Halma Ocean Optics JAZ, Installation And Operation Manual

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4: Operating the JAZ-PX Module
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Synchronizing a Spectrometer Module to a JAZ-PX Module (recommended)
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Procedure
1. See Getting Started using JAZ-PX with OceanView to add Trigger Select and Strobe/Lamp
Enable to the Main Controls if they are not already there.
2. Change the Trigger Select Source to Internal and set your Trigger Period to 10,000 µ s as a
starting point. The lamp will now be controlled by OceanView software (via the Strobe/Lamp
Enable control).
3. Scroll down to Strobe/Lamp Enable and check the box to turn the lamp on.
4. Adjust the integration time in increments of 10 ms (Internal Trigger Period) to ensure that the
signal does not vary with each acquisition. It is also helpful to set the Scans to Average to
1 so
that the signal appears stable. After stability is set, then increase Scans to Average as desired.
Note
It is important to synchronize the lamp's flash rate (internal trigger period) with the
integration time. For instance, if the trigger period is 10 ms and the integration time is 60
ms, there would be 6 full flashes for each acquisition (consistent light each
measurement). Results will be inconsistent if the amount of light per acquisition varies (if
the times are out of sync).