pocket burdenace manual issue 2.17

Issue 2.17 © Copyright 1993-2004 Measurement Devices Limited Copying of the mater ials in this document is prohibited 1

MDL Logger

WORLD LEADERS IN LASER MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY

CONTENTS PAGE

1 Contact Information and Warranty 2

1.1 MDL Logger User’s Manual.....................................................................................2 1.2 Dear Customer..........................................................................................................3 1.3 Software License ......................................................................................................4

2 Short-form Description 5

2.1 LaserAce option .......................................................................................................5 2.2 BurdenAce option ...................................................................................................6

2.2.1 Key features .............................................................................................7 2.2.2 Applications .............................................................................................7

3 Getting Started 8

3.1 Recommended Platform Specifications .................................................................8 3.2 Running the Software.............................................................................................8

4 Using the Software 9

4.1 Start Up Screen.........................................................................................................9 5 LaserAce 10

5.1 Logging Screen ......................................................................................................10 5.2 Save Screen.............................................................................................................11

6 Burden Ace 12 6.1 New/Existing Profile Screen...................................................................................12 6.2 Parameters Screen ..................................................................................................13 6.3 Main Screen – Profile View....................................................................................14 6.4 Main Screen – Burden Table .................................................................................16 6.5 Save Screen.............................................................................................................16 6.6 Open Screen ...........................................................................................................17 6.7 Print Screen.............................................................................................................17 7 MDL logger - Typical use 18

7.1 Setting Up...............................................................................................................18 7.2 Observation Technique - BurdenAce...................................................................18

8 Cable Pin-outs 19

8.1 Cable Pin-outs ........................................................................................................19


1 Contact Information and Warranty

1.1 MDL Logger User’s Manual

Software Version 2.17 THIS MANUAL HAS BEEN COMPILED WITH CARE. HOWEVER, SHOULD YOU DISCOVER ANY ERROR, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD CONTACT THE MARKETING MANAGER DIRECT. It is important that you read this manual carefully before using the software. Measurement Devices Ltd. Silverburn Crescent Bridge of Don Industrial Estate Aberdeen AB23 8EW Scotland UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1224 246700 Fax: + 44 (0) 1224 824987 email: [email protected] Internet: http://www.mdl.co.uk Reproduction in whole or in part, including utilisation in machines capable of reproduction or retrieval, without express written permission is prohibited. Reverse engineering is also prohibited. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Manual Revision History:

Date Software Version Author Ref. 19/02/04 2.17 SJ


1.2 Dear Customer

We congratulate you on the purchase of your MDL logger software. You are now the owner of an easy to use data logging software package running on the Hp Ipaq Pocket PC for recording simple angle and range data (LaserAce option) or 2D profile burden data (BurdenAce option). The software designed to be simple to operate, however, we would ask you to take the time to carefully work though these operating instructions before using the software and keep the manual with the equipment at all times. If you require software support (free for 90 days only), contact us at: Measurement Devices Ltd. Silverburn Crescent, Bridge of Don Industrial Estate, Aberdeen AB23 8EW Scotland, UK Tel: + 44 (0)1224 246700 Fax: + 44 (0)1224 824987 email: [email protected] Internet: http://www.mdl.co.uk For best service, please make a note of the serial number and software version number, which can be found, on the disks. Thank you! Unless otherwise specified MDL provides software support for a period of 90 days only. If problems do arise with a program MDL may request the return of the software, which must be made by the customer on a freight prepaid basis. MDL will examine the program and if the claim is justified MDL will make replacement without charge and MDL will have no further liability to the customer.


1.3 Software License Software License This End-User Licence Agreement ("the EULA") is a legal agreement between you (“the Licensee”) and Measurement Devices Ltd. (MDL), a company incorporated under the Companies Acts (Registered Number: SC84301) and having its Registered Office at Silverburn Crescent, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen AB23 8EW ("the Licensor") for the software product identified above, which includes computer software and associated media and printed materials (if any) and may include on-line or electronic documentation, ("the Software"). By installing, copying, or otherwise using the Software, you agree to be bound by the terms of the EULA. If you do not agree to the terms of the EULA you are not authorised to use the Software. Grant of Licence The Licensor hereby grants to and in favour of the Licensee and the Licensee hereby accepts a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the Software for use with and only with MDL Product Name. The Licensee may make copies of the Software for backup and archival purposes only. “One licence for one machine”. Restrictions The Licensee agrees not to export, sell, lease, rent, assign, trade, distribute copies of, reverse engineer, decompile, modify, alter or disassemble, make available or divulge the Software or any part thereof to any third party unless the express permission of the Licensor is given, in advance, in writing. Termination Without prejudice to any other rights hereunder the Licensor may terminate the EULA if the Licensee fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the EULA. The Licensee's rights under the EULA terminate upon the termination of the EULA. Upon termination of the EULA the Licensee shall return to the Licensor all copies of the Software and delete any copies of the Software from any equipment or any computer apparatus in the Licensee's possession and provide a written certification to the Licensor of such deletion. Copyright The Licensor owns all title and copyright in and to the Software. The Licensor owns all title and copyright in and to copies of the Software. All title and intellectual property rights in and to the content which may be accessed through use of the Software is the property of the respective

content owner and may be protected by applicable copyright to other intellectual property laws and treaties. Trademarks This EULA does not confer, in any way, any rights to any trade mark or service mark of the Licensor. Rights All rights not expressly granted in this EULA are reserved by the Licensor. Warranties The Licensor makes no warranties of any kind related to the Software, either express or implied. The Licensor specifically disclaims any warranty with regard to satisfactorily or fitness for any particular purpose or freedom from infringement of third party patents, copyrights, trade secrets or other proprietary rights by the Software or any related documentation under the EULA. The Software is provided on an "as is" basis and the Licensor makes no representation or warranties as to the operability of the Software in either its present or any modified form. No Liability for Consequential Damages Except for any liability that may result from the breach of the terms of the EULA by the Licensor, the Licensor disclaims any or all liability for the Licensor's activities under the EULA and the Licensee's use of the Software. The Licensee agrees that the Licensor shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, incidental or special damages, claims for lost profits, third party claims resulting from the Licensee's use of the Software or reliance upon the results obtained through such uses. The Licensor shall not be responsible for the accuracy of the Software or the Software results. The Licensee hereby agrees to defend, fully and effectually indemnify and hold the Licensor harmless from any loss, damage or claim resulting from the use by the Licensee of the Software or reliance by the Licensee or any other party upon results obtained through the use by the Licensee of the Software, notwithstanding that any such loss, damage or claim results from the sole or concurrent negligence of the Licensor. Governing Law The EULA shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the Law of Scotland and international law and the parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish Courts.


2 Short-form Description

Measurement Devices Limited (MDL) supply a number of profiling, handheld and wearable laser ranging instruments. As the Laser Ace instrument has no internal memory for storing data, a generic method for logging data has been created. The Pocket PC offers a low cost, hand-held system with sufficient power and memory to record data for a number of surveying tasks. Once various options have been selected the user can simply place the Pocket PC in a pocket and gather data with the hand-held instrument. Data transfer from the Pocket PC to a desktop PC is facilitated by use of the Microsoft ActiveSync application. 2.1 LaserAce option

The LaserAce option in the MDL logger software allows the user to view and log the angle and range data from the LaserAce®. It also allows gives the user the option to save this data and enter and save information related to the measurements.


2.2 BurdenAce option

The BurdenAce option in the MDL logger software allows the user to produce a 2D profile, which allows shot-firers and drillers to safely and quickly measure the rock burdens in front of shot holes (at any point on the rock face) and display the result.

Distance and angle data

2dp file


2.2.1 Key features

The Laser Ace option incorporates the following features: • Display range and angle data. • Delete points recorded in error. • Simple to use save routine. The Burden Ace option incorporates the following features: • Log up to 50 profiles. Each profile may contain up to 200 points. • Displays minimum burden, depth and bench height. • Allows the user to view profile, alter drill angle and collar offset in real-time. • Simple to use file system and print routines. • Saves data in 2DP, TXT, CDU and HVD formats. • Works with the following instruments manufactured by MDL:

LaserAce® 300 2.2.2 Applications

• Rock Face Profiling • Gradient Measurement • Range and angle data


3 Getting Started

3.1 Recommended Platform Specifications

Pocket PC supplied is an HP IPAQ Pocket PC h2210 running Pocket PC 2003.

IPAQ Model HP IPAQ Pocket PC h2210 Ports TBC Storage TBC

3.2 Running the Software

To start the MDL logger application, turn on your Ipaq.

Press start and select the -> MDL logger icon from the drop down list. Wait for the MDL logger options screen to appear and select from the options presented. To run the LaserAce application, select the LaserAce option from the start up screen (see section 4.1) To run the Burden Ace application, select the BurdenAce option from the start up screen (see section 4.1)


4 Using the Software

4.1 Start Up Screen

When the application is started, the options screen is displayed along with the title and version number of the software

Important: Before starting either the BurdenAce or LaserAce application check that the selections for ‘Baud Rate’ and ‘Measurement’ match those from the LaserAce® you are using. These are constant throughout the application and you cannot change them once your selected application has started. Once you are happy with the ‘Baud Rate’ and ‘Measurement’ options press start to continue. See section 5, for information about the LaserAce application. See section 6, for information about the BurdenAce application.


5 LaserAce

5.1 Logging Screen

This is the logging screen of the LaserAce application. It is used to display the data that was received from the LaserAce® instrument. By using the buttons provided it can also be used to save, clear and delete data received.

• HA Displays the Horizontal Angle of the point shot.

• SD Displays the Slope Distance of the point shot.

• VA Displays the vertical angle of the point shot.

• Delete Point Allows the user to delete the last point recorded.

• Memory Displays the amount of memory used by the data.

• Clear Memory Clears the memory from all data.

• Face Allows the user to enter a face value (0-99).

• Inst Ht Allows the user to enter an instrument height value (0-999).

• Code Allows the user to enter a code value (0-99).

• Tgt Ht Allows the user to enter a target height value (0-999).

• Date Allows the user to enter a date (6 digits) i.e. 17/01/04.

• Write Data Allows the user to save the data captured.


5.2 Save Screen

This is the screen presented when you select Write Data from the main logging screen.

It allows you to enter the name, folder, type and location of the data you wish to save. The data can be saved in either .CDU or .RAW formats.


6 Burden Ace

6.1 New/Existing Profile Screen

This is the New/Existing profile screen that appears after selecting BurdenAce from the option screen.

It allows the user to decide whether they’d like to start a new profile or open an existing one. This is an additional screen from previous versions of the software. Selecting ‘Start New Profile’ directs the user to the Parameters screen. Selecting ‘Open Existing Profile’ directs the user to the file open screen where they have the option of opening an existing profile.


6.2 Parameters Screen

This is the parameters screen. It fulfils a number of purposes. It allows the user to enter data before shooting a new profile. It is also used to display the data related with the profile you are looking at. The parameters are as follows:

• Title This input allows the user to specify a filename under which to save the data relating to the current survey. The user must enter a filename before this screen can be closed, as the software requires a filename to save the data to.

• Date The date of the current survey.

• Profile No. The profile number to be used for the next observed profile. Useful where the user is retuning to an existing file and adding profiles.

• Planned Burden The ideal burden planned for in the blast design.

• Tolerance % +/- The size of the burden ‘window’. This allows the user to graphically see which points on the profile lie out-with the design constraints. It is represented as a percentage i.e. if the planned burden is 5.0 m and the tolerance % is 10 the lines representing the burden ‘window’ will be at 4.5m and 5.5 m.

• Stemming The stemming depth.

• Target Height The height of any targets observed in the place of points that lie in shadow.

• Instrument Height This field represents the height of the instrument above the floor of the quarry. This measurement is in cm and should not have any decimal points.


• Shoot Stations If this option is enabled, the software will prompt the user to observe two stations before starting a profile.

• Shoot Collar If this option is enabled, the software will prompt the user to observe the collar position before the profile. This would normally be done using a target on a fixed height pole which can be entered using Target Height.

• Close Selecting this button closes the parameters screen and directs the user to the main logging screen.

6.3 Main Screen – Profile View

The main screen looks like this:

The screen is split into the following sections:

• Information Readouts This area has test readouts for Minimum Burden, Hole Depth, Bench Height, Measurement Units and number of readings taken.

• Save, Open, Print and One/All Buttons The buttons are as follows: ONE/ALL – Toggles printed output between current profile only (ONE) or all profiles (ALL). PRINT – Takes the user to the printer settings allowing for the selection of a printer type, connections and paper sizes. SAVE – Saves the currently loaded profiles to disk as a 2DP file. OPEN – Allows the user to select an existing 2DP file from disk for manipulation or further surveying.

• Raw Data Readouts HA = Horizontal Angle SD = Slope Distance VA = Vertical Angle


• Graphics Display The graphic display provides a pictorial representation of the current profile. This display can be manipulated in the following ways: ZOOM IN – The + button allows the user to zoom the display in. ZOOM OUT – The – buttons allows the user to zoom the display out. MAX – This button toggles the display between full screen and smaller display. MOVE – By clicking and dragging the stylus on the graphics display it can be moved around to suit the viewing requirements of the user.

• Burden Table The VIEW TABLE button above the Graphics Display toggles that area between the Burden Table and the Graphics Display. The Burden Table shows the burden at each observed point along the profile and allows the user to delete specific points by clicking on them.

• Profile Buttons The Profile Buttons allow the user to manipulate the current profile and to navigate through the all of the loaded profiles. A text readout shows the user which profile is current and how many are loaded. START PROFILE – Allows the user to perform a survey using the LaserAce® 300. PREV / NEXT – These buttons allow for navigation through the loaded profiles.

• Drill Angle and Collar Offset Controls The Drill Angle and Collar Offset values can be edited in real time with the profile display updating every time a change is made. Both values can be entered using the virtual keypad or modified using the scroll bars next to the corresponding readouts. Important: Please note that if you enter a Collar Offset or Drill Angle using the virtual keypad you MUST press the SET key in order for your entry to take effect. This is not necessary when using the scroll bars.

• Parameters Pressing the parameters button directs you to the parameters screen. You can change collar offset etc in there and then return to the main logging screen to see any changes to the graphical display.


6.4 Main Screen – Burden Table

This is the main screen displaying the table view.

All the buttons, scroll bars and icons give you access to the same functions as those described in section 6.3. To return to the profile view click on the ‘View Prof’ tab. As described previously you can delete specific points of the profile on this screen by clicking the relevant point in the table. 6.5 Save Screen

This is the screen displayed when you select the save icon from the main screen.

This screen allows you to enter the name, folder, type and location of the profile you wish to save.


6.6 Open Screen

This is the screen displayed when you select the open icon from the main screen.

This screen allows you to open an existing profile for display. Just click on the filename to display the profile details. 6.7 Print Screen

This the print screen displayed when you select the print icon from the main screen.

It allows you to select parameters you require for printing out the profile details. Note in the main screen you have the option for printing the current profile or batch printing all the data.


7 MDL logger - Typical use

7.1 Setting Up

Before a survey can be undertaken, the LaserAce® 300 must be connected to the Ipaq using the data cable provided. The user should ensure that the LaserAce® data output baud rate and measurement units are set to match those set in the software on the Start Up screen. The other setting that is important is the output format of the LaserAce® which must be set to IP 1 or 2 for the data logging to work. 7.2 Observation Technique - BurdenAce

Here follows a step by step guide to the observation of a profile: 1. The LaserAce® must also be powered up and set into mode 1. 2. The data cable should be connected to both devices. 3. From the Main screen, click on the START PROFILE button. 4. The Ipaq will prompt the user what to observe. Depending upon the options in

the Parameters screen, the Ipaq will prompt to observe stations, followed by the collar, then the crest and finally the profile.

5. The user should carefully aim the LaserAce® at the required targets and press the fire button. If the Ipaq receives a valid range it will beep to let the user know without looking at the screen.

6. Each profile can contain up to 200 points. 7. When the toe is reached and the profile is complete, click on the END PROFILE

button and the software will process the data and generate a display.


8 Cable Pin-outs

8.1 Cable Pin-outs

The download cable for connection between the LaserAce® 300 and Ipaq is specified as follows:

LaserAce® 300 Connector Ipaq Connector Pin 4 RED Pin 6 RED

Pin 3 ORANGE Pin 5 ORANGE Not Connected PIN 3 BROWN

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newexisting profile

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main screen burden table

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