Site User Manual 31B
Site User Manual 31B
Site User Manual 31B
Service Manual
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Replaces: Rev. 3.1A Doc. Gen. Oct/2004
SMM Pro Rev. 3.1B
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Disclaimer
The installation and service of equipment described herein is to be performed
by qualified personnel who are employed by ESAOTE or one of its affiliates or
who are otherwise authorized by ESAOTE or one of its affiliates to provide
such services.
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Part 0 Table of Contents
8.1 RF .....................................................................................81
8.2 Magnetic .................................................................................84
5 Introduction_______________________________ 678.3 Vibration..................................................................................86
9 Problems _________________________________87
6 Vibration Kit ______________________________ 67
12 Introduction_______________________________ 91
Part 7 Index 101
12.1 Suggestions............................................................................ 91
12.1.1 RF ......................................................................... 91
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WARNING The following features and instructions The software Release “Site measurement device PRO 3.1B” has a
are suitable only for SMM Kit IC 1 (or graphic interface which makes it easy to acquire data and prevents
higher) and SMM SW Rel.3.1A on in- the Service technician from making wrong evaluations.
stalled on the user’s laptop!!! The acquired data are stored on the hard disk, but they can be
saved on floppy disk as well. In this way they can be evaluated in
another place, for instance on your own PC.
1.1Introduction
The SMM Kit Rel. 3.1B has a Stand Alone function as well. In this
This manual describes the main characteristics and features of the condition the SMM unit is able to perform and store acquisitions
Site Measurements Module, code 910 1139 004. without the Laptop connection for a maximum of 56 hours (using
32Mbyte of Flash Memory and without the Vibration Data). The
The device performs a site evaluation in terms of RF and magnetic
Stand Alone Modality doesn’t save the Raw Data (Magnetic and/or
(DC e AC) noises, in order to guarantee that the MRI system will
Vibration).
operate correctly.
The acquired data can be downloaded to the Laptop at the end of
In order to achieve this, the site measurement makes it possible to
the evaluation period.
acquire the RF noise measurement, by using a high precision RF
antenna (explained in detail in the following chapters). The Site Measurements Kit also includes some devices to test the
RF antenna (ROD antenna) and CMAG module. For more details
Furthermore, the device is able to acquire and display the magnetic
see the Troubleshooting procedure enclosed in this document.
noise generated by DC and AC fields using Hall's effect magnetic
probes, which are able to measure in different space directions. For more details see the following paragraphs.
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CODE DESCRIPTION
9102142000 C-MAG PROBE KIT
9102146001 ANTENNA ROD KIT
9102143000 CMAG PROBE SUPPORT
9101186000 INTEGRATOR COIL
9101647001 ANTENNA SIMULATOR
2400000281 BNC CABLE
8830629000 ROD CABLE
9102131001 DEC MODULE
9102511000 SMM BOX UNIT
8830731000 SERIAL CABLE
8830629001 TEST CABLE
7900000272 PLASTIC CASE (DIM.: 736x454x267mm)
1.3General Specifications • CD-ROM drive (24x)
To use the SMM it’s necessary a Laptop (or Personal Computer) • Floppy drive (to zip the acquired data)
not provided with the Kit and with the following minimum require- The SMM kit can be used in two different modality:
ments:
• Real Time: connected to the Laptop the acquired data are dis-
• Windows 2000 professional or Windows XP Professional or played on monitor (useful to identify the noise sources and to
WIN98 Second Edition only perform troubleshooting on the SMM)
• Serial Port: • Stand Alone: removing the Laptop the SMM performs an maxi-
– RS232 standard (maximum baud rate 230.4Kb/s) mum of 56 hours of data acquisition. When the site evaluation
– COMM_PORT=1 period is over the Laptop must be reconnected to download the
– COMM_RATE=115200 acquired data
– COMM_PARITY=0
– COMM_BYTESIZE=8
WARNING The Stand Alone Modality doesn’t save
– COMM_STOPBITS=0 the Raw Data (Magnetic and/or Vibra-
– COMM_FLOWTYPE=0 tion) even if the flag is checked!!!
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• Input range: 21÷90 dBµV/m • Acquired frequencies: AC: 16.7 Hz, 50 Hz, 60 Hz and 2 maxi-
mum, range 0.5÷256 Hz
• Precision: +1 dB, -2dB
• Acquisition range: settable via software from 7 to 11 MHz @1dB 1.4.4Vibration Kit (optional)
(limited by input filter) and span 634.7KHz
• Input range: -26 ÷-98 dBg
• Bandwidth input filter: 6.4÷10.2 MHz @ 1 dB
• Precision: ±2dB
• Frequency resolution: ± 1.22 KHz in real time, ± 4,88 KHz in
stand alone • Acquisition range: 0.5 ÷ 30 Hz e 0.5 ÷ 256 Hz;
• Acquisition per second: 5 @ 156250 Hz • Frequency resolution: ± 0.5 Hz
• Antenna power supply: 0.2 A @ +12 V DC • FFT acquisition: 0.5 ÷ 128 Hz (raw data)
1.4.2Antenna Simulator
• Input: BNC for test signal (Pin = 62.5 dBuV, f = 7,65 MHz)
Part 2 Site Measurement
2Introduction
2.1User’s Laptop Software Installation
This part of the manual describes how to use the SMM PRO Rel.
3.1A and is divided in the following main parts: 2.1.1Introduction
• User’s Laptop Software Installation A Laptop (or standard PC unit) is a must to work with the SMM Kit
• SMM Assembling and Connections
and the following requirements must be meet:
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2.1.2Work Steps
•
Fig. 3: SW Installation first step
Switch on the Laptop and wait for the Operating System com-
plete initialization
• Take the ESAOTE CD-ROM provided with the SMM Kit and
place it into the CD-ROM drive
• Select the CD-ROM drive from your desktop and looking for the
SETUP executable icon present inside the
• Double click on the SETUP icon the start the SW installation and
the ESAOTE window appears
Fig. 4: SW Installation second step Fig. 5: SW Installation third step
• Read the agreement, check the “I accept the terms in the license • Insert your data and click on the NEXT button
agreement” sentence and go ahead clicking on the NEXT button
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• Choose the COMPLETE Installation and click on the NEXT but- • Click on the INSTALL button to start the SW installation
ton
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• Now you can use the configured Laptop to acquire data (together
with the SMM Kit) and to visualize acquired data also from other
SMM Kits
• Remove the foam material and take out all the components
• Pull the tripod legs out as far as they will go to obtain the best
mechanical stability
• Put the probes (with their support and tripod) where the magnet
will be installed. For the E-SCAN and G-SCAN systems set the
“A” magnetic probe in vertical position, instead for the ARTO-
SCAN and C-SCAN systems both probes must be placed in
horizontal position
Fig. 12: Magnetic Probes in HORIZONTAL position for C-SCAN sites sition and connect the BNC cable to the Antenna Base BNC
connector
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• Connect the BNC cable coming from the Antenna Base to the
RF-IN connector of the SMM Unit
• Connect the serial data cable to the COM I/O port of the SMM
Unit and the Laptop Serial Port
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Fig. 18: SITE program dialogue window: 2.3.1NOTE FOR “CHANGE BASE FREQUENCY”
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• File
• View
• Measure
• Window
• Help
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Measure Menu – RF saturation test (F9): to check the setting of the attenuation
modules. The value of this can be read in the lower right cor-
ner of the window
Fig. 32: Measurement Menu
The items in this menu are used to modify the size and position of
the open window (like in every MS Windows MDI application), they
are:
– Cascade: it positions the windows in cascading mode
– Tile: it tiles the main window area with currently open windows
– Arrange icons: the icons are automatically arranged if the
windows have been minimized
– Window: selecting an item the corresponding window is se-
lected
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2.4.2Help menu – Help topics: it opens the Windows help system program
This functions allows the user to disconnect the Laptop and perform
background acquisition, the acquired data con be download on your
laptop at the end of the site evaluation.
When this modality is enabled, the data are stored temporary in the
SMM unit using 32Mbyte of Flash Memory.
The maximum acquisition time in this modality is 56 hours.
2.5.1Enabling
The procedure the enable and then download the acquired data to
the Laptop is explained here following:
• While the acquiring process is running, type the F4 key (or from
the button bar, select File -> Stand Alone Mode) and the window
shown in the next figure will appear
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Fig. 38: Enable the Stand Alone Mode Fig. 39: Erasing the Flash Memory
• Click on the YES button to erase the data present in the Flash • The written “Enable stand alone acquisition” appears but the
memory (this operation will take some minutes)
SMM is still erasing the flash (it’ll take some minutes). you must
wait for the message “Status answer received” (as shown in
the next two figures). You have to click on the REFRESH
STATUS button to check the currently status: if the message
“Status answer not received” means that the SMM is still erasing
the flash and is not acquiring data
• Now and only now you can click on the EXIT APPLICATION
BUTTON, disconnect the Laptop from the SMM and remove the
Laptop
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• The system will ask you to insert the Site Data, leave the default
values
• The download process will move on your Laptop the acquired • Now and only now you can click on the EXIT APPLICATION
data divided by hour and acquisition type (AC, DC, RF and Vi- button and evaluate the acquired data using the SITE VIEWER
bration). The download is over when the window message “Data application explained in the next chapter
Download Completed” appears (see next figure). Obviously the
more acquisition hours you acquired the longer will be the
downloading process (about 20 sec for every hour, 14 minutes
for 24 hours of acquisition)
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2.6Packaging Fig. 47: Place the Foam Meterial to avoid SMM Kit movement
At the end of the use the SMM Kit must be correctly inserted into its
case. The following two figures can help you in this operation.
3Introduction 4Evaluation
This program allows to display and evaluate the Radio Frequency, • Start the SITE VIEWER program (from START….) and the fol-
Magnetic (DC and AC) and Vibration data stored in the measure lowing window will appear
files after the acquisition phase.
The program starts by clicking on the SITE VIEWER icon located in
the START menu. Fig. 48: Site Viewer Starting Window
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There are two toggles that allow the user to choose the path of the 4.1.1File Menu
data or close the current display.
• Open Site: to open the folder where the data are stored and load
them
• Close Site: to close all the displayed data and open another
folder
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4.1.3Help Menu – About Site: it opens the window containing generic informa-
tion about the application
This menu contains the following items:
– Help topics: it opens the Windows help dialog program
Fig. 52: About Site
4.2.1View
By selecting View a window will appear on the screen showing the
recurrence matrix stored during acquisition phase. Each matrix col-
umn contains the frequency value, while each row represents the
RF amplitude in dBµV/m.
The data that have a value higher than the limit value (the default is
42 dB µV/m) are written in red, while the data within the specifica-
tions for the installation (see the suitable documentation of each
system) are in green.
If the data are over the limit of the specifications, in the upper cell of
the corresponding column you will see the percentage of the acqui-
sitions number out of specifications on the total acquisitions num-
ber, that is:
n%=(n° of red data)/(( n° of red data)+(n° of green data))*100
Compare this percentage with the reported one in the Site Planning
Guide of the System you are going to install.
Also in this case there is a toolbar and the meaning of each toggle
is explained in the next table.
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• In the “Color and limit setting for RF view window (MAX evalua-
tion)” figure is shown the method to verify the presence of RF
peak at certain frequencies (with small range and occurrence)
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Fig. 55: Color and limit setting for RF view window (MEAN evaluation)
Fig. 56: Color and limit setting for RF view window (MAX evaluation)
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It is possible to change some evaluation parameters using the dia- urement menu, when evaluate window is selected. When this func-
log box shown in the next figure. To obtain it, it is necessary to go tion is running the system will ask for the magnet central frequency.
inside view menu and select properties. It is also possible to run this
function clicking the right mouse button on the evaluate graphic and
selecting the Properties tab. Doing that it’s possible to change the Fig. 58: Check RF
thresholds and/or the corresponding color as well.
When the data are set, by clicking on the RUN button you’ll obtain
the check answer as shown in the next figure
Check
The Check function gives a first response about the site survey. It is
possible to run this function using the tab contained in the Meas-
4.3MAG_DC Zoom out
For the DC magnetic Interference the user will find another menu as
Move the trace up (blue for the blue trace and red
shown the picture.
for the red trace)
There are three different possibilities to visualize the DC Magnetic
Data: Move the trace down (blue for the blue trace and
red for the red trace)
– View
– Evaluate Check
– Distribution (*)The file contains typically one hour of data. When the last part of
the file is on the screen, the viewer goes to the first ten minutes of
the next/previous file.
4.3.1View
When the view function window is displayed the Measure menu will
This window shows the Magnetic DC data. At the top you can see contain the same functions present in the toolbar and two more:
the data acquired by the A probe and at the bottom the data ac-
quired by the B probe. • Unit function allows the user to change the unit of the visualized
There are some toggles in the toolbar to manage the data. The signal. The two possibilities are Gauss or Tesla
meaning of each one is explained in the following table. • Range Time function allows the user to change the period of the
visualized signal. It is possible to set the period in four modes:
10, 20, 30 and 60 minutes
Go to the start of the acquisition(home key)
Zoom in
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4.4.1View
Fig. 66: View AC 16.7Hz
This window shows the MAG AC data. The AC magnetic amplitude
is shown at the top and the corresponding frequency at the bottom.
As for the DC, there are some toggles in the toolbar. The meaning
of each one is shown in the follow table.
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In this case both the probes are displayed in the same screen. It is
possible to recognize them looking by their color (A= blue, B= red).
When the mouse pointer is on the trace, interference indications will When the source is selected the next window will pop up.
be given in the status bar. The Green line denotes the amplitude
value limit (see specification) In this box it is possible to choose the data that the user wants to
evaluate: starting day and hour, ending day and hour, time step for
the evaluation, measure units (G or T), three thresholds with the
NOTICE The AC value are: 16.7Hz, 50Hz, 60Hz and two corresponding color. The default button will set the time to the be-
different values in the range between 0.5Hz and ginning and to the end of the whole acquisition.
128Hz
Fig. 70: AC Evaluate Properties Settings and selecting the Properties tab. Doing that it’s possible to change
the thresholds and/or the corresponding color as well.
Only two features are now available under the Measure Menu: Fig. 72: Measurement Menu
• Unit: allows changing the measurement unit (Gauss or Tesla)
Check
When the Evaluate AC window is displayed it is possible to run the
Check function using the tab inside the measurement menu.
4.4.3Distribution Function trast definition. It is possible to choose data and the Visualization
mode using the properties function inside the view menu (or using
This function allows the user to understand the direction of the the right mouse button). The dialog box that will be shown is in the
magnetic field. In the next picture there is an example of the distri- next picture.
bution graphic.
The distribution function is important for the horizontal magnetic • Contrast: allow to change the image contrast (a small
field only. black/white circle appears: hold the left mouse key and move it
to change the image contrast, it will take some second to apply
In the center of the graphic there is a square with a side measuring
the changes)
1mG. Distribution is not calculated for interference with a value
lower than 1mG, in order to have less recurrence and a better con- • Unit: allows changing the measurement unit (Gauss or Tesla)
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4.5Magnetic Raw Data In this way it is possible to understand if the peak is fast or slow.
In the previous picture the magnetic raw data window are shown
and the explanation of the entire visualized toggle (when this win-
NOTICE Available only if the RAW DATA have been ac- dow is selected).
quired!!! This modality doesn’t work in stand
alone!!!
Automatically shows the plot of the DC fluctuation
This window allows the user to understand what kind of DC fluctua- Backwards of the previous function
tion we have. In the normal DC MAG window it is possible to show
data with a sampling frequency of 256 Hz. With this one it is possi- Stop the automatic scroll view.
ble to see the data with a resolution of one second.
Go to the start of the acquisition (home key)
Fig. 75: Magnetic Raw Data Window
Go to the previous two seconds (1) (page up key)
Zoom in
Zoom out
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4.6Vibration
Refer to the Option Chapter for all the details.
Part 4 Option
There is only one available Option for the SMM: the Vibration kit.
Necessary to perform E-SCAN site evaluation only.
6Vibration Kit
6.1General
The Site Measurement Kit (code. 910 1139 004) and the Vibration
upgrade (code. 910 2140 001) allow the user to perform a complete
site survey. The Site Measurement Kit in the normal configuration
can only acquire RF and AC/DC magnetic fluctuation data. The
Vibration Upgrade maintains all the functionality of the normal con-
figuration and additionally allows the user to perform vibration
measurements.
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• 10 to 33 V DC
• 90-264, 40-65 Hz
Input
Analogue Output
• Connector: BNC
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• Select the AMPLIFIER SET-UP voice and click the ENTER but-
• Now switch on the SMM box and your Laptop and follow the
description present in the Assembling and Connections chapter
ton (go to arrow) and check if the values 100V/g is set, otherwise
of this Manual
set it using the + and – keys as shown in the following figure
• Perform the data acquisition as described in the Site Viewer
chapter of this Manual for the AC, DC and RF acquirement while
follow this chapter for the Vibration Acquisition and Evaluation
Fig. 85: SMM Kit Assembled Fig. 86: SMM Kit Assembled
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6.7.1View
This window shows the Vibration data.
As for the DC, there are some toggles in the toolbar. The meaning
of each one is shown in the follow table.
Zoom out
Zoom in
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The instrumentation used to acquire vibration data is very sensitive. Zoom out
For this reason a false peak vibration may occur if the accelerome-
ter sensor is excited by a transient vibration generated accidentally
by the operator or the temporary source. These peaks should be Zoom in
discarded in the site evaluation.
There are two functions in the View Menu, Vibration Data and Vi-
bration Raw data (enabled if Raw Data was acquired) that concern Fig. 89: Vibration Window
the vibration evaluation software.
Sources of vibrations in the installation room can be related to ap-
pliances (e.g., compressor, air conditioning systems, etc.) and
eventually can be eliminated.
6.8.1Data
When the Vibration Data are selected the following window will ap-
pear. A toolbar is shown and the button meanings are the following.
Go to the previous frequency (16.7, 50 or 60Hz) In the Vibration Data window a green line is shown, which corre-
or maximum sponds to the specified vibration level. This limit is determined by
the specification of the system and in principle must be changed if
Go to the next frequency (16.7, 50 or 60Hz) or the vibration specification is changed.
maximum
To change the threshold value select the Proprieties from the menu
View or right mouse button and select Proprieties from the menu
will appear
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6.8.2Raw Data
Fig. 92: Go To Data dialog box
This window shows the acceleration-acquired data (next picture).
If this window is selected the toolbar (and the Tools menu) has the
same functions as described before for the vibration Data.
In the next figure the Vibration Raw Data window is shown.
The Green line shows the limit value (with reference to the specifi-
cation), to change its setting act as described for the Vibration Data.
It is possible to go directly to one moment of acquisition using the
Go To Data function under the Measurement menu.
Part 5 Tests & Troubleshooting
7Introduction
Fig. 93: RF test Connection
In this chapter you can find a description of most common problems
and useful tests in order the check the SMM functionality.
8Tests
8.1RF
In order to make sure that the system is working correctly you have
to carry out the following operations to check the RF acquisition
program:
• Connect the Test Box to the Antenna Base to the Bar Screw
location and to the Ground as shown in the following figure
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• Connect the test cable to the RF OUT connector of the SMM box • In few second the following peak should appear (around 62.5
and to the Test Box dBµV/m ± 2dB, at 7.65 MHz)
WARNING Don’t make it wrong: never connect Fig. 95: RF Test Peak with the Antenna Base Connected
RF-IN to DC-VBR OUT of the SMM Box!
• Right mouse button and select the START TEST voice inside the
shown menu
• You should visualize a peak 62.5 dBµV/m ± 2dB (take care that
the antenna factor can modify this value – e.g.: antenna factor =
-10; the shown peak will be 52.5 dBµV/m ± 2dB), at 7.65 MHz
without noise
• At the end of the check, stop the test signal as you did to active it
but selecting STOP TEST, remove the Test Kit and replace the
normal connections
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If you see one or two magnetic field plots always at 0 (initial value,
after reset) there may be a connection problem with the magnetic
probes.
If you have a doubt, you can create some noise within the magnetic
field by moving a ferromagnetic object near the magnetic probes, or
by moving their tripod (just a little): in both cases the magnetic plots
must move away from the 0 value.
You can also use the test coil provided with the system and follow
these operations:
• Take the Pick Up coil provided with the kit and connect it to the
DC/VBR OUT connector of the SMM Box
• Right mouse button and select the START TEST voice inside the
shown menu
Fig. 99: Run the Magntic Test Fig. 100: Magnetic Test
• From now on the SMM Box will send a triangular wave to the • Stop the test, move the Pick Up Coil to the other Magnetic Ac-
Pick Up Coil and the result is shown in the following figure (pe- quisition Probe and repeat the test
riod 20 s ± 20% and amplitude from 10mGpp to 14mGpp). In this
example the Test was done on the B probe (red trace) • At the end of the check, stop the test signal as you did to active it
but selecting STOP TEST, remove the Test Kit and replace the
normal connections
WARNING In case of strong DC noises this test
will be very disturbed and the shown
trace will be neither a triangular wave
nor with the correct peak to peak am-
plitude!!!
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8.3Vibration • In few second you should visualize a flat line (–45 dBg ±2 dBg at
frequency 10 Hz) as shown in the following figure
To test the Vibration acquisition act as follow:
• At the end of the check stop the test signal as you did to active it,
remove the Test Cable and replace the normal connections
9Problems 10SMM LED Meanings
• I get error codes from the SW On the SMM Box some LEDs are present.
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• FPGA-FAIL indicates a problem in the FPGA component of the 20 lib_FLTUI: Interrupt vector for floating point
SMM box underflow interrupt
21 lib_FLTII: Interrupt vector for floating point in-
valid operation interrupt
Blinking Meaning
22 lib_SFT0I: Interrupt vectors for user interrupts
3 ADC rx data overflow
0-7
4 RF rx data overflow
23 lib_SFT1I: Interrupt vectors for user interrupts
5 AD6620 write / read error 0-7
6 DDSTX bus access error 24 lib_SFT2I: Interrupt vectors for user interrupts
0-7
7 DDSOL bus access error
25 lib_SFT3I: Interrupt vectors for user interrupts
8 Flash Erase Timeout Error
0-7
12 lib_SOVFI: Interrupt vector for status
29 lib_IICD : Interrupt vectors for illegal input
stack/loop stack overflow or PC stack full
condition detected
13 lib_VIRPTI: Interrupt vector for external inter-
30 lib_LP0I : Interrupt vectors for link buffer 0
rupts
31 lib_LP1I : Interrupt vectors for link buffer 1
14 lib_EP0I: Interrupt vectors for External port
DMA channel 36 lib_EP2I: Interrupt vectors for External port
DMA channel
15 lib_EP1I: Interrupt vectors for External port
DMA channel 37 lib_EP3I: Interrupt vectors for External port
DMA channel
16 lib_CB7I: Interrupt vector for DAG1 buffer 7
circular buffer overflow 38 lib_LSRQI: Interrupt \ors for Link port service
request
17 lib_CB15I: Interrupt vector for DAG2 buffer 15
circular buffer overflow
18 lib_FIXI: Interrupt vector for fixed point over-
flow interrupt
19 lib_FLTOI: Interrupt vector for floating point
overflow interrupt
11SMM Fuse Replacement Fig. 105: Power Plug
The second Fuse is inside the SMM Box and to check it act as fol-
low:
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• Remove the screws that fixed the rear Panel (power plug side)
and slide it up as shown in the following figure. The internal Fuse
is indicated by an arrow
Part 6 Evaluation Report
12.1.1RF
Regarding the RF acquisition and evaluation it is better to identify
the possible sources of interference. There are two kinds of sources
and two different courses of action:
– There is no possible action for sources or radio transmission
that are difficult to reach. Normally this kind of interference
(higher in the evening and in the afternoon) gives a defined
peak in spectral display.
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12.1.2Magnetic shows the fluctuation second by second in the magnetic raw data
window in order to get a better evaluation of the speed.
You are advised to take not just one measurement for DC magnetic
For the AC also consider that the possible sources of interference
interference acquisition, but several: this means that it is better to
can especially be cables and air conditioning system.
perform some short tests (5 minutes suggested) with the measure-
ment (24 hours suggested) in different points of the room (for ex-
ample, in the corners). Magnetic Raw Data
The software gives the possibilities of inserting a comment to make In the event of very high DC fluctuation it is better to analyze data
it easier to fill in these fields with the description of the position of with the magnetic raw data function.
the probes. In this way it is possible to estimate the speed of the peak.
The suggested procedure of a magnetic interference acquisition is
the follow:
• Perform four short tests (one for each point A-B-C-D) and try,
looking at the result, to understand the spatial field distribution
If there is an underground or a railway near the site a map of the
area should be enclosed (suggested scale 1:10.000).
When evaluating data it is very important to consider the fluctuation
speed (if relevant). The Site Measurement kit acquires data with a
256 Hz sampling frequency, but in the DC magnet window the sys-
tem shows 128 Hz (1 value is the average of 2 value). The system
13EVALUATION REPORT
These data are necessary for the site survey evaluation. Therefore try to work out what kind of interference we might find and its sources.
Site Name:
Site Address:
Report Filled By:
Comment:
System Type: C-SCAN E-SCAN G-SCAN
Shielding Type:
Starting Hour: Ending Hour:
Acquired Data Type: RF Data
Magnetic AC/DC Data
Magnetic AC/DC Raw Data
Vibration Data
Vibration Raw Data
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DC interference ≤ Limit without compensation ≤ Limit with compensation ≥ Limit with compensation
Comment:
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AC interference 16.7 Hz ≤ Limit without compensation ≤ Limit with compensation ≥ Limit with compensation
Comment:
AC interference 50 HZ ≤ Limit without compensation ≤ Limit with compensation ≥ Limit with compensation
Comment:
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Other:
Other:
Other:
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When filling in this part of the manual choose four points in the room (different from the magnet position) and put the magnetic probes there,
performing the measurement at each one.
When the four points are defined, name them A-B-C-D and perform a test (only AC/DC magnetic data Acquisition and Magnetic Raw data)
for five-ten minutes only.
A E
Accelerometer ............................................................................. 71 Evaluation.................................................................................... 45
Acquisitions ................................................................................. 21 EVALUATION REPORT.............................................................. 95
Amplifier ...................................................................................... 72
Assembling.................................................................................. 17
Assembly and Connections......................................................... 74
F
File............................................................................................... 31
C File Menu..................................................................................... 46
Fuses........................................................................................... 91
Component List ............................................................................. 8
Connections ................................................................................ 17
H
D Help ............................................................................................. 36
Help Menu ................................................................................... 48
Distribution .................................................................................. 65
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L Specifications ................................................................................ 9
Stand Alone ................................................................................. 37
Laptop Software Installation ........................................................ 11 Suggestions................................................................................. 93
LED Meanings............................................................................. 89
T
M Table of Contents .......................................................................... 3
MAG_AC ..................................................................................... 60 Technical specification ................................................................ 10
MAG_DC..................................................................................... 55 Tests............................................................................................ 83
Magnetic Raw Data..................................................................... 66 Toolbar ........................................................................................ 31
Measurement .............................................................................. 34 Troubleshooting........................................................................... 83
O U
Option ......................................................................................... 69 Use .............................................................................................. 11
P V
Packaging ................................................................................... 42 Vibration Kit ................................................................................. 69
Problems ..................................................................................... 89 Vibration Raw Data...................................................................... 79
View............................................................................................. 32
View Menu................................................................................... 47
R Viewer ......................................................................................... 45
Report ......................................................................................... 93
RF ............................................................................................... 49 W
Window........................................................................................ 35
S
Software Features....................................................................... 31
Software Installation.................................................................... 11