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A: Calibrating the Wavelength of the Spectrometer

7. Record the Intercept as well as the First, Second, and Third Coefficients. Also, look at the value

for R squared. It should be very close to one. If it is not, you have probably assigned one of your
wavelengths incorrectly. Keep these values at hand.

Saving the New Calibration Coefficients: USB
Mode

Wavelength calibration coefficients unique to each NIR Spectrometer are programmed into an EEPROM
memory chip on the NIR Spectrometer.

You can save over old calibration coefficients with new ones and the spectrometer operating software can
read these coefficients, but only if you are using the NIR Spectrometer via the USB port. If you are using
the NIR Spectrometer via the serial port, see the

Saving the New Calibration Coefficients: Serial Mode

section later in this Appendix.

Procedure

To Save Wavelength Calibration Coefficients Using the USB Mode

1. Ensure that the NIR Spectrometer is connected to the PC and that no other applications are

running.

2. Point your browser to http://www.oceanoptics.com/technical/softwaredownloads.asp and scroll

down to Microcode. Double-click on USB EEPROM Programmer.

3. Save the setup file to your computer.

4. Run

the

Setup.exe file to install the software

5. At

the

Welcome screen, click the Next button.

6. At

the

Destination Location screen, accept the default or click the Browse button to pick a

directory. Then, click the Next button.

7. Select a Program Manager Group and click the Next button. The Start Installation screen appears.

Click the Next button.

8. Click

the

Finish button when the Installation Complete screen appears.

9. Reboot the computer when prompted.

10. Navigate to USB EEPROM Programmer and open the software.

11. Click on the NIR Spectrometer device, located in the left pane of the USB Programmer screen.

12. Double-click on each of the calibration coefficients displayed in the right pane of the USB

Programmer screen and enter the new values acquired in Steps 5 and 6 of the

Calibrating the

Wavelength of the Spectrometer

section in this Appendix.

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