Further Notes

Changing the RF Probe

If a 15mm RF probe has been supplied, it can be swapped using the following steps.

  1. Remove the 11mm ilumr lid by rotating it anti-clockwise.

  2. Insert the supplied blanking tool into the RF probe, this ensures that fasteners cannot be dropped down the gradient cooling air vents.

  3. Remove fasteners from all 8 locations show in the image below.

rf probe screw locations

RF Probe Screw Locations

  1. Disconnect the RF probe but pulling the connector upwards. This connector may be a little tight.

probe connector

RF Probe Connector

  1. Using the tabs on each side of the probe, carefully lift it up out of the system. Take care to not apply any pressure to the RF shield.

removing the probe

Removing the RF Probe

  1. Lower the 15mm RF probe into place, secure with the fasteners, and reconnect the probe.

  2. Place the 15mm ilumr lid onto the system and rotate it clockwise to lock it in position.

  3. Open the FOV.yaml file in the home/Globals folder and set the value to 0.018 to increase the field of view for the larger probe.

  4. Finally the pulse lengths will need to be recalibrated, follow the instructions in the Pulse Calibration section to calculate the required values for the 15mm probe.

Hardware Specifications

Magnet

Design

Halbach Array

Field Strength

0.33 T (1H 14 MHz)

Temperature Control

PID Temperature Control to 30°C with 0.001 °C Resolution

Temperature Operating Range

Laboratory Environment of 15 °C to 25 °C

1H 50% Linewidth

10mm Sample Volume with Shims, < 70 Hz

1H 50% Linewidth

15mm Sample Volume with Shims, < 100 Hz

RF

Transmit Amplifier

5W 60MHz Bandwidth

Receive Preamp

Low Noise, Wideband, Variable 60-80 dB Gain

RF Probe

Solenoid coil 10mm Diameter, Adjustable Tuning/Matching

180 Hard Pulse Minimum Width

25 μs

Probe Dead Time + Preamp Recovery Time

50 μs

Gradient & Shims

Gradient Strength

150 mT/m per Channel (X/Y/Z)

Gradient Amplifier

Up to 3A Current-Output per Channel (X/Y/Z)

Shims

First & Second Order (X, Y, Z, Z2, X2Y2, XY, ZX, ZY)

Digital

Processor

Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9

Memory

1 GB DDR3

Storage

64 GB Internal SD Card

Receive

16-bit 100Msps ADC

RF Transmit

16-bit 100Msps DAC

Gradient/Shim Channels

8

Pulse Sequencer

FPGA, 10 ns Timing Resolution

Digital Receive Processor

FPGA, 32-bit Quadrature Output

Connectivity

WiFi

Dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n up to 100Mbps

Ethernet

IEEE 802.3 10/100/1000Mbps

Other

Power Supply

DC, 24V 120W

System Weight

8.9 kg

Dimensions

245 x 245 x 320 mm

External I/O’s

2 Inputs, 4 Outputs, Logic Level 3.3V

Jupyter Lab “Simple Mode”

If you wish to expand the area that a single activity is taking up in the work space, without resizing or closing tabs, there is an option called Simple Mode.

Click the tab you want to expand. In the bottom left corner, toggle the Simple toggle button. The selected tab will expand while preserving the layout of the other tabs.

pulse sequence plotting tool

Simple Mode Toggle Button

When leaving Simple Mode, the original layout of the main area is restored. This feature is particularly useful when controlling the instrument using an iPad or touch screen device. Switch to simple mode and leave the Dashboard Apps menu open to toggle between required apps.

pulse sequence plotting tool

Switching Between Simple and Normal Mode

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