CONNECTIONS Programmer’s Toolkit

Software · developer tools

Control ORTEC instruments from custom Windows applications.

Primary function
Control ORTEC instruments from custom Windows applications1
Instrument support
ORTEC CONNECTIONS-compatible MCA instruments and EASY-NIM 9282
Programming interfaces
ActiveX and DLL2
Instrument connections
Local and networked instruments2
Datasheet

Specifications checked against the manufacturer’s documents on 2026-10-16

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Overview

Key features

  • ORTEC CONNECTIONS-compatible MCA instruments and EASY-NIM 928
  • ActiveX and DLL
  • Local and networked instruments

Specifications

The number after each value refers to the source listed below. Values are as published by the manufacturer; the exact configuration is always confirmed in our quotation.

Primary functionControl ORTEC instruments from custom Windows applications1
Instrument supportORTEC CONNECTIONS-compatible MCA instruments and EASY-NIM 9282
Programming interfacesActiveX and DLL2
Instrument connectionsLocal and networked instruments2
Acquisition examplesPHA and list mode2
Listed operating system64-bit Windows 10, 8.1 and 72
LicenseA11-BW; royalty-free runtime distribution for ORTEC hardware2
Documented languagesC#, VB.NET, LabVIEW, C++, Visual Basic 6 and MATLAB2

The data comes from the manufacturer’s published documents. Manufacturers may change specifications; the current configuration and performance are confirmed in the quotation.

Documents

Sources

The number after each value refers to the source listed below. Values are as published by the manufacturer; the exact configuration is always confirmed in our quotation.

  1. 1
    Publisher: ORTEC (AMETEK)Product page intro Checked 2026-10-16
  2. 2
    Publisher: ORTEC (AMETEK)Brochure p. 2, 'Supported Hardware'; p. 1, Key Features; p. 2; p. 2, text and Ordering Information Checked 2026-10-16
Vista FC
ORTEC

Vista FC

Alpha/beta counter control software for health physics

Primary function
Control software for health-physics sample counting with the WPC-9550 and other compatible systems
Sample parameters
Input of e.g. air volume and liquid volume
Access control
Password-protected instrument setup
5 referenced values
Vista 2000
ORTEC

Vista 2000

Alpha/beta counter control and analysis software for radiochemistry

Primary function
Analysis, QC and reporting for radiochemistry in the application that controls the alpha/beta counter
Intended system
Any mix of up to 64 detectors (MDS, WPC-9550 and MPC-9300); controls single and multi-detector, automatic and manual systems
Quality control
Trends, efficiency and background
6 referenced values
FoodGuard-2-AK
ORTEC

FoodGuard-2-AK

Add-on kit that turns a GammaVision system into a FoodGuard-2 station

Required combination
Existing ORTEC gamma spectrometry system running GammaVision under Windows XP or Windows 7 (32-bit)
Contents
FoodGuard-2 software (FG-2-B32, version 1.0.11 or later), CONNECTIONS upgrade (797230, version 7.02.03 or later), 6 × 2-litre Marinelli beakers and check source (2-litre Marinelli beaker filled with KCl, ⁴⁰K)
Detector requirement
The beakers suit HPGe detectors with an endcap diameter of 83 mm or less
7 referenced values
FRAM
ORTEC

FRAM

Software · analysis

Primary function
Plutonium and uranium isotopic analysis from gamma spectra
Analysis method
Fixed-energy Response-function Analysis with Multiple efficiency
Detector support
HPGe, LaBr3 and CZT detectors, incl. ORTEC Detective and trans-SPEC; pixelated CZT analysis added in version 7.1
8 referenced values
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