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1. 03 05 2007 1 20 10 PM 13 11 2007 12 19 04 PM 13 11 2007 2 36 14 PM 13 11 2007 12 21 09 PM 13 11 2007 1 17 18 PM JE 13 11 2007 12 22 00 PM 13 11 2007 1 21 10 PM Ur 20 11 2007 10 54 43 4M 20 11 2007 10 57 10 AM m P 140154 m P 0163 m P w 0166 EE 0167 m P 10276 Mf w 0312 gg P w 0921 E P w 1236 io sex E Mew E dit Delete Click the New button to add a new manual measurement to the location Click the Edit button to edit an existing manual measurement To remove a manual measurement simply select the manual measurement from the list and click the Delete button 2 1 4 Time Series Data In the tree view the start and end time and barometric compensation status is shown for each time series for the selected location The barometric compensation status can be either compensated partially compensated or uncompensated Each status is represented by an icon as shown below e Uncompensated di Partly Compensated af Compensated When a time series tree item is selected the time series data will appear in both plot and table form as shown below Location Serial No Start Date Time End Date Time L 15 x Diver Office My Project Project View Preferences Import Help 2 S N A 8 New Open Diver Data Barocomp Help Ji My Project E bam dve w 0123 78371 13 11 2007 12 21 09 PM 13 11 2007 1 17 19 PM
2. Files of type Here you can browse and select the desired data file s to import You can make multiple selections by holding the CTRL key on your keyboard and clicking each file Once selected click the Open button to import the data into Diver Office NOTE Diver Office supports MON files generated in LoggerDataManager version 4 0 and higher Diver Pocket Diver Office and DiverMate If the location in the data file already exists in the Diver Office project the measurements will be added to that location If the location in the data file does not exist in the Diver Office project it will be added to the Project Tree LDM Data CTRL L This option allows you to import data from a LoggerDataManager 5 or higher databases into a Diver Office project Import LDM database x Select LOM databaze tolder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 me tuo To import LDM data click on the Open button and browse to the desired LDM database folder By default this directory will be C Program File ALDMEXE Select the DB folder and click Ok 23 After validating the LDM database Diver Office will transfer the data and import it into the current project Please note it s possible that some data in your LDM database may not be imported into Diver Office In this case it is likely that these time series data were originally downloaded to LDM from Divers not supported by Diver Office NOTE This feature only supports data
3. L L ra c c L ra L Dn c E T Time Series Data i LJ E zu E When a project tree item is selected its corresponding information will be shown in the adjacent details frame The following sections describe each tree item in more detail 2 1 1 Project Settings When the project tree root 1s selected project name the Project Settings will be shown in the adjacent details frame shown below 12 13 E Diver Office My Project ajaj X Project View Preferences Import Help TE x S it amp 4 10 Mew Open Diver Data Barocomp Help om 2g esi Project Settings baro diver asal w 0023 My Project E w D123 Project Folder PS dm Manual Measurements C DiverDffice My_Project ro JE 0940442007 3 00 00 PM 29 06 2007 3 00 00 AM E 03 05 2007 4 19 08 PM 03 05 2007 1 20 10 PM f 13 11 2007 12 19 04 PM 13 11 2007 2 36 14 PM File Type l 13 11 2007 12 21 03 PM 13 11 2007 1 17 19 PM v DAT Default Export Settings JE 13 11 2007 12 22 00 PM 13 11 2007 1 21 10 PM lB 20 11 2007 10 54 43 AM 20 11 2007 10 57 10 AM Y MON ee La we 54 Je CSV ee 0163 mM 0156 Iv NITG SOM y D w0lb File Name Format P we2F6 ae 0312 Location Date Serial Number ER w0921 pM we 236 Iv Esport on Download Vertical Reference Datum Mean Sea Level Here you can define the project set
4. through an interface cable click the Refresh button to update the table with the most recent measurements stored in the Diver 3 7 Calibrate CTD Diver Diver Office allows you to calibrate the ceramic CTD Diver as well as retrieve the calibration history from the CTD Diver It is recommended that you regularly calibrate the CTD Diver to ensure that it accurately measures conductivity You can read more about the calibration in the product manual of the CTD Diver It is extremely easy to calibrate a CTD Diver with Diver Office You only need to place the CTD Diver in a calibration solution with a standard conductivity These solutions can be obtained from suppliers of laboratory equipment The ceramic CTD Diver can be calibrated at a maximum of four points The solutions should have a temperature between 5 C 41 F and 30 C 86 F It is advisable to place the fluid s in the room where the calibration 1s to take place long before actual calibration starts to allow the fluid temperature to stabilize To calibrate a CTD Diver click the t Calibrate button located in the Diver dialog toolbar Note This button will only become available if the Diver is recognized as a CTD Diver Upon clicking the following dialog will display 3 lol Please select at least one solution and begin the calibration 1413 mS5 cm 54000 mS cm 1288 mS cm 8000 mS cm Calibrate Close Help Select the check box es next to the ap
5. 1 17 19 PM 20 11 2007 11 23 03 AM O 023 13 11 2007 12 22 00 PM 13 11 2007 1 21 10 PM 20 11 2007 11 23 03 AM O 0123 20 11 2007 10 54 43 AM 20 11 2007 10 57 10 AM 20 11 2007 11 23 03 AM O 0154 13 11 2007 12 21 08 PM 13 11 2007 1 17 19 PM 20 11 2007 11 23 03 AM O 0163 13 11 2007 12 19 04 PM 13 11 2007 12 42 54 PM 20 11 2007 11 23 03 AM O 0166 13 11 2007 12 19 04 PM 13 11 2007 2 36 14 PM 20 11 2007 11 23 03 AM O 0167 13 11 2007 12 21 09 PM 13 11 2007 1 17 19 PM 20 11 2007 11 23 03 AM O 0276 13 11 2007 12 41 30 PM 13 11 2007 12 42 40 PM 20 11 2007 11 23 03 AM O 0312 12 11 2007 8 36 00 PM 12 11 2007 8 37 00 PM 20 11 2007 11 23 03 AM O 0921 13 11 2007 12 41 30 PM 13 11 2007 2 35 51 PM 20 11 2007 11 23 03 AM O 1236 13 11 2007 12 22 00 PM 13 11 2007 1 21 10 PM 20 11 2007 11 23 03 AM Select Al Close The Data dialog contains a toolbar at the top with shortcuts to some of the key features in Diver Office Below is a description of each toolbar option LE Barometric Compensation button opens the barometric compensation dialog from which you can perform barometric compensation on selected time series data son Export Data button allows you to export selected time series data to MON CSV and or NITG file types e Delete Data button allows you to delete selected time series data from current project e Help button opens the Diver Office help document Filtering Time Series Data By default the Data dialog will populate al
6. The specifications of these predefined sampling methods are as follows Pumping Test Setup A Base Sample Rate 0 5 seconds Step Number of Samples Number of Intervals l 1200 l 2 5400 2 3 41400 10 Pumping Test Setup B Base Sample Rate 1 second Step Number of Samples Number of Intervals l 600 l 2 1080 5 3 5400 10 Pumping Test Setup C Base Sample Rate 5 seconds Number of Samples Number of Intervals 120 270 User Defined Pump Test Cera Diver and Micro Diver only If none of the predefined pump tests are suitable you can define and select your own customized pump test sampling method To read more on how to create pumping tests please see Pumping Test on page 21 for more information 28 3 3 3 Altitude Enter a value for the altitude above sea level of the location of the Diver This only applies to the TD and CTD Divers The value entered should be in the same units that are programmed in the Diver e g meters or feet The value must lie within the following range 300 m to 3 000 m 984 ft to 9 842 ft 3 3 4 Conductivity Range For CTD Diver DI 263 two additional fields will appear in the Location settings when the diver settings are read shown below Firmware Version W111 Range Conductivity Range 80 00 Z Spec Cond Location cT D Diver cgi For the Conductivity Range choose between 80 00 or 30 00 mS cm In the adjacent dropdown list box select be
7. length unit will automatically change to metres Communication CTRL SHFT C Opens the Diver communication settings for the current Diver Office project The following dialog will display lala Select Reading Unit Port i Lancel Help If you are using a USB Reading Unit Interface Cable to communicate with Diver dataloggers you must select USB as the reading unit port If you are using a Diver that requires a serial port connection then you must select the appropriate COM port from the dropdown list box Once selected click Ok to apply the changes Pumping Test CTRL P Certain Divers can be programmed with a user defined pumping test sample method The basic principle of a pumping test is that the sample interval increases over time Here you can create edit and delete a user defined pump test only for Micro Diver and Cera Diver Upon selecting the following dialog will display ax Pumping Test List al a Mame Description Base Sampling Interval vi Second ki H Samples Left 45000 Step 5 amples H Intervals Sample Hate Seconds fe fe o oe i oj o 5 o o s Jon oe o JJ o s m o sf fe o Save Cancel Help To add a new pumping test click the 4 Add New Pump Test button The fields below will become active Specify a Name Description optional and Base Sampling Interval Next define the number of samples and number of intervals required for each ste
8. Diver Office User s Manual Schlumberger WATER SERVICES E r Diver Oifice DESKTOP SOLUTION FOR MANAGING DIVER DATA SOLUTION FOR MANAGING DIVER DATA Schlumberger 2007 Schlumberger Water Services Copyright Information 2007 Schlumberger Water Services All rights reserved No portion of the contents of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the express written permission of Schlumberger Water Services Printed in Canada 2007 Preface Contacting Schlumberger Water Services If you would like to contact us with comments or suggestions you can reach us at Waterloo Office Delft Office 460 Phillip Street Suite 101 Delftechpark 20 Postbus 553 Waterloo Ontario CANADA N2L 5J2 2600 AN Delft The Netherlands Phone 1 519 746 1798 Phone 31 15 275 5000 Fax 1 519 885 5262 Fax 31 15 275 5055 General Inquiries sws diver slb com Web www swstechnology com www water slb com Obtaining Technical Support To help us handle your technical support questions as quickly as possible please have the following information ready before you call or include it in a detailed technical support e mail o A complete description of the problem including a summary of key strokes and program event or a screen capture showing the error message where applicable Product name and version number Product serial number Computer make and model number Operating sys
9. EM ME NE ME I M 15 PASTE SM Time senes BA I OE O O nia cela 16 PIOGSOLDUBD PPR acces ates tea A a A urat adag 17 Pemtne Dame Sete S Plot ta a 18 2 2 SCA AAA e A A 18 DAN Mor E NR E T TU T TT 18 lcs TEE QUIE cn NP Ur RR PCT TTD P 18 OST OM IS LO cT 18 DELE NCTRA p e X c RU ED ME 18 STS AN PON eda db cor c ccr 18 S EK Ku 18 PAAR OI c 18 Diver E KI FR eec ec Rr 18 D E AEE ON 18 SS TR a AKO IE MORE RE TTE DU S Um 20 Units CIRE FPU oa a NS ES A A OE E O A 20 Communication CTRLESHELTE CN bis 21 Pimp Lest CTRLE PA A A TS AA E A 21 VARAS A A A AAA ASE SAA AAA 22 Z A sk ss as ae nas Ako MEME EU EN MNA PME EI aan sean S NIMM LE 23 Diver Data ACTRE FO Sos 23 ADA A A NN 23 22 53 HOLD i de A A V po oo noo bo S 24 HEDA E O SP R R O O OL 24 PR vena A A Va tease ce NI O O 24 3 Programming and Reading Divers cccccccsssssssccccsssssssscccccscsssssscccsssssssssssees ZO Sl CONMECEMES 0 ibi 25 2 2 Readme Diver Settings and Data io eee ro EP EE EE ERE ei tee 26 3 3 Programming bibe in ecc iaa 27 3 5 2 Sample Method and Sample Interval err Er rte E nes 21 PUR CG oko t ta ON 2 Event Based 3 E ails eared dey ca ddd dada s su A horas sou alarak ea 27 Predefined Putnpthe Tests orna ed lic 27 User Defined Pump Test Cera Diver and Micro Diver only
10. Fi w 0123 am Manual Measurements ae 03 04 2007 3 00 00 PM 29 06 2007 3 00 00 AM 03 05 2007 4 19 08 PM 03 05 2007 1 20 10 PM E 13 11 2007 12 19 04 PM 13 11 2007 2 36 14 PM Ej 13 11 2007 12 21 09 PM 13 11 2007 1 17 19 PM 13 11 2007 12 22 00 PM 13 11 2007 1 21 10 PM Ey 20 11 2007 10 54 43 AM 20 11 2007 10 57 10 AM PL 10154 PL 10163 PA 10166 PL 10167 PL 10276 Rf w 0312 Rf w0921 PL w 1236 E E 12 30 PM 12 40 PM 12 50 PM 1 00 PM 1 10 PM EE F ED RT l8 lt Water head cmH20 v Pressure cmH20 Temperature Celsius Legend lt Navigation Buttons Date amp Time Pressure cmH20 Temperature Celsius 1 Conductivity mS cm April 9 2007 3 00 00 0 PM April 10 2007 3 00 00 0 4M 1045 3 7 67 0 78 1176 2 6 63 0 69 April 10 2007 3 00 00 0 PM 1140 1 7 03 0 72 April 11 2007 3 00 00 0 4M 1177 8 6 69 0 70 April 11 2007 3 00 00 0 PM 1171 6 6 65 0 70 April 12 2007 3 00 00 0 4M 1160 0 0 71 April 12 2007 3 00 00 0 PM 1158 0 0 70 April 13 2007 3 00 00 0 4M 1166 4 0 70 20 11 2007 y 10 08 20 AM Search The buttons located below the plot legend allow you to navigate the time series dat
11. Folder pM w 27b C DiverOffice Diver Office n mM ve 0163 M w0167 Diver Office Default Export Settings M 01236 Fille Type mAg w 0023 IV DAT Project Tree EM uos aE 0166 M MON m wll 54 jw Coy v NITG File Mame Format Details Frame Date Serial Number E Export on Download Vertical Reference Datum Mean Sea Level A typical Diver Office window is shown above The different sections are described below Menu Bar Contains menu commands with access to the features that are available in Diver Office Toolbar Contains several short cut buttons for the most frequently used Diver Office features Each button is described below New button creates a new project Open button opens an existing project Read Diver button opens the Diver settings dialog a p es E a3 Data button opens the Data dialog Barometric Compensation button opens the Data dialog Help button opens the Diver Office help document 10 Project Tree A tree view listing all project locations and their respective time series data and manual measurements Details Frame A context sensitive window that changes depending on which level of the tree view 1s selected 1 3 Online Help This manual is supplied to you in two forms as a PDF document and as an online help file To view the online help version of this manual select Help gt Contents 11 2 Using Diver Office This chapter describes the fea
12. a shown on the plot 16 Move Left Move Right Zoom In Reset Settings Zoom Out ANA l Move Up E Move Down To Search for a particular point in the time series table specify the date and time located below the time series table and click the Search button If a match exists Diver Office will then highlight and focus on the time series point in the time series table Plot Settings By default the plot will show all the available parameters recorded for that particular Diver type To show hide parameters simply click on the corresponding check box in the plot legend shown below W Water head mH20 e Pressure mH20 You can further modify the appearance of the plot by clicking on the Settings button a Parameter Minimum Maximum Avis Style I Legend Visible 3 Dimensions Cancel Help For each parameter select an Axis left or right and a Style line or bar You may show hide the plot legend or show the plot in 3 Dimensions by clicking on the appropriate checkbox Click Apply to make the changes to the plot The changes will apply to the graphs of all time series 17 Printing Time Series Plots To print a time series plot simply click the Print button The windows print dialog will open where you can specify the desired print settings 2 2 Diver Office Main Menu 2 2 1 Project New CTRL N Creates a new project in Diver Office Upon clicking you w
13. bases from LDM version 5 and higher 2 2 5 Help Help F1 Displays the Diver Office Online Help documentation About CTRL B Displays the Diver Office information dialog This contains the version number and information on how to contact Schlumberger Water Services 24 3 Programming and Reading Divers The Diver dialog can be accessed by clicking View from the main menu and then selecting Diver or by selecting the Diver button from the toolbar Alternatively you can press CTRL R on your keyboard Upon clicking Diver Office will attempt to read and display the settings of the connected Diver The following dialog will show Bower TIER ia a gt 3 i a4 la JO j Settings Data Start Program calibrate Cal History Cera Diver STOPPED Serial Number 50144 b Temperatures Battery Let Firmware Version VT 02 Range 1000 0 cmH20 Location SWS Sampling Method Fixed F Sampling Interval jos Second Ed The Diver dialog shown above is the main interface in which you can communicate with Divers From this dialog you can Read Diver settings Program Diver settings Start Stop Divers Download Diver data into Diver Office Read actual data from connected Divers Calibrate CTD Diver Each of these procedures is described in the following sections Please note that in order to communicate with Divers you have to select the appropriate communication method from Preferences Com
14. d to read and program Diver groundwater dataloggers download Diver monitoring data and process and display Diver data In combination with one or more Diver dataloggers Diver Office constitutes a complete and fleixble measurement system Diver Office has the following key features Easy to use intuitive interface Read Program Diver dataloggers Start Stop Diver dataloggers with various start methods Calibrate CTD Divers Import Export monitoring data in multiple formats View time series data in a plot or tabular form Import LoggerDataManager 5 x databases Perform barometric compensation on water level data This chapter will guide you through the installation and introduce you to the Diver Office interface 1 1 Installing Diver Office 1 1 1 System Requirements Diver Office requires the following minimum system configuration Pentium processor 800 MHz 256 MB of RAM 100 MB available hard drive space for installation Additional space for database is required Diver Office supports databases up to 300 MB One available USB port or one Serial COM port Windows 2000 SP4 Windows XP SP2 or later 32 amp 64 bit Windows Vista Business 32 amp 64 bit Screen resolution 1024 x 768 color 16 bits Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition Included in installation package If you have any problems with your particular system configuration please make sure that you followed the installation instructions precisely If
15. dding manual measurements for a location Vertical Reference Datum Top of Casing Water Cable Manual Cable Manual Parameter Column Length Measurement Length Measurement Barometer o o o lt Top of Casing Cable Length e o Manual o o Measurement Vertical Reference e e Datum e Required Parameter For the barometer and the manual measurement there are additional requirements with respect to the time series of the Diver that will be compensated e The barometer time series and the Diver time series must partly overlap e If the manual measurement is used it must fall within the barometer time series and the Diver time series If these conditions are not met the Barometric Compensation cannot be performed 4 4 Compensating the Data Barometric Compensation can be done in one of two ways from the time series node in the project tree or from the data filter dialog From the Project Tree To compensate time series data from the project tree simply right click on the desired time series and select Compensate from the pop up menu shown below EA w 0110 gm Manual Measurements 2 11 13 2007 12 21 09 PM 11 13 2007 1 17 19 PM Ey 11 25 2007 Export 8 31 30 PM f 11 25 2007 Delete 8 32 40 PM M d Manual Measurements LII 11 13 2007 12 23 20 PM 11 13 2007 2 34 40 PM From the Data Dialog To compensate time series data from the Data dialog e Go to View Data or press CTRL A on
16. he first result returned by the search will be User Accounts Turn User Account Control UAC on or off Click on it and then click Continue The UAC window will open e Deselect the option Use User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer and press the OK button e Restart your computer before proceeding with the Diver Office installation described below e Once the installation has finished you can enable UAC if desired 1 Place the CD into your CD ROM drive and the intial installation screen should load automatically Once loaded an installation interface with several different tabs will be presented If the installation screen does not load automatically e Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the CD ROM drive e Double click the Diver Office MSI to initiate the installation 2 Please take the time to explore the installation interface as there is information concering other SWS products our worldwide distributors technical support consulting training and how to contact us 3 On the initial Installation tab you may choose from the following two buttons Diver Office Installation and Diver Office User s Manual 4 The User s Manual button will display a PDF of the manual which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view If you do not have the Adobe Reader a link has been created in the interface to download the appropriate software 5 The Installation button will initiate the installation of Diver Office o
17. ill be prompted to enter a name for the new project Open CTRL O Opens an existing Diver Office project Upon clicking select the desired project and click Open Delete CTRL D Deletes the current project Upon clicking you will be prompted to confirm Settings CTRL S Shows the project settings for the current Diver Office project Please refer to Project Settings on page 12 for more information on project settings Exit ALT F4 Closes Diver Office 2 2 2 View Diver CTRL R Opens the Diver dialog shown below Please refer to Programming and Reading Divers on page 25 for more information on this dialog Data CTRL A This menu item will open the Data dialog shown below 18 19 MEE a m x 0 BaraComp Export Delete Help Filter W Regular Locations I Barometric Locations I Uncompensated je Partly Compensated je Compensated Filter time series starting fram 01 01 1980 12 00 00 AM ea 21 11 2007 11 57 31 am BS 2 Apply be Reset Locatiin Stat Date Time End Date Time DownladDate amp Time O bara diver 20 11 2007 10 54 04 AM 20 11 2007 10 57 28 AM 20 11 2007 11 23 03 AM O 023 09 04 2007 3 00 00 PM 28 06 2007 3 00 00 AM 20 11 2007 11 23 03 AM O 0123 03 05 2007 4 19 08 PM 03 05 2007 1 20 10 PM 20 11 2007 11 23 03 AM O 0123 13 11 2007 12 19 04 PM 13 11 2007 2 36 14 PM 20 11 2007 11 23 03 AM O 0123 13 11 2007 12 21 08 PM 13 11 2007
18. ition is installed to your computer during the Diver Office installation This is the main database engine for Diver Office In other words all of your downloaded and imported Diver data will be stored in a SQL Server database The database file is WHI sdf and is located in the root of the installation directory e g c Program Files Diver Office When you add data to your Diver Office project this database file will grow in size and vice versa Please consider the following limitations regarding Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition e WHI sdf must be located in the same folder as the DiverOffice exe e Only databases up to 300MB in size are supported Databases beyond this limit will hinder the performance of the application It is good data management practice to regularly back up your database to avoid any unexpected data loss Backing up your database is very simple To do so follow the steps below 1 In Windows Explorer navigate to the Diver Office installation directory 2 Locate the WHL sdf file Right click on it and select Copy 3 Ina safe and secure location e g on another location on your computer or on separate harddrive right click and select Paste 1 2 Diver Office Interface Layout E Diver Office Diver Office l B x Menu Bar Project View Preferences Import Help Toolbar 23 j i K al o Mew Open Diver Data Barocomp Help Ef Diver Office Project Settings 61 24 baro 332 m w0123 Mf weal Project
19. l the time series data that exists in the current Diver Office project However you can filter the time series data by location type barometric compensation status and or by start download time To filter the time series data by barometric compensation status enable disable the checkbox es beside the desired barometric compensation status e g Uncompensated Partly Compensated and Compensated For example if you would only like to see all the time series that have been compensated select the Compensated checkbox and unselect the Uncompensated and Partly Compensated checkbox To filter the time series data by start download time specify the desired start and end time in the respective text boxes To apply the filter click the T Apply button All the time series data that satisfy the filter criteria will be displayed in the table below To reset the time and date filter criteria click the amp Reset button Exporting Time Series Data You can export time series data from the Data dialog by selecting the checkbox es beside the desired time series and then clicking the Export button from the toolbar The following dialog will display Export Files l Export Folder CA DiverOffice S ample Project Uncompensated Compensated Export file type s MON CSV NITE OF Close Help The Export Folder is the destination folder in which all exported data is stored on your computer By default the folder i
20. munication dialog and the Diver must be connected to the computer see below 3 1 Connecting to a Diver 25 The method used to connect Divers depends on the manner in which the Diver is installed in the borehole Divers suspended in the borehole on a steel cable will need to be removed from the borehole prior to connection The Diver is connected to the computer using a reading unit Divers suspended on a DDC Diver Data Cable do not need to be removed from the borehole Simply use an interface cable to connect the Diver to the computer 3 2 Reading Diver Settings and Data B O To read the settings from a Diver simply click the P Settings button The following settings will be returned Setting Diver Type Diver Status Serial Number Memory Left Battery Left Firmware Version Range Conductivity Range Location Sampling Method Sampling Interval Altitude if applicable Description The type of Diver e g Mini Diver Micro Diver CTD Diver The status of the Diver can either be STARTED or STOPPED If you use future start or smart future start the status can also be FUTURE START The serial number of the Diver Displays the amount of memory left in the Diver as a progress bar Displays the amount of battery power remaining in the Diver Firmware version of the Diver The pressure range of the Diver The conductivity range of the Diver CTD Diver only The assigned location for the Diver The sampling me
21. n calibration over time which may aid in explaining significant variations in anomalies Note In order to view a CTD Divers calibration history the Diver must be connected to the reading unit interface cable Zooming Using the mouse left click and drag the cursor downwards to zoom into a point of interest on the graph Release the left button of the mouse to zoom into the defined area To zoom back out click the Refresh button 4 Barometric Compensation 4 1 What is Barometric Compensation A Diver measures the groundwater level with a highly accurate pressure sensor that measures an absolute pressure This pressure is equal to the weight of the water column above the measuring instrument plus the prevailing air pressure Subtracting these air pressure measurements from the absolute pressure measurement compensates for air pressure variations This can be done quickly and easily using Diver Office The process uses linear interpolation for air pressure values if they are not measured at the same time as the water level The sampling speed of the barometer does not have to be the same as the Diver measurements it compensates It only has to register the variations in the atmospheric pressure a measurement with a fixed sampling speed of 1 per 30 minutes is usually good enough Divers measure the groundwater level with respect to the Diver itself e g water column height above the Diver However Diver Office allows you to e
22. n is useful in situations where you want to stop the Diver download its data and then continue collecting data at the specified sample interval In other words this option allows you to download data in contiguous segments while maintaining a consistent sample interval SFS can be explained best through the diagram shown below future start level I I I I i t t time start read data read data stop Diver stop Diver At ty the Diver is started At tj the Diver is stopped and the data is downloaded Upon restart the Diver is started using the Smart Future Start time At t the Diver is stopped again and the data is downloaded Upon restart the Diver is started using the Smart Future Start time etc After selecting the desired start method click the Start button to save the start settings to the Diver 30 Note Starting a Diver will erase all data on the Diver Please be sure to download your data before starting the Diver 3 5 Stopping a Diver To stop a Diver you must first read the settings of the Diver and then click the o Wstop button A confirmation screen will display to prevent accidental stopping of the Diver 3 6 Actual Data The Actual Data frame shown below allows you to view the most recent measurements stored in the Diver s memory Actual Data Parameter Value Unit k Pressure 998 2 emH20 Temperature 4 40 Celsius Refresh If the Diver is started and is connected to Diver Office e g
23. n your computer Diver Office must be installed on your local hard disk in order to run Follow the installation instructions and read the on screen instructions carefully 6 Once the installation is complete you will see the Diver Office short cut on your Desktop screen 1 1 4 Uninstalling Diver Office There may be instances where you will need to uninstall remove Diver Office from your system i e if the software is to be transferred to another computer or you need to reinstall on the current computer To uninstall Diver Office Locate the Add Remove Programs option in Window s Control Panel Select Diver Office as the program to be removed Follow the on screen instructions Once you are finished re boot the system to ensure all system files are updated 1 1 5 Uninstalling Reading Unit Drivers To uninstall the reading unit drivers follow the instructions below 1 Using Windows Explorer navigate to the location where Diver Office is installed By default the directory is C Program Files Diver Office Reading Unit Drivers x32 2 In the x32 folder there will be a file called FTDIUNIN exe Double click on this file to start uninstalling the drivers 3 You will be prompted with a warning message asking you to unplug your reading unit before proceeding Please do so and then click Continue to continue 4 Click Finish to complete the uninstallation 1 1 6 Backing Up Your Database Microsoft SQL Server Compact Ed
24. nd Barometric time series must overlap w 0110 11 13 2007 12 23 20 PM 11 13 2007 2 34 40 PM Diver and Barometric time series must overlap w 0110 11 13 2007 12 41 30 PM 11 13 2007 2 35 51 PM Diver and Barometric time series must overlap z Led Oe Help The barometric compensation log includes the date and time of the compensation the compensation method used and the results of the compensation 1 e compensated partly compensated uncompensated for each of the selected time series There are six possible outcome scenarios that can be displayed in the Barometric Compensation Log These scenarios are depicted in the diagrams on the following page manual measureme X Paro water head de da a compensated P Diver tea ibis manual LN time uncompensated manual measurement not in time span of time series B l un nae measurement I nau time uncompensated manual measurement not in time span of Diver time series and barometer time series o dis Mee tr measlremen M de al P Diver water head n time partly compensated Poive l manual measure M ow p time uncompensated manual measurement not in time span of barometer time series uncompensated no overlap of Diver time series and barometer time series 38 39 I
25. ndex A Application Units 21 B Barometer Location 14 Barometric Compensation 20 Barometric Compensation General 34 Methods 34 Results 37 Barometric Compensation Log 38 C Cable Length 14 Calibrate CTD Diver 31 Calibration History 32 Connect to Diver 25 D Data Filter 19 Default Export Settings 13 Diver Altitude 29 Diver Communication 21 Diver Settings 26 E Export Data 20 Export on Download 14 E File Name Format 13 Import Diver Data 23 LDM Data 23 Installing Diver Office 7 Interface Layout 10 L Location Settings 114 Manual Measurements 15 MON file 23 O Online Help 24 P Programming Diver Settings 25 Project Folder 13 Project Settings 12 Project Tree 12 Pumping Tests 22 R Regular Location 14 S Sample Method Event Based 27 Fixed 27 Predefined Pumping Tests 27 User Defined Pump Test 28 Start methods Future Start 30 Immediate Start 30 Smart Future Start SFS 30 Starting a Diver 29 Stopping a Diver 31 Supported Devices 6 System Requirements 6 7 Time series plot 16 Print 17 Settings 17 Top of Casing 14 U Uninstalling Diver Office 8 V Vertical Reference Datum 12 Viewing time series data 16 40
26. o include the timestamp in the filename Export on Download Select this option to export data whenever data is downloaded from a Diver 2 1 2 Location Settings When a location is selected from the Project Tree the location settings will be shown in the details frame shown below S Diver Office My Project n x Project View Preferences Import Help 7 s U N 3 8 New Open Diver Data Barocomp Help Location Settings w 0123 Location Type 03 04 2007 3 00 00 PM 23 06 2007 3 00 00 4M 8 13 11 2007 12 22 00 PM Uu 20 11 2007 10 54 43 AM 13 11 2007 1 21 10 PM 20 11 2007 10 57 10 AM RO E 03 05 2007 4 19 08 PM 03 05 2007 1 20 10 PM E 13 11 2007 12 19 04 PM 13 11 2007 2 36 14 PM Barometer Location Zi 1311 2007 12 21 08 PM 13 11 2007 1 1719 PM baier o E P w 0154 i w 0163 Fi w 0166 R w 0167 M w 0276 Cable Length PE 0312 AC centimeter PE w 0921 Top of Casing Da centimeter E E E E Rt w 1236 E C Barometer i a 9 The location settings include the following Location Type Select between Barometer and Regular A barometer location type contains sampled barometric time series data whereas a regular location type contains groundwater time series data e g pressure temperature and conductivity The location type is represented by an icon in the Project Tree as sh
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28. own below pa Barometer location i Pi Regular location If the location is a regular location type then you must specify a corresponding barometer location before you can compensate its time series data The dropdown list will contain all the locations in the current project that have been set as a Barometer location type 14 Depending on which barometric compensation method you wish to use you may also need to specify a cable length and top of casing length These values are represented schematically on the diagram as length A and B respectively Please see Barometric Compensation Methods on page 34 for more information on the requirements for Barometric Compensation 2 1 3 Manual Measurements 15 A Manual Measurement is the difference between the water level in a borehole and the top of casing measured by an operator using a measuring tape depicted in the diagram below L Manual Measurements can be stored in Diver Office and then used for barometric compensation instead of cable lengths When the Manual Measurements tree item is selected the following screen will display E Diver Office My Project eI xl Project View Preferences Import Help z 2 U R S e Mew Open Diver Data Barocomp Help E My Project Date Time Value ae baro_diver November 20 2007 11 42 01 AM 500 Al w 0123 November 20 2007 11 44 13 AM 523 E 09 04 2007 3 00 00 PM 29 06 2007 3 00 00 AM JE 03 05 2007 4 19 08 PM
29. p in your sampling method Please note that the total number of samples must add up to the total memory of the Diver or else you will be unable to save the sample method Once finished click the Save button The sample method will now be added to the list of sample methods To delete a pumping test sample method select the method from the dropdown list and click the 3t Delete Selected Pump Test button To edit a pumping test sample method select the desired pump test from the dropdown list and click the L Edit button Languages This option allows you to change the Diver Office language Select between English and Nederlands Upon selecting you will be prompted with the following message Diver Office E i X B To load the language selected Diver Office needs to be restarted Would you like to change it now cancel Click Ok to restart Diver Office and load the selected language 27 2 2 4 Import Diver Data CTRL E This option allows you to import Diver datalogger data into Diver Office from both MON and DAT file formats When selected the following dialog will display open cx Look in o MonFiles e t er E3 My Recent Documents Desktop a BaroDiver_070724134511_40604 MON R Mini Diver_070724134455_40671 MON n bu Documents er My Computer o AM File name sws3 MON Places MON MON y Cancel Z MON MON ce DAT DAT
30. propriate solution s that will be used to calibrate the Diver Click the Calibrate button to begin calibrating the CTD Diver A message will appear stating that all data on the CTD Diver will be erased by the calibration process Click Yes to continue or click No to cancel You will be prompted to immerse the CTD Diver in the selected solution Click Ok to continue If you are using multiple solutions you will be prompted to calibrate from lowest concentration to the highest concentration specified Diver Office will then calibrate the CTD Diver according to the specified solutions If the calibration is successful a confirmation message will appear If the calibration fails e check to make sure you are using the appropriate calibration solution e ensure that the Diver is connected securely to the Reading Unit e ensure that the Diver s sensors are submerged in the solution 3 8 Calibration History Every time a CTD Diver is calibrated the calibration settings are saved to the Diver s internal memory To view the calibration history of a CTD Diver click on the Calibration History button from the Diver dialog toolbar The calibration history will be plotted on a graph as shown below 32 33 ioj Calibration Histon 1 005 0 995 0 99 0 955 0 95 0 975 00 972 91212006 T 2 2007 0 4 2007 TIGI200T7 62007 50 2007 Refresh Close Help This feature is useful for monitoring changes i
31. r e With respect to the top of well casing ToC e With respect to a vertical reference datum These three different options are depicted in the picture below In the last two options either a cable length must be given or a manual measurement must be used 34 l i I 191 77 191 77 L a b c The 3 different Barometric Compensation methods NOTE The direction of the plus and minus sign changes for the water column with respect to the vertical reference datum or the top of casing If the water level is above the vertical reference datum it has a positive value If the water level is below the top of casing it has a positive value The same holds for the manual measurement If the water level is above the top of casing the manual measurement has a negative value 4 3 Setting Up Your Project 35 Depending on which barometric compensation method that you wish to use you may have to provide additional location information before performing barometric compensation For example options b and c require that you either have performed manual measurements or that you have specified a cable length and a top of casing ToC measurement The table below outlines the required parameters for each barometric compensation option Please refer to Location Settings on page 14 for more information on defining a cable length and ToC measurement for a location Also refer to Manual Measurements on page 15 for more information on a
32. redefined pumping test settings Setup A B or C or User Defined for the Micro Diver and Cera Diver only Each sampling method is described below When this method is selected the Diver will take and store samples in regular time intervals The time interval must be specified in the Sampling Interval text box For example with a 10 second fixed sample interval the Diver will take a measurement every 10 seconds on all channel settings and then store these values in internal memory with the date and time Event Based When you select this method the Diver compares each sample to the last stored sample and calculates a difference A new sample is only stored when e the difference exceeds a specified percentage from the last stored sample on the leading parameter Generally the leading parameter is pressure For the CTD Diver the leading parameter is conductivity e If no samples were stored for the past 250 samples If you select this method the Variation field will be displayed In the field Variation specify the appropriate difference threshold Enter this difference as a percentage of the total range of the Diver The percentage must lie between 0 1 and 25 Also you must specify a Sampling Interval Predefined Pumping Tests Diver Office includes three convenient predefined pumping tests available from the Sampling Method dropdown list box for Divers that support this feature e g TD Diver Cera Diver and Micro Diver
33. s set to the Diver Office project folder You can change the export folder by clicking on the Open EF button and selecting a new destination folder When data is exported it is always saved in a corresponding subfolder e g MON CSV and DAT based on the exported file types You can export the time series data in either uncompensated form or compensated form by selecting the desired option Click the Ok button to export the data The data will be exported in the file formats specified in the Project Settings Please see section Project Settings on page 12 for more information on setting the Default Export Settings Barometric Compensation You can perform barometric compensation on selected time series data in the Data dialog Simply select the checkbox es for the desired time series data and click the BaroComp button from the toolbar This will open the Barometric Compensation dialog Please refer to Chapter 3 Barometric Compensation on page 34 for more information 2 2 3 Preferences Units CTRL U Opens the default unit settings for the current Diver Office project The following dialog will display 20 centimeter Temperature Celsius hd Altitude feet F To change the units simply select the desired units from the dropdown list boxes and click the Save button Note The Length unit always appears grayed out and is dependent on the Pressure unit For example if the pressure unit is mH20 the
34. tem and version number Total free RAM Number of free bytes on your hard disk Software installation directory Directory location for your current project files You may send us your questions via e mail fax or call one of our technical support specialists Please allow up to two business days for a response Table of Contents 1 Introduction to Div r Of lICe eerie ertet e oae aeo Se eaae ao rente eee ae eant ne eua Pe eoe ne eua eese eser LI Instalns Diver OCE oi or Seer eR VERUS SEN Eo EP wees eae ee 6 Iu 1 35 Ste rose QUITO BD TIUS ced ita ed sl o 6 Leki 2 East OL SUDDOLted DEVICES sA ee dasa anion Bluda aaa 6 Resdmo UM miii irlanda dali 6 IDE e APP o H 7 MLCT ACS CADICS RE TO DT 7 PB PE Z Ass PLM O y cts E O V A O e oc aale sunbed E E 1 DV Sn IERI RETE TT T A A DER 7 kks lao O E dod detis Udo eade csac te sadi sente 8 LS Uninstalling Readine Unit Dryers o aoc K Om deii amas ono Un iain teed 8 l 1 6 Backm Up Your Database di 9 1 2 Diver Olfhice Interface LAVO Usos er eoa Teen ea Fas eU aeo Ine pe Ub eee g T aae Ee AEA Ya td koda Cea od dno s eis 10 A EN EE EAE ska da ba kenso sola k v bo babka 11 2 dones DIvVer OLTCE iZ 2 1 Navigating Diver Office Using Project Tree ssoooo 000 00000000000000000000000000000 12 MME o Ve SPP SOE e PP e O RR 17 Zak DOC QUOD ORI DA 14 Za y Manual WIC AST IETIDS ocupa M qM M
35. the problem is still unresolved please contact your hardware experts or IT department 1 1 2 List of Supported Devices Reading Units Diver Office supports the following Reading Units Reading Unit RS232 AS 315 Reading Unit USB AS 324 Diver USB Reading Unit AS 330 Divers Diver Office supports the following Diver groundwater dataloggers Cera Diver DI701 DI702 DI705 DI710 Mini Diver DI500 DI501 DI502 DI505 DI510 Micro Diver DI601 DI602 DI605 DI610 M TD Diver DI240 DI241 DI243 DI245 Baro Diver DI250 DI500 CTD Diver ceramic DI261 DI263 DI265 CTD Diver stainless steel DI218 DI219 DI221 DI223 DI224 TD Diver DI212 DI213 DI214 DI215 DI217 DI220 Interface Cables Diver Office supports the following Diver interface cables Direct Read Interface Cable AS 325 PC Interface Boostercable AS 326 DRC USB Interface Cable AS 327 Direct Read Interface short AS 328 FT US232B EVALCABLE HAD 211 1 1 3 Installation Diver Office Software Diver Office is distributed on CD ROM through our website and on our FTP site To download Diver Office from our website please visit www swstechnology com and navigate to the Diver Office product page To install Diver Office from a CD ROM disk please follow the directions below Note If you wish to install Diver Office on Windows Vista you must first disable User Account Control UAC To do so follow the steps below e Click Start Control Panel e In the search bar type UAC e T
36. thod e g Fixed Event Based User Defined Pumping Test The time between two successive measurements The altitude above sea level To download the data recorded by the Diver click the Data button During the data download the progress is indicated by a progress bar Once the data has been downloaded it will be exported if this option is selected in the Project Settings Subsequently the program will jump to the tree view where the downloaded time series will be selected and a graph table of the data will be shown To return to the Diver window click the Read Diver button 4 26 3 3 Programming Diver Settings Once the settings have been read you can modify and program the following settings Location Sample Method Sample Interval Altitude if applicable and Conductivity Range if applicable Each setting is described in more detail below A Once you have defined the settings for the Diver click the Program button e to save the settings to the Diver 3 3 1 Location A location is a unique name given to a Diver and is usually associated with the physical location in which the Diver is deployed 1 e a specific well and a specific well screen Since the Location name will be used as part of the filename for exporting data the Location name does not accept special characters that would lead to an invalid filename 3 3 2 Sample Method and Sample Interval 21 The Sample Method may be Fixed Event Based one of the p
37. tings for the current project The available settings include Project Folder The folder location where all time series data MON CSV and NITG will be exported to With every Diver download a binary DAT file is created and stored a subfolder DAT of this location To change the location of the project folder click the Open EF button and specify a new location Vertical Reference Datum The vertical reference datum used at monitoring locations Please note that this setting does not have any affect on barometric compensation calculations If you do not know the name of your vertical reference datum please do not change the default Mean Sea Level setting Default Export Settings File Type Select which file types to generate when exporting time series data A binary format exported with every Diver download An ASCII file format supported by SWS software CSV Comma Separated Values format compatible with Microsoft Excel A standard database format in The Netherlands File Name Format Specify the naming convention for exported time series files This allows you to associate a filename with three strings serial number of Diver location of Diver and timestamp of download If the timestamp is not included as part of the filename e g only serial number plus location name are included in name format then a 1 2 etc extension will be added to each file in order to make the filename unique NOTE It is good practice t
38. tures in Diver Office that can be accessed through the project tree and the menu bar The following content has been organized to coincide with the structure and layout of the Diver Office interface First each level of the project tree is described in detail Following this section each item in the main menu 1s described In this chapter you will find information on Project Tree navigation Project settings Location settings Manual measurements Viewing data Importing Exporting Diver data Filtering time series data Setting Diver communication Creating user defined pumping tests Setting default units 2 1 Navigating Diver Office Using Project Tree The Project Tree lists all of the locations for the current project along with each locations manual measurements and time series data The basic structure of the project tree is shown below E A Diver Office Project Name Ee baro_332 Barometer Location Name JE 1341142007 12 23 20 PM 13 11 2007 12 39 00 PM ER a aga IO Regular Location Name dm i Jm Manual Measurements 4 Manual Measurements 0970472007 3 00 00 PM 29 06 2007 3 00 00 AM 03705 2007 4 13 08 PM 03 05 2007 1 20 70 PM 13 11 2007 2 35 14 PM 13 11 2007 12 21 03 PM 13 11 2007 1 17 19 PM 13 11 2007 12 22 00 PM 13 11 2007 1 21 10 PM M af 20711 2007 10 54 43 AM 20 11 2007 10 57 10 AM fee I Ed L Co M
39. tween 1 Conductivity or 2 Spec Cond Please refer to your Diver manual for more information on these settings 3 4 Starting a Diver Before you can start a Diver the settings must have been read and the Diver status must be STOPPED k To start the Diver click the sO Start button from the toolbar Upon clicking you may be prompted with a warning message indicating the estimated operating time until the Diver memory is full at the chosen sample rate An example is shown below x Memory will be Full in 2 78 davisi at chosen sample rate Start anyway Ce If the given time estimate is suitable click Yes to continue Otherwise click No to return to the Diver dialog where you can modify the sample interval Upon clicking Yes the Start Diver dialog will display shown below 29 start Diver o A This action will erase all data on the Diver Immediate Start C Future Start 2041142007 x 1500 PM En Smart Future Start s yne Clock Start Cancel Help Here you can select from the following three start methods Immediate Start Select this option to start the Diver immediately Upon clicking Start the Diver will begin to take and record samples as defined in the Diver settings Future Start Select this option to start the Diver at a specified time in the future Use the date and time boxes to enter the desired future start time Smart Future Start SFS This optio
40. xpress water levels with respect to an external reference e g vertical reference datum top of well casing The following section describes the three different barometric compensation methods the barometric compensation procedure and the compensation results Using a Baro Diver SWS manufactures a Baro Diver that samples and records atmospheric pressure This Diver can be located at various positions for instance in an Office in the well in the part where there is no water or on a floating device such that the distance between the air water interface and the Baro Diver is always constant The latter configuration will avoid large temperature variations in the Baro Diver Usually only one Baro Diver suffices for more than one Diver The area where the Divers are deployed must have the same barometric pressure This depends on the terrain mountains and lakes can affect barometric pressure and how large the deployment area is Sometimes more than one Baro Diver is used for one iso barometric data where one functions as a backup incase the other Baro Diver fails Baro Diver data can be downloaded and assigned to any location for barometric compensation Please refer to Location Settings on page 14 for information on how to assign a Baro Diver location to a regular location 4 2 Barometric Compensation Methods Water levels can be compensated and expressed in the following three ways e The height of the water column above the Dive
41. your keyboard e Select the desired time series data from the table by selecting the corresponding checkbox es e Click the Baro Comp button In both cases the following Barometric Compensation dialog will open shown below 36 Barometric Compensation E iol xj Choose one of the following three options Water level with respect to top of Water level with respect to Water column above Diver casing vertical reference datum Obtain Diver position from Obtain Diver position from Use this method to export data to use this method to compare water level DAWACO HGA with different wells Here you can select the appropriate barometric compensation method Once selected click the Baro Comp button 4 5 Barometric Compensation Results 37 The results of the barometric compensation are presented in a Barometric Compensation Log This log will open whenever you attempt to compensate time series data An example of the log is shown below Barometric Compensation Log In x date time 11 25 2007 9 33 06 PM barometric compensation with water column above Diver compensated i time series partly compensated 1 time series uncompensated 3 time series compensated 1 time series w 0110 11 25 2007 8 30 19 PM 11 25 2007 8 31 30 PM partly compensated 1 time series w 0110 11 25 2007 8 30 19 PM 11 25 2007 8 32 40 PM uncompensated 3 time series w 0110 11 13 2007 12 21 09 PM 11 13 2007 1 17 19 PM Diver a

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