GBS Elektronik MCA-527 Firmware Commands User Manual
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Description of the MCA527 Firmware Commands
Command name
CMD_QUERY_STATE (1
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Continuation)
Result data array
Byte offset 48
Amplifier coarse gain
unsigned short
Byte offset 50
Amplifier fine gain
unsigned short
Byte offset 52
Slow discriminator value
unsigned short meaningless for MCA527
Byte offset 54
Fast discriminator value
unsigned short meaningless for MCA527
Byte offset 56
High voltage [V]
unsigned short
Byte offset 58
High voltage polarity
unsigned short 0 = positive, 1 = negative
Byte offset 60
Power switches
unsigned short 0X80
-24V
ON
0X40
+24V
ON
0X20
-12V
ON
0X10
+12V
ON
0X02
HV
ON
Byte offset 62
PZC value
unsigned short
Byte offset 64
Time offset for PZC and DTC low
unsigned short meaningless for MCA527
Byte offset 66
Time offset for PZC and DTC high
unsigned short meaningless for MCA527
Byte offset 68
Stabilization state or channel
unsigned short
Byte offset 70
Stabilization result
unsigned short STAB_STARTED
= 0
STAB_ACTIVE
= 1
STAB_ERROR
= 3
Byte offset 72
Stab. ROI begin
unsigned short
Byte offset 74
Stab. ROI end
unsigned short
Byte offset 76
ADC input
unsigned short ADC_SHAPING
= 0
ADC_DIRECT_POS
= 3
ADC_DIRECT_NEG
= 4
Byte offset 78
ADC input polarity
unsigned short INPUT_POLARITY_POS = 0
INPUT_POLARITY_NEG = 1
Byte offset 80
Shaping time choice
unsigned short Low shaping time
= 1
High shaping time
= 3
Byte offset 82
Pile up rejection (PUR) state
unsigned short PUR_OFF
= 0
PUR_ON
= 1
Byte offset 84
MCS input
unsigned short MCS_INPUT_TTL
= 0
MCS_INPUT_RATE
= 1
MCS_INPUT_DISCR
= 2
Byte offset 86
MCA serial number
unsigned short
Byte offset 88
MCA hardware version
unsigned short = 0xFFFF
Byte offset 90
MCA firmware version
unsigned short = 0xFFFF
Byte offset 92
MCS channels
unsigned short
Byte offset 94
Last power state
unsigned short
Byte offset 96
Battery capacity [%]
unsigned short
Byte offset 98
Battery life time
unsigned short not supported
34 In the MCA-166 User's Manual, this parameter is named DTC. You find therefore this parameter in the source code under this
name.
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