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  • Page 1 Artisan Technology Group is your source for quality new and certified-used/pre-owned equipment SERVICE CENTER REPAIRS WE BUY USED EQUIPMENT • FAST SHIPPING AND DELIVERY Experienced engineers and technicians on staff Sell your excess, underutilized, and idle used equipment at our full-service, in-house repair center We also offer credit for buy-backs and trade-ins •...
  • Page 2 IGHT OMPACT EUTERIUM ALOGEN IGHT OURCE -XE X IGHT ENON ULSED IGHT SOURCE -D(H)S(-BAL) (B IGHT ALANCED EUTERIUM ALOGEN IGHT OURCE -DH-CAL UV/VIS IGHT CALIBRATED LIGHT SOURCE -CAL S IGHT PECTRAL ALIBRATION IGHT OURCE FIBER OPTICS Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 3 NTEGRATING SPHERES UVETTE OLDERS 6.2.1 CUV-UV/VIS 6.2.2 CUV-FL-UV/VIS 6.2.3 CUV-ALL-UV/VIS 6.2.4 CUV-DA-UV/VIS FOS-1/2- INLINE IBER PTIC WITCH LOW CELLS 6.4.1 1”, 1/4" and 1/2" flow cells 6.4.2 Micro flow cells WS-2 W HITE REFLECTIVE TILE INDEX Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 4 Thank you for purchasing an AvaSpec Avantes Fiber Optic Spectrometer System. You may find an electronic version of this manual as pdf file on your Avantes CD-rom that came with the system, the newest version of this manual can also be downloaded from our website www.avantes.com...
  • Page 5 Customers sometimes find that they need Avantes to make a change to or to upgrade their system. In order for Avantes to make these changes, the customer must first contact us and obtain a Return For Upgrade (RFU) number. Please contact the Avantes Technical Services for specific instructions when returning a product.
  • Page 6 The AvaSpec-USB2 group of spectrometers should be selected to install AvaSoft7 for one of the following spectrometer types: AvaSpec-128/256/1024/2048/2048L/2048x14/3648/ULS2048/NIR256-USB2. Other Avantes Products for which AvaSoft can be installed are AvaMouse for which a separate manual is available. ® Instructions below are for the AvaSpec-USB1 and -USB2 spectrometers, -Bluetooth instructions are found in section 1.1.1.
  • Page 7 In the next dialog, the name for the program manager group can be changed. The default name for this is “AVANTES Software”. After this, the “Start Installation” dialog is shown. After clicking the “next” button, the installation program starts installing files.
  • Page 8 ROM. This section describes how to setup Bluetooth data communication with the AvaSpec-BT spectrometer. Install AvaSoft for USB2 spectrometers from the Avantes Product CD-ROM Insert the Avantes Product CD-ROM in the CD drive of your PC, select “Software Installation” and install AvaSoft. ® Install Bluetooth drivers The option to install the Bluesoleil Bluetooth Drivers can also be found in the “Software...
  • Page 9 AvaSpec to external power. In the Classic View, the AvaSpec will initially be displayed as a Bluetooth Device. The icon is a question mark. By double clicking the question mark icon, the serial port icon will be high lighted: Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 10 This serial port number (COM21 in this example) will be needed later on in AvaSoft. The color of the Bluetooth Device icon changes to green, and a dotted line with moving red dot between the PC (yellow bowl in the center) and the Bluetooth Device (AvaSpec) illustrates that the connection has been established successfully Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 11 Bluetooth data communication. Select the right COM port from the list and click OK. AvaSoft will now read the configuration data from the spectrometer (this can take about 15 seconds), after which measurements can be started. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 12 Launching the software AvaSoft can be started from Windows Start Menu. Under Start-programs, the group “AVANTES Software” has been added. This group contains two icons. With the red “V” icon, AvaSoft is started. The AvaSoft Help icon can be used to activate the AvaSoft help files (these help files can also be activated from the Help menu after starting AvaSoft).
  • Page 13 (next to integration time) can be increased. The value can only be changed in static mode. When AvaSoft is acquiring data, the average box becomes gray (USB1 platform). Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 14 The following are typical configurations for absorbance, transmission, irradiance, and reflection experiments. Measurement Setup UV/VIS Absorbance/Transmission Setup Irradiance Setup Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 15 Reflection Setup Fluorescence Setup Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 16 Digital IO ports enable external triggering and control of shutter and pulsed light sources from the Avantes line of instruments. The AvaSpec-128 is also available as dual channel or multiple channel instrument (up to 8 channels), where all spectra are taken simultaneously.
  • Page 17 175 x 110 x 44 mm(1 175 x 110 x 44 mm(1 channel), 716 grams channel), 716 grams 175 x 165 x 85 mm (2 channel), 1.700 grams Grating selection table for AvaSpec-128 Useable range Spectral range Lines/mm Blaze (nm) Order code...
  • Page 18 N.B. In order to change a grating, wavelength range or any of the options, the unit needs to be returned to Avantes manufacturing, please ask for an RFU number (see page 4 of this manual). The cost for the so-called AvaSpec-Upgrade depends on the modification that needs to be done.

  • Page 19: Integration Time

    The AvaSpec-256 is specially suitable for low noise applications. Digital IO ports enable external triggering and control of shutter and pulsed light sources from the Avantes line of instruments. The AvaSpec-256 is also available as dual channel or multiple channel instrument (up to 8 channels), where all spectra are taken simultaneously.
  • Page 20 UV/VIS 200-850 200-750 1200 UV/VIS 250-850 VIS/NIR 300-1100* 800* VIS/NIR 300-1100 360-1000 300-800 1200 500-1050 500-1050 1200 600-1100 1000 600-1100 1000 * please note that not all 256 pixels will be used for the useable range Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 21 N.B. In order to change a grating, wavelength range or any of the options, the unit needs to be returned to Avantes manufacturing, please ask for an RFU number (see page 4 of this manual). The cost for the socalled AvaSpec-Upgrade depends on the modification that needs to be done.
  • Page 22 Digital IO ports enable external triggering and control of shutter and pulsed light sources from the Avantes line of instruments. The AvaSpec-1024 is also available as dual channel or multiple channel instrument (up to 8 channels), where all spectra are taken simultaneously.
  • Page 23 3600 UV/VIS 250-850 VIS/NIR 300-1100* 800* 360-1000 300-800 1200 350-750 1800 350-640 2400 500-1050 500-1000 1200 600-1100* 500* 1000 600-1100 1000 * please note that not all 1024 pixels will be used for the useable range Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 24 N.B. In order to change a grating, wavelength range or any of the options, the unit needs to be returned to Avantes manufacturing, please ask for an RFU number (see page 4 of this manual). The cost for the socalled AvaSpec-Upgrade depends on the modification that needs to be done.
  • Page 25 An optional detector coating enhances the CCD performance for the UV range and a detector collection lens offers high sensitivity. Digital IO ports enable external triggering and control of shutter and pulsed light sources from the Avantes line of instruments.
  • Page 26 * depends on the starting wavelength of the grating; the higher the wavelength, the bigger the dispersion and the smaller the range to select. ** please note that not all 2048 pixels will be used for the useable range Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 27 N.B. In order to change a grating, wavelength range or any of the options, the unit needs to be returned to Avantes manufacturing, please ask for an RFU number (see page 4 of this manual). The cost for the socalled AvaSpec-Upgrade depends on the modification that needs to be done.
  • Page 28 AvaSpec-2048L Fiber Optic Spectrometer with larger pixels AvaSpec-2048L The AvaSpec-2048L Fiber Optic Spectrometer has been added to the Avantes product line since January 2009 and has many technical specifications comparable to the standard AvaSpec-2048. The difference is the CCD detector, the AvaSpec-2048L uses the Sony ILX511 detector whereas the AvaSpec-2048 uses the ILX554B detector.
  • Page 29 SMA connector. Ordering Information AvaSpec-ULS2048-USB2 Ultra Low Straylight Fiber Optic Spectrometer, 75 mm Avabench, 2048 pixel 14x56µm CCD detector, USB powered high speed USB2 interface, incl. AvaSoft-Basic, USB interface cable, specify grating (A-C), wavelength range and options Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 30 Digital IO ports enable external triggering and control of shutter and pulsed light sources from the Avantes line of instruments. The new AvaSpec-3648 has a USB2 interface with fast data sampling of 270 spectra per second and data transfer in 3.7 msec and supports analog in-and outputs as well.
  • Page 31 1800 0.04-0.07* 0.08-0.15* 0.14-0.25* 0.3-0.5* 0.5-0.9* 1.2-2.2* 2400 0.025-0.04* 0.07-0.10* 0.11-0.16* 0.2-0.3* 0.4-0.6* 0.9-1.4* 3600 *depends on the starting wavelength of the grating; the higher the wavelength, the bigger the dispersion and the better the resolution Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 32 N.B. In order to change a grating, wavelength range or any of the options, the unit needs to be returned to Avantes manufacturing, please ask for an RFU number (see page 4 of this manual). The cost for the socalled AvaSpec-Upgrade depends on the modification that needs to be done.
  • Page 33 The AvaSpec- 2048x14 is especially suitable for measuring low light, fluorescence and UV- applications. Digital IO ports enable external triggering and control of shutter and pulsed light sources from the Avantes line of instruments. The new AvaSpec-2048x14 has a USB2 interface with fast data sampling of 450 spectra per second and data transfer in 2.24 msec and supports analog in-and outputs as well.
  • Page 34 * depends on the starting wavelength of the grating; the higher the wavelength, the bigger the dispersion and the smaller the range to select. ** please note that not all 2048 pixels will be used for the useable range Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 35 VB gratings in AvaSpec-2048x14 OSC-UA Order sorting coating with 350 and 590nm longpass filter for UA gratings in AvaSpec-2048x14 OSC-UB Order sorting coating with 350 and 590nm longpass filter for UB or BB (<350nm) gratings in AvaSpec-2048x14 Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 36 NIR range from 1000-2200/2500nm. Digital IO ports enable external triggering and control of shutter and pulsed light sources from the Avantes line of instruments. The new AvaSpec-NIR256 series have a USB2 interface with fast datasampling of 940 spectra per second and datatransfer in 1.56 msec and supports analog in-and outputs as well.
  • Page 37 N.B. In order to change a grating, wavelength range or any of the options, the unit needs to be returned to Avantes manufacturing, please ask for an RMA number (see page 4 of this manual). The cost for the socalled AvaSpec-Upgrade depends on the modification that needs to be done.
  • Page 38 Right – Power taken from USB bus, no additional power supply required RS-232 connector The RS232 interface has the following physical characteristics: 1 start bit, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit baud rate 115200 bps flow control with RTS/CTS female 9 pole Sub-D connector Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 39 µC general purpose output DO10 shutter Output, used to close shutter for AvaLight-HAL-S, AvaLight-DHc and AvaLight-DHS DO11 AvaLight-LED-p14 With AvaSoft 6.2-OXY turns on-and off AvaLight-LED-p14 DO12 reg. outp. of µC general purpose output Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 40 Interface cable AvaSpec to External trigger pushbutton, 2m IC-DB15-Extrig-2 Interface Y-cable AvaSpec to External trigger pushbutton and AvaLight-S with shutter, 2m IC-DB15-FOS2-2 Interface Y-cable AvaSpec to FOS-2 and AvaLight-S with shutter, 2m IC-USB-2 Interface cable AvaSpec to USB port on PC, 2m Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 41 The outside diameter is 5.5mm, the inside diameter 2.1mm. The electrical circuit accepts voltages between 5 and 15V. NOTE: Please use Avantes PS-12VDC/1.0A power supply or 12VDC batterypack only, serious damage to the electronics may occur, when other power supplies with different polarity and/or Voltage rating are used.
  • Page 42 TTL output, PWM general purpose TTL output, PWM general purpose TTL output, PWM LASER OUT LASER TTL for LIBS TTL output, AvaSoft programmable delay and duration TTL input, AvaSoft-Save dark DO10 general purpose TTL output Analog output, 0-5VDC Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 43 Interface Y-cable AvaSpec-USB2 to External trigger pushbutton and AvaLight- S with shutter, 2m IC-DB26-EXTRIG-BNC-2 Interface cable AvaSpec-USB2 platform to BNC plug External trigger, 2 m IC-COAX-SMB-0,25 Synchronization coax cable with 2 SMB connectors 0.25m for Avaspec USB2 platform Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 44 The spectrometer units are internally connected by a synchronization cable, which allows simultaneous data-sampling. The synchronization enables monitoring of pulsed lightsources with different channels looking at the same pulse. The pinout of the backplane connector can be found in 2.9.2 Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 45 Slave 1 Internal connections by backplane connector Please make sure that all connections to the 64-pole backplane connector is carried out by Avantes service personell only, otherwise the guarantee is not valid. Only registed official Avantes rackmounted devices may be connected to the backplane.
  • Page 46 FIFO data bit 3 TTL input, external FIFO data bit 4 hardware trigger, start scan at rising edge external output 7 FIFO data bit 5 external output 3 FIFO data bit 6 external input 2 FIFO data bit 7 Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 47 Green LED = on, power is on, micro controller ready, no errors Green LED = blinking, permanent error detected by micro controller Yellow LED = on, when scan is transmitted to PC DB-26 connector Power switch USB connector Double Fuse Power connector Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 48 The power connector for 100-240 VAC, 500 mA, is located on the rear of the Multichannel AvaSpec. Be carefull to use for designated power range only, please use included power cord with the instrument. For UK, US and Australian power cords, contact Avantes Technical Support. The 2 Fuses are 2A slow blowing Fuse.
  • Page 49 Interface Y cable AvaSpec-USB2 platform to RS-232 (DB9) and AvaLight-S (DB15) with shutter for auto save dark/ lamp off, AvaLight-XE control IC-DB26-FOS2-2 Interface Y-cable AvaSpec-USB2 platform to FOS-2 and AvaLight-S with shutter, 2m IC-DB26-EXTRIG-BNC-2 Interface cable AvaSpec-USB2 platform to BNC plug External trigger, 2 m Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 50 Multichannel Thermo-Electric Cooled Fiber Optic Spectrometer, 2 * 75 mm Avabench, 2048 pixel TE cooled CCD detector, USB/RS-232 interface, incl AvaSoft-Basic, USB cable, for 2 channels in desktop housing specify grating, wavelength range and options Options See under AvaSpec-2048 Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 51 The blue switch is used to switch on the CCD detector cooling, the green LED=on indicates that the CCD detector cooling is switched on. Switch in down position Cooling is on Switch in up position Cooling is off Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 52 The power connector for 100-240 VAC is located on the rear of the AvaSpec-2048TEC. Be carefull to use for designated power range only, please use included power cord with the instrument. For UK, US and Australian power cords, contact Avantes Technical Support. The Fuse is a 2A slow blowing Fuse.
  • Page 53 µC general purpose output DO10 shutter Output, used to close shutter for AvaLight-HAL-S, AvaLight- DHc and AvaLight-DHS DO11 AvaLight-LED-p14 With AvaSoft 6.2-OXY turns on-and off AvaLight-LED-p14 DO12 reg. outp. of µC general purpose output Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 54 The full version comes with a separate manual. Please refer to the software section in the Avantes Fiber optic Spectroscopy Catalogue for an overview of the extra functionality in AvaSoft-Full. A detailed description about all features in the full version can be found in the help files, or in PDF format on the AvaSpec product CD-ROM that came with your spectrometer system.

  • Page 55: Print Button

    By clicking the Save Experiment button an experiment is saved. The same result can be achieved with the option File-Save Experiment. Print button By clicking the Print button a graph that is displayed on the monitor will be printed. The same result can be achieved with the option File-Print. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 56 By clicking this button, a dialog will be shown in which the range can be changed for both X- and Y- axis. This range can be saved as well and restored any time by clicking the Goto Preset Scale button (see below). The menu option with the same functionality is View-Change Graph Scale. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 57 Scope mode), then new reference and dark spectra need to be saved after the integration time has been changed. Average With this option, the number of scans to average can be set. A spectrum will be displayed after every # scans. This spectrum is the average of the # scans. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 58 A small line edit box will occur. Now the line can be deactivated or the line properties can be changed as depicted in the border editor or the comments can be edited. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 59 (=16383 counts for 14bit ADC, 65535 counts for 16bit ADC, before correcting for dynamic dark, smoothing or averaging), in which case the label “saturated” will become visible. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 60 If more than one spectrum is being displayed, a dialog, as shown at the right, pops up in which the spectrum for which the peak finder needs to be activated can be selected out of all displayed spectra. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 61 After closing the dialog box by clicking the save button, the new experiment name, followed by its sequence number, is displayed in the lower left of the status bar. By clicking the cancel button, the old experiment name will be restored. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 62 (*=0 represents the master channel). For USB2 platform the name of the reference data file is "serialnr.ref". The reference data files will be saved in the experiment directory that has been picked by the option File-Load-Experiment or File-Start New-Experiment. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 63 Scope Mode Absorbance Transmittance/Reflectance Irradiance Example: suppose the name of our experiment is "avantes". Then, saving one spectrum in scope mode, one in absorbance mode and two in transmittance mode results in the following files: avantes0001.roh: spectrum data in scope mode avantes0001.rcm:...
  • Page 64 (e.g. portrait or landscape printing, printing quality etc.). After clicking OK in the printer settings dialog, the graph will be printed, and the original graph colors will be restored on the monitor Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 65 If the active spectrometer channels (e.g. Master) have not been unselected with the View Channel option, the actual data for the activated channel(s) will be displayed in the same graph as the selected graphic files. By clicking Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 66 Select the name of the file(s) to be converted to ASCII and click the Open button. To leave this dialog without converting files, click the CANCEL button. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 67 The first column gives the equally spaced wavelength in nanometers. The second column shows the interpolated value for scopedata (in a *.TRT file), absorbance (in a *.TAT file), transmittance (in a *.TTT file) or irradiance (in a *.TIT file). File Menu: Exit Closes AvaSoft. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 68 For synchronization of scans a master sync spectrometer needs to be dedicated, in Multichannel platforms usually the spectrometer from the left as seen from the front is prededicated as master sync by Avantes. AvaSpec-3648-USB only...
  • Page 69 AvaSpec-2048 from 30 ms at full wavelength down to 14 ms for a small selection of 10 pixels). A second advantage is data reduction, because only the spectral data will be saved at the pixels for which the wavelength is in the specified wavelength range. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 70 This light beam is the fiber core diameter, or if a smaller slit has been installed in the spectrometer, the slit width. Note that this table shows Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 71 If resolution is not an important issue, a higher smoothing parameter can be set to decrease noise against the price of less resolution. Slit or AvaSpec-102 AvaSpec-128 AvaSpec-256 AvaSpec-2048 AvaSpec-3648 AvaSpec- Fiber AvaSpec-1024 AvaSpec-2048x14 NIR256 Pixel 77 µm...
  • Page 72 AvaLight -XE. If used with a multichannel system, make sure that the AvaLight-XE is connected to the master sync spectrometer, only the number of flashes per scan set for the master synch spectrometer will determine flash rate. To disable the strobe, simply enter 0 under the NrOfFlashes. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 73 0 and 100%. If used with a multichannel system, all channels can have their own independent PWM setting for both frequency and duty cycle. To disable the PWM output, simply enter 0 under the Duty Cycle. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 74 For relative irradiance measurements, a light source of known color temperature is needed as a reference, for example the AvaLight-HAL with color temperature of 2900K. The relative radiance energy at wavelength is then calculated using the current sample, the reference and the dark data sets: Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 75 If light from the reference light source is viewed, the Planck-curve for the color temperature of the reference light source is displayed, as shown in the figure on the next page. The maximum of the reference Planck-curve has been set to 100. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 76 Preset Scale” or by clicking the corresponding button in the button bar. View Menu: Graphic Reset When selecting this option, the graph will be reset for all available channels in the spectrometer. This means that both the default X- and Y-axes will be shown. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 77 However, if the number of averages is high, the time between scans can get longer because of the overhead time that is spent on transmitting the high number of average spectra to the PC. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 78 (e.g. smoothing), and clicking the List Topics button, a list of all topics containing this keyword is shown. By selecting a topic at the left (double click), the information is displayed at the right, in which the keyword is marked in the text. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 79 3.3 Troubleshooting If there are any failures, please don‟t hesitate to contact us: Avantes Technical Support Soerense Zand Noord 26 NL-6961 RB Eerbeek The Netherlands Tel.: +31-(0)313-670170 Fax.: +31-(0)313-670179 E-mail: info@avantes.com Web: www.avantes.com Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 80 Light Sources Avantes offers a variety of UV/VIS/NIR and Calibration light sources. In the following paragraphs you will find the technical documentation on the following light sources: AvaLight-HAL Tungsten halogen light source AvaLight-HAL-S Tungsten halogen light source with shutter AvaLight-HAL-CAL Calibrated Tungsten halogen light source...
  • Page 81 Loosen 2 screws with philips screwdriver remove backplane take out electronics board Adjust jumper settings according to scheme below put back electronics board, be carefull not to pinch the electrical wires put back backplane, screws and screw protection caps Jumper JP1 Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 82 6 mWatt Optical power 1000µm fiber 10 mWatt 7 mWatt 14 mWatt Bulb Color Temperature 2.850 K 2.700 K 3.000 K Power requirement 24 VDC (+inside, GND outside)/ 1.25A Dimensions (mm) 132 x 110 x 44 mm Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 83 (see table). Jumper setting Optical output Color temperature Exp. Lifetime Ca. 2.700K > 2.000 hrs. MEDIUM (default) 100% Ca. 2.850K 1.000 hrs HIGH 150% Ca. 3.000K < 1.000 hrs. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 84 10. put back lamp socket and nylon screws 11. Slide back front plate and lamp house, be carefull not to pinch the electrical wires 12. put back screws and protection caps Light bulb Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...

  • Page 85: Power Requirement

    Interface cable AvaSpec-USB1 platform to AvaLight-HAL-S IC-DB26-2 Interface cable AvaSpec-USB2 platform to AvaLight-HAL-S AvaLight-HAL-B 10W Tungsten Halogen Replacement bulb for AvaLight-HAL, AvaLight-HAL-S CUV-HAL Direct attach cuvette holder for AvaLight-HAL PS-24V/1.25A Power supply 100-240VAC/24VDC, 1.25A, necessary for AvaLight-HAL Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 86 9. Click the “Save Calibration” button. A dialog shows up in which the current settings in this intensity calibration are shown. If the calibration has been performed with diffuser, the intensity calibration data will be saved to an ASCII file with extension *.dfr, with bare fiber this Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...

  • Page 87: Ordering Information

    NIST traceable Halogen Lamp for use with AvaSphere-50-IRRAD, incl. PS- ISP50 24V/1.25A AvaLight-HAL-CAL- NIST traceable Halogen Lamp for use with AvaSphere-80-IRRAD, incl. PS- ISP80 24V/1.25A HL-Recal AvaLight-HAL-CAL recalibration service 350-1095nm HL-Recal-NIR AvaLight-HAL-CAL extended or recalibration service 1100-2500nm Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 88 LED (only on, when spectra are acquired). Table of DB-15/DB26 connector Description TTL Input from AvaSpec-USB1 (1KHz, 50%) or AvaSpec-USB2 PWM 500 Hz-300 kHz with 0-100% duty cycle TTL input from AvaSpec with AvaSoft -OXY Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 89 AvaLight-LED-XXX-RM Rackmount version of the Light Emitting Diode Lightsource, specify wavelength IC-DB15-2 Interface cable AvaSpec-USB1 platform to AvaLight-LED IC-DB26-2 Interface cable AvaSpec-USB2 platfom to AvaLight-LED for PWM PS-12V/1.0A Power supply 100-240 VAC/12VDC, 1.0 A for AvaLight-LED Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 90 This lamp produces ultra violet radiation that can be harmful to the eyes. DO NOT LOOK INTO THE LIGHT BEAM. THIS CAN CAUSE PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE - WEAR PROTECTIVE EYE WEAR - CALL YOUR LOCAL LAB SUPPLY HOUSE FOR GLASSES OR GOGGLES. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 91 Closed or TTL activated the through backside DB-15 connector TTL signal, Pin 13 (High = Open, Low = Close) Open Deuterium –both-Halogen This switch is used to turn the deuterium and halogen light on. Position switch Deuterium Halogen Left Middle Right Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 92 Pay attention, that the contact pins on the bottom of the PTFE-body are upright and do glide into the contact sockets on the board. Tighten the allen screw again. Slide lamp back in outer box housing and connect screws at front panel Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...

  • Page 93: Warranty

    Each AvaLight-DHc compact UV-VIS light source has been carefully checked before dispatch and complies with the specifications listed in this manual section. Avantes BV gives a one year (12 months) warranty on all circuit boards, valid from the date of purchase. Such warranty is restricted to the free-of-charge repair or replacement of the AvaLight-DHc compact UV-VIS light source if Avantes BV is clearly responsible for the fault.

  • Page 94: Operation

    Turn the power switch located at the front of the source to the "ON" position. AvaSoft software automatically operates the AvaLight-XE and gives one flash or multiple flashes per scan. The flash should fire with a clearly audible "ping." Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 95 Spare bulb for the AvaLight-XE (200-1000nm) AvaLight-XE-B-DUV Spare bulb for the AvaLight-XE-DUV (160-1000nm) IC-DB15-2 Interface cable AvaSpec-USB1 platform to AvaLight-XE IC-DB26-2 Interface cable AvaSpec-USB2 platform to AvaLight-XE CUV-XE Direct attach cuvette holder for AvaLight-XE PS-12V/1.0A Power supply 100-240VAC/12VDC, 1.0A for AvaLight-XE Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 96 Disconnect power before opening housing or replace Fuse. The installation category for this equipment is Class 2, it is not permitted to connect equipment to the AvaLight-DHS with a power supply without SELV or class II qualification. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 97 Switching the Deuterium switch to upwards to OFF the Deuterium lamp switches off. Halogen Light Switching the Halogen switch downwards to ON, the Halogen lamp switches on. The Halogen LED indicates the operation mode. Switching the Halogen switch upwards to OFF, the Halogen lamp switches off. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 98 Type: Miniature fuse 5 x 20 mm, 1 Amp slow blow Input Terminal for Power Cord Input voltages AC 100..240V, 50/60 Hz Type Sign Information about: - Type - Version - Serial-No. - Mains connection - Warnings - CE-Marking Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 99 Tigthen 4 screws of front panel turn housing around and put back top cover Tigthen 4 screws of top cover Put back and click in the 2 side panels. Connect mains power supply. Halogen lamp Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 100 Replace Deuterium Lamp Lamp has expired Deuterium Lamp internal Disconnect power, Open Unit and connection plug is not connect connector plug connected right Deuterium Lamp extinguishes When this fault appears always switch off the deuterium power Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 101 Replacement deep UV deuterium bulb for AvaLight-D/AvaLight DH light source AvaLight-DH-B Replacement halogen bulb for AvaLight-DH light source CUV-DHS Direct attach cuvette holder for AvaLight-D(H)S DH-S-BAL upgrade Upgrade existing AvaLight-DHS to an AvaLight-DHS-BAL balanced light source Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 102 A black line will mark the dark spectrum. 9. Click the “Save Intensity Calibration” button. A dialog shows up in which the current settings in this intensity calibration are shown. If the calibration has been performed with diffuser, Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 103 AvaLight-DH-CAL-ISP50 NIST traceable UV/VIS Deuterium/Halogen Lamp for use with AvaSphere-50- IRRAD, -SR fibers recommended AvaLight-DH-CAL-ISP80 NIST traceable UV/VIS Deuterium/Halogen Lamp for use with AvaSphere-80- IRRAD, -SR fibers recommended DH-Recal AvaLight-DH-CAL recalibration service 200-1099nm DH-Recal-NIR AvaLight-DH-CAL extended or recalibration service 1100-2500nm Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 104 LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR FOR GLASSES OR GOGGLES. This unit is supplied with a mechanical safety device - Before removing this Safety Device be sure that the power is off, and screw in the fiber optic cable first before starting the instrument. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 105 HgAr/Neon Lamp from Lamp holder replace by new Lamp, make sure the lamp legs Lamp holder make no short circuit. Slide back electronics board and front plate, tighten screws and put back screw HgAr/Neon lamp Lamp holder Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 106 Argon Calibration source needs extra PS-12V/1.0A power supply, SMA AvaLight-CAL-RM Rack mounted version of Mercury-Argon Spectral Calibration Source AvaLight-CAL-B Replacement bulb, Mercury-Argon AvaLight-CAL-NEON-B Replacement bulb, Neon AvaLight-CAL-AR-B Replacement bulb, Argon PS-12V/1.0A Power supply 100-240VAC/12VDC, 1.0A for AvaLight-CAL Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 107 1,3 kW/mm CW at 1060 nm, up to 10 J, pulsed Bend radius: momentary 100 x clad radius, long term 600 x clad radius Polyimide's high NA (1,78) strips cladding modes Standard proof test: 70 kpsi Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 108 100µm, 200 m, 400 m and 600µm can be delivered with solarization resistant fibers. All assemblies, made by us, are pre-solarized for an 8-hrs period, to have a constant transmission of 30-40% @ 215nm. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 109 5,8 mm 2,0 mm Temperature Range -20°C to +65°C -65°C to +250°C -60°C to +180°C -20°C to +65°C (Silicon/PTFE) (Silicon/PTFE) Tensile Strength 150 N 350 N 70 N n.a. Application Standard Heavy Industrial Waterproof IP67 Medical Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 110 4. A Deep-UV burn-in of 8 hours to pre-solarize the -SR assemblies, the attenuation at 215nm is registered. 5. There is always a label attached to the fiber optic cable or assembly that will tell you the serial nr, so the QA data can be retraced. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 111 4. A Deep-UV burn-in of 8 hours to pre-solarize the -SR assemblies, the attenuation at 215nm is registered. There is always a label attached to the fiber optic cable or assembly that will tell you the serial nr, so the QA data can be retraced. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 112 4. A Deep-UV burn-in of 8 hours to pre-solarize the -SR assemblies, the atten at 215nm is registered. There is always a label attached to the fiber optic cable or assembly that will tell you the serial nr, so the QA data can be retraced. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 113 7. Since the optical reflector at the end of the probe is a diffuse reflecting material, a calibration of absorption values versus concentration needs to be done for all the chosen path lengths. 8. Do not exceed temperature specifications. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 114 There is always a label attached to the fiber optic Dip probe that will tell you the serial nr, so the QA data can be retraced. Fiber optic accessories All fiber optic accessories are delivered with SMA905 connectors to allow easy coupling to our fiber optic cables and probes. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 115 Lens confocal length 8.7 mm Lens Material Fused Silica Wavelength range 200-2500nm Fiber connection SMA 905, UNS 1/4", FC/PC also possible Mirror reflectivity n.a. >90% (200-1100nm) Housing Material Aluminum black anodized Thread UNF 3/8”-24 Drawing COL-UV/VIS Drawing COL-UV/VIS-90 Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 116 Radin Quartz (350-2500 nm), ca. 1.5mm thick Barrel dimension 0.25" O.D. Sampling geometry accepts light at/from 180 FOV Connector SMA 905 Cosine Corrector Function Test 3500 Drawing CC-UV/VIS 3000 2500 2000 Teflon Disk .030" Cosine Function 1500 1000 ANGLE Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 117 2. Diffuse reflection (for color measurements) : Put the probe in the 45° aperture, adjust the distance from the measurement surface and tighten the setscrew with the 1.5 mm Allyn Wrench. Connect the 6-fiber leg to the light source and the read fiber to the spectrometer. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 118 Accessories A complete program for fiber optic SMA 905 coupled sampling accessories is available, such as batterypacks, integrating spheres, cuvette holders, filter holders, shutters, attenuators, integrated sampling systems and flow cells. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 119 Such method requires a second spectrometer channel to measure the illumination in the sphere. The operating instructions refer to the first method of direct illumination and indirect measurement: Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 120 AvaSphere-GT50 Optional Gloss Trap for AvaSphere-50-REFL, coated with black absorbing material. Only in combination with AvaSphere-50-REFL. AvaSphere-GT50-W Gloss Trap coated with white material to include specular reflection AvaSphere-50-HOLD WS-2-GEM Tile holder for AvaSphere-50-REFL for gemmology applications Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 121 1,27 mm on the barrel and slide the inner barrel until you see the optimal signal for your spectrometer in raw data intensity counts. 6. Place cover over sample to prevent ambient light entering the light path. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 122 5. Focusing of the 2 lenses: Loosen the set screw of the collimating lens with the Allen Wrench key 1,27 mm on the barrel and slide the inner barrel until you see the optimal signal for your spectrometer in raw data intensity counts. Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 123 2. Move the SMA connector from the 180° position to the 90° position and screw the aluminum mirror into the 180° position. 3. Attach an SMA terminated optical fiber between the 90° port on the side of the cuvette holder and the spectrometer Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 124 12. For Automatic save-dark for FOS-1-inline use AvaSoft full 13. For Correct for long time drift with FOS-2-inline see application note with AvaSoft 7 Channel 1 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 2 Off-TTL-ON switch PS-24VDC power supply DB15 TTL control Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 125 Pin 10 = GND Pin 15 = TTL input Dimensions (mm) 130 x 65 x 65 mm The following interface cables that can be used for the FOS are available at Avantes: IC-DB15-2 Interface cable for AvaSpec-USB1 platform to FOS-1-inline, 2m long IC-DB26-2...
  • Page 126 10 bar 30 bar Fiber optic coupling 1,6 mm ferrule SMA connector Temperature regulation 10-40°C ± 0,1°C Dimensions / material 32 x 38 x 13 mm / PEEK 40 x 70 x 46 mm / Aluminum Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 127 2. This will cause a big loss of reflectivity in the UV reflectance. Technical Specifications Reflectivity >98% (350-1800nm) (see curve) >92% (250-2500nm) Max. temperature 280 °C Dimensions tile 32mm diameter / 10mm thick Housing 38 mm diameter, black anodized Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
  • Page 128 Vacuum feed through · 114 Flow cells · 123 fluorescence · 120 White reflective tile · 124 Halogen light source · 78 Xenon Pulsed Light source · 91 Integrating spheres · 116 Irradiance · 13, 71, 83, 99 Apr-09 Avantes www.avantes.com info@avantes.com...
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