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User’s manual: FS-Reflexion

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9

Analyse measurements

In this section you can find important information how to analyse graphical representations.
Unfortunately it is not possible to discuss every single measuring result because of its many
uncountable forms of appearance.

9.1

Frequency-energy-graph

During the work with the

control unit

you already noticed the frequency-energy-graph. In every

measured point, no matter if recorded in

Scan Mode

or

Check Mode

of operating mode

Fast

Scan Mode

or

Deep Scan Mode

the frequency-energy-graph is visible as a result. In figure

46

such a graph is illustrated.

Figure 46: Frequency-energy-graph (example 1)

The grey colored graph represents the raw data as distribution of energy, the green colored
graph shows the average value of the energy in the range of all frequencies and the yellow
graph displays an interpolated distribution of energy. The diagram in figure

46

shows a typical

measurement result on normal ground without any occurences. There are no large disturbances
visible. The average value is typically very high. The red point in the diagram shows that there
has no discovery to be expected.

Figure 47: Frequency-energy-graph (example 2)

In figure

47

there are 2 maximum values visible. The first value is at 6,5 Hz and the second

value is at 20 Hz. The average value is situated lower than in the first example. But it is not
typically that there are two extreme values in such a large distance to each other. It could be a
seismic disturbance. The green-yellow colored point inside the diagram indicates that it can be
possible that there is a discovery.

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Summary of Contents for FS Future FS-Reflexion

Page 1: ...FS Future Serie FS Reflexion 8 User s manual ...

Page 2: ...ircumstances OKM takes responsibility for lost profits usage or data losts interruption of business activities or all kind of other indirectly damages which developed because of errors in this documentation This instruction manual and all other stored media which are delivered with this package should only be used for this product Program copies are allowed only for security and savety purposes Th...

Page 3: ...can Mode 19 6 1 1 Check Mode 21 6 1 2 Scan Mode 23 6 2 Delete Recording s 23 6 3 Shutdown System 24 7 Install Uninstall of USB drivers 26 7 1 Windows XP 26 7 1 1 Install drivers 26 7 1 2 Uninstall drivers 29 7 2 Windows Vista 32 7 2 1 Install drivers 32 7 2 2 Uninstall drivers 35 8 Tutorial Accomplish a measurement 38 8 1 Positioning the transmitter 38 8 2 Positioning vibration transducer 39 8 3 M...

Page 4: ...User s manual FS Reflexion 4 11 Error Messages 50 OKM Ortungstechnik GmbH www okm gmbh de ...

Page 5: ...stall USB drivers Windows XP Step 1 29 22 Uninstall USB drivers Windows XP Step 2 29 23 Uninstall USB drivers Windows XP Step 3 30 24 Uninstall USB drivers Windows XP Step 4 30 25 Uninstall USB drivers Windows XP Step 5 31 26 Install USB drivers Windows Vista Step 1 32 27 Install USB drivers Windows Vista Step 2 32 28 Install USB drivers Windows Vista Step 3 33 29 Install USB drivers Windows Vista...

Page 6: ...nt of memory available 50 55 No free memory available 50 56 Internal Hardware Error 51 57 The external power supply has to be charged 51 58 Shutting down the system 51 59 Shutting down the system is not possible 52 List of Tables 1 Technical specification Control unit with seismic vibration transducer 8 2 Technical specification Transmitter 8 3 Technical specification Data transmission Bluetooth 9...

Page 7: ...e of mineralisation and the dimensions of an object relating to its depth Specially in very wet soil clay and sand with high conductivity of the ground recording of the measured results can be falsified strongly With this product you purchased a device which stood the tests in regular operation like all other products of us If you are interested in where our devices have gone into action please vi...

Page 8: ...ture 20 60 Air humidity 5 75 Waterproof No Power consumption typical about 12 W Effective range 4 22 Hz via vibration transducer Processor AMD LX800 500 MHz Memory 256 MB RAM 128 MB data Vibration transducer seismic piezo system Table 1 Technical specification Control unit with seismic vibration transducer 2 2 Transmitter Voltage 12 VDC internal batteries Output power maximal 150 W Operating tempe...

Page 9: ...nical specification Data transmission USB cable 2 5 Computer minimum requirements The computer is not part of the scope of delivery The indicated values should help you for a correct selection of a suitable computer for analysis of your measured results CD ROM drive minimum 4x Interface data transmission USB Free Memory minimum 50 MB Working memory RAM minimum 256 MB Grafic card minimum 128 MB Ope...

Page 10: ...e basic equipment 1 Control unit 1 External power supply 1 Charger for external power supply 1 Manual 1 Carrying case 1 Software Visualizer 3D 1 USB cable 1 Vibration transducer 1 Spiky positioner for vibration transducer 1 Platy positioner for vibration transducer 1 Transmitter 1 Charger for transmitter Table 6 Scope of delivery Beware that pictures in this manual could be different to delivered ...

Page 11: ...y 11 Control unit Transmitter Vibration transducer Positioners for vibration transducer External power supply Charger for external power supply USB cable Figure 1 Scope of delivery OKM Ortungstechnik GmbH www okm gmbh de ...

Page 12: ... vibration transducer Figure 2 shows a general overview about the most important components of the FS Reflexion The transmitter generate vibrations which will be conducted or damped depending on the local soil conditions Via the seismic vibration transducer the control unit will receive measurement values which are used to draw conclusions to underground structures The analysis take place immediat...

Page 13: ...xternal power supply is connected and powered on The button start is necessary to start a measurement in the Scan Mode The operating lamp indicates the state of readiness of the control unit and shines red as soon as it will be powered on The bluetooth lamp shines green as soon as the bluetooth connection is established between the control unit and the transmitter By using the keys Previous operat...

Page 14: ...nector for vibration transducer the seismic vibration transducer has to be connected Via the vibration transducer the measured data will be detected and processed in the control unit On the Connector for power supply the External power supply has to be connected Via the USB connector the control unit can be connected to a computer via a USB cable to transfer the stored measured values and represen...

Page 15: ...ntrol panel Carrying handle Carrying handle Figure 5 Transmitter with its components Because of the vibration electronics and the internal batteries the Transmitter is very heavy The Carrying straps facilitate the transportation of the Transmitter The Control panel includes control elements to power on and off or recharge the Transmitter A detailed description you can find in the next section OKM ...

Page 16: ...ing the operation the color will change according to the charge condition from green full charged to yellow orange or red low batteries When the lamp is shining red it is necessary to recharge the Transmitter Into the Socket for charging the delivered charger has to be connected to recharge the internal batteries of the Transmitter The charging procedure takes about 10 hours if the batteries are c...

Page 17: ...n the condition of the subsoil the different seismic waves will be transmitted more or less into the ground Especially applicable are dry and compact soils Loosy or wet soil types like e g swampland or sand are less suitable In case of a serious change inside the ground like e g caves inclusions or fillings the vibrations will be well transmitted or absorbed In case of an existing void it will sta...

Page 18: ...th are placed next to each other in a too small distance In this case the vibration transducer will only record the vibrations emitted by the transmitter This is the reason why the transmitter should be placed at least 3 meters far away from the measured area and the seismic vibration transducer OKM Ortungstechnik GmbH www okm gmbh de ...

Page 19: ...e With the operating modes Fast Scan Mode and Deep Scan Mode you are able to do seismic measurements Here are the main differences of these two operating modes In operating mode Fast Scan Mode you have the possibility to do a fast scanning The de vice will not pass through all available frequencies The frequency range of the transmitter will not be traversed completely which means that some freque...

Page 20: ...ment procedure Only these values are relevant for analysing the measurement In section 9 on page 44 you can find detailed information about the correct analysis of measurements The statistics represents at first the minimum and maximum of the raw data of the signal display and after that the minimum and maximum incl the appropriate frequency indication of the frequency energy graph The keyboard co...

Page 21: ...erent possibilities of recording a measurement and the exact procedure of a mea surement will be explained in the following sections 6 1 1 Check Mode In Check Mode the seismic normality of the underground will be controlled The transmitter is not activated and does not generate any vibrations into the ground The purpose of this measurement is to recognize perturbing seismic interferences and final...

Page 22: ... the control unit shows the signal level of the vibration transducer As soon as the measurement has been finished the result will be visible in the frequency energy graph Figure 12 Check Mode in operating mode Deep Scan Mode Figure 12 shows a possible representation in the Check Mode To finish the measurement and come back to the control menu press the button Cancel The measurement result will sti...

Page 23: ...e Deep Scan Mode is explained in detail All important steps beginning from preparing a measurement to recording data up to transferring data to a computer will be explained That is why we set this matter aside in this section Before you start the measurement in Scan Mode we recommend you a first check in Check Mode So all seismic interferences can become visible For a detailed analysis of the reco...

Page 24: ...rements which can be stored inside the device depends on the size of each measurement When the free memory run short a warning will appear on the screen 6 3 Shutdown System Power off the device always via the menu point Shutdown System As soon as you select the operating mode Shutdown System inside the main menu the control unit will be powered off Please wait until the device has powered off itse...

Page 25: ...6 Operating modes 25 Figure 14 Overview Fast Scan Mode Deep Scan Mode OKM Ortungstechnik GmbH www okm gmbh de ...

Page 26: ...instructions in section 7 2 on page 32 7 1 1 Install drivers The installation of the USB drivers in Windows XP is relatively simple After you have connected the device with your computer powered it on and the message from figure 15 appears on your screen Figure 15 Install USB drivers Windows XP Step 1 If you prosecute Windows XP with Service Pack 2 you will be asked in dialog from figure 16 if Win...

Page 27: ...y and click on Next Figure 18 Install USB drivers Windows XP Step 4 Another window will open represented in figure 19 where you have to select the driver file Therefore click on Data carrier Immediately another window appears where you click on the button Search Then select the file OKM_LE INF which you can find in the directory drivers usb_cable of your software CD Afterwards you have to click on...

Page 28: ... After successful installation of the driver a message like in figure 20 will appear on your computer screen Now the drivers of your device are installed and you can transfer data to your PC Figure 20 Install USB drivers Windows XP Step 6 OKM Ortungstechnik GmbH www okm gmbh de ...

Page 29: ... please click on Start control panel like represented in figure 21 Figure 21 Uninstall USB drivers Windows XP Step 1 After that a dialog like in figure 22 appears There you can find the entry system and click twice on it Figure 22 Uninstall USB drivers Windows XP Step 2 The dialog from figure 23 appears on your screen Click on the tab hardware and after that the button device manager OKM Ortungste...

Page 30: ...licking the plus symbol next of this entry all available USB devices will be shown Figure 24 Uninstall USB drivers Windows XP Step 4 Mark the device which you like to delete which means FS Reflexion Eventually the device can be listed as OKM Quick Link Then click on the button Alternatively you can select in the menu Action the entry Uninstall OKM Ortungstechnik GmbH www okm gmbh de ...

Page 31: ...ll USB drivers Windows XP Step 5 The dialog from figure 25 appears Click there on the button OK Now all drivers will be deleted from your computer If needed you can now install the USB driver again in the correct way OKM Ortungstechnik GmbH www okm gmbh de ...

Page 32: ...rivers The installation of the USB drivers in Windows Vista is relatively simple After you have connected the device with your computer powered it on and the message from figure 26 appears on your screen Figure 26 Install USB drivers Windows Vista Step 1 Click on the button Search and install driver software recommended Following the message from figure 27 appears on the screen Figure 27 Install U...

Page 33: ...ver into your CD drive and click on the button Next Windows is now searching for the correct USB driver in all directories After a few moments the message from figure 29 will appear Figure 29 Install USB drivers Windows Vista Step 4 Click on the button Install this driver software anyway to install the USB driver on your system After completing the USB installation a dialog like in figure 30 will ...

Page 34: ...sta Step 5 Additionally the information from figure 31 will appear on the down right side of your screen Figure 31 Install USB drivers Windows Vista Step 6 Now you have completed the installation of the USB drivers in Windows Vista OKM Ortungstechnik GmbH www okm gmbh de ...

Page 35: ... please click on Start control panel like represented in figure 32 Figure 32 Uninstall USB drivers Windows Vista Step 1 After that a dialog like in figure 33 appears There you can find the entry system and click twice on it Figure 33 Uninstall USB drivers Windows Vista Step 2 A window like in figure 34 appears on your screen Click there on the entry device manager on the upper left side OKM Ortung...

Page 36: ...e click on the plus symbol next to the entry all USB devices will be shown Figure 35 Uninstall USB drivers Windows Vista Step 4 Mark the device which you like to delete which is FS Reflexion Eventually the device can be mentioned also as OKM Quick Link After that click on the button Alternatively you can select in the menu Action the entry Uninstall OKM Ortungstechnik GmbH www okm gmbh de ...

Page 37: ... The dialog from figure 36 will appear Mark the entry Delete driver software for this device and click after that on the button OK Now all drivers will be deleted from your computer If needed you can install the USB driver now again in the correct way OKM Ortungstechnik GmbH www okm gmbh de ...

Page 38: ...portant to avoid direct disturbances to the vibration transducer caused by the generated vibrations Also take care that the transmitter is placed over the whole surface evenly on the ground like shown in figure 37 Figure 37 Right positioning of transmitter The lower surface of the transmitter has to be in contact to the ground over the complete surface otherwise the generated vibrations will be le...

Page 39: ...rt moment the main menu will be visible in the monitor 8 3 Measurement in Check Mode Before you can measure a complete area we will do a measurement in the Check Mode to find out if there are some disturbing signals at this place Select the operating mode Deep Scan Mode from the main menu and confirm it by pressing the button Now you are in the Deep Scan Mode like represented in figure 11 on page ...

Page 40: ... positioning of each measure point in one measurement area is represented schematically Figure 41 Scheme of a complete measurement Please take a look at figure 41 and imagine you are staying on the black arrow and face to the direction of the arrowhead In this way the measure point 1 is on the right down corner of your measured area There we start the measurement and work off every measure point i...

Page 41: ...bances or others than you can repeat the measurement for the current measure point Only after you saved the current measured data of this measure point the vibration transducer will be placed on the next position of the measured area Press again the button Start Continue After finishing the measurement recording of this measure point press the button Save to save also this measure point inside the...

Page 42: ...it 8 5 Transfer measured data to a computer After you saved one or more measured areas inside the control unit you can transfer the data to a computer Therefore it is necessary to connect the control unit via the USB cable to a computer Please make sure that USB drivers are installed like described in section 7 on page 26 In the Visualizer 3D software click now on the menu File Import Reflexion se...

Page 43: ...can open the measurements to see and analyse it Therefore click on the menu File Open and select the corresponding file The saved scan images have the following form 20071130150246 rfx The following representation shows the meaning of each digit 2007 z Y ear Month z 11 30 z Day Hour z 15 02 z Minute Second z 46 The measurement of file 20071130150246 rfx has been recorded on the 30th of november 20...

Page 44: ...he green colored graph shows the average value of the energy in the range of all frequencies and the yellow graph displays an interpolated distribution of energy The diagram in figure 46 shows a typical measurement result on normal ground without any occurences There are no large disturbances visible The average value is typically very high The red point in the diagram shows that there has no disc...

Page 45: ...e 49 Frequency energy graph example 4 In figure 49 the maximum value is much higher and the amplitude of neighbor values is small A subterranean structure may be expected Nevertheless the average value could be much more lower to give a correct statement Figure 50 Frequency energy graph example 5 The last example shown in figure 50 indicates a very good measurement result There is a high maximum v...

Page 46: ...raph Average value The average value over all measuring values must be very low The more measured data is available the more conclusions about hidden objects can be made If one measurement gives conflicting results repeat the measurement in different intervals to avoid the influence of seismic disturbances The higher the maximum value and the lower the average value is the more likely there exists...

Page 47: ...resentation of a cavity in 3d These graphics represent the distribution of maximum energy in every single measured point of a certain scan area Thus you can see potential changes in the underground immediately which might point to hidden cavities at specific positions of the measured scan area Blue color is used to display cavities inside the graphical representations Figure 52 Graphical represent...

Page 48: ...s manual By moving the cross hairs onto a specific measured point within the graphical representation and pressing the enter key afterwards the frequency energy graph of that measured point becomes visible again One example chart is displayed in figure 53 Figure 53 Frequency energy chart in Visualizer 3D In that way you are able to analyse all available measured data for each single measured point...

Page 49: ...to clean your device please use a dry rag of soft material To avoid any damage you should transport the device and accessories always in the appropriate carrying cases Beware that all batteries and accumulators are always charged fully while operating with your system Please recharge your batteries after each usage completely In this way a long durability of the used batteries is guaranteed During...

Page 50: ...mory place will decrease over time As soon as the free memory cell is less than 20 the following message like in figure 54 will appear Figure 55 No free memory available If there is no more free memory available you will see a message like in figure 55 You can create more memory space if you transfer all stored data with optional software to your computer or if you select option Empty Memory to de...

Page 51: ...our dealer for further help Figure 57 The external power supply has to be charged Message 57 appears if the battery is low because of a long operating time with the device and not enough voltage is available You should power off the device and charge the external power supply as soon as possible If you continue operating with the device it could be possible that data can get lost Figure 58 Shuttin...

Page 52: ...sage like in figure 58 remind you to wait until the device powered off by itself Figure 59 Shutting down the system is not possible If the device itself is not able to power off a message like in figure 59 is shown In this case you simply power off your external power supply OKM Ortungstechnik GmbH www okm gmbh de ...

Page 53: ...19 Power on and off button 16 power supply 24 38 Previous operating mode 13 progress bar 21 progress indicator 20 residual measurement time for current mea sure point 21 safety fuse 16 saved amount of measure lines 21 saved measure points of current measure line 21 Scan Mode 40 44 47 seismic disturbances 46 seismic interferences 21 23 signal display 20 22 Socket for charging 16 software 42 Start 2...

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