Ocean Optics Jaz Absolute Irradiance User Manual

Absolute Irradiance
Installation and Operation Manual

Document Number JAZ-A-IRRAD-02-201011

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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 ...............................................................................................iii

Upgrades.......................................................................................................................iv

Service..........................................................................................................................iv

Chapter 1:Introduction......................................................................1

Jaz Overview.................................................................................................................1

Jaz Modules..................................................................................................................2

Chapter 2: Calibration .......................................................................3

Overview....................................................................................................................... 3

Calibration.....................................................................................................................3

Performing a Calibration Using SpectraSuite............................................................................4

Chapter 3: Jaz Setup for Absolute Irradiance..................................11

Overview....................................................................................................................... 11

Configuring the Config.txt File........................................................................................11

Copying the Calibration File to the SD Card..................................................................12

Chapter 4: Operation.........................................................................13

Overview....................................................................................................................... 13

Setting Up Jaz for Absolute Irradiance...........................................................................13

Optimizing Measurements.............................................................................................14

Taking Measurements...............................................................................................................15

Saving Data...............................................................................................................................16

Loading Jaz Data into SpectraSuite...............................................................................16

Index...................................................................................................19

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About This Manual

Document Purpose and Intended Audience

This document provides the users of Jaz with instructions for setting up, calibrating and performing
experiments with their Jaz unit.

What’s New in this Document

This version of the Jaz Absolute Irradiance Installation and Operation Manual updates the lamp file
units.

Document Summary

Chapter Description

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Calibration

Chapter 3: Jaz Setup for Absolute

Irradiance

Chapter 4: Operation

Contains descriptive information about Jaz.

Provides calibration instructions.

Provides instructions for setting up Jaz to measure absolute
irradiance, including editing parameters in the config.txt file
and copying the calibration file to the SD card.

Contains information for optimizing your absolute irradiance
measurement, taking a measurement, saving your
measurement data, and loading this data into SpectraSuite.

Product-Related Documentation

You can access documentation for Ocean Optics products by visiting our website at

http://www.oceanoptics.com

document from the available drop-down lists. Or, use the Search by Model Number field at the bottom
of the web pag

 Jaz Installation and Operation Manual
 Detailed instructions for SpectraSuite Spectrometer Operating Software are located at:

e.

http://www.oceanoptics.com/technical/SpectraSuite.pdf

. Select Technical → Operating Instructions, then choose the appropriate

.

Engineering-level documentation is located on our website at Technical → Engineering Docs.
You can also access operating instructions for Ocean Optics products from the Software and Technical

Resources CD that ships with the product.

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About This Manual

Upgrades

Occasionally, you may find that you need Ocean Optics to make a change or an upgrade to your system.
To facilitate these changes, you must first contact Customer Support and obtain a Return Merchandise
Authorization (RMA) number. Please contact Ocean Optics for specific instructions when returning a
product.

Service

Our Total Technical Service protection plans protect your spectrometer for one year for any contingency -

- no matter what the circumstances, including total loss. Under these plans, Ocean Optics will repair or
replace your instrument with no deductible or any other out-of-pocket expense required from you. HR
service plans include the following:

 TTS-JAZ: Protects your Ocean Optics Jaz spectrometer for any contingency for 1 year. Provides

for full spectrom

In addition, we also have the WAVECAL-USB spectrometer maintenance and calibration service
available to recalibrate, clean and perform any adjustments necessary on your spectrometer.

Contact us to learn more about these great service plans.

eter replacement, if necessary. Limited to 1 full replacement per year.

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Chapter 1

Introduction

Jaz Overview

Jaz is a community of stackable, modular and autonomous component modules that combine to create a
community of smart sensing instruments that is unfettered by the limits of traditional optical sensing
instrumentation: a powerful microprocessor and onboard display eliminate the need for a PC; stackable,
autonomous instrument modules allow users to customize the system to their changing application needs;
and Ethernet connectivity plus SD card data storage capability facilitate remote operation.

The Jaz Irradiance application allows you to do onboard absolute irradiance measurements using the JAZ.
Users will now be able to go into the field, measure light sources and even perform post processing
(Lumen, Lux, PAR, Watt) without the need of a computer.

The Jaz Irradiance application is resident on an SD card. When used with the Jaz Lightmeter, Jaz
becomes a true light meter for use in field measurements. Your Jaz must have an Ethernet module or
Battery module to read the SD card.

Stack of Jaz Modules

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1: Introduction

Jaz Modules

Jaz consist of a stack of individual spectroscopic instruments specified by the user to suit their unique
application. Modules available for the Jaz stack to do irradiance measurements include the following:

Module Description

JAZ-S Spectrometer and grating (up to 8 can be configured in a stack)
JAZ-DPU Processor (CPU), OLED display and keypad
JAZ-E Ethernet and memory module. Includes one slot for an SD card (up to 2 GB).
JAZ-B Battery (lithium-ion) and memory module. Includes two slots for an SD card (up to 2 GB

each).
JAZ-UV-VIS Deuterium-tungsten halogen light source
JAZ-VIS-NIR Tungsten-halogen light source
JAZ-L640 640 nm red LED
JAZ-L590 590 nm yellow LED
JAZ-L450 450 nm blue LED
JAZ-L395 395 nm UV LED
JAZ-WHITE White LED

A Jaz Combo consists of a combination of up to three JAZ-S spectrometer modules and a JAZ-DPU
module.

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