Installation Procedure
ComTec GmbH
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IMPORTANT:
All setup and control data exchange is handled over “USB 1”. Thus, “USB 1” must always be
connected to the host computer.
When the software and driver are already installed the computer will detect the MCS6
automatically as soon as it is connected.
2.5. Getting
Started
2.5.1. Getting Started with a basic SINGLE measurement
What we are going to setup now is a simple SINGLE measurement using one external ADC. The
acquired spectrum will have a range of 1k channels corresponding to a 1k ADC conversion gain
setting.
First step is to start the MPA4 software by double clicking the corresponding icon. This will
automatically start the MPANT program. On startup the MPA4 Server is iconized and one does
not have to worry about it since all hardware settings are also accessible from the MPANT
program which actually is the graphical user interface and which will appear now on your screen
(ref. Fig. 2.6).
Now we have to change the system settings to one ADC (default is four or eight) only. Click on
Options – Hardware Settings…
or to find the MPA4 Settings window pop up (see Fig. 2.6).
Fig. 2.6: MPA4 / MPANT startup screen