SONOVISION

Sonovision is a ruggedised, portable ultrasonic inspection system capable of simultaneous

multi-channel Time-of-Flight-Diffraction (TOFD) and Pulse Echo (PE) Corrosion/Erosion
Mapping capable of interfacing to a wide range of single/multi-axis manipulators including
video tracking. The system comes complete with a suite of comprehensive data collection
and off-line analysis software that runs under Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.

Key Features
• One box complete system contained in an portable,
ruggedised laptop
• 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16 channel variants available
• Integrated single card solution containing entire
ultrasonic pulser/receiver/digitiser & DSP
• Real time RF, A, B, C, D-scan displays and storage
• Multi-channel, simultaneous TOFD and Pulse Echo
Corrosion/Erosion Mapping
• Position stamping from up to 2 encoders
• Corrosion Mapping using Video Tracking technique
• Comprehensive configuration, data acquisition, off-
line analysis and reporting software
• Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP Operating System
• Expandable up to 256 channels by daisy-chaining
additional cards
• External or internal motor drive option
• Battery operation for 2-4 or 6-8 with extended
battery option
• Continuous hardware/software updates &
improvements
Sonovision - One-box, ruggedised TOFD & PE System

PC specification
General Physical
CPU Pentium Centrino 1.4 / 1.6 GHz External Dimension 310W x 254D x 121H mm
(12.2” x 10.0” x 4.7”)
Memory 512 MB DDR (upgradeable) Weight 6.5 kg (14 lb)
Hard Drive 40 GB (upgradeable) Temperature Range 0°C to 50°C
Display 14.1” XGA (1024x768) daylight
readable TFT (upgradeable) Power
Interfaces 2 x RS232 (optional RS422/RS485), Input Voltage 100-240 VAC (10-20V DC optional)
EPP/ECP Parallel, 2 x USB, 10/100
Ethernet
Storage 1.44 MB floppy, CD-ROM (RW Battery 2-4 operational (6-8 with extended battery
optional) option)

Where to find Sonovation Products and Systems

Krombraak 13 PO Box 112
4906 CR Oosterhout Lymm
The Netherlands WA13 9XZ Cheshire, United Kingdom
Tel. +31 (0)162 425588 Website: www.Sonovation.com
Fax: +31 (0)162 424343 E-mail: info@Sonovation.com

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Typical TOFD analysis display with FFT Sealed NEMA12 / IP54 rated enclosure Simultaneous TOFD & Corrosion Mapping

Technical Specification
Pulser / Receiver Digitiser
Probe Connectors 1, 4, 8 or 16 (expandable up to 128) Sampling Rate 125MHz to 2MHz in 7 steps
Software Channels Up to 256 (250MHz optional)
Transducer Type Single or Twin Resolution 8-bit (10/12 bit optional)
HT Pulse Voltage -40 V to –300 V in 2V increments Points per channel 65536 (256k optional)
(Higher voltages optional) Sample Delay 0 to 10ms dependent upon
HT Pulse Width 15 ns to 1000 ns in 5 ns increments digitisation frequency.
(with <10 ns rise time) Averaging 2 to 256 frames or disabled
PRF 10 Hz to 20 kHz in 10 Hz steps Averaging Performance Real-time hardware averaging of all
(dependant upon voltage, pulse channels at maximum digitisation
width and gate settings) rate
Averaging Memory 128k – dynamically allocated across
Amplifier channels
Max. Gates per Channel 16 – start, length and threshold
Gain Range -10 dB to +110 dB in 0.1 dB steps specified in mm or µs
Bandwidth 0.5 - 40 MHz Peak Detection Real-time hardware peak detection:
1/2
Input Noise Level 1.5nV/(Hz) First ‘n’, Last ‘n’, Largest ‘n’
Impedance (Damping) 133Ω (other options available) amplitude
Transfer Rate to PC 133MB/s PCI Burst Mode
Distance Amplitude Correction (DAC)
Encoder Interface
Gain Range -10 dB to +110 dB in 0.1 dB steps
DAC Curves 8 Number of Axes 2 (4 optional)
DAC Memory 16kByte Encoder Type Single (Differential optional)
DAC Points per Curve Up to 4096. Optimum number is Encoder Voltage 5V (TTL)
automatically selected depending on Encoder Counts ±231 quadrature counts
channels, frequency & range. Input Frequency 1MHz
DAC Frequency ¼ to 1/32 of digitisation rate
automatically selected depending on
range & points
Video Tracking Interface
DAC Reference TX pulse or Interface Echo Maximum Image Size 768 x 576 (PAL)
Detection speed 50 Hz (PAL)
Signal Filtering & Rectification Standard PAL or NTSC
Low Pass Filters 1.3MHz, 3MHz, 5.5MHz, 7.6MHz,
10.3MHz, 13.3MHz, 22MHz & Motor Drive Unit Interface
Broadband (channel selectable)
High Pass Filters 0.5MHz, 1.5MHz, 3MHz, 4MHz, Description External 2 axis DC motor controller
6.1MHz, 7.5MHz, 12.5MHz, and driver (optional)
16.5MHz. (channel selectable) Interface Type RS232/485
Rectifier Digital - Full-wave, Positive half- Link Speed 115 kbps
wave, Negative half-wave and RF
selectable on a channel basis.
Post-Rectification Filters Digital

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