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GEKKO

GETTING STARTED

CONTENTS
1. WHAT’S IN THE BOX ?

2. GEKKO OVERVIEW

3. QUICK START

4. DATA MANAGEMENT

5. PC SOFTWARES

6. CUSTOMER SECTION

7. SPECIFICATIONS

Ref. : GEKKO_Getting_started_US-B
Date : 26/01/2017
Pages : 12
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WHAT’S IN THE BOX?

GEKKO Measurement report DE15 Scanner cable adaptor


Power supplier Warranty document Dongle for GEKKO_PC
2 batteries

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
Splitter IPEX/ FRB probe adaptor Additional dongle for Gekko PC

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Scanner DE15 Scanner cable adaptor LEMO16 Scanner cable adaptor

☐ Quantity: ☐ Quantity: ☐ Quantity:

Additional batteries External charger Other

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GEKKO OVERVIEW
CONNECTORS, BATTERY SLOTS
For more information about GEKKO connectors, please refer to GEKKO_TECHNICAL_DOCUMENT_XX.pdf
available on the M2M support website (see Customer section).

4 Conventional Analog
Encoder
UT channels input
Phased-array IPEX connector input

Power
connector

3 USB connectors Audio


VGA output output

Ethernet
connector

Battery slots

FRONT PANEL BUTTONS

PROGRAMMABLE BUTTON*
SAVE AS
SCREEN COPY

ADJUST UT PARAMETERS

BATTERIE LEVEL INFO

ON/OFF

* Inactive in version 1.6

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QUICK START
HOME PAGE

Press the ON/OFF button to turn on the GEKKO.


The Home panel appears on the screen.

Error report Screenshot


System (see Customer manager
information section for details) (see Data management
section for details)
Batteries
level & time
General settings
(see next page for
details)

Wizards,
Applications &
Inspection files
tabs
(see details below)

Disk space
information
Turn off the
system
File management Create a new app or
(see Data management open an existing file
section for details)

WIZARDS APPLICATIONS INSPECTION FILES

Wizards are models of Applications are the The Inspection files tab contains
configuration files allowing to applications defined by the all the data files recorded by the
create easily any kind of operator. users.
applications.
The Tests folder contains 4 It is possible to re-create the
There are mainly organized by default applications that can be parent configuration file from the
technique and some new edited or used for tests. inspection file.
applicative templates are also
available.

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QUICK START
GENERAL SETTINGS
From the Home panel, press to access to the General settings panel.

System parameters

Localization
• 8 different languages available
• Date, time and time zone edition

Screen
• Brightness adjustment
• Touchscreen test and calibration

UT preferences

Default UT settings are configurable from the


UT preferences tab :

• Units for amplitude and distance


• A-scan representation and signal waveform
• TCG calibration level and tolerance
• Color palettes definition and level settings

GEKKO Upgrade

Press to install a new GEKKO software version when available. The version file has to be
stored in the root of a USB flash drive. When the memory stick is plugged, the upgrade will be done
automatically after confirming “Upgrade to version Vx.x”.

New GEKKO versions can be downloaded from the GEKKO support website (see the Customer
section).

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QUICK START
APPLICATION PANELS
An application is created in 3 steps : Equipment, Settings, and Configuration.

Equipement

The Specimen panel allows to define the geometry (plane,


cylindrical, nozzle and fillet weld), dimensions, weld prep, and
material of the part to be inspected.
A velocity calibration assistant for the material is available.

The Probe panel allows to define the configuration (pulse


echo, dual, TOFD), dicing (linear, matrix, circular, rectangular)
and wedge (angle, flat, or without) of your probe(s)
Probe and wedge calibration assistants are available.

The Scanner panel allows to add a 1, 2 or 3-axis scanner.


A resolution calibration assistant is available.

Settings

The Focal laws panel allows the calculation of the focal


laws, or to adjust TFM and ATFM settings.

The Gates panel is used to define the gate parameters


(size, detection, and threshold) to record the data

The Amplitude calibration panel allows the creation of a


TCG calibration or to access the AVG (DGS) calibration
module.

Configuration

The Motion panel defines the scan plan (the references of


probe/scanner and the trajectory of the control).

The Display panel sets the view layouts. Up to 36 different


layouts are available and 4 different tabs can be defined for
the inspection and data analysis.

The Job details panel describes the reporting and recording


information.

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QUICK START
INSPECTION
The Inspection panel displays the live signals and allows the data acquisition.
Gain or Reading
Current group display
information

View toolbar

Diplay the view


toolbar

Start / pause the acquisition Reset Back to


Snapshot (record current position) encoder position configuration
Stop /Freeze

ANALYSIS
After data acquisition, you can access the Analysis panel. From the Home page, open an
Inspection file to analyze the data.

Gain or
• Analysis gain affects the Reading
maximum amplitude dynamic display
(800% total dynamic
available)

• Analysis boxes and screen


copies can be included in the
inspection report.

• Press End to :
- Go back Home
- Record a new scan
- Go back in the
configuration panel Create and edit Link/unlink Screen copy
analysis boxes cursors
Edit/export the
inspection report

For more information about imagery tools and analysis features, please refer to the GEKKO user manual.
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DATA MANAGEMENT
DATA ORGANIZATION
It is possible to organize and manage all GEKKO files using the following buttons :

Import /export Copy / paste


Delete

Create a new
Rename
folder

USB FILE TRANSFER


Applications, Inspection files, screen copies, error reports, inspection reports and csv data files
can be exported to a USB key. Equipment pictures, inspection report logo, application and
inspection files can be imported.

Select a file or a folder then press to export the file(s). A pop-up appears to choose the
folder to be exported to.

Press to import a file or a folder from a USB key.

ETHERNET FILE TRANSFER


The Ethernet connection* allows you to export inspection files from the GEKKO to a computer.

To active the Ethernet file transfer, please follow the procedure named
PRO_GEKKO_INS_022A-SHARING-USER-GUIDE.pdf available from the support website (see
Customer section)

*Prerequisite : Have a GEKKO delivered after February 2016. For those delivered before February 2016, please contact the support
(support@m2m-ndt.com) to plan the update.

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PC SOFTWARES
GEKKO VIEWER
Free software.

GEKKO Viewer is a limited GEKKO PC software dedicated to reading inspection files. All basic
tools (zoom in, palette color edition, cursor measurements, readings information…) are
available from this platform.

To install this software, please follow the procedure PRO_GEKKO_how_to_install_Viewer_US-


E.pdf

GEKKO PC
Requires a dongle.

Gekko PC is a full Gekko software.


It is adapted for data analysis and to pre-configure application files on a PC.

To install this software, please follow the procedure PRO_GEKKO_how_to_install_GekkoPC_US-


E.pdf

CIVA ANALYSIS
Requires CIVA activation.

GEKKO inspection files can be read with CIVA Analysis.

A patch may be required to open the inspection files from new GEKKO releases with CIVA or
CIVA Analysis. Please contact M2M support (support@m2m-ndt.com) or EXTENDE support if
you face any trouble.

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CUSTOMER SECTION
DOWNLOAD PLATFORM
The website gives access to the last software versions (for both system and PC),
documentation, procedures and CIVA patch. Customers registered on this platform a notification
when a new software version is available

Please create an account on the website https://support.m2m-ndt.com/ to get access to GEKKO


files, new releases and documentation.

SUPPORT
To share feedback, remarks or problems, do not hesitate to contact us at support@m2m-
ndt.com

If the GEKKO crashes, please send us as many details as possible such as application files,
inspection files, screenshot and the error reports.

In the Home panel, press to export error report to a USB key

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GEKKO
general
L x W x H: 410mm x 284mm x 126mm 10.4‘’ resistive screen - resolution 1024x768 px
Operating temperature range: from -10°C to 45°C Weight: 6kg (without battery) ; 0,480g /battery
Storage temperature range: -10 to 60°C with battery IP66
3.5h batteries, hot swap Shock resistance according to MIL-STD-810G

standard phased-array
Linear scanning (E-Scan), sectorial scanning (S-Scan) Up to 2,048 delay-laws
Multiple skewed sector scan for matrix and dual matrix array (DMA) Up to 8 groups
Maximum number of active channels: 64 CIVA fueled phased-array calculator

real-time TFM
Max number of points of reconstructed image: 65K Sound paths: direct, half skip, full skip
Max refresh rate: >80fps Available modes: L, S and mode-converted paths

pulsers
64 phased-array channels*: 4 conventional UT channels**:
Negative square pulse, width: 30ns to 1,250ns Negative square pulse, width: 30ns to 1,250ns
Voltage: 12V to 100V with 1V step Voltage: 12V to 200V with 1V step
Max. PRF: 20kHz Max. PRF: 20kHz

receivers
64 phased-array channels*: 4 conventional UT channels**:
Input impedance: 50 Ω Input impedance: 50 Ω

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Frequency range: 0.4 to 20MHz Frequency range: 0.4 to 25MHz
Max. input signal: 1.2 Vpp | TCG – ACG calibration wizard Max. input signal: 1.4 Vpp
Gain: up to 120dB (0.1dB step) TCG – DAC calibration wizard
Cross-talk between two channels < 50 dB Gain: up to 120dB (0.1dB step)

digitizer
Digitizing and real-time summation on 64 channels Summed data resolution: 16bits
FIR filters Max. sampling frequency: 100 MHz
Real-time averaging up to 32x Digitizing depth up to 16,384 points
Rectified, RF, envelope A-scan range or delay max 65,536 points

acquisition
Hardware acquisition gates Max. data flow 50 MB/s on a 128Gb SSD (extensible up to 1 To)
Maximum number of acquisition gates: 16 Inspection data file size: up to 10Gb
A-Scan/Peak data recording Acquisition trigger on event (encoder)

analysis
Free Viewer 800% amplitude range
A-Scan, B-Scan, C-Scan, D-Scan, Echodynamic Customable inspection report
Analysis and reporting tools CIVA compatible for analysis

I-O
1 IPEX connector for phased-array (can be upgraded to 2 with splitter) 4 LEMO 00 connectors for conventional UT
3 encoder inputs 1 external trigger
VGA output Acquisition file transfer through Ethernet
3 USB 2.0 16 analog inputs
Action buttons

Indicated values may change without notice. *Standard: EN ISO 18563-1 for phased array channels
**Standard: EN ISO 12668-1 for conventional channels

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KARL DEUTSCH
M2M p. +49 202 71920
p. +33 (0)1 60 92 39 65
M2M NDT, Inc. contact@m2m-ndt.com
info@karldeutsch.de
www.karldeutsch.de
p. +1 (415) 500-5280 www.m2m-ndt.com M2M China
www.m2m-ndt.com
p. +86 182 0025 3506
NorthAmerica@m2m-ndt.com
contact@m2m-ndt.cn
www.m2m-ndt.cn

M2M Do Brasil
p. Rio de Janeiro: +55 21 9 8078 3433
contato@m2mdobrasil.com
www.m2mdobrasil.com

Worldwide GEKKO partnership


KARL DEUTSCH and KARL DEUTSCH’s international partners in:
Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam

France ACTION NDT www.action-ndt.com - contact@action-ndt.com


Iran PISHRAFTEH www.pishrafteh.com - info@pishrafteh.com

Japan INSIGHT K.K www.insightkk.co.jp - purchasing@insightkk.co.jp

Colombia HIGH TECH SUPPLIES northamerica.hightech-ndt.com - sales@hightech-ndt.com

Mexico SUPLITEC DE MEXICO www.suplitec-ndt.com - ventas@suplitec-ndt.com


Russia ECHO+ www.echoplus.ru - echo@echoplus.ru
Saoudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates VVI wasim.kabour@vvi.cc

South Africa SCM www.scm-ndt.co.za - philippe@scm-ndt.co.za

www.m2m-ndt.com
@M2M_ndt m2m_ndt

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