Modify the DAQ Electronics Settings

pTA Settings

In case that you are using the pTA DAQ electronics, the settings can be modified as follows

With the tab pTA Settings active you have the following buttons available:

Select Mode:

shows a list of defined modes and prompts for the name of the mode to be in use;

Modify this Mode's Settings:

modifies the set-up of the currently selected mode;

Show this Mode's Settings:

shows the set-up of the currently used mode;

Show Settings of Mode...:

shows a list of defined modes and prompts for the name of the mode to be shown.

Create Mode:

creates a new pTA mode.
If an instrument specific template file is available (mode_template_WSNAME.odb in /userdisk0/musr/exp/td_musr/midas on the Linux backend computer) mode set-up will be read from the template file. Currently the maximum number of modes is limited to 6;

Copy Mode:

does what it says;

Rename Mode:

does what it says;

Delete Mode:

does what it says;

Save Mode:

saves mode into an ASCII file (*.odb) in directory /userdisk0/musr/exp/td_musr/midas on the Linux backend computer;

Restore Mode:

reads mode information from an ASCII file (*.odb) located in /userdisk0/musr/exp/td_musr/midas on the Linux backend computer.

Note:

A mode must be selected before it may be modified or used for data-acquisition. The last selected mode will be used when data acquisition is started.
When a run is active, the selection is restricted and basically allows you solely to change the time-zero, first good bin and last good bin of the histograms

TDC Settings

In case that you are using the CAEN TDC DAQ electronics, the settings can be modified/seen/saved by selecting the tab TDC Settings to be active:

Modify Settings:

modifies the set-up of the TDC. Each setup configuration is saved on a file located on the back-end computer. A Wizard-Tab will lead the user through the setup configuration.

The first wizard tab will prompt you for the name of the TDC-setting file.

The 2nd wizard-tab will ask you for a confirmation of the histograms to be saved and added.

On the 3rd wizard-tab, the time window and the time resolution can be changed.

On the 4th wizard-tab, the time-zero, first good bin and last good bin of the histograms can be set. The values can be given either in 'bin units' (resolution depending of the choosen binning) or in 'TDC units' (representing 0.1953125 ns/channel). Note that when attempting to change the TDC settings when a run is active, these options are the only one which can be modified.

The changes can finally be saved on a TDC-settings file.

Show Settings:

shows the present settings used by the TDC. A short version is displayed, but a extensive list of the setting parameters can be reached by hitting the button More.

The main TDC settings are display when choosing the Show Settings option. More setttings are available with the More button.

Save Settings:

does what it says.