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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?
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
Splitter IPEX/ FRB probe adaptor Additional dongle for Gekko PC
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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
Ethernet
connector
Battery slots
PROGRAMMABLE BUTTON*
SAVE AS
SCREEN COPY
ADJUST UT PARAMETERS
ON/OFF
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QUICK START
HOME PAGE
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 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
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
Settings
Configuration
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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
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)
• 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 :
Create a new
Rename
folder
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.
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.
GEKKO PC
Requires a dongle.
CIVA ANALYSIS
Requires CIVA activation.
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
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.
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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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