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Dialog probes 3.3
The use of dialog probes is fully supported by
SpotChecker. This helps to avoid any errors in the de-
scription and selection of probes.
When creating inspection plans (even by means of the
Database Manager), the necessary probe data are
retrieved from the probe at the press of a key. The fol-
lowing data can be read from the probe:
❚
Type
❚
Serial number
❚
Name
❚
Identi fi cation number
❚
Frequency
❚
Delay velocity
❚
Manufacturing date
❚
Probe diameter
Most of all the probe type and number – as well as
the parameters probe diameter and frequency which
are important for the inspection – can be de
fi ned as
default inspection settings for the individual actions in
the inspection plan.
The probe monitoring feature included in SpotChecker
simpli
fi es every probe change to be carried out by us-
ing dialog probes. Especially when using several dif-
ferent probe types in one and the same inspection
plan, it’s no longer necessary to enter any speci
fi c
probe data.
At the end of the inspection, the dialog probe enables
to produce a complete, reproducible set of documen-
tation, including a report printout of the probes used
and of those supported by the inspection plan (data-
base).
Dialog probes
Individual inspection reports
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