Varex Imaging 2315NDT, User Manual

Page 1: ...tector Before using the flat panel X ray detector please be sure to read these instructions thoroughly along with any other documentation provided for software and or other system components Keep thes...

Page 2: ...essories This detector is not designated as a medical device It has been design and tested for industrial use only Protection Against Ionizing Radiation Exposure of any part of the human body to X rad...

Page 3: ...WARNING Do not operate the X ray detector in or around flammable gases gas mixtures liquids chemicals or other substances Ignoring this warning may result in explosion fire or electric shock which ma...

Page 4: ...ector into an X ray system shall ensure their installation plans avoid any physical penetration of the detector that could invalidate certifications Caution Do not operate the X ray detector in a loca...

Page 5: ...cause electrical shock which may result in severe personal injury death or substantial product damage WARNING Do not modify the cables or subject the cable to external stress or damage Avoid placing...

Page 6: ...ury death or substantial product damage WARNING If any abnormal condition such as smoke fumes or strange sound is evident turn off the X ray detector turn off and unplug the power supply from the AC o...

Page 7: ...off the power switch or unplug the power supply cable from the AC outlet If the X ray detector is battery powered remove the battery Never use thinner benzine acetone or other flammable cleaning agen...

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Page 9: ...ves and Regulations 9 12 0 Storage and Use 9 13 0 Description of the X ray Detector 10 13 1 Detector Functions 11 13 2 Embedded Features 11 13 3 Detector Design 11 13 4 Power Supply 12 13 5 Data Inter...

Page 10: ...19 1 Readout Mode Continuous 26 19 1 1 Continuous Readout Software Trigger 27 19 1 2 Continuous Readout External Edge Trigger 30 19 1 3 Continuous Readout External Duration Trigger 31 19 1 4 Continuo...

Page 11: ...Figure 10 Sync Connection for Edge Trigger 30 Figure 11 Continuous readout External Edge Trigger Timing 31 Figure 12 Continuous readout Duration Trigger Schematic 32 Figure 13 Sync Connection for Dura...

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Page 13: ...orage and Use Conditions 9 Table 7 Optional Accessories 14 Table 8 PC Requirement 15 Table 9 Sync Input Port specifications 16 Table 10 Sync Output Port specifications 16 Table 11 Power Supply Require...

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Page 15: ...e 2315NDT CMOS X ray detector 2 0 Usage The Varex Imaging 2315NDT CMOS X ray Detector is a component of a digital imaging system for generating radiographic and dynamic images Final application is bas...

Page 16: ...cument is for professional users from Original Equipment Manufacturers OEMs of X ray systems and X ray system installers who are responsible for installing the X ray detector into an X ray system Syst...

Page 17: ...each sensor x 9 and x 1546 on the detector This will be marked as a defect column by default in the defective pixel map Offset image Typical offset image with visible readout line fully correctable Ty...

Page 18: ...ious LFW Sensitivity HFW Available Available 2 times higher saturation level than legacy HFW 6 7 times higher saturation level than v2 LFW Temperature sensor Not available on the sensor but available...

Page 19: ...Programming Interface BNC Bayonet Neill Concelman CL Camera Link DAQ Data acquisition EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility FOP Fiber Optic Plate FoV Field of View fps Frames per second HFW High full wel...

Page 20: ...SI Software trigger SyncIn signal WEEE Waste electrical and electronic equipment Number Table 3 Documentation References Document Name Document Dexela X ray Detector Software Manual DX 001452 2315NDT...

Page 21: ...ion which if ignored may result in severe personal injury death or substantial product damage Read the instruction manual Manufacturer s name and address Date of Manufacture YYYY MM where YYYY Year MM...

Page 22: ...NDT v2 CMOS X ray Detector User Manual Indicates temperature limits within which the transport package shall be stored and handled The box bearing this symbol is recyclable Atmospheric pressure limita...

Page 23: ...ement control and laboratory use Part 1 General requirements 2011 65 EUa 2015 863 a Detectors employ Lead as exempted under Annex III Item 13 a and Annex IV Item 5 Restriction of hazardous substances...

Page 24: ...or Used in a Typical X ray Imaging System The detector does not function as a stand alone device It requires integration into an X ray system to produce images Synchronization ports on the detector fa...

Page 25: ...n sensitivity and readout speed can be controlled on a frame by frame basis 13 3 Detector Design Varex Imaging CMOS detectors use CMOS image sensors The 2315NDT uses a sensor with 74 8 m pixel pitch T...

Page 26: ...er Supply All Varex Imaging CMOS flat panel X ray detectors require a DC power supply For details of the power requirements see Section 16 0 Integration of the power supply into a final system is the...

Page 27: ...sidiaries regional service headquarters listed in the last page of this manual Removal of either the X ray window or back panel of the detector will result in a violation of the limited warranty of th...

Page 28: ...and are supplied for integration in X ray systems only Table 7 Optional Accessories Article No Description PT 001442 Camera Link Interface Card EPIX E8 PT 001063 Camera Link Data Cable 7 m PT 002040...

Page 29: ...ngled connector up 1 5 m PT 001537 Camera Link Data Cable 90 angled connector up 1 3 m PT 001442 Camera Link Interface Card EPIX E8 Table 8 PC Requirement Computer requirement Processor Intel i5 Memor...

Page 30: ...re is the positive terminal while the shell is the negative terminal Note The following instructions assume that the power supply and accesso ries supplied are those available as optional equipment fr...

Page 31: ...ftware for instructions refer to the Dexela X ray Detector Software Manual 5 Connect the CL data cables between the detector and the frame grabber in the PC Connector 1 on the detector should be wired...

Page 32: ...uncorrected image similar to Figure 4 should be visible Figure 4 Raw X ray Image 9 The image may appear too dark or too bright Move the cursor over the displayed image and note the pixel value that i...

Page 33: ...ation menu select click Darks Enter the Exposure window and set the Quantity to 10 With the X ray beam off on the Tools menu click Collect Dark A set of 10 dark images is captured averaged and stored...

Page 34: ...by clicking Snap 4 The result should be a clean looking image with no obvious background shading striping artifacts or lines as shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 Sample Image Note If the detector is moved o...

Page 35: ...ould be acquired shortly before or after the acquisition of the image to be corrected and with the same integration time Linearity Correction Detector pixels have a slightly non linear response to lig...

Page 36: ...ange without saturation for a general application In case of a specific application the acquired intensity should be in the dynamic range of the desired region of interest The Varex Imaging CMOS flat...

Page 37: ...s Voltage Requirements Figure 6 shows the power connector s pin out scheme looking at the detector Figure 6 Power Connector s Pin Assignment WARNING Power supply voltages must be high enough to overco...

Page 38: ...tand a continuous current of 40 A This can be achieved by installing an earth cable of at least 18 AWG conductor thicknesses which should be terminated with crimped ring terminals and secured with scr...

Page 39: ...eximaging com 25 2315NDT v2 CMOS X ray Detector User Manual Figure 7 Cooling Airflow Note On the left correct air flow with baffles preventing re circulation On the right wrong air flow where air flow...

Page 40: ...of Operation There are two readout modes available for 2315NDT panels Readout mode Continuous default mode In this mode the sensor is continuously reading out in the background the dark current so th...

Page 41: ...e and read see Section 19 1 4 Sequence exposure see Section 19 1 5 Frame rate exposure see Section 19 1 6 Pre programmed exposure see Section 19 1 7 19 1 1 Continuous Readout Software Trigger In Softw...

Page 42: ...nfigure the X ray to be active during TEW 7 After the detector s programmed exposure window TEW the frame is read out and transmitted to the PC SyncOuts levels go back to their initial values 8 The de...

Page 43: ...d exposure window TEW so that the frame readout does not start before the X ray emission has finished The frame readout time and fps of 2315NDT detectors are shown in Table 13 Figure 9 shows an exampl...

Page 44: ...2 level changes 5 At the same time the detector starts accumulating the image on the sensor 6 The user can configure the X ray to be active during TEW 7 After the detector s programmed exposure windo...

Page 45: ...uously reading dark frames from the sensor 2 The end of the frame readout is reported by the pulses TBR coming from the SyncOuts with an interval TR O TD indicates the delay between the end of TBR and...

Page 46: ...eadout cycle Figure 12 Continuous readout Duration Trigger Schematic Table 14 Duration Trigger specification for Continuous readout Symbol Description Value Notes TD Delay time 1 1 ms N A TR O Frame r...

Page 47: ...the three trigger sources In SCap this is selected using Configuration Exposure Mode Normal Figure 14 Continuous readout Expose and read timing 19 1 5 Continuous Readout Sequence Exposure In Sequence...

Page 48: ...see Figure 16 The minimum gap time is equivalent to the readout time The numbers of images the detector exposure time and the gap between exposures have to be previously set by software SCap or API D...

Page 49: ...red on the sensor doesn t read out the dark current but waits for a request to come in to start the images acquisition In this way the synchronization between image request trigger and actual image ac...

Page 50: ...e their status 4 The first image will contain all the dark currents accumulated from the detector since it was powered on so it will likely be noisier or even saturated and it will need to be discarde...

Page 51: ...ay emission has finished The readout time and fps of 2315NDT detectors are shown in Table 13 on page 29 19 2 2 Idle Readout External Edge Trigger In External Edge Trigger the detector is triggered by...

Page 52: ...dge Trigger behavior is similar to the Software one but the trigger signal comes from an external source and it is directed to the SyncIn port The timing specifications are the same as for Software Tr...

Page 53: ...se and Read In Idle mode the first trigger will read out the accumulated dark current and then starts the exposure A second trigger is needed to read out the exposed image see Figure 20 Expose and rea...

Page 54: ...utilize natural resources prudently and rationally Specific treatment of WEEE is indispensable in order to avoid the dispersion of pollutants into the recycled material or waste stream Such treatment...

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Page 57: ...t 14 Disclaimer 1 discrepancies between v1 v2 sensors 2 Binning mode 3 Offset image 3 Readout column 3 Readout time 3 Sensitivity HFW 4 Sensitivity LFW 4 Sensor readout 3 Temperature sensor 4 Trigger...

Page 58: ...X ray Detector User Manual Gain Correction 21 Linearity Correction 21 SCap Image Correction Functions 21 Scope 1 Servicing 13 Software Trigger 35 Standards Directives and Regulations 9 Storage and Us...

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