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ASTON IMPACT QUICK START GUIDE April 2022 Software Version: 1.0 Document Version: 1.0 ASTON IMPACT QUICK START GUIDE, USM-980-0004, REV. A...
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Revision History Revision Change Log Author ECO-001XX No Content Changes Vinay Kulkarni ASTON IMPACT QUICK START GUIDE, USM-980-0004, REV. A...
1. Quick Start Guide 1.1 Physical connections and power On 1.2 Cabling 1.3 Communicating with Aston Impact 1.3.1. Procedure to Install Aston Impact on Windows OS 1.3.2 Procedure to install Aston Impact on Ubuntu 1.4 Modbus 1.5 Validate calibration of Aston Impact 1.6 Aston Impact usage scenarios...
1.2. Cabling • Connect the AC line input to Aston Impact. It is necessary that the users have easy access to the rear side of the Aston Impact, where the power inlet is located. This is necessary whether the Aston Impact is installed inside an enclosure or not and will allow easy and quick disconnection of power to the unit if necessary.
Connect the other side of the ethernet cable to the computer Press the On/Off switch on the rear panel to power on the system. 1.3. Communicating with Aston Impact 1.3.1. Procedure to Install Aston Impact on Windows OS Download the Client Application from HERE 2.
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After Installation of the application, Aston Impact icon will appear on Desktop/Taskbar 3. Click on the Aston Impact Icon Upon clicking on the Aston Impact icon Aston Impact user interface is launched and would prompt to choose a device. ASTON IMPACT QUICK START GUIDE, USM-980-0004, REV. A...
4. You can access the UI after entering the device hostname or IP address and click connect. Aston Impact Dashboard will be launched. 1.3.2. Procedure to Install Aston Impact on Ubuntu Download the Client Application from HERE 2. Double click on the downloaded file and install the application 3.
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NOTE For a detailed guide to configuring the Aston Impact through the user interface for a custom application environment. After connecting to the system, the dashboard appears as follows. ASTON IMPACT QUICK START GUIDE, USM-980-0004, REV. A...
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4. Click on INITIALIZE Initialization window is opened ASTON IMPACT QUICK START GUIDE, USM-980-0004, REV. A...
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5. Click on PROCEED. 6. Wait until TURBO PUMP reaches about 90000 RPM and QUAD PRESSURE reaches about 1.5 x 10 Pa range ASTON IMPACT QUICK START GUIDE, USM-980-0004, REV. A...
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Click on FILAMENT1 8. Turn on DEVICE (filament 1) 9. Wait until the DEVICE (filament 1) is on. ASTON IMPACT QUICK START GUIDE, USM-980-0004, REV. A...
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10. Click on DETECTOR, Click on DISABLE / ENABLE to enable / disable SEM. If enabled set the required voltage 11. Click on SCAN icon ASTON IMPACT QUICK START GUIDE, USM-980-0004, REV. A...
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Choose SCAN SETTING of Survey (scan 1-300) or (scan in a selected range or single point) Click on SCAN spectrum appears on the screen. ASTON IMPACT QUICK START GUIDE, USM-980-0004, REV. A...
Modbus programming guide to interface Aston through Modbus. 1.5. Validate calibration of Aston Impact Aston Impact is supposed to identify all gasses including any harmful or corrosive ones. To increase the accuracy of the readings, we recommend checking the system calibration regularly (depending on the usage of the system) before long-term runs.
1.6. Aston Impact usage scenarios This section details typical usage scenarios for Aston Impact and provides guidance on how to realize these use-cases. Table 5. Usage scenarios USE CASE GUIDANCE DATA ACQUISITION 1. Data acquisition can be started from the Scan page.
Portable Document Format Picofarads Portable Network Graphics Radio Frequency Revolutions per Minute RS-232 Recommended Standard no. 232 Request to Send Receive System on a Chip Secure Shell Secure Sockets Layer Scalable Vector Graphics ASTON IMPACT QUICK START GUIDE, USM-980-0004, REV. A...
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Thomson Transport layer security Transistor-Transistor Logic Transmit Unified Atomic Mass Unit Universal Serial Bus User Interface Uniform Resource Locator Volts (voltage) Watts (power) ASTON IMPACT QUICK START GUIDE, USM-980-0004, REV. A...
3. QUICK ACCESS TO ASTON IMPACT FILES Quick Links to Aston Impact Source Files Atonarp knowledge base Aston Impact Windows client application Aston Impact Ubuntu client application ASTON IMPACT QUICK START GUIDE, USM-980-0004, REV. A...
Aston Impact Aston Impact uses mass spectrometry to quantify the composition of constituents in a gas blend by measuring the mass to charge ratio of the ions generated from the blend. Aston Impact configuration Aston Impact configuration sets the mass spectrometer properties.
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Dashboard Dashboard is the primary page for the user to interact with and monitor the Aston Impact. Detector Detector is a component in the mass spectrometer which generates an electronic signal proportional to the number of ions striking it. DHCP server...
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Standby Put the system in a state not ready for scan so that it can then be shutdown. Also required before certain features in the Aston Impact software can be used. Workflow Workflows allow the user to sequence scan events with unique scan properties and control valves alongside running scans in the sequence.
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