In-situ Win-Situ 4 / Pocket-Situ 4 Operators Manual Manuel d'utilisateur

1WIN-SITU 4.0 USER’S GUIDE 0031510 rev. 003 11/04Contents1 INTRODUCTION ... 6O

10 0031510 rev. 003 11/04The application window appears. A new, empty site called “Home” isdisplayed at the top of the Navigation tree. The Connecti

100rev. 003 11/04APPENDIX B: TEST MEASUREMENT SCHEDULESFirst Six Seconds of TestIn a true logarithmic sampling scheme, the interval between points wo

101rev. 003 11/04TIP: The storageinterval (A) mustbe at least twiceas long as the rapid interval(B) times the number ofMeasurements foraveraging (C).

102WIN-SITU 4.0 USER’S GUIDErev. 003 11/04APPENDIX C: THELOG SCHEDULEFor reference, the entire log schedule out to the 218th data point is shownon th

103rev. 003 11/04N = Data Point Number TIME TO NEXT POINT ELAPSED TIME N hr min sec hdrd day hr min sec hdrd 1700030 000

104rev. 003 11/04N = Data Point Number TIME TO NEXT POINT ELAPSED TIME N hr min sec hdrd day hr min sec hdrd 5100190 000

105rev. 003 11/04N = Data Point Number TIME TO NEXT POINT ELAPSED TIME N hr min sec hdrd day hr min sec hdrd 84 0 0 13 3

106rev. 003 11/04N = Data Point Number TIME TO NEXT POINT ELAPSED TIME N hr min sec hdrd day hr min sec hdrd117 0 1 29 3

107rev. 003 11/04N = Data Point Number TIME TO NEXT POINT ELAPSED TIME N hr min sec hdrd day hr min sec hdrd151 0103220

108rev. 003 11/04185 1 14 35 70 0 20 58 48 38186 119 090 0221324 8187 1 23 41 80 0 23 32 24 98188 1283940 1 056 678189 1335460 1 2244618190 1392850 1

109WIN-SITU 4.0 USER’S GUIDErev. 003 11/04IndexAABEND, 50, 52ActiveSync, 7, 8, 68, 76, 91Add... buttonadd connection, 19add test, 46BBatteriesdisplay

11 0031510 rev. 003 11/04• Devices connected: Select “one” to speed up connection to asingle device, or “more than one” for a network.• Port: Select

110rev. 003 11/04FFind button, 11, 15, 21Firmware upgrade, 31Flow-Sense Wizard, 75–89accepting values, 87creating templates, 76, 91–92entering target

111rev. 003 11/04exiting, 14, 69installation, 8, 70–72Navigation tree, 18requirements, 7Rugged Reader PDA, 7starting, 10starting in Profiler mode, 27

12 0031510 rev. 003 11/043. The following will happen:• Win-Situ synchronizes the baud rate of the device to the host PC.• Win-Situ “finds” (connect

13 0031510 rev. 003 11/04STEP 5: SET THE CLOCKData collection schedules depend on the device clock. Set it as follows:1. With the device selected, c

14 0031510 rev. 003 11/04THE NEXT STEPThe next step depends on the connected device and how you intend touse it.• Quick-Cal the water-quality sensor

15 0031510 rev. 003 11/04YOUR NEXT SESSIONEach time you start Win-Situ or Pocket-Situ, the site and the connection (ifany) saved in your last sessio

16WIN-SITU 4.0 USER’S GUIDE 0031510 rev. 003 11/043 THE NAVIGATION TREEWin-SItu and Pocket-Situ use the familiar “navigation tree” to display youri

17 0031510 rev. 003 11/04SECTION 3: THE NAVIGATION TREEWIN-SITU 4 INTERFACE (DESKTOP OR LAPTOP PC)TIP: In any view,clicking the rightmouse buttondis

18 0031510 rev. 003 11/04SECTION 3: THE NAVIGATION TREEPOCKET-SITU INTERFACE (PDA)TIP: Use the scrollbars to view moreof the Navigationtree and Info

19 0031510 rev. 003 11/04SITE VIEWWhen a site is selected, connection(s) and current status are shown.Site ActionsAdd starts the Connection Wizard t

2 0031510 rev. 003 11/04CONTENTSWin-Situ 4 Interface (Desktop or Laptop PC) ...

20 0031510 rev. 003 11/04DATA FOLDER VIEWThe Data Folder provides a convenient way to view tests that have beenextracted from the device to the host

21 0031510 rev. 003 11/04SECTION 3: THE NAVIGATION TREECONNECTION VIEWWhen a connection is selected, its properties are displayed.Connection Actions

22 0031510 rev. 003 11/04DEVICE VIEWWith a device selected, the Information pane shows details about thedevice: the date it was manufactured and cal

23 0031510 rev. 003 11/04MULTIPLE PARAMETERS VIEWTo view a list of all parameters the device can measure, select theParameters node in the Navigatio

24 0031510 rev. 003 11/04SECTION 3: THE NAVIGATION TREESINGLE PARAMETER VIEWTo view more detail for an individual parameter—including the pressurese

25 0031510 rev. 003 11/04MULTIPLE TESTS VIEWTo view a summary of all tests in the device, select the Tests node in theNavigation tree. Refer to Sect

26 0031510 rev. 003 11/04SECTION 3: THE NAVIGATION TREEWIN-SITU MENUS AND TOOLBAR (DESKTOP PC)File Menu—Use this menu to exit Win-Situ. It also has

27WIN-SITU 4.0 USER’S GUIDE 0031510 rev. 003 11/04CHOOSING MEASUREMENT UNITS AND OTHERPREFERENCESPreferences can be set at any time, and are saved w

28 0031510 rev. 003 11/04To display the Preferences window, do one of the following:• In Win-Situ, select Preferences from the Options menu.• In Poc

29 0031510 rev. 003 11/04OTHER PREFERENCESTo change other aspects of Win-Situ/Pocket-Situ operation, first displaythe Preferences window as describe

3 0031510 rev. 003 11/04CONTENTS6 WATER-QUALITY SETUP ... 387 PROFILING ...

30 0031510 rev. 003 11/04TAKING “MANUAL” READINGSDevices collect data in “tests” but you can get a quick “manual” readingfrom any device apart from

31 0031510 rev. 003 11/04UPGRADING FIRMWARE AND FEATURESFIRMWARE UPGRADENew software releases may include a new version of firmware for the In-Situ

32WIN-SITU 4.0 USER’S GUIDE 0031510 rev. 003 11/045 PRESSURE SETUPIn-Situ’s MiniTROLL measures two parameters: pressure (water level) andtemperatur

33 0031510 rev. 003 11/041. With the device connected to a host PC and selected in the Navigationtree, click or tap Pressure in the Parameters list.

34 0031510 rev. 003 11/04EDITING THE PRESSURE PARAMETERThe Parameter Wizard can help you configure a pressure channel todisplay measurements just as

35 0031510 rev. 003 11/04DISPLAY MODESelect one of the following. Subsequent screenswill be tailored to your choice.• Pressure Head displays the raw

36 0031510 rev. 003 11/04LEVEL/DEPTH CONVERSION INFORMATIONThe conversion from pressure in pounds per square inch (psi) to depth orlevel in meters o

37 0031510 rev. 003 11/04LEVEL REFERENCEThis is a user-specified starting point for level display modes. Here aresome examples:• Surface: Calculate

38WIN-SITU 4.0 USER’S GUIDE 0031510 rev. 003 11/046 WATER-QUALITY SETUPIn-Situ’s Multi-Parameter TROLL 9000 can measure water-qualityparameters in

39WIN-SITU 4.0 USER’S GUIDE 0031510 rev. 003 11/047 PROFILINGThe Profiler delivers instant real-time readings on all available channels.Profiler re

4 0031510 rev. 003 11/04CONTENTSPocket-Situ Graphing Controls ...

40 0031510 rev. 003 11/04SECTION 7: PROFILINGSTARTING THE PROFILER1. Connect the instrument to a PC andestablish communication in Win-Situor Pocket-

41 0031510 rev. 003 11/04SECTION 7: PROFILING• Readings are updated approximately every 2 seconds (default), orwhatever interval you may have specif

42 0031510 rev. 003 11/04SECTION 7: PROFILINGGRAPHING PROFILER DATATo see a graph of any channel during the current Profiler session, do oneof the f

43 0031510 rev. 003 11/04PROFILING WATER DEPTH OR LEVELProfiler readings from a pressure channel are displayed as pressure heador depth according to

44 0031510 rev. 003 11/04SECTION 7: PROFILINGLOGGING PROFILER DATAProfiler data may be logged to the connected PC while in the “Meter” view.• SnapSh

45WIN-SITU 4.0 USER’S GUIDE 0031510 rev. 003 11/048 LOGGING DATACollecting a set of data with an In-Situ instrument is called “running a test.”Many

46 0031510 rev. 003 11/04SECTION 8: LOGGING DATAADDING A TEST TO A DEVICE: THE TEST WIZARD1. Click or tap Tests in the Navigation tree.2. Click or t

47 0031510 rev. 003 11/04TEST SETUP PARAMETERSA complete test definition has five parts. The choices available in eachscreen are tailored to reflect

48 0031510 rev. 003 11/043. Measurement ScheduleThe available schedules depend on your device’s firmware and theparameters selected for inclusion in

49 0031510 rev. 003 11/044. Measurement IntervalThe measurement interval specifies how often measurements will be takenduring this test. You may ent

5 0031510 rev. 003 11/04CONTENTSOutput ...

50 0031510 rev. 003 11/045. Start Mode5a Manual. A manual start test can be started at any time while the deviceis connected to a PC by pressing the

51 0031510 rev. 003 11/04OTHER TEST OPERATIONSThere are six basic test operations:• Add...—programs the instrument to collect data. See the first pa

52 0031510 rev. 003 11/04The operations available depend on the status of the test selected in theNavigation tree. A dfiferent symbol is displayed f

53 0031510 rev. 003 11/04STARTING A TESTA test set up for a Scheduled start will start by itself, assuming the deviceclock is correctly set. To star

54 0031510 rev. 003 11/04EXTRACTING LOGGED DATARetrieving, downloading, uploading, transferring—these terms aresometimes used interchangeably to mea

55 0031510 rev. 003 11/04SECTION 8: LOGGING DATAWin-Situ \ Data \ SN00120 2004-06-18 083000 drawdown.binDevice serial numberTest start date (yyyy

56 0031510 rev. 003 11/04CLONING A TESTThe Clone function lets you copy all the elements of an existing test—thetest name, selected channels, measur

57WIN-SITU 4.0 USER’S GUIDE 0031510 rev. 003 11/04Logged data from In-Situ instruments are called “tests.” Tests reside in theinstrument until you e

58 0031510 rev. 003 11/04SELECTING DATA IN THE DATA FOLDERThe Data Folder appears below the Home site in the Navigation tree. Afterdata files have b

59 0031510 rev. 003 11/042. The Data Folder has a node for data from various device types—forexample, miniTROLL Pro Data, TROLL 9000 Professional XP

6WIN-SITU 4.0 USER’S GUIDE 0031510 rev. 003 11/041 INTRODUCTIONOVERVIEW OF WIN-SITU 4Win-Situ™ 4 is easy-to-use software that connects your desktop

60 0031510 rev. 003 11/044. The serial number node contains the extracted tests and loggedProfiler data. Click to select the test you want to view.T

61 0031510 rev. 003 11/045. To view the test data below the header in Report view:• Use the vertical and horizontal scrollbars to scroll through the

62 0031510 rev. 003 11/04GRAPHING DATA6. With a test selected in the Data Folder, click or tap Graph to displaythe individual parameter data in grap

63 0031510 rev. 003 11/04Each graph can display one, two, or all test channels. To change theappearance and content of any graph, display the Graph

64 0031510 rev. 003 11/04• To show two channels on the graph: select Graph Settings on theGraph menu, select a Primary channel and a Secondary Chann

65 0031510 rev. 003 11/04POCKET-SITU GRAPHING CONTROLSOn the Pocket PC, all channels in the test are displayed in one graph.Time is shown on the X a

66 0031510 rev. 003 11/04SECTION 9: VIEWING TEST DATAChanging the Data DisplayThe View... option in the command bar launches wizards to help youchan

67 0031510 rev. 003 11/04SECTION 9: VIEWING TEST DATATRANSFERRING DATA TO EXCEL (DESKTOP PC)1. In Win-Situ, select Report view.2. On the File menu,

68WIN-SITU 4.0 USER’S GUIDE 0031510 rev. 003 11/0410 POCKET-SITUPocket-Situ provides instrument control in the field using a handheld PDA(Personal D

69 0031510 rev. 003 11/04• To select measurement units and other preferences, select the Homesite in the Navigation tree and tap Setup on the comman

7 0031510 rev. 003 11/04PROGRAM REQUIREMENTSWIN-SITUWin-Situ requires a desktop or laptop computer running Microsoft®Windows® 95 or later with a ser

70 0031510 rev. 003 11/04INSTALLATIONThe In-Situ synchronization utility PocketSync can automatically install orupdate Pocket-Situ on a connected Ru

71 0031510 rev. 003 11/043. Install Win-Situ 4 on your desktop PC from the Win-Situ/Pocket-SituCD.4. Install Pocket-Situ on the desktop PC from the

72 0031510 rev. 003 11/04• If Pocket-Situ is not installed on the PDA, as shown in the screenabove, or needs an update, you will be asked if you wan

73 0031510 rev. 003 11/042. Double-click on “MyPocket PC.”3. Browse to the folderwhere Pocket-Situ Datais stored. On manyPDAs this will be in afolde

74 0031510 rev. 003 11/04SECTION 10: POCKET-SITUTROUBLESHOOTING SOFTWARE CONNECTIONSDESKTOP COM PORT CONFLICTSWindows 95 and Windows NT do not suppo

75rev. 003 11/04WIN-SITU 4.0 USER’S GUIDE11 FLOW-SENSE WIZARDIn-Situ’s low-flow software can help to determine when a representativesample of formati

76SECTION 11: FLOW-SENSE WIZARDrev. 003 11/04• Total well depth• Depth to water level, referenced to a benchmark• Depth to top of screen and placemen

77SECTION 11: FLOW-SENSE WIZARDrev. 003 11/04USING THE FLOW-SENSE WIZARDSTART THE SOFTWARELaunch Win-Situ or Pocket-Situ.If you have not used the sof

78SECTION 11: FLOW-SENSE WIZARDrev. 003 11/04• If you’ve used the Flow-Sense Wizard before—or copied “template”files from a different PC—expand the F

79SECTION 11: FLOW-SENSE WIZARDrev. 003 11/04Verify Unit PreferencesBefore the Flow-Sense Wizard starts, you may wish to verify the currentunit selec

8 0031510 rev. 003 11/04SECTION 1: INTRODUCTIONINSTALLATIONWIN-SITUThe Win-Situ CD-ROM contains an automatic setup program to installWin-Situ to you

80SECTION 11: FLOW-SENSE WIZARDrev. 003 11/041. The first input screen provides for entry of specific details about theproject. This information will

81SECTION 11: FLOW-SENSE WIZARDrev. 003 11/042. In the next screen, enter information about the well. This informationwill be included in the output

82SECTION 11: FLOW-SENSE WIZARDrev. 003 11/043. In the next screen, enter details about the pump and tubing. Tubinginformation is used in later volum

83SECTION 11: FLOW-SENSE WIZARDrev. 003 11/044. The next screen requests pumping informationFinal pumping rate: Enter in milliliters per minute.Total

84SECTION 11: FLOW-SENSE WIZARDrev. 003 11/04Measurement interval—Auto Calculated Value: This is the software-calculated time (seconds) for one compl

85SECTION 11: FLOW-SENSE WIZARDrev. 003 11/04Select Channels &Stabilization5. The final screen displays the Low Flow parameters. Choose theparame

86SECTION 11: FLOW-SENSE WIZARDrev. 003 11/046. Ensure the pump is on, then click or tap Start to begin the stabilizationreadings.STABILIZATION READI

87SECTION 11: FLOW-SENSE WIZARDrev. 003 11/04The graph shows the change and stabilization ranges of all parameters.The central area of the graph (the

88SECTION 11: FLOW-SENSE WIZARDrev. 003 11/04SAVING THE LOW FLOW DATAClick Save when a suggested output file name is displayed. You maychange this na

89SECTION 11: FLOW-SENSE WIZARDrev. 003 11/04EXPORT TO EXCEL OPTIONTo automatically create an output report in Microsoft® Excel™ from Win-Situ1. In t

9WIN-SITU 4.0 USER’S GUIDE 0031510 rev. 003 11/042 GETTING STARTEDSTEP 1: CONNECT THEINSTRUMENT TO THE PC1. Attach a communication interfaceto the

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91SECTION 11: FLOW-SENSE WIZARDrev. 003 11/04PRIMING THE FLOW-SENSE WIZARD IN THE OFFICETo reduce the need for input on a PDA in the field, you may w

92SECTION 11: FLOW-SENSE WIZARDrev. 003 11/04In the Field4. Connect the TROLL 9000 to the PDA and navigate to the Flow-SenseWizard/Flow-Sense Data br

93WIN-SITU 4.0 USER’S GUIDErev. 003 11/04The conversion from PSI units to meters or feet of water requires severalconversion factors. One of these is

94rev. 003 11/04DETERMINING DENSITYThe density of water in a well can be determined using an accurate tapemeasure and a pressure transducer. A change

95rev. 003 11/043. Take an electronic pressure reading, manually, from the transducerand record this measurement in PSI. This is measurement P1.4. R

96WIN-SITU 4.0 USER’S GUIDErev. 003 11/04APPENDIX B: TESTMEASUREMENT SCHEDULESLINEARIn Linear sampling, the selected channels are measured at the sam

97rev. 003 11/04EVENTThis is much like Linear sampling with one important difference. Allselected parameters are measured at your chosen Measurement

98rev. 003 11/04Default StorageIn addition to Delta points, another form of data is also stored. Consider asituation where there is virtually no chan

99rev. 003 11/04LOGLogarithmic (or simply “log”) sampling optimizes data collection speed andmemory usage for pump and slug tests. These tests charac