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19. 

Maintenance 

The input and output sockets can be subject to mechanical and environmental induced deterioration. Do not 
use the device where a socket is worn out or damaged. 
A deteriorated or defective device has to be repaired by Vallen Systeme GmbH before it can be used again. 
Refer to section “What to do in case of malfunction or damage”. 

19.1. 

System Verification 

The device’s function can be checked against specifications. A so-called verification of function according to 
specification is recommended to be done once a year and (i) if a system is suspected to be defective or (ii) if a 
system has been operated in severe environmental conditions. Verification can be done by Vallen Systeme 
GmbH.  

19.2. 

What to Do in Case of Malfunction or Damage 

Disconnect the device. Do not attempt to repair a device. Contact Vallen Systeme and report the defect. Wait 
for instructions before sending a device back. 
 

Summary of Contents for spotWave 201

Page 1: ...spotWave Instructions Manual Instructions Manual Revision 2022 07...

Page 2: ...Misuse 14 12 Hardware Types 15 12 1 Mechanical Properties 16 13 Operating Elements of a spotWave Device 17 13 1 USB Mini B Connector 17 13 2 LED 17 13 3 Sensor Connector in 18 13 4 CCT Connector out...

Page 3: ...Provided in Other Resources The spotWave Operation Manual describes the usage of the spotWave acoustic emission measurement device with a focus on the acquisition and analysis software The technical...

Page 4: ...ufacturer of Acoustic Emission measurement systems and accessories for acoustic emission testing Vallen Systeme GmbH Buergermeister Seidl Str 8 82515 Wolfratshausen Germany telephone 0049 8171 38391 0...

Page 5: ...may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license AMSY 6 ASIP 2 spotWave conditionWave linWave WaveLine SmartLine VisualAE VisualClass and VisualTR are trademarks of Vallen Syste...

Page 6: ...anual NOTICE A NOTICE notice denotes a hazard It calls attention to an operating procedure practice or the like that if not correctly performed or adhered to could result in damage to the product or l...

Page 7: ...2022 07 file spotwave_instructions_manual docx 7 of 50 5 Safety Symbols No safety symbols are used on the device...

Page 8: ...this product have been impaired either through physical damage excessive moisture or any other reason remove power and do not use the product until safe operation can be verified by service trained p...

Page 9: ...e the spotWave device to a moist and wet environment in mated condition meaning with AE sensors CCT device connected and USB connector securely fixed Do not expose the device to dirt and humidity or s...

Page 10: ...Firmware Updates Vallen Systeme GmbH releases software updates including new firmware for its measurement devices to i add new features ii include product enhancements and iii fix software issues The...

Page 11: ...llected over the LAN interface by an acquisition software that is running on a host device conditionWave conditionWave is a trademark of Vallen Systeme and the type designation of a dual channel AE me...

Page 12: ...E data autonomously After finishing the logging mode an end device is used to collect the accumulated AE feature data via the USB connection Figure 2 spotWave measurement system logging mode as block...

Page 13: ...light or iii measuring the speed of sound Acquisition software compatible to Android 8 or later and Windows 10 is part of the spotWave device A license for using the VisualAE analysis program is also...

Page 14: ...specially do not use it with e g temperature sensors strain gauges displacement sensors or AE sensors with RMS and or stretched APK output The spotWave device is rated IP67 in mated condition The spot...

Page 15: ...t The spotWave device code consists of type _ sampling rate channel number _ input range dBAE type device type designation spotWave sampling rate max sampling rate in MHz channel number double digit c...

Page 16: ...x 14 mm x 58 mm W x H x D Weight 107 g Ingress Protection IP67 Connector 2x SMA female 1x USB mini B female LED 1x RGB LED for indicating operational conditions No ingress of dust complete protection...

Page 17: ...Connect a USB power bank instead of an end device to power the spotWave device and for running it in Logging Mode see next section 13 2 LED The LED indicates the status of the device Property Descrip...

Page 18: ...dance 16 k 12 pF 50 mV 100 mV input range 500 k 940 pF 5000 mV input range Input range 94 dBAE 50 mV 100 dBAE 100 mV 134 dBAE 5000 mV The input range is defined by hardware and marked on the device 13...

Page 19: ...card board box It shall be used for storage and transportation since it offers protection against shock Make sure that the environmental conditions are within specified limits during storage transport...

Page 20: ...To power it connect the device to a PC or mobile device or a battery pack with USB interface The spotWave device s LED is switched to blue if it is powered 15 1 1 Power Requirements Description Specif...

Page 21: ...a PC or laptop that is used as end device for the spotWave device The end device runs the data acquisition and the measurement data is stored to its disk drive PC Requirements OS Windows 10 CPU minimu...

Page 22: ...16 2 Connecting a Coupling Check Transducer Only connect a device from Vallen Systeme that is labelled and specified as Coupling Check Transducer CCT For connecting the CC transducer to the spotWave...

Page 23: ...spotWave processor s feature extraction unit Intensity analysis of recorded data can be done based on the peak amplitude energy and the number of threshold crossings of a hit Activity analysis can be...

Page 24: ...signal TRAI Transient recorder index database key of transients in the transient data file used as common key in the primary data file 16 5 Command Set The spotWave is a USB CDC Communications Device...

Page 25: ...50 16 5 1 States and transitions The executable commands are dependent on the device state Following diagram shows the possible states and transitions IDLE RECORDING LOGGING logging 0 logging 1 loggi...

Page 26: ...tetime 28 set_filter 28 start_acq 29 stop_acq 29 get_ae_data 29 get_tr_data 31 get_tr_snapshot 31 get_data_log 32 clear_data_log 32 get_info 32 get_status 33 get_setup 33 set_acq thr Set threshold for...

Page 27: ...000 0 disabled Valid state IDLE set_acq tr_enabled Enable disable transient data acquisition Command set_acq tr_enabled 0 1 Valid state IDLE set_acq tr_decimation Set decimation factor for transient...

Page 28: ...r time of flight measurements When command get_tr_snapshot is issued the CCT is activated and the transient recorder starts simultaneously The time difference from start sample to the sample of first...

Page 29: ...17 D 10000000 C 0 E 38788614 TRAI 0 flags 0 n H temp 27 T 43686000 A 31004 R 496 D 703 C 4 E 74860056830 TRAI 1 flags 0 n H temp 27 T 43686983 A 15545 R 279 D 624 C 5 E 42194101126 TRAI 2 flags 0 n n...

Page 30: ...The conversion factor to engineerign units of V s is 2 2 2 1 Vallen Systeme software uses arbitrary energy units eu A conversion to energy units is done the following way with the scaling factor 106 f...

Page 31: ...ains the information of the transient recorder index TRAI arrival time T and number of samples NS The header line is followed by the ADC samples as binary data int16 2 x NS bytes The conversion to V i...

Page 32: ...ta_log Valid state LOGGING IDLE Response The response syntax is the same as for get_ae_data An additional record with the type flag R and the acquisition start timestamp is returned first All followin...

Page 33: ...ation Command get_status Valid state ALL Response temp 26 C n recording 0 n logging 0 n log_data_usage 1636 sets 0 12 n date 2020 12 17 19 23 40 140 n get_setup Read setup information Command get_setu...

Page 34: ...oth responses end with an empty line if there are no further records to read and parse The get_data command just returned the ASCII or binary ADC values without any header or final line A headerline w...

Page 35: ...flags 0 n S temp 27 T 20024576 A 22 R 588985 D 2000000 C 0 E 38857408 TRAI 0 flags 0 n get_tr_data n retrieve transient data of hits 0 n no hit so far produce a hit get_ae_data n 2 n S temp 27 T 2010...

Page 36: ...OM4 If unsure just unplug and plug the spotWave s USB cable while watching the Device Manager You will see the right COM port disappear and appear again If the Vallen AE Suite Software is installed th...

Page 37: ...2022 07 file spotwave_instructions_manual docx 37 of 50 Now you are ready to communicate with the device Test with a simple get_info command...

Page 38: ...s vallen de AE sensors with microdot connector are connected with a type CBL 1 1M2 V63 cable to the spotWave device AE sensors with an SMA connector are connected with a type CBL 1 1M2 V70 cable to th...

Page 39: ...rolled by the spotWave device and can be used to stimulate artificial acoustic emission Mounted to the surface of an object the CCT can be used to excite elastic waves in the object in a controlled ma...

Page 40: ...alfunction or damage 19 1 System Verification The device s function can be checked against specifications A so called verification of function according to specification is recommended to be done once...

Page 41: ...structions_manual docx 41 of 50 20 Compliances Statement The spotWave device complies with following directive Directive 2014 30 EU EMC A spotWave AE measurement system complies with following standar...

Page 42: ...edure Owners of old instruments request our agreement with the return of old instruments The goods to be returned must be described unambiguously and identified by serial number and or the identificat...

Page 43: ...European Union Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU The RoHS directive prohibits the sale of electronic equipment con...

Page 44: ...es Signal processing Specification Analogue pass band filter high pass 20 kHz 2 nd order low pass 500 kHz 6 th order ADC 2 MHz at 16 bit Application specific filters IIR pass band filter Butterworth c...

Page 45: ...00 dBAE 134 dBAE Ums resolution approx 1 75 V 3 5 V 175 V Rise time resolution 500 ns Duration resolution 500 ns Hit flags Flag Description T hit time out Duration 100 ms A artificially started hit af...

Page 46: ...ftware selectable decimation factor Duration adapted recording mode number of samples that are recorded per trigger depends on duration of the burst signal pretrigger samples and post duration samples...

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