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QE 

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Scientific-Grade Spectrometer  

Installation and Operation Manual 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

For Product: QE

 Pro

Summary of Contents for QE Pro

Page 1: ...QE Pro Scientific Grade Spectrometer Installation and Operation Manual For Product QE Pro...

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Page 3: ...25 Copyright 2020 Ocean Insight All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording...

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: ...nce 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 man...

Page 7: ...d collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment Separating and recycling this waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensu...

Page 8: ...ght the Applied Spectral Knowledge Company has been certified for ISO 9001 2015 certification applicable to the design and manufacture of electro optical equipment Warranty For the most current warran...

Page 9: ...0k Baud Nonvolatile Storage Wavelength Cal Coef Linearity Corr Coef Optional Absolute Irradiance Cal System Requirements You can use the QE Pro s USB connectivity with any computer that meets the requ...

Page 10: ...e monitoring and time acquisition experiments Consult the OceanView manual for hardware requirements when using OceanView Interface Options The QE Pro has both USB and serial port connectors with the...

Page 11: ...e signals from their 22 pin port to an array of standard connectors and headers enabling easy access to a variety of features found in Ocean Insight s QE Pro Spectrometer In addition to the accessory...

Page 12: ...both USB and serial modes USB Mode QE Pro Spectrometer Device Driver Installation If the computer is connected to the internet the device driver installation will occur automatically If the computer...

Page 13: ...s been within 1 C of the setpoint for at least 15 seconds Configuring the QE Pro The QE Pro can be used with OceanView software when connected to the USB port If you have followed the previous steps a...

Page 14: ...ou have followed the previous steps and started OceanView your spectrometer appears in the Schematic and Graph Views OceanView QE Pro Acquisition Controls In OceanView the Acquisition Parameter Contro...

Page 15: ...rol the TE Cooler 1 Right click on the QE Pro in the Schematic View 2 Select New Acquisition Thermo Electric Cooling Buffering To control buffering 1 Right click on the QE Pro in the Schematic View 2...

Page 16: ...the data buffering capacity the total number of scans the device can store at once 4 Click Clear Buffer to set the buffer to zero and start over Optional Shutter To enable the optional shutter 1 In t...

Page 17: ...ernal Triggering options for the QE Pro Changing the Slit QE Pro has an interchangeable slit feature allow you to move rapidly between different measurement types without changing your spectrometer Fo...

Page 18: ...Pro Each spectrometer is calibrated before it leaves Ocean Insight however the wavelength for all spectrometers will drift slightly as a function of time and environmental conditions For instructions...

Page 19: ...tions for your computer for directions if needed 2 Locate the Other Devices option and expand the Other Devices selection by clicking on the sign to the immediate left 3 Locate the unknown device mark...

Page 20: ...E Pro via the RS 232 serial bus produces unpredictable results TEC Readback Accuracy at Temperature Extremes The TEC temperature is read back by a thermistor embedded in the detector As with most ther...

Page 21: ...in the Acquire Spectra Into Buffer Timing section HR4000 Breakout Board DC Power Input The HR4000 breakout board contains a DC power input This is typically used on other Ocean Insight devices to powe...

Page 22: ...ntum efficiency 90 peak 65 at 250 nm QE Pro Spectrometer Specifications Specification Value Integration time 8 ms to 60 minutes Typical dynamic range 85 000 1 Signal to noise ratio 1000 1 single acqui...

Page 23: ...ature Operation TE Cooler can only cool 15 to 20 C below ambient temperature 0 C to 50 C Humidity 90 noncondensing Power consumption TEC On 40 below ambient TEC Off 15W Max 2 5W Max Typical Supply Vol...

Page 24: ...supply to power the QE Pro the HR4000 Breakout Box and a serial cable 30 Pin Accessory Connector Pinout The QE Pro features a 30 pin Accessory Connector located on the side of the unit as shown Pin F...

Page 25: ...r QE Pro 15 SPI MISO Input SPI Master In Slave Out MISO signal for communication to the other SPI peripherals 16 GPIO 4 Input Output General Purpose Input Output 17 Single Strobe Output CMOS 3 3V outp...

Page 26: ...30 pin Accessory Connector on the front of the vertical wall of the QE Pro pin numbering is 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...

Page 27: ...Accessory Cable Pinout Pin Description Pin Description Pin Description 1 Single_strobe 6 GPIO 8 11 SDA 2 ContStrobe 7 A_OUT 12 SCL 3 V5_SW 8 ExtTrigIn 13 LampEnable 4 ExtTrigIn 9 GPIO 9 14 A_IN 5 Ext...

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