DDEDISO98.99E Theory of Function Section 5 Table of Contents 1 Information Flow (ADC Solo) . 2 Functional Principle. 2.41 Image Plate and Cassette. Digitizer. Components 1 Cassette Unit 2 Transport Unit. 3 Scan Unit... 4 Erasure Unit 5 VME - Rack. 1.6 Boards in the VME-Rack. 1.6.1 Gemini Board / BER Board 1.6.2, VME-Adapter Board... 1.6.3SAB Board 1.6.4SCB-Board 1.7 Power Uni 1.7.1 Power Integration Board 3.2 Machine Cycle 3.2.1 Cassette Input 3.2.2 Opening the Cassette and Sucking the P.. 3.2.3. Taking the IP out of the Cassette and down to the Scan Unit. 3.2.4 Stimulate and Scan the IP .. whe 3.2.5 Collecting the Light 3.2.6 Unloading the IP from the Scan Unit / Image Erasion 3.2.7. Reloading the Cassette 3.2.8 Cassette Output... 4 Signal- and Data Flow.. 4.1 Signal Flow... 42 Image and Control Data Flow 23 43 Partition Map of the Harddisk. 24 16.06.99 5155 /100 section 5/1DDLDISO98.99E 1 Information Flow (ADC Solo) Theory of Function Ethernet name a i Impax A X-Ray tube: Exposure of @ diagnostic image on the image plate. B Unidentified cassette with exposed image plate B Unidentified cassette with exposed image plate — emergency mode. C ID-Station: Input of demographic information (patient data, ete.) into the ID-chip of an exposed cassette via the RF- tag. D — Wentified cassette with exposed image plate Printer ADC Solo digitizer: Conversion of the diagnostic image on the image plate and of the demographic information on the ID-chip into a raw digital image with demographic data. Further processing of the raw image on a Processing Station via a network with DICOM protocol. Processed image plates are erased in the digitizer. ‘The ID-chip is erased by changing the cassette status from ,[dentified" to Erased”, The erased cassette is given back to the I/O slot of the digitizer. 16.06.99 51557100 section 5/1Theory of Function DD+DIS098.99F 2 Functional Principle 2.1 Image Plate and Cassette ADC cassettes are provided with: ADC hbel 1D - Chip Size of Image Plate Sliders (left and right hand side) used by the digitizer to recognize ADC-cassettes ADC - Image Plate (grey surface up, white surface down) m vomp Image plate (IP) _ carrier of the diagnostic image ID ~ Chip cartier of the demographic data Other cassettes , e.g. mamoray, are refused by the digitizer! Always insert cassettes as shown in the picture below. section 5/2 51557100 16.06.99DD4DIS098.99F, Th of Function 3 Digitizer ‘The digitizer can be considered as a scanner for stimulatable phosphor plates Input: Output: device. Cassettes and image plates (IP) are handled, scanned and erased. Raw digital images via network (DICOM protocol) to be handled on a processing For normal operation there is no interaction needed with the operator. Just place an exposed and identified cassette in the I/O slot. vo 700 500 200 V0 700 500 200 1/0 slot cassette unit erasure unit power unit 100 600 400 300 frame IP transport sean unit VME rack 16.06.99 51557100 section 5/3Theory of Function DD+DISO98.99E, 3.1 Components 3.1.1 Cassette Unit a) Main Functions + loading the cassette from the VO slot © reading the ID-data in the ID-chip. * opening the cassette and unloading the image plate * crasing the ID-data after processing the IP by changing the cassette status from ,Jdentificd"* to Erased, + transport of the cassette back to the I/O slot. * locking and unlocking the shutter of the VO Slot b) Components BA cassette roller clamp unit cassette lift cassette and position detection (LS 726) cassette open lightbarrier (LS 716) RF —tag reader finger to block the UO Slot Nounrone section 5/4 51557100 16.06.99DDEDISO98.99E Theory of Function 3.1.2 Transport Unit a) Main Functions the transport unit takes the IP out of the cassette. the IP is transported to the scan unit. while moving upwards the IP is erased the transport unit puts the IP back to the cassette b) Components 1 Vacuum Pump 2 Suction Cups 16.06.99 51557100 section 5/5Theory of Function DD+DIS098.99F 3.1.3 Scan Unit a) Main Functions © stimulates the phosphor plate with the help of an oscillating He-Ne laser © guarantees a steady transport of the IP => slowscan ‘© fibre optics lead the emitted light to the photomutiplier tube (PMT) © PMT takes exclusively the blue light =>bine light filter © the PMT contains the VV converter * the galvo is a swivelling mirror guiding the laser beam over the IP. It is controlled by a format-dependent signal => SCB b) Components 1 photo multiplier 5 scanner rollers (4 pes) 2 diode laser module 6 galvo 3 fibre optics (2 x 6500pes) 7 galvo driver board 4 PIN-diodes board 8 — photomultiplier-HT-supply section 5/6 51557100 16.06.99DDEDISO98.99E Theory of Function 3.1.4 Erasure Unit a) Main Functions Erasing the IP. The erasure energy is determined by means of the ID ~ data. The erasure unit is cooled by a fan. b) Components RAM XENOPHOT HIX 64 623. 12 Volt 100 Watt 1 halogen lamps (Osram Xenophot HLX 64623 12V, 100 Watt;commercially available) 2 fan KG2 filter ABC KG2-filter (heat protection) front glass (UV-fiter with sensitive gelatine layer) 16.06.99 51557100 section 5/7Theory of Function DDsDIs098. 98 3.1.5 VME -Rack a) Main Functions ‘The VME-Rack: * contains the boards © fan * power supply b) Components 1 GS320 Power Supply VME 2 3 4 5 6 7 GS310 Storage complete GS330 CPU Gemini with BER and Memory Board GS340 SCB Board (Scan Control Board) GS350 SAB Board (Scan Acquisition Board) GS360 Adapter Board Fan section 5/8 51557100 16.06.99DDLDISO98.99E Theory of Function 3.1.6 Boards in the VME-Rack 3.1.6.1 Gemini Board / BER Board a) Main Functions Gemini Board * controls all the functions of the machine by dedicated driver boards * controls the scan process via Scan-ControbBoard and Scan-Acquisition-Board BER-Board (Basic Ethernet and ROCAN Interface) controls internal hard disk controls floppy drives drives external ethemet drives extemal serial port b) Front Panel Gemini / BER board SLAVE CPU, sotware controled —} MAIN'CPU, tofware controlled SLAVE CPU hardware controled — MAN'CPU, hardware controlled = Lbs of he BER board ~ Connector to Service Interface (RS232) || The RESET SWITCH resets allan Beard devges, aching he CPU The ABORT SWITCH is enabled just before the fistmonser prompt appears on tre debeg terminal In'cemaim sizats te VIC chp docs not races the coming mleropt Eepectly during CPU bangup. This prevent the ABORT inter fom reaching te CU. when 12¥ is fed othe dash EPROM, ia be sine daa he Programing eyes ofa iach EPROM, is on, whenever the processor returns othe monly program afer an unetpected exception indicates thatthe CPU busi owned by Mh extereal master (Loea!bus ne ME} is on whenever the main CPU realy accesses Some exeinuldevice (DRAM or Local bus} crs CARRIER SENSE: Pin or mera transi xt ‘TRANSMIT ENABLE: Pie i dren bi tanamision cou. COLLISION: Pin is netivated when scallion Nena detected ios 16.06.99 51557100 section 5/9Theory of Function DDsDISO98.99E 3.1.6.2 VME-Adapter Board a) Main Functions adaptation to Ethemet connection to the 10-Bus b) Front Panel Adapter Board Connector to the 10-BUS distributor board (Gs1i4) Connector to LCD terminal (GS 112) Connector to RF-lag reader (GS736) Connector to HT-Control Board of the photomultiplier (GS430) Connector to Peltier cooling element Connector to ETHERNET board (GS 110) voltage supply for Peltier cooling element (+5V) [Adapte s2qve 45V © 0412V lO-Bus_¢ LCD ‘SUPPLIES, 10-BUS ‘OO EN PELTIER 24VHT TAGREADERLCD. ETHERNET voltage supply (+24V) for the photomultiplier HT-Box (High Tension) connection to the R/F-Tag reader and signal adaptation to RS232 connection to LCD terminal and conversion of the RS232 signal in a 20 mA signal LED 10-BUS + 8V Power supply for the 10-BUS LED LCD: + 8V Power supply for LCD terminal LED +12V: +12V Input tor conversion to +8¥ +12V for the Interface ICs of the LCD Terminaland the TAG-reader LED + 5V: SV Power supply for this adapter board LED -12V: “<12V for the Interliée ICs of the LOD Terminaland the Tag-reader LED #24V: Power supply for the HT control board ofthe photomuriplier section 5/10 51557100 16.06.99