Fisher FERITSCOPE FMP30 User manual

FERITSCOPE
®
FMP30
Operator‘s Manual
Coating Thickness Material Analysis Microhardness Material Testing

F E R I T S C O P E ®F M P 30
Instrument for measurement of the ferrite content in austenitic and duplex steel.
Document order number: 902-097
Issue date: 06-2016
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Table of Contents
1 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Symbols and Conventions Used in the Manual . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Intended Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.3 Requirements on the Operating Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.4 Power Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.5 Environmental Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.6 Probe Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.7 Handling, Storage and Transport of the Base and the
Calibration Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.8 Instrument Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.9 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.10 Limitation of liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.11 CE marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Description of the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.1 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2 Control Panel Key Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.4 Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.5 Contents of Shipment and Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3 System Setup, Maintenance and Cleaning . . . . . . . . 21
3.1 Voltage supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.2 Connecting Probes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.3 Instrument: On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.4 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4 Probe Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.1 Handling During Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.2 Assigning a New Probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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5 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.1 Setting Up an Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.2 Selecting the Desired Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
5.3 Deleting an Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.4 List of Set Up Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.5 Assigning Application Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.6 Application Specific Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.7 Linking Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6 Normalization, Calibration and Master Calibration 60
6.1 Information Regarding Normalization, Calibration
and Master Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.2 Normalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6.3 Corrective Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
6.4 Master Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
6.5 Determination of the Normalized Countrate Xn of
a Calibration Standard During a Master Calibration . . . . 79
7 Measuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
7.1 Preparing for a Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
7.2 Parameters That Influence the -Ferrite Content
Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
7.3 Making a Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
7.4 Checking the Current Calibration State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
7.5 Documenting the Measurement with a Printer . . . . . . . . . . 99
7.6 Erroneous Readings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
7.7 Measurements in the Free-Running Display Mode . . . . 105
7.8 Measurements in Standard and Matrix Measuring Mode 110
8 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
8.1 Evaluation of the Current Block “Block Result” . . . . . . . 118
8.2 Evaluation of the Open Application “Final Result” . . . . . 124

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9 Data Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
9.1 USB Connection to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
9.2 Installing the USB Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
9.3 COM Module (Option, RS232-Connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
9.4 Transfer of the Measurement Data to the Computer . . . 133
9.5 Transmission from the PC to the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . 135
9.6 Connecting a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
10 Instrument Settings - Service Function Menu . . . 142
10.1 Service Menu Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
10.2 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
10.3 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
10.4 USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
10.5 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
10.6 Device Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
10.7 Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
10.8 Storage Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
10.9 Performing a Master Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
10.10 About ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
10.11 Documentation of the Instrument Configuration . . . . . . 185
11 Malfunctions and Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
11.1 Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
11.2 Messages on the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
12 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
12.1 Terms and Formula Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
12.2 Additional Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

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Safety Information
1 Safety Information
1.1 Symbols and Conventions Used in the Manual
The following symbols and conventions are used in this manual:
1.2 Intended Use
The FERITSCOPE®FMP30 is to be used to determine the -ferrite content of
austenitic and DUPLEX steel and to determine the portion of deformation
martensite in austenitic materials.
Only accessories recommended and approved by FISCHER ( beginning
on Page 15) may be connected to this instrument.
Indicates safety information referring to danger for persons
and warnings regarding damage to the measuring instrument
or to accessories.
Indicates particularly important information and hints.
Indicates a reference to a page or chapter in this manual.
1.
Operation to be carried out by the operator at the instrument.
Listing.
ENTER Writing convention for instrument keys and command buttons on the
display.
Note
The values shown for the measured -ferrite contents and the texts of
the information lines of the display serve as examples for possible dis-
plays. It is entirely possible that different values appear on the dis-
play or in the printout without having made any mistakes.

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1.3 Requirements on the Operating Personnel
In addition, basic knowledge of metrology according to DIN 1319 is es-
sential for performing correct -ferrite content measurements and evalua-
tions.
Basic computer knowledge regarding configuration, operation and pro-
graming as well as knowledge of the software in use, which may be ob-
tained from respective instruction manuals, is required when using the in-
strument in conjunction with a computer.
1.4 Power Connection
1.5 Environmental Conditions
EMC
The instrument complies with the laws concerning electromagnetic compat-
ibility of instruments (2014/30/EC). The measured values are not influ-
enced by the highest level of interference mentioned in the EN 61000-6-2
Standard (which references the Standards EN 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-3
and EN 61000-4-4).
In particular, the instrument is shielded effectively from strong electromag-
netic fields (e.g., motors, power lines, radio transmission towers).
Low Voltage
The instrument adheres to the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EC.
The instrument should be operated only by staff trained for this
purpose!
To avoid damage to the instrument or wrong measurement results
due to a wrong line voltage, the instruments must be connected to
a power outlet only via the AC adapter provided by FISCHER. The
line voltage must agree with the line voltage rating stated on the
nameplate of the AC adapter.

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Safety Information
Ambient Temperature Range During Operation: +10°C ...+40°C
Temperature Range During Storage and Transport: +5°C ... +60°C
Temperature behind glass panes (e.g., in cars) in direct sunlight
easily rise above 60°C!
To avoid damage from heat, do not store the instrument or acces-
sories in such places.
The instrument and accessories (in particular the AC adapter) must
not come in direct contact with water! Risk of electrical shorts!
Instruments or accessories may be operated, kept or stored only in
places, where the relative humidity is between 30% and 90% (non-
condensing).
Because the instrument and accessories are not acid resistant,
avoid direct contact with acid or acidic liquids.
The instrument and accessories are not suited for operation in
explosion-hazard areas!
Protect the instrument and accessories from static charges! Electri-
cal discharges may damage internal components or delete internal
memories.

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1.6 Probe Handling
Fig. 1-1 Probe handling
During the measurement, the magnetic poles of the probes are placed di-
rectly onto the specimen. Observe the following to keep wear of the mag-
netic poles during the contacting measurement to a minimum:
1.7 Handling, Storage and Transport of the Base and the
Calibration Standards
The instrument is normalized and calibrated using a base and calibration
standards.
Proper condition of the calibration standards is an important prerequisite
To avoid breakage of the wiring, do not bend the probe connector
cable! The radius of rolled up probe connector cables should
always be at least 50 mm!
Place the probes speedily yet gently on the specimen surface!
Avoid hard impacts!
Do not drag the probe across the specimen surface.
Do not place standard probes on hot or acid-wetted surfaces; do
not immerse them in liquids. Special probe models are available
for such applications. You can obtain this data sheets from
FISCHER or from your authorized supplier.
Probe-
connector cable
R 50 mm !
R 1.96 "

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Safety Information
for a correct calibration, and thus for a correct measurement.
Observe the following to ensure the proper condition of the calibration stan-
dards:
1.8 Instrument Repairs
No repairs should be performed on the instrument.
1.9 Warranty
FISCHER will assume no warranties in the following instances:
Use of instrument or accessories for purposes other than the intended
use.
Connection of accessories not recommended or approved by FISCHER.
Repairs or structural changes to the instrument or accessories that have
not been carried out by authorized persons.
Improper handling of instrument or accessories (e.g., use in explosion-
hazard or very hot environments).
Disregard of information in this operator's manual.
To keep wear of the base and the calibration standards during the con-
tacting measurements to a minimum, use them for the calibration only and
not for test measurements!
Do not soil or scratch calibration standards!
Replace corroded or scratched calibration standards or those with strong
indentations with non-damaged, clean standards.
To protect the calibration standards from dirt or damage, keep them in
their supplied case for transporting and storing.
The instrument may be opened only for replacing rechargeable or
regular batteries ( Page 23). Other service operations on the
instrument or the accessories must be performed only by technical
personnel authorized by FISCHER.

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1.10 Limitation of liability
The instrument manufacturer accepts no liability and responsibility for any
kind of damage resulting from the use of the corrective diagrams and ta-
bles provided in the chapter "Appendix", in the operator‘s manual on the
support CD. The user uses the corrective diagrams and tables at their own
responsibility. The manufacturer accepts no liability for damage of any
kind caused by read-off errors and unsafe estimates.
The instrument manufacturer does not accept any loyalty and responsibility
for conclusions drawn from measurements of the electrical conductivity (in-
direct measurement) and the interpretation of the measurement results.
Only continuous monitoring of the measurement devices by the user can
guarantee the continued correctness of measurement readings. The instru-
ment manufacturer accepts no liability and responsibility for subsequent
damage caused by the use of incorrect measurement readings.
1.11 CE marking
The conformity evaluation was performed for the measurement system,
consisting of the instrument and probe. This means that the CE mark on the
instrument also applies to the connected probe. You can request the dec-
laration of conformity from the manufacturer.

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Description of the Instrument
2 Description of the Instrument
Fig. 2-1 Front and rear view of the instrument, connections
1 Probe connector socket,
Page 25
2 Display, Page 8
3 Keys for directly retrieving
functions, Page 10
4 USB port for connecting a
printer and a PC
5 ON/OFF key to turn the
instrument on or off,
Page 28
6 Connector socket for the
AC adapter (included)
7 Cover; additional function
keys can be found under
the cover, Page 10
8 Instrument name
9 Non-slip rubber supports
10 Foldable instrument stand
11 Battery compartment,
Page 23
12 Option Bluetooth module
or option COM module,
mounted in the factory
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
9
12

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2.1 Display
The display consists of several display elements.
Display element Explanation
A normalization is performed (on the base of the calibra-
tion standard set) (beginning on Page 61).
A calibration is carried out (beginning on Page 64).
Displays the measurement method
Bell:
Tolerance limits are enabled (beginning on Page 91).
Padlock:
Restricted operating mode is enabled, i.e., the keys
MENU, ZERO and CAL are not active, the service func-
tions cannot be retrieved, applications cannot be deleted
(beginning on Page 166).
Arrow circle:
“Free-running display” is enabled, measurements are dis-
played continuously when the probe is placed on the
specimen
(beginning on Page 105).
Alternatively:
Area measurement display
Automatic measurement display
Arrow up:
Upper specification limit is exceeded.
Arrow down:
Measurement below lower specification limit.

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Description of the Instrument
Both arrows together:
The displayed measurement was recognized as an outlier.
-8.8.8.8 Numeric elements for presenting readings, errors and
warning messages.
Unit of measurement for the displayed reading.
Battery:
The battery must be replaced or the rechargeable battery
must be charged because the voltage dropped below a
minimum value (beginning on Page 22).
Hourglass:
Measurements are currently not possible because an in-
strument-internal routine is running.
Chain: Applications that have been set up using the same
probe are linked to each other, i.e., the same normaliza-
tion and/or corrective calibration is used for determining
the measurements for these Applications (beginning
on Page 56).
Sheets: Matrix measuring mode is enabled (beginning
on Page 112).
Key: Measurement block is closed.
...SCOPE ...
FKA...
Information lines:
Instrument type:
Instrument-internal software version
Display element Explanation

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2.2 Control Panel Key Functions
For easier opening of the cover:
Fig. 2-2 Opening the cover of the control panel keys
The following overview provides a brief description of the functions of the
individual control panel keys:
Key Function
DEL Deletes the last measured reading
Repeated pressing of DEL: Deletes the readings of the open
block in succession.
2 x DEL: Deletes all readings
.. during normalization:
1x DEL - Deletes the last reading,
2x DEL - Deletes the measurement series of the base material
.. during calibration:
1x DEL - Deletes the last reading,
2x DEL - Deletes the measurement series of the current calibra-
tion standard.
Repeated pressing of DEL: Deletes the measurement series of
the previous calibration standard (beginning on Page 102).
.. in all menus:
DEL - Returns to the previous menu or cancels the procedure.
1. Press on the corners of the cover
and then
2. slide the cover downwards.

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FINAL-RES Retrieving the final result (beginning on Page 124)
Repeated pressing of FINAL-RES:
Displays the individual components of the final result (mean val-
ue, standard deviation, etc.) in succession.
.. and then ENTER:
Ends the display of the final result (return to the measurement
screen) without deleting the stored values (the current measure-
ment block will not be closed).
.. and then DEL:
Ends the display of the final result (return to the measurement
screen) and deletes the values stored in the open Application.
.. during calibration or normalization:
Enabling and disabling the “free-running” display mode (dis-
play of the normalized countrates of the readings; readings will
not be stored and will not be integrated in the calibration or nor-
malization) or with external start enabled: Triggers a measure-
ment.
Key Function

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BLOCK-RES Retrieves the block result (beginning on Page 118
Repeated pressing of BLOCK-RES:
Displays the individual components of the block result (mean
value, standard deviation, etc.) in succession.
.. and then :
Ends the display of the block result (return to the measurement
screen) without closing the open measurement block (the current
measurement series can be continued).
.. and then :
Displays the block result of the previous or following measure-
ment block of the open Application.
All block results of the open Application can be retrieved in suc-
cession through repeated pressing of .
.. and then PRINT:
Prints the displayed block result.
.. and then MENU:
Displays the single readings of the evaluated measurement data
block (then all single readings can be displayed by pressing 
or ). Pressing MENU again ends the single reading display.
.. and then DEL:
Deletes the readings of the last measurement data block that has
not been concluded and ends the display of the block result (re-
turn to the measurement screen).
.. and then ENTER:
Ends the display of the block results (return to the measurement
screen) and closes the current block. The next measurement
opens a new block.
ON/OFF Turns the instrument on and off (beginning on Page 28)
ZERO Retrieves the normalization (beginning on Page 61)
CAL Retrieves the corrective calibration (beginning on Page 64)
.. and then CAL:
Cancels the corrective calibration.
.. and then DEL:
Deletes the corrective calibration of the open Application.
Key Function

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Description of the Instrument
With Application selection and tolerance limit input: Changes
the information displayed on the display.
With the calibration: Sets the target value of the used calibration
standard that will be displayed after the “CAL Target” notifica-
tion.
With parameter selection: Selects the desired parameters.
The display will change faster if is pressed for longer than 3
seconds.
with external start enabled: Triggers a measurement.
Turns the “free-running” display mode on/off.
With Application selection and tolerance limit input: Changes
the information displayed on the display.
With the calibration: Sets the target value of the used calibration
standard that will be displayed after the “CAL Target” notifica-
tion.
With parameter selection: Selects the desired parameters.
The display will change faster if is pressed for longer than 3
seconds.
APPL No Selects the desired Application.
.. and then DEL:
Deletes the selected Application;
.. and then APPL No:
Displays the probes assigned to the Applications.
.. and then or :
Selects the desired Application.
.. and then ENTER:
Confirms the selection of the desired Application and returns to
the measurement screen.
Key Function

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MENU Displaying and entering of the application-specific settings:
Tolerance Limits
Resolution
Block size
i individual values
Outlier
.. and then or :
Selects the settings to be edited
.. and then PRINT:
Prints or displays a print form of the instrument configuration.
.. and then ENTER:
Confirms the selection of the setting to be edited.
.. and then DEL:
Exits the application-specific settings and returns to the measure-
ment screen.
PRINT Output of the values stored in the selected application (including
the block results) to a printer or transfer of these values to a con-
nected computer.
ENTER Confirms entries
5 x ENTER:
Calls the service functions
The instrument settings in the Service Functions menu are pass-
word-protected. “157” will be displayed after pressing ENTER
5 times. Press  2 times to increase this value to the factory-de-
fault password “159” and confirm the entry with ENTER.
Key Function

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Description of the Instrument
2.3 Accessories
2.3.1 Probes
Various probe models are available for measurements on objects with dif-
ferent shapes and different surface properties. Special probes with different
measurement ranges are available for the following areas of application,
for example:
particularly rough or abrasive surfaces
Particularly soft surfaces
damp, acidic contamination on the surface
particularly thick or thin coatings
hot surfaces
Coatings in pipes and bore holes
For available probe models and the probe model best suited for your ap-
plication, see the respective probe data sheets. You can obtain this data
sheets from FISCHER or from your authorized supplier.
All
pro
b
es t
h
at can
b
e connecte
d
to t
h
e instrument are
equipped with a memory chip, a so-called EEPROM, in
their connector plug. Probe-specific information (such as
probe type, production number, measurement method or
coefficients of the master characteristic, for example) is
stored permanently - even without power supply - in this
memory chip, which can be overwritten as many times as
desired.
When powering up the instrument, this information is au-
tomatically retrieved and processed by the instrument; the
instrument “recognizes” the connected probe.
Correct measurements can be performed only if the probe
that is assigned to the open Application is used for the
measurement. (Chapter 4.2 ‘Assigning a New Probe’,
beginning on Page 35). Fig. 2-3
Probe plug of an
FGAB 1.3-Fe
probe