User Manual RaySafe Xi View
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RaySafe Xi View Manual – Contents Contents About RaySafe Xi View.......................................................................................4 Getting started................................................................................................. 5 Setup of communication.................................................................................. 5 Start measuring................................................................................................
RaySafe Xi View Manual – About RaySafe Xi View About RaySafe Xi View RaySafe Xi View is suitable for • viewing measurement parameters and waveforms • storing measurements • transferring data to Excel or other software RaySafe Xi View is backward compatible with instrument versions from Unfors Xi Platinum (firmware version 5.27 and higher), and all RaySafe Xi and Solo versions. Find out the current version in Setup Menu – Info – Base Unit in your Base Unit.
RaySafe Xi View Manual – Getting started Getting started Setup of communication Before you can start using RaySafe Xi View together with your instrument, you need to set up a communication link between your computer and the instrument. There are two ways for the instrument to communicate with a PC: • Via the RS-232 cable to the PC. If the PC has only USB ports, the supplied standard adapter converting RS-232 to USB must be used.
RaySafe Xi View Manual – Getting started Start measuring 2 1 Figure 2. RaySafe Xi View main window. 1: Button for connecting/disconnecting instrument. 2: Exposure data displayed as text or waveforms. Press the Start button (1 in Figure 2). The orange dot will turn green when your instrument is connected. After each exposure, measurements will be displayed as digits and waveforms (if available) (2 in Figure 2). Setup of Bluetooth communication 1.
RaySafe Xi View Manual – Getting started 7. Start RaySafe Xi View, go to File – Settings and enter the correct COM port. Press the Start button. A green dot will indicate that the connection is established. 8. Go to the SETUP MENU of the instrument and select the INFO option. Scroll until “Xi View test” appears and press SELECT. Test data should now appear on the RaySafe Xi View screen.
RaySafe Xi View Manual – Using Xi View Using Xi View The main window 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 Figure 3. RaySafe Xi View main window. 1: Excel connection settings. See “Export data to Microsoft Excel” on page 12. 2: Excel export functions. See “Export data to Microsoft Excel” on page 12. 3: Exposure counter and navigator. 4: Exposure data as digits. 5: Text comment for current exposure. 6: Exposure data as waveforms. 7: Instrument settings used for the current exposure.
RaySafe Xi View Manual – Using Xi View Instrument Status window The menu choice View – Instrument Status will activate a floating window (Figure 4). 1 2 4 3 5 6 Figure 4. The Instrument Status window. 1: Activity indicator. 2: Exposure status indicator. Green: Last exposure OK. Red: Last exposure not OK. 3: Undo/redo exposure. 4: The last recorded value. 5: Drop down menu for instrument sensor selection. 6: Drop down menu for selection of exposure waveform length (when applicable).
RaySafe Xi View Manual – Using Xi View 3: Options for exporting data to Excel. 4: Include waveforms when exporting data to Excel. 5: Make RaySafe Xi View play a sound at the registration of an exposure. 6: This option forces Xi View to display a kV waveform even when the signal level is too low to calculate a reliable waveform. Instrument Settings window Figure 5. Instrument Settings window. Delays and units displayed on the instrument and in Xi View.
RaySafe Xi View Manual – Using Xi View Figure 7. FDD compensated dose values. The waveforms area 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 8 9 Figure 8. Exposure waveforms. 1–4: Right click menu. 5–9: Marker info. 1: Put the waveforms on the clipboard or save them as a bitmap file. 2: Waveforms area settings. 3: Select which waveforms to show. 4: Show all available data. 5: Marker A (click on waveform to set). 6: Calculated values between marker A and B. 7: Marker B (shift-click on waveform to set). 8: Legend for marker A.
RaySafe Xi View Manual – Using Xi View In the Measure menu you find the High Bandwidth option. This option is used to view an unfiltered waveform, for example to see the ripple when measuring on an AMX-4 mobile X-ray unit. File management RaySafe Xi View can save data in xml and csv format. The xml files can be opened by Xi View for viewing or export to Excel. For export of data to other programs than Excel, save the data in CSV (comma-separated values) format. Waveforms can be saved in BMP format.
RaySafe Xi View Manual – Using Xi View Export previously recorded measurements 1. Measure with your instrument, or open a file (File – Open or Ctrl-O). 2. Start Excel and open a file, or press “New Book” to create a new file. 3. Select an Excel Workbook and a Worksheet in Xi View. This could be a blank sheet or a template where specific, pre-defined calculations and report formatting are made. Templates should be made by the user as needed. 4. Define a start cell in Xi View.
RaySafe Xi View Manual – Hints Hints Installation of serial port adapter driver During the installation you will be asked if you want to install a driver for the USB serial port adapter. If you do not use Windows Update or if you do not have an Internet connection, check the box to install the driver.
RaySafe Xi View Manual – Hints Error messages Error message Action Unable to open COM #. • Check that your instrument is properly connected. Please check your port settings. • Check the COM port selection in RaySafe Xi View. • Check in your Windows settings that the COM port selected in the program is a valid COM port for the physical connection (cable or Bluetooth). The selected Excel Book or Sheet could not be opened.
