8 LS-785 High Throughput Lens Spectrograph User Manual
WinSpec Software Installation
1. Verify that the detector (and controller) is connected to the computer and that the detector is turned on.
2. Turn on your computer.
3. If WinSpec/32 was purchased with the LS-785, install
WinSpec/32 using the installation disk and password
supplied.
4. When prompted to “Select Installation Type, select
“Complete” to insure installing necessary components.
5. If using a previously installed version of WinSpec, check
the “Tools” pull down menu and insure that “HTS
Calibration” is present. If it is not present and the version
of WinSpec is 2.5.23 or greater, reinstall WinSpec and
select “Complete” install. If the version number is less
than 2.5.23, contact Princeton Instruments to purchase an
upgrade to the latest version of WinSpec.
6. Start WinSpec and select “HTS Calibration” from the
“Tools” menu. If not already set up, set the grating to 1200
g/mm and enter the center wavelength you are using.
7. Set the CCD Information parameters to match the ones for
your detector. For example, if you are using a PIXIS detector,
set the pixels to 1340 and the pixel width to 20.
Note: “Load Defaults” will load the pixels and pixel width information for the currently active detector.
8. Under HTS Calibration Data Directory, use the button beside the
window to browse to the LS-785 calibration disk supplied. Click on
"Calibrate". Based on the Center Wavelength you entered, this loads
the WinSpec calibration values.
9. Now, select "Setup" from the WinSpec "Calibration" menu. On the
Default Calibration Setup dialog, set the units to nm and the
calibration method to Polynomial, Order 2. Check the calibration
points listed and compare them to the ones in the HTS Calibration
dialog from above. The pixel values will have greater resolution in
the Default Calibration Setup dialog, but other than that, they should
match. If they do match, click “OK” to close the Calibration Setup
window and click “Close” to close the HTS Calibration window. If
they do not match, set the default calibration values in the Default
Calibration Setup dialog to match those of the HTS Calibration
dialog.
Figure 2-1. HTS Calibration dialog
Figure 2-2. Default Calibration
Setup dialog
