Braun MCA166-USB user manual File Content $ADC, $Presets, $FASTDISCR 400 $SLOWDISCR, $Input, $Pur

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MCA166-USB

Setup Information

FILE CONTENT $ADC:

4096

0

3967

$PRESETS:

Integral

10000

1

266 332

$PZC_VALUE: 1232 15 15

$FAST_DISCR: 400 $SLOW_DISCR: 400

$THR: 2

$GAIN_VALUE: 200 1.0261 $DTC:

1

4.0

$INPUT:

Amplifier

Neg

$PUR:

On

$STAB: On 230 370 300

$STAB_PARAM 10 25000 $POWER: +12= on

-12= on +24=off -24=off $HV:

+500V Unused

EXPLANATION

ADC resolution

Channels

LLD (lower level discriminator channel)

ULD (upper level discriminator channel)

MCA Presets

Live Time, Real Time,

Integral (sum of all counts within a ROI) Area (sum of all net counts within a ROI) Value

ROI number

ROI begin and end (optional line, depend on the application)

PZC Settings

DAC adjustment value for PZC (0..2499 mV) Pre-defined time parameter for PZC adjustment Pre-defined time parameter for PZC adjustment

Fast discriminator level

Factory setting for auto threshold

Slow discriminator level

Factory setting for auto threshold

Threshold value (%)

%of ADC channels; 2-60 % possible

Amplifier gain Coarse gain (2...1000) Fine gain (0.5000...1.5000)

Shaping Time 1, 2 μs3

Actual shaping time4

ADC input source and polarity Amplifier (internal main amplifier),

Direct (+3V, -3V), direct input with full range amplitude of 3V pos or neg (amplifier input polarity)

State of the Pile Up Rejector (PUR) ”on” or ”off”

Stabilization ”on” or ”off”

ROI limits of the stabilization peak

Stabilization target channel

Stabilization parameter

Stabilization time

Stabilization error

Preamplifier power supply ”on” or ”off”

”on” or ”off” ”on” or ”off” ”on” or ”off”

High voltage polarity and value

Value

HV Inhibit Mode

31 and 2 µs are the shaping time of a standard MMCA. By use a modified MMCA: 1 = low shaping time, 2 = high shaping time

4 The actual shaping time (only written by newer applications)

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Contents MCA166-USB MCA166-USB Exclusion of liabilityTable of Contents Appendix Introduction General Description Users safety informationHardware Power management Switching onConnecting the MCA166-USB to a Computer Charging the MCA166-USBConnection of detectors Overview Additional external battery pack and Power PackSoftware U235 MS-DOS, WinU235 Windows Spec MS-DOS, WinSPEC WindowsMCS MS-DOS, WinMCS Windows UF6 MS-DOS, WinUF6Identify RateWinSCAN MCAPlot and MCAPrint Source TargetMCA166-USB parameters for use with different detectors MiscellaneousSome of the most important photon energies Isotope Half-life Energy keV Branching ratio %Amplifier Technical DataMCA166-USB Hardware Specifications 2 ADC Preamplifier Voltages Power supplyBattery High VoltageEnvironmental ratings Mechanical specificationComputer Interface Diagrams and pin connections Block Diagram of the MCA166-USBHV-Inhibit mode2 Contact SignalContact Voltage Max. Current Troubleshooting Page MCA166-USB File Content Explanation $ENERFIT File Content ExplanationFile Content Explanation $ROI $SPECREM$FASTDISCR 400 $SLOWDISCR File Content $ADC$PRESETS $INPUT$MCSINPUT $POWERSTATE$MCSCHANNELS $MCSTIMEFile Content Explanation $WINSPECINFO File Content Explanation $RECCOUNTER$RECERRORCOUNTER $SPECINTEGRAL$WINSPECINFO AnalysiscsratioIcod AnalysismgaOUT File Content Explanation $UF6INSPINFO$WINSCANINFO LOT LOT ID MBAFile Content Explanation $INSPINFO MBA LOT LOT IDAppendix 2 MCA166-USB algorithm, formulas Area and the Area Uncertainty FunctionCentroid SmoothStrip Appendix 3 Description of the communication DLLs8 MCA166-USB A3.1.3 Functions to work with the MCA Mmcareset MmcastartacquireMmcaclearmemory MmcasetmodemcaMmcasetmodemcs MmcacleartimeMmcasetpresetrealtime MmcasetpresetnoneMmcasetpresetlivetime MmcasetpresetintegralMmcasetrepeat MmcasetadcresdiscrMmcasetroi MmcasetmcschannelMmcasetmcsinputdiscr MmcasetmcsinputicrMmcasetmcsinputttl Mmcasetmcainputamplifierneg MmcasetgainMmcasetmcainputamplifierpos MmcasetmcainputdirectposMmcasetshapingtimehigh MmcasetthresholdMmcasetshapingtimelow MmcasetpileuprejectionMMCASETPZCMANUAL18 MmcasetfastMmcasetslow MMCASETPZCVALUE19Mmcasetstabparam MmcasetpreamplifierpowerMmcasetstabilisation MmcasethighvoltagesMMCASETUF6ROIS MmcasettdfMmcasetuserdata Contents of the Mmca User Date memory21 MmcaqueryuserdataPage Mmcaquerypower Mcastabresult STABSTARTED, Stabactive MmcaquerystateMcamode MODEMCA, Modemcs Mcainputpol Inputpolaritypositive Inputpolaritynegative STABIDLE, StaberrorMcainputadc Adcamplifier ADC Directpos Adcdirectneg DTCMmcaquerysystemdata MMCAQUERYIMAGE36 Mmcaqueryspectra MmcaqueryenrichmentMmcaquerycentroid MMCAQUERYUF6INFOMMCAQUERYUF6ROIS MmcaqueryonlineMmcaqueryvoltagecurrent Cmdstop CmdinitCmdstart StatestopCmdclear CmdsetmodeModemca Modemcs Clearmemory = Cleartime Clearroi ClearallCmdsetadcresdiscr CmdsetpresetsPresetnone Presetreal Presetlive Presetint Presetarea LLD, ULDCmdsettimeperchannel CmdsetrepeatCmdsetmcschannel Cmdsetmcainput CmdsetgainCmdsetinputpolarity Cmdsetshapingtime CmdsetmcsinputCmdsetthreshold Cmdsetslow CmdsetpurCmdsetfast Cmdsetpzc CmdsetpzctimeoffsetCmdsetstabparam Cmdsetpreamplifierpower CmdsetbiasCmdsetuserdata CmdsettdfCMDSETUF6ROI Cmdqueryspectra CmdquerypowerCmdquerystate CmdqueryimageCmdquerycentroid CmdqueryuserdataCmdsystemdata Cmdqueryenrichment CMDQUERYUF6ROISAppendix 5 Changing the MCA166-USB Firmware

MCA166-USB specifications

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