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+#all cagets
+
+import datetime
+import time
+
+from datetime import datetime
+
+#ticks = time.time()
+#print "Number of ticks since 12:00am, January 1, 1970:", ticks
+
+dt = datetime.now()
+print "datetime.now", dt
+
+
+#caput ("X12SA-OP-BPM6:Acquire", "Stop") #stops the acquisition
+pico_amp_6.stop()
+#to configure measuring parameters:
+
+caget ("X12SA-OP-BPM6:AcquireMode")
+
+caget ("X12SA-OP-BPM6:Range" ) #(or bigger with beam )
+
+caget ("X12SA-OP-BPM6:Geometry")
+
+caget ("X12SA-OP-BPM6:ValuesPerRead")
+
+caget ("X12SA-OP-BPM6:AveragingTime")
+dt = datetime.now()
+print "datetime.now", dt
+
+caget ("X12SA-OP-BPM6:NumChannels")
+
+caget ("X12SA-OP-BPM6:ReadFormat")
+
+caget ("X12SA-OP-BPM6:TriggerMode") #if it should wait for the HW Trigger
+
+caget ("X12SA-OP-BPM6:TriggerMode") #without HW Trigger
+
+caget ("X12SA-OP-BPM6:Resolution")
+
+caget ("X12SA-OP-BPM6:TS:TSAveragingTime") #for acq. 6.5 kHz"
+
+caget ("X12SA-OP-BPM6:Acquire")
+
+caget ("X12SA-OP-BPM6:TS:TSAcquire")
+#time.sleep(1.0)
+pico_amp_6.start()
+dt = datetime.now()
+print "datetime.now", dt
+
+#ticks = time.time()
+#print "Number of ticks since 12:00am, January 1, 1970:", ticks
+