CA-500 Series

Display Colour Analyser to measure and adjust chromaticity and gamma characteristics of display technology including HDR displays across an expanded luminance range.

Developed to improve on the luminance and chromaticity measurement accuracy of the CA-400 series for displays with higher contrast ratios and wider colour gamuts
Display Analyser for Chromaticity Luminance, Flicker and Gamma
Enhanced accuracy & repeatability with high-speed measurement
Accuracy guaranteed from low to high luminance
Designed for implementation into EOL control or stand-alone mode

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Highest reliability and performance in production environments benefitting from compatibility with both the CA-400 series and CA-310

Working together with long-standing CA-series customers, the CA-500 series delivers improved reliability for a wider range of measurement targets and applications.

Like its predecessor, the CA-500 series is optimized for integration; probes can be connected directly to a computer for a more compact installation. Measurement sensors feature a motorized zero-point calibration shutter for automatic remote support.

The CA-500 series maintains compatibility with both the CA-400 series and the CA-310. The same basic commands are used in the new software development kit and the new probes use the same threads as the previous generation to fit any existing jig or integration, making the process of upgrading as seamless as possible.

				CA-527	CA-510
Measurement area				Ø 27 mm	Ø 10 mm
Acceptance angle				± 8.5°	± 15°
Accuracy guaranteed measurement distance				30 ± 5 mm	30 ± 5 mm
Luminance	Accuracy guaranteed luminance range *7			0.0001 to 10,000 cd/m²	0.0002 to 20,000 cd/m²
	Accuracy (for white)1, 3		> 0.0001 cd/m²	± 9 %	---
			> 0.0002 cd/m²		± 9 %
			> 0.0005 cd/m²	± 3 %	± 3.5 %
			> 0.001 cd/m²	± 2 %	± 3 %
			> 0.01 cd/m²	± 1.5 %	± 2 %
			> 0.1 cd/m²	± 1.5 %	± 1.5 %
	Repeatability (2σ)*1	AUTO	> 0.0001 cd/m²	10 %	---
			> 0.0002 cd/m²		10 %
			> 0.0005 cd/m²	2 %	3 %
			> 0.001 cd/m²	1 %	2 %
			> 0.01 cd/m²	0.30 %	0.35 %
			> 0.1 cd/m²	0.12 %	0.12 %
			> 1 cd/m²	0.10 %	0.10 %
Chromaticity	Accuracy guaranteed luminance range *7			0.001 to 10,000 cd/m²	0.002 to 20,000 cd/m²
	Accuracy (for white)1, 3		> 0.001 cd/m²	± 0.003	---
			> 0.002 cd/m²		± 0.003
			> 0.01 cd/m²	± 0.002	± 0.002
	Repeatability (2σ)*1	AUTO	> 0.001 cd/m²	0.0030	---
			> 0.002 cd/m²		0.0030
			> 0.01 cd/m²	0.0009	0.0012
			> 0.1 cd/m²	0.0004	0.0005
			> 1 cd/m²	0.0002	0.0003
			> 10 cd/m²	0.0002	0.0002
Flicker (Contrast)	Flicker *6	Measurement luminance range*7		0.5 to 10,000 cd/m²	1 to 20,000 cd/m²
		Measurement target (Flicker frequency)		0.25 to 65 Hz	0.25 to 65 Hz
		Accuracy	30 Hz, AC/DC 10% sine wave	± 0.3 %	± 0.3 %
		Accuracy	60 Hz, AC/DC 10% sine wave	± 0.3 %	± 0.3 %
		Repeatability (2σ)	20 to 65 Hz, AC/DC 10% sine wave	0.3 %	0.3 %
	XYZ *6	Measurement luminance range*7		0.5 to 10,000 cd/m²	1 to 20,000 cd/m²
		Measurement target (Flicker frequency)		0.25 to 200 Hz	0.25 to 200 Hz
		Accuracy	30 Hz, AC/DC 10% sine wave	± 1.5 %	± 1.5 %
		Accuracy	60 Hz, AC/DC 10% sine wave	± 2.2 %	± 2.2 %
		Repeatability (2σ)	20 to 65 Hz, AC/DC 10% sine wave	1.6 %	1.6 %
Flicker ( JEITA)	Flicker *6	Measurement luminance range*7		0.5 to 10,000 cd/m²	1 to 20,000 cd/m²
		Measurement target (Flicker frequency)		0.42 to 65 Hz	0.42 to 65 Hz
		Accuracy	30 Hz, AC/DC 4% sine wave	± 0.35 dB	± 0.35 dB
		Accuracy	30 Hz, AC/DC 1.2% sine wave	± 0.35 dB	± 0.35 dB
		Repeatability (2σ)	30 Hz, AC/DC 4% sine wave	0.1 dB	0.1 dB
		Repeatability (2σ)	30 Hz, AC/DC 1.2% sine wave	0.3 dB	0.3 dB
	XYZ *6	Measurement luminance range*7		0.5 to 8,500 cd/m²	1 to 14,000 cd/m²
		Measurement target (Flicker frequency)*8		0.42 to 200 Hz	0.42 to 200 Hz
		Accuracy	30 Hz, AC/DC 4% sine wave	± 0.35 dB	± 0.35 dB
		Accuracy	30 Hz, AC/DC 1.2% sine wave	± 0.35 dB	± 0.35 dB
		Repeatability (2σ)	30 Hz, AC/DC 4% sine wave	0.4 dB	0.4 dB
		Repeatability (2σ)	30 Hz, AC/DC 1.2% sine wave	1.4 dB	1.4 dB
Waveform	Flicker *6	Measurement luminance range*7		0.1 to 10,000 cd/m²	0.2 to 20,000 cd/m²
		Sampling frequency		200 kHz Changeable	200 kHz Changeable
		Repeatability (2σ)	Lv: Measurement minimum luminance, fs: 3 kHz, fc: 1 kHz	1.8%	1.8%
	XYZ *6	Measurement luminance range*7		0.1 to 10,000 cd/m²	0.2 to 19,000 cd/m²
		Sampling frequency		3 kHz Changeable	3 kHz Changeable
		Repeatability (2σ)	Lv: Measurement minimum luminance	13%	13%
		Repeatability (2σ)	Lv: 1 cd/m²	1.4%	2.8%
VRR-Flicker	Flicker	Measurement luminance range*7		0.5 to 10,000 cd/m²	1 to 20,000 cd/m²
		Sampling frequency*8		200 kHz Changeable	200 kHz Changeable
		Measurement target (Flicker frequency)*8		0.01 to 100 k [Hz]	0.01 to 100 k [Hz]
		Accuracy	1 to 120 Hz, AC/DC 10% sine wave	± 0.3 %	± 0.3 %
		Repeatability (2σ)	1 to 120 Hz, AC/DC 10% sine wave	0.3 %	0.3 %
Accuracy guaranteed measurement speed *4	Lvxy	AUTO		1 time/sec (> 0.0001 cd/m²)	1 time/sec (> 0.0002 cd/m²)
				5 times/sec (> 0.012 cd/m²)	5 times/sec (> 0.02 cd/m²)
				20 times/sec (> 0.15 cd/m²)	20 times/sec (> 0.25 cd/m²)
	Flicker (Contrast)			20 times /sec	20 times /sec
	Flicker ( JEITA/VESA)			0.5 times/sec (at 1 HzPitch), 2.5 times/sec (at 10 HzPitch)	0.5 times/sec (at 1 HzPitch), 2.5 times/sec (at 10 HzPitch)
	VRR-Flicker	Sampling frequency: 3 kHz		0.7 times/sec (at 1s Obs.)	0.7 times/sec (at 1s Obs.)
Measurement target (Vertical synchronization frequency)				0.5 to 240 Hz (Iuminance and chromaticity)	0.5 to 240 Hz (Iuminance and chromaticity)
Power supply				DC 5 V (input from USB bus power line or RS communication connector)
Operating temperature/humidity range*5				10 to 35°C, relative humidity 85% or less with no condensation
Storage temperature/humidity range				0 to 45°C, relative humidity 85% or less (at 35°C) with no condensation

*1: Measured under Konica Minolta’s standard light source (6,500 K).

*2: Luminance for monochrome is measured when reading of luminance for white is 100 cd/m2.

*3: Temperature 23°C/± 2°C, relative humidity 40 % ± 10 %

*4: In NTSC [DOUBLE FRAME] synchronization mode using USB with one probe. Measured using a Konica Minolta-designated PC (with PC and probe directly connected, using the supplied measurement software).

*5: Reading fluctuation (compared to reference reading at 23°C, 40 % RH): Luminance: ± 2% for white; Chromaticity (at 100 cd/m2): ± 0.002 for white, ± 0.003 for monochrome

*6: “Flicker” and “XYZ” are mode names for PC Software CA-S40.

*7: Measured under Konica Minolta's standard light source (constant light). If the luminance momentarily greatly exceeds the upper limit, such as with a PWM light source with a small duty cycle, luminances below the upper limit may be shown as too high.

*8: The listed values are for use with CA-S40 or CA-SDK2.

NB:

Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
Company names and product names herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
If you have any questions about specifications, please contact your Konica Minolta representative.

CA-S40 (ver.2.1)
OS	Windows® 10 Pro 32-bit Windows® 10 Pro 64-bit Windows® 11 Pro macOS® Ventura macOS® Sonoma The hardware of the computer system to be used must meet or exceed the greater of the recommended system requirements for the compatible OS being used or the following specifications
CPU	Intel® Core™ i series or equivalent Apple Silicon M1 Chip or equivalent (Apple Silicon native support)
Memory	4GB or more
Hard Disk	Needs free space of at least 500 MB, and at least 50 MB on system drive where OS is installed
Display	Capable of at least 1,440 x 900 dots/ High colour, 16-bit
Others	USB port for installing from flash drive USB port (2.0 or higher) for connecting measuring instruments
Display Language	English

PC Software for Colour Analyser CA-S40

Customers of Display Colour Analyser CA-500 series and CA-410 probes or Data Processor CA-DP40 can download the combined software package containing the latest versions of PC Software for Colour Analyser CA-S40 and SDK for Colour Analyser CA-SDK2 free of charge. Packages for Windows and macOS are available.

Languages available:

Software/SDK: English

CA-S40 instructions: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean

CA-SDK2 instructions: English, Japanese

NB:

Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
Company names and product names herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
If you have any questions about specifications, please contact your Konica Minolta representative.

Features

Improves upon the industry benchmark CA-400 Series
Innovating alongside our partners at the cutting edge of display technology, the CA-500 series has been developed to facilitate characterisation of an even greater range of luminance and colour gamut. The CA-500 series is an upgraded measurement solution for companies developing, manufacturing, calibrating, and repairing next generation display technology.

Greatly increased accuracy guaranteed measurement range
The CA-500 series surpasses even the high sensitivity version of its predecessors (incl. CA-VP427) with double the accuracy-guaranteed measurement range for high luminance measurement and in even darker low luminance regions. This ensures the ability to measure improved contrast ratio and colour reproduction for next generation technology and demanding products such as outdoor visible displays.

Improved takt times with faster measurements
Measurement of low luminance can be a bottleneck with current generation systems. The CA-500 series features an improved optical design that can complete low luminance measurements around five times faster than its predecessor, delivering a significant performance and efficiency boost to production and development applications.

High sample rate capture of emission waveforms
The CA-500 series utilises a higher sampling rate to ensure more accurate measurement of emission waveforms at low luminances when measuring higher contrast OLED displays and dynamic drive micro-LEDs.

‘Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) flicker’ measurement
Complimenting the flicker measurement functions utilised in the previous generation (JEITA, VESA and FMA), the CA-500 series includes a new VRR flicker measurement index to ensure industry leading flicker measurement performance.

Accuracy guaranteed from ultra-low to high brightness

	CA-310	CA-P427	CA-527	CA-510
Guaranteed Luminance Range	0.005 to 1,000 cd/m2	0.001 to 5,000 cd/m2	0.0001 to 10,000 cd/m2	0.0002 to 20,000 cd/m2
Guaranteed Chromaticity Range	0.05 to 1,000 cd/m2	0.01 to 5,000 cd/m2	0.001 to 10,000 cd/m2	0.002 to 20,000 cd/m2
Guaranteed accuracy xy; when measuring a standard lightsource	±0.004	±0.003	±0.003	±0.003

Flicker measurement of VRR displays

Measuring flicker in variable refresh rate (VRR) displays presents unique challenges due to fluctuating refresh cycles, making traditional measurement methods unreliable. Issues such as synchronization difficulties, dynamic refresh variability, and limitations of existing flicker meters complicate accurate assessment.

The Konica Minolta CA-527 accurately measures flicker on VRR displays by using high-speed sampling and synchronization to track fluctuating refresh rates. The device supports variable exposure settings, dynamically tracks refresh rate changes, and provides comprehensive flicker metrics (JEITA, VESA, ISO).

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