The ColorWiz App for all WiFi enabled StellarNet spectrometers makes real-time color measurements quick and easy. Acquire full spectrum analysis and research-grade colorimetry of solids, liquids, and powder samples! This intuitive app lets users control their spectrometer and capture basic and more advanced color measurement parameters such as CIE L*a*b* and RGB. Also included are a variety of colorimetric analyses such as Chroma, Hue, Luminosity, SRM, Lovibond, and EBC. Easily save a dE color reference and calculate color differences. Save spectra, color metrics, and export as .TRM or .ABS text data files, screenshots, and/or PDF reports with all parameters listed.
Handheld System Updates
StellarNet announces the long-anticipated re-release of the new StellarRAD & StellarRAD+Color handheld spectrometer systems after much delay due to COVID-19. Last year at Photonics West 2020, we unveiled this new product line which showcases an application configurable and hardware interchangeable portable spectrometer platform. StellarNet engineers designed the platform to hold 1 or 2 spectrometer modules (e.g. UV-VIS & NIR), optional multiple light sources such as broadband halogen and/or LEDs, an integrated touchscreen interface, and a battery pack with a charging system. All StellarNet fiber optic accessories such as probes, light receptors, and lenses can easily attach and allows for a multitude of spectroscopic functionality.
Our company’s focus was forced to shift to filling orders for COVID-19 research while hardware and part delays from overseas made the release and production of this new platform very challenging. Our team decided to pause the platform release and instead focused on filling customer orders and improving the platform’s software. The StellarRAD and StellarRAD+Color are now ready for re-release with new and improved features listed below.
Improved Software
Direct from the SpectraWizard himself, “The Software IS the instrument” and with this focus in mind and nothing to do all year long but quarantine, our engineering team set out to make the best app-based spectrometer software available today. Now downloadable on the Apple Store and Google Play, our StellarRAD and ColorWiz software can run on any iPhone or Android device. There are many built-in features and additional calculations performed by these software apps, even compared to SpectraWiz! The StellarRAD platform now hosts these apps directly and allows users to save to USB or share spectral files, screenshots, and PDF reports.
Improved Tablet Interface
Now, each StellarRAD will come with an 8″ high-performance Android tablet with 2GB RAM.
Rugged Tablet Bumpers, Strap, and Mounting
To increase system ruggedness our engineers have added durable PLA tablet shields to absorb shock if the system takes a fall. On the underside of the system, there are tabs that act as feet and also allow the user to attach a strap that can be worn around the user’s neck during transport and measurement. Lastly, there is a 1/4″-20 thread mount on the bottom of the platform to allow connection to a tripod or mount.