Digital Metering for the
Upper Levels of Auditing
Trademark notice: The device below is
similar in some ways to the E-meter as sold by the Church of
Scientology. Nothing on this website should be taken to state or imply
that the devices described here are such E-meters. The meters on
this site are the exclusive development of Ralph Hilton and are
substantially different electronically from the patent for the E-meter.
The devices are intended for use by practitioners of Scientology
outside the aforementioned Church.
ULA
Meter (Upper Level Auditor's Meter)
For the technically minded
here is a schematic of the main board
and here a photo of the internal constuction.
The meter can be built
into the case of an existing Mk6 or Mk7 meter:
This is the remote
control. The swiches are all non-mechanical so are completely silent
and never subject to aging.
The top line of the
display shows
TA
TA counter
Needle motion counter.
TA mode
Battery level
and the bottom line shows
sensitivity
last read size
display mode
(this is blank,m,h,d,m or y)
time/date
The left button switches the TA mode between dual cans, solo and
fingertip.
Next from the left is the time mode button which changes the time mode.
When it is blank the 2 right buttons switch time/date display.
The other modes are used to select what is changed by the right buttons
- mins, hours, day, month, year.
The 2 right buttons adjust up and down.
Innovations
beyond earlier meters
The ULA meter measures 300 digital samples a second. These can be
processed
in such a way as to provide full calibration of the way the meter
responds
including a much faster response than is possible from a purely analog
meter.
The meter sends data to a connected computer allowing it to be used
with C-meter software.
The sensitivity can be adjusted without the needle moving - the needle
stays at reset.
The buttons allow greater control of the needle than a simple reset or
TA
pot. The adjustment of the needle does not vary with sensitivity. The
needle is as easy to position at low sensitivity as it is at high
sensitivity.
The meter can be reprogrammed with firmware updates without opening the
meter.
Recalibration (rarely needed) can also be done without opening the
meter as it is firmware controlled. Here are details of the calibration and update software .
Pricing
The
ULA meter is available for €850 in EU. The optional remote control
costs €100 . For EU sales please contact ralph@cmeter.org
There is a US distributor at sales@cmeter.org who can provide current
US pricing.
