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Rhopoint ID Operating Instructions Manual

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Operating Instructions
Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter
Rhopoint ID
Thank you for purchasing this Rhopoint product.
Please read these instructions carefully before operating this product and retain them for future
reference. The images shown in this manual are for illustrative purposes only.
Manufactured by Rhopoint Instruments in the United Kingdom

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  • Page 1 Thank you for purchasing this Rhopoint product. Please read these instructions carefully before operating this product and retain them for future reference. The images shown in this manual are for illustrative purposes only. Manufactured by Rhopoint Instruments in the United Kingdom...
  • Page 2 © Copyright 2020 Rhopoint Instruments Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Rhopoint is a registered trademark or trademark of Rhopoint Instruments Ltd in the UK and other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owner.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Storage and Handling About the Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter Measurement Technology Measurement Parameters Accessories Optional Accessories Functional Overview Measurement Screen Icons Power Switching the Unit On/Off Warming up the Unit Keeping the Instrument Clean Taring the Unit...
  • Page 4 Navigating the ID Software ID Results Table IDTX Software - Live-view and Captured Images IDTX Software -Visual Analysis of Results: Sharpness IDTX Software -Visual Analysis of Results: Haze IDTX Software - Visual Analysis of Results: Waviness Notes Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 5: Storage And Handling

    The instrument’s metal body and touchscreen are resistant to a variety of solvents; however, the recommended cleaning method is by using a soft damp cloth. Only use approved accessories and spare parts. All spare parts are available from Rhopoint Instruments Ltd and approved distributors.

  • Page 6: About The Rhopoint Id Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter

    About the Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter The Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter (IDTX) quantifies the transmission appearance of transparent, semi-transparent and translucent samples such as plastic, films, glass and liquids. The instrument uses a high specification camera to take images of a specially designed target graticule through the sample to be analysed.

  • Page 7: Measurement Parameters

    These differences can appear as a increased blurring in a single direction or feint lines in the material. The Rhopoint ID software quantifies this effect as sharpness- this can be expressed as an average S or in horizontal SH or vertical Sv directions.
  • Page 8 Total transmission is a calculation of Visible and Diffuse Transmission with correlation to other haze meters. The amount of light transmitted to the camera is dependent on the ID of the sample and the separation distance.

  • Page 9: Accessories

    • LAN cable • USB with operating manual and software • Optional Accessories Distance haze measurement pack (B3100-001): 2 x 5mm spacers and 5 x 2mm spacers Abrasion tester (B3100-002) Wet sample adaptor (B3100-003) Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 10: Functional Overview

    Functional Overview Label No. Function Display and touch-screen Camera optics Illuminated graticule Levelling feet Power socket USB socket Power button Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 11: Measurement Screen Icons

    SW-Waviness is a measure of the wavy distortion of objects viewed through the material. (This is only available when the instrument’s connected to the IDTX Lab software) Pressing the T-Visible Transmission Icon toggles it. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...
  • Page 12 C-Clarity the blurriness of a viewed object (%). When the ASTM 8mm adaptor plate in place measurements comply to specifications written for Sphere Haze and Clarity Meters (BYK). Pressing the S-Sharpness Icon toggles it. Buttons Function Take a single or multiple measurement Tare Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 13: Power

    Power The Rhopoint IDTX has a supplied low voltage DC power supply. The user must connect this to the appropriate power input connector. Switching the Unit On/Off The Rhopoint IDTX has a built in CPU which takes approximately 30 seconds from power up to boot into measurement mode.

  • Page 14: Keeping The Instrument Clean

    We advise using the enclosed optical cloth or a similar micro-fiber substitute. For heavy contamination use any commercially available lens cleaning solution on the graticule. Avoid touching the camera lens if this becomes contaminated, please contact Rhopoint Service for further advice.
  • Page 15 Tolerance on tared values- After tare, the instrument will measure the graticule as follows. (Average of 5 readings after 4 min warm up period) H: 0.0% (+/- 0.1%) T: 100% (+/- 0.3%) S: 100% (+/- 0.2%) Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 16: Measuring Astm Haze, Sharpness, Clarity, And Waviness With The

    ASTM will be displayed after the H metric on the screen indicating that measurements comply to ASTM D1003. Other metrics are displayed according to the user selection in the settings menu. The touch screen can be used to view the other metrics. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 17: Rhopoint Id Transmission Analysis Software

    If the standard becomes damaged or contaminated, please contact service@rhopointinstruments.com for more advice. In case of the standard measuring out of tolerance repeat the tare process and re-measure, if the problem persists contact service@rhopointinstruments.com for more advice. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 18: Taking An In-Contact Measurement

    To perform a measurement, place the sample directly on to the measurement graticule. For fast easy manipulation high clarity samples with limited distance dependency, the user may manually hold and move the sample. Wear gloves if it is necessary to avoid contaminating the samples. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 19: Assessing Distance Dependency Or Matching End Use Applications

    End Use Applications To measure distance dependency the user can place the sample spaced away from the platen. We recommend the use of the optional Rhopoint IDTX spacers. To achieve the distances required, the user can stack multiple spacers together.

  • Page 20: Measuring Astm Haze & Sharpness

    Measuring with the ASTM haze spacer in place is often the default method for most applications. Starting a Measurement – Single Reading To initiate a single measurement- press the button on the touch screen. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 21: Starting A Measurement - Multipoint Average

    The instrument will initiate a reading and report the result. Starting a Measurement – Multipoint Average The Rhopoint ID can calculate statistics for a measured batch of readings. To select the batch size, press on the x1 number in the top right corner of the button.
  • Page 22 To finish any batch early press the stop button. After completion, the instrument will report basic statistics for the measurements. For more complex analysis we recommend the use of the ID-L software. To Exit the statistics screen, press the button.

  • Page 23: Pass / Fail Tab

    When a measurement is made, if the value complies with the conditions selected the value will be displayed in Green indicating a PASS, however if the value does not comply with the conditions selected the value will be displayed in Red indicating a FAIL. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...
  • Page 24 Tolerances can then be enabled and set by pressing for each metric. Once set, the tolerances can be saved by pressing Pass/Fail Tolerancing can also be locked by pressing to unlock enter the code 8157 Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 25: Alignment Tab

    ROIS of the instrument automatically if the sample used is causing a linear optical offset. To automatically align the instrument press the button. On a successful completion an overlay of the measurement areas will appear. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 26: Connection Tab

    To access the connection tab, press the tab. To enable remote control mode, press the button and it will turn into on success. To disable remote control mode, press the button and it will turn into on success. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...
  • Page 27 D: (Desired) row and are confirmed with the button. A keyboard is required to enter values into these fields, this can be connected into the instruments USB port (refer to Functional Overview for further information) Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 28: Settingstab

    To access the settings tab, press the tab. The settings tab provides system configuration and Power Off. Pressing the information icon provides version information about the instrument its last certified date and serial number. Select Auto Exposure ON or OFF Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...
  • Page 29 A screen wil be displayed as below - Set the correct Time and Date click on the Day, Month or Year and select using the drop-down numeric value. Pressing the configuration icon allows displayed metrics to be turned on or off. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...
  • Page 30 Pressing the volume icon allows the instrument volume to be increased / decreased or muted. Factory menu used for firmware upgrades and calibration– not accessible unless Service USB key is inserted. Pressing the power icon turns the unit off. To return to measurement screen press the icon, Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 31: Rhopoint Id-L Transmission Appearance Analysis Software

    PLEASE NOTE THAT DURING INSTALLATION YOUR PC MAY RESTART WITH NO WARNING, ENSURE ALL WORK IS SAVED BEFORE PROCEDING Once installed the software will automatically run and the IDTX_Lab folder can be deleted from the desktop. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 32: Connecting The Instrument To The Pc

    Connecting the Instrument to the PC Direct connection: use the provided USB 2.0 (or similar) adaptor to connect the Rhopoint ID to the PC using the provided ethernet cable. USB 2.0 to...

  • Page 33: Using The Idtx Software On Multiple Screens

    Connect the instrument directly to the required network using the provided ethernet cable (or similar). Using the IDTX Software on Multiple Screens Rhopoint IDTX Software supports the use of multiple screens for operation, viewing and manipulating data, comparing images, and viewing graphs.

  • Page 34: Setting Up The Connection

    Setting Up the Connection Power up the ID instrument and click the tab on the instrument touch screen. Click on the button it will turn to when a connection is established. Now navigate to the tab on the PC software.
  • Page 35 Press the button to begin automatically scanning for compliant instruments. The button should animate for the duration of the scan. When the scan is complete the will stop animating. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...
  • Page 36 On a successful discovery of either of the above methods the instrument will be displayed in the discovered device list as shown below. If no instruments appear in the discovered device list, please check your connection. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...
  • Page 37 Primary Instrument slot. To remove the instrument from the Primary slot, press the button. Once the instrument and software connect, the TARE button on the instrument and software will turn from grey to blue. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 38: Navigating The Id Software

    1 and 200 as the batch limit is two hundred measurements. c. Click and hold the button to tare the instrument (wait until the button has stopped spinning before releasing the mouse button). Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 39: Id Results Table

    To select a measurement, see ID Results Table View a measurement. To switch on/off live view see ID Settings & Live View Console Toggle Live View. ID Results Table The center Panel of the software contains the results for all measurements taken in the current batch. The bottom section contains statistics for all the results listed in the table.
  • Page 40 View a Measurement Clicking a previously taken measurement in the table will update the ID Instrument View and the ID Setting and Live View with the results and image for the selected measurement. If the instrument is in Live View mode, the results will update but the camera will continue to show a live view of the graticule.
  • Page 41 Clicking on the tick box in the top corner of any parameter will include/exclude it from the ID Results Table. Parameters can be dragged and dropped to rearrange columns as required and results can be copied to the clipboard by pressing Ctrl + C. This is available in both tables Paremeter Description S - Sharpness the blurriness of a viewed object (%).
  • Page 42 Vertical Clarity Average of C Horizontal Clarity Calculated using regression analysis- C% (BYK) vs. ID Sharpness H1, H2, H3, H4 Vertical Clarity Calculated using regression analysis- C% (BYK) vs. ID Sharpness V1, V2, V3 Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...
  • Page 43 Pixel intensity area T / Pixel intensity T tare image Transmission zone 2 Pixel intensity area T / Pixel intensity T tare image Transmission zone 3 Pixel intensity area T / Pixel intensity T tare image Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...
  • Page 44 User Defined Columns The Rhopoint ID software has eleven fields where customers can input their own process data to improve traceability during data analysis. The first column has a fixed name “Comments” all other fields can be named by the user- these names will be transferred to the data output .csv.
  • Page 45 The Header should highlight as shown below and its color is displayed in the header. To change the color of the column, click the colored rectangle and a color picker will appear. You can select your color here and it will be applied. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...
  • Page 46 Save/Export Data To save the readings and all associated images, click the SAVE Project button (PRJ) or to save the data only press the SAVE CSV button. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...
  • Page 47 OK. The folder will contain all of the images and the data in csv format. When successfully saved there will be an image folder and a data.csv within please do not alter the names of these as the project will fail to load. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...
  • Page 48 Load CSV button, this data is added to the bottom of the data table, use this feature to combine and compare batches. To view saved data in isolation first clear the table. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...
  • Page 49 To adjust the delay between readings, adjust the slider in the viewing window. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 50: Idtx Software - Live-View And Captured Images

    Images To Access the Live view buttons, click the button, to close the panel just click the button. The Home Tab should transform into the below, click the button to start the live view. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...
  • Page 51 It is possible to view the individual regions using the toggle buttons on the right. If horizontal values are different from vertical values, it is an indication of anisotropy (visible directionality) in the material Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...
  • Page 52 Three smaller white only transmission areas are also available by toggling T1-T3. Comparing Multiple Images Click on the button in the expanded image window. The software will replicate and fix the current view. Multiple windows can be opened to visually compare different materials. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 53: Idtx Software -Visual Analysis Of Results: Sharpness

    Once a measurement is selected the keyboard arrow keys can be used to quickly review all the images and measurements. The images recorded by the IDTX meter are correlated to the viewing sensation when observing an object through the test material. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 54: Idtx Software -Visual Analysis Of Results: Haze

    The black and white squares of the graticule have high contrast when compared. High Haze (28.35%)- The material has a white or milky appearance; the viewed object has low contrast. The black and white graticule squares have less contrast and appear greyer. Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

  • Page 55: Idtx Software - Visual Analysis Of Results: Waviness

    The picture above shows the visual evaluation line pairs on the graticule- orange peel is causing the graticule to appear wavy (19µm SD waviness). The picture below shows the visual evaluation line pairs on the graticule- there is very little waviness for this sample- (3.5µm SD waviness). Notes Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...
  • Page 56 Enviro 21 Park, Queensway Avenue South, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, TN38 9AG DECLARE UNDER OUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY THAT THE PRODUCT ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter TO WHICH THIS DECLARATION RELATES ARE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS EN 61326-1:2013...
  • Page 57 St Leonards on Sea, TN38 9AG, UK MI 48083, USA 83629 Weyarn, Deutschland T: +44 (0)1424 739 622 T: 1.248.850.7171 T: +49 8020 9214-988 E: sales@rhopointinstruments.com E: sales@rhopointamericas.com E: info@rhopointinstruments.de www.rhopointinstruments.com www.rhopointamericas.com www.rhopointinstruments.de 1019-01 Rhopoint ID Imaging Transmission Appearance Meter...

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