The collection from the Raman module would proceed but never finish.

The new policies introduced with 9.8 "Prevent canceling a data collection", and "Auto save a collected spectrum using the spectrum title" did not work on the iS50 Raman module.

View the OMNIC 9.7 release notes for other changes that were made for this release.

Since the release of OMNIC 9.0 the Raman instrument correction normalizes the spectrum. The normalize step has been removed from the instrument correction function.

View the OMNIC 9.7 release notes for other changes that were made for this release.

Added support for Windows 8.1

The auto eject feature can now be controlled using a check box on the experiment setup bench tab.

The last data point of a spectrum was zero causing odd display effects.

The plate eject did not turn the laser off and caused burning of samples as the beam passed over the plates.

The laser can now be turned off during an auto focus operation.

When running in German or French, after setting the laser power in bench setup it would reset of off after some scans.

Updated the version to 9.1.

Software has been updated to support being used with the Nicolet iS50 Raman module.

The algorithm used for performing autofocus on the Bench tab of the Experiment Setup dialog has been improved to operate significantly better across a wider range of sample types.

The installation now works correctly for Nexus Raman modules.

The laser setting is now functional under Vista from the Configure tab in Experiment Setup.

The Z-slider used to change the Z stage position is now working properly for the NXR Raman module.

Upon initialization the XORIGIN and YORIGIN values are no longer reset to zero.

At initialization the failure message no longer appears for the FT-Raman Microstage.

The game controller is now working properly in the software. This feature was broken with the OMNIC 8.0 release.

If OMNIC had trouble communicating with the instrument at startup, but then was able to establish good communications, the Raman menu would end up being added to the top level menu twice. Some of the items in the two menus would then be enabled/disabled at the wrong times.

When moving near the limit of travel with either the MicroStage or ViewStage, OMNIC/OMNIC Atlµs does not enforce the limits of travel. Therefore it is possible to capture a mosaic/map that does not truly represent the bounds of the stage travel. The stepper may try to move past the physical limit of travel (up to the step limit specified by the driver). If this occurs, the X and/or Y position is no longer consistent with initialization positioning. This is necessary to allow the stage to position a well plate so that all wells can be observed.

On some Nicolet Series systems, the 90 Degree accessory was not correctly identified. This causes the Focus control to be disabled on the Bench tab of Experiment Setup. The accessory is now correctly identified, and the Focus control is enabled allowing you to adjust the focus position of the sample.

On some systems, the Raman shifted spectral range displayed on the Experiment Setup Bench tab and collected Raman is incorrect. It is not possible to collect data. This can only occur on a Nexus model FT-IR bench systems with older (pre-NXR) Raman module attached running 7.2 of OMNIC for Raman.

When you open a Raman spectrum collected with a 976 nm laser on a system which has a 1064 nm laser installed, the Raman Shift command does not work correctly.

On the Bench tab of Experiment Setup, the live display Y-axis does not autoscale to show the interferogram minimum and maximum when the laser is turned-on.

In some cases, using the controls on the Bench tab of Experiment Setup causes OMNIC to become unstable. Communications with the instrument may be unreliable.

The Nicolet NXR FT-Raman Module can be configured with either a 1064 nm or 976 nm Raman excitation laser. The software has been modified to recognize either configuration.

The Raman Microstage is the next generation replacement for the Raman ViewStage. The Microstage offers a larger sampling area and can accommodate well plates.

The Bench tab of Experiment Setup now contains a button labeled Autofocus in the Raman Accessory Control group. When you click this button, the sample focus is adjusted to produce a stronger Raman signal. The algorithm uses the spectral range currently displayed in the live display of the Bench tab.

When moving near the limit of travel with either the MicroStage or ViewStage, OMNIC/OMNIC Atlµs does not enforce the limits of travel. Therefore it is possible to capture a mosaic/map that does not truly represent the bounds of the stage travel. The stepper may try to move past the physical limit of travel (up to the step limit specified by the driver). If this occurs, the X and/or Y position is no longer consistent with initialization positioning.

When you open a Raman spectrum collected with a 976 nm laser on a system which has a 1064 nm laser installed, the Raman Shift command does not work correctly. The software uses the Raman laser frequency of the bench for the Raman shift calculation instead of the Raman laser frequency stored in the spectrum header. The same is true for a spectrum collected with a1064 nm laser processed on a system with a 976 nm laser installed.

Nicolet series FT-IR systems have the capability of going into rest mode after a period of inactivity. The IR source is turned off when the system enters rest mode. This action inadvertently causes the external beam flipper mirror to blocking the Raman signal. When you "wake-up" the system, it will appear to still be in Raman mode but you cannot see any signal.