CO-A4/CO-A4+ Carbon Monoxide Sensor
The CO-A4 sensor is a PPB sensor that is designed for industrial safety and environmental air quality applications with best-in-class baseline stability. The A series is the most widely used sensor format for portable gas detection applications. This product is available in our standard format (CO-A4) and with our patented Integrated Smart Technology (CO-A4+) that has an IST board with a memory chip and temperature sensor integrated in the sensor. The + sensors store specific calibration, specification, and identification
data on every sensor allowing plug and play operation. The on-board temperature sensor improves the accuracy and simplicity of temperature compensation algorithms.
Performance
| Sensitivity Response time Zero current Noise* Range Linearity Overgas limit | nA/ppm in 2ppm CO t90 (s) from zero to 10ppm CO nA in zero air at 20°C ±2 standard deviations (ppb equivalent) ppm limit of performance warranty ppm CO error at full scale, linear at zero, 15ppm CO maximum ppm for stable response to gas pulse | 220 to 410 < 30 -100 to +10 20 500 < ± 1 2000
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"Tested with Alphasense AFE low noise circuit | |||
Lifetime | Zero drift Sensitivity drift Operating life | ppb equivalent change/year in lab air % change/year in lab air, monthly test months until 50% original signal (24-month warranted | < ±100 < 10 > 36 |
Environmental | Sensitivity @ -20°C Sensitivity @ 50°C Zero @ -20°C Zero @ 50° | (% output @ -20°C/output @ 20°C) @ 5ppm CO (% output @ 50°C/output @ 20°C) @ 5ppm CO nA change from 20°C nA change from 20°C | 50 to 85 110 to 125 10 to 40 -120 to -200 |
Cross Sensitivity | Filter capacity H2S sensitivity NO2 sensitivity CL2 sensitivity NO sensitivity SO2 sensitivity H2 sensitivity C2H4 sensitivity NH3 sensitivity | ppm·hrs H2S % measured gas @ 5ppm H2S % measured gas @ 5ppm NO2 % measured gas @ 5ppm CL2 % measured gas @ 5ppm NO % measured gas @ 5ppm SO2 % measured gas @ 100ppm H2 at 20°C % measured gas @ 100ppm C2H4 % measured gas @ 20ppm NH3 | 250,000 < 0.1 < -2 < 0.1 < -2 < 0.1 < 50 < 0.5 < 0.1 |
Key Specifications | Temperature range Pressure range Humidity range Storage period Load resistor Weight | °C kPa % rh continuous months @ 3 to 20°C (stored in sealed pot) Ω (AFE circuit is recommended) g | -30 to 50 80 to 120 15 to 90 6 33 to 100 < 6 |