Edgar User's Manual

Edgar provides interactive instrument control with real-time data display, data acquisition using the Grams/SPC file format, and data processing tools for radiometers and FTIR spectrometers.

The major features of Edgar are:

Fully integrated GUI with a common look and feel across all modules (Instrument Control, Data Acquisition, Data Processing)
Runs on multiple platforms (Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Solaris, Linux, Mac)
Direct stream to disk in Grams/SPC multi-file format
All Grams/SPC formats are supported for input into Edgar (this includes 16-bit fixed point, 32-bit fixed point, and 32-bit floating point)
Export to Excel spreadsheet or ASCII text files
Real-time igram and spectrum display
Calibration and processing tools for radiometric correction of spectral data
Visualization tools
Built-in Python interpreter for custom scripting operations