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1. e The collection and retention of all measurement data from a PRD instrument This data is stored in the internal instrument memory since the last time it was connected to the PRD software After the data is downloaded and stored in the database it is deleted from the PRD instrument e Adjusting of the PRD instrument internal settings such as various measurement coefficients thresholds enabling disabling the vibration and sound alerts etc e Working with the instrument history database The database stores all the data downloaded from each instrument that has been connected to software Please note that only history of instrument registered to a database user are stored history of any unregistered instrument is discarded and not deleted from the instrument 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved Getting Started After the installation of the PRD software it will appear on the Start All Programs Polimaster PRD menu Click the PM PRD shortcut in this menu to start the program When Polimaster PRD Software is running its icon is displayed in the Windows tray 2 ao 2608 Right click on this icon to access the available PRD Software functions e Information system opens the user database and instruments history e Instrument settings opens the dialog box for reading adjusting and recording of the PRD instrument internal parameters e Program settings opens the dialog box for adjusting of the software con2. corresponding toolbar button displayed User History Edit Program Tarasevich Alexander S or activate the To return to the list of users press the corresponding toolbar button User list command from the History menu 19 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved Printing the History Before printing out the instrument history make sure you are in the history view mode the events displayed in the table will be printed out To print out the measurements history select the Print history command from the History menu or press the corresponding toolbar button BS The print preview page will be displayed from which you can print out the history as well as to save it to the disk History print preview Baz mj Close Tarasevich Alexander 63140 PMATOSGN J 63140 PMATOSGN 1 Instrument is registered 06r 16 38 Background ganma z006 r z 49 neutron Background ganma heutron Background ganma heutron Background qamme neutron Background ganna heutron Background ganna neutron 0 Fage 1 of 30 s200e z 2006 21 2006 41 _ 2006 241 2006 21 63140 PMA7OGGN 63140 P MITCH E2140 PMA7OGGN 63140 Phd FOSGH 63140 PMAFOSGN J 63140 PMAFOSGN J 63140 PMAFOSGN J 63140 PMAFOSGN J 63140 PMAFOSGN J 63140 PMAFOSGN J 63140 PMAFOSGN J 20 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved Moving Data to the Archive The PRD Soft
3. The archive database represents the same list of users as the main database with the same way of browsing it It is possible to restore a user or user data to the main database For this purpose you have to select the user and activate the Move user to the main user list command from the Edit menu or press the corresponding toolbar button S It is also possible to restore the instrument history when viewing it in the archive For this purpose you have to select the Move events to the main list command from the Edit menu when viewing the history for a certain user or press the corresponding toolbar button IN 22
4. Auto calibration switches on off the automatic calibration mode When this mode is ON the instrument takes into account slow changes in background level It is calibrated every ten 10 minutes when the background level changes Allow setting alarms allows forbids the user to switch on or off the audio and vibration alarms using the instrument buttons Audible alarm switches on off the instrument audio alarm Vibration alarm switches on off the instrument vibration alarm Enable changes coeff n enables forbids the user to change the value of coefficients for gamma and neutron radiation using the instrument buttons Variation coeff indication switches on off the indication of variation coefficient Neutron registration switches on off the Neutron registration mode Time before data recording the time interval after which the first current count rate value is recorded in the instrument memory 10 Data Collection and Storage 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved When a Personal Radiation Detector is connected with the PRD software via Bluetooth or IR protocol the downloading of the instrument measurements history should start automatically After the Reading history progress bar finishes a dialog box is displayed showing all the information read from the instrument Es History d vf See ie DAGAR Instrument Instrument User Instrument date time Data recording interval
5. Coefficient n gamma Coefficient n neutron Auto calibration Quick off Allow setting alarms Audible alarm Vibration alarm Enable changes coeff Background neutron Background gamma neutron Background gamma PMI 703GN 63140 19 07 2006 12 20 60 min Tg DB Orr 05 07 2006 20 09 05 07 2006 20 19 05 07 2006 20 29 Using toolbar buttons of this dialog box you can e Save all the read history to a text file e Register a new database user and save this information for this user After the information is saved to the database it is automatically deleted from the instrument Boe amp Cps 0 05 Cps amp Cps 0 03 Cps amp Cps Fh rk a memory Please note in case the instrument is already registered to a database user all the read information is automatically stored in the database for this user and deleted from the instrument memory when you press the Close button e Print out the PRD instrument history and data 11 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved Registering the Instrument All PRD instruments must be registered in the database in order for the PRD software to be able to save the read data Each instrument is registered to a certain database user so that it would be possible to track down who performed this or that measurement After the instrument history is read if it is registered to a certain user the user information will be displayed in the User field and inst
6. Personal Radiation Detectors Data Collection and Processing software User Guide 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved ILFOCUCIION srono E EN 2 E EELE E A E E E E E A T E A E EAN E E EA E E 3 OWT UDa E on 4 Program SUING S siare E A 5 NStument S SUD erreneren EEE EEE EN EREET 7 HorumMment SS CUUINGS serae nE A 8 Bata CONneCHOM and Storage srpen nnne sin 11 Registering the INStrUMENL ccccccc eee ecceeeceeceeeeeeceeeeeeseeceeeeeeseseeeseeseeeeeeseeeeeeseees 12 Database Managemen sissies iced diwotaiaiuctordinwodsebiavetantinuesks 13 Wi og Il tee eer een eR ne ne eee ee ee ne eee eee ee ee er see eee 14 PACING INV SC oars perience T T E ET TOTEE TOTES A 15 CUEING CANON aU Ol eee E E EE T 16 PINUNO NEUSS LIS esasi EE E E 17 Cancelling the Instrument Registration ccccceecceeeceeeceeeceeeseeeeeeseeeseeeeeeeseeaes 18 VIEWING Instrument HISTO isien nne aa a ai e 19 Printing the HIStOSy cccccccecceccseeceeceecceeceecaeecsecueceuecaesaeesaesuecauesaesaeeceeseesaueaeesas 20 Moving Data tothe ArCAIVG ersun rror r E EE EEE ATE 21 Viewing the 2 66 9 hl gt eeeeee eee ee ne en ete tne en nee On nee on eke een One nen onae ere 22 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved Introduction Polimaster PRD Personal Radiation Detectors Data Collection and Processing software is designed to work with Polimaster Personal Radiation Detectors PRD The main purposes of this software are the following
7. ent operation Instrument Settings dialog box is accessed by right clicking the PRD Software tray icon and selecting the Instrument settings command from the subsequent menu The following dialog box is initially displayed ig Instrument settings Je men fesiisnenl A JA Ge oie TE Close Before reading the data from the instrument make sure it is connected To read the instrument data press the Read button in the window shown above When Instrument Search message is displayed make sure that the PRD instrument is in the IR communication mode Ir is displayed on its LCD To switch on the IR communication mode press the Light button on the detector After the instrument settings are read they will be displayed in the window 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved iq Instrument settings SOSPESO PM 03GM JOSIN A 63140 Aastra fate fae 20 07 2006 13 19 Dafa secon SOURIS avy BU eect A gaan 3 CAAT FE SABLA a Sze Aion fyeshokt mae F OODE 02 x a a A E Write aa Read wv Close If it is necessary to change any instrument settings do it and press the Write button when finished Again make sure that the PRD instrument is in the IR communication mode Ir is displayed on its LCD To switch on the IR communication mode press the Light button on the detector The following settings are available depending on the PRD model Read only settings e Instrument instrument type e Instrument
8. figuration e Exit exits the program e Help displays this help 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved Software Setup To access to the internal settings of the Polimaster PRD Software right click its icon in system tray and select the Program settings command from the subsequent menu ali Information system k Instrument settings pd Program settings ie Help k About wl Exit The Program seitings window will be displayed 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved Program Settings Program Settings dialog box is accessed by right clicking the PRD Software tray icon and selecting the Program settings command from the subsequent menu The following dialog box will be displayed oo Program settings COM port Interface language IR adapter cont Be Enis ACTISYS ACT IR220 Ey i Instrument search Exchange protocol IrDA protocol bd Old password Hew password Confirm password Add instrument settings to the database if Print instrument settings w Head unregistered instruments gt Cancel COM Port specifies the communication port through which the connection with the PRD instrument is performed This control is disabled if you select to use IrDA protocol because in this case the default system infra red port is used Interface language specifies the PRD Software user interface language Two languages are available English and Russian IR Adapter us
9. ing this control you can specify the type of Infrared adapter you are using This control is disabled if you select to use IrDA protocol because in this case the default system infra red port is used Instrument search if this option is enabled the program performs continuous search for the instrument located in the IR adapter reception area and performs reading of the history from any detected instrument Exchange protocol specifies the data exchange protocol to be used when communicating with the PRD instrument Please follow the recommendations below when selecting the proper protocol e Incase you use a USB IR adapter select IrDA protocol from protocol list e In case a serial port IR adapter is used both IrDA protocol and IrDA simulation protocols can be used However IrDA protocol is recommended e Incase the combination of a serial port IR adapter and IrDA simulation protocol is used it is required to select the COM port where the IR adapter is physically connected usually COM1 or COM2 and disable any IrDA Adapter driver if it is installed It is impossible to use one serial port IR adapter in both IrDA and IrDA simulation modes 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved e In case you use Bluetooth please choose Bluetooth protocol from protocol list Password fields are used to change the current password for the access of the Instrument settings page The default password is 1 Add instr
10. instrument serial number e Instrument date time date and time preset in the instrument Read Write settings e Data recording interval min value of time intervals in which the current count rate values are recorded in the instrument memory e Coefficient n gamma the value of the number of measured deviations coefficient n for gamma radiation Please see PRD Instrument Operation manual for more information e Coefficient n neutron the value of the number of measured deviations coefficient n for neutron radiation 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved Calibration time sec count time in the background updating mode Default value is 36 sec It is not recommended to change this parameter unless you fully realize the consequence Safety Alarm threshold the value of the Safety Alarm threshold Please see PRD instrument Operation manual for more information Threshold Geiger Sv h the value of the DER threshold for Geiger Muller detector only for PM1401K Neutron threshold the value of the Neutron threshold Search threshold the value of the Search threshold Please see PRD Instrument Operation manual for more information Quick off this option allows forbids the instrument quick off function That is the ability to switch off the instrument using only one button If this option is enabled the instrument can be switched off by pressing the Light button and holding it for 5 seconds
11. ormation system command from the subsequent menu all Information system oe Instrument settings o Program settings i Help About wil Exit The Information system window will be opened allowing you to browse the instruments database add new users delete the existing ones archive old data or export the stored data to a file 13 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved Users List When you open the PRD Software Information system the list of users registered in the database is displayed The user list represents a list of people who have their information stored in the database There is a possibility to add new user into the list view and change user information It can be done either by selecting of the required command from the User menu or by pressing the corresponding toolbar button Hint place the mouse cursor above a toolbar button and wait two seconds to see the button tooltip specifying the button functionality An instrument can be registered to any user existing in the database and instrument history can be then stored in the user folder If a user has a registered instrument the instrument serial number and type is shown in the column Instrument Also the program provides the possibility to move the user and his history into archive archive database deleting all the information from the main database The information is not deleted permanently and can be viewed later by accessing the archi
12. rs list select the Print user list command from the User menu or press the corresponding toolbar button h The print preview page will be displayed from which you can print out the list of users as well as to save the list to the disk __ User list print preview Baz a We se User lst Mame Instrument Tarasach Alexander 63140 P M17033 Smith John Dice Joe Lincoln Abraham 21 07 2006 O Fage 1 of 1 17 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved Cancelling the Instrument Registration Each user in the database can have an individual PRD detector registered to him her It is possible to void the instrument registration to a certain user by selecting the Cancel instrument registration command from the User menu or press the corresponding toolbar button A After confirming the registration cancellation the instrument will no longer be associated with the user it used to be and it will be necessary to register the instrument to another user in order to be able to save the instrument data and history in the database 18 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved Viewing Instrument History To see the history and measurements performed by the PRD instrument registered to a specificc user simply double click the user in the users list or select a user and activate the View history command from the History menu Ctri H shortcut or press the 2 All data for the selected user s instrument will be
13. rument history will be automatically added to the database and erased from the instrument If the instrument is not registered to any user the instrument history will not be added to the database and erased from the instrument In order not to loose the measurements it is necessary to register the instrument by pressing the Registration button The following window will be displayed Registration velect the user for registration x Cancel In the above window select the required user from the list for instrument registration and press OK If the required user for instrument registration is not on the list he she can be added by pressing the New button To finish the registration process press Light button on the instrument to enable IR communication when the corresponding software prompt is displayed The history will be added to the database and deleted from the instrument The instrument serial number will be registered to the user 12 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved Database Management All data read from the PRD instruments is stored in the program database to the folder of the user the specific instrument is registered to It is possible to read the data from unregistered instruments however the instrument must be registered anyway before storing of the instrument data to the database To access the users and instruments history database right click the PRD software icon a in system tray and select the Inf
14. ument settings to the database if this option is enabled both the instrument settings and its history will be stored in the database after reading of the data from the instrument If this option is disabled only the history of the instrument will be stored in the database Print instrument settings if this option is enabled both the instrument settings and its history will be printed out when the user presses the Print button after reading of the data from the instrument If this option is disabled only the history of the instrument will be printed out Read unregistered instruments this option allows forbids the reading of history and data from instruments not registered in the database 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved Instrument Setup To access to the dialog box for adjusting the connected instrument internal parameters right click its icon a in system tray and select the Instrument settings command from the subsequent menu ali Information system kr Instrument settings K or Program settings ig Help About Exit You will be prompted to specify the access password The default password is 1 lf the access password is specified correctly the Instrument settings window will be displayed 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved Instrument Settings Important note It is not recommended to change the factory preset settings by untrained users since it may cause incorrect instrum
15. ve database It is also possible to print out the users list 14 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved Adding a New User To add a new user to the database select the New user command from the User menu or press the corresponding toolbar button Di or press the Ctrl N short cut The following form will be displayed amp Edit user infor nation Please note that the first and the last names are the required fields Press OK to create the new user or Cancel to skip the creation process If the specified user already exists in the database the corresponding error message will be displayed 15 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved Editing User Information To edit the information of an existing user in the database select the Edit command from the User menu or press the corresponding toolbar button short cut The following form will be displayed or press the Ctrl U Edit user infor nation Please note that the first and the last names are the required fields Press OK to save the edited information or Cancel to skip the editing process If the specified user already exists in the database the corresponding error message will be displayed 16 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved Printing the Users List Before printing out the instrument history make sure you are in the users list mode the users displayed in the table will be printed out To print out the use
16. ware does not allow to delete any data stored in its database Instead the unused data is moved to the archive The process is similar to deleting Windows files when they are not actually deleted by just moved to the trash bin It is possible to move to the archive just the user history or the user together with his history To delete information of a certain user you have to select him in the list and press the Delete key or Delete toolbar button xh The further program behavior depends on whether the user has an instrument registered to him e f no instrument is registered to the user the user will be deleted from the list along with all instrument history he may posses All the data will be moved to the archive e If there is an instrument registered to the user the user will not be deleted from the list just all his history will be moved to the archive 21 2004 2006 Polimaster All Rights Reserved Viewing the Archive The archive database contains all the users and data that were deleted from the main PRD Software database To view the archive it is necessary to select the Archive command from the History menu or press the corresponding toolbar button You will be prompted to select the database file where the archive is stored By default the archive is stored to the ArchDb mdb file which is situated in the Archive folder of the software installation directory e g C Program Files Polimaster Polimaster PRD Archive
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