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The DAQ has moved to [https://sites.google.com/site/tofamsdaq/ a new site]
 
 
 
 
See Also: [[ToF-AMS DAQ FAQs]]; [[ToF-AMS DAQ Release Notes]]; [[ToF-AMS Main]]
 
 
 
 
 
== Latest Versions ==
 
 
 
{| style="color:black; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
 
!Version
 
!Date
 
!Type
 
!Release Notes
 
 
 
|-
 
|[http://cires.colorado.edu/jimenez-group/ToFAMSResources/ToFSoftware/Downloads/ToFAcq/ToFAMS_v310.exe '''V3.1.0''']
 
|23-August-2010
 
|Public
 
|[[ToF-AMS_DAQ_Release_Notes#3.0.31_.287-May-2010.29 | Read]]
 
|}
 
 
 
== News ==
 
*'''02-Feb-2010''' v3.0.28 posted.  Many interface changes described in release notes (3.0.25 - .28). Browse menu controls to see new key commands. 
 
*'''07-Jan-2010''' Happy New Year! v3.0.24 posted.  Major changes in LS functionality. 
 
*'''07-Dec-2009''' v3.0.21 posted.  Primarily fixes for bugs reported in v3.0.19.
 
*'''07-Dec-2009''' [[ToF-AMS DAQ FAQs]] and [[ToF-AMS DAQ Release Notes]] moved to Wikis.
 
*'''07-Dec-2009''' [http://cires.colorado.edu/jimenez-group/ToFAMSResources/ToFSoftware/Downloads/ToFAcq/feedback.html DAQ Feedback Form] will be linked from help menu on front panel of the DAQ beginning with v3.0.20.  Use to submit requests or bug reports directly from DAQ, when you do not have quick access to email.
 
*'''31-Oct-2009'''  [http://cires.colorado.edu/jimenez-group/UsrMtgs/UsersMtg10/091031_DAQ_UsersMeeting_Kimmel.pdf Slides from DAQ Update] at 2009 Users Meeting
 
 
 
== Known Bugs in Recent Releases ==
 
 
 
{| style="color:black; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
 
!Severity
 
!Window
 
!Description
 
!Work around
 
!Fixed In Version
 
 
 
|-
 
|Minor
 
|Menu Window
 
|Digital Out values were forced to "0" each time menu window was opened
 
|
 
|3.0.29
 
 
 
 
 
|-
 
|Minor
 
|Acquisition Window
 
|Nitrate loadings displayed in table are actually 3x NH4 loading. Error in DAQ calculation. Display and raw data not affected (Squirrel correct). Nitrate loading recorded in infoVal dataset and real time is wrong.
 
|
 
|3.0.21
 
 
 
 
 
|-
 
|Minor
 
|Menu Window
 
|If swap button was used, calibration group and sampling type values did not update.
 
|Change manually after swap.
 
|3.0.21
 
 
 
 
 
|-
 
|Minor
 
|Acquisition Window
 
|First PTOF display inactive.  Acquisition is not affected. Suspect bug appeared in roughly v3.0.15
 
|
 
|3.0.21
 
 
 
|-
 
|Minor
 
|Bitwise
 
|Changes to MCP voltage using +/- 10V buttons are not saved to menu.
 
|Input new voltages in calibration window.
 
|3.0.24
 
 
 
 
 
|-
 
|Major
 
|BFSP Acquisition
 
|AS BFSP filtering never found particles.
 
|Input appropriate masses for user m/z filtering
 
|3.0.17+
 
 
 
|-
 
|Minor
 
|Menu Window
 
|GZip compression would turn on/off independent of check box in menu window.
 
|
 
|3.0.15+
 
 
 
|-
 
|Minor
 
|Acquisition Window
 
|Software crashed if acquisition was stopped in, for instance, V-mode, acquire window was exited, menu was changed to W-mode using arrows on front panel, and acquisition was restarted.
 
|
 
|3.0.14+
 
 
 
|-
 
|Minor
 
|Acquisition
 
|Crash at save with error to the effect of "Path C:/ToFAMS/ToFAMSData/LogFiles/TimeTrace/MS/xxx_MS.itx does not exist"
 
|(i) Disable Save or RT on Avg and Saving Tab or (ii) Manually create directory ToFAMSData/LogFiles/MS 
 
|3.0.10+
 
 
 
 
 
|-
 
|Minor
 
|Non-autosave (F3) PTOF HDF
 
|PTOF save with F3 has error in RunInfo dataset that prevents normal use in Squirrel.
 
|Email Joel/Donna for Squirrel fix
 
|3.0.8+
 
 
 
|-
 
|Minor
 
|Itx File
 
|InfoVals in itx files later than version 3.0.0 had syntax error that prevented files from being opened in Igor.
 
|
 
|3.0.6+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
|}
 
 
 
== Other Downloads ==
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
=== Supplemental ===
 
 
 
{| style="color:black; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
 
!Name
 
!Date
 
!Notes
 
!Link
 
 
 
|-
 
|ToF-AMS DAQ dlls
 
|
 
|Necessary for v2.2.22+
 
|[http://cires.colorado.edu/jimenez-group/ToFAMSResources/ToFSoftware/Downloads/Supplemental/ToFAMSDAQDlls.zip Download (.zip)]
 
|-
 
|CRITR 1.1
 
|
 
|Program for movement of chopper, TOF Triggering, and monitor/save of slow board voltages
 
|[http://cires.colorado.edu/jimenez-group/ToFAMSResources/ToFSoftware/Downloads/Supplemental/CRiTR_v1_1.exe Download]
 
|-
 
|DAQ QuickView Display
 
|
 
|By D. Sueper. Save to C:\ToFAMS\ToFAMSData\LogFiles\TimeTrace
 
|[http://cires.colorado.edu/jimenez-group/ToFAMSResources/ToFSoftware/Downloads/Supplemental/DAQ_QuickView.ipf Download]
 
|-
 
 
 
|Exact Mass File (v1.1)
 
|19-March-2007
 
|Displays list of m/z values in calibration window. Save to C:\ToFAMS\ToFAMSCode.
 
|[http://cires.colorado.edu/jimenez-group/ToFAMSResources/ToFSoftware/Downloads/Supplemental/ExactMass.csv Download]
 
|-
 
 
 
|Compress HDF files
 
|25-May-2009
 
|By D.Sueper. A stand-alone ipf file that compresses existing DAQ .hdf files.
 
|[http://cires.colorado.edu/jimenez-group/ToFAMSResources/ToFSoftware/Downloads/Supplemental/CompactHDFProcedure_1_0.ipf Download]
 
|-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
|}
 
 
 
=== External ===
 
 
 
{| style="color:black; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
 
!Name
 
!Notes
 
!Link
 
|-
 
 
 
|Tofwerk TPS Control Software
 
|
 
|Email Joel
 
|-
 
 
 
|NI-DAQmx
 
|DAQ Requires v8.6.1
 
|[http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/950/lang/en link]
 
|-
 
 
 
|Acqiris Digitizer Software and Drivers
 
|Follow Link or Search "Acqiris Software" at [http://www.agilent.com/ Agilent.com] 
 
|[http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/techSupport.jspx?cc=US&lc=eng&nid=-35501.733417.00&pid=1197886&pageMode=DS Link]
 
|-
 
 
 
|Microsoft .NET Framework Version 1.1
 
|Follow Link or Search "Framework 1.1" at [http://www.microsoft.com/ Microsoft.com] 
 
|[http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=262d25e3-f589-4842-8157-034d1e7cf3a3&displaylang=en Link]
 
|-
 
 
 
|}
 
 
 
 
 
== Documentation ==
 
 
 
===[http://cires.colorado.edu/jimenez-group/ToFAMSResources/ToFSoftware/Downloads/Supplemental/ToF-AMS_DAQ_UM_v30.pdf ToF-AMS DAQ Manual (.pdf)]===
 
The linked pdf always describes the most recent beta version.
 
 
 
=== Release Notes ===
 
*[[ToF-AMS DAQ Release Notes]] Compiled release notes for v3.0.3+
 
*[http://docs.google.com/View?docID=0AakKIkjDi9nmZGhwOThwNjdfNTZmNXpyMjlnZw&revision=_latest&hgd=1 Archive] of release notes for v2.1.4 and earlier.
 
 
 
===[http://cires.colorado.edu/jimenez-group/ToFAMSResources/ToFSoftware/Downloads/Supplemental/LS_Technical_081218.pdf Technical Specifications for LS Mode (.pdf)]===
 
Timing and logic diagrams for LS mode.  Use of LS mode is described the manual.
 
 
 
===[[ToF-AMS DAQ FAQs]]===
 

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