Ocean Optics Torus Operating Instructions - Manual (Page 14)

2: Installing the Torus
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If you have followed the previous steps and started your spectrometer operating software, the
spectrometer is already acquiring data. Even with no light in the spectrometer, there should be a dynamic
trace displayed in the bottom of the graph. If you allow light into the spectrometer, the graph trace should
rise with increasing light intensity. This means the software and hardware are correctly installed.
Note that in SpectraSuite, the spectrometer(s) that you have installed are listed in the Data Sources pane.
Once you install the software and hardware, and establish your sampling system, you are ready to take
measurements.
Serial Port Mode
To use the serial port capacity of the Torus Spectrometer, the computer must be running a 32-bit version
of the Windows operating system.
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Procedure
Follow the steps below to connect the Torus to the computer via serial port:
1. Connect the serial cable adapter block to the appropriate pins of the Torus’s 30-Pin Accessory
Connector.
2. Connect one end of the 9-pin serial cable to the adapter block on the Torus, and then connect the
other end to a serial port on the computer.
3. Note the number of the serial port (COM Port) to which you connected the Torus (some
computers may not have numbered ports; handheld computers typically have only one serial
port).
4. Plug the 5 VDC external power supply into an outlet and connect it to the Torus.
Connect Spectroscopic Accessories
To find operating instructions for Torus-compatible products (such as light sources, sampling chambers,
and probes), consult the Software and Technical Resources CD or the Ocean Optics website at
http://www.oceanoptics.com/technical/operatinginstructions.asp .
Torus Configuration
The Torus can be used with either Overture or SpectraSuite software when connected to the USB port.
The configuration process differs, depending on whether you are running SpectraSuite or OOIBase32
software.
If you have followed the previous steps and started your software, the spectrometer is already acquiring
data. Even with no light in the spectrometer, there should be a dynamic trace displayed in the bottom of
the graph. If you allow light into the spectrometer, the graph trace should rise with increasing light
intensity. This means the software and hardware are correctly installed.
Consult your spectrometer operating software manual for detailed instructions on operating your
spectrometer (see
Product-Related Documentation ).