1.2. "Focal Law" Itis necessary to Program the probe parameters so that the OmniScan can figure out the applicable focal laws to be used by computing them with its internal focal law computer. To do this we must enter all relevant data such as focal depth required, number of elements to be used, type of scan etc. This is done as follows: Select Main menu 1. Select> Focal Law and accept Press > Configuration (F2) Press > Law Config. (F7) scroll to the correct option depending on the type of inspection being performed (Linear sector for angle electronic raster scanning. Linear at 0 degree for zero-degree electronic raster scanning and Sectorial for swept angle beam inspection). For this exercise "Linear at 0 degree” should be selected. ee ‘Note: The above sequence of steps could be abbreviated as follows: Main menu > Focal Law > Configuration >Law Config. select Linear sector, Linear at 0 degree or Sectorial. This convention will be used during this course. 4. Press Aperture (F3) 5. Press Elements Qty (F7) and scroll to # of elements to be used in each aperture (e.g. 5. 11, 16 etc.) ‘Asa guide for choosing the number of elements to be used. base your initial choice on conventional UT theory and apply this logic to the aperture size that will be created by the number of elements used. To calculate this, the element pitch must be known along with the passive aperture size (Width of the probe active surface) ‘Treat this area as the equivalent area of a conventional probe. ‘One other consideration at this stage is the depth of field for the focused beam, in other words, what depth range will remain within a suitable focus concentration. Ifthe flaws are sought at a fixed distance from the probe, for example when inspecting the root of a weld, then the depth of field is not important, however, if defects could occur anywhere within a 2- inch depti/distance range then the sound beam must remain focused throughout this. For a precise focus depth with little depth of field then a large number of elements will produce a highly focused beam, but, for a good depth of field, a reduced number of elements should be used. 6. Press First Element (F8) and scroll to 1 This will be the first element to be used on the first beam.7. Press Last element (F9) and scroll to # of elements in probe (Not the last number of elements in the aperture) used. This will be the last element used on the probe on the final beam. (e.g. Ifa 64-element array is used the last element should be 64 if all of the probe length is to be used) 8. Press Element step (F10) scroll to 1.0 This is the increment between each beam and is usually set to 1.0 Step=2 Element Quantity=5 Last Element = 11 " 9. Press Wave Type (F11) and select LW (Or as applicable for the application), 10. Press Beam (F4) 11. For linear scanning with a 0 degree beam the min Angle, Max Angle and Angle Step parameter options will be greyed out and not accessible. 12. If performing a sectorial scan, adjust the minimum angle to whatever the lowest required angle is followed by setting the max angle and the step between each angle (Typically 1.0 degrees) Remember that a larger range of angles and a tighter resolution between the angle step will both use more memory and could in some instances have an effect on the scanning speed. 13. Press Focus Depth (F10) and scroll to the depth that the beam energy needs to be concentrated for maximum sensitivity. Typically. the thickness of the part.