Physical Properties: IMS MST
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1. shown in the void list m AREA ornate ata ea ae aaa eC na aaa a na aa aa aa ey O A O AAA III AIDA IDR DAD DARAAn tao DAI IA PASADA RUA A a e s en neh neh nen n a a When checked the void list will E E automatically be E MIA y S gt cleared when this a Re control panel Click to clear void list opens Clear oid FT Always clear void list on open If you need to enter more rows than are shown advance the index value This will reveal empty rows at the bottom of the list The index is a numeric control in the upper left hand corner of the list The value shown in the index is the row number of the row shown at the top of the list Acquisition Modes o y The default acquisition mode 1s Data AE o i Data Background normal core measurement Use the v Data Select Acquisition Mode control to change the mode to either Background Control or Control mode When the modes are changed the Scan Information controls will change as well In Background mode it changes the information input controls to In Control mode it changes the information input controls to Control ID will allow up to 30 alphanumeric characters Section length is the length of the control standard Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 20 Background Mode Check NOT USED IN VERSION 188 When you click the Scam button on the IMS Main control panel IMS will check each instrument s measurement param2. Measurement Edit decida 25 Setna Mesas ciao 25 Measurement Parameter Co ads 26 US TS TOSTUMEA O si AS AAA AE A A ica 26 Conector Dd ream Pree cee E E SP UCEEE SPEED PVE PME EOD EPIL POD UE POP CRN PED DEE PRESS OE Pan PEO SPE Perea 26 COTO CL KOI MA D 1 E T A A ees A ee 26 INTSASUIT SG OM OLE s a ana 26 INSISTS SUA E airaa odia 26 Number 6f DAQO s Or Measurement Ped ln AAA NA 26 Ton A BONON AE O O A E A ADO A BORED PEOPLE PPS E ae 26 Measurement Settle as 26 Eeader Tatler Lene tiine aoe vaests T casts one d ist cas 21 15 AA A AN 27 Savine Measurement Parae le iS aresoarra a E E a E ODE cai 21 Loadine Measurement Parrot er eaaa a a a EAA aE 28 Archive Data Path Edo eean N ta rana 29 Janus and Backup Data e atd eee aes ease te aeRO oae ts a Sea 29 Data Roldan ct e ll ll a eR TEE ERT 29 Control S bani dard Edd ee uso 30 Existe Control Standard da e dnd do ed edo 30 Creatine Control Standard dci adan dr da do ida da do da a oo do 30 Editine a Standard Denton da ddr do ida id a den O dios dedo bdo 31 Removin a Standard De todo dd tea da da id ed lr o bd 31 Calibration Standard Edit eo Le e DN ee Da ES 32 7 Utilities Calibration amp Setup Menus FunctiOWNS ccoooccnnnoccnnnonccnnnanonononos 33 S Wake MISAS O orar 34 BSOS VOS ia Seitnes 34 Calibration Measurements c ccccccccccccccecececccacacacacscscscecscecscscscecscesscecesscseveccceecscececes 35 Cankhank PP IMS WC MST 2 Data Control amp Background M
3. No error l OADM BW WN 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ZA 22 23 24 25 26 ze 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Manager argument error Argument error Out of zone End of file File already open Generic file I O error File not found File permission error Disk full Duplicate path Too many files open System feature not enabled Resource file not found Cannot add resource Resource not found Image not found Image memory error Pen does not exist Config type invalid Config token not found Config parse error Config memory error Bad external code format Bad external code offset External code not present Null window Destroy window error Null menu Print aborted Bad print record Print driver error Windows error during printing Memory error during printing Print dialog error Generic print error Invalid device refnum Device not found Device parameter error Device unit error Cannot open device Device call aborted Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST A7 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 81 82 83 84 85 Generic error Cancelled by user Object ID too low Object ID too high Object not in heap Unknown heap Unknown object invalid DefProc Unknown object DefProc not in table Message out of range Invalid null method U
4. AS mo Click to execute a instrument pre uvas scan functions _ Clearvoids PP Always clear void list on opel Hote eRe ee Current run number Run Number 15 L fese 15 March 2000 02 51 i When Ready Click GO Click to open Reset Run Number dialog box When ready to start scan click GO Click the Scan button on the IMS Main control panel This will open the Scan Information control panel Scan Information Scan information includes the sample ID depth of section top section length length of missing section top observer s name and system ID Sample ID Data Mode e Leg numeric value limited to 3 numbers e Site numeric value limited to 4 numbers e Hole select from list e Core numeric value from 1 to 500 eee El o PA Terion Lenqih ie e Core Type select from list e Section select from list Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST RA Section Length There are two modes for entering section length that are set by the switch to the left In Auto Input mode the Section Length control is disabled The sample handler will determine section length by using the optical switch top of core switch In manual mode Section Length control is enabled and the user types the value in Missing Top Data mode only It is assumed that the top of the section is O cm When this Bene is not the case because a whole round sample was removed from the top or th
5. THE ODP VERSION 188 OF IMS AT THIS TIME Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 21 5 File Menu Functions Editore Utilities Calibration Setup Set Password Debug Preferences Quit Set Password If the password control is enabled you will be required to enter the correct password to Se ierPasudr gain access to the Password Control oe window If you enter the wrong password you will be asked if you want to cancel or try again to enter the correct password CHECK THE CAPS LOCK KEY IF YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE ENTERING YOUR PASSWORD PASSWORDS ARE CASE SENSITIVE Password Control Uk Enter a New Password If you have already disabled the Passwo rd Co ntrol password control then uncheck the disable password check box Check to disable password protection 7 Enter your password and click Enter New Password PART OK Verify your password by ene reentering 1t exactly as you did the first time and click OK again Cancel Ok a ne THE PASSWORD IS CASE SENSITIVE AND MUST BE FOUR CHARACTERS OR LONGER Disable Password Check the disable password check box and click OK Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 22 DeBugging Tools List of loaded instrument plug ins Instruments highlighted are in test mode y Attenuation Porosity Estimator usceptibility Meter Click here to display system and plug in information If this check box is checked when you click Done I
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7. indicator shows the position of the sample tray s reference point relative to the track s zero point Track positions as referenced to each instrument are shown in each instrument s real time data display IMS Program State Indicator Stand By Scan Error Indicator Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST This indicator shows the state of the current function being executed by the IMS application The real time displays of each instrument will indicate an error in progress however these indicators are cleared as soon as the next measurement is made Unless you are constantly watching the real time display you could miss these errors The Scan Error indicator will trap these errors When an error is reported by any of the instruments during a scan this indicator will be lit as shown and stay lit until the next scan is run 17 Controls Scan Halt Button To start a scan for a background control or a normal measurement click the Scam button This will open the Scan Information window Once a scan has started this button will change to the Walt button Click this button to HALT SCA halt a scan in progress lt See Making a Measurement Measurement Process gt Auto Save Check Box Mi Auto 5 j When the Auto Suwe check box is checked data will automatically be E saved without prompting the user at the end of the scan Menus The MS Control panel menus provide access to all other IMS sample handler and in
8. initialization process the dialog box shown to the right Loading Sample Handler Plug in will be displayed Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 14 Sample Handler s Loading Errors There are two types of errors that can occur 1 loading errors and 2 sample handler execution errors Both types of errors will cause an Error dialog box to appear Loading errors indicate that either the Plug in file is corrupted or that there is a version The sample Handler failed to load incompatibility between the IMS application and the The Sample Handler will be set to TEST mode plug in file After you have closed the Error dialog box the following warning will be displayed IMS will attempt to load the sample handler s plug in 7 file under TEST mode If this fails you will see the gamveHardierchucun Even under following warning After clicking OK the IMS Main Mee cmc ee pie Control panel will appear but you will be unable to perform any scan or access any of the sample handler s functions Track Initialization Upon successful loading of the sample handler s plug in file IMS will command the sample handler to move the tray to the home position The homing move will cause the track to first seek the CCW left limit switch then move 4000 steps in the CW direction and reset the internal position counter to zero Status Check At the end of the initialization process IMS will check the following e Are file paths defined f
9. list Select Instrument here Select Instrument Measurement Parameters GRAPE 1 0 a GRAPE 1 0 Mag Susc 1 0 Interval 1 00 Period 1 Skip End 0 00 Bkgnd OFF Drift OFF P Wave 1 0 Mag Susc 1 0 Interval 1 00 DAQs 1 Skip End 0 00 Settle Time 0 Lead Trail 0 00 Bkgnd ON Expire 0 hrs Drift OFF P Wawe 1 0 Interval 1 00 DAQs 1 Skip End 0 00 Bkgnd OFF Drift OFF Set measurement parameters with these controls Click here to load a parameter file Click to save the Click to current parameters reset the to file parameters Setting Measurement Parameters The measurement parameters tell IMS how to execute a scan To set up your measurement parameters use the following steps l Select an instrument in the mstruwment select box The parameter controls will show the current settings for that instrument Parameters not available to a particular instrument will be disabled grayed out 2 Change the measurement parameters as necessary then click Update Measurement Parameters Your changes will appear in the Measurement Parameter list box to the right 3 Repeat steps 1 through 2 for each instrument Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST DA Measurement Parameter Controls Use This Instrument Use this check box to enable disable an instrument for a scan If you disable an instrument unchecked all of th
10. properties you must define but 1t should be meaningful to the type of measurement For example 1f you create a definition for a water core and plan to measure it with the GRAPE and P wave logger you should define two properties one for the velocity and the second for the density 6 Enter the property name 1 e VELOCITY 7 Enter the property s numerical value 1 e 1500 00 8 Enter the numerical value s units 1 e m s 9 Enter the property s description 1 e velocity at 12 degree C 10 To define more properties use the scroll control to move to the next property record and repeat steps 5 through 8 11 When done click Add Editing a Standard Definition From the Existing Control Standards list select the control to edit Make the changes to the standard names and properties as needed and click Ad it What you really do when you click dit is to create a new standard definition file to upload into Janus The old record still exists in the Janus database The old record is removed from IMS memory Removing a Standard Definition From the Existing Control Standards list select the control to remove and then click Remove This will only remove the record from IMS memory not from the Janus databse OLD STANDARD DEFINITION FILES THAT STILL REMAIN IN THE TRNFRD FOLDER WILL REAPPEAR IN THE CONTROL IF YOU RE START IMS WITHOUT REMOVING THESE FILE FROM THE TRNFRD FOLDER Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 21 Calibratio
11. to control the operation mode for the graph Normally you are in standard operate mode indicated by the plus or crosshatch In operate mode you can click in the graph to move cursors around m If you press the Panning tool shown to the left you switch to a mode in which you can scroll the visible data by clicking and dragging the plot area of the graph If you press the Zoom tool shown at the left you can zoom in or out on the graph If you click the Zoom tool you see a popup menu to choose methods of zooming This menu is shown in the following illustration A description of each of these items follows BARES Zoom by rectangle Zoom by rectangle with zooming restricted to x data the y scale remains unchanged Zoom by rectangle with zooming restricted to y data the x scale remains unchanged Fe Undo last zoom Resets the graph to its previous setting Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST A5 Zoom in about a point If you hold down the mouse on a specific point the graph continuously zooms in until you release the mouse button Zoom out about a point If you hold down the mouse on a specific point the graph continuously zooms out until you release the mouse button NOTE FOR THE LAST TWO MODES ZOOM IN AND ZOOM OUT ABOUT A POINT lt SHIFT gt CLICKING ZOOMS IN THE OTHER DIRECTION Data Graph Re Sizing gt Magnetic Susceptibility Be BE y a E de Re size control 13 53 a State IDLE Posi
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13. IMS Main control HALT SCA panel When this button is pressed the scan will abort as soon as the current step has completed execution IMS will also issue a halt command to the sample handler but only after the current scan step has completed its execution The WAL T SCAN button cannot substitute for an emergency stop button for the sample handler An abort will take place any time the sample handler encounters an error RETURN SAMPLE HANDLER RETURN SAMPLE HANDLER TO HOME POSITION STOP DO NOTHING You have two ways to resolve an abort condition You may choose to return the sample handler to the home position or you can stop and go directly into standby mode If any data was measured prior to the abort you will be given the chance to save that data to your data files Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST AR 9 Appendices Graph Control How to Change Graph Attributes Raw MS Common Plots p Each graph legend has its own pop up menu to te Point Style b change the plot line color and point styles of Corr HS Line Style the plot as shown to the left The pop up menu Line width b appears when you right click on the legend Bar Plots p i i Fill EazeLine p The Common Plots item helps you configure a PUFA IU Interpolation P plot for any of six popular plot styles Color b including a scatter plot a bar plot and a fill to A Scale zero plot Items in this subpalette are Y Scale preconfigured for t
14. MS Force IMS to Re Initialize will re initialize bx Yes When this check box is Pause Acquisition and Report Scan Errors checked IMS will pause a scan and report the error messaae Instrument Status The indicator at the top of the panel will list all of the loaded instrument plug ins and highlight the instrument s name if it is TEST mode System Information System Information System Information To see a full report of the IMS system click Show System Information The System Information window will open and display the following e IMS version e Compile date e Instrument plug ins Long name Short Name Plug in ID Plug in version Description Additional Hardware information e Sample Handler plug in Long name Short Name Plug in ID Plug in version Description Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST DA IMS Re initialize To force IMS to re initialize and reload all of the instrument and sample handler plug ins check the check box Force JAWS to Re Imitialize and then click Done Reporting Scan Errors During a scan instrument data acquisition errors are not Ex BE State IDLE reported using an Error dialog box Instead the Status indicator on the instrument s real time display changes from ee green to orange and the Scan Error indicator on the JMS Main control panel is lit as shown To have IMS pause acquisition and display the Error dialog box check the check box Pause Acqui
15. Physical Property Lab IMS User s Manual ODP Version Leg 188 Prepared by William Mills Programmer Cookbook PP_IMS WC MST 1 Table of Contents Li DRO GUC T1000 op oases E E E EE 5 Brief Overview of IMS snoot 5 What is covered in this Manual o ooccncnnccnnccnccnncnnocnnocnncnnconconocnnconocnnrnnccnronocnnconccnaronos 5 Organization of this Manta la 6 Son VITO U0 1 OM PA e 6 e ASS AA AE A AEE 6 Saa dni AAA A E EE 00 PI 6 eo WIV S Es o P re E ATA AE A AAA E 6 Section File Menu race 6 Section 6 Editors Menu Functions sseesssesssseeeernnsssssssssssssetttrrrrsssesssssssectttrrrrssesssssssssetttrrrosesssssssseettrrreseeee 6 Section 7 IMS Utilities Calibration amp Setup ooooooocccnnoocccccnononcnccononnnnconononnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns 6 Section 8 The Measurement Process cccsesesssscseccccccccecesssssssessececccccssssseeeeeusssseeseesecscsssessseeeeesssscesesecesssseeeaas 6 Sechomo 00 Ol 616 61 on ee er ere aa ee oe ne de 6 Manual Conventions c ccccccccecceccecceccssceccesccsceuceuceuccceescessescessesceesessceseessessesceecencenseusens 7 Safe Use of the IMS Applicati0D cooooccnnnooccnnnnconnnnncononononnnnnnonnnnnconnnononononcononnnconnnanononanoss 7 2 Installation ccc ccc ccecceccsccssccsccsccsscescesceccescessenccessessessescessessecceseessences 8 Computsr Re quiten easier 8 di e errr errr errr retreat rT rere 8 Computer Wald ale
16. UG IN C WC MST PLUG IN Some sample handler and instrument plug ins also require that board specific drivers be installed The board s manufacturer supplies these install programs Details regarding drivers are discussed in the plug in addenda Other Files amp Folders Configuration files The configuration files store information about the state of specific system parameters for the IMS application sample handler plug in and the instrument plug ins This information is updated any time the configuration parameters are changed When the IMS program is launched these files are read and the parameter values updated The first time you launch the IMS program it will create several new files and sub folders The configuration file for the IMS application IMS CFG is stored in the IMS sub folder SUPPORT The PLUG IN sub folder CONFIG C WC MST PLUG IN CONFIG will be created and the configuration files for each instrument and sample handler will be stored there Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST Q Measurement Parameter Files Measurement parameter files contain the following information e Which instruments to use e Drift correction e Control 3 measurement e Background correction e Sample interval e Number of measurements to average e Top and bottom edge offset e Measurement settle time e Trailer amp leader interval e Background expiration time These files are created using the Measurement Parameter Editor and ar
17. and instruments are isolated in separate plug in files When the IMS application 1s launched 1t locates these plug in files and loads the program instructions This approach provides design operational flexibility to your MST system New instruments can be either added or upgraded by installing a new plug in file The need to modify and recompile the entire application whenever a change occurs is eliminated The IMS application and the plug in files are developed in LabView 5 1 LabView is a graphical programming language developed by National Instruments It is specifically designed to meet the need of SCADA and MMI Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition and Man Machine Interface applications Other IMS features e Real time graphical display of data and acquisition status information e Saves data in ASCII tab delimited files e Password control of critical setup functions e Debugging tools e Editors for Setting up measurement parameters Defining the data file paths Defining new measurement control standards Defining calibration standards e Utilities for testing sample handler and instruments e Calibration functions if required by the instrument e Setup functions for the sample handler and instruments Setting fixed parameters that are unique to the sample handler and instruments Setting test criteria for data quality control if provided by the instrument Defining response curve for data correction if provi
18. application after you ve properly configured the system When this happens the default values k OF will be written to a new IMS CNF file Check Password Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 11 If you have enabled password control IMS will display the Password dialog Esta Lx and prompt for the password If you Case sensitive have disabled password control this initialization step is omitted WHEN THE IMS CONFIGURATION FILE CANNOT BE FOUND PASSWORD CONTROL IS DISABLED Load Instrument Plug ins IMS will now locate the folder C IMS PLUG IN and look for instrument plug in files These files are LabView libraries with the name form of I PI 1d llb id is a unique identifier NEVER MODIFY ANY OF THE INSTRUMENT PLUG IN FILE NAMES For each instrument plug in file IMS will load the file and execute the initialization routines unique to that instrument During the instrument s initialization process the file name and instrument s full name are displayed in the dialog box shown below Loading Instrument Plug ns File LPILGRAPE lb Instrument Gamma Ray Attenuation Porosity Estimator Instrument Loading Errors There are two types of errors that can occur 1 loading errors and 2 instrument execution errors Both types of errors will cause an Error dialog box to appear Loading errors indicate that the plug in file is corrupted or there is a version incompatibility between the IMS application and the plug
19. computer s National Instrument s ISA PCI boards IMS User s Manual doc This manual s WORD 97 file The sub folder s name is SUPPORT C WC MST SUPPORT This sub folder contains the wave files used by the IMS application for sound The sounds are used as shown in the following table Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST R SPLASH WAV IMS is launched GOOD BYE WAV you quit IMS 1 15 WAV s the Measurement Complete dialog box appears NOTICE WAV the Move to Load dialog box appears ERROR WAV You will not hear any sound if e Your computer does not have a sound card e Sound drivers are not installed e The pertinent wave file cannot be found Also no error will be reported if any of the above occurs WANT YOUR OWN SOUNDS YOU CAN SUBSTITUTE ANY WAVE FILE FOR AN INSTALLED FILE MAKE SURE TO RENAME THE SUBSITUTE FILE EXACTLY AS THE ORIGINAL FILE In addition to creating the folders and files mentioned above the installation process also e Updates the system registry e Provides an uninstall function that can be executed from the Add Remove Program found in the Window s Control Panel e Creates shortcuts to the IMS application on the desktop in the Start Menu and in the Program Files folder Installing Plug in Files Each plug in file comes with its own installation program and should only be installed after the IMS application has been installed The plug in files will be installed in an IMS sub folder named PL
20. data file path e Set the backup data file path optional e Using the Control Standard Editor optional e Define any controls that will be used if any e Using the Calibration Standard Editor optional e Define any calibration standards that will be used as required by that particular instrument e From the Setup and or Calibration Menus e Set the fixed parameters for all instrument amp sample handler plug ins e Complete any calibrations as required e Set test criteria for all instrument plug ins optional e Set response curve for all instrument plug ins optional Now you are ready to start measuring The information that you entered in the above process is saved automatically to the configuration files and 1s re loaded each time you launch IMS Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 24 Calibration Measurements Some calibrations are done through the parameter setup control panel of the instruments These types of calibration do not require the use of the sample handler eae ie ae eee File Editors Utilities POEMA Setup instrument name will appear in the GRAPE Calibration Menu Select the instrument you want to calibrate A calibration start up window will open where you will enter any information required by the instrument before starting the calibration measurement see plug in addendum for instructions When you click the Go button the Calibration Information dialog box will open Enter the following information shown b
21. ded by the instrument What is covered in this Manual This manual covers the use of the IMS application s general functions and operations Functions unique to the sample handler and instruments are covered in separate addenda Acquisition control boards and their driver software are covered by the manufacturer s literature Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST a Organization of this Manual This manual has been organized into 9 chapters followed by the sample handler and instrument addenda Section 1 Introduction e What this manual covers e IMS application features e Manual organization e Manual conventions e Safe use of the IMS application Section 2 Installation e Computer hardware and operating system specifications e IMS installation program instructions e Files and folders that the IMS application creates Section 3 Launching IMS e How to launch IMS e IMS initialization process e Loading sample handler and instrument plug ins Section 4 IMS Main Control Panel e Layout and basic functionality of the JMS Main control panel Section 5 File Menu Functions e Setting up password control e Using debugging tools e Setting application preferences e Quitting IMS Section 6 Editors Menu Functions e Setting measurement parameters using the Measurement Parameters Editor e Defining the data file paths using the File Paths Editor e Defining the Controls using the Control Editor e Defining the Standards using the Standa
22. e D a was damaged you must enter the length that is missing This offset will be added to all measurement positions Room Temp This is the current room temperature and is entered by the user 123 5 Core Temp This 1s the current core temperature measured with the thermal couple at the core rack and is entered by the user Core Dia This is the internal diameter of the core and is entered by the user Liner Status sia This 1s the current liner status and can have the values of FULL HALF or NONE Core Status This 1s the current core status and can have the values of FULL or HALF Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 27 Run Number Run Number 114 The run number is incremented each time a measurement is made including calibration control and background measurements To reset this number click eset This opens the Reset Number dialog box Reset Run Number Run Number EJ a Enter 0 or the number that you want to start with and click Done WARNING IF YOU RESET THE RUN NUMBER TO A VALUE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN USED AND THE FILE HAS NOT BEEN UPLOADED TO THE JANUS DATABASE THE NEXT MEASURED DATA WILL OVERWRITE THE OLDER FILE Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 228 Void List To prevent the measurement of core voids flow in or any other type of disturbed material enter the top and bottom of each interval that you do not want to measure Index of the top row Enter Void Information if any
23. e other parameter controls are grayed out Correct for Bkgnd Check this box 1f you want to correct measured data for the background When you enable background correction the bikend Expiration Time control is enabled Enter the background expiration time in hours in this control When the user a to perform a scan with this instrument after the time has expired they will be forced to measure a new background before the next core can be measured Set this control to zero to disable the time expiration check lt See Making a Measurement Background Mode Check gt Correct for Drift With this box checked drift measurements will be made and the measured data corrected Instruments can perform one or two point drift corrections The track position for the drift measurement is set in the sample handler s parameters control panel lt See Sample Handler s User s Manual gt Measure Control 3 Control 3 refers to the water control core liner filled with water that is mounted on the boat Check this box if you want to take a single measurement of this standard each time you measure a section as an internal control Measurement Interval Set the measurement interval in centimeters here This interval is also used for the trailer and leader measurements Number of DAQ s or Measurement Period This control s name changes depending on whether the instrument measures over time or takes instantaneous measurements For insta
24. e plots The item at the top right plots in the y direction first and the item at the bottom right plots in the x direction first The Color item displays the palette for selecting the plot color Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST AA The Y scale item displays a list of the y scales on the graph This 1s used on stacked charts to define on which scale each plot is plotted Option not used ac Raw MS Synchronous Display Bkgnd You can remove the legend from the graph by de r EE right click to show the pop up graph menu Data Operations Caption Next select Show and then select Legend to ce SENO A key Havgatian vf Palette toggle it on and off The Legend is displayed Replace Cursor Display when the check appears qu Seale Scale ff Scale Y Scale Umt Label Pan and Zoom Controls The Graph Pan and Zoom palette is located at the top left hand corner of the display This palette has controls for panning scrolling the display area of a graph and for zooming in and out of sections of the graph If you press the X Autoscale button the x axis will autoscale If you press the y autoscale button the graph autoscales the y axis If you want the graph to autoscale either of the scales continuously click on the lock switch to fl lock autoscaling on By using the scale format buttons you can maintain run time control over the format of the x and y scale markers respectively You use the remaining three buttons
25. e saved in the IMS sub folder MEAS PAR C WC MST MEAS PAR This folder will be created when the first measurement parameter file is saved Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 19 3 Launching IMS Starting IMS You start IMS by double clicking its application icon or its short cut icon on the desktop It will take a few moments for the application to load Once loaded the splash screen will appear Shortcut to IMS exe Click anywhere on the Splash screen or press the return key or just wait a few seconds for the program to automatically continue Wiliam Mills 2720 Sandy Circle College Station TX 77845 LabVIEVY 5 00 bussiness fax 409 693 7684 ph 409 693 8011 Click In Window To Continue LabVIEW executable Copyright 1996 National Instruments Corporation All Rights Reserved United States Patent Nos 4 901 221 4 914 568 5 291 587 5 301 366 and 5 475 851 Other Patents Pending Initialization The following steps are executed in the initialization process Open amp Read IMS Configuration File IMS will attempt to open and read the IMS configuration file IMS CNF This file saves the following information from the last time that the program was run e Data file paths e Password information e Last sample ID e Last run number e Auto save mode The IMS System Configuration file was not found If IMS cannot find the configuration file you will see the warning shown here Tou may still run the
26. easurements ccocoocnnnconcnnnnncnnnnnncnnnnonnnnnnnconononnnnnnnnononnnonnos 36 Sean OA AA er Rr a Rn ns Ce 36 Sample ID Data INO Ces osc A 36 O A 37 Missina Top Dam mode on AAA N 37 Root A AO 37 Cor TM O O O 37 ON A E A A O A T A 37 JEE S Call EET A E E E A E E E A E A A A A A A E E E atten ceed 37 COTS Sia A EE ANE ANAE N E N A ANS 37 Rui NUDE a a a Tada lee at 38 A AE AEA A A EAA AE E AA AAE A A AE AE E A AAE 39 ACASO ME did ds 39 Backsroma Mods Ch did dde 40 PESO CAM FUNCIONS nei R a 41 Measurement Process a N O T 42 ADONE its aaee re RPP URE RPE Per er e a a E E E NEE 43 E o E T ee N E E E EEE E E 44 PECON att a a E a a 44 Howto Ehanse Graph AUD Stade 44 Pamand Zoomi COMO 45 Data Grapa RES IZIN illescas 46 Reset Daa Grap iae ae ee eto eE cee aoc E pss cise edi lee E E clon elas pos oes ae ose Se EEO EEE e E aE 46 General Error MESSIT Ericson nica 47 LabVIEW Seral Communication errors idie aa eaa aa 47 aD VIEW ume O o AAA a a a a 47 Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST A 1 Introduction Brief Overview of IMS The IMS Integrated Measurement System application integrates sample handling and instrument control for multi sensor track systems IMS uses a Plug in scheme to accommodate a variety of sample handlers and instruments commonly used on MST tracks today The IMS application by itself contains no program code for the operation of a sample handler or attached instruments Program code for the sample handler
27. elow and click Done i Enter System Calibration Information Calibration Information 14 March 2000 c 05 10 Core Dia cra 6 60 Use this control to select either manual or auto Soo eee a E A peat aie pu 3 i se here ences A e i m Auto z input of the standards length Observer Place Standard Into Boat Now Find Top Cancel The sample handler first reset its home position If Auto Input is set TRUE then the sample handler will move the standard to the top of core switch to determine its length otherwise this step is skipped and the length enter by the user is used and the calibration standard is moved to the instrument to begin calibration Upon completion of the measurements the calibration results will be presented Click Suwe to update the calibration parameters and to save the data to the calibration file lt See Instrument Plug in addenda gt THE OBSERVER FIELD IS NOT USED BY THE ODP DATABASE AND CAN BE IGNORED Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST RA Data Control amp Background Measurements Select Acquisition mode here Data Control Background i Enter Section Information Scan Information Select Acquisition Mode Enter Scan Information Enter Void Information if any Top os z Enter top and J bottom interval Top Rote 4 of core voids wet wes here Enter Scan information here z Click to clear zi void list oye TE i PIL
28. eters to see if background correction is enabled For each instrument with background correction enabled it will check the following e Has background data been collected yet e Do the measurement parameters of the background data match the current measurement parameters e Has the background data s expiration time expired if enabled If the answer to any of these question is NO a warning dialog box appear with information identifying the instrument and the problem Click OK and the Background Measurement control panel will open and display a list of all loaded instruments Instrument names prefixed by a solid circle are instruments with background correction enabled Highlighted instrument names require a background measurement You may de select any instrument or click Caneel to ignore the background measurement warning IF YOU IGNORE THE BACKGROUND When you return to the Scan Information control panel the WARNING IMS WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE OLD BACKGROUND DATA IF NO DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED IT WILL APPLY A 0 BACKGROUND CORRECTION MS_LOOP MEASUREMENT PARAMETER MISSMATCHI BACKGROUND DATA NOT MEASURED TIME HAS EXPIRED ON LAST BACKGROUND MEASUREMENT if Select Sensors for Background Measurement Background Measurement Select Sensors Magnetic Susceptibility Meter MS_LOOP Solid circles indicate that a background measurement is required Backg
29. ethods e Does it show a real time data display e Does it provide a utility function e Does it provide a calibration function e Does it require a pre scan operation e Does it require a post scan operation e Can it measure leader and trailer data e Does it need a measurement settling time e Does it provide test function for identifying good bad data e Can it apply a response curve correction to the data e Cana background correction of the data be made e Cana drift correction of the data be made and is it a one or two point correction e Cana control 3 measurement be made e Does it have a standard definition function Depending on what methods are provided required by the instruments the IMS application will modify the Utilities Calibration and Setup menus in the IMS Main Control panel s menu bar Instrument properties include e Instrument name e Plug in version e Instrument description e Size of the real time display e Data attributes name format size etc Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 12 Real Time Data Display s Screen Position As each plug in is loaded its real time data display if provided is assigned a screen position starting at the top A monitor with a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 can display up to four instruments If more than four are loaded it will start over at the top of the screen with a right hand offset To keep this from happening you will need to increase your display res
30. for the standard Click here to save a new control Use this control to view other property values PREVIOUS 4 A Control Standard Editor is used to create the standard definition file that is uploaded to the Janus database Existing Control Standard definitions When the IMS is launched it tries to load all of control standards that have already been uploaded into the Janus database IMS at this time cannot download data directly from the Janus database instead 1t must look in the folder TRNFRD This folder contains all of the data files that have already been uploaded and sits at the same level as the Janus Q folder IMS will look down the same file path that you set for the Janus data files to find it Any control files found will be listed in the Existing Control Standards list box Janus requires that a standard definition be already in the database before loading any data measured from that control Creating Control Standard definition To create a new standard definition you must do the following l Select lt NEW CONTROL gt in the Existing Control Standards list box This action will clear the forms 2 Enter the standard names 3 Enter a Standard Set name if this standard forms part of a set optional Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST RA 4 Enter any comments optional 5 Each standard must have at least on property defined You can define as many properties as necessary There are no rules what
31. he point line and file styles in one step Point Style b Line Style b The Point Style Line Style and Line Width items display styles you can use to distinguish a plot The line width subpalette offers widths thicker than the default 1 pixel as well as the hairline item The latter item has no effect on the screen display but will print a very thin line if the printer and print mode support hairline printing B ar Plots Fil Baseline p Interpolation P Color b Y Scale b The Bar Plots item has a selection of vertical bars horizontal bars or no bars at all This option is not recommended for the display of MST data The Fill Baseline item sets what the baseline fills to Zero fills from your plot to a baseline generated at 0 Infinity fills from your plot to the positive edge of the graph Infinity fills from your plot to the negative edge of the graph The bottom portion of this menu lets you select a specific plot of this graph to fill to The Interpolation item brings up the palette shown in the following illustration in which al P eine d Interpolation P you choose how the graph draws lines A Col gt between plotted points The first item does i ee gt pas not draw a line making 1t suitable for a scatter plot The item at the bottom left draws a straight line between plotted points The two stepped items which link points with a right angled elbow are useful for creating histogram lik
32. in file When this type of error occurs the dialog An error occured while loading Instrument Plug in box shown will follow the Error dialog box Click OK to clear the dialog box and initialization will continue however this instrument plug in will not be loaded Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 19 Instrument execution errors indicate that there is a hardware problem or a driver problem as Error 6260 occurred at the subroutine MCB916 Driver wi identified in the Error dialog box EVENT LIST MCB Command MCB Open With this kind of error you will be given the option of running the instrument in TEST Possible reasons mode or not loading the instrument GRAPE ERROR the events are listed in order of execution Detector communication error Instrument TEST Mode NOTE Test Mode in v 188 has not been fully tested TEST mode allows you to run most of the functions of the instrument When it is measuring data 1t will display and save pre defined data of similar values that 1t would normally collect The specifics of TEST mode operations are discussed in the user s manual of each instrument plug in An error was encountered while intializing Gamma Ray Attenuation Porosity Estimator Aun in TEST mode Do not Load Instrument Plug in Methods amp Properties As each instrument plug in is loaded the IMS queries the plug in for its methods and properties An instrument may provide any number of the following m
33. n Standard Editor Calibration Standard Editors are Fie Eales Utilities Calibration Setup provided by each instrument s Measurement Editor plug in library In the example Data Archive Path shown to the right both the Control Standards Editor GRAPE and P wave Calibration Standards Editor p GRAPE instruments Instruction on who P wave to use these editors is provided in the instrument addenda Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 29 7 Utilities Calibration amp Setup Menus Functions The items that are displayed under these menus depend on which File Editors MAS Calibration Setup sample handler and instrument Sample Handler plug ins are loaded You will need GRAPE to consult the plug in addenda for Mag Suse instructions P wave If the password control is enabled SEs ra non E you must enter the correct lle tors Utes MRE Setup password to gain access to the GRAPE functions available via the Setup menu File Editors Utilities Calibration Parameters p Test Criteria b Responce Curve P Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 223 8 Making a Measurement Before you start gt IMS EZ File Editors Utilities Calibration Setup Prior to making your first measurement with IMS you will need to have completed the following setup actions e Using the IMS Editors e Measurement Parameter Editor e Define your measurement parameters e Using the Data Archive Path Editor e Set the prime
34. nknown message Manager call not supported Bad address Connection in progress Connection timed out Connection is already in progress Network attribute not supported Network error Address in use System out of memory Connection aborted Connection refused Not connected Already connected Connection closed Initialization error interapplication manager Bad occurrence Wait on unbound occurrence handler Occurrence queue overflow Datalog type conflict Unused Unrecognized type interapplication manager Memory corrupt Failed to make temporary DLL Old CIN version Unknown error code Format specifier type mismatch Unknown format specifier Too few format specifiers Too many format specifiers Scan failed Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST AR
35. ntaneous measurements set the number of measurements to be averaged at each measurement point on the core For period measurement set the measurement time in milliseconds Top amp Bottom Skip For instruments that measure over a discrete length of core you can avoid data roll off at the top and bottom by entering the length of core centimeters to skip Measurement Settle Time Some instruments require a settling time after moving the core through their sensing area Enter the time in milliseconds that the measurement should delay after the core has stopped moving Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST DA Leader Trailer Length Leader and trailers are measurements taken before and after the core This measurement is usually done with instruments that measure over a discrete length of core Leader and trailer values are always positive and entered in centimeters If leader and trailer measurements are not desired you must set these values to zero The diagram below shows the relation of the sample positions to the top of core 0 cm or the Tray Reference Point Within the core and trailer zone sample positions start at the top of core and progress down the core s length and into the trailer zone by adding the sample interval to the current position Sample positions in the leader zone again start at the top of core but instead of adding the sample interval it is subtracted In the data file the leader samples will have negative sample po
36. olution IMS checks the display resolution before assigning screen positions File Editors Utilities Calibration Setup IMS Main a G2 IM State IDLE Position 0 0 Cs 0 00 Mode Background Drift 1 Time O Dia 0 00 Control panel 0 00 0 42 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 155 Magnetic Susceptibility iz State IDLE Position 0 0 MS 0 0 Mode Background Drift 1 Range 0 1 Units S L 307 7 SCAN 2000 0 ae Bkgnd BM Auto Save me Corr MS G 6000 0 NU Site 1167 Al 301 5 0 a 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 I i 1 1 1 1 1 i 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 9390 100 110 120 130 140 155 Eol AE Bn Difset 0 00 Observer Track Position PAWL ie I State IDLE Position 0 0 Velocity 0 0 Mode Backaround Drift 1 Time O D 0 00 1521 7 1521 5 Waveform 1521 0 1520 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ra iat l 1 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 155 0E 8 5 0E 5 1 3E 4 Instrument real time data displays THE REAL TIME DATA DISPLAYS ARE NOT SHOWN UNTIL THE FIRST SCAN IS STARTED Loading the Sample Handler Plug in There should be only one sample handler plug in in the C IMS PLUG IN folder name SH_PI llb IMS will only load the first sample handler plug in file it finds and execute its initialization process DO NOT MODIFY THE SAMPLE HANDLER S FILE NAME During the sample handler s
37. or the data files and are these paths currently valid IF YOU ARE USING PORTABLE OR NETWORK DRIVES MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE CONNECTED MOUNTED BEFORE LAUNCHING IMS e Have the measurement parameters been defined e How many instruments have been loaded and how many are in test mode e Has the sample handler been loaded and is it in test mode The results of the above tests are shown in the JMS Main control panel s status indicators Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 15 4 IMS Main Control Panel The IMS Main control panel provides access to all functions provided by the IMS application the sample handler plug in and the instrument plug ins The panel also displays the current sample ID as well as the current track position system status and File Editors Utilities Calibration Setup Integrated Measurement Systems aqq data acquisition states Version ODP 188 1999 When the panel opens it is displayed on the left hand side of the screen Although you can change the window s position by dragging the title bar it will be reset to its original position each time a scan is ran SCAN x lt Auto Save Leg 188 Site 1167 o IMS Indicators 4 D Offset 0 00 e po Run System Status Indicator The IMS constantly monitors six system parameters and displays Track Postion 0T their status on the JMS Main Control panel Stand By Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST The topmost indicator displays the number of inst
38. rd Editor Section 7 IMS Utilities Calibration amp Setup e Accessing plug in functions through these menus Section 8 The Measurement Process e Information needed before a measurement can be made e Calibration measurement process e Data Control and Boat measurement process e Sample ID information Section 9 Appendices e Working with the real time data graphs e IMS General error messages Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST A Manual Conventions Call outs for pictures are presented in call out text boxes Special notes are shown as Warnings are shown as WARNING EXAMPLE Name of objects on a control panel buttons controls indicators menu items etc are in Bold Italic font Click Done Names of control panels and dialog box are shown in talics Sample Handler Configuration control panel Cross reference notes to chapters and sections in this manual lt See File Menu Functions Preferences gt Safe Use of the IMS Application e Only qualified personnel should setup and operate your MST system e Never operate your MST system unattended e Make sure that your MST s sample handler is equipped with emergency shut down switch e Computer failure or a detached communications cable can leave the sample handler or instruments in an uncontrolled condition that could damage the instrument or possibly injure the operator Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 7 2 Installation Computer Requirement
39. re your data is stored The Lab Specialist should set these values lt See Editors Menu Functions Data Archive Path Editor gt Data Format Editor In this editor you can change the default data attributes format and names used to store the data in the data file lt See Editors Menu Functions Data Format Editor gt Control Standard Editor You will use this editor to enter the standard definitions for controls These are control designed by the user and are not necessarily used for as calibration standards THE WATER STANDARD CONTROL MOUNTED TO THE BOAT IS AUTOMATICALLY DEFINED BY IMS lt See Editors Menu Functions Control Standard Editor gt Calibration Standard Editor You will use this editor to enter the standard definitions for controls that are used by specific instruments for calibration purposes only Utilities Menu From this menu you can access the utilities lite provided by the sample handler and Sample Handler instrument plug ins GRAPE lt See Plug in User s Manuals gt Mag Susc PA ave File Editors Calibration Setup Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 19 Calibration Menu File Editors Utilities RET Setup From this menu you can access the calibration functions that involve the use of GRAPE the sample handler CALIBRATION FUNCTIONS THAT DO NOT INVOLVE THE SAMPLE HANDLER ARE ACCESSED VIA THE SETUP ROUTINES lt See Plug in User s Manuals gt File Editors Uhii
40. round Measurements Magnetic Susceptibility Meter MS_LOOP Enter Void Information list will be replaced with a list of the instruments that will have a background measurement done Empty the sample tray and make sure that it is as clean as possible then click GO to start the background measurement Background data will be collected for the length of the sample tray plus any leader and trailer lengths set in the measurement parameters Sample tray length is entered in the sample handler s parameter control panel Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST AN Pre Scan Functions When the Scan Information control panel first opens and after the background check 1s made 1t will execute any necessary pre scan functions of the instruments involved in the scan Pre scan functions instrument preparation routines zeroing sensors or one time environmental measurement getting room temperature To re execute the pre scan functions click the Execute pre Scan Functions button in the lower right hand corner Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 41 Measurement Process After clicking the Go button IMS will calculate sample tray moves and the measurement sequence from the measurement parameters section length and missing top length information The following steps are taken during each scan l 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Move the sample handler towards the TOC top of core optical switch until
41. ruments loaded and the number that are in test mode This indicator must be blue to perform a scan The next indicator shows if the sample handler has been loaded and if it is in test mode This indicator must be blue to perform a scan This indicator shows if measurement parameters are currently defined At least one of the instruments must be marked as In Use This indicator must be blue to perform a scan The next two indictors show if the prime and backup data file paths have been defined and if the paths are currently valid These indicators do not have to be blue to run a scan If you run a scan with the prime data path undefined a warning message will appear If you continue to run the scan without defining the prime data path the measurements will be made but no file will be created There is no warning for the backup file path 1A Sample ID Indicator Leg 188 Site 1167 Hole A Core 49 Type 2 Sect 4 Length 160 91 Offset 0 00 Aun 5 Observer The sample ID display s indicators show the current values for the sample ID section length top offset run number calibration ID and control ID The data shown will change based on what type of measurement is currently being made normal calibration control and background The information displayed here is entered from the Scan Information and Calibration Information windows lt See Making A Measurement gt Track Position Indicator Track Pasilian This
42. s Operating system IMS is designed to run under either Microsoft Windows 95 98 operating system Computer hardware The recommended system Pentium processor 200 MHz or better 128 MB of RAM 15 color monitor with a minimum display resolution of 1024 x 768 a 17 monitor is preferred VGA color video card High Color 16 Bit Hard drive 2 GB minimum Mouse and keyboard CD ROM drive needed for the installation CD Installing the IMS Application To install the IMS application complete the following steps l 2 Insert the installation CD ROM disk into your CD ROM drive Open the drive s window and double click on Setup exe Click Wext in the Welcome and the Readme Information dialog boxes to start the installation process Restart your computer to complete the update of the System registry What s Installed The installation processes will create a new folder on your C drive named C WC MST Inside the IMS folder five files and one sub folder will be installed IMS EXE The IMS application file IMS INI The ini file used by the IMS application This file contains LabView specific information that can be set from Preferences dialog box This dialog box is accessed from the IMS Main control panel s File menu SERDRV LabView driver used by the application to communicate with your computer s serial communication ports DAQDRV LabView driver used by the application to communicate with your
43. sition and Report Scan Errors DISPLAYING THE ERROR DIALOG BOX ON ONE INSTRUMENT CAN CAUSE ANOTHER INSTRUMENT TO TIME OUT CAUSING ANOTHER ERROR Preferences 1 I Preferences The Preferences dialog box is a LabView function that allows the user to customize the IMS execution environment From this box you can select to use native Window s 98 style file dialog boxes or the LabView style WARNING APPEAR IN THE FILE DIALOG BOX Miscellaneous e Show tip strips Use native file dialogs Allow drop through clicks I Use hot menus Show auto constant labels F Open Yle in run mode FF Skip navigation dialog on launch Automatically close VISA sessions Treat read only ls as locked Cancel Changes to this option will take effect when you relaunch ON SOME PC S THE SELECT CURRENT DIRECTORY BUTTON DOES NOT IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU OPEN THE PREFERENCE DIALOG BOX AND UNCHECK USE NATIVE FILE DIALOGS CHECK BOX Quit Select the Quit menu item to quit IMS If you are scanning you must first abort the scan before IMS will quit Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 24 6 Editors Menu Functions If the password control is enabled you must enter the correct password to gain access to any IMS Editor Measurement Editor Measurement Parameter list When Done is click these will become the current measurement parameters Click here to update the parameter
44. sitions And trailer data Trailer zone Leader zone Top of core 0 cm Tray Reference will have values greater than the core lengths Bkgnd Expiration Time See Correct for Bkgnd section above Saving Measurement Parameters You can save your measurement parameters Enter File Name to a file by clicking My Parameters3 QA OK Save To File button at The file extension PAR will be added to the file name cad the bottom of the window In the dialog box enter a file name that is meaningful to you and click OK Don t enter the file extension With this feature you can create a library of pre defined measurement parameters Measurement parameter files are saved to the folder C IMS MEAS PAR Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 27 Loading Measurement Parameters To recall a previously saved parameter file click Load From Select File For Loading File In the dialog box select the File List file you wish to load and click MY PARAMETERS3 PAR Done or double click the selection This box will only list the files ending in PAR and only from the folder C IMS MEAS PAR Cancel Done Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST DA Archive Data Path Editor Click here to open a file dialog Click here to open a file dialog box Use the file dialog box to Check to box Use the file dialog box to select the prime data path enable select the backup data path 3 backup file File Path Editor lt U
45. strument functions As mentioned in the Initialization chapter the menu items will change based on what instruments are loaded and what functions they provide Details on these functions are described in the following chapters and in the plug in addenda lt See File Menu Functions and Editors Menu Functions gt File Menu ae _ Editors Utilities Calibration Setup Set Password Debug Preferences Quit Set Password Select this menu item to gain access to the Password Control dialog box From this dialog box you can disable enable password protection and edit the password lt See File Menu Functions Set Password gt Debug Select the Debug control panel to force IMS to re initialize or turn on error message reporting during a scan lt See File Menu Functions DeBugging Tools gt Preferences From this dialog box you can change e How memory is allocated e How graphics are drawn e What style of file dialog boxes will be used LabView or Window s 98 lt See File Menu Functions Preferences gt Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 1R Editors Menu File Mes Utiles Calibration Setup Measurement Editor Measurement Editor o Data Archive Path Select this editor to set up the measurement parameters used in a TAREA GRAPE scan P wave lt See Editors Menu Functions Measurement Editor gt Control Standards Editor Data Archive Path Editor In this editor you define the file paths whe
46. the top edge of the section is detected and stop Reverse direction until TOC clears and stop Move towards the TOC at a very slow speed until the top edge is detected Calculate the section length value Move to drift position and measure 1 drift for all instruments with drift correction enabled If there are no instruments using drift correction this step is omitted Move to the next measurement position and stop Wait settling time if any Execute any pre acquisition functions Start measurement Is measurement finished If the answer is NO then repeat this step until it is completed or a time out error occurs Plot measured value to real time display Execute any post acquisition functions Repeat steps 2 through 9 until all instruments have measured the core Move to drift position and measure 2nd drift for all instruments with drift correction enabled If there are no instruments using drift correction this step is omitted Apply drift and background corrections to measured data and re plot to real time displays Move the core to unload position Move to load position If the Auto Saye control is checked the user will see no dialog box and the data will automatically be saved Otherwise the user is prompted to save data or cancel Execute any post scan functions Go to standby mode Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 4 Aborting a Scan You can abort a scan at any time by clicking the HALT SCAN button on the
47. tion 58 5 MS 14 4 Mode Normal Drift 2 Range 1 0 Units Sl Raw MS Display size reset Bkond control Corr MS 0 0 i ae Doriy 7 0 540 550 560 570 580 590 600 610 620 630 640 650 660 670 680 690 700 710 720 730 To re size the data graph click the re size control ON black dot in center Now drag the window borders or click maximize minimize button in the window s title bar As the window shape changes the data graph will re size The s a tws indicators and the Response graph do not re size When you click the re size control during a scan re sizing will wait until the IDEL acquisition state is reach and then pause until the re size control is clicked OFF black dot cleared Also re sizing will cause all IMS functions to freeze until done Reset Data Graph l To reset the display back to its original size and position click the re size button 2 Click the display size reset button 3 Click the resize button again to clear the button and release control back to IMS THE DISPLAY WILL AUTOMATICALLY RETURN TO ITS DEFAULT SIZE WHEN A NEW SCAN IS STARTED Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST AA General Error Messages LabVIEW Serial Communication errors 61 62 63 64 65 EPAR Serial port parity error EORN Serial port overrun error EOFL Serial port receive buffer overflow EFRM Serial port framing error SPTMO Serial port timeout bytes not received at serial port LabVIEW functional errors
48. ttes Calibration M0 Setup Menu Parameters p Test Criteria p Responce Curve P Parameters Sub Menu File Editors Utilities Calibration Parameters p Sample Handler aE Test Criteria b GRAFE is menu Responce Curve P Mag Susc allows you to access the sample handler and instrument plug in control panels that are used to set parameters such as scale factor for the sample handler or track instrument position lt See Plug in User s Manuals gt P wave Test Criteria Sub Menu File Editors Utilities Calibration RE Parameters Test Criteria 3 GRAPE From this menu item Responce Curve P Mag Suse you can access the instrument control panels P wave where you can enable disable data testing Common test functions include e Measured value is greater than or equal to X e Measured value is less than Y e Measured value is greater than or equal to X and less than Y THIS FUNCTION IS NOT ENABLED FOR THE ODP VERSION 188 OF IMS AT THIS TIME This is an optional function which may not appear as a menu item lt See Instrument Plug in Addenda gt Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 20 Response Curve Sub Menu File Editors Utilities Calibration This menu item will fica i open the control panel where you may define a an A Responce Curve P Mag Susc response curve to correct the measured data This is an optional function which may not appear as a menu item THIS FUNCTION IS NOT ENABLED FOR
49. ze Backup Janus Data Path Backup Data Path The Archive Data Path editor allows you to the location where your data will be saved Janus and Backup Data Files IMS provides an option of saving two copies of your data files which are referred to as Janus and backup The backup option is selected by checking the Use Backup check box Data Folders IMS will automatically create all sub folders based on the sample ID You must define drive sever and many higher level sub folder as necessary The Lab Specialist should do this so that the Janus data files are saved in a location where the Janus Upload application can find them The backup copy should be saved to a different drive or server Caonkhnnk PP IMS WC MST 20 Control Standard Editor i Define Standards vi E SSS E gt J Currently defined controls are listed Define A New Control Standard Gere Enter Standard i Name here Defined Control Standards OS 15 characters WATER CORE CNTL IN een 02 15 00 0657 optional The Enter Standard Set Name here Optional Saa Core Liner filled with fresh water Enter any comments here You must define at least ONE property property Name Value Click here to delete sl oa and existing control ao 25 9 C A To save changes to an existing control definition click here optional 31 December 1903 16 00 Use these controls to enter property values
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