Braun MCA166-USB user manual Cmdsetmcsinput, Cmdsetthreshold, Cmdsetshapingtime

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Command name

CMD_SET_MCS_INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

The command sets the input for the Multi-Channel Scaler.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ip = 0 external TTL signals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ip = 1 internal count rate signal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ip = 2 counts only pulses with amplitude between LLD and ULD threshold

 

 

 

 

Command syntax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Format

integer

 

 

integer

 

integer

 

long

 

 

 

 

integer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

preamble

 

command

ip

 

0

 

 

 

 

end flag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Byte String (HEX)

A5

5A

 

55

 

00

ip

00

00

00

00

 

00

B9

 

9B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Used setup value

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affected setup value

mca_input_mcs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MCA state

STATE_READY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Command name

CMD_SET_THRESHOLD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

This command set the analogue threshold value (thr: 2 …60).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Command syntax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Format

integer

 

 

integer

 

integer

 

long

 

 

 

integer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

preamble

 

command

thr

 

0

 

 

 

end flag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Byte String (HEX)

A5

5A

 

47

00

thr

00

00

00

00

00

B9

 

9B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Used setup value

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affected setup value

Threshold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MCA state

STATE_READY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Command name

CMD_SET_SHAPING_TIME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

The command sets the amplifier shaping time(dtc).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dtc = 1 shaping time low (1 µsec)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dtc = 3 shaping time high (2 or 3 µsec)41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Command syntax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Format

integer

 

 

integer

 

integer

 

 

long

 

 

 

integer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

preamble

 

command

dtc

 

 

0

 

 

 

end flag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Byte String (HEX)

A5

5A

 

52

00

dtc

 

00

 

00

00

00

00

B9

 

9B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Used setup value

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affected setup value

Dtc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MCA state

STATE_READY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41 The values may be different for some MCA166-USB configurations.

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MCA166-USB specifications

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