XC-VGA

User Manual
V1.1

MEDIATRONIX
September 2018
Mediatronix Private Limited
NP 7/1324, Industrial Estate P.O.
Pappanamcode,
Trivandrum – 695 019
Ph: 0471-2490667, 2493322
e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
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 INDEX

Conventions used in this manual 1

Medical Equipment Classifications 3

Warnings 5

Technical Specifications and

Important Considerations 7

Introduction 9

Familiarizing the product 11

Installing the system 15

Configuring the system 19

Functional Description 23

Image Processing Functions 25

Appendix

1. AC Mains Fuse Replacement 29

 CONVENTIONS
USED IN THIS MANUAL

Indicates user / operator attention

Indicates that a specific hazard exists that, given inappropriate conditions or actions,
can cause severe or fatal personal injury with or without substantial property
damage
WARNING

Indicates that high voltages exist and there is a risk of shock hazard

SHOCK HAZARD

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 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
CLASSIFICATION
TYPE OF EQUIPMENT

XC-VGA is a Class I Equipment.

By definition, Class I Equipment refers to an electrical equipment in which protection

against electric shock does not rely on Basic Insulation only, but which includes an
additional safety precaution in that means are provided for Accessible Parts of metal
or internal parts of metal to be Protectively earthed.

PROTECTIVE EARTH

Protective earth is provided via the detachable power cord

Use the Medical Equipment only with approved power cords

AC source should have proper power earth connection

WARNING
Additional power earth protection stud provided at the rear panel is optional

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 WARNINGS
To prevent damage of the equipment or injury to yourself or others, read the
following safety warnings before using XC-VGA.

Do not attempt to disassemble or alter any part of the main unit or camera unit.
WARNING Disassembly or modification may result in electrical shock

Stop using the unit if it emits smoke or noxious fumes. Failure to do so may result in
electrical shock or fire.

XC-VGA is a sensitive instrument. Handle XC-VGA and its accessories with care. Do
not subject XC-VGA to mechanical shock or impact.

Stop using the unit if the casing is damaged. Failure to do so may result in electrical
shock.

Avoid dropping or subjecting the unit and accessories to severe impacts. This could
result in electrical shock and physical injury.

This equipment is not water resistant.

SERVICEABILITY

Do not remove XC-VGA’s protective covers. No user serviceable parts inside. For
servicing, return the item to factory.

CONTINUOUS OPERATION

This product is intended for Continuous Operation in Normal Use for an unlimited
period of time without the specified limits of temperature being exceeded

This product is intended to be operated by a trained operator only.

No patient contact intended. No part of the unit comes in direct contact with the
patient during its operation.

WATER INGRESS

Do not spill water or any liquid on the unit, especially on the rear side. It is not
water resistant.

CLEANING

To clean the unit, front panel and top cover may be cleaned by wiping using a soft
cloth, moist with water or disinfectant. Do not wipe the rear connectors or USB
connector with moist cloth.

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 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATI0NS AND
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Model number : XC-VGA
Manufacturer : Mediatronix Private Limited, Trivandrum
Voltage : 230VAC ±10% 50Hz
Power : 12VA Max
Fuse Rating : 0.315A 250VAC Slow Blow
Control Input : Contact Input; No voltage should be applied.
Environment requirements
Requirement Temperature Humidity non-condensing Air Pressure
Operational 10-40 deg C 30-80% 700-1060hPa
Non operational 0-60 deg C 30-90% 700-1060hPa

METHOD OF ISOLATION

Between AC Mains Primary and Secondary by Class 2 Split Bobbin Isolation

Transformer.
CONTINUOUS OPERATION

This product is intended for Continuous Operation in Normal Use for an unlimited
period of time without the specified limits of temperature being exceeded.
PATIENT SAFETY

This product is intended to be operated by an experienced operator only.

No patient contact intended. No part of the unit comes in direct contact with the
patient during its operation.
WARNING

GENERAL SAFETY

PROTECTIVE EARTH

XC-VGA is a Class I Equipment.

WARNING Protective earth is provided via the detachable power cord

Use the Medical Equipment only with approved power cords

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 AC source should have proper earth connection
Additional Power Earth stud provided at the rear panel is optional
VOLTAGE RATING
Maximum AC Voltage: 230VAC ±10% 50Hz
SERVICEABILITY
Do not remove XC-VGA’s protective covers. No user serviceable parts inside. For
servicing, return the item to factory.
WATER INGRESS
Do not spill water or any liquid on the unit. It is not water resistant. Nor does it have
any water ingress protection.
CLEANING
To clean the unit, front panel and top cover may be cleaned by wiping using a soft
cloth, moist with water or disinfectant. Do not wipe the rear connectors with moist
cloth.
INTERFACE CONNECTORS
Do not connect any voltage (AC or DC) to the interface Connections
EQUIPMENT READY TO USE CONDITION
Green status light will stop blinking and glow continuously to indicate end of
initialization
A beep is heard to indicate the end of initialization
Both video monitors show test pattern.
AC MAINS FUSE REPLACEMENT
Refer Appendix 1 for AC Mains fuse replacement procedure
LITHIUM BATTERY FOR RTC
CR2032 Lithium Battery of RTC is designed for life. This powers the RTC chip when
the equipment is switched off. This is not intended to be replaced by the user. For
replacement, the unit has to be returned to factory.

TRANSPORTING XC-VGA

XC-VGA should be transported in the standard packing only.

WARNING

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INTRODUCTION

Model Name : XC-VGA

XC-VGA series, X-ray image memory / controller is a state of the art fluoroscopy image
memory and controller to capture, process and display X-ray images. This helps to
avoid continuous exposure of the patient to X-rays for prolonged periods during
fluoroscopy examinations. Advanced features include real time rotation, Non volatile
permanent image storage and Image backup directly to USB flash drives or over LAN
to a storage PC.

Display:
 Supports dual VGA monitors for flicker free display ( 800x600 pixels )
 Real time Image Rotation, Flip and Mirror
 On Screen Display (OSD) text on both monitors

Image Capture:
 High Resolution Image Capture at 768 pixels X 576 lines.
10 bit capture resolution.

Processing:
 Real time Noise Reduction by temporal averaging 2/ 4/ 8/ 16 frames.
 Real time Negative, Interactive Contrast Stretching

Memory
 On board storage capacity for 100 images which can be displayed one after
the other on the 2nd monitor
 Additional REF image display on 2nd monitor by using a dedicated key.
 Non volatile storage of images which are moved to 2nd monitor ( images
are retained in the memory even after a power failure).
 Backup Options
1. USB: USB Flash Drive (Memory stick) Memory stick can be
subsequently plugged into a PC to transfer the image files to the Hard
Disk, CD/DVD etc.
2. LAN: 10/ 100 Base T LAN support to transfer images to a PC

CONCEPT

Basically, a C-Arm X-Ray Fluoroscopy system consists of a continuous X-ray

generator, an image intensifier tube, a camera to capture the video output and a
monitor to display the video in real time. A foot switch is used to switch on/off the
X-ray. During an operation, X-rays are passed through the required part of the
patient body and the corresponding images seen on the monitor. However, when
the X-ray is switch off, the images are also gone. This is where XC-VGA comes into
use.

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 The video output of C-Arm image intensifier tube is captured by a camera and sent
to the memory unit, which, in turn stores the relevant images and displays the real
time as well as captured images on the monitors. A Control Input from the C-Arm X-
Ray unit is connected to XC-VGA to trigger the image capture process.

X-ray is switched On when the Control Input is activated. Live video is displayed
during this time. At the instant when the Control Input is deactivated, the last image
is captured and displayed on monitor. If required, this image can be saved to
memory for future reference. This avoids continuous exposure of the patient to X-
rays for prolonged periods during fluoroscopy examinations. Real time image
processing features include image rotation, different levels of temporal averaging,
contrast processing, 2x and 3x zoom, negative, mirror and flip functions. Built in
non-volatile memory allows to store hundreds of images. Images can be backed up
to USB flash drives also.

SALIENT FEATURES

CAPTURE AND PROCESS

Real time Noise Reduction by Temporal averaging (2 / 4 / 8 / 16 frames)
Real time Image Rotation (Digital Bilinear Interpolation)
Real time Negative, Mirror, Flip and Contrast Stretching operations
Real time Digital Zoom: x2, x3 (interpolated)
DISPLAY
VGA x 2

IMAGE MEMORY AND DATA MANAGEMENT

Built in SD card memory for real time image permanent storage

100 image memory
Image transfer to External USB memory stick for backup
EXTERNAL INTERFACE

Optically-isolated Control Input interface to connect with Standard C-Arm

Direct relay drive option without any external power supply
Infra-Red Remote control

ACCESSORIES SUPPLIED

Power Cord
IR Remote with batteries

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 FAMILIARISING THE PRODUCT

XC-VGA MAIN UNIT

This is a Class 1 Video processing equipment. Protective earth is provided via the
detachable power cord. AC source should have proper earth connection

This equipment is intended to be operated by an experienced operator only. No

WARNING direct patient contact is intended. No part of the unit comes in contact with the
patient during its operation.

Video from the camera is processed and displayed on the monitor by the XC Unit. A
set of image processing functions that help in diagnostics is built into the unit.

Relevant images can be stored in non-volatile memory. Output video is displayed on

two monitors – Capture monitor or LIH monitor and Process monitor or 2nd monitor.

Capture Monitor

Process Monitor
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 Capture monitor shows the live video (when Control Input is enabled) as well as
captured image (last image when Control Input is disabled).

Process monitor displays stored images.

FAMILIARISING XC-VGA

Front Panel

Front panel consists of a keypad with 12 keys, a rotary encoder, one IR Remote
sensor and a USB port

First key is ‘MENU’ for setting up the Configuration Menu. Next four keys are for
Capture functions. They are applied only on the Capture Monitor. Of these, ‘AVG’ is
for setting the number of frames averaged and has effect only in real time on live
video. The other three keys have effect on live video and last captured image.

Next three keys are Process Functions. These are mainly used for analyzing the
stored image. However, these functions are applied on both monitors
simultaneously.

Next two keys are for reading images from an external USB drive and for storing
images to it or to a PC over LAN.

Last two keys are the memory function keys. REF key selects between Reference
and Main Memory. SAVE key saves the last captured image, displayed on Capture
Monitor to the selected memory location.

The rotary encoder is used for easy increment and decrement of parameters and is
context sensitive.

IR Remote duplicates all the front panel keys.

A USB port is available for plugging in a USB flash drive.

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Rear Panel

1. : Ethernet: This is the Ethernet interface to a PC.

2. Video out 15 - Dsub VGA Connectors: These two are VGA video out connectors. (Any standard VGA
monitor can be used)

3. Video-in BNC Connector: The video signal (CCIR 625lines / 50Hz) input connector ( connected from
C-ARM camera output).

4. X-Ray Interface connector: This 25 pin D-Sub(Female) connector can be used to control image
capture directly.

8. Power connector: AC Mains input power connector.

( 180-240VAC voltage range, 50-60Hz)

Manufacturer Address and Power Supply Ratings

Manufacturer address, equipment model number, power supply details and fuse
ratings are secured in the bottom side of the equipment.

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 INSTALLING THE SYSTEM
Before installing the memory unit, connect the video output of the C-Arm directly to a CCIR video
monitor. Apply power and activate the foot-switch to check whether the C-Arm is working properly.

INSTALLING XC-VGA

XC-VGA should be installed on a clean dry stable horizontal flat surface. Surface
should be such that the rubber bush feet provided for XC-VGA is sufficient to
prevent it from sliding on the surface when sufficient pressure is applied for
WARNING operating the unit.

CONNECTING XC-VGA TO AC MAINS SUPPLY

XC-VGA is a Class 1 Video Processing Equipment meant for continuous operation.

WARNING: To avoid the risk of electric shock, this equipment must only be
connected to a supply mains terminal with protective earth.
SHOCK HAZARD
Excellent power earth connection is mandatory for the proper operation of this
equipment. This is not a permanently fixed equipment. Hence BIS / UL / CE
approved power cord with proper power earth should be used to connect to mains
power.

An additional power earth terminal is provided at the rear of XC-VGA. This may be
connected to power earth to provide additional protection. (This connection is not
mandatory).

POWER SWITCH ON/OFF IDENTIFICATION

Power switch is provided at the rear of XC-VGA. UL approved DPDT switch is used.
When switched on, the power switch will glow in red colour. When switched off,
the red indicator light is switched off. Also standard l / O marking to indicate ON
and OFF is also provided.

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INTERFACE CONNECTOR

Inputs for Control Input and outputs for optional relay control signals are provided
on the 25 Pin D -Connector at the rear of the Main Unit.
One 4 pin screw terminal wired to a DSUB-25 PIN female connector is provided for
easy installation as below.

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 Foot switch (passive – no voltage): should be connected as in above figure,
to control the XC_VGA unit, to enable x-ray image capture.

Relay On/Off Control (Optional)

An external relay Coil can be connected as shown above for controlling the X-ray
ON-OFF function of the C-ARM. Note that the relay drive circuit is built into the
interface circuit of XC-VGA.
Relay Specifications: Coil Voltage: 12VDC, Coil Resistance: > 250 Ohms.
Lower coil resistance may damage the drive circuit.
Contact rating: 250V 5A or as required.
1N4935 diode is connected near the relay terminals for additional protection. Note:
Diode should be 200V/1A fast recovery type like 1N4935. Ideally this should be
across the relay coils.
(Recommended relay: O/E/N make, part no.: 85D-012-1CK-S
Coil voltage: 12V, coil resistance: 300 Ohm, Contact rating: 230VAC /16A or
30VDC/16A)
An O/E/N make relay holder 085-4900-100 may also be used.

NO EXTERNAL POWER SHOULD BE CONNECTED TO FOOT SWITCH OR RELAY COIL

DRIVE PINS,
APPLICATION OF VOLTAGE WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE UNIT

WARNING
POWERING ON XC-VGA
Video output from the C-Arm unit should be connected to XC-VGA before powering
on the unit. While initializing, the green status LED on the front panel will blink.
Once the initialization is over and the unit is ready for use, LED will glow
continuously.

TAKING CARE OF XC-VGA

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 CLEANING

Do not spill water or any liquid on the unit. It is not water resistant. Nor does it have
water ingress protection.
WARNING
To clean the unit, front panel and top cover may be cleaned by wiping using a soft
cloth, moist with water or disinfectant. Do not wipe the rear connectors with moist
cloth.

SERVICE

There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit. Hence it is not meant to be
opened by the user. For any rework or repair, the unit has to be returned to the
factory.
WARNING

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 CONFIGURING THE SYSTEM
Once hardware installation is completed, the system has to be configured before
using. For this press the ‘MENU’ key. The following menu will be displayed.

Rotate the encoder and press it to change different settings like pulse mode
settings, date and time, Ethernet settings.

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Pulse mode setting

Date and time

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Ethernet settings

Circle Adjust

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 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
Hundred images can be stored in the non-volatile memory of XC-VGA. In addition,
a reference image location (REF) is also provided.
STORING IMAGES IN 100 IMAGE MEMORY and REF

There are 100 main memory image locations and a reference image location. Press
REF key to select between them: REF – MEM. When selected, image presently
stored in the corresponding location is displayed in the PROCESS monitor. If no
image is stored, a test pattern is displayed.

Activate the Control Input to display live X-Ray video. On deactivating the control
input, the last image is captured and displayed in the CAPTURE monitor

Pressing the SAVE key will save the image captured in the CAPTURE monitor to the
memory location selected in the PROCESS monitor.

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 The image will be stored in the location next to where the last image was stored. In
case of REF, the previous image will be overwritten.

Rotate the rotary encoder to browse through stored images. Stored images will be
displayed in the PROCESS monitor.

If AUTO SAVE function is enabled in the CONFIGURATION menu, the image captured
at the instant when the control input is deactivated will be automatically saved..

BACKING UP THE IMAGES

Back up is done to the USB flash drive. First, plug in a USB flash drive of appropriate
size. When recognized, an icon of USB drive will be displayed at the top right corner
of the display monitor.
After that press STORE to backup the image.
System verifies whether USB flash drive is available or not. If available, Images are
stored in .bmp format.

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IMAGE PROCESSING FUNCTIONS
XC-VGA supports two monitors – Capture Monitor or LIH Monitor and Process
Monitor or Second Monitor.

Capture monitor displays live video when the control input is activated. At the
instant when the control input is deactivated, the last image is captured and
displayed.

On power up, Process monitor displays the last image stored in the selected folder

Press the SAVE key to save the captured image to the selected location

Refer the front panel keypad. There are two sets of functions – Capture functions
and Process functions.

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 Capture Functions (other than ‘AVG’) can be directly applied on the video or image
captured on the Capture monitor. ‘AVG’ can be applied only on live video.

Process functions apply both to the Capture monitor and Process monitor
simultaneously.

CAPTURE FUNCTIONS
AVG (Average) : This is the temporal averaging function.

X-ray images are generally noisy in nature. Random noise can be effectively
eliminated by temporal averaging the images. Number of images to be averaged
depends on the intensity of noise. More noise requires more number of frames to
be averaged to get a good image.

Number of succesive frames to be averaged can be selected by pressing the AVG

key. Status window will show value 1-2-4-8-16 in that order for each key press. .

ROTATE
Input video can be rotated in real time using this function. Press ROTATE key
Rotate the rotary encoder to rotate the image by 1 degree. Pressing the encoder
toggles the increment / decrement value between 1 and 10 degree. Press ROTATE
key again to exit the function. The angle by which the image is rotated is always
displayed in the Capture monitor

MIRROR
This function mirrors the input horizontally. Press MIRROR key to toggle between
real and mirrored images

Input Image Mirrored image

FLIP
This function mirrors the input vertically. Press FLIP key to toggle between real and
flipped images.

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 Input Image Flipped image

Status of Image Mirror and Flip are displayed on the Capture monitor

PROCESS FUNCTIONS

These functions are applied both on both the Capture Window and Process Window
simultaneously.

ZOOM
Press ZOOM key to 2x Zoom both the images. Press Zoom key again to 3x zoom the
image. Press again to exit the function. Ie pressing the zoom key continuously will
zoom the image in 2x-3x-1x order.

Rotating the encoder will pan the zoomed images to left and right. Press encoder to
toggle to up/down mode. .

Now rotating the encoder will move the images up and down.
Press ZOOM again to go to 3x mode. Press again to exit the ZOOM function.

NEGATIVE
Press NEGATIVE key to apply the negative function.

Input Image Negative Image

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CONT (Contrast)

Contrast Function allows to interactively modify the transfer curve to enhance a

particular region of histogram, thereby highlighting a specific range of grey levels in
the input video / image. A three level histogram enhancement algorithm is
implemented.

WINDOW
Output
256

230

25

0
256 Input
LEVEL

Refer the graph above. The X and Y axes are grey levels from 0 to 256. For ease of
implementation, two thresholds of 25 and 230 are selected. The graph shows how
the histogram is stretched within the selected grey level window.

Press CONT key to enable the contrast processing. Press encoder to toggle between
WINDOW and LEVEL settings. Rotate the encoder to change values of parameters.
Changes are updated in real time on both Capture and Process monitor.

Note: Multiple PROCESS Functions can be applied simultaneously on the Capture

Process monitors. Ie CONTRAST, NEGATIVE and ZOOM can be applied
simultaneously. Encoder will be assigned to the last applied function of CONTRAST
or ZOOM.

POWER-UP CONDITIONS
The status of capture functions like AVG, ROTATION ANGLE, MIRROR and FLIP and
the last applied CONTRAST settings are memorized.

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Appendix 1
AC MAINS FUSE REPLACEMENT

Detecting the AC Mains Fuse Blown Condition

During Power ON Condition, no red light indication in the rear panel switch

Green status LED on the front panel does not blink or glow.

In this condition, AC Mains fuse has to be replaced.

Replacing the AC Mains Fuse

Fuse holder is situated adjacent to power socket and switch in the rear panel.. Fuse
holder can be released using a suitable screw driver. UL approved 0.315A/250VAC
slow blow fuse has to be used.

For first time replacement, a spare fuse is kept in the slot provided in the fuse
holder. The following steps should be followed for replacing the fuse.

Switch off the unit

Unplug the power cord

Use a flat screw driver to remove the fuse

Replace the fuse (Fuse Rating: 0.315A 250VAC Slow Blow)

Reconnect the power cord

Switch on and verify the functionality

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