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PPS 27 v6.1 

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Cell phone modem: Specifies whether the surface box has 
cell phone modem connected. 

4.2.8.  Tool Info 

This item will display the information about the gauge(s) connected 
to the surface box. Most of the information fields are read-only, 
except the User Notes field.  To see the information for a second 
gauge, switch to the 

Gauge 2

 data tab and select 

Tool Info

 again. 

 

4.2.9.  Connect to Box 

In case the communication with the surface box is broken, or the 
surface box wasn’t connected to the computer when starting the PPS 
SRO application, you can use this item to reconnect to the box 
without the need to restart the application. 

The successful or failed reconnection will be indicated with a 
message box. The result will also appear in the status bar. 

 

Summary of Contents for 27 II

Page 1: ...PPS 27 II V e r s i o n 6 2 User manual Pioneer Petrotech Services Inc 1 1431 40Ave NE Calgary AB T2E 8N6 CANADA E mail infopps pioneerps com Web http www pioneerps com...

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Page 3: ...SRO Software 7 2 3 Starting the PPS SRO software 8 2 4 Surface box set up 8 3 Overview of PPS SRO Software 9 3 1 Main window 9 4 Menu 10 4 1 File menu 10 4 2 Settings menu 11 4 3 Logging menu 15 4 4...

Page 4: ...e transducers to new frontiers In addition to the transducers the state of the art electronics and surface mount technology have enabled PPS to provide customers with top of the line quality pressure...

Page 5: ...the box changing the box settings etc While in download mode the surface box displays DOWNLOAD MODE text on the LCD panel if equipped 1 3 SRO usage SRO Surface ReadOut is one of the usage modes of the...

Page 6: ...l provides the SRO functionality Whenever the box is in logging mode it sends new data to the computer which can log them into the file or just update current readings At the same time the box is writ...

Page 7: ...n is properly set up you can launch the PPS SRO software 2 2 Installing PPS SRO Software Files needed to install the PPS27 SRO software are supplied on one CD ROM As an alternative registered customer...

Page 8: ...arting the PPS SRO software You can run the PPS SRO software with or without the surface box connected to the computer Click the Start button at the lower left corner of your Windows desktop to displa...

Page 9: ...an example of the main window while the logging is in progress The main windows consists of six areas Menu Toolbar Current Readings panel Graph Data table and Status bar if there are 2 gauges connect...

Page 10: ...ry This operation is essential to get the correct pressure and temperature values for that gauge 4 1 3 Clear Memory This item will clear the surface box s job memory Since this operation is irreversib...

Page 11: ...ware remembers this setting you need to change the units only once after the installation The Metric button will reset to metric units kPa for pressure and DegC for temperature The Imperial button wil...

Page 12: ...time button to get the clock setting from the computer When you close the dialog by clicking the OK button the application will store the new real time clock setting into the surface box 4 2 6 Panel D...

Page 13: ...into the surface box s memory LCD Display Specifies whether the surface box includes an LCD display Onboard Memory Specifies whether the surface box includes an onboard memory for logging jobs Multi...

Page 14: ...see the information for a second gauge switch to the Gauge 2 data tab and select Tool Info again 4 2 9 Connect to Box In case the communication with the surface box is broken or the surface box wasn t...

Page 15: ...ith memory it writes data into its own memory at the same time the data samples are logged on the computer Since the box has its own clock there is a chance the time values will be out of sync by a co...

Page 16: ...layed in the middle of the status bar Also depending on the position some navigation items may be disabled ie you cannot move to the next page if you are on the last page 4 5 Program This menu contain...

Page 17: ...x will continue taking data samples with the rate of the last program step The Read Program button will read the sampling program from the surface box The Clear button will clear the program steps tab...

Page 18: ...downloaded into If you wish you can change this name If you select and existing file the downloaded job will be appended to it This option could be used for regular ie weekly downloads to keep one con...

Page 19: ...for more details The Key Locking button allows you to lock the menu items and toolbar buttons to prevent either starting or stopping logging When locking the password dialog will ask you to enter the...

Page 20: ...m button has the same functionality as the same named item from the Program menu See Program for more details The Read Data button has the same functionality as the same named item from the File menu...

Page 21: ...ent Readings The Current Readings area displays the last pressure and temperature value sent from the surface box to the computer Note The samples are sent to the computer only when the surface box is...

Page 22: ...use button in the upper left corner of the area you want to zoom in hold the button and drag to the right and down When the cursor is in the lower right corner of the zoom area release the mouse butto...

Page 23: ...he time pressure and temperature values The Time column can be in elapsed or real time format depending on the settings Display Time Samples are displayed chronologically from the oldest to the newest...

Page 24: ...has been read in its name will be displayed in the left panel Similarly the logging file name is displayed when logging is in progress The Middle panel displays the graph information the current page...

Page 25: ...s optional The data transfer speed when communicating with computer has improved 115 kbps The surface box is now using two distinct modes logging mode and download mode The old version created a new j...

Page 26: ...and changing the box configuration When logging to file is started or the application exits the surface box is switched back to logging mode It is no longer necessary to provide coefficient files use...

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