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Fields at Work GmbH, Sonneggstrasse 60, 8006 Zürich, Schweiz

 

2017 Fields at Work GmbH, Zurich  

ExpoM - ELF manual rev. 1.1

  

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settings.  Any  change  in  the  timeline  settings,  including  the  FFT  windowing  option,  requires  the 
timeline to be updated (

Compute Timeline

) for the changes to be visible. 

5.2.8

 

Single Measurement Analysis: Settings and Export (8) 

These settings control the appearance of the single measurement plot. 

The 

Axes

 settings allow to individually enable or disable the three measurement axes as well as the 

absolute value of the field strength, allowing to see features that may be hidden by another curve 
in the plot. 

The settings under 

FFT Options

 set the appearance of the spectrum. More detailed explanations 

about  the  FFT  window  setting  can  be  found  in  our  application  note 

“ExpoM 

-  ELF  Measurement 

Procedures: Tips and Recommendations”

 

which can be found on our homepage. Please note that 

these settings are used for the calculation of the timeline. Therefore, make sure to select the desired 
FFT settings before updating the timeline. 

The option

 Remove DC offset

 centers all time domain curves around the zero value. The axes are 

therefore superimposed, allowing to better recognize common and small signal variations across 
the three measurement axes. This setting affects only the visualization in the plot and has no effect 
on the timeline or the exported data. 

Save current Plot

 saves a CSV file containing the spectrum data and a second file containing the time 

domain data. If one of the two files are not needed, the corresponding export can be disabled by 
unselecting the corresponding checkbox. 

5.2.9

 

Additional Information (9) 

This  section  displays  additional  information  about  the  measurement  sample  that  is  currently 
displayed  in  the  single  measurement  analysis  plot.  The  information  includes  the  static  (DC) 
components of the measured magnetic field, the measurement band, and whether GPS location 
data is available for this specific sample. Latter property determines whether the measurement is 
included in the GPS export (KML file) or not.  

5.3

 

Importing Data from a Device 

To import the measurement data from an ExpoM - ELF it must be connected to the computer via 
USB. As soon as the device is switched on, a click on the 

Refresh

 button in the device connection 

section should reveal at least one new entry in the dropdown list (Figure 3, second picture). If you 
have  plugged  in  the  device  for  the  first  time  to  your  computer,  it  may  take  several  minutes  for 
Windows to search for and install the appropriate driver. The device must be switched on during 
this process. If the automatic driver install fails, the corresponding installer can be downloaded from 
our homepage and installed manually (see 5.8).   

Summary of Contents for ExpoM-ELF

Page 1: ...ExpoM ELF User Manual Version 1 1 ...

Page 2: ...2 Over Discharge Protection Automatic Shutdown 7 5 ExpoM ELF Utility PC Software 8 5 1 General Information 8 5 2 The Main Window 8 5 2 1 Device Connection 1 8 5 2 2 Measurement Data Section 2 9 5 2 3 Device and Application Settings 3 9 5 2 4 Manual Data Acquisition 4 9 5 2 5 Time Line Device Status Plots 5 9 5 2 6 Spectrum Time Domain Single Measurement Analysis Plot 6 9 5 2 7 Time Line Navigation...

Page 3: ...ngs 12 5 6 1 Firmware Update 13 5 7 Data Format Timeline Export 14 5 7 1 Date and Time 14 5 7 2 Sequence Number 14 5 7 3 Field Strength 14 5 7 4 DC Components 14 5 7 5 Band 14 5 7 6 GPS Data 15 5 7 7 Marker 15 5 8 Installing the USB Driver 15 6 Technical Specifications 16 6 1 Frequency Bands and Measurement Range 16 6 2 Bandwidth and Resolution 16 6 3 Sensitivity 16 6 4 Accuracy and Drift 18 6 5 L...

Page 4: ...st important elements and controls of the device are shown in Figure 1 The magnetic field sensors 1 are located at the front of the device about 15 mm underneath the arrows identifying the orientation of the three measurement axes The Multi color LED 2 is the main activity indicator of the device The marker button 3 can be used to highlight specific events during a measurement Figure 1 ExpoM ELF e...

Page 5: ...initialization After initialization the device switches over to measurement mode Measurement mode The LED lights red during each measurement If GPS is enabled an additional green flash signalizes a successful GPS position fix Connection to PC Continuous yellow light Auto Power down low battery Series of fast red flashes after which the device powers off Wi Fi connection Single blue flash WiFi conn...

Page 6: ...samples The flagged samples are highlighted by means of an ascending marker number visible in the exported data 3 3 Personal Measurements When using ExpoM ELF for personal measurements the movement of the person will lead to measurement artifacts due to the magnetic sensors that are moved through the static earth magnetic fields These artifacts can lead to a lower measurement sensitivity towards l...

Page 7: ... at least 1A 1000mA More information about suitable USB charger types for ExpoM ELF can be obtained from the distributor Important Notice At environmental temperatures above 45 C ExpoM ELF should not be charged Direct exposure to sunlight during the charging process should be avoided Note The actual charging time depends on the charger model and the type of USB cable used Long and or thin USB cabl...

Page 8: ...equires a Windows operating system Windows 7 and newer 5 2 The Main Window Figure 2 shows the elements of the ExpoM ELF Utility main window Figure 2 Main window of the ExpoM ELF Utility The window is organized into the following sections 5 2 1 Device Connection 1 Before any data can be downloaded from the device or its settings modified a connection to the ExpoM ELF device must be established via ...

Page 9: ...ng in the timeline plot selects a single measurement sample from the measurement The spectrum and the time domain signal from this sample are automatically displayed in the single measurement analysis plots Note that for a frequency component to be displayed in the timeline the corresponding measurement samples must have been recorded with a suitable ExpoM ELF band setting For example it is not po...

Page 10: ...nt axes This setting affects only the visualization in the plot and has no effect on the timeline or the exported data Save current Plot saves a CSV file containing the spectrum data and a second file containing the time domain data If one of the two files are not needed the corresponding export can be disabled by unselecting the corresponding checkbox 5 2 9 Additional Information 9 This section d...

Page 11: ...rements into a proprietary raw file format mmm that retains all information In addition single measurements as well as the timeline can be exported into an Excel or CSV file 5 4 1 Raw Measurement File mmm file When new measurement is downloaded from ExpoM ELF we recommend to first save it into a raw measurement file mmm This data format ensues that the full spectral and time domain as well as all ...

Page 12: ...slider allows to set a filter on the quality of the GPS positioning accuracy When this option is enabled GPS data captured in bad reception conditions is discarded in the KML export Caution setting the filter too strict can lead to no GPS data being exported at all Figure 4 Application Settings window 5 6 Device Settings The device settings dialog see Figure 5 can only be changed when a device is ...

Page 13: ...o position data will be logged during this time The first few GPS measurements can have reduced position accuracy 5 6 1 Firmware Update The firmware of ExpoM ELF can be updated to improve its functionality and features Firmware updates are published on our homepage and can be loaded to the device by the user When a device is connected the firmware updater can be started by clicking on the correspo...

Page 14: ...umber Each measurement is labeled with a sequence number Every time ExpoM ELF is switched on the sequence number starts at 1 If not interrupted by a power cycle the sequence number counts up to 65535 after which it restarts at 1 5 7 3 Field Strength The measured field strength of the frequency bands selected in the timeline All field values are expressed in Microtesla µT 5 7 4 DC Components Averag...

Page 15: ...y good 2 5 OK 5 limited accuracy Nsat Number of satellites in view higher numbers mean more robust GPS reception Speed Speed in km h determined by GPS In bad reception conditions speeds up to several km h are sometimes measured even in stationary conditions 5 7 7 Marker Tracks the number of marker button activations The measurement that was active at the time the marker button was pressed contains...

Page 16: ...ivity ranges with variable frequency resolution cover the frequency range from DC to 1 kHz 10 kHz and 100 kHz respectively An additional high field strength mode allows measurement up to 30 mT RMS from DC to 1 kHz Band Name Bandwidth Resolution Bandwidth Maximum Field Strength LF high resolution DC 1 kHz 1 Hz 1000 μT RMS MF DC 10 kHz 10 Hz 1000 μT RMS HF high bandwidth DC 100 kHz 100 Hz 1000 μT RM...

Page 17: ...60 8006 Zürich Schweiz 2017 Fields at Work GmbH Zurich ExpoM ELF manual rev 1 1 Page 17 19 Figure 8 Typical noise floor MF band DC 10 kHz Figure 9 Typical noise floor HF band DC 100 kHz Figure 10 Typical noise floor High B band DC 1 kHz ...

Page 18: ... The device can be configured to take a measurement on one or multiple bands see 6 2 within one measurement interval If multiple bands are selected it may be necessary to increase the measurement interval The recommended minimum measurement interval settings are given in the following table Table 2 Measurement Settings GPS ON GPS OFF One band 4 seconds 4 seconds Two bands 5 seconds 4 seconds Three...

Page 19: ...Built in rechargeable Li ion battery Typical operating time 24h 10 sec measurement interval GPS disabled Charging Micro USB interface USB compliant chargers are supported 1 5A recommended A full charge takes about 2 h 6 9 Other Size 16 cm x 8 cm x 3 5 cm L x W x H Weight 300 g Operating Conditions Temperature 5 C to 50 C Rel humidity 0 to 90 non condensing ...

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