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UD4-T Operator's Workbench

Votum company has developed a specialized "Operator’s Workbench" program that is intended for the PC processing and saving of testing results data received from the device archive. Besides, "Operator’s Workbench" allows to load new software versions of UD4-T software, to view and navigate throught the saved data and to generate testing reports.

• Receiving of testing results from ther UD4-T flaw detector archive and their saving in the database.
• Concept of the base module (kernel) and additional modules (components) for processing of the application results (“General purpose flaw detector”, “Thickness gauge”, etc.).
• Displaying of all defects data received from the flaw detector, using the graphic interface.
• Testing result records browsing, sorting and deletion.
• Documentation of results, including the report printing and/or saving as a file.

The program is based on Windows technology that provides a user-friendly interface, easy reading and analysis of information on the PC display.

The program main window consists of:

• Main menu intended to invoke some tasks and setting of main window parameters.
• Toolbar with the frequenly used tasks buttons.
• Field of additional modules.
• Status line with the prompting of interface widgets.

There are 4 main operating modes of the program:

• Loading and deletion of the programs;
• Data receiving from UD4-T;
• Working with the received data;
• Generating (documentation) of the testing results report .

Loading and deletion of the programs, information about the device, test report printing are available in the  “Link manager” inlay.

“Link manager” inlay

Data transmission from UD4-T to PC is carried out through the serial port RS232 (see screenshots of data receiving below).

Data receiving (data synchronization)

If the receiving process is successfully completed, testing results will be automatically saved in the database and the data will be ready for processing.

In the data operating mode, the user is able to navigate throught the list of records, to view the testing results, used probe and testing object parameters, to sort records by different criteria and to remove unnecessary records. To work with a certain program data, it is necessary to select a corresponding program inlay.

“General purpose flaw detector” module

“Thickness gauge” module

To generate a report, the user must select the records from the list, which will be included into the report, and proceed to the report generating mode.

To print the report, press a corresponding button on the toolbar or select the corresponding menu item. Some report examples for different program modules are presented below.

Report for “General purpose flaw detector” module

Any kind of user feedback is highly appreciated by program developers, who are looking forward to cooperation with persons interested in the computerization of non-destructive testing technologies.