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CONTENTS

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 3

Principal system components ........................................................................................................................ 3

Table of Components ................................................................................................................................. 3

Measurement Tank .................................................................................................................................... 3

Motion Control Actuators and Frame ....................................................................................................... 4

Description ............................................................................................................................................................ 4

Axis labelling convention ...................................................................................................................................... 4

Two-Rotational Axes Gimbal Mount ......................................................................................................... 4

Axis Labelling Convention ..................................................................................................................................... 4

Stepper Motor Drive Control Unit ........................................................................................................................ 4

Emergency Stop System ............................................................................................................................ 5

Filling The Tank ..................................................................................................................................................... 5

Refilling The Tank .................................................................................................................................................. 5

Digital Storage Oscilloscope ...................................................................................................................... 6

Host PC ....................................................................................................................................................... 6

UMS Software ............................................................................................................................................ 6

System setup .................................................................................................................................................. 6

Parts List ......................................................................................................................................................... 7

VERSION HISTORY

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Description

11/06/2020 Updated to new style and minor changes

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Page 1: ...s Ltd is pleased to be able to offer our Ultrasonic Measurement System UMS UMS is a custom built test tank system for making a variety of ultrasound measurements This document describes the configuration and connection of the hardware part of the system ...

Page 2: ... 4 Axis labelling convention 4 Two Rotational Axes Gimbal Mount 4 Axis Labelling Convention 4 Stepper Motor Drive Control Unit 4 Emergency Stop System 5 Filling The Tank 5 Refilling The Tank 5 Digital Storage Oscilloscope 6 Host PC 6 UMS Software 6 System setup 6 Parts List 7 VERSION HISTORY Version Date Description 3 11 06 2020 Updated to new style and minor changes ...

Page 3: ...Control Unit Door Handle 1 Oscilloscope 1 Host PC 1 PC Monitor 1 UMS Software V3 0 1 Hydrophone rod holder 1 2 axis of rotation Transducer Mount 1 Water Treatment System complete with deionisation cartridge and hoses 1 Thermocouple based temperature monitoring System 1 Measurement Tank The ultrasonic measurement tank is constructed from 15mm thick Perspex Plexiglas with fully bonded seams and join...

Page 4: ...ntifying axes the following conventions are adopted The Z axis in keeping with standard acoustics nomenclature is the acoustic axis of the transducer For vertically mounted systems transducer firing top down or bottom up the Z axis will be the vertical axis For horizontally mounted systems the Z axis is the longest horizontal axis of the tanks The X axis is always defined as the axis which crosses...

Page 5: ...it The consequences of pressing the ESTOP are as follows 1 Power is immediately cut to the stepper motors on the linear axes and if applicable the stepper motor controlled rotary table a Logic power supply to the stepper controllers and encoders is maintained allowing the system to maintain a record of its position 2 All power is cut to the optional Gimbal mount assuming the gimbal mount wiring is...

Page 6: ...NOTE the host PC login password is set to ACOUSTICS or Measurement This PC runs the UMS Software that is at the heart of the UMS If you have purchased a PC for this purpose from PAL all the necessary software will have been pre installed If however you are using your own PC then further set up will be required Once assembled the PC will use a USB port to interface with the Stepper Motor Drive Cont...

Page 7: ... Motor PK266 and PK296 LG Motion Stepper motor controllers 3 Parker ViX250 500IM LG Motion Stepper motor power supply 1 Parker XL PSU LG Motion Linear magnetic encoder scales 3 Renishaw LM10 Precision Acoustics Host PC Stepper Motor Drive Control Unit UMS Software Oscilloscope Motion Control Actuators and Frame Function Generator Not Supplied Trigger Hydrophone in Hydrophone Mount Measureme nt Tan...

Page 8: ...UMSUMS USER GUIDE 8 of 8 Linear magnetic encoder read head 3 Renishaw LM10 Precision Acoustics Reference markers for Linear magnetic encoder scales 3 Renishaw LM10 Precision Acoustics ...

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