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Using Reddy with Sharck Probes

Chapter 5

Using Reddy with 
Sharck Probes

Содержание Reddy

Страница 1: ...User s Guide...

Страница 2: ...treet Suite 100 Qu bec QC G1P 0A4 CANADA Eddyfi Magnifi Reddy and their associated logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Eddyfi NDT Inc Eddyfi reserves itself the right to change product of...

Страница 3: ...y 9 Connecting Probes 10 Batteries 10 Chapter 2 MagnifiGO Overview Introducing Magnifi GO 15 Chapter 3 Preferences Managing Preferences 23 Chapter 4 Keypad and Keyboard Functions Keyboard Shortcut Key...

Страница 4: ...3 ECA 53 ECT 54 Appendix A Connector Reference ECA Connector 160 pins 57 ECT Connector 19 pins 57 I O Connector 12 pins 57 Ethernet Connector 58 HDMI Connector 58 USB Connectors 59 3 5mm Audio Connect...

Страница 5: ...e 3 4 Help 24 Figure 5 1 Medium Shark probe 29 Figure 5 2 Removable Sharck encoder and guiding wheels 29 Figure 5 3 Simplified TECA working principles 30 Figure 5 4 Typical signal signature 30 Figure...

Страница 6: ...positioning along the scanning axis probe shown top view 40 Figure 5 27 Disabled functions during acquisition 41 Figure 5 28 Saving data 41 Figure 5 29 Flaw like and spurious indications 42 Figure 5 3...

Страница 7: ...anchor strap 64 Figure B 10 Alternative method of securing anchor strap to bumper 65 Figure B 11 Anchor strap on harness belt 65 Figure B 12 Slipping male buckle through bumper 65 Figure B 13 Mating...

Страница 8: ...able 7 3 Eddy current array specifications 53 Table 7 4 Eddy current testing specifications 54 Table A 1 ECT connector data 57 Table A 2 ECT connector pinout 57 Table A 3 I O connector data 57 Table A...

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Страница 10: ...x www eddyfi com General Precautions and Conventions General Precautions and Conventions...

Страница 11: ...pe indicated on the rating plate If you use the system in a manner that deviates from that specified by Eddyfi the protection provided on the equipment may be rendered null and void Do not use substit...

Страница 12: ...of lead mercury cadmium hexavalent chromium polybrominated biphenyl and polybrominated diphenyl ether in certain classes of electrical and electronic units as of July 1 2006 This label acts as a remin...

Страница 13: ...rates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the user s guide may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment i...

Страница 14: ...ed the purchase price of the applicable item s This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties whether oral written expressed or implied including any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a par...

Страница 15: ...xv General Precautions and Conventions...

Страница 16: ...2 www eddyfi com Reddy Overview Chapter 1 Reddy Overview...

Страница 17: ...ifferently DC power Green batteries fully charged Blinking green batteries charging Red battery or charger error Unlit no batteries in Reddy Battery power Unlit remaining charge over 40 Orange remaini...

Страница 18: ...s The four corner bumpers provide shock absorption and support Reddy at an angle when it is set on a flat surface The bumpers are also hooked for harnessing For details about harnessing see page 61 10...

Страница 19: ...ith the probe s encoder for example See page 10 for details 2 ECT connector Connect your eddy current testing probes to this connector See page 10 for details 3 ECA connector Connect your eddy current...

Страница 20: ...cators with the following behavior Connection indicator upper Green communication established between Reddy and the network Blinking green activity between Reddy and the network Unlit no link to netwo...

Страница 21: ...1 7 Reddy Overview Rear 1 Instrument stand This stand retracts outward to hold Reddy at an angle preventing the instrument from falling over horizontally...

Страница 22: ...er Reddy has two safe operating positions horizontal and tilted To use Reddy in a tilted position simply pull out the stand located at the rear of the instrument until Reddy is at the desired angle If...

Страница 23: ...eat dissipation while the instrument is in use Starting Reddy Proceed as follows to turn on your instrument or exit the standby mode 1 Make sure that at least one of the two batteries is inserted into...

Страница 24: ...ou have not already done so remove the protective cap from the ECT connector 3 Align the probe s connector pins with the ECT connector on the instrument Hint The alignment mark on the probe s connecto...

Страница 25: ...n operate with a single battery Should the power in the remaining battery be insufficient to keep Reddy operating the instrument shuts down without damaging electronic components but all your work in...

Страница 26: ...Blue battery charge gauge calibrated Blinking red battery charge gauge in need of calibration Red error Calibrating Batteries To ensure that your batteries perform at their full capacity for the long...

Страница 27: ...13 Reddy Overview...

Страница 28: ...14 www eddyfi com MagnifiGO Overview Chapter 2 MagnifiGO Overview...

Страница 29: ...dy directly on your computer Magnifi SR offers the same graphical user interface than MagnifiGO so any analyst can be up and running in next to no time with a wider range of large monitor data layouts...

Страница 30: ...3 Status icons These icons convey unit status information graphically Continue reading for details 4 Data display area This area is where you see the inspection data 5 File navigator Use the file navi...

Страница 31: ...me and selector 3 Frequency selector 4 Resize cursor 5 Scale 6 Signal component selector Lissajous View Figure 2 3 Lissajous 1 Global channel C scan selector 2 Channel C scan group name and selector 3...

Страница 32: ...e the various behavior according to the view you are using Table 2 1 Multi touch behavior in the strip chart view Location Touch Behavior Condition View toolbars Tap List buttons Selects the next opti...

Страница 33: ...option in list Toggles Enables disables option Touch and hold List buttons Displays entire options list Data area Tap Move cursor to tapped position Touch and move Move cursor in C scan Resize the ma...

Страница 34: ...20 www eddyfi com MagnifiGO Overview Figure 2 6 Acquisition Summary Figure 2 7 Report Summary...

Страница 35: ...21 MagnifiGO Overview Figure 2 8 Save Figure 2 9 Material Database...

Страница 36: ...22 www eddyfi com Preferences Chapter 3 Preferences...

Страница 37: ...0 minutes By default the sleep time is 15 minutes Power Management turns off the display and the power LED goes from green to red Reddy goes into sleep mode when the touchscreen and keypad buttons exc...

Страница 38: ...24 www eddyfi com Preferences Figure 3 3 Analysis preferences Figure 3 4 Help...

Страница 39: ...25 Preferences...

Страница 40: ...26 www eddyfi com Keypad and Keyboard Functions Chapter 4 Keypad and Keyboard Functions...

Страница 41: ...ds shortcuts Table 4 1 Keyboard shortcut keys Keypad Function Keyboard Shortcut Left arrow Left arrow key Up arrow Up arrow key Right arrow Right arrow key Down arrow Down arrow key Start Stop acquisi...

Страница 42: ...28 www eddyfi com Using Reddy with Sharck Probes Chapter 5 Using Reddy with Sharck Probes...

Страница 43: ...eveloped to detect and size the length and depth of axial surface breaking linear indications in carbon steel Sharck probes are also capable of detecting transverse cracks perpendicular to the scan ax...

Страница 44: ...ff signal Crack like indications approximately 90 relative to the liftoff signal All crack like indications feature the same phase shift Vertical signal amplitude linked to the defect depth see figure...

Страница 45: ...e following figure Figure 5 6 Integrated 3D depth plane to correlate crack depth vertical amplitude and liftoff When the acquired data shows that the permeability varies from the normalization area it...

Страница 46: ...power button on the front of Reddy to turn it on Notes You may connect and disconnect Sharck probes when the instrument is on Reddy verifies the probe s compatibility to make sure that the current set...

Страница 47: ...e Open setup 9 Once you are done tap Start Working Magnifi GO switches to the front stage view Note When you open a new inspection folder for the first time and then tap Start Working the Acquisition...

Страница 48: ...that the setup file is correctly applied Figure 5 13 Verifying the applied setup Creating a New Setup with the Setup Wizard 1 In the backstage view tap Create New Setup The new setup wizard starts No...

Страница 49: ...ed to Reddy Figure 5 15 Probe selection 5 Tap Next 6 In Scan Definition select the encoder and specify the type of scan Note Do not configure the maximum probe speed at a value higher than 200 0mm s 7...

Страница 50: ...perties of your filters Figure 5 18 Data definition configuring filters Notes Sharck probe setups are tailored for carbon steel That is why you cannot change the frequencies and injection voltages of...

Страница 51: ...15 Tap Next 16 In Display configure the layout of your display Figure 5 21 Display layout Note The layout highlighted in blue is the layout displayed when you start working To select any of the other...

Страница 52: ...nce 3 On Reddy s keypad press the Probe nulling button see page 3 Alternatively in the front stage view on the Home or Calibration ribbon tap Null Calibrating the Sharck Probe 1 In the front stage vie...

Страница 53: ...to account and manages accordingly 12 In the Sharck Assisted Calibration dialog box tap Calibrate When the necessary data is acquired a green check mark appears next to Calibrate Figure 5 24 Sharck As...

Страница 54: ...op acquisition button see page 3 Alternatively in the front stage view on the Home or Calibration ribbon tap Stop Notes To maintain data files at a reasonable size and facilitate analysis when inspect...

Страница 55: ...front stage view on the Home ribbon tap Save Data Alternatively on the Reddy keypad press the Save inspection data button see page 3 Figure 5 28 Saving data Notes When data is saved Save Data is disa...

Страница 56: ...bility variations Analysis Methodology Data is analyzed by reviewing the Depth Short or Depth Long and the Length C scans Flaw like indications are characterized by the presence of bright spots on the...

Страница 57: ...ummaries of your findings Figure 5 31 Take screen captures with defect report entry check box To analyze data with Reddy proceed as follows 1 Find the file navigator at the bottom of the Magnifi GO fr...

Страница 58: ...select the adequate indication code and then tap it in an impedance plane The entry is grayed to show that it is now part of the summary report Figure 5 33 Entering a detected defect Notes The current...

Страница 59: ...defects have a color opposite that of axial cracks red blue instead of blue red see Figure 41 Those values can be altered by geometrical features and or permeability variations A differential signal...

Страница 60: ...ation as necessary Figure 5 37 Report summary 3 To save the setup and inspection data in the current inspection project on the left menu bar tap Save 4 On the left menu bar tap Project 5 To edit your...

Страница 61: ...irm the information and edit it as necessary Figure 5 39 Report summary 9 When you are done tap Finish The report is generated Use the controls at the top of the report viewer to save it to various fo...

Страница 62: ...48 www eddyfi com Maintenance and Troubleshooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting...

Страница 63: ...fiGO you must first meet the following requirements USB mass storage device with a minimum of 4 GB free space 1 Hardwired Internet connection There are two methods of updating or upgrading MagnifiGO S...

Страница 64: ...mpted press the up arrow of the keypad The update process starts This normally takes between 5 and 10 minute When the process is complete the system restarts 8 Activate Windows See Activating Windows...

Страница 65: ...evice Cannot display the options screen You do not press and hold the probe nulling button and the change layout button see page 4 long enough you do not press and hold the correct buttons or you do n...

Страница 66: ...52 www eddyfi com Specifications Chapter 7 Specifications...

Страница 67: ...lly bonded LCD and touchscreen Passive backlight enhancement Video output HDMI Storage SSD 100GB Cooling Sealed and fanless Encoders 2 axes quadrature Connectivity Gigabit Ethernet Wi Fi Bluetooth USB...

Страница 68: ...ication Value Inputs 4 Frequency range 5Hz 10MHz Frequencies 4 ECA connector 19 pin Fischer Generator output Coil drive Up to 20Vpp Injection modes Multiplexed simultaneous continuous Receiver gain 41...

Страница 69: ...55 Specifications...

Страница 70: ...56 www eddyfi com Connector Reference Appendix A Connector Reference...

Страница 71: ...n 1 1WIRE_PROBE_ET_2 Probe Probe identification 2 GEN1_50_100 ECT1 eddy current generator output 1 50 or 100 3 HSWAP_ET_IN_2 Automatic probe detection 4 GND Ground 5 GND Ground 6 GND Ground 7 GEN2_50_...

Страница 72: ...r P N PEI Genesis Amphenol RJF22B00SCC Eddyfi P N MACN4016 Table A 6 Ethernet connector pinout Pin I O Signal Description 1 Bidirectional Bi_DA Bidirectional pair A 2 Bidirectional Bi_DA Bidirectional...

Страница 73: ...l DDC 16 SDA I2 C serial data line for DDC 17 DDC CEC ARC HEC Ground Grounds for DDC CEC ARC and HEC 18 5V 5V supply maximum 0 05A 19 Hot Plug Detect Hot plug detection pin USB Connectors The USB conn...

Страница 74: ...60 www eddyfi com Using the Optional Harness Appendix B Using the Optional Harness...

Страница 75: ...wearing the harness Adjusting the Harness to your Body 1 Grab the harness shoulder straps and slip it over your shoulders as you would a jacket Figure B 1 Slipping the harness on 2 Verify the fit of t...

Страница 76: ...to adjust the height of the harness belt to suit your body type You may need to perform this adjustment several times to get the proper fit Note Your belt s height determines the lowest position of R...

Страница 77: ...e adjusted it Figure B 5 Securing the belt 8 Make sure that the harness fits snuggly 9 Make sure that the harness shoulder anchor straps are loose Figure B 6 Shoulder anchor straps 10 Unfasten the two...

Страница 78: ...ntally in your lap 13 Slip the looped portion of the strap removed above in the hook of one of the two upper Reddy bumpers as illustrated Figure B 8 Sliding strap loop through bumper hook 14 Slip the...

Страница 79: ...egant and less easy to remove fashion as illustrated here Figure B 10 Alternative method of securing anchor strap to bumper 16 Locate the anchor strap on the harness belt Figure B 11 Anchor strap on h...

Страница 80: ...9 Close and secure the battery compartment door Figure B 14 Closing battery compartment door 20 Repeat the procedure for the opposite belt anchor strap no door to open 21 Adjust the length of the anch...

Страница 81: ...opposite shoulder anchor strap 24 Tighten each shoulder anchor straps to achieve the desired view angle for Reddy Figure B 16 Tightening shoulder anchor straps Note Use the belt strap to hook your pro...

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