Agrosta14Field
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Agrosta®14 FIELD Digital Penetrometer The Agrosta® 14 Field Version 3 has been deigned in 2015 It integrates the best technology for measuring the firmness of crisp fruits and materials – It is a statistic instrument Many thanks for having acquired an Agrosta instrument Your package contains : - A Box with the instrument itself - A sensor connected to the instrument - A SD card already inserted in the instrument - A micro SD to SD adaptor - A charger - A certificate of conformity - A manual 13 RUE DU BASTRINGUE – 76440 SERQUEUX - FRANCE lak@agrosta.org - www.agro-technology.co.uk – Tel +33 6894

Agrosta®14 FIELDDigital Penetrometer The AGROSTA®14Field is entirely designed and assembled in France. The motherboard comes from Italy, and the shield boards are made by DF Robot. The battery comes from DURACELL in the UK. The AGROSTA®14Field is not waterproof! It is a precision instrument; please take care to avoid dropping or knocking it. The AGROSTA®14Field has a two year guarantee from its date of shipment (Except on SD card, no guarantee on SD card). - Minimum grams: 800 (operation threshold), - Maximum grams : 13 000, - Precision 1.5 grams (24 Bits) - Charging time: 1 day for one...

Agrosta®14 FIELD Digital Penetrometer Press on the button on back side of the instrument Press again, 4 blue leds appear, they indicate the charging level TAKE CARE TO TAKE THE SENSOR IN THE RIGHT POSITION when you start / switch on the device (Same position as the one you will use for measurements) : The devices takes the origin when you switch it on. If the sensor is not in the right position when you start the device, you can have a mistake in the measurements that can reach up to the weight of the tip + stainless shaft (50 grams) 13 RUE DU BASTRINGUE – 76440 SERQUEUX - FRANCE...

Agrosta®14 FIELD Digital Penetrometer Press 1 to start a new batch, 2 to consult or delete previous batches 2 Menu after choice 1 : You can measure your samples one after each other Press 1 to cancel last measurement Press 3 to record and obtain statistics Press 4 to go back to Home menu without recording If choice 3 : The statistics of the batch are displayed, Press 4 to go back to Home menu 13 RUE DU BASTRINGUE – 76440 SERQUEUX - FRANCE lak@agrosta.org - www.agro-technology.co.uk – Tel +33 6894943

Agrosta®14 FIELD Digital Penetrometer Menu “Manage Database” Press 3 for batches consultation – Each batch statistics is displayed during 3.5 seconds – “A” corresponds to the average, “St” is the standard deviation of the batch, “Hi” corresponds to the homogeneity index of the batch (shall be less than 10% for good homogeneity) Press 1 to erase Data, and go back to Batch 1, the data is deleted on SD card (Confirmation is asked by pressing 2) 13 RUE DU BASTRINGUE – 76440 SERQUEUX - FRANCE lak@agrosta.org - www.agro-technology.co.uk

Agrosta®14 FIELD Digital Penetrometer 4) ON SD CARD The SD card is located on the left side of the instrument. In order to remove it, apply a light pressure on it till it “clicks” 2 Files are available on the SD card : - ALL.txt is used by the machine, and shall no be deleted nor modified (If deleted, it is re-created by the instrument, but the memory is erased) BATCHES.csv can be opened by Excel (choose “;” separator when Excel tries to open the file) – All measurements and statistics are stored on this file – We recommend to copy it on your computer, and not to modify the file on the SD...