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TSC PACE
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Contents
Overview 1
Introducing TSC PACE 1
PACE™ Instrument 2
SENSU™ Probes 2
Home Screen 3
Job Setup 4
Next Scan Parameters 5
Data Screen 7
Scanning Modes 7
Scanning Data 8
Data Analysis 9
Scroll and Zoom 9
Replay 9
Camera 10
Defect Sizing 11
Field Report 13
Page Properties 14
System Settings 15
System Settings 15
Data Backup 16
Clearing Scan Pages and Information 16
Restoring Lost Data 16
Software Update 17
Troubleshooting 18
Software Crash on Start-up 18
High Temperature Warning 18
Low Battery Warning 18
Safety and Care Information 19
General Safety Information 19
Taking care of your instrument 20
Cleaning the Instrument: 20
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Overview
Introducing TSC PACE
This document describes the operation and use of the PACE™ Instrument and its accompanying
software.
PACE™ is an advanced portable NDE tool designed to inspect metallic materials for surface breaking
cracks. It is based on an inspection technique called Alternating Current Field Measurement
(ACFM®) which has a proven track record in the oil and gas industry.
ACFM® is an electromagnetic technique that uses a probe to induce a small uniform AC current to
ow in the surface of the material under test. Defects in the material will disturb this current ow
and this disturbance will be reected in the magnetic eld above the surface of the material.
Sensors in the probe measure the disturbances and produce characteristic signals when aws are
present. Analysis of the magnitude of the disturbance gives a prediction of the depth of the defect.
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PACE™ Instrument
PACE™ is a portable, lightweight instrument that embodies robust, user-centric, ergonomic features;
with a high-contrast toughened screen, long battery life (8+ hours) and supported by a new
generation of software. It supports left and right handed use and has four secure harness attachment
points.
Figure 1 PACE Front Panel Overview
1. A,C & T
Select anticlockwise, clockwise and
transverse scan direction. During a scan A,
C & T produce linear, clock and general
markers respectively.
2. Green button
Start and stop the data collection.
3. Yellow button
Pause and unpause the data collection
during a scan.
4. F1 – F4
Page specic function buttons.
5. Question mark
Used to open context specic help les.
6. Yellow arrows
Used for selection during navigation and
for toggling through view setting when
reviewing data.
7. Green tick button
Used for selection during menu navigation
and for toggling through view setting
when reviewing data.
8. Back button
Used to go back one step during menu
navigation.
SENSU™ Probes
The PACE™ instrument works with the SENSU™ branded probes, previous ACFM probes are not
compatible with this system.
The probes included in the standard system are of two types: a straight 5 kHz pencil probe (Type
618) and a right-angled pencil 5 kHz probe (Type 619). Other probe types are available on request.
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Home Screen
The PACE™ instrument can be started by pressing the power button located on the top right of the
system. The boot up sequence will take the user to the PACE™ Home screen.
Figure 2 PACE™ Home Screen
The top right hand corner displays hardware information, namely, the PACE™ instrument serial
number, SENSU™ probe serial number and the next recalibration date. The bottom right hand side
displays the next scan parameters and can be altered in the Next Scan Param window. The left
hand side displays a legend for the left/right hand keypads.
The probe les for the SENSU™ probes are pre-loaded onto the probe and auto-install onto the
system when the probe is connected to the system.
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Figure 3 Probe Disconnected Message
When the probe is disconnected a “No Probe” message will be displayed on the top of the screen.
Job Setup
The Job Setup window is where the operator can set up all the information relevant to the inspection
before the job begins.
Figure 4 Job Setup Window
In this window the operator can add/edit the Operator names, Site, Component and Sub-Component
used for the job(s). The operator can also lter the displayed data in the Data Screen to display data
selected by Operator, Site, Component or Sub-component.
The Probe Info tab displays the technical attributes of the attached probe (Phase, frequency, Gain,
etc).
Home Screen
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Entering Job Information
Selecting any of the job parameters will open a window to add, edit or delete the selected list.
Figure 5 Entering Job Information
• Add new allows the operator to add new entries.
• Add copy allows the operator to edit a copy of one the entries as a new entry.
• Select allows the operator to select an entry and goes back to the previous screen.
• Edit opens a new window that allows the operator to edit the entry, move it up and down in the
list or delete it.
Next Scan Parameters
The Next Scan Parameters window is where the operator toggles through the dierent scan
properties of the next scan to be performed.
Figure 6 Next Scan Parameters
Home Screen
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The operator can cycle through the entered sub-component list as well as the pre-set weld location,
scan type and scan direction lists. If the attached probe has more than one material cong; these
can also be chosen from this menu.
If the inspection is being conducted through insulating coating, the thickness of the coating can be
specied here.
The clock marks settings located in the bottom right of the screen can be congured to give the
desired start and end marker as well as if the marks are incrementing or decrementing.
Pressing the Scan Notes button opens the text editor and allows the operator to pre-enter the notes
for the next scan. It is also possible to edit/enter notes after a scan in the page properties tab.
Home Screen
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Data Screen
The data screen is the main screen for viewing and analysing the scan data.
Figure 7 Data Screen
The top window shows the Bx trace, the bottom window shows the Bz trace and the Top-right
windows shows the buttery plot.
The bottom-right window displays page specic scan information.
The scan can be moved around using the up/down/left/right on the keypad
Scanning Modes
The data can be viewed and scanned in three dierent modes, namely cong, centered and t.
The active scanning mode can be viewed in the info box under the buttery plot
• Cong mode is the default modes and takes its scale numbers directly from the probe le.
• Centered mode is a dynamic scanning mode that tracks the Bx and Bz lines and auto-centres
them if they drift o-screen.
• Fit mode is a dynamic scanning mode that auto-ts the entire scan to the page
Note that the t mode will change the scaling away from the default. When this occurs a
“Scalings Lost!” message will appear on the Bx/Bz trace.
Pressing the arrow keys to move the traces up and down also holds the scanning mode in that
current position. Any new scans or scrolling of scan pages will preserve this held mode until the scan
mode is toggled.
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Scanning Data
To begin a live scan the operator needs to press A/C or T to select the scan direction and then the
Start scan button. Alternatively, if the scan parameters need to change, the operator can press the
Pause button to quick access the Next Scan Parameters window, use T to scroll through the selection
and A/C to cycle through the options before pressing Start scan button to begin the scan.
Figure 8 Next Scan Parameters Quick Access
Markers
During the scan the operator can add marks to the data by pressing A, C or T for linear marks, clock
marks and general marks respectively.
Figure 9 Markers
Linear marks start from 1 and continuously increase. Clock marks can start from any number
(dened in Next Scan Parameters) and they loop around a maximum number, they can also be set
to increment or decrement.
The clock marks can be congured from the Next Scan Parameters window.
Data Screen
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