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Run DAS/GCIF/offset/output test patterns and read the results
Run the DCA's C16TP test-pattern check to compare the Aquilion 16 DAS against its own known-good test pattern with X-rays effectively out of the loop, then use the same Data Check pull-down to run any of the DCA's other four test items — GCIF, offset, output, or gantry speed — the same way.
Applies to
Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) — DCA operating-software volume 2D260-074, source subsection 2.4.3 "Test pattern check" (p.32-34), the third of the volume's §2.4 sequence of DCA operating checks: subsection 2.4.1 (cross-referenced by Note 1 below only by its number — this section's own text does not print a title for it), (2) Offset data check (§2.4.2, cross-referenced by the C8OFFSET row below, title stated verbatim in this section), and this section, (3) Test pattern check. A different-numbered volume (2D201-065E*D, the DAS/detector service manual) documents the same DCA screens and the same Data Check menu under its own §5.4.2(3) — see Related; source does not state whether 2D260-074 and the 2D260-069E volume named elsewhere in this corpus are the same document or different parts of the same manual family.
Personnel
1 technician · Intermediate — the engineer drives the DCA's Calc (ScanData) scan-condition window, sets the DAS Mode (Main) and Data Check pull-downs to the item under test, and reads back either a plain pass indication ("No difference") or an abnormal-part display together with its /tmp result file; for the GCIF pattern the engineer must also set a DIP switch on the GCIF TP hardware itself before running the check (skill assessment derived from the check's own content — not an OEM-stated skill level).
Steps
3 steps
Source
2D260-074 p.32-34
Tools & parts
| Item | Part number | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| DCA (Data Collector Analyzer) application | n/a in source | |
| DIP switch on the GCIF TP (hardware test-pattern unit) | n/a in source |
Full step-by-step for Run DAS/GCIF/offset/output test patterns and read the results
All 3 steps are documented in the FSELIB Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) service manual — re-authored, web-first, with the real figures from the source.
Open the full procedureRelated Software / DCA guides
Start and stop DCA (Data Collection Analyzer) and its function set4 stepsCheck DAS offset data with X-ray inhibited (JP3 test mode)8 stepsIsolate an abnormal channel or artifact using the DCA sinogram14 stepsCheck X-ray output with the DCA (acquisition, mean calculation, graph)9 stepsRun the console malfunction-diagnosis program (hwtest)0 stepsRun the independent MHR PWB test (diagnostics) from the RTM terminal4 steps
View all Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) guidesSource: 2D260-074 p.32-34. Preview re-authored by FSELIB — the full procedure with figures and steps is in the paid service manual.