Viewing the Current Database
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Before you start an experiment you simply pick the pre-defined configuration you
want to use by selecting the appropriate MID file and loading it into the run-time
database with the MID Editor. Once loaded into the database, the definitions will
remain in the database even after rebooting the PC.
Because an MCA definition file can include any or all of the MCAs that are available
to your system, you can use more than one MCA at a time. However, each MCA can
be included only once in a given definition file and each MCA in that file must have
a unique name and/or IP address.
Lynx Building an MCA Definition
Building an MCA Definition means:
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Selecting the MCA and front end hardware to be used for each input through
the Device Menu. To do so, you add the MCA through the MID Editor’s Edit
Menu.
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Defining the operating characteristics and modes for each MCA through the
Settings Menu.
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After your desired settings for this MCA Definition have been achieved, save
the MCA Input Definition as a MID file.
We'll discuss how to add (and delete) the MID editor's MCA entries and will explain
what the definition entry consists of, and how to build an MCA Definition list.
Using the MCA Definition Table
The whole purpose behind building MCA Input Definitions is to let Genie know the
number and types of MCAs you’ll be using with your system. You do this by loading
one or more MCA Definition Files into the MCA Runtime Configuration Database.
This database is shared by all of the programs which make up the Genie software
package, and is used by those programs to gain access to the actual MCA hardware in
your system. In this section we’ll take a look at the procedures used for setting up
that database.
Viewing the Current Database
To view the current contents of the database, click on the Database menu’s
View
command. If you click on a line in the list, you can use the Device and Settings
menus to look at details of that definition. Click on
OK
to close the View window.
