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831C Sound Advisor
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831C Sound Advisor

Product catalog summary
Overview
The SoundAdvisor™ Sound Level Meter and Kits by Larson Davis are designed for efficient noise measurement with advanced connectivity, customizable features, and a user-friendly interface. They are suitable for applications like environmental noise assessment, noise reduction validation, and product quality control.
Key Features
  • Connectivity: Supports cellular, WiFi, and wired networking, and can function as a WiFi hotspot.
  • Interface: Consistent across platforms, including laptops and smartphones.
  • Customization: Options for outdoor monitoring, low noise, and automatic event detection.
  • Display: Full-color LCD for easy data interpretation.
Model 831C Sound Level Meter
The Model 831C is user-friendly with a color display, extensive software capabilities, and a compact design. It complies with international standards (IEC 61672-1:2013, ANSI S1.4-2014) and offers real-time frequency analysis.
Technical Specifications
  • Dynamic range: >120 dB
  • Memory: 2 GB internal, expandable via USB
  • Output: Full range AC output
Solutions and Applications
  • Easy Setup: Direct setup on the meter or via web interface, with data export to Excel®.
  • ANY LEVEL™: Simultaneous viewing and storage of multiple time and frequency weightings.
  • Integration: Supports accessory connections and local language compatibility.
Outdoor Kits
The NMS044 and NMS045 models provide portable and permanent noise monitoring solutions, featuring solar power, remote access, and real-time alerts.
Power and Connectivity Options
  • Battery options: SLA and LiFePo batteries
  • Communication: 4G LTE, WiFi, Ethernet
Software and Firmware
  • G4 LD Utility: Software for full meter control and data export.
  • DNA: Optional tool for enhanced analysis and reporting.
  • Firmware Options: Include octave band analysis, logging, event detection, and sound recording.
Conclusion
The SoundAdvisor™ systems offer comprehensive solutions for noise monitoring, providing flexibility, ease of use, and advanced features to meet diverse acoustic measurement needs.
Specifications
The Model 831C meets international standards for sound level meters, operates within a wide temperature range, and offers high precision with a resolution of 0.1 dB. It supports multiple frequency and time weightings, with a dynamic range that varies based on the gain setting.
Firmware and Functionalities
The 831C-ELA firmware enables Measurement History (MH) logging alongside Time History (TH) logging. It can automatically detect and alert users of noise exceedances via email or text, with customizable event definitions.
Sound Recording Options
The 831C-SR option allows audio recording in .wav or compressed formats, with various recording triggers and remote listening capabilities.
Software Solutions
The G4 LD Utility software facilitates configuration, data download, and remote access, while the SWW-DNA software provides advanced data analysis and reporting. An SDK is available for custom application integration.
Additional Features
The document outlines power supply options, memory retention capabilities, and broadband noise levels, along with preamplifier specifications and dynamic range with different gain settings.
Options and Accessories
Various options for spectral analysis, time history logging, and measurement history logging are available, along with compatibility with external power sources and remote operation capabilities.
Logging Parameters
Includes Leq, Lmax, Lpeak, Date and Time, Duration, and Exposure in dB and Pa2s, with spectral Leq and maximum, and Event Time History with broadband and spectral levels.
Sound Recording
Enabled at 8 ksps or 16 ksps with options for SEL (LAE), in mono wave file (.wav) or compressed (.ogg) formats, with listening options via USB headset or standard wave file player.
Sound Level Meter Models
Various models of the SoundAdvisor Model 831C are described, each with specific firmware options and accessory kits.
Firmware Options
Includes logging of time histories, real-time octave filter sets, event and interval logging, and sound recording capabilities.
Calibration and Certification
Options include ISO 17025 compliant calibration and environmental certifications for various temperature ranges, with specific options for microphones and preamplifiers.
Accessories
A wide range of accessories is available, including cases, memory, adapters, cables, and power supplies, supporting the functionality and connectivity of the sound level meters.
Microphones and Preamplifiers
Details various microphones and preamplifiers, highlighting specifications such as sensitivity, frequency range, and noise levels.
Weather and Communication Options
Meteorological parameters can be measured using combined meteorological units and ultrasonic anemometers, with communication options including direct USB to Sierra Wireless RV50(X) for cellular connectivity.
Noise Monitoring System Components
Components include cellular gateways, enclosures, batteries, and solar panels, designed for both US and international use, with configurations for different solar insolation levels.
Software and Calibrators
Software options for data management and analysis are provided, along with calibrators for acoustic and microphone calibration.
Company Information
Larson Davis, a division of PCB Piezotronics, Inc., offers a range of noise and vibration measurement instruments, emphasizing product improvement and its affiliation with MTS Systems Corporation.
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831C Sound Advisor-1

SOUNDADVISOR™ SOUND LEVEL METER & KITS larsondavis.com/soundadvisor | 1 716 936 8243 ®LARSON DAVIS A PCB PIEZOTRONICS DIV.

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N oise reduction validation Environmental noise assessment Product quality control S pectral noise analysis In-situ sound power measurements SOUNDADVISOR™ MODEL 831C SOUND LEVEL METER The Model 831C SoundAdvisor is designed to make noise measurement easy. Due to its color display, connectivity, extensive software features, and small form factor the SoundAdvisor is an ideal choice for handheld operation. Attended measurements are simplified, with the ability to control and monitor data via any PC or mobile device with a standard web interface. Designed with the acoustic professional in mind, the...

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SOLVING YOUR CHALLENGES The Larson Davis SoundAdvisor Sound Level Meter is extremely versatile, performing the functions of several instruments. It puts the combined features of a precision Class 1 sound level meter, environmental noise analyzer, and a real-time frequency analyzer in the palm of your hand or on a network. It expands upon the Larson Davis tradition of delivering value, innovation, and function in a rugged, single-handed, expandable package and is backed by a 2-year factory warranty, 24-hour application support, total customer satisfaction, and accredited factory service/calibration....

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SOUNDADVISOR™ NOISE MONITORING SYSTEMS Larson Davis Noise Monitoring Systems offer you access to measurements and event alerts from any Internet connected device, allowing you to spend time in the office rather than traveling to remote locations. For the life of your system, as part of our commitment to Total Customer Satisfaction, we offer you free firmware upgrades to keep your system up-to-date as well as support from our team of trained application engineers. We know what it takes to make your measurements. PORTABLE NOISE MONITORING MODEL NMS044 The SoundAdvisor™ Portable Noise Monitoring...

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■ 24/7 Network Access - Log in from your computer, smartphone, or other mobile device to engage directly with the meter at your remote location. Make updates, receive alerts, change test parameters, check microphone calibration, and download data with ease. ■ Remote Power - Either solar panel or line power offers continuous, sustainable means to keep your measurements running ■ Time Matters - Each system automatically syncs with Internet-based time sources, keeping your data accurate with time zone or Daylight Savings Time changes ■ Real-Time Alerts - Receive email or texts with data and sound...

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STANDARD FEATURES ■ Web Interface - Control the SoundAdvisor and view data from any device that runs a web browser. ■ NTP Time Sync and GPS - Network Time Protocol automatically selects the most accurate clock from several sources and synchronizes the meter for accurate measurement times. ■ External Batteries - Power directly from 12 V batteries for efficient power usage and long run times. ■ Built-In Power Management - Safely power the meter off based upon battery voltage. Compatible with solar systems. ■ ANY LEVEL™ - Measure levels simultaneously. ■ Run Modes - Control how and when the SoundAdvisor...

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SOUNDADVISORTM OPTIONS OCTAVE BAND ANALYSIS 831C-OB3 In many applications, it is important to acquire both the broadband level and spectral content of noise data. With spectral information, the source and content of the measured level can be better understood. Constant percentage bandwidth filters (1/1 or 1/3 octave) best approximate human perception of sound. Option 831C-OB3 firmware enables simultaneous real-time measurement of 1/1 and 1/3 octave Leq, Lmax, Lmin along with all the ANY LEVEL™ broadband parameters. Option 831C-OB3 is compliant with IEC 61260:2014 Class 1 and ANSI S1.11-2014 Class...

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MEASUREMENT HISTORY 831C-ELA While Time Histories are typically logged at one sample per second, longer- term averages are often useful to see trends, e.g., 10 minute or hourly averages. 831C-ELA firmware enables Measurement History (MH) and logs these parameters similar to Time History (TH) over a longer interval time. MH and TH can run together simultaneously or independently. Data for each measurement or location is saved in a unique MH record and may include the Leq, Lmax, Lmin, SPL, and statistical distribution of the SPL (Ln). A complete set of MH records then can be stored in a single...

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MEASURED SOUND RECORDING 831C-SR Measuring sound levels is a well-accepted way to objectively quantify the noise radiated by a product in an environmental survey. Rather than rely simply on the objective data, why not record a sample of the sound to truly determine the source of the noise? CELLULAR COMMUNICATION 831C-SW We understand how beneficial it can be to have access to your noise monitor at any time of the day. Due to the remoteness or need to setup contracts and get permits, connecting a noise monitor to a wired network or main power just isn’t feasible. The 831C-SR option enables the...

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SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS The Model 831C has numerous on-board capabilities, yet often further processing, visualization, or reporting needs exist. For this purpose the Model 831C can be used as a portable instrument and retrieve the data, work as a data acquisition front-end, or in combination with other products. G4 LD UTILITY The G4 LD Utility program is easy-to-use Windows ® software for the Model 831C providing configuration set-up, data download, and remote access. Measurement set-ups can be stored on the PC for use on one or more Model 831C Sound Level Meters. Data can be downloaded onto a PC...

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SYSTEMS AT-A-GLANCE

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GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS (CONTINUED)

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2 Hazardous materials shipping license required to ship LiFePo battery by common carrier. Battery not allowed on passenger aircraft

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3425 Walden Avenue, Depew, NY 14043-2495 USA Toll-Free in the USA: 888 258 3222 Phone: 1 716 926 8243 | Email: [email protected] Larson Davis offers a full line of noise and vibration measurement instrumentation such as Class 1 and 2 sound level meters, outdoor noise monitoring systems, personal noise dosimeters, human vibration meters, audiometric calibration systems, microphones and preamplifiers, and data analysis software. Instrumentation is used in community and environmental noise monitoring, measurement of building acoustics, managing worker exposure to noise and vibration, and various...

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