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1. Verify that no error messages are shown and that inspection records appear in response to Alt O Notify all users to download and install the latest VisualPlus 3 client before attempting to perform any inspections Protecting Inspector and Shop Records In multi user environments it is very easy for inspector records to become disorganized if inspectors do not select correct names from drop down boxes Multiple records could be created for the same inspector In addition the shop information could be deleted by a careless inspector To minimize chances of this happening you can set a simple password to lock out access to inspector editor and to block access to delete shop function In addition the drop down c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Database 101 boxes for inspector names will become drop down list boxes which means that a new inspector cannot be added through the main screen or the calibration wizard They will have to be added through the inspector editor using the password To set a password run the following SQL statement against the database Microsoft SQL Server INSERT INTO Settings Name Val VALUES DeleteButtonPassword password Replace password with the password of choice Please note that the password is stored in plain text is not meant as a security feature It is there to prevent accidental changes If you are using Microsoft A
2. Understanding Results i iii ninwan airaa aaaea aara aaea aar aaa arsaa iaaa aiaiai radi aiy 22 What to do when a crack or questionable feature is detected oooooocccconanacacononnnnnnancnnnnnnnnnnnannn nn nn nnnnannn nn nc nnnnnanes 25 Cylinders that sometimes pass and sometime fail oonnnnnnnninnnnnnlnocccnncnnnnnnnccnnn no nnnnnnncnr cnn 25 Alloy type for Luxfer cylinders manufactured between 1987 and 1989 oococcccccnnnccaccnoccnnnnannnnnncnnnnnnnancnnnnnnnnananes 25 6 Editing Customers Inspectors EtC oooonnonnccicncnnnnnnnoccccccnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnncn nn nena nnnn nene cr nnmnnn nnen nnna 27 Editing INS peCtons iscsi ccc E et A A A o Adding AAA TS Editing inspector information Deleting inspectora lt e do la ele de e att od 28 Editing CUSTOMS 20 A eee ee ceases Adding a new customer Aa 4 Editing Customer INCOME ia cpece theese a Paaa Oar Eadaoin Edens aiaa aieia Deleting customers td ace a naes cide A a do o E Editing Selection drop down Box Values Editing Shop Information aa e re aa a e r r conan E a cnn Adding anew loCation iodo id iaa ld catas Editing existing location z Deleting locatiON 2 A aa 7 Viewing Searching and Printing RecordS oomnmccinnnnncoeserccsercnn rre 32 Working With inspection list ooccnonnniccccconinnnanacnnoconnnnnannn aeie aannaaien Hapina mia eieaa aa ainsana kaanan 32 SeOarchimg Me ool ae a A EE AT T A E ddan dessusaccededdsvuenecdiedevecdoneeecets Defining
3. Jacket 3 11 9cc Jacket 4 22 3cc Maximum Reached Pressure 3454psi 103 of target Measuring permanent expansion Please dump the pressure Abort Test 5 After test has been completed the operator can review the graph before going to the results screen Click Finish when done reviewing the results c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Hydro Testing 81 E Hydro Test Es Hydro Test Jacket 1 N a Expansion CC Jacket 2 Jacket 3 Jacket 4 60 Time sec Pressure Pressure Opsi Jacket 1 1 3cc Jacket 2 0 9cc Jacket 3 0 4cc Jacket 4 0 9cc Maximum Reached Pressure 3454psi 103 of target Test completed successfully 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 120 isd ainssaig 6 After clicking Finish the results screen is shown which now contains the measured data calculated elastic and percent permanent expansion results and the test result code The operator can enter any comments into the remarks field before saving data for all tanks into the database If a problem occured in one or more jackets the operator can change the test result for each jacket by clicking on the button in the Result field of each affected jacket E Hydro Test Operator Alex Okun Supervisor Mark Olguin Serial R E E Cylinder Owner DOT SpecjExempt Service Pressure Mfg Date Manufacturer Size Dia X Lgth Gas Yi
4. System lt A Machine Data Source is specific to this machine and cannot be shared User data sources are specific to a user on this machine System data sources can be used by all users on this machine or by a system wide service 3 Enter login parameters depending on the way security is setup on your database server and click OK SQL Server Login Data Source YP3D atabase Use Trusted Connection Cancel Login ID aokun Password Options gt gt c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Database 95 4 Make sure that both checkboxes are checked on the database settings screen and click OK Database Settings Database Connection Default MS Access Database in program folder ODBC DSN VP3Database mE Database Options Store inspection results in database Switches F8 to Save To Database function Show list of previous inspections if the current cylinder has been inspected already 5 A message will come up with notification that VisualPlus must exit for database changes to take effect Click OK and bring up VisualPlus 3 software again It should be now connected to the SQL Server database Please verify that the data has been transferred by viewing the customer and inspector lists Also check the inspection records VISP lus A Visual Plus needs to exit for database changes to take effect 3 3 Backing
5. 27 section for more information on adding inspectors Calibration The Visual Plus instrument must be calibrated at the beginning of each testing session each time a new different probe is to be used and whenever the base unit loses communication with the host computer or the probe When one of these situations occurs the software will prompt you to run the calibration wizard before testing can begin resume Loading a file while Visual Plus is calibrated no longer invalidates the calibration This way you can look are previously recorded data for a cylinder before running inspection without having to recalibrate As soon as you start inspection the data for the current calibration will replace whatever was loaded from the file Please note that if you are using an MPS Magnetic Position Sensor equipped probe you can ignore the restriction of holding the probe horizontally The MPS probe can be used in almost any orientation horizontal vertical etc as long as the probe axis is not aligned with earth s magnetic field Please keep all large ferrous objects and magnets at least 3 feet 1 meter away from the probe during calibration and inspection Also please make sure that there are no strong MOVING magnetic fields in the area 1 BE SURE to hold the probe horizontally in right hand facing the left hand 2 Place flat portion of the calibration standard ring on edge of table bench w Thread the PROBE into calibration standard ring f
6. Click Next again on the following screen without changing anything Click Finish c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Database 93 Create a New Data Source to SQL Server English ape EXO Use strong encryption for data Tacit FO i 10 oe V Perform translation for character data pat r Use regional settings when outputting currency numbers dates and od ne times zA o ES Save long running queries to the log file gt S3DOCUME 1 aokun LOCALS 1 Temp QUER Br e Long query time milliseconds 30000 I Log ODBC driver statistics to the log file C DOCUME 1Saokun LOCALS 1 Temp STATS Browse lt Back Cancel Help 8 Click on the Test Data Source button on the following screen The window should show TEST COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY message Click OK Click OK again ODBC Microsoft SQL Server Setup Anew ODBC data source will be created with the following Pia configuration EJ SQL Server ODBC Data Source Test r Test Results Microsoft SQL Server ODBC Driver Version 03 85 1132 Microsoft SQL Server ODBC Driver Version 03 85 1132 Data Source Name VP3 Database Data Source Description Visual Plus 3 Database Translate Character Data Yes Log Long Running Queries No Log Driver Statistics No Use Integrated Security Yes Use Regional Settings No Prepared Statements Option Drop temporary procedures on discon
7. From the opening screen you can jump to step by step instructions for using VisualPlus 3 and various types of reference information Once you open help you can click the Contents button whenever you want to return to the opening screen What s This Help command Use this command to obtain help on some portion of VisualPlus 3 software When you choose the toolbar s Context Help button the mouse pointer will change to an arrow and question mark Then click somewhere in the VisualPlus 3 window such as another toolbar button The help topic will be shown for the item you clicked Enter License Key command Use this command to enter a license key purchased for one of the add on modules for VisualPlus 3 software A license key is required for optional modules such various hydro test modules Please verify that the licensee and the key are entered EXACTLY as on the license document file email that you received It is preferable to select and copy to clipboard a part of license email that contains Licensee and Key lines so that this information is automatically populated when the dialog box opens Enter the licensee and the license key in to the edit boxs Click OK to save the license key c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 58 Visual Plus Manual Add License Key Please enter the license key information Licensee ADVANCED INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY Key 8K6G TQEG HKPD ISI9 X37E R
8. Visual Plus Manual 1 2 1 e Operating System e Windows 98 e Windows 98 Second Edition e Windows Me e Windows 2000 e Windows XP e Windows Vista e Hardware e Pentium II or better e 64MB RAM e 10MB Free drive space e Video card capable of supporting 1024x768 resolution e RS232 Serial Communications Port 9 pin or SIIG USB Serial Adapter Part JU CB1S12 S3 All other USB Serial Adapters are not supported May require installation of Microsoft MDAC 2 5 supplied on the installation disk Please run mdac_typ exe file from the installation disk after installing Visual Plus Windows 98 ME 2000 are not supported with Hydro Data Acquisition license The manual Hydro license is ok on those systems Unpacking Your VisualPlus 3 As you unpack your new VisualPlus 3 unit please check to be sure that the following items are included e VisualPlus 3 acquisition module e One or more probes e One or more calibration standards e RS232 Serial Cable e Power supply e User Manual c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 11 1 2 2 A Few Suggestions Before you begin to use your VisualPlus unit please take a few minutes to e Store the box and packing materials in a safe dry place for future use e Write down the VisualPlus 3 serial number located on the bottom of VisualPlus 3 acquisition module the number should
9. choose the Save To Database command 437 1 9 1 5 Save As command Use this command to save and name the active document You can also use F8 key to activate this command Visual Plus displays the Save As dialog box so you can name your document To save a document with its existing name and directory use the Save command 43 Please note that Store inspection results in database option of Database settings dialog ss swaps F8 and Alt F8 Save As and Save To Database keys so that files can be stored directly into the database by pressing F8 without asking for a file name or location 1 9 1 6 Save To Database command Use this command to save a file to the database You can also use Alt F8 key combination to activate this command Please note that Store inspection results in database option of Database settings dialog ss swaps F8 and Alt F8 Save As and Save To Database keys so that files can be stored directly into the database by pressing F8 without asking for a file name or location 1 9 1 7 Print command Use this command to print a document This command presents a Print dialog box where you may specify the range of pages to be printed the number of copies the destination printer and other printer setup options Please note that first page printed is always the eddy current inspection report If the PSI or VIP forms have been activated then the corresponding form will be printed as the second page of the report If you
10. 29 Customer Editor To add a new customer click on the Add New button on the right To update information for a particular customer please change the appropriate field values and click Update button in that row To delete a customer click on the Delete button in that customers row Name Address City State i Phone Email Certification Advanced Inspection 14020 Eagle View Rd Lake Mathews ca 1 800 611 9077 support visualplus net Technology 1 6 2 1 Adding a new customer To add a new customer click on Add New button in the Customer Editor window Enter customer information information into the fields provided The Certification field is optional and can be used for tracking additional customer information Click Add New to add this customer Please note that the customer name cannot be changed after addition Double check the customer name accuracy before clicking Add New If you still make a mistake you will have to delete the customer and add a new record E Customer Editor To add a new customer fill out fields below and click on Add New Name Advanced Inspection Te Address 14020 Eagle View Rd City Lake Mathews State A Zip Code 92570 Phone 1 800 611 9077 Email support visualplus net Certification fo 1 6 2 2 Editing customer information To change information for a particular customer enter the new information into fields to the right of the customer name Click Update button in th
11. 3 probe is a sensitive electronic device and requires following care 1 It is extremely important to prevent sharp bending and kinking at the transition between slip ring 3 and cable assembly 4 Frequent bending at this location will at some point break a wire at the top of the slip ring which cannot be repaired without costly slip ring replacement If bending is prevented the probes can last for years It is best to allow the cable to hang freely from the probe and to watch that you are not putting pressure on the cable during calibration and inspection c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 14 Visual Plus Manual 1 2 4 2 1 2 5 1 2 5 1 2 The probe body 1 is made out of acetal plastic metal cannot be used in an eddy current probe which wears slightly each time it is threaded into a cylinder Rough dirty thread on a cylinder will wear the probe more than nice clean threads We recommend thoroughly cleaning cylinder threads before performing inspections 3 As probe wears it will feel loose when it is threaded into cylinders You may see sharp spikes on calibration and inspection graphs The eddy current sensor 2 is sensitive to distance from the thread surface to the sensor when the probe is loose the sensor is not held firmly against the thread surface and the spikes result To compensate for this please use a hex key to increase tension on the flap 7 by rotating tension adjustment hol
12. 46 Visual Plus Manual 1 9 3 2 1 9 3 3 Status Bar Command Use this command to display and hide the status bar which describes the action to be executed by the selected menu item or pressed toolbar button and keyboard latch state A checkmark appears next to the menu item when the status bar is displayed Display Type Select one of the view types to be displayed in the graph view The selected view type will also be used during printing so it is important to have the correct view type displayed before printing the test results 1 9 3 3 1 Switch To Next View Select this command to cycle through typical view types please note that Calibration Frequency Sweep and Accelerometer Calibration views are not typically used so they are bypassed by this command 1 9 3 3 2 Overlay Threads The Thread Overlay graph is useful for spotting features that coincide in the same angular location from thread to thread This view represents positions as looking down at the cylinder crown with the O degree position at the point where inspection started this is typically the first letter of the cylinder serial number You can use Page Up Down keys to zoom in out of data Also Home End keys can be used to move the baseline up and down MCU1 143172 11 27 2006 Failed vis VISPlus File Edit View Inspection Database Hydro Help OCh gt j PE Thread Overlay 1 Individual Threads 2 Multi Row Linear 3 Single Row Linear
13. CU ES macnn os ma ar on a a a son a EN m o a ja fe jeje EC orf na ea us er a w EC CO ae ER pes e ej ju moa a oor a as ma m Tas ma Ta S e ea mone Test Result Codes A Pass The above cylinders were tested under Plus stamping of cylinders nmst be in accordance with U S Code of Federal B Fail Permanent Expansion Exceeds my supervision in accordance with the Regulations CFR Title 49 Section 173 302a b C Fail Excessive Elastic Expansion for 10 filling regulations of the U S D O T Star stamping of cylinders nst be in accordance with CFR D Fail Visible Defects See Title 49 Section 180 209 b and CGA Pamphlet C 6 E Retested Equipment Failure By Date c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Hydro Testing 71 2 5 The hydro test report is similar to the Inspection List report with the following differences e The list of columns and column widths is always loaded from Hydro Test Report vpr file in the VisualPlus 3 application folder If you need to make changes to the list of columns or column widths first make those changes and then select Save Report icon and overwrite the Hydro Test Report vpr file in the VisualPlus 3 application folder e When printing the report is formatted in a special format with all appropriate notices and signature block instead of a simple list For Single or Multiple Jacket workstation mod
14. Form dialog box so you can enter form data If this is the first time the form is opened for this document information such as customer name serial number inspector name and etc will be transferred to the form from the main screen Itis possible to automatically open the form after passing or failing inspection To enable this feature please enter the PSI Inspector Number for each inspector that has that number in the Inspector Editor located under main menu Edit gt Inspectors Make sure that there is a check mark on the If PSI number is entered automatically display PSI form after passing or failing inspection option in General page of Preferences dialog box accessible through File gt Preferences Inspection Pass command Use this command to indicate that this inspection was completed successfully and that this cylinder can be put back in service Please only do this after completing both the eddy current and visual inspection of the cylinder Inspection Fail command Use this command to indicate that this inspection was not completed successfully and that this cylinder should be removed from service The cylinder condition and threading condition on the PSI form will be automatically set to Unacceptable Analyze Inspection Results command Use this command to analyze inspection results This command finds indications in recorded data and then applies a set of rules to determine if there is a possibility that the thread area of the cyl
15. If you intend to perform eddy current inspection please calibrate the VisualPlus 3 unit at the beginning of the day or when switching to different size probe e Please make sure that the name of the hydro test inspector has been entered either through Inspected By field on the main screen or by selecting Edit gt Inspectors from the main menu The Tested By field on the Hydro page is a drop down box which only allows selection of an existing inspector name A typical work flow in this situation is as follows for each cylinder 1 Start a new file click File gt New or F5 you can also click on the New icon on the toolbar 2 Fill out the General page of the PSI form click Inspection gt Fill Out Inspection Form or F3 you can also click on the Inspection Form icon on the toolbar Please make sure that you enter the cylinder service pressure and pressure units into the Pressure field The contents of this field are used to calculate the default Specified Target Test Pressure for the hydro test Please also note that the Mfg Date field is used to calculate the correct Specified Test Pressure in Canada PSI Visual Cylinder Inspection Evaluation Form General External Internal Threading Valve Condition Hydro Cylinder Owner Name Hydro Testing Company Address 1234 Main St City San Diego State CA Zip 92121 Phone 123 456 7890 Cylinder Information Serial P1 23456 g Customer Tracking No B23004 o Mfg Luster amp
16. Out Zoom out This does not change the data itself but adjusts the scale of the Y axis 1 9 3 6 Baseline Removal c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 53 1 9 3 6 1 Subtract More Moves data on the graph down on the Y axis The data itself is not changed as the scale is adjusted to show correct Y axis values 1 9 3 6 2 Subtract Less Moves data on the graph up on the Y axis The data itself is not changed as the scale is adjusted to show correct Y axis values 1 9 4 Inspection Menu 1 9 4 1 Calibration Wizard command Use this command to start probe calibration This command will bring up the Calibration Wizard dialog box For more information please see pa elis 1 9 4 2 Start Recording command Use this command to start recording of data from the cylinder Visual Plus will check to make sure that all required fields are filled out before starting An error message will be displayed and the focus will be switched to the sike ie that needs to be filled out For more information about inspection please see page 20 Please make sure that the probe and cylinder are in horizontal position during recording PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THE CYLINDER DOES NOT MOVE DURING INSPECTION Please always start recording with the probe threaded all the way into the cylinder check the signal bar to see if it s all the way to the top and the white indicator line on
17. Star No vw Average Max Wall Stress Computations or Method If retest after failure to hold pressure or requalification after rejection enter original test date v Test Results Actual Pressure 3710 Total 14 2 ce Elastic cc REE N A Permanent 0 4 cc Permanent Permanent PASSED C Equipment Failure Test Result Code A Pass Remarks 10 Click OK to close the PSI Form then press F8 to save the results into the database You will not be able to make any changes to the stored record after it has been saved so please double check all data before saving Unless you save the data no record will be created Please remember to save each inspection 11 Repeat from step 1 for each following cylinder 2 7 Single Jacket Single Workstation Module Single Jacket Single Workstation module allows direct measurement of data from a digital pressure gauge and a digital scale by clicking on Measure with VisualPlus Hydro button This button will be illuminated if you purchased a Single Jacket Workstation license key The measured actual pressure total and permanent expansion will be transferred into the appropriate fields of the Hydro page on the PSI form after the test Please see the following section 7s for more info on the test process c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 76 Visual Plus Manual 2 8 2 8 1 PSI Visual Cylinder Inspection Evaluation Form General E
18. a free upgrade The probe contains a dual axis magnetometer which allows VisualPlus 3 to measure probe angular position by measuring earth s magnetic field acting on each of the two axis It is therefore essential to observe the following rules when performing calibration and inspecting cylinders using this type of probe THE PROBE COULD BE USED IN ALMOST ANY ORIENTATION HORIZONTAL VERTICAL TILTED ETC AS LONG AS THE PROBE CENTER AXIS IS NOT ALIGNED WITH EARTH S MAGNETIC FIELD PLEASE KEEP ALL LARGE FERROUS OBJECTS AND MAGNETS AT LEAST 3 FEET 1 METER AWAY FROM THE PROBE DURING CALIBRATION AND INSPECTION KEEP THE PROBE AT LEAST 1 FOOT 30 CENTIMETERS AWAY FROM COMPUTERS ESPECIALLY LAPTOPS MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO STRONG MOVING MAGNETIC FIELDS IN THE AREA OF INSPECTION AND CALIBRATION 3 The third probe type is a probe driver probe Usage of this probe type is described separately in the Probe Driver user manual c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 13 VisualPlus 3 probe consists of the following components 1 Threaded probe body Eddy current sensor Slip ring Cable assembly a A WwW N Alignment notch this notch indicates the location of the eddy current sensor 2 since it is not visible when inside of a cylinder O Tension adjustment hollow set screw 7 Tension flap 1 2 4 1 Care 8 Maintenance VisualPlus
19. be used if there are multiple locations that have a unique code assigned to them If this is a hydro test facility please enter the RIN number in the last field c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 32 Visual Plus Manual 1 6 4 2 1 6 4 3 1 7 1 7 1 Update Shop Information Shop Information Name Advanced Inspection Technology Address 114020 Eagle View Rd Address 2 City Lake Mathews State CA Zip 32570 Phone 1 951 776 9994 E Mail support visualplus net Shop Code RIN Editing existing location To edit an existing shop please select it using the drop down box and then click on the Edit button Update the desired fields The shop code is a field that can be used if there are multiple locations that have a unique code assigned to them If this is a hydro test facility please enter the RIN number in the last field Click OK when all changes have been made Deleting location To delete an existing shop please select it using the drop down box and then click on the Delete button Click Yes on the following dialog box after verifying that the correct shop is being deleted Click No if you want to cancel deletion VISPlus A Are you sure that you want to delete shop Advanced Inspection Technology Please note that it is possible to add password protection to the delete button Please see page ho for more info Viewing Searching and Prin
20. can be used A MS SQL Server schema creation script has been provided in the Visual Plus program directory as well as instruction on how to setup the database and Visual Plus Install MS SQL Server 2005 Express pdf c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 56 Visual Plus Manual 1 9 5 3 1 9 5 4 1 9 6 1 9 6 1 1 9 6 2 Database Settings Database Connection Default MS Access Database in program folder c Projects Active Visual Plus XP ISPlus XP Software Debug visplus4 mdb OD ODBC DSN Database Options Store inspection results in database Switches F8 to Save To Database Function e Store inspection results in database this option swaps F8 and Alt F8 Save As and Save To Database keys so that files can be stored directly into the database by just pressing F8 There is no file name to be set so if all data has been entered on the main screen the file is saved immediately There is a confirmation box that shows up after the file has been saved Show list of previous inspections if the current cylinder has been inspected already this option brings up a list of previous inspection for the currently entered serial number before inspection begins This list will pop up right after you start recording data typically via F6 key Take a look at the list and the previous results print it if needed then close the window by clicking on the X in the right upper corner or
21. data point The previously entered record will be shown in the Log section until this dialog box is closed 4 Click Close after all calibration data have been entered 5 The resulting entries can be verified by selecting Hydro gt Test Report An example of calibration entries is shown below MM Hydro Test Report be O y Yet last last last bey kd o E GEA Totty tay Week Moh war A Total Records 2 Filter Hydro Test Date gt 07 01 2008 and Hydro Test Date lt 07 02 2008 and Hydro Testing Completed Hydro Owner Serial Agency Specification Service Mfg Date Mfg By Size Gas Visual Test R E E Total Perm Elastic Perm Plus Star Test Result Tested Remarks or Exemption Pressure Insp Press cc cc cc cc Ratio Code By 2 3 Hydro Test Result Codes A Pass Failed Permanent Expansion Failed Elastic Expansion Failed Visible Defects or Eddy Current Failure moO W Equipment Failure 2 4 Hydro Test Report The results of hydro tests can be viewed in the Hydro Test Report screen In a typical setting the test report should be displayed and printed at the end of each day c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Manual To print this report follow those steps 1 Select Hydro gt Test Report from the main menu E Hydro Test Report te Lt bt ls x BRW A Sw Ss Sas 8828 Total Records 6 Filter Hydro Test Date gt 10 15 2008
22. dates by model number when the transitions to the new alloy occurred Any current Luxfer models that do not appear on this list were never made from 6351 alloy in the first place and have always been made from Luxfer s proprietary 6061 alloy CO2 Change Date SCUBA Change Date C1 2 C1 5 1 89 S30 S63 5 88 C2 11 88 S40 6 88 C10 8 88 c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 27 S50 S92 4 88 ES 6 88 S72 S100 8 87 C15 11 87 S80 1 88 C20 C35 4 88 S808 5 87 C50 2 88 SCBA Change Date MEDICAL Change Date L7 L8 L13 9 87 M9 1 88 L13 5 88 MD15 ME24 12 87 e Change Date ne oe N22 N150 5 88 N33 11 88 L26 2 88 N60 N122 12 87 L45 11 87 N88 12 88 1 6 Editing Customers Inspectors etc VisualPlus 3 software allows various records such as customers inspectors and selection box values to be added edited or deleted This information is stored in the VisualPlus 3 database When record is deleted it is not physically removed from the database it is flagged as deleted so that reports depending on that record remain accessible 1 6 1 Editing Inspectors To add edit or delete inspectors select Edit gt Inspectors from the main menu After all changes have been completed click on Close button in the right upper corner to close the Inspector Editor window MM Inspector Editor To add a new inspector click on the Add New button on the right To update info
23. folder this is the standard configuration If you have configured Visual Plus to use a remote database through an ODBC connection please backup the remote database regularly Please also note that this function DOES NOT backup your hydro module license key Please keep this information in a secure place If you loose your license key please c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 60 Visual Plus Manual 1 11 1 11 1 contact us for a replacement The database backup function backups following items into the specified file visplus4 mdb file in Visual Plus directory This file contains information about inspectors calibration and inspection records and may contain other information in the future The database may contain the actual recorded data or links to data files for each inspection record depending on settings specified under Database gt Settings Please don t move files after they have been saved into the data directory if you do you will not be able to pull up recorded data for those files from the database report view Directory containing all data files You can find out the location of this directory by opening Visual Plus software and selecting File gt Preferences from the main menu It is typically a directory called Data under Visual Plus directory Keep in mind that if you save files in directory other than this default directory you will need to back it up also T
24. iii ei eane ranas aana ED eaea aan armo Aaa ceecuewedetadeeveddersevdcuuederdverssbenchbe 71 6 Manual Hydro Module ouicoconiosoia iia is 72 7 Single Jacket Single Workstation Module ssssuussennnnnnununnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnna 75 8 Multiple Jacket Multiple Workstation Module o occccccnnnnnnoccccnccncnnnnanccnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnanannnnnns 76 Entering Cylinder Data A at Performing Visual Inspection a Performing Hydro Tests oli ii Aaa ae anata patie acid cae beta eeta aeae eieaa adea aeiae 9 Hardware Requirements and Setuf c ceeccecececeeeeeeeeeceeeee senescence ceeeeeeeesseaeeeseeeeeseeeseaneeeeeeeneees 82 c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Manual Part Ill aoa kh WN Part IV A O N Part V h O N Required Hardware ommnnninccnnnncccnnnncnnnnccnnn src 82 Config ring HardWare conidios 83 Visual Plus Database 85 Upgrading from MS Access to MS SQL Server DatabaSe oommmmoconicncnnnonncnnnnasnnnrnnasnnnnnnannnnnnns 85 Setting up clients to connect to MS SQL DatabaSe oonmicconnnicconnonnccnnssncccnnnsencnnnnsencnnnn serranos 89 Backing up MS SQL VisualPlus databaSe ooommmiccnnnnnnnnnnnccnrnnanrnnnnasrrrrnnnc rre 95 Upgrading VisualPlus in multi user envVirOnMeNt mmcccnnnnccnnnnoncnnnnnannnnnnnrrrrnnn cre 98 Protecting Inspector and Shop ReCOMdsS 2 ccccceseesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeseseeeanee
25. jackets to be pressurized by the operator Apply pressure to the cylinders being tested Ei Hydro Test 3 BR Hydro Test Jacket 1 Jacket 2 Jacket 3 Jacket 4 Pressure 0 30 7000 0 25 6000 0 20 5000 4000 0 15 3000 isd aunssaig 0 10 Expansion CC 2000 0 05 1000 0 00 0 60 120 Time sec Pressure Opsi Jacket 1 0 3cc Jacket 2 0 0cc Jacket 3 0 0cc Jacket 4 0 0cc Maximum Reached Pressure Opsi 0 of target Please pressurize the system Waiting to reach target pressure of 3360psi 3 Once the target pressure has been achieved the system performs total expansion measurement c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 80 Visual Plus Manual E Hydro Test Hydro Test Jacket 1 Jacket 2 Jacket 3 Jacket 4 Pressure isd amssaJd 2 S 2 8 El m 60 Time sec Pressure 3447 psi Jacket 1 31 4cc Jacket 2 31 6cc Jacket 3 32 6cc Jacket 4 31 1cc Maximum Reached Pressure 3454psi 103 of target Measuring total expansion time to completion 8 sec Abort Test 4 Once total expansion has been measured the system prompts the operator to release pressure and measures permanent expansion once the pressure drops to zero and scales stabilize E Hydro Test Hydro Test Jacket 1 Jacket 2 Jacket 3 Jacket 4 Pressure Expansion CC sd amssa1d 60 Time sec Pressure 2087 psi Jacket 1 19 7cc Jacket 2 17 1cc
26. just hit ESC The VisualPlus 3 software will begin acquisition and you can start unscrewing the probe from the cylinder Please note that right after you close this window it may look like VisualPlus 3 is not doing anything but as you turn the probe you will see that is actually recording data Backup All Data This command performs database and data backup Please see this 59 section for more information Restore All Data Enter topic text here Hydro Menu Hydro Calibration Data Entry Please see following page 8 for information on entering calibration data Data Entry Only Please see following page 7s1for information on performing data entry c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 57 1 9 6 3 1 9 6 4 1 9 6 5 1 9 6 6 1 9 6 7 1 9 7 1 9 7 1 1 9 7 2 1 9 7 3 Data Entry and Visual Inspection Please see following page 7s1for information on performing data entry Visual Inspection Only Please see following page 7s for information on performing visual inspection Hydro Testing Please see following page 78 for information on performing hydro test Test Report Please see following pagel ss for information on hydro test report Specifications Please see following page 71 for information on performing data entry Help Menu Help Topics command Use this command to display the opening screen of help
27. may also be prompted for the original Windows XP CD that was used to install the operating system a Insert the Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD in the CD or DVD drive Note Ifa Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP message appears click Exit b Click Browse c In the File name box type CD or DVD drive that contains the Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD drive letter i386 For example type d i386 if the Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD is in drive D d Click Open Note In the case you cannot find those files in the given folders search the whole hard disk for them Red power LED does not come on when VisualPlus unit is turned on In some cases the firmware on VisualPlus 3 device can get corrupted If the VisualPlus 3 unit is powered on but the red LED light is not lit AND software cannot connect to the VisualPlus 3 unit the likely cause is firmware corruption If the red LED does not light but the unit works fine otherwise it could have either a burned out LED or there could be a solder joint issue where the LED is soldered to the circuit board In this case please make a note of this problem during next calibration and we will fix the light This does not affect the accuracy of the unit and you can continue to use it until next calibration In 99 of firmware corruption cases the firmware can be restored by re flashing the unit using VisualPlus 3 software Please follow this procedure to re flash 1 Make sure that VisualPlus 3 unit is po
28. number and the customer tracking number fields accept wildcards That means that you can search for records that match a certain pattern For example to look for cylinders that passed inspection with serial numbers that start with P you can enter P into the Serial Number field and change the Inspection Result field to Passed Inspection Record Query Cylinder Information Serial Number Manufacturer Any Manufacturing Date From To O Other Information Customer Any v Inspected By Any Shop any Inspection Date From O y Inspection Result Passed Eddy Current Test Performed Does not matter Customer Tracking No Wildcards for searching The serial number and customer tracking number fields can be searched using wildcards such as equivalent of a typical wildcard to replace any number of unknown characters you can also use _ underscore to replace a single character Any other standard Transact SQL LIKE expressions are accepted Click OK after changing fields of interest and the list of inspections will be updated to reflect chosen settings You can see the filter setting above the table and to the right of the number of inspections count E inspection List last last A k Morth Year All MN Em Total Records 114 Filter Serial P and Inspection Result Passed Insp Dat Manufacturer Mfg Date Last Hydro 1 80 2009 P4433 Luxfer 01 2009 01 200 Andr 1
29. perform this function automatically but allows the results of calibration to be entered manually so that they show up on the Hydro Test Report This is applicable to all hydro modules including the manual data entry module 1 To enter the calibration data select Hydro gt Hydro Calibration Data Entry from the main menu Enter the hydro operator and supervisor names and click OK Inspector Name Entry Please select hydro operator name Alex Okun Please select hydro supervisor name ohn Smith 2 In the following dialog box enter the calibration cylinder Serial Owner typically your business name and the test results If there are any comments they can be entered into the Remarks field It is common to enter the jacket number in to the remarks field for multi jacket systems If calibration was performed on jacket 1 J1 is entered into the Remarks field in this case c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Hydro Testing 69 Hydro Calibration Data Entry Calibration Cylinder Information Serial CAL12345 CustomerfOwner AIT Calibration Results Total Expansion CC 74 Permanent Expansion CC Test Pressure 3000 Test Result A Pass Remarks 1 Log Store Record F2 Clear All Fields F5 Close 3 Click Store Record or press F2 to record the data The calibration results fields will be reset and ready for entry of the next calibration
30. set up a data source Microsoft ODBC for Oracle Microsoft Paradox Driver db Microsoft Paradox Treiber db Microsoft Text Driver txt csv Microsoft Text Treiber txt csv Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver Microsoft Visual FoxPro Treiber SQL Native Client lt PP O0 O fa fe fe eM iv 3 Enter the name for VisualPlus 3 database for example VP3Database Enter the description and select server For client PCs select the server name from the drop down menu If installing on the server itself please make sure that you select the actual server name and NOT the local option Click Next c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Database 91 Create a New Data Source to SQL Server This wizard will help you create an ODBC data source that you can use to connect to SOL Server What name do you want to use to refer to the data source Name WP3Database How do you want to describe the data source Description Visual Plus 3 database Which SQL Server do you want to connect to Server coca mo 4 Select the appropriate authentication method on the following screen This will depend on how security is setup on your database server Typically you will need to click on Client Configuration to specify the port used by the SQL Server Create a New Data Source to SQL Server With SQL Server authentication using a login ID and password en
31. this database ax y Please specify the login ID and password of an account with CREATE DATABASE privileges on this server Use Trusted Connection What do you want to name your new SQL Server database vpl 5 Click on the gt gt button to select all tables to be exported to SQL Server and click Next c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Database 87 Upsizing Wizard Upsizing Wizard Which tables do you want to export to SQL Server Which tables do you want to export to SQL Server Available Tables Export to SQL Server Available Tables Export to SQL Server CalibrationRecords Customers Customers DataFiles DataFiles HydroRecords HydroRecords InspectionRecords gt InspectionRecords Inspectors Inspectors SelectionValues Selectionvalues Settings bs Settings ShopInfo CJ ShopInfo Version Version Selected Table CalibrationRecords Selected Table CalibrationRecords Help Cancel lt Back J Help Cancel lt Back Next gt 6 Make sure that Only create the table structure don t upsize any data check box is NOT checked on the next screen Also make sure that Add timestamp fields to tables is set to No Never Make sure that all other options are set as on the screenshot below Click Next Upsizing Wizard The Upsizing Wizard can export table attributes in addition
32. to data What table attributes do you want to upsize Indexes Defaults Validation rules Table relationships Use DRI O Use triggers What data options do you want to include Add timestamp fields to tables No never 7 Select options on the following page as shown below typically those are the default options Click Next c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 88 Visual Plus Manual Upsizing Wizard The Upsizing Wizard can modify the existing application or create a new application to work with the SQL Server database What application changes do you want to make O Create a new Access client server application Link SQL Server tables to existing application 8 Click Finish on the following page to start the conversion Upsizing Wizard The Upsizing Wizard has all the information it needs to upsize your database 9 Close the MS Access once Upsizing Wizard is done exporting data 10 You will now need to run a script to fix datatypes and constraints that Upsizing Wizard creates Run SQLServerFixTablesAfterAccess2003UpsizeWizard sql script located in VisualPlus 3 application folder using MS SQL Server Management Studio or command line It is written for database named vp If you use another database name please edit the first line of this file to change vp to your database name Make sure that you get Command s completed successfully message
33. under the RPM limit indicated by a red line on the RPM gauge 14 Press Finish or hit enter 15 Unless an error message is shown the unit is now calibrated Successful calibration should look similar to this example c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 20 Visual Plus Manual 1 4 su 4 1 gt i4 Caibratioa Standard Inspection Please note that if you are using an MPS Magnetic Position Sensor equipped probe you can ignore the restriction of holding the probe horizontally The MPS probe can be used in almost any orientation horizontal vertical etc as long as the probe axis is not aligned with earth s magnetic field Please keep all large ferrous objects and magnets at least 3 feet 1 meter away from the probe during calibration and inspection Also please make sure that there are no strong MOVING magnetic fields in the area 1 Perform calibration if it hasn t been done already If data from another inspection is currently displayed in Visual Plus please click on the New button on the toolbar or select it from the main menu under File submenu you can also press Ctrl N 2 Place a cylinder to be inspected in HORIZONTAL POSITION a tank holder makes inspection easier to perform contact AIT to order It helps if you position the cylinder with the serial number on top first letter of serial number at the 12 o clock position Please make sure that the cylinder does not mo
34. 08 1989 Nicole Ferrell 9 25 2008 Apria Tustin E510783 Luxfer 0211997 Nicole Ferrell 9 25 2008 Apria Tustin 525361 Luxfer 03 1997 Nicole Ferrell 9 25 2008 Apria Tustin E276275 Luxfer 11 1995 Nicole Ferrell 9 25 2008 Apria Tustin MMM1552820 Catalina 07 2003 Nicole Ferrell 9 25 2008 Apria Tustin MM444776 Catalina 04 1998 Nicole Ferrell 9 25 2008 Apria Tustin AY063082 Hy Mark 09 2003 Nicole Ferrell 9 25 2008 Apria Tustin M21611 Catalina 03 1993 Nicole Ferrell To view the actual data file for a record of interest either double click on that row or select the record with the mouse and click on the Open Record button on the toolbar To scroll through records either use the right scroll bar or use Up Down arrow keys or Page Up and Page Down To quickly narrow down the list of inspections to a pre set date range click on any of the following icons in the inspection list toolbar Yest Last Last Last All Today erday Week Month ear 1 7 2 Searching records To search for records of interest select Database gt Search from the main menu This function can also be activated by pressing Alt S keys or clicking on the following icon in the main toolbar or in the inspection list window c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 34 Visual Plus Manual P The inspection records query window allows you to filter records displayed in the inspection list to a specific subset The cylinder serial
35. 1 3 2008 P1122 Luxfer 11 2008 11 200 Sur 9 11 2008 P582686 Luxfer 09 2003 09 200 Trave 9 11 2008 P552000 Luxfer 03 2003 09 200 Trave 9 11 2008 P460519 Luxfer 08 2000 09 200 Trave 8 5 2008 P202963 Luxfer 06 1995 08 200 Trave gt c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 35 1 7 3 Defining columns To change the number or the order of columns in the inspection list click on the following icon in the inspection list window toolbar E g The available columns that can be added to the inspection list table are shown on the left side of the screen The columns that are already in the table are on the right To add an available column to the table select the desired column name on the left and click Add Column or just double click on the column name To remove a column from the table select the desired column name on the right and click Remove Column or just double click on the column name To change the order of columns select the desired column name on the right and click Move Up or Move Down to change it s position Select Report Columns Available Columns Selected Columns Backpack Insp Date Boot Serial C Address Manufacturer Cert Add Column Mfg Date C C City Last Hydro C Email Remove Column Customer C Phone Insp Result C State Inspected By C Tracking No C Zip Add All Cal Avg Peak Height Cal Avg Peak Width degr
36. 14NPSM 2 SCBA 0 75 16UNF 3 SCBA 1 125 12UNF 4 SCBA 0 875 14UNF 5 Paintball SpareAir 0 625 18UNF 6 0 75 14NGT M18 M18x1 5 M25 M25x2 0 c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Hydro Testing 67 2 Visual Plus Hydro Testing VisualPlus 3 software is capable of tracking and recording hydro testing data There are several options that are available depending on the type of license that you purchase e Manual hydro data entry in this case a page is added to the PSI form that allows you to enter the hydro test data manually Cylinder information is entered into tabs on the PSI form On the last Hydro tab the operator performs the hydro test and enters the results actual pressure total and permanent expansion into the dialog box The results of the test can be viewed through the Hydro Test Report for multiple tests by printing out the PSI form a Hydro section is added to the PSI form for files that contain this information or the test results can be printed out in DOT compliant manner e Single jacket single workstation in this configuration VisualPlus 3 will record the test results utilizing a digital scale and a digital pressure gauge The interface is similar to the manual configuration above with test initiated by clicking Measure with VisualPlus Hydro button on the Hydro tab of the PSI form The results are automatically entered into the dialog box and
37. 4 3D Spiral 5 Hydro 6 0e Inspection NUM SCRL 2 10 2009 1 03 47 PM c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 47 1 9 3 3 3 Individual Threads The Individual Thread graph is useful for viewing a specific feature on a particular thread on a polar type graph This view represents positions as looking down at the cylinder crown with the O degree position at the point where inspection started this is typically the first letter of the cylinder serial number You can use Page Up Down keys to zoom in out of data Also Home End keys can be used to move the baseline up and down MCU1 143172 11 27 2006 Failed vis VISPlus File Edit View Inspection Database Hydro Help Ch i gt E For Help press F1 NUM SCRL 2 10 2009 1 03 56 PM 1 9 3 3 4 Linear Graph The Multi Row Linear graph is useful for viewing inspection results for the whole cylinder on a linear type graph This view stretches angular positions along the X axis with the O degree position on the left and 360 degree position on the right of each thread bracket The zero position is a point where inspection started this is typically the first letter of the cylinder serial number You can use Page Up Down keys to zoom in out of data Also Home End keys can be used to move the baseline up and down This view is the default view on the startup and this view should typically be used f
38. 6 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 62 Visual Plus Manual 1 11 2 1 11 3 Communication issues when using USB Serial adapter VisualPlus 3 software is extremely sensitive to the type of USB Serial adapter used WE ONLY RECOMMEND AND SUPPORT SIIG PART JU CB1S12 S3 USB TO SERIAL ADAPTER Please note that other brands may not work at all or may work for a while and then cause strange readings or loss of connection There are some adapters that WILL NOT WORK for sure with VisualPlus 3 they are Radioshack USB Serial adapter OGrear USB Serial adapter etc Please note that some customers are reporting satisfactory results with Belkin USB Serial adapter although it s not officially supported it is a good second choice if SIIG adapter is not available Please see this section 1 for more up to date information on USB Serial adapters Crash when starting the program In rare cases the Microsoft Data Access Components MDAC can get corrupted In this case VisualPlus 3 software will crash before showing the main window For operating systems before Windows XP we recommend installing the latest version of MDAC components from microsoft com Unfortunately MDAC cannot be easily re installed on Windows XP We found that following instructions work well for repairing MDAC in this situation The following instructions have been reproduced with permission from macropool GmbH www macropool com Ple
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40. COM ports will be listed here Write down available COM port numbers If USB Serial adapter has a yellow exclamation mark on it that means that the driver was not installed properly Please contact AIT for assistance with this problem Open Visual Plus software go to File gt Preferences enter the first COM port number that you wrote down in Visual Plus COM Port Address field If you now know the COM port number please enter that number Please enter the COM port including the COM prefix with no space between COM and the number Just the number is not enough Click OK Hit F4 to enter Calibration Wizard enter Inspector Name and Probe Type hit Next If Visual Plus is still unable to connect to the unit please try steps 7 8 with the rest of the COM port numbers that you wrote down If you are unable to connect on any of them please try installing software on another computer or use another USB adapter to see if the COM port might be defective If you are unable to connect on two computers or you don t have another computer please contact AIT for assistance After the COM port has been set please click OK to save this setting You may want to review Preferences section of the manual before starting inspections c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 17 1 2 5 3 2 Setting Shop Information Before proceeding with the first calibration and inspection it i
41. DES SIAX Verify that the correct module has been added in the following screen If an error message appears please make sure that the license key was typed in correctly VISPlus A Successfully added license key with Following modules Manual Hydro Module 1 9 7 4 Test Probe Accelerometer command Use this command to display the probe accelerometer test dialog You may be asked to open this dialog by AIT to check probe position noise levels as well as probe function Normally you don t need to use this dialog box Please note that if probe is connected the numbers in all group boxes will be constantly changing This is an indication that communications with VisualPlus 3 acqusition module have been established and that position resolving circuitry of the probe is functional This does not diagnose probe sensor problems To determine the probe accelerometer X Y range press the Reset Range button hold the probe horizontally and make at least one full revolution The X Range and Y Range values should become stable around 60 for newer probes and less for the older probes Probe Test Accelerometer Signal Tix 6462 T1 16455 T2 27722 Axis Signal Mean and Standard Deviation X 23 34 0 26 Y 59 40 0 80 Axis Range and Range STDEY at current point X Range 60 84 Range STDEW 230 4 Y Range 60 34 Range STDEW 75 7 c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Curre
42. F5 command after changing this option for the changes to take effect They will not apply fully unless New is selected Default pressure units on hydro page default units that will show up on the hydro page Set this field to the units of the pressure gauge on your hydro test machine Please make sure that you select New F5 command after changing this option for the changes to take effect They will not apply fully unless New is selected Please also note that this value is used for pressure gauge units on Multiple Jacket Workstation systems Default Reject Permanent Expansion Value on hydro page default value for Reject Permanent Expansion field on the Hydro page of the PSI form Set this value to the most commonly used value or set to blank if you want to enter the value for each test This value is also used by Multiple Jacket Workstation module to set the Reject Permanent Expansion Default Test Duration Value on hydro page default value for Test Duration field on the Hydro page of the PSI form Set this value to the most commonly used test duration or set to blank if you want to enter the value for each test This value is also used by Multiple Jacket Workstation module to set the test duration Main Menu The following section contains information on each item in the main menu Some information has been discussed in previous sections File Menu New command Use this command to create a new document in Visual Plus You
43. Mfg Date 01 2008 v Current Hydro 01 2009 a Agency DOT vy DOT Spec Exempt 34L v Gas Oxygen v Pressure 2216 v PSI v Size Dia x Lgth 3 x12 v Y Material Aluminum v Market SCBA iv Brushed w Backpack Valve Cover 3 If eddy current inspection is required click OK to close the PSI form Perform the eddy current inspection if the tank passes inspection press F10 to pass eddy current part of inspection and return to the External page of the PSI form press F3 and then click on External tab If the tank fails return straight to the Condition page of the PSI form and select Unacceptable under Cylinder Condition fill out the rest of this page and then advance to Hydro page Please skip the following item in this situation it is not necessary to fill out External to Valve pages if the tank is going to fail anyway c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Manual 4 If tank has passed eddy current inspection then fill out External Internal Threading and Valve pages 5 On the Condition page if you select Marginal under Cylinder Condition and then select inspector name under Tested By field of the Hydro page that would create a Reject entry in the Hydro log when this file is saved If Unacceptable is selected then a Condemn entry is created If Acceptable is select then the final test result will be determined by the Hydro test PSI Visual Cy
44. Plus 3 application and select Database gt Settings Click on the ODBC DSN radio button and type in the name of the data source name that you defined in the previous step In this case you can type in vp Alternatively you can click on the Browse button and select the appropriate database source name Set other database settings as desired and click OK VisualPlus 3 application will terminate and after you run it again it will connect to the database through ODBC driver allowing multiple instances of the application to talk to the database without errors Creating showing and closing VisualPlus Create VisualPlus 3 instance as follows Dim WithEvents VPla As VISPlus VisualPlusInterface Create the object VPla New VISPlus VisualPlusInterfaceClass Set com port for this instance of the application no need if only running one instance it will default to the com port specified in Preferences VPla SetComPort Val ComPortl Text Disable user s ability to close the application via Alt F4 File gt Exit System Menu gt Close X VPla AllowUserCloseApplication False at this point a VisualPlus 3 instance will be running and the main window is hidden To show the window use ShowWindow function to hide the window again use HideWindow function VPla ShowWindow VPla HideWindow To close the VisualPlus 3 instance call TerminateApplication function as follows VPla TerminateApplication c 2006 08 Sary
45. RS232 link In order to properly communicate with Visual Plus you must specify a COM port that the unit is connected to Typically for laptops it will be COM1 if you use a USB Serial adapter the COM port number is hard to predict The best way to find out the COM port is to select File gt Preferences from the main menu Click on the Find button in the Visual Plus COM Port Address group If the unit is connected and USB Serial adapter is installed properly the VisualPlus 3 will find the correct COM port c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 16 Visual Plus Manual Preferences General Data Management Printing Visual Plus COM Port Address COMI Visual Depth COM Port Address COM1 Other Preferences If PSI number is entered automatically display PSI form after passing or failing inspection Perform automatic analysis at the end of recording Use VIP Detailed Cylinder Inspection Form instead of PSI form Prefill Customer S erial t M anufacturer field with NOT ENTERED text on New Document Y Make DOT Spec Exemption field mandatory If using Find fails to work try the following method 1 oo e AU Go to Start gt Control Panel Double click System icon Select Hardware tab Click on Device Manager Expand double click the Ports COM amp LPT item in the tree on the left side of the window The USB adapter or built in
46. Visual Plus Manual c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology IMPORTANT Eddy Current Inspection VisualPlus 3 is an eddy current inspection tool to be used in conjunction with visual cylinder inspection Eddy current inspection IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE for visual inspection by a properly trained inspector EACH CYLINDER MUST BE VISUALL Y INSPECTED BY A PROPERLY TRAINED INSPECTOR AFTER EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION We recommend our OpticalPlus product to assist in visual cylinder inspection Visual Plus Manual c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology All rights reserved No parts of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means graphic electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording taping or information storage and retrieval systems without the written permission of the publisher Products that are referred to in this document may be either trademarks and or registered trademarks of the respective owners The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may accompany it In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for any loss of profit or any other commerc
47. You will have to run calibration again before performing any more inspections Edit Menu Cut command Use this command to remove the currently selected data from the document and put it on the clipboard This command is unavailable if there is no data currently selected Cutting data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there Copy command Use this command to copy selected data onto the clipboard This command is unavailable if there is no data currently selected Copying data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there Paste command Use this command to insert a copy of the clipboard contents at the insertion point This command is unavailable if the clipboard is empty Inspector Editor command Use this command to display the inspector editor dialog Please see pagel 27 for more information Customer Editor command Use this command to display the customer editor dialog Please see pagel zs for more information Selection Box Values command Use this command to display the selection drop down box values dialog Please see page 30 for more information View Menu Toolbar command Use this command to display and hide the toolbar which includes buttons for some of the most common commands in Visual Plus such as File Open A checkmark appears next to the menu item when the toolbar is displayed c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology
48. ad the eyepiece tube back into the instrument body If you break wires and would like to attempt to repair them yourself or if you are unsure on how to put the battery holders back into the instrument body please see a document labelled Wire Repair Instructions in the Products section of our website in the Optical Plus section If you do not feel comfortable attempting to repair the wires please send the OpticalPlus in for service Maintenance OpticalPlus uses acrylic lenses and first surface mirror Please don t use any solvents on those surfaces Cleaning is best done with clean compressed air Dust accumulation should not affect image quality while performing an inspection even though it might be visible if OpticalPlus is not focused on a surface c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology
49. ads 2 Multi Row Linear 3 Single Row Linear 4 3D Spiral 5 Hydro 6 Thre 16UNF Serial For Help press F1 NUM SCRL 2 10 2009 1 04 13 PM 1 9 3 3 6 3D Spiral View The 3D Spiral graph is useful for spotting features that coincide in the same angular location from thread to thread It can be easier to spot features of interest than on the Thread Overlay graph because when the graph is rotated it provides better visual feedback on feature locations This view represents positions as looking down at the cylinder crown when the blue line is perpendicular to the screen visible as a dot The cyan line indicates the point where inspection started this is typically the first letter of the cylinder serial number The positions values are in counter clockwise direction You can use Page Up Down keys to zoom in out of data Also Home End keys can be used to move the baseline up and down c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 50 Visual Plus Manual for l i A File Edit View Inspection Database Hydro Help Oh PH 8 Biss Thread Overlay 1 Individual Threads 2 Multi Row Linear 3 Single Row Linear 4 3D Spiral 5 Hydro 6 For Help press F1 NUM SCRL 2 10 2009 1 04 22 PM 1 9 3 3 7 Hydro View The Hydro view shows the pressure and expansion values that were recoded during a hydro test if a hydro module license with data acquisition was used The left Y axis show
50. al Luxfer Alloy Selection Information on alloy transition Between 1987 and 1988 Luxfer Gas Cylinders discontinued use of 6351 aluminum alloy and began using a proprietary version of 6061 aluminum alloy for all its aluminum cylinder models manufactured in the United States Please selected the cylinder model number below to determine the alloy type of this cylinder Any current Luxfer models that do not appear on this list were never made from 6351 alloy in the first place and have always been made from Luxfer s proprietary 6061 alloy Please choose Other in this case Select Cylinder Model Number isco y Transition Date 01 1988 Please select the cylinder model number to continue If the cylinder model does not appear on the list please select Other Based on the model number VisualPlus 3 will determine the correct alloy and apply appropriate crack detection settings Please note that 6061 cylinders will not be failed automatically as any questionable feature must be visually verified before failing the cylinder The following Luxfer technical bulletin may be of use in determining the alloy type November 12 2003 Dates when Luxfer changed its aluminum alloy from 6351 to 6061 Between 1987 and 1988 Luxfer Gas Cylinders discontinued use of 6351 aluminum alloy and began using a proprietary version of 6061 aluminum alloy for all its aluminum cylinder models manufactured in the United States Listed below are the
51. and Hydro Test Date lt 10 16 2008 and Hydro Testing Completed Owner Serial Agency Specification Service Mfg Date Mfg By Size Gas Visual Test R EE Total Perm Perm Plus Star Test Result Tested Remarks Pressure Insp cc cc cc Code y 10 15 2008 AT CALI2345 CAL CYL NAO NA NA 3000 NA 74 0 o0 No No A AlexOkun JIO 10 15 2008 AT CAL12345 CAL CYL NA NA NA 4000 NA 87 7 Alex Okun Ji 10 15 2008 AIT P12345 DOT 3AL 2015 04 2005 Luxfer 4 375 x 24 Oxygen Passed NA 31 4 Alex Okun J1 10 15 2008 AIT P12346 DOT 3AL 2015 04 2004 Luxfer 4 375 x24 Oxygen Passed NA 36 Alex Okun J2 10 15 2008 AIT P12347 DOT 3AL 2015 09 2003 Luxfer 4 375 x24 Oxygen Passed N A 325 Alex Okun J3 2 Click Today icon to narrow down the list of tests to all tests that were done today If you would like to print out a report for another day or range of dates you can use Yesterday or other icons or define the report date range using the Query button 3 Click Printer icon to print out the report it will be formatted ina DOT compliant manner D O T OR T C REGISTRATION NO R123 TEST LOG All tests are to be performed per U S Code COMPANY Associated Cylinder Services of Federal Title 49 Section 173 34 and Pamphlets ADDRESS 3147 Progress Circle Mira Loma CA 92121 Maintain test log for life of test plas one year y E e e el Maren R E a TEE Ca
52. ase note that if the following instructions do not help macropool offers an MDAC repair tool The original source can be found here http www macropool com en download mdac_xp_sp2 html How to Repair MDAC 2 8 Under Windows XP with SP2 Installed General Information Windows XP with Service Pack 2 contains MDAC version 2 81 which is currently not available for download at the Microsoft Web site as a standalone installation If you try to install MDAC 2 8 which is the latest available standalone download of MDAC you will receive a message that you already have a newer version of MDAC installed Therefore under Windows XP SP2 you must manually repair MDAC 2 81 as outlined below How to Repair MDAC 2 81 under Windows XP with SP2 1 In Windows Explorer open the c Windows Inf folder Note If you cannot see the c Windows Inf folder follow these steps c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 63 a On the desktop double click My Computer and then on the Tools menu click Folder Options b Click the View tab c Under Advanced settings select the Show hidden files and folders check box d Clear the Hide extensions for known file types check box e Click OK 2 In the C Windows Inf folder right click the Mdac inf file and then click Install 3 When you are prompted to insert the Windows XP SP2 CD use one of the following methods I If
53. ass F10 OReject F11 O Condemn F 12 Comments for Reject or Condemn Visual Plus Store Record F2 Clear All Fields F5 c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 78 Visual Plus Manual 2 8 2 2 8 3 Performing Visual Inspection Select Hydro gt Visual Inspection Only from the main menu on the computer that will be used for visual inspections 1 Scan the barcode that was affixed to the cylinder at the data entry station or manually type in the cylinder serial number into the Serial field Hit Enter if entering the serial number manually Hydro Data Entry Cylinder Information Serial Mfg Date M Y Customer Owner Customer Tracking Number lD DOTICC ITC Exemption Pressure Service Size DIA XLGTH Service Gas Visual Inspection OP OReject F11 O Condemn F12 Comments for Reject or Condemn Visual Plus Store Record F2 Clear All Fields F5 2 Perform visual inspection and select the result Pass Reject or Condemn If the cylinder is made from 6351 alloy the VisualPlus 3 will require that you press Inspect with Visual Plus button and perform an eddy current inspection before passing this cylinder After eddy current inspection has been completed hit F8 to return to the Visual Inspection screen VISP lus A This cylinder must be inspected with eddy current system Please click on the Inspect with Yisual Plus
54. ation Special Permit Data addNewRecord Specification Special Target Pressure Target Pressure Permit Numerator Denominator Edit Selected Record gt SP 11692 Delete Selected Record e To add a new Specification Special Permit click Add New Record Select or enter the Specification Special Permit into the combo box Enter the numerator and denominator of the ratio for calculation of target pressure The cylinder working pressure is multiplied by this ratio to calculate the correct specified target pressure Click Save to save the data Specification Special Permit Specification Special Permit Data Specification Special Permit SP 11692 Target Pressure e To edit an existing record first click on the record to select it and then click Edit Selected Record Modify the necessary fields and click Save to store the changes e To delete an existing record first click on the record to select it and then click Delete Selected Record 2 6 Manual Hydro Module Manual hydro module enables the Hydro page in the PSI inspection form It is intended for single jacket manual systems e Please make sure that you enter calibration data as described in the Entering c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Hydro Testing 73 Calibration Datas section before testing any cylinders for each day This way the calibration data will show up at the top of the hydro test report e
55. be in format Axxxxxx probe serial number located at the end of the probe and calibration standard serial number located on the bottom of the front of the calibration standard on your sales receipt File your sales receipt for future reference e Review instructions ss on performing backups of your VisualPlus 3 database especially if storing records for hydro tests 1 2 3 Getting to Know VisualPlus 3 VisualPlus 3 consists of the following components 1 VisualPlus 3 acquisition module 2 VisualPlus 3 probe there may be more than one probe depending on the package purchased 3 Calibration Standard there may be more than one calibration standard depending on the package purchased 4 RS232 Serial Cable 5 Power Supply Regulated 5V DC VisualPlus 3 requires an RS232 communications port on the computer that will be used for inspections Most newer computers no longer have this port If your computer does not have such a port you have to purchase a USB Serial Adapter WE ONLY RECOMMEND AND SUPPORT SIIG PART JU CB1S12 S3 USB TO SERIAL ADAPTER c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 12 Visual Plus Manual 1 2 4 Please note that other brands may not work at all or may work for a while and then cause strange readings or loss of connection There are some adapters that WILL NOT WORK for sure with VisualPlus 3 they are Radioshack USB Serial adapter OGrear USB Serial adapt
56. button to perform the inspection 3 Press F2 to store data in the database before moving the cylinder to the hydro station Performing Hydro Test Select Hydro Hydro Testing to bring up the Hydro Test screen and follow those steps to perform hydro testing 1 Scan barcode or enter cylinder serial numbers in to the Serial field for each jacket The c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Hydro Testing 79 cylinder information is retrieved for each cylinder The cylinder must have passed the visual inspection testing of condemned or rejected cylinders will not be allowed E Hydro Test Operator Alex Okun Supervisor Mark Olguin Jacket 1 Jacket 2 Jacket 3 Jacket 4 REE A ea in e Cylinder Owner AIT AIT AIT AIT DOT SpecjExempt DOT 3AL DOT 3AL DOT 3AL DOT 3AL Service Pressure 2015 2015 2015 2015 Mfg Date 04 2005 04 2004 09 2003 02 2000 Manufacturer Luxfer Luxfer Luxfer Luxfer Size Dia X Lgth 4 375 x 24 4 375 x 24 4 375 x 24 4 375 x 24 Gas Oxygen Oxygen Oxygen Oxygen Visual Inspection Pass Pass Pass Pass Target Pressure 3360 3360 3360 3360 Test Pressure Total Expansion Permanent Expansion Elastic Expansion Percent Permanent Plus Noo NO NON star No CS Result m om Remarks J e a lt Start Test F6 Clear Data FS Extended Perm Exp Measurement Mode 10 sec 2 Click Start Test The system will prompt for the
57. c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Database 89 3 2 E Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express File Edit Yiew Query Tools Window Community Help Lnew Query iy 27 id aft Es J AB y 13 30 47 upsizel Y Execute Y 310 Aa 2 eE gy Object Explorer y AX ALX upsizel C sizeWizard sql Summary a ag A use vp a ALX 0 A lo AL SQL Server 9 0 3068 Alx ac alter table Customers alter column Name nvarchar 50 NOT NULL E LY Databases alter table Customers alter column Address nvarchar 200 3 System Databases a T ACSData alter table Customers alter column City nvarchar 100 T ACSDataNew alter table Customers alter column State nvarchar 50 Y hdvp gt alter table Customers alter column ZipCode nvarchar 20 Y HolidayDiver alter table Customers alter column Phone nvarchar 40 u newtest altar tahla fTronar tarol altar enlimn MNMNamal nyare her i1MMN NOT NTI T z Y testSOL a 4 upsizel Ca Messages E 3 Database Diagrams 8 Tables H A System Tables dbo CalibrationRec A dbo Customers 4 Columns P 1D PK int Name ntes Y gt Le Lt Command s completed successfully Q Query executed successfully ALX 9 0 SP2 AlX iaokun 52 upsize 00 00 00 Orows Ln 1 Col amp che INS 11 See the next section on how to configure client computers to access your new da
58. can also use F5 key to activate this command Typically this command is used before entering cylinder data and performing an inspection to clear out all previous data You can open an existing document with the Open command a2 Open command Use this command to open an existing document stored on disk in the current window You can also use Ctrl O key combination to activate this command You can create new documents with the New command 421 Open From Database command Use this command to open a file from the database All inspection records are stored in the database even when the file is saved to a disk instead of directly into the database Opening a file does not invalidate Visual Plus calibration The current calibration data will be stored in memory and will be retrieved again when the next inspection starts c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 43 Please see page 22 for more information 1 9 1 4 Save command Use this command to save the active document to its current name and directory You can also use Ctrl S key combination to activate this command When you save a document for the first time Visual Plus displays the Save As dialog box so you can name your document If you want to change the name and directory of an existing document before you save it choose the Save As command 47 If you would like to store the file in the database
59. can be viewed by any of the methods mentioned for the manual configuration The digital pressure gauge and digital scale must be connected to the computer running VisualPlus 3 It is also possible to use special hydro data entry visual inspection hydro testing dialogs from the multiple workstation method below Please note that if you plan to use separate workstations for data entry visual inspection and hydro testing you should purchase the multiple jacket multiple workstations license as described below but mention that you only have a single jacket Multiple jacket multiple workstations this configuration is used for higher throughput facilities that want to break up hydro test into two or three steps that can be done in parallel For example a single workstation with a label printer is setup for data entry The cylinder info is entered into a special form which produces a barcode label after saving the info into the database The cylinder then passes on to visual inspection station At this station the barcode is scanned and the cylinder is either passed rejected or condemned All passing cylinders are then moved to the hydro test station where each tank barcode is scanned and test is performed All resulting data is stored in the database The results for each date can be printed out in a DOT compliant format It is possible to have multiple data entry multiple visual inspection and multiple hydro test stations 2 1 Configuring Software To e
60. cations that are 8 degrees wider than calibration standard for 6351 alloy and 5 degrees wider for 6061 alloy Those indications are usually caused by folds valleys corrosion or variation in material properties and are not the same as sustained load cracking SLC of the type found in 6351 alloy cylinders Please use the Optical Plus visual inspection to verify that no cracks or other unacceptable features were missed If the data looks fine use F10 to pass the inspection Please remember to save and print the results c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 22 Visual Plus Manual 1 5 1 Understanding Results VisualPlus 3 has several different views for visualizing inspection data Each indication is described by it s position in degrees from probe location when inspection started height of calibration standard crack peak height absolute value and width at half peak in degrees If the probe indicator line was aligned with the first letter of the serial number when recording started usually via F6 key then the diagram below shows the locations for 0 90 180 and 270 degrees Position of 360 degrees is same as O degrees The position is always counted from the probe starting position counter clockwise 90 180 On a graph example below two threads of an inspection trace are shown there are two major cracks one at position 17 degrees counter clockwise from the starti
61. ccelerometer COMMANO ooccconncccccnocccononnncnnoncnnnnnnccnnn cnn cnnnn nn nan cnn nana nn r anna n rre nar rra nn r nn r nara idni 58 About commMmaNd iii cir a AAA AAA AAA 59 10 Backing Up Data coi dead cier 59 11 Troubleshooting snieni sasasi raai iaa e A aa AAE AEA AEE ANAE AEA 60 Error Opening communications POF coooonnnncccccncnnnanaccnnnonannn iaaeao aaea An aE Naaa a aiae a aaiae in 60 Communication issues when using USB Serial adapter ooocococcnonacicccnnonnnnnnnnnnncnonnnnnancnn nn cnn aran cnn nr nana rr 62 Crash when starting the progra Misana de a a aeaaaee nn rr 62 Red power LED does not come on when VisualPlus unit is turned ON ccccceeessseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeees 64 Grash when printing Ai 65 OBDG Driver Errors sce sciccacereseesteroisusveiecateoncaicusneteisuccersevensetesanetsvecccdonentansuoceiduancresuontsreian reucesdonenisiivoteiavenscascensst 65 Invalid attribute option identifier error MESSAGE oooocccccccnnnnancccnnnnnnnanancnononnnnnnannn nr nr 65 12 Calibration Standard Drawings Part Il Visual Plus Hydro Testing 67 T Configuring Software ioneina ae diia 67 2 Entering Calibration Data cccceecseseeneseseeeeeseeeeseeeeneeseseseeeseseseeeseseseeeseseseeeseseseeeseseseeesenssnenes 68 3 Hydro Test Result Codes oi id 69 A Hydro Test REPO mts saccccceccecccecctesessscurcesescccteaescuecenesoneteszstercegesscctegtectrcegesatetegsacereesescueivgesturcenseatets 69 5 Specifications
62. ccess database you can open the visplus4 mdb file using Microsoft Access double click on the Settings table Type in DeleteButtonPassword without the quotes into the blank cell in the Name column to the right of AutoNumber Settings Table Secs AAA AN ee a 1 BlankHydroRec 1 2 BlankCalibratior 1 AutoNumber Record 14 4 3 gt Pp of 3 Enter the password that you would like to use into the Val column on this newly created item in the following example the new password will be pass1234 Settings Table Em fx A Name ya O 1 BlankHydroRec 1 2 BlankCalibratior 1 4 DeleteButtonPa pass1234 AutoNumber Record KIED 3 TECIE of 3 Click on any cell and then close Microsoft Access to make sure that changes have been saved c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 102 Visual Plus Manual 3 6 Schema VisualPlus 3 database schema Relationships SelectionV Settings Version D ValueType Inspectors Version val PSIInspectorNumber CalibrationRecords D InspectedByID CalibratedFrequencyHz CalibratedBaseline CalibrationPeaksFound AveragePeakHeight AveragePeakWidthDegrees CalibrationDate IsDeleted UnitOnTimeSec UnitSerialNumber AccelxMin AccelXMax Accel Min AccelYMax SoftwareYersion FirmwareVersion ProbeID ShopID ProbeSerialNo CalStdSerialNo ProbeAccelType D Name Val Shopinfo Inspectio
63. ce Tighten the set screw when thread is in focus Examine the lower set of threads by rotating OpticalPlus 360 degrees Loosen step ring set screw raise OpticalPlus to view the next set of threads Repeat previous two steps until all threads have been examined Don t forget to turn off the light after inspection Using with VisualPlus III When used in combination with VisualPlus Ill OpticalPlus can be used to locate and examine imperfections found during eddy current testing Make sure that you perform VisualPlus inspection with probe pointed at the first letter of cylinder serial number when starting data acquisition Loosen step ring set screw locate a tick mark on the step ring scale corresponding to the crack position angle reported by VisualPlus Line up this mark with the first letter of the cylinder serial number While holding the ring in place with one hand line up a vertical grove on the side of OpticalPlus with O scale mark on the step ring and lower OpticalPlus in the cylinder while examining threads Condeming Cylinders FOCUS Eyepiece j Set Screw ka y Eyepiece Cover Tube EA Screws N Light de y i Switch T Cover _Battery Battery gt lt Holder Holder Step Screw K _ Objective Tube While using OpticalPlus if you find a feature that appears to be a crack perform a follow up inspection with VisualPlus III to determine if what you are seeing is actually a cra
64. cense key for the hydro acquisition module single jacket or multiple jackets c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 41 Preferences General Data Management Printing Hydro Hydro Equipment Serial Ports Pressure Gauge COM17 Jacket Scale 1 Enabled COM15 Jacket Scale 2 Jacket Scale 3 Jacket Scale 4 Other Settings Extended Permanent Expansion Measurement Period 10 seconds Enable Extended Permanent Expansion Measurement Mode by Default C Disable REE field This facility does not process cylinders that require REE value to be entered Use regulations for this country determines specified test pressure etc USA Default pressure units on hydro page Set to units on your test pressure gauge ff e Pressure Gauge field specifies the COM port for the digital pressure gauge used in the hydro acquisition system e Jacket Scale field specifies the COM port for a scale assigned for a particular jacket and whether that jacket is active If a particular jacket is damaged or non functional it can be temporarily disabled from acquisition using the checkbox Depending on the number of licensed jacket more than a single Jacket Scale files may be enabled Extended Permanent Expansion Measurement Period seconds length of the Extended Permanent Expansion Measurement Period in seconds see below for more details Enable Extended Permanent E
65. ck Look at c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 112 Visual Plus Manual 5 3 5 4 the recorded trace in the location where you identified a potential crack Note if there is a peak at that location that was not identified because it is a superficial cut or if it is a valid crack that is obscured by thread damage or corrosion Do not condemn a cylinder for a crack based solely on the use of OpticalPlus Many common harmless features found in cylinder threads for example tooling stops the attenuated tips of acceptable folds and superficial cuts or gouges can be mistaken for cracks especially under magnification This restriction does not apply to threads that are badly corroded or otherwise damaged to such an extent that a VisualPlus probe cannot be screwed in such cylinders should be condemned for reasons other than neck cracks Please use data from both OpticalPlus and VisualPlus III instruments to make decisions in borderline cases Changing Batteries OpticalPlus uses three N size alkaline batteries While not as common as AA batteries the N size battery can be obtained from Radio Shack AIT and most electronics stores Please play the battery change video on our website Open www visualplus net select products and click on Battery Change Video in the Optical Plus section To change batteries unscrew and remove eyepiece tube unscrew and remove three cover screw carefully l
66. columns Printing reSults add Saving and loading reports iinis ainai eaan a a ae ie a iE ai Ename Ea aaaeeeaa naait 36 Exporting data 8 A EE E ic E A c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Manual General LA a ET E tddi 36 Data Management ii condi cid 38 A A TO 39 SA A A AO 40 NO 40 9 Mal Men Sas iia 42 File Men gt iii ide 42 NS EA I E O NI 42 OPEN COMMA a ct ete A EES 42 Open From Database command cccceceeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeceeeaaeeeeeeeeeeaaaeeeeeeececaaeeeeseseeceaaeeeeeeeseeeieeeeeeess 42 Save command sgena iae A 43 Save As command ariin Aa eua a hats Me an eel ssa E N be ont doe areata 43 Save To Database command licita il aa a aa aapa a raaa aaa aaa aRar iaa 43 PINE COMMMANG PEE TA TAT A TATA TA A AT 43 Print Preview CNN tae 43 Print Setup COMMANG osar e o ole o lll EEEE E e NSS 44 formation CoMo E E S T T 44 Preferences COMMANG ccccceceeeenneeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeeaaaeeeeeeeedaaaaeeeseeeseaaaaeeeeeeseecaaeeeesesesseeaaeeeeeeteeeaee 44 Shop Information command siess saa aay Aigee hea aera aa eesti eee 44 Sena COMMAND ll a T 44 EA A NO 44 NG XU CONT MM ade ada cono lunes 44 Edit TT A ooo 5 NN 45 C tcommand oa lee alo e las orto tardo 45 COPY COMIMANG ii Melendeact caste EET 45 PASTS CONMIMAING aio 45 Inspector Editor COMA ads 45 MR ttt tttttt t tnnt tutt E EE AAANEEEEEEANANEEEEEESN
67. commend only using hardwired connections between data entry stations visual inspection stations hydro test stations and the server In addition it is preferable to contain those stations within a single private network c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Hydro Testing 83 2 9 2 Configuring Hardware It is necessary to modify Acculab scale configuration for all scales to allow the software to poll the current weight and change the baud rate to 19200bps with no flow control Please make sure that serial interface has been installed in each scale before starting this procedure 1 Turn the scale off 2 Turn the scale on and while all digits are displayed press and hold Zero until 1 is displayed on the screen Press F button usually twice so that display is showing 6 Press Enter The display should show 6 1 Press Enter The display should show 6 1 2 0 Press F button usually three times so that display is showing 6 1 1 Press Enter and hold until the display shows 6 1 1 0 Press Zero twice The display should show 6 Press F button usually four times so that display is showing 5 2 DOAN DO oO F amp F W O Press Enter The display should show 5 1 _ Press Enter The display should show 5 1 4 o 12 Press F button usually four times so that display is showing 5 1 8 13 Press Enter and hold until the
68. cument Y Make DOT Spec Exemption field mandatory If using Find fails to work try the following method 1 Go to Start gt Control Panel Double click System icon Select Hardware tab Click on Device Manager oo e AU Expand double click the Ports COM amp LPT item in the tree on the left side of the window 6 The USB adapter or built in COM ports will be listed here Write down available COM port numbers 7 If USB Serial adapter has a yellow exclamation mark on it that means that the driver was not installed properly Please contact AIT for assistance with this problem 8 Open Visual Plus software go to File gt Preferences enter the first COM port number that you wrote down in Visual Plus COM Port Address field If you now know the COM port number please enter that number Please enter the COM port including the COM prefix with no space between COM and the number Just the number is not enough Click OK 9 Hit F4 to enter Calibration Wizard enter Inspector Name and Probe Type hit Next If Visual Plus is still unable to connect to the unit please try steps 7 8 with the rest of the COM port numbers that you wrote down If you are unable to connect on any of them please try installing software on another computer or use another USB adapter to see if the COM port might be defective If you are unable to connect on two computers or you don t have another computer please contact AIT for assistance c 200
69. display shows 5 1 8 o 14 Press Zero once The display should show 5 1 15 Press F button usually three times so that display is showing 5 4 16 Press Enter The display should show 5 4 2 o 17 Press F button usually once so that display is showing 5 4 3 18 Press Enter and hold until the display shows 5 4 3 o 19 Press and hold Zero until the scale turns off it will turn back on by itself The scale is now configured for acquisition To verify this configuration you can follow steps 1 through 5 At step 5 the scale should show 6 1 1 0 Similarly check for None hardware handshake 5 4 3 0 and 19200 baud 5 1 8 o that If this is correct you can turn the scale off and then back on Double check that the scale is configured to output data in grams 1 Turn the scale off c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 84 Visual Plus Manual 2 Turn the scale on and while all digits are displayed press and hold Zero until 1 is displayed on the screen 3 Press Enter The display should show 1 1 20 Press F button usually five times so that display is showing 1 7 21 Press Enter The display should show 1 7 2 0 22 If the display is correct then the scale is configured for gram output and you can turn the scale off and then back on If it shows something else then follow instructions in the scale user manual to set units to grams The communication pa
70. dware e VPA INSPECTION RUNNING 1 inspection is currently running e VPA INSPECTION UNKNOWN 2 inspection was completed but the operator did not pass or fail the tank e VPA INSPECTION PASSED 3 inspection was completed and the operator passed the tank e VPA INSPECTION FAILED 4 inspection was completed and the operator software failed the tank Probe Types e VPA PROBE UNDEFINED 10000 e VPA PROBE SCUBAL 10001 e VPA PROBE SCBA2 10002 e VPA PROBE SCBA3 10003 e VPA PROBE SCBA4 10004 e VPA PROBE M25 10005 e VPA PROBE SPAREAIR 10006 e VPA PROBE 25E 10007 e VPA PROBE M18 10008 e VPA PROBE 6 10009 Graph View Types z e VIEW_TYPE OVERLAY THREADS e VIEW_TYPE INDUVIDUAL THREADS e VIEW TYPE LINEAR GRAPH e VIEW TYPE 3D SPIRAL e VIEW TYPE LINEAR SINGL OF WN PE CI ROW c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology OpticalPlus Manual 111 5 1 5 2 OpticalPlus Manual Inspection Turn on the light by turning light switch clock wise to maximum intensity Insert OpticalPlus into a cylinder allowing the step ring to rest on the cylinder neck shoulder Loosen the step ring set screw and lower OpticalPlus to the start of the thread while observing through the eyepiece Tighten the step ring set screw Adjust focus by loosening focus set screw and rotating the eyepie
71. e same row as the customer that you are editing The length of each row is fairly long so it may be necessary to either make the Customer Editor window larger or use the scroll bar on the bottom of the window to scroll to the right in order to reveal the Update button If information has been changed for multiple customers the only information that will be stored is the information in the row where Update is clicked All other information will revert back to their original values c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 30 Visual Plus Manual 1 6 2 3 1 6 3 Deleting customer To delete a customer click Delete button in the same row as the customer that you are deleting The length of each row is fairly long so it may be necessary to either make the Customer Editor window larger or use the scroll bar on the bottom of the window to scroll to the right in order to reveal the Delete button A dialog box will ask to confirm that you want to delete a customer Click Yes to confirm deletion The customer name that was deleted will no longer show up in the Customer boxes and the Customer Editor but it will still show on the inspection list and the hydro test report for inspections performed for that customer Editing Selection drop down Box Values VisualPlus 3 software allows editing of values that show up in drop down boxes throughout the program Please note that some items such as pre defined
72. e selection commands Please note that if you have purchased a Hydro module license you can use the Specification definition dialog box in Hydro menu instead of using the Specification page of this property sheet The hydro version of Specification definition dialog box allows entry of additional information such as calculation of target pressure 1 6 4 Editing Shop Information VisualPlus 3 software allows entry of facility information for more than one location This is to accommodate situations where there are multiple locations connected to a central server Although the information can be entered for multiple location only one can be selected as current location The information for this location will appear in files generated at this computer To edit or set the current shop information select File Shop Information The current shop information that will be used on all reports generated at this computer is shown in the Shop Info group box When all editing has been completed and the desired shop information is shown in Shop Info group box click the Close button Select Shop Shop Name Advanced Inspection Technology v Shop Info Advanced Inspection Technology 14020 Eagle View Rd Lake Mathews CA 92570 1 951 776 9994 support visualplus net Close 1 6 4 1 Adding a new location To add a new location click on the Add New button Enter the information into the dialog box and click OK The shop code is a field that can
73. e the case that for one inspection this type of tank will pass and for another inspection it will fail Those tanks are typically not cracked which should always be verified with OpticalPlus visual inspection system If you encounter this situation it helps to clean both the cylinder thread and the probe and re run the test If the probe feels loose please adjust the tension using a hollow set screw on the side of the probe A truly cracked cylinder will always fail regardless of any cleaning On the other had a cylinder that failed because of dirt and residue on the threads should pass this test Please note that you don t need to re enter cylinder information to re run the test Pressing F6 or selecting Inspection gt Start Recording will clear existing data and start another recording This only applies if the file has not been loaded from disk Changes to saved files are not allowed 1 5 4 Alloy type for Luxfer cylinders manufactured between 1987 and 1989 VisualPlus 3 determines the cylinder alloy based on the Manufacturer and Manufacturing Date fields Luxfer made a gradual transition from 6351 to 6061 alloy between 1987 and 1989 Starting from VisualPlus 3 version 3 7 4 0 the software will recognize that additional information is needed for a cylinder manufactured in this period A window will come us asking to enter the cylinder model number c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 26 Visual Plus Manu
74. ection Technology Contents 7 St p Recording COMIMANA coa aas aean tases dates E A EAEE ANE I PERAE ENE EEE aaetiscnineectanveess 53 Inspection Fill Out PSI Form command a a a a ae a aaa a a 54 Inspection PASS COMMANG ui tri dai ianei ata 54 Inspection Fall COMMAN dico ia 54 Analyze Inspection Results COMMANO coooooccccccnccconoooncconcnonannononnnn conan nnncnnnrnnnn nro rnnrnn nan n nn cnn nn rannnnnnrn nc rnnannnnnnnn 54 FINO Indications COMME s 54 Database Menu issiria rinie aranaren a iaeaea aa Edea aeaaaee raia a Aaaa Sada raaa EdE aaa Aaa iaaiaee a anadan 55 Search O NN 55 SONO aia A a E E E T 55 Backup AllData iodo e at De lo 56 Restore Al Data iia cit Abi 56 AAA A A 56 Hydro CalibrationDataENtY 0 dit di 56 Data Entry Ol do lado al dee Add ie ol 56 Data Entry and Visual INSpectiON oooooocccnnnncnicocccccncnnonnnnnnnnononannnnncnnnnnonnnnnnnnn ano nnnnnnncnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnanannnnnnnnncnananens 57 Visual Inspection Only c4 icc cae dad 57 HYOTO TOStIOO ccees aac ine A r a E E Aae Nere Ea decay yess NEOA aa aai 57 Test Report ii e le edhe hee ea E E E E ed elo 57 SPOCHICATIONIS x caca E A a AE A E T 57 NAAA A AA E E E A A AA A 57 Help Topics Commands ii dd NE EAN e a aae aaea aaraa eT 57 Whats This Help commands oca ia eii ras dais 57 Enter License Key Command ssis i c cspeeescageeecesacehacacdyvesseesseeeenessaceedeheeneebencstecacsesedebeagsceesedsteaeaeassedaeseenderessaeect 57 Test Probe A
75. ection list will be adjusted to those settings Important The report file does not contain any actual records It only contains the formatting information Exporting data The data displayed in the inspection list table can be exported to MS Excel by selecting the following icon in the inspection list window toolbar quel Please note that MS Excel software must be installed on your system if you are using this functionality The data can also be saved into a text file in CSV comma separated format Click on the following icon in the inspection list window toolbar Select the desired file name and location and click Save Preferences The following sections describe preferences that can be set for VisualPlus 3 software General The General page of the Preferences property sheet is used to set VisualPlus VisualDepth COM port addresses as well as other generic settings c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 37 Preferences General Data Management Printing Hydro Visual Plus COM Port Address COM1 Visual Depth COM Port Address COM1 Other Preferences J If PS number is entered automatically display PSI form after passing or failing inspection Perform automatic analysis at the end of recording C Use VIP Detailed Cylinder Inspection Form instead of PSI form C Prefill Customer S erial t Manufacturer field with NOT ENTERED t
76. eeeeeeseeeeeeneneeeees 100 A O TN 102 Visual Plus Automation Interface 103 Creating showing and closing VisualPlUS ooonmocionnnccicnnnncnnnserennnsrrnnnrerrnnerrnn erre 105 Calibrating saia E A da 106 INS POCUING eroriari ri a SEANA SORENSEN 106 ROTereNCO r a O aca 107 Methods DS ONO NO 107 Properties iii A da dai 108 Eyents T daa aleta 109 Constant aiii AAA An ada 110 OpticalPlus Manual 111 E veda cadet hi ceduesancctev en cceduvecucedet A T 111 Condeming Cylinders i 2 ccccets cevsticscevctieceevated ceevstinceevsteienevstieseedst denevsitveeevetirseavetiesesveuadeeevsiines 111 e E TO 112 Malnte Maine iii ide iii 112 Index 0 c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 9 1 Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection IMPORTANT VisualPlus 3 is an eddy current inspection tool to be used in conjunction with visual cylinder inspection Eddy current inspection IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE for visual inspection by a properly trained inspector EACH CYLINDER MUST BE VISUALL Y INSPECTED BY A PROPERLY TRAINED INSPECTOR AFTER EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION We recommend our OpticalPlus product to assist in visual cylinder inspection This manual is applicable to VisualPlus 3 software version 3 7 4 0 or later 1 1 Safety Precautions To ensure the safe and efficient operation of your VisualPlus 3 unit there are a number of important safety guidelines you should always foll
77. ees Cal Std Serial Calibrated Frequency Hz Calibration Date Color Move Up Comments Cracks Found Move Down Gas H Permanent Exp H Actual Pressure Remove All Double clicking column name moves it to the opposite list Move Up Down sets order of selected columns in the report Cancel Click OK after altering the columns and the inspection list will be shown with the selected columns as ordered on the right side of the screen 1 7 4 Printing results To print records displayed in the inspection list click on the following icon in the inspection list window toolbar c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 36 Visual Plus Manual 1 7 5 1 7 6 1 8 1 8 1 In the printer selection dialog box select the printer and click OK to print If you would like to shrink down the inspection list width you can change the Scale Inspection List Output setting in File gt Preferences gt Printing tab Please see the following section lt for more information Saving and loading reports The selected columns and filter settings can be saved and loaded by selecting following icons in the inspection list window toolbar 2 This feature is useful when you need to print out reports for specific customers with specific columns You can then setup the columns and the filter to that customer and save the report Whenever you open this report in the future the insp
78. er OBDC Driver Errors You may get this error if you are trying to run VisualPlus 3 under Windows 98 First Edition software VisualPlus 3 requires Microsoft Data Access Components MDAC 2 6 or later to be installed on your system for it to work properly To fix this problem download and install MDAC component from our website or directly from microsoft go to www microsoft com and type in MDAC in the search box then select MDAC Downloads This only applies to Windows 98 First Edition but if you are getting this error with later versions you may want to try installing the latest MDAC to make sure that you don t have a corrupted driver Invalid attribute option identifier error message Visual Plus stores information about inspectors calibration and inspection records in a database file called visplus4 mdb located in Visual Plus directory In Windows 2000 XP you may get an error during calibration and inspection if the Administrator installed Visual Plus software and another user without administrative privileges attempts to run Visual Plus This happens because other users do not have Full Access permission to the database file To solve this problem you need to give Full Access permission to the Users security group In addition to Users you may need to give the same permission to the Domain Users group if you log in on a specific domain Depending on how a network is setup you may need to grant this permission to other groups Please consult y
79. er SewellDirect com SW 1301 Prolific Chipset USB Serial Adapter etc Please note that some customers are reporting satisfactory results with Belkin USB Serial adapter although it s not officially supported it is a good second choice if SIIG adapter is not available Other USB adapters that have been reported to work properly are e KEYSPAN P N USA 16HS VisualPlus 3 Probe There are three types of VisualPlus 3 probes available 1 The most common type is a horizontal orientation only accelerometer based probe This type of probe will have no markings on the cable assembly 4 see picture below It contains a dual axis accelerometer which allows VisualPlus 3 to measure probe angular position by measuring force of gravity acting on each of the two axis It is therefore essential to observe the following rule when performing calibration and inspecting cylinders using this type of probe THE PROBE MUST BE IN HORIZONTAL POSITION DURING CALIBRATION AND INSPECTION IT IS OK TO HAVE IT TILTED FROM HORIZONTAL PLANE BY UP TO 20 DEGREES 2 The second probe type is a universal orientation magnetic sensor based probe This type of probe will have a yellow band or one or two white plastic clips with letter M on the cable assembly 4 see picture below typically close to the probe body 1 Probes with two white clips are the latest version with improved noise immunity If you have a probe with a single clip or a yellow band you can send it in for
80. er loading a VisualPlus 3 file using OpenFromFile or OpenFromDatabase methods InspectionSerialNumber returns the cylinder serial number InspectionCustomer returns the customer name InspectionDate returns the date and time of the inspection InspectionDOTSpec returns DOT spec such as 3AL etc InspectionManufacturer returns the cylinder manufacturer InspectionAlloy returns the tank alloy type InspectionInspectedBy returns the name of the person that performed the inspection InspectionMfgDate returns manufacturing date of the cylinder InspectionLastHydroDate returns last hydro test date of the cylinder InspectionLastVPDate returns last VisualPlus inspection of the cylinder ProbeSerialNumber return probe serial number ProbeType returns probe type VisualPlusSerialNumber returns VisualPlus 3 serial number CalibrationStandardSerialNumber returns calibration standard serial number CalibrationStandardCrackinfo returns information on calibration crack as a string Events OnApplicationTerminated called when VisualPlus 3 application instance is terminating Normally this occurs if TerminateApplication method is called or if user closes application To prevent user from closing the application set AllowUserCloseApplication property to False OnCalibrationLost called if a previously calibrated VisualPlus 3 unit looses it s calibration due to unplugged probe loss of power to the unit or communication fa
81. ext on New Document Make DOT Spec Exemption field mandatory e Visual Plus COM Port Address use the drop down menu to select the COM port to which VisualPlus 3 acquisition module is connected Click Find button to perform automatic search for VisualPlus 3 COM port e Visual Depth COM Port Address use the drop down menu to select the COM port to which Visual Depth acquisition module is connected If you do not have Visual Depth pit depth measurement system this value does not matter e If PSI number is entered automatically display PSI form after passing or failing inspection if this item is checked then whenever the eddy current inspection is passed or failed F10 F11 keys if the inspector has a PSI number assigned to him her then a PSI form will be shown automatically The PSI form can always be opened by pressing F3 key e Perform automatic analysis at the end of recording this item should normally be checked If checked VisualPlus 3 software will perform analysis of recorded data after Stop Recoding button F7 key is pressed and the results of analysis are displayed in the comments window below the graph If software determines that inspection fails then the Inspection Result will be set to Fail automatically e Use VIP Detailed Cylinder Inspection Form instead of PSI form if checked an alternative visual inspection form will be used when pressing F3 or selecting Inspection gt Fill Out Inspection Form from the main menu Th
82. f E_FAIL is possible if there are major issues with the application ShowWindow show VisualPlus 3 window maximized the splitter bars are also reset to their original state Normally S_OK is returned A return value of E_FAIL is possible if there are major issues with the application HideWindow hide VisualPlus 3 window the application is still running in the background Normally S_OK is returned A return value of E_FAIL is possible if there are major issues with the application TerminateApplication terminate VisualPlus 3 application Don t forget to destroy the interface to the application inOnApplicationTerminated event handler In Visual Basic you can just set the interface variable Nothing Normally S_OK is returned A return value of E_FAIL is possible if there are major issues with the application Calibrate BSTR sInspectorName LONG nProbeType LONG nCalibrationRecordID calibrate this instance of VisualPlus 3 application The probe type will be preselected according to nProbeType variable see Constants section for values and the inspector name will be set to sInspectorName If calibration was aborted or did not succeed then E ABORT error will be returned otherwise S_OK is returned nCalibrationRecordID is set to the ID of the calibration record created in VisualPlus 3 database in CalibrationRecords A return value of E_FAIL is possible if there are major issues with the application An OnCalibrationLost event is sent
83. ference Ring The reference ring must be produced to represent each cylinder to be tested The reference ring must include artificial notches to simulate a neck crack The size of the artificial notch depth and length must have a depth less than or equal to of the wall thickness of the neck and a length greater than or equal to two threads The standard reference must have a drawing that includes the diameter of the ring and depth and length of each notch 7 Eddy current examination reporting and record retention requirements Daily records of eddy current examinations must be maintained by the person who performs the requalification until either the expiration of the requalification period or until the cylinder is again requalified whichever occurs first These records shall be made available for inspection by a representative of the Department on request Eddy current examination records shall contain the following information i Specification of each standard reference ring used to perform the eddy current examination ii DOT specification or exemption number of the cylinder manufacturer s name or symbol owner s name or symbol if present serial number and date of manufacture iii Name of test operator performing the eddy current examination iv Date of eddy current examination vi Acceptance condemnation results e g pass or fail vii Retester identification number Calibration Standard Drawing Links 1 SCUBA 0 75
84. he HKEY_CURRENT_USER SoftwarelAITWVISPlus registry key Please don t modify any registry values directly All program settings are stored in this section of the registry Troubleshooting This section describes common problems with VisualPlus 3 and software Error opening communications port Visual Plus software connects to Visual Plus instrument via an RS232 link In order to properly communicate with Visual Plus you must specify a COM port that the unit is connected to Typically for laptops it will be COM1 if you use a USB Serial adapter the COM port number is hard to predict The best way to find out the COM port is to select File gt Preferences from the main menu Click on the Find button in the Visual Plus COM Port Address group If the unit is connected and USB Serial adapter is installed properly the VisualPlus 3 will find the correct COM port c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 61 Preferences General Data Management Printing Visual Plus COM Port Address COM Visual Depth COM Port Address COM1 Other Preferences If PSI number is entered automatically display PSI form after passing or failing inspection Perform automatic analysis at the end of recording Use VIP Detailed Cylinder Inspection Form instead of PSI form Prefill Customer S erial t M anufacturer field with NOT ENTERED text on New Do
85. ial damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document Printed November 2009 Limited Liability The manufacturer importer and the dealer cannot be held responsible for accidental damage including personal injury or any other damage due to inappropriate usage of the product Information in the user manual is written for the current specification of the product The manufacturer of Visual Plus 3 system continues to provide additional functions and apply new technology to it All specifications may be changed without notice to individual users Contents 5 Table of Contents Part Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 9 T Safety PrecaUtiONS oi aldea dada a ida ia 9 27 INtroductiON cuscuin iii 9 Unpacking Your ViSualPlus Jors esearon aseara ina 10 AREOWSUJIEStIONS ii aiii aladdin 11 Getting to Know VisualPluUS 3 ooonnnnncccccnnnnncccncnccnnnnnnancnrrnnnnn nn 11 METE ERA A A ON 12 Care amp MaintenanCe reset A N 13 INEA tear ceca A E ON 14 Installation iii AA SAA AAN AAA 14 Connecting Cables ers Rana 14 ES A A A 15 Gontiguring SoftWare a a A vata yoo east nad ele 15 Setting COM Pork Zes vss dano strain idilio i aaao aara ceed evestdca tebe 15 Setting Shop Information ccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeceeceeeeeeeeeecaaeeeeeeeeceaaeeeeeeeseeccaeeeeeesseceaaeeeeesseegneeeeeeess 17 Adding Inspector Names iaa 18 3 Calibration Inspection 5 Analysis
86. if a previously calibrated unit looses it s calibration due to unplugged probe loss of power to the unit or communication failure Startinspection BSTR sSerialNumber BSTR sManufacturer BSTR sCustomer BSTR sinspectorName DATE tMfgDate DATE tLastHydroDate DATE tLastVisualPlusDate BSTR sDOTSpecExempt start inspection on this instance of VisualPlus 3 application The tank serial number manufacturer customer name inspector name tank manufacturing date tank last hydro date tank last visual plus inspection date and DOT Spec Exemption are passed on to the VisualPlus 3 application The correct manufacturing date and manufacturer must be supplied in order to properly classify the tank alloy type The manufacturer field is not case sensitive Also if DOT Spec Exemption is a required field as set in Preferences dialog then this field must not be empty If inspection was aborted or an error occurred missing fields like serial number hardware errors etc then E ABORT error will be returned otherwise S_OK is returned A return value of E_FAIL is possible if there are major issues with the application An OnInspectionDone event is sent when inspection is completed This happens when the user elects to save the file via the main menu or by pressing F8 Alternatively the status can be polled using InspectionResults property GetinspectionDatalnfo LONG nStartindex LONG nEndIndex LONG c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspectio
87. ifferent size probes connected to each VisualPlus 3 unit Visual Basic examples provided in the following sections assume that a reference to VISPlus object has been added to your project Please run VisualPlus 3 application once to make sure that the registry is set correctly to allow the reference to show up in the Project gt Add Reference option in Visual Basic It will be under COM tab Double click on the VISPlus component name to add it to the project Under Visual Basic 6 the creation of VisualPlus 3 object is slightly different the object should be declared as follows Dim WithEvents vpla As VISPlus VisualPlusInterface The object should be created as follows Set vpla New VISPlus VisualPlusInterface In order to prevent error messages related to database access from VisualPlus 3 the database access has to be set up through ODBC Go to Control Panel gt Performance and Maintenance gt Administrative Tools gt Data Sources ODBC Click on System DSN tab and click on Add on the right c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 104 Visual Plus Manual ODBC Data Source Administrator UserDSN System DSN File DSN Drivers Tracing Connection Pooling About System Data Sources Name Driver ooo O Configure n ODBC System data source stores information about how to connect to the indicated data provider 4 System data source is visible to all users on this
88. ift the cover and remove battery holders by gently pulling on wires or using a screwdriver Please note the wire arrangement so that OpticalPlus can be re assembled in the same order Replace batteries noting the polarity indicated inside each battery holder Place both battery holders back into the instrument body in the same orientation as noted during disassembly Push wires with rubber tubes on them into channels to keep wires from coming loose while placing the cover on OpticalPlus Replace cover and tighten three cover screws Thread the eyepiece tube back into the instrument body OpticalPlus uses three N size alkaline batteries While not as common as AA batteries the N size battery can be obtained from Radio Shack AIT and most electronics stores To change batteries unscrew and remove eyepiece tube unscrew and remove three cover screw carefully lift the cover and remove battery holders using pliers or a screwdriver DO NOT PULL ON THE WIRES DO NOT BEND WIRES AT SOLDER JOINTS THE WIRES ARE EASY TO BREAK Please note the wire arrangement so that OpticalPlus can be re assembled in the same order Replace batteries noting the polarity indicated inside each battery holder Place both battery holders back into the instrument body in the same orientation as noted during disassembly Push wires with rubber tubes on them into channels to keep wires from coming loose while placing the cover on OpticalPlus Replace cover and tighten three cover screws Thre
89. iled to file name of a cylinder that failed an inspection Format file names as CustomerN ame SerialNumber D ate Store files for each customer in a separate directory e The Automatically save files in this directory edit box specifies the location where VisualPlus files will be stored by default This means that when you press F8 or Save As this directory will be show in the Save As box If Store files for each customer in a separate directory is checked then a subdirectory with a customer s name will be created under this directory and all files for that particular customer will be stored in this subdirectory e f Add Failed to file name of a cylinder that failed an inspection is checked then Failed will be ended to the end of the file name for all files where the inspection was failed e The Format file names as CustomerName SerialNumber Date option changes the default file name for each inspection to be in the following format CustomerName SerialNumber Date For example AIT P123456 04 30 2004 vis AIT P123456 04 30 2004 Failed vis etc c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 39 1 8 3 Printing The Printing page of the Preferences property sheet is used to set parameters related to printing of inspection results and reports Preferences General Data Management Printing Hydro Printing Preferences Do not use dark background on PSI form
90. ilure Normally you can record this fact in the internal status variable so that you can prompt the user to recalibrate c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 110 Visual Plus Manual 4 4 4 this unit before allowing next inspection OninspectionDone ByVal ninspectionResult As Byte ByVal IlnspectionRecordID As Integer ByVal sSavedFilePathName As String ByVal IDatabaseFileRecordID As Integer called when inspection is completed This happens when the user elects to save current inspection file via the main menu or by pressing F8 The nInspectionResult will be set to one of the possible VPA_INSPECTION_ constants See InspectionResults property for more info lIinspectionRecordID is the ID of the record in the database InspectionRecords table sSaveFilePathName is the full path and file name of the saved file it will be blank if file is saved directly into database IDatabaseFileRecordID is the ID of the VisualPlus 3 binary file stored in the database If the file was stored directly on disk then this variable will be O Constants Return Values e VPA_OK 0 function call was successful e VPA ERROR 1 function call failed Return Values for VPGetinspectionResults e VPA INSPECTION CANCELLED 0 either inspection was never started or it failed to start because some required field was missing or there was a problem with har
91. inder could be cracked The results of the inspection will be added to the comment section of the main window and if any cracks were detected the inspection status will be changed to Failed For more information about analysis of data please see pa el21 Typically this function is activated automatically after recording is stopped usually via F7 key If this does not happen automatically you can enable it by checking Perform automatic analysis at the end of recording checkbox in General page of Preferences dialog box accessible through File gt Preferences Please always check recorded data manually and perform visual inspection of each cylinder using Optical Plus 111 visual inspection system Find Indications command Use this command to look for indications on recorded inspection results Software will typically find many small indications on dirty noisy cylinders they are not considered cracks unless there is a required number of consecutive indications depending on the cylinder alloy Please use Analyze Inspection Results 51 command to detect cracks using latest definition of a crack For more information about analysis of data please see page Ex c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 55 1 9 5 Database Menu 1 9 5 1 Search Use this command to display the database search dialog box Enter the search parameters such as manufacturer customer inspecto
92. ing the vp database and selecting Properties Select Options on the left upper panel and scroll down to Restrict Access item last item Change this item from MULTI_USER to RESTRICTED_USER All users will be logged of the database and database will be put into Restricted state F Database Properties vp DER General ES Script E Help A Files Ey Filegroups Collation SAL_Latint_General_CP1_CI_AS 4 Options LAP Permissions 2 Extended Properties Compatibility level SQL Server 2005 90 Recovery model Simple Other options ESPA ANSI NULL Default ANSI NULLS Enabled ANSI Padding Enabled ANSI Warnings Enabled Arithmetic Abort Enabled Concatenate Null Yields Null Date Correlation Optimization Enabled Numeric Round Abort Parameterization Quoted Identifiers Enabled Recursive Triggers Enabled Server ALX Bl Recovery Connection Page Verify CHECKSUM sa E State R N Database Read Only False a View connection properties nestrict Access RESTRICTED_USER Restrict Access 3 If database is configured for access via SQL Server Authentication it is important to verify that there is a login available that has db_owner role for the VisualPlus 3 database set Typically this user is sa please verify that you know the password for this login it can be reset by logging into database from the server with Windows Authentication method and that sa login has a check in the Map column of the User Mapping page c 2006 08 Sar
93. inspector enter the new number in the field to the right of the inspector name Click Update button in the same row as the inspector that you are editing Please note that you can only change the PSI Inspector Number one inspector at a time If the number has been changed for multiple inspectors the only number that will be stored is the number in the row where Update is clicked All other numbers will revert back to their original values Deleting inspector To delete an inspector click Delete button in the same row as the inspector that you are deleting A dialog box will ask to confirm that you want to delete an inspector Click Yes to confirm deletion The inspector name that was deleted will no longer show up in the Inspected By boxes and the Inspector Editor but it will still show on the inspection list and the hydro test report for inspections performed by that inspector Editing Customers To add edit or delete customers select Edit gt Customers from the main menu After all changes have been completed click on Close button in the right upper corner to close the Customer Editor window Customer information is stored in the database and is used to automatically populate the address and phone number fields on the PSI form It may also be used in the future to generate mailing labels for customer that are due for an inspection c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection
94. ion fields the software will calculate if the cylinder passes or fails the hydro test If the Elastic expansion is greater than REE then the Cylinder is failed with test code C Fail Excessive Elastic If the REE is zero then this comparison is not performed and will not affect the outcome of the test The REE column in the Hydro Test report will have N A in this case If the Permanent expansion is greater than Reject Permanent Expansion c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Hydro Testing 75 then the cylinder is failed with test code B Fail Permanent Expansion The Elastic and Permanent fields are calculated automatically The result of the test is shown in the Test Result Code field If there was an equipment failure please check the Equipment Failure checkbox This will create an entry in the Hydro Test report with the test code E Enter any remarks into the Remarks field If this test is a re test of a previous hydro test then make sure to check the checkbox under If retest group and specify the date of the previous test PSI Visual Cylinder Inspection Evaluation Form General External Internal Threading Valve Condition Hydro Test Information Tested By Alex Okun V Date 10 15 2008 v Test Duration 30 sec Specified Pressure 3690 2 Units psi Reject Elastic Expansion REE 0 cc REE Source hee Reject Permanent Expansion 10 Plus No
95. is item is normally not checked and the PSI for is used e Prefill Customer Serial Manufacturer field with NOT ENTERED text on New Document if checked then customer serial and Manufacturer fields will be set to NOT ENTERED whenever New Document is selected F5 key or File gt New This can be used if inspections are never saved unless they fail In this scenario the inspections are done until a tank fails in this case all of the information gets entered and tank is inspected again This option is normally not checked WARNING WE DO NOT RECOMMEND ENABLING THIS OPTION UNLESS MANUFACTURER AND ORIGINAL c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 38 Visual Plus Manual MANUFACTURING DATE ARE ENTERED CORRECTLY THE VISUAL PLUS SOFTWARE CANNOT DETERMINE WHICH ALLOY WAS USED TO MANUFACTURE A CYLINDER e Make DOT Spec Exemption field mandatory if checked the DOT Spec must be entered on the main screen before starting an inspection If this item is not checked then inspection can start with that field blank This is mainly used for hydro test facilities that need to keep track of this data 1 8 2 Data Management The Data Management page of the Preferences property sheet is used to set parameters related to storage of files on disk Preferences General Data Management Printing Hydro File Management Automatically save files in this directory C Program FilesWisual PlusiDatas Add Fa
96. kground not very good for printing or 1 white background preferred for printing Returns S_OK if everything is normal E_ ABORT if could not open the output file for writing and E_FAIL in other cases Properties InspectionResults get only get inspection status Once inspection starts with StartInspection the returned value will be VPA_INSPECTION RUNNING if the inspection is still being recorded analyzed The value will change to either VPA_INSPECTION_UNKNOWN VPA_INSPECTION_PASSED or c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Automation Interface 109 4 4 3 VPA_INSPECTION_FAILED once the user selects F8 to save the results of the inspection If inspection was aborted the return value will be VPA_INSPECTION CANCELLED AllowUserCloseApplication get set enable disable ability of user to close VisualPlus 3 application via Alt F4 System Menu etc Set to False to disable those options This can prevent user from accidentally closing the application and loosing calibration NumberOfCracksDetected get only returns the number of cracks that was detected during analysis Typically this value should be retrieved after inspection has been completed for example in the OnInspectionDone event handler You can follow this call with calls to GetCrackinfo to obtain information on each crack that was found Following properties are all get only properties they are typically used aft
97. lat part flush on table bench held with left hand clockwise with right hand Turn PROBE not the standard ring Stop when probe base is flush with end of standard and press F4 Enter the inspector s name into the Inspected By field Enter probe type or part number into the Probe Type field Nn O o gt Follow instructions by turning the PROBE hold the calibration standard fixed do not allow it to rotate 2 turns counter clockwise into position B c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 19 8 Click Next or hit enter 9 Follow instructions by turning the PROBE AGAIN hold the calibration standard fixed do not allow it to rotate two more turns counter clockwise Turn the PROBE slowly and avoid bumping it at this time Bumping the probe may cause probe position to show a step in readings every 90 degrees 10 Click Next or hit enter 11 Turn the PROBE not the calibration standard clockwise into the calibration ring until about one full thread of the probe is showing on the other side of the calibration ring and the probe sensor indicator bar on the graph shows the highest measurement for half a turn The Next button will light up at this point 12 Click Next or hit enter 13 Turn the PROBE not the calibration standard counter clockwise until the probe is pulled out of the threads and Finish button lights up Please keep the probe speed
98. linder Inspection Evaluation Form General External Internal Threading Valve Condition Hydro Cylinder Condition O cceptabe O Marginal Unacceptable O Sticker Affixed 7 3 2008 v Action Taken Recommendation Disposition O Tumble Hydo Discard Inspector s Name Alex Okun vw PSI Number 6 Click on Hydro tab Under Tested By field select the name of the person performing the hydro test If this field is set to Not Tested there will be no hydro record created and nothing will show up in the Hydro Test report This field must be set to the inspector name even if the outcome of the test is Reject or Condemn 7 Please double check the Specified Pressure field It is calculated as 5 3 of the service pressure entered on the General page of the PSI form for USA and either as 5 3 for pre 1993 cylinders or 3 2 for 1993 and later cylinders in Canada Please note that if a cylinder is stamped with test pressure TP you need to change this field to reflect the specified test pressure Also if re testing a cylinder that failed because of equipment failure the specified pressure should be increased according to inspection guidelines 8 Double check the Test Duration and Reject Permanent Expansion fields especially if they were set up to be set to a default value 9 Perform the hydro test on the cylinder and enter the information into the form Based on the entered Reject Elastic Expansion REE and Reject Permanent Expans
99. log Connection EPS1 1 aokun 34 View connection properties Tape drive The database is now backed up to the destination folder Please copy the backup file usually named vp bak to an offline storage location Upgrading VisualPlus in multi user environment When VisualPlus 3 is opened it checks the database schema number and if it determines that the schema is older than the current schema for this version of VisualPlus 3 it will perform schema update This update is performed automatically without prompt It is therefore very important to follow procedure below to make sure that upgrade is done correctly This procedure applies for MS SQL Server installations 1 Notify all users about upcoming upgrade Ideally the upgrade should be down after hours so that when database is put into RESTRICTED_USER state the users do not loose any data After the upgrade the users will have to download and install the latest client c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Database 99 software before performing inspections 2 It is important to make sure that in a multi user environment all currently logged in users are first logged off and the database is switched to RESTRICTED_USER access state In this state only users with db_owner dbcreator or sysadmin roles can access the database Run MS SQL Server Management Studio Express Switch to the RESTRICTED USER state by right mouse click
100. low set screw 6 clockwise If the probe becomes too tight loosen the tension by rotating screw 6 counter clockwise Available Sizes Probe Type ension Adjustment Screw Hex Key Size 0 75 16UNF Medical Industrial 1 8 Gas 1 125 12UNF Beverage Medical 5 32 Industrial Gas Fire Extinguisher gt paras pa 7 EE E E LE Installation Connecting Cables 1 Connect Serial Cable 4 to VisualPlus 3 acquisition module plug the other end of the cable into a 9 pin RS232 serial port on the back of the computer If computer does not have an RS232 serial port please install a USB Serial adapter and then plug the Serial Cable 4 into the adapter 2 Connect the Power Supply 5 to the VisualPlus 3 acquisition module and then plug the Power Supply 5 into an electrical outlet use surge protector if power surges are c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 15 common in your area The power supply is designed to work on 110 220v 50 60Hz power You may need an outlet adapter for countries outside of USA 3 Connect the Probe 2 to VisualPlus 3 acquisition module 4 Press the power button on the front of VisualPlus 3 acquisition module A red light should visible on the left of the power button 1 2 5 2 Installing Software 1 Please note that you should install VisualPlus 3 using a user account with Administrative privileges 2 If y
101. machine including NT services Create New Data Source Select a driver for which you want to set up a data source Driver do Microsoft Paradox db Driver para o Microsoft Visual FoxPro Microsoft Access Driver mdb Microsoft Access T reiber mdb Microsoft dBase Driver dbf Microsoft dB ase YFP Driver dbf Microsoft dB ase Treiber dbf Microsoft Excel Driver xls Microsoft Excel Treiber xls i H CanDra MODO Miei fm AKA Mop ea a m ee pop Cancel Enter the data source name that you will remember later such as vp Description field is optional you can enter something like Visual Plus Database Click on Select and then find the visplus4 mdb file typically located in C Program Files Visual Plus folder If you do not c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Automation Interface 105 4 1 have visplus4 mab file in that folder please make sure that you run VisualPlus 3 application at least once to create it Select the visuplus4 mdb file and click OK ODBC Microsoft Access Setup Data Source Name vp OK Description Visual Plus Database Cancel Database Database C Visual Plus visplus4 mdb Help Create Repair Compact La Bop Poio Advanced System Database None C Database esem Database Options gt gt Click OK two more times to close the ODBC Data source Administrator window Run Visual
102. manufacturer and manufacturing date on the main screen Entering Cylinder Data Select Hydro Data Entry Only or Hydro gt Data Entry and Visual Inspection from the main menu on the computer that will be used for data entry Enter the cylinder information and press F2 to store data in the database a barcode sticker will be printed and it should be affixed to the tank before moving it to the visual inspection or the hydro stations c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Hydro Testing 77 Hydro Data Entry Cylinder Information Serial P23211 Mfg Date MY 9 80 Mfg Luder Customer Owner AIT Customer Tracking NumberID DOTACCAC DOT Y Exemption 3AL v Pressure 2216 psi Service Size DIA XLGTH 3 x 24 Y Service Gas Oxygen Visual Inspection Log 10 12 56 AM 1 Ser U12345 Mfg Lufer Mfg Date 03 1976 _ storeRecord F2 Clear All Fields F5 If performing visual inspection during data entry please also select the visual inspection result before saving the data Please see the next section about inspection cylinders made from 6351 alloy Hydro Data Entry Cylinder Information Serial M22222 Mfg Date MY 7 79 Customer Owner AIT Customer Tracking Number ID DOTACC TC DOT Exemption 3AL Pressure 2216 Service Size DIA XLGTH 3 x 24 Service Gas Visual Inspection P
103. manufacturer names cannot be deleted To add edit or delete drop down box values select Edit gt Selection Box Values from the main menu After all changes have been completed click on OK button at the bottom to close the window Additional Selection Values Volume Working Pressure Valve Gas Specification Size DIA x LGTH Regulatory Agency Manufacturers Market Material Color Additional Values Walter Kidde Catalina Modify Selected Spare Air ClifF Impact Faber Other PST US Divers Dacor Hy Mark Hy Mark Scott e The name of the drop down box for which the entries will be edited is first selected by clicking on one of the tabs at the top of the window e To add a new entry click on Add New button An edit box will appear in Additional Values group with value New Value Type the name that you want over the New Value text and hit Enter key to save changes e To modify an existing entry click on the entry that you would like to modify and then click on Modify Selected The old value will be highlighted in an edit box Modify this value to the desired text and hit Enter key to save changes c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 31 e To delete an existing entry click on the entry that you would like to delete and then click on Delete Selected Please note that you can select multiple items to be deleted using normal Windows multipl
104. n Technology 108 Visual Plus Manual 4 4 2 nDataPointsPerTurn retrieve inspection raw data information The amount of data available is nEndIndex nStartindex 1 This should be used to allocate an appropriate array of Int32 type in VB NET and Long in VB6 Long type in VB NET is 64bit and we need 32bit elements in the array The nDataPointsPerTurn specifies the number of points in each revolution typically the VisualPlus 3 data has 0 25 degree resolution so there will be 360 4 points per revolution GetinspectionData SAFEARRAY psaArray LONG nStartindex LONG nEndindex retrieve the raw data from the specified start index to the end index The index variables must be in the bounds of nStartIndex nEndIndex retrieved with GetInspectionDatalnfo An array with at least nEndIndex nStartIndex 1 number of elements of type Int32 must be passed to this function If nStartIndex nEndIndex is out of bounds or the array is too small the function will return E_FAIL otherwise the array is populated with data and S_OK is returned GetCrackInfo LONG nCrackIndex LONG nCrackPosition LONG nCrackAvgHeight LONG nCrackAvgWidth LONG nFirstThread LONG nLastThread retrieve information about a crack specified by zero based nCrackIndex variable The valid range for nCrackIndex is 0 lt nCrackIndex lt NumberOfCracksDetected This function returns information on average crack angular position average crack width and the thread
105. nRecor ds D CustomerID InspectedByID CalibrationRecordID SerialNumber Manufacturer LastHydroDate Last PDate MfgDate InspectionResult InspectionDate Comments FilePathName IsDeleted CracksFound UnitOnTimeSec DataFileID ShopID DOTSpecExempt Volume Market Color WorkingPressure Material Valve Gas Boot Backpack ValveCover HydroRecordID VisualInspectionResult Agency Size WorkflowFlags DataEntryByID VisuallnspectionByID HydroTestingSupervisorID CustomerTrackingNo Dor Customers D Name Address City State ZipCode Phone IsDeleted Certification Email DataFiles DataFile HydroRecords D TestDate TestedByID TestDurationSEC SpecifiedPressure ActualPressure PressureUnits REE RejectPercPermExp REESource CodePlusStar TotalExpcc PermanentExpcc ElasticExpcc PercentPermanentExp Remarks AvgWallStressCalc ReTestOriginalDate DispositionCode CodePlus CodeStar c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Automation Interface 103 4 Visual Plus Automation Interface VisualPlus 3 software can be launched via OLE Automation interface from any programming language This allows integration of VisualPlus 3 into other applications such as hydro testing equipment software Multiple instances of VisualPlus 3 software can be started to allow multiple VisualPlus 3 units connected to the same computer to run at the same time with d
106. na Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 106 Visual Plus Manual 4 2 4 3 In your handler of OnApplicationTerminated event set the object to Nothing Private Sub VPla_OnApplicationTerminated Handles VPla OnApplicationTerminated VPla Nothing End Sub Calibrating Each VisualPlus 3 instance has to be calibrated at the beginning of the day and if there is a loss of communication with VisualPlus 3 unit or the probe Calibrate as follows Private Sub Calibratel Click ByVal sender As System Object ByVal e As System EventArgs Handles Calibratel Click Dim nCalibrationRecordID On Error GoTo ErrorHandler VPla ShowWindow VPla Calibrate Inspectorl Text Val ProbeTypel Text nCalibrationRecordID VPla HideWindow Exit Sub ErrorHandler MsgBox CStr Err Number amp amp Err Description End Sub at this point the VisualPlus 3 instance will be calibrated and ready for inspection If a loss of calibration occurs due to unplugged probe loss of power to the unit or communication failure an OnCalibrationLost event will be sent You can handle it as follows Private Sub VPla_OnCalibrationLost Handles VPla OnCalibrationLost MsgBox Unit 1 lost calibration End Sub Inspecting Inspection can be started by calling StartInspection method as follows Private Sub Inspectl Click ByVal sender As System Object ByVal e As System EventArgs Handles Inspectl On Error GoTo Erro
107. nable VisualPlus 3 software for any of the modules manual single jacket workstation and multiple jacket workstation a license key must be entered into the software 1 Click on Help gt Enter License Key type or copy paste the license key that you purchased into the dialog box and click OK Please see section s7 for information on how to easily copy those fields from an email 2 It is highly recommended to switch VisualPlus 3 software to store raw data in the database instead of Data folder Should you decide to upgrade to a multiple jacket workstation configuration later this option will preserve all raw data To switch to this mode click on Database gt Settings from the main menu and make sure that Store inspection c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 68 Visual Plus Manual 2 2 results in database option is checked You MUST choose this setting if you are using Multiple Jacket Multiple Workstation Module 3 If using a Single or Multiple jacket workstation license please configure the COM ports used for the digital pressure gauge and the scales in File gt Preferences gt Hydro You can also use the same page for setting additional parameters and defaults such as the country and the default units See page ao for more info Entering Calibration Data Before performing hydro testing the system should be checked with a calibrated cylinder each day VisualPlus 3 software does not
108. nable feature is detected 1 Clean both the probe and the cylinder thread and re run the inspection A stiff toothbrush or a plastic pipe brush of appropriate diameter can be used Please note that you don t need to re enter cylinder information Pressing F6 or selecting Inspection gt Start Recording will clear existing data and start another recording This only applies if the file has not been loaded from disk Changes to saved files are not allowed 2 If cylinder passes inspection after cleaning perform visual inspection using Optical Plus If no cracks or other significant defects are found you may pass the cylinder by pressing F10 3 If cylinder still fails the eddy current test using OpticalPlus thread inspection tool find the crack questionable features indicated by VisualPlus 3 using the angular position and vertical position information as discussed in the previous section If a visible crack is seen at this or any other location fail the cylinder by pressing F11 If there is absolutely nothing visible at the indicated locations you may pass the cylinder by pressing F10 Please be sure that you know how to use OpticalPlus to find angular positions 1 5 3 Cylinders that sometimes pass and sometime fail Please note that some tanks may have indications that are very close to the threshold set as 25 of calibration crack for 6351 alloy and 30 of calibration crack for 6061 alloy Since peak heights vary slightly from run to run it might b
109. nect Use Failover Server No Use ANSI Quoted Identifiers Yes Use ANSI Null Paddings and Warnings Yes Data Encryption No Test Data Source Running connectivity tests Attempting connection Connection established Verifying option settings Disconnecting from server TESTS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY OK Cancel 9 Close the ODBC Data Source Administrator window by clicking OK Select the created ODBC name in VisualPlus 3 software 1 In VisualPlus 3 software select Database gt Settings from the main menu c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 94 Visual Plus Manual Database Settings Database Connection Oi C Program Files Visual Plus visplus mdb O ODBC DSN YP Calibration Mast Database Options Store inspection results in database Switches F8 to Save To Database Function Show list of previous inspections if the current cylinder has been inspected already 2 Click on ODBC DSN radio button and click on Browse click on Machine Data Source tab Select the ODBC name that you created in previous steps In this example it will be VP3Database Click OK Select Data Source File Data Source Machine Data Source Data Source Name Type Description WP Holiday Diver System System Visual Plus 3 database WPACCESS System vpdebug System WPHome System vptest System test instance WinmaxT oolingD atabase System Xtreme Sample Database 2
110. ng point and another one at position 231 degrees counter clockwise from the starting point Each detected peak is described using following abbreviations Pos position from the starting point in degrees Hgt height of the peak in percent of calibration standard and the absolute value in brackets and Ang half peak width in degrees c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 23 Pos 17 Hgt 136 165 ds 1 Pos 231 Hgt 99 120 Fag 18 l Pos 17 Pos 232 Hgt 119 145 Hgt 102 124 Ang 19 Ang 19 Hgt A n j uw J r ly ip Y f l Thread 2 Thread 3 The diagram below shows the locations of the cracks as viewed looking at the cylinder crown with the probe starting location oriented in at the 12 o clock position A radial trace of the inspection has been overlayed over the cylinder crown to illustrate the point further c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 24 Visual Plus Manual 180 The images of the cracks are shown below image on the left is of the crack at position 17 degrees image on the right is of the crack at position 231 degrees c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 25 1 5 2 What to do when a crack or questio
111. nspected By Alex Okun Preferences command Use this command to specify preferences for Visual Plus Please see page ss for more information Shop Information command Use this command to specify shop information such as name address etc This command will bring up the Shop Information dialog box This information is then displayed on the printout of the inspection Please see pagels for more information Send command Use this command to send the active document through e mail This command presents a mail window with the active document attached to it You may then fill out the To field Subject field and so on and add text to the body of the message When you are finished you can click the Send button to send the message File 1 2 3 4 command Use the numbers and filenames listed at the bottom of the File menu to open any of the listed documents you closed Choose the number that corresponds with the document you want to open File Exit command Use this command to end your Visual Plus session You can also use the Close command on the application Control menu Visual Plus prompts you to save documents with unsaved c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 45 1 9 2 1 9 2 1 1 9 2 2 1 9 2 3 1 9 2 4 1 9 2 5 1 9 2 6 1 9 3 1 9 3 1 changes Please note that calibration will be lost when VisualPlus 3 software closes
112. nt Inspection 59 1 9 7 5 About command Use this command to display the copyright notice and version number of your copy of VisualPlus 3 About VISPlus VisualPlus Eddy Current System Version 3 7 0 8 q Copyright C 1999 2008 Alex Okun Sarna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Web Site www visualplus net 14020 Eagle View Road E mail support yvisualplus net Lake Mathews CA 92570 Phone 951 776 9994 USA Fax 951 776 9995 1 10 Backing Up Data To prevent data loss in an event of a hard disk malfunction or other problem it is recommended to regularly backup VisualPlus 3 database and all data It is also recommended to enable backup reminders by selecting Database gt Settings from the main menu and making sure that Enable reminders to backup all data check box is checked Set the Remind every X days drop down box to the desired reminder interval To perform a backup click on the k icon in the main toolbar or select Database gt Backup All Data from the main menu Select the destination file typically on a removable media such as a USB flash drive or an external hard drive and click Save After database backup completes successfully click OK Backup VisualPlus Data Status COO Visual Plus data backup completed successfully Backup file name C tempitest2 vpbak Close Please note that this function only works for VisualPlus 3 setup to use a local database in Visual Plus
113. number where crack begins and ends This function will return E_FAIL if nCrackPosition is out of bounds otherwise S_OK is returned OpenFromFile BSTR sPathName open VisualPlus 3 binary file from disk with the path and name specified by sPathName Returns S_OK if successfully loaded E_ ABORT if file was not found and E_FAIL if other errors occurred OpenFromDatabase LONG ninspectionRecordID open VisualPlus 3 binary file from database with the record ID specified by nlnspectionRecordlD This is the same value as IInspectionRecordID which is returned in OnInspectionDone event handler Returns S_OK if successfully loaded E_ABORT if the record was not found or the file it references was not found E_FAIL in other cases SelectGraphView LONG nGraphViewType Select the type of graph that will be displayed in VisualPlus 3 window This function is typically called before calling SaveGraphImage to select which view will be stored in the bitmap See Constants section for values accepted by this function under Graph View Types Returns S_OK if everything is normal and E_FAIL in other cases SaveGraphImage BSTR sPathName LONG nWidth LONG nHeight BSTR slmageType LONG nStyle Save a copy of the currently displayed graph in the specified file Set nWidth and nHeight to the needed resolution image type should be one of BMP PNG JPEG or GIF The nStyle specifies the style to apply to the bitmap Currently the only values are O black bac
114. only want to print the PSI or VIP forms select Print range on the Print dialog box as Pages from 2 to 2 1 9 1 8 Print Preview command Use this command to display the active document as it would appear when printed When you choose this command the main window will be replaced with a print preview window in which one or two pages will be displayed in their printed format The print preview toolbar offers you options to view either one or two pages at a time move back and forth through the document zoom in and out of pages and initiate a print job c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 44 Visual Plus Manual 1 9 1 9 1 9 1 10 1 9 1 11 1 9 1 12 1 9 1 13 1 9 1 14 1 9 1 15 Print Setup command Use this command to select a printer and a printer connection This command presents a Print Setup dialog box where you specify the printer and its connection Information command Use this command to display the file information dialog You can also use Ctrl I key combination to activate this command The software and firmware version shown here is the version that was used to record inspection for the currently loaded file The person performing inspection and calibration is also listed here File Information File Data Acquisition Information Software Version 3 7 0 8 Firmware Version 0 1 9 2 VisualPlus On Time Days O Hours 00 00 15 Calibrated By Alex Okun I
115. or Part PT7500PSIG 13 LI3 H1131 Depending on how you are planning to mount the gauge you may want to consider an enclosure for the pressure meter Red Lion Part ENC5A000 USB Serial Adapter s If your computer does not have enough built in serial 9 pin male ports many newer computers do not have them you will need a USB to multiple serial port adapter or several single USB Serial adapters For multiple jacket configurations 4 or more jackets we recommend using an eight port USB to serial adapter Part USBG 8X RS232 from CableMax It can be ordered here http www cablemax com serial adapters usb to 8port rs232 adapter html For one to three jacket configuration either the eight port module can be used or a less expensive four port Part USBG 4X RS232 adapter can be used If using several single USB Serial adapters we recommend SIIG USB Serial adapter Part JU CB1S12 S3 The following additional hardware is recommended for the Multiple Jacket Workstation mode e Barcode scanners 2pcs One for Visual Inspection workstation and one for Hydro Test workstation Symbol LS 2208 Scanner Multiple Interface Scanner USB Kit Cable Stand and Software Part LS2208 SR20001R UR at www barcodespot com e Brother QL 500 or QL 550 this printer has automatic label cutter label printer for each data entry station e Brother DK 1203 labels Those are 0 67 x 3 44 file folder paper labels e For Multiple Jacket Workstation license we re
116. or printing inspection results c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 48 Visual Plus Manual MCU1 T43172 11 27 2006 Failed vis VISPlus File Edit View Inspection Database Hydro Help Chi PE V9 Bilis Thread Overlay 1 Individual Threads 2 Multi Row Linear 3 Single Row Linear 4 3D Spiral 5 Hydro 6 NE uN E T Inspection 1 Thread 1 Thread 10 Thread 11 Thread 12 For Help press F1 NUM SCRL 2 10 2009 1 04 05 PM 1 9 3 3 5 Linear Single Row Graph The Single Row Linear graph is useful for viewing inspection results in more detail on a linear type graph This view shows about four threads at a time and it stretches angular positions along the X axis with the O degree position on the left and 360 degree position on the right of each thread bracket The scrollbar on the bottom can be used to change the currently visible threads The zero position is a point where inspection started this is typically the first letter of the cylinder serial number You can use Page Up Down keys to zoom in out of data Also Home End keys can be used to move the baseline up and down c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 49 MCU1 143172 11 27 2006 Failed vis VISPlus File Edit View Inspection Database Hydro Help Ph i PEHE VO Bis Thread Overlay 1 Individual Thre
117. ou have purchased the SIIG USB Serial adapter please follow instructions in the USB Serial adapter user manual to install the drivers for it 3 To install VisualPlus 3 software place the software CD into your CD or DVD drive If software installation does not start automatically please click on Start gt My Computer or double click My Computer or Computer icon on your desktop Double click on your CD or DVD driver and double click on Setup application The VisualPlus 3 software installation wizard should start 4 On the first Welcome to the VisualPlus Setup Wizard page click Next 5 Please read the software license agreement on the next License Agreement page If you agree to the terms of software license agreement please click on I Agree radio button and click Next If you do not agree please click on Cancel 6 On the next Select Installation Folder page click on Everyone radio button if you would like VisualPlus 3 software to be accessible to all users of this computer Please do not change the Folder unless there is a specific reason to do so Click Next 7 On the next Confirm Installation page click Next to start installation 8 Once installation has been completed you will be taken to the Installation Complete page Click Close on this page 9 The VisualPlus 3 software is now installed 1 2 5 3 Configuring Software 1 2 5 3 1 Setting COM Port Visual Plus software connects to Visual Plus instrument via an
118. our system administrator for help To set permissions log in as administrator and right mouse click on visplus4 mdb usually located in C Programs Files Visual Plus directory Select Properties menu item select Security tab If the tab is not visible please read the next paragraph Click on Add select or type in Users Click on the added Users group and click on Full Access box below Click OK Other users of this computer can now use Visual Plus You can do the same for Domain Users if you log onto a domain In Windows XP if a machine is not a part of a domain it will typically not display the Security tab when you right mouse click on a file and select Properties To get that tab to show up you need to go to Tools gt Folder Options in Windows Explorer Click on the View tab scroll all the way down to Use simple file sharing and make sure that it IS NOT CHECKED c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 66 Visual Plus Manual 1 12 Calibration Standard Drawings According to Final Rule 49 CFR Parts 173 and 180 a drawing of calibration standard reference ring must be kept on site Please print out drawings for probe types used in your facility from the table below and keep on file The relevant sections of CFR Part 180 are reproduced below Appendix C to Part 180 Eddy Current Examination With Visual Inspection for DOT 3AL Cylinders Manufactured of Aluminum Alloy 6351 T6 4 Eddy Current Re
119. ow e The VisualPlus 3 unit is provided with a universal type power supply rated for 100 240V 50 60Hz DO NOT USE WITH ANY OTHER POWER SOURCE e Do not immerse or expose the unit or probe to water or other liquids e Use only components and attachments with your unit designed specifically for that purpose ANY ATTEMPT TO INSERT UNAUTHORIZED DEVICES INTO ANY OF THE PORTS WILL VOID THE LIMITED WARRANTY e Do not attempt to service the unit yourself Service should only be conducted by an authorized service center ANY ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE UNIT WILL VOID THE LIMITED WARRANTY e Read the set up and operating instructions before attempting to operate the unit e Keep this User Manual and other reference materials near the unit in a place where they can be accessed for future reference e Unplug the unit from the power outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Use a DAMP cloth and mild dish washing liquid for cleaning the unit and the probe A small toothbrush is recommended for cleaning the probe 1 2 Introduction VisualPlus 3 is an eddy current inspection device capable of recording crack indication signals along with angular position of a probe This capability allows VisualPlus 3 to automatically determine the size and position of all indications and fail cylinders that do not pass appropriate criteria Minimum System Requirements c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 10
120. r serial number dates etc Please remember that returned records must satisfy all specified constraints In effect logically the AND operation is perform on all specified parameters Click OK to search the database The results will be shown in an Open From Database dialog Please note that it is possible to specify wildcards in the serial number field use wildcard to replace any number of unknown characters use _ underscore to replace a single character Any other standard Transact SQL LIKE expression is acceptable Inspection Record Query Cylinder Information Serial Number Manufacturer Any Manufacturing Date From O Other Information Customer Any v Inspected By Any Shop any Wildcards for searching The serial number field can be searched using wildcards such as equivalent of a typical wildcard to replace any number of unknown characters you can also use _ underscore to replace a single character Any other standard Transact SQL LIKE expressions are accepted Please see page 3 for more information 1 9 5 2 Settings Use this command to display the database settings dialog Please select either the default MS Access database file in the Visual Plus program folder or an ODBC DSN name The ODBC DSN name is an advanced option that allows you to place the database file anywhere on your computer or on a network In addition to MS Access database format MS SQL Server Express and MS SQL Server
121. rHandler Dim nResult As Integer Dim tMfg As Date tMfg 5 31 1993 VPla ShowWindow VPla StartInspection B333 Luxfer Etogen Alex Okun tMfg tMfg tMfg Exit Sub ErrorHandler MsgBox Unit 1 inspection failed to start End Sub Please note that this function will return immediately even if acquisition has started You can poll InspectionResults property to find out if inspection is done If the returned value is VPA_INSPECTION_RUNNING then inspection is not complete All other values indicate that inspection was either aborted or it has been finished Alternatively you can implement OnInspectionDone handler which is called when user saves the inspection file through the main menu or by hitting F8 Private Sub VPla_OnInspectionDone ByVal nInspectionResult As Byte ByVal lInspectionRecordID As Integer VPla HideWindow MsgBox Unit 1 inspection done End Sub c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Automation Interface 107 4 4 Reference VisualPlus 3 Automation interface methods properties and constants are described in this section 4 4 1 Methods SetComPort LONG nComPort set the com port of this VisualPlus 3 instance This call is only necessary if multiple instances of VisualPlus 3 will be created If only a single instance is used then the com port can be specified in VisualPlus 3 application Normally S_OK is returned A return value o
122. rameters should be set to the following this is different from factory defaults 19200 baud odd parity 7 bits 1 stop bit no handshake c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Database 85 3 Visual Plus Database VisualPlus 3 database contains information about customers inspectors calibration and inspection records etc It is normally stored in the visplus4 mdb file in the VisualPlus 3 program directory typically C Program Files Visual Plus VisualPlus 3 can also be setup to store data into an MS SQL Server or MS SQL Server Express database Please note that such an installation requires technical expertise in MS SQL Server and is not recommended for typical users 3 1 Upgrading from MS Access to MS SQL Server Database To upgrade from standard MS Access based database to MS SQL server database you will need MS Access application The following procedure has been tested with MS Access 2003 and MS SQL Server Express 2005 If using other versions of those produces the screens may differ Please note that if you already have existing data in the MS Access database this procedure is the only way to transfer data to the MS SQL database 1 Please make sure that you DOWNLOAD AND RUN the latest version of VisualPlus 3 software available on www visualplus net This will update your MS Access database to the latest version 2 Open visplus4 mdb file typically located VisualPl
123. re not exceeding the maximum rotational speed indicated on the gauge the maximum speed will vary depending on the VisualPlus 3 unit model and the type of probe Probe Driver allows for higher speeds 8 Press F7 to stop recording data 9 Perform analysis of the data add comments and pass or fail the inspection using F10 to pass inspection and F11 to fail inspection 10 Click on the Save button on the toolbar or press Ctrl S or F8 to save the data 1 5 Analysis Visual Plus automatically attempts to detect questionable features including cracks defined as indications in more than one consecutive thread in the same radial location that are larger than 25 of the calibration standard indication height for 6351 alloy The criteria for 6061 alloy is more than two consecutive indications exceeding 30 of the calibration standard If such features are found the position and size information will be added to the Comments section and the status of inspection will be automatically changed to Failed for 6351 alloy cylinders For 6061 alloy cylinders the inspection will not be automatically failed since any questionable features detected by VisualPlus 3 must be confirmed visually with a magnifying optical inspection instrument such as Optical Plus This functionality can be enabled in the File gt Preferences dialog box or it can be manually executed via View gt Filter gt Analyze Inspection Results Visual Plus 3 will reject indi
124. rmation for a particular inspector please change the appropriate field values and click Update button in that row To delete an inspector click on the Delete button in that inspectors row comm fe c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 28 Visual Plus Manual 1 6 1 1 1 6 1 2 1 6 1 3 1 6 2 If the PSI Inspector Number is entered for the inspector that is currently processing cylinders and the If PSI number is entered automatically display PSI form option is checked in the Preferences dialog box 3 the PSI form will be automatically shown when the inspection is either passed or failed Adding a new inspector To add a new inspector click on Add New button in the Inspector Editor window Enter the inspector First and Last name into the Name field Enter the PSI inspector number into the following field if the inspector has a PSI number Click Add New to add this inspector Please note that the inspector name cannot be changed after addition Double check the inspector name accuracy before clicking Add New If you still make a mistake you will have to delete the inspector and add a new record MM Inspector Editor m A To add a new inspector fill out fields below and click on Add New If you don t have PSI Inspector number you can leave that field blank PSI Inspector Number 12345 Editing inspector information To change the PSI Inspector Number for a particular
125. s lost or the sensor coil is damaged 1 9 3 3 9 Accelerometer Calibration The Accelerometer Calibration view shows the results of probe position sensor calibration Normally the data should look like a green circle The circle can be of different sizes depending on the exact type of positions sensor used For probe driver probes the graph will not be perfectly circular if the probe driver is used during calibration This data is collected when you make a full probe revolution on the second screen of the Calibration Wizard c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 52 Visual Plus Manual AIT P15094 09 27 2008 Failed vis VISPlus File Edit View Inspection Database Hydro Help Chei PE V9 Bis Individual Threads 2 Multi Row Linear 3 Single Row Linear 4 3D Spiral 5 Hydro 6 Cal Freq Sweep 7 Acc Cal 8 d 0 RevBad 0 RevTimeout 0 RevGoodPerSec 0 n For Help press F1 NUM SCRL 2 10 2009 1 28 04 PM 1 9 3 4 Data Source 1 9 3 4 1 Calibration Data Use this command to display calibration data for this file in the main window Calibration is always saved with each inspection file so that it could be reviewed later 1 9 3 4 2 Inspection Data Use this command to display recorded inspection data for this file in the main window 1 9 3 5 Zoom 1 9 3 5 1 In Zoom in This does not change the data itself but adjusts the scale of the Y axis 1 9 3 5 2
126. s recommended to set shop details otherwise the test report will be missing this information 1 On the main menu select File gt Shop Information Select Shop Shop Name Please enter shop name v Shop Info Please enter shop name a3 Close 2 Click on Edit Update Shop Information Shop Information Name Please enter shop name Address Address 2 City State Zip Phone E Mail Shop Code RIN 3 Enter the information for this facility The shop code is a field that can be used if there are multiple locations that have a unique code assigned to them If this is a hydro test facility please enter the RIN number in the last field 4 Click OK The information that you entered should now be shown under Shop Info group box Click Close 5 The shop information is now set c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 18 Visual Plus Manual 1 2 5 3 3 Adding Inspector Names 1 3 We also recommend that you go ahead and enter the names of inspectors that will be performing eddy and hydro testing at this point This allows you to select the inspector name from drop down boxes on the main screen calibration wizard and the PSI form In addition the Hydro page of the PSI form only allows selection of an existing inspector name you cannot add a new inspector by typing it into Tested By field Please refer to Editing Inspectors
127. s the expansion values and the right Y axis shows the pressure The X axis is time 0 x File Edit View Inspection Database Hydro Help Oh PH O Bis Thread Overlay 1 Individual Threads 2 Multi Row Linear 3 Single Row Linear 4 3D Spiral 5 Hydro 6 0 0 0 0 Hydro Test Expansion Pressure Expansion CC 0 i 0 4 60 Time sec For Help press F1 NUM SCRL 2 10 2009 1 25 11 PM c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 51 1 9 3 3 8 Calibration Frequency Sweep The calibration frequency sweep graph shows the raw calibration data that VisualPlus 3 uses to determine the correct operating frequency This data is collected when transitioning from the first to the second screen of the Calibration Wizard This view should be only consulted when troubleshooting potential problems A normal graph is shown below AIT P15094 09 27 2008 Failed vis VISPlus File Edit View Inspection Database Hydro Help Ch i PE V9 Bib Thread Overlay 1 Individual Threads 2 Multi Row Linear 3 Single Row Linear 4 3D Spiral 5 Hydro 6 Cal Freq Sweep 7 163 101kHz 156 0kHz 160 0kHz 164 0kHz 168 0kHz For Help press F1 NUM SCRL 2 10 2009 1 28 00 PM If the green line is flat all the way across the top that means that there is a problem with the probe The connection to the eddy current sensor in probe i
128. section headings to conserve printer ink toner Print shop info name address etc on the PSI form Scale Inspection List output 70 percent C Print Province Postal Code instead of State Zip Printed graph line thickness 8 pixels Printed graph font size 6 points e When Print file to default printer when saving file for the first time is checked then whenever an inspection is performed and it is saved via F8 key the inspection will be printed on the default printer This option is very handy if your company policy is to print a hardcopy of every inspection The printing will only happen if the file was just created and it is being saved for the first time it will not print when re saving an existing file e Do not use dark background on PSI form section headings to conserve printer ink toner will use white backgrounds on the PSI form section titles if checked Print shop info name address etc on the PSI form will add a Shop Info section to the PSI form Scale Inspection List output option sets the scaling factor for printing the inspection list and the hydro test report log If the inspection report or the hydro test log has too many columns you can set this value to a lower number no less than 50 to make the results smaller so that they will fit on a single page Print Province Postal Code instead of State Zip option allows customers in Canada to have correct wording in address printouts on the PSI and inspection repor
129. sual Inspection Target Pressure Test Pressure Total Expansion Permanent Expansion Elastic Expansion Percent Permanent Plus Star Result Remarks Jacket 1 DOT 3AL 2015 04 2005 Luxfer 4 375 x 24 Oxygen Pass 3360 3 444 31 4 13 Jacket 2 DOT 3AL 2015 04 2004 Luxfer 4 375 x 24 Oxygen Pass 3360 3 444 31 6 0 9 30 7 2 85 Jacket 3 DOT 3AL 2015 09 2003 Luxfer 4 375 x 24 Oxygen Pass 3360 3 444 32 5 0 4 32 1 1 23 Jacket 4 DOT 3AL 2015 02 2000 Luxfer 4 375 x 24 Oxygen Pass 3360 3 444 31 1 D 9 30 2 2 89 Extended Perm Exp Measurement Mode 10 sec 7 Click on Save Results of press F8 to save the results into the database They will show up on the Hydro Test Report after this point c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 82 Visual Plus Manual 2 9 2 9 1 Hardware Requirements and Setup Hardware list and configuration information for Single Jacket Workstation and Multiple Jacket Workstation license is provided in this section Required Hardware To use Visual Plus Hydro Testing module in Single Jacket Workstation or Multiple Jacket Workstation mode the following hardware is required e Acculab VIC 5101 Scale with YADAP RS serial interface one for each jacket of your system Red Lion Pressure Gauge Meter Part PAXP0000 with serial interface Part PAXCDC2C and Turck 7500psi pressure sens
130. t forms Check this option if you are in Canada leave unchecked for US e Print graph line thickness pixels changes graph thickness to the specified value when printing normally it should be left at default value but if output on your printer is too thin or too thick you can adjust it with this value e Print graph font size pixels changes graph annotations font size to the specified value when printing normally it should be left at default value but if output on your printer c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 40 Visual Plus Manual is too small or large you can adjust it with this value 1 8 4 Defaults The Defaults page of the Preferences property sheet is used to set default values for drop down boxes such as those on the PSI form Preferences General Data Management Printing Defaults Hydro PSI Form Defaults Working Pressure Units PSI Working Pressure Units default units that will show up on the general page of the PSI form Set this field to the pressure units of cylinders that you inspect most often Please make sure that you select New F5 command after changing this option for the changes to take effect They will not apply fully unless New is selected 1 8 5 Hydro The Hydro page of the Preferences property sheet is used to set parameters related to hydro test equipment and testing This tab is only visible if you have purchased and entered a correct li
131. tabase Setting up clients to connect to MS SQL Database Once MS SQL database has been created either using the Upsizing Wizard or by running SQLServerDatabaseCreationScript sql each client computer will have to be configured to access it The following procedure must be repeated on every computer that will be accessing the MS SQL database Create the System DSN for VisualPlus 3 database 1 Go to Start gt Control Panels gt Administrative Tools gt Data Sources OBDC If you are using Windows XP and you are not in Classic View follow this sequence Start gt Control Panel gt Perfomance and Maintenance gt Administrative Tools gt Data Sources OBDC c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 90 Visual Plus Manual LODBC Data Source Administrator User DSN System DSN File DSN Drivers Tracing Connection Pooling About User Data Sources Add dBASE Files Microsoft dBase Driver dbf Excel Files Microsoft Excel Driver xls Remove MS Access Database Microsoft Access Driver mdb Visual FoxPro Database Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver Configure Visual FoxPro Tables Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver the indicated data provider A User data source is only visible to you An ODBC User data source stores information about how to connect to and can only be used on the current machine Create New Data Source Select a driver for which you want to
132. tered by the user To change the network library used to communicate with SOL Server click Client Configuration Client Configuration Vv Connect to SOL Server to obtain default settings for the additional configuration options Login ID Jaokun coca mo 5 On the Client Configuration screen select the appropriate method of communications typically TCP IP uncheck Dynamically determine port and enter the port number that is used by your database server Click OK Click Next c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 92 Visual Plus Manual Edit Network Library Configuration g Server alias anx r Network libraries Connection parameters Named Pipes TCPAIP Multiprotocol Dynamically determine port Server name 3 2 NWLink IPx SPX Port number LOCO 6 On the following screen make sure that Change the default database to box is checked and select the VisualPlus 3 database from the drop down list below The database name in most cases will be vp This is the case if this is the name you used in Upsizing Wizard or if you used the database creation script without any modifications Leave everything else at default settings and click Next Create a New Data Source to SQL Server t 7 Use ANSI quoted identifiers NV Use ANSI nulls paddings and wamings ni e the failover SUL Server if the primary SUL Serve lt Back Cancel Help 7
133. the probe aligned with the first letter of the cylinder s serial number This will allow you to easily compare recorded indications to the actual cylinder since the top position on the screen will be aligned with the first letter of the serial number Most menu items Open Save etc are disabled during recording to prevent data corruption Please stop recording before attempting to perform those operations Please note that you don t need to re enter cylinder information if you want to re run the inspection Pressing F6 or selecting Inspection gt Start Recording will clear existing data and start another recording This only applies if the file has not been loaded from disk Changes to saved files are not allowed 1 9 4 3 Stop Recording command Use this command to stop recording of data from the cylinder Please note that you will not be able to change fields such as customer name serial number inspector etc after recording has been completed To start inspecting the next cylinder first save the current inspection using the Save command 43 then select New command 42 to clear all data enter information and start recording again c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 54 Visual Plus Manual 1 9 4 4 1 9 4 5 1 9 4 6 1 9 4 7 1 9 4 8 Inspection Fill Out PSI Form command Use this command to fill out information for the PSI or VIP form VisualPlus 3 displays the PSI or VIP
134. ting Records VisualPlus 3 software keeps track of inspections in a database that can be easily searched to find any records of interest Working with inspection list The inspection list can be opened by selecting File gt Open From Database from the main menu It can also be activated by pressing Alt O keys or clicking on the following icon in the c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 33 main toolbar ES The inspection lists consists of rows representing each eddy current and or hydro test The columns can be added removed or resized To resize a column left mouse click and hold on the vertical line separating the two column headers Drag the mouse while keeping the left mouse button down to resize Release the mouse key once the desired column width has been achieved You can also double click on the same line to resize the column to fit data and column header perfectly The total number of displayed filtered records is shown on the left side and just above the inspection list table E Inspection List A Yest Last Last Last 3 CSV ga Today erday Week Month Year All Eg Customer Serial Manufacturer Mfg Date Inspected By 9 25 2008 Apria Tustin MM14996 Catalina 1211993 Nicole Ferrell 9 25 2008 Apria Tustin Bx100569 Luxfer 05 1999 Nicole Ferrell 9 25 2008 Apria Tustin MM168693 Catalina 09 1993 Nicole Ferrell 9 25 2008 Apria Tustin E361680 Luxfer
135. ules the actual recording of expansion and test pressure graph can be shown by double clicking on any entry in the Hydro Test Report Database VISPlus File Edit View Inspection Database Hydro Help ie be w Ch i PEs V9 Ais Multi Row Linear 3 Single Row Linear 4 3D Spiral 5 Hydro 6 an 0 0 0 0 Hydro Test Expansion Pressure Customer Serial DOT Spec Exempt Inspected by Original Manufacturing Date Last Hydro Last VISPlus Manufacturer Time sec Inspection Results Alloy Inspection Date Short Cut Keys Instrument Firmware 0 0 0 0 Software 3 7 0 2 lt gt For Help press F1 NUM 10 15 2008 10 32 34 AM Calibration Wizard Chart Rennedine Specifications When VisualPlus 3 software calculates the specified target pressure for a hydro test it defaults to 5 3 of the cylinder working pressure in USA and for pre 1993 cylinders in Canada The default for 1993 and later cylinders in Canada is 3 2 of the working pressure Some Special Permits require different target pressure You can specify those Special Permits in this window so that the correct target pressure is used Once the data has been specified for a Specification Special Permit it will override any defaults for calculating specified target pressure c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 72 Visual Plus Manual Specification Special Permit Data Current Specific
136. up MS SQL VisualPlus database Itis very important to keep regular backups of VisualPlus 3 database This is especially important when storing hydrostatic test data if the reports are not printed out daily Follow those steps to backup VisualPlus 3 database stored on an MS SQL server 1 Run MS SQL Server Management Studio Connect to the server where VisualPlus 3 database is located c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 96 Visual Plus Manual g Connect to Server Microsoft Microsoft AN Windows Server System SQL Server 2005 Server type Database Engine Server name EPS1 1 SQLEXPRESS Authentication Windows Authentication 2 Expand the Databases item in the Object Explorer on the left Right click on the VisualPlus 3 database It is typically called vp Select Tasks gt Backup from the menu 3 Set the backup type to Full If the destination location for the backup is not set correctly click on Add and select the destination location for the backup f Select Backup Destination Select the file or backup device for the backup destination You can create backup devices for frequently used files Destinations on disk File name Program Files Microsoft SQL ServerMSSOL1AMSSOL B ackup Cancel 4 Remove the incorrect destination by selecting it first and then clicking Remove button c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technolog
137. us 3 application folder usually in C Program Files Visual Plus in MS Access E Microsoft Access 8 Open BZ Design New X 0 2 Objects Create table in Design view A Version Create table by using wizard Queries Create table by entering data CalibrationRecords Forms Customers DataFiles HydroRecords Reports Pages Maros InspectionRecords Inspectors ma Selectionvalues Groups Le Favorites Settings ShopInfo a aaa aa aa AA A NUM SCRL 3 Select Tools gt Database Utilities gt Upsizing Wizard Select Create new database and click Next c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 86 Visual Plus Manual Upsizing Wizard The Upsizing Wizard allows you to easily upsize your Microsoft Access database to a Microsoft SQL Server database You can create a new SQL Server database or upsize to an existing SQL Server database Which do you want to do O Use existing database After you click the Next button you ll supply information for the new database Cancel 4 Select the SQL Server SQL Server software must be already installed on that computer and specify either Use Trusted Connection or provide login and password for a user with CREATE DATABASE privileges on that server Select a name for your VisualPlus 3 database Typically this can be set to vp Click Next Upsizing Wizard What SQL Server would you like to use for
138. ve during recording 3 Fill in all fields on the main screen c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 21 4 Thread the PROBE into the cylinder clockwise until the signal on the bar graph right side of inspection display screen is at maximum position This indicates that the probe sensor is all the way through the threaded cylinder neck If the cylinder does not have threads that go all the way stop when you encounter significant resistance turning the probe and make a note in comments section 5 Continue threading the PROBE into the cylinder clockwise until the white indicator line on the probe lines up with the first letter of the serial number stamped on the cylinder All cylindrical graphs assume that inspection started with probe indicator line aligned on the first letter of serial number in the 12 o clock position You will be able to easily compare a printout with the actual cylinder to find detected cracks If you were unable to thread the probe all the way into the cylinder then make a mark with a pen on the cylinder at the location of the probe white line this will be the zero position for this cylinder 6 Press F6 to start recording data 7 Thread the probe all the way out counterclockwise until the signal bar on the graph is at maximum position watch the probe speed indicator on the right of the comments section to make sure that you a
139. wered on front panel button is pushed in power supply is connected to the back of the unit 2 Make sure that the unit is connected to the computer and that the correct COM port is set in File Preferences If the unit was working fine previously then your COM port is already set correctly 3 Press Shift Alt Ctrl U on the keyboard 4 The firmware flash window should open and you should see check marks being marked and progress bar moving Wait until flash completed successfully message The red LED light should come on now and you should be able to do calibration and inspections If the firmware flash process does not start automatically try to turn VisualPlus 3 off and c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology Visual Plus Eddy Current Inspection 65 1 11 5 1 11 6 1 11 7 then back on If re flashing still does not start please contact support PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME UNSUPPORTED USB SERIAL ADAPTERS WORK FINE FOR INSPECTIONS AND CALIBRATION BUT WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY FOR FIRMWARE RE FLASHING To get around this problem please either purchase a supported USB Serial adapter or install VisualPlus 3 software on another computer with a serial port re flash the unit there and then put it back on the original computer Crash when printing If VisualPlus 3 software crashes when you attempt to print out an inspection please make sure that the VisualPlus 3 software version is 3 7 3 6 or lat
140. xpansion Measurement Mode by Default for smaller cylinders the default amount of time to measure the permanent expansion may be too low causing good cylinders to be failed for permanent expansion that would pass given additional 10 20 seconds to contract to original volume If this option is enabled then if any jacket has a cylinder that will fail the inspection at the end of the permanent expansion measurement cycle then an extended permanent expansion measurement cycle is entered which allows more time for smaller cylinders to contract to original size The length of this cycle is defined by the Extended Permanent Expansion Measurement Period seconds field e Disable REE field check if this facility does not process any cylinders that require REE to be used This is used to reduce possibility of entering a value into REE field by mistake and failing a cylinder Use regulations for this country determines specified test pressure etc please specify which countries regulations should apply to the hydro module This changes some defaults and calculations for example the default specified target test pressure is 5 3 for c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 42 Visual Plus Manual 1 9 1 9 1 1 9 1 1 1 9 1 2 1 9 1 3 USA and Canada for pre 1993 cylinders the default for 1993 and later cylinder in Canada is 3 2 of the working pressure Please make sure that you select New
141. xtemal Intemal Threading Valve Condition Hydro Test Information Tested By Alex Okun v Date 77 3 2008 Test Duration 30 sec Specified Pressure 3690 Units Psi Reject Elastic Expansion REE 0 cc REE Source be Reject Permanent Expansion 10 ES Plus No Star No vw Average Max Wall Stress Computations or Method If retest after failure to hold pressure or requalification after rejection enter original test date z Test Results Actual Pressure 3710 Measure with VisualPlus Hydro Total 14 2 cc Elastic cc REE N A Permanent 0 4 cc Permanent Permanent PASSED C Equipment Failure Test Result Code A Pass Remarks Multiple Jacket Multiple Workstation Module Multiple Jacket Multiple Workstation module enables Data Entry Only Data Entry and Visual Inspection Visual Inspection Only and Hydro Testing options on the Hydro menu of the main menu e Please make sure that you enter calibration data as described in the Entering Calibration Data section before testing any cylinders for each day This way the calibration data will show up at the top of the hydro test report e If you intend to perform eddy current inspection please calibrate the VisualPlus 3 unit at the beginning of the day or when switching to different size probe If you attempt to calibrate VisualPlus 3 during Date Entry or Visual Inspection you will have to re enter the cylinder serial number
142. y Visual Plus Database 97 ft Back Up Database Select a page gt General 4 Options Connection Server EPS1 1 SQLEXPRESS Connection EPS1 1 aokun 33 View connection properties vp S Script B Help Source Database Recovery model Backup type Backup component Database Backup set Name vp Full Database Backup Description Backup set will expire After E O On Destination Back up to C temp wp vp bak OK Cancel 5 Click on Options item under Select a page pane on the left Select Overwrite all existing backup sets Check Verify backup when finished and Perform checksum before writing to media Click OK to start backup c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 98 Visual Plus Manual 3 4 ft Back Up Database vp Selectap STR 3 Script Hell 2 General o Ch Hee L Options Overwrite media Back up to the existing media set Append to the existing backup set Overwrite all existing backup sets C Check media set name and backup set expiration Media set name Back up to a new media set and erase all existing backup sets f New media set name New media set description Reliability Verify backup when finished Perform checksum before writing to media C Continue on error Server E EPS1 1ASOLEXPRESS Transaction
143. yna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 100 Visual Plus Manual 3 5 E Login Properties sa DER ES Script 5 I Help LA Server Roles A Users mapped to this login A Status Database Default Schema 4 HolidayDiver dbo master dbo model dbo msdb dbo newtest tempdb vpn vp3304 VPCalibrationMaster Database role membership for HolidayDiver db_accessadmin Server db_backupoperator ALX C db_datareader db_datawriter C db_ddladmin db_denydatareader 3 View connection properties db_denydatawriter Cy db_owner gt l db_securityadmin Y public Connection Install the latest VisualPlus 3 client on a computer that has been setup to access the production database Run VisualPlus 3 client Login with sa or other login that has db_datareader AND db_datawriter AND db_ddladmin OR db_owner permission set If no error messages are displayed and the main window opens that means that schema upgrade completed successfully To double check press Alt O and you should see the list of latest inspections Switch the database to MULTI_USER as in step 1 Close VisualPlus 3 client and run it again This time log in with normal login that is used to access the database routinely This login should have db_datareader and db_datawriter permissions set for the production database
144. you have a Windows XP SP2 CD a Insert the Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD in the CD or DVD drive Note Ifa Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP message appears click Exit b Click Browse c In the File name box type CD or DVD drive that contains the Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD drive letter i386 For example type d i386 if the Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD is in drive D d Click Open IL If you do not have a Windows XP SP2 CD a In the File name box type systemroot windows servicepackfiles i386 and then click Open b When prompted for adejavas inc point to C Windows servicepackfiles i386 Note If you cannot find this folder put the Windows CD into your CD drive and browse for that file c When prompted for the file handler reg either point to C Program Files Common Files System msadc or put the Windows XP CD in your CD ROM drive d When prompted for MDACRdMe htm point to C Program Files Common Files System Ado If this file is not present rename the file MDACReadme htm to MDACRdMe htm e When prompted for oledbjvs inc point to C Program Files Common Files System Ole DB f When prompted for mssoap1 dll point to C Program Files Common c 2006 08 Saryna Technologies LLC Advanced Inspection Technology 64 Visual Plus Manual 1 11 4 Files MSSoap Binaries g When prompted for mssoapr dll point to C Program Files Common Files MSSoap Binaries or below its subfolders 4 You

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