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RSWA

Resistance Spot Weld Analyzer

User’s Guide

2008-02-05

Summary of Contents for RSWA

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Page 3: ...re trademarks of Tessonics Corporation Fujitsu and the Fujitsu logo are registered trademarks of Fujitsu Limited Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microso is a registere...

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Page 5: ...m States 7 2 3 4 Screen Protector 8 2 3 5 Storing 9 2 3 6 Using the Hotpad 9 2 3 7 Using Hovering Mode 10 2 4 DSP Board 11 2 5 External Battery 12 2 5 1 PowerPad 80 12 2 5 2 Universal Battery 13 2 6 C...

Page 6: ...can Area 31 5 5 Measurement History 32 5 6 Settings Standard 32 5 6 1 Cont Mode 32 5 6 2 User Interface 32 5 7 Settings Advanced Mode 33 5 7 1 Algorithm 33 5 7 2 Hardware 33 5 8 Settings Admin Mode 34...

Page 7: ...to receive assistance in the damage claims and provide replacement equipment if necessary Please note that your shipping container is re usable and may be used in the future when returning the unit f...

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Page 9: ...r which connects to the DSP board An external battery provides up to 6 hours of run time when disconnected from a power source A charger AC adapter provides power for simultaneous device operation and...

Page 10: ...nd the delay line before mounting the delay e delay and the coupler are the only replaceable parts on the probe Please do not try to disassemble the protective case take out the matrix transducer or d...

Page 11: ...e of the transducer Under normal operating conditions the gel layer should be replaced each month In a warm and dry environment the gel should be replaced more o en Warning When re assembling the tran...

Page 12: ...tery pack Reset button Figure 2 4 Tablet PC parts rear view 2 3 2 Status Indicators Status indicators show the status of system functions such as system power and internal battery charge level e locat...

Page 13: ...ccess Green Displayed when hard disk drive is accessed O Hard disk drive is not being accessed Hovering Green Hovering mode is enabled O Hovering mode is disabled 2 3 3 System States On Mode e system...

Page 14: ...a wet cloth To install a new screen protector 1 If a screen protector is already installed on the display screen remove it before installing the new screen protector e screen protector is held onto t...

Page 15: ...rnal battery e internal battery is not designed for extended use and will discharge in a short period of time this could result in damage to the internal battery You can store the equipment in the O s...

Page 16: ...the pen function from le mouse button to right mouse button emulation for a single mouse event a er tapping the hotpad Pen Hovering Switches the hovering mode on or o roughout the hovering mode the ho...

Page 17: ...when hovering is not selected 2 4 DSP Board e DSP Digital Signal Processing Board connects the transducer with the computer e major parts of the board are DSP Handles communications with the computer...

Page 18: ...nd 1 red light will normally be lit and will turn o automatically when the battery is not in use Under abnormal operating conditions such as extreme temperatures the battery will not charge or dischar...

Page 19: ...battery has a DC out voltage switch at the back Figure 2 8 Note is switch must be set to the 16V position knob toward the center of the battery e power meter is activated by pressing Test button e nu...

Page 20: ...pass the external battery and plug the adapter directly into the RSWA unit Useful if the external battery ever becomes faulty and you want to continue running the RSWA Note Keep AC adapter clean and a...

Page 21: ...oes not have room for a built in keyboard In stead when typing is necessary you will see a virtual on screen keyboard is keyboard allows typing using the touch screen e layout of the keys on the keybo...

Page 22: ...s Guide To switch to special symbols and back use button Figure 3 2 Virtual on screen keyboard special symbols To switch to numeric keypad and back use button Figure 3 3 Virtual on screen keyboard nu...

Page 23: ...be shown in the list To login a user simply has to click their user name enter their password then click Log In Figure 3 4 Login prompt Each user has an associated icon to help them nd their name when...

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Page 25: ...cations and normally loads when the RSWA starts up and replaces the Windows desktop e Launcher was designed and built for touchscreens and is more convenient than a regular windows desktop It also lim...

Page 26: ...been protected and require users to have special privileges in order to use them Some protected applications will allow you to log in for that application only when you try to start them and others wi...

Page 27: ...ystem Note If the computer goes to standby while you are logged in the system will automati cally log you out to prevent unauthorized access by di erent users 4 3 Turning O Clicking the Turn O button...

Page 28: ...n applications 4 5 Accessing a USB Drive To access the USB port open the aps on the right hand side of the so case e location of the USB port on the CPU unit is shown in Figure 2 4 on page 6 You can u...

Page 29: ...nformation Warning Always use the Safely Remove USB Drive option before unplugging the drive especially if you written or changed les on it Otherwise you risk loosing you data 4 6 Launcher Tabs e Laun...

Page 30: ...r the RSWA Launcher Unless you have a good reason for doing so it is highly recommended that the RSWA Launcher be used Using the Launcher limits a user s access to the computer and helps prevent them...

Page 31: ...hoose the name of the item path of the executable le command line options and an icon Push the Modify button to rename an item change it s icon or edit other options Push the Remove button to remove a...

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Page 33: ...nd whether or not you are working on a inspection Currently Array Explorer has two per mission levels Standard and Advanced Some features are only available to advanced users and some critical setting...

Page 34: ...C Scan Area A Scan Area Measurement History Information Inspection Data Area Figure 5 1 Main Array Explorer window Some Terminology used in this chapter Inspection A group of weld measurements that ar...

Page 35: ...see Section 5 10 1 2 Open Inspection Opens a previously stored inspection see Section 5 10 3 Settings Allows changing various application settings see Section 5 6 Setup Setup the unit for measuring w...

Page 36: ...be manually adjusted by clicking the hand icon Dragging the edge of the circle will resize it and dragging the interior of the circle will reposition it e dots turn blue when in manual mode Clicking...

Page 37: ...ted element Shadow in Background Shows the composed A scans from all the elements Green Arrow Shows the estimated depth of the top metal sheet Green Vertical Lines Gates showing the range for C scan a...

Page 38: ...ses the settings that are available to all users 5 6 1 Cont Mode is setting determines the number of measurements taken in continuous mode It can be set to take between 5 and 100 measurements Determin...

Page 39: ...ttings Advanced Mode is section discusses the settings that are available to Advanced users is settings are only visible if you are an Advanced user 5 7 1 Algorithm Diameter Adjustment A threshold for...

Page 40: ...st Signal To aid in setting these parameters a grid of transducer elements and an A scan window is shown Clicking on a transducer element will cause the signal from that element to populate the A scan...

Page 41: ...and Custom Inspection 5 10 1 Custom Inspection e Custom Inspection type allows you to measure welds and assign names to these welds as you check them A screen shot of a Custom Inspection can be seen...

Page 42: ...ere are two thumbnails because 3T stacks are supposed to be measured from both sides and these measurements should be paired together Decisions Each weld can have an associated pass or fail Either a c...

Page 43: ...r re fail the weld and select your new decision Starting A New Custom Inspection A Custom Inspection can be started by clicking the New Inspection button in the top le corner of the screen On the scre...

Page 44: ...l existing and future welds 5 10 2 Part Inspection e Part Inspection type is an advanced inspection type that uses Administrator de ned factory information All of the factory information is stored in...

Page 45: ...like Image Area Shows the current image and the welds that are on it e currently selected weld that is being measured is shown highlighted to help an Inspector nd the weld to be measured e buttons in...

Page 46: ...nal window pops up showing a list of Inspection Orders to choose from Select one and press Finish e window closes and you can start checking welds Note If no Inspection Orders have been de ned the RS...

Page 47: ...attribute Upon saving a resumed Inspection will update it s date and time to the new save time is may mean that the inspection moves from an older date to a newer one Also a resumed inspection needs t...

Page 48: ...Guide Export Inspection Clicking this option allows you to save a copy of a single inspection in a new location Open from File Clicking this option allows you to load an inspection from a le into the...

Page 49: ...300 MHz Chipset Intel 440MX Main RAM 256MB Hard disk drive 2 5 40 GB IDE Digitizer Resistive Display 8 4 TFT VE TFT Color SVGA 800 600 pixels 8 levels of brightness PC Card Slot One Type I or Type II...

Page 50: ...ge time 4 hours to 80 Weight 1 5 lbs or 0 65 kg Operating Temperature 0 60 C 32 140 F Universal Battery Maximum capacity 130 Wh Maximum current 4 5 A 16 V Charge time 3 5 hours 4 hours for maximum cha...

Page 51: ...external battery 12 F fuel gauge 12 H hotpads 9 hovering mode 10 I idle mode 7 in air indicator 32 indentation indicator 32 indentation warning 32 inspections 35 creating 29 opening 29 40 saving 37 s...

Page 52: ...Safely Remove USB Drive 23 save to disk mode 7 screen protector 8 settings Array Explorer 32 Launcher 24 Setup Warnings 33 so case 14 So ware Updates 23 status indicators 6 suspend to RAM mode 7 T Ta...

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