
VS7000-PDA
Overview
VS7000-PDA OEM Mini-Photodiode Array Spectrometer
Available for US OEM customers only
High-performance fiber optic spectrometer for OEM volumes
- UV-VIS (200–860 nm), VIS (380–750 nm), or UV-NIR (200–1050 nm)
- Colossal full well (100 Me– to 1 Ge– )
- Low noise (2.6 counts)
- High UV sensitivity
- High throughput (f/2.8)
- Ultra-low stray light
- Ideal for industrial bright-light applications such as emission, absorbance, reflectance
Features
Feature | Spectroscopy Benefits for OEMs |
|---|---|
Most popular UV-VIS range | Excellent peak symmetry in a miniature grating spectrometer |
High readout speed | 3.5 ms maximum readout speed |
Advanced electronics | Low noise, Multi-Acq (streaming data through USB for improved speed) |
PDA (Linear photodiode array) | More than 100 times deeper full well than any CCD mini-spectrometer |
High signal-to-noise ratio | More than 10 times the S/N of any uncooled CCD mini-spectrometer |
USB 2.0 high and full-speed | Standard connection interfaces to PCs with 100% data integrity |
Order-sorting filter | Eliminates second-order interference |
Windows® acquisition software | Software to integrate VS7000 as an OEM component |
Sturdy single-optic design | Excellent light purity, with concave grating design |
No moving parts or shutter | Excellent reliability for OEM integration |
Concave-grating mini-spectrometer for
- UV-VIS
- VIS
- UV-NIR
Manufactured by HORIBA
Specifications
This VS7000 system for industrial applications uses a modified VS70 optical engine optimized for UV-VIS and a linear photodiode array.
Available for US OEM customers only
Spectral coverage Option | UV-VIS: (200–860 nm), 250 nm optimized grating, built-in order-sorting filter |
Numerical aperture | f/2.8 |
Stray light rejection | 0.01% (0.02%) for UV-VIS configuration with 500 |
PDA detector response | High UV sensitivity. Response range from 200nm to 1000nm |
Detector height | 500 µm PDA height standard (2.5 mm optional); |
Thermoelectric stabilization | None. Dark current and PDA-pattern noise must be subtracted. User must switch off light source or install manual shutter in optical path. |
Spectral resolution | UV-VIS: 75µm slit, 1024 pixels, 2.7 nm resolution on 500 µm tall PDA; |
Improved PDA full well | 100 Me– (1 Ge– optional) |
Typical dynamic range | 26 000:1 |
A/D converter | 16 bit, 500 kHz |
Typical Dark current | 0.16 count/ms at 20°C (room temperature); typical offset = 300 counts |
Typical readout noise | 2.6 counts (3900 e–); maximum = 3.5 counts |
Readout speed | Multi-acquisition: 3.5 ms; 285 spectra/s Single acquisition: 10 ms; 100 spectra/s (with 0 exposure time) |
Typical signal-to-noise ratio | 10 000:1 |
Gain selection | 1500 e–/count |
Dimensions (H × W × D) | 4.6” × 4.3” × 2.9” (117 mm × 109 mm × 73.7 mm) |
Weight | 1.8 lb (0.82 kg) |
*Specifications, form factor, and spectrometer cover subject to change without notice.
Applications
Acquisition software included (LabVIEW™ 2011 only)
- VIs and top-level code are provided for customization
- Handles acquisition and signal-processing (smoothing, absorbance, transmittance, etc.)
- Save data to Excel® or text file
- On-board spectral calibration
No LabVIEW™ license is needed to run our acquisition software. LabVIEW™ license ver. 2011 required to edit our code. No code customization supported in price.




