Inductosense WAND User manual
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WAND Data Collector
User Manual
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How to use this manual
The WAND Data Collector (referred to as WAND from this point forward) manu-
al has been laid out to reect the menu bar that appears on the WAND screen.
This booklet includes:
Introduction to WAND Page 4
Description of Key Features Page 4
Powering up Page 5
Measure Measure
Settings
Device
Settings History
Page 7
How to take
thickness
measurements
Page 10
Conguring the
WAND for a
measurement
Page 12
Conguring
WAND for use
Page 14
Retrieving stored
data
Other instruction manuals in the WAND series:
WAND IDM Software Manual
WAND TMS - Sensor Installation Manual
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Introduction
TheWANDisusedtoactivatetheInductosenseThicknessMonitoringSensors(TMS)
in order to take ultrasonic thickness measurements from structures. The WAND
powersandsubsequentlyacquiresthethicknessdatafromtheinstalledsensors.The
TMS sensors can be installed on thickness/corrosion monitoring locations (CMLs/
TMLs). Measurements from the TMS sensors are displayed on the WAND’s screen
andcanalsobeanalysedusingtheInductosenseDataManagement(IDM)software.
Description of Key Features
Figure 1: The Key Features of the WAND Data Collector
Transmission Coil Screen
Scan Button
On/Off Button
Enter Button
Navigation Button
Data & Power Connector
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Powering-up the WAND
To switch the WAND on press the ON/OFF button. Once the WAND is turned
on, a user sign-in page will be displayed. A user can sign-in to the device by either
scanning a user RFID card or by entering a PIN Number against a specied user
name.
• When using an RFID card, simply hold the card under the WAND and
depress the scan button.
• With a USER ID and PASSWORD, press the enter button to reveal a list of
recorded users..
• Navigate to the appropriate user using the navigation buttons and select by
pressing the ENTER button.
• Navigate to the PIN eld and press the Enter Button
• Enterthe4-digitPINnumberbyscollingthroughtthenumbers(upanddown
buttons) and move to the next number using the left and right buttons.
• Once the PIN has been entered press the enter button
• If the PIN number entered is succesful the screen will change to the
MEASUREMENT screen
Figure 2: The Sign-in Screen
• If the PIN number is incorrect
an ‘Error’ message will appear.
• Clear the error message by
pressing the enter button and
retry the PIN.
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Start using the WAND
Prior to initial use of the WAND, it is recommended to check and conrm the
MEASUREMENT and the DEVICE SETTINGS. The settings are accesed via the Menu
Bar.
To open the Menu Bar, press the UP navigation button.
The LEFT and RIGHT arrows can be used to move between the four measurement
options (see Figure 3 below) and the Enter button will select the required option.
To exit the menu press the scan button
Figure3:ThedevicenavigationMenucanbeopenedusingtheUP
button from any screen after login is completed successfully.
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Measure Measure
Settings
Device
Settings History
Figure 4: The Measurement Screen
The Measurement Screen (Figure 4 below) is used to display the ultrasonic A-scan,
the location of the TMS sensor and the the velocity of ultrasound in the material
and the calculated thickness.
Tip:
Whenthe scan buttonisdepresseda reducedultrasonicA-scanisdisplayedalong-
sideabar showingthesignaltonoise ratio. Thisfeatureis designed toenable users
to achieve optimal alignment of the WAND to the TMS sensor.
When the scan button is released the full ultrasonic signal is shown on the screen
along with location from the RFID. This signal is the average of the scans taken
while the scan button was held down (if Averaging is ENABLED) or the last reading
(is Averaging is DISABLED). For more on Averaging, see Measurement Settings.
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Acquiring measurements using the WAND and Assigning
RFIDs to TMS Sensors in the eld
STEP ONE
Place theWAND above the RFID, press the Scan button. If the RFID has been detected, the
locationindicatordisplaystheRFIDtag(“RFID/N/A”if theRFIDhasnotbeenassigned,“RFID
/nameof location”if it hasbeen). Otherwise,thelocation indicatorwilldisplay“N/A”only. In
that case, release the button, reposition the probe and press the button again.
STEP TWO
OncetheRFIDisacquired,keepthescanbuttonpresseddown.Forthebestsignal,thetrans-
missioncoilontheprobeshouldbepositionedabovethesensor.Theultrasonicsignalshould
appearin themeasurementwindow,andthe colourbar onto the right of the scan showing
signaltonoiseratioshouldbehigh.Oncetheprobeisinapositioninwhichthesignalappears,
and the signal intensity is high, release the scan button. If the message“too close”appears,
increase the distance from the probe to the sensor slightly.
STEP THREE
Savethemeasurementby pressing theenter button. If the RFID has alreadybeen assigned,
you will see a save conrmation message. Press the enter button again to go back to the
measure screen. If the sensor history has been ENABLED (See MEASUREMENT SETTINGS)
you will automatically see a screen showing a list of that sensor’s previous measurements
STEP FOUR
If the RFIDhas notbeen assignedpreviously(inthe IDMsoftware,and then importedtothe
probe, or directly in the eld), a window will open to assign it in the eld.
Thewindowallowstheusertodenethematerial,calibrationvalue(manualUTreading),and
locationnameassociatedwith theRFID. Thesettingsareselectedusingupand downon the
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navigation pad and the enter button.
STEP FIVE
Select a standard material in the list or enter a new custom material velocity.
STEP SIX
Ifavailable,enterthereferencemanualUTmeasurementintheCal.Valuesetting(Pressenter
to set the Cal.Value setting, then use up and down to change digits, left and right to cycle
through the digits, press enter when done). This value cannot be set to 0. If there is no
reference value, set to another value and make a note of this. It can be changed later in the
IDM software.
STEP SEVEN
Enteralocationname.ThiscanbechangedlaterintheIDMsoftwareifmistakesaremade,or
if location names are simplied due to the input method.
STEP EIGHT
Once the settings for the RFID have been set, press the left navigation button to nish the
RFID assignment and save the measurement.
SubsequentmeasurementstakenbytheWANDwillassociatealldatafromtheTMSsensoto
this RFID.
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Measure Measure
Settings
Device
Settings History
Figure 5: Measure settings screen
The ‘Measure Settings’ menu options allows users to dene the measurement
parameters against which the thickness measurements will be recorded in the
WAND.
Figure 5 is a screenshot of this menu option and displays the criteria that can be
congured. ItshouldbenotedthatMaterialandPeakDetctioncanalsobeapplied
inretrospecttotheindividual(andgroupsof )measurementsoncetheyhavebeen
uploaded to the IDM software.
Use the UP and DOWN buttons to navigate between the criteria and the ENTER
button to select. Within each criteria, use the UP and DOWN buttons to navigate
between the options and the ENTER button to select.
Press the scan button to return to the measurement screen.
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The Measurement Settings Criteria
Waveform
There are three options for displaying the waveform. These are RAW, ENVELOPE
and BOTH
Material
Selectfromthestandardvelocitiespre-installedintheWAND. Newvelocitiescanbe
entered either directly into the WAND or via the IDM software.
Peak detection
TheultrasonicthicknesscanbecalculatedfromtheA-scanusingeithertherstpeak
or a measurement between two peaks (peak-to-peak).
Sensor history
EnablingthisoptionwilldisplaythehistorytableforeachTMSsensorwhenathickness
reading is saved.
Averaging
Averaging can be DISABLED or ENABLED. When ENABLED, the WAND will
average over 8 measurements per second when the scan button is depressed. The
thicknessmeasurementdisplayedwillbetheaverageofallmeasurementstakenwith
the scan button depressed.
Minimum thickness
A minumum thickness value can be set. The WAND will then not calculate any
thicknessvaluesbelowthatthreshold. Thisisrecommendedforstructures>50mm
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Measure Measure
Settings
Device
Settings History
The‘DeviceSettings’menuoptionsallowsuserstocongureoperatingparameters
of the WAND.
Figure 6 is a screenshot of this menu option and displays the criteria that can be
congured. There are two columns of options. Only the left hand column can be
congured; the right hand column displays xed device settings.
Use the UP and DOWN buttons to navigate between the criteria and the ENTER
button to select. Within each criteria, use the UP and DOWN buttons to navigate
between the options and the ENTER button to select.
Press the scan button to return to the measurement screen.
Figure 6: Device settings screen
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Congurable Device Settings
RFID En.
The RFID functionality can be ENABLED or DISABLED.
Shutdown:
This can be used to set the inactivity time after which the device will shut down.To
optimise battery life it is recommended not to set the inactivity time to ‘never’.
Units:
METRIC or IMPERIAL units can be selected.
Time zone:
The user can select the desired time zone for the location.
Set Time:
The time on the probe can be changed (24 hour-minute-second).
Set Date:
The date can be edited (Day/Month/Year).
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Measure Measure
Settings
Device
Settings History
The History screen can be used to display the last 5 A-scans.
Use the UP and DOWN buttons to navigate between the records and the ENTER
button to select. The A-scan will be displayed along with the calculated thickness
and location.
With the A-scan displayed, the LEFT and RIGHT buttons will zoom in and out
respectively.
To select another record, return to the HISTORY screen via the Menu Bar and
repeat the steps above.
If there are other thickness measurements from the same TMS sensor stored on
the WAND these can be viewed by pressing enter.
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FCC Compliance Statement:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interfer-
ence that may cause undesired operation.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are de-
signed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment gener-
ates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is
likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to
correct the interference at his own expense must only be used in industrial
environments and not residential ones.
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