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INGEGNERIA DEI SISTEMI S.p.A.

Rev. 1.2

Protocol: MN/2009/030

Safe Rail System User Guide

Signature Date

Compiled by

Valter Baroncini

Controlled by

Stefania Bracciali

Approved by

Laura Della Maggiore

Authorised by

Guido Manacorda

August 2009

Summary of content (76 pages)

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INGEGNERIA DEI SISTEMI S.p.A. Rev. 1.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Document Evolution Revision Date Reason for modification Rev. 1.0 M arch 2009 First edition Rev. 1.1 July 2009 Add of M echanical kit Rev 1.2 August 2009 FCC information added SW Versions covered by this document 01.03.001, 01.06.001, 01.07.006, 01.07.007. OUR CONTACTS IDS Ingegneria dei Sistemi S .p.A. – GeoRadar Division Via Sterpulino, 20 56121 Ospedaletto (PISA) - ITALIA Tel: +39.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 DISCLAIMER IDS WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN IMPROPER USE OF THE EQUIPM ENT AND/OR THE SOFTWARE. THIS SOFTWARE MAY INCLUDE AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS TOOLS.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 SAFETY INFORMATION The equipment conforms to the following requirements set by EC regulations, including subsequent modifications, and to the legis lation set by the member states that implement these regulations: 1999/05/EEC Radio Directive Warning: this equipment is destined for use in industrial environments (Class A apparatus).
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 IMPORTANT NOTE FOR THE US CUSTOMERS FCC ID: UFW-S RS -FW400 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules: Operation is subject to the following conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software ! Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 CLEANING INFORMATION WARNING Before cleaning any external parts of the apparatus, make sure that all cables have been disconnected, including the power supply cable. If a damp cloth is used, make sure it is not too wet, to avoid any damage to the electrical components of the equipment. Wait until the equipment is totally dry before reconnecting the cables.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 BATTERIES REMOVAL INFORMATION Laptop Batteries: Manufacturer: PANASONIC Type: Li-ion Ni Characteristics: 10.65V 5.7Ah Removal instructions: 1. turn off the laptop; 2. open the drawer with the symbol of the batteries; 3. extract the battery pack pulling the tab.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 RECICLYING The crossed out wheeled bin symbol shown on the equipment indicates that the product must be recycled separately from other waste at the end of its useful life. Separate waste disposal of this product at the end of its useful life will be organised and managed by IDS.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 WARRANTY CERTIFICATE CONDITIONS 1) IDS Ingegn eria dei Sistemi S.p.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 INDEX 1. Overview.....................................................................................................................14 1.1 How to use this manual.......................................................................................14 2. The S RS S ystem Hardware configuration ..............................................................15 2.1 The SRS_PLUS Control Unit..........
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 B.1.1 SRS_PLUS Control Unit specifications......................................................66 B.2 - SRS-FW400 System Technical Specifications ..................................................67 B.2.1 Control Unit specifications........................................................................67 Appendix C - Using GPS with the S RS system...............................................
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 FIG. 3-2 – INST ALLAT ION KIT , NEXT BUTT ON.......................................................28 FIG. 3-3 – INST ALLAT ION KIT , T YPICAL BUT TON.................................................29 FIG. 3-4 - INST ALLAT ION KIT , INST ALL BUTT ON..................................................29 FIG. 3-5 – INST ALLAT ION KIT , FINISH BUT TON...................................................
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 FIG. 4-33 – ACQUISIT ION WINDOW ACT IVAT ED FOR PERFORM ING OPERAT IONS IN REVIEW M ODE........................................................................54 FIG. 4-34 – ACQUISIT ION EDIT ING WINDOW..........................................................56 FIG. 4-35 – WINDOW FOR EDIT ING PARAM ET ERS AFT ER ACQUISIT ION T RANSVERSAL ...........................................................
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 1. OVERVIEW 1.1 How to use this manual T his SRS_PLUS software user manual is subdivided as follows: • Chap . 1: Overview. • Chap . 2: Hardware configuration of the SR S_PLUS and of the SRSFW400 systems • Chap . 3: SRS_PLUS/SR S-FW400 p rocedures. • Chap . 4: Setup of the SRS_PLUS/SR S-FW400 acquisition software • Chap . 5: Error messages and warnin gs • Chap .
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 2. THE SRS SYSTEM HARDWARE CONFIGURAT ION T he SRS sy stem consists of the following p arts: • SRS_PLUS or SRS-FW400 Control Unit • Notebook Computer • Lan Cable • Battery Cable • Battery Pack • Power supply cable • Position sensor • From one to fou r 400MHz antennas 2.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Antenna 1, 2, 3, 4 Connectors Wheel Port Fig. 2-2 – View of Control Unit, antenna connectors side 2.2 The SRS-FW400 Control Unit T he SRS-FW400 Control Unit has the following p orts • Lan Port for a network connection to the Notebook Comp uter • Battery Port to connect the battery • Wheel Port to connect the p osition sensor wheel • Ant.1/CHAIN - Ant.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Wireless antenna connector Start up button - LAN port Battery Port Wireless plug Fig. 2-3 – SRS-FW400 Control unit front p anel with Battery Port, Lan Port and wireless connector Ant1 and Ant 2 Wheel Port Connectors Fig. 2-4- SRS-FW400 Control unit rear p anel with connections to p osition sensor and antennas T he SRS-FW400 uses the Ant.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 To connect the other antenna For DAD connection or toward another antenna Fig. 2-5 – SRS antenna with a 19 p ole connector and p ossibility of a cascade connection T he Ant.2 connector (11 p ins) is not used by the SRS-FW400 sy stem. 2.3 The Notebook Computer T he S RS _PLUS acquisition SW is installed on a Notebook Computer.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 IDS recom mends the use of the Panasonic model CF-30 Notebook Computer, (see Fig. 2-6 ) which has the following characteristics: • • • • • • • • Intel Duo Processor L2400 • • T ouch screen. Processor sp eed: 1.66 GHz. Ethernet 100 M bit/sec card. M inimum 512 M byte RAM M onitor resolution (colour) 1024X768 (13.3”). Op erative sy stem: Windows XP Professional. HDD > 80 Gby te, shock-mounted.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Lan port Fig. 2-8 – Lan Cable connection between the Notebook Computer and the Control Unit (S RS _PLUS ) Fig. 2-9 – Lan Cable connection between the Notebook Computer and the Control Unit (S RS -FW400 only) • Connect the Control Unit to the Battery usin g the Battery Cable (Fig. 2-10) as shown in (Fig. 2-11).
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Re d and black clamps Connect the batte ry cable to corresponding Control Unit port Fig. 2-10 – Battery Cable Fig. 2-11 – Connecting the Control Unit to the battery (S RS _PLUS ) Re d and black clamps Fig. 2-12 – Battery Cable Connect the batte ry cable to corresponding Control Unit port Fig.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software • Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 SRS_PLUS only: T hen connect the power supply cable to the PC POWER SUPPLY port on the Control Unit and to the Notebook PC (see Fig. 2-14). PC Power Supply connection Fig. 2-14 – Power supply cable and connection to the Control Unit 2.5 Position radar sensor As position sensor we provide a Deuta-Werke DRS05 Doppler system (see Fig. 2-15).
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 WHEEL PORT ON T HE DAD CONT ROL UNIT Fig. 2-16 – Wheel port on the S RS _PLUS control unit Wheel Port Fig.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 2.6 Antennas Re d arrow showing drag dire ction Fig.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig. 2-19 –Antenna for the SRS-FW400 system (red arrows show dragging direction) The system includes from 1 to a maximum of 4 antennas and all antennas have a frequency of 400MHz. Each antenna is marked with a different colour on the case to simplify antenna connection. So when connecting each antenna, make sure the corresponding coloured cable is connected to the control unit on ports ANT .
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Antenna bar Antenna “ L” support Fig. 2-20 – Antenna “L” supports and bar • 4 brackets in zinc-plated steel (3 for antennas and 1 for Doppler) • 1 aluminium small bar for Doppler • 1 plate of interface in zinc-plated steel for Doppler Bracket Small bar Plate of interface Fig.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 3. SOFTWARE CONFIGURAT ION OF THE SRS SYSTEM T his chap ter describes the SW p rocedures y ou have to follow to correctly p erform a radar data acquisition . 3.1 Software Installation and configuration Install the SW SR S_PLUS Kit as follows: S TEP1 execute the S RS _PLUS .msi file in the electronic supp ort that comes alon g with the instruments (Flash memory or CD). Fig.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 S TEP3 select T YPICAL and p ress NEXT to continue. Fig. 3-3 – Installation Kit, Typical button S TEP4 Press INST ALL to continue SW SRS_PLU S installation. Fig.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 S TEP5 the installation p rocedure will termin ate p ressing FINISH, and the SW SRS_PLU S icon will ap p ear on the p ortable comp uter desktop . Fig. 3-5 – Installation Kit, Finish button ! NOTE ! NOTE ! NOTE T he functions of the S RS _PLUS acquisition SW are only guar anteed on comp uters op erating with Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software ! NOTE Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 During installation, software SRS_PLU S will install automatically international settings. T o guarantee the correct functioning of the SRS_PLU S SW, set the following conf iguration in the Numbers field of the Region al Op tions menu. T hen the user has to set manually the Notebook Computer T CP/IP address, followin g the p rocedure described b elow.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig. 3-6 – S electing the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) • T he window shown in Fig. 3-7 ap p ears, in which y ou have to select Use the following IP address. • Write the followin g numb er in the IP addr ess field: 192 . 168 . 200 . 199. It is necessary that the last number of the series is diff erent by 200 (in Fig. 3-7 it is 150). • Write the followin g number in the Subnet mask field: 255 .
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 4. SRS ACQUISIT ION SOFTWARE T he SRS_PLU S acquisition software is used to m anage the p hases of radar acquisition and to review the data acqu ired dir ectly on site. T he op erative p hases of the SRS_PLUS acquisition software occur in the followin g sequence: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 4.2 Choosing the configuration T he step s to be followed for choosin g the requir ed radar configur ation for the acquisition are given below. 1. Press the button (Fig. 4-2) to op en the Radar selection window (Fig. 4-3). T his is where y ou can choose the antenna ty p e and configuration for the acquisition. In the examp le shown in Fig.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 3. T he number of S amples per scan can be varied by choosing one of the p reset values available in the S ample per scan field (Fig. 4-5). However, this value can’t be lower than the one indicated in the Min req. sample/scan. Fig. 4-5 – S amples per scan 4. T he electromagnetic wave p rop agation sp eed can then be set in the Propagation speed field (see Fig. 4-6).
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig. 4-7 – Gain calibration underway 3. You can check in the sweep disp lay window that each antenna disp lay s a radar signal (see Fig. 4-8); this disp lay window is found in Fig. 4-7. Fig. 4-8 – Controlling the presence of radar signal on the antenna/s ! A lack of sign al in the window shown in Fig. 4-8 should warn y ou that the sy stem is not op erating NOTE 4.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig. 4-9 –Calibration file selection window Pressing the New button from the window of Fig. 4-9 op ens the window shown in Fig. 4-10 from where y ou can edit the calibr ation filename. Now p ress the OK button to op en the window shown in Fig. 4-11, from where y ou can set the gain v alues to ap p ly on the radar map . Fig.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 o the square has been successfully selected when it beco mes bigger o now click with the right mouse button, the cursor will become a cross that can move across the entire window o click with the right mouse button to p osition a p oint on the gain curve on the grap h; a text box linked to the cursor will indicate the value in ns and dB of the p oint y ou intend to fix.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig. 4-12 – Graphical construction of the gain curve Cursor for manually positioning points Range value Fig. 4-13 – Manual construction of the gain curve ! NOTE T he gain values set in the window shown in Fig. 4-11 are only ap p lied to the radar m ap during the visualisation p hase, they are not ap p lied to the *.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 6. T he spy lights rep resenting the radar (RADAR), battery (BATT), acquisition sp eed (S PEED ) and acquir ed sweep s (S WEEP), shown in Fig. 4-7, indicate the functional status of the sy stem (see Fig. 4-14).
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig. 4-16 – Info window 8. Pressing the colour scale button shown in the window in Fig. 4-7, y ou can choose one of the 10 typ es of colour p alettes availab le fo r disp lay ing the radar map s (see Fig. 4-17 ). Fig. 4-17 – Colour palettes available 9. You can zoom in on the map s up to a magnif ication of four tim es by p ressing the 4-7. , , , buttons in the window shown in Fig. 10.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig. 4-18 – Program shut-down window 4.3.1 Advanced Settings Menu T he Advanced Settings menu (Fig. 4-20 ) can be selected by clicking on the SRS_PLU S icon in the top left corner of the main window of the SW (Fig. 4-19), or by mouse clickin g twice on the grey bar at the top of the window. Fig.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig. 4-20 –Advanced S ettings window • T he Ground type field en ables y ou to activate the Rough terrain option if necessary . When this option is activated, the radar data are temp orarily saved on the selected Device during the acquisition p hase. You can even select an external Device such as a flash memory to temp orarily save the data during the acquisition p hases.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software • Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 In the Contrast field, y ou can choose the contrast level to be ap p lied to the radar map viewed in r eal tim e. Activating the Virtual Keyboard and Windows S tart and Close commands (Fig. 4-19) op ens the virtual key board, the windows start menu and closes the SRS_PLU S SW resp ectively . T he Move co mmand is not y et active.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig. 4-22 – New S urvey window ! NOTE Once a new survey name h as been chosen, a new fo lder is automatically created with this name and the .mis extension in the C:\SR S_PLUS\M ission\*.mis directory , as shown below. Fig. 4-23 – The *.mis folder directory 4. At this p oint, typ e in the name of the new acquisition in the text box shown in Fig. 4-24, which is p art of the window shown in Fig.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig. 4-25 – S etting up a New Acquisition ! NOTE Once y ou have defined the name of the new acquisition, a new folder is automatically created with this name and the .zon extension in the C:\SR S_PLUS\M ission\*.mis\*.zon directory , as shown in Fig. 4-26: the examp le shows the C:\SRS_PLU S\M ission\Castle.mis\*.zon directory . Fig. 4-26 – The Castle.mis folder directory 6.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 1. Pressing the button on the window shown in Fig. 4-25 automatically p roduces the NEW ACQUIS ITION window shown in Fig. 4-27. Fig. 4-27 – NEW ACQUIS ITION Window 2. T o set the starting p oint coordinates, p ress the button from the window shown in Fig. 4-27; this op ens the window shown in Fig. 4-28. 3. T he followin g acquisition p arameters can b e selected from the window shown in Fig.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig. 4-28 – Acquisition Parameters Window iii. Marker 1 step: this field rep resents the distance between two reference lines mark ed on the site. T he default value is 10 m. T his function allows y ou to realign the radar sections to comp ensate for any distance variations with resp ect to the data acquired with the p osition sensor wheel.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 decreasin g coord inate direction. In any case, y ou must return back to the same starting axis used for the forward scan. v. Coordinate (m): T his field allows y ou to insert the values of the set T or L co-ordinate. R emember to ind icate if a coordin ate is negative. Check the curr ent T or L coord inate on the site and insert it into the relative field.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 in the p avement, etc. In these cases, it can be very time consumin g to calculate the distances each time as describ ed above and is mor e convenient to select the With 1st Marker 1 box after havin g just set the initial L or T coordinate.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software L Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Scann ing Direction 2 MARKER 1 MARKER1 MARKER 1 0 0 2 4 6 8 START 10 START 12 T -2 START -4 START START START Fig. 4-30 – Diagram showing an example of how to use the function “with 1st Marker 1 step” 4.6 Data acquisition Once y ou are sure all the scan p arameters have been correctly defined, y ou are ready to start. 1. Press the button in the window shown in Fig.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 2. When y ou p ress the button on the window shown in Fig. 4-31, a green lin e automatically app ears on the section at the abscissa. 3. When y ou come across objects of p articular interest such as manholes o r macroscop ic discontinuities, y ou can p ress the button shown in window Fig. 4-31; this will p roduce a red line at the abscissa.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig. 4-32 – Data saving window 5. When y ou want to save the acquired data on the d isk, y ou can choose to p ress the button shown in the window in Fig. 4-31, then create the temp orary file by p ressing the YES button in the window in Fig. 4-32. 6. But y ou can also choose to temp orarily save the data acqu ired up to that p oint by p ressing the button shown in Fig.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software ! NOTE Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Rememb er that data is group ed by scans, i.e. a group of radar sections relatin g to a single p assage of the radar trolley . Any group of radar sections can be visualised from a given scan. You have a list of names of saved scans available. The followin g nomenclature rules ap p ly for the scans: 1. the scan file names have 8 characters and have the *.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Distance and depth indications Fig. 4-34 – Acquisition Editing window Fig. 4-35 – Window for Editing parameters after acquisition transversal Fig.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 2. The name of the selected acquisition can be chan ged usin g the button in the window shown in Fig. 4-33. Write the new name of the selected acquisition in the window shown in the window in Fig. 4-37; once the new name has been set, p ress the OK button to confirm. Fig. 4-37 – Rename Acquisition Window 3.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 5. ERROR MESSAGES AND ALARMS 5.1 Error messages Error messages found in the p rogram are listed below ( in italics) fo llowed by their solutions: Network error. Retry or check hardware! Check that the network cable is connected p rop erly to the PC and the SRS_PLUS Control Unit. Try restarting the p rogram. Warning.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 6. ON LINE ASSISTANCE 6.1 Remote assistance using Webex Support Center Webex Sup p ort Center is a service that allows the activation of a two host session, makin g an ap p lication, or the desktop available to the other user or letting y ou cap ture another remote desktop . It can be used to p erform web conferences and p resentations.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Once y ou have clicked on the link sent by email, the following window will app ear. Insert y our data into the form (see Fig. 6-2). Fig. 6-2 – Client data insertion form Once y ou have click ed S ubmit, the following p age will ap p ear showing a downloadin g bar. The session starts as soon as the download is comp lete. (see Fig. 6-3). Fig.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 As y ou can see fro m the followin g screen, (Fig. 6-4) y ou are giv en a console, just containin g the Chat, Video and Leave S ession commands. Fig. 6-4 – Welcome to Webex S upport Center window At this p oint, IDS Customer Care can p erform a ran ge of op erations on y our desktop : • Request control of the desktop using the Request Control command.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 APPENDIX A - MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SRS SYSTEMS ON BOARD A TRAIN A.1 - Introduction This section deals with the installation requirements for the use of a georadar (GPR) sy stem on-board a train.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig. A. 1 - No obstacle must be present between buffers A typical installation of the system (3 antenna configuration) is shown in the following picture (Fig. A. 2). Fig. A.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 A.3 - Specifications for the fixing frame SNCF is kindly required to p rovide the fixin g frame; this frame consists of 2 cross-bars and 2 vertical-bars, as shown in the p icture Fig. A. 3 ). M aterial to be used for the frame could b e either alumin ium or iron. Fig. A.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig. A. 4 - S pecifications for the cross-bars and the brackets Fig. A.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 APPENDIX B - SRS SYSTEM TECHNICAL SPECIFICAT IONS B.1 - SRS_PLUS System Technical Specifications The SRS_PLUS sy stem is only comp atible with SRS_PLUS 400M Hz Hardware SRS_PLU S Control Unit M aster Unit: IDS recommends the use of the Panasonic CF30 notebook comp uteras shown in p icture Fig. B. 1 . S oftware S RS data acquisition software B.1.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 B.2 - SRS-FW400 System Technical Specifications The SRS-FW400 sy stem is only comp atible with SRS-FW400 antennas. Hardware DAD FastWave Control Unit M aster Unit: IDS recommends the use of the Panasonic CF30 notebook comp uter as shown in p icture Fig. B. 1 . S oftware S RS data acquisition software B.2.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 APPENDIX C - USING GPS WITH THE SRS SYSTEM The SRS sy stem can acquire GP S data in NM EA$GGA format. You therefore have to set the GPS receiver so that the data outp ut through the serial p ort or Ethernet p ort is in NM EA$GGA format.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig. C. 3 - External device settings window S tep 3 In the External device settings window, select the External device type (p icture Fig. C. 4) field then select the typ e of GPS connection as RS-232 GPS (serial port). Fig. C. 4 - External device settings field S tep 4 Click the COM S etting button; this op ens the window shown in p icture Fig. C.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig. C. 5 - Com settings window For examp le, selectin g External device typ e RS-232 GPS : Select 1 in the Com menu (or set the number of the COM p ort number the GPS is connected to) and the other p arameters accordin g to the GPS characteristics; Use the Refresh rate field in Fig. C.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software ! WARNING Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Rememb er that the GPS spy light only indicates the correct functioning of the GPS, not the accuracy of the GPS readin gs; to evaluate p recision, use the tools supp lied with the GPS sy stem S tep 6 The GPS data in NM EA$GGA format are saved as an ASCII file in the same directory as the radar data; the GPS files h ave the same nu mberin g as the radar files, but have a *.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 APPENDIX D - USING CAMERA WITH THE SRS SYSTEM The SRS sy stem with Lumenera camera op tion, p rovided by IDS, has to be used as followin g: S tep 1 Install the drivers of the camera in the acquisition PC laun chin g the dedicated CD-ROM for Lumenera camera, LM 135C model, having a resolution of 800x600 p ixels (see Fig. D. 1) p ressing in sequence Next/Continue Anyway buttons.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig. D. 2 - External device settings command Fig. D. 3 - External device settings window S tep 4 In Fig. D. 3 y ou can see the field U SB Dev ice, where y ou have to activate the textbox On board camera.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 Fig. D. 5 – Camera View window ! NOTE If the user starts acquisition while the camera is activated by software (On board camera op tion is activated), but the camera is p hy sically unp lugged, SR S software informs the user with a p rop er message that the camera is not working, and then Camera View window will be closed automatically , without closing the whole software.
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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software ! NOTE Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2 1. M ake sure there is sufficient light into the camera (eg. ap erture is op en as ap erture controls the amount of light entering camera) and exp osure time in not set to 0 (y ou can’t take a p icture/video if exp osure time is set to zero) 2. When up gradin g Lumen era software, ensure the follow step s are followed: a. Unp lug camera from USB b. Uninstall the Lucam software c.