26. February 2024 © Copyright 2024, PROCEQ SA 3
Content
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 6
1.1 Scope of this document ........................................................................................................7
1.2 Important information ............................................................................................................7
1.3 Type of license ......................................................................................................................7
1.4 Product applications .............................................................................................................9
2 Scope of Delivery ........................................................................................................ 10
3 Measurement Principle ............................................................................................... 12
4 Device Overview .......................................................................................................... 17
4.1 Operation and handling ..................................................................................................... 17
4.2 Switching on and getting started ....................................................................................... 17
4.3 Instrument overview & keys ............................................................................................... 18
4.4 Modularity .......................................................................................................................... 20
4.5 LED behavior ..................................................................................................................... 21
5 General Use ................................................................................................................. 22
5.1 A-scan ................................................................................................................................ 22
5.2 B-scan ................................................................................................................................ 24
5.3 Recommended Workflow .................................................................................................. 26
5.4 Recommended measurement settings. ............................................................................. 27
5.5 Analog Gain and Analog Time Gain Compensation (TGC)............................................... 28
5.6 Digital gain and Digital Time Gain Compensation (TGC) .................................................. 31
5.7 Depth of field ...................................................................................................................... 33
5.8 Image Stabilizer ................................................................................................................. 36
5.9 Advanced Settings – Half Cycle ........................................................................................ 36
5.10 Advanced Settings – Pulse Delay ..................................................................................... 37
5.11 Advanced Settings – Raw Data Offset .............................................................................. 38
5.12 Advanced Settings – Surface Wave Cancelation .............................................................. 38
5.13 Auto Gain and Adjust Gain ................................................................................................ 38
5.14 Pulse Velocity Calibration .................................................................................................. 39
5.15 Ultrasound Pulse Velocity Determination with Ultrasound Pulse Echo ............................. 43
5.16 P-wave estimation from measured S-wave value ............................................................. 48
5.17 Line Scan ........................................................................................................................... 49
5.18 Full 3D Matrix ..................................................................................................................... 52
5.19 Grid Scan ........................................................................................................................... 57
5.20 AI positioning ..................................................................................................................... 63
5.21 Augmented Reality (AR) .................................................................................................... 65
5.22 Pundit Vision Software....................................................................................................... 69
6 Measuring Range ........................................................................................................ 70
7 Testing the transducers .............................................................................................. 71
8 Data storage, reading, sharing & reporting ............................................................... 72
9 Application hints ......................................................................................................... 73
9.1 Use cases. ......................................................................................................................... 73
9.1.1 Delaminations .............................................................................................................. 73
9.1.2 Defect and thickness detection .................................................................................... 73
9.1.3 Thick objects ................................................................................................................ 74
9.1.4 Tunnel lining ................................................................................................................. 75
9.1.5 Prestress duct .............................................................................................................. 76
9.1.6 Steel fiber concrete ...................................................................................................... 77
10 Frequently asked questions ....................................................................................... 78
11 Technical Specification ............................................................................................... 80