Ocean Optics has launched Overture, a free spectrometer operating software platform designed to provide simple data and spectral collection.
The basic software is targeted at users who are new to spectroscopy or those who do not require the more advanced features of Ocean Optics' Spectrasuite platform.
For use with most Ocean Optics spectrometers, Overture's standard functions include absorbance, transmission and intensity modes.
Integration time and other spectrometer operating parameters are controlled via a user interface with icons and setup wizards.
The 32-/64-bit Windows-compatible system allows users to manipulate how data is displayed using tools such as smoothing, snapshot and zoom and permits the simultaneous viewing of two graphs for comparison.
A concentration wizard guides users through the process of measuring absorbance at different concentrations, plotting a calibration curve and applying Beer-Lambert law to determine unknown concentrations.
Overture now comes as standard with most Ocean Optics spectrometer purchases.