 to 95 %  50 to 106 
 
B.10.2 Mainstream CO
2
 Module 
CO
2
 module 
Measurement range and 
accuracy 
Measurement range  Accuracy 
0 to 40 mmHg  ±2 mmHg 
41 to 70 mmHg  ±5 % of the actual reading 
71 to100 mmHg  ±8 % of the actual reading 
101 to 150 mmHg  ±10 % of the actual reading 
Measurement accuracy drift 
According to the test method of the standard ISO 80601-2-55, the 
module meets the requirement for measurement accuracy in this 
table. 
Resolution 1 mmHg 
Monitored parameters 
Parameters Range  Resolution 
slopeCO
2
  0 to 9.99 % /L  0.01 % /L 
Vtalv  0 to 9999 mL  1 mL 
V’alv  0 to 20 L/min 
0.01 L/min for < 1 
L/min 
0.1 L/min for  ≥ 1 
L/min 
V’CO
2
 
0 to 9999 mL 
/min 
1 mL/min 
Vdaw  0 to 999 mL  1 mL 
Vdaw/TVe  0 to 100 %  1 % 
VeC O
2
  0 to 999 mL  1 mL 
ViCO
2
  0 to 999 mL  1 mL 
Total system response time  <2.0 s