Ocean Optics Flame-S, User Manual

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3: Operation
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Connect the Flame in OceanView
The Flame should automatically appear when you start OceanView and should be acquiring with
the default acquisition parameters. If you do not see a signal or the Flame icon on the
schematic you may need to rescan for spectrometers.
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Procedure
To rescan for attached devices,
1. Click on the Device Manager icon ( ).
2. Click Rescan. The spectrometer should automatically connect.
Set Acquisition Parameters
Set Acquisition parameters in the Acquisition Group Window to control the spectrometer. This
window may be minimized when you first start OceanView. You can either expand or open a
new window from the menu (Window | Acquisition Group). An active acquisition is required for
the Acquisition window to appear. Functions available to control in the Acquisition window
include the following:
 Integration Time – Sets the integration time, the time over which the detector
captures incident light. At the end of the integration time the accumulated signal is read
from the detector by the electronics.
 Averaging – Signal, especially at low levels, is often significantly impacted by noise.
Averaging several spectra together reduces the impact of noise and provides a cleaner
result. However, at long integration times, averaging can increase the total time of a
measurement significantly.