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RS-125/230 User Manual

– Revision 1.05

PC CONNECTIONS

Radiation Solutions Inc

– Proprietary

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Revision Date: December 11, 2015

Follow prompts to complete installation.

N.B. Users requiring USB connection (as
opposed to Bluetooth) should then go back to
the selection menu and select

“Install Georadis

USB driver”.

When this is complete select

EXIT

to terminate

the process.

Then

FINISH

to complete the final installation.

The process is now complete and a new
icon is located on the Windows Desktop

D-1009 REV 01.05 Status: RELEASED printed 18/12/2015 5:26:09 PM by Radiation Solutions Inc.

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Summary of Contents for RS-125

Page 1: ...RS 125 230 User Manual Revision 1 05 December 2015 Firmware Version 5v95 Part Number D 1009 D 1009 REV 01 05 Status RELEASED printed 18 12 2015 5 26 09 PM by Radiation Solutions Inc...

Page 2: ...D 1009 REV 01 05 Status RELEASED printed 18 12 2015 5 26 09 PM by Radiation Solutions Inc...

Page 3: ...lease refer to the electronic version of the manual for the most accurate interpretation PRODUCT STATEMENT The RS 125 and RS 230 are a joint venture between RADIATION SOLUTIONS INC a Mississauga Toron...

Page 4: ...IS THE RIGHT OF SUCH USERS TO BE PRIVY TO THIS INFORMATION HOWEVER THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED SOLELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OWNERS OF THE SUPER SPEC HANDHELD DETECTOR SYSTEM AND DISSEMINATION OF THE...

Page 5: ...hod 13 3 1 PARAMETERS 13 4 0 PC CONNECTIONS 19 4 1 PC SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD 19 4 2 INSTALL RSAnalyst 19 4 3 STARTUP RSAnalyst 21 4 3 1 RSAnalyst SYSTEM SOFTWARE 22 4 4 MAIN MENU 22 4 4 1 FILE 22 4 4 2 DEV...

Page 6: ...REQUIRED ITEMS 57 D 3 LOAD CALIBRATION FILE 57 D 4 ENABLE CALIBRATION MODE 58 D 5 CALIBRATE UNIT 59 Appendix Z WARRANTY 61 System Requirements Hardware Protective boot with carry straps Software GEOR...

Page 7: ...lay NOTE The only difference between the 2 units covered in this manual are RS 125 has a 6 3 cu in Sodium Iodide detector RS 230 has a 6 3 cu in BGO detector that offers performance similar to a 21 cu...

Page 8: ...if required New design state of the art electronics with advanced CPU spectrometer capability Special rugged design robust aluminum casting construction with a heavy duty Rubberized outer coat which...

Page 9: ...WILL DISCHARGE SO USER ARE ADVISED TO FULLY CHARGE BATTERIES BEFORE USE 4hrs MINIMUM 2 2 BUTTON The RS 125 Super Spec instrument has only ONE control that is the front panel PUSH BUTTON referred to as...

Page 10: ...G THEM EVEN THOUGH THE UNIT IS PROTECTED AGAINST THIS EVENTUALLY THE ALKALINE BATTERIES WILL LEAK AND DAMAGE THE INSTRUMENT CLICK the BUTTON short less than 1 second to move between selections Once th...

Page 11: ...ut proper audio feedback some significant count levels could be missed if the eyes are distracted The Audio system can be fine tuned in Parameter setup if required b BLUETOOTH AUDIO Since the unit has...

Page 12: ...for a long period of time and during this period the system could drift causing significant data errors To prevent this happening in Ver 5v95 the Stabilization accumulation of data is NOT interrupted...

Page 13: ...imum data for an area in a short period of time 120 secs DEFAULT anomalous area medium quality data is fine fast sampling is required to get maximum data for an area in a short period of time 180 secs...

Page 14: ...is recommended to download data each day to prevent data loss GPS with ASSAY If a GPS unit is configured linked to the RS unit then GPS location data is recorded at the end of the Assay period To con...

Page 15: ...link as described below in Section 3 Once the GPS is activated linked to the RS 125 230 data recording can start From the Main Menu select Start recording and new icons appear on the display as shown...

Page 16: ...and select Recording OFF to terminate recording RS Analyst is used to retrieve this profile data see section 4 for more details b ASSAY RESULTS data only User must select RECORD TYPE Assay only Assay...

Page 17: ...ly assay data When you export the data the OnTheFly assays will be the ones that have a blank space in the total column while the Manual assays will contain all the data 2 14 POWER OFF To power OFF th...

Page 18: ...ion 1 05 SYSTEM OPERATION Radiation Solutions Inc Proprietary Page 12 Revision Date December 11 2015 This Page is intentionally left Blank D 1009 REV 01 05 Status RELEASED printed 18 12 2015 5 26 09 P...

Page 19: ...the background changes then release the BUTTON to select 3 1 Configuration PARAMETERS a DATE and TIME i YEAR YEAR for the internal CLOCK The display shows 2006 2007 2008 etc CLICK to select the right...

Page 20: ...ides the light sensor and sets the Backlighting ON all the time OFF sets the Backlight permanently Off to conserve battery life iii GO BACK return to the Configuration menu c AUDIO i VOLUME this enabl...

Page 21: ...ut that is usually highly recommended in many field situations where often the eyes are selecting the terrain so without proper audio feedback some significant count levels could be missed if the eyes...

Page 22: ...he fly Assay results computed as noted in iv above are stored in data memory during recording vi Show OnFlyAssay sets the period in seconds at which the On the fly Assay results computed as noted in i...

Page 23: ...to the local temperatures After this action the unit should stabilize OK f ACCESSORIES i BATTERY TYPE This sets the type of Battery used Selections are Non rechargeable or Rechargeable Non rechargeabl...

Page 24: ...d finally the Select Handsfree display is seen as in figure Use the Button to cursor down to select Jawbone then LONG Button down until the reverse video changes to select the device Message says Conn...

Page 25: ...opment of RSI and our sister company GEORADIS so some software screens may be labeled GEORADIS as required 4 1 PC SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD Setup a new sub directory on the USER PC named as required e g RSI C...

Page 26: ...connection as opposed to Bluetooth should then go back to the selection menu and select Install Georadis USB driver When this is complete select EXIT to terminate the process Then FINISH to complete...

Page 27: ...UP RSAnalyst The system stores all data in a Firebird database and this may be created upon startup Double click the RS Analyst icon on the desktop The No database message is displayed click YES choos...

Page 28: ...sts and add data to it Create remote database select this to create a new Database stored remotely with a selected name as needed Open remote database permits users to select a remote data base that a...

Page 29: ...4 5 1 CONNECT Connection of the RS 125 230 unit to the PC system can either be made by local USB connection or via Bluetooth BT a Connection Via USB connect the supplied USB cable plug the USB connec...

Page 30: ...g is a typical Windows XP setup User setup may slightly differ depending on the Operating System but in principle the connection linkage is the same Power ON the RS 121 unit and place it within 1m of...

Page 31: ...nnection or via Bluetooth BT 4 5 3 DOWNLOAD Click this icon to start data transfer from the RS unit into the PC database DATA final message is Downloaded records click OK Download Selection Wrong Firm...

Page 32: ...n the display to add comments related to the data Record Description Select NEW FIELD The selections are Integer Real Number and String Choose FIELD TYPE on this data box Select STRING as this gives a...

Page 33: ...ld Move Up This will move the field up one in the listing Move Down This will move the field down one in the listing Delete Field This will remove the field from the list Graph Units Dose Units can be...

Page 34: ...NGS Selecting this icon opens the Device Settings and Maintenance Window The window has the following tabs Device Setting Stabilization Log Memory and Maintenance 4 5 5 1 DEVICE SETTINGS TAB The Devic...

Page 35: ...ored on the RECORDING SCAN mode described above usually 1 sec for fast surveys or 2 5 secs for slower traverses Total averaging permits the front panel instrument display to use running averaging to s...

Page 36: ...ection 4 5 5 3 for more information Dose rate units selects the Dose units used in the Total display on the units display during Assay Selections are R Exposure Rte Gy Absorbed Dose Sv Dose Equivalent...

Page 37: ...ion records of the unit If the unit is acting incorrectly it is possible that the stabilization is causing problems This selection permits the Stab Log to be downloaded and viewed Download Log or more...

Page 38: ...s you really only get data storage in 3 This is taken into account when the unit displays how much data can be stored and is only relevant if users are attempting to calculate the memory space NOTE Th...

Page 39: ...EFORE STARTING A FIRMWARE UPGRADE ENSURE THAT THE RS INSTRUMENT IS CONNECTED TO THE CHARGER AS IF BATTERY LEVELS ARE TOO LOW UNDER SOME CONDITIONS THE FIRMWARE UPGRADE PROCESS CAN CRASH THE MEMORY AND...

Page 40: ...s have been added to the RSAnalyst software but they require the system to be connected to a PC that is connected to the Internet to function as designed If Maintenance is required connect the unit vi...

Page 41: ...uired to resolve the issues Error details the final data display on the maintenance page is the error status The RS unit has various internal errors that are messaged on the display of the unit as a b...

Page 42: ...rial of the data available example above shows ser 1320 The database can store data from an unlimited of RS instruments but for ease of use the data is distributed by DATE to make access easier Right...

Page 43: ...x of data some ASSAY and some SCAN data as any type of data may be recorded in the instrument and thus be in the database This icon is used to ZOOM the data display To zoom data select this icon first...

Page 44: ...ursor over any histogram selection and the lower left data block shows the numeric results Also the PURPLE line above shows that GPS data was taken so the cursor selection also shows GPS coordinates O...

Page 45: ...t ASSAY Assay data of the selected point GPS GPS data of the selected point INFORMATION gives additional data CALIBRATION gives the full cal matrix of the selected data point Now this Comments ability...

Page 46: ...58 33 22 1 1 35 7 300 5 0 3 27 7 1 56 9 7 1 46 3 1 16 3 nGy h 43 636423 79 67984 201 105 2 22 2008 14 59 03 22 1 1 31 3 262 9 0 33 17 3 0 0 0 56 1 5 77 nGy h 43 636418 79 679832 193 106 2 22 2008 14 5...

Page 47: ...1023 Cosmic channel data 1027 Linearization coefficients d DATA Serial kml This data file contains only the GPS coordinate data and is intended for direct import into GOOGLE EARTH Once imported the t...

Page 48: ...ove Select the UNIAT and time period of interest then select OK c Select the Add button d Select the RS 120x Tab and Counts if Total Count Recorded e Click EDIT and then select one of the data lines b...

Page 49: ...s own zoom limits e g GOOGLE TERRAIN has much lower zoom than Google Maps so the user needs to experiment to decide which layers they want Once decided select the non required layer and select REMOVE...

Page 50: ...ider or mouse wheel as required the test data set looks like this k ASSAY adding ASSAY data is a similar process and the map shows the ASSAY data collection points as blue flags l Position the cursor...

Page 51: ...itioning is fully charge the batteries in the unit minimum of 4 hours completely discharge the unit 10 hours fully charge the batteries a second time minimum of 4 hours completely discharge the unit a...

Page 52: ...1 05 Rechargeable Battery SET Radiation Solutions Inc Proprietary Page 46 Revision Date December 11 2015 This Page is intentionally left Blank D 1009 REV 01 05 Status RELEASED printed 18 12 2015 5 26...

Page 53: ...creasing faster than the statistical error c GEOMETRY the other factor that should be considered is the geometry The assumption in computing the assay results inside the unit is that the detector is l...

Page 54: ...ard to quantify for the reasons noted For this reason the quoted error levels should be used in a relative rather than an absolute manner to ensure technical accuracy ZERO RESULTS Under certain condit...

Page 55: ...RS 230 DATA The RS 230 data is approximately 2x better than the RS 125 data noted above due to the BGO detector technology REFERENCE The above data is based on Calibration data derived from RSI Calibr...

Page 56: ...05 Appendix A ASSAY ANALYSIS Radiation Solutions Inc Proprietary Page 50 Revision Date December 11 2015 This Page is intentionally left Blank D 1009 REV 01 05 Status RELEASED printed 18 12 2015 5 26...

Page 57: ...ike this Params survey_rec_len 30 Change the number as required for example to 15 then store the file only use Notepad or WordPad don t use WORD as it adds formatting characters that will cause file l...

Page 58: ...x B Fast GPS Sampling on Total Count Data Radiation Solutions Inc Proprietary Page 52 Revision Date December 11 2015 This Page is intentionally left Blank D 1009 REV 01 05 Status RELEASED printed 18 1...

Page 59: ...the user plug a battery charger into the unit and let it run in the SURVEY mode for at least 4 hours but preferably longer To simplify issues RSI recommends that after the Stabilization Test that user...

Page 60: ...rium pads with 10 x 2 minute samples for each unit c RESULTS The table shows the data on the Uranium and Thorium pads 320 1832 GR 320 serial 1832 and 230 3373 is RS 230 serial 3373 etc The Uranium pad...

Page 61: ...the RS 230 uses a 6 3 cubic inch crystal The GR 320 is now obsolete and no longer available 230 320 testing on pads cps U pad 120secs Th pad 120secs 320 1832 320 2017 230 3373 230 3375 320 1832 320 2...

Page 62: ...230 System Stabilization and Data Reliability Radiation Solutions Inc Proprietary Page 56 Revision Date December 11 2015 This Page is intentionally left Blank D 1009 REV 01 05 Status RELEASED printed...

Page 63: ...local test pads to calibrate their unit D 2 REQUIRED ITEMS 1 Detailed technical information about the Test Pads being used 2 RS Analyst version 0 110 or higher Pad Calibration plug in contact RSI if r...

Page 64: ...a into the unit if all is OK a message should display Master Parameters were successfully updated j The pad calibration file is now permanently loaded into the unit and will remain there until new pad...

Page 65: ...it upside down in the middle of the pad so the battery compartment is facing up rubber top is touching the pad Now select K pad after 300secs the unit will beep and the display will show K saved f Rep...

Page 66: ...D Calibration of the RS 125 and or RS 230 Radiation Solutions Inc Proprietary Page 60 Revision Date December 11 2015 This Page is intentionally left Blank D 1009 REV 01 05 Status RELEASED printed 18...

Page 67: ...rial authorization RMA number The Buyer is responsible for all the shipping customs clearance costs and risk of loss of returning the repaired or replaced Products to the Buyer RSI will own all parts...

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