User manual

Table of Contents
ComTec GmbH IV
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1-1
2. Installation Procedure .............................................................................................................. 2-1
2.1. Hard- and Software Requirements ............................................................................. 2-1
2.2. Hardware Installation .................................................................................................. 2-1
2.3. Software Installation.................................................................................................... 2-5
2.4. Getting Started with a basic SINGLE measurement................................................... 2-5
2.5. Getting Started with a basic COINCIDENCE measurement .................................... 2-10
2.6. Basic Usage of the RealTimeClock Option............................................................... 2-14
3. Hardware Description .............................................................................................................. 3-1
3.1. Overview ..................................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2. PCI Card ..................................................................................................................... 3-2
3.2.1. General........................................................................................................... 3-2
3.2.2. 'GO' Line Connector ....................................................................................... 3-3
3.2.3. Digital I/O Port ................................................................................................ 3-3
3.2.4. Analog Output ................................................................................................ 3-4
3.2.5. Power Supply ................................................................................................. 3-4
3.2.6. FHS Link......................................................................................................... 3-4
3.2.7. Nonvolatile Memory........................................................................................ 3-4
3.3. BASE Module.............................................................................................................. 3-5
3.3.1. General........................................................................................................... 3-5
3.3.2. Signature PLD ................................................................................................ 3-5
3.3.3. Power Supply ................................................................................................. 3-5
3.3.4. FHS Link......................................................................................................... 3-6
3.3.5. FMP Bus......................................................................................................... 3-6
3.3.6. Indicators........................................................................................................ 3-6
3.3.7. Auxiliary I/O Connectors ................................................................................ 3-7
3.3.8. REJECT Input ................................................................................................ 3-7
3.3.9. 48 bit RealTimeClock / Timer / Counter......................................................... 3-8
3.3.10. ADC Ports ...................................................................................................... 3-8
3.4. Quad ADC Port Module .............................................................................................. 3-8
3.4.1. General........................................................................................................... 3-8
3.4.2. ADC Ports ...................................................................................................... 3-8
4. Functional Description ............................................................................................................. 4-1
4.1. General........................................................................................................................ 4-1
4.2. SINGLE Mode ............................................................................................................. 4-1
4.3. COINCIDENCE Mode................................................................................................. 4-1
4.4. DEADTIME Detection ................................................................................................. 4-2
4.5. 48 bit RealTimeClock / Timer / Counter...................................................................... 4-2
5. Windows Server Program........................................................................................................5-1
5.1. Server functions .......................................................................................................... 5-1
5.1.1. Initialisation files ............................................................................................. 5-1
5.1.2. Action menu ................................................................................................... 5-2
5.1.3. File menu........................................................................................................ 5-3
5.1.4. Settings dialog................................................................................................ 5-5
5.1.5. Coincidence Definition dialog......................................................................... 5-6
5.1.6. Dualparameter and Calculated spectra dialog............................................. 5-10
5.2. Control Language...................................................................................................... 5-18
5.3. List file format............................................................................................................5-26
5.4. DATA file format........................................................................................................ 5-27
5.5. Controlling the MPA-3 Windows Server via DDE ..................................................... 5-28
5.5.1. Open Conversation ...................................................................................... 5-28
5.5.2. DDE Execute................................................................................................ 5-28
5.5.3. DDE Request ............................................................................................... 5-29