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Remove Improperly Installed Files ........................................................................................ 12

Mac Operating Systems ............................................................................................................ 12

Linux Operating Systems .......................................................................................................... 12

Appendix A: Calibrating the Wavelength of the QE65 Pro ............. 13

Overview ....................................................................................................................... 13

About Wavelength Calibration ....................................................................................... 13

Calibrating the Spectrometer ......................................................................................... 14

Preparing for Calibration ............................................................................................................ 14

Calibrating the Wavelength of the Spectrometer ...................................................................... 14

Saving the New Calibration Coefficients: USB Mode ..................................................... 16

Appendix B: Specifications ............................................................... 17

Overview ....................................................................................................................... 17

How the QE65 Pro Works .............................................................................................. 17

QE65 Pro Components Table ................................................................................................... 18

QE65 Pro Specifications ................................................................................................ 19

CCD Detector Specifications ..................................................................................................... 19

QE65 Pro Spectrometer Specifications ..................................................................................... 19

System Compatibility ..................................................................................................... 20

30-Pin Accessory Connector Pinout .............................................................................. 20

30-Pin Accessory Connector Pinout Diagram ........................................................................... 21

30-Pin Accessory Connector

– Pin Definitions and Descriptions .............................................. 21

30-Pin J2 Accessory Connector - Part Numbers....................................................................... 23

QE65 Pro 15-Pin Accessory Cable Pinout ..................................................................... 24

Index ................................................................................................... 25

Summary of Contents for Ocean Optics QE65 Pro

Page 1: ...000 00000 000 02 A QE65 Pro Scientific grade Spectrometer Installation and Operation Manual For Products QE65Pro Document 220 12200 000 02 201603 ...

Page 2: ...t re sold hired out or otherwise circulated without the prior consent of Ocean Optics Inc in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published Trademarks All products and services herein are the trademarks service marks registered trademarks or registered service marks of their respective owners Limit of Liability Every effort has been made to make this manual as complete and a...

Page 3: ...dular Sampling Accessories 4 Interface Options 4 Shipment Components 5 Other Accessories Available 5 Breakout Box 5 Chapter 2 Installing the QE65 Pro 7 Overview 7 QE65 Pro Installation 7 USB Mode 7 Serial Port Mode 8 QE65 Pro Configuration 8 Connect Spectroscopic Accessories 8 External Triggering Options 8 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 11 Overview 11 QE65 Pro Connected to Computer Prior to Software In...

Page 4: ...e Spectrometer 14 Saving the New Calibration Coefficients USB Mode 16 Appendix B Specifications 17 Overview 17 How the QE65 Pro Works 17 QE65 Pro Components Table 18 QE65 Pro Specifications 19 CCD Detector Specifications 19 QE65 Pro Spectrometer Specifications 19 System Compatibility 20 30 Pin Accessory Connector Pinout 20 30 Pin Accessory Connector Pinout Diagram 21 30 Pin Accessory Connector Pin...

Page 5: ... options and shipment components Chapter 2 Installing the QE65 Pro Provides installation and configuration instructions Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Contains recommended steps to isolate and correct common problems Appendix A Calibrating the Wavelength of the QE65 Pro Provides instructions for calibrating the QE65 Pro Spectrometer Appendix B Specifications Contains technical specifications and connec...

Page 6: ...tact Ocean Optics for specific instructions when returning a product Warranty Our 3 Year Warranty covers Ocean Optics miniature fiber optic spectrometers light sources and sampling accessories regardless of the application from manufacturing defects It also covers fibers and probes for a full 12 months http oceanoptics com services exclusive 3 year warranty This comprehensive warranty ensures you ...

Page 7: ...ence when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which the user will be required to correct the ...

Page 8: ...About This Manual vi 220 12200 000 02 201603 ...

Page 9: ...iciency of 90 with a QE of 65 at 250 nm The detector s columns are binned or summed inside the detector prior to the readout process thereby minimizing readout noise Additionally the detector can be cooled down to 15 ºC with the onboard TE Cooler to reduce dark noise The reduction of noise and dark signal allows integration times of the spectrometer analogous to the shutter speed of a camera of up...

Page 10: ...ds The QE65 Pro operates via USB interface A 5 VDC external power supply is required for the TE Cooler TEC and to operate the spectrometer via an RS 232 interface This power supply is included with your spectrometer Features Hamamatsu S7031 1006S Detector Peak QE 90 at peak 65 at 250 nm Back thinned for good UV sensitivity MPP operation for low noise TE Cooled Spectrometer Design Symmetrical Cross...

Page 11: ...ibration coefficients linearity coefficients and a serial number unique to each individual spectrometer The OOI software application reads these values directly from the spectrometer enabling the ability to hot swap spectrometers between computers without entering the spectrometer coefficients manually on each computer About OceanView Software OceanView is the latest generation of operating softwa...

Page 12: ...xibility Accordingly changing the sampling system components is as easy as unscrewing a connector and replacing an accessory Interface Options The QE65 Pro has both USB and serial port connectors with the use of an adapter enabling you to connect the spectrometer to a desktop or notebook computer via a USB port or serial port However you must create custom software if using the serial port OceanVi...

Page 13: ...r OceanView reads this calibration data from your spectrometer when it interfaces to a computer via the USB port Note Please save the Wavelength Calibration Data Sheet for future reference Other Accessories Available Visit us at www OceanOptics com for a complete list of products available for all of your spectroscopy needs Slits Fibers Light Sources Integrated Sampling Systems Cuvettes Filter Hol...

Page 14: ...1 Introduction 6 220 12200 000 02 201603 ...

Page 15: ...instructions for connecting the QE65 Pro via both USB and serial modes Caution Ensure that TEC power is always applied using OceanView software before USB power USB Mode This section contains instructions for connecting the QE65 Pro in USB mode To connect the QE65 Pro to a computer via the USB port the computer must be running a Windows 2000 XP 7 or Vista 32 bit Mac OS X or Linux operating system ...

Page 16: ...al port COM Port to which you connected the QE65 Pro some PCs may not have numbered ports handheld PCs typically have only one serial port QE65 Pro Configuration The QE65 Pro can be used with OceanView software when connected to the USB port If you have followed the previous steps and started OceanView the spectrometer is already acquiring data Even with no light in the spectrometer there should b...

Page 17: ...ng Options document located at http oceanoptics com wp content uploads External Triggering Options_Firmware3 0andAbove pdf The triggering document contains instructions for configuring External Triggering options for the QE65 Pro Note Only the external software triggering option is available when using a handheld computer ...

Page 18: ...2 Installing the QE65 Pro 10 220 12200 000 02 201603 ...

Page 19: ...ow to remove the incorrectly installed device device driver and installation files Note If these procedures do not correct your device driver problem you must obtain the Correcting Device Driver Issues document from the Ocean Optics website http oceanoptics com wp content uploads Correcting Device Driver Issues pdf Remove the Unknown Device from Windows Device Manager Procedure 1 Open Windows Devi...

Page 20: ...Windows Explorer under the Tools Folder Options menu selection 3 Delete the OOI_USB INF in the INF directory If your computer is running either the Windows 2000 or XP operating system you must also delete the OOI_USB PNF file in the INF directory 4 Navigate to the Windows System32 Drivers directory 5 Delete the EZUSB SYS file 6 Reinstall your Ocean Optics application and reboot the system when pro...

Page 21: ...e and environmental conditions Ocean Optics recommends periodically recalibrating the QE65 Pro About Wavelength Calibration You are going to be solving the following equation which shows that the relationship between pixel number and wavelength is a third order polynomial p I C1 p C2 p2 C3 p3 Where the wavelength of pixel p I the wavelength of pixel 0 C1 the first coefficient nm pixel C2 the secon...

Page 22: ...ak VBA Calibrating the Wavelength of the Spectrometer Procedure Perform the steps below to calibrate the wavelength of the spectrometer 1 Place the spectrometer operating software into Scope mode and take a spectrum of your light source Adjust the integration time or the A D conversion frequency until there are several peaks on the screen that are not off scale 2 Move the cursor to one of the peak...

Page 23: ...0 06 0 13 0 19 5 Use the spreadsheet or calculator to calculate the wavelength calibration coefficients In the spreadsheet program find the functions to perform linear regressions If using Quattro Pro look under Tools Advanced Math If using Excel look under Analysis ToolPak 6 Select the true wavelength as the dependent variable Y Select the pixel number pixel number squared and the pixel number cu...

Page 24: ...to install the software The Welcome screen appears 5 Click the Next button The Destination Location screen appears 6 Accept the default installation location or click the Browse button to specify a directory Then click the Next button The Program Manager Group screen appears 7 Click the Next button The Start Installation screen appears 8 Click the Next button to begin the installation Once the ins...

Page 25: ...ty It also includes accessory connector pinout diagrams and pin specific information How the QE65 Pro Works Below is a diagram of how light moves through the optical bench of a QE65 Pro Spectrometer The optical bench has no moving parts that can wear or break all the components are fixed in place at the time of manufacture QE65 Pro Spectrometer with Components ...

Page 26: ...nge the Filter 4 Collimating Mirror Focuses light entering the optical bench towards the Grating of the spectrometer Light enters the spectrometer passes through the SMA Connector Slit and Filter and then reflects off the Collimating Mirror onto the Grating 5 Grating Diffracts light from the Collimating Mirror and directs the diffracted light onto the Focusing Mirror Gratings are available in diff...

Page 27: ...well depth 300 000 electrons well 1 5 m elec column Sensitivity 22 electrons count all λ 26 photons count 250 nm Quantum efficiency 90 peak 65 at 250 nm See Quantum Efficiency of Detector graph below QE65 Pro Spectrometer Specifications Specification Value Dimensions LxWxH 182 mm 7 16 in x 110 mm 4 33 in x 47 mm 1 85 in Weight QE65 Pro Power Supply 1 18 kg 2 53 lbs 0 45 kg 1 lb Temperature Operati...

Page 28: ...ntegration time 8 ms to 15 minutes Corrected linearity 99 8 Thermal stability 2 1 pixel shift from 10 to 50 C Interfaces USB 2 0 480 Mbps USB 1 1 compatible RS 232 3 wire System Compatibility You can use the QE65 Pro s USB connectivity with any computer that meets the requirements for the spectrometer operating software being used Windows XP Vista Windows 7 Mac OS X and Linux See About OceanView S...

Page 29: ...25 27 29 30 Pin Accessory Connector Pinout Diagram 30 Pin Accessory Connector Pin Definitions and Descriptions The following table contains information regarding the function of each pin in the QE65 Pro s 30 Pin Accessory Connector Pin Function Input Output Description 1 RS232 Rx Input RS232 receive signal Communicates with a PC over DB9 Pin 3 2 RS232 Tx Output RS232 transmit signal Communicates w...

Page 30: ...tions no TEC power 13 SPI Data Out Output SPI Master Out Slave In MOSI signal for communication to other SPI peripherals 14 VCC or 5VIN Input or Output Input power pin for QE65 Pro When operating via USB this pin can power other peripherals Ensure that peripherals comply with USB specifications no TEC power 15 SPI Data In Input SPI Master In Slave Out MISO signal for communication to other SPI per...

Page 31: ...Ground Input Output Ground 28 GPIO 8 Input Output General purpose software programmable digital input output channel number 29 Ground Input Output Ground 30 GPIO 9 Input Output General purpose software programmable digital input output channel number 30 Pin J2 Accessory Connector Part Numbers The part numbers for the 30 pin accessory connector on the QE65 Pro Spectrometer are as follows The connec...

Page 32: ... 201603 QE65 Pro 15 Pin Accessory Cable Pinout Pin Description Pin Description 1 Single_strobe 9 GPIO 9 2 ContStrobe 10 GND_SIGNAL 3 V5_SW 11 SDA 4 ExtTrigIn 12 SCL 5 ExtTrigIn 13 LampEnable 6 GPIO 8 14 A_IN 7 A_OUT 15 GPIO 7 8 ExtTrigIn ...

Page 33: ...tion 13 preparing for 14 procedure 14 calibration coefficients saving in USB mode 16 CCD Detector 18 collimating mirror 18 compatibility 20 Components Table 18 D Detector Collection Lens 18 document audience iii purpose iii summary iii E EEPROM 3 External Triggering 8 F filter 18 focusing mirror 18 G grating 18 I Installation 7 Serial Port mode 8 USB mode 7 installed filter 18 Interface 4 ISO cert...

Page 34: ... 4 Serial Port mode 8 setup 7 shipment components 5 slit 18 SMA Connector 18 specifications 17 QE65 Pro 19 spectrometer 19 spectroscopic accessories 8 System Requirements 3 T TE Cooler 1 2 7 19 Triggering 8 troubleshooting Linux systems 12 Mac systems 12 Troubleshooting 11 U upgrades iv USB mode 7 USB ADP PC 4 USB CBL 1 4 W warranty iv Wavelength Calibration about 13 Wavelength Calibration Data Fi...

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