Contents

List of Abbreviations
Important Information Please Read Before Use
- Intended Use
- Software Compatibility
- Safety Symbols
- Safety Signal Words
- Note Signal Words
- Warranty Information
- Technical Support
Part One: Getting to Know TomoView
Introduction
1. Getting Started
- 1.1 Minimum Computer Requirements
- 1.2 Compatible Data Acquisition Units
- 1.3 TomoView Editions
- 1.4 Security Hardware Key
- 1.5 Installing TomoView
- 1.6 About the Bootp Server
- 1.7 Starting a FOCUS LT to Connect to TomoView
- 1.8 Starting an OmniScan and Connecting to TomoView
- 1.9 Starting TomoView
2. TomoView User Interface
- 2.1 TomoView User Interface and Software Principles
- 2.2 TomoView Interface
- 2.3 Main Window
- 2.4 Menu Bar
  - 2.4.1 File Menu
  - 2.4.2 Toolbars Menu
  - 2.4.3 Part & Overlay Menu
  - 2.4.4 View Menu
  - 2.4.5 Layout Menu
  - 2.4.6 Processing Menu
  - 2.4.7 Tools Menu
  - 2.4.8 Components
  - 2.4.9 Window Menu
  - 2.4.10 Help Menu
- 2.5 Toolbars
  - 2.5.1 Component Toolbar
  - 2.5.2 Document Toolbar
  - 2.5.3 View Toolbars
- 2.6 The TomoView Manager Dialog Box
- 2.7 Document Windows
- 2.8 Layouts
- 2.9 The Status Bar
- 2.10 UT Settings Dialog Bar
- 2.11 Scan and Mechanical Settings Dialog Box
- 2.12 The View and Pane Properties
- 2.13 Docking Dialog Boxes
3. TomoView Concepts and Operational Mode
- 3.1 About the TomoView Modes
- 3.2 About Groups
- 3.3 About the Advanced Calculator
- 3.4 About Scan Sequences
- 3.5 About Probe Orientation Conventions
- 3.6 About Layouts
- 3.7 About Views
  - 3.7.1 Data View Types
  - 3.7.2 View Contextual Menu
- 3.8 About Readings and Information Groups
- 3.9 About Gates
- 3.10 UT Settings Dialog Box
  - 3.10.1 General Tab
  - 3.10.2 Gate Tab
  - 3.10.3 TCG Tab
  - 3.10.4 DGS tab
  - 3.10.5 Digitizer Tab
  - 3.10.6 Pulser/Receiver Tab
  - 3.10.7 Probe Tab
  - 3.10.8 Alarms Tab
  - 3.10.9 I/O Tab
  - 3.10.10 Transmitter Tab
  - 3.10.11 Receiver Tab
- 3.11 Scan and Mechanical Settings Dialog Bar
  - 3.11.1 Description of the Sequence tab
  - 3.11.2 Scan Controls Tab
  - 3.11.3 Encoders Tab
  - 3.11.4 Options Tab
- 3.12 Scanner Parameters (Master Mode Only)
  - 3.12.1 MCDU Control Tab
  - 3.12.2 MCDU I/O Tab
- 3.13 View and Pane Properties Dialog Bar
  - 3.13.1 Information Tab
  - 3.13.2 Display Tab
  - 3.13.3 Echo Dynamics Tab
  - 3.13.4 Overlay Tab
  - 3.13.5 Palette Tab
  - 3.13.6 Data Source Tab
  - 3.13.7 Parameters Tab
  - 3.13.8 Units Tab
  - 3.13.9 View Linking Tab
  - 3.13.10 Rebounds Tab
  - 3.13.11 Strip Tab
- 3.14 Preferences Dialog Box
  - 3.14.1 General Settings Tab
  - 3.14.2 Linking Tab
  - 3.14.3 Colors Tabs
  - 3.14.4 Folders Tab
- 3.15 About the Advanced Calculator
- 3.16 About the Expert Mode
- 3.17 About the Master and Slave Modes
- 3.18 File Formats
Part Two: Working with TomoView
4. Setup Creation
- 4.1 Working with Setup Files
  - 4.1.1 Loading an .acq Setup File
  - 4.1.2 Loading an SRD Setup File
  - 4.1.3 Saving an .acq Setup File
  - 4.1.4 Default Setup Files
- 4.2 Working with Groups
  - 4.2.1 Adding and Configuring a Phased Array Group
  - 4.2.2 Adding and Configuring a Conventional UT Group
  - 4.2.3 Adding and Configuring a TOFD Group
  - 4.2.4 Switching Between Groups
  - 4.2.5 Renaming Groups
  - 4.2.6 Deleting Groups
- 4.3 Calibrating a Phased Array Group
  - 4.3.1 Calibrating the Beam Delays
  - 4.3.2 Calibrating the Sensitivity
- 4.4 Calibrating a Conventional UT Group
- 4.5 Calibrating a TOFD Group in Setup Mode
- 4.6 Working with Overlay Drawings
- 4.7 Working with the TCG Curve
  - 4.7.1 Constructing a TCG Curve for a Conventional UT Group
  - 4.7.2 Displaying or Hiding the TCG Curve
  - 4.7.3 Constructing a TCG Curve for a Phased Array Group
  - 4.7.4 Importing/Exporting a TCG Curve
- 4.8 Working with Layouts
  - 4.8.1 Applying a Template Layout File
  - 4.8.2 Displaying or Changing the View in a Pane
  - 4.8.3 Saving Layout Files and Defining New Template Layouts
- 4.9 Working with the DGS Curve
  - 4.9.1 Configuring the DGS for a Conventional UT Group
  - 4.9.2 Calibrating the DGS for a Conventional UT Group
  - 4.9.3 Configuring the DGS for a Phased Array Group
  - 4.9.4 Displaying DGS Readings
  - 4.9.5 Changing the DGS Curve Colors
- 4.10 Working with the Readings
  - 4.10.1 Reading Management
  - 4.10.2 Reading Examples
  - 4.10.3 Hiding or Showing Readings at the Top of a View
  - 4.10.4 Customizing the Reading Color and Font
- 4.11 Working with Gates
  - 4.11.1 Gate Adjustments
  - 4.11.2 About Gate Synchronization
  - 4.11.3 Gates in the Analysis Mode
  - 4.11.4 Gates and Amplitude C-Scans
  - 4.11.5 Gate Usage Example
- 4.12 Working with the Alarms
- 4.13 Working with the Inputs/Outputs
- 4.14 Working with the Firing Sequencer
- 4.15 Working with the Conditional A-scan
5. Performing Acquisitions
- 5.1 Working with the Different Scan Types
  - 5.1.1 One-Line Scan Sequence
  - 5.1.2 Free Running Sequence
  - 5.1.3 Bidirectional Scan
  - 5.1.4 Unidirectional Scan
  - 5.1.5 Helicoidal Scan
  - 5.1.6 Angular Sequence
  - 5.1.7 Custom Sequence
- 5.2 Working with Encoders
  - 5.2.1 About Encoder Types
  - 5.2.2 Calibrating an Encoder
- 5.3 Working with the Position-Dependent Setup
  - 5.3.1 About the Position-Dependent Setup Module
  - 5.3.2 Position Dependent Setup Dialog Bar
  - 5.3.3 Use of the Position-Dependent Setup Module
  - 5.3.4 Limitations
- 5.4 Defining the Automatic Savings Options
6. Basic Analysis Using TomoView
- 6.1 Working with Data Files in TomoView
  - 6.1.1 Opening a TomoView Data File
  - 6.1.2 Importing OmniScan Data Files
  - 6.1.3 Merging Data Files
- 6.2 Working with the Indication Table and Report Component
  - 6.2.1 Adding an Indication to the Indication Table
  - 6.2.2 Producing an Ultrasonic Inspection Report
  - 6.2.3 Changing the Logo in the Inspection Report
7. Advanced Analysis Using TomoView
- 7.1 Working with the Thickness C-Scan Process
- 7.2 Working with the Volumetric Merge Process
  - 7.2.1 Performing a Volumetric Merge
  - 7.2.2 Performing an Automatic Volumetric Merge
  - 7.2.3 Performing an Automatic Volumetric Merge by Group
- 7.3 Customizing Readings
- 7.4 Working with the Amplitude Drop Sizing Utility
  - 7.4.1 Defining or Modifying Flaw Sizing Settings
  - 7.4.2 Determining the Location and Dimensions of Flaw Indications
- 7.5 Working with the Gain Information Component
- 7.6 Working with the TOFD Manager Component
  - 7.6.1 Description of the TOFD Manager Dialog Box
  - 7.6.2 Performing TOFD Calibration in Analysis Mode
  - 7.6.3 Performing Data Processing of TOFD Files
- 7.7 Working with the C-Scan Merge Process
- 7.8 Working with the SNR Analysis Component
  - 7.8.1 Calculating the Area of an Indication Using SNR Analysis Utility
  - 7.8.2 SNR Analysis Conventions
- 7.9 Working with the Soft C-Scan Process
- 7.10 Working with the Binarizer Component
- 7.11 Working with Color Palettes
  - 7.11.1 Modifying Color Palettes
  - 7.11.2 Optimizing a Color Palette for Corrosion Visualization
- 7.12 Working with the Image Analysis Tools
  - 7.12.1 Measurement Cursors and Measures
  - 7.12.2 Zone Tool
  - 7.12.3 3-D Cursor
- 7.13 Working with the A-scan Resynchronization Process
- 7.14 Working with the Matrix Filters Process
- 7.15 Working with the Cylindrical Correction
  - 7.15.1 Description of the Cylindrical Correction Tool
  - 7.15.2 Case of a Skew Angle of 0 or 180
  - 7.15.3 Case of a Skew Angle of 90 or 270
  - 7.15.4 Using Cylindrical Corrections
  - 7.15.5 Calibrating the Wedge
  - 7.15.6 Analyzing Cylindrical Readings in TomoView
- 7.16 Working with the Export Data Utility
- 7.17 Using the Hysteresis Correction Module
- 7.18 Working with the Log-to-Linear Data Conversion Process
8. Shortcut Keys
9. Troubleshooting
- 9.1 TomoView Only Starts with the File and the Help Menus
- 9.2 About Firewalls and TomoView
- 9.3 Resolving Communication Problems Between the TomoView and the Acquisition Unit
- 9.4 Configuring the Network Adaptor
- 9.5 Handling Large Data Files with East Asian Languages
  - 9.5.1 Setting English as the Default Input Language
  - 9.5.2 Starting TomoView to Handle Large Data Files with East Asian Languages
10. Additional Features
- 10.1 Working with the Import PASS Files Utility
  - 10.1.1 Importing and visualizing an .mnp File
  - 10.1.2 Saving PASS Data in an .rdt File
  - 10.1.3 Determining the Characteristics of an Ultrasonic Beam
- 10.2 Changing the Color of an Element
- 10.3 Configuring Links Between TomoView Elements
- 10.4 Working with the Excel Exchanges Process
- 10.5 Editing System Preferences
- 10.6 Working with the Screen Capture Utility
- 10.7 Working with the Beam Simulation Component
  - 10.7.1 Enabling a Beam Simulation View
  - 10.7.2 Displaying a Beam Simulation View
  - 10.7.3 Description of the Beam Simulation Dialog Box
- 10.8 User Fields
- 10.9 Working with the Fast Fourier Transforms (FFT) Component
List of Figures
List of Tables
Index
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Olympus TomoView Specification

The Olympus TomoView is an advanced ultrasonic testing system designed for comprehensive non-destructive evaluation and inspection. It integrates sophisticated phased array technology to offer enhanced imaging capabilities, making it suitable for a wide range of industrial applications. At its core, TomoView features a robust data acquisition system capable of handling high-resolution imaging and precise flaw detection, crucial for maintaining structural integrity in critical components. The system supports a variety of probe configurations, which allows for flexible inspection strategies tailored to specific materials and geometries.

The interface of TomoView is user-friendly, equipped with intuitive software that facilitates efficient setup, real-time data analysis, and detailed reporting. Enhanced visualization tools provide operators with clear, accurate images, enabling the detection of small discontinuities and defects. The system's advanced algorithms enhance signal processing, thereby improving the accuracy and reliability of inspections.

TomoView's architecture is modular, allowing for easy integration with other Olympus inspection tools and software platforms, which ensures scalability and adaptability to evolving inspection needs. The equipment is designed to operate in diverse environments, featuring rugged construction to withstand harsh industrial conditions. Connectivity options include USB and Ethernet interfaces, facilitating seamless data transfer and remote operation.

Overall, Olympus TomoView stands out for its precision, versatility, and robust performance, making it an invaluable asset for industries requiring meticulous inspection standards, such as aerospace, oil and gas, and manufacturing. Its ability to deliver detailed insights into material integrity helps in extending the lifecycle of critical components while ensuring safety and compliance with stringent industry regulations.

Olympus TomoView F.A.Q.

How do I set up my Olympus TomoView for the first time?

Begin by connecting the TomoView to a power source and your computer. Install the necessary software provided with the device. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup process.

What should I do if the TomoView software crashes during use?

First, try restarting the software. If the problem persists, check for software updates or reinstall the application. Ensure your computer meets the system requirements and close any unnecessary background applications.

How can I calibrate my Olympus TomoView for accurate measurements?

Use the calibration wizard in the TomoView software. Follow the step-by-step instructions to calibrate the device using a known reference sample to ensure accurate measurements.

What maintenance does the Olympus TomoView require?

Regularly clean the device using a soft, dry cloth. Inspect cables and connectors for wear and ensure the software is kept up to date. Store the device in a dry, dust-free environment when not in use.

How do I troubleshoot connectivity issues between the TomoView and my computer?

Check all cable connections and ensure the device is powered on. Try different USB ports on your computer and update the device drivers. If the issue persists, restart both the device and the computer.

What steps should I take if the TomoView displays error messages during operation?

Refer to the user manual for specific error codes. Restart the device and software. If the issue continues, contact Olympus support for assistance.

Can the Olympus TomoView be used with third-party probes?

Yes, but compatibility depends on the specific probe. Refer to the user manual or contact Olympus support to verify compatibility with third-party probes.

How do I update the TomoView software to the latest version?

Visit the Olympus website and navigate to the support section. Download the latest software version and follow the installation instructions provided.

What precautions should be taken when storing the Olympus TomoView?

Store the device in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight and moisture. Ensure all cables are neatly coiled and stored with the device to prevent damage.

How can I export data from the TomoView to an external device?

Use the export function within the TomoView software. Select the desired data and choose the export format. Save the file to a USB drive or external storage device connected to your computer.