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Appendix A
Experiment Tutorials
Overview
The following sections contain information on conducting sample experiments using a USB2000
Spectrometer and SpectraSuite.
For information on experiments with Ocean Optics spectrometers other than the USB2000, consult the
operating instructions for your particular spectrometer model.
Preparing for Experiments
Verify that you have correctly installed SpectraSuite, installed the spectrometer, and configured the light
source and other sampling optics.
If you followed the previous steps and started SpectraSuite, the spectrometer is already acquiring data in
Scope mode. Even with no light in the spectrometer, SpectraSuite should display a dynamic trace in the
bottom of the graph window. If you allow light into the spectrometer, the graph trace should rise with
increasing light intensity. This indicates that you correctly installed the software and hardware.
Note the spectrometer(s) that you have installed are listed in the Data Sources pane. Information for each
spectrometer listed in this pane consists of the following:
 Acquisition parameters that you set via the (integration time, scans-to-average, boxcar
smoothing),
 Whether reference and/or dark spectra have been stored, the graph (A, B, C, etc.)
associated with this spectrometer that appears in the right pane (important if you have
installed more than one spectrometer),
 Spectrometer’s properties (serial number, firmware level, number of pixels, and
wavelengths).