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Spectrometer 

 

 

Copyright 3B ©2011 

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Multiple charts 

After stopping the dynamic measurement up to five spectra can be specified for review in the 
‘Multiple charts’ tab. 

 

 

The spectrum image used in ‘Line 1’ will be used also for the preview (to be able to specify the range 
for spectrum calculation) and spectrum calculation area. 

During multiple charts mode, some chart features (show peaks, fill chart …) are disabled. 

To clear multiple charts tab, press the ‘Clear all lines (multiple charts)’ button 

 

Summary of Contents for SPECTRA-1

Page 1: ...Spectrometer Visible Light Spectrometer V4 4 ...

Page 2: ...ions 15 Zooming Scrolling 16 Zooming 16 Resetting Zoom 17 Scrolling 17 Other controls 18 Stopping spectrometer 18 Automatic Y axis scaling 18 Export Quick Export 19 Cursor position 20 Transmissivity measurement 21 Dynamic measurement and multiple charts 23 Dynamic measurement 23 Multiple charts 24 System requirements 26 Minimal system requirements 26 Software operating system 26 Hardware 26 Recomm...

Page 3: ...rometer package contains the following items Documentation Calibration report separate paper or label on the Spectrometer device Installation CD The Spectrometer device Fiber optics cable If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer ...

Page 4: ...rks used in this manual are the sole property of their respective owners StarCam is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation ...

Page 5: ...to complete the installation and restart the system if needed 6 Connect the Spectrometer device to the USB port if not already connected 7 Once the Spectrometer device is connected to the computer the system will detect the new USB device and configure the device automatically To install just the Spectrometer application driver already installed software upgrade follow the instructions below 1 Tur...

Page 6: ...pyright 3B 2011 6 Manual Application Installation 1 Before installing the Spectrometer uninstall any previously installed versions of the application Go to the Control Panel Double click on the Add or Remove Programs ...

Page 7: ...Spectrometer Copyright 3B 2011 7 Find the Spectrometer application and click Remove 2 Run autorun exe from the root folder on the CD and follow the instruction ...

Page 8: ...h the spectrometer device prior to starting the application otherwise the application will not recognize the spectrometer device After the installation at the first application startup the user is prompted to enter the calibration data corresponding to the spectrometer device Calibration data are printed on the Calibration report included with the spectrometer device Example of the Calibration rep...

Page 9: ...pyright 3B 2011 9 It is important to enter the numbers from the Calibration report at the exact position to the dialog After entering the data the main application window appears and the Spectrometer is ready for use ...

Page 10: ...ght 3B 2011 10 Running the Spectrometer To run the spectrometer follow these steps Select video device Press the Play button The spectrometer displays the recorded light spectrum in upper left corner of the preview window ...

Page 11: ...Spectrometer Copyright 3B 2011 11 and also the chart representation of the spectrum ...

Page 12: ...Spectrometer Copyright 3B 2011 12 Custom calibration 1 Make sure the spectrometer is running if not press the Fast Forward button In Calibration menu select Calibrate ...

Page 13: ...ibration appears Choose how many calibration points will be used and click OK 3 Now a black chart appears Specify calibration points by clicking on the black chart and enter the corresponding wavelength Specifying calibration points three or two depending on the step 3 a Click on the peak label with known wavelength ...

Page 14: ...ox appears Enter the corresponding wavelength for the point peak specified in step a Click OK c Repeat steps a b for further point s 4 After setting all calibration points a notification message appears Click OK for finishing the custom calibration ...

Page 15: ...yright 3B 2011 15 Switching the Calibrations In case the custom calibration is already set option to choose between default and custom calibrations is enabled in Calibration menu Choose the calibration you want to use ...

Page 16: ...6 Zooming Scrolling Zooming is not available during calibration process Zooming In order to zoom in press the left mouse button and drag to the right to zoom out press the left mouse button and drag to the left Zooming in Zooming out ...

Page 17: ...Spectrometer Copyright 3B 2011 17 Resetting Zoom To reset the zoom click the 1 1 button Scrolling While zoomed in hold and drag the right mouse button to scroll the chart ...

Page 18: ...eter To stop the spectrometer just press the Stop button Automatic Y axis scaling Y axis scaling is available in automatic mode Scaling can be used in both cases while spectrometer is running or stopped To turn the automatic scaling on or off press the Scaling button ...

Page 19: ...ilable only in case the spectrometer is stopped Execute Export and specify export file name and destination directory Once export file name and directory are specified you can use Quick Export without additional specification saved files will be automatically marked by ascending numbers ...

Page 20: ...on functionality is available only in case the spectrometer is stopped The functionality displays intensity for corresponding specified wavelength The cursor shows the specified wavelength position in the graph Arrow buttons can be used to move the cursor in the graph ...

Page 21: ...Spectrometer Copyright 3B 2011 21 Transmissivity measurement Initial setup of transmissivity measurement 1 Press the Fast Forward button 2 Record the dark spectrum 3 Record the reference spectrum ...

Page 22: ...Copyright 3B 2011 22 4 Start transmission measurement In order to stop the transmission measurement uncheck the Calculate transmission In order to save the dark or reference spectrum use the save options in the menu ...

Page 23: ...of images saved per second depends on the utilized hardware Dynamic measurement Click the Record button to start the operation Spectrum is displayed during the dynamic measurement in the background The progress of the operation is defined by the elapsed time indicated in the notification window Press the Stop button in the progress window to stop the dynamic measurement ...

Page 24: ... the Multiple charts tab The spectrum image used in Line 1 will be used also for the preview to be able to specify the range for spectrum calculation and spectrum calculation area During multiple charts mode some chart features show peaks fill chart are disabled To clear multiple charts tab press the Clear all lines multiple charts button ...

Page 25: ...Spectrometer Copyright 3B 2011 25 To leave the multiple charts mode click the Collapse button in the multiple charts tab Or press the Stop multiple charts mode button ...

Page 26: ...r 5 01 Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 may be included in the installation package Hardware Memory 256 MB Processor Intel Pentium 4 800 MHz or equivalent Graphics resolution 1024 x 768 Video accelerator with 32 MB Hard driver 300 MB free space USB 2 0 connector CD ROM drive for software installation Recommended system requirements Software operating system Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Profess...

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