RDE300 Series

RDE300 Series Soiling and Irradiance Measurement System

RDE300 Series Firmware Release Notes
The RDE300 Series firmware, Atonometrics part number 500044-03, is updated periodically for new features and improvements. Release notes for the most recent...
Fri, 30 Apr, 2021 at 8:17 PM
Registers for reading IV curves from RDE300 via Modbus
IV curves (also known as IV sweeps) recorded by RDE300 series units may be read out using a series of Modbus registers as listed in the attached document, w...
Fri, 15 Oct, 2021 at 8:03 AM
Soiling ratio reading above 1.00
By definition, the soiling ratio should always be less than or equal to 1.00. However, sometimes the soiling ratio measured with an RDE300 series system...
Tue, 19 Oct, 2021 at 11:49 AM
RDE300 Measurement Uncertainty
RDE300 series electronics calibration is performed to uncertainties listed below: Voltage: +/- 0.2% Current: +/- 0.2% Power: +/- 0.3% RTD temperature m...
Fri, 28 Jan, 2022 at 4:34 PM
Using RDE300 Engineering Client Via a Cell Modem Connection
To use RDE300 Series Engineering Client Software with an RDE300 series unit that is on a local network accessed via a cellular modem, observe the following....
Mon, 2 May, 2022 at 1:23 PM
RDE300 Series Part Numbers
Part numbers for the RDE300 Series are listed in the table below.  If your unit has PCB PN with an N suffix, it does not support I-V curves.  For mo...
Fri, 13 May, 2022 at 1:29 PM
Replacing the PCB on an RDE300 unit
If directed by Atonometrics, use the attached instructions document 880046 ("RDE300 Series PCB Replacement") to install a replacement PCB on an RD...
Tue, 21 Jun, 2022 at 11:40 AM
Recalibration of RDE300 systems
How often should you recalibrate your RDE300 system? For Soiling Measurement Applications: Perform the soiling calibration / normalization procedure...
Wed, 12 Oct, 2022 at 1:22 PM
Troubleshooting RDE300 series RTD temperature sensors
Occasionally the Pt100 or Pt1000 RTD temperature sensor on an RDE300 series unit may read incorrectly. When temperature is out of range or cannot be rea...
Fri, 14 Oct, 2022 at 6:30 PM
Manually installed components on RDE300 series PCB
When examining the PCB of your RDE300 series unit, you may notice several manually installed components on the rear side of the PCB, in some locations insul...
Tue, 15 Nov, 2022 at 8:14 AM