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ST150 Nuclear Lab
Station
Operating and Service Manual
April 1996
SPECTECH
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Model ST150 Nuclear Lab Station
The ST150 Nuclear Lab Station provides a self-contained unit that
includes a versatile timer/counter, GM tube, sample stand, and an 11 piece
absorber set. The unit comes complete with a serial interface to either
Macintosh or IBM compatible personal computers.
High voltage is fully variable from 0 to +800 volts. The supply is fully
regulated and controlled by the processor for digital accuracy and readout on
the display. Extra large LED's are used for the digital display for clear visual
readout under widely differing ambient light conditions with leading zero
suppression for clarity.
Classroom demonstrations and nuclear experiments may now be rundirectly from an IBM-PC or Apple Macintosh compatible computers using the
on-line serial DATALINK built into the ST150 and the NUCLAB emulation
software. Counting functions may be initiated from the ST150 or the
computer. The software supplied produces computer screen displays of all
functions including analog and digital emulation of a ratemeter. Real-time data
is automatically transferred to the computer and stored in spreadsheet
compatible files. Data analysis and graphical presentation are now possible
using many common spreadsheet programs bringing new techniques to
Nuclear Science education.An AC to DC line converter is supplied for continuous benchtop
operation.
Warranty
Spectrum Techniques warrants products of our manufacture against defects in
workmanship or material for a period of one year from date of shipment. Wewill repair or replace at our option, any instrument that is deemed to be
defective during this period. This warranty fully covers all replacement parts
and labor. The instrument must be returned to our factory prepaid and we in
turn will pay the cost of return shipping .
This warranty does not cover damage caused by mishandling or misuse. GM
tubes with broken windows are specifically excluded from this warranty.
Accessory items not manufactured by Spectrum Techniques but supplied as
part of our systems will be subject to the original manufacturers warranty.
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Maintenance.
CAUTION
Dangerous voltages can exist inside the
ST150 from the high voltage power supply.
Before removing the cover ensure the
instrument is in the OFF position and the
high voltage is set to zero. Only qualified
technicians should attempt any repairs.
Your ST150 has been built with care using quality parts and should
not require any routine service. In the unlikely event of a malfunction, the unit
may be returned to the factory for repair. We will gladly supply a cost estimateif the warranty period has expired.
A complete list of parts is included for your convenience. Please
contact our customer service department for pricing and availability. In many
instances substitute parts may be used providing they meet or exceed the
original specifications.
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NucLab Nuclear Lab Station Software for IBM PC Compatibles
Your ST150 Radiation Counter is supplied with a computer
communication and control software package named NUCLAB. Command
and data are transferred via the standard RS 232C serial port, and require
connection to the computers COM 1 or COM 2 port. NUCLAB allows
counting control of the ST150 from either the front panel buttons or the
computer system.
To run NucLab insert the program disk supplied into drive A, type A:
NUCLAB and the following screen will appear:
Select the appropriate COM port and continue. The COUNT and
STOP controls on the ST150 front panel are repeated on the main NucLab
screen and will remotely control those operations on the unit. Other features of
the software are invoked from their selection within the menu system. Features
and menu selections are made by clicking on the selection with a mouse or by
pressing the key corresponding to the underlined character in the selection.
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Several different VIEW modes are possible including analog
ratemeter and digital counter/timer with CPM or CPS selection. When
counting is stopped on the ST150 either by pressing STOP or by reaching a
preset time, the latest count data will be transferred to the computer. If a countis interrupted by clicking the STOP icon on the NucLab screen the data will be
not transferred. This allows a count to be interrupted and restarted without
being saved on the computer. To force a count to be saved as a legitimate data
run press the Insert (Ins) key.
From the Presets pull down menu a number of automated data runs
may be invoked by choosing Set Preset Runs. After the number of desired runs
is entered pressing the COUNT button on the ST150 or clicking the Count icon
from the software will initiate the first count. When the preset time is reached,
the data will be transferred to the computer, the elapsed time and counter will
be cleared and the next count interval will begin. This process continues until
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NucLab contains an on-screen help menu for guidance through the
basic operations. The Help system provides hypertext allowing topics to be
quickly accessed. To invoke the Help system choose Help Contents from the
Help menu bar selection. Click on any highlighted text to see an explanation
of the feature. Highlighted text may also be selected by pressing TAB until thedesired selection is indicated.
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the number of entered runs have completed. When all of the desired data has
been collected, the data may be saved to a spreadsheet compatible text file by
choosing the Save selection from the File menu. The extension defaults to .
TSV to indicate a Tab Separated Value file format. This format allows the
collected data to be directly imported into most speadsheets with the run
number, voltage, count, elapsed time, and time of day information correctly
separated into columns.
In the event of a breakdown in the communication between the ST150
and the computer the link may be reestablished if possible by choosing SerialRelink from the Presets menu. If this fails to reestablish communications, try
powering down both the ST150 and the computer to fully reset the serial port.
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G1500 REV3
SPECTRUM TECHNIQUES
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HGFEDCBA
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C29
.001
MC3405P
U10:D
13
12
14
1N914
D9
1N914
D8
R35
22M
R36
22M
+5V
SN74LS32N
U4:C
9
10
8
SN74LS32N
U4:A
1
2
3
U7
74HC374
8Q19
7Q16
6Q15
5Q12
4Q9
3Q6
2Q5
1Q2
8D18
7D17
6D14
5D13
4D8
3D7
2D4
1D3
CLK11
OC1
U2:C
74LS04
65
U2:B
74LS04
43
U2:A
74LS04
21
U2:D
74LS04
89
U2:F
74LS04
1213
100
R28Q7
2N3906
U13
74LS374
8Q19
7Q16
6Q15
5Q12
4Q9
3Q6
2Q5
1Q2
8D18
7D17
6D14
5D13
4D8
3D7
2D4
1D3
OC1
CLK11
+5V
2K
R10
2K
R9
2K
R8
LED3
LED2
LED1
S32
4 3
1
S42
4 3
1
S52
4 3
1
GND
S62
4 3
1
S22
4 3
1
S12
4 3
1
GND
WP31
WP4
1
WP51
WP6
1
U1
LM7805CTB
G
2
VI1
VO3
10
R19
10
R11
U9
7447
g14
f15
e9
d10
c11
b12
a13
D6
C2
B1
A7
LT3 RBI5
BI/ RBO4
R14
10R15
10 R16
10R17
10 R18
10
1N4004
D6
A
K
I6
CA1
DP9
CF2
A14
CB13
CG11
CC10
CD8
CE7
LR1720R
I5
CA1
A14
CB13
CG11
CC10
DP9
CD8
CE7
CF2
LR1720R
I4
A14
CB13
CG11
CC10
DP9
CD8
CE7
CF2
CA1
LR1720R
I3
A14
CB13
CG11
CC10
DP9
CD8
CE7
CF2
CA1
LR1720R
I2
A14
CB13
CG11
CC10
DP9
CD8
CE7
CF2
CA1
LR1720R
U3
V+2
T1OUT14
T2OUT7
R1IN13
R2IN8
C2-5
C2+4
MAX2329
T2IN10
T1IN11
C1-3
C1+1
V-6
GND
15
VCC
16
R1OUT12
U8
74LS373
8Q19
7Q16
6Q15
5Q12
4Q9
3Q6
2Q5
1Q2
8D18
7D17
6D14
5D13
4D8
3D7
2D4
1D3
C11
OC1
U6
2764-17
Q819
Q718
Q617
Q516
Q415
Q313
Q212
Q111
A122
A1123
A1021
A924
A825
A73
A64
A55
A46
A37
A28
A19
A010
G22
E20 PGM27
VPP1
100K
R41
3.3M
R22
R21
5.1K1M
R20
1N914
D7
3K
R30
R23
47K
C21
47pF/1KV
GND
+5V
51
R2
51
R4
51
R3
51
R7
51
R6
51
R5
+5V
GND
1M
R31
+5V
R26
22M
.01/1KV
C17
+5V
100K
R32
R33
22M
1K
R37
GND
+5V
10K
R39 Q8
MPSA64
C
E
B
1N4004
D1A K
1N4004
D2A K
1N4004
D3A K
1N4004
D4A K
C26
.01
U11
LM555CHC
OUT3
DIS7
CONT5
THR6
TRIG2
RESET4
GND1
VCC8
C27
.01
GND
1N4004
D5A K
C24
.01/1KV
4.7K
R29
R24
1.8k
C22
.01/1KV
C23
.01/1KV
10uF
C31
.01/1KV
C20
Q1
2N3906
C
B
E
Q2
2N3906
C
E
B
Q3
2N3906
C
E
B
Q4
2N3906
C
B
E
Q5
2N3906
C
B
E
Q6
2N3906
C
B
E
+5V
C18
.1
GND
C10
.1
C13
.1
C12
.1
C11
.1
10uF
C30
12MHz
X1
47
C15
47
C16
GND
GND
1UF
C14
+5V
.01/1KV
C19
GNDWP10
1
5.1K
R13
5.1K
R12
WP81
C5
.1
C6
.1
C7
.1
C8
.1
C9
.1
C4
.1
C3
.110uF
C1C2
.1
WP11
WP21
1
R1
I1
DP9
A14
CB13
CG11
CC10
CD8
CE7
CF2
CA1
LR1720R
MC3405P
U10:A
2
3
11
4
1
100
R25
51K
R45
+5V
R27
5.1K
T1
VALS2
S1
P2
P1
WP91
WP71
VAL
SW1C1
C3
C2
VAL
J1
C1
C2
CN1
DB9M
9
8
76
54
32
1
WP12
1
WP11
1 TB1
GM-15
SIG1
GND2
U5
P-80C32
P35/T115
P37/ RD17
P27/A1528
P26/A1427
P25/A1326
P24/A1225
P23/A1124
P22/A1023
P21/A922
P20/A821
ALE30
XTAL218
P134
P123
P112
P101
P07/AD732
P06/AD633
P05/AD534
P04/AD435
P03/AD336
P02/AD237
P01/AD138
P00/AD039
EA31
RST9
XTAL119
P30/RXD10
P31/TXD11
P32/ INT012
P33/ INT113
P34/T014
P36/ WR16
PSEN29
P178
P167
P156
P145
GND
74LS04
U2:E
11 10
U4:B
SN74LS32N
65
4
U10:CMC3405P
10
9
8
+5V
U12
TLC7524CN
VREF15
OUT22
RFB16
OUT11
GND3
CS12
VDD14
DB74
DB65
DB56
DB47
DB38
DB29
DB110
DB011
WR13
GND
1.00KR46
1N914D10
1.00KR38
.1C28
4.22K
R34+5V
R40
62K
R40A
R42
1.00K
1.00K
R47
1N914
D11
10K
R43CW
W
CCW
GND
R22A
5.1M
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COUNT
TIME
H.V.
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1 1
R.S.S
ST 150 COUNTER
ST150.S01
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3
Changed R22 22M>>3.3M 5-2-02
Added R22A 5-2-02
GND
AD0
AD1AD2
AD3AD4
AD5
AD6AD7
DS1
DS2DS3
DS4DS5
DS6
A1
GND
WR*
AD0AD1
AD2
AD3AD4
AD5AD6
AD7
TLEDHVLED
CLED
+
CLED
HVLED
TLED
CTS
HV
TIME
-
SA0SA1
SA2SA3
SA3
SA2
SA0
SA1
SEGB
SEGD
SEGF
SEGC
SEGE
WR*
A0
DS5
TXD
CTS
RXD
DS3 DS2 DS1DS4
GND
ALE
SEGA
SEGFSEGE
SEGD
SEGC
SEGGSEGB
SEGA
SEGFSEGE
SEGD
SEGC
SEGGSEGB
SEGA
SEGFSEGE
SEGD
SEGC
SEGGSEGB
SEGA
SEGFSEGE
SEGD
SEGC
SEGGSEGB
SEGA
SEGFSEGE
SEGD
SEGC
SEGGSEGB
A0A1
A2
A3A4
A5A6
A7
AD0AD1
AD2
AD3AD4
AD5AD6
AD7
AD0
AD1AD2
AD3AD4
AD5
AD6AD7
A0
A1A2
A3A4
A5
A6A7
AB8AB9
AB10AB11
AB12
AB8AB9
AB10AB11
AB12
TXDRXD
WR*
ALE
CNTPSEN*
PSEN*
-+
GND
AD7
AD0AD1
AD2AD3
AD4AD5
AD6
DS6
STOP
START
START
STOP
TIME
HV
SEGA
SEGG
+5V
+5V
GND
SEGBSEGG
SEGC
SEGD
SEGESEGF
SEGA
CNT
GND
AD7AD6
AD5AD4
AD3
AD2AD1
AD0
WR*
A2
A B C D E F G H
6
5
4
3
2
11
2
3
4
5
6
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Reference Designator Part # Comp. Description Qnty
R38,R42 A1001 Res 1.00K 1% 2
R34 A4221 RES 4.22K 1% 1
R11,R14,R15,R16,R17,R18,R19 AA100 Res 10 7
R25,R28 AA101 RES 100 2
R37 AA102 RES 1K 1
R29,R39 AA103 RES 10K 2
R32,R41 AA104 RES 100K 2
R20,R22,R31 AA105 RES 1M 3
R4 AA563 RES 56K 1
R24 AA182 RES 1.8K 1
R1 AA1R0 Res 1 1
R8,R9,R10 AA202 RES 2K 3
R26,R33,R35,R36 AA226 RES 22M 4
R30 AA302 RES 3K 1
R23 AA473 RES 47K 1
R2,R3,R4,R5,R6,R7 AA510 RES 51 6
R2A,R3A,R4A,R5A,R6A,R7A, AA512 RES 5.1K 10
R12,R13,R21,R27
R45 AA513 RES 51K 1
C29 CB102 CAP .001UF 1
C27 CB103 CAP .01UF 1
C15,C16 CB470 CAP 47PF 2
C2,C3,C4,C5,C6,C7,C8,C9,C10, CC104 CAP .1UF Mono 15
C11,C12,C13C18,C26,C28
C17,C19,C20,C22,C23,C24 CD103 CAP .01UF 6
C21 CD470 CAP 47PF 1
C1,C30,C31 CN100 CAP 10UF 35V 3
C14 CN10R CAP 1UF 25 1
D1,D2,D3,D4,D5,D6 DA004 Diode 1N4004 6
D7,D8,D9 DA008 Diode 1N4148 3
LED1,LED2,LED3 DL001 LED HLMP4700 3
I1,I2,I3,I4,I5,I6 DL002 LED LR1720R P 6
CN1 EC001 Conn DE9P m 1
J1 EC007 Power Jack ST350 1
CN2 EC018 Conn DE9P f 1
SW1 ES005 Switch SPST 1
T1 LX001 XFormer HV 1
Man 150 Operation Manual 1
MC002 Charger 9 v, 115v 1
R43 PA103 POT 10K Trimmer 1
RAB 11 ST150 Absorber holder 1
Q8 TA001 Trans MPSA64 1
Q1,Q2,Q3,Q4,Q5,Q6,Q7 TA003 Trans 2N3906 7
Spectrum Techniques, Inc.
106 Union Valley Road
Oak Ridge, TN 37830USA.
Tel: (865) 482-9937
Fax: (865) 483-0473
