cPI GenWare Console Utlties Page | Instruction Guide for the GenWare Console Utilities Instruction Guide for GenWare Console Utilfies # T40849GenWare Console Utilities Page 2 Rev. gona eine ae 1. 1 ae 5.2 5.24 5.2.2 5.2.3 53 6.0 Appendix A: Sample APR Session... Appendix B: Error Messages. ‘S200 cPI TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .. z What's New in Revision 1.2.09... Upgrade Note for Revision 1.2.4.” Upgrade Note for Revision 1.2.2. Installation of the GenWare Console Utilities. Starting the GenWare Console Ultlties........ Overview of the Main Window... Setting the Communications Link ‘Tube Data Selection and Upload... Selection of Tubes.......... Uploading tubes to the Console .. The APR Editor...... Overview of the APR Data Editor Window. Changing Pages..ncececsnn Page Type........ APR Text Data Back and Next Page Links. APR Exposure Parameters Filing of APR Dat. .eecs Saving APR Data toa Fils. Opening APR Data from a File. Clearing the Editor . Transfer of APR Data. Terminating the GenWare Console Utilties... Insiriction Guide forthe GenWare Console Program # Ta0Bz@Pr GenWare Console Utilties Page 3 1.0 — INTRODUCTION phe GenWare Console Utities (hereafter referred to simply as "GenWare Console") facilitates the settings of the x-ray generator contol console through an easy to use Windows graphical user-interface Currently, the following tools are available with GenWare Console: 1. APR Data Editor 2, Tube Data Selection and Upload 1.1 What's New in Revision 1.2.07 'm upgrading from revision 1.1.0 to 1.2.0, the following changes were made: 4. Bug fix: Field data in Exported APR Data Resolution: The fields parameter has been decoded ‘and now appears as one or more of‘ (left), 'C' (center) and ‘R’ (ight). New Feature: Second APR Export Format 2 New Feature: Warming Message Before APR Upload ‘Awarning message is given before uploading APR data to the console. This is to avoid accidental overwrites. The warming message carbs tumed off by nchecking (or checking, to turn back on) the menu Options | Show Upload Warning Message. Instruction Guide for GenWare Console Ulllies # T4084GenWare Console Utilities ce} Page 4 4. Process Change: Initialization File 5. Process Change: Text Fonts The text fonts have been changed from Times Roman to Arial. Feature Change: Hourglass Mouse Pointers During Data Transfer i 2 3 : g a 3 > a 3 2 I 3 z 2 g a g 3 e With AEC technique selected, the backup current time cannot go above 500 mAs, 1.1.1 Upgrade Note for Revision 1.2.1 The minor change from revision 1.2.0 to 1 21, involved the following change(s): 4. Process Change: Alphabetical Listing of Tube Data 1.1.2 Upgrade Note for Revision 1.2.2 Bug Fix: Allow use of all accented characters ie A 2.0 _ INSTALLATION OF THE GENWARE CONSOLE UTILITIES The minimum requirements for running GenWare Console are a 486-based computer PaPable of running Windows 3.1 or higher with at loser 8 MB of RAM and 40 MB of free hard drive space. It should be noted that fulfiling the minimum requirements does not Necessarily mean that the program will function st a satisfactory speed. To install GenWare Console, insert the first of the three disks into the drive and run a\setup from within Windows. Be sure to have af! other applications closed before Starting the installation, After the installation has begun, follow the instructions on the Connecting the computer to the console unit will be done using a standard null modem fable. The cable will connect via the serial port on the computer and the 8-pin port at the back of the console, Rev.-3 92007 Instruction Guide for the GenWare Console Program F 740845CPI GenWare Console Utilities Page 5 3.0 STARTING GENWARE CONSOLE To begin the program, double click the GenWare Console icon that will be within the GenWare Utilities program group. Following the momentary appearance of the splash Screen, the main window of the ulilty will appear. FIGURE 3.0; MAIN WINDOW OF GENWARE CONSOLE Upon start-up, only three of the nine tool bar buttons are enabled. The remainder are disabled and so appear “greyed out". Depending on which ‘sub-utility is open at the time, they may become enabled, Instruction Guide for GenWare Console Willies # T4089GenWare Console Utiities cri Page 6 3.2 _ Setting the Communication Link Tool Bar Icon: 2] In order for GenWare Console to communicate with the console, it must know which Fria auinications port (commonly called “com” port) that data will be transferred through. Tis can be changed by clicking the com port settings button which is the control at the tight-most side of the toolbar. When this is done, a window containing port settings is shown, For the current version of GenWare Console, only the com port can be changed. Connect the Console Adapter Cable from the com port on the Computer to the console; ‘where it connects to the nine (9) pin interface on the back side Rev.-3 920707 Instruction Guide for the GenWare Console Program # TH084%PI GenWare Console Utilties Page 7 4.0 TUBE DATA SELECTION AND UPLOAD Tool Bar Icon: ‘To invoke the tube data selection and upload utility, click the appropriate button is the second from the left within the toolbar. A window, similar to that shown figure 4,0 should appear. As well, the APR data and tube data toolbar buttons are now disabled, while the upload button (second from the right) is now enabled. Note that the sub-utiity may also be invoked by clicking the ‘X-ray Tube Data’ selection under the utility menu. ozs oan2 SPR-400 0.6/1.2 FIGURE 4.0: TUBE DATA SELECTION AND UPLOAD UTILITY WINDOW 441 Selection of Tubes As shown in figure 4.0 above, the list of tubes in the left box corresponds to tube data files that are within a given path. The path of where the program searches fer the tube data Is shown above the left box. To change this path, click the “Change Library” button and choose the new path within the dialog box. Only directories can be chosen; files are displayed so the user will know what the contents of directories are. Once a new path is selected, pressing ‘OK’ will close the window and the user will be ‘lured to the tube data main window and the change library dialog box wil chat down, ‘The tubes of the new path will then be shown in the tube library bor Instruction Guide for GenWare Console Utllias #740845GenWare Console Utitios cpr Page 8 {t should be noted that each of the two boxes, tube library and console tubes, display the titles of each of the tubes, not their file names, {To choose tubes for upload, click the desired tubes in the library box and press ‘Add’ to porirol key with each mouse press or the shift key to colocs @ range of tubes. Note that the console accepts a maximum of eight (8) user Lubes, so trying to place more than this number of tubes into the console box will not be allowed {70 Temove tubes from the console box, select them in the same fashion as they were from the library box and then press ‘Remove’ to return them to the library box. 42 — Uploading tubes to the Console Tool Bar Icon: Frior to uploading, the console must be placed into the data link mode. The console will display WAITING FOR DATA... indicating that ite in a ready to receive state. Note: uploading can also be invoked from the menu by clicking ‘Options’ and then ‘Upload Tube Data to Console’, Note: there is no facility in this version of GenWare Console to download tube data from the console, 5.0 THE APR DATA EDITOR Tool Bar Icon: The button for the APR editor is the first from the left Pressing it, or choosing ‘Utility’ and then ‘APR Data Controt’ from the menu will display the APR editor window. The Window can display the APR data one page at a tine The editor is shown below in figure 5.0, Rev. 39720107 Insiriclion Guide or the GenWare Console Program # TA05a9opr GenWare Console Utilties Page 9 Page Tito Patent Size Toggle _— Page Type Selection APR Study Te Text APR Study Tie Select Butons [= Pese Dependent Aras Study Generator ‘ameter | APR study Dependent ‘rea FIGURE 5.0: APR DATA EDITOR WITH PAGE IN APR TABLE MODE When invoked, a number of toolbar buttons are enabled. These correspond to file tools (save, open and new) and communications (download and upload). 5.1 Overview of the APR Data Editor Window The editor can be divided into two main functional blocks; the top half up to and including the back/next page seltings is page dependent and the bottom half from the Generator parameters and down is APR study dependent (see figure 5.0), & Graphic of the patient size that is currently being viewed within the APR study dependent area. For table of contents pages, instead of the patient size graphic, there is a text area that contains the page number for the APR index item. back page and the next page. These are links that correspond to the back and next buttons on the console display, which when pressed change the display to that particular page. Instruction Guide for GenWare Console Uillies # 408AGenWare Console Utities cri Page 10 The remaining controls in the lower half of the editor are used for specific APR study Gata. Only the voltage parameter is dependent on the Patient size, therefore for each APR study, there are three different values for this Parameter (small, medium and large The next few sections of the manual reviow each of the areas of the editor in more detail, 5.1.1 Changing Pages Similarly, requesting a page down while viewin the last page. There is the pages are changed th the data of the new page. The current version of the Console Utilities allows for 32 Pages of APR data. 5.1.2 Page Type A table of APR data contains no links for the APR Studies, only the exposure data Tequired for each study. Most pages in an APR session wil be of this type. Note: a Page cannot be mixed, ie. have some items as table of contents links and others as APR studies; each page must be of one type or the other, fo,change the page type, the appropriate option button is clicked within the page type frame. The controls within the panel that are dependent on the page type will then be Ghanged based on the new page type. This canbe seen by comparing figures 5.0 and 5. The default for each page is of the table of APR data type. Altering a page to a different ‘ype from what it was originally written to be may result unpredictable results when the data is uploaded to the console. Rev. 3 520107 Instruction Guide for he GenWare Console Program # TA06aScrt GenWare Console Utlties Page 1 Page Type Solction ‘APR item Tie Text, ABR tom Tie Select Butane [= Page Dependent Ares °R Study Gonerator rameters APR Study Dependent Area [~ (sabes for taste ‘oF contens pages) FIGURE 5.1: APR DATA EDITOR WITH PAGE IN TABLE OF CONTENTS MODE 5.1.3 APR Text Data APR study names can be entered by clicking the APR study title select buttons or by Clicking directly within the text area where the name will be entered. To enter data for {he page ttle, the text area must be clicked (or given the fosne by using the tab key). When a text area is active it is highlighted in a blue colour tor ‘easy identification, For APR data mode, the APR studies are entered in the item text area. The patient Size can be toggled by either clicking the graphic or the APRR item select button, Note: the only parameter dependent on the patient size is the voltage. Therefore changing the patient size will cause the voltage Gisplay to indicate the level for that Patient size, The user should ensure that all voltages for each of the patient sizes have been entered. Instruction Guide for GenWare Console Uillies ® T4084GenWare Console Utilties cpr Page 12 5.1.4 Back and Next Page Links The back and next page links are useful for extending a set of APR studies. This will placa ton more than eight studies for one APR are required. Eight stasis will be Placed on one page and the next eight, if need be, on ths newt page. The first page will then refer to the second page via the next page parameter Similarly, the second page Wil Fefer to the frst page through the back page parameter. The acer can then easily view both pages after each other. Note: references to the first page (page one) are not Supported. The captions ‘next’ and {Pack will not be displayed on the console and pressing the buttons will not change the Page. As a result, page one will be displayed as ‘NIA’ (non-applicable). To return the console back to the first page, press the reset bution 5.1.5 APR Exposure Parameters The APR exposure parameters are active only for table of APR type pages. For table of Sonents pages, they are disabled since each item in the table of contents references APR studies. Of the four generator parameters, the current time product (mAs) cannot be changed directly by the user. Itis calculated each time the current accion time is changed. The tee, OF Gntering the number directly into the field, The keyboard arrow keys can also be used provided the cursor is within the text area, Current (mA) and time (ms) values are indexed to each station, whereas voltage (kV) is changed ons unit at a time. The parameters have the following limits: 40 - 150 kV, 10-1000 MA, 2.0 - 6 300 ms and 0.02 - 1000 mAs based on a 80 kW generator. The user should also be aware of the limits of the generator and x-ray tube selected when determining the parameters or else the APR will cause a limit error when chosen on the console, The AEC parameters at the bottom right of the editor are only available if the technique Selected for the APR study is AEC. Otherwise, the controls are disabled and cannot be altered, It should be noted that the APR exposure parameters are different for each APR study, Selecting a new APR study wil change the parameters to display the new data accordingly. Rev.-3 5/2007 ‘Instruction Guido for the GenWare Console Program # 7E0BE5CPI GenWare Console Utilities Page 13 5.2 Filing of APR Data 5.2.1 Saving APR Data to a File Tool Bar Icons: he Save APR button is the fourth from the left (see figure 3 0), Ifthe session is new, {he user will have to enter a file name in which to save the data, Fen a session that was To save under a different file name, click the save as bution (fifth from the left), This will bring up a save file dialog box allowing the entry of a now: filename. 5.2.2 Opening APR Data from a File Tool Bar Icon: To retrieve APR data, click the open button (thitd from the left). An open dialog box will be displayed, A warning will be shown if the current APR session has not been saved. This will allow {he option of either saving the data and then opening the session, opening the new Session without saving the current data or canceling the open operation, 5.2.3 Clearing the Editor Tool Bar Icon: To erase all data held within the editor, click the new button (fourth from the right). Like the open operation above, a waming is displayed ifthe current ‘APR session has not yet been saved. Note: the save, open and clear operations can all be accessed through the menu by clicking ‘File’ Instruction Guide for GenWare Console Uiiltes # TA0B4SGenWare Console Utitios cpr Page 14 5.3 Transfer of APR Data Tool Bar Icons: Pownloading data is started by clicking the download button ifthe current APR session has not yet been saved, a warning message is displayed. Prior to data transfer, the console must be placed into the data link mode. The console willdisplay WAITING FOR DATA..”, indicating that i's mo ready to receive state, Both upload and download operations can also be invoked from the options menu item, Rev.-3 92007 ‘nstriction Guide for the GenWare Console Program #740836GenWare Console Utiities corr Page 16 APPENDIX A: SAMPLE APR SESSION ‘The following table contains the data for a typical APR session, item | Seay | vey | CRReY | Surat Tine | Foaus [Reesor] a is Ra Dent tem | stuty | voitag | Time | “Gma): | (ma) Votage | voltage y fe | (mas) oy | ay eV) Seal | Sea ve [200 40050) oman tase Pa a APIPA Townes {78 | 250-398} | amar Hase —p as we ‘Skull |-70 [48.0 —] 280 Tea} sat Pe 6 7 tar nn nC 7 w Basal Zve0.Ae [708020 aa aa tabs Pa 76 h Sinuses= ] 73 [200 390 Fe ama] wat —P @ PA Sinuses- [7520.0 | 160 425] sma wan} w Waters Sinuses= [70 [70.0380 a0 sal wat a 7 lar Facial 78 [350 [ 38 —1G00 | smal] wal To % Bone Facial (70 (100 [725 a0 sat wat to 78 Bonoe - ar Thorax | Chest 700 400/40 args wat oF WS med lee APIPA Chest [725 400 [88 Praras | wal F108 39 me ep LAT. _| sheet [eat a age wa ae a Pon. PA Upper [8s F960 aa0 haa age] tabs par 7 Ribs tower (75350) 50 1-35 [age tats PF @ Ribs Stemum {90 [70.0 [350 1760 age ae — Ta % Stemun [7s [320500 Tea Tage | abe to a Chest | 127 400 [age [wal P10 982 er He RAD Chest | 727 400 fase [wal ea ie LAO Pelis [Paws AP 73-350 [a0 [a0 — Page as ba w Bows [80320 [320-400 arse | able oe 87 Outlet Lip 15200 6005 args — ar a Rev.-3 920/07 Instruction Guide for the GenWare Console Program # 740845opr GenWare Console Utiities Page 17 (San Pe seen fom above that there are ten skul, nine thorax and three pals Sludiow: Usually, an APR page is filed before the next page is used. Therefore we wif require ons Page for the table of contents, two pages for skull, two pages for thorax and ons page for the pelvis APR studies, ‘The table of contents will contain the three component studies of skull, thorax and Pelvis. From above, the page links for each of these items are as follewer page two page four page six Figure A-0 illustrates the APR editor with the first page data entered. I @ fourth item was to be added it would be liked to page seven, since that will be the next available page. There will be no back or next page parameters set forthe table of contents since there are only three items. Instruction Guide for GenWare Console Utilties #740840GenWare Console Utilties cPl Pago 18 FIGURE A.0: ENTRY OF FIRST PAGE (TABLE OF CONTENTS) INTO THE APR EDITOR Next, the skull APR studies will be entered. This will occu third pages. Unlike the table of contents, the studies contain APR data, The back and ext page links are also important so the user will be able to go to the last twee skull onpage three. Figure A-1 is a view of the entry of the second page and figure is an overall view of all the APR data pages, iPy space on the second and Rev.-3 920/07 Instruction Guide for the GenWare Console Program # 740849GenWare Console Utities cpr Page 20 frets ae See = ee eee ae Cc co i sondeom wich wien ame Eg Samar a, == I FIGURE A-2: OVERVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTED SAMPLE APR. Rev. 9/20/01 Instruction Guide for the GenWare Console Program # 740640cpr GenWare Console Utilities Page 21 APPENDIX B: ERROR MESSAGES The following solutions are intended to be corrective of most of the problems encountered during download and upload operations most of the time. Should the Solution fail to remedy the problem, proper technical support should be sought. Port Already Open Reason: The program is attempting to open the communications port that had been left open by another application. Solution: Save all data and then reboot the computer and attempt communications again, Rebooting will have closed the port. Should the problem stil be present, remove alll applications from the start group, reboot the computer and attempt communications again. 2. Port Not Open Reason: Possible hardware problem. Solution: Save data and reboot the computer. Run the Console Utlity and attempt communications again. If the problem persists, try a different ‘communications port. 3 Port Locked by Another Device Reason: The port is being used by another program. Solution: Select a different port to use. This may require removing a device from using a port while you are running GenWare Console. Port Error Reason: The port was not able to be opened. Solution: Reboot the computer and attempt communications again. 8. Error in data transmission. Possible disconnection. Reason: The selected port was not properly connected to the console unit Solution: Check the following: ~ the serial cable is in good condition and the connections to the console and computer are firm - the cable is connected to the proper port ~ the console unit is powered on and is functioning normally Instruction Guide for GenWare Console Utilities #740840GenWare Console Utilities cpl Page 22 Error In data transmission, Bad data received. Reason: Incorrect acknowledgement received from the console. Possible corruption of data during transmission. Solution: Check that your GenWare Console software is of proper compatibility. Save your work, reboot the computer and run GenWare Console again. Error while trying to close the port. Reason: Unable to close the communications port Solution: Save your work and then reboot the computer and run GenWare Console again. Rev.-3 9/20/07 Instruction Guide forthe GenWare Console Program # 740845