GBS Elektronik MCA-527 Firmware Commands - Manual (Page 9)

Description of the MCA527 Firmware Commands
Command name CMD_SET_TIME_PER_CHANNEL527
Compatibility New MCA527 command.
Execution right Necessary
Description The command sets the dwell time per channel (tpc: 1 … 42949672 15 ) for the MCS mode. The dwell
time is tpc * 0.1 ms.
The command is ignored and responds with an error value if a measurement is still running.
Format integer integer long integer integer
Parameter preamble command tpc 0 end flag
Byte string (HEX) A5 5A 15 01 tpc
l
... ... tpc
h
00 00 B9 9B
Remarks This command has been added for setting the dwell time with higher resolution.
Command name CMD_SET_GAIN
Compatibility Compatible to the MCA166 command.
Execution right Necessary
Description The command sets the amplifier coarse(cg) and fine gain(fg).
cg:
2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 or 1000
fg: 5000 ... 65000
Format integer integer integer integer integer integer
Parameter preamble command cg fg 0 end flag
Byte string (HEX) A5 5A 4C 00 cg
l
cg
h
fg
l
fg
h
00 00 B9 9B
Remarks Not all coarse gain levels are realized by hardware. Some coarse gain levels are realized by
firmware. The information that coarse gain levels are really hardware-based is returned by
CMD_QUERY_STATE527, byte offset 125.
Command name CMD_SET_OFFSET_DAC
Compatibility New MCA527 command.
Execution right Necessary
Description The command sets the offset DAC 16 .
dac: 0 … 16383
Format integer integer integer long integer
Parameter preamble command dac 0 end flag
Byte string (HEX) A5 5A 0A 01 dac
l
dac
h
00 00 00 00 B9 9B
15 As from firmware version 13.04, the upper bound has been reduced in favor of other requirements.
16 There are hardware modifications without offset DAC. In such a case, the command has no effect.
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