MECS Housekeeping Parameters


Files:


Name (SAXDAS)            Explanation                      Name (XAS)
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TIME                                            
ALL_DU_SW                All DU status                     DUALL 
LED                      LED status                        LED 
DBI_IF                   DBI Interface                     DBIIF
NUM_EV                   Switch off threshold              THROFF
POP_ID                   POP identity                      POPID
POP_ST                   POP status                        POPSTAT
OP_MODE                  IT operative mode                 ITMODE
POW_SUP1_TEM             DC/DC 1 supply temp               TEMPDC1
POW_SUP2_TEM             DC/DC 2 supply temp               TEMPDC2
EU5SV                    EU +5 supply                      EUP5
EU_5SV                   EU -5 supply                      EUM5 
EU12SV                   EU +12 supply                     EUP12
EU_12SV                  EU -12 supply                     EUM12
EU8SV                    EU +8 supply                      EUP8
DU28SV                   DU +28 supply                     DUP28
DU_SW                    ME DU status                      DUM1(2;3)
WIN                      ME window HV status               WINDOWM1(2;3)
DRIFT                    ME drift HV status                DRIFTM1(2;3)
PMT                      ME drift HV status                PMTM1(2;3)
DELO                     Low energy threshold              XELOM1(2;3)
DEHI                     High energy threshold             XEHIM1(2;3)
DBL1LO                   Low BL 1 threshold                DBL1LOM1(2;3)
DBL1HI                   High BL 1 threshold               DBL1HIM1(2;3)
DBL2LO                   Low BL 2 threshold                DBL2LOM1(2;3)
DBL2HI                   High BL 2 threshold               DBL2HIM1(2;3)
DXLO                     Low X threshold                   DXLOM1(2;3)
DXHI                     High X threshold                  DXHIM1(2;3)
DYLO                     Low Y threshold                   DYLOM1(2;3)
DYHI                     High Y threshold                  DYHIM1(2;3)
PMT_TEM                  ME PMT supply temp                TEMPPMT1(2;3)
DRF_TEM                  ME Drift supply temp              TEMPDRI1(2;3)
PMTHV                    ME PMT HV                         HVPMT1(2;3)
DRIFHV                   ME Drift HV                       HVDRIFT1(2;3)
WINHV                    ME Window HV                      HVWIN1(2;3)
CSELO                    ME ratemeter (VALEMIN)            RM1(2;3)
PHA1                     Centroid calibration source 1
FWHM1                    FWHM calibration source 1
CHISQ1                   CHI2 fit calibration source 1
GAIN1                    Gain correction, calib. source 1
PHA2                     Centroid calibration source 2
FWHM2                    FWHM calibration source 2
CHISQ2                   CHI2 fit calibration source 2
GAIN2                    Gain correction, calib. source 2
GAIN12                   
GAIN_AVG                 Average gain
CHISQAVG                 CHI2 average
BCKGND1                  Background 1
BCKGND2                  Background 2


MECS Ephemeridis Data


Files:


Name                     Explanation
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TIME                                           
SAT_X                    
SAT_Y                    
SAT_Z                    
VEL_X                    
VEL_Y                    
VEL_Z                    
LEAP_SEC                 
SAA_FLAG                 
SAA_TIME                 
DAYSIDE_FLAG             
DAYSIDE_TIME             
FOV_FLAG                 
EARTH_ANG                Elevation angle
BREARTH_ANG              Bright Earth angle 
SUN_ANG                  Sun angle
COR_MIN                  Geomagnetic cut-off rigidity
                  

MECS Attitude Data


Files:

Name                     Explanation
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TIME                                   
RA_SCX                   RA X axis 
DEC_SCX                  DEC X axis
RA_SCY                   RA Y axis  
DEC_SCY                  DEC Y axis 
RA_SCZ                   RA Z axis  (NFI pointing direction) 
DEC_SCZ                  DEC Z axis (NFI pointing direction) 
ROLL_AN                  Roll angle


MECS Ratemeters


Files:


Name (SAXDAS)            Explanation                    Name (XAS)
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TIME                                             
VALEMIN                  Counts above Emin              VALEMIN 
REJEMAX                  Counts above Emax              REJEMAX
VALBLMIN                 Counts above BLmin             VALBLMIN
REJBLMAX                 Counts above BLmax             REJBLMAX
TRIGGER                  Trigger counts                 TRIGGER 
REJMPBUS                 Microprocessor busy            REJMPBUS    
REJE                     Rejected by E threshold        REJE
REJBL                    Rejected by BL threshold       REJBL
REJXY                    Rejected by XY threshold       REJXY


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