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- Page 1 NIRQuest Installation and Operation Manual For Products: NIRQuest512-1.7, NIRQuest512-1.9, NIRQuest512-2.2, NIRQuest512-2.5, NIRQuest256-2.1, NIRQuest256-2.5 Document: 016-70000-000-02-201603...
- Page 2 AMERICAS & WORLD HEADQUARTERS Ocean Optics, Inc. Phone: +1 727-733-2447 830 Douglas Ave. Fax: +1 727-733-3962 Dunedin, FL 34698 Sales: info@oceanoptics.com Orders: orders@oceanoptics.com Manufacturing & Logistics Support: techsupport@oceanoptics.com 4301 Metric Dr. Winter Park, FL 32792 EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA Sales &...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents About This Manual ......................iii Document Purpose and Intended Audience ................iii What’s New in this Document ....................iii Document Summary ........................iii Product-Related Documentation ....................iv Upgrades ........................iv Warranty ........................iv ISO Certification ......................iv Chapter 1: Introduction .............. - Page 4 Table of Contents Appendix A: Calibrating the Wavelength of the NIRQuest Spectrometer ..................17 About Wavelength Calibration ..................17 Calibrating the Spectrometer ..................17 Preparing for Calibration ......................17 Calibrating the Wavelength of the Spectrometer ............18 Saving the New Calibration Coefficients: USB Mode ............. 20 Appendix B: Specifications ...............
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Page 5: About This Manual
About This Manual Document Purpose and Intended Audience This document provides you with instructions to get your system up and running. In addition to the NIRQuest Spectrometer installation and operation instructions, this manual also includes information for locating the OceanView software instructions What’s New in this Document This version of the NIRQuest Near Infrared Fiber Optics Spectrometers Installation and Operation Manual updates for the Kensington®... -
Page 6: Product-Related Documentation
About This Manual Product-Related Documentation Document for… Document Location OceanView software http://oceanoptics.com/wp-content/uploads/OceanViewIO.pdf HR-4 Breakout Box http://oceanoptics.com/wp-content/uploads/HR-4-Breakout-Box.pdf External triggering http://oceanoptics.com/wp-content/uploads/External-Triggering- Options_Firmware3.0andAbove.pdf Device driver issues http://oceanoptics.com/wp-content/uploads/Correcting-Device-Driver- Issues.pdf Ocean Optics offers a Glossary of spectroscopy terms to help you further understand your state-of-the-art products and how they function, located at: http://oceanoptics.com/glossary/. - Page 7 About This Manual WARNING This is a 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.
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Page 9: Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction Product Description A high-performance optical bench, low-noise electronics and various grating options make NIRQuest Spectrometers the best choice for modular NIR spectroscopy. This small footprint, near infrared spectrometer is available in several different models that cover various wavelength ranges between 900 nm and 2500 nm and as with most Ocean Optics designs can be customized for your specific application with various grating, slit and mirror options. -
Page 10: About The Modular Approach
1: Introduction About the Modular Approach Ocean Optics fiber optic spectrometer systems are based on low-cost, modular data acquisition principles. A typical NIRQuest Spectrometer system contains four basic elements: The NIRQuest Spectrometer (see NIRQuest Spectrometer Models The Ocean Optics OceanView spectrometer operating software (see Product-Related Documentation ) ... -
Page 11: Features
About This Manual 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. Breakout Box Ocean Optics also offers the Breakout Box (HR4-BREAKOUT), a passive module that separates the signals from their 30-pin port to an array of standard connectors and headers, enabling easy access to a variety of features found in Ocean Optics’... -
Page 12: Interface Options
1: Introduction Communication standards for digital accessories (I2C) Onboard Pulse Generator 3 programmable strobe signals for triggering other devices Software control of nearly all pulse parameters Onboard GPIO 10 user-programmable digital I/Os EEPROM storage for ... -
Page 13: Other Accessories Available
About This Manual Packing List – The packing list is located inside a plastic bag attached to the outside of the shipment box (the invoice is mailed separately). The items listed on the packing slip include all of the components in the order, including customized items installed in the spectrometer, such as the slit. - Page 14 1: Introduction 016-70000-000-02-201603...
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Page 15: Chapter 2: Installing The Nirquest Spectrometer
Chapter 2 Installing the NIRQuest Spectrometer Overview You must install the operating software application prior to connecting the NIRQuest Spectrometer to the PC. The Ocean Optics spectrometer operating software installs the drivers required for NIRQuest Spectrometer installation. If you do not install the software first, the system will not properly recognize the NIRQuest Spectrometer. -
Page 16: Serial Port Mode
2: Installing the NIRQuest Spectrometer 2. Plug the +5VDC wall adapter into an electrical outlet, then connect the power cord to the 2.5 mm power jack (older versions may have a 1.3 mm power jack) on the rear of the NIRQuest Spectrometer. -
Page 17: Configuring The Nirquest Spectrometer
2: Installing the NIRQuest Spectrometer Configuring the NIRQuest Spectrometer If you have followed the previous steps for connecting NIRQuest in USB mode and started OceanView, 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 18 2: Installing the NIRQuest Spectrometer TE Cooler ► Procedure To control the TE Cooler, 1. Right-click on the NIRQuest in the Schematic View. 2. Select New Acquisition | Thermo-Electric Cooling. Optional Shutter ► Procedure To enable the optional shutter, 1. In the Acquisition Group window, click on the Add/Remove Controls tab. 2.
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Page 20: Connect Spectroscopic Accessories
2: Installing the NIRQuest Spectrometer Connect Spectroscopic Accessories To find operating instructions on NIRQuest Spectrometer-compatible products such as light sources, sampling chambers, probes, fibers or any other Ocean Optics spectroscopic accessories, check the the Ocean Optics website at: http://oceanoptics.com/support/technical-documents/ Chapter 1: Introduction contains a list of NIRQuest Spectrometer-compatible products. - Page 21 2: Installing the NIRQuest Spectrometer 2. Use the Allen key to remove the 2 the screws attaching the slit to the spectrometer. 3. Pull the slit out of the spectrometer. Put the new INTSMA slit connector into the spectrometer; with the key of the connector on the left side.
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Page 23: Chapter 3: Troubleshooting
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Overview The following sections contain information on troubleshooting issues you may encounter when using the NIR Spectrometer. NIRQuest Spectrometer Connected to Computer Prior to Operating Software Windows Operating Systems If you connected your NIRQuest Spectrometer to the computer prior to installing your Ocean Optics software application, you may encounter installation issues that you must correct before your Ocean Optics device will operate properly. -
Page 24: Apple Mac Osx Operating Systems
3:Troubleshooting Note Improperly installed USB devices can also appear under the Universal Serial Bus Controller option. Be sure to check this location if you cannot locate the unknown device. 3. Locate the unknown device (marked with a large question mark). Right-click on the Unknown Device listing and select the Uninstall or Remove option. -
Page 25: Appendix A: Calibrating The Wavelength Of The Nirquest Spectrometer
Appendix A Calibrating the Wavelength of the NIRQuest Spectrometer This Appendix describes how to calibrate the wavelength of your spectrometer. Though each spectrometer is calibrated before it leaves Ocean Optics, the wavelength for all spectrometers will drift slightly as a function of time and environmental conditions. About Wavelength Calibration You are going to be solving the following equation, which shows that the relationship between pixel number and wavelength is a third-order polynomial:... -
Page 26: Calibrating The Wavelength Of The Spectrometer
A: Calibrating the Wavelength of the Spectrometer Ocean Optics’ AR-1 Argon lamp or HG-1 Mercury-Argon lamp are ideal for this purpose. If you do not have an AR-1 or HG-1, you will need a spectral line source that produces several (at least 4-6) spectral lines in the wavelength region of your spectrometer. - Page 27 A: Calibrating the Wavelength of the NIR Spectrometer Independent Dependent Values computed from Variable Variables the regression output Predicted True Wavelength (nm) Pixel # Pixel # Pixel # Difference Wavelength 253.65 30625 5359375 253.56 0.09 296.73 87616 25934336 296.72 0.01 302.15 97344 30371328...
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Page 28: Saving The New Calibration Coefficients: Usb Mode
A: Calibrating the Wavelength of the Spectrometer Saving the New Calibration Coefficients: USB Mode Wavelength calibration coefficients unique to each NIRQuest Spectrometer are programmed into an EEPROM memory chip on the NIRQuest 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 NIRQuest Spectrometer via the USB port . -
Page 29: Appendix B: Specifications
Appendix B Specifications How the Spectrometer Works Light passes through the NIRQuest Spectrometer through a fixed optical path. The optical bench of the NIRQuest Spectrometer has no moving parts that can wear or break; all the components are fixed in place at the time of manufacture. - Page 30 B: Specifications Secures the input fiber to the spectrometer. Light from the input fiber enters the SMA Connector optical bench through this connector. A dark piece of material containing a rectangular aperture, which is mounted directly behind the SMA Connector. The size of the aperture regulates the amount of light that enters the optical bench and controls spectral resolution.
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Page 31: Nirquest512 Specifications
B: Specifications NIRQuest512 Specifications NIRQuest512-1.7 NIRQuest512-1.9 NIRQuest512-2.2 NIRQuest512-2.5 PHYSICAL Dimensions (mm): 182 x 110 x 47 Weight (kg): 1.18 (w/o power supply) DETECTOR Detector: Hamamatsu Hamamatsu Hamamatsu Hamamatsu G9208- G9204-512 G9205-512 G9206-512 512W InGaAs linear array InGaAs linear InGaAs linear InGaAs linear array array... - Page 32 B: Specifications NIRQuest512-1.7 NIRQuest512-1.9 NIRQuest512-2.2 NIRQuest512-2.5 Longpass filter OF1-RG830 OF1-CGA1000 OF1-RG830 longpass NIR filter (optional) longpass NIR longpass NIR filter filter (optional) (standard) Order filter Standard Collimating and Gold-coated for enhanced NIR reflectivity focusing mirrors: Fiber optic SMA 905 to 0.22 numerical aperture single-strand optical fiber connector: SPECTROSCOPIC Wavelength range:...
- Page 33 B: Specifications NIRQuest512-1.7 NIRQuest512-1.9 NIRQuest512-2.2 NIRQuest512-2.5 Breakout box compatibility: Trigger modes: 2 modes (Normal/Free Run + External Hardware Edge Trigger) Strobe functions: Gated delay: Yes, with external hardware trigger delay Connector: 30-pin connector TEMPERATURE & THERMOELECTRIC COOLING Temperature limits 10-35 ºC (0-90% non-condensing) (environmental): TEC range: 20 -- 35ºC below...
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Page 34: Nirquest256 Spectrometer Specifications
B: Specifications NIRQuest256 Spectrometer Specifications NIRQuest256-2.1 NIRQuest256-2.5 PHYSICAL Dimensions (mm): 182 x 110 x 47 Weight (kg): 1.18 (w/o power supply) DETECTOR Detector: Hamamatsu G9206-256 Hamamatsu G9208-256 InGaAs InGaAs linear array linear array Detector range: 900-2100 nm 900-2550 nm Useable range 900-2050 nm 900-2500 nm Pixels:... - Page 35 B: Specifications NIRQuest256-2.1 NIRQuest256-2.5 Fiber optic connector: SMA 905 to 0.22 numerical aperture single-strand optical fiber SPECTROSCOPIC Wavelength range: 900-2050 nm w/Grating 900-2500 nm w/Grating NIR1 NIR2 Optical resolution (FWHM) ~7.6 nm w/25 µm slit ~ 9.5 nm w/25 µm slit 10000:1 @ 100 ms 7500:1 @ 10 ms integration Signal-to-noise ratio at full...
- Page 36 B: Specifications NIRQuest256-2.1 NIRQuest256-2.5 TEMPERATURE & THERMOELECTRIC COOLING Temperature limits 10-35 ºC (0-90% non-condensing) (environmental): TEC range: 30 -- 50ºC below ambient TEC stability: +/-0.5 ºC of set temperature in <1 minute; typical long-term stability +/-0.1 ºC COMPUTER Computer interfaces: USB 2.0 @ 480 Mbps;...
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Page 37: Nirquest Spectrometer - Slit Size Vs. Resolution And Throughput
B: Specifications NIRQuest Spectrometer – Slit Size vs. Resolution and Throughput The following chart illustrates the effect that varying slit sizes have on NIRQuest512 Spectrometer resolution and throughput: Slit Size (microns) NIRQuest Gratings The following tables show the NIRQuest gratings available for preconfigured (standard) setups and for all options. - Page 38 B: Specifications NIRQuest Gratings – All Options Grating Intended Use Groove Spectral Blaze Best Efficiency Density Range* Wavelength (>30%) (lines/mm) NIR1 NIRQuest512-2.5 1600 nm 1700 nm 1075-2500 nm NIRQuest256-2.5 NIR2 NIRQuest 512-2.2 1200 nm 1600 nm 900-2050 nm NIRQuest512-2.5 NIRQuest256-2.1 NIRQuest256-2.5 NIR3 NIRQuest512-1.7...
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Page 39: Grating Efficiency Curves
B: Specifications Grating Efficiency Curves The following graphs show grating efficiency only. System sensitivity is due to several factors, including detector response and grating efficiency. Grating NIR1, 1075 – 2500 nm, 75 l/mm, Blazed at 1700 nm 016-70000-000-02-201603... - Page 40 B: Specifications Grating NIR2, 900 – 2050 nm, 100 l/mm, Blazed at 1600 nm Grating NIR3, 900 – 1700 nm, 150 l/mm, Blazed at 1100 nm 016-70000-000-02-201603...
- Page 41 B: Specifications Grating NIR10, 750 – 2200 nm, 300 l/mm, Blazed at 1200 nm Grating NIR11, 980 – 2500 nm, 400 l/mm, Blazed at 1600 nm 016-70000-000-02-201603...
- Page 42 B: Specifications Grating NIR12, 900 – 2500 nm, 500 l/mm, Blazed at 1370 nm Grating NIR13, 800 – 2500 nm, 600 l/mm, Blazed at 1200 nm 016-70000-000-02-201603...
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Page 43: Nirquest Optical Resolution For Standard Setups
B: Specifications Grating NIR14, 900 – 1700 nm, 1000 l/mm, Blazed at 1310 nm NIRQuest Optical Resolution for Standard Setups The following table lists the optical resolution (FWHM) by slit width for standard (preconfigured) setups. Optical resolution will vary by grating range and slit size. Optical Resolution by Slit Width Slit NIRQuest512... -
Page 44: 30-Pin Accessory Connector Pinout
B: Specifications 30-Pin Accessory Connector Pinout The NIRQuest features a 30-pin Accessory Connector, located on the side of the unit as shown: Location of NIRQuest 30-Pin Accessory Connector 30-Pin Accessory Connector Pinout Diagram When facing the 30-pin Accessory Connector on the front of the vertical wall of the NIRQuest, pin numbering is as follows: Port 30-Pin Accessory Connector Pinout Diagram... - Page 45 B: Specifications Function Input/Output Description GPIO (1) Input/Output GPIO. Controls the optional shutter. Ground Input/Output Ground C SCL Input/Output C clock signal for communication to other I C peripherals GPIO (0) Input/Output GPIO C SDA Input/Output C data signal for communication to other I C peripherals Reserved Ext.
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Page 46: 30-Pin J2 Accessory Connector - Part Numbers
B: Specifications Function Input/Output Description Reserved Lamp TTL signal driven Active HIGH when the Lamp Enable command is Output Enable sent to the spectrometer GPIO (7) Input/Output GPIO Ground Input/Output Ground GPIO (8) Input/Output GPIO Ground Input/Output Ground GPIO (9) Input/Output GPIO 30-Pin J2 Accessory Connector - Part Numbers... -
Page 47: Appendix C: Nirquest512-2.5 And Nirquest256-2.5 Sensitivity
Appendix C NIRQuest512-2.5 and NIRQuest256-2.5 Sensitivity When configuring a system for operation out to 2.5µm it is important that you consider the following details: Short Integration Times: For the detector to be sensitive out to 2.5µm, the detector’s band gap energy must be small. - Page 48 C: NIRQuest512-2.5 and NIRQuest256-2.5 Sensitivity 016-70000-000-02-201603...
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Page 49: Index
Index 15-pin accessory cable document pinouts, 38 audience, iii purpose, iii summary, iii 30-pin accessory connector diagram, 36 part numbers, 38 external triggering, 12 pin definitions, 36 features, 3 accessories, 2, 5 filter, 22 Accessories, 12 focusing mirror, 22 accessory connector pinout, 36 Acquisition Controls OceanView, 9... - Page 50 Index NIRQuest256-2.5 sensitivity, 39 TE Cooler, 3, 9 NIRQuest512-2.5 sensitivity, 39 troubleshooting Linux systems, 16 Mac systems, 16 Windows systems, 15 Troubleshooting, 15 OceanView, 2 Acquisition Controls, 9 optical resolution, 35 upgrades, iv USB-ADP-PC, 4 USB-CBL-1, 4 Packing List, 4 power supply (external), 4 product description, 1 product-related documentation, iv...