Braun MCA166-USB user manual Mmcareset, Mmcastartacquire

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MCA166-USB

A3.2

Command set

 

 

 

 

 

MCA Reset Command:

 

 

 

 

Name

 

 

MMCA_RESET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

All MCA Parameters will be reset to their initial state and the spectra are cleared.

 

 

 

The measurement is aborted, but the states of the preamplifier power and the value of the high voltages

 

 

 

are unchanged!

 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return Code

 

ERROR_OK

 

= 0 (command accepted successfully)

 

 

 

ERROR_INTERFACE

 

= 1 (communication port not initialised)

 

 

 

ERROR_INVALID_COMMAND

= 2 (command not yet implemented)

 

 

 

ERROR_COMMUNICATION

= 3 (serial communication error, off line)

 

 

 

ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER

= 4 (parameter out of range)

 

 

 

 

 

 

MCA Acquire Commands:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

 

MMCA_START_ACQUIRE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

The acquisition is started or continued with the actual parameter (mode, resolution, ...)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Parameter

 

Clear flag

integer value

 

0

leaves spectrum and times unchanged

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the start time is ignored

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

spectrum and time are cleared

 

 

 

Repeat mode flag

 

 

2

Repeat Mode 110 (MCA/MCS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Repeat Mode 211 (MCA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Repeat Mode 312 (MCA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Repeat Mode 413 (MCS)

 

 

 

Trigger flags

 

 

Bit 14 Trigger: 1=on / 0=off

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bit 13 Trigger signal edge: 1=pos / 0=neg

[2. Parameter]

 

Start time

long value

 

if the 1. Parameter ≠ 0, then the value is stored in

 

 

 

 

 

 

status field (start_time)

Results

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return Code

 

see MMCA_RESET command

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

 

MMCA_STOP_ACQUIRE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

The acquisition is stopped

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results

 

 

The mca_state is set to STATE_STOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return Code

 

see MMCA_RESET command

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10Measurement will be stopped if buffer overrun. In MCS mode a differential amplitude spectrum per sweep is collected.

11Measurement will be resumed, after the buffer is read out.

12Buffers will be overwritten, even if not read out.

13MCS Repeat Mode with one integral amplitude spectrum for all MCS sweeps.

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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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