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can be made successfully the dialogue box will close after a few seconds and the SmartSoft main screen
appears.
Figure 5 - SmartSoft for SmartScan Main Screen
A number of function buttons are shown top right. Inactive functions are greyed out.
Basic Acquisition
is recommended for first time users and is designed to enable basic measurements to be
taken with simplified settings. Wavelength measurements are reported for all detected sensors at the rate
determined by the instrument's stored settings.
Enhanced Acquisition
is recommended for advanced users and is rich in features but requires more
detailed settings. Attempting to use enhanced mode without first reading this manual is not
recommended.
Instrument Set-up
is used to set the acquisition rate of the instrument as well as other advanced features
such as per-grating auto-gain and peak detection thresholds.
Plug-ins
allows the user to run custom LabVIEW source code modules. Contact Smart Fibres technical
support for details.
Quit
is used to close the entire application. Always use the Quit button to exit the SmartSoft application;
using other methods to close the application may cause unexpected behaviour.
