About the modular approach, Software, Accessories – Ocean Optics NIR User Manual
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1: Introduction
About the Modular Approach
Ocean Optics fiber optic spectrometer systems are based on low-cost, modular data acquisition principles.
A typical NIR Spectrometer system contains four basic elements:
• The NIR Spectrometer
• The Ocean Optics spectrometer operating software
• A light (excitation source)
• A variety of sampling optics (depending on application need)
The light (excitation source) sends light through an optical fiber to the sample. The light interacts with the
sample, and the results of that interaction are collected and transmitted through another optical fiber to the
spectrometer. The spectrometer measures the amount of light and transforms the data collected by the
spectrometer into digital information. Finally, the spectrometer passes that information to the operating
software.
Software
SpectraSuite is the latest generation of operating software for all Ocean Optics spectrometers. It is a
completely modular, Java-based spectroscopy software platform that operates on Windows, Macintosh
and Linux operating systems. The software can control any Ocean Optics USB spectrometer and device,
as well as any other manufacturer’s USB instrumentation using the appropriate drivers.
SpectraSuite is a user-customizable, advanced acquisition and display program that provides a real-time
interface to a variety of signal-processing functions. With SpectraSuite, you have the ability to perform
spectroscopic measurements (such as absorbance, reflectance, and emission), control all system
parameters, collect and display data in real time, and perform reference monitoring and time acquisition
experiments. Consult the SpectraSuite manual for hardware requirements when using SpectraSuite (see
OOIBase32 software has been discontinued, but still functions with the NIR spectrometers. Consult the
OOIBase32 manual for hardware requirements when using OOIBase32 (see
Accessories
Ocean Optics also offers a complete line of spectroscopic accessories to use with the NIR Spectrometer.
Most spectroscopic accessories have SMA connectors for application flexibility. Thus, changing the
sampling system is as easy as unscrewing a connector and adding a new component or accessory. A
partial list of Ocean Optics spectroscopic accessories includes light sources, sampling holders, filter
holders, flow cells, fiber optic probes and sensors, collimating lenses, attenuators, diffuse reflectance
standards, integrating spheres and an extensive line of optical fibers.
This modular approach, where components are easily mixed and matched, offers remarkable applications
flexibility. You can select from hundreds of products to create distinctive systems for an almost endless
variety of optical-sensing applications.
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