Ocean Optics External Triggering Options - Manual (Page 10)

External Triggering Options Instructions
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External Hardware Triggering – Trigger Timing
When to Use External Hardware Triggering Mode
Use the External Hardware Triggering mode if you:
• Are using a pulsed excitation source or light source in your experiment (such as a laser or flash
lamp)
• Are doing LIF (fluorescence with pulsed excitation) or phosphorescence experiments
• Need to synchronize an acquisition with an external event
Using External Hardware Triggering Mode
Follow the steps below to enable External Hardware Triggering mode.
► Procedure
1. Supply a line from Pin 7 on the USB2000/USB2000+/Jaz//HR2000/USB4000 or Pin 10 on the
HR2000+/HR4000 of the Multi-pin Connector to your triggering device.
2. Set your acquisition parameters, such as integration time, in the software.
SpectraSuite
Use the External Trigger selection box on the Trigger toolbar to set the trigger mode of the
spectrometer to External Hardware.
OOIBase32
a. Select Spectrum | Configure Data Acquisition from the menu. Choose the External Trigger
tab and select Hardware Trigger.
b. Enable the Automatically save file on trigger box to save processed data with each external
trigger.