Table Of Contents - Advanced Sensors OIW-EX 1000 Handbook

OIW-EX 1000 - Spectrometer Handbook
Code: OIW-HBO-0005 Version: EX-002
Date: 18 March 2010

Table of Contents

1 OIW-EX 1000 - Spectrometer Handbook............................................................. 6
1.1 Introduction....................................................................................................6
1.2 Modes of Operation .......................................................................................6
1.3 Health & Safety..............................................................................................6
2 Spectrometer Overview ........................................................................................ 7
2.1 Identifying an OIW EX1000 Unit..................................................................8
2.2 Showing and Hiding the Spectrum ................................................................9
2.3 Spectrum Reading Cycle..............................................................................10
2.4 Spectra Control Options...............................................................................11
2.4.1 Spectrometer Standard Creation ..........................................................12
2.5 Spectrum Reading Cycle Explained ............................................................14
2.5.1 Measuring Cycles Spectrum Operation ...............................................14
2.5.2 PPM Level Triggered Spectrum Operation .........................................15
2.5.3 Manual Spectrum Operation ................................................................15
2.6 Spectrum Control Options ...........................................................................16
2.6.1 Spectrum Smoothing............................................................................16
2.6.2 Spectrum Averaging ............................................................................16
2.6.3 Spectrum Integration Time ..................................................................17
2.7 Spectrum Control Options ...........................................................................18
2.7.1 Water Status off/on ..............................................................................18
2.7.2 Changing % Mask Tolerance...............................................................19
2.7.3 Changing the Lower Wavelength ........................................................19
2.7.4 Changing the Upper Wavelength.........................................................20
2.7.5 Changing the Upper Wavelength.........................................................20
2.7.6 Changing the % Above Line................................................................21
2.8 Spectrum Log Files ......................................................................................22
3 Using SpAn......................................................................................................... 24
3.1 Starting SpAn...............................................................................................24
3.2 Loading a spectrum log File ........................................................................25
3.3 Auto Scaling.................................................................................................28
3.4 Identifying Points on the Graph...................................................................29
3.5 Saving/Loading Spectral Data File Sets ......................................................29
3.6 Printing.........................................................................................................31
4 Errors with EX1000 ............................................................................................ 32
5 Appendix 1 - OIW-EX Series Contact Details................................................... 33
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