ORTEC Easy-MCS, Hardware User Manual

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Easy-MCS
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Multichannel Scaler and MCS-32 (A73-B32) Software 931054C / 1213
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SET_SCA_LOWER <f>
Sets the SCA lower-level discriminator voltage to <f> volts. <f> is a floating-point number
that may take on values from 0 to 10. If an invalid value is specified, the MCS rounds off to
the nearest legal value. This command performs the same function as the Lower slide bar on
the Input Control dialog (Acquire/Input Control...). This command fails if the buffer is
selected.
SET_SCA_UPPER <f>
Sets the SCA upper-level discriminator voltage to <f> volts. <f> is a floating-point number
that may take on values from 0 to 10. If an invalid value is specified, the MCS rounds off to
the nearest legal value. This command performs the same function as the Upper SCA slide
bar on the Input Control dialog (Acquire/Input Control...). This command fails if the buffer
is selected.
SET_TRIGGER <n>
Sets the trigger to Internal if <n> is 0, and to External if <n> is not 0. This command fails if
the buffer is selected, or the MCS is acquiring data.
SMOOTH
Smooths the data in the buffer using a five-point, area-preserving, binomial smoothing algo-
rithm. Its function is the same as Smooth under the Calculate menu. The original contents
of the buffer are lost. This command fails if the buffer is not selected.
START
Initiates data collection in the selected MCS. This function is the same as Start under the
Acquire menu. This command fails if the buffer is selected.
STOP
Stops data collection in the selected MCS at the end of the current pass. To stop before the
end of the current pass, issue this command twice. If the MCS has already been stopped,
STOP has no effect. This command has the same function as Stop under the Acquire menu.
It fails if the buffer is selected.
STRIP <factor>,”file.mcs”
Strips the disk spectrum from the spectrum in the buffer, and stores the results in the buffer.
The disk and buffer spectra must be the same size. The disk spectrum can be scaled up or
down by <factor> (a constant) or, if <factor> is zero, by the ratio of the pass counts of the
two spectra. This command fails if the buffer is not selected.