Ocean Optics QE65000 - Manual (Page 14)

2: Installing the QE65000
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If you installed the spectrometer operating software prior to connecting the QE65000, the software
installs the QE65000 drivers. If the drivers do not successfully install (or if you connected the QE65000
to the computer before installing the software), consult Chapter 3:
Troubleshooting .
Serial Port Mode
To use the serial port capacity of the QE65000 Spectrometer, the PC must be running a 32-bit version of
the Windows operating system (or Windows CE 2.11 or higher for handheld PCs).
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Procedure
Follow the steps below to connect the QE65000 to the PC via serial port:
1. Connect the serial cable adapter block to the appropriate pins of the QE65000’s 30-Pin Accessory
Connector.
2. Connect one end of the 9-pin serial cable to the adapter block on the QE65000, and then connect
the other end to a serial port on the PC.
3. Note the number of the serial port (COM Port) to which you connected the QE65000 (some PCs
may not have numbered ports; handheld PCs typically have only one serial port).
4. Plug the 5 VDC external power supply into an outlet and connect it to the QE65000.
Configuring the QE65000
The QE65000 can be used with either SpectraSuite or OOIBase32 software when connected to the USB
port. The configuration process differs, depending on whether you are running SpectraSuite or
OOIBase32 software.
Configuring the QE65000 in SpectraSuite
If you have followed the previous steps and started SpectraSuite, 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 the spectrometer(s) that you have installed are listed in the Data Sources pane.
SpectraSuite QE65000 Spectrometer Features
Select Spectrometer | Spectrometer Features, then select the TEC tab to display the QE65000
Spectrometer controls.