Opening the BITE (Built-In Test Equipment) utility
The purpose of the BITE (Built-In Test Equipment) dialog box and utility is to allow on-line test and verification of the individual elements in the transducer. It allows you to see if the transducer elements are operational during transmission and reception. You open the BITE dialog box from the Setup menu.
Prerequisites
The ME70 system is turned on and operates normally.
Context
By means of the BITE (Built-In Test Equipment) functionality, you can easily determine if the ME70 hardware is operational.
Note
A small number of unserviceable transceiver channels are accepted, even for operational use. This is regarded as "graceful degradation”. Simulations with up to four defective elements show no significant degradation of performance.
Procedure
1 Observe the Main menu.
Its default location is on the right side of the display presentation.
2 Select the Setup icon.
The icon is located under the Main menu. It is used to open the Setup menu.
3 Select Beam Mode Administration to open the dialog box.
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4 Set Beam Mode to Test - Example 1
Select OK to save the selected setting and close the dialog box.
5 Select the Operation icon.
The icon is located under the Main menu. It is used to open the Operation menu.
6 Choose these settings:
a Set Operation to Normal.
b Set Tx Power to Maximum.
c Set Ping Mode to Maximum.
d Set Ping to On.
7 On the Main menu, set Range to: 50 m.
8 Select the Setup icon.
The icon is located under the Main menu. It is used to open the Setup menu.
9 Select BITE to open the dialog box.
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