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  • Page 1 User guide H-5800-3919-01-A InfiniAM Spectral...
  • Page 2 This document may not be copied or reproduced in whole or in part, or transferred to any other media or language, by any means, without the prior written permission of Renishaw. The publication of material within this document does not imply freedom from the patent rights of Renishaw plc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1.9 InfiniAM Spectral limitations ........
  • Page 4 5.1 Introduction ............. .13 5.2 InfiniAM Spectral specific laser and warning labels .......14 6 Specification .
  • Page 5 10.3 Viewing volume files using InfiniAM Spectral software ......35 10.3.1 InfiniAM Spectral basic navigation controls ....... . .37 10.3.2 Spectral toolbar controls .
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  • Page 7: Before You Begin

    HOWSOEVER ARISING, FOR ANY INACCURACIES IN THIS DOCUMENT. 1 .2 Trade marks RENISHAW and the probe symbol used in the RENISHAW logo are registered trade marks of Renishaw plc in the United Kingdom and other countries. apply innovation and names and designations of other Renishaw products and technologies are trade marks of Renishaw plc or its subsidiaries.

  • Page 8: Patents

    Renishaw distributor. 1 .7 EU declaration of conformity Renishaw plc hereby declares that RenAM 500Q/T/D/S and RenAM 500M are in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directives 2006/42/EC and 2014/30/EU.

  • Page 9: Reach

    .renishaw .com/REACH 1 .9 InfiniAM Spectral limitations 1 .9 .1 Introduction InfiniAM Spectral has been designed to provide the optimum viewing experience. However, there are some limits to the system performance, described below. 1 .9 .2 Using multiple layer thicknesses It is possible to use more than one layer thickness during a build, e.g.
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  • Page 11: Introduction

    User licence for Renishaw DataHUB suite of software. 2 .1 .2 Additional equipment InfiniAM Spectral viewing PC – not supplied, but a specification is included within this document. Data collector PC – not supplied, but a specification is included within this document.

  • Page 12: Abbreviations

    InfiniAM Spectral 2 .2 Abbreviations Term Definition Additive Manufacturing ATEX ATmosphères EXplosives (explosive atmospheres) Computer Aided Design COSHH Control of Substances Hazardous to Health DCPC Data Collector Personal Computer DSEAR Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations Electro-Magnetic Compatibility File Transfer Protocol...

  • Page 13: Safety Information In This User Guide

    A Note will be in sentence case medium text. 2 .4 Training schedule Renishaw provides a basic level of training to operate the InfiniAM Spectral system safely. Renishaw also offers extended training courses for operators and process engineers. Please refer to this User guide and the Training guide supplied as part of the user training course that all users should complete before using the InfiniAM Spectral system.

  • Page 14: Reference Documentation

    2 .5 Reference documentation In addition to this User guide, also refer to the following documents for additional information about other aspects of the InfiniAM Spectral system and Renishaw AM system. • Installation guide for the applicable Renishaw AM system.

  • Page 15: Spare Parts

    Year of manufacture Details of the your Renishaw AM system can be found on the serial plate on the rear of the AM system. Details of the MeltVIEW module can be found on the serial plate which is visible when InfiniAM Spectral is installed on the Renishaw AM system.
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  • Page 17: Contact Details

    Details of the InfiniAM system hardware, the MeltVIEW module, can be found on the serial plate which is visible when InfiniAM Spectral is installed on the Renishaw AM system. Additional support can be sought by contacting your local Renishaw office. See:...
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  • Page 19: Safety

    5 .1 Introduction WARNING: ALL SAFETY INFORMATION IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE RENISHAW AM SYSTEM USER GUIDE AND RENISHAW AM SYSTEM INSTALLATION GUIDE – UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED WITHIN THIS DOCUMENT . WARNING: ENSURE THAT A BLANKING PLATE OR THE MELTVIEW HARDWARE MODULE IS FITTED TO THE LASER APERTURE BEFORE TURNING ON THE AM SYSTEM LASER .

  • Page 20: Infiniam Spectral Specific Laser And Warning Labels

    InfiniAM Spectral 5 .2 InfiniAM Spectral specific laser and warning labels Additional InfiniAM Spectral specific laser and warning labels are fitted to the MeltVIEW module. They are as follows: Class 4 Custom laser specific label positioned on the MeltVIEW module below the cable connection (Figure 1).

  • Page 21: Specification

    Any specification not listed in the table below is available upon request – see Section 4 "Contact details" for the contact details of your local Renishaw office. For the Renishaw AM system Installation or User guide contact your local Renishaw office.

  • Page 22: Hardware Specification

    Recommended 4 TB Hard disk drive 10 TB Ethernet 1 × 10 Gigabit Ethernet port 6 .2 .2 InfiniAM Spectral viewing PC specification (customer supplied) Processor Intel i7 quad core (or equivalent) Graphics card Minimum Nvidia GeForce 1050Ti, 4 GB Recommended Nvidia GeForce 1080, >4 GB...

  • Page 23: Description

    3D CAD data. The aim of this document is to describe to a Renishaw AM system user how to use the Renishaw InfiniAM Spectral system including hardware and software. This will include a description of how to operate the LaserVIEW and MeltVIEW hardware, InfiniAM Spectral software, and DataHUB software and also describe any procedures that are unique to the InfiniAM Spectral system.
  • Page 24 DataHUB can be configured to selectively capture all or part of the build and sensor data. InfiniAM Spectral is data visualisation software. It enables the user to visually inspect data from the LaserVIEW and MeltVIEW hardware via volume files produced by DataHUB. The data can be inspected either as a 3D representation at a resolution of 240 µm (0.009 in), or as individual layers in...

  • Page 25: Meltview

    – the surrounding regions have negligible contribution to the signal. 7 .1 .2 LaserVIEW The laser monitoring module measures the output of the laser in a Renishaw AM system. At the core of the system is a photodiode which delivers high-speed performance at the laser wavelength. An infrared sensitive photodiode located behind the first turning mirror in the Renishaw optical module is used to capture leakage laser light.

  • Page 26: Operating Principle

    Radiation is emitted in all directions, with a small proportion propagating back up the beam line of the Renishaw optical module. The coating on the first turning mirror has been tailored to reflect visible and infrared wavelengths outside the primary laser wavelength. Therefore plasma and melt-pool emissions pass through the mirror and into the MeltVIEW module.
  • Page 27 Mirror Mirror Collimation lens LaserVIEW system photodiode Fixed mirror Dynamic focussing lens Sparks Powder bed Droplets of molten material Optical window Plasma Melt-pool Galvanometer mirror Renishaw optical module Figure 4 The anatomy of an InfiniAM Spectral equipped AM system...
  • Page 28 10 Gigabit Ethernet connection multiple Renishaw AM systems Data collector PC with DataHUB 1 Gigabit Ethernet connection software Viewing PC with InfiniAM Spectral software Figure 5 How data is transferred from Renishaw AM systems via a data collector PC to viewing PCs...

  • Page 29: Commissioning And Decommissioning

    8 Commissioning and decommissioning 8 .1 Commissioning The InfiniAM Spectral system will be commissioned by a Renishaw Service engineer. See Section 4 "Contact details" for the contact details of your local Renishaw office. WARNING: THE AM SYSTEM MUST BE ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED BEFORE ANY WORK IS CARRIED OUT .
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  • Page 31: Software Installation

    4 TB Hard disk drive 10 TB Ethernet 1 × 10 Gigabit Ethernet port Is an InfiniAM Spectral viewing PC available to the following specification:  Yes Processor Intel i7 quad core (or equivalent) Graphics card Minimum Nvidia GeForce 1050Ti, 4 GB Recommended Nvidia GeForce 1080, >4 GB...

  • Page 32: Infiniam Spectral Installation And Activation

     Yes so that the data collector PC can be accessed by the AM system? Note: Renishaw will not be able to install and run the software effectively if the data collector PC does not meet this specification. Note: The data collector PC does not need to be a desktop machine with a monitor, it can be accessed through remote desktop connection if needed.

  • Page 33: Operation

    Note: A single data collector PC can accommodate up to six AM systems on either a 1 Gigabit or 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Volume files can then be loaded into InfiniAM Spectral on a viewing PC. This section describes how to use both DataHUB and Spectral.

  • Page 34: Datahub Generator

    InfiniAM Spectral 10 .2 .1 DataHUB Generator DataHUB Generator is used to trigger the creation of volume files from the raw data generated by the MeltVIEW and LaserVIEW hardware, and should be run shortly after a build has started. The application follows a short workflow to specify the required information about the build (Figure 6).
  • Page 35 Specify the build dimensions (Figure 7): • Layer spacing – this is set to 0.03 mm (30 µm) (0.001 in) by default, and must be set to the build layer thickness. • X and Y start and end positions – by default these are set to cover the entire build plate, and will often not need to be changed.
  • Page 36 InfiniAM Spectral Specify the channels of output data that will be processed into volumes (Figure 8). • 'Beam dump' – LaserVIEW photodiode monitors the performance of the laser. • 'MeltVIEW' plasma photodiode (PD1) and 'MeltVIEW' melt-pool photodiode (PD2) – monitor signals from the melting process over different wavelength ranges.
  • Page 37 This is the final stage of the workflow (Figure 9). It is used to trigger volume creation using the settings provided. Once volume creation has been triggered, it is possible either to close the application or set up volume creation for another build. Note: DataHUB Generator does not provide any feedback on the volume creation progress.

  • Page 38: Datahub Service

    DataHUB Service does not have a user interface and it is not necessary to interact with it directly in any way. If DataHUB Monitor states that the DataHUB Service is not running, then ensure the DataHUB licence has been activated using Renishaw licence manager, and restart the PC. 10 .2 .3 DataHUB Monitor DataHUB Monitor (Figure 10) shows the progress of volume creation for each build that has been set up using the DataHUB Generator.
  • Page 39 • For each build: • The description entered into DataHUB Generator • The folder containing data generated by the MeltVIEW and LaserVIEW hardware • The folder containing the volumes • Information about the volumes being processed • For each volume: •...

  • Page 40: Volumes Produced By Datahub

    InfiniAM Spectral 10 .2 .4 Volumes produced by DataHUB DataHUB produces two predefined volumes per channel: • [ChannelName]_Maximum.vol • [ChannelName]_Sum.vol The available channels are: • BeamDump – LaserVIEW photodiode • Photodiode1 – MeltVIEW plasma (PD 1) • Photodiode2 – MeltVIEW melt-pool (PD 2) This gives a total of six volumes per build.

  • Page 41: Viewing Volume Files Using Infiniam Spectral Software

    10 .3 Viewing volume files using InfiniAM Spectral software Note: A single data collector PC can accommodate several AM systems. A single data collector PC can also accommodate several viewing PCs using the InfiniAM Spectral software simultaneously. Open the InfiniAM Spectral software.
  • Page 42 InfiniAM Spectral A description of the volume will now be displayed in the 'Volume Description' box (Figure 13). To ease later identification it is possible to add a short descriptive alias. If this is not added, the file path of the volume will be added automatically to act as an identifier.

  • Page 43: Infiniam Spectral Basic Navigation Controls

    Figure 14 Spectral 'Load volume', 'Remove volume' and 'OK' buttons Select the 'OK' button (Figure 14) to proceed to view the volumes in the main viewing mode. 10 .3 .1 InfiniAM Spectral basic navigation controls Use the following mouse controls for navigating around a volume file.

  • Page 44: Spectral Toolbar Controls

    InfiniAM Spectral 10 .3 .2 Spectral toolbar controls In the Volume view, the InfiniAM Spectral toolbar contains the following controls (Figure 15). 4 5 6 7 8 910 Home button – Section 10.3.2.1 Manage volumes button – Section 10.3.2.2 Control displayed data button Compare volumes button –...

  • Page 45: Home Button

    10 .3 .2 .1 Home button (1) Home button (Figure 16) – this opens the 'Home' page (Figure 11). All the currently open volumes will be lost. Figure 16 'Home' button 10 .3 .2 .2 Manage volumes button (2) Manage volumes button (Figure 17) – this opens the 'Load volumes' dialog and enables further volumes to be loaded (Figure 12).
  • Page 46 This only affects the histogram view (Figure 21). • Out of range – this assigns a colour to the trimmed data. Renishaw recommends using a colour not used to represent data in the histogram. This only affects histogram view (Figure 21).

  • Page 47: Compare Volumes Button

    'Control displayed data' open throughout the inspection process, especially if InfiniAM Spectral is being run with a dual-monitor set-up. Figure 21 The 'Control displayed data' tool with histogram background and outside of range colours selected so they do not clash with the palette colour 10 .3 .2 .4 Compare volumes button...
  • Page 48 InfiniAM Spectral The Compare volumes screen (Figure 23) has three views of the build. • The top left displays the reference view. This is 2D data for a single layer of the reference volume. • The bottom left displays the compared view. This is 2D data for a single layer of the compared volume.
  • Page 49 The 'Spectrum bar' (Figure 24) at the top of the 'Compare volumes' screen (Figure 23) controls how the pixels of the comparison view are coloured. The smaller the bar, the smaller the differences that can be highlighted. The width of the bar can be adjusted by clicking the left mouse button and dragging up and down to narrow or widen the spread as required.
  • Page 50 InfiniAM Spectral Selecting the 'Control data ranges being compared' button opens a screen displaying histograms for the Reference and Compared volumes on the left-hand side of the screen (Figure 26). Layers from two different volumes are being compared. Figure 26 'Control data ranges being compared' histograms The histogram tools are very similar to those in 'Control displayed data' tools, Section 10.3.2.3.

  • Page 51: Orthographic/Perspective View Button

    When the 'Compare volumes' tool has been selected, to get back to the Volume view, select the Display button (Figure 27). Figure 27 'Compare volumes' 'Display' button 10 .3 .2 .5 Orthographic/Perspective view button (5) Orthographic/Perspective view button (Figure 28) – Orthographic – the build is represented with right angles and parallel lines.

  • Page 52: Interpolated/Pixellated Button

    InfiniAM Spectral 10 .3 .2 .8 Interpolated/Pixellated button (8) Interpolated/Pixellated button (Figure 31) – selecting this gives the choice of two views of the build, either the Interpolated or the Pixellated view. This controls the way in which pixels and voxels are represented.

  • Page 53: Close Window Button

    'Within bounds' setting. For views which are set to 2D mode, only the selected data region is displayed. 10 .3 .2 .10 Close window button (10) Close window button (Figure 34) – selecting this closes the window and exits InfiniAM Spectral. Figure 34 'Close window' button...

  • Page 54: Volume View Controls

    InfiniAM Spectral 10 .3 .3 Volume view controls The Volume view of the loaded volume contains four panes (Figure 35). The four panes are as follows: X cut plane Y cut plane Z cut plane Multiplanar view of the volume file...

  • Page 55: X, Y And Z Cut Plane Controls

    10 .3 .3 .1 X, Y and Z cut plane controls The X, Y and Z cut plane views (Figure 36) have the following controls: Displays the position of the cut plane Show/Hide in multiplanar view (Figure 38) (Figure 37) Flip cut plane (Figure 39) Toggle 2D/3D (Figure 40) Reset camera (Figure 41)
  • Page 56 InfiniAM Spectral (1) Displays the position of the cut plane in mm (Figure 37). Figure 37 Displays the position of the cut plane (2) Show/Hide in multiplanar view button (Figure 38) – selecting this enables a choice of whether to Show or Hide the cut plane in the multiplanar view.
  • Page 57 (5) Reset camera button (Figure 41) – this resets the camera to the default viewing position. When viewing 3D data, selecting this resets the position of the camera so that the plane is viewed square on. Figure 41 Reset camera (6) Screenshot button (Figure 42) –...
  • Page 58 InfiniAM Spectral (10) Scale (Figure 45) – when 2D data is being viewed this displays an indication of the scale of the build in millimetres. The scale updates dynamically and can be used to estimate the size of features of interest.

  • Page 59: Multiplanar View Controls

    10 .3 .3 .2 Multiplanar view controls The multiplanar view (Figure 49) has the following controls: Navicube (Figure 50) Reset camera (Figure 51) Screenshot (Figure 52) Toggle build plate (Figure 53) Maximise/Minimise view (Figure 54) Figure 49 Multiplanar view and controls Note: The multiplanar view shows the current position of the X, Y and Z cut planes, and is useful for providing overall orientation during the volume inspection process.
  • Page 60 InfiniAM Spectral (1) Navicube (Figure 50) – shows the current orientation of the volume in the multiplanar view. The direction of the orange arrow identifies the front of the build plate. Snap to pre-determined views by selecting the edges, corners and planes of the navicube. Alternatively, the navicube can be selected with the left mouse button and dragged to change the orientation.
  • Page 61 (5) Maximise/Minimise button (Figure 54) – this toggles whether the view occupies a quarter of the screen (minimised) or the whole screen (maximised). Figure 54 Maximise/Minimise button...
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  • Page 63: Troubleshooting

    11 Troubleshooting 11 .1 Troubleshooting Use the information within DataHUB Monitor to understand what is happening with the progress of volume generation. If volume generation hangs, or something goes wrong and causes the service to crash, then go to the Windows start menu and open 'Services'.
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  • Page 65: Infiniam Spectral Maintenance

    The LaserVIEW and MeltVIEW hardware modules must be calibrated by Renishaw Service engineer. There are no user-serviceable parts within the LaserVIEW and MeltVIEW hardware modules. See Section 4 "Contact details" for the contact details of your local Renishaw office and to arrange a service visit.
  • Page 66 Renishaw plc +44 (0)1785 285000 +44 (0)1785 285001 Brooms Road, Stone Business Park uk@renishaw.com Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 0SH United Kingdom www .renishaw .com For worldwide contact details, visit www .renishaw .com/contact *H-5800-3919-01 © 2019 Renishaw plc Issued: 05/2019 Part no. H-5800-3919-01-A...

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