Instrument Manuals
SP2-Related Manuals
Particle Analysis and Display System (PADS) Manuals — online help system for current software (v3) or print manuals for older (v2) software
Data Analysis User's Guide
Image Probe Data Reference Manual (0.6 MB)
DMT Technical Notes
Online Help System for WIBS Toolkit
Online instrument manuals do not contain schematics and other information relevant to how probes are manufactured. If you are a customer, please contact DMT for a full copy of the manual. Operator manuals are available here for the following instruments:
BCP (1 MB)
BCP-POL Manual (1 MB)
CAPS (1 MB)
CCN-100 (6 MB)
CCN-200 (9 MB)
Constant Pressure Inlet (for CCNs) (2 MB)
CCP (1 MB)
CDP-2 (2 MB)
CIP Manual (3 MB)
CIP-GS Manual (2 MB)
Fog Monitor 100 (5 MB)
Fog Monitor 120 (3 MB)
LWC Stand-alone (1 MB) (operation of LWCs in the CIP, CAPS, or CCP is documented in the CIP manual)
MPS Manual (1 MB)
PASS-3 (<2 MB)
PAX (3 MB)
PIP (~1 MB)
PCASP-100X (2.4 MB)
SP2 (1.6 MB)
SPIN (5.5 MB)
UHSAS (2 MB)
UHSAS-Airborne (2 MB)
WIBS-4A (2.5 MB)
Other hardware manuals are not currently available online. Please contact DMT for a hard copy.
SP2 Operator Manual (2 MB)
SP2 Software Manual (8 MB)
SP2 Beam Scan Camera Manual
SP2 Laser Alignment Manual (3 MB)
SP2 PSI Toolkit Manual (3 MB)
Probe Analysis Package for Igor (PAPI) for the SP2 (Vol. 2 of the PAPI Manual)
PAPI Overview Video (includes converting raw SP2 data to tab-delimited text files, analyzing the SP2 data to produce mass and number concentrations and size distributions, and plotting graphs of those concentrations)
The DMT customer FTP site also contains training videos for SP2 troubleshooting procedures. Contact DMT for a username and password for the FTP site.
PADS 2 users upgrading to PADS 3 who have not sent their instruments in for calibration may need to update their calibration coefficients. See the DMT technical note "Updating Calibration Coefficients in PADS 3.X."
PADS Operator Manual (Main Manual -- Recommended for all PADS Users)
ADP PADS Manual
AIMMS-20 PADS Manual
BCP PADS Manual
CAPS Summary PADS Manual
CAS PADS Manual
CAS-POL-PBP PADS Manual (for use with CAS-DPOL)
CCN PADS Manual
CCP Summary PADS Manual
CDP PADS Manual
CDP-PBP PADS Manual
CIP PADS Manual
CIP Grayscale PADS Manual
Dewpoint PADS Manual
FM-100 PADS Manual
FM-100 Scattering PADS Manual
Garmin PADS Manual
General Summary PADS Manual
Hotwire LWC PADS Manual
MPS PADS Manual
NI_A2D PADS Manual
PCASP-X2 PADS Manual
PIP PADS Manual
SPP-100 PADS Manual (for use with the FSSP)
SPP-200 PADS Manual (for use with the PCASP-100X)
Telemetry PADS Manual
429 Telemetry PADS Manual
The Data Analysis User's Guide currently contains chapters on Single Particle Light Scattering (Chapter I) and Single Particle Imaging (Chapter II).
