Vernier Spectro Pro - Manual (Page 27)

Spectro Pro Reference
Spectro Pro 8
Teacher’s Guide
Software Installation
To use Spectro Pro, you must have the following equipment:
A computer:
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A PC running Windows 95/98/2000/ME, Windows NT 4.0 with
at least 16MB RAM, and at least a 486 processor. Serial ports
must have a 16550 UART chip. If the computer’s mouse is
connected to a serial port, this means the computer will need
two serial ports. (Please contact us for further details.) Users of
LabPro with Windows 98/2000/ME may substitute a USB
connection for the serial connection.
or:
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A Power Macintosh or Power PC running System 7.6.1 or newer
with at least 16MB RAM, 10 MB of hard disk space, and an
unused modem, printer, or USB port.
A spectrophotometer:
Spectro Pro supports Thermo Spectronic and Flinn
spectrophotometers in the following configurations:
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Spec 20 (Analog signal only) – must be connected to a computer
interface such as
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A Vernier LabPro (CH1) using an SPC-BTA cable.
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ULI (DIN 1) using an SPC-DIN cable.
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A Serial Box Interface (Port 1) using an SPC-DIN cable.
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Spec 20D or D+ (Digital signal) – can be connected directly to a
computer Serial Port using an SPC-IBM cable for PC or an
SPC-MAC cable for Mac. If a serial port is not available,
connect through an interface as directed above, or use a
KeySpan Serial-to-USB adapter.
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20 Genesys (Digital signal only) – can be connected directly to a
computer Serial Port using a GEN-PC cable for PC or a GEN-
MAC cable for Mac.
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Flinn Spectrophotometer (Digital signal only) – can be
connected directly to a computer Serial Port using an SPC-FLI
cable for PC or SPC-FLM cable for Mac
All interfaces and cables are available from Vernier Software &
Technology. In addition, you may purchase Flinn Spectrophotometers
from Vernier. Contact us at: 13979 S.W. Millikan Way, Beaverton,
Oregon 97005-2886, (503) 277-2299, email: [email protected], web
site: www.vernier.com.
See Appendix C for a discussion of the differences between the
interfaces.
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If using a Spec 20D or D+ (digital signal):
Required materials
Initial setup