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Fiber-Optic Oxygen Meter - Piccolo2

  • The world's smallest optical oxygen meter
  • USB stick housing (ca. 15x15x54mm)
  • Works in gas (%O2) and in liquids (DO)
  • Versatile logging software
  • Proven REDFLASH technology
  • Optimized for contactless sensing through thick windows (up to 20mm)

The ultra-compact Piccolo2 is a fiber-optic oxygen meter integrated in a small USB stick housing. Despite its small size, it features the proven high-precision REDFLASH technology from Pyro Science. The Piccolo2 can be used in combination with a variety of optical oxygen sensors (see below). All sensors can be used in water samples (dissolved oxygen, DO) as well as in the gas phase (gaseous oxygen, O2). The contactless sensor types are also available as trace range versions, offering about 5x higher resolution close to anoxic conditions. Simply plug the Piccolo2 into a USB port of your Windows PC or tablet, connect the sensor of your choice and start measuring with the comfortable logging software "Pyro Oxygen Logger".

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Innovative REDFLASH Technology. The REDFLASH technology from Pyro Science is based on the unique oxygen-sensitive REDFLASH indicators. In contrast to common techniques using blue-light excitation, the REDFLASH dyes are excitable with orange-red light and show an oxygen-dependent luminescence in the near infrared (NIR). The REDFLASH technology impresses by its high precision, high reliability, low power consumption, low cross-sensitivity, and fast response times. The orange-red light excitation significantly reduces interferences caused by autofluorescenced samples. Further, the NIR detection technology significantly reduces interference with ambient light, known from the old blue-light techniques.

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Available Items

Item No. Description Pricing
in EU*
PICO2 Piccolo2, Fiber-Optic Oxygen Meter (USB stick) including logger software (Windows), transport case and 2m USB extension cable on request

Available Oxygen Sensors

Item No. Description
(Tip Diameter / Length)		 Response
Time (s)**		 Pricing
in EU*
OPROB3 Robust Oxygen Probe (1m cable)
(3 mm / 30 mm) 		<20 s (liquid)
<7 s (gas)		 260 €
OPDIP20 Oxygen Dipping Probe (200mm stainless steel)
(3 mm / 200 mm)		 <20 s (liquid)
<7 s (gas)		 260 €

.Additional oxygen sensor types: Contactless Oxygen Sensor

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Oxygen Dipping Probe (OPDIP20). The oxygen dipping probe consists of a stainless steel tube 3mm in diameter and 200mm in length.

Robust Oxygen Probe (OPROB3). The robust oxygen probe consists of an optical fiber with 3mm outer diameter and 1m in length. The sensing tip is enclosed within a stainless steel tube 3mm in diameter and 30mm in length.

Contactless Oxygen Sensors. The Piccolo2 can be combined with a variety of contactless oxygen sensors from Pyro Science (e.g. flow-through cells, sensor spots, respiration vials, nanoprobes). More details can be found here...

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* Only EU-Prices shown. Contact us for pricing outside EU. Not for resale.

** Typical response times for 90% signal change (T90).
     For liquids: measured for the transition from air into a stirred solution of 1% Na2SO3.

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Specifications

Given for 2-point calibrated oxygen sensors at 1013mbar absolute pressure.

Normal range versions hPa %O2 %air sat. mg/L
Optimum measuring range 0-500 0-50 0-250 0-23
Maximum measuring range (not specified) 0-1000 0-100 0-500 0-45
Typ. Detection limit* 0.2 0.02 0.1 0.01
Typ. Resolution at 1% O2* 0.1 0.01 0.05 0.005
Typ. Resolution at 20% O2* 0.5 0.05 0.25 0.025
Typ. Accuracy at 1% O2* ±0.2 ±0.02 ±0.1 ±0.01
Typ. Accuracy at 20% O2* ±2 ±0.2 ±1 ±0.1
 
Trace range versions hPa %O2 %air sat. mg/L
Optimum measuring range 0-100 0-10 0-50 0-5
Maximum measuring range (not specified) 0-210 0-21 0-100 0-9
Typ. Detection limit* 0.05 0.005 0.02 0.002
Typ. Resolution at 0.2% O2* 0.02 0.002 0.01 0.001
Typ. Accuracy at 0.2% O2* typ. 2% of reading, but not better than 0.01%O2

* For precise values and response times, please refer to the specifications of the different sensor types provided separately.

Weight ca. 20 g
Dimensions (WxDxH) 54 x 15.5 x 15.5 mm
Oxygen sensor connector Screw clamp for fibers with 3mm outer diamter
Input Channels 1 fiber-optic oxygen sensors
Measuring Principle Lifetime detection of REDFLASH luminescence via fiber-optics
Excitation Wavelength 620 nm (orange-red)
Emmission Wavelength 760 nm (NIR)
Max. sampling rate 20 samples per seconds
System requirements USB, Windows XP/VISTA/7/8/10
Power supply Max. 10mA at 5VDC from USB (typ. 3-5mA)
Operating / storage temperature 0-50ºC / -10-60ºC
Max rel. humidity Non condensing conditions