White Mini-Seis III Pro, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...MINI SEIS III Pro OPERATING MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...m Waveform Mode 4 Channel 7 Histogram or Histogram Waveform Mode 8 Channel 7 Waveform Recording Duration 7 Battery Life 7 Communication 8 External Data Storage 8 Accessories and Software 8 Data Compression 8 Automatic Reporting 8 Options 8 8 Channel 8 GPS 8 Ranges 8 Non Standard Sensors 9 A Weighting 9 New Features 9 Connectors 9 Connecting a Sensor 9 Communication 10 Charging 10 The Keypad and Di...

Page 3: ...4 Next 14 Current Mode Screen 14 Event Screen 15 Waveform Events 15 Histogram Events 15 Main Screen Functions 17 Setting the Date and Time 17 Setup Menus 17 Unit Options 17 System Log Options 20 Timer Setup 20 Multi Triggering 21 Main Screen Trigger 21 Main Screen Data Port 21 Main Screen Baud Rate 22 Mode Screen Functions Waveform Mode 23 Rate 23 Duration 23 Seismic Trigger 23 Acoustic Trigger 24...

Page 4: ...27 Period 27 Duration 27 Interval 27 Seismic Trig 27 Acoustic Trig 28 Trigger Level Considerations 28 Status 28 Event Screen Functions 29 Waveform Events 29 Histogram Events 29 Copy 29 Copy Event Options 29 4 Channel 8 Channel and Single Channel Configuration 31 Automatic Reporting 32 Triggered Reporting 32 Fixed Reporting 32 Interval Reporting 32 Heartbeat 32 Using a USB Thumb Drive 33 Field Use ...

Page 5: ...for Monitoring Using Waveform Mode 36 Example Steps for Monitoring Using Histogram Mode 37 Updating the Firmware 38 CLI Commands 39 Enhanced Descriptions 43 AU 43 AW 43 CHEN 44 CHG 44 COMP 44 ER 44 HB 44 HI 45 RE 45 RT 45 SM 45 SSP 45 SSP2 4 unit range min 46 TA 47 TS 47 Limited Warranty 49 ...

Page 6: ... erase the memory Ruggedness reliability accuracy and power conservation are built in to the design Data transfer by both serial and high speed USB is supported The Pro supports the standard 4 channel configuration an optional 8 channel configuration and a high speed single channel mode Use The Pro is designed for many types of vibration monitoring including Blast Vibration Environmental Construct...

Page 7: ...tic 12 bit resolution is 0 0025 Mb 0 25 Pa Sample Rates The available waveform sample rates are 1024 2048 4096 8192 and 16384 over 4 or 8 channels of data A 64K and 128K rate is available for single channel waveform The available histogram sample rates with the 4 channel model are 1024 2048 4096 8192 and 16384 The 8 channel histogram sample rate is limited to no more than 8192 WAVEFORM MODE 4 OR 8...

Page 8: ...ccessories and Software All required accessories are provided The Seismograph Data Analysis software can be downloaded from the White website at www whiteseis com Data Compression The Pro uses data compression to reduce the size of the downloaded files The amount of compression will vary depending on the waveform characteristics and the selected resolution Data compression can be turned off if nee...

Page 9: ... White or your nearest White Seismograph reseller at any time for information concerning specific features Connectors The standard 4 channel unit has four connectors two push pull connectors for the sensors and two DB9 connectors The 8 channel unit has two additional push pull connectors On the 8 channel unit the connectors closest to the outside of the case represent channels 1 through 4 The insi...

Page 10: ...ctor is for USB data transfer There are two USB cables supplied One cable is for computer communication the other cable is for data transfer to a USB thumb drive While we have tested many thumb drives it is possible that not all USB thumb drives will function with the Pro White recommends avoiding low priced generic cables in favor of known brands Mini Seis III USB cables are not compatible with t...

Page 11: ...s may cause data corruption ENTER Key The ENTER key is primarily used to accept entries If the unit is on but the display is blank pressing ENTER or any other key will activate the display Up Down Arrow Keys These keys move the highlight from field to field in the displayed screen Left Right Arrow Keys When a modifiable field is highlighted these keys change the value Soft Keys Soft keys are avail...

Page 12: ...were calibrated the date of the calibration and the sensor serial numbers CALIBRATION LAB White Chan 1 4 01 Jan 2019 SEIS 10000 01 Jan 2019 AIR 10000 Chan 1 5 01 Jan 2019 SEIS 10000 01 Jan 2019 AIR 10000 Since the sensors may be interchangeable between data collectors it is possible for the serial number of the data collector to differ from that of the sensors If this is the case the authorized ca...

Page 13: ...is being calibrated If the screen is locked the soft key text will change to Unlock If the unit is an 8 channel model pressing the Ch 5 8 soft key will display the background data for these channels The soft key text will change to Ch 1 4 The Ch 5 8 soft key will not display if the instrument is a 4 channel model When the More soft key is selected the user will be presented with other soft key opt...

Page 14: ...t Mode Screen There is a display that is used to change from the current operating mode If a mode using waveform is active the trigger must be disarmed before the mode can be changed If a mode using histogram is active the histogram must be made inactive before the mode can be changed The mode display is accessed by pressing the Next soft key from the Main Screen To change the mode press the left ...

Page 15: ... to return to the Current Mode Screen Pressing the Next soft key from the Current Mode Screen will display the event screen Event Screen There are two types of records that can be displayed on the Event Screen waveform and histogram Waveform Events BAT 6 5V EVENT 00002 08 28 2020 11 20 42 IPS dB Hz CAL V 0 114 9 85 OK R 0 802 16 78 OK T 0 684 7 42 OK A 125 0 33 7 OK Histogram Events BAT 6 5V JOB 0...

Page 16: ... sensor self test responded within acceptable parameters when sent a test pulse This action does not calibrate the sensor nor is it an indication of whether or not a sensor is in calibration The calibration of a sensor can only be tested and adjusted with the proper equipment ...

Page 17: ...the Date and Time 08 Aug 2020 13 55 22 Day 08 Month Aug Year 2020 Hour 13 Minute 55 Second 22 Please note that the time cannot be changed while the trigger is armed Setup Menus Selecting this field displays a list of setup options Setup Menus Unit Options System Log Options Timer Setup Multi Triggering UNIT OPTIONS The Unit Options setup menu contains the following selections Unit Options File Sys...

Page 18: ...s being used Air Weighting The standard seismograph uses linear overpressure weighting Non ANSI certified type 2 A weighting is available if the hardware is present in the instrument Linear weighting normally has an upper range of 148 dB 5 12 Mb or 512 Pa and a 2 Hz low frequency response The upper frequency response is approximately 1 4 the sample rate Linear weighting is appropriate for blast ov...

Page 19: ... IPS inches per second and MMPS millimeters per second The units may be changed from the UI Changing the units automatically changes the displayed range Seismic Range This field value shows the maximum level that can be recorded It is set at the factory and can only be changed through the Seismograph Data Analysis software Warning the true Seismic Range is determined by the hardware not the softwa...

Page 20: ... the GPS location and refresh the data Triggering may need to be disabled to use this soft key SYSTEM LOG OPTIONS The System Log tracks when the unit is armed and disarmed and when charges are made to setup parameters Each entry in the log consists of a date and time and text to indicate what the entry represents System Log 1215 08 Aug 2020 15 04 40 The various log entries can be reviewed on the d...

Page 21: ...nts channels 5 8 Units and Levels Lv 1 level 1 is the first optional level In the above example it will fire at 0 25 ips or 130 dB Lv 2 level 2 is the second optional level It is set to fire at 0 50 ips or 140 dB Main Screen Trigger If the operating mode is set to waveform or histogram waveform the trigger can be set to Armed or Disarmed If the field is set to Disarmed the instrument will not trig...

Page 22: ...d This COM port will be visible in the list of available ports in the Seismograph Data Analysis software The virtual COM port can also be displayed by looking at Device Manager in Windows If the virtual COM port is not created the drivers will need to be installed The driver may be installed from the Seismograph Data Analysis software Main Screen Baud Rate The Baud Rate field only applies to the R...

Page 23: ... Rate The sample rate is selectable at 1024 2048 4096 8192 or 16384 over 4 or 8 channels of data Single channel rates of 64K or 128K are also available To change the rate select the field and use the left or right arrow key Duration The duration is the amount of time the unit will actively record after receiving a trigger This time does not include the pre trigger The duration can be from 1 to 120...

Page 24: ...ster rate The minimum linear acoustic trigger setting is approximately 88 dBL 0 5 Pa based on a 148 dBL range TRIGGER LEVEL CONSIDERATIONS There is no one best setting for the trigger thresholds Ideally the thresholds will be set low enough to trigger to the event while being high enough to prevent significant false triggering The ISEE Field Practice Guidelines for Blasting Seismographs 2017 Editi...

Page 25: ...hoices are 1 10 20 30 40 50 60 and 900 seconds In general the shorter the sample interval the larger the record size Interval The value of the interval is the amount of time the histogram will run before closing The value is in hours and can be from 0 to 12 A value of 0 means that the interval is disabled TO RUN A CONTINUOUS HISTOGRAM 1 Do not set a timer 2 Set the rate and period as desired 3 Set...

Page 26: ...ff HR and MIN to the time to start and end 2 Set the rate and period as desired 3 Set the Interval to the number of hours desired For illustration we will use 4 The mode will activate automatically when the set On time is reached and inactivate automatically when the Off time is reached If the Off time is more than the Interval after the Interval has elapsed the histogram will close and a new hist...

Page 27: ... In general the shorter the sample interval the larger the record size Duration The duration is the amount of time the unit will actively record after receiving a trigger This time does not include the pre trigger The duration can be from 1 to 120 seconds To change the duration select the field and use either the left or right arrow key Note In general the longer the duration the larger the record...

Page 28: ...vent significant false triggering The ISEE Field Practice Guidelines for Blasting Seismographs 2009 Edition suggests 1 3 mm s 0 05 in s seismic and 20 Pa 0 20 millibars or 120 dB This document is available at www isee org Status To manually activate the histogram select the Activate soft key The soft key text will change to Inactivt To end an active histogram select the Inactivt soft key A histogr...

Page 29: ...ithin acceptable parameters when sent a test pulse This action does not calibrate the sensor nor is it an indication of whether or not a sensor is in calibration The calibration of a sensor can only be tested and adjusted with the proper equipment Copy The Copy soft key is used to write records to a USB thumb drive A special cable is provided for this purpose It has a female DB9 connector on one e...

Page 30: ... Options Select Events Date Start 2020 Aug 28 End 2020 Aug 28 Copy Use the Copy soft key to write the range of events specified to the thumb drive Done Returns the display to the Event Screen Note It is strongly advised to check the thumb drive to make sure the records were written correctly prior to erasing the seismograph s memory Copy Done Copy Done Copy Done ...

Page 31: ...econd Otherwise the sample rates are from 1K to 16K except for the 8 channel histogram which is limited to an 8K rate The Pro will be programmed for the desired configuration when ordered The 8 channel model can be programmed as a 4 channel or single channel configuration using CLI commands sent through Seismograph Data Analysis However it is recommended that only knowledgeable users employ CLI co...

Page 32: ...st their own The Pro can be programmed to output a report string under one of the following three conditions Triggered Reporting A report string is sent out after a triggered waveform event or at the closing of a histogram Fixed Reporting A report string is sent out at a fixed time of day Interval Reporting A report string is sent out at regular intervals Heartbeat The Pro can also output a heartb...

Page 33: ...of event numbers or a range of dates 5 Press the Copy soft key 6 On the Copy Event Options screen set the copy type and supply any additional information 7 Press the Copy soft key 8 When finished copying press the Done soft key 9 Disconnect the thumb drive from the cable and the cable from the seismograph 10 It is recommended to verify that the thumb drive contains the desired files in a folder wi...

Page 34: ...ly into the earth A sandbag may also be used When mounting on concrete is necessary bolting or gluing of the transducer package is recommended Never simply place the transducer on concrete without proper coupling Note Transducer coupling becomes a significant issue whenever ground accelerations approach or exceed 0 2 gravities At a frequency of 30 hertz a particle velocity of 0 40 ips 10 mmps yiel...

Page 35: ...ving the instrument if using waveform mode make sure the Trigger field shows Armed If it shows Disarmed select the field and change it to Armed Note In Waveform Mode the instrument will automatically arm itself after some brief period of inactivity usually one to two minutes Histogram or Histogram Waveform Mode will not automatically activate unless using a timer Mode Screens If the displayed mode...

Page 36: ...en make note of the value of the Trigger field Remember that when the field value shows Armed the unit is ready to trigger to an event If you do not want the unit to trigger accidentally make sure the field value shows Disarmed Press the Next soft key 6 Make sure the Waveform mode screen is displayed If it is not press the right arrow key to show the Select Mode display and change to Waveform 7 Ch...

Page 37: ...s described in the Field Use chapter 5 When using Histogram mode the value of the Trigger field is removed from the Main Screen Press the Next soft key 6 Once on the mode screen make sure the mode is Histogram If it is not press the right arrow key to show the Select Mode display and change to Histogram 7 Check the settings and make any necessary changes 8 If not using a timer to begin monitoring ...

Page 38: ...thin the software When a new firmware build is available we will include it in a new analysis software build When the analysis update is installed the firmware update will be part of the install It will generally be advisable to apply the most recent version Instructions for applying the update using Seismograph Data Analysis are available from the software help system Applying an earlier software...

Page 39: ...harging voltage None CL Clears the system log None CO text Get or set the text of the comment preset Text is all characters following the space following CO up to 126 characters so comments may include spaces and punctuation in addition to numbers and letters The line feed character n 0x0A is treated as a carriage return If passed with no parameters returns the current text for the comment text An...

Page 40: ...artbeat time has never been set If passed with no parameters and disabled returns 0 If enabled returns 1 enabled and the hour and minute at which the heartbeat is to be sent Note that HH and MM must be 0 padded Enable 0 Don t send daily heartbeat messages 1 Send daily heartbeat messages HHMM 24 hour time at which to send the daily heartbeat message HH 00 23 MM 00 59 HI interval Get or set the hist...

Page 41: ...t or set histogram sample period in seconds Period may be 1 10 20 30 40 50 60 or 900 period 1 10 20 30 40 50 60 900 SSP sensor range unit min Get or set the sensor parameters for sensor type which can be 0 air 1 seismic or 2 A weighted air If passed with no parameters returns an error If passed with only sensor type returns the current parameters for that type in the format sensor type as integer ...

Page 42: ...uture use Max is the maximum reading for the channel Min is the minimum reading for the channel TA raw Get or set acoustic trigger If passed with no parameters returns the current value The threshold in units is given by threshold_units range raw 32768 32768 The threshold in counts is given by threshold_counts raw 32768 As an example if the range is 5 12 mb valid values of raw are 32784 through 65...

Page 43: ...Returns the major minor and release candidate versions of the installed software in the format MM mm rr where MM is the major version mm is the minor version and rr is the release candidate number Each value has a range of 00 to 99 none V Returns the major and minor firmware versions of the installed software in the format MM mm where MM is the major version and mm is the minor version Each value ...

Page 44: ...rument is connected to a battery or solar panel COMP All measured values are stored using 2 bytes However when downloaded the data can be compressed or uncompressed The algorithm used to compress and decompress the data is proprietary To access raw data be sure and issue the command COMP 0 prior to downloading Contact White for the format of an uncompressed data file ER The Mini Seis III Pro can r...

Page 45: ...8 channel waveform or 4 channel histogram the values may be 1024 2048 4096 8192 or 16384 For 8 channel histogram the maximum rate is limited to 8192 The single channel rate can be set to 65536 or 131072 SM Sets the operating mode SM ID instructs the instrument to idle the current mode This command disarms the waveform trigger and inactivates histogram SM WF instructs the instrument to arm waveform...

Page 46: ...range SSP 2 range unit min Configures channel 4 as A weighted The unit is always dBA so a value of 0 is used SSP 2 120 0 50 sets the A weighted range to 120 with a minimum of 50 A weighting always has a 70 dBA spread The SSP 2 parameters should be based on the range of the A weighted microphone Changing the parameters with SSP 2 does not change the range Unlike the Mini Seis III the Pro requires a...

Page 47: ... use the equation 𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝐴𝐷𝐶 32768 32768 Assume we are using a tri axial geophone with a range of 10 24 ips and that the trigger A D count is 34048 This gives us a trigger value of 10 24 34048 32768 32768 0 4 If we want to determine the A D count for a desired trigger level TL we use the equation 𝑇𝐿 𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 32768 32768 TT It will be much easier to setup multi triggering from the instrument s UI Howev...

Page 48: ...e A D count we use the last equation shown for the TS command We are assuming a 10 24 ips range 0 25 10 24 32768 32768 33568 TT 1 1 1 33568 is the command Later we add a horn so that when the vibration exceeds 0 5 ips the horn will sound To do this we program tier 2 for 0 5 ips To determine the A D count we use the last equation shown for the TS command We are assuming a 10 24 ips range 0 5 10 24 ...

Page 49: ...ation with all transportation charges pre paid within one year from the date of delivery to the purchaser and that such examination discloses in the judgment of White Industrial Seismology Inc that it is defective This warranty does not extend to any parts which have been damaged by misuse neglect accident or improper application nor does it cover batteries or expendable items which may be supplie...