PM 1703GNM Software User Guide
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1. 13 16 MAIN PROGRAM WINDOW sccscccsssssssscssscscsccssssccssooees 17 MAIN PROGRAM WINDOW STRUCTURE eerte 17 MAIN PROGRAM WINDOW 19 MENU DEVICE COMMANDE ERUIT MENU 19 MENU VIEW 19 MENU PROGRAM 5 19 MENU HELP COMMANDS seen tenentes 19 SOFTWARE UPDATES CHECKING eerte 20 TOOL qo 22 C E 22 M P 22 PETA TO To T 23 DOSB RESET 24 TRE OLDS T 24 THRESHOLD SETTING 24 HISTORY TAB oseanen E ne S EES 25 DISTORY MODE seie i E E EN 26 HISTORY 1 HISTORY RECORDS SETTING entente tenete 28 ISI SIUS 29 SESTUS VOI 30 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 3 M POLIMASTER INTRODUCTION NOTE ABOUT THE GUIDE Polimaster PRD Personal Radiation Detectors Data Collection and Handling Software is designed to work with Polimaster Personal Radiation Detectors PRD and is also intended for changing of the internal settings of the instrument by authorized persons The Software Guide familiarizes users with technical specifications and functions of the PM1703GNM software Software Guide provides full and detailed information on software interface structure descr2. POLIMASTER SOFTWARE GUIDE SOFTWARE FOR GAMMA NEUTRON PERSONAL RADIATION DETECTOR PM1703GNM POLIMASTER Equipment Gamma neutron personal radiation detector Software PM1703 GNM Software Manufacturer Polimaster Copyright Polimaster 2015 rights reserved According Copyright protection laws and regulations current Software Guide cannot be copied in any way without the prior approval in writing from the Polimaster company Validity The software guide has passed validity and correctness check It contains instructions and descriptions that are considered to be true for PM1703 GNM Software as of the time of this Software Guide publication Documented Software and its settings are subject to change with no substantial effect on its functionality Polimaster reserves the right to change Software in such a way not mentioning it in Software Guides Developed by Polimaster company 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 2 MIN 2407 1 BL CTION EE 4 NOTE ABOUT THE GUIDE 4 GETTING S4 Lc DON C 4 18704 VV 9 9 m 5 SOFTWARE APPLICATION 6 SOFTWARE IS INTENDED FOR DEUM DIESE 7 EIEN bata 7 RECOMMENDED INTIAL PROCEDURES S SOFTWARE INSTALLATION eere eee eere nnne nnne 9 START THE PROGRAM EXIT THE
3. Language English e Interface language changing Menu Program commands and items Program Check for updates Ctrl U v Check for update on startup Check for updates check for updates manually e Check for update on startup check for updates automatically Menu Help commands and items Help 4 User Guide About Ctrl I Software User Manual e Information on Software version and the EULA 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 19 M POLIMASTER Software has the function of checking the availability of information about the new product releases If there is a software update available the user can download it from the company s website If the updates are available notification window displays the changes related to the instrument or software as well as the links for getting more information and downloading the updated software Software updates checking PM 1703 GNM Device View Program Help SN 001105 Check for updates HW 418258 128 Check for update on startup Indication do W Update info PM1703GNM 1 3 7 21 Download New Software version is available Close More info lt 3 Refresh Apply If the checkbox Check for update on startup is selected the notification window appears automatically each time you start the software There is the possibili
4. uSv h neutron radiation count rate gamma radiation count rate STATUS MODE AG 11 2221 160 11 22121 0 04 o 11 22 21 AM 0 16 Field of the graphical measurement displaying Current DER value Thank you for choosing the Polimaster products 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 30
5. Background 0 04 D 10 pSv h 8 20 29 Jan 15 08 15 AM Background 0 05 0 09 uSv h 8 20 29 Jan 15 08 16 Background 0 04 0 09 8 21 Sv 5 Read Reading 100 26 M POLIMASTER At the top of the window there is the area for graphical displaying of the measurement Below there are measurement data represented in tabular style The first column shows the date and time of measurement in chronological order the second the type of event the third neutron count rate CPS the fourth the dose rate the fifth the accumulated dose the sixth gamma count rate CPS The history events will not be written by the instrument with the low battery History menu History window menu contains two tabs File and View some of the toolbar buttons duplicate basic commands of the main program window File Read Ctrl R b View 4 F Show CPS Gamma deb Print Ctrl P X Show CPS Neutron Export Ctrl E Show Dose Rate Exit Ctrl Q Show Dose Menu Item Read of the Data menu or the key combination Ctrl R duplicates the button in the bottom left corner of the History window and allows reading history from the instrument s memory Item Stop of the Data menu allows stopping the history reading Item Print of the Data menu or the key combination Ctrl P allows printing the history after opening the preview window Item Export of the Data menu or the ke
6. Settings History Instrument Status Clear History Reset Dose MA Thresholds PH S 8 Disconnect the USB cable from the PC 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved POLIMASTER 15 POLIMASTER Interface language Current software version supports Russian and English languages Default software interface language is English 1703 GNM mm mm Device View Program Language English HW 418258 128 A1 3P1 1 mm Battery 100 To change the interface language select the language from the View menu Language item m 7 Restart software to enable new interface language 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 16 M POLIMASTER MAIN PROGRAM WINDOW simple graphic interface of the main program window represents a set of commands and tools for PC user to interact with the connected instrument and work with measurement results 1703 GNM x Device View Program GN 001 10525 mean HW 418758 128 3P 1 1 es ser Battery 100 Indication v 9 Sound v 2 Behavior v 2 Thresholds v E History v Refresh Apply MAIN PROGRAM WINDOW STRUCTURE Menu of the main program window Device View Program Help Field displaying the instrument serial number
7. of the PM1703GNM Software Confirm Installation The installer is ready to install PM1 03GNM on your computer Click Next to start the installation In the new window choose the Next button to confirm the Installation It will start the installation process of the PM1703GNM software 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 10 341 PM1703GNM Installing PM1 03GNM is being installed Please wait 5 After finishing the installation the system will begin searching for the pre installed drivers required for the program and instrument operation In case the auto installation failed on the taskbar will appear the following minimized window Silicon Laboratories 1512 6 In that case user should install the drivers the manual mode Maximize the window silicon Laboratories and run the driver installation by clicking the Install button After successful driver installation will appear the following message Installation completed successfully Fa Silicon Laboratories CP210x USB to UART Bridge Driver Installer Silicon Laboratories Silicon Laboratories 210 USB to UART Bridge Driver Version 6 4 Click the Close button to finish installation of the PM1703GNM software 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 11 POLIMASTER 4 PM1703GNM Installation Complete PM1 03GNM has been successfully install
8. the program icon in the start menu to launch the program You can also use the Connect the PM1703GNM instrument to a PC by the USB cable icons on the desktop or in the taskbar The dialog box Find Instrument will appear Choose Find to start the program and to establish connection with the instrument PM 1703 GNM Find Instrument Find Instrument Please switch the Instrument on and connect it to the computer Then press Find button Close Find 5 As aresult main program window of PM1703GNM will appear 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 13 POLIMASTER 1703 JL Device View Program Help SN 00110525 HW 418258 128 A1 3P1 1 t History Battery 100 B Indication v Sj Sound 2 Behavior w Thresholds w E History w Refresh l Apply 6 The program will establish connection with the instrument and display the serial number and software version of the found instrument in the main program window 1703 Device View Program SN 00110525 HW 418258 128 A1 3P1 1 Battery 100 7 For proper program exit select one of the following ways Select Device menu of the main program window and click Exit command or use the Close button 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 14 PM 1703 GNM Device View Program Help Find Refresh Instrument
9. History button on the right of the serial number Battery charge indication bar Main program window Tool Bar The toolbar is located under the battery charge indication bar Toolbar buttons correspond to the five parameters of the instrument settings Indication Sound Behavior Thresholds History 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 17 POLIMASTER e Refresh and Apply buttons are located under the Tool bar Detailed description of all the commands and functions of the main program window and toolbar is given further in the Guide 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 18 M POLIMASTER MAIN PROGRAM WINDOW MENU Menu Device commands and items Device Find Ctrl F Refresh Instrument Settings Ctrl History Ctrl H Instrument Status Ctrl 5 J Clear History Reset Dose Exit Ctrl Q Find command allows to establish the connection to the instrument Refresh instrument settings command allows to view update and change instrument settings History item allows viewing the instrument history Instrument Status item allows displaying the real time operation of the instrument Clear History command allows clearing the instrument history Reset Dose command allows resetting accumulated dose value Exit command allows closing and quitting the program Menu View commands and items View
10. adings Show time before 2 Threshold excess show time left till the exceeding of the second DE threshold 2 Sound tab The Sound tab of the toolbar contains following items Sound Sound Vibro v Button Sound Start Calibration Beep End Calibration Beep 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 22 M POLIMASTER Sound switches on off the instrument sounds Vibro switches on off the instrument vibration alarm Button Sound switches on off the audible indication of the instrument buttons pressing Start Calibration Beep switches on off the audible indication of the calibration start End Calibration Beep switches on off the audible indication of the calibration termination 3 Behavior tab Items of the Behavior tab enable disable the possibility to carry out various operations as well as to enter certain modes of the instrument The Behavior tab of the toolbar contains following items _ 2 Behavior Quick Start y Dose Reset vy Measurement Mode Search Mode Alarm Setup Coeff n Setup Search In Measurement Mode Quick Start choosing the switching off mode with or without confirmation Dose Reset allows forbids resetting of the accumulated dose value Measurement Mode allows forbids entering the measurement mode Search Mode allows forbids entering the search mode Alarm Setup allows forbids the user to
11. anager open the CD and run the file setup exe located in the root directory 9 PM1703GNM exe PMI703GNM exe confiq setup exe Setup msi 2 After the file is running the Setup Wizard window will open Fd PM1703GNM Welcome to the PM1 03GNM Setup Wizard The installer will quide you through the steps required to install PM1703GMM on your computer WARMING This computer program is protected by copyright law and intemational treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law 3 Click the Next button to run the setup of the PM1703GNM Software In the new window Setup wizard will ask you to select a different folder to install the software or agree with the proposed folder The default folder is Program Files Polimaster PM1703GNM 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 9 POLIMASTER JH PM1703GNM Select Installation Folder The installer will install PM1 03GNM to the following folder install in this folder click Next To install to a different folder enter it below or click Browse Falder C Program Files Polimaster PM1 703GNM Install PM 1703GMM for yourself or for anyone who uses this computer Everyone Just me 4 Click the Next button to continue installing the
12. e PM1703GNM enables e Acquisition and storage of all measurement data from a PRD instrument Visualization displaying of these data Adjusting of the PRD instrument internal settings such as various measurement coefficients thresholds enabling disabling the vibration and sound alerts etc e Control over the DE thresholds exceeding e Working with the instrument history database Graphically simple convenient and intuitive user interface of the PM1703GNM software 15 designed for the wide range of specialists as well as for the customers without expertise and pretraining for e Providing personal safety while working with ionizing radiation sources when carrying out researches e Providing personal safety of personnel by means of constant dose and dose rate control and instant alarm if there 15 personal radiation hazard e Early warning of possible radiation contamination or terrorist attack 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 6 M POLIMASTER SOFTWARE IS INTENDED FOR e Instrument PC USB interfacing e Reading out events information further instrument history from the instrument s non volatile memory e Conducting on line real time measurement and displaying the results in digital and graphical mode O O O O O Control and alarm on the DE thresholds exceeding Measuring of the neutron radiation count rate Measuring of the gamma radiation count rate Read reco
13. ed Click Close to exit Please use Windows Update to check for any critical updates to the NET Framework If you need to restart the PC the screen displays a dialog box informing that to save the configuration changes you have to restart the PC The user can restart the computer immediately click the Yes button or later click the No button 7 The PMI703GNM software 1s successfully installed After the installation of the software it will appear on the Start gt Programs gt Polimaster gt PM1703GNM gt PM1703GNM FlashRadiationMonitor PM1703GNM PM1703GNM The installation program will create a shortcut on the desktop for the quick start of the program You can also click Start button find the program s icon right click the icon and then click Pin to Taskbar or to the Start Menu 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 12 M POLIMASTER START THE PROGRAM EXIT THE PROGRAM Carefully study this Software Guide before starting work with the PM1703GNM software It is recommended to avoid wrong actions and to enhance software operational reliability Upon reading retain this Software Guide for future references Further are described the procedures of connecting the instrument to the PC connecting the instrument to the software start the software exit the program and disconnecting of the instrument 1 Turn the instrument on 2 3 Click
14. electing the necessary functions press the Apply button in the main program window to save the settings changes to the instrument and then confirm your action by clicking Yes in the dialog box Confirm operation Yes uuuuuuunununuuuunuunuuuauuuuanuuuuuc 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 28 POLIMASTER HISTORY RESET PM 1703 GNM Find Ctrl F Refresh Instrument Settings Ctrl R History Ctrl H Instrument Status Ctrl 5 Clear History gt Reset Dose Ctrl Q To reset the instrument history choose the item Clear History of the Device menu and then confirm the action by clicking Yes in the dialog box Confirm operation you want to clear the history 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 29 m M POLIMASTER In the Status mode during the communication with the instrument the information field of the program displays the current measurement data 1n digital and graphical form read from the instrument detector and sent to the software To enter the Status mode choose the Instrument Status item from the Device menu of the main program window The Status window will appear The program will enter the Instrument Status mode and display in the real time mode the following measurement data 1n digital and graphical form photon radiation DER
15. he instrument is connected to the PC HISTORY MODE The PM1703GNM software enables following operations with the history e View measurement history data e Save history onto user PC or removable flash drive e Print out history To enter History mode you have to click History button il History in the main program window select the necessary tab from the Device menu or use the key combination Ctrl H Following window will appear 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved X File View 1 0 001 AE 0 12 E 12 gs 0 002 0 09 9 6 0 002 I mee a 0 06 4 0 002 ER us III ea C 2 0 002 3 a 2 0 0 000 0 n y 08 01 09 41 11 21 01 01 02 41 04 21 08 51 10 31 12 11 01 51 03 31 PM Date Time Type CPS Neutron Dose Rate Dose EA 29 Jan 15 08 01 AM Background 0 08 D 10 piSv h 8 18 29 Jan 15 08 02 AM Background 0 05 D 10 8 18 pSv 29 Jan 15 08 06 AM Background 0 04 D 10 uSv h 8 18 pSv 29 Jan 15 08 07 Background 0 03 D 10 ySv h 8 19 29 Jan 15 08 08 AM Background 0 06 D 10 uSv h 8 19 29 1 15 08 09 Background 0 05 D 10 uSv h 8 19 pSv 29 Jan 15 08 10 AM Background 0 05 D 10 8 19 Sv 29 Jan 15 08 11 AM Background 0 05 0 10 8 19 29 1 15 08 12 AM
16. ibes all the program functions and software hardware communication GETTING STARTED Carefully study this Software Guide before starting work with the PM1703GNM pre installed software and PM1703GNM instrument It is recommended to avoid wrong actions and to enhance software operational reliability Upon reading retain this Software Guide for future references 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 4 2 POLIMASTER SOFTWARE OVERVIEW PM1703GNM software further software developed by the Polimaster company enables operational control over radiation situation and output on the PC display of the data read in the real time mode by detector of the connected instrument Software 15 installed onto the user PC further PC and in intended for operation only with the PM1703GNM instruments manufactured by Polimaster company The instrument 15 connected to a PC by means of an USB cable mini USB USB cable type The instrument and PC communicate by means of USB interface User must have at least initial experience in working with PCs under Windows family system to operate PM1703GNM Software 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 5 M POLIMASTER SOFTWARE APPLICATION FIELD The software is an integral part of the instrument which is designed for the wide range of specialists to detect and locate radioactive and nuclear materials on their gamma or neutron radiation Softwar
17. rd operation settings of the connected instrument DE thresholds values History saving recording interval Measurement units Reset of the accumulated DE Enable disable the search measurement mode Enable disable different alarm types e Save measurement history on PC history export SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Hardware and software requirements for proper PM1703GNM software operation e Any of following operating system o Microsoft Windows Vista o Microsoft Windows XP o Microsoft Windows 7 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 7 m M POLIMASTER RECOMMENDED INTIAL PROCEDURES 1 Install the PM1703GNM software on the PC Install the service program Install the necessary drivers in the manual mode Turn the Instrument on Connect the PM1703GNM to the PC by the USB cable mini USB USB cable type Run the software The program can be run either before or after connection of the Instrument to the PC Setup the connection of the instrument to the PC Software is ready for use oo A Skip to step 3 if the drivers are installed automatically 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 8 POLIMASTER SOFTWARE INSTALLATION To install the software it 15 necessary to carry out following procedure l Insert the CD with the software installation package included in the delivery set in the CD drive of your computer Then using any file m
18. ssibility to set the value of the two Safety Alarm thresholds for DE measurement and one threshold for DER measurement By threshold exceeding the instrument gives visual and audible alarm 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 24 M POLIMASTER The thresholds can be set with the help of the Thresholds tab of the toolbar Using the adjustment buttons or keyboard enter needed value of threshold press Apply button in the main program window to save the settings change and then confirm the action by clicking Yes in the dialog box The DE 2 value must exceed the DE 1 value 5 History tab The History tab of the toolbar contains following items History History Recording Interval min 1 Time Before First Record min 15 History Recording Interval min value of time intervals in which the current count rate values are recorded in the instrument memory Time Before First Record min the time interval after which the first current count rate value 1s recorded in the instrument memory 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 25 M POLIMASTER When working offline not connected to the PC all events of the instrument history are written in its non volatile memory When connected to PC all the history events are read and displayed in the History mode The program will continue displaying all events in the real time during the period when t
19. switch on or off the audio and vibration alarms using the instrument buttons Coeff n Setup allows forbids the user to change the value of coefficients for gamma and neutron radiation using the instrument buttons Search In Measurement Mode allows forbids the search mode during the measurement mode 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 23 M POLIMASTER To reset the accumulated dose choose the Reset Dose item of the Device menu and then confirm the action by clicking Yes in the dialog box Dose reset Confirm operation ummummuumumumununuunuunuuuuanuuuuuuuus If the Dose Reset checkbox from the Behavior tab of the toolbar 15 flagged the Dose reset with the Instrument buttons 15 allowed 4 Thresholds tab The Thresholds tab of the toolbar contains following items Thresholds Coefficient n gamma 1 0 9 9 3 Coefficient n neutron 1 0 9 3 4 Dose Threshold 1 mSv 9 95533 Dose Threshold 2 mSv 9 95533 Dose Rate Threshold mSv h 0 00999 gt Coefficient n gamma the number of measured deviations coefficient n for gamma radiation Coefficient n neutron the number of measured deviations coefficient n for neutron radiation Dose Threshold 1 mSv first DE threshold value Dose Threshold 2 mSv second DE threshold value Dose Rate Threshold mSv h DER threshold value Threshold setting The software gives the po
20. ty to check the availability of the updates manually by clicking the Check for updates item of the Program menu If there are no updates the following message will appear 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 20 E Information about new version of the software was not found You P using the latest software version 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 21 M POLIMASTER TOOL BAR By selecting options from the toolbar you can change various settings of the program and of the instrument To save the changes made to the instrument settings you need to click the Apply button at the bottom right of the main window To save the changes made to the software you need to click the Refresh button in the bottom left of the main window Some of the toolbar buttons can duplicate basic commands of the main program window 1 Indication tab The Indication tab of the toolbar contains following items z Indication Roentgen Scale vy Show Dose Show CPS v Show Prefix 0 s v Show Time Before 2 Threshold Excess Roentgen Scale measuring unit change selection of the display units of DER and DE measurement Sv h or R h Sv or R Filled checkbox means Roentgen Scale measuring Show dose switches on off the accumulated dose indication Show CPS switches on off the neutron registration mode counts per second Show prefix 0 show zeros before the numerical re
21. y combination Ctrl E opens the dialogue box Safe as and allows the history saving as a file with the xls filename extension It is necessary to name the file and to save it in the specified folder after that it can be opened using any program for the spreadsheets viewing Item Exit or the key combination Ctrl Q allows closing the history window and quit history mode 2015 Polimaster and its licensors All rights reserved 27 POLIMASTER 9 Preview File View Background PF b HIE 45 E ja gu gu gu gu ga gu pa jd Id Jd JP Ji Pd Pi Jd di Jd dd dd dd Pu ju n u E Menu View View menu gives the possibility to select and to readout the necessary measurement data in tabular form HISTORY RECORDS SETTING In the History tab of the toolbar item History Recording Interval min using the adjustment buttons or keyboard can choose value of time intervals in which the current count rate values are recorded in the instrument memory Recommended value 60 min Also one can set the time interval after which the first current count rate value 1s recorded in the instrument memory item Time Before First Record min After s
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