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7-4 

DB-066 E 

RadEye PRD-ER 

  

 

Iw/Tr/Ff  06.07.2015 

 

The RadEye.EXE software offers to search for a connection to 

the RadEye unit on other available serial ports. 

 

If there is a faulty connection between the unit and the com-

puter, the program shows the error message “Data transfer to 

instrument fails” 

 

 

 

In this case, you must check whether: 

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The RadEye has been positioned correctly in the desktop 

holder (with rubber boot) and the RadEye is turned on. 

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The infrared transmission windows are clean 

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The correct serial interface has been selected.  

 

It is recommended to use the Windows system tools to deter-

mine the occupation of the currently active serial ports. Virtual 

serial ports are labeled accordingly for identification. 

 

Summary of Contents for RadEye PRD-ER

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions DB 066 E RadEye PRD ER Alarming Personal Radiation Detector with extended measuring range...

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Page 3: ...8 04 09 RM P EH Pi 1 2 C C 27 06 12 RM SI EH Pij Cpl A From V3 00 New chapter structure flow diagram D 18 09 12 RM SI EH Pij 4 16 C E 25 11 14 RM SI EH Pij 4 3 4 12 4 13 4 15 C From V3 06 Rated alarm...

Page 4: ...ery 2 2 2 3 Mounting of the protection sleeve 2 4 2 4 Switching the unit on 2 5 3 Configuration 3 1 3 1 Menu functions 3 1 3 2 Basic display 3 5 3 2 1 Count Rate Mode 3 5 3 2 1 1 Count Rate Mode with...

Page 5: ...ulse indication and finder mode 4 1 4 1 1 Single pulse indication 4 1 4 1 2 Finder mode 4 2 4 2 Alarm indication 4 2 4 3 Rated alarm 4 3 4 4 Additional information 4 4 4 5 Key Lock 4 4 4 6 Process des...

Page 6: ...anguage 4 15 4 18 Adjust display contrast 4 15 4 19 BTcom cover 4 15 5 Functional test 5 1 5 1 Functional test 5 1 5 2 Failure indication 5 1 5 3 Overload indication 5 3 5 4 Low Battery warning 5 4 5...

Page 7: ...6 4 Configuration 6 9 6 4 1 Tab Generals 6 10 6 4 2 Tab Text 6 12 6 4 3 Tab Alarm 6 13 6 4 4 Bluetooth 6 14 6 4 5 Tab Functions 6 15 6 4 6 Writing the configuration to the RadEye 6 16 6 5 History 6 1...

Page 8: ...tery status is lower than expected 7 6 7 8 History data shows the wrong time and date 7 6 8 Maintenance 8 1 8 1 Recommended maintenance 8 1 8 1 1 Lu test 8 1 8 1 2 Cleaning the instrument 8 1 8 1 3 Re...

Page 9: ...8 RadEye car and wall holder with accumulator charging circuit 10 4 10 8 1 Accessories for dash board mounting of car holder 42506 7065 including charging function holder 42506 7060 mechanical holder...

Page 10: ...irmware versions RadEye PRD ER 11 10 V1 32 11 10 V1 50 11 10 V1 54 11 10 V1 56 11 10 V1 57 11 10 V3 00 11 10 V3 05 11 11 V3 06 11 11 12 Annex 12 1 12 1 Interrelationship between false alarm probabilit...

Page 11: ...11 2 Diagram 11 2 Dose rate display depending on dose rate RadEye PRD ER 11 2 Diagram 11 3 Energy dependence in direction of max response perpendicular to ref mark 11 6 Diagram 11 4 Angular response h...

Page 12: ...product is required to comply with the European Union s Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive 2002 96 EC It is marked with the following symbol Thermo Fisher Scientific has contracted w...

Page 13: ...he RadEye PRD ER incorporates a highly sensitive NaI Tl scintillation detector which is equipped with a miniature photo multiplier allowing the detection of very low radiation levels With the help of...

Page 14: ...splaying and alarming on count rate dose and dose rate calculation and alarm is provid ed according to a permanent analysis of the radiation energy and intensity which however cannot be as fast as the...

Page 15: ...and alarm ac knowledgment to a very versatile mode for the more experi enced user Alarm LED show ing radiation ex ceeding thresholds Visible from top if worn in a holster and from display side Rugged...

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Page 17: ...in a folding paper box to gether with two AAA cells a rubber protection sleeve and an operating manual Ordering information for the accessories see chapter 10 Holster Part No 42506 7046 Earphone Part...

Page 18: ...e rubber boot Open the cover of the battery compartment Use of a coin is recommended Exchange the batteries according to the shown polarity Always replace both batteries with new ones and the same typ...

Page 19: ...ans of the PC program To keep RTC running during battery exchange batteries must be exchanged without delays History data and measurement parameters are stored perma nently even if batteries are remov...

Page 20: ...leeve The rubber protection sleeve improves ruggedness to mechan ical shocks For mounting of the sleeve first put the instrument into the top of the sleeve Then pull lower edges of the sleeve one afte...

Page 21: ...nd generator beeper is initiated Display during switch on The RadEye PRD ER starts working with the parameters pre viously selected operation mode calibration factor alarm threshold etc If the real ti...

Page 22: ...to the current radiation level and the reference energy dis tribution is determined for the NBR evaluation During this time period the sigma alarm is active however not yet with the full sensitivity T...

Page 23: ...the setting of the history recording interval of 120 s the last 52 hours of operation will be stored in the history memory These default values can be changed by the user with the menu functions chap...

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Page 25: ...s the Menu key Scrolling through the single menu options is effected by the keys The display returns to its initial default setting in case no key has been activated for more than 10 seconds A to be f...

Page 26: ...thus simplifying the handling considerably The keys are used to scroll through the menu To select a menu option release the key as the respective menu option has been reached The meaning of the Menu k...

Page 27: ...Select Dose rate mode R h or Sv h This function is disabeled in the default configuration Level Select level mode 1 9 This function is disabeled in the default configuration Alarm Dose Rate Allows set...

Page 28: ...ight button and top button Single Pulse Enabling and disabling of single pulse indication Acti vation is done by audio keys right button and top but ton Backlight Backlight always on Backlight extingu...

Page 29: ...Rate thresholds are active This mode has the quickest display and alarm response Pressing the Info key shows upon the 1st click the current dose rate R h rem h or Sv h 2nd click the accumulated dose R...

Page 30: ...ose rate is displayed together with the bar graph of the cps value The count rate alarm thresholds are active That is the alarming has a quick alarm re sponse while the calculating of the dose rate fo...

Page 31: ...The Alarm Dose Rate thresholds are active 3 2 3 Level Mode The level display shows count rate in steps from 1 to 9 Level 0 means less than 16 cps level 1 more than 16cps level 2 more than 32 cps up to...

Page 32: ...larms can be set to the maximum level For Count Rate or Level mode it is possible to configure via the PC program RadEye exe the alarm threshold 2 for dose rate as a safety alarm Configuration of the...

Page 33: ...d As min settings Sigma 6 enables almost false alarm free searching in areas with a fairly constant radiation background For general use especially in an urban environment the setting of a As min in t...

Page 34: ...t the background ratemeter starts with its maximum value of 100cps reaching its final value after 30 seconds Using the menu option Alarm Cnt Rate the exact value of the alarm threshold currently valid...

Page 35: ...larm is selected To increment the number press the arrow keys To go on to the next digit or to quit the edit mode menu use arrow keys Once the last number has been set quit the editing mode by pressin...

Page 36: ...e count rate alarm threshold must be changed Press Menu key and arrow keys until Alarm Cnt Rate is selected Then enter change menu by press ing Change key Edit value by pressing keys Sigma Alarm 0 off...

Page 37: ...ER DB 066 E 3 13 Iw Tr Ff 06 07 2015 The set points of the actual alarm thresholds are seen at the marks on the intensity bar scale The upper mark shows alarm threshold 1 the lower mark shows alarm t...

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Page 39: ...tted by the beeper An audible alarm signal caused by exceeding the alarm thresh old is not given while single pulse indication is active The single pulse indication must be enabled in the menu It is a...

Page 40: ...mode must be enabled in the menu It is activated and deactivated by two times pressing the right or top button 4 2 Alarm indication Each time the first alarm threshold is exceeded the alarm de vices b...

Page 41: ...xtin guished when the first alarm threshold is remained under With the PC program RadEye exe the alarm threshold 2 of the dose rate can be configured as a safety alarm 4 3 Rated alarm Rated alarm can...

Page 42: ...g the setting of the operation mode and the enabling and disabling of the various alarm indicators Using the Info key additional measuring values are dis played see chapter 3 2 1 4 5 Key Lock Pressin...

Page 43: ...suddenly changing pulse rates than the dose rate mode The value set for the alarm threshold is either a fixed alarm threshold being slightly higher than the occurring display val ues observed over a l...

Page 44: ...nuclear materials as U 235 and shielded industrial sources In case a radiation source has been detected the radiation in tensity is indicated by means of the dose rate display see chapter 3 2 4 7 Bac...

Page 45: ...vibrator can be acknowledged by a short key depression The NBR indicator can be activated by the menu function or the PC program RadEye exe The purpose of this additional alarming algorithm is to allo...

Page 46: ...eeded Attention Some artificial radioactive sources or combinations of different isotpes can exhibit a ration between count rate and dose rate that is similar to NORM In that case message bal anced wi...

Page 47: ...g Via PC program it is possible to configure a alarm latching Alarm latching means the alarm is stored for the configured time from 0 s off to 9999 s A latched alarm is indicated by a M near by the al...

Page 48: ...larms stored in the alarm log are displayed together with the time of alarm and the actual time By pressing the arrow keys you can scroll through the alarm log By pressing the button the display retur...

Page 49: ...formation in the RadEye PRD ER This text information can be displayed with the menu function Text Info 4 12 Display rotation If enabled a short press on the lower centre key arrow down flips the displ...

Page 50: ...be performed via the menu function Settings Set Date Time The format YYYY MM DD hh mm is used The fields are selected with the keys With the keys the Year month day hour and minute can be changed Afte...

Page 51: ...e manual of the test adapter Purpose of this test is the verification of the precise performance of the detector amplification Small variations are corrected automatically while larger deviations from...

Page 52: ...3V a second test run is initiated automatically After testing the result is displayed A successful test ends with the query whether the user wants to accept the result If the high voltage is outside o...

Page 53: ...ast Here the user can adjust the display contrast This function is called in sub menu Settings Contrast The contrast is increased with the Info key and reduced with the On key 4 19 BTcom cover For det...

Page 54: ...switch on off the BTcom cover means BTcom cover is active For more information please read the manual DB 093 E If the BTcom cover is active but not connected to any PC a Bluetooth symbol is flashing...

Page 55: ...carry out a simple test shortly press any key A short audi ble pulse has to be released if not disabled via PC configura tion and the LC display is illuminated for some seconds The heart symbol next t...

Page 56: ...ROM Read and EEPROM Write error A Watchdog Error indicates that the micro controller has problems to work on it s tasks in a given timeframe Reasons are strong electromagnetic pulses firmware errors o...

Page 57: ...rates of more than 10 R h 100 mSv h an overload indication is given Overload indication in count rate dose rate and level display The dose value is marked with an overload indication if a dose rate o...

Page 58: ...every 32s This acoustic warning can be suppressed by pressing the alarm acknowledge key After 8h this warning comes up again The battery needs to be changed However the RadEye can still be operated f...

Page 59: ...red the fol lowing warning message is shown at start up of the RadEye If the expiration date is enabled the RTC is not set e g after change of batteries the following warning message is shown at start...

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Page 61: ...a PC A RadEye unit can be connected to a PC either by either serial interface USB interface or by Bluetooth TM 3 6 1 1 Wireless connection via Bluetooth Details about the Bluetooth communication are p...

Page 62: ...desktop holder to align the RadEye s IR window with the IR window of a connection cable The optional serial adapter cable is used to connect to a RS232 port of a PC This serial port is selected direc...

Page 63: ...on cable Using the hardware provided and without exerting too much force attach the connections of the adapter cable to the PC and to the RadEye desktop holder 6 2 Installation of the optional RadEye...

Page 64: ...serial number and version number of the software Figure 6 1 Main Window 6 3 2 Measurements After pressing the button Read Values the current Count rate dose rate and dose are displayed in this frame...

Page 65: ...and graphically Click on the Graphics A diagram is dis played that gives a representation of the counter and dose rate values versus the time The current measured value is added at the right hand side...

Page 66: ...the new measured data shall be appended to the existing data Once you have pressed OK to confirm the entries the meas urement logfile is created and the polling measured data is stored in the scan in...

Page 67: ...the data can be processed The first line of the measurement logfile contains the unit name the file name and the path Serial number and Device identification are specified on the second line Date and...

Page 68: ...s opened from which you may select the corresponding inter face An error message is displayed if the interface is not available Figure 6 3 Com Settings If the connection shall be established with the...

Page 69: ...tion The configuration of the RadEye can be protected with a password Figure 6 4 Password Setting No password is set during the first installation of the software A reminder window is activated if the...

Page 70: ...menu the following parameters can be modified Operating mode Unit Basic display Time interval of the history Acoustic indication Alarm level for all basic displays Signaling types Additional surveill...

Page 71: ...guage The setting of the measuring unit refers to the dose rate unit only the displayed unit is selected in the Mode section If the batteries in use are changed from the delivered non re chargeable Al...

Page 72: ...Figure 6 7 User defined text The user can enter 4 lines of text Display Line 1 4 which can be read on the RadEye s LCD see chapter 4 11 The text in the Text Field can not be displayed by the RadEye di...

Page 73: ...ate Dose Rate The sigma alarm settings Sigma and Sigma min Range cps are explained in chapter 3 4 A safety alarm in dose rate Sv h can be entered and activat ed through the Safety Alarm function If ac...

Page 74: ...of the energy ratio sensitivity allows a fine tuning of the NBR alarm see chapter 4 8 E g selection of a high sensitivity for high energy radiation can be used to distinguish between material containi...

Page 75: ...tooth The Parameter Blue LED on relates to the blue LED at the backside of the battery cover that shows the connection status Setting Power off at battery low the BTcom cover powers down automatically...

Page 76: ...he RadEye PRD by clicking on the Write to RadEye PRD button Parameters including the selected menu configuration can be saved with File Save as as parameter file cfg A saved configuration can be reloa...

Page 77: ...fferent locations and points with high peaks can be recognized The blue line shows the mean values the red line the maximum value within the time interval The RadEye unit looses its date and time sett...

Page 78: ...6 18 DB 066 E RadEye PRD ER Iw Tr Ff 06 07 2015 Clicking at the graph each individual stored measured value can be displayed Figure 6 12 Single history value indication...

Page 79: ...can be read out via Options Logbook The logbook is shown as a table and can be saved to PC hard disc or printed The logbook has a maximum of 250 data sets Several events at the same time are saved as...

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Page 81: ...battery If the RadEye PRD does not respond to a long press 1s of the button then please use the following step by step procedure A Remove the current batteries B Clean the battery contacts C Check the...

Page 82: ...show the menu items as described in the manual The items available in the RadEye PRD s menu can be disa bled or enabled via the RadEye EXE software The factory setting has all menu functions enabled...

Page 83: ...Service for more details Please see the failure description in the above referenced chapter If the failure was related to a strong electromagnetic pulse scenario and the failure went away afterwards t...

Page 84: ...sage Data transfer to instrument fails In this case you must check whether The RadEye has been positioned correctly in the desktop holder with rubber boot and the RadEye is turned on The infrared tran...

Page 85: ...l port has to be selected next 7 6 RadEye lost date and time settings The date and time information is lost each time the batteries are removed or below the required voltage for operation The simplest...

Page 86: ...s selected under set tings Batt type and change the type in case Rechargeable batteries supply a voltage of 1 2V each while Alkaline batter ies provide 1 5V Rechargeable batteries offer also a more st...

Page 87: ...r on a regular basis The Lutetium test routine is described in chapter 4 13 Level of usage Period between Lu tests Intensive changing climate 3 month Normal daily usage 6 month Low 12 month 8 1 2 Clea...

Page 88: ...Tr Ff 06 07 2015 8 1 3 Remove batteries for storage It is highly recommended to remove both AAA batteries from the battery compartment if the RadEye unit is stored for a longer period 1 week to avoid...

Page 89: ...ber Front foil RadEye PRD ER engl 42506703021 Battery cover complete 425067033 Rubber shock protection rubber boot 42506703018 Battery IEC LR03 Micro 1 5V ENERGIZER E92 1 pack 2 batteries SM164600012...

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Page 91: ...onvenient carry ing of the RadEye at the belt RadEye not included 10 2 Earphone for RadEye series 425067037 The usage of the earphone is recommended if the RadEye is switched into FINDER mode and dist...

Page 92: ...Eye PRD The shape of the adapter insures that the Luteti um material is placed close to the reference point of the RadEye unit Please see chapter 4 13 and chapter 8 1 1 about the usage of the test ada...

Page 93: ...he desktop holder The PC connection plug is a 9 pin sub D type for serial COM ports Please see chapter 6 1 2 for details Cable length 1 2 m 10 6 IR connection cable USB 4254026 The IR plug of the conn...

Page 94: ...ils 10 8 RadEye car and wall holder with accumulator charging circuit Safety instructions 1 Only use NiMH accumulators no primary batteries Al kaline manganese zinc carbon 2 Only use two accumulators...

Page 95: ...e instrument in a vehicle For convenient mounting to the dashboard one of the mechanical adaptors 42506 7061 64 is required Together with a power supply unit 42506 7066 this support is also suitable f...

Page 96: ...ontrolled charging of NiMH accumulators in the device 3 Infrared interface for direct connection to the serial inter face of computers 4 Alarm contact for connecting alarm indicators up to a power of...

Page 97: ...ew driver for the protection plug might be helpful The phone jack must left be open and the protection plug must be perpendicular to the protection sleeve Then insert the RadEye into the car holder Ma...

Page 98: ...R Iw Tr Ff 06 07 2015 10 8 1 Accessories for dash board mounting of car holder 42506 7065 including charging function holder 42506 7060 mechanical holder only Goose neck adaptor kit 42506 7061 Pivot a...

Page 99: ...RadEye PRD ER DB 066 E 10 9 Iw Tr Ff 06 07 2015 Knuckle joint adaptor kit 42506 7063 Goose neck adaptor kit with suction cup 42506 7064...

Page 100: ...ye PRD ER Iw Tr Ff 06 07 2015 10 8 2 Accessories for data transmission using the car adaptor RS232 connecting cable 2m SM1685 35223 USB 1 1 to RS232 adapter cable SM1685 35251 USB 2 0 to RS232 adapter...

Page 101: ...PRD can be used as installed radiation monitor if used as RadEye Area Monitor The RadEye is permanently powered and the alarm status is visible as light and with further accessories also as sound alar...

Page 102: ...h the special battery lid 42506 7034 power supply unit for the operation of a RadEye instrument in a vehicle For convenient mounting to the dashboard one of the mechanical adaptors 42506 7061 64 is re...

Page 103: ...e accumulators penetrating emerging electrolyte damaged housing 5 The bottom of the housing aluminum heat sink gets warm 50 C 120 F max 6 Not for use in open convertibles 7 Do not put cards with magne...

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Page 105: ...dose equivalent rate 10 Sv h Ambient dose equivalent H 10 Sv Measuring range 10 rem h or 100 mSv h Overload display more than 10 rem h or 100 mSv h overload indication up to 100 Sv h Linearity error...

Page 106: ...ated Dose Rate Rem h Displayed Count Rate cps Cs 137 100keV Over load Diagram 11 1 Count rate depending on dose rate RadEye PRD ER 0 001 0 01 0 1 1 10 100 0 001 0 01 0 1 1 10 100 Irradiated Dose Rate...

Page 107: ...count rate alarm ANSII N42 32 chapter 5 4 2 Energy range starting from 30 keV count rate 60 keV 1 3 MeV dose and dose rate measurement Energy dependence see Diagram 11 3 Direction of max response per...

Page 108: ...Mechanical shock Drop onto a concrete surface 0 5m without protection sleeve 1 5m with protection sleeve Size 96 mm x 61 mm x 31 mm Without rubber protection Weight around 160 g including two Alkali...

Page 109: ...type digital RC filter limited to 200 cps 64s cycle time 1s For determination of sigma thresholds NBR ratio filter type RC 30s cycle time 1s Dead time Mode cps every 0 5s compensation Mode dose rate 1...

Page 110: ...0 1 1 10 100 10 100 1000 10000 Energy in keV relative response Dose rate DR Count rate CR Low Energy High Energy Diagram 11 3 Energy dependence in direction of max response perpendicular to ref mark...

Page 111: ...RadEye PRD ER DB 066 E 11 7 Iw Tr Ff 06 07 2015 Diagram 11 5 Angular response vertical plane A Diagram 11 6 Angular response vertical plane B...

Page 112: ...50mA Accumulator charging current 40 52 mA Charge time RadEye on Backlight switched off 20 24h Accumulator 800mAh discharged Charge time RadEye switched off 18 20h Accumulator 800mAh discharged Ambie...

Page 113: ...r charging current 90 mA Maintenance charge current 15 mA Alarm relay switching current 1 A fused Alarm relay switching voltage 38 V with overvoltage protection Alarm relay On resistance 0 22 0 33 Amb...

Page 114: ...50 Low Battery warning Lu Test V1 54 Slowed startup of high voltage Output of actual count rate in Autosend V1 56 Calculation of extended dose rate from 5000cps V1 57 Improved Finder mode V3 00 Firmw...

Page 115: ...emperatures 128 F New menu item Contrast for display contrast adjustment New menu item Rated alarm The vibrator sound and LED are changing its intensity with the radiation level inten sity Query after...

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Page 117: ...m probability and sigma value Sigma Threshold at 10 cps background Mean time to false alarm in seconds Mean number of false alarms per working day 8h 2 15 22 1310 3 18 370 77 4 21 16000 1 7 5 24 10000...

Page 118: ...12 2 DB 066 E RadEye PRD ER Iw Tr Ff 06 07 2015 12 2 Flow Diagram Background Learning Alarming...

Page 119: ...ext display line 2 RadEye PRD ER Text display line 3 Line 3 Text display line 4 Line 4 Text field This text is not shown in the LCD Alarm 1 Display Level 2 Alarm 2 Display Level 3 Alarm 1 Display Coun...

Page 120: ...gy 165 Sensitivity High Energy 65 Active functions All available functions are active Bluetooth Power off at battery low Enabled Bluetooth Blue LED on Enabled Bluetooth Firewall Enabled Bluetooth Secu...

Page 121: ...RD ER DB 066 E 13 1 Iw Tr Ff 06 07 2015 13 Service contact To request repair or calibration services please use the online RGA Return Goods Authorization process at http www thermoscientific com servi...

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Page 124: ...fic Messtechnik GmbH Post address Frauenauracher Stra e 96 P O Box 16 60 D 91056 Erlangen Germany D 91051 Erlangen Germany 49 9131 998 0 www thermoscientific com rmp 49 9131 998 475 fax info rmp erlan...

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