SpectraSuite® Spectrometer Operating Software Installation Installation and Operation Manual Document Number 000-20000-300-02- 201110 Offices: Ocean Optics, Inc. World Headquarters 830 Douglas Ave., Dunedin, FL, USA 34698 Phone 727.733.2447 Fax 727.733.3962 8 a.m.– 8 p.m. (Mon-Thu), 8 a.m.– 6 p.m. (Fri) EST E-mail: [email protected] (General sales inquiries) [email protected] (Questions about orders) [email protected] (Technical support) Additional Ocean Optics Asia Offices: 666 Gubei Road, Kirin Tower, Suite 601B, Changning District, Shanghai, PRC. 200336 Phone 86.21.5206.8686 Fax 86.21.5206.8686 E-Mail [email protected] Ocean Optics EMEA Sales and Support Center Geograaf 24, 6921 EW DUIVEN, The Netherlands Phone 31-26-3190500 Fax 31-26-3190505 E-Mail [email protected] Regional Headquarters Maybachstrasse 11 73760 Ostfildern Phone 49-711 34 16 96-0 Fax 49-711 34 16 96-85 E-Mail [email protected] Copyright © 2009 Ocean Optics, Inc. All rights reserved. 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Table of Contents About This Manual......................................................................................................... vii Document Purpose and Intended Audience.............................................................................. vii What’s New in this Document ................................................................................................... vii Document Summary.................................................................................................................. vii Product-Related Documentation ............................................................................................... viii Upgrades....................................................................................................................... ix Chapter 1: Introduction .....................................................................1 Product Overview .......................................................................................................... 1 USB Spectrometer and Device Control.......................................................................... 1 Features ........................................................................................................................ 2 SpectraSuite in the Future......................................................................................................... 2 Spectroscopic Functions................................................................................................ 2 Getting Updates............................................................................................................. 3 Chapter 2: Installation .......................................................................5 Overview ....................................................................................................................... 5 Installing SpectraSuite................................................................................................... 5 Retrieving from a CD ................................................................................................................. 5 Downloading from the Ocean Optics Website........................................................................... 6 Installing Device Drivers for Windows 64-Bit Installations.............................................. 8 Windows 7 64-bit Driver Installation Process ............................................................................ 9 Windows Vista 64-bit Driver Installation Process...................................................................... 13 Chapter 3: Controls and Indicators ..................................................19 Overview ....................................................................................................................... 19 Graph Controls .............................................................................................................. 19 Zoom Tools................................................................................................................................ 20 Zoom History Toolbar ................................................................................................................ 23 Spectrum Storage Tools............................................................................................................ 23 Processing Tools ....................................................................................................................... 23 Spectrum IO Tools..................................................................................................................... 24 Layer Tools.................................................................................................................... 25 000-20000-300-02- 201110 i Table of Contents Other Controls............................................................................................................... 27 Acquisition Controls................................................................................................................... 27 Peak Finding ....................................................................................................................... 27 Indicators....................................................................................................................... 29 Status......................................................................................................................................... 29 Update Available ....................................................................................................................... 30 Progress Bar.............................................................................................................................. 31 Chapter 4: File Menu Functions........................................................33 Overview ....................................................................................................................... 33 New............................................................................................................................... 33 Spectrum Graph ........................................................................................................................ 34 Regression Utility....................................................................................................................... 35 Spectrum Table ......................................................................................................................... 36 High-Speed Acquisition ............................................................................................................. 37 Absorbance Measurement ........................................................................................................ 44 Transmission Measurement ...................................................................................................... 44 Reflection Measurement............................................................................................................ 44 Relative Irradiance Measurement ............................................................................................. 44 Gated Fluorescence Measurement ........................................................................................... 44 Curie Fluorescence Measurement ............................................................................................ 45 Absolute Irradiance Graph......................................................................................................... 45 New Absolute Irradiance Measurement .................................................................................... 46 New Concentration Measurement............................................................................................. 46 Color Measurement ................................................................................................................... 47 Strip Chart.................................................................................................................................. 47 Strip Chart Table ....................................................................................................................... 51 Open ............................................................................................................................. 51 Dark ..........................................................................................................................................