Barracuda & QABrowser Reference Manual
2012-10/4.3A
Contents
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..................................................................................................... 553.2 Starting the QABrowser
..................................................................................................... 563.3 Real-time Display and Waveforms
.............................................................................................................563.3.1 Using the Real-Time Display
.............................................................................................................613.3.2 Waveforms - Acquiring and Viewing
.............................................................................................................623.3.3 Measurement Settings
..........................................................................................................643.3.3.1 Settings - Conditions
..........................................................................................................683.3.3.2 Settings - Barracuda
..........................................................................................................703.3.3.3 Settings - MPD
..........................................................................................................723.3.3.4 Settings - Other Detectors
..................................................................................................... 723.4 QABrowser Applications
.............................................................................................................733.4.1 The Accuracy Application (single-parameter)
.............................................................................................................753.4.2 The Accuracy Application (multi-parameter)
..................................................................................................... 773.5 Data Logging
..................................................................................................... 793.6 Favourites
.............................................................................................................803.6.1 Getting Started with Favourites
.............................................................................................................833.6.2 Start here!
..................................................................................................... 833.7 QABrowser Setup
.............................................................................................................843.7.1 Regulations Setup
.............................................................................................................843.7.2 Units Setup
.............................................................................................................853.7.3 Log Setup
.............................................................................................................853.7.4 Preferences Setup
.............................................................................................................863.7.5 Detector Information
.............................................................................................................863.7.6 System Info
.............................................................................................................873.7.7 System Test
..................................................................................................... 873.8 Battery & Power Status
..................................................................................................... 893.9 Indicators and Symbols
..................................................................................................... 913.10 Installation of Palm OS Handheld Computers
.............................................................................................................913.10.1 Updating QABrowser on the handheld
.............................................................................................................933.10.2 Uninstalling the QABrowser
4. ........................................................................................................... 95Measurement Principles & Theory
..................................................................................................... 954.1 Overview of Capability for Measurement Modes
..................................................................................................... 954.2 Measurement Type Settings
..................................................................................................... 964.3 Update Modes
.............................................................................................................974.3.1 Using Timed Update Mode
.............................................................................................................984.3.2 Using Free Run Update Mode
..................................................................................................... 994.4 Display Messages and Active Messages
.............................................................................................................994.4.1 Active Messages
.............................................................................................................1004.4.2 Display Messages
..................................................................................................... 1024.5 Waveforms and Triggers
..................................................................................................... 1034.6 Measurement Principle for the MPD
..................................................................................................... 1044.7 HVL & Total Filtration
..................................................................................................... 1054.8 Linearity
..................................................................................................... 1064.9 Reproducibility
5. ........................................................................................................... 109Measurements with the Barracuda System
..................................................................................................... 1095.1 Introduction
..................................................................................................... 1105.2 Very Low Dose Rate Measurements with EMM-BiasW