About Spectra Lab
Spectra Lab is the first Android powered app that allows you collect spectroscopic data from Ocean Optics™ spectrometers with the push of a button. Take Absorbance, %Transmission, %Reflectance, or Raw Count measurements in seconds. Use pinch and zoom gestures to view spectral signals in greater detail. Adjust integration times, number of averages, and even correct for nonlinearity. All acquisition data is saved directly to your tablet's file system using standard text files. Send your data files to students, teachers, scientists, or engineers via email from out in the field or, simply drag and drop your files to an SD card for further analysis. Visit our website www.mobilecontrolsoft.com to download our free instruction manual.
**Please note***
Spectra Lab requires a 10.1" tablet with a FULL SIZE USB 2.0 Port
(e.g., Toshiba Thrive AT105-T108, Acer Iconia A500-10S16u, etc)
OR
An OTG 30pin to USB FEMALE Connector (or similar) for most newer 10.1" tablets
(e.g. Samsung Galaxy 2 10.1" tablet)
(http://image2.buyincoins.com/bicv2/product/s0/show/samsung-adapter-female-s-k03.jpg)
**Requirements**
-Android 3.1 or higher
-Tablet with 10.1" display
-1 Full USB 2.0 Port Or 1 30pin to Female USB Connector
**Supported Spectrometers**
-HR2000
-USB2000
-USB2000+
-HR4000
-USB4000
-TORUS
-QE65000
-More to come...
Keywords: Ocean Optics, Spectroscopy, UV-VIS, Spectrometer, Photonics, Real-Time, Spectra, Spectral, Photons, Light, Absorbance, Transmission, Reflectance, Fluorescence, Counts, Spectrum, Visible, Ultraviolet
by U####:
After sourcing a used Acer Iconia A500 10.1" tablet running Android 4.0.3, I was able to connect my lab's Ocean Optics USB4000 spectrometer to the full-sized usb port and collect and save spectra. There were a lot of thoughtful features to mimic the OEM software. I'm still playing with it and was very happy so far! The developer has been really responsive to my email queries and very helpful. Looking forward to future releases. I'm hoping to try an OTG micro usb adapter to the micro port on the Acer Iconia and on a Nexus 7 (1st and 2nd generation) to see if I can get it to work. I tried it on my Motorola Droid Bionic phone, but I wasn't able to connect to the spectrometer.