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Table of Contents 

 

About This Manual ................................................... iv

 

Warnings & Cautions ................................................................................. iv

 

Warranty ..................................................................................................... vi

 

Certifications and Compliance ................................................................. vi

 

Introduction ............................................................... 1

 

Product Description ................................................................................... 1

 

Features ...................................................................................................... 2

 

Interface Options ........................................................................................ 3

 

Items Included with Shipment ................................................................... 3

 

Installation ................................................................ 4

 

USB Mode ................................................................................................... 4

 

Serial Port Mode ......................................................................................... 5

 

Configuring the NIRQuest Spectrometer .................................................. 5

 

OceanView Acquisition Controls ............................................................... 5

 

External Triggering Options ....................................................................... 8

 

Changing the Slit ........................................................................................ 8

 

Calibrating the Wavelength of the NIRQuest ............................................ 8

 

Troubleshooting ........................................................ 9

 

NIRQuest Spectrometer Connected to Computer Prior to Application 
Software ...................................................................................................... 9

 

Specifications .......................................................... 11

 

30-Pin Accessory Connector Pinout ....................................................... 15

 

NIRQuest 15-Pin Accessory Cable Pinout .............................................. 18

 

NIRQuest512-2.5 Sensitivity .................................... 19

 

 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 

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Summary of Contents for NIRQuest Series

Page 1: ...NIRQuest Scientific grade Spectrometer Installation and Operation Manual For Products NIRQuest512 NIRQuest512 1 9 NIRQuest512 2 2 NIRQuest512 2 5 NIRQuest256 2 1...

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Page 3: ...ieval system or transmitted by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without written permission from Ocean Insight This manual is sold as part of an order and subject to...

Page 4: ...perture in a clean environment where contaminants including dust cannot enter the bench during the procedure Caution Substitution of a component or accessory different from that supplied may result in...

Page 5: ...damaged Have an authorized service representative check the device before using again Caution Be sure to install any software BEFORE connecting the spectrometer to your PC or host system The software...

Page 6: ...for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercia...

Page 7: ...such marked waste equipment must be disposed of by arranging to return to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment Separating and recycling this was...

Page 8: ...Rev A viii ISO Certification Ocean Insight the industry leader in miniature photonics has been certified for ISO 9001 2015 certification applicable to the design and manufacture of electro optical eq...

Page 9: ...ptional feature is also recommended for probe based or emissive measurements where it is difficult to introduce a shutter into the optical path The shutter can be added to an existing NIRQuest for an...

Page 10: ...tion times from 1 ms to 120 seconds depending on spectrometer model Embedded microcontroller allows programmatic control of all operating parameters and standalone operation USB 2 0 480Mbps Communicat...

Page 11: ...SB port on desktop or notebook PC Serial Port Any 32 or 64 bit Windows operating system HR4 BREAKOUT not included Adapter block that enables connection from serial port on NIRQuest to serial port on d...

Page 12: ...ication on the destination computer and then reboot the system 2 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...

Page 13: ...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 NIR...

Page 14: ...MNL 1002 Rev A 6 TE Cooler 1 Right click on the NIRQuest in the Schematic View 2 Select New Acquisition Thermo Electric Cooling...

Page 15: ...3 Check the Out box for Index 4 This makes the GPIO an output 4 Check the Value box for Index 4 to close the shutter You can now take your dark measurement 5 Uncheck the Value box to open the shutter...

Page 16: ...different measurement types without changing your spectrometer For instructions on how to change the slit on your spectrometer visit OceanInsight com Ocean Insight recommends that a calibration be per...

Page 17: ...device marked with a large question mark Right click on the Unknown Device listing and select the Uninstall or Remove option 4 Click the OK button to continue A warning box appears confirming the remo...

Page 18: ...s install the spectrometer operating software then unplug and replug in the spectrometer Technically the driver files for Linux simply give nonprivileged users permission to use newly connected hardwa...

Page 19: ...or range 850 1700 nm 1000 1900 nm 900 2200 nm 900 2550 nm 900 2100 nm Useable range1 900 1700 nm 1000 1900 nm 900 2200 nm 900 2500 nm 900 2050 nm Pixels 512 256 Pixel size 25 m x 500 m 900 2200 nm 50...

Page 20: ...optional OF1 CGA1000 longpass NIR filter standard OF1 RG830 longpass NIR filter optional 2nd Order filter2 N A Standard Fiber optic connector SMA 905 to 0 22 numerical aperture single strand optical...

Page 21: ...n Integration time5 1 ms 120 s 1 ms 2 s 1 ms 1 s 1 ms 200 ms 1 ms 2 s Corrected linearity 99 8 99 6 99 8 ELECTRONICS Power consumption DC input jack 5V 3 A maximum Data transfer speed Full scan to mem...

Page 22: ...as response at 850 nm but grating response begins at 900 nm The G9206 256 element detector response is sensitive to TEC temperature and has response only to 2050 nm when the TEC is set to 20 C The G92...

Page 23: ...as follows USB Port 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 30 Pin Accessory Connector Pinout Diagram 30 Pin Accessory Connector Pin Definitions and Descriptio...

Page 24: ...t GPIO 12 VCC or 5VIN Input or Output Input power pin for NIRQuest When operating via USB this pin can power other peripherals Ensure that peripherals comply with USB specifications no TEC power 13 SP...

Page 25: ...Enable command is sent to the spectrometer 26 GPIO 7 Input Output GPIO 27 Ground Input Output Ground 28 GPIO 8 Input Output GPIO 29 Ground Input Output Ground 30 GPIO 9 Input Output GPIO 30 Pin J2 Acc...

Page 26: ...st 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_OU...

Page 27: ...egration Times For the detector to be sensitive out to 2 5 m the detector s band gap energy must be small Unfortunately this raises the absolute level of the detectors dark signal Typical dark signals...

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