Chapter 4 System Setup
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1.
If the Definition currently being displayed has not been changed since it was
last saved (no asterisk in the Title Bar), you will be asked if you want to
erase the current Definition. Click on
OK
to erase it, or
Cancel
to return to
the Input Definition Editor.
2.
If the Definition currently being displayed has been changed but not saved,
you will be given a chance to save it.
The Input Definition Report
The
File | Report
menu command always saves to a disk file, but if you click on
Yes
in the dialog box that pops up, you can send the report to a disk file
and
print the
report as well. Click on
No
to save it to a disk file without printing the report.
The MCA Input Definition (MID) Editor
This section discusses using the MCA Input Definition (MID) Editor. The MID
Editor is optional, part of the Genie 2000 product, and not a part of the Lynx product.
Note: This shows examples of screens and entry names that you might see, not
necessarily exact details for your configuration, which can vary.
The MID Editor is used to set parameters of your MCA as desired, and then save
those settings as a MID file. In addition to using the MID Editor to create a new input
definition, it may be used to edit an existing MID file. You may choose to use the
MID Editor to change the default settings for some of the Lynx DSA's programmable
components.
Basic Concepts
We'll review some basic concepts that are important to understand before actually
getting into the details of how you define your system's MCAs.
Multiple MCA Configurations
Since MCA definitions are saved in individual files called MID files, you can have as
many definitions as you like. For example, you might have one MCA defined as a
1K
Sodium Iodide Spectroscopy MCA
in one file and another as a
2K Sodium Iodide
Spectroscopy MCA
in another file.
Although MID files can reside in your PC’s disk storage, to establish communication
with a Lynx, the device’s MCA definition(s) must be loaded into Genie’s run-time
configuration database managed by the Virtual Data Manager (VDM).
A previously-loaded configuration can be edited with the MID Editor, but must first
be unloaded from the database, edited, then re-loaded back into the database.
The MID Wizard can create and load a new MCA definition; it cannot unload a
definition once loaded into the database. The MID Editor must be used for unloading,
editing, and re-loading.
