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B-20

 

OPERATION

 

B-20

When the user presses the green “End Pass” menu

 

INSTRUCTOR MODE

End Pass

 

 

 

button, the pass is scored, a snapshot of the weld is

 

 

 

taken, and the percentages of the weld containing dis-

 

 

 

continuities are calculated.

If the user has inserted a

 

 

 

USB device, pressing “End Pass” also automati-

 

 

 

 

vice at he f ont of

weld machine. Allow 10

 

 

 

cally saves a student report to the USB memory

 

 

 

seconds after pressing the“End Pass” button to allow

 

 

 

time for the file to be saved. StudentTM

reports are not

 

 

 

saved internally on the VRTEX 360.

If the file is not

 

 

 

saved on the USB device at the time of the weld, and

 

 

 

another weld is made, the previous weld data will be

 

 

 

lost.

 

 

 

 

 

On the upper right of the screen, a score for each para-

Options

 

 

Score

 

 

 

 

 

meter is calculated. The closer each parameter is to

The options screen in the instructor mode allows the

the ideal value, the higher the score will be (out of

user to change the volume of the user interface nois-

100). The total score at the bottom of the scoring sec-

es and welding sounds.

Move the joystick left and

tion is calculated as an average of each parameter. To

right and then hit the select button to choose the vol-

achieve the maximum score, the weld must be made

ume. A volume of 0 will mute the sound, while a vol-

on the entire length of the coupon.

 

ume of 10 is the loudest.

 

The student report is a PDF file that captures the

Overview

 

 

Student Report

 

 

Update

 

 

graph, discontinuities, bead render, score and other

 

 

The update screen in the instructor mode allows the

information about the weld.

This PDF can be printed

or archived from another computer to track student

user to update their software or to update specific con-

progress.

 

 

figuration files from the USB memory device the front

 

 

of the weld machine. Clicking on this brings up two

Peak and Background Current

 

options:

 

 

These welding parameters are shown on the LASER

Update Software

 

screen when the student is using the STT welding

 

process. These settings cannot be modified but are

Update Configuration File

indicated on the system to allow the student to become

 

 

 

familiar with the terms.

 

 

oftware

 

 

Instructor Mode

 

 

Selecting this option loads a newer version of the soft-

 

 

ware if one is available on the USB in the front of the

Overview

 

 

machine. Updating to a different version may shut

The Instructor Mode give users the option of viewing

down or restart the system.

the WeldometerTM using the tolerance editor and setting

After updating, the system may need to be shut down

other preferences. In order to access instructor mode,

the user must first go back to the login screen. This

and restarted for changes to take affect.

can be done on most screens by pressing menu,

 

 

 

logout, and selecting yes. Then the user must place

Selecting this option loads any configuration changes

the key into the turn key slot at the front of the weld

machine and rotate the key 90 degrees to the right.

Conf gurati

File

 

from the USB in the front of the machine. This is used

Turning the key switch again brings the system out of

for part replacement.

 

the instructor mode.

 

 

 

 

 

Instructor mode includes the following:

 

 

 

 

Options

 

 

 

 

 

Update

 

 

 

 

 

WeldometerTM

 

 

 

 

 

Tolerances

 

 

 

 

 

VRTEX TM 360

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