Spectrometer electronics
The function of our spectrometer electronics is to convert the analog video signal from the diode-array detector to a robust digital signal that can be read out over a standard interface (like USB or SPI).
The specific electronics you need depend on which detector your spectrometer is equipped with. The detector is given by the three digits in the product name. For example, the FREEDOM FSV-101 uses the CMOS S11639 detector (101).
Below you can see which electronics go with each type of detector. For some spectrometers, we also offer the option to deliver the spectrometer without electronics such that you can develop your own.
Uncooled spectrometers XXX-101/109
All our FREEDOM XXX-101 and XXX-109 all use the DISB-101T electronics. For the XXX-101 spectrometers, you also have an option for the DISB-101 basic function electronics. You can see a list of the features of DISB-101T and DISB-101 in the table below. The interface is a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) and by combining it with a USB Bridgeboard, you can interface over USB.
| Electronics | DISB-101 | DISB-101T |
|---|---|---|
| Main interface | SPI | SPI |
| Optional interface | USB (DISB-USB Bridge) | USB (DISB-USB Bridge) |
| Frame rate over SPI | 600 Hz (2048 px) | 4800 Hz (256 px) 600 Hz (2048 px) 300 Hz (4096 px) |
| Frame rate over USB | 250 Hz (2048 px) | 1100 Hz (256 px) 250 Hz (2048 px) 125 Hz (4096 px) |
| Supported detectors | S11639-01 CMOS | S11639-01 CMOS S13496 CMOS S14739-20 CMOS |
| Integration time control | Configurable integration time | Configurable integration time |
| External trigger | Configurable delay Jitter +/-10 nano sec. | Configurable delay Jitter +/-10 nano sec. |
| Output for lamp control | No | Yes |
| On-board calculations | No | Averaging |
| Region of interest | No | Yes |
| On-board storage of calibration coefficient | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature monitor | Yes | Yes |
| Remote firmware upgrade | No | Yes |
| Evaluation Software (Windows) | DISB-USB Evaluation SW | DISB-USB Evaluation SW |
| Programming interface | Register R/W over SPI | Register R/W over SPI |
Uncooled spectrometers XXX-105
Our PEBBLE VIS and VIS-NIR use the DISB-105 electronics. The interface is Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) and by combining it with a USB Bridgeboard, you can interface over USB. You can see a list of the features of our DISB-105 in the table below.
| Electronics | DISB-105 |
|---|---|
| Main interface | SPI |
| Optional interface | USB (DISB-USB Bridge) |
| Frame rate (256 pixels) | 4800 Hz |
| Supported detectors | S14739 |
| Integration time control | Configurable integration time |
| External trigger | Configurable delay Jitter +/-10 nano sec. |
| On-board calculations | Averaging |
| On-board storage of calibration coefficient | Yes |
| Temperature monitor | Yes |
| Evaluation Software (Windows) | DISB-USB Evaluation SW |
| Programming interface | Register R/W over SPI |
Uncooled spectrometers XXX-305/315
All our FREEDOM XXX-315 and our ROCK XXX-315 all use the DISB-315 electronics. The interface is Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) and by combining it with a USB Bridgeboard, you can interface over USB. You can see a list of the features of our DISB-305/315 in the table below.
| Electronics | DISB-305/315 |
|---|---|
| Main interface | SPI |
| Optional interface | USB (DISB-USB Bridge) |
| Frame rate (1024/2048 pixels) | 166/100 Hz |
| Supported detectors | S10420 BT-CCD |
| Integration time control | Configurable integration time |
| External trigger | Configurable delay Jitter +/-20 nano sec. |
| On-board calculations | Averaging |
| On-board storage of calibration coefficient | Yes |
| Temperature monitor | Yes |
| Evaluation Software (Windows) | DISB-USB Evaluation SW |
| Programming interface | Register R/W over SPI |
Uncooled spectrometers XXX-380
These spectrometers all use the DISB-380 electronics. The interface is Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) and by combining it with a USB Bridgeboard, you can interface over USB. You can see a list of the features of our DISB-380 in the table below.
| Electronics | DISB-380 |
|---|---|
| Main interface | SPI |
| Optional interface | USB (DISB-USB Bridge) |
| Frame rate (2048 pixels) | 600 Hz |
| Supported detectors | S11156 BT-CCD |
| Integration time control | Configurable integration time |
| External trigger | Configurable delay Jitter +/-10 nano sec. |
| On-board calculations | No |
| On-board storage of calibration coefficient | Yes |
| Temperature monitor | Yes |
| Evaluation Software (Windows) | DISB-USB Evaluation SW |
| Programming interface | Register R/W over SPI |
Uncooled spectrometers XXX-400
Our PEBBLE NIR uses the DISB-400 electronics. the interface is Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) and by combining it with a USB Bridgeboard, you can interface over USB. You can see a list of the features of our DISB-400 in the table below.
| Electronics | DISB-400 |
|---|---|
| Main interface | SPI |
| Optional interface | USB (DISB-USB Bridge) |
| Frame rate (256 pixels) | 3000 Hz |
| Supported detectors | G13913 |
| Integration time control | Configurable integration time |
| External trigger | Configurable delay Jitter +/-20 nano sec. |
| On-board calculations | Averaging |
| On-board storage of calibration coefficient | Yes |
| Temperature monitor | Yes |
| Evaluation Software (Windows) | DISB-USB Evaluation SW |
| Programming interface | Register R/W over SPI |
Uncooled spectrometers XXX-200/220
These spectrometers all use the VersaSpec USB controller. You can see a list of the features of the VersaPic electronics below.
| Electronics | VersaPic |
|---|---|
| Main interface | USB |
| Optional interface | RS-232 |
| Frame rate | 15 Hz (2048 px) |
| Supported detectors | S838x NMOS |
| Integration time control | Configurable integration time |
| External trigger | Fixed delay jitter +/- 10 micro sec. |
| On-board calculations | Averaging Block averaging Dark correction etc. |
| On-board storage of calibration coefficient | Yes |
| Temperature monitor | No |
| Evaluation Software (Windows) | VersaSpec |
| Programming interface | Firmware commands over USB |
Cooled spectrometers XXX-445/465
These spectrometers all use the VersaSpec USB controller and TE controller. You can see a list of the features of the VersaPic electronics below.
| Electronics | VersaPic | TEC Control |
|---|---|---|
| Main interface | USB | USB |
| Optional interface | RS-232 | NA |
| Frame rate | 15 Hz | NA |
| Supported detectors | G9203 G9206 G9214 |
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| Integration time control | Configurable integration time | NA |
| External trigger | Fixed delay jitter +/- 10 micro sec. | NA |
| On-board calculations | Averaging Block averaging Dark correction etc. | NA |
| On-board storage of calibration coefficient | Yes | NA |
| Temperature monitor | No | Yes |
| Evaluation Software (Windows) | VersaSpec | TEC SW |
| Programming interface | Firmware commands over USB | |
EAGLE Raman-S ENS-C316
This spectrometer uses the Andor iVac 316 deeply cooled camera with a USB interface.
| Electronics | Andor iVac |
|---|---|
| Main interface | USB |
| Integration time control | Configurable integration time |
| On-board calculations | Averaging |
| On-board storage of calibration coefficient | Provided in a separate txt-file |
| Temperature monitor | Yes |
| Evaluation Software (Windows) | EAGLE Evaluation SW |
EAGLE OCT-S EOS-121
This spectrometer uses the Teledyne E2V Octoplus camera with CameraLink or USB 3 interface.
| Electronics | Teledyne OctoPlus |
|---|---|
| Main interface | CameraLink/USB 3 |
| Integration time control | Configurable |
| On-board calculations | No |
| On-board storage of calibration coefficient | Linearity coefficients |
| Temperature monitor | No |
| Evaluation Software (Windows) | No |
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