Pundit® PL-200PE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 60 Years of Innovation Made in Switzerland
Scope of Delivery A B D I C E J H A Pundit Touchscreen B Battery C Pundit Pulse Echo Transducer* D Pundit Pulse Echo Cable* E Pundit Pulse Echo Contact Tester* H Battery Charger I USB Cable J DVD with Software K Documentation L Carrying Strap *Part of the “Pundit Pulse Echo Transducer” package (Part No.
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Table of Contents 1. Safety and Liability....................................................... 5 7. PL-Link Software........................................................ 14 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 General Information............................................................5 Liability................................................................................5 Safety Instructions.............................................................5 Correct Usage..............................................
1. 1.1 Safety and Liability General Information This manual contains important information on the safety, use and maintenance of the Pundit PL-200PE. Read through the manual carefully before the first use of the instrument. Keep the manual in a safe place for future reference. 1.2 Liability 1.3 Safety Instructions The equipment is not allowed to be operated by children or anyone under the influence of alcohol, drugs or pharmaceutical preparations.
2. Technical Specifications 3. Pundit PL-200 Range Pundit PL-200PE 0.1 – 7930 μs Resolution 0.1 μs (< 793 μs), 1 μs (> 793 μs) Display 7” colour display 800x480 pixels Pulse Voltage UPV UPE Bandwidth Receiver Gain Memory Regional Settings Battery Battery Lifetime Operating Temperature Humidity IP Classification Pulse Echo Range Transducer Frequency Aperture Size 6 100 – 450 Vpp – 100 – 400 Vpp Operation The information provided in this manual covers the Pulse Echo application only.
• A complete charge requires <9h (Instrument not operating.) • Charging time is much longer if the instrument is in use. • An optional quick charger (Part No. 327 01 053) can be used to charge a spare battery outside of the instrument. In this case it takes <4h for a complete charge. Connecting the transducer (D) Connect the Pulse Echo Transducer (C) to the Pundit Touchscreen (A) using the Pulse Echo Cable (D). Buttons Lift the protective visor.
A successful test is indicated by the transducer pair being highlighted green. The next pair to be tested is then highlighted blue. Continue until each transducer pair has been tested. Units Choose between metric and imperial units Echo Tracking When Echo Tracking is activated, the main echo is highlighted white in the A-Scan on the measurement screen. This is particularly useful if a quick read-out of slab thickness is desired.
Original – Original signal is used to generate the B-Scan. 3.4 Measurement Screen The standard measurement screen is shown on page 3. All settings are directly accessible from the measurement screen. Zoom Zoom in by placing thumb and index finger together on the screen and spreading them apart. This can be used in both the horizontal and vertical directions when making a measurement. Rectified – Rectified signal is used to generate the B-Scan.
6 Continuous/Burst Transmission: Continues transmitting until the stop icon is pressed. Records a measurement as soon as a stable signal is detected. 7 Settings: Enter the settings menu. 8 Stop/Save (Right Button on Transducer): L R Stop the current measurement. Save the current measurement. Save the current series and continue the measurement. 9 Start/Snapshot (Left Button on Transducer): Begin the measurement. Save the current measurement as displayed on the screen and continue measuring.
3.5 Measurement Modes Transmission time The measured transmission time between the transmitter and receiver. Distance Enter the pulse velocity of the material under test or perform an “Automatic Estimation of Pulse Velocity” as described in the previous chapter. The result is the thickness of the slab or distance to the internal object (e.g. void, delamination) that is the source of the echo. Pulse Velocity Enter the thickness of the object under test.
3.6 Measuring with Pundit PL-200PE NOTE! Testing with Pulse Echo Technology requires in-depth knowledge of the test object and application characteristics. Proceq offers comprehensive ultrasonic training seminars imparting this knowledge as well as all functionalities and features of the Pundit instruments. Pundit PL-200PE users are recommended by Proceq to register for the Advanced Ultrasonic Tomography Applications training. Details can be found on the Proceq website.
4. Explorer 327 20 001 From the main menu select Explorer to review saved files. 5.2 Tap on a saved file to open it. Return to the Explorer list by pressing the back button. To delete a file tap in the check box to the left of the file and delete it 5. Ordering Information 5.1 Units PART NO.
Cable with BNC-plug, 10 m (33 ft) 6.3 710 10 031 Ultrasound couplant, 250 ml 325 40 048 Shear wave couplant, 100 g Each instrument is backed by the standard Proceq warranty and extended warranty options.
Double click on the PL-Link Icon on your desktop or start the PL-Link via the start menu. Select one or more measurements and click “Download”. Click on “Next >”. When a Pundit Touchscreen Unit has been found its details will be displayed on screen. Click on the “Finish” button to establish the connection. The PL-Link starts with a blank list. 7.2 Application settings The menu item “File – Application settings” allows the user to select the language and the date and time format to be used.
Click on the double arrow icon in the first column to see more details: Adjusting the date and time Right click in the “Date & Time” column. NOTE! Click on “Add” to attach a comment to the object. The time will be adjusted for the selected series only. In “Data Logging” mode it is the date and time at which the measurement was made. 7.3 Adjusting the Settings Each of the settings that were used in the Pundit Touchscreen Unit at the time of the measurement series can be adjusted subsequently in PLLink.
7.5 Further Functions The following menu items are available via the icons at the top of the screen: “PQUpgrade” icon - Allows you to upgrade your firmware via the internet or from local files. “Open project” icon – Allows you to open a previously saved .pql project. Click on the “Export as graphic” icon to open the following window which allows the various export options to be chosen. “Save project” icon – Allows you to save the current project. “Print” icon – Allows you to print out the project.
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