MOXTEK X-ray Sources Operation Manual page 8

Running the 140KV PC Controller Application cont.
8. Go to the PC connected via USB to the adapter board, and start the "140KV PC Controller" application.
9. In the program, go to the Communication Port section and click the drop-down box. The program will recognize
the dapter board's serial number. Click it. If nothing shows up, click out of the drop-down box and try again.
Communication can stall, and may take multiple attemps.
10. Once the connection is successful, it will populate certain fields with information about the connected source.
11. To run the source, click the "Enable Xrays" button, and put the desired values in the "Set Total KV" and "Set uA"
boxes. For the first run of the day, please ensure that the "Std Ramp" rate is set to 50 KV/s or less. Once the unit is
warmed up, go ahead and set the "Std Ramp" to 140 KV/s for a 1 second ramp time to full power, or check the
"Fast Ramp" option, with 600 KV/s and 70 KV for the "Switch" value, and it will ramp to full power in 0.5
seconds.
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Figure 8: Communication Port Section
Figure 9: Successful Connection
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