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EA device

Namespace

The efa namespace contains properties that provide the parameters for EFA hardware (if available).

  • The namespace URI is http://ns.pointelectronic.com/EFA/1.0/
  • The preferred field namespace prefix is efa
  • Type for all properties is float

Depending on the EA system used there will be different sets of parameter names.

V1 Common

Name Description
Bias Bias voltage
BiasEnabled Bias enabled
BiasMin Bias min. value
BiasMax Bias max. value
Compensation Compensation current
CompensationEnabled Compensation enabled
ZeroOffset
Contrast
InputOffset
OutputOffset
AmplifierMode
PreAmpGain
TimeConstant
PreAmpMonitor
DCAmpMonitor
PPAmpMonitor
InverseEnabled
LockInEnabled
BeamBlankEnabled
EffectiveAmpGain Effective amplifier gain

V1 InSitu option

Name Description
CompensationInSitu Compensation current (InSitu mode)
CompensationExSitu Compensation current (ExSitu mode)

V1 Routing

Name Description
ContactFormationVoltage
ContactFormationCurrent
ContactFormationCurrentUpRamp
ContactFormationCurrentDownRamp
ContactFormationTimeout
NeedleHeatingVoltage
NeedleHeatingCurrent
NeedleHeatingCurrentUpRamp
NeedleHeatingCurrentDownRamp
NeedleHeatingTimeout
NeedleVoltageMonitor
NeedleCurrentMonitor
Temperature1Monitor
Temperature2Monitor
Temperature3Monitor
Temperature4Monitor
InSituMode1
InSituMode2
InSituMode3
InSituMode4
InSituMode5
InSituMode6
InSituMode7
InSituMode8
ExSituMode1
ExSituMode2
ExSituMode3
ExSituMode4
ExSituMode5
ExSituMode6
ExSituMode7
ExSituMode8

V2 Common

Name Description
Bias
BiasMin
BiasMax
BiasCurrentLimit
Compensation
CompensationEnabled
ZeroOffset
PreAmpGain
EffectivePreAmpGain
TimeConstant
PreAmpMonitor
ACCouplingEnabled

V2 InSitu option

Name Description
CompensationInSitu Compensation current (InSitu mode)
CompensationExSitu Compensation current (ExSitu mode)

V2 EAT

Name Description
EATRoutingMode1..N count is hardware dependent

V2 EAS

Name Description
BiasEnabled
OperationMode

V2 EFA

Name Description
BiasEnabled
OperationMode
ContactFormationCurrent
ContactFormationCurrentUpRamp
ContactFormationCurrentDownRamp
ContactFormationTimeout
NeedleHeatingVoltage
NeedleHeatingCurrent
NeedleHeatingCurrentUpRamp
NeedleHeatingCurrentDownRamp
NeedleHeatingTimeout
NeedleVoltageMonitor
NeedleFormationCurrentMonitor
NeedleHeatingCurrentMonitor
InSituMode1..N count is hardware dependent
ExSituMode1..N count is hardware dependent