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Troubleshooting Troublesho oting Guide Software Version 1.6.0 and higher
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Table of Contents 1.
Intro Introdu ducti ction on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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Trou Troubl bles esho hoot otin ing gS Str trate ategi gies es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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Pr Pres eset et Me Menu nu 5 T Tes estt P Patt atter erns. ns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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4.1 4.2 4.3
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Troub Troubles leshoo hooti ting ng Mode. Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Troub Troubles leshoo hooti ting ng Pass Passwor words ds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 B/W Test Test Patt Patter erns ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 CHKAD1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 CHKAD2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 TSTRIPE TSTRIP E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 TEST3$ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 TEST4$ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Dopple Dopplerr Test Test Patt Pattern erns s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 FFTA$ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 FFTB$ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Colour Colour Flow Flow Tes Testt Patte Pattern rns s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 CFTEST1 CFTEST 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 CFTEST2 CFTEST 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 CFTEST3 CFTEST 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 CFTEST4 CFTEST 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 CFTEST5 CFTEST 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 CFTEST9 CFTEST 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 COLORPAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Transdu Transducer cer Simulat Simulation. ion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 !PROBE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 CWD$ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 LC1=xxx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 LC2=xxx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 CW=xxx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 System System Memor Memory y Displ Display ay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Specia Speciall Funct Function ions s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 $xxxxxxxx= . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 &xxxxxxxx= . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 RR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 DD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 BB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 CALIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 CALIBRESULT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 CLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 TGRAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 VERSION#= . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Di Diag agno nost stic ics s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4
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Introduct Introduction ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Servic Service e Suppo Support rt Data Data Base Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 User User Int Interf erface ace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Di Diagn agnost ostic ic Menu Menus: s: Deta Detaililed ed Desc Descri ript ption ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 56 81 627-L0970 REV 00 20 October 1997
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Er Erro rorr C Cod odes es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 6.1 6.2 6.3
Initial Initializat ization ion Erro Errorr Codes Codes.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Calibrat Calibration ion Error Error Code Codes s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Communic Communicatio ation n Error Error Codes. Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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Po Powe werr S Sup uppl ply yV Volt oltag ages es an and d Fus Fuses. es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
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Introdu Introducti ction on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Location Location of Boar Boards ds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Descrip Description tion of LEDs LEDs and and Test Test Point Points s . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . . A28 Isolator-2 Isolator-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A35 Allocator Allocator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A36 Harmonizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A37 Launcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A38 Initiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A39 Steerer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A42 Effector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A45 Uniformer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A46 Adjuster Adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A47 Expander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 36 36 36 37 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 41
A48 Alternator Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A49 Demodulator Demodulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A50 DiscriminatorDiscriminator-2 2. . . . . . . . .. . . . . A51 Scripter-2 Scripter-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A53 Triplexer-2 Triplexer-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A54 Reflector Reflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A55 Synthesizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A56 Streamer-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A58 Translator-2 Translator-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A61 Coordinator-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A62 Commander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A63 CorrelatorCorrelator-2 2 . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . A64 Grabber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A66 Stabilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A67 Provider Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A69 Administrator Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41 42 42 43 43 44 44 45 45 46 47 48 48 49 49 50
Mi Mini nimu mum m Co Confi nfigu gura ratio tion n In Inst stal alla latio tion n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
10.. Te 10 Test stin ing g th the eH HS S Bu Bus s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 10.1 Functio Functional nal Overvi Overview ew of the the HS Bus Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 10.2 Checkin Checking g TXCL and the the HS Bus Bus Contro Controll Signals Signals . . . . . . . . . . 55
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Troubleshooting Guide 1. Introduction The information in this document applies to SONOLINE Versa Plus systems with software version 1.6.0 and higher.
2. Tro roub uble lesh shoo ootin ting g Stra Strate tegi gies es This document contains the following troubleshooting sections: for ...
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troub troubles leshoo hootin ting g the syste system m withou withoutt openin opening g it
sectio section n 3, Preset Menu 5 Test Patterns ... section 6, Error Codes
simple troubleshooting on a more or less opened system
section 7, Power Supply Voltages and Fuses section 8, LEDs and Test Points
finding a faulty board by starting from a nearly "empty" system and adding one board after the other
section 9, Minimum Configuration Installation
testing the HS Bus (an extender board and an oscilloscope are necessary)
section 10, Testing the HS Bus
Following are a few more hints that may help you use this document: •
If you have no idea where Sy stem Configuration and idea where the fault could be, you may first view the System System Status menus (section 5.4, Diagnostic Menus: Detailed Description )).. Then you may open the rear panel and check chec k the power supply voltage voltages s (section 7, Power Supply Voltages and Fuses ). ). Then you may try the troubleshooting test patterns (section 4.3, B/W Test Patterns ... ... section 4.5, Colour Flow Test Patterns ). ). Finally you may try the "Minimum Configuration" Installation Installa tion method (section 9).
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If you suppose the error is on one of the Doppler boards, boards, try the Doppler test patterns (section 4.4, Doppler Test Patterns ). ).
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If you suppose the error is on the A61 Coordinator-2 or on the A58 Translator-2, Translator-2, try the B/W test patterns (section 4.3, B/W Test Patterns ). ).
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If you suppose the error is on one or just a few particular board(s), board(s) , check the LEDs and test points on the questionable board(s) (section 8, LEDs and Test Points ))..
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If the system displays an error code, code, look at section 6, Error Codes for for details.
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If you want to check the monitor display o display orr test a video printer, printer, use the test patterns described in section 3, Preset Menu 5 Test Patterns .
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If you need to test a system and have no transducer, transducer, look at section 4.6, Transducer Simulation Simulatio n .
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If you want to test a single board or another "FRU" (Field "FRU" (Field Replaceable Unit) like the power supply or a VCR, refer to the document SONOLINE Versa Plus Plu s System Tests , U4.LH500.094.01.01.02 U4.LH500.094.01.01. 02 (or newer).
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The "bulb" symbol is used in a few places to indicate a troubleshooting hint.
3. Pres Preset et Me Menu nu 5 T Tes estt Patt Pattern erns s Three test patterns are invoked from the preset menu 5, without the need for a password. They can be used to check the monitor display, and to verify that the monitor display is printed correctly on a video printer. These test patterns are also described in the Operating Instructions. To recover from the test patterns: Press the Esc or the Escape key. (In some cases it is also possible to use the command CLS .) Esc or Escape key. CLS.)
If TGRAY has been used to enhance the contrast setting (see section 4.8, Special Functions ), ), the Gray Bar and Colour Bar test patterns may look different.
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Command sequence •
Press the function key F4 repeatedly until menu 5 is displayed
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Use trackball trackball and and Set Set key key to set Gray Bar Test Pattern Pattern to On
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Press Set Set key
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Result
16-step greyscale
grey bar
Notes:
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Press the function key F4 repeatedly until menu 5 is displayed
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Use trackball and Set key trackball and Set key to set Grid Test Pattern Pattern to On
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Press Set Set key
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Press the function key F4 repeatedly until menu 5 is displayed
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Use trackball and Set key trackball and Set key to set Color Bar Test Pattern Pattern to On
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Press Set Set key
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The white (rightmost) step can be shorter sho rter than the other 15 steps.
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On a colour monitor, a slight colour tint of the Gray Bar test pattern is acceptable.
The Color Bar test pattern contains two 8-step colour staircases. The upper staircase is (from left): black, red, yellow, green, light blue, dark blue, white, purple. The lower staircase is in the opposite direction. Notes: •
The two rightmost steps (top: purple, bottom: black) are somewhat shorter than the other steps.
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The steps are not exactly aligned align ed vertically.
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A thin white vertical line lin e at the left edge of the left purple step, as well as a thin horizontal line between the two staircases are both acceptable.
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4. Tro roub ubles leshoo hootin ting g Co Comma mmand nds s A number of troubleshooting commands allows you, from the alphanumeric keyboard of the SONOLINE Versa Versa Plus system, system, to ...
4.1 4.1
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invoke test patterns
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simulate transducers
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read out system memory
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calibrate the system front end, etc.
Troub uble lesh shoo ooti ting ng M Mo ode
To enter troubleshooting mode: Simply type the troubleshooting password SI5XX and press Enter Enter,, as after any command. You may enter the troubleshooting password any time the system is in imaging mode (B, M, BM, ...) or in Freeze mode. You cannot enter the troubleshooting password while a preset menu or a report is displayed, or when the system is in text input mode (F12), etc.
The password does not display on the screen, but a small, blinking horizontal command line cursor appears in the lower left corner of the image area. You can now enter the troubleshooting commands, which are explained in detail in sections 4.3 ... 4.8. While the system is in troubleshooting mode, it can be operated normally. Only the small, blinking horizontal command line cursor indicates that the system is in troubleshooting mode. Keep in mind that the system remains in troubleshooting mode even after you used commands like Escape to recover from test patterns. Escape,, CLS CLS,, TEST$OFF TEST$OFF,, FFTA$OFF FFTA$OFF,, CFTEST0 CFTEST0 to Whenever you see the small, blinking command line cursor, the system is in troubleshooting mode! small Reset key
To recover from troubleshooting mode: Press the reset button on the LCD. This will initialize the system.
4.2 4.2
Troub rouble lesh shoo ooti ting ng P Pas assw swor ords ds
The troubleshooting password SI5XX (see section 4.1) and the service menu password SERVICE (see section 5.1) should only be made known to trained technicians, and should be kept confidential. Because accidental use of certain troubleshooting commands may upset the system, make sure that you troubleshooting ng mode or the service menu is on, • do not leave the system unattended while troubleshooti •
always reset the system when your work is done. done .
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B/W T Te est P Pa atterns
The B/W test patterns display data that is generated at various points in the A42 Effector (last board in the analog front end) and A61 Coordinator-2 Coordinator-2 (first board board in the digital back end). The first two patterns, CHKAD1 and CHKAD2, can be used to determine if a fault is located in the front end or in the back end.
CHKAD1 CHKAD2
A A48 Alternator
A42 Effector
D
A61 Coordinator-2
analog Front End
A58 Translator-2
digital Back End
If both test patterns are correct correct::
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the digital back end is working correctly, so the error is in the analog front end. end .
If one or both of the test patterns are incorrect incorrect::
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the error is in the digital back end (or end (or in the test signal generator on the A42 Effector ...).
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Command
Function
Result
CHKAD1
Injects a DC level of approximately 2.7 volts at the output of the A42 Effector Effector board (at (at the very end of the analog front end).
Displays a uniformly grey rectangle, together with a uniform A-mode display:
When the Dynamic Range control Range control is rotated counter-clockwise, ... • the dynamic range display gradually changes from 66 to 35 dB, • the rectangle becomes brighter, • the A-mode display becomes wider. CHKAD2
Injects a test signal at the output of the A42 Effector board (at the very
Displays a rectangle with a grey bar, together with a ramp-shape A-mode dis-
end of the analog front end).
play:
When the Dynamic Range control Range control is rotated counter-clockwise, ... • the dynamic range display gradually changes from 66 to 35 dB, • the bright parts of the grey scale become brighter and finally white, • the slope of the A-mode ramp becomes steeper. With software version 1.6.0, the display depends also on the DGC and B gain set- tings.
Notes: •
To recover from the CHKAD1 CHKAD 1 and CHKAD2 test patterns: p atterns: press the reset button on the LCD to initialize the system.
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From CHKAD1 and CHKAD2 it is possible to invoke TSTRIPE, TEST3$ON, and TEST4$ON.
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If the two test patterns do not look as shown: make sure s ure to turn off TEST3$ON or TEST4$ON by entering TEST$OFF. TEST$OFF.
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The other three patterns TSTRIPE, TEST3$ON and TEST4$ON TEST4$ ON are injected at various points in the th e A61 Coordinator-2. Therefore they effectively test only the A61 Coordinator-2 and the A58 Translator-2. Command
Function
Result
TSTRIPE
Tests the frame memory output of the A61 Coordinator-2. Coordinator-2.
test pattern with very fine vertical stripes:
Note: To recover from the TSTRIPE test pattern, there are three ways: • press press E Esc sc on on the alphanumeric keyboard, • press the Escape Escape key key on the control panel (German: Zurück; French: Retour; Spanish: Salida), or • enter the troubleshooting command CLS CLS.. In either case the system remains in troubleshooting mode. The two test patterns TEST3$ON and TEST4$ON can only be invoked when a transducer is selected. If there is no transducer available, use a "simulated" transducer (see section 4.6, Trans- ducer Simulation ). ). Command
Function
Result
TEST3$ON
Tests the Frame Memory Mem ory Controller ASIC of the A61 Coordinator-2. Coordinator-2.
TEST4$ON
Tests the Line Lin e Mix ASIC of the A61 Coordina Coordinator tor-2. -2.
The shape of the TEST4$ON test pattern depends on the selected transducer. Note: •
To recover from the TEST3$ON TEST3$O N and TEST4$ON test tes t patterns: enter TEST$OFF TEST$OFF..
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The two Doppler test patterns test the Doppler boards:
A42 Effector
A61 Coordinator-2 traces
A58 Translator-2
spectrum
uP Bus
FFTB$ON
DSP B
A56 Streamer-2
DSP A A49 Demodulator FFTA$ON
A55 Synthesizer
Doppler boards
Before you invoke the Doppler test patterns, perform the following steps: •
Select a transducer. transduce r. If there is no transducer available: simulate a transducer (see section 4.6, Transducer Simulation Simulatio n ))..
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Press the D control twice to activate Doppler mode.
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Switch on Full Doppler mode (on LCD page D2).
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Activate the MIN and MAX traces (on LCD page D1).
If FFTA$ON produces a correct test pattern and audio signal:
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the complete Doppler module is operating correctly.
If FFTA$ON FFTA$ON fails and FFTB$ON is correct : Í the error is probably on the A49 Demodulator (or maybe on the A55 Synthesizer, but certainly not on on the A56 Streamer-2). Streamer-2).
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Command
Function
Result
FFTA$ON
Tests all three Doppler boards by injecting a test signal at the beginning of the Doppler module.
A continuous, horizontal Doppler signal line and the MIN and MAX traces are displayed, and an audio signal (continuous tone) is audible:
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For all PRFs (Scale (Scale or PRF key) the signal line is at -PRF/2. PRF key)
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If you cannot see the signal line, it is probably p robably cut off by the wall filter. In this case, decrease the cutoff frequency frequenc y with the Filter key. Filter key.
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If FFTA$ON FFTA$ON was entered last and the audio signal s ignal of FFTA$ON FFTA$ON is audible but the previous FFTB$ON test pattern is still displayed, enter FFTB$OFF FFTB$OFF..
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FFTB$ON
By varying Doppler controls gain , Scale/PRF, gain, Scale/PRF audio gain, with etc.),the part of the Dopplerthe data path (up to the (D loudspeakers) ca n ,be can checked FFT FF TA$ON Doppler Do ppler test pattern.
Tests the FFT FFT function of the digital dig ital signal processor (DSP B) on the A55 Synthesi Synthesizer zer..
A wideband Doppler signal and the MIN and MAX traces are displayed:
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Because this test pattern is injected inj ected after the wall filter, changing the cutoff frequency with the Filter Filter key key has no effect.
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All other Doppler controls on the front panel have no effect either (except for the D gain control which controls the white noise from the speakers).
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The white noise which you may hear hea r is not part of the test signal, but is simply the system noise: it does not change chang e if the test signal is terminated with FFTB$OFF.
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If FFTB$ON FFTB$ON was entered last and the test pattern p attern of FFTB$ON is displayed but the previous FFTA$ON FFTA$ON audio signal si gnal is still audible, a udible, enter FFTA$OFF FFTA$OFF..
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To recover from the Doppler Dopp ler test patterns: enter FFTA$OFF respectivel y. FFTA$OFF or FFTB$OFF FFTB$OFF,, respectively
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A number of colour flow test patterns is available. The test pattern data is inserted at various points in the colour flow module: analog signals
CFTEST1 CFTEST2
digital data
CFTEST3 CFTEST4 CFTEST5
A50 Discriminator-2
from A42 Effector
CFTEST9
A63 Correlator-2
COLORPAT
A53 Triplexer-2
A54 Reflector
Colour Flow Module
to A58 Translator-2
CFTEST1 and CFTEST2 are analog test test signals, CFTEST3 ... COLORPA CO LORPAT T are digital test test data. Hints for troubleshooting with the colour flow test patterns: •
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CFTEST1 CF TEST1 and CFTEST2 are inserted the very ve ry beginning of the c colour olour flow Therefore, if CFTEST1 and CF CFTEST2 TEST2 at produce correct test patterns, it can be module. assumed that the th e complete colour flow module is i s operating correctly. If one test pattern fails, but the next pattern down the chain cha in is correct, the error must be in the hardware between the two insertion points. point s. (This does not strictly apply for CFTEST9 and COLORPAT COLORPA T, which are generated outside the colour flow flo w module.)
If one test pattern fails, but the next one is correct: •
The signals and data for CFTEST1 ... CFTEST4 CFTEST4 are generated o on n the A50 Discrimi Discriminator-2 nator-2 itself, the first board of the chain.
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The data for CFTEST5 CFTEST5 is generated on the A63 Correlator-2 itsel itself. f.
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If CFTEST5 fails and CFTEST9 is correct, the error must be on the A63 Correlator-2.
The data for CFTEST9 is generated on the A69 Administrator. Adm inistrator.
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If CFTEST1 ... CFTEST4 CFTEST4 fail and CFTEST5 is correct, the error must be on o n the A50 Discrimi Discriminato nator-2 r-2..
If CFTEST9 fails and COLORPAT is correct, the error is probably on the A53 Triplexer-2; but it may also be on the output of the A63 Correlator-2, or on the A69 Administrator.
The data for COLORPA CO LORPAT T is also generated on the A69 Administrator Administrato r.
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If COLORPAT fails, the error is probably on the A54 Reflector; but it may also be on the A53 Triplexer-2, or on the A69 Administrator.
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In short: If you want to test a single board in the chain, cha in, do the following: Boar Bo ard d to be tes tested ted
firrst ver fi verify ify
th then en use tes estt pat patte terrn
A50 Di Discriminator-2
CFTEST5
CFTEST1 & CFTEST2
A63 Correlator-2
CFTEST9
CFTEST5
A53 Triplexer-2
COLORPAT
CFTEST9
A54 Reflector
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COLORPAT
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To check the Interpolation Int erpolation function (located (lo cated on the A54 Reflector), R eflector), you must use us e CFTEST1 CFTEST1 or CFTEST2, because COLORPAT COLORPAT requires that the system sys tem be in Freeze mode. mo de.
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CFTEST1 and CFTEST2 CFTEST2 use a small smal l analog signal th that at is generated in the control c ontrol ASIC on the A50 Discriminator-2. As this is a low amplitude analog anal og signal, CFTEST1 CFTEST1 and CFTEST2 CFTEST2 can be used to approximately approximatel y check the colour flow gain of the A50 Discriminator-2. The analog test signal should be at a frequency of exactly PRF/2, and this frequency should be detected correctly with exactly exa ctly the same reference frequenc frequency. y. To To verify that the A50 DiscriminatorDiscrimin ator2 is correctly detecting the analog Doppler signal, you may perform the "green tag test" described on page 17.
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If you obtain test patterns that are somewhat somewh at different from those described on the followin following g pages, wait until the system syste m has warmed up for at least 15 minutes. If necess necessary ary,, close the system
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covers. Refer to the Operating Instructions for more information on Colour Flow Imaging.
Before you invoke the colour flow test patterns, you must perform the following steps in order to obtain correct results: •
Enter the troubleshooting password.
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Select any array transducer. Because the colour flow test patterns p atterns do not work with all simulated transducers, we recommend to use a real transducer connected to the system.
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Select B-mode, and set B gain and all DGC DGC slide slide pots to maximum: the image shape is visible.
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Rotate the Depth Depth control control clockwise and maximize the depth.
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Press the C control: The green border of the ROI (region of interest) appears.
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Rotate the C control clockwise and set the C gain to maximum: ma ximum: colour noise (red and blue speckles) appears randomly in the ROI.
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Set Window Set Window to to „Pos“, and move the ROI with the trackball trackbal l into the upper left corner of the image.
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Set Window Set Window to to „Size“, and maximize the ROI with the trackball trac kball towards the lower right corner of the image: the near field continues to show the B/W reflections (depending on the B gain setting), while the middle and far field is filled with moving colour noise.
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Set the colour flow parameters on the three LCD menu pages pa ges exactly as shown (menu page pag e 3 is available only while the system is in troubleshooting mode): Next
C1
FOV
Low Flow
On
Med Flow
On
Energy mode
Off
High Flow
(Blank)
Persist
2
Window
Pos
Next
C2
Color Map
A
Density
2
Noise Cut
2
Vel Tag
Of f
Temporal
2
Peak
Of f
Window
Pos
Main
C3
C Priority
0
Temporal
2
Noise Cut
2
Persist
5
Density
2
Spatial Avg
2
Window
Pos
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Note: Parameters in bolded italics are are used later in certain tests. Set B gain and all DGC DGC slide slide pots to minimum: the reflections reflec tions in the near field disappe disappear. ar.
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Set C gain to minimum.
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Make sure that the system is using the downshifted Doppler frequency: the frequency that is highlighted behind the transducer code must be lower than the transducer’s nominal frequency. If the system is using the nominal transducer trans ducer frequency, press the Frequency Select key Select key to select (highlight) the downshifted frequency: nominal transducer frequency: 5.0 MHz MHz downshifted Doppler frequency: 3.5 MHz MHz (highlighted)
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Make sure that the baseline is centered: the colour bar is symmetrical, and the values above and below the colour bar are equal. If necessary necess ary,, bring the baseline to the center with the Baseline Baseline key.
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Make sure that Invert is off: the upper half of the colour bar is yellow ... red, the lower half is blue. Invert is
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Note that the shape of the colour test patterns depends on the selected transducer. Command
Function
CFTEST1 CFTEST2
The controller ASIC on the A50 Discriminator-2 Discriminator-2 injects an analog signal at a frequency of PRF/2 into the input of the colour flow signal path.
Result
The ROI is filled with blue (CFTEST1) or orange (CFTEST2). •
The colour is only in the near field, and disappears di sappears towards greater depths.
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With increasing C gain the colour disappears.
With software version 1.6.0, the colour extends to the full depth of the image.
CFTEST3 CFTEST4
The controller ASIC on the A50 Discriminator-2 Discriminator-2 generates a digital test pattern at the output of the A50 Discriminator-2.
The ROI is filled with orange (CFTEST3) or blue (CFTEST4). •
The colour is uniform within the ROI. RO I.
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CFTEST3 and CFTEST4 do not change if the C CFTEST3 gain is reduced.
With software version 1.6.0, CFTEST3/4 do not work.
Notes: •
For CFTEST1 ... CFTEST4, CFTEST4, the system sy stem must not be be in Freeze mode.
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With high B gain and DGC settings, there may be B/W B /W reflections in the near field.
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To recover from the CFTEST1 ... CFTEST4 test patterns: enter CFTEST0 CFTEST0..
Testing the A50 Discriminator-2 board: Green Tag Test To verify that the A50 Discriminator-2 is correctly detecting the analog Doppler signal, you may perform the "Green "Green Tag Test": Test": •
Invoke CFTEST3 or CF CFTEST4. TEST4.
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On LCD menu page 2, set Vel Tag to "Pnt". A "green tag" line li ne appears in the colour bar.
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Use the trackball to move, in the colour c olour bar, the green tag line to exactly the middle of the orange (CFTEST3) (CF TEST3) or blue (CFTEST4) (CFTEST4) part of the colour bar.
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When the green tag is exactly centered, c entered, the colour inside the ROI c changes hanges to a bright green. A few orange (or blue) speckles are acceptable. acce ptable. When the green tag is moved sli slightly ghtly up or down, the colour inside the ROI changes chan ges back to orange or blue, respectively. respective ly. This test verifies that the test data is i s at a frequency of exactly PRF/4, and tha thatt the A50 Discriminator-2 Discriminator-2 detects this frequency frequency with exactly the same reference frequency. frequency.
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Reset Vel Tag to Tag to "Off".
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Command
Function
Result
CFTEST5
Writes a digital test pattern into the buffer memory at the input of the A63 Correlator-2.
The image changes slowly, and after some seconds ends up in a complicated test image, where the coloured areas overlay the gray B image in the background:
If Temporal (LCD menu C2) is increased, the numTemporal (LCD ber of vertical stripes decreases. If Density Density (LCD (LCD menu C2) is increased, the number of vertical stripes decreases. If the Filter rocker switch is pressed. the shape of the Filter rocker vertical stripes changes. changes. If the Low Flow, Med Flow and and Hi Flow setFlow settings are changed, the shape and number of stripes changes. CFTEST9
Writes a digital test pattern into the persistence memory at the output of the A63 Correlator-2.
The ROI is filled with coloured bands. Each band changes colour (from top to bottom) from red ... yellow ... light blue ... dark blue:
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For CFTEST5 and CFTEST9, CFTEST9, the system sys tem must not be be in Freeze mode.
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With high B gain and DGC settings, sett ings, there may be B/W reflections iin n the near field.
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To recover from the CFTEST5 and CFTEST9 CFTEST9 test patterns: enter enter CFTEST0 (or reset the system).
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Function
Writes a digital test pattern into the frame mem(see notes!) ory of the A53 TriplexerTriplexer-2. 2. COLORPAT
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Result After some seconds the following image appears:
COLORPAT consists of a greyscale and an overlayed COLORPAT colour area that contains rising coloured stripes. Notes: •
Before you enter the command COLORPA CO LORPAT T: press Freeze Freeze..
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To recover from the COLORPAT COLORPAT test pattern: press Freeze Freeze again. again. (The word "COLORPAT" "COLORPAT" is not removed remov ed from the screen.)
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To use COLORPA CO LORPAT T for testing the A54 Reflector: Refle ctor: see next ne xt page.
Testing the A54 Reflector board COLORPAT is especially useful for testing Colour Priority and the postprocessing functions, which are all located on the A54 Reflector: •
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(LCD menu page 3): Colour Priority (LCD When the Colour Priority is increased inc reased from 0 to 8, the width of the colour area increases. - C Priority ca cannot nnot be changed changed while COLORPAT is is displayed. To display display COLORPAT wit with h differentt C Priority differen Priority settings, perform perform the following steps: . Press Freeze Freeze (to (to unfreeze the system) . Change C Prio Priori rity ty . Press Freeze . then enter COLORPAT again. Color Map (LCD menu 2):bar change The colour area and thepage colour cha nge accordingly. - Note that w while hile Freeze Freeze is on, some Color Color Map settings settings may not not be available available . - To see tthe he COLORPAT pattern for "Energy "Energy Mode" : . Press Freeze (to unfreeze the system) Freeze (to . set Energy Mode to On . select an Energy Map with Energy Map . press Freeze . then enter COLORPAT again.
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Velocit y Tag Velocity Tag (LCD menu page 2): The colour area and the colour bar change accordingly, ac cordingly, when the green tag area is changed with the trackball.
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Baseline Shift (rocker (rocker switch): The colour area and the colour bar change accordingly. ac cordingly.
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This feature allows partial testing of the system, even if there is no transducer connected to the system: As shown in sections 4.3 and 4.4, some test patterns can be invoked using the transducer simulation feature. Command
Function
Use and results
!PROBE
Enables/disables transducer simulation (toggle function).
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First use of !PROBE enables transducer simulation: This makes the system ready for transducer selection via the LC and CW commands described below.
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You can now already alrea dy invoke the transducer list (on the LCD) by pressing the Transducer key. Transducer key. The list may show a default selection of some transducers.
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Second use of !PROBE disables transducer simulation. Before the CW=xxx command (see bottom of this table) becomes functional, the CWD$ON command must be entered. After entering one of these commands, press the Transducer Transducer key to invoke the transducer list on the LCD, or press Transducer twice Transducer twice to refresh the list (if already displayed).
CWD$ON
Enables the CW=xxx command (see below)
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LC1=xxx or LC2=xxx (xxx: see below)
Select an array transducer on port 1 or 2
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CW=xxx (xxx: see below)
Select a CW Doppler transducer •
The selected transducer appears (among others) in the transducer list.
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Select one of the transducers on the LCD.
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The transducer name and its image shape display on the monitor. monit or.
For xxx, type one of the following 3-digit "probe IDs" (see next page):
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or LC2= LC1= or LC1= linear array
probe ID
10.0L25
224
7.5L70
225
7.5L50Q
displayed name 10L25 (10L25)
convex array
probe ID
6.5EV13+
179
75L70 (7L70)
7.5C30
231
226
75L50Q (7L50Q)
5.0C50+
7.5L50I
227
75L50I (7L50I)
3.5C40+
7.5L40+
178
75L40+ (7L40+)
5.0L45
229
50L45 (50L45)
displayed name 6EV13+ (6EV+)
phased Array
probe ID
displayed name 25P20 (2P20)
25P20
176
75C30 (7C30)
35P14
175
35P14 (3P14)
177
50C50+ (5C50+)
50P10
174
50P10 (5P10)
180
35C40+ (3C40+)
CW= CD Doppler transducer
probe ID
displayed name
2.0CW
240
2CW (2CW)
4.0CW
241
4CW (4CW)
8.0CW
242
8CW (8CW)
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In the column "displayed name", the upper name is displayed on the LCD, and the lower name (xxxx) is displayed on the monitor screen.
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Make sure not to forget the "1" or "2" in the LC command. command .
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Leading zeroes in the probe ID must mus t be typed: "009", not "9".
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Make sure to enter the CWD$ON command before using the CW=xxx command.
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If you do not need a particular simulated simula ted transducer, you may select one from the default transducer list after entering the !PROBE command, without using the LC command.
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To see the image shape of the simulated transducer: transdu cer: enter the TEST4$ON command.
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To select a "real" transducer that is connected c onnected to the system: enter !PROBE enter !PROBE a second time to disable transducer simulation, then press Transducer Transducer.. The LCD now displays only the transducers that are connected to the system.
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If you select a simulated transducer tran sducer while a "real" transduc transducer er is connected to the system (even in a different port), you may get the image shape of the simulated si mulated transducer plus the the reflections (or possibly a real time scan) from the "real" transducer.
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These commands display a portion of system memory. The commands are helpful for troubleshooting only if the correct memory contents are known, so that a comparison with the actual contents of a system is possible. Nevertheless, the commands are shown here for completeness, and for future troubleshooting applications. Command
Result
$xxxxxxxx= (8 digits)
Displays the 128 bytes from the selected memory address forward. The hex-coded data is displayed in 8 lines, with 8 two-byte-groups each. (Make sure to type "= "=" before pressing Enter Enter.) .)
&xxxxxxxx= (8 digits)
Displays the 128 bytes from the selected memory address (in the front end boards) forward. The hex-coded data is displayed in 8 lines, with 8 two-byte-groups each. (Make sure to type "=" before pressing Enter.)
RR
Repeats the display of the same 128 bytes that were displayed with the preceding commands.
DD
Displays the next 128 bytes.
BB
Displays the previous 128 bytes.
4.8
Special F Fu unctio ion ns
Command
Result
CALIB
The system performs a calibration, and displays a "Calibration Report" (which can then be printed). The calibration takes about 15 seconds. The calibration is completed when the system clears the command line CALIB,, and the small, blinking command line cursor re-appears. CALIB The calibration has been successful if "CALIBRATION if "CALIBRATION ERROR" does ERROR" does not appear on the screen. To recover from the Calibration Report display, enter CLS.
CALIBRESULT
Displays a result of the last calibration. After a calibration error, enter the troubleshooting password SI5XX and the command CALIBRESULT, and make a printout of the calibration report (see section 6.2, Calibration Error Codes ). ).
CLS
Clears the image area on the screen (e.g. the calibration report). Can also be used to recover from the TSTRIPE test pattern.
TGRAY
Enhances the contrast of the image, and modifies the gray bar (to the left of the image area) accordingly. The enhanced contrast setting makes it easier to measure penetration and resolution with a phantom. To recover from this setting: press the reset button on the LCD. This will initialize the system. If TGRAY is on, the test patterns described in previous sections may look dif- ferent than shown.
VERSION#=
Displays the system software version. It is easier to invoke the preset menu 1 by pressing the F4 key. F4 key. This menu shows the system software version.
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5. Diagnostics 5.1
Introduction
In addition to the Troubleshooting Commands described in section 4, the SONOLINE Versa Plus system provides diagnostic test software which allows you to collect information about the status of the system hardware. Only authorized service personnel has access to the diagnostic test software through a special "service menu password" (see section 4.2, Troubleshooting Passwords )).. There are three different types of diagnostics: •
Start-Up Diagnostics These are automatically executed exec uted when the system is powered on (e.g. polling the board boa rd revisions).
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Background Diagnostics These are executed regularly while the system is operating (e.g. monitoring the power supply voltages), except while a preset menu is displayed.
Both the Start-Up and Background Diagnostics are normally "invisible" to the user. An error message is displayed only if the diagnostic software detects an error in the system. •
Operator Diagnostics These are manually started from the keyboard.
In all three cases, the test results are written into the "Service Support Data Base" in the SONOLINE Versa Plus system for later use (see next section). In the initial customer release, not all planned features of the diagnostic software are available yet.
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The test results of the diagnostic software are stored in the Service Support Data Base, which is located on the A69 Administrator.1 The following table shows which type of information is stored in the data base:
Name
Contents
System Configuration main frame serial number
nonvolatile
written
Start-Up
A69 Administrator Boot ROM
Start-Up
software version
Start-Up
status of power supply voltages
volatile
status of power supply temperature
Note
during Input by service personnel
board revisions
connected transducer(s) System Status
volatility
Background
Background
status of battery voltage TV format Service History
date and text entered by service personnel
input by service personnel
System Operation Log total system operating time System Error Log
information on system errors
Key Ke y Seq Seque uenc nce e Log Log
log log of ke key y inp input ut se sequ quen ence ce
Diagnostic
test results for hardware components on the boards
Diagnostic Log
history of the Diagnostic test results
nonvolatile
Background
not yet available
tests
not yet available
The upper half of whi ch is half of the table (except for the "Main Frame Serial Number") shows information which updated when the system is powered on, or periodically (in the background) while the system is working. The lower half of half of the table shows information which must not get lost when the system is switched off, and which must not be overwritten. The information in the Service Support Data Base can be viewed on the monitor by authorized service personnel (see section 5.3, User Interface , and section 5.4, Diagnostic Menus: Detailed Descrip- tion ))..
1. If the battery is removed removed from the bo board, ard, the informati information on in the Service Service Support Dat Data a Base is lost. If the board is replaced, the information in the Service Support Data Base is removed from the system.
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User Interface
The user interface of the Diagnostic Software is the Preset Menu 5 and its sub-menus. Menu 5 is the entry-point; and reading, writing, and clearing diagnostic test information is all done in submenus of menu 5. To invoke menu 5 and its sub-menus: •
Type the service menu password password SERVICE , and press the Enter key. Enter key.
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The password is not displayed on the monitor (except if in troubleshooting mode). Press the function key F4 repeatedly until menu 5 is displayed: Menu 5
General System System Set Up
..... Service Data ** >>
Normally the last option Service Service Data in menu 5 is disabled disable d (greyed out). T To o enable this option, it is necessary to enter the service menu men u password first. If you find the optio option n Service Data disabled, press Escape to leave menu 5, enter the service menu password, and invoke menu 5 again. Note that whenever you leave the "General System Set Up" (Menu 1 ... Menu 5), the system "forgets" that you had entered the service menu password! So make sure to enter the service menu password always before you invoke menu 5. •
Select the option Service option Service Data with the trackball and the Set key. Set key. Now menu 5.1 appears: Menu 5.1
Diagnostic Select
System Configuration System Status Service History System Operation Log Key Sequence Log System Error Log Diagnostic
Diagnostic Log Default Imaging Parameters >>
Change Language >>
The information displayed in these sub-menus corresponds to the information shown in the table in chapter 5.2, Service Support Data Base . Only the bolded options are available in the initial customer release. Following are detailed descriptions of the sub-menus of menu 5.1. To recover from any of these sub-menus, press Escape Escape..
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The menu names below are the names used in menu 5.1. In some cases, the sub-menus of menu 5.1 have slightly different headlines.
System Configuration Page 1 (Menu 5.1.1.1) displays... •
the Main Frame Serial Number,
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the board revision and assembly status (AS number) of any board in the system. The board revision and assembly status are displayed for information only. The software does not check if the configuration config uration of the boards is a valid one. If a board is not inserted in the system the message mes sage PCB PCB is not inserted is displayed.
Page 2 (Menu 5.1.1.2) displays... •
the revision of the system software (same result as with the command VERSION#=),
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the version number of the Boot ROM on the A69 Administrator, Admini strator,
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the type of the connected (or simulated) transducer(s).
The page can be changed by selecting the box cursor "Next Page" or "Previous Page" with the trackball. If the A69 Administrator was replaced, the main frame serial number should be entered in menu 5.1.1.1.
System Status This menu displays ... •
test results for the power supply voltages REF+5V, D+5V, D+12V, D+24V, A+13V, A+145V, A+145V , A+BV, A+12V, D-12V, A-12V, A-40V and A-13V,
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the test result for the power supply temperature tempe rature TEMP,
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the test result for the battery voltage,
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the currently selected TV format (CCIR or EIA).
+145V is the supply voltage for the high voltage multiplexers on the A35 Allocator; +BV is the supply voltage for the array TX drivers on the A37 Launcher.
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The voltage test displays displays PASS PASS if the measured voltages are as shown in the following table: power supply voltage
tolerance
REF+5V
± 3
%
D+5V
± 5%
D+12V
± 5%
D+24V
± 5%
A+13V A+145V
± 5%
± 5
A+BV
%
± 5
%, in case TX -09 to 00 dB ± 10 %, in case TX -24 to -12 dB
A+12V
± 5%
D-12V
± 5%
A-12V
± 5%
A-40V
A-13V
±
10 %
± 5
%
Service History This menu can be used as a notepad to note important service events (planned maintenance, repairs, upgrades, etc.). After selecting the box cursor with the track ball and pressing the Set key, Set key, the date is entered automatically. It is recommended to start any entry with your name. Clear All Information clears all entries. Be careful not to select this option accidentally!
System Operation Log This menu displays the number of hours and minutes the system has been operating. The operating time is counted in the background, but the time display is not updated automatically while the menu is displayed. Pressing Set activates a cursor that allows you to manually change the operating time. Normally the Set activates operating time should not be changed manually. Loading a new system software does not reset the operating time.
Key Sequence Log This menu displays the keys that had been pressed before the Key Sequence Log menu had been entered. The menu can be useful in determining the user’s key sequence before a system malfunction had occurred. This may be particularly important if the system "locks up" due to a software bug which only occurs after a certain key sequence. Keystrokes are logged even while a menu is displayed. The last entry will always be SET be SET (pressing Set Set had had invoked the Key Sequence Log).
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Pressing Set from the key sequence log clears the log. Be careful not to press Set accidentally! Set from The following table shows (in alphanumerical order) the key codes that are used in the key sequence log, together with the associated system keys (or other control elements, e.g. trackball): Code 2B 4B
Key 2B-Mode 4B-Mode
Code F2 F3
F2 F3
Code NU M PAGE
F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 Focus dummy Fn Freq Freeze Gate Down Gate Up Home Ins LCD0 LCD1 LCD2 LCD3 L CD4 L CD5 LCD6 LCD7
P B RK PC T PD PGD P GU P OS P OW PR1 PR2 P RB PRFD PRFU PSSR PW R IT S C RL SET SPT SWP TAB TB UD F UP
Pause Break Picto PD-Mode PgDn PgUp Position Power Print Video Probe PRF Down PRF Up PrtSc Sys Rq dummy
L/R Frip M-Mode M/D-Mode Next
UP D V IO WFD W FU ZO O M
U p D a te Video I/O Filter Down Filter Up Zoom
ALT ANG ANT B BIO BLD BLU BS C IN E CLIP CLR CLR CPLK CRLF CW D DEL DOWN DPI DPS DSK DSKS ECG END
Alt Angle Anatomy B-Mode Biopsy Baseline Down Baseline Up BS Cine Caliper Clear Color-Mode Caps Lock Enter CWD-Mode Del Invert Steer Disk Disk Store EC G End
F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F CS FESC FN FREQ F RZ G TD G TU HOME IN S LCD0 LCD1 LCD2 LCD3 LCD4 LCD5 LCD6 LCD7
ESC F1 F10 F11 F12
Escape F1 F10 F11 F12
LFT LRF M MD NEXT
Key
Key Num Lock Page
Scroll Lock Set Split Sweep Tab Trackball U/D Flip
System Error Log This menu is not yet available in the initial release.
Diagnostic This menu is not yet available in the initial release.
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Diagnostic Log This menu is not yet available in the initial release.
Default Imaging Parameters This menu is titled titled
Menu 5.1.2
Default Exams .
The Default Exams menu is not really a troubleshooting tool. Instead, it allows you to view the system’s default imaging parameters for any combination of examination type and transducer. To view the system’s default imaging parameters: •
In the Default Exams menu 5.1.2, 5.1 .2, select an examination type from the lilist st (Abd, Ob, Sm Parts, ... Rectal) with the trackball and the Set key. Set key.
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Now the sub-menu 5.1.2.1 is displayed. displ ayed. Select a transducer from the lis listt with the trackball and the key. Set key. Set
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Page 1 of another sub-menu 5.1.2.1.1 is displayed. It shows the default imaging parameters for the selected examination type and transducer. These parameters cannot be changed.
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Press Next to display page 2 of this menu (and then toggle between page 1 and page pag e 2); Next to press Escape to return to the transducer list of menu 5.1.2.1. Escape to
Change Language This menu is not really a troubleshooting tool: It allows you to change the language of the screen display by re-loading language data from a diskette. If there is a diskette with data for only one language in the floppy disk drive, that data is loaded into the system automatically. If there is a diskette with data for more than one language in the floppy disk drive, a selection menu will be displayed on the screen, and the needed language can be selected with the trackball. After loading new language data, the diagnostics menus remain in English.
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6. Error C Co odes 6.1 6.1
In Init itia iali liza zati tion on Er Erro rorr C Cod odes es
During35 initialization (boot-up), the following error messages may occur: Error Message
Fault: error when ...
Fl Flash ash Memor Memory y Erro Errorr 21 21 Fl Flash ash Memor Memory y Erro Errorr 22
cleari clearing ng a flash flash memo memory ry (EEP (EEPROM ROM)) with with 00 cleari clearing ng a fla flash sh memo memory ry (EEP (EEPROM ROM)) with with FF FF
Fl Flash ash Memor Memory y Erro Errorr 23 23
writi writing ng to a fla flash sh memor memory y (EEP (EEPROM ROM))
Software Install 11
clearing a flash memory
Soft oftware Ins nsttall all 12
dow downlo nloadin ding of A10 A10 Ope Operator’ tor’s s prog progrram
Software Install 21
writing to a flash memory (EEPROM)
Software Install 22
downloading the LCD’s program
Software Install 40
starting the A10 Operator
6.2 6.2
Solution •
turn system power off, and retry
Ca Cali libr brat atio ion n Er Erro rorr Co Code des s
The system performs a self-calibration of the A42 Effector ... ... during during the boot-u boot-up p phase, phase, or ... after the troubleshoot troubleshooting ing command CALIB CALIB was entered ((see see section 4.8, Special Functions ). ). If the self-calibration passes, no message is displayed. If the self-calibration fails, an error code appears, e.g.
CALIBRATION ERROR !! The following table lists the possible error codes and the probably faulty boards. If more than one board is specified, probably only one of them will be faulty. The A42 Effector may always be involved. Please be aware that in some cases other boards, which are not listed in the table, may cause a calibration failure that results in one of these error codes .
XXX
Error Code XXXX
XXXX
001 ... 286
0000
XXXX
XXX
0001 ... 0FFF
XXX
Probably faulty board(s) A47 A48 A61 A62
A42
A46
XXXX
1XXX ... FXXX
XXXX
XXX
0XXX
0 X X X
XXX
0XXX
X 0 X X
XXX
0XXX
X X 0 X
XXX
0XXX
X X X 0
A69
Note: "X "X" is "Don’t care". "0 "0"" is any digit except for "0 " 0". After a calibration error, you should enter the troubleshooting password SI5XX and the command CALIBRESULT, and make a printout of the calibration report. This report may be helpful for the ser- vice hotline, or for a repair of the returned board (please return the printout together with the board).
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Co Comm mmun unic icat atio ion nE Err rror or Co Code des s
When the system communicates with peripheral devices (floppy disk drive, VCR, etc.), the following error messages may occur: Error Message
Fault
Disk Error 11
error when opening a file
Disk Error 12
error when reading a file
Disk Error 13
the diskette was extracted while it was accessed
Disk Error 14
error when reading a file for 3 times
System File Error 31
file type error
System File Error 32
section header number error
System File Error 33
time and date error
System File Error 34
optional header error
System File Error 35
file name error
Communication Error 1
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Solution
error when communicating with the VCR, e.g. - DIP switch switches es on the the VCR set to to the wrong position
•
check diskette drive and cabling
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check preset menu settings, cabling, and VCR
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check VCR and tape
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retry
- In the preset menu 4, the parameter parameter "Set up for Print and Video Keys" > "Video" is not set to "VCR". - In the preset menu 5, the parameter parameter "Exter "Ex ternal nal RS-23 RS-232C 2C Port Port # 1" is not not set to "VCR". - The RS-23 RS-232C 2C cabl cable e is damaged damaged.. - The VCR VCR is damaged damaged (e.g. (e.g. its its RS232C interface). Comm ommunicat icatiion Er Errror 2 Communication Error 3
errror whe er when sele select ctin ing g a menu on the VCR VCR
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other error with the VCR, e.g. - the Video Video key key on the the SONOLIN SONOLINE E Versa Plus control panel is pressed playback - during no tape tapeVCR in the the VCR VCR - VCR VCR is switc switche hed d off off
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7. Power Power Su Supp pply ly Vol Volta tage ges s and and Fu Fuse ses s The connector J21 at the rear of the power supply is easily accessible after swinging open the rear cover. The power supply voltages that are present on the open connector can be checked easily. The following table shows the power supply voltages, their tolerances, and the respective fuses:
Tolerance
Fuse
Pin
Name
Voltage
1
A+12 V
12.00 V
± .2 .25
V
F1, F4
2
A-12 V
-12.00 V
± .2 .25
V
F1, F4
3
A+145 V
145 V
4
S+BV
5
D+24 V
24 V
6
D+12 V
12 V
7
D+5 V
+5 V
8
D-12 V
-12 V
9
A-40 V
-40 V
+ 5 V, - 0 V
10
NC
-
-
± 7. 7.25
A01-2 Regulator
V
R121
see note below
± .4 .48 ±
R121
V
F1, F3
.6 V
± .2 .25 ± .6 .6
A01-3 Switching Regulator
F1, F3
V
F1, F2
V
F1, F3 F1
Note: S+BV depends on the selected imaging mode and power level. It is a sense line of the variable TX driver supply voltage A+BV, obtained by a voltage divider. A level of approximately 7.22 V can be measured with a 35C40 transducer in B-mode at 0 dB (maximum) transmit power.
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The following detail from the block diagram of the A01 Power Supply shows the function func tion of the fuses on the A01-2 Regulator (bottom) and A01-3 Switching Regulator (top):
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If a power supply voltage is missing, remove the power supply and check the respective fuse(s). The following graphic shows where the fuses are located:
Connectors and circuit protector (7.5 A for CCIR; 15 A for EIA)
Transformer
A01-2 Regulator
¸
Front F1
Top view
A01 Power
A01-3 Switching Regulator
R121 F4
F2
F3 F1
Front If necessary, replace fuses according to the following table: A01-2 Regulator
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Fuse No.
Current
F1
315 mA
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10 A
F2
3.15 A
F3
3.15 A
F4
3.15 A
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8. LEDs LEDs an and d Test est Poin Points ts 8.1
Introduction
The boards of the SONOLINE Versa Plus imaging system contain LEDs and test points. Please be aware that the LED and test point information shown on the following pages is valid for the indicated board revisions. On newer board revisions the placement and meaning of the LEDs and test points may differ. LEDs •
In this document, only the three LED LE D states "ON", "OFF" and "Flas "Flashing" hing" are used. There is no distinction made between LEDs driven by a constant voltage level, level , and LEDs that are driven by a fast pulse sequence, unless the pulse frequency is so low that a "flashing" effect is visible.
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The state of some LEDs may change - dur during ing power-u power-up p or or rreset eset - while switching from (the "standard") B-mode to M-, BM-, Doppler-, BD- or BMD-mode. The following pages usually describe only the "stable" "stabl e" LED states within a defined mode of operation.
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Please be aware that the LED information shown on the following pages is just one of several troubleshooting tools. The behaviour behavio ur of some LEDs can depend on a wide variety of system settings, so that the LED information informa tion may not be used as the only indicator indic ator to identify a defective board.
Test Points •
Only those test points poin ts which are relevant for the field service are show shown. n. These test points are usually located on the outer ou ter edge of the boards, and can be accessed wit without hout an extender board.
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Most of the test points not described describ ed here are for debugging purposes at the manufac manufacturer. turer.
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The following table shows which boards are located in the left or right card cages, respectively:
back
front
card cage Left card Left
card cage Right card Right
A69 Administrator
A58 Translator-2
A67 Provider
A56 Streamer-2
A66 Stabilizer
A55 Synthesizer
A64 Grabber
A54 Reflector
A63 Correlator-2
A53 Triplexer-2
A61 Coordinator-2
A51 Scripter-2
A62 Commander
A50 Di Discriminator-2
A49 Demodulator
A48 Alternator
A47b Expander
A46b Adjuster
A47a Expander
A46a Adjuster
A45 Uniformer
A42 Effector A39 Steerer A38 Initiator
Shaded boards are optional.
A37 Launcher A36 Harmonizer A35 Allocator
8. 8.3 3
De Desc scri ripti ption on of LE LEDs Ds an and d Tes Testt P Poi oint nts s
A28 Isolator-2 Test Points Test Point
Voltage
TP1
12 V
TP2
-12 V
TP2
TP1 A28 Isolator-2
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A35 Allocator LEDs LED
normal ON
DS1
A 3 5 A l l o c
B, Bc, BpD, BcpD and SCWD modes
undefined
M and D mode
t a o r
(depends on position of M cursor)
Test Points Test Point
Signal
Voltage
TP 1
- 40VA
- 40 V
TP 2
+150 VA
150 V
TP 3
+5 VA
5V
TP 4
+ 12VA
+ 12 V
TP 5
-12VA
- 12 V
DS1 TP4 TP5 TP3 TP2 TP1
A36 Harmonizer LEDs
TP10
LED
Signal
DS 1
SCWON
A 3 6 H a r m o n i z e r
normal ON
SCWD mode
OFF
other modes
R E V 1
Test Points Test Po Point
Signal
Voltage
TP 5
+12VD
+ 12 V
TP 6
-12VD
- 12 V
TP 7
+5VD
+5V
TP 8
-7VD
-7V
TP 9
+7VD
+ 7V
TP10
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TP13 A
LED
normal
DS 1
ON
3 7 L a u n c h e r
always
R E V 1
est Points Test Point
Signal
Voltage
TP 8
+12VA
12 V
TP 9
+5VA
5V
TP 6
+BVA
depends on transmit power setting
TP12
AGND
TP13
AGND
TP6 DS1
TP12 TP9 TP8
A38 Initiator LEDs
TP24
LED
normal
DS1
ON
A 3 8 I n i t i a t o r
always
R E V 2
Test Points Test Point
Signal
Voltage
TP16 TP17
-12VD +12VD
-12 V 12 V
TP19
+5VD
5V
TP21
S+BV
TP20
+BVA
TP24
AGND
TP25
AGND
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A39 Steerer LEDs LED
TP17 A
Signal
normal phased arrays; and linear arrays during beamsteering in pD and Bc modes
ON DS1
3 9 S t e e r e r
PAH OFF
other transducers (LC and pencil cwD); phased arrays in SCWD mode
DS2
BITH
OFF
always
DS3
EACCL
ON
always
DS3 DS2
R E V 1
DS1 TP2 TP18 TP3
est Points
TP1
Test Po Point
Signal
Voltage
TP1
+12VD
+ 12 V
TP2
-12VD
- 12 V
TP3
+5VD
+5V
TP18
AGND
TP17
AGND
A42 Effector LEDs TP22
LED DS1
A 4
normal ON
when under calibration
OFF
otherwise
2 E f f e c t o r R E V 2
Test Points Test Point
Signal
Voltage
TP15
-5VA
-5V
TP17
+12VA
12 V
TP18
-12VA
- 12 V
TP19
+5VA
5V
TP22 TP23
G ND G ND
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A45 Uniformer LEDs
TP10
LED
normal
DS1
ON
A 4 5 U n i f o r m e r R
always
E V 2
Test Points Test Point
Signal
Voltage
TP1
+12VD
12 V
TP2
-12VD
-12 V
TP3
+5VD
5V
TP7
AGND
TP10
AGND
TP12
+5BB
DS1 TP2 TP12 TP7 TP1 TP3
5V
A46 Adjuster LEDs TP1
LED
normal
DS1
ON
A 4 6 A d j u s t e r A s s y
always
Test Points Test Point
Signal
TP1 TP5
AGND AGND
TP7
+5VD
5V
TP8
-12VA
- 12V
TP9
-5VA
-5V
TP10
+12VA
+ 12 V
TP11
+5VA
5V
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A47 Expander s TP4
LED DS 1
Signal LCLPH
A 4 7 E x p a n d e r R
normal ON
phased arrays
OFF
other transducers (LC and pencil cwD)
E V 2
Test Points Test Point
Signal
Voltage
TP 3
AGND
TP 5
GND
TP 9
-12VA
- 12 V
TP10
+12VA
+ 12 V
TP11
+5VA
+5V
DS1 TP9 TP5 TP11 TP3 TP10
A48 Alternator LEDs LED DS2
TP13 A 4 8 A l t e r n a t o r
normal ON
SCW mode
OFF
Others
R E V 3
Test Points Test Point
Signal
Voltage
TP 1
+12VA
12 V
TP 2
-12VA
- 12 V
TP 3
+5VA
5V
TP 4
GN D
TP13
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A49 Demodulator LEDs TP459
LED
A 4 9 D e m o d u l a t o r r
normal
DS1 DS2
O FF
SCWD or cwD mode
ON
other modes
OFF
always
R E V 2
Test Points Test Point
Signal
Voltage
TP451
+12VA
12 V
TP452
+5VD
TP454
-12VA
TP459
A G ND
TP460
A G ND
DS1 DS2 TP454 TP460 TP451 TP452
-12 V
A50 Discriminator-2 LEDs
TP22
LED
Signal
DS3
CFMODL
DS4
normal
CFTML
ON
in Colour Flow Mode
OFF
otherwise
Flashing
in Colour Flow Mode (flashing with frame rate)
ON
in Doppler mode
OFF
otherwise
Test Points
E V 1
DS3 DS4
TP19
Test Point
Signal
Voltage
TP19
+5VAD
5V
TP22
DG ND
TP23
-12VA
-12 V
TP24
-5VA
-5V
TP25
DG ND
TP26
+5VA
5V
TP27 TP28
+12VA +5VD
12 V 5V
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A51 Scripter-2 LEDs LED
DS1
TP103 A 5 1 S c r i p t e r 2
normal ON or Flashing
in active (not freezed) B-mode; in BM-mode; during CINE playback of B-mode
OFF
otherwise, and in Freeze mode R E V 1
Test Points Test Po Point
Signal
Voltage
TP101
+5 V
5V
TP102
G ND
TP103
G ND
DS1
TP102 TP101
A53 Triplexer-2 LEDs LED DS1 DS4
TP3
normal ON
DS5 DS6
A 5 3 T r i p l e x e r 2
always
R E V 1
OFF
DS7
DS7 DS6 DS5 DS1
Test Points Test Po Point
Signal
Voltage
DS4
TP 2
+5VD
5V
TP4 TP2
TP 3
DG ND
TP 4
DG ND
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A54 Reflector LEDs
TP5
LED
Signal
DS1
BGNDH
DS2 DS3
O E N1 O E N2
A 5 4 R e f l e c t o r
normal O FF
during a transducer selection
ON
otherwise
Flashing Flashing
with even image frame rate with odd image frame rate
Test Points
R E V 4
DS3 DS2 DS1
Test Point
Signal
Voltage
TP1
+5VD
5V
TP8
TP2
+5VA
5V
TP2 TP1
TP5
G ND
TP8
G ND
A55 Synthesizer LEDs
TP7
LED
Signal
normal
DS1
DSPB
ON
DS2
DSPA
ON
A 5 5 S y n t h e s i z e r
always (even in non-Doppler modes)
R E V
2
Test Points Test Point
Signal
Voltage
TP1
+5VD
5V
TP3
-5VA
-5V
TP4
+5VA
5V
TP5
DG ND
TP7
DG ND
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A56 Streamer-2 LEDs
TP4
LED
Signal
normal
DS 1
S1
ON
always
DS 2
S0
ON
always
DS 3
HOST BUSY
OFF
DS 4
A 5 6 S t r e a m e r 2 A R E s V s y
LOCAL BUSY
ON
while ECG or Doppler traces are displayed
O FF
otherwise
0
Test Points
DS1 DS2 DS3 DS4
Test Point
Signal
TP51 TP1 TP7
TP 1
DG ND
TP 4
DG ND
TP 7
+5VD
5V
TP51
-5VA
-5V
Voltage
A58 Translator-2 LEDs
TP721
TP715
LED
Signal
normal
DS711
TRVCSL
ON
always
ON
if TV Format is EIA
OFF
if TV Format is CCIR
DS90
DS90
A 5 8 T r a n s l a t o r 2 R E V 2
Test Points DS711
Test Point
Signal
Voltage
TP710
-12VD
-12 V
TP711
TP711
-5VA
-5V
TP715
+12VD
12 V
TP722 TP716 TP761
TP716
+5VA
5V
TP721
DG ND
TP722
DG ND
TP761
+5VD
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A61 Coordinator-2 LEDs
TP54 A
LED
Signal
normal
DS1
CO M P 6
ON
always
DS2
IMC ERR
OFF
always
6 1 C o o r d i n a t o -r 2
DS2 may be deleted in future board revisions.
Test Points
DS1
Test Point
Signal
Voltage
TP50
+5VD
5V
TP52
+12VA1
12 V
TP53
-12VA1
- 12 V
TP54
DG ND0
TP55
DG ND0
TP56
DG ND0
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A62 Commander s TP1
LED
Signal
normal
DS356
LOCAL FAIL
O FF
DS371
ON
B mode
DS372 DS373
ON ON
Bc mode M mode
DS374
ON
pD mode
DS375
ON
Mc mode
DS376
ON
SCWD or cwD mode
DS377
ON
Dummy TX for waiting "Flashing" (very fast) with TXCL
DS561
T X CL
ON
DS562
ACCESS
ON
DS673
HOST FAIL
O FF
DS715
TEST
ON
A 6 2 C o m m a n e d r
DS356 DS673 DS715 DS377 DS376 DS375 DS374 DS373 DS372 DS371 DS561
R E V 3
DS562 TP30 TP20 TP4 TP10
"Flashing" (very fast) with TXCL
Test Points Test Point
Signal
Voltage
TP 1
DGND
TP 4
DGND
TP10
+5VD
5V
TP20
+12VD
12 V
TP30
-12VD
-12 V
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A63 Correlator-2 LEDs LED DS1
TP13
Signal
normal
MTI
DS2
CF P
DS3
CF NC
A 6 3 C o r r e l a t o
DS4 ... DS9
ON
with simulated transducers
Fl Flas ashi hing ng
in Colo Colour ur Flow Flow Mo Mode de
O FF Fl Flas ashi hing ng
otherwise in Colo Colour ur Flow Flow Mo Mode de
O FF
otherwise
Fl Flas ashi hing ng
in Colo Colour ur Flow Flow Mo Mode de
O FF
otherwise
O FF
normally
ON or Flashing
during or after Colour Flow Mode (means overflow of colour flow data)
-r 2 2 R E V 0
DS9 DS8
DS7 ...
DS4
DS1 DS2 DS3 TP10 TP9
Test Points Test Po Point
Signal
Voltage
TP9
+5VD
5V
TP10
DG ND
TP13
DG ND
A64 Grabber LEDs LED
normal
DS1
ON
A 6 4 G r a b b e r
Test Points Test Po Point
Signal
Voltage
TP4
+5 V
5V
TP5
A+5V
5V
TP6
-5V
-5V
TP7
DG ND
DS1 TP6 TP7 TP5 TP4
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A66 Stabilizer LEDs TP55 A 6 6 S t a b i l i z e r
No LEDs
Test Points Test Po Point
Signal
Voltage
TP50
+5VD
5V
TP51
+5VA
5V
TP52
-5VA
-5V
TP53
DG ND
TP55
DG ND
R E V 1
TP52 TP53 TP50 TP51
A67 Provider LEDs TP3
No LEDs
A 6 7 P r o v i d e r
Test Points Test Point
Signal
Voltage
TP1
+5VA
5V
TP2
G ND
GND
TP3 TP6
G ND I+5VA
GND 5V
TP7
IGND
R E V 2
TP6 TP7
TP2 TP1
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TP53 A
LED
Signal
normal
DS1... DS6
S0...S5
(ON)
DS7
NREADY
ON or Flashing
DS8
A DS
ON
DS9
RESET
O FF
ON for 1 second during initialize
DS10
POWER
ON
Indicates + 5 volts
DS11
FAIL
O FF
ON for 1 second during initialize
I/O ports (software-controlled, not defined)
DS1 DS2 DS3 DS4 DS5 DS6 DS7 DS8 DS9 DS11
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o t r
R E V 1
DS10 TP54 TP57
Test Points Test Point
Signal
TP53
DG ND
TP54
DG ND
TP57
+5VD
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9. Mini Minimu mum m Con Config figur urat ation ion Ins Insta talla llatio tion n If somewhere in the system there is a fault which cannot be located immediately, the "Minimum Configuration" Installation method may help you to find the faulty board: •
Pull out all boards in the system syst em from their connectors, except for - boards that cannot be removed removed easily: easily: A10 Operator, A21 Binder, A28 Isolator, and A35 Allocator, and - a minimum config configuration uration of boards boards that are needed needed to make the system system respond (see Step Step 1 below).
•
Add the other boards as described below, be low, one by one, and check the system response. If the system does not respond as described, des cribed, the board that was added last is prob probably ably the faulty board.
Please keep in mind that the following list of checks cannot be complete, and there may be faults that may not be detected by this method. The optional boards A66 Stabilizer (TEE transducer interface) and A67 Provider (optically isolated RS-232C ports) are not covered in this chapter. Turn power off before inserting or removing any board!
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When When board board(s (s)) are are okay okay th the e syst system em will will respo respond nd as fo follo llows ws::
Step 1: Minimum Configuration •
A62 Commander
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after turning power on, all keys are illuminated illumin ated for a short time
•
A69 Administrator
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after the system has booted up, the LED of the B-mode B -mode control is illuminated, and the LCD is active
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pressing any key produces the usual "click"
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all B- and M-mode controls (e.g. B+B) respond respo nd correctly (i.e. their lamps are illuminated)
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upon pressing any LCD key, the annotation changes accordingly
Step 2: External video signal • after pressing the Video I/O key, add: I/O key, an external video signal (e.g. from a VCR) is displayed correctly • A58 Translator-2
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Step 3: Graphic Signal Display, Digital Test Test Patterns add: •
•
after the system has booted up, the monitor displays: CALIBRATION ERROR !!
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any black-and-white graphics can be displayed displaye d (for example
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pictograms) after pressing F4 all F4 all 5 menus can be displayed
A61 Coordinator-2
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the „Gray Bar Ba r T Test est Pattern“ and an d „Grid Test Pattern“ (menu 5; see chapter 3, Preset Menu 5 Test Patterns ) can be displayed
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after entering the troubleshooting password, the digital test patterns can be displayed: TSTRIPE, TEST3$ON, and TEST4$ON (see section 4.3, B/W Test Patterns )
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while the system is booting the monitor displays Under Calibration and then, temporarily, tem porarily, Uniformer Calibration Error
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after entering the troubleshooting password and the command message Calibration Error is displayed. CALIB,, the message CALIB
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if an array transducer is connected, and an d with B gain turned fully on, the shape of the ultrasound image is visible against the background, and the DGC controls affect the displayed noise DGC controls
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the analog test patterns CHKAD1 and CHKAD2 can be displayed (ignore any error messages that might be displayed)
Step 4: Calibration add: •
A42 Effector
Step 5: Array Front End (Receive Beamformer) add:
•
plug in A45, A48, and only one A46 Adjuster: Adj uster: with maximum B gain (and all DGC slide pots pot s at maximum gain) the
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A45 Uniformer
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A48 Alternator
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one A46 Adjuster, then test the system
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install also the second A46 Adjuster and verify that the noise with maximum gain is uniformly distributed without visible disruption
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later: the other A46 Adjuster (see text)
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verify that the noise level changes when the B gain control is rotated, and when the DGC DGC slide slide pots are moved
image shows horizontal stripes (linear transducer) or concentric arcs (convex transducer)
Step 6: Complete Linear/Convex Array Signal Path (only black-and-white) add: • •
A37 Launcher
•
after applying an array transducer on a phantom phan tom or on your body and optimizing all relevant parameters, a good ultrasound image is obtained
A38 Initiator
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When When board board(s (s)) are are okay okay th the e syst system em will will respo respond nd as fo follo llows ws::
Step 7: Doppler add: •
A49 Demodulator
•
A55 Synthesizer
•
A56 Streamer-2
•
Doppler imaging is possible
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after entering the troubleshooting password SI5XX, the test routines FFT FF TA$ON and FFTB$ON can be invoked. This tests the complete c omplete
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Doppler signal path, including audio. the Max, Min, Mean, Mode Doppler traces can be activated ac tivated and are displayed superimposed on the spectrum
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with ECG option installed also the ECG trace can be activated and displayed on the monitor
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colour flow imaging is now possible: after optimizing all relevant parameters a good colour flow image is obtained
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after entering the troubleshooting password passwo rd SI5XX, the test patterns CFTEST1 CF TEST1 ... CFTEST9 can be invoked invo ked
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after freezing the image ima ge the test pattern CO COLORPA LORPAT T can be invoked invoke d
Step 8: Colour Flow add: •
A50 Discriminator-2
•
A53 Triplexer-2
•
A54 Reflector
•
A63 Correlator-2
Step 9: Complete Phased Array Signal Path (without scwD) add: •
A39 Steerer
•
A47a Expander
•
A47b Expander
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with a phased array transducer, all modes and tests are possible (without scwD)
Step 10: Complete Phased Array Signal Path (with scwD) add: • A36 Harmonizer
•
with a phased array transducer, all modes and tests are possible (including scwD)
Step 11: CINE Mode add: •
•
scan for at least 60 seconds, press pres s the Freeze key, press the CINE Freeze key, CINE key, and press Motion on the LCD: The CINE review (black-andwhite or colour) is displayed continuously. c ontinuously.
•
colour images can be written to diskette disk ette and hard disk, and can be reloaded
•
in the retrieved images caliper measurements are possible. The calibration is done automatically. automat ically.
A51 Scripter-2
Step 12: Grabber add: •
A64 Grabber
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10. Testing the HS Bus 10.1 10. 1 Fun Functio ctional nal O Over vervie view w of th the e HS Bu Bus s The HS Bus connects the A62 Commander (bus master) with the A50 Discriminator-2, A61 Coordinator-2, A63 Correlator-2 and A55 Synthesizer. The image control fromHS theBus A50transmits Discriminator-2 board. data for B, M, D and CFM modes, and receives board ID data The HS Bus is active only in the short time intervals between receive periods. This ensures that the sensitive analog electronics in the front end, while receiving ultrasound echo signals, is not affected by noise from the digital HS Bus. The following table shows the HS Bus signals: Signal
Full name
TXCL
TX Cycle Low
HSSTEL HSST EL Hardwar Hardware e Signal Signal Set Enable Enable Low HSCK HS CKH H
Hard Hardwa ware re Sign Signal al Clo Clock ck Hig High h
HSA[6:0 HSA[ 6:0]] Hardwar Hardware e Signal Signal Address Address ... ... High HSD[7:0 HSD[ 7:0]] Hardwar Hardware e Signal Signal Data ... ... High High The following diagram shows the coarse timing of the HS Bus signals:
Transmit
Reception of echo signal
TXCL HSSTE HSCKH HSA[6:0]H HSD[7:0]H 1
2
3
1
2
3
with the following HS Bus activities: 1
Write TX control data to Back End boards
2
Receive probe a an nd board ID from A50 Di Discriminator-2
3
HS Bus is quiet (reception of echo signal)
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10.2 Check Checking ing TX TXCL CL an and d the HS Bu Bus s Con Control trol S Signals ignals If one or all of the boards mentioned in section 10.1 do not operate properly, the problem may be caused by a failure of TXCL, or by incorrect operation of the HS Bus. TXCL is available as a LED on the A62 Commander; TXCL and the HS Bus control signals are LED on available as test points on points on most of the connected boards:
Board A50 Discriminator-2 A55 Synthesizer A62 Commander
TXCL HSCKH HSSTEL no TXCL and HS Bus test points
n
A61 Coordinator-2 A63 Correlator-2
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
The TXCL and HS Bus test points (not shown shown in section 8, LEDs and Test Points ) are usually located close to the lower mother board connector, so that an extender board is necessary.
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