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FISCHERSCOPE

X-RAY

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.1

Intended Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

1.2

Safety of the Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

1.3

Maintenance and Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

1.4

X-Radiation Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

1.5

Requirements for the Operating Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Instrument Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.1

Areas of Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

2.2

X-Ray Fluorescence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

2.3

Functional Principle of the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Switching the Instrument on and off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3.1

Switching on the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

3.2

Switching off the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

3.3

Communication between Instrument and WinFTM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Performing Manual Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4.1

Deleting Measurement Readings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

User Interface of the WinFTM Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

5.1

WinFTM Main Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

5.2

Video Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

5.3

Statistics Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

5.4

Measurement Value Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

5.5

Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

5.6

mq Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

5.7

Limited Operating Mode - Short menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

5.8

The Spectrum Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Summary of Contents for FISCHERSCOPE X-RAY 5000 Series

Page 1: ...OPERATOR S MANUAL Coating Thickness Material Analysis Microhardness Material Testing FISCHERSCOPE X RAY 5000 Series...

Page 2: ...d by any means print photocopy microfilm or any other method in full or in part or processed multiplied or distributed to third parties by electronic means without the written consent of Helmut Fische...

Page 3: ...Functional Principle of the Instrument 13 3 Switching the Instrument on and off 15 3 1 Switching on the Instrument 15 3 2 Switching off the Instrument 16 3 3 Communication between Instrument and WinF...

Page 4: ...f MA files 46 7 13 Reference samples 46 7 14 Base material in Def MA 47 7 15 Monitoring the measurement devices 49 8 Handling of Measurement Data and Statistical Evaluations 51 8 1 Saving not saving m...

Page 5: ...mands 79 11 5 List of Task Commands 79 11 6 Example Specification Limit Commands 82 12 Data back up 83 12 1 Extent of the data back up 83 12 2 Target path for data back up 83 12 3 Back up cycle 84 13...

Page 6: ...ting a new Def MA 114 15 3 Entering Compensation Spectra 115 15 4 Display the Measurement Mode 117 16 Calibration 119 17 Measurement Data Export 125 17 1 Starting the Measurement Data Export 125 17 2...

Page 7: ...the Attachment to this Operators Manual Only accessories recommended and approved by FISCHER may be connected to this instrument Modifications repairs maintenance and service work on the FISCHERSCOPE...

Page 8: ...t may be performed only by FISCHER or by companies authorized by FISCHER for this purpose 1 4 1 Repeat Inspection FISCHER recommends to check the instrument by an expert in intervals of no longer than...

Page 9: ...damental knowledge about the use of Microsoft Windows Knowledge of the safety information described in this manual Operators with introductory training must be instructed in the proper use by a person...

Page 10: ...irements for the Operating Personnel physical fundamentals of x ray fluorescence and prepare users for their work with the measuring instruments are conducted at various locations Seminar dates can be...

Page 11: ...asured values coating thickness material compositions mass per unit area are stored and displayed on the monitor Using WinFTM you can conveniently design the measurement results as a print form for pr...

Page 12: ...bution for a particular material This fluorescence radiation is evaluated by the detector The generation of the x ray fluorescence radiation is shown simplified in Fig 2 1 One electron from the K shel...

Page 13: ...x radiation primary radiation The electrically heated cathode emits electrons Accelerated by the applied high voltage to very high speeds the electrons bombard the anode material This generates the pr...

Page 14: ...nner electron shell Electrons from outer electron shells fill the resultant voids emitting a fluorescence radiation that is characteristic in its energy distribution for a particular material 5 The en...

Page 15: ...trument by using the Off On rocker switch at the rear of the instru ment 2 Plug the FISIM Fischer Software Identification Module into an USB port of the computer 3 Switch on the PC and the monitor Win...

Page 16: ...Switching off the Instrument To switch off the instrument and the PC 1 Switch off the instrument by using the Off On rocker switch at the rear of the instru ment 2 To terminate WinFTM select File Exi...

Page 17: ...ion condition If the communication is enabled the measurement distance appears in the status bar If the communication is disabled XRAY Communication OFF appears in the status bar of the WinFTM window...

Page 18: ...18 FISCHERSCOPE X RAY Switching the Instrument on and off Communication between Instrument and WinFTM...

Page 19: ...ement task When the instrument is delivered by FISCHER products that cover your measurement tasks are usually available With these products you can perform measurements immediately If you need new mea...

Page 20: ...ation Undelete Reading If you delete the last reading of the current product it will be permanently deleted from the measurement data memory and cannot be recovered To delete all measurement readings...

Page 21: ...Readings The window Readings appears 3 In the list highlight the reading you want to delete 4 Click delete reading When you delete a measurement reading appears in its place in the list of measuremen...

Page 22: ...22 FISCHERSCOPE X RAY Performing Manual Measurements Deleting Measurement Readings...

Page 23: ...nitor Using WinFTM you can conveniently design the measurement results as a print form for printout and export them to other applications WinFTM runs under Windows 5 1 WinFTM Main Window The WinFTM ma...

Page 24: ...or messages are displayed in this field e g messages during calibration Statistics field Here the statistical results of the last block are displayed see Chap 5 3 on Page 27 Calibration status line If...

Page 25: ...us automatically if the specimen s contrast is suffi cient Measurement unit Displays the measurement unit for the crosshairs and the measure ment spot Crosshairs To scale presentation of the crosshair...

Page 26: ...nging the Color of the Crosshairs To increase the contrast between specimen and crosshairs you can change the color of the crosshairs Each click on the button see Fig 5 2 on Page 25 changes the color...

Page 27: ...SPC chart presentation Statistical Process Control Chart 5 4 1 Large Number Presentation In this display mode the current measurement value or the last values if several charac teristics are measured...

Page 28: ...l process control chart you can identify trends in automated measuring procedures with large lot sizes Thus you can easily determine changes with regard to coating thickness and other process paramete...

Page 29: ...mode to Large numbers Listing or SPC SPC can only be selected if the Block definition is set to fix To change the display resolution 1 In the WinFTM main menu click The window Modify product appears...

Page 30: ...y Explanation Help text If you hover with the mouse pointer over a command button addi tional help text will be displayed here Measurement distance Measurement distance between the specimen measuremen...

Page 31: ...lication 3 In the field mq_Max enter the new value for the upper limit If a value of 0 is shown in the field mq_Max WinFTM will automatically set the mq value to 5 5 6 2 Possible reasons for mq values...

Page 32: ...is acces sible only with a password To disable menu functions 1 Select in the WinFTM main menu General Define Short Menu The window Modify Menu appears 2 Select the menu items that you want to disabl...

Page 33: ...ade after the program start Each spectrum is composed of the characteristic plots peaks of the elements that comprise the sample Fig 5 4 The spectrum window The spectrum window shows the channels Chan...

Page 34: ...8 1 on Page 34 Procedure 1 Select in the Spectrum window View Elements You can display the extended elements list To do so select in the Spectrum window View Full element list 2 Click into the spectr...

Page 35: ...nt in the sample Thus the intensity of the spectral line is a measure for the quantitative composition of the sample Intensity Dependency on the Coating Thickness With coated samples one generally see...

Page 36: ...36 FISCHERSCOPE X RAY User Interface of the WinFTM Software The Spectrum Window...

Page 37: ...the following figure Fig 6 2 Content of the files Def MA measurement application and product Def MA Definition of the measurement settings of the application Product Measurement results and their pre...

Page 38: ...on t have the knowledge do not use the SUPER software but request a new measurement application from FISCHER instead FISCHER offers a professional service for the creation of customer s Def MA 6 2 Mea...

Page 39: ...on standards both for the substrate material and for the coating s The different compositions are defined in the respective Def MA of the two product parts and can be evaluated in any desired way usin...

Page 40: ...40 FISCHERSCOPE X RAY WinFTM File Structure Product...

Page 41: ...ect an application click New The window Select a Def MA opens 4 Select the Def MA and click OK The window Input of the application name opens 5 In the field Name enter a name for the application or ac...

Page 42: ...name of the respective print forms is displayed to the right of the command buttons Notepad The notepad assigned to the product is initially empty Other With the exception of Measurement application...

Page 43: ...ou can do next Before you can perform measurements using the new product you need to normalize or calibrate the product 7 4 Modifying products Modify product Product specific settings can be modified...

Page 44: ...window Modify application appears 4 Select the application and click OK 7 7 Modify Measurement Application The following steps are required to change a measurement application Calibrate Modify applica...

Page 45: ...e Def MA You can easily view the Def MA e g to check whether the Def MA is suitable for a new product To open the Def MA window of the current product 1 In the WinFTM main window select Product Modify...

Page 46: ...them to a different folder of the hard disk or of the network environment or onto a diskette Product files can be backed up with or without data Select the menu command Product Copy from to file to st...

Page 47: ...nd thorough knowledge of the physics of X ray fluorescence While defining the structure of the sample top coating intermediate coating base material the user has multiple choices to characterize base...

Page 48: ...know if the substrate is plated by a nickel layer or not In this case we have to define those elements which change under varying composition as interfering elements e g Ni and Zn and at the same time...

Page 49: ...ead frames etc This method uses the fluorescence radiation of the substrate so it has to be known exactly i e which elements the substrate contains quantitatively From this we conclude Base material c...

Page 50: ...nt does not change the calibrations and therefore the measurement data will be correct However it is likely that the instrument changes in the course of the years for example through drift or wear A m...

Page 51: ...ave readings if this is desired This function is useful for example if during a test series you wish to measure samples that are not part of the test series or where it is not necessary to save the me...

Page 52: ...ime of the new reading Command button No starts a measurement or if communication is disabled OFF open a spectrum file and evaluate it The result will appear as the last reading in the current block C...

Page 53: ...n by clicking the arrow at its right border You can select all previous entries from these lists Closing a block Closing a block To close a block click the command button Close block cf image to the s...

Page 54: ...ck in the Statistics window at any time Command button Statistics However you can also call the evaluation statistics of the block from the sub menu Evaluate Single Block of the menu Evaluation or by...

Page 55: ...xed block size within the current product To do this select the tab Presentation from the dialog window Modify product Menu command Product Modify or command button Info and change the toggle Block de...

Page 56: ...e block will be deleted and in its place appears the line Block no N deleted Undeleting a block However the deleted block is not permanently lost but can be restored Undeleting a block To undelete a b...

Page 57: ...final evaluation of the basic WinFTM software continues to be available In addition product related documentation is possible To print a print form so called print form templates are available to the...

Page 58: ...graphics remain stored in the print form template as well File Name of the Print Form When saving the print form template the user will give it any desired file name The file extension is added autom...

Page 59: ...variables that can be inserted into the print form template to the right of the editing field 2 Double click a variable in the list and it will be inserted into the print form template 9 4 Variables...

Page 60: ...ct BDTDate of the selected block i e the date when the last measurement of the block was taken BM1Lot number of the selected block or the information that has been entered into the entry field of the...

Page 61: ...template when saving The header will then appear at the beginning of the print form i e the header cannot be deactivated Regarding the numerals 1 2 3 after certain variables A measurement consists of...

Page 62: ...duct Command Product Modify product Tab Notepad OG1Upper specification limit USL upper tolerance for the presentation and computation of the upper limit violations in a block P 1Percentage of single r...

Page 63: ...isite The current product accesses a measurement application that has been calibrated standard free This means No calibration standards have been entered into the calibration standard set of this meas...

Page 64: ...e that has been saved in BMP format into the print form The video image must be located on the hard disc in the directory folder WinFTM Video Image height and file name are stated within square bracke...

Page 65: ...channels that are identified by consecu tive numbers 1 2 3 Example Dual coating measurement Top coating thickness 1 Intermediate coating thickness 2 OE1Upper control limit UCL d of the mean values of...

Page 66: ...nd is computed according to the equation found in the appendix Statistical formulas of measurement technology for the FISCHERSCOPE X RAY For fixed block sizes SD1 is the standard deviation of the bloc...

Page 67: ...ocks in the current product See also HG1 BDT BTM and BNR Are available for the block print form template Refer to the individual block Are not available for the final print form template 9 6 Products...

Page 68: ...f this product have been used to determine the final result If on the other hand the measurements have been taken using fixed block size the result for the variable NB1 is 3 because the block mean val...

Page 69: ...all quantities to be measured attributes will be inserted in the print form template one after the other If one of the option boxes Measurement quantity 1 Measurement quantity 2 or Measurement quanti...

Page 70: ...form using Evaluation sub menu Block selection or the command button Block selection cf figure on the side Three options for printing the print form are available Menu command File Print or Control co...

Page 71: ...certainty and Measuring Ranges The program is able to display for each measurement result a corresponding measurement uncertainty To estimate the Measuring range 1 In the WinFTM main menu select Calib...

Page 72: ...lity which is identical with the term confidence interval used in statistics literature Assuming a normal distribution probability density for the difference to the true value one identifies its distr...

Page 73: ...surprisingly well NOTE Side note If a measurement application does not cor respond to the reality of the measured sample this not only leads to an increased mq value but also to an increase in the dev...

Page 74: ...ues of the used standard samples were precise and it were possible to measure them without a random portion of the error Unfortunately this is not the case Both the uncertainty of the nominal value an...

Page 75: ...he program 10 4 Display of the measurement uncertainty To be able to display all possible information both the systematic and the random portion of the error can be suppressed during the error output...

Page 76: ...quared sum of the random and the systematic portions Root of the squared sum of the random and the systematic portions Screen output Only for large number display can be switched off in Measuring head...

Page 77: ...FISCHERSCOPE X RAY 77 Example for the export of single readings and block results Online export to text file Export template Single reading por tion NBR VA1 ER1 CRX LFX END Block evaluation por tion...

Page 78: ...errupt the program run 11 2 Programming Tool The commands are similar or in some cases equal to the import commands The list of commands represents a TXT file which can be edited by common programs Wi...

Page 79: ...comment 5 The commands variables and arguments have to be separated by a TAB Otherwise they are ignored 6 Each command returns a logic argument TRUE or FALSE Normally TRUE is for O K and FALSE is for...

Page 80: ...ock report p10 Deletes last block p15 Deletes last measurement f62 Online export ON f63 Online export OFF Labels Loops The term jump address has the same meaning like the term label A jump is an exit...

Page 81: ...98 Singlestep mode Task is carried out by single steps following F4 key print p99 Singlestep mode p98 OFF depending on the last readings tolerance limits p80S LS symbolizes a logical relation acc to t...

Page 82: ...e last previous measurement In our example it is the number set in the third line with n 3 The placeholder i i 1 2 3 is the counter for the place number in the line from left to right of the measured...

Page 83: ...the sub folders DataFile Data and Spectra Setting automatic data back up Use the menu command General Service Data back up setting to get directly to the dialog box Data back up settings to set autom...

Page 84: ...omplete 1 Use the menu command File data back up complete to open the dialog box Select a folder for the XRAY data back up It con tains all sub folders of the WinFTM Software 2 Click Open This will tr...

Page 85: ...up FISCHERSCOPE X RAY 85 Use the menu command Product copy from to from within the WinFTM Software to copy individual product files for example onto a diskette and transfer them for example to an inst...

Page 86: ...een mass per unit area AM and the geometric coating thickness Th is Th AM 1 where designates an effective density in g cm that represents the mass of the coating element per unit volume In combination...

Page 87: ...aterial radiation penetrating the coating is lower through a thinner coating The same applies to multiple coatings and coatings comprised of several elements Functional principle of X ray fluorescence...

Page 88: ...ure that a representative density is stated The analysis may provide a wrong result if samples are not homogenous and only a small portion of the sam ple is used for the analysis Important The thickne...

Page 89: ...hese elements In such cases the density must be lower than the one that was to be used if only the main element was present Examples 1 Precious metal coatings e g gold Here instead of the density of p...

Page 90: ...table The calibration lab of FISCHER has been accredited by the Deutsche Akkreditierungsrat German Accrediting Council for the measurement unit mass per area unit 13 3 Setting the density in the Def...

Page 91: ...RAY 91 Dialog window Definition of elements The density of the current element can be entered or edited in the entry box g cm 3 To open the dialog window Definition of elements 4 Open the dialog windo...

Page 92: ...nstruments DIN 50987 ISO 3497 the displayed readings are calculated from the spectrum of the fluorescence radiation Measurement applications define the structures and features of the samples to be mea...

Page 93: ...urements Trueness The instrument will then measure the coating thicknesses of other specimens that correspond in coating structure and substrate material to the measurement application correctly as we...

Page 94: ...too can be recognized and remedied by measurement device monitoring The user has the duty to check and monitor each individual measurement application in the instrument not only the instrument as a w...

Page 95: ...lt However the variations of the mean values are smaller by a factor of 1 n where n is the number of the single readings of the test series than the variations of the single readings Measurement Uncer...

Page 96: ...less the measurement results will be falsified by the instrument Thus a good repeatability precision is considered an important quality feature of an instrument and is of particular importance when ev...

Page 97: ...cene of standardization the situation is similar the term accuracy can be explained only qualitatively it is split into the terms trueness and precision The term precision in turn is divided into repe...

Page 98: ...iation from the nominal value In other words The difference between the nominal value and the mean value cannot be resolved with the existing precision of the instrument Check measurement test of the...

Page 99: ...or when using a wrongly labeled calibration standard Or the calibration standard in its composition does not fit the properties of the instrument setup A wrong calibration can be corrected by re measu...

Page 100: ...However different readings between supplier and customer should generally not be taken as a cause to continuously doubt the measurement results or measurement methods of the other party or to demand...

Page 101: ...nt application for the sample a parallel measurement application for the calibration stan dards with an identical calibration but with a poten tially different substrate material The parallel measurem...

Page 102: ...e that is up to 2 3 m too low The check measurement is carried out by making an equal number of measurements e g 5 under repeatability conditions within the reference area of one and the same sample a...

Page 103: ...and for the standard deviation that are not to be violated by the random deviations are calculated from the nominal value in relation to the mean standard deviation and the number of single readings p...

Page 104: ...After renewed measurement of the spectra library the user must re normalize all measurement applications that have obtained their spectra from the library in order to load the new spectra into the mea...

Page 105: ...year of instrument operation We can only advise against such a procedure With this method the user knows nothing about the current situation of the instrument neither before nor after this measure an...

Page 106: ...s for the pre run should be carried out successively using the setting parameters measurement time measurement distance collimator etc typically used for the measurement application and should be conc...

Page 107: ...operator as will also occur during subsequent measurements in the control chart Now the standard deviations sI and sII are used to form the estimated value of the standard deviation s of the populati...

Page 108: ...gure is set to a fixed number here n 5 in the product Ni Cu Fe reference sample 10 245 We recommend entering the measurement data of the above pre run in a quality control chart SPC chart for each fea...

Page 109: ...7 57 m s 0 078 m s 0 174 m nbl 5 Ni 7 45 m Cu 7 54 m s 0 155 m s 0 093 m nbl 6 Ni 7 39 m Cu 7 61 m s 0 171 m s 0 148 m nbl 7 Ni 7 46 m Cu 7 69 m s 0 111 m s 0 160 m nbl 8 Ni 7 35 m Cu 7 66 m s 0 103...

Page 110: ...tability of the instrument during the pre run The protocol shows the video image of the reference sample that the camera of the Fischerscope XRAY has recorded The measurement area is identified by an...

Page 111: ...ality control charts are also called x_bar s charts As has already been shown above the control limits can also be calculated automatically by the WinFTM software even without knowledge of the equatio...

Page 112: ...Measurement device monitoring for the Fischerscope X RAY Long term monitoring 112 FISCHERSCOPE X RAY...

Page 113: ...ng RoHS soil specimens biological specimens Thickness mode For coating thickness measurements The measurement results for the coating thickness are displayed in the typical units of length such as m T...

Page 114: ...ate material as the last layer 4 Click New Layer The window Definition of Elements New Layer appears 5 In the area Thickness select an option 6 In the area Composition select an option 7 Click Periodi...

Page 115: ...or each layer of the coating system until all layers are entered Enter the base material substrate material like another layer with the following options a In the area Thickness check the option The t...

Page 116: ...ckground spectrum or base spectrum If a sample is available that is compara ble with the specimen and has no tin coating you can enter here glass At a later moment during the calibration you will be p...

Page 117: ...bsolute Components s Mode or Solution Analysis The meaning of the individual symbols is c Measurement of the concentration d Measurement of the coating thickness g Measurement of the area mass Capital...

Page 118: ...118 FISCHERSCOPE X RAY Def MA Display the Measurement Mode...

Page 119: ...n the measure ment is secured through the calibration 16 0 2 Performing the Calibration You need calibration standards for a calibration whose coating thickness and material composition are known The...

Page 120: ...his option is used the pure element spectra are determined during calibration The window Standard No 1 appears 5 Enter the name of the standard e g AAMGW 6 Enter the values of the calibration standard...

Page 121: ...e for each individual measurement on the calibration standard N_cal Number of individual measurements on each calibration standard Typically the default setting applies but you do have the option of c...

Page 122: ...es in columns 2 Theor standard free values deviate from the values in columns 1 Set nominal values by no more than 20 The values in columns 2 Theor standard free values should fit logically i e a high...

Page 123: ...uring application If a standard is outside the range check to see of this measurement range is relevant for your measuring application If the measurement range is not relevant for your measuring appli...

Page 124: ...124 FISCHERSCOPE X RAY Calibration...

Page 125: ...re you start For the data export you need an export template that defines which data will be exported and their format For a quick start you can use the simple export template which comes with the Win...

Page 126: ...ick OK 3 To start the data export select in the WinFTM main menu Evaluation Evaluate All Blocks The window Evaluation appears 4 In the window Evaluation select the blocks whose data shall be exported...

Page 127: ...get computer is capable of handling it overwrite file The export file contains only the last exported values i e the old data will be overwritten Destination file Displays the destination file if alre...

Page 128: ...Select export template appears Select the template you want to change and click OK to Excel The data will be directly sent to an Excel file A new Excel workbook Workbook 1 opens with the first export...

Page 129: ...he meaning of the sub windows for Online Export and Export on demand Input field Online Export Export on demand Template for single readings A single reading is exported after every measurement if the...

Page 130: ...mplate can have any chosen length An export template must be defined in one row Carriage returns and line feeds must be entered by using the variables CRX and LFX not by pressing the enter key Templat...

Page 131: ...window Def inition of Export Template the template must be written in one line to avoid unwanted carriage returns and line feeds Table 17 5 Explanation of the elements Variable Explanation Block The...

Page 132: ...the product number CRX A carriage return will be inserted Operator The text Operator will be inserted LFX A line feed will be inserted EL Contains the name of the result channel element coating thickn...

Page 133: ...true value of the measured parameter lies in an interval double sided confidence interval around the measured mean value of a measurement series block group The borders of this interval are at a dist...

Page 134: ...les it can be said Standard deviation Mean value Range R Difference between the maximum and the minimum values of the block Highest reading of the block Lowest reading of the block Range Rp Range rela...

Page 135: ...d the measured mean value of a measurement series block group The borders of this interval are at a distance q from the true value q is calculated according to the equation below assuming a normal dis...

Page 136: ...e of the block mean values LSL Lower specification limit Specification limits USL LSL can be entered in the menu Evaluation Final evaluation tab SPC command button Parameter USL Upper specification li...

Page 137: ...ed value for the mean standard deviation s Number of blocks si Standard deviations of the blocks Blocks LSL Number of block mean values that are below the lower specification limit LSL Displayed only...

Page 138: ...p The borders of this interval are at a distance q from the true value q is calculated according to the equation below assuming a normal distribution for a confidence level of 95 t Quantile of the Stu...

Page 139: ...ered in the menu Evaluation Final evaluation tab SPC command button Parameter USL Upper Specification Limit Estimated standard deviation of the populations sI Arithmetic mean value of the standard dev...

Page 140: ...ger Publishing Company n USL Number of measurements that are above the upper specification limit USL Displayed only if specification limits are enabled n USL Number of measurements that are above the...

Page 141: ...en Rhenium Osmium Iridium Platinum Gold Mercury Thallium Lead Bismuth Polonium Astatine Radon 30 97 4 29 32 19 4 47 Lanthanides 55 76 7 90 57 52 8 15 59 31 8 40 61 13 8 65 62 99 8 91 64 89 9 19 66 82...

Page 142: ...142 FISCHERSCOPE X RAY Addendum Periodic Table of the Elements with X Ray Properties...

Page 143: ...into a coating plant The instrument is controlled by the WinFTM software which is running on a separate computer The export of the measurement results and the remote control of the instrument is possi...

Page 144: ...ire For configuration see Cable configuration of the X ray security switch USB L max 5m 5mm L max 10m 4mm The red labelled connections are delivered with the instrument Cooling water supply 3 8 inside...

Page 145: ...ation of the X ray security switch USB L max 5m 5mm L max 10m 4mm The red labelled connections are delivered with the instrument USB Optical Converter USB Optical Converter Glass fiber L max 50m Cooli...

Page 146: ...itch USB L max 5m 5mm L max 10m 4mm The red labelled connections are delivered with the instrument Profibus Profinet Cooling water supply 3 8 inside thread gasket integrated Cooling water exit pipe 3...

Page 147: ...oose cable wire For configuration see Cable configuration of the X ray security switch USB L max 5m 5mm L max 10m 4mm The red labelled connections are delivered with the instrument USB Optical Convert...

Page 148: ...For configuration see Cable configuration of the X ray security switch USB L max 5m 5mm L max 10m 4mm The red labelled connections are delivered with the instrument RS232 Cooling water supply 3 8 insi...

Page 149: ...ions are delivered with the instrument USB Ethernet Converter Ethernet L max 100m Cooling water supply 3 8 inside thread gasket integrated Cooling water exit pipe 3 8 inside thread gasket integrated L...

Page 150: ...ire For configuration see Cable configuration of the X ray security switch USB L max 5m 5mm L max 10m 4mm The red labelled connections are delivered with the instrument Ethernet Cooling water supply 3...

Page 151: ...0m 4mm Coating Plant Loose cable wire For configuration see Cable configuration of the X ray security switch USB L max 5m 5mm L max 10m 4mm The red labelled connections are delivered with the instrume...

Page 152: ...oose cable wire For configuration see Cable configuration of the X ray security switch USB L max 5m 5mm L max 10m 4mm The red labelled connections are delivered with the instrument USB Optical Convert...

Page 153: ...measuring chamber must provide an access control The two safety circuits are therefore led out of the device and must be closed during the measuring time with potential free contacts Connector Design...

Page 154: ...nchronously whether the pulses are present Thus only potential free contacts can be used For safety reasons the contacts exist twice In the example in Fig 18 2 the X radiation is only generated if the...

Page 155: ...r ist 6 Deckel mit Dichtung einsetzen und Druck schraube festdrehen Shield diameter 5 5 mm 1 Bead housing to cable 2 Cut off cable coating strip single cores shorten shielding braid 3 Connect single w...

Page 156: ...156 FISCHERSCOPE X RAY Addendum Assignment of the Electrical Connections...

Page 157: ...Material Analysis Microhardness Material Testing FISCHERSCOPE X RAY 5000 Series X Ray Fluorescence Measuring System for Continuous In line Measurement and Analysis of Thin Coatings i e CIGS CIS and C...

Page 158: ...he X RAY 5000 features outstanding repeatability which reduces the necessity for re calibration thereby saving time and effort Performance FISCHERSCOPE X RAY 5000 units are robust measurement heads an...

Page 159: ...ticular application X Ray Detection X ray detector Peltier cooled silicon drift detector SDD Resolution fwhm for Mn K 140 eV Signal processor Digital pulse processor Distance compensation 3 mm 118 mil...

Page 160: ...scher Instrumentation Far East Ltd Kwai Chung N T Hong Kong Tel 852 24 20 11 00 hongkong helmutfischer com Fischer Instrumentation S Pte Ltd Singapore 658065 Singapore Tel 65 62 76 67 76 singapore hel...

Page 161: ...FEATURES Coating Thickness Material Analysis Microhardness Material Testing WinFTM Software for FISCHERSCOPE X RAY Fluorescence Spectrometers...

Page 162: ...on Class of Materials 167 2 7 Measurement Methods 167 2 8 Optical Functions 168 2 9 Further Features of WinFTM 169 2 10 Measurement Data Management 172 2 11 Displaying Documenting and Backing up Measu...

Page 163: ...Product Data Manage ment and SUPER are available The features the extensions are described in the following table The usage of the SUPER software requires deep knowledge of the physics of x ray fluo r...

Page 164: ...Software Identification Module A FISIM is a dongle which is plugged into the computer s USB socket before WinFTM is started Look at the data sheet of your instru ment to find out which WinFTM version...

Page 165: ...is makes work much easier and saves time The reliability of the measurement result is increased because the coating thickness is measured correctly even with hidden changes of the substrate material E...

Page 166: ...rs can be analyzed Analysis with balance It is not required to completely define the composition of the specimen by 100 percent The analysis is performed by matching the peak areas with out the need f...

Page 167: ...ials the specimen belongs to Additionally you can assign a product to each class of materials The exact composition is measured This has the following advantages The right product containing the appro...

Page 168: ...puting the coating thickness measure ment data using the DCM Method Distance Controlled Measurement This allows for automated testing of complex surface geometries and measurements in recesses Display...

Page 169: ...measuring head Automatic searching and selecting of products option You can search for products by name designation using a bar code reader An optional bar code keyboard order no 602 296 with a bar co...

Page 170: ...ve the measurement uncertainty calculated For example when determining the measurement uncer tainty of a buried coating for example Ni in Au Ni Cu the thickness of the top coating s must be known The...

Page 171: ...on e g BASIC or BASIC PDM like on the host computer International units of measurement You can display the readings in international units of measurement m mils and define special individual units of...

Page 172: ...mments to the related block Deleting measurement data and blocks Measurement data and blocks can be deleted overwritten and undeleted Function Description Displaying the measure ment results You can d...

Page 173: ...tograms probability charts statistical process control charts SPC C_p and C_pk values can be displayed and printed Print forms for the block and final evaluation You can print the block and final eval...

Page 174: ...The measurement result shows Coating thickness readings in the common length dimensions e g in mils Analysis results in percent The densities are taken from internal tables but you do have the option...

Page 175: ...calculated actual values including the correction You can use this data to create a document for monitoring the measuring equipment Calculating and saving measurement parame ters and calibration resu...

Page 176: ...ements in different colors You can compare spectra in order to identify materials e g for material sorting You can compare the spectrum of an unknown material with the reference spectra of known mater...

Page 177: ...fer you a full overview of all programmed points of the current measure ment coordinates and of the entire travel range Programming individual coordinates You can program arbitrary individual coordina...

Page 178: ...saved in a freely selectable folder You can copy your products into different folders and sort them according to supplier customer and part number The operator only needs the product designation for t...

Page 179: ...logo etc You can create and insert statistical characteristics You can save the print form in data files for future use or for documentation purposes Free block selection Search function with filter E...

Page 180: ...product the measurement application is duplicated only as a local measurement application1 1 Local measurement application The measurement application is assigned to one product only After copying the...

Page 181: ...thods These parameters are stored in the Def MA file Definition of the Measurement Settings of the Application The usage of the SUPER software requires deep knowledge of the physics of x ray fluo resc...

Page 182: ...182 WinFTM WinFTM SUPER For the Experienced X RAY User Comparative Overview with without WinFTM PDM...

Page 183: ...WinFTM 183...

Page 184: ...s S A 08018 Barcelona Spain Tel 34 9 33 09 79 16 spain helmutfischer com Helmut Fischer Meettechniek B V 5627 GB Eindhoven The Netherlands Tel 31 40 248 22 55 netherlands helmutfischer com Fischer Ins...

Page 185: ...ation and connection of the instrument 2 Radiation security instructions 3 Theoretical basic instructions for the measuring principle 4 Explanation of the main components X RAY tube PC aperture 5 Spec...

Page 186: ...spectrum library Normalize Recalibrate Documentation 17 Printform Print Create an individual print form only one possible 18 Measure Display single readings Manual Delete readings Overwrite readings C...

Page 187: ...the communication 17 Energy 34 event marks 172 F File Structure 37 final evaluation 70 FISIM 164 Fluorescence 12 Fully protected instrument 8 Functional principle of the instrument 13 I IEC 348 7 IEC...

Page 188: ...Method 167 Reference Samples 46 Repeat Inspection 8 residual 166 S Safety 7 Safety Devices 8 Secured measurements 119 Short Menu 32 SPC Chart Presentation 28 Spectrum Window 33 Standard free measureme...

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