Comparison of Hand Held Meters

	Centauri	StarBright	Vega	Nova II	StarLite	Nova
Supported Sensors
Standard Thermopile, Photodiode, PyroC sensors	X	X	X	X	X	X*
BeamTrack	X	X	X	X	X
BC20		X	X	X		X
PD300RM	X	X			X
Measurement Capabilities
Parameter Configuration	X	X	X	X	X	X
Power & Energy	X	X	X	X	X	X
Exposure with Pyro	X	X	X	X		X
Position and Size with BeamTrack Sensors	X	X	X	X	X
Beam Stability with BeamTrack Sensors	X	X	X	X
Power From Pulse	X	X
Irradiance		X			X
Dosage		X			X
Exposure with PD	X	X
FAST Power	X
POWER_SYNC (LowFreqPulse)	X	X
Density	X	X	X	X		X
Scale Factor	X	X	X	X		X
Normalize	X	X	X	X
Fixed Offset	X	X
Mixing Functions Together	X	X
Showing Function Results in Graphical Display	X	X	X	X	X
PC Communication
StarLab Support	X	X	X	X	X
RS232	X	X	X	X		X
USB Communication	X	X	X	X	X**
Ethernet	X
LabVIEW Library	X	X	X	X	X	X
Max Real Time Delivery (points/s)	10,000 X 2 (PD) 25,000 X 2 (Pyro)	5,000	2,000	2,000	20	15
Graphical Displays Available at All Times
Bargraph	X	X	X	X	X	X
Simulated Analog Needle	X	X	X	X	X
Pass/Fail	X	X	X	X
Line Graph for Both Power and Energy	X	X
Pulse Chart for Both Power and Energy	X	X
Real Time Statistics (not just when logging)	X	X
Screen Specs
Screen Size	7"	3.5"	3.5"	4"	3.5"	2"
Color Screen	X	X	X		X
Other Features
Analog Output (in Volts)	1, 2, 5, 10	1, 2, 5, 10	1, 2, 5, 10	1, 2, 5, 10	1	1
Raw Analog Output	X
External Trigger	X
TTL OUT	X
Calibration Reminder	X	X	X	X
Time Stamp	X	X
Japanese	X	X	X	X	X
Russian and Chinese	X	X			X
French, Spanish, Italian, German, Korean	X
Built in Help		X	X	X
* With adaptor ** With USB enabled prestored (P/N 7Z01569) or with activation code (P/N 7Z11049)