Ocean Optics RaySphere 1700 Install - Manual (Page 28)

3: Software Operation
18 RAYSPHERE-1700-02-201304
Control Function
Current
temperature The actual TEC (sensor tempertaure) is read out from the device. The status will be
actualized every 5 seconds. The first value is dispalyed after 5 seconds.
Dark Spectrum Press this button to record a spectrum the the current settings and display its graph
in this dialog box. This spectrum is used as the dark and reference spectra. Be sure
to record the dark and reference spectra using the identical spectrometer function
settings. The dark spectrum has to be measured 20 minutes after switching on
the software and before the measurement of the solar simulator is performed.
Calibration File Press the button in the Calibration File field to load the calibration file. Follow the
wizard prompts. If the file being loaeded does not match the RaySphere’s serial
number, then a warning appears. A warning also appears in the calibration file date
is older than one year. The calibration files for the spectrometers are in the folder
calibrationdata on the RaySphere CD.
The calibration files for the QE65000 spectrometers start with QE. The files for the
NirQuest512 start with NQ. The file parameter.xmls contains fundamental settings
and default settings such as names of the calibration files and default settings for the
RaySphere software settings. The parameters (and the calibration files mentioned in
there) are loaded automatically to the software if the RaySphere software is started.
The settings in there can be changed by opening the parameter files as ASCII code.
Stray light
correction file Load the stray light correction file you received from Ocean Optics.
Apply Press this button to apply the current settings.
Cancel Any changes made since the last time the Apply button was pressed are no saved to
the device.
Classification Tab
The RaySphere software analyzes the spectral data and calculates the classification of the simulator. This
information is displayed in the Classification tab.
The simulator is classified in accordance with the international standard for solar simulators IEC 60904-9:
Solar Simulator Performance Requirements. The test performed by RaySphere is the Spectral Match Test.
The Classification Tab displays the results of the solar simulator test in four parts (clockwise from upper
left corner):
• The spectrum in absolute irradiance over a wavelength range from 400 nm to 1100 nm. The physical
unit of the absolute irradiance is µW/cm^2/nm. The upper scale refers to the definition of spectral
bands as done in the international standard IEC 60904-9.
• The result from the spectral match test displayed in a diagram.
• The results from the spectral match test displayed in a table.