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counter(s) are full, but clicking the corresponding
Reset
button immediately zeros the timer and restarts
acquisition.
Figure 9. Timer Readout Features.
At the lower left of the screen is the
MCB
droplist, which lists all 928s found by the MCB Configuration program (no
non-928 multichannel buffers are listed); and the
Show Setup Screen
button, which opens the Instrument Settings
screen discussed in the next section.
3.3.3.
Counter/Timer Group Controls
For all modules except the 928-MCB, the lower right section of the main screen displays the two sets of group control
buttons shown in Figure 10.
Figure 10. Group Control Buttons.
These enable/disable/reset buttons work with the Group 1 and 2 enable and reset options on the Instrument Settings
screen. They allow you to gang one or more counters and/or timers together, then enable, disable, and reset them
simultaneously. You can add additional counters (for instance, one or more 928s) to a group by configuring the first
928’s Output 1 and 2 settings and cabling the unit to the additional counters. See Sections 3.3.5 through 3.3.7 for
group setup examples.
3.3.4.
The Instrument Settings Screen
Click
Show Setup Screen
to display the screen shown in Figure 11.
3.3.4.1.
C
OUNTER
S
ETUP
(A
LL
M
ODULES
E
XCEPT
928-MCB)
The available counter settings are shown in Figure 12.
Friendly name
— Optionally assign alternative names to the counters.
Counter input
— A counter input can be used simply as a pulse counter, or can count any of the internal signals on the
list.
Gate input
— The gate can be set as inactive (always on), connected to the interval signal from either of the timers, or
controlled from any of the six front-panel inputs.
