5-2
C
OUNTER
S
ET
-U
P
Step 1
Once all the connections have been made, power up your system (first turn on the
ECU-Plus, then the computer and the video monitor).
Step 2
In order to activate the counter software, the
[Aurora]
section of the
stages.ini
file must include the following entries:
CounterBoard=Yes
Line5=Counter_1, InActive, Counter1, NonInverted
Line6=Counter_2, InActive, Counter2, NonInverted
Step 3
Open the SPMLab software, and enter the Data Acquisition module.
Step 4
Select S
ETUP
⇒
C
OUNTER
. The Counter Setup dialog box opens, as shown in
Figure 5-1.
Figure 5-1
Counter Setup Dialog Box
TTL O
UT
This setting determines where the ECU-Plus outputs a synchronization pulse.
D
ISABLED
Counting is not active, and both counters will display zero. Use this setting for
running the non-photon-counting PMT or for any other scanning that does not require the
counter. When the counter board is disabled, the scanning routine will disregard the inte-
gration time setting.
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