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Apollo XF/XLT/Octane 

Basic User 

Guide 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

Rev. 1.5 

June 24, 2016 

Summary of Contents for Apollo XF Octane

Page 1: ...Apollo XF XLT Octane Basic User Guide Rev 1 5 June 24 2016...

Page 2: ...uide Page 2 of 25 The Apollo XF Apollo XLT and Octane detectors are manufactured by EDAX a business unit of Ametek Inc Materials Analysis Division 91 McKee Drive Mahwah NJ 07430 USA 201 529 4880 edax...

Page 3: ...Do not expose the detector to extreme temperatures 10 2 6 8 Do not expose the SUTW to plasma 10 2 6 9 Windowless detectors 10 3 Installation and Environment Requirements 11 3 1 Power requirements 11...

Page 4: ...Contents Octane Basic User Guide Page 4 of 25 This page is intentionally left blank...

Page 5: ...r SEM Octane Plus 30 mm2 SUTW for SEM Octane Super 60 mm2 SUTW for SEM Octane Ultra 100 mm2 SUTW for SEM Apollo XF 60 mm2 SUTW for SEM Octane Prime1 10 mm2 SUTW for SEM Apollo XLT 30 mm2 SUTW for TEM...

Page 6: ...Introduction Octane Basic User Guide Page 6 of 25 This page is intentionally blank...

Page 7: ...hot swappable unless otherwise specified The power to the system must be turned off before inserting or removing any of the modules boards or any of the interconnecting cables If this precaution is n...

Page 8: ...were introduced to the EDS market several years ago to improve the transmission of low energy X rays e g B C N O through the window The SUTW is constructed of a 300 nm thick polymer foil with an addi...

Page 9: ...oose particles Avoid venting the sample chamber too quickly Specifically do not exceed 10 cm s gas velocity into the chamber as this can increase the risk of particle induced detector window damage Th...

Page 10: ...indow or may cause the temperature at the window to exceed manufacturer s specifications This may occur during a microscope chamber bake or operation of a heat stage Recommendations If there is a poss...

Page 11: ...5 watts 100 240 Volts 47 63 Hz 0 5 to 1 25 Amps Table 2 Power requirements 3 2 SPACE AND WEIGHT SPECIFICATIONS Workstation dimensions 17 5 H x 7 75 W x 19 5 in 44 x 20 x 49 5 cm Workstation weight 33...

Page 12: ...Installation Requirements Octane Basic User Guide Page 12 of 25 This page is intentionally blank...

Page 13: ...sis software By default there is an Administrator login set up for TEAM Figure 1 Detector Power Supply 4 2 DETECTOR COOLING By default detector cooling is Off until it is started by the user When the...

Page 14: ...N Ramping GREEN At Operating Temp Blinks RED Warming Table 4 Status LEDs definitions When the detector is first powered ON both Status lights on the detector back panel will light RED There is a Yello...

Page 15: ...EAM Status Indicator Green Red OK to Vent DU is warm OK to vent microscope DU is cold Not OK to vent microscope for Window less DU Ready DU is cold OK to collect spectra DU is not ready to collect spe...

Page 16: ...e Some or all may simply be software buttons that the user must acknowledge that it is ok to cool the detector Toggle so each Safety Interlock is Green Figure 4 Detector control and detector status fo...

Page 17: ...n This high count condition is normally set by the factory or installation service engineer The purpose is to protect the detector from high energy backscattered electrons in a TEM which can be harmfu...

Page 18: ...ut for optimal performance and stable peak positions it may be best to wait about 60 minutes It is okay to leave the detector cold when the microscope chamber is left under vacuum There is a user pref...

Page 19: ...5 1 TYPICAL WORKSTATION CONFIGURATION Figure 6 PC Workstation Connections Power Supply Air Flow Hard drive USB Restore SG 3 Board Fan Air Flow Internal Sync cable Sync Panel Network Board Card bracke...

Page 20: ...Ie 2735 171 30939 IP 192 168 0 101 SYNC PCIe 5335 007 28300 SG 2 PCI 5335 007 20000 Mains 24V Power Supply 2735 171 31074 Microscope Octane IP 192 168 0 100 NIC IP Microscope PC IP Ethernet cable 2435...

Page 21: ...l 5335 007 31700 SG 3 PCIe 5335 007 31400 Mains 24V Power Supply 2735 171 31074 Microscope Octane IP 192 168 0 100 NIC IP Microscope PC IP Ethernet cable 2435 072 44045R Sync cable 4035 008 10900 Ferr...

Page 22: ...PCIe 2735 171 30939 IP 192 168 0 101 SYNC Panel 5335 007 31700 SG 3 PCIe 5335 007 31400 Mains 24V Power Supply 2735 171 31074 Microscope Octane IP 192 168 0 100 NIC IP Microscope PC IP Ethernet cable...

Page 23: ...Basic System Cabling Octane Basic User Guide Page 23 of 25 This page is intentionally blank...

Page 24: ...Basic System Cabling Octane Basic User Guide Page 24 of 25 This page is intentionally blank...

Page 25: ...dware as shown below or display a message about DPP service failing to start Figure 10 TEAM Login RED Hardware Status In this case power off the detector using the switch on the small black power bric...

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