PPS25 Electronic Memory Gauge
User Manual
Pioneer Petrotech Services Inc.
1-888-PP-GAUGE (774-2843)
www.pioneerps.com
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4.
Getting Started
4.1
Working Mode of PPS25 Gauges
In standard memory mode, there are three operating modes of the gauge can be in: Sampling Mode,
Stand-by Mode, and Communication Mode.
Sampling Mode
The gauge is in Sampling Mode when a battery is connected to the gauge without the interface
box and cable attached to it. Under normal operating conditions the gauge is programmed and
then transported to the wellsite.
Prior to running the gauge in the well, the battery pack is connected to the electronics and the
gauge carries out the program in accordance with the instructions pre-stored in the memory.
Stand-by Mode
The gauge is in Stand-by Mode when the gauge is not sampling (i.e. in between the samples).
PPS gauges are designed to switch to Stand-by Mode automatically between samples.
Communication Mode
The gauge is in Communication Mode when the interface box and cable are connected to the
gauge and the computer. Communication Mode is used to program the gauge, download data
from the gauge, and perform other related operations through the software.
4.2
Materials
Please see
Appendix C: Accessories
for details.
PPS USB programming/download interface
PPS25 memory gauges
Lithium battery pack
Open-end wrench and torque wrench
O-ring grease
