Avantes offers its proprietary software package, AvaSoft, for instrument control of AvaSpec spectrometers and Avantes accessories and to select user-definable data collection parameters. Data can be displayed and stored in multiple formats as well as exported into other data processing software.
AvaSoft offers several application-specific modules that can be added separately or as part of the AvaSoft-ALL upgrade. These modules allow users to add only what they require for advanced application-specific measurements beyond the capabilities supported in the Basic or Full software packages. These modules include Thin Film, Raman, Irradiance, Color, and Chemometry among others.
For customers that wish to develop their own controlling software for Avantes instruments, we offer a comprehensive software development kit for Windows, Linux, and Raspberry Pi.
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