Custom Scan Mode
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DLPU016C – April 2014 – Revised April 2019
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Operating the DLP NIRscan EVM
Figure 3-3. Example Quick Scan Spectrum Data
Note that the header in the download file contains many important aspects of the scan, including:
1. Method: This defaults to linescan mode at this time, referencing how the sample is taken by scanning
vertical lines across the DMD, each line representing a specific wavelength.
2. Host Date-Time: This is the date (browser date) and time the scan was taken.
3. Sample name: this is the scan name entered on the first Quick Scan screen. If the scan name has not
been changed, the sample name defaults to default_scan.
4. Spectral Range Start: always 1350 nm for Quick Scan mode
5. Spectral Range Stop: always 2450 nm for Quick Scan mode
6. Number of wavelength points: 200 for Quick Scan mode
7. Digital resolution: 5.5 nm for Quick Scan mode
8. Number of scans to average: 1 scan for Quick Scan mode
9. Total measurement time: The time taken to scan all wavelengths
10. The rest of the file is the actual data and includes:
•
Wavelength
•
Calculated spectrum value for each wavelength
•
Average reference ADC value for each wavelength
•
Average sample ADC value for each wavelength
After the data is saved locally on the machine running the browser, the user can return to the Quick Scan
screen.
3.2
Custom Scan Mode
From the NIRscan Home screen, clicking the
Custom Scan
icon takes the user to the Custom Scan
screen (see