GE_OEC_9600_C-Arms

C-Arm Software 3
EEPROM USAGE
The electrically-erasable PROM (EEPROM) on the Technique Processor PCB (U20)
stores historical data about the system for later use by service, marketing, and
engineering. Associated with the EEPROM is an SRAM data file that contains an image
of the EEPROM contents. Contents of the EEPROM may be accessed by using the
STATUS mode. The EEPROM contents consist of:
• Reserved area.
• Event Code array - contains the last 128 event codes.
• Highest anode heat - records the highest X-ray tube anode heat produced on the
system.
• Anode heat conditions.
• Current anode heat data with time.
• Highest X-ray tube housing heat ever recorded.
• Current housing heat data with time.
• Highest housing thermistor reading ever encountered.
• Current battery charge state with time.
• Highest battery voltage ever encountered.
• Lowest battery voltage ever encountered.
• Maximum continuous fluoro on-time ever encountered.
• Maximum cumulative fluoro on-time ever encountered.
• Total film exposures taken on the system.
• System serial number.
• System calibration factors.
A local event table is copied from EEPROM after system start-up. A fatal event will
cause the local event table to be copied to EEPROM.
DEFAULT PARAMETER (OPTIONS.DAT) FILE
The default parameter file (OPTIONS.DAT) defines the generator configuration. It can
be accessed via the Mainframe Menu. Refer to Mainframe Menu heading in this section
of the manual for information on accessing this menu.