Start-up, For more information, Installing ooibase32 software – Ocean Optics S2000 with ADC2000-PCI+ User Manual

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Spectrometer Installation Instructions

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7. Reinstall the PC access panel.
8. Attach the D37 end of the blue interface cable (CBL-2) to

the PC and connect the D25 end to the spectrometer.

9. Power up the PC.

Installing OOIBase32 Software

Procedure

1. Close all other applications running on the PC.

2. Start installing OOIBase32 from either the Software and Technical Resources CD or from the Ocean Optics

website:

To install from CD: Insert the Software and Technical Resources CD, click on Install Ocean Optics
Software
, then click on OOIBase32 Operating Software. The installation process begins.

To install from the web: Go to

http://www.oceanoptics.com/technical/softwaredownloads.asp

. Right-click

on OOIBase32

Spectrometer Operating Software and select Save Target As… to download the

executable to your machine. Then, double-click on the downloaded file. The installation process begins.

3. Click

the

Next button at the Welcome screen. The Read Me File screen appears.

4. Follow the instructions in the Installation Wizard.

5. Click

the

OK button to restart your computer. You have now installed the OOIBase32 software. Navigate

to your PC’s Device Manager to check that the device drivers have been loaded correctly. You should see
your ADC2000-PCI+ under Ocean Optics Devices.

Start-up

Procedure

1. Run the OOIBase32 software by selecting Start | Programs | Ocean Optics | OOIBase32 | OOIBase32.

2. The

Configure Hardware screen normally appears automatically for an initial OOIBase32 software

installation. Select your Spectrometer Type (S2000/PC2000/USB2000/HR2000), A/D Converter Type
(ADC2000-PCI), and PCI Card Identifier (0) from the drop-down list boxes. The Select Default
Spectrometer
dialog box appears.

3. Select your default.SPEC configuration file in C:\Program Files\Ocean Optics\ OOIBase32. Choose Open.

4. Select

the

A/D Interface tab. Select your Spectrometer Type (S2000/PC2000/USB2000/HR2000), A/D

Converter Type (ADC2000-PCI), and PCI Card Identifier (0) from the drop-down list boxes. Click OK.

5. Select

Spectrometer | Configure from the OOIBase32 menu. The Wavelength Calibration tab is

selected. Enter the coefficients for your spectrometer from the Wavelength Calibration Data Sheet.

6. Select

Spectrometer | Save Configuration As from the menu to save your spectrometer configuration. In

the Save Spectrometer Configuration dialog box, save the .SPEC file to your hard drive. Be sure that
your system is pointing to the hard drive and not to the floppy disk drive accessed in Step 5. At the prompt
Would you like to make the file *.SPEC your default spectrometer configuration?”, choose Yes.

7. Select

File | Exit from the menu to close OOIBase32. When you exit OOIBase32, this configuration is

stored in a file named [your serial number].SPEC. This file will load as the default .SPEC file the next time
you open OOIBase32.

8. When the program has completely closed (about 10 seconds), reopen the OOIBase 32 application. A

dynamic trace line appears in the graph window of OOIBase32 to indicate that you have properly
configured the software and that it is acquiring data.

For More Information

You can access complete documentation for Ocean Optics products on the Software and Technical Resources CD or
by visiting our website at

http://www.oceanoptics.com

. Select Technical | Operating Instructions. Choose the

appropriate document from the drop-down lists or use the Search by Model Number field. Please feel free to call
Ocean Optics Technical Support at (727) 733-2447 for help or more information.

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