The result of over 10 years of proven leadership in
modular NDT test platforms, the OmniScan MX
has been the most successful portable and modular
phased array test instrument produced by Olympus
to date, with thousands of units in use throughout
the world.
Building on a Solid Basis
This second generation OmniScan MX2 increases
testing efficiencies, ensuring superior manual and
advanced AUT application performance with faster
setups, test cycles, and reporting, in addition to universal compatibility with all phased array and ultrasound modules: past, present and future. Designed
for NDT leaders, this high-end, scalable platform
delivers true next-generation NDT performance.
The OmniScan MX2 offers a high acquisition rate
and new powerful software features for efficient
manual and automated inspection performance—
all in a portable, modular instrument.
Faster Is Better!
Powerstart your day the right way with the
OmniScan MX2. The OmniScan MX2 simplifies
and speeds up the setup process with its new Weld
Overlay software feature, so you can start testing
immediately. Featuring the industry-standard phased
array user interface with faster-than-ever performance, a bigger and brighter 10.4in. screen, new
and unique intuitive touch-screen capabilities, and
faster data transfer, enabling you to get to your next
inspection quicker.
More Rugged than Ever
The OmniScan MX2 is now designed for IP66, and
built to withstand the drops, spills, and abuse that
typically occur in the most demanding inspection
environments.
More than an Instrument
—A Solution Provider
The OmniScan MX2 is an important part of your
inspection solution, and can be combined with
other critical components to form a complete
inspection system. Olympus offers a complete
product range that includes phased array probes,
scanners, analysis software, and accessories, all
of which are integrated and packaged into rapidly
deployable, application-specific solutions for quick
returns on your investment. In addition, Olympus
offers a high-quality calibration and repair service
worldwide, which is backed by a team of phased
array application experts to ensure that you get the
support you need.
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Life-Size OmniScan MX2
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Touch-Screen Interface
The revolutionary touch-screen interface offers simple and quick navigation, enhanced
text input functions, and easier, faster cursor control and gate setup.
Full-Screen Mode
The unique full-screen mode offers operators increased viewing comfort, in addition to better readability at a distance.
This feature can be used in both acquisition and analysis mode.
Bright 10.4 in. Screen
OmniScan MX
Weld Overlay Wizard
The Weld Overlay Wizard facilitates the
creation of industry-standard weld overlays for analysis assistance and volumetric
flaw placement.
OmniScan MX
OmniScan MX2
OmniScan MX
OmniScan MX2
OmniScan MX2
50% larger screen
100% brighter screen
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Modular Instrument
Backward Compatible. Forward Compatible.
An Evolving Platform for your Growing Needs.
Designed to secure both your current and future phased array investments, the OmniScan MX2 can house any Olympus phased array
module, including the reliable, field-proven models currently available,
and the next-generation modules of the future. Its open architecture also
supports future software updates and phased array module upgrades with
configurations from 16:64M to 32:128 to ensure that your instrument
evolves with your testing needs, and that you get the most from your
investment.
Module CompatibilityOmniScan MX2OmniScan MX
OMNI-M-PA1664M
OMNI-M-PA1664
OMNI-M-PA16128
OMNI-M-PA32128
OMNI-M-PA32128PR
OMNI-M-PA3232 (200V)
OMNI-M-UT
OMNI-M-ECT/ECA
Software Compatibility
MXU-3.X
MXU-2.X setup and data files
TomoView 2.9R12 (or higher)
TomoView Remote Control
1. Data file compatibility
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UT2
UT4
UT8
16:64 PA M16:64 PA
16:128 PA
32:32 PA
32:128 PA
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Setting Up for Success
Touch Screen
The bright 10.4 in. screen with its new, innovative, and revolutionary touch-screen interface improves browsing speed with its userfriendly gate, cursor, and display controls. In addition, the new on-screen text and value input makes devices like mice and keyboards
unnecessary.
Menu Selection and Parameter Settings
Tap once on the screen to quickly navigate through menus, submenus, and parameters.
Zooming and Panning
Gate Selection and Movement
In Gate mode, tap and hold a gate to move it to a new position.
Cursor Selection and Movement
The touch screen’s zooming functions can be used to zoom in on a specific area.
In Cursor mode, tap once on a cursor to select it. Double-tap on a position to move the cursor to the desired location.
Text and Value Input
Double-tap on a parameter to bring up the keyboards or keypad on which values can be
entered. Alphabetic and a numeric keyboards are available.
In Zoom mode, swipe to pan the window contents.
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Setup
Group Wizard for All Essential Parameters
• Material selection, with a database for shear and longitudinal
velocities, and configuration of components for flat or curved
surfaces.
• A group copy option in the Wizard for fast creation of
symmetrical two-probe inspections.
• Wedge selection from a database of Olympus wedges.
• Auto probe detection.
• Scanner configuration with offsets, skews, and probe positions.
• Wizard guidance for phased array, conventional UT, and
TOFD channels.
• Detailed interactive and illustrated help menu for every step in
the Wizard.
• Weld Overlay and RayTracing: step-by-step Wizard to
configure the weld geometry.
Setup Speed
OmniScan MX
Scan plan adjustment using the Focal Law Wizard.
OmniScan MX2
50% faster
S-Scan and A-Scan Display Refresh Rate
OmniScan MX
OmniScan MX2
300% better
Calibration
Code-Compliant Calibration
The Calibration Wizards ensure that every focal law in every
group is the direct equivalent of a single-channel conventional
flaw detector.
Calibration Wizards
• Guide the user step-by-step through Velocity, Wedge Delay,
Sensitivity, TCG, DAC, AWS, and DGS calibrations.
• Enable experimental or theoretical sensitivity, and TCG curves
based on two, three, or all beams for a real or interpolated
calibration.
• Offer a simple, easy-to-use interface that enables all focal laws
to be visualized simultaneously for a particular calibration
task.
• Features an interactive help menu with detailed graphics and
definitions, which is available in each step of each Wizard.
UT parameter adjustment using the touch-screen software keypad.
Sensitivity calibration for a defined section in a sectorial scan.
Sensitivity calibration for all beams in a sectorial scan.
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Acquisition
• A scan menu for quick and easy configuration of inspection
parameters for manual, one-line, raster, and helicoidal scans.
• Multiple encoder modes, including Clock, Quadrature, and
Clicker.
• C-scan configuration for amplitude and position C-scans, and
display setup.
• Data storage options for full A-scans, S-scans, and/or C-scans.
• Preconfigured display layouts for easy inspection preparation.
• PRF auto adjustments for optimized, maximum speed, or
manually-controlled settings.
• Data storage options for flash card or USB media devices.
• Real-time data acquisition displays, with the ability to rewrite
data in both scan directions when using an encoder.
• Easy to interface with encoded scanners.
• Different gate-synchronization capabilities.
Pulse Repetition Frequency (PRF)
OmniScan MX
Top: Data acquisition
displaying TOFD.
Right: Data acquisition
displaying two phased
array channels and
TOFD.
OmniScan MX2
40% better
Saving Inspection Data File to USB (speed)
OmniScan MX
OmniScan MX2
Up to 400% better
Maximum File Size (Mb)
OmniScan MX
OmniScan MX2
160 Mb
300 Mb
Flawless Data Management
An SD Card is used to store data for easy transfer to a computer.
The SD card can also be inserted and removed without having
to reboot the unit. In addition, data can be transferred to external media using the USB 2.0 port. The OmniScan MX2 provides
data transfer speeds up to 400% faster than the OmniScan MX
(depending on the device used).
Analysis
• An extensive display menu for preconfigured multigroup and
multiprobe inspection layouts.
• Data, reference, and measurement cursors for defect sizing
and reporting.
• Extensive Readings database for trigonometry, flaw statistics on
axes, volumetric position information, code-based acceptance
criteria, corrosion mapping statistics, etc.
• All Readings are available online, and are also available off-
line when full A-scans are saved in data files.
• Linked displays for interactive analysis of A-scans, B-scans,
S-scans, and C-scans for multigroup and multiprobe
inspections.
• Optimized preconfigured layouts for quick and simple length,
depth, and height sizing of flaws for code-based or non-codebased inspections.
• Interactive off-line gate repositioning.
Weld inspection
display showing the
position of indications
in the RayTracing
display.
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Data Analysis with OmniPC
This new software is the most efficient and affordable option for OmniScan data analysis,
and features the same analysis tools provided in the OmniScan onboard software, with the
added flexibility of running on a personal computer.
• Optimized use of your OmniScan: The OmniScan unit can now be used strictly for
scanning while analysis is performed simultaneously on a personal computer.
• Affordable software.
• Same user interface as the OmniScan. An inspector with training on the OmniScan is
automatically qualified to use the OmniPC.
• Compatible with extra large screens for increased visibility during analysis.
• Intuitive keyboard shortcuts have been added to boost productivity levels
during file analysis.
• The inspector can validate the parameters used for inspection.
OmniPC is the perfect choice for performing analysis with most applications, including composite, corrosion, and weld inspection with up
to three groups.
Indication # Scan Index Group Channel A% DA^ ViA^ VsA^ A% DA^ U(m -r) S(m-r)
1 109.00 mm -11.63 mm 2 55.00º 67.7 % 5.60 mm -1.77 mm 109.00 mm 67.7 % 5.60 mm 6.84 mm 33.00 mm
Comments
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The RayTracing is only a graphical representation of the readings approved by the operator.
Reporting
The OmniScan MX2 is designed to inspect, analyze, and generate
reports directly on the instrument, or off-line on a computer.
• The reports created on the OmniScan include an indication
table that can be customized with additional readings and
comments specific to each indication.
• RayTracing tools are included to represent indication positions
on the weld profile.
• Option to include a high-resolution image of the current
display in the report.
• The autogenerated report contains relevant parameters for the
instrument, software, calibration, UT parameters, phased array
parameters, scanner setup, and flaw reporting.
• Up to eight readings from the original setup can be displayed
using the touch screen’s simple toggle operations.
• Reports are stored and viewed on the instrument, and can also
be saved as HTML documents for use on a computer.
• Reports are fully customizable and come with several
preconfigured templates.
Advanced Data Acquisition and Analysis with TomoView
TomoView™ is the perfect PC-based complement to
the OmniScan® family of instruments, and seamlessly
imports OmniScan files for advanced processing and
analysis in TomoView.
• Displays volume-corrected views that are fully
customizable and come with several preconfigured
templates.
• Imports and merges several data files. For simplified
interpretation, several groups are merged into one.
• Corrects potential operator errors in acquisition
parameters (incorrect skews, index offsets, etc.) by
reading back raw acquisition data without altering
original data.
Advanced Inspection Tools
TomoView offers advanced inspection tools to simulate,
test, and prepare setups for the OmniScan.
• 2-D matrix
• Pitch-and-catch, tandem
• Advanced focusing
Advanced Analysis Tools
• The TOFD Manager performs TOFD calibration,
lateral wave straightening, lateral wave removal, and
the synthetic aperture focusing technique (SAFT).
• C-Scan Merge: Merges C-scans based on minimum
or maximum amplitude, or time-of-flight (TOF).
• Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR): On a C-scan, this tool
calculates and displays areas in which SNR is above
and/or below a certain threshold.
Reporting
Creating a report in TomoView takes just a few clicks.
Defects can be added into the indication-table database,
the indication table can be customized with additional
readings, and you can add comments specific to each
indication.
TomoView offers advanced post-processing of OmniScan
data. Illustrated here: weld overlay, multiple sector scans,
multibeam C-scans, and merging of A-scans with Top and
End views (the latter with rebound display).
Dual matrix PA probe (TRL).
Indication table built from composite inspection data.
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Typical Applications
Girth Weld Inspection
The OmniScan PA is at the heart of the Olympus manual and
semiautomated circumferential weld-inspection solutions developed
for the oil and gas industry. These phased array systems, which are
certified for tube inspection in compliance with ASME, API, and other
code criteria, offer superior inspection speed and detection, and
facilitate interpretation of indications.
Pressure Vessel Weld Inspection
A complete inspection of pressure vessel welds can be performed in a
single scan using an OmniScan PA and a motorized scanner such as
the WeldROVER. By combining TOFD and PA in a single inspection
pass, a significant reduction in inspection time can be achieved as
compared with conventional raster scanning or radiography. Furthermore, inspection results are available immediately, enabling you to
detect problems with welding equipment and fix them right away.
Weld Inspection of Small-Diameter Pipes
When coupled with the COBRA manual scanner, the OmniScan flaw
detector is capable of inspecting pipes ranging from 0.84in. OD to
4.5in.OD. With its very slim design, this manual scanner is able to
inspect pipes in areas with limited access. Adjacent obstructions such
as piping, supports, and structures can be as close as 12mm (0.5in.).
Manual and Semiautomated Corrosion Mapping
The OmniScan PA sytem with the HydroFORM scanner is designed to
offer the best inspection solution for detecting wall-thickness reductions resulting from corrosion, abrasion, and erosion. In addition, it
detects mid-wall damage such as hydrogen-induced blistering and
manufacturing-induced laminations, and easily differentiates these
anomalies from loss of wall thickness.
For this application, phased array ultrasound technology offers superior inspection speed, data point density, and detection.
Composite Inspection
Parts made of laminate composite materials pose an inspection challenge due to their various shapes and thicknesses.
Olympus offers complete solutions for the inspection of carbonfiber-reinforced polymer structures. These solutions are based on the
OmniScan flaw detector, the GLIDER™ scanner, and dedicated probes
and wedges designed for CFRP flat panel and radius inspection.
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OmniScan MX2 Specifications
OmniScan MX2 Mainframe Specifications
Overall dimensions
(W x H x D)
Weight5 kg (11 lb), including module and one battery
Data Storage
Storage devices
Data file size300 MB
I/O Ports
USB ports3
Speaker outYes
Video outputVideo out (SVGA)
Ethernet10/100 Mbps
I/O Lines
Encoder
Digital input4 digital TTL inputs, 5 V
Digital output4 digital TTL outputs, 5 V, 15 mA
Acquisition on/off
switch
Power output line
Alarms3 TTL, 5 V, 15 mA
Analog output2 analog outputs (12 bits) ±5 V in 10 kΩ
Pace input5 V TTL pace input
Display
Display size26.4 cm (10.4 in.) (diagonal)
Resolution800 pixels x 600 pixels
Brightness700 cd/m
Number of colors16 million
TypeTFT LCD
Power Supply
Battery typeSmart Li-ion battery
Number of batteries
Battery lifeMinimum 6 hours with two batteries
Environmental Specifications
Operating temperature
range
Storage temperature
range
Relative humidity
Shockproof ratingDrop-tested according to MIL-STD-810G 516.6
325 mm x 235 mm x 130 mm
(12.8 in. x 9.3 in. x 5.1 in.)
SDHC card, most standard USB storage devices,
or fast Ethernet
2-axis encoder line (quadrature, up, down, or
clock/direction)
Remote acquisition enabled TTL, 5 V
5 V, 500 mA power output line
(short-circuit protected)
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1 or 2 (battery chamber accommodates two
hot-swappable batteries)
0°C to 45°C; 0°C to 35ºC with 32:128 PA
(32ºF to 113ºF; 32ºF to 95ºF with 32:128 PA)
–20°C to 60°C (–4ºF to 140ºF) with batteries
–20°C to 70°C (–4ºF to 158ºF) without batteries
0% to 85% noncondensing
No air intake; designed for IP66
Phased Array Module Specifications (Applies to OMNI-M-PA32128)
Overall dimensions
(W x H x D)
Weight1.2 kg (2.6 lb)
Connectors1 OmniScan connector for phased array probes
Number of focal laws256
Probe recognitionAutomatic probe recognition
Pulser/Receiver
Aperture32 elements
Number of elements128 elements
Pulser
Voltage45 V or 90 V per element
Pulse widthAdjustable from 30 ns to 500 ns, resolution of 2.5ns
Pulse shapeNegative square wave
Output impedanceLess than 30 Ω
Receiver
Gain0dB to 74 dB, maximum input signal 1.25Vp-p
Input impedance50 Ω
System bandwidth0.53MHz to 21 MHz (–3 dB)
Beamforming
Scan typeSectorial and linear
Group quantityUp to 8
Active elements32
Elements128
Data Acquisition
Digitizing frequency100 MHz (10 bits)
Maximum pulsing rateUp to 10 kHz (C-scan)
Data Processing
Number of data pointsUp to 8,000
Real-time averaging2, 4, 8, 16
RectifierRF, full wave, halfwave +, halfwave –
Filtering
Video filteringSmoothing (adjusted to probe frequency range)
Data Visualization
A-scan refresh rateReal time: 60 Hz
Data Synchronization
On internal clock1 Hz to 10 kHz
On encoderOn 1 or 2 axes
Programmable Time-Corrected Gain (TCG)
Number of points16 (1 TCG curve per channel for focal laws)
Alarms
Number of alarms3
ConditionsAny logical combination of gates
Analog outputs2
244 mm x 182 mm x 57 mm
(9.6 in. x 7.1 in. x 2.1 in.)
Low-pass (adjusted to probe frequency), digital filtering
(bandwidth, frequency range)
Compatible with the Following Inspection Codes:
The OmniScan MX2 is compatible with standard industry inspection codes, including, but not limited to:
ASME Section V, Article 4AWS
All ASME phased array code casesAPI 1104 and API RP2X
ASTM E2700-09CEN EN 583-6
ASTM E2491-06BSI BS7706
… and more
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