Ocean Insight NIRQuest Series, Installation And Operation Manual

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Serial Port Mode
To use the serial port capacity of the NIRQuest Spectrometer, the PC must be running a 32 or 64-bit version of the Windows
operating system.
1. Plug the +5VDC wall adapter into an electrical outlet, then connect the power cord to the 2.5 mm power jack (older versions
may have a 1.3 mm power jack) on the rear of the NIRQuest Spectrometer.
2. Connect one end of the serial cable to the RS-232 connector on the rear of the NIRQuest Spectrometer, and then connect the
other end to a serial port on the PC.
3. Note the serial port number (also called COM Port) on the PC to which the NIRQuest Spectrometer is connected (some PCs
may not have numbered ports).
Configuring the NIRQuest Spectrometer
If you have followed the previous steps for connecting NIRQuest in
USB mode and started OceanView, the spectrometer is already
acquiring data. Even with no light in the spectrometer, there should be
a dynamic trace displayed in the bottom of the graph. If you allow light
into the spectrometer, the graph trace should rise with increasing light
intensity. This means the software and hardware are correctly
installed.
Note the spectrometer that you have installed is listed in the
Data
Sources pane.
OceanView Acquisition Controls
In OceanView, the Acquisition Parameter Controls allow you to set the
desired parameters for the NIRQuest.