EPICS

synApps: mca

Module Owner: Mark Rivers: University of Chicago

This page is the home of mca. 

mca supports Multi-Channel Analyzers (hence the name), and also related devices such as multi-channel scalers (MCS), waveform digitizers, and programmable ADCs, amplifiers and power supplies.

mca includes a new record, the mcaRecord.

Devices supported in mca include:

From Canberra Industries

From Struck Innovative Systems

mcaRecord device support for additional devices can be found in other synApps modules that I've written.  These include dxp, ip330, and quadEM.

Please email any comments and bug reports to Mark Rivers who is responsible for coordinating development and releases.

Where to find it

You can download the software from the links in the table below:

Module Version Release Date Filename Documentation Release Notes Known Problems
R6-1 5-Nov-2003 mcaR6-1.tar.gz mcaDoc.html Release notes See release notes
R5-4 26-May-2003 mcaR5-4.tar.gz mcaDoc.html Release notes see release notes
R5-3 3-Apr-2003 mcaR5-3.tar.gz mcaDoc.html Release notes see release notes
R5-2 29-Jul-2002 mcaR5-2.tar.gz mcaDoc.html Release notes see release notes

Required Modules

mca Version Requires module Release needed Required for
R6-1
 EPICS base
mpf
std 		3.14.4
R2-4
R2-2 		Base support
Communication with devices
Records used in databases
R5-4
 EPICS base
mpf
std		 3.13.7
R1-10
R1-3		 Base support
Communication with devices
Records used in databases
R5-3
 EPICS base
mpf
std		 3.13.3
R1-8
R1-2?		 Base support
Communication with devices
Records used in databases
R5-2
 EPICS base
mpf
std		 3.13.3
R1-8
R1-2?		 Base support
Communication with devices
Records used in databases

Installation and Building

After obtaining a copy of the distribution, it must be installed and built for use at your site. These steps only need to be performed once for the site (unless versions of the module running under different releases of EPICS and/or the other required modules are needed).

  1. Create an installation directory for the module, usually this will end with

    .../support/
  2. Place the distribution file in this directory. Then issue the commands (Unix style) 
    gunzip mcaRX-Y.tar.gz

tar xvf mcaRX-Y.tar
    where X-Y is the release.
  3. This creates a <top> application.
    .../support/mcaRX-Y
  4. Edit the config[ure]/RELEASE file and set the paths to your installation of EPICS base and to your versions of mpf and std.
  5. Run gnumake in the top level directory and check for any compilation errors.
  6. Please email  Mark Rivers  so that a record can be kept of which sites are using this software.

In Use

This software was originally developed by Mark Rivers and Tim Mooney.