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Oxford Instruments
Industrial Analysis

VULCAN Series

User Manual

Issue 02 / March 2017 / 54-5103459

Summary of Contents for VULCAN Series

Page 1: ...Oxford Instruments Industrial Analysis VULCAN Series User Manual Issue 02 March 2017 54 5103459 ...

Page 2: ...the instrument 17 How to perform a measurement 18 Measuring programs 19 What is a measuring program 19 Program types 21 See more with the Chemistry setting 21 Viewing camera image 22 Pinning important elements 23 Sample naming 24 Grades 25 Measurement results 31 Viewing results history 32 Results and reporting 33 Search and filterfunctions 34 Exporting results toUSB 35 Changing reportingsettings 3...

Page 3: ...aration thin oxide layer anodization 45 Sample preparation rust paint coatings or similar 46 Maintenance 47 Cleaning the housing 47 Cleaning the measurement window 48 Measuring the check sample 49 Technical specifications 53 Regulatory Notices 56 Appendix A Troubleshooting 60 ...

Page 4: ...he maximum benefit from their use of the Vulcan series Whilst you may be eager to use your Vulcan series you should remember that it is a complex and potentially hazardous piece of equipment You must not proceed without having a basic knowledge of how to operate the unit safely and securely Vulcan series components Vulcan series includes a rugged transit case a standard The color of the instrument...

Page 5: ...s depend on the selected variant The Vulcan series might not include features such as camera or Wi Fi capability Also there might be differences in software features and calibrations available And also the available user interface languages might depend on the purchased version of the Vulcan analyzer Some features can be activated by purchasing a license and some features might also be available f...

Page 6: ...tscreen 4 Connector port The connections are protected by a plastic cover Open the cover to access the connectors 5 Safety sensor is located in the analyzer nose and must be covered with a sample otherwise the instrument won t start the measurement When measuring small samples the sensor can be temporarily switched off from the user interface 6 Warning light starts to flash when the proximity sens...

Page 7: ...rive supplied with the instrument is used to download results update the software or to manage the grade libraries Use the USB Micro B connector to connect the Vulcan series to a PC with the USB cable This is used for service use only Use the DC connector to connect the Power Supply to charge or power the Vulcan series Only use the provided Power Supply to charge of power the Vulcan series device ...

Page 8: ...ls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure The following symbols are used to indicate hazards You will see these symbols wherever a hazard exists Take particular care to understand sections denoted in this way Vulcan series is a Class 3B laser device and must be considered hazardous Serious injury can occur if the saf...

Page 9: ... your local Oxford Instruments representative for assistance and advice The safety goggles must meet the following specifications OD6 1064 nm or EN207 compliant marking 1064 R LB6 D LB6 Please notice that normal safety goggles sunglasses weld masks etc does not provide protection against laser radiation Oxford Instrument does not sell or provide laser safety goggles The safety goggles are supplied...

Page 10: ... when not in use Never look into the analyzer nose and never point the Vulcan series at another person Always point the analyzer nose downwards and away from people when not taking a measurement Man holding the Vulcan and pointing the instrument downwards Point the instrument away from yourself when taking a measurement Vulcan in a carry case ...

Page 11: ...lcan Series Always turn off the Vulcan series power pull out the battery and disconnect the instrument from mains outlet before cleaning the laser aperture Cleaning the measurement window with a cotton bud ...

Page 12: ...rmance will be compromised When the proximity sensor light flashes the instrument is ready to take a measurement Analyzer nose in contact with the sample The nominal ocular hazard distance NOHD for Vulcan series is approximately 3 meters direct beam Also direct reflections from shiny surfaces must be considered hazardous Do not let unauthorized people near the analyzer when taking a measurement ...

Page 13: ...series Supervisor can change the passwords Proximity sensor Before taking a measurement the sample must cover the proximity sensor to avoid laser beam emission When the sample covers the measurement window the warning light starts to flash and the status bar on the top of the LCD screen changes to red color The Vulcan series will not take a measurement if the proximity window is not covered Trigge...

Page 14: ...There is a battery charge indicator in both the battery itself and on the top right corner of the LCD screen When only one bar remains in the battery indicator or the battery symbol on the screen turns red replace the battery with a fresh one and charge the empty battery right away Battery charge level Battery charge level on the LCD screen To change the battery open the battery compartment door a...

Page 15: ...er 1 to the power supply 2 Then connect the power supply into the mains outlet Adaptor plugs are supplied for the most common wall sockets The power supply is compatible with 100 240 V voltages Connect the battery to the charger and a green charge light will be lit Battery is fully charged when the light turns off ...

Page 16: ... periods of time Battery charged inside the instrument Battery charged in battery charger The instrument can also be operated on mains power The DC connector is located underneath the plastic connector cover To operate the Vulcan series on mains power connect the power supply into mains outlet and the cable into the DC connector in the instrument ...

Page 17: ...g program you are using battery level and also a Wi Fi symbol when you are connected to a wireless network and a camera icon if the camera is turned on Content area is where the actual measurements results and other primary information are displayed Button area is reserved for action buttons These depend on the context ...

Page 18: ...ns Slide or Drag is used to scroll views and menus Long press is used to pin and unpin elements in Measurements results Flick is when you quickly move your finger to jump ahead in a scrolling list Tap Long Press Scroll Up Scroll Down Flick Left Flick Right ...

Page 19: ...story and settings Pull down menu Wi Fi button is used to toggle Wi Fi on off When turned on it opens Wi Fi settings where a network can be selected Camera toggle is used to select whether a camera image is shown to help aiming when doing a measurement Chemistry toggle is used to select if additional information is shown in the measurement results If Chemistry is on the percentages minimums and ma...

Page 20: ...Tap tocontinue You need to login in order to use the instrument Enter your PIN code The default PIN codes are 1111 for normal user and 0000 forsupervisor Login screen Once logged in you will see the Startupscreen Pre burn toggle is used to select if the sample will be heated with the laser before the actual measurement in order to burn away possible impurities on the surface of the sample ...

Page 21: ...e tags can be either created or deleted only from the Ready screen 5 OPTIONAL If you suspect that the sample surface isn t clean set Pre burn on from the pull down menu You can adjust the number of pre burns from the Settings menu 6 Place the instrument against the samplesurface 7 Check that the laser warning light is flashing red and the status bar turns to red color This indicates that the instr...

Page 22: ... the Delete to remove it 4 If Averaging is on instead of the Delete icon there is a Redo Use this to redo the previous measurement without affecting the measured Averages 5 Pull the trigger to measure the nextsample Measuring programs What is a measuring program Specific settings may be needed for measuring different samples These are stored as programs The default program is Analyze After first t...

Page 23: ...me or tap the Done to accept the default name OPTIONAL Switch Average measuring on if you need to measure the average qualities of the samples Then select either Continuous or Preset number to set a limit to how many measurements will be included See next chapter for more info aboutAveraging Deleting programs Open pull down menu Tap Measuring Program Tap the program s menu and select Deleteprogram...

Page 24: ... averaging is selected instead of a preset amount it can be stopped by tapping the Done Sort is used when you are looking for one or more known grades and need to find out if the sample belongs to these It s quick and shows immediately if the sample passes or fails the sorting Sort with averaging is similar to normal Sort but with the averaging function as described above See more with the Chemist...

Page 25: ...ndicator is green the match is good orange is possible and red means no match You can sort the results columns according to concentration minimum or maximum by tapping the column header Viewing camera image If the camera was used when measuring a sample a thumbnail of the photo will be attached to the result view Tap the thumbnail to open a full screen view of the photo Close the photo view by tap...

Page 26: ... top of the list marked with attention color If the element is not detected in the sample it is not shown To unpin an element long press it again Pinning an element is a persistent global setting It will stay on even if the program is changed or the instrument is turned off Sticky elements override the sorting buttons in the title bar Sticky elements will be presented first and their internal orde...

Page 27: ...mples A default name is always given but you can change it to something more meaningful You can also add running numbering to the names so that the samples from the same working session will be named conveniently Naming the sample Open pull down menu Tap Sample Name Type in new name 16 charactersmaximum Tap Done icon ...

Page 28: ... Besides the name it consists of a list of elements and their minimum and maximum concentrations Grade library is a collection of grades These libraries e g AISI DIN JIS include more than a thousand grades and even more can be added by the user The instrument can have multiple libraries and you can select which one to use ...

Page 29: ...parations on a computer Copy the grade libraries to an USB stick in a folder named grades 2 In grades view tap Import newlibrary 3 Insert the USB stick 4 Wait while the instrument automatically searches forlibraries 5 All found libraries are shown Select which ones you want to import to the instrument and tap Done icon If there are libraries with the same name already in the instrument they will b...

Page 30: ...ronly 1 In Grades view tap a library s menu and selectDuplicate grade library 2 Enter a name for the duplicate If you don t name it it will be called Copy of name Editing a grade supervisoronly 1 In Grades view tap a library s menu and select View Edit 2 In the library view tap the grade s menu and select Editgrade 3 You ll see a list of the elements in the grade Choose an element and tap its menu...

Page 31: ...rade 3 Enter a name e g 316 4 You ll see a list of elements Tap the ones you want to add and tap Done icon to continue TIP Use the search field to quickly locate an element 5 Next fill in the minimum and maximum allowed concentrations for eachelement Deleting a grade from a library supervisoronly 1 In Grades view double tap alibrary 2 In the library view tap the grade s menu and select Deletegrade...

Page 32: ...n the library view double tap the grade s menu 3 You ll see a list of the elements in the grade Choose an element and tap its menu button 4 Select Delete element Renaming or Deleting a library supervisoronly 1 In Grades view tap a library s menu and select Rename grade library or Delete grade library Exporting library to USB supervisoronly 1 In Grades view tap a library s menu and select Export to...

Page 33: ...le matches are displayed If there are no good matches this is the amount of possible matches that can be shown 4 Tap No match limit to set the maximum number of how many No matches are displayed If there are no good matches or possible matches this is the amount of no matches that can be displayed 5 Tap Closest matches to set the maximum number of closest matches shown Closest matches are shown if...

Page 34: ...ood and possible matches 3 4 If more than one grade match was found you can see the others by moving between the result pages by tapping on the match icons 3 4 The best match is always shown first on the left Result screen explained without Chemistry Indicates a good match Indicates a possible match Indicates no match The threshold values for good possible no match and closest match can be set in ...

Page 35: ...story You can view your previous results by swiping from left to right with your finger The latest results are on the right the oldest on the left The rightmost is always the Ready screen Swipe from left to right to see the older results ...

Page 36: ...ng Results The results are organized in a list of batches i e sets of measurements that have been stored under the same name The number after the name of the batch indicates how many results it includes You can open and close a batch by tapping its title Indicates a good match Indicates a possible match Indicates no match Result history ...

Page 37: ...name by tapping the search field and typing in a part of its name Alternatively you can switch to date view by tapping the calendar icon and then type in the date in the format dd mm yyyy e g 15 09 2016 You can switch back to name view by tapping the text icon Results by name left and by date right ...

Page 38: ... the results that you want to export by tapping the check box next to the batch name or the result name If you select a whole batch all results in it will be exported o Tap the export icon to startexporting o When the export is complete a pop up message is displayed Exporting to USB flow ...

Page 39: ...u want to remove the results from the instruments after exporting them This way you ll save storage space The instrument can store up to 30 000 results When the memory is full the oldest results will be deleted automatically It is a good measurement practice to download the results from the instrument after completing a task or at the end of the day Elements You can choose which elements are liste...

Page 40: ... this is enabled grade information of the measurement is exported with the result Tags Select whether the user defined custom info tags are exported Average only If this enabled only average measurements are exported Camera Image Set this on to export the sample s camera image with the result Spectrum If this is on the spectrum of the sample will be exported with the result ...

Page 41: ...Vulcan Series 38 Settings In this menu you can adjust the instrument s general parameters and user preferences such as screen settings dark or light theme sounds power saving etc Settings menu ...

Page 42: ...settings tap the Wi Fi toggle to turn the Wi Fi on off When Wi Fi is on you ll see the symbol in the status bar TIP You can also turn Wi Fi on off quickly from the pull down menu 3 Select a network All available networks are listed Choose one to connect to Tapping it opens a dialog where you can select to connect After connecting once you ll connect automatically to the same network if it s availa...

Page 43: ...see details of a network you re currently connected to tap its name A status popup will open and display the IP address Signal Strength Link Speed Frequency and Security protocol To edit the network tap its menu and select Modify network This will allow you to select the authentication protocol and change login identity andpassword Wi Fi information dialog ...

Page 44: ... recommended especially if other people also using the same instrument Proximity sensor warning screen Pre burn Pre burn toggle is suitable for cleaning light contamination such as light rust or anodization Painted rusty etc surfaces require mechanical cleaning before taking a measurement Optional If you suspect that the sample surface isn t clean set Pre burn on from the pull down menu You can ad...

Page 45: ...and supervisor passwords Matrix corrections Supervisor only Here user can define corrections to factory calibrations Calibration matrix Supervisor only Here User can disable automatic calibration selection and pick the calibration manually from the list Remote UI User can operate the Vulcan series graphical user interface from PC Connection requires USB Micro B cable not supplied with the instrume...

Page 46: ... to read about regulatory information or terms of use it collected here You can check the instrument s current software version here and initiate an update To update the software you need a USB stick with the software About menu screen ...

Page 47: ...re good measurement results Before starting any measurement it is important to wear the safetygoggles Take the measurement from a clean surface Clean the surface ifnecessary Ensure that the sample covers the whole measurement window and that there is no gap between the sample and the analyzernose Ensure that you point the instrument at the right place There are grooves on the both sides of the ins...

Page 48: ...ss and the material of the layer Before taking a measurement it is recommended to clean the sample surface There are several ways to that Sample preparation light contamination water dust or similar If there is only a thin layer of water or dust on the sample surface it can be cleaned by just wiping the surface clean with a piece of cloth paper or similar After cleaning the sample point the analyz...

Page 49: ...ble to burn through the layer of contamination then the sample surface needs to be cleaned mechanically Sample preparation rust paint coatings or similar Some surface contaminations such as thick rust paint and some coatings are too thick to be cleaned with the Vulcan series pre burn feature In these cases the surface must be cleaned mechanically prior to taking a measurement To clean the surface ...

Page 50: ...using will void the warranty Cleaning the housing Before starting the cleaning procedure the device needs to be shut down If the plastic housing gets dirty it can be cleaned with a piece of cloth and light detergent solution Do not immerse the Vulcan series instrument into water Strong solvents and detergents must not be used as they might damage the housing material Wiping the instrument housing ...

Page 51: ...indow should be cleaned by using soft cotton buds Pack of cotton buds are supplied with the instrument If the window is very dirty it can be cleaned by using optical grade isopropanol Do not use other detergents or solvents as they might leave a thin film on the measurement window that might compromise the analysis results It is recommended to clean the measurement window every day before starting...

Page 52: ...the measurement window before measuring the checksample Place the check sample on a flatsurface Point the analyzer at the sample Take the measurement from a fresh surface not from top of an old burn mark Hold the instrument steadily and keep the analyzer nose in direct contact with the checksample Pull the trigger wait for the results to appear and read the results from the screen Then release the...

Page 53: ...ure the sample from the label printed side Clean the measurement window Clean the check sample surface with isopropanol dry the surface Ensure that the instrument nose is in direct contact with the sample Repeat the measurement If the problem persists contact your local Oxford Instruments representative for further instructions ...

Page 54: ...Note the power supply is designed for indoor use only Radio module LMDS2850 Vulcan is handheld material analyser using WIFI IEEE 802 11b g module made by Texas Instruments FCC ID Z64WL18SBMOD for WLAN The device has USB port for transferring data from the device The EUT uses battery which can be charged when it is connected to the device or via separate charger The module s Bluetooth 802 11n HT40 ...

Page 55: ...librations might not be included as standard and an optional calibration upgrade package is required Calibrations Vulcan Expert Aluminium Al Cobalt Co copper Cu lead Pb low alloy steels magnesium Mg nickel Ni stainless steels tin Sn titanium Ti tool steels zinc Zn Dimensions and weight Dimensions 97 mm W x 291 mm L x 274 mm H Weight 1 5 kg with battery ...

Page 56: ... UK Tubney Woods Tel 44 0 1865 393200 Abingdon Fax 44 0 1865 393333 Oxfordshire Email IA Hotline oxinst com OX13 5QX UK Industrial Analysis Americas 300 Baker Avenue Suite 150 Tel 1 978 369 9933 Concord Fax Toll Free 1 800 447 4717 MA 01742 USA Email csg oxinst com Industrial Analysis Asia and Japan No 129 Lane 150 Pingbei Rd Tel 86 21 6490 7709 Xinzhuang Industrial Area Minhang Email ASIA IAsuppo...

Page 57: ...io communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user in encouraged to try correcting the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient relocate the receivingaerial Increase t...

Page 58: ...y not cause interference 2 This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence Lʹexploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes 1 lʹappareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage 2 lʹutilisateur de lʹappareil doit accepte...

Page 59: ...e equipo está sujeta a las siguientes dos condiciones 1 Es posible que este equipo o dispositivo no cause interferencia perjudicial 2 Este equipo o dispositivo debe aceptar cualquier interferencia Incluyendo la que pueda causar su operación no deseada ...

Page 60: ... Substances Directive Declare under our sole responsibility that the following equipment LMDS2850 is in conformity with the applicable requirements of the following standards EN 61010 1 2010 EN 61326 1 2013 EN 62311 2008 EN 301 489 1 V1 9 2 EN 301 489 17 V2 2 1 EN 300 328 V1 9 1 We the undersigned hereby declare that the product specified above conforms to the listed directive s and standard s Daw...

Page 61: ... are poor I get wrong results and the chemistry changes every time I take a new measurement Check that the sample surface is clean If the sample surface is dirty clean it properly according to the instructions on page 45 and repeat themeasurement Check that the measurement window is clean and clean it if necessary according to the instructions on page 48 If the surface of the sample is uneven try ...

Page 62: ...nsor and measurement windows are covered with the sample If you can t cover the proximity sensor you can temporarily disable it from the Settings menu supervisor mode I don t have laser safety goggles can I use sunglasses instead No The Vulcan series instruments emit infrared laser that is invisible to the eye Only designated safety goggles with OD6 1064nm 1064 R LB6 D LB6 rating provides protecti...

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