Time Controller Series User Manual
Section 6: Operating the Time Controller Software
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On changing, the ‘Bin count’ field will be automatically changed based on the value
in the ‘Max’ field.
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Refresh time:
Set the time interval in which the data acquisition refreshes in the Time
Controller GUI.
If a change in the Max bin, Bin count, or Bin width
does not change the ‘Bin count’ or ‘Max
bin’
field correctly, click down and then up in the right-hand of the field that was changed.
6.3.3
Saving Data
Data is saved automatically during an acquisition. Use the
‘
Saving
’
options to define how the data is
saved for both histogram and timestamp data.
Figure 20: Saving options view
Note
: You must choose whether data will be saved prior to beginning an
acquisition. It is not possible to save data in the Time Controller GUI after an
acquisition is complete, even if the data is plotted in the histogram workspace.
Current directory:
Select the folder you wish the measurement results to be saved to.
Histogram / Timestamps:
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Save:
Prior to running the acquisition, to save the data to be collected, s
elect the ‘
Save
’
checkbox in the Histogram and/or Timestamps tab as appropriate.
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Include start index:
(Timestamps only) For each data point, include the number of counts on
the reference channel at the time of measurement.
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File name:
select a base filename for the saved data
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Save mode:
Select one of the four choices for save mode:
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Overwrite:
This will overwrite any data in the existing data file.
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Append:
This will append data to the existing data file.
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With Date:
This will add a time & date to the file name and save a new file on each
acquisition.
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With Counter:
This will add an incremental counter to the file name and save a new
file on each acquisition.
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Format:
(Timestamps only) Select whether to save the timestamp data as ascii text or in
uint64 binary format.