GE Vivid S60N, Basic Service Manual

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Chapter 5 - Components and Function (Theory) 5-11
P R E L I M I N A R Y
Section 5-5
Vivid™ S60/Vivid™ S70 Ultrasound Scanner - Electronic Cage
5-5-1 Scanner Electronic Cage - Main Assemblies
The Scanner Electronic Cage, specially designed to house the Main Scanner section, has two main
assemblies:
• Front End Unit - located in the Electronic Cage door
• Back End Unit - located inside the Electronic Cage cabinet
The Vivid™ S60/Vivid™ S70 Ultrasound Scanner architecture is based on the software beamforming
cSound architecture. In this architecture, the data acquired from the ultrasound channels is transferred
from the Front End to the Back End; the Beam forming is done by the Back End software.
NOTE: External views of the Scanner Electronic Cage are illustrated in Figure 5-9 through Figure 5-15 .
Figure 5-8 Electronic Cage - Internal View
Back End Unit
Front End Unit