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B-06-1006, Rev. E Tuff Tilt Digital 

 

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Appendix C.  Warranty and Limitation of Liability

Summary of Contents for TuffTilt Digital

Page 1: ...ial Tiltmeters 850 Perimeter Road Manchester NH 03103 Phone 603 669 6400 Fax 603 622 2690 www jewellinstruments com sales jewellinstruments com Copyright 2013 by Jewell Instruments LLC All rights reserved Document No B 06 1006 Rev E ...

Page 2: ...CAL INTERFACE SOFTWARE Installation Operation 28 1 Introduction 29 2 System Requirements 29 3 Installing ZAGI 29 4 Configuring Communications 30 5 Data Access 31 6 Command Line Menu Options 32 7 Screen Options 33 8 Equivalent Firmware Commands 34 9 Event Markers Plotting Saved Files 35 10 Data Logging to Tiltmeter Memory 35 11 Data File Format 36 12 Printing 37 APPENDIX C WARRANTY AND LIMITATION O...

Page 3: ...tal Clinometer and our Model D711 Scientific Tiltmeter The Tuff Tilt Digital is offered with many powerful features including RS232 output RS422 output analog output or optional tilt switch output in the RS232 versions biaxial or uniaxial measurement and 16 bit A D resolution The serial data output is easily interfaced to many GPS receivers spread spectrum radios and wireless Ethernet converters A...

Page 4: ...ive Baud rate 9600 default 19200 28800 57600 115200 230400 NMEA 0183 compatible x y temperature serial no plus other output strings OUTPUT DATA RATE User selectable from 10 samples second to 1 sample 24 hours POWER REQ TS 7 28 VDC 30 mA 250 mV peak to peak ripple maximum reverse polarity protected ENVIRONMENTAL 25 to 70 C operational 30 to 100 C storage NEMA 4X IP65 MOUNTING Four no 8 stainless st...

Page 5: ...tal 4 Figure 3 Cable termination details Tinned ends left for power and optional analog or tilt switch output DB9 connector for serial communications and barrel connector for power input using optional power supply part no 00254 02 ...

Page 6: ...B 06 1006 Rev E Tuff Tilt Digital 5 Figure 4 Wiring connections Tuff Tilt Digital ...

Page 7: ...n of the clinometer For stable readings the mounting screws should hold the clinometer tightly against the base so that it cannot shift or wobble Replace the lid when installation is complete Note Our horizontal mounting plates and vertical mounting brackets simplify the installation See the accessory table above and also Figure 5 To operate your clinometer connect the cable assembly as shown in F...

Page 8: ...ge to the circuitry Installing the Tuff Tilt Digital on Vertical Surfaces Installing the Tuff Tilt Digital on Horizontal Surfaces Note The tiltmeter enclosure may also be screwed directly to the mounting surface without use of the P N 84051 Mounting Plate Figure 5 Installation Methods ...

Page 9: ...B 06 1006 Rev E Tuff Tilt Digital 8 Figure 6 Box Mounting Details ...

Page 10: ...d rate is 9600 Baud rates up to 230400 are supported 4 2 Firmware Command Format The format of commands issued by the host is 9900 command CR LF Valid commands are listed in Appendix A The input output processing on the serial port of the Tuff Tilt Digital is as follows 1 Input is read until a CR or LF carriage return or line feed is received On a PC this usually means pressing the Enter or Return...

Page 11: ...e tilt and temperature measurement The format of the output depends on the setting of the SO command SO xxx Selects the output format for the XY command xxx selects format as follows ASH Ashtech compatible NMEA format SIM Simple x y t sn output string default XDR NMEA XDR format TCM Trimble Navigation proprietary pitch Y and roll X string BAE BAE Systems encoded 11 byte string containing a sync pa...

Page 12: ...on XYCx Continuously sends XY data where x determines output rate as follows x 0 8 10 outputs per second x 1 4 outputs per second x 2 1 output per second default x 3 1 output every 10 seconds x 4 1 output every 60 seconds x 5 1 output every hour x 6 1 output every 12 hours x 7 1 output every 24 hours x 0A Averaging of the 8 10 outputs per second data x 1A Averaging of the 4 outputs per second data...

Page 13: ... Y and East West X tilt angle in degrees and the internal temperature of the MD 900 T in ºC PASHS XDR A 004 261 D N A 004 280 D E C 021 288 C T N1346 PASHS XDR A 004 261 D N A 004 280 D E C 021 306 C T N1346 PASHS XDR A 004 261 D N A 004 280 D E C 021 298 C T N1346 PASHS XDR A 004 261 D N A 004 280 D E C 021 332 C T N1346 SO SIM default Simple X Y T SN output which returns the X and Y tilt angle i...

Page 14: ... and Y bytes use 0 0000277 angular degrees per LSB hence the total output range of this output mode is limited to the model D711 2A 4X The temperature uses 0 004 degrees Celsius per LSB The serial number is a two byte integer The checksum byte is the result of ANDing bytes 2 7 with 255 BAE output mode reduces the total number of characters per output to 11 bytes while transferring the same data as...

Page 15: ...B 06 1006 Rev E Tuff Tilt Digital 14 Appendix A Firmware Commands ...

Page 16: ...nse YXXDR A 00 920 D N A 00 210 D E C 030 045 C T N1212 57 SO Selects the output format for the XY command The possible formats are SIM x x y y t t sn CR LF Serial number Temperature of tiltmeter Y tilt value in degrees X tilt value in degrees Example 00 920 00 210 030 045 N1212 XDR YXXDR A x x D N A x x D E C x x C T sn hh CR LF Checksum Serial number Comment T for temperature Units C degrees C T...

Page 17: ... 920 D N A 00 210 D E C 030 045 C T N1212 TCM Py y Rx x hh CR LF CheckSum Roll X tilt value in degrees Pitch Y tilt value in degrees Example P 00 905R002 190 19 BAE abcdefghijk Byte 10 k Checksum of bytes 2 7 ANDed with decimal 255 Byte 8 9 i j Serial number in hexadecimal format Byte 6 7 g h Temperature in Deg C Bits 14 0 magnitude LSB bit 0 004 Deg C Bit 15 sign Byte 4 5 e f Y Axis Level Data Bi...

Page 18: ...r Strings None Default N A Persistence Subsequent tiltmeter readings stored in nonvolatile memory until memory is full Maximum of approximately 150 lines of data Example command 9900XY MEMS CR LF response none XY MEMD Downloads the tiltmeter readings in nonvolatile memory to PC Syntax ttssXY MEMD CR LF Error Strings None Default N A Persistence Stored tiltmeter readings downloaded at rate of 1 per...

Page 19: ...he sign on string Syntax ttssXYVR CR LF Error Strings None Default N A Persistence N A Example command 9900XYVR CR LF response AGI Model D711 2A 4X Firmware V5 2 SN N1212 ID01 ID This command is not currently supported Sets the ID of units in the daisy chain The first device in the serial chain sets its ID to the source ID plus one ss 1 and then outputs a the ID command to the next device with the...

Page 20: ...e memory Example command 9900XY TR PASH ON CR LF response none XY TR PASH OFF Turns off translation of PASHS XDR P sentences Syntax ttssXY TR PASH OFF CR LF Error Strings None Default N A Persistence Setting is stored in nonvolatile memory Example command 9900XY TR PASH OFF CR LF response none XY EP Enables power on message Power on message is AGI Tiltmeter Firmware V5 2 SN N1212 ID01 Where V5 2 i...

Page 21: ...spond to the command and echo the command when it is done Syntax ttssXY EE CR LF Error Strings None Default On Persistence Setting is stored in nonvolatile memory Example command 0100XY EE CR LF response none XY SE Disables echoing of global 99 commands If the unit receives a command for ID 99 then the unit will respond but the unit will NOT echo the command when it is done Syntax ttssXY SE CR LF ...

Page 22: ... an integer between 1 and 1000 equal to the number of samples that are averaged Syntax ttssXY SET N SAMP x CR LF Error Strings None Default Depends on data output rate as specified by the XYCx command The default numbers of samples averaged for each data rate are XYC0 28 XYC1 100 XYC2 460 XYC3 500 XYC4 500 XYC5 500 XYC6 500 XYC7 500 If the number of samples specified exceeds the number listed abov...

Page 23: ...longer be able to communicate with the tiltmeter unless you have the correct interconnect cable XY AUTOZ Turns autozero function on causing tiltmeter to subtract current X and Y readings from all subsequent X and Y readings Syntax ttssXY AUTOZ CR LF Error Strings None Default Off Persistence Setting is stored in nonvolatile memory Example command 9900XY AUTOZ CR LF response none XY AUTOZOFF Turns ...

Page 24: ...he first four readings at a rate of 1 per second are averaged The second output is the average of readings 2 5 the third output is the average of readings 3 6 and so on creating an output rate equal to that of XYC2 The parameter x determines rate of continuous output as follows x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0A 1A 2A or A 8 10 per second 4 per second 1 per second 1 every 10 seconds 1 every 60 seconds 1 every 6...

Page 25: ...value or falls above the negative threshold value plus the hysteresis value Syntax ttssXY SET CTRL ON CR LF Error Strings None Default On Persistence Setting is stored in nonvolatile memory Example command 9900XY SET CTRL ON CR LF response none XY SET CTRL OFF Disables control feature The control pin will remain at ground potential 0 VDC unless the user issues the command XY SET CTRLTEST ON or tur...

Page 26: ...together Syntax ttssXY SET CTRLTEST OFF CR LF Error Strings None Default Off Persistence None If the control feature is on and the tilt exceeds the hysteresis value the control pin may go high again immediately Example command 9900XY SET CTRLTEST OFF CR LF response none XY SET THRESHOLD x x y y Sets the control thresholds The parameter x is the positive threshold for the x axis in the current outp...

Page 27: ...0XY SET HYST 0 5 CR LF response none XY DUMP SETTINGS Dumps settings of device Syntax ttssXY DUMP SETTINGS CR LF Error Strings None Default N A Persistence N A Example command 9900XY DUMP SETTINGS response APPLIED GEOMECHANICS Tiltmeter Firmware V5 0 SN N2144 ID01 01 Vbias 2047 000000000 2047 000000000 NaN NaN 01 Vgain 0 005000000 0 005000000 0 000610350 0 000610350 01 Vmin 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 01 ...

Page 28: ... 01 PCA Model 84833 13 01 Firmware Version 5 10 Rev D 01 X Ch Gain 1 0000 Y Ch Gain 1 0000 Temperature Gain 1 0000 01 Output Mode Degrees 01 Using RS232 01 Real Time Clock Not Installed 01 External Flash Capacity 0 Bytes Not Installed 01 Relay Thresholds 01 Xpositive 1 0000 Xnegative 1 0000 01 Ypositive 1 0000 Ynegative 1 0000 01 Calibration method Dynamic 01 Positive Limit 1 5000 Negative Limit 1...

Page 29: ...B 06 1006 Rev D Tuff Tilt Digital 28 Appendix B ZAGI Graphical Interface Software Installation and Operation ...

Page 30: ...ms such as Jewell s TBASE II program or spreadsheet programs such as EXCEL 2 System Requirements ZAGI combines data logging capabilities with configuring downloading and displaying of data from Jewell s digital clinometers The performance of the graphical data display on your PC is dependent on the ability of the operating system to acquire parse and distribute the data to the displays For best pe...

Page 31: ... the main screen will be displayed The Communications Setup option will be bold while the Data Access option will be grayed out see above This indicates that the user must enter the communications setup first Push the Communications Setup button and the following screen will be presented ...

Page 32: ...ital clinometer for you Baud rates slower than 9600 are no longer supported No other parameters on this screen are user selectable Now exit this screen and return to the main screen 5 Data Access After the communications parameters have been configured click on Data Access which should now be displayed in bold type to show the data display screen When entering this screen you should wait about ten...

Page 33: ...from clinometer 10 per second 4 per second 1 per second 1 per 10 seconds 1 per 60 seconds 1 per hour 1 per 12 hours 1 per 24 hours Plots Selects options and files for plotting and saving Axis Limits Allows user selected axis limits for real time plotting or plotting of saved files Plot Saved File Selects saved data file for plotting All saved data files have dat extension This feature only works w...

Page 34: ...stored file Auto Zero Subtracts current X Y readings from subsequent readings Save to file Saves data being plotted or downloaded to user selected dat file on your PC checked box indicates that option is activated Start Initiates one of the following three responses from tiltmeter depending on user selected options Default Continuous data output to PC Data displayed in real time on strip charts Lo...

Page 35: ...A maximum of about 150 lines of data can be stored in memory and only the simple string X tilt Y tilt Temperature Serial Number is supported when logging data Data is continuously stored at the output rate selected by the user until memory is full at which time data logging ceases The program will tell you how long you can store data at a selected rate when you push Start Download Data XY MEMD Ret...

Page 36: ...of data in the instrument s FLASH memory This memory is nonvolatile and will be retained when power to the instrument is turned off or disconnected It is important to keep in mind the following conditions when using the logging capability 1 Only the simple string format is supported for data logging operations 2 Select the simple SIM string format and the desired output rate before starting the in...

Page 37: ...mat is a comma delimited ASCII file with the following format assuming simple string format X Tilt Y Tilt Temperature C Serial No Event Marker Each line represents one measurement The time interval between measurements equals the data output rate of the clinometer 0 500 0 458 28 201 N0000 1 0 500 0 458 28 189 N0000 1 0 500 0 458 28 189 N0000 1 When data are being acquired and saved to a file only ...

Page 38: ...ny useful information and would just clutter the print The following figure shows the Print Screen window for reference Choosing the correct options for your printer generally requires some experimentation The options on the print options screen are discussed in Table B2 CAUTION The Use Bitmap Printing may cause your system to lock up This option was designed for older style printers and does not ...

Page 39: ...th to be to be scaled integrally to the height Height Millimeter 10 Paper height in tenths of a millimeter Entire Paper Print image to fill entire paper height Proportional to width Forces the hard copy width to be to be scaled integrally to the width Horizontal offset Millimeter 10 Sets the horizontal x offset of the hard copy image on the paper The coordinates 0 0 define the upper left corner of...

Page 40: ...B 06 1006 Rev E Tuff Tilt Digital 39 Appendix C Warranty and Limitation of Liability ...

Page 41: ...f manufactured by others and resold by Jewell Jewell will pass on to the customer the benefit of any guarantee or warranty received by Jewell from the original manufacturer insofar as such guarantee or warranty is assignable ANY OTHER CONDITIONS OR WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE ARE EXCLUDED THE REMEDIES PROVIDED HEREIN ARE THE BUYER S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES JEW...

Page 42: ...B 06 1006 Rev E Tuff Tilt Digital 41 Appendix D Revision Record ...

Page 43: ...V PAGE NOS ECN NO DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE DATE C ALL 25069 Jewell was Applied Geomechanics Added Revision Record Table of Content 1 30 13 D Page 30 25580 Revised ZAGI screenshot to version 3 3 3 7 17 13 E Pages 2 3 5 6 25746 Revised part numbers RS422 was RS485 9 30 13 ...

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