This workflow description explains the workflow as well as groups and loops. Here, you configure the workflow for the operator who loads images. However, the last steps are the same for the different workflows.
Technical Cleanliness Standard Selection
Provides a default standard for TCA that shall be used for the analysis: ISO 4406. Other standards are available.
- Load the available standards provided by the job template.
- Select the standards that are relevant for the operator's analysis, see Technical Cleanliness Standard Selection Tool.
Group
Group for input forms loop and Load Files workbench.
The Define Outputs tool does not display any entries. Therefore, editing is not possible.
Loop
Loop for Input Forms.
Iteration of all working steps within the loop definition.
- Configure the number of loops the tasks in the next loop will perform.
- Sets the working steps for the operator, see Loop Task.
Input Form
In the Form Selection tool, input forms are provided.
- In the Create Form Image tool, configure the size of the input form image in the report.
- Select from the set of pre-defined input form templates an appropriate input form. For component cleanliness one input form per extraction method is provided and furthermore one general form with minimum content.
- Add the customer data to the corresponding file. The Operator selects the customer data.
The customers are managed with an Excel file. This file is stored per default here: C\ProgramData\Carl Zeiss\ZENcore\Customer.Contacts.xlsx
The form is displayed in the report, see Form Selection Tool and Create Form Image Tool.
Load File
In the Load Multiple Images tool, loads multiple images from disk.
- Load one or more image files to the gallery.
- In the next step, the image will be loaded to the Image view.
- The number of loaded images determine the number of workflow iterations of the following steps.
- Each iteration finishes with the report step before the next iteration starts.
Loop
Iteration of all working steps within the loop definition.
- Select the number or range of loop iterations. The default value is Batch processing, i.e. the number of iterations is determined by the setting in the first loop.
We recommend not to change the default values.
The operator will not see these settings, see Loop Settings Tool.
Image Processing
Changes the image format to 8 bit.
Default: Run silent
We recommend not to change the default parameters.
See Convert Pixel Format Tool.
Image Channel Mapping
Determines the channel allocation for image analysis.
Default: Run silent
No parameters are accessible.
See Image Channel Mapping Tool.
TCA Analysis Task Group (Oil)
Provides the image analysis setting for oil cleanliness.
The Technical Cleanliness Analysis setting is applied by default to determine the particle types.
We recommend not to change the default parameters.
The operator will not see these settings.
See Load Setting Tool.
Frame Setup
Sets up and adds a measurement frame to the image. Only the area inside the frame is used for the analysis. The area of the measurement frame is retrieved from the Tiles (measurement area) tool.
Default: Run silent
Activated: Uses Tile Region Geometry, i.e. the measurement frame is retrieved automatically from the configured tiles regions, see
- Frame Setup Tool
- Tiles Setup (measurement area) Tool
Particle Segmentation (Oil)
Extracts objects from the background by applying the pre-defined relative threshold range.
- Adjust the Threshold if required.
The operator uses these values for the image segmentation, see Particle Segmentation (Oil) Tool.
Region Filter
Applies a filter to Image Analysis results.
Default: Run silent. Feret Maximum is activated and set to a minimum of 5 µm for component cleanliness and to 1 µm for oil cleanliness.
Note: Only relevant for oil job templates: the default region filter setting in all oil job templates is by default 1 µm for the minimum particle size and required for SAE AS 4059. This setting increases the analysis time. For oil standards with a size classification starting from 5 µm the region filter setting might be adapted accordingly.
In the Image Gallery, all particles are displayed from 5 µm length onwards for component cleanliness testing and 1 µm length onwards for oil cleanliness testing.
Measurement Data
Shows measurement results for the detected particles after segmentation and image analysis.
Default: Run silent
The Measurement Data tool displays the particle results. The calculation is performed with default values in the background, see Measurement Data Tool.
The operator will not see these settings.
Standard Specific Settings
Configures specific parameter for the standard based calculation.
Default: Run silent
- Select the type of membrane filter in use.
- This determines the allowed range for the occupancy rate.
- Adjust settings for the Normalization Parameter.
- Select whether the particle size class All shall display the results including fibers or not.
- Select how many of the largest particles per type you want to add to the report.
- The positions of all pre-selected particles will be added to the Position list with EDF.
- These settings are conducted automatically in the operator workflow, see
- Occupancy Rate (Oil, Lubricants) Tool
- Normalization Parameter (Oil Cleanliness) Tool
- Type Classification for Class "All" Tool
- Cleanliness Classification (Length) Tool
- Particle Gallery (Report) Tool
Size Distribution
No further action required.
See:
- Size Distribution View
- Standard Result Selection Tool
- Displayed Normalization Tool
- Cleanliness Classification (Length) Tool
- Specimen Overview Tool
- Statistical Analysis Tool
- Result Approval Tool
- Occupancy Rate (Components) Tool or Occupancy Rate (Oil, Lubricants) Tool
To follow the workflow steps description, see Last Workflow Steps Independent of Active Branch.