Banner A-GAGE MINI-ARRAY MAC Series - Page 6

6 P/N 43298 rev. E
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MINI-ARRAY
®
InstructionManual
System Overview
1.1.2 Sensing Response
Sensingresponseisafunctionofthenumberofbeamsinterrogated(i.e.,steps)per
scanofthearray.Thetimeperstepis55µs(0.000055seconds).Asaresult,dense
arrays(i.e.,3/8"beamspacing)yieldthehighestsensingresolution,whilearrayswith
wider(3/4")beamspacingofferfastersensingresponse.
1.1.4 Supplied System Software
Thesuppliedsoftwareprogram,usedtoconfigureeachSystemcontrolmodule,may
berunonanyPCrunningWindows
®
XP, Vista, or 7.Themenu-driven
programwalkstheuserthroughthemanyscanningandoutputoptions.Afterthe
desiredoptionsareselected,theusercansavethecombinationofselectionsina
ParameterSetupFile(PSF),andstoreitinthecontrolmodule’snon-volatilememory.
AnynumberofPSFsmaybestoredinthecomputerandrecalledasneeded.
Thesoftwarealsoprovidesalignmentanddiagnosticsroutines.AnAlignmentscreen
displaystheindividualstatusofeachbeaminthelightscreen,aswellasthetotal
numberofbeamsintheSystem,andtotalsofbeamsblocked,made,andblanked.
Built-insystemdiagnosticscanbeusedtoassessemitterandreceiverhardware
errors.