Ocean Optics OOIBase32 - Manual (Page 11)

Chapter 1
OOIBase32 Introduction
Product Overview
OOIBase32 Spectrometer Operating Software (OOIBase32) is Ocean Optics’ next generation of operating
software, is user-customizable, and is compatible with all Ocean Optics spectrometers. OOIBase32 is a
32-bit advanced acquisition and display program that provides a real-time interface to a variety of signal-
processing functions for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP users.
OOIBase32 enables you to perform spectroscopic measurements such as absorbance, reflectance, and
emission. You can control all system parameters, collect data from up to eight spectrometer channels
simultaneously, and display the results in a single spectral window. Additionally, you can perform
complex acquisition procedures such as reference monitoring and time acquisition experiments.
Scripting Functions
OOIBase32 Platinum is the standard OOIBase32 software with an embedded Visual Basic for
Applications-compatible scripting language. Scripts can automate OIBase32 to perform experiments,
methods and procedures and they can configure the way OOIBase32 acquires, displays and processes
data. Scripting language functionality added to OOIBase32 allows you to modify OOIBase32 to reflect
your specific needs. The Platinum version of OOIBase32 exposes a fully functional automation interface,
allowing OOIBase32 Platinum to be controlled from any application supporting automation or ActiveX
programming.
Spectroscopic Functions
OOIBase32 allows you to perform the three basic spectroscopic experiments – absorbance, reflectance
and emission – as well as signal-processing functions such as electrical dark-signal correction, stray light
correction, boxcar pixel smoothing and signal averaging. Scope mode, the spectrometer operating mode
in which raw data (signal) is acquired by the detector, allows you to establish these signal-conditioning
parameters. The basic concept for the software is that real-time display of data allows users to evaluate
the effectiveness of their experimental setups and data processing selections, make changes to these
parameters, instantly see the effects and save the data. Most spectrometer-system operating software does
not allow such signal-conditioning flexibility.
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