WinMCS-A revision history ========================= Release 2.05.0003 ================= - debugging: The new program release fixes that occured during file reading. Release 2.05.0002 ================= - revised: Only general maintenance work was done. Release 2.05.0001 ================= - debugging: The new program release fixes a bug within the amplifier setup. The input field for minimum event distance was sometimes grayed out although the parameter should be available. Release 2.05.0000 ================= - new: The new program release contains adjustments to MCA527 firmware version 21.00. Release 2.04.0003 ================= - new: The new program release contains adjustments to MCA527 Nano firmware version 20.01. Release 2.04.0002 ================= - new: The new program release contains adjustments to MCA527 firmware version 19.03. Release 2.04.0001 ================= - new: The new program release supports the MCA-527 OEM with power module. Release 2.04.0000 ================= - new: The help file WinMCS.hlp has been replaced by WinMCS.chm. The new file is needed for Windows 10. - debugging: The new program release fixes a bug within the visual amplifier window. The function buttons F2 and F3 were not enabled at some MCA-527 variants which allows coarse gain adjustment. Release 2.03.0000 ================= - new: The new program release supports the triggering of the measurement by external trigger signals. That feature is new in firmware version 17.00. Release 2.02.0007 ================= - new: The new program release allows to use the new PZC adjustment routine for LF rejection that is available since MCA-527 firmware release 15.04. - new: The new program release has been adapted to MCA-527 firmware release 16.00. - debugging: The new program release fixes a bug that occured if a spectrum file was opened and saved again while the program was offline. In this case the second line of the file block $DTC was not taken over from the one spectrum file to the other. Release 2.02.0006 ================= - debugging: The new program release fixes a bug that occurred if the fine gain exceeded 3.2767. In this case, a wrong negative value for fine gain was displayed in the summary dialog. Release 2.02.0005 ================= - changed: The IDs within the inspection information dialog allows alphanumeric characters now. - debugging: The new program release fixes a bug that occurred during file writing if the fine gain exceeded 3.2767. In this case, a wrong negative value for fine gain was written in the spectrum file. Release 2.02.0004 ================= - debugging: The new program release fixes a bug that occurred during file writing if the dead time exceeded 32767 milliseconds. Release 2.02.0003 ================= - debugging: The new program release fixes a bug with the stabilisation parameters within the spectrum file. If commands were executed in a certain order, the program wrote wrong parameters into the $STAB block of the spectrum file. Because of the wrong parameters, the file could not be re-read. Release 2.02.0002 ================= - debugging: The new program release supplies a new communication library which fixes a problem that occurs if both old and new programs for the Mini MCA are installed on the PC. Programs that can only operate the MCA-166 are regarded as old programs. Programs that can additionally operate the MCA-527 are regarded as new programs. - debugging: The new program release removes a problem that occurred if the user did the following three things: opening a file, starting a measurement and saving a file. In this case some of the data from the old file was mistakenly written into the new file. Release 2.02.0001 ================= - debugging: The new program release fixes bugs that occured during file reading for printing and for creating a report table. - new: The new program release allows to change the MCA-527 processor core clock. (MCA-527 firmware 13.04 or higher) Release 2.02.0000 ================= - new: From now on the program writes the actual stabilization ROI in all cases. The previous program releases constantly wrote 4 and 120 for ROI begin and ROI end in case of automatic stabilization ROI, because program releases older than 2.00.0001 did not read the actual parameters without an error message. (This innovation is introduced now in the hope that this older program releases are no more in use.) - new: The new program release considers the dead time that is returned from MCA-527 with firmware version 13.00 or higher. - debugging: The high voltage setup dialog hung up if the communication was broken during the high voltage setting. Release 2.01.0004 ================= - debugging: Release 2.01.0003 notifies a reasonless syntax error within $STAB. Release 2.01.0003 ================= - debugging: At firmware repeat mode, the previous program releases did not write the temperature values of the just finished measurement cycle into the spectrum file but the temperature values of the measurement cycle before it. - new: adaptation to the features of MCA-527 Micro Release 2.01.0002 ================= - debugging: Release 2.01.0000 and 2.01.0001 provided a faulty communication function library (mca32com.dll). The program crashed if the USB driver had not yet been installed. Release 2.01.0001 ================= - debugging: The previous program releases did not consider that the MCA-527 OEM and MCA-527 Micro do not supply valid HV and battery state. Release 2.01.0000 ================= - debugging: The signal for gating was mixed up. Besides, the both gating signal states are named with "low" and "high" now. - new: The amplifier setup considers that the MCA-527 Oscilloscope (version 1.03.0000) is now able to modify shaping time and flat top time. - new: The new program release serves the USB interface directly now. - new: During the connection buildup, the new program release automatically detects all available MCA's. If the previously connected MCA is not detectable, the list of all detected MCA's is displayed. Release 2.00.0003 ================= - new: The new program release supports the new trigger filter (4*-1; 12*0; 4*+1) of the MCA-527 firmware version 12.00. - new: The new program release is able to take account of gated spectra. - hint: It is recommendable to update the MCA-527 firmware to 12.00. The previous firmware versions contain a bug referring to MCS repeat mode with gating==sort. Release 2.00.0002 (beta) ======================== - new: The new program release allows adjusting the gain and setting the stabilization at the MCA-527 with ADC Input='direct'. Polarity and gain remain unchanged if the ADC Input is changed from 'shaping' to 'direct'. - hint: It is recommendable to update the MCA-527 firmware to 11.14. Release 2.00.0001 (beta) ======================== - debugging: The file block $STAB caused a syntax error if the stabilization ROI size is larger than 249. The cause of the supposed syntax error, is a new feature of the MCA-527. Because if the MCA-527 is instructed to find the stabilization ROI automatically, it returns the search area instead of the stabilization ROI as long as the stabilization ROI has not be found yet. The new program release considers the new feature of the MCA-527 now. - new: The file block $STAB has been expanded with a new line that sets whether the "gated" or "ungated" spectrum shall be used for stabilization. - debugging: the setups for the previous releases did not install the FTDI CDM Driver Package (USB driver) correctly under Windows 7 (32 bit) and Windows Vista (32 bit). Release 2.00.0000 (beta) ======================== - new: supports the features of the MCA-527 Release 1.03.0001 ================= - new: shows how the MCA-166 is being charged - new: allows to switch USB charging on or off Release 1.03.0000 ================= - new: operates the MCA-166-USB with 307200 baud - new: automatic search for COM port Release 1.02.0002 ================= - debugging: the program crashed if 4096 channels and more than 524280 ms time per channel was set Release 1.02.0001 ================= - new: synchronization between the communication of MCA-166 and the additional device, this feature is important at radio communication - debugging: the real time was not be displayed correctly after file reading (release 1.02.0000 only) Release 1.02.0000 ================= - new: the program allows to connect an additional device; the data from this device are displayed together with the data from the MCA-166 Release 1.01.0004 ================= - new: the program exits if it notices a reboot of an instance of WinSPEC for Automation Release 1.01.0003 ================= - debugging: at preferences file saving and opening the wrong file extension was displayed Release 1.01.0002 ================= - debugging: the program crashed under some circumstances with error No 387 "Set not permitted" after pressing F4 Release 1.01.0001 ================= - debugging: TREND99 ran under certain circumstances although it was unchecked Release 1.01.0000 ================= - debugging: all visual setup windows: the cursor stopped without a reason during moving it to right with the keyboard at 128 and 256 channels - new: it is possible to run several instances of the program with different preferences, in order to use the new feature the user has to do any special things, (please ask for the detailed instruction) - new: 3-point-energy-calibration Release 1.00.0003 ================= - spectrum file: block $POWER_STATE, item UHVs was wrong - improved start procedure: If the connection to the MCA is just broken during the threshold or amplifier setup, the MCA remains in a wrong mode. Older versions did not reconnect the MCA properly. Release 1.00.0002 ================= - completion for special MCAs with very high shaping time (>25.5 µs) Release 1.00.0001 ================= - with TREND99 software now