Error: “Master Board Time out”

The reason for the error message ‘master board time out’ is typically due to a comport mismatch between Windows and OLIS SpectralWorks.

To resolve, verify that the Windows assigned com port number matches the com port in the Parameter file (XML). Open the Windows device manager-> Ports section: 

To edit the COM port number in the admin screen of the software, hold down keys ctrl+alt+shift+a

Expand the MCB section.

Locate the COM port number and edit to match the device manager USB serial port:

Exit out of the admin screen.

Make sure that the master control box is turned on and then press the green DEBUG MODE button to have the instrument reinitialize:

How to overlay scans in OLIS SpectralWorks (GlobalWorks)

Below is datasets DCIP 1, DCIP 25 and DCIP 100 stored as three separate datasets.

To overlay the data to be able to quickly compare the scans:  copy the scans of interest except for the final scan which the copied datasets will be pasted into

The data set showing the three scans together: