cannot find the specu1a DLL file to use the C10988MA mini spectrometer

[vrerolle]

I am using a Hamamatsu mini spectrometer C10988MA with the evaluation board C11351 and the evaluation software, which is working fine, but now I would like to control the spectrometer with LabVIEW. I found the LabVIEW instrument driver on the National Instrument website: http://sine.ni.com/apps/utf8/niid_web_display.download_page?p_id_guid=BAC2FC71F51A22ADE0440021287E6A...
However it says that the “Mini-Spectrometer Software is needed for DLL”. And indeed, if I try to open the LabVIEW files, it does not find the required dll files (e.g. specu1a.dll…).

where can I find these DLL files? which Mini Spectrometer software is needed?

[ShalimarA]

Hi, 

Thank you for your question. The software you require is the SpecEvaluation.exe and it seems as though this, along with the specu1a.dll, can be obtained by contacting Hamamatsu directly, as I have not found anything available as open source software online and these are not provided by National Instruments.

I've come across this Mini-Spectrometres manual by Hamamatsu that may be of interest to you, this is where I found which software you required: 

http://sales.hamamatsu.com/assets/applications/SSD/mini-spectrometer_kacc9003e02.pdf

[Small_Player]

Nowadays you can't find this "specu1a.dll" file to use Hamamatsu drivers !

The new version 'specu1b.dll' is not compatible.
Does anyone still have this "specu1a.dll" file?

Thanks in advance

[Broesder]

Hi,

I have the same problem using a C10083CA Spectrometer from Hamammatsu, I have the specu1a.dll but can this not register on Windows 10. Without this DLL the USB connection is not working,