Dakota Ultrasonics CMX DL+ User Manual

D A K O T A U L T R A S O N I C S

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The CMX DL

The CMX DL

A/B Scan Material & Coating Thickness Gauges

A/B Scan Material & Coating Thickness Gauges

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The Finest

The Finest

Portable

Portable

Inspection!

Inspection!

Highlights:

▶ Powered by a 100MHz DSP platform

using FPGA technology.

▶ Display Options: Grayscale 1/8 VGA,

or AMOLED color 1/4 VGA.

▶ Two Channels—Dual pulsers and

receivers.

▶ Up to 140Hz pulse repetition rate.

▶ Screen refresh: B&W 25 Hz, Color

120 Hz.

▶ Adjustable gain: -30 dB to 70 dB

range.

▶ Automatic gain control (AGC).

▶ Time corrected gain (TCG).

▶ Data storage (32 Megabit of non-

volatile RAM).

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CMX DL+ SPECIFICATIONS

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Physical

Size:

Width (2.5in/63.5 mm)
Height (6.5 in/165 mm)
Depth (1.24 in/31.5 mm)

Weight: 13.5 ounces (with batteries).

Keyboard: Membrane switch pad with

twelve tactile keys.

Operating Temperature:

14 to 140F (-10C to 60C)

Case: Extruded aluminum body with nickel­plated aluminum end caps (gasket sealed).

Data Output: Bi-directional RS232 serial
port. Windows® PC interface software.

Display(Two Options): 1/8in VGA grayscale
display (240 x 160 pixels). Viewable area 2.4
x 1.8in (62 x 45.7mm). EL backlit (on/o/
auto). 25 Hz screen refresh rate.

1/4 VGA AMOLED color display (320 x 240
pixels). Viewable area 1.7 x 2.27 in (43.2 x

57.6 mm). 120 Hz screen refresh rate.

Ultrasonic Specications

Measurement Modes:

Coating O: Pulse-Echo (P-E)

Coating On: Pulse-Echo Coating (PECT)

Temp Comp: Pulse-Echo Temperature Com-

pensation (PETP)

Thru-Paint: Echo-Echo (E-E)

Thru-Paint Verify: Echo-Echo Verify (E-EV)

Coating Only: Coating (CT)

Pulser: Dual square wave pulsers.

Receiver: Dual receivers - manual or AGC

gain control with 110dB range (limited).
Adjustable damping with color option.

Timing: Precision 25 MHz TCXO with
single shot 100 MHz 8 bit ultra low power
digitizer.

Power Source

Three 1.5V alkaline or 1.2V NiCad AA cells.

Alkaline: grayscale 35 hrs, color 12 hrs.
Nicad: grayscale 10 hrs, color 5 hrs.

Power saving DIM feature for color display.

Auto power o if idle 5 minutes.

Battery status icon.

& Thickness Gauge

Transducer

Transducer Types:

Dual / Single Element (1 to 15 MHz).

Flaw Prove Up (1 to 10MHz).

Locking quick disconnect
“00” LEMO connectors.

Standard 4 foot cable.

Custom transducers and cable
lengths available for special
applications.

Measuring

Pulse-Echo Mode (P-E) - (Pit & Flaw Detec-

tion) measures from 0.025 to 19.999 inches
(0.63 to 508 millimeters).

Pulse-Echo Coating Mode
(PECT) - (Material, Coating, Pit &

Flaw Detection); Material: 0.025
to 19.999 inches (0.63 to 508 millimeters).
Coating: 0.001 to 0.100 inches (0.01 to 2.54
millimeters).

Pulse-Echo Temp Comp Mode
(PETP) - (Pit & Flaw Detection) Auto

temperature compensation - measures
from 0.025 to 19.999 inches (0.63 to 508
millimeters).

Echo-Echo Mode (E-E) - (Thru Paint & Coat­ings) measures from 0.100 to 4.0 inches
(2.54 to 102 millimeters). Range will vary
+/- depending on the coating.

Echo-Echo Verify Mode (E-EV) - (Thru Paint
& Coatings) measures from 0.100 to 1.0
inches (2.54 to 102 millimeters). Range will
vary +/- depending on the coating.

Coating Only Mode (CT) - (Coating Thick­ness) Measures from 0.0005 to 0.100 inches
(0.0127 to 2.54 millimeters). Range will vary
+/- depending on the coating.

Flaw Mode: Basic mode using angle beam
transducers. Color oers D1.1 linearity.

Resolution: +/- 0.001 inches (0.01 mm).

Velocity Range:

0.0492 to 0.5510 inches/µs
1250 to 13995 meters/sec

Single and Two point calibration option
for material & coating, or selection of basic
material types.

Units: English & Metric

Display

Large Digits - Standard thickness

view. Digit Height: 0.700 inches
(17.78 millimeters). Color 0.565 in (14.35
mm).

A-Scan - Rectied +/- (aw view), RF (full
waveform view).

B-Scan - Time based cross section
view. Display speed; grayscale (15 secs per
screen), color (variable speed).

Scan Bar Thickness - 6 readings
per second. Viewable in B-Scan
and Large Digit views.

Repeatability Bar Graph - Bar
graph indicates stability of reading.

Feature Status Bar - Indicates
features currently active.

Memory (CMX DL)

Log Formats:

Grid (alpha numeric)

Sequential (auto identier)

Cell contents:

Graphics On: grayscale 16,000 & color 8,000
readings, A/B Scan image, & gauge settings
for every reading.

Graphics O: 210,000 readings (coating,
material, min & max).

OBSTRUCT to indicate inaccessible loca­tions.

Connections

Output: RS232 serial interface. PC software

& USB converter cable included.

Transducer Connectors: Two LEMO 00
connectors.

Certication

Thickness Gauge: Factory calibration trace-

able to NIST & MIL-STD-45662A.

Warranty

2 year limited

MADE IN THE USA

Distributed by:

DAKOTA ULTRASONICS

1500 Green Hills Road, #107
Scotts Valley, CA 95066

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