Xi View Manual - RaySafe Media Bank
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1. The default start cell number can be edited in the Settings window menu File Settings where you also will find other settings regarding export to Excel TIP For export of data to other programs than Excel use File Save as and save in CSV format HINTS INSTALLATION OF SERIAL PORT ADAPTER DRIVER During the installation you will be asked if you want to install a driver for the USB serial port adapter If you do not use Windows Update or if you do not have an Internet connection check the box to install the driver KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS SHORTCUT ACTION Ctrl N New measurement file Ctrl 0 Open an existing file Ctrl S Save the current file Ctrl E Export the current waveforms to the selected Excel workbook Ctrl T Start communication with the instrument for receiving measurement data Ctrl C Copy parts or entire exposure data to Windows clipboard Ctrl R Remove the displayed exposure Ctrl Z Undo display of the previous exposure Ctrl Y Redo display of the previous exposure Ctrl X Make a test exposure one simulated exposure with authentic data View next exposure View previous exposure Up Zoom in waveform Down Zoom out waveform Left Pan waveform left Right Pan waveform right ERROR MESSAGES ERROR MESSAGE Unable to open COM Please check your port settings The selected Excel Book or Sheet could not be opened Xi View could not connect to Excel Make sure that none of the open Excel Work Books are in edit form2. the COM port assigned to the instrument Start RaySafe Xi View go to File Settings and enter the correct COM port Press the Start button A green dot will indicate that the connection is established Go to the SETUP MENU of the instrument and select the INFO option Scroll until Xi View test appears and press SELECT Test data should now appear on the RaySafe Xi View screen RaySafe Xi View Manual Using Xi View USING XI VIEW THE MAIN WINDOW Xi View C Projects Measurements xml File Edit Exposure Measure View Help Excel connection i Excel export P Exposure 3 New Book Book1 K Sheet4 M 429 Get active cell Send All exposures K K 4 30f28 d Pl 119 7 kvp 19 56 may 19 56 mayt 6 705 mmainvi 2 d 3 t ral mw oc Communication L Exposure date 4 1 2008 16 10 02 Figure 3 RaySafe Xi View main window 1 Excel connection settings See Export data to Microsoft Excel on page 12 2 Excel export functions See Export data to Microsoft Excel on page 12 3 Exposure counter and navigator 4 Exposure data as digits 5 Text comment for current exposure 6 Exposure data as waveforms 7 Instrument settings used for the current exposure 8 Instrument connection indicator and button for connecting disconnecting TIP Activate a comment field for each exposure by choosing View Comment INSTRUMENT SETTINGS PANEL The lower part of the main window shows the inst
3. USER MANUAL RaySate Xi View W RaySafe 2013 06 Unfors RaySafe 5000151 C All rights are reserved Reproduction or transmission in whole or in part in any form or by any means electronic mechanical or otherwise is prohibited without the prior written consent of the copyright owner CONTENTS PEOLE RAT AFEA AE VV M Mm 4 ETHAN GRIP E 22 5 Setup of COMMUNICATION ee ee ee ee ee 5 2105104 ie dees ei avec EE GE EE ce 6 Setup of Bluetooth communication 6 ING IE ME A IEE Ee GE ee ANSA AA AA IRI AT 8 Te mdni MOE ec EE EE eee Ee EE 8 VSA SN ES Sie DANE EE EE N A AS N ON 6 Mermen aS aie eN SAE 9 AI View Settings nee OE N N EE EE Ee 9 Instrument Settings window 10 BAe esist lol piele AAA N E 10 he waveforms afea AN EAA ESMASE 11 File E EE RE EE SE EE ER O seaeueae 12 Export data to Microsoft Excel 12 ge EE A i u 14 Installation of serial port adapter driver 14 Kerse SE ente AE EE MA EE Ed 14 Error NSS S AAC ME ELEK EE EE OE N N ER OE N N 15 ABOUT RAYSAFE XI VIEW RaySafe Xi View is suitable for e viewing measurement parameters and waveforms e storing measurements e transferring data to Excel or other software RaySafe Xi View is backward compatible with instrument versions from Unfors Xi Platinum firmware version 5 27 and higher and all RaySafe Xi and Solo versions Find out the current version in Setup Menu Info Base Unit in your Base
4. Unit NOTE The latest version of RaySafe Xi View is available on htto www raysafe com vi etting started GETTING STARTED SETUP OF COMMUNICATION Before you can start using RaySafe Xi View together with your instrument you need to set up a communication link between your computer and the instrument There are two ways for the instrument to communicate with a PC e Via the RS 232 cable to the PC If the PC has only USB ports the supplied standard adapter converting RS 232 to USB must be used e Via a Bluetooth module connected directly to the serial port on the instrument A PC with built in or external USB Bluetooth normally works after the required Setup of Bluetooth communication on page 6 Xi View Settings Default start cell Include exposure number Include serial number Include exposure date Include exposure settings Auto export waveforms to Excel m Play sound on exposure Display reference k waveforms EK Cancel Figure 1 Xi View Settings window COM port selection highlighted Connect the instrument to the computer and turn the instrument on Start RaySafe Xi View In the menu File Settings select the COM port to which your instrument is connected See Figure 1 TIP lest your connection by choosing Info Xi View test from the SETUP MENU in the Base Unit A test value will appear in the Xi View main window if the connection test was successful yoy
5. an ndyodle Al VIEW Manual Gettit O starte d START MEASURING Xi View C Projects Measurements xml File Edit Exposure Measure View Help Excel connection Excel export Exposure New Book Book1 Kal sheets o eee Keke oo DA AA te TT 1 lc 1 115 119 7 kvp 19 56 mey 31 04 meys 19 56 may 6 705 mainvi 102 1 mas 3 si gt w cc Time ms Sensor R F high Trig levellow Trig delay 0 kVpdelay 0 Calc delay 0 5 Exposure number 3 Serial number 1201 24 Exposure date 4 1 2008 16 10 02 afi Figure 2 RaySafe Xi View main window 1 Button for connecting disconnecting instrument 2 Exposure data displayed as text or waveforms Press the Start button 1 in Figure 2 The orange dot will turn green when your instrument is connected After each exposure measurements will be displayed as digits and waveforms if available 2 in Figure 2 SETUP OF BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATION 1 Follow the instructions enclosed with the PC s internal or external Bluetooth device 2 Insert the Bluetooth module into the Base Unit s RS 232 port and turn on the Base Unit 3 Goto the Bluetooth icon in the Windows Control Panel Select a menu called Add Bluetooth device or Similar 4 The PC will scan for available Bluetooth devices and will find Xi slave Add this device 5 When prompted enter the passkey for the Xi slave which is 1234 6 The installation procedure will finish Please note the number of
6. fe Xi View also see Setup of communication on page 5 or press Ctrl T 5 The following exposures will be transferred into Excel Each new exposure will automatically be exported to a new row Exposures can be viewed both in Excel and in Xi View Data cannot be retrieved into Excel without Xi View The default start cell number can be edited in the Settings window menu File Settings where you also will find other settings regarding export to Excel NOTE The comment field is not automatically transferred into an Excel worksheet Choose Send All exposures to export the comments to Excel 12 EXPORT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED MEASUREMENTS Excel connection Excel export New Book Booki Sheets ml a Get active cell Send All exposures BA 1 Measure with your instrument or open a file File Open or Ctrl Q 2 Start Excel and open a file or press New Book to create a new file 3 Select an Excel Workbook and a Worksheet in Xi View This could be a blank sheet or a template where specific pre defined calculations and report formatting are made Templates should be made by the user as needed 4 Define a start cell in Xi View The start cell is chosen by entering a column letter followed by a row number e g B3 or by pressing Get active cell to get the active cell from Excel 5 Select what to export with the drop down menu located and press Send or use the export functions in the File menu
7. ht click in waveforms area and choose UnZoom all to reset zoom 4 in Figure 8 11 In the Measure menu you find the High Bandwidth option This option is used to view an unfiltered waveform for example to see the ripple when measuring on an AMX 4 mobile X ray unit FILE MANAGEMENT RaySafe Xi View can save data in xml and csv format The xml files can be opened by Xi View for viewing or export to Excel For export of data to other programs than Excel save the data in CSV comma separated values format Waveforms can be saved in BMP format EXPORT DATA TO MICROSOFT EXCEL Data can be directly transferred from RaySafe Xi View to Microsoft Excel A control panel regarding connection and export to Excel is located in the top left part of RaySafe Xi View EXPORT AS YOU MEASURE Excel connection Excel export New Book Book B Sheets E mo BR FEE 1 Start Excel and open a file or press New Book to create a new file 2 Select an Excel Workbook and a Worksheet in Xi View This could be a blank sheet or a template where Specific pre defined calculations and report formatting are made Templates should be made by the user as needed 3 Define a start cell in Xi View The start cell is chosen by entering a column letter followed by a row number e g B3 or by pressing Get active cell to get the active cell from Excel A Start communication with the instrument by clicking the communication button in RaySa
8. rument settings for the current exposure fetched from the instrument Use the Instrument Settings window on page 10 to change the delay settings and the Instrument Status window on page 9 to change sensor RaySafe Xi View Manual Usinc J a Xi View INSTRUMENT STATUS WINDOW The menu choice View Instrument Status will activate a floating window Figure 4 Instrument Status ea 4 390 pGy h Survey Nuclear Medicine 5 Figure 4 The Instrument Status window 1 Activity indicator 2 Exposure status indicator Green Last exposure OK Red Last exposure not OK 3 Undo redo exposure 4 The last recorded value 5 Drop down menu for instrument sensor selection 6 Drop down menu for selection of exposure waveform length when applicable When measuring the dose rate value R F DENT RAD Dose Mammography Transparent and Survey Detectors luminance or illuminance Light Detector or current mAs Detector is automatically updated in the Instrument Status window XI VIEW SETTINGS WINDOW You may change the program settings in the settings window menu File Settings Xi View Settings Default start cell Include exposure number Include serial number Include exposure date Include exposure settings Auto export waveforms to Excel Play sound on exposure Display reference kV waveforms Cancel Xi View Settings window 1 COM port used for communication with ins
9. the values 10 Raysafe Xi View Manual 122 0 vp 106 2 voyr FoD 86 00 ms lIicinn Vi Mi Using Xi View 212 3 uGy FDD 6 411 mmainvi 2 pulses 2 469 moyis FDD 5 415 mas 11 63 trameis Figure 7 FDD compensated dose values THE WAVEFORMS AREA A A dt S6ms B 140 120 100 Copy Waveforms Save Waveforms As 80 2 2 Show X Labels Z i Show Legend 2 v Show Grid 40 v kV and Radiation Radiation and mA 3 20 mA and kV UnZoom all 0 Q A 120 0kV 77 6 108ms Time ms B 119 3kv 77 1 165ms Figure 8 Exposure waveforms 1 4 Right click menu 5 9 Marker info 1 Put the waveforms on the clipboard or save them as a bitmap file 2 Waveforms area settings 3 Select which waveforms to show 4 Show all available data 5 Marker A click on waveform to set 6 Calculated values between marker A and B 7 Marker B shift click on waveform to set 8 Legend for marker A 9 Legend for marker B If mA is measured simultaneously with radiation it is possible to view both mA and radiation or mA and kV waveforms in RaySafe Xi View 3 in Figure 8 Click on a waveform to set marker A 5 in Figure 8 The measured values kV or mA relative radiation output in and time for the marked point is shown beneath the waveforms 8 in Figure 8 Press the shift key and click on the waveforms to set marker B Zoom in the waveforms with mouse wheel or up down arrow keys Rig
10. trument 2 Default start cell for exporting data to Excel R X C i a E AN N Si AU N N AN A C A N Yi N Si AVA RaySafe Xi View Manual Using Xi View 3 Options for exporting data to Excel 4 Include waveforms when exporting data to Excel 5 Make RaySafe Xi View play a sound at the registration of an exposure 6 This option forces Xi View to display a kV waveform even when the signal level is too low to calculate a reliable waveform INSTRUMENT SETTINGS WINDOW Instrument Settings General Units Time Unit R F 8 MAM Secon Measurement Delays f Trig Delay Calc Delay Cancel Figure 5 Instrument Settings window Delays and units displayed on the instrument and in Xi View All settings found in the Base Unit are also available from within Xi View menu File Instrument Settings Changes made in the Instrument Settings window will automatically be transferred to the instrument when you click OK FDD COMPENSATION WINDOW FDD Compensation Compensate measured Dose for Focus Detector Distance Actual distance mm 1000 Desired distance mm 1500 OK Figure 6 FDD compensation window The built in FDD converter reached from the Measure menu gives a possibility to recalculate the dose values for a chosen distance Fill in the real measured distance and the wanted distance The corrected parameters will be marked FDD in the main window to indicate that a conversion has affected
11. ula or edit cell mode No exposure data or chart to copy No exposures to export No exposures to save There were unsaved exposure data found this might indicate that Xi View was not properly closed last time it was used Try to load this unsaved exposure data Append the unsaved exposures to the last used file ACTION e Check that your instrument is properly connected e Check the COM port selection in RaySafe Xi View e Check in your Windows settings that the COM port selected in the program is a valid COM port for the physical connection cable or Bluetooth Make sure that the Excel Book and Sheet selected in RaySafe Xi View is open and editable If you are editing a cell press enter to confirm or esc to cancel You can go through all sheets and press esc in all of them to make sure that none is in edit mode Make an exposure or open a file in Xi View format before you try to Copy export or Save RaySafe Xi View will try to recover the last state If a recovery of the state above resulted in unsaved exposures and an open file the program suggests to save the exposures in that file 15
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