User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 General Overview
- 2 Noggin Components
- 3 Noggin 100 Assembly
- 4 SmartCart Assembly
- 5 SmartTow Assembly
- 6 SmartHandle Assembly (Noggin 500 & 1000 only)
- 7 Rock Noggin Assembly (Noggin 500 & 1000 only)
- 8 Connecting GPS
- 9 Digital Video Logger (DVL)
- 10 Powering Up the System
- 11 Locate & Mark Mode
- 12 Survey & Map Mode
- 12.1 Survey & Map Menu
- 12.2 Data Acquisition
- 12.2.1 Replaying or Overwriting Data
- 12.2.2 Screen Overview
- 12.2.3 Position Information
- 12.2.4 Data Display
- 12.2.5 Section C - Menu
- 12.2.6 Gain
- 12.2.7 Collecting Data using the Odometer
- 12.2.8 Collecting Data in Free Run Mode
- 12.2.9 Collecting Data using the Trigger (or B) Button
- 12.2.10 Noggin Data Screens
- 12.2.11 Calib. (Calibration) Menu
- 12.2.12 Error Messages
- 12.3 Noggin Setup
- 12.4 Noggin File Management
- 12.5 Noggin Utilities
- 13 Troubleshooting
- 14 Care and Maintenance
- Appendix A Noggin Data file Format
- Appendix B Health & Safety Certification
- Appendix C GPR Emissions, Interference and Regulations
- Appendix D Instrument Interference
- Appendix E Safety Around Explosive Devices
- Appendix F Using the PXFER Cable and WinPXFER Software
- F1 Transferring Data to a PC using the PXFER Cable
- F1.1 Connecting the Digital Video Logger to a PC
- F1.2 PXFER Cable Types
- F1.3 Installing and Running the WinPXFER Program
- F1.4 Setting the DVL to the PXFER Cable Type
- F1.5 Transferring Noggin Data Buffer Files
- F1.6 Exporting Nogginplus Data
- F2 Transferring One or More Noggin PCX Files to an External PC using WinPXFER
- Appendix G GPR Glossaries
Noggin Appendix C - GPR Emissions, Interference and Regulations
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Appendix C GPR Emissions, Interference and Regulations
All governments have regulations on the level of electromagnetic emissions that an electronic apparatus
can emit. The objective is to assure that one apparatus or device does not interfere with any other appara-
tus or device in such a way as to make the other apparatus non-functional.
Sensors & Software Inc. extensively test their pulseEKKO, Noggin and Conquest subsurface imaging
products using independent professional testing houses and comply with latest regulations of the USA,
Canada, European Community, and other major jurisdictions on the matter of emissions.
GPR instruments are considered to be UWB (ultra-wideband) devices. The regulatory regimes worldwide
are devising new rules for UWB devices. Sensors & Software Inc. maintains close contact with the regula-
tors to help guide standard development and assure that all products conform. You should continually
monitor the "News" link on our website (www.sensoft.ca) for updates on standards.
Electronic devices have not always been designed for proper immunity. If a GPR instrument is placed in
close proximity to an electronic device, interference may occur. While there have been no substantiated
reports of interference to date, if any unusual behavior is observed on nearby devices, test if the distur-
bance starts and stops when the GPR instrument is turned on and off. If interference is confirmed, stop
using the GPR.
Where specific jurisdictions have specific GPR guidelines, these are described below.