Please check that all
expected items are
included in the shipment:
The instrument
External power/signal cable
NORTEK equipment storage
box/toolkit
USB to serial converter
AC/DC voltage transformer
Power cable
(European or American)
Software on USB memory stick
Final test check list
Packing list
Install the Nortek software
The instrument’s software is
located on the attached
memory stick.
Please check the web
regularly for updates on both
software and firmware.
This Quick Guide provides you with the basic information you need to get the
Scour Monitor up and running as quickly as possible. If you are familiar with the
Nortek instruments, this guide may be all you need. If you are new to our
instruments and software we recommend that you check the web, were you will
find some useful information:
www.nortekgroup.com
Preparation
1.
Make a Reception Control. The items included are listed in the column to the
left and in the packing list.
2.
Connect the battery.
3.
Install the software located on the USB Memory stick. Once the installation is
complete you can launch the
AquaPro Scour
application.
4.
Run a Functional Test:
a)
Set the
Measurement Interval to 1 second in the Deployment Planning
menu (see the next section). This allows you to retrieve data every
second.
b)
Start the instrument and check that all the beams produce signals. When
the instrument pings in air, the signals will be nothing but noise.
c)
Submerge the instrument in either a test tank or a bucket of water. Verify
the following readings:
The signal strength observable in b) should rise noticeably
Battery voltage (New battery: > 13V DC)
The temperature
Tilt the instrument to verify the pitch and roll readings.
Configuration
Select
Deployment Planning
.
The activated dialog contains all parameters required to specify the operation
of the instrument. Note that a description of each parameter can be found in
the application help, accessible from the dialog box. The Deployment Planning
frame on the right hand of the dialog displays performance parameters that are
automatically updated as you change the settings
. Please pay special
attention to the battery utilization and the memory requirements.
When finished, press
OK
to accept the changes. By using the Open/Save
commands in the File menu (or the corresponding toolbar buttons) the
deployment parameters can be saved to file at any given time and re-loaded
when it is time to actually deploy the instrument.
Getting Started
Establish communication with the instrument.
Select Start Recorder Deployment.
Specify the date and time to start data recording.
In the Name field enter up to 6 characters of text to identify the data file stored
in the reorder.
In the File Comment box enter up to 180 characters of text which will be
included in the data file for the purpose of documenting the data set.
After pressing
OK
the Set Clock dialog box is displayed. We recommend
setting the clock to PC time. The time reference is especially important in order
to ensure proper synchronization between the instrument and other data sets
collected independently.
Press
Yes
to continue. A confirmation dialog will display the deployment
parameters and allow you to verify that the set-up is what you intended.
Press
Confirm
to send the configuration to the instrument. The configuration
information from the deployment sequence is saved in a log file that has the
same name as the deployment.
