Spectrometers & sensors
SE-REDTIDE-VIS-CUVETTE
Ready to go UV-VIS absorbance spectrophotometer system for $1,788
The RedTide-VIS-Cuvette is a low-cost, small- footprint lab spectrophotometer that's ideal as a general-purpose instrument for budget-conscious teaching and research labs. The system consists of the following:
Red Tide Spectrometer. This versatile low cost unit has has a wavelength range of 350-1000 nm, and utilizes a detector with 650 active pixels; that’s 650 data points in one full spectrum, or one data point per nanometer. Configured with a 25 µm entrance slit, the Red Tide offers ~2.0 nm optical resolution (FWHM). The Red Tide plugs into you computer through a USB port.
The spectrometer is coupled to our  USB-ISS-VIS combination sample holder and tungsten light source (350-1000 nm). This sampling system holds standard 1-cm cuvettes for easy-to-perform absorbance measurements. The USB-ISS-UV-VIS is powered from the USB port on your computer.
Spectrasuite Software works on Mac, Linux or Windows based computers. Spectrasuite is loaded with features: real time absorbance spectra, graphical functions for annotations and printing, time series control and strip chart mode, peak finder, automatic wavelength calibration, mapping to absorbance standards, and much more.
CVDVIS1MÂ Â Â You get one pack of 100 disposable
Specifications:
Physical | |
Spectrometer |
89.1 mm x 63.3 mm x 34.4 mm |
Spectrometer weight: |
190 grams |
Light source |
40.7 mm x 88.8 mm x 34.1 mm |
Light source weight: |
130 g |
Detector Specifications | |
Detector: |
Sony ILX-511 Linear CCI |
Pixels: |
650 pixels |
Pixel size: |
14 µm x 200 µm |
Pixel well depth: |
62,500 electrons |
Signal-to-noise ratio: |
250:1 (at full signal) |
A/D resolution: |
12 bit |
Corrected linearity: |
>99.8% |
Sensitivity: |
130 photons/count at 400 nm; 60 photons/count at 600 nm |
Optical Bench | |
Design: |
f/4, Asymmetrical crossed Czerny-Turner |
Focal length: |
42 mm input; 68 mm output |
Entrance aperture: |
25 µm wide slit |
Grating: |
Grating #2 |
OFLV filter: |
OFLV-350-1000 |
Fiber optic connector: |
SMA 905 to 0.22 numerical aperture single-strand optical fiber |
Spectroscopic | |
Wavelength range: |
370 to 985 nm |
Optical resolution: |
1.0 nm FWHM |
Signal-to-noise ratio: |
300:1 (at full signal) |
A/D resolution: |
12 bit |
Dark noise: |
3.2 RMS |
Integration time: |
3 ms to 65 ms |
Dynamic range: |
2 x 108 (system), 1300:1 for a single acquisition |
Stray light: |
<0.05% at 600 nm; 0.10% at 435 nm |
Light Source/Sample Holder | |
Power consumption: |
160 mA @ 5 VDC; external power supply (included) |
Pathlength: |
1 cm |
Cuvette shape: |
Square |
Light source: |
Tungsten halogen and violet LED |
"Z" dimension: |
15 mm |
Bulb life (hours): |
45,000 |
Time to stabilized output: |
~5 minutes |
Electronics | |
Power consumption: |
250 mA @ 5 VDC |
Data transfer speed: |
Full scans to memory every 5 ms with USB 2.0 port, 18 ms with USB 1.1 port |
Inputs/Outputs: |
Yes, 8 onboard digital user-programmable GPIOs |
Analog channels: |
No |
Auto nulling: |
Yes |
Breakout box compatible: |
No |
Trigger modes: |
4 modes |
Strobe functions: |
Yes |
Connector: |
22-pin connector |
Computer | |
Operating systems: |
Windows 98/Me/2000/XP, Mac OS X and Linux with USB port; Any 32-bit Windows OS with serial port |
Computer interfaces: |
USB 2.0 @ 480 Mbps (USB1.1 compatible); RS-232 (2-wire) @ 115.2 K baud |
Peripheral interfaces: |
SPI (3-wire); I2C inter-integrated circuit |