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1. Seale p 2 Preset 0 oc m E T Preset o Preset 0 10ns Timer 10ns Timer Carry output 732 Carry output Cary r Use of GO Line fae j i men IV Remove GO when Preset reached Status Window ea 1 m inseme Output ARM at GO Line C Ratemeter v Stop on falling edge of GO IV Remove GO when Preset reached Cancel Cancel Figure 4 2 MS 12 Settings dialog left used with MCDALAP right with MPA 3 If you have more than one MS 12 modules installed choose the module to be set using the drop down list labeled MS 12 Module Start with System binds the scaler to the system number to be started and stopped simultaneously Used Scalers defines the number of scalers used Scaler Names allows to define names for the individual scalers The two checkboxes in the box labeled Extern Common Gate enable or disable the gate and define the polarity The Enable checkbox in the box Extern preset load allows to control the preset loading by an external signal Scaler 1 and 2 are presettable the preset can be enabled and the value defined in the corresponding boxes labeled Scaler1 and Scaler 2 Scaler 1 can be used with a 10 ns timer this can be defined with a corresponding checkbox And the carry out signal CO 0 for Scaler 1 can be defined to be Carry or the bits 2432 2431 2518 This way by connecting the CO 0 to the input of Scaler 1 higher preset2. ne 20 GO LINE nn 21 COMMON GATE cu 22 EXTERNAL LOAD and 23 CARRY OUT O 24 CARRY OUT 1 GND 6 s 25 N C AENEA 26 COUNT INO CERRO 27 COUNT IN 1 SUDO 28 COUNT IN2 END IAM 29 COUNT IN3 an 30 COUNT IN 4 a 31 COUNT IN 5 SUP Ur 32 COUNT ING SD IE 33 COUNT IN 7 SE 34 COUNT IN8 Me 35 COUNT IN9 en 36 COUNT IN 10 se 37 COUNT IN 11 Figure 3 3 Connector Assignment D SUB 37 Individual GATE inputs are implemented on the 16 pin four walled header The input impedance is 4 7kQ to 5V The supplied ribbon cable connects to a 15 pin female D SUB connector fixed on a mounting bracket GND 2 GATE INO GND kd 244 GATEIN1 3 4 GATE IN 2 GATEIN1 2 es GATEIN3 5 6 GATE IN 4 GATEIN3 3 een GATEINS 7 8 GND GATE INS 4 en GATEING 9 10 GATE IN7 GATEIN6 5 meis GATEIN8 11 12 GATE IN 9 GATEIN8 6 M LIENS GATE IN 10 13 14 GATE IN 11 GATEIN 10 7 JE te GATENS GND 15 16 GND GND 8 e 16 PIN ONBOARD HEADER FEMALE 15 PIN D SUB CONNECTOR Figure 3 4 Individual GATE Input Connector A low on the individual GATE will disable counting of the corresponding scaler 3 3 Outputs The carry outputs of scaler O and 1 are available on the 37pin D SUB connector An internal pulse stretcher produces at least 100ns wide pulses Carry Output 0 is software selectable to be either the carry out of scaler 0 which is active low on overflow of the counter or it s data bit 31 17
3. INDIVIDUAL GATEmpeur gt COUNT ENABLE 25 bns 1 Note input and output voltages are measured at the internal logic pads not at the external connectors Thus the corresponding pull and series resistors must be considered to get the external voltages MIF AGT ComTec GmbH Appendix 6 1 Appendix 6 5 I O Signals COUNT inputs Locations 1 Mah tyres shh binnen 37 pin female D SUB Polarity wegen E aedes rising edge senstiv Inputimpedance usse cerei mee d dnt a i ne da nines lt 1kOP to GND COMMON GATE Eocatlon Ee ee ahi uer 37 pin female D SUB Polarity ka programmable Inputimpedance ande lt 1Ko lto GND LOAD input Locations OOO ia 37 pin female D SUB Polarin On sedit di eai ee esters active HIGH Inputimpedance assesses nene n tnn nre ned dd ne lt 1kO lo GND Individual GATES Location upset uius 16 pin four walled header 15 pin female D SUB Pol rity gt 3 Bhelu gouisieetiitiisaieidigaetia E active LOW Inputimpedance sssssssseeeeeemeemenennnnnre ener nnne nennen 4 7kQ to VCC GO line Location dotucesectte tie reete ar opa eet Poetas 37 pin female D SUB a E E ee eoe reo deperire ire toe vaati Aga Jaama an rds ped 2 pin header Polarnty utiidiacd tigiaiedtoeni are cad te active HIGH Connector type 2 pin header ieee LUMBERG 2 5 MSFW 2 MBX suitable socket co
4. LOAD enable 11 gt ENABLE CO ENTER 32 32 32 or 9P Q D count 11 31 0 capture 11 31 0 100 MHZ i Figure 3 1 Simplified Block Diagram of Counters Counting performs when the corresponding enable is true This enable is derived by a logic AND of several control signals GO line COMMON GATE indiv GATE not PRESET REACHED and a rising edge on the COUNT INPUT ref Figure 3 2 ea Functional Description EDGE a Su P i DETECTION COUNT IN x O ke M GO IN WATCH GO COMMON GATE GATE D Q POLARITY GATE ENABLE Z LEGEND CONNECTOR SIGNALS INTERNAL REGISTER SIGNALS SYSTEM CLOCK 100 MHZ SCALER 0 ONLY GATE x O 45 a ENABLE x Amann i PRESET A REACHED EXT D Q LOAD LOAD SOFTWARE ENABLE LOAD Figure 3 2 Schematic of Scaler Inputs 3 2 Inputs All COUNT INPUTS as well as COMMON GATE and EXTERNAL LOAD are available on the 37pin female D SUB connector The input impedance is selectable by installation of 8R 9pin resistor networks in the SIL sockets on board ref Figure 2 1 the lines lead to pin 1 GND Fixed resistors of 1kO are soldered in parallel to the SIL sockets Thus with no additional networks the input impedance is 1kO 560 networks in the sockets will result in approximately 502 FAST comtecGmbH Jj a Functional Description
5. item Log in the Settings menu opens the Log Settings Dialog Log Settings x V Write Logfile at every fi 0 refresh Update rate po msec IV Start and Stoptime Iv Run Time VW Scaler 1 Scaler 7 VW Scaler 2 Scaler 8 vi Scaler3 Scaler 4 Scaler 10 Scaler 5 Scaler 11 Scaler 6 Scaler 12 Cancel Figure 4 7 Log Settings dialog box The Write Logfile checkbox enables log output into a file with actual name and extension log Specify how often a line is output by editing the field at every refresh The Update rate in msec specifies how often the status is updated The following checkboxes specify which data is logged Start and Stoptime outputs time and date of any start and stop action Run Time is the time of actual acquisition measured by software Scaler 1 Scaler 12 enable writing the respective values into the log file ea Software Description 4 2 Control Language of WMS12 EXE A sequence of commands that is stored in a file with extension CTL can be executed by the WMS12 EXE program with the Load command A lot ofthese commands are already known as the configuration file scaler cfg or the data files with extension ASC contain such commands to set the parameters Each command starts at the beginning of a new line with a typical keyword Any further characters in a line may contain a value or a comment Following methods are available to execute commands e Load the command
6. register is input from this port address DL Appendix 6 Appendix 6 1 Absolute maximum ratings Supply voltage VCC PC power supply seeem nn 0 5 to 6 0V Input voltage any port semen 0 5 to VCC 0 5V DC Input current any port seisame iE entnehmen esent 20mA 6 2 Recommended operating conditions Supply voltage PE power sUpply PMS 5V Temperature range sssuseessesecettceee erahnen dann einen nennen ndi nnda 0 to 50 C GOtlineload j edes ee min 1kQ to VCC ES min 2kO to GND 6 3 DC characteristics Input HIGH voltage E E E nae cen b Hi aere ada min 1 75V InputiLOW volt ge nnunibhebesegeu eem ee EP s max 0 9V Output HIGH voltage lou 7 12mA iie e ette dc de edes min 2 4V lou 7 500 ee min 2 8V Output LOW voltage loce TEMA 3 tinet n inem max 0 45V loi 31 9 mA A ES ESE UA max 0 35V 6 4 AC characteristics Input freguency any count input max 100MHz Input LOW time any count input min 2 5ns Input HIGH time any count input sss min 2 5ns Delays GO pur gt counter ON sseseeH ee 35 5ns GO pur gt counter OFF nenn 35 5ns PRESET REACHED GOoutpurt 44444 22 2ns PRESET REACHED counter OFF 30ns COMMON GATEmnpur gt COUNT DISABLE 35 5ns COMMON GATE pur gt COUNT ENABLE 35 5ns INDIVIDUAL GATEmpeur gt COUNT DISABLE 25 bns
7. selection scrbar1 1 scrbar2 2 scrbar3 3 Data files like scaler asc or scaler sts show in addition some data pertaining to the actual measurement IMFHBT comtecGmbH hg Software Description scrtime 28 26 Real time in seconds measured by software sertstart 925311042 970 04 28 1999 15 50 42 Start time in absolute seconds since 1 Jan 1970 sc 01 52516 SCALER1 Scaler contents sc 02 0 SCALER2 sc 03 0 SCALER3 sc 04 0 SCALER4 sc 05 0 SCALERS sc 06 0 SCALER6 sc 07 0 SCALER7 sc 08 0 SCALER8 sc 09 0 SCALERY sc 10 0 SCALER10 sc 11 0 SCALER11 sc 12 0 SCALER12 The following commands perform actions and therefore usually are not included in the SCALER CFG file start Clears the data and starts a new acquisition Further execution of the CTL file is suspended until measurements stops due to a preset start2 Clears and starts system 2 Further execution suspended see start start3 Clears and starts system 3 Further execution suspended see start start4 Clears and starts system 4 Further execution suspended see start halt Stops acquisition of system 1 if running halt2 Stops acquisition of system 2 if running halt3 Stops acquisition of system 3 if running halt4 Stops acquisition of system 4 if running cont Continues acquisition of system 1 If a time preset is already reached the time preset is prolongated by the value which was valid when the start command
8. was executed Further execution of the CTL file is suspended see start cont2 Continues acquisition of system 2 see cont cont3 Continues acquisition of system 3 see cont cont4 Continues acquisition of system 4 see cont SC_A Sets actual module to SC_A for the rest of the controlfile SC B SCD Sets actual module to SC B SC D for the rest of the controlfile savedat Saves data of actual multichannel analyzer An existing file is overwritten load Loads data the filename must be specified before with a command datname De Software Description add Adds data the filename must be specified before with a command datname sub Subtracts data the filename must be specified before with a command datname eras Clears the data of system 1 eras2 Clears the data of system 2 eras3 Clears the data of system 3 eras4 Clears the data of system 4 exit Exits the WMS12 program alert Message Displays a Messagebox containing Message and an OK button that must be pressed before execution can continue waitinfo 5000 Message Displays a Messagebox containing Message an OK and an END button After the specified time 5000 msec the Messagebox vanishes and execution continues OK continues immediately END escapes execution Ux beep Makes a beep The character may be replaced with or left empty The corresponding sound is defined in the WIN INI fil
9. 09 SCALER12 0 Rate 01 33 345 262 Time 11 Figure 4 3 left MS 12 Status window right Ratemeter The scaler settings and contents are automatically saved into the spectra data files A typical example is shown here MS 12 A indicates data of first MS 12 module scactive 1 belongs to system 1 scalnum 12 12 scalers used sccontrol 4058 control register in hex sccosel 0 carry out select scpreset0 0 Scaler 1 Preset value scpreset1 0 Scaler 2 Preset value scrtime 28 26 Real time in seconds measured by software scrtstart 925311042 970 04 28 1999 15 50 42 Start time in absolute seconds since 1 Jan 1970 sc 01 52516 SCALER1 Scaler contents sc 02 0 SCALER2 sc 03 0 SCALER3 sc 04 0 SCALER4 sc 05 0 SCALER5 sc 06 0 SCALER6 sc 07 0 SCALER7 sc 08 0 SCALER8 sc 09 0 SCALERY sc 10 0 SCALER10 sc 11 0 SCALER11 sc 12 0 SCALER12 A detailed documentation of the DLL including examples and sourcecode for Visual Basic and LabVIEW is optional available FAST comtecGmbH Jj 42 Software Description 4 1 The stand alone MS 12 Control program WMS12 EXE The WMS12 EXE is a standalone program for the MS 12 to perform measurements write a log file and save data E MS 12 Control EI Eile Settings Action Help 234 M S 12 Control 1512 Mode EN Eile Settings Action Help Scaler 0 Max ae 1 10000 0 02 al 10000 0 03 J 10000 scaler SCALER1 1 000 000 004 SCALER2 SCALER3 S
10. CALER4 SCALERS SCALER6 SCALER SCALERS SCALERS SCALER10 SCALER11 SCALER12 Rate 401 Time 0 04 10000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 000 000 004 07 0 08 0 0 0 1 e o Figure 4 4 MS 12 Control program left status window right ratemeter At program start the configuration file scaler cfg contains for example the number of MS 12 modules and port addresses see Figure 4 5 and status file scaler sts are loaded It shows a status window that can be changed to a ratemeter display If a scaler cfg file is not found a default file will be written at the first time when the scaler settings dialog is finished by pressing the OK button In the scaler cfg file some settings and the hardware configuration is defined Two lines in this file eventually must be edited by hand the number of MS 12 modules by the line scdevices and the port addresses in the line scbase must be specified FAST comtecGmbH j 42 Software Description scaler cfg Notepad Ecdevices 1 scbase 330 340 350 360 scupdaterate 500 scdatname scaler cfg scsavedata 0 scname7 SCALER7 scname 5CALERS scname9 SCALERS scnamea SCALERIO scnameb SCALER11 scnamec SCALER12 scrmax0 10000 scrmaxl 10000 scrmax2 10000 scrmax3 10000 scrmax4 10000 scrmax5 10000 scrmax6 10000 scrmax7 10000 Figure 4 5 Sample Scaler cfg file In the following the several dialogs are described in detail Clicking in the File menu on the Da
11. Model MS 12 12 Input 100MHz Scaler Card User Manual copyright FAST ComTec GmbH Gr nwalder Weg 28a D 82041 Oberhaching Germany Version 1 0 February 14 2002 Software Warranty Software Warranty FAST ComTec warrants proper operation of this software only when used with software and hardware supplied by FAST ComTec FAST ComTec assumes no responsibility for modifications made to this software by third parties or for the use or reliability of this software if used with hardware or software not supplied by FAST ComTec FAST ComTec makes no other warranty expressed or implied as to the merchantability or fitness for an intended purpose of this software Software License You have purchased the license to use this software not the software itself Since title to this software remains with FAST ComTec you may not sell or transfer this software This license allows you to use this software on only one compatible computer at a time You must get FAST ComTec s written permission for any exception to this license Backup Copy This software is protected by German Copyright Law and by International Copyright Treaties You have FAST ComTec s express permission to make one archival copy of this software for backup protection You may not otherwise copy this software or any part of it for any other purpose Copyright 1999 2002 FAST ComTec Communication Technology GmbH D 82041 Oberhaching Germany All rights reserved This manu
12. The MS 12 card essentially is built of twelve 32bit synchronous counters ref Figure 3 1 Each counter has a count enable and a load input Load overrides the enable and resets the counter In case of counter 0 and 1 the loaded value corresponds to the selected preset The other counters are reset to zero Counting performs when enable is true ref Figure 3 2 on how the enable is derived Connected to each counter is a capture register to enable synchronous readout of all scalers on a common capture command Scalers 0 and 1 also have a carry out available on the 37pin D SUB connector These go low for at least 100ns when the counters reach FFFFFFFF exy When a preset is enabled for scaler 0 and or 1 all counters stop synchronously when the selected preset is reached 32 BIT CAPTURE UP COUNTER REGISTER SCALER 0 load LOAD enable 0 ENABLE AUN ER ENABLE 32 32 32 preset 0 31 0 gt P Q SD am count_0 31 0 capture_0 31 0 CO 9 CO 0 SCALER 1 load LOAD enable 1 ENABLE COUNTER ENABLE 32 32 32 preset_1 31 0 _ gt P QLL p Q count 1 31 0 capture 1 31 0 CO 2COI1 SCALER 2 load LOAD enable 2 gt ENABLE C AUN IRE ENABLE 32 32 32 on 9P QI 3 D a gt count_2 31 0 capture_2 31 0 SCALER 11 load gt
13. al contains proprietary information no part of it may be reproduced by any means without prior written permission of FAST ComTec Gr nwalder Weg 28a D 82041 Oberhaching Germany Tel 49 89 66518050 FAX 49 89 66518040 The information in this manual describes the hardware and the software as accurately as possible but is subject to change without notice IMFAST ComTec GmbH T Remark Remark Please note that the input channels are referenced differently in the hardware and software description In the hardware description the twelve inputs are numbered from 0 to 11 whereas the software references the inputs as number 1 to 12 IMFAST ComTec GmbH I Table of Contents Table of Contents IMFAST ComTec GmbH IV Table of Figures Table of Figures ofthe MCDALAP server MS 12 Settings dialog left used with MCDALAP right with MPA 3 IMFAST ComTec GmbH V Introduction Introduction The Model MS 12 is a multi input scaler that provides twelve 100MHz scalers on a single ISA bus card Two of the scalers are presettable The MS 12 features a crystal time base of 10ns and a 32bit counting depth for each scaler The first scaler can be configured as a timer with 10ns time resolution It is also configurable to work as an in binary steps programmable timebase The start and stop function can also be synchronized with the GO line as used by the MPA 3 Multiparameter System or the SYNC Line of the MCD4LAP Quad Inp
14. driver FASTMCD SYS from the WINNT DRIVER directory Administrator privileges are required Run INSTALL BAT you will be asked Are you sure that you want default Registry entries for one module If not type Ctlr C Press any key to continue Press the ENTER key Now you will be asked to enter the port address in hex enter 320 if you are using the MCD4LAP default address Now you see the question More devices y n Answer with y and enter the port address of the MS 12 for example 330 if the rotary switch points to B Again you will be asked More devices y n If you have only one MCDALAP and one MS 12 answer n otherwise install for each module the suited port address After completion of the installation procedure restart the computer For using the MS 12 with the MPA 3 SPA 3 or MCDLAP the same installation procedure is necessary Again the FASTMCD SYS driver must be installed for the MS 12 under Windows NT The installation of the MPA 3 or SPA 3 software is as usual the FASTMPA driver is necessary for the MPA 3 or SPA 3 hardware The base address of the MS 12 module s must fit to the addresses in the file SCALER CFG containing the MS 12 settings see software description If you are using more than one MS 12 modules for each device a proper port address must be installed The number of MS 12 modules and port addresses must be entered in the SCALER CFG file De Functional Description Functional Description 3 1 Overview
15. e sclog 0 Write log file sclogrefresh 1 Write a line into the log file for every nth update scwindowx 0 Window left corner scwindowy 0 Window upper corner scautoinc 0 Auto increment data file scdatname test asc Name of data file scsavedata 0 Save at Halt MS 12 A Following section pertains to first MS 12 module scactive 1 Module is in system 1 scalnum 12 Number of scalers used max 12 sccontrol 78 Hex value of control register bit 1 output arm on GO line bit 2 GO watch bit 3 remove GO when preset reached bit 4 Gate polarity 1 active high bit 5 enable Gate input DL Software Description bit 6 Load polarity 1 active high bit 7 Load enable bit 10 Preset enable counter 0 bit 11 Preset enable counter 1 bit 13 Scaler 0 as Timer 10 ns bit 14 Enable O wait state transfer sccosel 0 Counter 0 carry out select O Carry out 1 D31 2 D30 15 D17 scpreset0 0 Preset for counter 0 scpreset1 0 Preset for counter 1 scname1 SCALER1 Scaler names scname2 SCALER2 scname3 SCALER3 scname4 SCALER4 scname5 SCALERS5 scname6 SCALER6 scname7 SCALER7 scname8 SCALER8 scnameg SCALER9 scnamea SCALER10 scnameb SCALER11 scnamec SCALER12 scrmax0 10000 Ratemeter maximum scales scrmax1 10000 scrmax2 10000 scrmax3 10000 scrmax4 10000 scrmax5 10000 scrmax6 10000 scrmax7 10000 scrmax8 10000 scrmax9 10000 scrmaxa 10000 scrmaxb 10000 scrbar0 0 Ratemeter bar
16. e count is reached with autoinc on This can be used to finish programmed measure cycles onlast off Switches off the onlast feature Also a manual Stop command Switches it off DL Software Description exec program Executes a program Example exec notepad test ctl opens the notepad editor and loads test ctl The execution of a control file can be finished from with any Halt command from the Action menu 4 3 Controlling the WMS12 EXE via DDE The WMS12 program can be a server for DDE Dynamic Data Exchange Many Windows software packages can use the DDE standard protocols to communicate with other Windows programs for example GRAMS FAMOS or LABView In the following the DDE capabilities of the WMS12 program are described together with a demo VI Virtual Instrument for LabVIEW It is not recommended to use the DDE protocol for LabVIEW as also a DLL interface is available that is much faster The following should be seen as a general description of the DDE conversation capabilities of the WMS12 program 4 3 1 Open Conversation application WMS12 topic MS12 Any application that wants to be a client of a DDE server must open the conversation first by specifying an application and a topic name The application name is WMS12 and the topic is MS12 E wms12dde vi Diagram File Edit Operate Project Windows Help DS 14 9 boas 139 Application Fort Elle E i d Figure 4 8 Ope
17. e in the sounds section delay 4000 Waits specified time 4000 msec 4 sec run controlfile Runs a sequence of commands stored in controlfile This command cannot be nested i e from the controlfile called a second run command cannot be executed onstart command The command is executed always after a start action when the acquisition is already running The command can be any valid command also run controlfile is possible onstart off Switches off the onstart feature Also a manual Stop command switches it off onstop command The command is executed always after a stop caused by a preset reached This can be used to program measure cycles For example the command onstop start makes a loop of this kind onstop off Switches off the onstop feature Also a manual Stop command switches it off lastrun 5 Defines the file count for the last run in a measure cycle After a file with this count or greater was saved with autoinc on instead of the onstop command the onlast command is executed numruns 5 Defines the file count for the last run in a measure cycle The last count is the present one plus the numruns number After a file with this count was saved with autoinc on instead of the onstop command the onlast command is executed onlast command The command is executed after a stop caused by a preset reached or trigger instead of the onstop command when the last fil
18. ecimal Figure 4 10 Getting the total number of data with LabVIEW DATA With the DATA item the data is obtained The value of this item is a multiline string that contains in each line a decimal number as an ASCII string File Edit Operate Project Windows Help EIER balje 13pt Application Font Als E oom xd Time Scaler 1 Homer Scaler 2 Cost Scaler 3 Scaler 4j Scaler 5 Scaler 6 3 Heal Scaler 8 Scaler 9 scaler11 Scaler 12 Figure 4 11 Getting the data with LabVIEW 4 3 4 Close Conversation After finishing the DDE communication with the WMS12 program it must be closed MFAST ComTec GmbH 4 11 Software Description Figure 4 12 Closing the DDE communication in LabVIEW The following figure shows the Panel of the described VI for LabVIEW wms12dde vi ioj x T3pt Application Font 8 E 12 x 1 Figure 4 13 Control Panel of the demo VI for LabVIEW MFAST ComTec GmbH 4 12 Programming 5 Programming 5 1 Register Specification The MS 12 is controlled via input and output to some I O port registers The base address is defined by the rotary switch setting ref chapter Hardware Installation standard B corresponding to 330h Address Width Write Operation Read Operation Comm
19. ent BASE bits 16 CONTROL CONTROL 1 8 ROUTE ROUTE selects capture register no for read 2 16 PRESET LO 0 PRESET LO 0 lower word 3 8 STATUS 4 16 PRESET HI 0 PRESET HI 0 upper word 5 8 6 16 PRESET LO 1 PRESET LO 1 lower word 7 8 8 16 PRESET HI 1 PRESET HI 1 upper word 9 8 10 16 CAPTURE LO OUT lower word 11 8 12 16 CAPTURE HI OUT upper word Figure 5 1 Register Overview FAST CowTecGmbH Jj BA Control register Base 0 Programming The control register is accessed by a 16 bit output or input to the base address 0 The bits in the control register are defined and used as follows D e OONODURON gt AO Name ARM GO ARM GO WATCH GO PRESET GATE POL GATE ENB reserved LOAD ENB LOAD CAPTURE PRESET ENO PRESET EN1 PRESET CLR TIMER EN MODEALAP RESET Route register Base 1 Meaning Arm Scaler card Outputs ARM onto GO line Count when GO TRUE only Remove GO when preset reached Ext GATE polarity 0 act Low 1 act High Enable Common GATE input must be 1 Ext LOAD enable Load Counter Presets by Software Capture all Counter values Preset enable Scaler 0 Preset enable Scaler 1 Clear Preset reached Scaler 0 as Timer 10 ns 0 Halt when GO FALSE level sensitive 1 7 Stop finish counting on falling edge of GO Reset system Figure 5 2 Control register The Route register is accessed by an 8 bit output or input to the base address 1 The bits in the Route registe
20. es The factory setting is 33044 an address commonly not used by other devices MFAST ComTec GmbH 2 1 Installation Procedure 2 2 Software Installation Presently the MS 12 is supported under Windows 3 x 95 98 NT 2000 XP by a standalone program WMS12 EXE and the MCDWIN software for the FAST multichannel analyzers MCDALAP and MCDLAP and under Windows 98 NT 2000 XP by the MPANT software for MPA 3 and SPA 3 To install the standalone software on your hard disk insert the MS 12 disk into drive A Log to drive A by clicking from the explorer change to the proper directory corresponding to your Windows version MS12WIN9x or MS12 WINNT and start the installation batch file by double clicking the INSTALL BAT To install the MCD4LAP software on your hard disk insert the MCD4LAP disk into drive A Log to drive A by clicking from the explorer and start the setup exe by double clicking A directory called C 4LAP is created on the hard disk and all MCDALAP and MCDWIN files are transferred to this directory Drive C is taken as default drive and the MCDALAP working directory as default directory It is not mandatory that the MCDALAP operating software is located in the original directory Then insert the MS 12 disk into drive A and run the INSTALL BAT from the proper directory MCD4LAP WIN After the installation is completed you may copy the files to any other directory For Windows NT 2000 XP it is necessary that you install the device
21. file using the Load command in the file menu e Enable remote mode in the server and send commands via the serial connection The COMCTL DLL is necessary which is part of the optional available MCDLAN software e Open a DDE connection and send the commands via DDE as described in section The application name for opening the DDE connection with the standard 7886 server program W7886 EXE is W7886 the topic is 7886 Implemented are the DDE Execute to perform any command and the DDE Request with items RANGE and DATA e Send the commands over a TCP IP net using a remote shell and the optional available MCDLAN software It is necessary to have a TCP IP Winsock installed like the Trumpet winsockets and that the remote shell daemon program MCWNET is running See the readme file on the installation disk e Send the commands via the DLL interface from LabVIEW a Visual Basic program or any other application software including the complete source code of the DLL and examples optional available e From your own Windows application register a Windows message and then send the command as can be seen in the DLL source code The file scaler cfg contains a complete list of commands for setting parameters An example is scdevices 1 Number of installed MS 12 modules scbase 330 340 350 360 Port addresses of MS 12 modules hex scupdaterate 500 Update rate in msec for status display scmode4lap 0 Mode of GO line use 1 MCD4LAP 0 MPA 3 compatibl
22. meters can be entered from the System dialog of the MCDWIN or MPANT software System Definiton Ic Eb x MC A MC B MC C MC D Scal ScalB Trigger System J Digd System 2 LEN AAK CT Dig 5 System 3 e Dig 6 System 4 Dig Gated Dig 7 a ss ev v v 9 Gg m Dig I 0 Analog Out Trigger Start at high level A vee tatus Dig Voltage Out So u Mmr IK Cancel Save Remote Log Scaler Figure 4 1 System dialog of the MCD4LAP server Press the Scaler button to enter the MS 12 Settings dialog Most settings can be edited in this dialog and are saved in a file named SCALER CFG when pressing the OK button But there are two lines in this file that must be edited by hand the first line scdevices 1 must be changed if you are using more than one MS 12 module write scdevices 2 for 2 modules and so on and the second line scbase 330 340 350 360 must contain the port addresses used for the MS 12 modules FAST comtecGmbh jj 44 Software Description MS 12 Module A MS 12 Module z Start with System 1 r Seren Start with System 1 E Scaler Names Used Scalers 12 TREE Used Scalers 12 zi Extern Common Gate Esm Preset load r deal Common Gate Raa Preset Load IV Enable Enable a Erene m Enable IV Polarity active High IV Polarity active High Sealer 1 Scaler 2
23. ning the DDE conversation with the WMS12 EXE in LabVIEW 4 3 2 DDE Execute The DDE Execute command can be used to perform any action of the WMS12 program Any of the Control command lines described in section can be used For example a seguence of control commands saved in a file TEST CTL can be executed by specifying the command FAST comtecGmbH ge Software Description RUN TEST CTL The WMS12 program then executes the command and after finishing it sends an Acknowledge message to the DDE client This can be used to synchronize the actions in both applications wms12dde vi Diagram labi Ele Edit Operate Project Windows Help Timeout ms Command Ge EI Exec DDE Execute vi Figure 4 9 Executing a WMS12 command from a LabVIEW application 4 3 3 DDE Request The DDE Request is a message exchange to obtain the value of a specified item Only two items are defined for DDE request up to now RANGE and DATA The value is obtained as an ASCII string i e it must be converted by the client to get the numbers All other parameters concerning the WMS12 Setup can be obtained by the client application by reading and evaluating the configuration file RANGE The RANGE item can be used to obtain the total number of data MFAST ComTec GmbH 4 10 Software Description Eile Edit Operate Project Windows Help kalter 130 Application Font z Ee z Uu z wera From D
24. nnector LUMBERG 2 5 MBX 2 Line types ad i aa ee In ied open drain wired AND Inputimpedance A AASMA 100kQ to VCC Series resistor between connector and logic sse 220 CO 0 amp 1 outputs Locatlon in tigen 37 pin female D SUB Polarity carry out of counters active LOW Pulse width int pulse stretching min 100ns Option CO 0 programmable output carry out or data bits 17 31 2 Note depends on user mountable resistor networks in SIL sockets SIL resistors are paralleled by 1kQ 3 Note depends on user mountable resistor networks in SIL sockets SIL resistors are paralleled by 1kQ 4 Note depends on user mountable resistor networks in SIL sockets SIL resistors are paralleled by 1kQ IMFAST ComTec GmbH Appendix 6 2 Appendix 6 6 Physical Size short ISA bus card memmmraenaeeeennnes 166 x 97mm Weight excl accessories etn nennen ene 125g MIFAST ComTec GmbH Appendix 6 3
25. r are defined and used as follows Bit Name Write 0 ROUTE 3 0 1 2 3 4 CO SEL 3 0 5 6 7 IMF AST ComTec GmbH Meaning selects capture scaler output register no ROUTE for read transfer selects which data bit is used for CO 0 02CO 1 D 30 2 D 29 15 D 16 Figure 5 3 Route register 5 2 Programming Status register Base 3 The Status register is accessed by a 8 bit input from the base address 3 The bits in the Status register are defined and used as follows Bit Name Read Meaning 0 PRESET preset reached 1 GO IN GO input 2 GATE GATE input 3 LOAD LOAD input 4 VERSION FPGA Version number 5 6 7 Figure 5 4 Status register PRESET LO 0 Base 2 The lower word of the scaler 0 preset is input and output at this port address When enabled the scaler 0 starts counting from this value and stops at FFFFFFFFh PRESET Hi 0 Base 4 The higher word of the scaler 0 preset is input and output at this port address PRESET LO 1 Base 6 The lowerr word of the scaler 1 preset is input and output at this port address When enabled the scaler 1 starts counting from this value and stops at FFFFFFFFh PRESET HI 1 Base 8 The higher word of the scaler 1 preset is input and output at this port address CAPTURE LO OUT Base 10 The lower word of the scaler selected by the ROUTE register is input from this port address CAPTURE HI OUT Base 12 The higher word of the scaler selected by the ROUTE
26. respectively This enables scaler 0 to be used as binary selectable timebase for another counter which then may work as timer with the programmed time resolution The difference between carry out and bit 31 is that carry out is active for 100ns only while bit 31 has a duty cycle of 50 3 4 GO Line The bidirectional open drain GO line is available on the 37pin D SUB connector For synchronization of several PC cards inside the same computer it is also available on a 2pin header ref Figure 2 1 eg Functional Description The GO line is compatible to the MPA 3 Multiparameter System and the MCDALAP Quad Multichannel Dataprocessor The GO line enables to synchronously control start stop all connected measurement devices The GO line of the MS 12 may be used in level sensitive mode high Go low Halt or edge sensitive a rising edge starts and the subsequent falling edge ends counting For the MCD4LAP use it edge sensitive for the MPA 3 level sensitive UWFAST comtecGmbh Bal Software Description 4 Software Description The software consists essentially of a 32 bit DLL named DMS12 DLL It contains the low level routines to control the hardware and a dialog box to set the parameters The DLL can be used either by the standalone program WMS12 EXE or presently by the respective server programs for the FAST multichannel analyzers MCD4LAP and MCDLAP or the multiparameter system MPA 3 A dialog box for setting the MS 12 para
27. ta item opens the Data Operations dialog box Data Operations Figure 4 6 Data Operations dialog box MFAST ComTec GmbH 4 3 Software Description This dialog allows to edit the data filename and perform operations like Save Load Add Subtract and Erase For more than one scalers make a choice using the System drop down list box of the system containing a set of scalers as defined in the Scaler Settings It is possible to save and load data or execute commands from a control file Click the Browse button to look for files Two types of files can be loaded ASCII files extension ASC or control files CTL The ASCII file contains settings and scaler data The Save button saves the present data The Load button loads data from a file The Add button adds scaler data from a file to the actual scaler values The Sub button subtracts scaler data contained in a file from the actual scaler values Clicking the Erase button erases the actual scaler values The Save at Halt checkbox enables automatic saving of data after stopping a measurement The auto incr checkbox enables automatic incrementing of filenames after each saving operation The Settings Menu contains commands for changing Scaler and Log settings The Scaler Settings dialog is already described see Fig 4 2 The box describing the use of the GO line in this dialog depends on the parameter scmodedlap defined in the default configuration file scaler cfg The menu
28. ut Multichannel Dataprocessor card All twelve scalers are connected to a common GATE enable and a common LOAD reset to start value input Additionally each scaler is also equipped with an INDIVIDUAL GATE input The inputs are designed to accept TTL or positive NIM pulses at a maximum rate of 100MHz The input impedance is configurable The standard values will be 1kQ or 500 aa Installation Procedure 2 Installation Procedure 2 1 Hardware Installation The MS 12 requires an IBM AT or compatible computer with a 386 486 Pentium or higher processor and an available 16 bit slot Several MS 12 cards might be installed in your computer if you have enough available slots A PC with Microsoft Windows 3 1 Windows 95 98 or Windows NT installed is required for use of the supplied control and analysis software Individual GATE Inputs GO Line Connector GO GND Base Address Switch Input Impedance Resistor Networks Figure 2 1 MS 12 Card 37 Pin D SUB Connector First you should locate an unused address in the I O address space of your computer The MS 12 has a small rotary switch ref that determines the base I O address of the card The MS 12 occupies 12 I O addresses starting at this base address The supported base addresses and corresponding switch settings are Switch Base Switch Base Switch Base Switch Base Address Address Address Address E ER ea a EJ E E Figure 2 2 Table of the base I O address
29. values than 32 bit can be realized The Use of the GO line can be defined in the corresponding box The MCDALAP uses this line as Preset Bus in a way that any falling edge can stop an acquisition if Any Preset stops all is enabled in the MCDALAP Settings dialog So the upper checkbox labeled Remove GO when Preset reached can stop the MCDALAP when a preset is reached in the MS 12 and the lower checkbox Stop on falling edge of GO stops the MS 12 controlled by a preset reached in the MCDALAP The MPA 3 multiparameter system and SPA 3 have a global GO Line that is high when the acquisition is running and at low level when it is stopped So there are three checkboxes Count gated with GO Output ARM at GO Line and Remove GO when Preset reached to synchronize the MS 12 scaler There is a choice of two different status displays of the scalers the Status Window displays all scaler contents the time and the rate of scaler 1 the Ratemeter can show in addition a graphic display of the rate of 4 selected scalers The maximum of the graphic bars can be set using an edit field MFAST comtecGmbH e a Software Description MS 12 Ratemeter ME FI MS 12 Module A MS 12 Status BEE Scaler 99 934 909 Max ko1 x LLLI ITIIIITI 120000000 0 SERI 1 173 606 726 SCALER2 0 SCALER3 0 102 zl 1000 SCALER4 0 0 SCALERS 0 03 tooo SCALER6 0 A SCALER 0 SCALERS 0 404 I A ITO rai 8 01 eu SCALER11 0
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