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May 6, 2022 

Series-XL QuickStart 

 

with Andor Solis 

Rev. 1.1 

 

 18 of 20 

 

4.9.

 

Video Mode (Continuous Acquisition)  

To “stream” updated spectra continuously to screen, use “Take Video” rather than “Take Signal.”

 

 

4.10.

 

Saving Data 

Solis can save data in several formats.  The two most useful / convenient for data interchange with 
ENLIGHTEN are .asc (two-column delimited ASCII data, essentially a .csv) and .spc (GRAMS format). 

To save spectra in either format from Solis, use File → Export, then select the appropria

te file type. 

Summary of Contents for XL Series

Page 1: ...WP Series XL Quick Start Guide using Andor Solis For Wasatch Photonics Series XL Spectrometers Revision 1 1 May 6 2022 ...

Page 2: ... the Spectrometer 7 Installing Andor Solis 12 Operating Andor Solis 12 Temperature Control 12 Integration Time 12 Graph Navigation 13 Wavelength Calibration 13 Wavenumber Axis 15 Background Measurement 16 Signal Measurements 16 Background Correction 17 Video Mode Continuous Acquisition 18 Saving Data 18 Troubleshooting 19 More Information 19 ...

Page 3: ...Andor Solis Rev 1 1 3 of 20 1 Unpacking the Spectrometer You should find the following items when you unpack your Series XL spectrometer Unpacked XL components The six cables can be identified as follows Shutter Power Cable 3 pin connector ...

Page 4: ...May 6 2022 Series XL QuickStart with Andor Solis Rev 1 1 4 of 20 Shutter Power Supply 12V Andor Power Supply 5 pin plug mixed voltages Andor Power Cable standard PC cable ...

Page 5: ...22 Series XL QuickStart with Andor Solis Rev 1 1 5 of 20 Shutter Cable USB 2 0 Cable standard A to standard B Also take a moment to familiarize yourself with the connectors on the spectrometer and Andor camera ...

Page 6: ...May 6 2022 Series XL QuickStart with Andor Solis Rev 1 1 6 of 20 Andor camera connectors shutter left power right USB bottom Spectrometer SMA connector and cap ...

Page 7: ...y interchangeable even when they share a common connector For example Camera Model iDus 416 Newton DU940P BU Power Supply PCM50UT05 T3404AD Pin 1 5V 5A max 5V 3 5A Pin 2 N C 7 5V 4A Pin 3 0VDC COMMON 0VDC COMMON Pin 4 15V 2A max 15V 100mA Pin 5 15V 0 8A max 15V 100mA 2 Assembling the Spectrometer Now that we can identify each of the cables and connectors let s assemble the system Start by connecti...

Page 8: ...ay 6 2022 Series XL QuickStart with Andor Solis Rev 1 1 8 of 20 Assembled Andor Power Cable Assembled Shutter Power Cable Now connect the Shutter Cable from the Andor camera to the spectrometer s shutter ...

Page 9: ...May 6 2022 Series XL QuickStart with Andor Solis Rev 1 1 9 of 20 Connected Shutter Cable Connected Shutter Cable camera end ...

Page 10: ...s Rev 1 1 10 of 20 Connected Shutter Cable spectrometer end Now let s assemble the system Connect the assembled Shutter Power Cable to the spectrometer Connect Shutter Power Cable to spectrometer Connect the assembled Andor Power Cable to the camera ...

Page 11: ... Connect Andor Power Cable to camera Finally connect the USB cable s standard B connector to the Andor camera Fully assembled Series XL spectrometer You now have a fully connected Wasatch Photonics XL spectrometer ready for connection to mains power and your computer ...

Page 12: ...d here site registration required https andor oxinst com downloads view andor solis 64 bit 4 32 30065 0 4 Operating Andor Solis 4 1 Temperature Control The current detector temperature is shown in the lower left corner of the screen Clicking it brings up the temperature control panel The recommended temperature setpoint e g 60 C should be displayed and applied automatically at launch Users are adv...

Page 13: ...aph in Y axis counts Auto rescale graph in Y axis or press F6 4 4 Wavelength Calibration XL spectrometers natively collect data in pixel space To plot your data against a calibrated x axis in wavelengths nm you ll need to load an external configuration file providing the pixel wavelength mappings Each XL spectrometer ships with a factory calibrated configuration file for Andor Solis though you can...

Page 14: ...ad Navigate to the directory where you saved your Andor configuration file will end in cfg Make sure the label is set to Wavelength and Units nm Polynomial order should be 3 Cubic for standard configurations When you have verified the settings click Calibrate to apply the calibration to future spectra ...

Page 15: ...nt what you really want is an axis in wavenumbers measured in Raman shifts from the laser excitation wavelength To configure that go back to the Calibrate menu and choose Change Units Change the x axis label to Raman shift and Units to cm Make sure the wavelength of your laser is entered into the Rayleigh Wavelength nm 325nm excitation shown When the values are entered click Calibrate ...

Page 16: ...ill automatically close then re open the internal shutter for the duration of the measurement 4 7 Signal Measurements After taking a background take signal measurements using the Take Signal toolbar button or press F5 The signal spectrum will then be graphed cyclohexane shown Note that at this point it has not yet been dark corrected see next section on Setting Data Type ...

Page 17: ... Rev 1 1 17 of 20 4 8 Background Correction To enable background correction i e dark subtraction you need to change the Data Type of the Y axis You can do that using the Acquisition Data Type Setup Change the current Data Type to Counts Bg corrected ...

Page 18: ... screen use Take Video rather than Take Signal 4 10 Saving Data Solis can save data in several formats The two most useful convenient for data interchange with ENLIGHTEN are asc two column delimited ASCII data essentially a csv and spc GRAMS format To save spectra in either format from Solis use File Export then select the appropriate file type ...

Page 19: ...ng Some users have encountered the following error code upon installing Solis on their computer A solution has been documented on the internet here and Wasatch testing confirms this resolves the issue 6 More Information There is so much more you can do with your Wasatch Photonics Series XL spectrometer For additional information see the following resources links current at writing ENLIGHTEN 3 Manu...

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