ToF-AMS DAQ

See Also: ToF-AMS DAQ FAQs; ToF-AMS DAQ Release Notes; ToF-AMS Main

Latest Versions

Version	Date	Type	Release Notes
V3.0.3	06-March-2009	Public	Read Notes on First mx Install
V3.0.29	04-Mar-2010	Beta	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 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 Slides from DAQ Update at 2009 Users Meeting

Known Bugs in Recent Releases

Severity	Window	Description	Work around	Fixed In Version
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

Name	Date	Notes	Link
ToF-AMS DAQ dlls		Necessary for v2.2.22+	Download (.zip)
CRITR 1.1		Program for movement of chopper, TOF Triggering, and monitor/save of slow board voltages	Download
DAQ QuickView Display		By D. Sueper. Save to C:\ToFAMS\ToFAMSData\LogFiles\TimeTrace	Download
Exact Mass File (v1.1)	19-March-2007	Displays list of m/z values in calibration window. Save to C:\ToFAMS\ToFAMSCode.	Download
Compress HDF files	25-May-2009	By D.Sueper. A stand-alone ipf file that compresses existing DAQ .hdf files.	Download

External

Name	Notes	Link
Tofwerk TPS Control Software		Email Joel
NI-DAQmx	DAQ Requires v8.6.1	link
Acqiris Digitizer Software and Drivers	Follow Link or Search "Acqiris Software" at Agilent.com	Link
Microsoft .NET Framework Version 1.1	Follow Link or Search "Framework 1.1" at Microsoft.com	Link

Documentation

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+
• Archive of release notes for v2.1.4 and earlier.

Technical Specifications for LS Mode (.pdf)

Timing and logic diagrams for LS mode. Use of LS mode is described the manual.