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Appendix B
Saving Data with UVProbe
UV Probe consists of three units in the filing system- the FILE, the STORAGE, and the DATA
SET.
FILE- This is the basic data container that will be opened for use in UV Probe. It will also be
what is seen in Windows Explorer. A new FILE is created only when new data is acquired from
the instrument.
STORAGE- This is a subunit of the FILE and helps to organize and keep track of data and
manipulations. Each FILE will contain at least one STORAGE.
DATA SET- This is the data itself. Each STORAGE will contain at least one Raw DATA SET.
In addition, each manipulation of the Raw DATA SET will create a separate DATA SET within
the same STORAGE.
The best way to truly understand this system is to look at the following example. Let’s say that
you are performing a demo for Customer A and you would like to run an Instrument Baseline, a
spectrum of a Holmium Oxide Filter, and a spectrum of a Didymium Filter. The easiest way to
organize these three spectra is to save them all under the same File.
Step 1. Collect Instrument Baseline as a Spectrum. A window will appear for information about
the New Data Set. You are able to enter a File name and a Data Storage Name. Since we want
to save the data under the same file name, entering a customer name or even a date would be a
distinguishing title. For customers, they may choose to use the date to keep track of data on a
daily basis. The Data Storage name is used to identify the sample (Baseline in this case). Since
this is the original data, the Data Set name will default to RawData.