User's Manual

IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. N doc: MN/2009/028 - Rev. 1.1

DETECTOR DUO SYSTEM – User manual

INDEX

1. Introduction..................................................................................................................13

1.1 Scope....................................................................................................................14

1.2 Trademarks...........................................................................................................14

1.3 Acronyms and Definitions.......................................................................................14

1.3.1 Acronyms................................................................................................... 14

1.3.2 Definitions.................................................................................................. 14

2. Overview.......................................................................................................................16

2.1 How to use this manual..........................................................................................16

2.2 Background knowledge required.............................................................................16

3. User guide.....................................................................................................................17

3.1 Description of the hardware...................................................................................17

3.1.1 The Detector Duo Control Unit....................................................................... 18

3.1.2 The antenna box........................................................................................... 21

3.1.3 Power supply............................................................................................... 21

3.1.3.1 Charge level and battery replacement...................................................... 22

4. Assembly procedure......................................................................................................23

4.1 How to assemble the trolley....................................................................................23

4.2 Connecting the cables............................................................................................25

4.2.1 Connecting the battery................................................................................... 25

4.2.2 Mounting the antenna and connecting its cables.................................................. 25

4.2.3 Mounting the PC notebook and the sunshade..................................................... 27

4.2.4 Connecting the position sensor........................................................................ 29

4.2.5 Removing the trolley wheels........................................................................... 29

5. The acquisition software...............................................................................................31

5.1 The Notebook Computer.........................................................................................31

5.1.1 Hammerhead rugged tablet PC........................................................................ 31

5.1.2 Panasonic Toughbook rugged tablet PC............................................................ 34

5.2 Basic characteristics of the notebook PC.................................................................35

5.3 Software installation and configuration...................................................................36

5.4 The operational phases ..........................................................................................41

5.4.1 Running the software .................................................................................... 41

5.4.2 Pre-acquisition commands.............................................................................. 42

5.4.3 Commands used during acquisition.................................................................. 46

5.4.3.1 Acquisition for on-site detection ............................................................ 48

5.4.3.2 Acquisition for mapping....................................................................... 53

5.4.4 Depth calibration.......................................................................................... 57

5.4.5 Post-acquisition commands ............................................................................ 58

5.5 Error messages......................................................................................................64

6. Work procedure flowchart............................................................................................65