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ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Ver 1.91 Adas-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What to do Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installing the Data Collection Module (DCM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Removing or Uninstalling the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Running the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Screen Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Data Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 General Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Scan Info Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Reporting Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Thickness Points Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Graphical Data Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 How the System Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Typical Scanning Practices and Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Creating Report Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ADAS-500 Thickness Data Files (tk) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ADAS-500 Scan Report Files (srf) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Automatic API-653 Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Creating Report Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Entering Equipment Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Entering Inspection Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Defining Course Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Course Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Course Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Adding a New Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Removing a Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Assigning a Material to a Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Entering Inspection and Scan Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Creating Scans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Importing TK Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Adding TK File Data in to an Existing Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 How Data is Imported in to the Report File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Overwriting Data in the Report File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Entering Scan Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Data Collection Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Overview and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 DCM Main Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Application Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Current Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Current Thickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Scan Specific Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Equipment Specific Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Course Details Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Scan Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Course Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Position Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page i Revision 1.9 Adas-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Table of Contents Location Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Scan Position Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ATCO USB Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Using the Data Collection Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Scan Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Data Increment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Scan Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Starting the DCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 DCM Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Editing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Deleting Data Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Editing Data Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Adding Data Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Data Point Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Scan Review Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Modifying Data Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Setting Data Point Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Deleting Data Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Data Point Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Adjusting Data Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Replacing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Printing Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Summary Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Scan Details Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Critical Area Analysis Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Report and Scan Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Report Page Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Print Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Critical Area Report Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 All Critical Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Unacceptable Critical Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Controlling Critical Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Exporting Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Export Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Data Point Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Exporting to Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 API Standard 653 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Referenced Sections of API Standard 653 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Calculation of tmin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Thickness Averaging and Critical Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Critical Length L and Thickness Averaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Acceptance Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Determining Maximum Fill Height and Controlling Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Controlling Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Pass / Fail Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page ii Revision 1.9 Adas-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Section 1 Introduction Introduction The ADAS-500 Reporting System is a complimentary utility that is shipped with the AMAC-500 Crawler System. The reporting system is provided free to owners of ATCO’s AMAC-500 Crawler Systems. This ADAS-500 Reporting System provides reporting capabilities for scan data collected with the ATCO ADAS-500 Data Logger. The system reads the ADAS-500 data files directly. It can combine several data files in to a single report file which contains the scan data and information about the inspection and equipment being inspected. The system provides editing features to review and edit your data. After reviewing data, you can print a series of professional reports. The system is particularly useful when scanning storage tanks that fall under the American Petroleum Institute (API) Standard 653 Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction. Minimum thickness calculations and analysis are performed automatically by the system in accordance with Section 2 of the API-653 Standard. For more information on the exact sections supported, refer to the section titled Analysis Methodology. System Requirements The AMAC-500 Reporting System runs under Windows 95,98,ME,2000 and NT. The system has the same minimal system requirements as the Windows versions it runs in. The system will print to any Windows supported printers. A color printer is recommended but not required. What to do Next If your system meets the requirements listed above, it is suggested that you move to the next section System Installation Once you install the software, you should procede to the section Getting Started. This section will take you step by step through the process of creating report files and processing ADAS-500 data. The sections Reviewing Data and Printing Reports will step you through editing and printing the data collected. The section Analysis Methodology explains the methods formulas used by the system to calculate API 653 tmin and Thickness Averaging (Critical Length “L”) values. Prior to reading this section, you should be familiar with Section 2 of API-653. The last section is a Tutorial. It includes exercises to step you through the processes required to collect, review and print ADAS-500 data with this reporting system. Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 1 Revision 1.9 Amac-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Section 2 System Installation System Installation If your computer meets the minimum system requirements listed in the previous section, you are ready to install the software. The installation utility on the distribution diskette must be used to install the software. Installation Close all applications you have running in Windows. Place the distribution diskette or cd in drive A: (cd drive) From the Start menu select Run... The dialog box shown below will appear. Type A:\Setup.exe (or drive letter of the cd drive) in the edit box and click OK. The installation utility will run and display the dialog box shown below. Click Next to continue through the installation. The utility will step you through the process of installation. When the installation is complete, it will have created the folder below if the default settings were used C:\Program Files\ATCO\ADAS-500 Reporting System There should be a menu option under the Start menu: Start | Programs | ADAS-500 Reporting System Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 2 Revision 1.9 Amac-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Section 2 System Installation Installing the Data Collection Module (DCM) The DCM requires an ethernet connection between the computer and the MCU-500. This connection utilizes a standard Category 5 (Cat 5) ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors. If you do not have the cable that shipped with the system, you can use any standard Cat 5 cable. The system does not require a crossover cable, although, one can be used with the system. The diagram below shows the connections required to use the system. The ethernet connection to the MCU-500 provides both position and UT data to the DCM. Be sure to set which UT device you are using by clicking on Settings. You can select either the USN-52 or USN-58. Be sure to set the baud rate for the USN-58 to 115k. Do this by selecting NEXT on the main menu of the USN-58 and then SER COMM. Removing or Uninstalling the Software To remove the ADAS-500 Reporting System from a computer, you should not delete the folders and files manually. Remove it by selecting Start | Settings | Control Panel. From the control panel, double click the Add / Remove Programs icon. From the list of applications in the window, select ADAS-500 Reporting System and click the Add/Remove button. MCU-500R OFF Rear Panel ON PUS H REMOTE STOP ATCO CRAWLER Ethernet MCU-500R Motor Control Unit DCM Host UT Scope Figure 3 Connecting to the AMAC-500/MCU-500 Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 3 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Chapter 3 Getting Started Getting Started Running the System The software must be successfully installed before running the system. If you have not installed the software from the distribution disks at this point, please refer to the previous section and do so now. If the software has been successfully installed, you are ready to run the ADAS-500 Reporting System. From the Start menu select Programs | ADAS-500 Reporting System | ADAS-500 Reporting System. If you do not find the Start menu entry, proceed to the previous section and run the installation as specified. Otherwise, select the menu option (shown above) and the main screen of the program should appear as shown below. Figure 1 Blank Main Screen Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 4 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Chapter 3 Getting Started Screen Layout The figure below shows the main screen of the system and it’s major parts. Main Menu Menu Bar Thickness Points Grid Graphical Data Display API-653 Calculation Status Course Details Scan List Data Group Tabs Data Tabs Status Bar Main Menu The main menu structure is shown below with a short description of each item. File New Open Reopen Import Save Save As Print Print Setup Exit Creates a new blank reporting file Opens an existing reporting file from disk Provides a list of most recently used files to open Import a “TK” file as a scan Saves the current file Saves the current file to a new name Print reports Allows you to select a printer and set basic report options Close the system down Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 5 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Chapter 3 Getting Started Edit Cut Cut the current selection to the clipboard Copy Copy the current selection to the clipboard Paste Paste clipboard contents Report Settings Minimum Toggles graphical display of the minimum thickness in the graphs Course Lines Toggles graphical display of the course lines in the graphs Grid Lines Toggles graphical display of the grid lines in the graphs Legend Toggles graphical display of the legend in the graphs Minimum Color Sets the color for the minimum thickness in the graphs Thickness Color Sets the color for the thickness in the graphs Course Color Sets the color for the course lines in the graphs View Scan Data Course Details General Info Scan Info Reporting Info Selects the Scan Data graphical view Selects the Course Details graphical view Selects the General data group tab Selects the Scan Info data group tab Selects the Reporting data group tab Scans Add Scan Delete Scan Insert TK File in to Scan Move Scan Up Move Scan Down Add a new scan to the scan list Delete a scan from the scan list Insert data from a “TK” file in to an existing scan Move the scan up in the scan list Move the scan down in the scan list Help Contents About Displays the contents page of the help system Displays the About dialog which provides version and copyright information Open File Print Reports Add Scan Menu Bar The menu bar which appears across the top of the main screen below the main menu provides shortcuts to commonly used commands. The figure shown to the right shows each menu bar button. New File Save Delete Scan Insert TK File Data Figure 3 Menu Bar Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 6 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Chapter 3 Getting Started Scan List As a scan is selected in the scan list, the graphical display and thickness data grid display the selected scan data. When reviewing thickness data, deleting scans or importing data, you must first select the scan in the scan list. The scan list scrolls to the right to display more information about the scan such as the number of thickness points, the number less than minimum, the high and low thickness and the technician name. Number of data points in the scan Scan Description The scan list displays the scans in the current report file. Report files can hold several scans and are usually associated with a single piece of equipment. Data Group Selection Tabs Data Tabs The data tabs are divided in to three basic groups, General, Scan Info and Reporting. Click the data group tabs at the top to display and edit information in the appropriate data tabs below. Data Tabs General Group This group displays general equipment, inspection, course layout and comment information. Equipment information can be edited by clicking the Equipment tab (shown right). An explanation of the fields will be covered later in this section. To enter design information such as diameter and capacity, click the Design tab. Inspection information can be edited by clicking the Inspection tab (Figure 5). An explanation of the fields will be covered later in this section. Figure 4 Scan List and Data Tabs Course definition information is edited by clicking the Courses tab (Figure 8). This is where course height, nominal thickness and other information is entered. An explanation of the fields will be covered later in this section. General inspection and scan specific notes are entered by clicking the Notes tab (Figure 8). Figure 5 Figure 6 Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Figure 7 Page 7 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System Figure 8 User’s Manual Chapter 3 Getting Started Figure 9 Figure 10 Scan Info Group This group allows you to review or edit scan information and thickness data. To edit general scan information, click the Scan Info tab (Figure 11). When scans are imported you are given the opportunity to save header information from the Adas-500 data files (TK). If you choose to import scan header information, you can review it by clicking on the Header tab (Figure 13). Figure 11 Scan Info Tab Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Figure 12 Header Tab Page 8 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Chapter 3 Getting Started Reporting Group This group allows you to select various reporting and graph settings. To change the components viewed on the graph such as minimum and nominal thicknesses, course lines, grid lines, legend and course details, select the Graph View tab (Figure 13). To change the colors of the graph components, select the Graph Colors tab (Figure 13). Figure 14 Graph Colors Tab Figure 13 Graph View Tab Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 9 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Chapter 3 Getting Started Position (Elev) Thickness Points Grid Thickness API-653 Tmin The thickness points grid (Figure 15) displays the thickness data of the selected scan. The three columns display the Thickness, Position and Minimum values for each thickness point in the scan. The list of thicknesses is sorted by position with the lowest position at the bottom. The thickness and position values are obtained directly from the ADAS-500 data file. The Tmin / Min column displays the API-653 Tmin value when API-653 calculations are enabled, otherwise the course minimum value is shown. Thickness values in RED indicate that the value is at or below the Tmin value. Thicknesses in RED are equal or less than Tmin Figure 15 Thickness Point Grid Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 10 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Chapter 3 Getting Started Graphical Data Display You can view the scan data graphically by clicking the Scan Data tab (Figure 16) on the graphical data display. This shows the entire scan as well as course details. The thickness is plotted against the position (obtained from the ADAS-500 data file). The graph also plots the minimum (either assigned or API-653 Tmin) and nominal values. The graph shown is typical of a vertical storage tank (API-653 type). The data is displayed just as it would be oriented on the tank itself. 0 degree Scan Thickness data plotted against Position Course 5 Course 4 Course 3 Course Details Course 2 Course 1 Vertical Storage Tank Critical Area(s) Figure 16 Vertical Storage Graphical Display Course Selection List Critical Area List The right side of the graph displays summarized scan information for each course. The critical area shown is calculated automatically and shows areas of concern on API-653 enabled inspections. More about the critical areas and other API-653 calculations can be found in the section titled Analysis Methodology. You can view selected course details by clicking the Critical Areas tab (Figure 17) on the graphical data display. This shows the scan data by course. The graph plots the thickness, position, minimum and nominal values for each selected course. Choose a course to view by selecting it from the Course Selection List. The critical areas for each course is listed in the critical area list. The area details button displays a dialog box (Figure 18) which shows the details about the selected critical area. More about the critical areas and other API-653 calculations can be found in the section titled Analysis Methodology. Area Details Button Critical Area Figure 17 Course Details Graphical Display Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 11 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Chapter 3 Getting Started Figure 18 Critical Area / Length Details Dialog How the System Works The ADAS-500 Reporting System provides a simple and convenient means to produce high quality, professional reports from data files collected using the ADAS-500 Data Logger or by using the Data Collection Module. If you use the ADAS-500 Data Logger is used to collect data, you can transfer the data to the PC for processing and analysis. If you are using the Data Collection Module, you can interface directly to the AMAC-500 system and collect the data using the PC. The ADAS-500 generates are text data files containing basic scan, equipment, thickness and position information for scan thickness points. Each file contains a single scan. Typically if you are scanning a vertical above ground storage tank (i.e. an API-653 governed tank) this would be a scan or drop run vertically at the 0,90,180 or 270 degree position1. The ADAS-500 Reporting System allows you to read the data files (TK) from the ADAS-500 and work with them as an entire group (such as all four scans of a tank ... 0,90,180 & 270 degrees). Basic information about the equipment and inspection are entered and saved as a report file with the extension “ srf”. This scan report file (srf) contains all the scan data obtained from the TK files as well as equipment information and graph color settings and more. It is a convenient way to group the data in to a single file for a piece of equipment. Once the data is successfully saved in the srf data file, you no longer need the TK files obtained from the ADAS-500. However, it is good practice to save them at least until the work is completed. Generally, it is recommended to make a backup copy of the TK files anyway and save them permanently along with the srf files. Once you have correctly entered the information required, reviewed the data and set your reporting options, you are ready to print your reports. The API-653 calculations such as Tmin and Critical Areas are automatically done for you provided that you enter the basic information required. Note that you should review the API-653 Standard and become familiar with the formulas used by this reporting system. For more information on how this system performs calculations, refer to the section titled Analysis Methodology. 1 Typical equipment layout techniques are discussed later in this section and can also be found in the AMAC-500 manual. Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 12 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Chapter 3 Getting Started Typical Scanning Practices and Guidelines Before using the ADAS-500 Reporting System you should carefully read this section on scanning practices. There are several assumptions made by the system that you should be aware of. The methods shown below are accepted as the standard or typical means of scanning tanks and other equipment. One of the most important assumptions made by the ADAS-500 Reporting System is the scan location coordinates and layout methods. For demonstration purposes, let us presume that you are scanning above ground storage tanks, like those covered by the API-653 Standard. Typically, vertical scans or drops are done around the shell of the tank. Usually there are either 4 or 8 scans depending on the size of the tank. These are usually at the 0, 90, 180 & 270 degree positions (See Figure 19). The circumferential coordinates are measured around the circumference of the tank. This specifies the location of the scan on the tank with reference to some datum or zero reference point. This point is typically an easily identifiable object on the tank such as a manway or nozzle. The longitudinal coordinates are measured from the bottom of the tank. This is very important because the API-653 calculations performed by the system depend on it. When in the field and scanning with the crawler, be sure to always measure your position from the bottom of the tank, and not each course. For example, if the first course is 96 inches in length, a position at 100 inches would fall 4 inches above the top weld line of the bottom course. Refer to the AMAC-500 documentatio n for more Note the 0 degree information scan has been on scan layout shifted to clear the and manway Typical Vertical Scan coordinates. Locations (4) 270 180 90 0 Manway Tank Shell (external view) Course (weld) lines Datum or Zero Reference Point (typically a manway) 270 Manway 180 Top View (Tank Roof) 90 0 Typically, locations are measured clockwise (looking down on the tank) from the zero reference point as shown Figure 19 Typical Scan / Drop Layout on Tanks Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 13 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Section 4 Creating Report Files Creating Report Files This section will step you through the process of creating report files. It is assumed that you have successfully installed the ADAS-500 Reporting System and read the section titled Getting Started. ADAS-500 Thickness Data Files (tk) The data files (*.tk) produced by the ADAS-500 are text files containing basic scan and equipment information as well as all thickness and position information for scan thickness points. Each file contains a single scan and are generated automatically when scanning using the ADAS-500. ADAS-500 Scan Report Files (srf) Typically, each piece of equipment inspected will have more than one scan associated with it. The ADAS-500 Reporting System allows you to combine several scans from tk files in to a single report file. In addition to thickness and position data, the report file stores equipment design information required to perform automatic calculation of API-653 minimums. The ADAS-500 Reporting System reads both the Tk and report (srf) data files. The tk files can be read in to the system, but cannot be saved in the TK format. They are saved as a report file (srf). The remainder of this section will step you through the process of creating report files. Automatic API-653 Calculations Many of the fields for entering data in to the ADAS-500 Reporting System are required in order to automatically calculate API-653 values. When any of the required variables are not valid or entered, the API-653 Tmin values will not appear in the Thickness Points Grid and the minimum line will not appear on the graph. The system provides an easy way to determine when any of the required values are either missing or invalid. The API-653 Status Indicator (shown below) in the top right corner of the main window provides you with an easy and fast way to determine which required variables are either not entered or invalid. Indicates that API-653 Calculations have been disabled Indicates that the values of the required fields are entered and valid Indicates that at least one of the values of the required fields are invalid Clicking on the indicator invokes the API-653 Calculation Status dialog (Figure 17). You can quickly identify the fields that require either changing or entry. The fields with the green checkmark next to them are entered and valid. The fields without the checkmark require some attention. An explanation is provided at the bottom of the dialog that indicates the reason. To make changes to the field, highlight it in the list and click the Go To button. Once all fields are entered and valid, a green API symbol will appear and the Tmin line should appear in the graph. Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 14 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Section 4 Creating Report Files The validity criteria for the fields are: Diameter: The value must be greater than zero. Specific Gravity: The specific gravity must be greater than zero. Product Height: The product height must be greater than zero and less than the tank height. Course Definitions: The courses must be defined in order to determine which course the thickness values were from. This is important since the tmin formula changes depending on course number. Current Status Check indicates the required value is entered and valid Click here to go to the variable that needs to be changed or entered No Check indicates the value is either not entered or invalid Description of the error. Figure 17 API-653 Calculation Status Dialog Creating Report Files When you first run the system, the main screen appears and a blank report file is loaded. At this point, there is no data in the file and you can start entering information immediately. In the event that you have a file loaded, you can create a blank report file by selecting the File | New menu option from the Main Menu. If the file you have loaded has been modified, the system will provide you with an opportunity to save it before clearing it. Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 15 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Section 4 Creating Report Files Entering Equipment Information You must enter certain information about the equipment being inspected in order to use features like the automatic minimum calculations. To edit equipment information, click the General group tab, then the Equipment and Design data tabs as shown Description Description of the equipment being inspected Location Location of the equipment being inspected Owner The owner of the equipment being inspected ID The ID (i.e. Equipment Number) of the equipment being inspected. Diameter The diameter of the equipment being inspected in feet. (API-653) Specific Gravity The specific gravity of the liquid contents of the tank (API-653) Product Height The height of the liquid in the tank in feet. (API-653) API-653 Use API-653 Tmin Calculations for the equipment being inspected. API-650 Use API-650 Variable-Design-Point method Tmin Calculations for the equipment being inspected. Figure 18 Equipment Info Figure 19 Design Info Entering Inspection Information To edit inspection information, click the General group tab, then the Inspection data tab as shown. Inspected By The name of the individual or company performing the inspection Date The date the inspection was performed Instrument The UT instrument used to scan Scan Datum The point of origin for measuring the locations of scans Corrosion Allowance The corrosion allowance for the next inspection period. It is added to the API-653 Tmin values in accordance with Section 2.3. Figure 20 Inspection Info Defining Course Information Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 16 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Section 4 Creating Report Files Course information must be defined in order to use the API-653 calculations. Each course is numbered sequentially starting from the bottom. To define course information click the General group tab, then the Courses data tab as shown in Figure 21. To add courses to the list, click the Add button. To delete a course from the list, select the course to delete and click the Del button. To set the course information back to the default values, highlight the courses to change and click the Defaults button. Course Fields To edit the course fields, click on the course and then the field to be changed. If you need to change several courses to the same value, select all the courses desired and then edit the fields. Height The height of the course in inches Nom The nominal thickness value for the course Min The minimum thickness value for the course. This value is used for the minimum when API-653 calculations are disabled. Min Yield Set the Course to the Defaults Select the Material for the Course Add a New Course Course Fields Delete the Current Course Course List The minimum yield value for the course per API-653 section 2.3.2. The default is 30,000. Min Tensile The minimum tensile value for the course per API-653 section 2.3.2. The default is 55,000 Joint Eff Bottom Top Course Material Selected The joint efficiency for the bottom weld of the course per API-653 section 2.3.2. The default is 0.7 Clear the Material for the Course Standard / Material / Grade Figure 21 Courses Tab The absolute distance from the bottom of the tank to the bottom of the selected course (Read only). The absolute distance from the bottom of the tank to the top of the selected course (Read only). Course Materials This system provides defaults for the API-653 Min Tensile and Yield values. These defaults are the same as those provided by API-653 for unknown materials. If you know the material for any of the courses, you can enter them in directly or you can select them from the Materials Table. This table can be modified if the material you need is not found. To manage the materials in the list, select the Edit | Materials Table option from the main menu. The Materials Table screen will appear (Figure 22). Use this screen to add, remove and edit the materials in the table. The file materials.dat contains the material list. If you enter several materials and change from one system to another, you can take them with you by copying this file from the program directory. Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 17 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System Add a New Material User’s Manual Section 4 Creating Report Files Remove the Selected Material Edit the Selected Material Figure 22 Materials Table Screen Adding a New Material Click the Add button in the Materials Table screen (Figure 22). The Material Properties Dialog will appear (Figure 23). Enter the information about the material and click OK. Removing a Material If you need to remove a material from the Materials Table you can do this from the Materials Table Screen (Figure 22) by selecting the material in the list, and click the Remove button. Assigning a Material to a Course To assign a material and it’s values to a course, select the course on the courses tab (Figure 21) and click the Mat’l button. The Select Material dialog will appear. Select the desired material and click OK. The values for the material will be assigned to the selected course(s). Figure 23 Material Properties Dialog Entering Inspection and Scan Notes Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 18 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Section 4 Creating Report Files You can enter inspection and scan notes by clicking the General tab, then the Notes tab as shown below. To enter inspection notes, click the Inspection Notes tab. To enter scan specific notes, click on the desired scan, and then the Scan Notes tab as shown below. Figure 24 Inspection Notes Figure 25 Scan Notes Creating Scans Adding scans to your report file is an easy process. The scans are automatically created when you import tk file data using the File | Import menu option. In most instances, this will be the method used. Importing TK Files Use the File | Import menu option to import TK files directly in to a new scan. When you select this option the Import dialog will appear allowing you to select the TK file to import. You will be asked Do you want to add these files to the current file? If you answer Yes, the selected TK file(s) will be imported to the current report file. A new scan is added for each TK file imported. If you answer No, a new report file (srf) will be created and the selected file(s) will be added to the new file. If the current file has been changed, you will be given the opportunity to save it first. If any header information exists in the TK file, you will be given the opportunity to import as well. The Import Header Information dialog will appear (right). Click the Overwrite checkbox for each header data category you want to import. Adding TK File Data in to an Existing Scan Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Check Here to Import header data and overwrite any existing. Figure 26 Import Header Information Dialog Page 19 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Section 4 Creating Report Files Importing TK files directly (as outlined above) is the most convenient way to add your data to the report file. There are some instances where you will use the Scans | Insert TK Files in to Scan menu option to insert data from TK files. This usually occurs when a single scan is spanned across more than one TK file. Example When you cannot scan the height of a tank due to an obstruction such as a stiffener, you may save the TK file in the ADAS500. Once it has been saved, you cannot add more data to it. Therefore, you must create a new TK file to scan the remainder of the tank. The scan is now stored in two separate TK files. To combine these files you can open the first of the TK files using the File | Import menu option (as shown above). Once the scan has been created in the report file, click on it, and select Scans | Insert TK File in to Scan. The Import Data Dialog will appear (Figure 27). To import the data, select the TK file and click Import. When the thickness data from the TK file has been imported, the Import Data Dialog box will close automatically. The data will be imported in to the scan selected in the Import Into combo box. How Data is Imported in to the Report File As data from the TK file is imported in to a scan, it is sorted automatically by Position. When data is imported in to a scan that already contains thickness points, the new points are sorted with the existing data. Therefore, if you have an existing thickness point at 10.5" and a new point at 10.75" is imported, it will be place just after the existing point at 10.5". Even if you import data points at the same position, the new position will be placed next to the existing one. Therefore, if you have an existing point at 10.5" and you import another at the same position, it will be placed right after the existing one. Overwriting Data in the Report File When importing TK file data in the Import Data Dialog, you can overwrite the descriptive (i.e. Equipment Name, Location Figure 27 Import Data Dialog and ID etc...) information in the report file by checking the Overwrite check box for each data category. When you import the data (by clicking the Import button), the data in the report file will be overwritten if Overwrite is checked. Entering Scan Information Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 20 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Section 4 Creating Report Files You can change scan information by clicking on the scan in the Scan List, and then clicking the Scan Info tab, then the Scan Info tab as shown in Figure 28. Description The description of the scan for example the position as shown in the figure to the right “0 Degrees”. Technician The technician that created the scan data. Circumferential Longitudinal Position The position of the scan. The meaning of the value changes depending on the type of scan (below). For longitudinal scans, this field is the circumferential distance from the datum or zero reference. For circumferential scans, it is the longitudinal distance from the datum. Figure 28 Editing Scan Information Longitudinal Scan Select this type scan when the scan axis is parallel to the cylindrical axis of the equipment being scanned. Circumferential Scan Select this type scan when the scan axis runs circumferentially around the cylindrical axis of the equipment. Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 21 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Section 5 Data Collection Module Data Collection Module Overview and Setup The Data Collection Module (DCM) allows you to use your PC to collect data with the AMAC-500. The ADAS-500 Data Logger is not used when data is collected using the DCM. In order to use the DCM, you must first set up the system and cabling. The figure below shows the cabling diagram for the AMAC-500 using the DCM with the ATCO Ethernet Interface. MCU-500R OFF Rear Panel ON PUS H REMOTE STOP ATCO CRAWLER Ethernet MCU-500R Motor Control Unit DCM Host UT Scope Figure 29 Typical Cabling Configuration Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 22 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Section 5 Data Collection Module DCM Main Window The Data Collection Module is invoked from within the ADAS-500 Reporting System. Details on running it will be discussed later in this section. The main window of the DCM is shown below. Prior to using the system, it must be calibrated to work with the crawler’s encoders. The encoders are the devices on the crawler that provide the software with the crawler’s position. To calibrate the system’s positioning, refer to the section in the Appendix Calibrating Encoders. Application Status Scan Position Controls Scan Description Menu Bar Current Position Location Grid Current Thickness Scan Specific Information Equipment Specific Information Course Details Status Bar Position Indicator Scan Graph Course Summary Figure 30 DCM Main Window Menu Bar The Menu Bar spans the top of the application window. The buttons contained in it, and their functions, are listed below:: STOP [F10] - Stops recording mode RECORD [F9] - Starts recording mode Discard Last - Discards the last set of locations scanned in to the system Save Last - Saves the last set of locations scanned in to the system. Calibrate - Allows you to calibrate the travel distance of the crawler and the application. Settings - Allows you to change the settings of the application. Edit Data - Allows you to edit / modify the readings in the scan Done - When you are finished scanning, select this option to save the data and return to the main application. Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 23 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System Cancel User’s Manual Section 5 Data Collection Module - Select this option if you wish to discard any scanned locations and return to the main application. Application Status The Application Status area shows the status of the key parts of the application. OK indicates proper working status. ERR indicates that an error has occurred. POS UT API653 Indicates the status of the positioning interface to the AMAC-500 encoders. Indicates the status of the interface to the UT Instrument. Indicates whether all of the information needed is available to calculate API-653 minimums. Current Position The Current Position displays the current position of the AMAC-500 in the scan. This can be changed by using the Scan Position Controls. This value changes as the crawler moves. In order to get the correct position, you must be sure to calibrate the position using the Calibrate button on the Menu Bar. If the position is not being displayed, the POS status shown in the Application Status area will likely be ERR. When this happens, the error will be indicated at the bottom of the window in the Status Bar. Current Thickness The Current Thickness displays the thickness that is coming from the UT Instrument Interface. If the current thickness is not being displayed, the UT status shown in the Application Status area will likely be ERR. When this happens, the error will be indicated at the bottom of the window in the Status Bar. Scan Specific Information The scan information shown here shows the Data Increment The interval at which locations are stored in the scan. This value is specified in the ADAS-500 Reporting System prior to loading this module. It can be changed by selecting the Settings button on the Menu Bar. Scan Mode The method used to scan (explained previously in this document) This value is specified in the ADAS-500 Reporting System prior to loading this module. It can be changed by selecting the Settings button on the Menu Bar. Locations The number of locations currently in the scan Equipment Specific Information The equipment specific information displayed here come directly from the information stored in the ADAS-500 Reporting System. This information cannot be changed in this application. If the information is not correct, it could cause the API-653 Tmin values to be incorrect. If it needs to be changed, exit the application and change it in the Reporting System. Course Details Grid Ideally it’s easiest to scan the entire length of the scan in one recording. In some cases, the technique may require you to stop and reposition the crawler then resume scanning. When this occurs it can be useful to have dimensional information for the courses. The top and bottom positions of each course, relative to the scan zero reference can help you to set the position of the crawler at the top or bottom of any course. Double clicking on a particular course in the Course Details Grid will set the Current Position value to the bottom of that course. You can also set the position to either the top or bottom of any course by clicking the Course Top or Course Bottom button in the Scan Position Controls. Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 24 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Section 5 Data Collection Module Scan Graph The Scan Graph displays data relative to the position on the equipment. The data shown on the graph is the thickness, API653 minimum and course weld line location. Course Summary The course summary includes: Course Number - displayed in the lower left corner of each course summary block (Numbered from the bottom). Loc’s - the number of locations stored in that course Low - the lowest thickness location found in the course High - the highest thickness location found in the course Ave - the average thickness location found in the course= Tmin T2 >= 0.60 * Tmin Indicates whether the area meets the minimum criteria shown below Indicates whether T1 >= Tmin is true / false Indicates whether T2 >= 0.60*Tmin is true / false Copyright © 2005-2009 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 52 Revision 1.9 ADAS-500 Reporting System Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Section 8 Tutorial Tutorial This section is a Tutorial with exercises to assist you in becoming familiar with some of the fundamental tasks required to use the ADAS-500 Reporting System. Using the Tutorial Upon installation, demo data files from the ADAS-500 were installed in a Demo1 folder under the installed folder. If you selected the defaults when installing the system, the path would be: C:\Program Files\ATCO\ADAS-500 Reporting System\Demo1 Each exercise depends on successful completion of the previous exercise. The best way to work through this tutorial is to start with the first exercise Building a Report File and work successively through each. If the Demo1 folder cannot be found on your system, you may reinstall the software. Exercise Summary The following exercises are covered in this tutorial. Building a Report File This exercise steps you through the process of building a report file. This includes importing ADAS-500 data and entering equipment information. Reviewing Data This exercise steps you through the process of reviewing data. This includes editing, deleting and adding data points. Printing Reports This exercise steps you through the process of printing reports. This includes printing reports for all scans, or individual reports for selected scans. Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 52 Revision 1.7 ADAS-500 Reporting System User’s Manual Section 8 Tutorial Instruction numbers on the Left correspond to picture numbers on the right Page Layout The pages are printed in landscape format with instructions in the left column and software screens in the right column. The number of the instruction in the left column, corresponds to the screen picture in the right column. Instruction Column Screen Pictures Column Conventions Used in the Tutorial Text Fonts Action Text that requires you to perform a task Explanation text explaining a feature or task Symbols Information or an explanation of a feature Indicates a warning or important item Signifies the end of a instructional exercise 1 Indicates the instruction number on the left column of the page Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 53 Revision 1.7 Building Report Files Tutorial Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Building a Report File Building a Report File General Info Let’s use a vertical storage tank as an example The general information about the tank is shown on the clipboard to the right. Equipment: Location: ID: Owner: API-653: Diameter: To get started, run the ADAS-500 Reporting Utility as outlined in Running the ADAS-500 Report Utility. If the system is already running, let’s start with an empty file. To do this, select File | New from the main menu. The steps required are: Step 1 - Enter General Equipment Information Step 2 - Enter Course Information Step 3 - Open TK Files from the ADAS-500 Example Tank 1 Tank Farm 2 123456789 US Tank Farm Yes 85 feet Spec Grav: 1.5 Prod Height: 38 feet Step 1 - Enter General Equipment Information Let’s enter information about the storage tank we are inspecting. Click the Equipment tab. Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 55 Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Building a Report File Click in the Description Edit Box 1. Type Example Tank 1 and press the Tab key to move to the Location edit box. 2. Type Tank Farm 2 and press the Tab key to move to the Owner edit box. 3. Type US Tank Farm and press the Tab key to move to the ID edit box. 4. Type 123456789 and press the Tab key to move to the Diameter edit box. 5. Type 85 and press the Tab key to move to the Use API-653 Calculations check box. 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8 Note that Specific Gravity and Product Height are disabled since they are only used when API-653 Calculations are enabled. 6. Either press the space bar or click the check box to enable the API-653 Calculations. 7. Hold down Shift and press the Tab key to move back up to the Product Height edit box Note that holding shift down and pressing tab moves backwards through the fields 8. Type 38 and hold down Shift and press the Tab key to move back to the Specific Gravity edit box and type 1.5 Note that the Product Height label appears in Red. This occurs because we have not yet entered the course information to specify the height of the tank. Save the File Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 56 Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Building a Report File Let’s save the information we entered. Select File | Save from the main menu. The Save As dialog will appear (right). We will save the file to the Demo1 folder that was created during the installation. You can save it to any location desired. For the purposes of this example, we will save it to Demo1. Double click the Demo1 folder. Enter tankdemo1 in the Filename edit box Click Save Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 57 Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Building a Report File Step 2 - Enter Course Information The next step is to enter the course information. The information we need is shown on the clipboard. There are 5 courses. The height and nominal thicknesses are listed for each. The default values for Min Tensile, Min Yield and Joint Efficiency are to be used. These values correspond to the values specified in API-653 when the material is unknown. 1. Click the Courses tab. 2. Click the Add Button 5 times to add 5 courses to the list. Course Info Use API-653 "Unknown" values for Min Tensile Min Yield Joint Efficiencies 1 Course Height Nom 1 96" 0.750 2 96" 0.500 3 4 5 96" 96" 96" 0.375 0.250 0.250 2 Set the course heights. All courses heights are 96 inches Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 58 Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Building a Report File 3. Select the top course Crs: 5 Top and hold down the shift key. 4. Click on the bottom course Crs: 1 Bottom Note that you can select multiple courses to make changes at one time. In this case, all heights are the same, so you can enter them for all courses. 5. Click in the Height edit box. 6. Type 96 for the course height 3 4 5 6 7 8 Set the nominal values for each course 7. Click on the bottom course Crs: 1 Bottom 8. Double-Click in the Nom edit box and type 0.75 Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 59 Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Building a Report File 9. Click on the second course Crs: 2 and type 0.50 then Double-Click in the Nom edit box 10. Click on the third course Crs: 3 then Double-Click in the Nom edit box and type 0.375 9 10 The last two courses (4 and 5) are the same height, so you can select them both and enter them simultaneously 11. Click on the fourth course Crs: 4. Hold the shift key. Click on the fifth course Crs: 5 Top Double-Click in the Nom edit box and type 0.25 Entering the course information is complete. Note that when the courses where created, values for Min Yield, Min Tensile, and Joint Efficiency were given default values. They are the values specified to use in API-653 when the material properties are not known. Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. 11 Page 60 Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Building a Report File Open TK Files from the ADAS-500 The next step in building your report file is to retrieve your ADAS-500 data. At the time the system was installed, sample data files were installed in the Demo1 folder under the installation folder where the ADAS-500 Reporting System was loaded. The default location is 2 C:\Program Files\ATCO\ADAS-500 Reporting System Assuming the files are present on the system, we will import the sample TK files that were installed with the system. 1. Click File | Import from the main menu. 2. From the Import Dialog, locate the ADAS-500 Reporting System installation folder 3. Double click the Demo1 folder from the Open Dialog, The sample TK files should appear. If the TK files shown do not appear as shown, you will need to re-install the software to continue this session. 4. 3 Select the four TK files as shown. Note: To select several files in the Import TK File Dialog, click each file while holding the ctrl key down. 5. Click Open 4 Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 61 Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Building a Report File You will be asked if you want to add these data files to the current file. 6. Click Yes 7. The Import Header Information dialog will appear for each file imported. Click Cancel Header Import button for each. 6 7 The system will import the files individually. A scan Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 62 Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Building a Report File will be created for each file. The scans should appear as shown to the right. The scan description, will be the name of the TK file that it was created from. As you click on each scan listed in the Scan List, the data points should appear in the grid and the graph should appear with the API-653 minimum as shown to the right. The sample data files are intended to show 4 scans. Each 90 degrees apart starting at 0 degrees. The samples show a scan at 0, 90, 180 and 270 degrees. Next, we will edit scan information... 1. Double click on the 0degrees.tk scan. Note: You can also select the scan in the Scan List and then click the Scan Info data group tab, then the Scan Info data tab. 1 2. 2 Type 0 Degree Drop for the new scan description and press the Tab key to move to the Technician edit box Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 63 Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Building a Report File 3. Type your name in to the Technician edit box and press the Tab key to move to the Circumferential Position edit box Note: The scans we are editing are vertical drops on a vertical storage tank and considered by the ADAS-500 Reporting System to be Longitudinal scans. For more information on scan types and coordinates, refer to the sections Creating Report Files, Creating Scans. 3 6 4 7 The circumferential position for the 0 degree scan is 0. Therefore, we have no need to edit the value. The order in which the scans were sorted, placed the 90Degrees.tk at the bottom of the list. We can change the position of the scan the list will appear in order by location or degree position. Keep in mind, scan reports are printed in the order in which the scans appear in the list. 4. Click on the 90degrees.tk scan then, Right Click and click move Scan Up from the popup menu 5. Repeat step 4 once again until 90degrees.tk is in the correct position With the scan placed in the correct order, let’s edit the scan information. 6. Double click on the 90degrees.tk scan in the scan list. Type 90 Degree Drop for the new scan description and press the Tab key to move to the Technician edit box Type your name in to the Technician edit box and press the Tab key to move to the Circumferential Position edit box Type 66.75 7. (The circumferential position of the scan in feet) Double click on the 180degrees.tk scan in the scan list. Type 180 Degree Drop for the new scan description and press the Tab key to move to the Technician edit box 5 Type your name in to the Technician edit box and press the Tab key to move to the Circumferential Position edit box Type 133.5 (The circumferential position of the scan in feet) Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 64 Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Building a Report File 8. Double click on the 270degrees.tk scan in the scan list. Type 270 Degree Drop for the new scan description and press the Tab key to move to the Technician edit box Type your name in to the Technician edit box and press the Tab key to move to the Circumferential Position edit box 8 Type 200.3 (The circumferential position of the scan in feet) Click File | Save from the main menu or click the icon from the menu bar. Note: The Circumferential Position values are in feet and indicates the position around the circumference of the tank from the datum point. The units can be either inches or feet for vertical (longitudinal) scans. Horizontal scans require that the position be entered in inches only. The API-653 calculations performed by this system for horizontal (circumferential) scans are expecting inches. Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 65 Revision 1.7 Reviewing Data Tutorial Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Reviewing Data Reviewing Data This section assumes that you have completed the previous sections where data was loaded from the samples located in the Demo1 folder. If you have not completed these sections, the please proceed to the section Building a Report File. Once you have completed the section, return here. Prior to printing reports, the data should be reviewed. There are occasions where erroneous readings can be saved so review your data carefully. This session will step you through the process of reviewing the data and removing any data points that may be suspect. 1 The data generated for this tutorial is tightly grouped and anomalies are exaggerated for simplicity. The focus of this tutorial is to convey the methods used in the ADAS-500 Reporting System to modify data and not to analyze it. This section covers basic data review and modification, and does not set guidelines for data acquisition and analysis. Experience and knowledge are essential tools in collection and analysis of data. 1. Load the data file “tankdemo1.srf” created in the previous section Building a Report File Click on 0 Degree Drop. The file should appear with the scans as shown to the right. 2. You can instantly find anomalies in the data visually by reviewing the scan graph. Let’s look at the 0 Degree Drop. The data is tightly grouped in the 0 Degree Drop and does not show any anomalies. Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. 2 Page 67 Uniform Data Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Reviewing Data 3. Click the scan 90 Degree Drop. The graph shows two anomalies which seem to be out of range of the data points surrounding them. You can view the value by hovering over it with your mouse. Anomolies 4. 3 Position your mouse over the anomaly to view the thickness value. When the data point information appears above the graph, click with the left mouse button. The data points grid will move to the data point. If you double click a data point on the graph, the editor will be invoked allowing you to change the value if needed.. Editing will be covered later in this section. The anomalies found in the scan will be removed. Hover over a data point with the moust to view the Tk, Position and Minimum value 4 Double Click on a data point on the graph to edit data points Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 68 Click on a data point to select it in the Data Point Grid Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Reviewing Data Removing a Data Point When a data point value is found to be invalid, you can remove it. You must first find it in the data point grid. 1. Hover over the data point with your mouse. When the thickness value appears above the graph, click on the point. Click on the data point at 200.5 inches to select it in the data point grid. 1 The data point will be highlighted in the data point grid. 2. Right click on the data point in the grid and select Delete from the menu. You will be asked to confirm the deletion. Click Yes to delete the data point. Click on a data point to select it in the Data Point Grid Repeat this step for the second anomaly in the scan at 100.0 inches. Save the File Click File | Save from the main menu or click the 2 icon from the menu bar. Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 69 Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Reviewing Data Adding Data Points There are instances where you may need to enter thickness data manually. For this exercise, we will assume that the bottom 2 inches of the scan were scanned manually. The thickness points are shown on the clipboard to the right. 1. Data Points 90 Degree Drop Click the 90 Degree Drop scan Scroll the data grid to the bottom. Data Point Position Value 1 2 3 4 0.50" 1.00" 1.50" 2.00" 0.755 0.748 0.753 0.758 Note that the bottom 2 inches of data points have not been entered. The first data point is 0.753 at 2.50" elevation. We will need to enter the bottom 2 inches manually. 1 First Data Point Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 70 Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Reviewing Data 2. Right Click the in Data Grid Select the Add Data Point menu option The Add Data Point dialog will appear. 3. Type 0.755 and press Thickness Value 2 3 4 5 Type 0.5 and press Position Right Click the in Data Grid again and select the Add Data Point menu option (Repeat Step 2) 4. Type 0.748 and press Thickness Value Type 1.0 and press Position Right Click the in Data Grid again and select the Add Data Point menu option (Repeat Step 2) 5. Type 0.753 and press Thickness Value Type 1.5 and press Position Right Click the in Data Grid again and select the Add Data Point menu option (Repeat Step 2) 6. Type 0.758 and press Thickness Value Type 2.0 and press Position Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. 6 Page 71 Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Reviewing Data Save the File Click File | Save from the main menu or click the Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. icon from the menu bar. Page 72 Revision 1.7 Printing Reports Tutorial Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Printing Reports Printing Reports This section of the tutorial will step you through the process of printing reports. Prior to doing the exercises in this section, you should browse through Section 6 of the manual Printing Reports. This section assumes that you have completed the previous sections where data was loaded from the samples located in the Demo1 folder. If you have not completed these sections, the please proceed to the sections Building a Report File and Reviewing Data Once you have completed these sections, return here. 1 The ADAS-500 Reporting System allows you to print reports either individually, or all at once. When you are printing an entire report for a series of scans, you can do it with a single button click. You can also print individual reports as required. Browse through Section 6 of the manual Printing Reports if you are not familiar with the reports generated by the system. 1. Load the data file “tankdemo1.srf” created in the previous section Building a Report File Click on 0 Degree Drop. The file should appear with the scans as shown to the right. Printing All Reports First we will print all reports at one time. 2. Select File | Print from the main menu. The Print Reports Dialog will appear. 2 Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 74 Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Printing Reports If Summary, Scan Details and Critical Area Details are NOT checked, check them now. Be sure they are all checked as shown in item #2 in the right column above. By default, all scans will be selected as shown in item #2 above. 3. Click the Setup button. The Print Setup Dialog will appear. Click the Critical Area Analysis Report tab. 3 Select All Critical Areas as shown to the right. Click the Close button. 4. With all scans and reports selected, click the Preview button. 4 Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 75 Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Printing Reports 5 5. The system should generate 10 pages. 6. The preview screen will appear with the Summary Report displayed as the first page. 6 Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 76 Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Printing Reports 7. Click the Right Arrow to view the next page of the report. The Scan Details Report for the 0 Degree Drop will be displayed. Review the Printing Reports section of the manual for details on the order in which reports are printed. 7 8. If you want to print the 10 pages of the report, click the Print button. 8 Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 77 Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Printing Reports Printing Scan Details Reports In the event you need to print any reports individually, you can select them from the list. You can print any report, for any of the scans. 1. 1 Select File | Print from the main menu. The Print Reports Dialog will appear. Select only the Scan Details report as shown to the right. Click the Preview button. 2. The system will generate 4 pages. 2 Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 78 Revision 1.7 Tutorial ADAS-500 Reporting System Printing Reports A Scan Details report will be printed for each scan. The first page displayed, will be the 0 Degree Drop Details. The reports are printed in the same order in which they appear in the scan list. Review the Printing Reports section of the manual for details on the order in which reports are printed. 3. Click the Right Arrow to view the next page of the report. The Scan Details Report for the 0 Degree Drop will be displayed. 3 4. If you want to print the 4 pages of the report, click the Print button. 4 Copyright © 2003-2007 ATCO. All Rights Reserved. Page 79 Revision 1.7
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