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User Manual
DW-EX5000
Please read the manual before installation and operation.
Drawell International Technology Limited
Chongqing Drawell Instrument CO,.Ltd
Add:Suite 2705,Building No.12,Shiyou Road No.1,Yuzhong District, Chongqing,China
Tel: 0086-023-63268643
Shanghai Drawell Scientific Instrument CO.,Ltd.
Add: Suite 1117,Lane561 XiuChuan Rd.,PuDong New Area,Shanghai,China
Web : www.drawell.com.cn
Email : sales05@drawell.com.cn

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  • Page 1 Please read the manual before installation and operation. Drawell International Technology Limited Chongqing Drawell Instrument CO,.Ltd Add:Suite 2705,Building No.12,Shiyou Road No.1,Yuzhong District, Chongqing,China Tel: 0086-023-63268643 Shanghai Drawell Scientific Instrument CO.,Ltd. Add: Suite 1117,Lane561 XiuChuan Rd.,PuDong New Area,Shanghai,China Web : www.drawell.com.cn Email : sales05@drawell.com.cn...
  • Page 2 Chongqing Drawell Instrument Co., Ltd. The copyright of this manual is owned by Chongqing Drawell Instrument Co., Ltd. Without the prior written permission obtained from Chongqing Drawell Instrument Co., Ltd., no part of this...
  • Page 3 Contents 1 Product Overview .........................1 1.1 Introduction ..........................1 1.2 Applications ..........................1 1.3 Advantages ..........................1 1.4 Unpacking ..........................2 Structure and Principle ......................4 2.1 Instrument Overview ......................4 2.1.1 Front View ........................4 2.1.2 Left view ........................4 2.1.3 Right view ........................5 2.1.4 Front view ........................
  • Page 4 5.5 Setup .............................20 Sample measurement ....................... 22 6.1 Initialize ..........................22 6.2 Test ............................23 6.3 Result analysis ........................24 6.4 Print ............................24 6.5 Create a new work curve ......................25 6.5.1 Create EC curve ......................28 6.5.2 Create FP curve ......................30 7 Care and Maintenance .......................33 7.1 Daily Maintenance .......................
  • Page 5 Product Overview 1.1 Introduction This manual describes the portable Explorer XRF series spectrometers manufactured by Jiangsu kyray Instrument Co.,Ltd. Explorer XRF portable series include alloy analyzer DW-EX5000, mineral analyzer DW-EX7000, soil heavy-metal analyzerDW-EX9000,etc.( XRF -X Ray Fluorescence- refers to X-ray fluorescence analysis).
  • Page 6 anywhere. Warning indicator system. Powered, the green light is on; testing,the red light flashes to  prevent error. The instrument is of waterproof, dustproof and works continuously in an environment of  high temperature and high humidity. Its protective box uses high strength military supplies with good waterproof, shockproof, anti-pressure function, 1.4 Unpacking Open the sealed packing case and you will see the included items.
  • Page 7 sealed,the pressure inside sometimes lower than the outside: Fig.1-3 Unpack it,find the following: ① Adapter; ②TF reader; ③DW-EX5000; ④Mini USB cable; ⑤ Test membrane; ⑥ Charger; ⑦ Car-loaded power cord; ⑧Car-loaded triple ⑨ Radiation shield; ⑩ Rechargeable battery × 2; ⑪ Power cord; ⑫ Bag Fig.1-4 Any discrepancies with the product packing list, please contact the nearest Skyray office or an authorized service center.
  • Page 8 Structure and Principle 2.1 Instrument Overview 2.1.1 Front View ①PDA； ②Radiation Indicator； ③Power Indicator； ④External power port； ⑤ Power switch; ⑥ PDA rotation axis Fig 2-1 1) PDA - the embedded PDA installed with the dedicated X-ray fluorescence analytical software is used for instrument control,data processing and result display.
  • Page 9 ①TF Card Slot ②Mini USB Port ③Power and Charging Indicator ④Radiation Indicator ⑤Trigger ⑥Battery Fig.2-2 2.1.3 Right view ①Power & Radiation Indicator Fig.2-3 Radiation Indicator - when HV power is applied on the X-ray tube, the radiation indicator flashes red. Otherwise, constantly green.
  • Page 10 2.1.4 Front view ①Test window Fig. 2-4 Test window: where sample is placed 2.1.5 Rear view ①Power Port②HV lock ③Buckle Fig. 2-5 1) Power Port - adapter power port, for powering the instrument. 2) HV lock-unlocked,HV works properly;lock,HV is in an inactive state. 3) Buckle- for external PDA touch pen and security strap (to avoid instrument falling when testing).
  • Page 11 XRF principle: the atoms illuminated by high-energy X-ray emit X-ray spectra with a certain characteristics, the wavelength of which is only related to the atomic number of element, not X-ray excitation energy. Therefore, by determine the wavelength, we find what contained in the sample and start the qualitative analysis;...
  • Page 12 Technical Specifications 3.1 Standard configuration 1) AMP and digital multi-channel system 2) Power and control system 3) Embedded PDA 4) Dedicated XRF analytical software(PDA version) 5) Laboratory test bracket (optional) 6) 110V/220V universal adapter 7) 2× 9000mAh li-ion battery, 1 li-ion charger(27000mAh large-capacity battery is optional) 8) Large-capacity TF storage card and TF reader 9) Anti-shock, anti-pressure, water-proof lockable portable case 3.2 Specification...
  • Page 13 Video HD CMOS camera DC9V 12W Max (working) Power 8W Max (standby) Consumption 2W Max (sleep) Chargeable li-ion battery, 9000mAH, 12 hours continuous running Power Source 110V/220V universal adapter for AC power DC charger: car charger Charger AC charger: 110/220V, 50/60HZ Transflective LCD touch screen (resolution 1080 ×...
  • Page 14 Basic operations 4.1 Battery 4.1.1 Assembly Take the instrument out of the packing case. Insert the battery into the handle of the instrument as below. Fig.4-1 Fig.4-2 4.1.2 Charging To charge the battery when out of power: 1）Take out the battery charger.
  • Page 15 Fig.4-3 2) Insert the battery Fig. 4-4 3) Connect the charger and adapter, and connect to the utility power to charge power (red light is on). ① To utility power socket (AC 110 / 220V) Fig.4-5...
  • Page 16 4.2 Use of adapter Adapter is optional for powering the instrument,connected as below. ① To utility power socket (AC 110 / 220V) Fig.4-6 For security, be sure to use the supplied adapter and battery charger. Using a different power cord or battery charger could cause malfunctions or danger. 4.3 ON/OFF Before turn on the instrument, please make sure the instrument has been properly connected to battery or A/C adapter.
  • Page 17 NOTE: Gently press the power button. Do not force too much to avoid damaging the button. 4.4 Conditions 1) Ambient temperature& humidity requirements: Operating temperature: -20C ~ + 50C Operating humidity: ≤90% (non-condensing) 2) Keep the installation, use environment clean to prevent corrosive gas; 3) Prevent static damage and strong electromagnetic interference on the instrument.
  • Page 18 We sometimes intentionally add some element into the sample as an internal standard, which is known as internal standard method. 4.6 Sample handling You can measure directly by placing the nosepiece near the sample during mobile operation (ie, real-time mobile detection by holding the instrument in hand) But be careful not let the irregular barbed samples pierce the test film, which may cause damage to the beryllium window.
  • Page 19 Software introduction Software interface appears after booting. DW-EX5000 software is fitted in the embedded PDA, bind with WIN CE 7.0 platform, no need for installation. 5.1 Power on Press switch button for 3 seconds to enter Starting interface, the interfaces switching as shown in Figure 5-1.
  • Page 20 Fig.5-3 Icon Function Display the remaining power View the current time, double-click to change the date and time Camera area, double click to control the camera switch Click Start Test button to test the samples Test interface button, click to enter the Test result interface to view the element contents of the current test sample.
  • Page 21 Fig. 5-4 5.3 Test result The Test results interface displays the test values, K value of the precious metal and alloy grades,etc.(Figure 5-5 left), and users can view the statistics of multiple measurements (Figure 5-5 right) . Icon functions are listed in Table 5-2. Fig.
  • Page 22 Display mineral types User mode main interface View statistics Start test button,click to test the sample Table 5-2 5.4 Operation As shown in Figure 5-6, the module contains open spectrum, history, export report, database switching and Bluetooth printing functions, listed in Table 5-3. Fig.
  • Page 23 Database switching for alloy, mining, RoHS, soil and plating, as shown in Fig.5-10 Bluetooth print: print the latest measurement result, or take out the spectrum and print the results. Table 5-3 Fig. 5-7 Fig. 5-8...
  • Page 24 Fig. 5-9 Fig. 5-10 5.5 Setup Start routine functional test in the Test interface (Figure 5-11) , such as sample name,test times,interface settings and language settings,etc... Detailed info. is listed in Table 5-4 Fig.5-11 Fig.5-12 Icon Function Pre-test: set the test times, time, save the report,etc..
  • Page 25 Interface settings: 180 ° rotation, easy operation under specific test environment. Interface settings: correction(contact point) . Trigger mode: long-press to start the pull-the-trigger test function, release the trigger to stop the test . Trigger mode: press to start the pull-the-trigger test function, pull the trigger for 3s, then release to start the test;press Stop button in the software interface to stop the test .
  • Page 26 Sample measurement 6.1 Initialize Generally, start the initialization for the first use of the instrument or the initialization conditions are changed. Enter Test Results (Fig.6-1)-> click ,the system initialization takes 3-10 seconds (Fig. 6-2), please be patient, pop-up Initialization succeed after the initialization(Fig. 6-3). If initialization fails, prompt Initialization fails.
  • Page 27 Fig.6-2 Fig.6-3 6.2 Test 1. Enter the user mode after boot. Put the sample in the test window, click Fig.6-4 left is schematic of the measurement interface, the right is schematic of the measurement results. If start the test with no sample, the instrument will remind you Place the sample. Fig.
  • Page 28 Portable X-ray fluorescence analyzer detection range covers about Φ5mm , any  unevenness or incompleteness may affect the detection accuracy. 6.3 Result analysis After the measurement, data interface appears, including test result, statistics, as shown in Figure 6-5, left is test results, right is statistics. Fig.6-5 6.4 Print Bluetooth-print the latest measurement result,or take out the spectrum and print the results.
  • Page 29 Fig.6-9 Fig.6-10 Fig.6-11 Enter Operation interface, select Bluetooth Print->Search as shown in Figure 6-7. Search the Bluetooth printer, as shown in Figure 6-8 left. Select the printer name,click Connect as shown in Figure 6-9, connect succeed is as shown in Figure 6-10 . Select Print to print the corresponding report as shown in Figure 6-11.
  • Page 30 Fig. 6-14 Fig. 6-15 Set new test conditions There are two sets of conditions, initialization conditions and test conditions. Initializations conditions：1. Pipe pressure (0~45); 2. Pipe flow (0~100); 3. Element (Default is Ag); 4. Channel 2210; 5. Fine gain code (0.78); 6.
  • Page 31 actually runs the “Initialization Conditions” under “Default”. Test conditions: 1. Test time (Default is 60s); 2. Pipe pressure (Based on the nature of sample to be tested, as needed); 3. Pipe flow (Based on counting rate, as needed); 4. Filter; 5.
  • Page 32 Fig. 6-20 Fig. 6-21 Add—Modify the Curve name—Select working conditions—Default or no. If “Default” is selected, the default conditions will always be used for test under User mode, and the work curve will not be automatically matched to sample characteristics. 6.5.1 Create EC curve 1.
  • Page 33 Fig. 6-23 3. Edit the element of interest. Slide the scroll bar at the bottom of the screen to see the below table and set as you need. Fig. 6-24 Fig. 6-25 4. Edit the data, create a new standard sample spectrum, and enter the corresponding content value of each standard sample spectra according to the content table and apply it.
  • Page 34 Fig. 6-26 Fig. 6-27 6.5.2 Create FP curve 1、Set the curve type as FP when create a new curve. Fig. 6-28 2、Select required element to be tested through adding and removing operations.
  • Page 35 Fig. 6-29 3、Edit the element of interest and set the calculation method of intensity and others. Slide the scroll bar at the bottom of the screen to see the below table and set as you need. Fig. 6-30 4、Curve parameters. Units can be set as “%” or “ppm”. Select “Pure element spectra” and add the corresponding spectra file for each element according to the list.
  • Page 36 Fig. 6-31 5、Edit the data, create a new standard sample spectrum, and enter the corresponding content value of each standard sample spectra according to the content table and apply it. Switch to the “Chart” interface after editing completed, and select the appropriate regression equation. Now the FP work curve has been well edited.
  • Page 37 Care and Maintenance 7.1 Daily Maintenance XRF analyzers are precision instruments which require close attention to the maintenance. Here are some suggestions to help you prolong the service life. The instrument should be operated and kept by the specialized personnel. Any other person cannot access, operate or move the instrument without permission.
  • Page 38 Safety 1. Do not attempt to make disassemble or modify this instrument. Unauthorized servicing may damage the instrument. 2. Avoid splashing liquid or dropping foreign objects into the instrument. If a foreign object comes into contact with electrical parts inside the machine, it might cause a short circuit and result in a fire or electrical shock.
  • Page 39 Troubleshooting Failure is unavoidable for complicated spectrometers. Here are some tips for analysis and troubleshooting of some common anomalies. 9.1 Radiation indicator off or not flashing during measurement Under normal circumstances, the radiation indicator keeps flashing the entire measurement process.The indicator off or not flashing maybe caused by the followings reasons: 1.
  • Page 40 Appendix Packing list Category Item Quan. Note X-ray Spectrometer DW-EX5000 Documentation Warranty / Certificate card CD-ROM Lithium Battery 9000mAh Adapter Power Cord Battery Charger Mini USB Extension Cable Standard TF Card Card Reader PDA Stylus 3-Way Car Cigarette Lighter Socket Splitter Car Power Cord Packing box...
  • Page 41 Drawell International Technology Limited Chongqing Drawell Instrument CO,.Ltd Add:Suite 2705,Building No.12,Shiyou Road No.1,Yuzhong District, Chongqing,China Tel: 0086-023-63268643 Shanghai Drawell Scientific Instrument Co.,Ltd Add : Suite 1117,Lane561 XiuChuan Rd.,PuDong New Area,Shanghai,China Web : www.drawell.com.cn Email : sales08@drawell.com.cn...
  • Page 42 Drawell International Technology Limited Chongqing Drawell Instrument CO,.Ltd Add:Suite 2705,Building No.12,Shiyou Road No.1,Yuzhong District, Chongqing,China Tel: 0086-023-63268643 Shanghai Drawell Scientific Instrument CO.,Ltd. Add: Suite 1117,Lane561 XiuChuan Rd.,PuDong New Area,Shanghai,China Web : www.drawell.com.cn Email : sales05@drawell.com.cn...

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