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- Page 1 Scientific-Grade Spectrometer Installation and Operation Manual For Product: QE Pro...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Every effort has been made to make this manual as complete and as accurate as possible, but no warranty or fitness is implied. The information provided is on an “as is” basis. Ocean Insight shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damages arising from the information contained in this. -
Page 4: About This Manual
Substitution of a component or accessory different from that supplied may result in measurement error, equipment damage, increased emissions or decreased immunity. Caution: Repairs should be undertaken only by personnel trained or authorized by Ocean Insight. The device does not contain any user serviceable parts. Caution: Do not immerse the device in any fluid, place fluids on top of or attempt to clean with liquid detergents or cleaning agents. - Page 5 Caution: The user of this spectrometer shall have the sole responsibility for any malfunction which results from improper use, faulty maintenance, improper repair, damage or alteration by anyone other than Ocean Insight or their authorized service personnel MNL-1009 REV A...
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Page 6: Certifications And Compliance
Certifications and Compliance This is an FCC Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures FCC Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. - Page 7 WEEE Compliance The WEEE symbol on the product indicates that the product must not be disposed of with normal household waste. Instead, such marked waste equipment must be disposed of by arranging to return to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment. Separating and recycling this waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that the equipment is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment.
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Page 8: Warranty
ISO Certification Ocean Insight, the Applied Spectral Knowledge Company, has been certified for ISO 9001:2015 certification applicable to the design and manufacture of electro-optical equipment. Warranty For the most current warranty information, please visit OceanInsight.com. MNL-1009 REV A... -
Page 9: Introduction
You can use the QE Pro’s USB connectivity with any computer that meets the requirements for the spectroscopy application being used. Alternately, the QE Pro has a serial port for connecting to PCs and PLCs. However, this connection method requires an external power supply to power the QE Pro, called the Breakout Box, and a serial cable. -
Page 10: Interface Options
Consult the OceanView manual for hardware requirements when using OceanView. Interface Options The QE Pro has both USB and serial port connectors (with the use of an adapter), enabling you to connect the spectrometer to a desktop or notebook computer via a USB port or serial port. -
Page 11: Shipment Components
Ocean Insight also offers the Breakout Box (HR4-BREAKOUT), a passive module that separates the signals from their 22-pin port to an array of standard connectors and headers, enabling easy access to a variety of features found in Ocean Insight’s QE Pro Spectrometer. -
Page 12: Installing The Qe Pro
2. Connect the serial cable adapter block to the appropriate pins of the QE Pro’s 30-Pin Accessory Connector. Connect one end of the 9-pin serial cable to the adapter block on the QE Pro, and then connect the other end to a serial port on the Note the number of the serial port (COM Port) to which you connected the QE Pro (some PCs may not have numbered ports;... -
Page 13: Configuring The Qe Pro
Configuring the QE Pro The QE Pro can be used with OceanView software when connected to the USB port. If you have followed the previous steps and started your spectroscopy application, the spectrometer is already acquiring data. Even with no light in the spectrometer, there should be a dynamic trace displayed in the bottom of the graph. - Page 14 Configuring QE Pro in OceanView If you have followed the previous steps and started OceanView, your spectrometer appears in the Schematic and Graph Views: OceanView QE Pro Acquisition Controls In OceanView, the Acquisition Parameter Controls allow you to set the desired parameters for QE Pro.
- Page 15 TE Cooler To control the TE Cooler, 1. Right-click on the QE Pro in the Schematic View. 2. Select New Acquisition | Thermo-Electric Cooling. Buffering To control buffering, 1. Right-click on the QE Pro in the Schematic View. 2. Select New Acquisition | Data Buffer.
- Page 16 Data buffering can also be set using the Acquisition Parameter Controls. To add data buffering controls to the Acquisition Parameter Controls, 1. Click on the Add/Remove Controls tab. 2. Select Data Buffer. The Data Buffer controls appear on the Main Controls tab.
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Page 17: External Triggering Options
The activation time of the internal shutter is 11 ms. External Triggering Options You can trigger the QE Pro using a variety of External Triggering options through the 30-pin Accessory Connector on the spectrometer. See the External Triggering Options document located at https://www.oceaninsight.com/support/documents-... -
Page 18: Calibrating The Wavelength Of The Qe Pro
Calibrating the Wavelength of the QE Pro Each spectrometer is calibrated before it leaves Ocean Insight, however the wavelength for all spectrometers will drift slightly as a function of time and environmental conditions. For instructions on how to calibrate the QE Pro, visit OceanInsight.com. -
Page 19: Troubleshooting
Windows Operating Systems If you connected your Ocean Insight QE Pro device to the computer prior to installing your spectroscopy application (OceanView) on a Windows platform, you may encounter installation issues that you must correct before your Ocean Insight device will operate properly. -
Page 20: Fpga Firmware Upgrade
FPGA Firmware Upgrade The FPGA firmware in the QE Pro should be upgraded using the USB bus. Upgrading the FPGA firmware in the QE Pro via the RS-232 serial bus produces unpredictable results. -
Page 21: Baseline Drifts Downward
With other Ocean Insight spectrometers, a request to get the spectrum retrieves the current spectrum in the process of completing. With the QE Pro, the most recently completed spectrum is retrieved. This issue is discussed more fully in the QE Pro Data Sheet in the Acquire Spectra Into Buffer Timing section. -
Page 22: Specifications
Detector range 185-1100 nm Pixels 1024 active Pixel size 24 μm Quantum efficiency 90% peak; 65% at 250 nm. QE Pro Spectrometer Specifications Specification Value Integration time 8 ms to 60 minutes Typical dynamic range ~85,000:1 Signal-to-noise ratio 1000:1 (single acquisition) Readout Noise 2.5 counts RMS (typical) -
Page 23: System Compatibility
QE Pro Power Supply Weight 0.45 kg (1 lb.) System Compatibility You can use the QE Pro’s USB connectivity with any computer that meets the requirements for the spectroscopy application being used. See About Ocean Insight Software. MNL-1009 REV A... -
Page 24: 30-Pin Accessory Connector Pinout
Alternately, the QE Pro has a serial port for connecting to PCs, PLCs, and other devices with a Windows 32-bit operating system that support the RS-232 communication protocol. However, this connection method requires an external power supply to power the QE Pro, the HR4000 Breakout Box, and a serial cable. - Page 25 CMOS input trigger tolerant from 3-5V GPIO (3) Input/Output General Purpose Input Output VOUT Output Output power pin for QE Pro SPI_MOSI Output SPI Master Out Slave In (MOSI) signal for communication to other SPI peripherals VOUT Output Output power pin for QE Pro...
- Page 26 Input/Output General Purpose Input Output 30-Pin Accessory Connector Pinout Diagram When facing the 30-pin Accessory Connector on the front of the vertical wall of the QE Pro, pin numbering is as follows: Port 30-Pin Accessory Connector Pinout Diagram 30-Pin Accessory Connector – Pin Definitions and Descriptions The following table contains information regarding the function of each pin in the QE Pro’s 30-Pin Accessory Connector:...
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Page 27: Hr4-Cbl-Db15 Accessory Cable Pinout
HR4-CBL-DB15 Accessory Cable Pinout Pin # Description Pin # Description Pin # Description Single_strobe GPIO-8 ContStrobe A_OUT V5_SW ExtTrigIn LampEnable ExtTrigIn GPIO-9 A_IN ExtTrigIn GND_SIGNAL GPIO-7 MNL-1009 REV A... - Page 28 Questions? Chat with us at OceanInsight.com. info@oceaninsight.com • +1 727-733-2447 EUROPE +31 26-3190500 • ASIA +86 21-6295-6600 MNL-1009 REV A...
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