Spectrometer electronics

The function of our spectrometer electronics is to convert the analog video signal from the diode-array detector into a robust digital signal that can be read out via a standard interface, such as USB or SPI. The specific electronics required depend on the type of detector your spectrometer is equipped with.

Below, you will find links to all of our available electronics and cameras. For some spectrometers, we also offer the option to deliver the spectrometer without electronics, allowing you to develop your own.

Spectrometer electronics overview
DISB-101T DISB-105 DISB-220 DISB-290 DISB-315 DISB-380 DISB-386
Supported detectors S11639
S13496
S14739 S8380
S8381
S8382
S8383
S10420 S11156 S11850
S14651
Supported developers kit DISB
developers kit
Mini-DISB
developers kit
DISB
developers kit
DISB
developers kit
DISB with cooling
developers kit
DISB-400 DISB-411 DISB-415 DISB-466 DISB-485
Supported detectors G13913 G11620 G11476N-128LB G11508
G11477
G14714-1024DG
Supported developers kit Mini-DISB
developers kit
DISB with cooling
developers kit

DISB-101T

Electronics used for most CMOS equipped spectrometers.
The interface is a 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 DISB-101T in the table below.

ElectronicsDISB-101T
Main interfaceSPI
Optional interfaceUSB
(DISB-USB Bridge)
Frame rate over SPI600 Hz (2048 px)
300 Hz (4096 px)
Frame rate over USB250 Hz (2048 px)
125 Hz (4096 px)
Supported detectorsS11639-01 CMOS
S13496 CMOS
Power consumption (typ.)
08 W
Integration time controlConfigurable integration time
External triggerConfigurable delay
Jitter +/-10 nano sec.
Output for lamp controlYes
On-board calculationsAveraging
Region of interestYes
On-board storage of calibration coefficientYes
Temperature monitorYes
Remote firmware upgradeYes
Evaluation Software
(Windows)
DISB-USB Evaluation SW
Programming interfaceRegister R/W over SPI

DISB-105

Electronics used for our compact CMOS-equipped spectrometers.

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.

ElectronicsDISB-105
Main interfaceSPI
Optional interfaceUSB
(DISB-USB Bridge)
Frame rate (SPI, 256 pixels)
4800 Hz
Supported detectorsS14739
Power consumption (typ.)0.8 W
Integration time controlConfigurable integration time
External triggerConfigurable delay
Jitter +/-10 nano sec.
On-board calculationsAveraging
On-board storage of calibration coefficientYes
Temperature monitorYes
Evaluation Software
(Windows)
DISB-USB Evaluation SW
Programming interfaceRegister R/W over SPI

DISB-220

Electronics used for our NMOS-equipped spectrometers.
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-220 in the table below.

ElectronicsDISB-220
Main interfaceSPI
Optional interfaceUSB
(DISB-USB Bridge)
Frame rate (SPI, 256 pixels)
148 Hz
Supported detectorsS8380
S8381
Power consumption (typ.)0.775 W
Integration time controlConfigurable integration time
External triggerConfigurable delay
Jitter +/-10 nano sec.
On-board calculationsYes
On-board storage of calibration coefficientYes
Temperature monitorYes
Evaluation Software
(Windows)
DISB-USB Evaluation SW
Programming interfaceRegister R/W over SPI

DISB-290

Electronics used for our TE-cooled NMOS-equipped spectrometers.
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-290 in the table below.

ElectronicsDISB-290
Main interfaceSPI
Optional interfaceUSB
(DISB-USB Bridge)
Frame rate (SPI, 256 pixels)
148 Hz
Supported detectorsS8382
S8383
Power consumption (typ.)0.275 W
TEC power consumption (typ.)
2 W
Integration time controlConfigurable integration time
External triggerConfigurable delay
Jitter +/-10 nano sec.
On-board calculationsYes
On-board storage of calibration coefficientYes
Temperature monitorYes
TEC controlYes
Evaluation Software
(Windows)
DISB-USB Evaluation SW
Programming interfaceRegister R/W over SPI

DISB-315

Electronics used for our low-noise non-cooled CCD-equipped spectrometers.
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-315 in the table below.

ElectronicsDISB-305/315
Main interfaceSPI
Optional interfaceUSB
(DISB-USB Bridge)
Frame rate(SPI, 1024/2048 pixels)
166/100 Hz
Supported detectorsS10420 BT-CCD
Power consumption (typ.)
0.275 W
Integration time controlConfigurable integration time
External triggerConfigurable delay
Jitter +/-20 nano sec.
On-board calculationsAveraging
On-board storage of calibration coefficientYes
Temperature monitorYes
Evaluation Software
(Windows)
DISB-USB Evaluation SW
Programming interfaceRegister R/W over SPI

DISB-380

Electronics used for our high-speed non-cooled CCD-equipped spectrometers.

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.

ElectronicsDISB-380
Main interfaceSPI
Optional interfaceUSB
(DISB-USB Bridge)
Frame rate (SPI, 2048 pixels)
600 Hz
Supported detectorsS11156 BT-CCD
Power consumption (typ.)
3.7 W
Integration time controlConfigurable integration time
External triggerConfigurable delay
Jitter +/-10 nano sec.
On-board calculationsNo
On-board storage of calibration coefficientYes
Temperature monitorYes
Evaluation Software
(Windows)
DISB-USB Evaluation SW
Programming interfaceRegister R/W over SPI

DISB-386

Electronics used for our low-noise TE-cooled CCD-equipped spectrometers. 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-386 in the table below.

ElectronicsDISB-386
Main interfaceSPI
Optional interfaceUSB
(DISB-USB Bridge)
Frame rate (SPI, 2048 pixels, S11850/S14651 detector)
100/83 Hz
Supported detectorsS11850 BT-CCD
S14651 BT-CCD
Power consumption (typ.)
1.25 W
TEC power consumption (typ.)
0.7 W
Integration time controlConfigurable integration time
External triggerConfigurable delay
Jitter +/-20 nano sec.
On-board calculationsAveraging
On-board storage of calibration coefficientYes
Temperature monitorYes
TEC controlYes
Evaluation Software
(Windows)
DISB-USB Evaluation SW
Programming interfaceRegister R/W over SPI

DISB-400

Electronics used for compact un-cooled InGaAs-equipped spectrometers. 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.

ElectronicsDISB-400
Main interfaceSPI
Optional interfaceUSB
(DISB-USB Bridge)
Frame rate (SPI, 256 pixels)
3000 Hz
Supported detectorsG13913
Power consumption (typ.)
0.8 W
Integration time controlConfigurable integration time
External triggerConfigurable delay
Jitter +/-20 nano sec.
On-board calculationsAveraging
On-board storage of calibration coefficientYes
Temperature monitorYes
Evaluation Software
(Windows)
DISB-USB Evaluation SW
Programming interfaceRegister R/W over SPI

DISB-411

Electronics used for compact un-cooled InGaAs-equipped spectrometers. 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-411 in the table below.

ElectronicsDISB-411
Main interfaceSPI
Optional interfaceUSB
(DISB-USB Bridge)
Frame rate (SPI, 256 pixels)
4800 Hz
Supported detectorsG11620
Power consumption (typ.)
0.8 W
Integration time controlConfigurable integration time
External triggerConfigurable delay
Jitter +/-20 nano sec.
On-board calculationsYes
On-board storage of calibration coefficientYes
Temperature monitorYes
Evaluation Software
(Windows)
DISB-USB Evaluation SW
Programming interfaceRegister R/W over SPI

DISB-415

Electronics used for compact un-cooled InGaAs-equipped XNIR spectrometers. 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-415 in the table below.

ElectronicsDISB-415
Main interfaceSPI
Optional interfaceUSB
(DISB-USB Bridge)
Frame rate (SPI, 128 pixels)
9600 Hz
Supported detectorsG11476N-128LB

Power consumption (typ.)
0.8 W
Integration time controlConfigurable integration time
External triggerConfigurable delay
Jitter +/-20 nano sec.
On-board calculationsYes
On-board storage of calibration coefficientYes
Temperature monitorYes
Evaluation Software
(Windows)
DISB-USB Evaluation SW
Programming interfaceRegister R/W over SPI

DISB-466

Electronics used for TE-cooled InGaAs-equipped spectrometers. 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-466 in the table below.

ElectronicsDISB-466
Main interfaceSPI
Optional interfaceUSB
(DISB-USB Bridge)
Frame rate (SPI, 256 pixels)
3000 kHz
Supported detectorsG11508 InGaAs
G11477 InGaAs
Power consumption (typ.)
1.25 W
TEC power consumption (typ. S11508 / S11477)
3.9 / 6.0 W
Integration time controlConfigurable integration time
External triggerConfigurable delay
Jitter +/-20 nano sec.
On-board calculationsAveraging
On-board storage of calibration coefficientYes
TEC controlYes
Temperature monitorYes
Evaluation Software
(Windows)
DISB-USB Evaluation SW
Programming interfaceRegister R/W over SPI

DISB-485

Electronics used for high-speed high-resolution InGaAs-equipped spectrometers. 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-485 in the table below.

ElectronicsDISB-485
Main interfaceSPI
Optional interfaceUSB
(DISB-USB Bridge)
Frame rate (SPI, 1024 pixels)1500 Hz
Supported detectorsG14714-1024DG
Power consumption (typ.)
1.4 W
Integration time controlConfigurable integration time
External triggerConfigurable delay
Jitter +/-20 nano sec.
On-board calculationsYes
On-board storage of calibration coefficientYes
Temperature monitorYes
Evaluation Software
(Windows)
DISB-USB Evaluation SW
Programming interfaceRegister R/W over SPI

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