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A1207 PenGauge

Acoustic Control Systems – ACS Group
Saarbrücken, Germany 2022

This instruction manual contains essential information on how to use this ACS product safely and effectively.
Before using this product, thoroughly review this instruction manual. Use the product as instructed.

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Thickness Gauge

Summary of Contents for PenGauge A1207

Page 1: ...cken Germany 2022 This instruction manual contains essential information on how to use this ACS product safely and effectively Before using this product thoroughly review this instruction manual Use...

Page 2: ...2 4 Acoustic properties of the material 9 1 3 2 4 1 Sound dispersion 9 1 3 2 4 2 Variation of velocity 9 1 3 3 Making the instrument ready for operation 10 1 3 3 1 Surface preparation 10 1 3 3 2 Switc...

Page 3: ...3 A1207 PenGauge 2022 Acoustic Control Systems ACS Group 3 4 Thickness measurement 22 3 4 1 Display mode 23 3 4 2 A Scan mode 28 3 4 3 B Scan mode 31 3 5 Settings 36 3 6 Service address 41 0 Index...

Page 4: ...ation manual Operation manual 1 Operation manual 1 1 Scope of delivery The following section describes the scope of delivery for A1207 PenGauge A1207 PenGauge Scope of delivery Part Amount Location El...

Page 5: ...layouts shall be chosen conditions of performing inspection using similar materials shall be estimated etc for proper ultrasonic inspection Continuous improvement of the instrument functions and its r...

Page 6: ...s indication mm from 0 80 to 9 99 mm from 10 0 to 100 0 mm 0 01 0 1 Setting range of ultrasound velocity m s from 1000 to 9000 Type of the built in transducer double crystal or single element Frequenc...

Page 7: ...allows the replacement of the worn out capsule of the built in transducer by unscrewing the tip detaching the transducer capsule from the instrument without extra tools see Replacement of the transduc...

Page 8: ...rument is designed to be operated under conditions listed in the section Operation condition 1 3 2 Factors influencing the operation of the instrument and accuracy of the readings 1 3 2 1 State of the...

Page 9: ...be increased a little The minimum steady reading of the instrument contacting the tube s wall with the middle of the working surface of the piezoelectric transducer will be considered the actual value...

Page 10: ...trument will switch into the measurement mode The horizontal strokes the accumulator battery state and the current measurement units are displayed on the screen To switch off the thickness gauge press...

Page 11: ...ing in three seconds and the instrument will switch to the measurement mode At that the instrument saves velocity value The instrument saves the set velocity value when off 1 3 3 4 3 Measure the ultra...

Page 12: ...nly of a single stage determining the latency value in the transducer using the calibration sample 5 mm and 25 mm calibration block included in the delivery kit Before calibration clean the transducer...

Page 13: ...icated by the blinking unshaded battery symbol The instrument will automatically switch off when the accumulator battery is dead The rechargeable battery has built in protection against overcharge ove...

Page 14: ...transducer capsule without any additional tools The figure below shows a sample of a capsule To replace the capsule of the transducer proceed as follows Switch off the instrument Unscrew the tip Disco...

Page 15: ...ent The transportation conditions with regard to the impact of the external environment climatic factors should correspond to storage conditions Any vehicle type can transport the packaged instruments...

Page 16: ...000 5400 Ragstone 5930 Gabbro 38 6320 Plaster stone 4790 Foliated granite 7870 Granite 4450 Toadstone 85 5800 Dolomite 4450 Limestone 6130 Brass 4430 Brass LS 59 1 4360 Magnesium 5790 Manganin 4660 Ma...

Page 17: ...stic 2550 Silver Argentum 3600 Glass ceramics 6740 Steel 20 GSNDM 6060 Steel HN77 UR 6080 Steel 40HN 5600 Steel HN70V U 5960 Steel HN35V 5680 Tantalum 4235 Chromium 6845 Zinc 4170 Silicate glass 5500...

Page 18: ...allation 1 Press and hold key 2 Then press and hold key On the display appears Update 3 Now you may release key 4 While the key still pressed connect the USB2 0 cable 5 A new DRIVE appears for example...

Page 19: ...onal data processing and reporting features for better usability 3 2 Application tabs The application has five tabs They are depicted at the bottom of the application The Table shows informational pic...

Page 20: ...ware Figure 1 Connectivity tab left Android right iPhone Only paired devices Android online devices iPhone will be listed To pair a new device with Android see the section Pairing devices Click on the...

Page 21: ...software Figure 2 Connection to the device left Android right iPhone If the device is switched on the connection will succeed As long as the Bluetooth connection is active you will see the serial numb...

Page 22: ...nectivity tab again 3 4 Thickness measurement There are three modes of the thickness measurement provided by the A1207 PenGauge in combination with the application software 1 Display The measurement p...

Page 23: ...dard view of the Display tab is shown in Figure 4 Figure 4 Display tab left Android right iPhone Digital result The top part of the view contains the digital result of the thickness measurement in cor...

Page 24: ...n with zero No measurement Automatic mode Applied sound velocity value Applied gain value Saving measurement and saved result Under this panel there is the Save measurement button All saved results ar...

Page 25: ...25 A1207 PenGauge 2022 Acoustic Control Systems ACS Group Application software Application software Figure 5 Menu for groups left Android right iPhone...

Page 26: ...easurement groups For managing the measurement groups you have the following options 1 Add Add a new empty group 2 Delete Delete the currently selected group 3 Delete all Delete all groups By clicking...

Page 27: ...ete Delete currently selected cell 4 Delete all Delete all cells in the current group By clicking on the Save measurement button the new cell is appended to the list after the selected cell When the s...

Page 28: ...t was saved from the A Scan tab and the calculation method for each result See more details at the end of the following section A Scan mode A paper clip symbol means that the cell contains a saved scr...

Page 29: ...mational pictograms Picto gram Functions Contact status no contact Contact status there is contact ACF Auto Correlation Function Algorithm used for result computation First negative peak Intersection...

Page 30: ...ly joystick actions In the case of manual mode and if the ACF algorithm is selected the click and hold enable you to reset the gate Selects signal as the active control element to interact on A Scan o...

Page 31: ...ems ACS Group Application software Application software Figure 9 Saved results viewer left Android right iPhone 3 4 3 B Scan mode By clicking on the pictogram the app goes to the B Scan tab A common v...

Page 32: ...Android right iPhone Digital result The top part of the view contains the digital result of measurement currently selected by cursor the position in corresponding units Clicking and holding on the un...

Page 33: ...de of device changing the mode is allowed only in the A Scan tab Manual mode Applied sound velocity value Applied gain value Plot Under this panel you can see the plot where the set of consistently re...

Page 34: ...e cursor as the active object to interact on the plot or apply joystick actions Selects B Scan image as the active object to interact on the plot or apply joystick actions Joystick actions to zoom pan...

Page 35: ...are Application software Figure 11 Saved results viewer left Android right iPhone By clicking on the desired item you can see the image connected to this item and the minimum maximum information as we...

Page 36: ...all Delete all B Scans You can also pause data acquisition from the A1207 PenGauge instrument This could be done by clicking and holding on the result value in all three measurement tabs Display A Sca...

Page 37: ...37 A1207 PenGauge 2022 Acoustic Control Systems ACS Group Application software Application software Figure 13 Settings tab left Android right iPhone...

Page 38: ...ms 1 Velocity Applied ultrasound velocity 2 Measure unit Used system of measurement metric or imperial 3 Version Version of the used application 4 App language Used language in the application English...

Page 39: ...l editor left Android right iPhone The Material editor contains a table with several typically used materials and their values for the sound velocity The material list can be extended or changed with...

Page 40: ...he currently selected material to the device 4 Edit Edit the sound velocity value of the currently selected material 5 Delete Delete the currently selected material A Scan The A Scan configuration con...

Page 41: ...the B Scan image empty or filled similar to A Scan 2 Scan velocity Velocity of the device during the scanning moving from 1 to 10 mm s The resolution of the B Scan plot is constant and represents one...

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